When Chen Renfeng heard that they had to return, his bitter expression appeared at once. He sighed.
"We can't go back yet. We came here from the future, and there's no advanced technology in the outside world right now. We can't open the spacetime tunnel."
"Besides, we only stumbled into this place by accident. We can't operate the spacetime tunnel with precision."
The moment the professor said this, Bai Xue and Chen Qing wilted like punctured balloons.
Seeing this, Chen Renfeng comforted them. "Don't lose heart, you two. I know a way, but it'll take some time."
At this, Bai Xue hurriedly asked, "Uncle Chen, what's the solution? Tell us quickly!"
Chen Renfeng replied unhurriedly, "How much do you know about the cultivation world?"
Bai Xue and Chen Qing exchanged a glance. Chen Qing replied, "Professor, a mortal who can sense Spiritual Energy can be called a cultivator. Those who open the Sea of Dantian and store true qi as liquid magical power are called Foundation Establishment Stage cultivators."
"After that, they cultivate step by step, breaking through the Core Formation Stage, Nascent Soul Stage, Spirit Transformation Stage, Void Refinement Stage, Body Integration Stage, and Great Ascension Stage."
"Great Ascension Stage cultivators temper their souls. After reaching perfection, those who encounter an opportunity can break through to the True Immortal Realm and become true immortals." Chen Qing explained everything he knew.
Chen Renfeng nodded and continued, "The immortal realms are divided into five levels. Starting from the True Immortal Realm, I'm currently in the True Immortal Realm."
Bai Xue and Chen Qing stared at him in disbelief, their faces filled with astonishment. The professor had actually become a true immortal.
Chen Renfeng continued, "Above that is the Golden Immortal Realm. The White Deer Immortal we saw when we first arrived was a Golden Immortal."
"Above the Golden Immortal Realm is the Great Luo Golden Immortal Realm. Ancestor Lu of Penglai Immortal Island is a Great Luo Golden Immortal."
"Above the Great Luo Golden Immortal Realm is the Primordial Great Golden Immortal Realm, also known as sainthood. One cuts off the seven emotions and six desires, uniting the past, present, and future bodies into one. The heart becomes like colored glass, clear inside and out, untouched by worldly dust. The Three Pure Ones are all saints!"
After Chen Renfeng finished, the three of them fell silent for a while. It truly was a bizarre and fantastical world of immortals.
Bai Xue was the first to ask, "Uncle Chen, what does what you just said have to do with us returning?"
"It has everything to do with it. Do you know about the Law of Time and the Law of Space?" Chen Renfeng asked loudly.
Bai Xue shook her head. Although she had read many books the professor had bought, most of them concerned alchemy. She had never been very interested in cultivation techniques.
Chen Renfeng did not keep them in suspense. He continued, "The Law of Time allows you to travel through the river of time to whatever point in time you wish to visit."
"The Law of Space allows you to physically travel to any place you want, as long as you've been there before."
Chen Qing's heart stirred when he heard this, and he hurriedly asked, "Professor, as long as we master the Law of Time and the Law of Space, we can return to the world we came from?"
Chen Renfeng nodded approvingly.
Chen Qing hurriedly asked, "Professor, do you know the Law of Time and the Law of Space?"
Chen Renfeng shook his head. "My Dharma body belonged to Chen Tuan. He cultivated the Law of Reincarnation, and that's what I inherited as well."
"I also used the Law of Reincarnation to fuse your souls with those two Nascent Souls."
Chen Qing was somewhat frustrated, but he still refused to give up. "Professor, can we cultivate the Law of Time and the Law of Space?"
Chen Renfeng did not answer. He rose and walked around the Siheyuan Courtyard. He went to the kitchen and the alchemy room, while Bai Xue and Chen Qing followed behind him.
After walking around the Siheyuan Courtyard, Chen Renfeng went out through the main gate and walked around the soccer field, vegetable garden, and pond. Finally, he stood by the lake, two streams of clear tears running down his face.
Bai Xue and Chen Qing followed behind him, crying as well.
Chen Renfeng gazed at the opposite side of the lake. There were no mountains or woods there. With a movement of his body, he vanished instantly.
When he walked back in from outside the Small World, the distant mountains and woods had appeared again. He had placed the two jade pendants together on the Princess.
"Do you want to go outside and live out your lives in the outside world, or do you want to return to the future?" Chen Renfeng asked loudly. As he walked across the grass, a fierce wind rose, stirring the Spiritual Energy.
Bai Xue hurriedly said, "I..."
Chen Renfeng interrupted her. "Think it over first. You can only learn the Law of Time and the Law of Space after reaching the True Immortal Realm."
"This will be a long process. Even with abundant Spiritual Energy and no shortage of pills and immortal herbs in this Small World, it can't be done without tremendous perseverance!"
"You've already formed your Golden Cores. If you leave this place, you should have two hundred years of life left, enough to live out the rest of your lives carefree."
"After leaving, you'll still have to cultivate. The Heavenly Dao's Karma Value will restrict your realms. You'll need to accumulate six hundred thousand Karma Value before you can ascend to Penglai Immortal Island. After accumulating another three million Karma Value, you'll become true immortals. This entire process will take several thousand years."
After Chen Renfeng finished speaking, he studied the two of them, leaving their fate in their own hands.
Bai Xue was unwilling to give up. She asked, "Uncle Chen, can I secretly go outside, take a look, and then return to the Small World to cultivate?"
Chen Renfeng shook his head. "The moment you enter the mortal world, the Heavenly Dao will discover you. Your Karma Value will be registered, and your breakthroughs will be restricted by it."
"What realm isn't restricted by Karma Value?" Bai Xue asked in return.
Chen Renfeng replied solemnly, "The Great Luo Golden Immortal Realm."
A realm beyond reach.
"Professor, I won't go out. I'll cultivate to the True Immortal Realm here. I want to learn the Law of Time. I want to return to the future." Chen Qing spoke with absolute determination.
Seeing this, Bai Xue followed suit. "Uncle Chen, I won't go out either. I'll stay in this Small World. Alchemy, planting vegetables, and raising fish are pretty interesting here anyway."
Hearing this, Chen Renfeng threw his head back and laughed heartily. After a long while, he said, "Good! You two have spirit!"
"This Small World is the finest cultivation ground in the cultivation world. Since we've obtained it, we should make good use of it."
"You only need to focus on breaking through your realms here. You don't need to cultivate techniques or combat skills. Once you reach the True Immortal Realm, it'll be time for us to go home."
Now that the three of them had settled on a plan for their future lives, Chen Renfeng recorded the key points for breaking through the Nascent Soul Stage, Spirit Transformation Stage, Void Refinement Stage, Body Integration Stage, and Great Ascension Stage onto jade slips and gave them to the two of them. They would naturally be useful when the time came.
The three of them also gathered a large batch of immortal herbs from the grassland and prepared pills to increase their strength for the different realms, including Nascent Nurturing Pills, Creation Pills, Void Spirit Pills, and Soul Pills.
After refining several batches of pills, Chen Renfeng handed them over to Bai Xue to refine herself. Chen Qing's puppet could also help from the side.
With the pills and the help of the lake water, whose immortal spiritual energy was abundant, their cultivation speed was even better than Ancestor Lu's immortal well at the Immortal Lord's Residence in Penglai. Every day they spent cultivating was equivalent to ten years in the mortal world.
Even Chen Renfeng felt envious of their speed. Unfortunately, the Karma Value affecting him limited his daily growth in immortal spiritual power.
Before he knew it, Chen Renfeng had spent three days in the Small World. It was time for him to return, lest the White Deer Immortal grow suspicious. He still had to deal with her carefully and did not dare take the jade pendants away.
Chen Renfeng explained the important matters to Chen Qing and Bai Xue. He would come again whenever he had the time. Having cultivated the Law of Reincarnation, he knew that Qing Shi and Bai Yu's tribulations might conceal an earth-shattering secret.
The Nascent Souls of the Great General and the Princess from their previous lives had already reincarnated into Chen Qing and Bai Xue. The tribulations of Qing Shi and Bai Yu in the present life might also affect Chen Qing and Bai Xue, so he did not dare be careless.
Chen Renfeng went north to the ice island to find the white crane, then immediately returned to Penglai.
"Things can't go wrong again after this..."
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