The Long Road of Life
The lifespan of immortals in the Central Heaven Realm is almost equivalent to immortality. For immortals in the Central Heaven Realm to cultivate from the True Immortal stage to the Dao Ancestor stage, and then ascend to the God Realm, it takes a long time, starting from a thousand years and exceeding ten thousand years.
At least a day and a night had passed by the time Lin Shi and Lian Zheng arrived at their respective dojos. Standing in Lin Shi's dojo, Lian Zheng held Lin Shi's hand, gazing at the ethereal, cloud-shrouded immortal mountains around them, and couldn't help but sigh, "The long road to immortality is long, but thankfully you are with me!"
Lin Shi smiled, but calmly said, "Let's set up the formations for our respective dojos first!"
Lian Zheng looked at Lin Shi carefully for a while before nodding. Before leaving, he hugged Lin Shi tightly in his arms and only let her go after a long time.
Lian Zheng said softly, "Lin Shi, I'll be back soon!"
Lin Shi nodded and replied, "Okay." She watched Lian Zheng fly back to his own dojo next door.
Afterwards, Lian Zheng set up an array in his own dojo before returning to Lin Shi's dojo. At this time, an array had already been set up around Lin Shi's dojo, but Lian Zheng was still allowed free entry and exit. Strangely, however, after returning to Lin Shi's dojo and circling around, he couldn't see her. Startled, he couldn't help but circle Lin Shi's dojo again and again, until he had circled nine times, still without seeing her. Only then did he stop, trying his best to control his chaotic thoughts and force himself to concentrate.
Lian Zheng stood in the middle of the open space in the training ground, staring blankly ahead. For a moment, he almost mistook it for Lin Shi having secretly left to avoid him. But then he thought about Lin Shi's personality and realized that was unlikely.
However, the possibility of Lin Shi being kidnapped is extremely slim. After all, due to her profound merits, Lin Shi ascended to the Middle Heaven Realm with the cultivation of a Great Luo Golden Immortal. If she advanced one more time to reach the Dao Ancestor stage, she could prepare to ascend to the God Realm, while Lian Zheng is only the lowest-ranking immortal, possessing only the cultivation of a Lesser True Immortal. In the cultivation world, among millions of cultivators, perhaps only one will successfully ascend to the Middle Heaven Realm. There aren't many immortals in the Middle Heaven Realm, and even fewer high-ranking immortals with cultivation levels higher than Lin Shi.
As Lian Zheng pondered, he scanned the area around Lin Shi's training ground. His divine sense covered the entire area, but he couldn't find her. Following Lin Shi's aura, his divine sense finally settled on a red maple tree in front of him. The red maple tree was about five meters tall, but its trunk was only as thick as a bowl. The bright red maple leaves hung densely on the branches, looking vibrant and beautiful.
Lian Zheng couldn't help but pause for a moment, then laughed. He flew to the red maple tree. His hand reached out to touch the trunk, but just before it touched the tree, a branch slapped it away. Lian Zheng then tried to touch a red leaf, but this time no branch swung at him.
Lian Zheng touched the red maple leaves for a while before finally asking, "Lin Shi, how did you transform into a red maple tree?"
A faint female voice immediately came from the red maple tree: "Bored? Be a tree and comprehend the laws of heaven and earth!"
After hearing this, Lian Zheng laughed continuously. He laughed for a long time before transforming into a tall tree beside Lin Shi. But in an instant, he transformed into a red maple tree of similar height and trunk as Lin Shi had become. The fiery red maple leaves swayed gracefully in the breeze. The branches of the two red maple trees intertwined, like two people holding hands, closely nestled together.
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