Teaching, The Immortal Realm Is Outside

Bai Xue collapsed on the ground, feeling weak. Her foot was injured.

She had stepped on a bone on the mountain of corpses, her shoe had been pierced, and a cut had opened on her foot. She had been enduring the pain until now.

"Bai Xue, why didn't you say anything earlier?" Chen Qing asked with a hint of complaint.

"Enough talk, hurry and bandage her!" Chen Renfeng stopped him and began to take out gauze.

Chen Qing removed Bai Xue's boots and socks, washed her wound with water from the kettle, and then tied a knot after wrapping it with gauze.

"Why are you so foolish? You don't say a word even when your foot is injured. Aren't you afraid of excessive blood loss? We're in the wilderness, and medical conditions are poor..." Chen Qing couldn't help but nag.

"Chen Qing, I'm thirsty. I want to drink the water from the lake. That water looks very refreshing," Bai Xue said.

Chen Qing nodded and picked Bai Xue up on his back.

Just as the three of them were about to head towards the lake, they suddenly heard an angry shout: "Useless things!"

The three were greatly startled. Was there someone else here?

Chen Renfeng led the other two towards the sound, reaching the edge of the grassland. A barrier blocked the three of them, like glass, preventing them from leaving but allowing them to see and hear the outside world.

They saw... they saw...

A white-robed woman, dressed in ancient clothing, was pointing and scolding a pair of stone statues in a flower bush. The stone statues were holding hands and gazing at each other, and upon closer inspection, their faces surprisingly resembled...

Chen Qing and Bai Xue.

The three of them were stunned into disbelief.

Looking around from the stone statues, they saw a garden with grass and flowers, but colorful light particles were swirling around the flowers and leaves. The winding paths in the garden were paved with jade, and the ground emitted red, blue, and green light points.

Outside the garden, there was a wall over ten meters high, made of white jade. Beyond the wall, the roof of a palace could be seen.

The view of the garden was blocked, and they could see no further.

"Professor, is that another world over there? Is that spiritual energy?" Chen Qing asked in surprise.

Chen Renfeng couldn't be sure and murmured, "Is this really the Primordial World? System? Golden finger?" There was still no response.

The white-robed woman seemed unable to see them, pointing at the male stone statue and yelling, "You're about to ascend to immortality, so why are you fighting for the throne! All my efforts were in vain..."

A statue of a person, about three meters tall, suddenly rose from the male stone statue. It looked like a baby, clumsily shouting, "Master, where is this? Why can't I move? Master, save me..."

Nascent Soul? Chen Renfeng's mind was filled with questions.

"You know to look for your master now? What were you doing before?" the white-robed woman said. Still not appeased, she kicked the male stone statue a few times.

She turned and lectured the female stone statue, "If you dare to seek death in the next life..."

A one-zhang-tall baby also rose from the female stone statue.

Another Nascent Soul. She hadn't had time to speak.

Suddenly, a bold laugh echoed from afar, approaching them: "Bai Lu, do you want to taste defeat again?"

The newcomer was nine feet tall, with phoenix eyes and dragon cheeks, and wide sleeves billowing in the wind. The white-robed woman immediately stomped her foot: "Lü Chunyang! You just love to laugh at me!"

Behind the barrier, Chen Renfeng gasped, "Lü Chunyang... are there really immortals?"

Chen Qing and Bai Xue gestured for him to be quiet, pointing to the other side. It seemed the two couldn't see them, so it didn't matter.

Lü Chunyang walked closer and circled the two stone statues. The Nascent Souls had long since retreated into the stone bodies in fear.

Lü Chunyang chuckled, "The Princess of Great Righteousness and Peaceful Nation and the Great General, Bai Lu's direct disciples. With such excellent foundations, instead of cultivating properly, they were preoccupied with the throne of mortals."

"On their wedding night, the Great General rebelled, killed the Emperor, the Princess's brother, and wanted to be Emperor himself."

"The Princess was pursued by the Great General while fleeing, and they both perished!"

"Wonderful! Truly wonderful!"

Chen Renfeng and the other two behind the barrier gasped. Could this immortal be talking about the two ancient corpses at the bottom of Fuxian Lake?

Hearing this, the white-robed woman's face turned ashen. She angrily asked, "Lü Chunyang, how do you know so much? Did you have something to do with this?"

"Haha! I say, Bai Lu, how can you be so foolish? For a pair of Immortal Stones to undergo tribulation in the mortal world, how could you, a mere Golden Immortal, complete it alone!" Lü Chunyang mocked.

Behind the barrier, Chen Renfeng and the other two heard another bombshell: Immortal Stones undergoing tribulation.

The white-robed woman frowned and retorted, "So what if they died? You're meddling in other people's business!"

Lü Chunyang's expression turned serious upon hearing this. "Bai Lu, do you know your crime?"

"My actions as an Upper Immortal are none of your business, hmph!" Bai Lu shot back.

Lü Chunyang said coldly, "Good! Very good! Without my permission, you took Penglai Star Sand and Cloud-Patterned Robes from the Spirit Repository to help them undergo tribulation. Committing such a thieving act, I order you to leave Penglai immediately!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Lu panicked. Someone from the Spirit Repository must have reported her.

With her leverage in someone else's hands, Bai Lu turned back and said pitifully, "This Upper Immortal... Emperor, please don't send me away! Queen Mother of the West will severely punish me!"

Seeing her start to beg, her appearance sincere, Lü Chunyang then advised, "I understand your intentions, but mortals have their own karma. The cyan stone...; the white jade...; even with your help..."

Bai Lu covered her ears with her hands and closed her eyes, not wanting to hear his lecture.

Lü Chunyang shook his head and sighed, "Unless the Chart of Heavenly Karma is modified."

Seeing a glimmer of hope, Bai Lu suddenly opened her eyes and asked with a sly smile, "What did Your Imperial Majesty just say?"

Lü Chunyang chuckled and replied, "I was just joking with you!"

Bai Lu became angry and suddenly transformed into its beast form, raising its head and charging at him.

Inside the small world, Chen Renfeng, Chen Qing, and Bai Xue were so frightened they fell to the ground, their eyes wide as copper bells, staring intently at the unbelievable scene unfolding outside.

Outside, when the pair of sharp antlers were only a fist's distance from Lü Chunyang's abdomen, he moved! His hand shot out like lightning, precisely gripping the base of the antlers. The two were in sync, neither using any magical power, purely relying on brute strength to measure their might.

Bai Lu dug its hooves into the ground and charged, but couldn't budge the other party an inch. It angrily shook its head left and right, yet couldn't break free from the vice-like grip. Angrily, it let out a low whimper and opened its mouth, spitting a large gob of saliva at Lü Chunyang.

"Pfft—" The hem of his Daoist robe was instantly soaked. Lü Chunyang's expression darkened, turning ashen. He roared, "You brute deer, I'll teach you a lesson today!"

Before his voice even faded, his right leg swept out like lightning in a clean, decisive sweep kick. With a dull thud, Bai Lu lost its balance and flipped onto its side. Lü Chunyang's left knee then pressed down on Bai Lu's neck, pinning it firmly to the ground. His hands still held the antlers tightly, refusing to loosen their grip no matter how much it struggled and cried out.

Unable to break free, Bai Lu let out waves of sorrowful cries.

Behind the barrier, Chen Renfeng's eyes widened. Is this what immortals are like?

This really is the Primordial World, I'm not dead? System, where's my cheat? There was still no response. I should give up.

Chen Renfeng thought to himself, That damn violent man, someone please save the poor Bai Lu!