The two teleported more than twenty times in a row, only stopping when they confirmed that the Queen Mother was truly out of reach and could not catch up.

They settled on a life-giving planet that emphasized returning to nature. At this time, the alien races had not yet set their sights on Li Changzhou, so they didn't have to worry about being hunted down from both sides.

"I still want to steal the elixir of immortality from the Tushita Palace," Li Changzhou said, still wanting more.

"Come on, you." Yaochi gave him a weak, charming glare. "Let me tell you, my mission is definitely going to fail. How are you going to keep me company?"

"All the peaches on that peach tree are yours."

“Mine is ‘accompanying,’ meaning three-person companionship.”

"I'm a decent person."

Yaochi punched him, as if to say that he was the one who was being a 'sex worker' and acting like a hooligan.

The two sat on a bench entwined with vines, facing a meadow dotted with houses, all made of wood, either hidden in a sea of ​​flowers or entwined by vines.

It looks a lot like the Hobbit's home in The Lord of the Rings.

Li Changzhou put the candle and the flame butterfly back into his backpack, and temporarily left Xiaojing with Yaochi.

The two haven't actually failed their mission yet.

The journey to the West is still long, and the Hundred Flowers Gathering is not over yet. Although it has not failed yet, it is basically destined to fail. At this point in time, it is certain that we cannot return to the prehistoric world.

"Speaking of which, you're really ruthless. You even cut off Sun Wukong's limbs. Aren't you afraid of being scolded by the kids?"

"He tore off both my arms first, didn't he? Did he really think Sun Wukong was easy to talk to and wouldn't eat people? If I had dared to hold back, he might have turned me into dried meat and made me a snack on the journey to the West."

The two chatted idly, one sentence at a time. Yaochi was weak, and although Li Changzhou's body had recovered, his mind was still immersed in the adventure he had just experienced.

"Fortunately, only the Queen Mother intervened; otherwise, no matter how many items you had, you wouldn't have been able to leave." Guanyin breathed a sigh of relief.

When she learned of Li Changzhou's plan, her biggest worry was that Buddha would intervene and use the Five Finger Mountain to block the teleportation.

[I know what I'm doing. Things happening right under the Queen Mother's nose, Buddha will have to give her face. He'll only intervene when the Queen Mother can't handle it properly.] Li Changzhou was bold, but that didn't mean he was reckless.

Guanyin said, "You have no penalty for failing your mission, which is a great advantage. Back in the primordial world, you could have easily secluded yourself for several years to cultivate and become an Earth Immortal."

No, no, the stronger I am, the harder the missions become. If I become an Earth Immortal, my sister and the others won't be able to keep up. Without their help, there's even less hope of completing the missions. Does that mean I should just hide away and cultivate, refusing to complete any missions I encounter in the future?

That's certainly not impossible.

However, the purpose of value games is to provide players with high-intensity training; hiding and cultivating is putting the cart before the horse.

Moreover, without completing the main quest, you won't have the authority to purchase items, powerful items, or skills. No matter how strong your magic power is, it's just for show, like having money but no power.

Ordinary players would be happy to be mere showmen, but they don't have Li Changzhou's privilege of 'not being punished for mission failure'.

Before becoming a human immortal, Black Card failed a mission and was hunted down by three White Cards who also failed missions; White Card failed a mission and, together with two other White Cards, hunted down a Black Card.

After reaching the Immortal Realm, if a player fails a mission, the game will initiate a duel to defeat another player who has also failed a mission.

The value game gives losers a chance to start over, but this chance comes at the cost of their lives, and the punishment for failing the mission is always severe.

Once Xiaojing was usable and Yaochi recovered, the two hid away to cultivate.

Soon after, the Hundred Flowers Festival ended, and Yaochi prepared to leave the instance with the peach tree.

"When are you leaving?" she asked.

"Good morning," Li Changzhou replied. "I plan to cultivate here to become an Earth Immortal, and then find a suitable great river to 'refine my blood.' If there is enough time, I will also cultivate the 'Three Mountains,' 'Three Waters,' and 'Three Winds.'"

"Don't level up too much, or the mission will be too difficult and we won't be able to help you."

"It's alright, I'll wait for you," Li Changzhou said with a smile.

Yaochi rolled her eyes at him, gave him a nine-thousand-year-old peach, and logged out of the instance.

Once she left, and considering that Yang Qinglan and Li Qianxia were no longer in this virtual timeline, Li Changzhou suddenly felt that the world was too quiet, making him feel lonely.

Composing himself, he prepared to begin the first long period of seclusion in his life.

This was also the route he had planned when he abandoned the mission, recited the mantra, and went all out.

Before going into seclusion, he glanced at the peach in his hand.

This one can provide a terrestrial immortal with a thousand years' worth of magical power. If the speed of world evolution can keep up, it can even be stored permanently.

"Bodhisattva, look, if I were to cultivate in seclusion, how long would it take me to accumulate enough magical power for this peach? To get rich, you need unexpected wealth."

A fair, white hand suddenly emerged from the peach, its fingertip touching Li Changzhou's brow.

Li Changzhou was unable to move.