First Crossing, Nine Provinces, Realm of Longevity!

Who in this world can escape death?

No matter how peerless your beauty, captivating the martial world, in the end, you are but a pink skeleton; no matter how great a generation's heavenly pride, possessing vast lands, in the end, you are but a pile of yellow earth!

Eternal life is what everyone desires, but there is no ageless beauty, nor an immortal emperor. Beauties and geniuses are no different from the masses, all struggling to escape birth, aging, sickness, and death. No one can live forever in this world.

However, legends about immortality have always been passed down.

Lao Tzu, Zhuang Zhou, Chen Tuan, Bodhidharma, Zhang Sanfeng...

Each name, famous throughout the ages, constantly inspires later generations like an ancient magic spell, making people believe that the realm of immortality is not entirely absurd, and some people can reach that realm.

However, time is the most ruthless. As the years pass, once immortal legends gradually fade into the long river of time.

Until, after endless years of silence, a miracle erupts again in the ordinary!

On the night of the fifteenth full moon, Lan Nuo, a goddess of her generation, will sever her ties with the mortal world at Red Dust Peak in Kunlun and shatter the void to leave. For a time, all the cultivators in the world are shocked, and the theory of immortality becomes a hot topic again.

Mount Kunlun has always been regarded as the ancestor of all mountains in the Nine Provinces, with countless legends passed down through the ages.

However, because of its majestic and precipitous nature, making it difficult to climb, coupled with the various fierce demons and beasts hidden within, Kunlun has always existed only in the legends of the Nine Provinces, rarely visited by humans.

But a recent story has broken the tranquility of Mount Kunlun: Lan Nuo, a goddess of her generation, will sever her ties with the mortal world at Red Dust Peak in Mount Kunlun and shatter the void to leave!

For a time, countless people from the Nine Provinces gathered and rushed to Kunlun. Among them were nobles from the imperial palace and common people, regardless of their status, high or low, all trying to witness the spectacle that had not appeared for thousands of years and to catch a glimpse of the myth closest to immortality!

Mount Kunlun is located in a remote area, and its branches are numerous and endless, surrounding the entire Kunlun Mountains like high walls. Therefore, to reach Kunlun, one must cross the only branch that allows pedestrians—Black Mountain!

Although Black Mountain allows pedestrians, it is only relative to the other steep and unique branches of Mount Kunlun.

On Black Mountain, there are still incredibly dense primeval forests, inhabited by countless poisonous insects and fierce beasts.

Without experienced hunters to lead the way and without martial arts masters to escort them, crossing Black Mountain is simply wishful thinking for ordinary people!

At this moment, on Black Mountain.

"Here, Bai He, little brother!"

In a dilapidated mountain temple, a group of people sat around a bonfire lit inside the temple.

Among them were men and women, old and young, scholars and knights, as well as vendors and footmen. The professions of the group were vastly different, but they sat together harmoniously, which was somewhat surprising.

Inside the temple, a middle-aged man wearing linen clothes, carrying a bow and arrow, and with a burly figure tore off a roasted rabbit leg and handed it to Bai He.

"Okay, thank you, Brother Tie Shan."

Bai He took the rabbit leg and began to eat.

The burly man named Tie Shan distributed the other roasted rabbits in his hand to the others in the temple.

Then, holding the remaining rabbit, he walked to the door and sat down.

Although Tie Shan's archery skills were excellent and his hunting experience was rich, he had hunted three rabbits in the mountains, but there were nearly a dozen people in the temple. When distributed to each person, there was only a little rabbit meat.

Fortunately, everyone in the temple had made sufficient preparations for this trip and brought their own dry food. The rabbit could only be regarded as a dessert after the meal, so the amount did not matter.

"By the way, Brother Tie Shan, how long will it take us to reach Mount Kunlun?"

Having finished the rabbit leg in his hand, Bai He looked at the dark forest outside and couldn't help but ask,

"How much further? I reckon we'll only arrive by tomorrow evening, but that's not too late. We should be able to see the Lan Nuo goddess break through the void tonight."

Beside Bai He, a woman dressed as a chivalrous heroine, her head covered with a light veil and holding a three-foot Qingfeng sword, smiled and answered Bai He's question.

"Oh, I see. Thank you, Sister Qing Ping!"

Bai He nodded, thanked the woman beside him, and then fell into deep thought.

Sigh! Still one more day? I still haven't encountered him. Do I really have to wait until Mount Kunlun to meet Xiao Chen? If that's the case, my plan will be ruined!

Bai He couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

A few days ago, he successfully projected and awakened, discovering that he seemed to have arrived in an ancient martial arts world.

As for his identity after the projection, he was a waiter at an inn, but fortunately, the landlady was his older sister.

Once, while serving dishes to a customer, Bai He accidentally heard a piece of news: on the night of the full moon in the fifteenth, the goddess Lan Nuo would sever her ties with the mortal world and break through the void on Red Dust Peak of Mount Kunlun!

Instantly, Bai He knew where he was now, which was the Nine Provinces in the Realm of Longevity!

Although Bai He's memory of the complete plot of the Realm of Longevity was a bit hazy, he still remembered the amazing beginning very clearly.

According to the system and what it said, the time flow ratio between the Main World Super God Academy world and the Realm of Longevity meant that, without affecting tomorrow, Bai He could only live in the Realm of Longevity for more than four months, or one hundred and twenty-five days to be exact.

But with only a short four months to project into the Realm of Longevity, how could he obtain the greatest benefits? Bai He pondered for a long time and finally decided: he would become Xiao Chen's disciple!

Unlike many other protagonists in web novels at the time, Xiao Chen was not the type of protagonist who was a genius. His aptitude could only be described as excellent, and he had never had any great ambitions. After arriving in the Realm of Longevity, he only wanted to return to the Nine Provinces to see his family and loved ones again.

However, he relied on his extraordinary encounters to accomplish many great things, killing half-ancestors, destroying false gods, sealing the Demon Well, fighting against a hundred races...

Having gone through life and death several times, fighting bloody battles for the Nine Provinces and the Human Race, he could be said to be a hero who valued love and righteousness. Bai He was willing to become Xiao Chen's disciple.

Moreover, the cultivation method originating from the Yellow River Heavenly Tablet in Xiao Chen's hands was also an extremely powerful cultivation method. Compared to other powerful cultivation methods in this world that Bai He had no idea how to obtain, the Heavenly Tablet Mystic Skill could be said to be the best choice.

And if he could successfully become a disciple and follow Xiao Chen to the Realm of Longevity, relying on Xiao Chen's protagonist aura, he might be able to get some benefits as well.

But the main problem now was how to find Xiao Chen and then how to successfully become his disciple.

Although Bai He knew that Xiao Chen's home was in Ancestor Dragon Village by the Yellow River, Xiao Chen must have already set off for Mount Kunlun. With only four months left, the only way to find Xiao Chen now was to go to Mount Kunlun and try his luck.

If it really didn't work, he would have to forcibly follow him to the Realm of Longevity. Anyway, if the projection died, the main body would only be weak for a little while, but if Bai He returned empty-handed from this world, he was afraid he would be depressed to death!

Just as Bai He was thinking about this, a commotion suddenly came from outside.

"Who's there!"

"Who is it!"

Inside the temple, Tie Shan quickly took out the strong bow he carried on his back, nocked an arrow, and pointed the sharp arrowhead straight at the dark forest outside.

Beside Bai He, the sword-wielding heroine Qing Ping also drew the long sword in her hand, and everyone in the temple became vigilant.

"Whoosh, whoosh..."

Accompanied by the sound of branches shaking, a figure gradually approached and appeared in the firelight inside the temple.

The person walking over was a youth dressed in black.

The black-clad youth had long, jet-black hair, a handsome face, and eyes as bright as stars. Between his brows was a hint of determination, but for some reason, there were faint bloodstains on his black clothes.

"I am Xiao Chen. It is already night, and fierce beasts roam Black Mountain. I saw a fire here and came in hopes of finding lodging for the night. I will leave immediately tomorrow!"

The youth named Xiao Chen had a stern face as he cupped his fist towards Tie Shan and the others.

"Come, come, Brother Xiao Chen! There's plenty of room in the temple. To meet in this desolate wilderness is fate! Come, quickly come in!"

Seeing that it was just one person, Tie Shan couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He quickly put away the bow and arrow in his hand and invited Xiao Chen in with a smile.

"Then I thank you all!"

Xiao Chen smiled faintly, cupped his fist in thanks to everyone, then stepped into the temple, found an open space, and sat down cross-legged.

Tie Shan also smiled, sat back down at the door, watched Xiao Chen for a while, and, finding nothing amiss, closed his eyes to rest.

Among the people in the temple, the vast majority had no combat power, like Bai He.

The only ones with combat power were Tie Shan, the female warrior Qing Ping, and a subordinate brought by a young noble in the temple.

Being able to walk here at night in Black Mountain, Tie Shan felt that Xiao Chen should also be an expert.

The reason why Tie Shan was so enthusiastic in inviting Xiao Chen in was also in the hope of bringing Xiao Chen into the team to increase the team's safety guarantee.

But no one noticed that beside the bonfire, a monstrous wave was rising in Bai He's heart.

"Xiao Chen? Could it be..."