The allure of immortality was indeed irresistible; wealth paled in comparison. Upon hearing that Li Ming was a cultivator, they all wished to become his disciples and learn his skills.

Li Ming shook his head and said, "There's no rush to cultivate immortality. This isn't the final stop of the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin. When you reach the Desolate Ancient Forbidden Zone, your bodies will undergo a transformation that will change your innate qualities and aptitude. At that time, someone will naturally teach you how to cultivate."

The ancient forbidden area—everyone, remember this location.

Li Ming just mentioned it briefly, so it must be extremely important.

However, some people still couldn't help but ask what kind of transformation would occur, and Li Ming smiled and said something.

Some people get older, while others get younger.

They were shocked to hear this and wanted to ask more questions, specifically who had grown older and who had grown younger.

Li Ming smiled but remained silent, deciding not to discuss the matter further.

He led them to the pavilion, had them sit down, and then began to brew tea.

During tea brewing.

They still had many questions. Li Ming answered the ones he should, and for the ones he shouldn't, he just smiled and remained silent, and they didn't press him further.

Soon, the aroma of tea filled the space. Several girls stood up, intending to wash their hands before drinking tea. Seeing this, the boys also went to the place Li Ming had designated to wash their hands.

Next to the kitchen water tank.

The group of students started chattering excitedly, never expecting that immortals really existed.

Since the appearance of the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin and the Crocodile Ancestor of the Ancient Star of Mars.

They had a vague feeling that they were entering a mysterious and unknown world.

In ancient times, people lived to be over a hundred years old, and their physical abilities did not decline.

Ye Fan had read the "Huangdi Neijing" and was fascinated by this part of the ancient people's origins.

Now, when I encounter Li Ming, who is cultivating immortality, I vaguely feel that a vast and boundless world is unfolding before my eyes.

He had just asked Li Ming if it was possible to return to Earth.

Li Ming initially shook his head, but then nodded. Ye Fan knew that going home would be difficult, but cultivating immortality would definitely make him stronger.

Perhaps I can go back and see my parents.

As Ye Fan was pondering this, he suddenly heard a "plop" sound. It seemed that a girl had inexplicably looked into the water tank and somehow fell in.

The girl was Liu Yiyi.

Liu Yiyi was timid and small in stature, with timid eyes and a perpetually frightened look. Falling into a water tank was something she was capable of doing.

The two girls on either side of her, Lin Jia and Li Xiaoman, quickly reached out to pull Liu Yiyi.

As a result, he fell in too.

"Quickly, save them!"

Without thinking, Ye Fan rushed over and reached out to grab them, but Liu Yiyi, Li Xiaoman, and Lin Jia were not in the water tank.

Suddenly, he was pulled by a force and kept sinking into the water tank.

Seeing this, Pang Bo reached out and grabbed his foot.

As a result, both of them died.

Liu Yunzhi, Li Changqing, and the others were startled and turned to run out of the kitchen.

At this moment, Li Ming walked in from outside and said, "Why are you making so much noise in the kitchen?"

Is he going to blow up his kitchen?

A quick glance around revealed that a few people were missing. Then, looking at the water vat, he suddenly understood what was going on.

Li ordered them to wait outside, while he jumped into the water vat.

Those outside looked at each other in disbelief. This water vat was no ordinary place; it held a hidden secret.

...

Zuzhou Dongsheng, the Empress's bedroom.

Wu Xiao was practicing swordsmanship in the palace, dressed in a casual white gauze outfit. As he was practicing, a maid came to report that the Left Prime Minister, one of the three great prime ministers of the Great Martial God Dynasty, had something to ask of him.

She made a gesture with her eyes, indicating that she should come in, but her hands were not idle; she continued to practice her sword.

"Your Majesty." The Left Prime Minister swayed his hips as he slowly approached.

"Practice with me for a while." Wu Xiao drew a sharp sword and asked, "What is it?"

"Didn't I tell you something last time?" The Left Prime Minister took Wu Xiao's sword and began to demonstrate his skills to the Empress.

"Hmm, I vaguely remember."

Wu Xiao thrust his sword forward.

The left side blocked.

The two women attacked each other, but in the end, the Left Prime Minister could not withstand Wu Xiao's swordsmanship.

The Left Prime Minister is not skilled in swordsmanship, while Wu Xiao is the most skilled swordsman in the entire Great Martial God Dynasty. It would be a miracle if he could defeat him.

Her swordsmanship has surpassed that of the village elder who taught her.

The village chief's wife commented that even she dared not take her sword, which shows just how powerful it was.

The Left Prime Minister put his sword aside, intending to report the matter seriously, when he inadvertently noticed that the Empress's forehead was covered in a light sheen of sweat and her chest was heaving.

It's so turbulent!

The Left Prime Minister thought he was quite handsome, but compared to the empresses around him, he was simply not good-looking.

Her appearance is simply perfect, combining sexiness, charm, domineering, and cuteness.

She discovered that it was cute by chance.

When no one is around, the Empress shows this side of herself – innocent and cute. But when others are around, she often displays her domineering side. Perhaps even the Empress herself is unaware of this.

Her domineering nature was mixed with sexiness and charm.

A light sheen of sweat trickled down her cheeks, and Zuo Xiang's lips trembled as she reached out to wipe it away.

Wu Xiao took a step back and stared at her: "I'll do it myself."

She reached out and wiped the sweat from her brow.

The Left Prime Minister snapped out of his daze and said, "Didn't I say last time that I discovered a place? That place caused the deaths of many True Immortals. I went there to investigate myself and found that there was something wrong with that place."

"Tell me," the Empress said, removing her white veil.

A white veil fell to the ground, perfectly revealing her snow-white skin and slender figure, causing the Prime Minister to involuntarily swallow hard.

The Queen's figure was something she, as a woman, greatly envied.

It wasn't until the Empress quickly put on a red veil that the Left Prime Minister came to his senses and said, "That is a long-abandoned blessed land, its name is Lingxu Cave Heaven."

The Empress then asked, "Does our Great Martial God Dynasty have a blessed land called Lingxu?"

"No, there has never been any record of Lingxu Cave Heaven, but I found a timeline inside. This cave heaven is 100,000 years earlier than the first year of the record of Dongsheng in Zuzhou." This is the reason why the Left Prime Minister came to report. The matter is really too big, and he had to report it. It may involve unknown history.

"Ten thousand years?" Wu Xiao took a deep breath, walked barefoot through the palace, and asked, "Any other discoveries?"

"The investigation is ongoing, and we expect to have results within an hour."

"Then let's wait a little longer."

As Wu Xiao spoke, he walked back to the throne, lay down on it, and took a nap with his legs crossed.

...

At Yunmeng Sect, Li Ming jumped into the water vat. The world turned upside down, space shifted, and the next moment he appeared in the azure sky, with the still relatively calm sea below.

With a wave of his hand, a massive ship appeared in the Sumeru Ring.

This ship was a reward given by the dragon-patterned wooden plaque after the navigator Zheng He crashed here and left.

This ship also has a powerful name – Shenzhou.

Li ordered the Shenzhou to land on the water, while he himself landed on the boat. He quickly used his divine sense to search and soon discovered someone struggling in the sea.

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