Sanbao recounted the world the Enlightenment Tree had given him, a world also within the cultivation realm, but one invaded by demons. The cultivation realm organized numerous righteous cultivators to fight against the demons.

At first, the whole family was in that world. Because Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian were there, Sanbao naturally didn't have to do anything. Unfortunately, he and the rest of the Qi family got separated, so he had to walk on his own and fight monsters.

Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian listened to Sanbao's description and their eyes filled with tears. They imagined the hardships their sons faced living alone without their fathers, and how they had been tempered on this difficult path!

Then Sanbao continued to tell the story of what happened next. He said that he went to fight the monsters himself, and because he was strong, he survived in the world overrun by monsters.

After that, he was taken in by a team, a team of independent cultivators, which included a girl who was five or six years older than him.

This girl is gentle and delicate, and she's particularly good at playing the victim. Even though she hasn't done anything, she eats better than everyone else, and she doesn't have to go to the front when the group is in danger; she's always protected. She's just usually very kind and gentle to everyone, acting like a fairy.

Once, this girl stole Sanbao's things, and Sanbao got angry and taught her a lesson.

As a result, she stood there crying with a bruised and swollen face, and the whole group had to comfort her. She kept saying to everyone, "Don't blame Sanbao, Sanbao didn't do it on purpose."

Sanbao already felt she deserved it for stealing his things, and of course, he said so in front of everyone in the group.

A group of people looked at Sanbao with disapproval and demanded that he apologize to them.

Hearing this, Yang Yitian was furious. He completely forgot that this was not the real world and cursed the white lotus flower loudly!

"And then what happened?" Yang Yitian asked, as if listening to a story.

Later, Sanbao apologized, and that same night, when no one was paying attention, he beat the woman up again, breaking her arms and legs, and then immediately fled the group.

Yang Yitian immediately felt a sense of satisfaction! He patted his son on the shoulder to show that he had done a good job.

Not long after leaving, Sanbao found another team.

He was still a child, and the people in the group were kind-hearted and would take care of a child.

Sanbao learned to play the victim from that girl! So he became much more low-key, but would step forward when others were in danger, and occasionally he would burst out and save many people in the team.

As a result, the people in the group were grateful to him, thinking that it was truly rare for a little child to know how to risk his life to save others. Thus, Sanbao quickly formed a good alliance with the group and was fully integrated into their ranks.

When they encountered the same team again, the members of that team planned to capture him, but Sanbao's teammates naturally disagreed! A fight broke out between the two sides.

No matter what the people in the team said about his wickedness, those who helped fight back just didn't believe it, thinking that these people were just bullying the weak!

When Bai Lianhua wanted to take revenge on him, Sanbao took the opportunity to frame her.

Bai Lianhua planned to secretly attack Sanbao. After Sanbao noticed, he pretended to be hit and even created more obvious injuries!

The other person will cry, and he will cry too. The other person will pretend to be pitiful, but he will be even more pitiful when he is covered in blood!

Sanbao's teammates immediately turned red with anger. They were determined to stop these people from treating their savior this way. What started as a tentative exchange quickly escalated into a fierce fight.

The other side wasn't there to fight to the death in the first place. Seeing how fierce they were, they immediately backed down and quickly retreated.

That evening, Sanbao went to find the girl again, broke her arms and legs once more, and then returned to his own group.

After three or four years of comfortable living in that group, Sanbao also left in a daze.

Upon hearing the details of what happened, Qi Zhiheng was speechless, feeling as if his son was going further and further down a path of no return.

I originally thought my son had suffered a lot, but looking at it this way, he hasn't. He's just figured out the power of the divine ox in his body a little better over the past few years.

After they stayed by the lake for another four or five days, most of the Qi family members also arrived. Ten days later, Elder Wu also came up.

Qi Zhiheng went over to ask how to get out, and Elder Wu said, "You can just use the key to get out. Just input your spiritual energy and you'll be out. Some people may stay in the Enlightenment Tree for a long time, so you don't have to wait."

Knowing that getting out was so easy, Qi Zhiheng fell silent for a moment.

In the end, they waited by the lake for half a month. After half a month, the Qi family members had all come out.

Once everyone had arrived, the group went out together.

When we went back, not everyone was there. Most of the people who hadn't been able to enter the secret realm had already gone back. They could go back on their own or wait for the sect's disciples to gather before taking the sect's flying spirit boat back.

Some talented disciples might be ambushed by people from other sects, so it's safer for them to return with people from their own sect.

Some people broke through their cultivation levels in the vicinity before they even had a chance to return.

Two days after Qi Zhiheng left, tribulation clouds gathered in the sky, a sign that someone was about to advance in their cultivation level.

Qi Zhiheng recognized the person who was about to break through; it was none other than Ye Yunchuan from the Shenmu Sect.

Ye Yunchuan was also holding his breath. His will was even stronger than Qi Zhiheng's, which made him gain profound insights in the Enlightenment Tree. After coming out, he began to break through.

Qi Zhiheng's brow twitched. He was genuinely afraid that this guy would cause trouble for him as soon as he came out. He had originally thought that he would be able to break through to the Nascent Soul stage as soon as he came out, but who knew that some unexpected things would happen. He still hadn't been able to break through yet, which was a perfect example of being slapped in the face. Most importantly, his previous performance was a bit too high-profile, and there might be someone lying in ambush on the way back.

The Slaughtering God Sect only has one Nascent Soul stage cultivator, the sect leader Que Hanhai. As the sect leader, Que Hanhai wouldn't be wandering around aimlessly. So, if an enemy's Nascent Soul stage cultivator were to make a move, he would be in real trouble.

Of course, given how precious the Nascent Soul stage is, the other party probably wouldn't think of sending a Nascent Soul cultivator to kill him. He was more concerned about Ye Yunchuan, who was currently advancing to the Nascent Soul stage. He naturally prayed that Ye Yunchuan wouldn't successfully break through, but that seemed rather difficult.

Before Ye Yunchuan could complete his breakthrough, Qi Zhiheng and the others boarded the sect's flying spirit boat and headed back.

Fortunately, the peak master of Panyun Peak also took this opportunity to reach the Nascent Soul stage, and the other party even waited for him to come out, intending to return to the sect with him.

This news truly moved Qi Zhiheng deeply. The sect also knew how precious good temperament was, so Zuoqiu Man deliberately kept him behind, just in case Qi Zhiheng was harmed by people from other sects.

With the protection of the Nascent Soul stage cultivator, the flying spirit boat finally arrived safely at the Slaughtering God Sect.

The first thing Qi Zhiheng did upon returning to Panyun Peak was to enter the space, wanting the Moon Beast and Sun Beast to see his abilities.

"I have gained some power, and I want to verify it," Qi Zhiheng shouted into the air.

Moon beasts and sun beasts appeared one after another.

Qi Zhiheng set up a barrier in front of them.

To his surprise, the area it spread out here was enormous; it could even extend hundreds of meters, thousands of meters, or even further!

When Qi Zhiheng expanded his range to include the Moon Beast and Sun Beast, Yang Zhen and Yuehua sensed it.

Qi Zhiheng asked, "Senior, how are you feeling?"

Yuehua said, "It's a bit creepy. Your ability seems to be quite extraordinary. What exactly are its uses?"

Qi Zhiheng demonstrated on the spot how to make withered branches grow, stones turn into powder, and water catch fire.

If the first two items are relatively normal, then the latter, which caused water to catch fire, is somewhat unbelievable.

Yang Zhen said, "It is indeed not simple. You just said that it can expand to a larger range in this space?"

Qi Zhiheng nodded repeatedly.

Yang Zhen said, "I have a guess that this might be the power of the rules."

Yuehua seemed to have thought of something as well: "If I'm not mistaken, then your ability is truly remarkable. Creating rules—that's a realm that only gods can access."

Qi Zhiheng said, "Then why is there such great resistance when I try to expand my range outside?"

Yuehua glanced at him indifferently and said, "Do you think these rules are something a mere Golden Core cultivator like you can manipulate at will? Outside, there are rules that restrict you. The Heavenly Dao has set the rules, and it's difficult for you to accomplish your goals within those rules. That's why the scope you can operate in the outside world is smaller. But this space is your domain, and the rules aren't obvious. You can do whatever you want here."

Qi Zhiheng pondered: "So, in my space, I can act without restraint? But I still have to stay outside. Being powerful inside the space doesn't seem to be of much use."

Yuehua said, "How could it be useless? This space belongs to you. You can change its rules, so you can practice here. Once you're familiar with it, you'll be able to do even better outside."

Yuehua was furious at his expression: "This is a power that only gods can control. I didn't even know you had such spiritual abilities. Do you know what this means? How dare you speak with such an attitude! For example, if you say that time here will be frozen, then time here will be frozen. If you say that this lake is an ice lake, then it is an ice lake. Changing the rules and spiritual power are fundamentally different. For example, a cultivator with an ice spiritual root can also turn this lake into an ice lake, but he cannot make this lake transform forever. As long as the spiritual power he uses is exhausted, then this lake will return to its original appearance. But your ability is different. You changed its essence. You made it an ice lake, so it will be an ice lake from now on, not an illusion created by spiritual power."