Chen Qing and Bai Xue knew the background of these two Nascent Souls. Professor Chen had told them that, psychologically, the two now simply found him ugly and disgusting, which was why they did not want to befriend him.
Bai Xue cursed, "Ugly freak, hurry up and get back to the bottom of the lake. I don't want to see you."
The Great General's Nascent Soul cackled. "Little girl, do you want to establish your foundation? I can help you!"
Bai Xue snorted coldly. "Get lost! None of your business!" The moment Bai Xue thought of the two bodies at the bottom of Fuxian Lake, she grew angry. They had been brought here because of them, so she had even less favorable feelings toward the Nascent Souls of those corpses.
"Young man, do you want to establish your foundation and possess a ten-foot-wide Sea of Dantian?" The Great General's Nascent Soul turned to tempt Chen Qing. He was still carefully observing whether Professor Chen was in the Small World, but he could not sense his aura.
"Isn't the Sea of Dantian only three inches and three when establishing the foundation? How could it become ten feet wide? You must be lying!" Chen Qing questioned him upon hearing that.
"Cackle! Cackle! Cackle!"
"We're both in this Small World. Apart from the two of you, there's no one else here. Why would I lie to you?"
"I saw that you built a house here and dug a pond and a vegetable garden, treating this place as your home. That's why I wanted to befriend you!"
"If you don't want to acknowledge me as a friend, then forget it."
The Great General's Nascent Soul spoke sincerely at length, then turned the tables on them and prepared to dive into the lake.
Seeing this, Chen Qing hurriedly called out to him and asked, "Do you know how to get out?"
"Cackle! Cackle! Cackle!"
"You can't get out. Your cultivation is too low. If you leave, the Spiritual Energy will fill you up until you explode..."
The Great General's Nascent Soul had only spoken halfway when the Princess's Nascent Soul flew over from a distance. When she was still thirty feet away, she shouted, "Brother Qing, we've reached the mortal realm! We've reached the mortal realm..."
Upon hearing this, the Great General's Nascent Soul abandoned Chen Qing and Bai Xue and flew toward the edge of the grassland.
Chen Qing and Bai Xue exchanged a glance, then ran after him.
At the end of the grassland in this Small World, the Great General's Nascent Soul drew circles in the air. The Princess's Nascent Soul urged him, "Brother Qing, can we get out?"
Chen Qing and Bai Xue had just run over. They saw that it was pitch-black outside and could not see anything, but they could sense someone moving. A woman's voice was also calling, "Bingxue, slow down! Watch out for the threshold!"
As soon as the voice stopped, a smack rang out, followed by the sound of someone falling. Then came the wailing cries of a little girl. Light footsteps ran over and picked up the girl.
"Bingxue, don't cry! Don't cry!"
The pitch-black world outside suddenly brightened. It seemed to be a courtyard, though they could only see the pillars of the house and the plants in the courtyard.
Suddenly, a large hand reached over, pinched the jade pendant, and stuffed it into the little girl's clothes. The world outside became pitch-black again.
Chen Qing and Bai Xue reached forward at the same time, but an invisible barrier blocked them. The two sat down on the ground in disappointment.
"Cackle! Cackle! Cackle!"
The Great General's Nascent Soul laughed for a while, then cried for a while before saying sorrowfully, "Sister Yu, Master has reincarnated our immortal bodies into the mortal world to undergo tribulation. The little girl outside must be your current incarnation. We've been abandoned..."
Anger appeared on the Princess's Nascent Soul's face, but she soon calmed down and cursed loudly, "Brother Qing, we were the ones who wronged Master. We can't blame him. Why don't we take advantage of this chance to get out and possess this little girl? We can properly repay Master in this life."
Upon hearing this, the Great General's Nascent Soul stopped lamenting and began circling around the Princess's Nascent Soul. After many circles, he said, "Sister Yu, the other side of the jade pendant should be on my current incarnation. When mountains and forests appear in the Small World, the two jade pendants will overlap. We'll act then."
After hearing his suggestion, the Princess's Nascent Soul turned and flew toward the distant lake above them. Naturally, Chen Qing and Bai Xue had not heard their conversation.
The Great General's Nascent Soul circled Chen Qing, who was sitting on the ground, and asked admiringly, "Young man, what's your name? You really look like an old acquaintance of mine."
Chen Qing did not hide it and answered directly, "My name is Chen Qing, and she's Bai Xue. We're trapped in this Small World and can't get out. Can you help us?"
Bai Xue wanted to curse Chen Qing for being too honest, but she held back. Getting out was the most important thing right now.
The Great General's Nascent Soul cackled for a while before saying, "I don't know where you came from. The world outside the Small World is now the mortal realm, so you no longer need to worry about the Spiritual Energy filling your bodies and making you explode. The only risk is that the Heavenly Dao will scan you. Once it discovers that you don't belong to this world and that you have no life trajectory here, it will bring down a tribulation of lightning and blast you until not even your corpses remain!"
"Cackle! Cackle! Cackle!"
Bai Xue shuddered when she heard this. Chen Qing summoned his courage and stood in front of her, asking, "How do we evade the tribulation?"
The Great General's Nascent Soul shook his head and replied, "No one can evade the Heavenly Dao's tribulation lightning. Your appearance in the mortal realm out of thin air will attract even more attention from the Immortals."
Bai Xue felt aggrieved and asked loudly, "You're the Great General's Nascent Soul. I saw your corpse at the bottom of the lake, and I saw the Princess's corpse too. I only want to go back. I won't touch your corpses again, all right?"
The Great General's Nascent Soul asked curiously, "After Sister Yu and I died, our corpses should have been buried. Are you grave robbers?"
Bai Xue was so angry that she cursed, "You're the grave robber! We're archaeologists!"
"Archaeologists... archaeologists..." After repeating it, the Great General's Nascent Soul shook his head and asked, "How did you come to this Small World?"
Chen Qing was about to answer when Bai Xue hurriedly grabbed his arm and stopped him. "Chen Qing, let's go back to the Siheyuan Courtyard. We're not talking to him anymore. He won't help us get out anyway."
The two had only taken a few steps when the Great General's Nascent Soul followed them.
"Tell me how you got in, and I'll have a way to send you back."
Bai Xue and Chen Qing ignored him.
"It's fine if you don't tell me. What about that ten-foot-wide Sea of Dantian after establishing your foundation? Do you still want it?"
"We do! But you're not allowed to make demands. Otherwise, we won't ask you for help either!" Bai Xue replied upon hearing this.
"Fine! When you plan to establish your foundations, call for me by the lake. I'll come help you." After saying this, the Great General's Nascent Soul flew toward the lakeside.
Bai Xue and Chen Qing ran back to the Siheyuan Courtyard, closed the courtyard gate, then hid in the alchemy room and shut the door. They quietly discussed their situation. They did not even know whether Professor Chen could still return.
At Hidden Immortal's little courtyard on Penglai Immortal Island, a square table stood beneath a large parasol propped up on the ground. Seven or eight plates sat on the table, all filled with freshly stir-fried dishes that still steamed.
Chen Renfeng carried the final dish out of the kitchen. After setting it on the table, he went to call Bai He out to eat.
A moment later, a graceful red figure walked out. She lazily stretched her arms, sniffed the air, and teased, "Immortal Elder cooked today and prepared another table full of delicious dishes. Could it be that you're planning to visit the mortal realm again?"
This was not the first time Chen Renfeng had done this, so he hurriedly smiled and invited Bai He to take her seat. He could not pass through that perilous barrier on his own to descend to the mortal realm, so he had to find a Golden Immortal to protect him. The only person he felt he could rely on was Bai He.
Bai He sampled every dish and nodded in satisfaction, praising him for improving his cooking skills yet again.
Chen Renfeng took out ten High-Grade Spirit Stones and placed them in front of Bai He. With a smile, he said, "Fairy, this time, ten days in the mortal realm."
Bai He swept her sleeve, collecting the Spirit Stones, and said with a smile, "Of course. We'll leave after we eat!"
Chen Renfeng thought to himself, I hope I can find some trace of Chen Qing and Bai Xue this time. I've been searching for them for nearly ten years!
Suddenly, a deer's cry rang out through the air!
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