Ten Years Later, Reunion, Jade Pendant

Above Luoqie Lake, White Deer Immortal transformed into her deer form. Chen Renfeng did not ride her, but bowed to her and said, "Immortal, I will go to the northern ice island to call White Crane. I will not trouble you further!"

Hearing this, White Deer Immortal let out a cold snort and vanished as a streak of colorful, flowing clouds.

Seeing White Deer Immortal depart, Chen Renfeng flew north. Along the way, he first transformed into a white pigeon and flew for a while, then changed into a wild goose and flew back.

Chen Renfeng's Karma Value had broken through its limit in the past ten years. As a Penglai Immortal Official, he received offerings from all cultivators on Penglai Immortal Island daily, gaining a thousand points each day, just like Ancestor Lu and White Deer Immortal. In ten years, he had gained 3.6 million points.

After his Karma Value increased, his cultivation also advanced. He first broke through to the Body Integration Stage and then cultivated to the peak of the Great Ascension Stage. White Crane sold him ten True Soul Pills to consume.

Before the three-thousand-year heavenly tribulation appeared, he happened to help White Deer Immortal calculate the Karma Value of Qing Shi and Bai Yu, and was rewarded with two immortal peaches.

With enough Karma Value, immortal pills consumed, immortal peaches eaten, and abundant immortal spiritual energy, he broke through to the True Immortal Realm under opportune circumstances.

The immortal spiritual energy within Chen Renfeng could alter his physical form at will, with each transformation lasting for more than half an hour.

The wild goose Chen Renfeng transformed into dove into the waters of Luoqie Lake, and then changed into a large green fish, swimming towards the depths of the lake.

In the Small World, the Great General's Nascent Soul and the Princess's Nascent Soul, injured and fleeing, had hidden in the lake to recuperate. They then conceived the idea of possessing Bai Xue and Chen Qing.

Over the past ten years, Bai Xue and Chen Qing had successfully reached Foundation Establishment. The Great General's Nascent Soul had also taught them the Sea Expansion Art to widen their Sea of Dantian. Both of their Seas of Dantian had already reached a width of nine inches and nine fen, filled with spiritual power.

In the Siheyuan Courtyard, Bai Xue and Chen Qing lay side-by-side on lounge chairs. A pair of black and white swans strutted around them in a V-shape, randomly picking up pills from the ground to eat. Bai Xue, not daring to test the toxicity of her own pills, fed them to the swans, fearing she might get diarrhea.

Spiritual energy visibly coiled around these swans. They were also three times larger than ordinary swans, with a wingspan of at least six meters. Unfortunately, they had eaten so many pills that they had not laid a single egg in ten years.

As Bai Xue and Chen Qing lay comfortably, they suddenly heard strange cries from the lakeside. They initially ignored them, but the cackling calls continued. Chen Qing cursed, "What are these two ugly freaks going crazy about? I'll go take a look."

Chen Qing left the Siheyuan Courtyard and walked towards the lake.

Bai Xue waited in the courtyard for a while. The strange cries did not stop, and Chen Qing had not returned. Feeling puzzled, she also got up and left the Siheyuan Courtyard, heading towards the lake.

Bai Xue arrived at the lake. The calm lakeside was empty, with only strange cries emanating from beneath the water. Bai Xue shouted, "Chen Qing... Chen Qing..."

There was no reply for a long time!

Worried about Chen Qing's safety, Bai Xue dove into the lake, swimming towards the bottom.

She had only swum about ten meters when a sudden force immobilized her in the water. Then, a white figure circled her, faster and faster. A vortex formed at the bottom of the water, lifting her from below the surface and out into the air.

Chen Qing also shot out from the water's depths, suspended in the air and unable to move.

After the Great General's Nascent Soul cackled eerily, he said, "Sister Yu, make your move!"

The Princess's Nascent Soul heard this and transformed into a streak of light, drilling into Bai Xue's forehead. Just as she was about to obliterate Bai Xue's soul and occupy her upper Dantian, a talisman blocked her attack and repelled her.

The Great General's Nascent Soul also transformed into a streak of light and entered Chen Qing's forehead. As he prepared to obliterate Chen Qing's soul, he also encountered a talisman blocking his attack.

Once the great art of possession was initiated, there was no turning back. The host would either be devoured by the Nascent Soul or defeat the Nascent Soul with a powerful divine consciousness.

Bai Xue and Chen Qing's divine consciousness was naturally no match for the Nascent Souls. Clutching their heads in pain, they screamed their lungs out. If not for the talismans left by Professor Chen, their souls would have been annihilated long ago.

As Chen Renfeng's Primordial Spirit entered the Small World, he heard Chen Qing and Bai Xue's pained roars from afar. He flashed and appeared above the lake.

Two streams of immortal spiritual energy enveloped the two, freeing them from the lake's restraint.

Chen Renfeng's gaze swept over them, and he coldly reprimanded, "You two fools, I had already spared you, and now you dare to lay hands on my students."

"I will use your Nascent Souls to help Bai Xue and Chen Qing form their Golden Cores, and then use the Law of Reincarnation to bestow upon them your cultivation and achievements from this life."

Chen Renfeng finished speaking, formed hand seals, and a stream of immortal spiritual energy carrying the decree of the Law of Reincarnation entered Bai Xue and Chen Qing's ears, reaching their sea of consciousness.

Bai Xue felt the Princess's Nascent Soul no longer attacking her talisman, but instead clutching its head in terror. Cracks appeared on the Nascent Soul, one, then two, then countless irregular cracks. With a bang, it exploded.

The Princess's Nascent Soul vanished. Fragments of memories surged into Bai Xue's divine consciousness, depicting the Princess's life from childhood to her tragic death on her wedding night, including social interactions, familial love, literary and martial arts, and cultivation from Qi Condensation to Foundation Establishment and Golden Core formation.

"Ah..." Bai Xue roared, the Princess's entire life becoming a part of her.

Before Bai Xue could even process it, her Sea of Dantian was also stirred, beginning to spin. First, several strands of her soul were passively drawn from her sea of consciousness into the spiritual power vortex in her Sea of Dantian.

The spiritual power vortex spun faster and faster. Her soul was like a seed being enveloped. The vortex, initially ethereal, a water of spiritual power, eventually solidified.

A round, golden sphere finally hovered above her Sea of Dantian. The spiritual power in her Dantian below had dried up. If one had to compare, it was like a large pomelo.

Bai Xue had successfully formed her Golden Core. Her Sea of Dantian had also expanded to thirty feet wide.

Chen Qing experienced the same events as Bai Xue, with the Great General's life becoming a part of him.

Chen Renfeng had only recently broken through to the True Immortal Realm, and this was his first time using the Law of Reincarnation. He had almost failed, but fortunately, Bai Xue and Chen Qing possessed strong willpower and narrowly escaped disaster.

When Bai Xue and Chen Qing regained consciousness, they immediately hugged Chen Renfeng and cried profusely. They had been terrified today, and Professor Chen's return had also greatly excited them.

"Professor, you're back!"

"Uncle Chen, we almost died!"

Chen Renfeng comforted them and led them back to the Siheyuan Courtyard.

The three sat down at the stone table in the courtyard. The Professor scanned the two with his divine sense and asked with confusion, "Chen Qing, how big is the Golden Core you formed?"

Chen Qing scratched his head and used his divine sense to look inward at his Sea of Dantian. He gestured with two fingers, unsure if it was large or small.

Bai Xue also gestured, and it was about the same size.

Seeing this, the Professor laughed heartily, "Unexpectedly, you have benefited from misfortune. Ordinary cultivators form Golden Cores the size of a thumb, talented ones the size of an egg, and genius powerhouses the size of a duck egg. Yours are the size of a football, truly rare."

Upon hearing this, the two exchanged glances, their lips curling upwards.

The Professor continued, "Do you know where you are outside?"

Hearing this, the two looked around and shook their heads.

The Professor smiled, "Outside is the cave at the bottom of Fuxian Lake. The Jade Pendant is also on the two corpses in the bronze coffin. We've returned to the starting point."

As soon as the Professor finished speaking, the two happily began to laugh. They could go back.

"Professor, when do we go back?" Chen Qing asked urgently.