Volume Four: Buddha Saves No One, Only I, the Demon, Shall Save Them - A Star, a World (Part One)

Luo Qian woke slowly—he could hardly have stayed asleep. A strange beast that looked like a squirrel kept swishing its long-haired tail across his face. Squirrel-like creatures were supposed to be cute, provided they were small. But when one stood taller than Luo Qian, how was Boss Luo meant to feel anything resembling "tender affection"?

"Whoa!" Luo Qian started at the sight of the huge creature. It, however, bounded away as if nothing had happened and stood obediently behind an old man. Only then did Luo Qian notice him.

The old man had kindly eyes and a gentle face. He sat cross-legged on the ground, palms turned toward the sky, and did not look likely to wake anytime soon. Luo Qian glanced around. He was in a strange world surrounded by reddish-brown peaks. They were taller than any he had seen in his life—even in the Immortal Realm, he had never seen mountains tens of thousands of meters high.

Dry gravel stretched beneath his feet, without a speck of green. Where on earth was he?

"You're awake." At the old man's voice, Luo Qian turned. The man had opened his eyes and was smiling at him. For some reason, Luo Qian felt a warm, familiar sense of closeness to him. Frowning, he asked, "Sir, have we met?" The old man chuckled and nodded. "You were unconscious at the time."

"Come here, child." The old man beckoned, and Luo Qian went over and sat down. Tie E studied him for a moment. "A Tribulation Immortal. You've done remarkably well to come this far." Luo Qian was stunned. "How—how did you know I'm a Tribulation Immortal?" The old man smiled mysteriously. "I also know you're a Tribulation Immortal who can't be killed." Luo Qian froze. How had two people uncovered his greatest