Xiao Tong woke up in a pool of warm water. He heard a loud shout outside. “Ah, it’s time to give birth. It’s time to go to the hospital!”
Xiao Tong was shocked. “This… This is Grandma’s voice.”
Yes, this voice was so familiar. Even after thousands of years, he could not forget it. Had he returned to her mother’s stomach?
Xiao Tong said quietly, “Mother, I choose to split open the space-time tunnel and return to your stomach. This time, will you love me?”
…
Shi Letong from the Nine Heavens Continent had outstanding talent and amazing talent. In addition to his good fortune, he cultivated to the nascent soul stage at fourteen, shocking the entire continent.
Therefore, everyone thought that this genius would be the second Shan Feiyu and would ascend very soon.
After all, he had five elemental spirits that could help him cultivate.
Shan Feiyu’s secret was that he had been favored by the water spirit. He only had the help of one spirit, and he had already ascended. Therefore, many people thought Shi Letong would soon ascend too.
However, many people were shocked when they found out Shi Letong was still in the nascent soul stage after two thousand years. He didn’t break through to the Mahayana realm. It was not for lack of trying. He had a bottleneck due to his mental demon.
Cultivators with mental demons often fell into the devil’s path.
When the elders of the Heavenly Gate sect heard about this, they studied for a long time and finally came up with a solution to help Xiao Tong.
“Tong ‘Er, your grandfather and the other masters have come up with a way to solve your inner demons,” said the sect leader in the main hall.
Shi Letong was no longer a kid. He had become steady and mature.
He asked respectfully, “Please speak, sect master!”
The sect master said, “We’ll combine all of our power to open the space-time tunnel and send you back to your previous life!”
“What?” Shi Letong widened his eyes and gasped, “Open the space-time tunnel?”
The sect master said, “Legend has it that once someone has reached the Mahayana stage, one will have the ability to open the space-time tunnel to visit any dimension one wishes.
“There are thousands of worlds in the Heavenly Dao. With the space-time tunnel, one will be able to traverse the universe.”
Shi Letong was tempted. “But master, you said it yourself. The person has to reach the Mahayana stage to open the tunnel. There is no ascended in the entire nine heavens continents. All of them have already ascended.This is simply an unsolvable problem!”
The sect master shook his head and said, “Tong ‘Er, that is true, but the elders can combine our powers.”
Shi Letong was confused. “What does that mean?”
“The few elders will combine our cultivation and transfer it to you. Then, you’ll break through to the Mahayana stage. Through the space-time tunnel, you can go back to your previous life and solve your mental demon.”
Shi Letong immediately disagreed. “No. After you’ve transferred your cultivation to me, what about you? All the elders have aged already. Without your cultivation, you’ll instantly perish and die. If that’s the price to pay, I will never agree. I’d rather stay like this and continue to find other methods.”
The sect master frowned. He said sternly, “Tong ‘Er, we’ve spent several hundred years before we came up with this solution.”
Shi Letong said loudly, “I don’t care. If the price is your life and cultivation, then I’d rather stay in Heavenly Gate Sect forever!” Since his birth, he had already spent two thousand years in the Heavenly Gate sect. He was happy and carefree here. His masters and grandfathers loved him very much. Therefore, he would never allow them to sacrifice themselves in order to solve his inner demons.
The sect leader wanted to persuade him again, but Shi Letong said firmly, “Master, I will never allow you to sacrifice yourself for me.” He paused for a moment. His gaze swept over the elders who had always loved him and continued to say, “If you do this, I’ll most likely emerge with a new inner demon. Without your guidance, what would I do then?”
The sect leader and the others were shocked.
A new inner demon? This was something they had never thought of before.
The sect leader sighed and said, “Alright, let’s think about it some more!”
After Shi Letong left, everyone was silent for a moment.
The first elder said, “Master, what should we do?”
The master frowned and said somewhat helplessly, “Tong ‘Er has always valued emotions. In cultivation, one must cut off all emotional ties, but Tong ‘Er is the most emotionally invested person I know. It is the reason for his inner demon.”
They didn’t find it strange. Shi Letong was reincarnated from a parallel world. Apparently, the other world was a world of peace. The people there valued emotions and bonds. Even though Tong ‘Er only spent five years there, he had left behind immense bonds. Even after thousands of years, he couldn’t forget about them. Therefore, to solve this problem, they had to resolve his emotional ties.
“But what can we do now?” The third elder was anxious. “Tong ‘Er is very stubborn. We can’t do anything if he disagrees, or he’d form a new inner demon!”
Xiao Tong was right. Once they transferred their cultivation to Xiao Tong, they would die instantly. The others went silent.
…
Shi Letong walked out of the main hall with his hands tightly clenched into fists.
He had to find a way to solve these inner demons as soon as possible. He could not let his Masters worry anymore.
He returned to his own courtyard, and five spirits flew out of his head.
Water Spirit said, “Master, Grandpas are right. Sending you back to another dimension is the best way to solve the inner demons!”
Shi Letong said somewhat irritably, “But that will drain them of their cultivation and life. I won’t allow it!”
Gold Spirit said, “Master, then what should we do?”
Shi Letong shook his head and said, “I don’t know either. If I do, would I need to wait until now?”
Fire Spirit suddenly jumped up and said, “I’ve thought of a way.”
The other four spirits immediately surrounded Fire Spirit and asked, “What idea have you come up with? Tell us quickly.”
“Yes, tell us quickly. Can’t you see that everyone is very anxious?”
The four spirits urged Fire Spirit to tell them quickly.
Fire Spirit thought for a moment and said, “Master, the reason why you don’t agree is that you’re afraid that Grandpas will lose their lives and their souls will be scattered, right?”
Shi Letong rolled his eyes and said, “Isn’t that obvious?”
Fire Spirit tilted his head and said, “What if we can protect their souls?”
Shi Letong instantly asked in confusion, “Fire Spirit, what do you mean by that?”
Fire Spirit explained, “I mean, what if we have the ability to protect their souls from scattering?”
Shi Letong frowned. “What about their cultivation?”
Fire Spirit rolled his eyes. “Master, you’re normally so smart. If we can preserve their souls, one day, they’ll regain their cultivation.”
Shi Letong said sharply, “Do you know how difficult it is for someone cultivate to the golden core stage or even the nascent soul stage? That’s thousands of years of precipitation!”
Water Spirit said in puzzlement, “Master, why are you being so dumb? Have you forgotten about us?”
Shi Letong, “…” He really did forget.
Gold Spirit jumped on the table and said excitedly, “That’s right. If we can preserve their souls, with our help, they can easily cultivate back to their current stage. Plus, I’m sure the grandfathers will be happy to be young again.”
“Wait.” Shi Letong stopped them. “You said you could preserve their souls, but what about their bodies?”
The five spirits rolled their eyes at him and said in unison. “Master, why are you being so dense? We can always find a fresh body for them.”
Shi Letong, “…”