"Did you see a ghost?"

No, it's not like that. The woman immediately dismissed her thought in the next second. This is undoubtedly an expert beyond imagination.

Up until now, Lu Ren still harbors thoughts of the Queen Mother of the West. According to Chang Xin's words, Immortal Humans have already entered the Inner Image, reaching the ultimate place at the core of the Seeking Truth Realm.

Although that place is called the Land of Netherworld, in reality, if truly discussed, it could indeed be called a dimension of ascension.

This is akin to the tale of ascension in the Mythical Era, where those invisible Immortal Gods might have gathered within the Seeking Truth Realm, perhaps in Secret Realms, or places like the Kunlun Exotic Realm, saturated with Heaven and Earth Spiritual Mechanism.

"Why didn't she bury herself in the Seeking Truth Realm, or even in the legendary ultimate Inner Image Land?"

Lu Ren posed this question to Chang Xin and also to Chang'e.

At this moment, Chang'e remained silent for a long time, seemingly completely astonished that someone dared to excavate the Queen Mother of the West's Tomb, and it seemed they succeeded.

Upon hearing Lu Ren's inquiry, Chang'e said, "Because it would be polluted, even though the Seeking Truth Realm contains countless incomprehensible and unpredictable forces, the majority is filled with the negative energy of Evil Gods and twisted pollution. Burying oneself in the Seeking Truth Realm might be okay for a short time, but over a long sleep of a hundred thousand years like this, it would only offer an opportunity for those Outer Demons to pollute, causing physical deformity, and spiritual pollution. Only the real world would not have these problems."

Saying this, Chang'e's face showed some bewilderment: "Therefore, among the Immortal Gods, there's also the perspective that the real world is the true paradise, where all secrets will ultimately reveal themselves.

This is why even those who have condensed the Immortal Human and Earth Immortal fruits do not abandon their control over the Mortal Realm."

Returning to the real world, Lu Ren pondered why these Immortal Gods would bury their true bodies and Divine Souls in the real world.

What they didn't expect was that after the complete dissipation of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Mechanism, due to the inability to manifest divine techniques and magical abilities, people's focus shifted externally.

Thus began the development of technological means, eventually gaining the ability to move mountains and fill seas, to fly and tunnel through the earth.

In these past three years, the number of Immortal Gods who died at Zhang Tongxuan's hands was nearly a hundred, currently, the most terrifying tomb they encountered was the Queen Mother of the West's Tomb. Her true body remained unscathed, and even when constructing the storage base, numerous newly developed super high-energy laser clutches were deployed by the officials.

The initial nearly billion-degree high temperature did indeed cause damage to the Queen Mother of the West's body, but the damaged flesh and blood quickly regenerated.

The subsequent energy generator had no further effect, seemingly because the Queen Mother of the West's defense mechanism had targetedly adjusted to become immune.

Ultimately, it was Lu Ren who stripped the Queen Mother of the West's clothing, hoping to extract some cellular tissue for research.

After searching for a long time, besides drawing liquid through a tiny gap between the tightly closed lips with a nano-needle, the only option was to extract some related liquid from a lower organ for study.

Her body was entirely on a different dimensional level of resilience from theirs, even the lips were unyielding to all attempts at opening.

Thinking of this, Lu Ren couldn't help but sigh, silently wishing that if any mistake happened, and the Queen Mother of the West happened to absorb a wisp of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Mechanism and awakened, if she realized she'd been so tormented...

Lu Ren's expression was incredibly strange, and just the thought of it made him quite uneasy. Chen Yuehua and the others certainly had immense audacity.

However, if it were Lu Ren, he would have definitely joined in. If it weren't for the Queen Mother of the West's body being too resilient, he would've certainly dissected it to see what her body's composition had become.

Unfortunately, Chang'e and Chang Xin in his Inner Realm were merely in a Divine Soul state; even their Primordial Spirits were partially incomplete, and lacking auxiliary equipment, relying solely on his Heart Eye and magnified Primordial Spirit merely allowed him to see only the superficial aspects. Although his current Martial Arts Heart Eye could magnify down to the cellular level, deeper structures were not as conveniently accessible as introspective examination of his own body.

Nowadays, certain technological means have significantly benefited martial arts cultivation and spiritual Qi cultivation.

A day later, Lu Ren returned to Shu Capital, and upon entering his former villa, seeing it spotless, he raised an eyebrow.

It seems the Security Bureau even arranged for someone to clean while he was away, how thoughtful.

Returning to his room, he picked up the phone and powered it on. As soon as it received a signal, the phone buzzed with notifications and missed call alerts for nearly four or five minutes before it stopped.

Lu Ren scanned through them quickly, encountering messages mostly from Zhang Li, Xiao Chen, and other college classmates.

The most recent message was from three days ago, mentioning an eighteen-year university reunion, hoping to catch up again over the weekend.

Has it really been eighteen years since graduation?

Lu Ren felt a moment of blur, finding it as if only a few days had passed, not expecting so many years to have slipped by.

Seeing that his university class group chat was still active, a smile appeared on Lu Ren's face as he casually sent a 'watching secretly' emoji.

The group fell silent for a moment, but soon messages began to pop up rapidly.

That Flower: "Damn, damn, damn damn damn!!! Lu Ren is back from the dead!!"

Uncle Liu: "Where did you go, Roadside Extra? It's been years since you last sent a message. Did you enter some secret agency?

Everyone began discussing fervently, as during those years, Lu Ren's martial prowess was indeed the talk of the town. They understood, but after Lu Ren vanished without a trace, replaced by the continuous news of emerging talented martial artists, Lu Ren's information was quickly overshadowed.

"I've been cultivating, so I kept a low profile. How about you guys?"

In recent years, Lu Ren had heard snippets of his college classmates' whereabouts; some returned to their small towns, took civil service exams, became public servants, or simply leased hundreds of acres of land for orchards and were living comfortably.

However, the majority still aspired for the big cities. At least in the largest city in the Southwest, Shu Capital, many classmates were still striving, most of them having established families, toiling as corporate slaves daily.

Even though eighteen years have passed, Lu Ren still feels as if it were yesterday, many memories still fresh.

Time is such a thing; it slips by swiftly when one is not entirely attentive.

(Thanks to Ma's Bookworm for the reward, and thanks to everyone for the support. Get some rest for the night, watching it in the morning makes for the best experience, after all, there's one more chapter, you get it...)

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