"Very simple?" Joy stirred in Li Xiaoya's heart at those words, and he hurriedly asked the white-haired cultivator in Daoist robes, "Please explain, fellow Daoist!"
"It's very simple, really... leave the same way you came in!" the white-haired, Daoist-robed cultivator continued.
"Hm?" Something clicked in Li Xiaoya's mind. With his sharp wits, how could he miss the meaning? He quickly asked, "You mean leaving through the space vortex?"
"...!" The white-haired, Daoist-robed cultivator nodded with the ghost of a smile...
And just then...
"Ha ha!" A hearty laugh suddenly rang out from one side. Li Xiaoya's heart stirred, and he quickly turned toward the speaker. The man had a head of white hair and a face covered in wrinkles, looking as old as anyone could possibly be. He sipped fine wine while laughing at Li Xiaoya. When Li Xiaoya looked over, he suddenly bared his big yellow teeth and said, "You've only just arrived in our Fallen Immortal Grounds, young friend. Surely you don't know their benefits yet? Once you do, I wager you won't want to leave either..."
"Ha ha! Exactly...!" Several nearby cultivators chimed in...
"Hmm?" Li Xiaoya raised an eyebrow. Seeing all the cultivators eating, drinking, and enjoying themselves, he understood. He suddenly said, "Are you referring to the fact that one can live forever in the Fallen Immortal Grounds? And without the threat of heavenly tribulation?"
"Hm? It seems you've already discovered it yourself?" The old man looked at Li Xiaoya in surprise.
"Indeed!" the old man answered solemnly upon hearing those words. Gazing up at the sky, he murmured, "We immortal cultivators defy Heaven in our pursuit of eternal life. Now that we've attained it, we have no regrets left in this life...!"
"...!" Seeing this, Li Xiaoya shrugged helplessly. Just as he had thought,