Traveling through the Immortal Realm: Starting from Becoming a Top-Level Furnace Cauldron

"Tongzi, is there any way to break the illusion?" Lu Yuguan walked nervously in the corridor of the teaching building, his eyes constantly looking around, trying to find a way to leave.

[Isn't this the 'going to the toilet' trick you were thinking of?] The system asked.

"No, I really need to pee." Lu Yuguan was anxious and rushed to the toilet with his pants in his hand.

system:……?

[Generally speaking, breaking through an illusion requires finding its source or forcing a breakthrough through it with powerful mental strength, but in your case, it seems you can only rely on yourself.] The system explained.

Lu Yuguan rushed into the bathroom, taking care of his physiological needs while pondering the system's prompts. He knew he was in a fantasy world, with no clues and no strength, like a useless waste.

"Well, in that case, I can only rely on myself." Lu Yuguan took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. He closed his eyes and tried to concentrate, trying to find the flaws in the illusion.

"The beginning of spring breeze!——"

Lu Yuguan circulated wood-attributed spiritual energy to strengthen his senses, especially concentrating a large amount of spiritual power on perception, trying to find clues of the illusion.

At this moment, he suddenly felt a faint fluctuation, as if something was calling him.

Lu Yuguan opened his eyes and walked in the direction of the wave, and found that there was a half-open door in the last cubicle of the toilet.

"Could this be the exit of the illusion?" Lu Yuguan's heart moved and he said to himself.

[Whose illusion would be a toilet door?!] The system complained bitterly, unable to comprehend how the host it had personally chosen could have such bizarre mental circuits.

"Tongzi, remember, the men's restroom will always be the most mysterious place in the world." Lu Yuguan said in a deep voice.

He carefully pushed the door open and walked in. Behind the door was a dark corridor, and there seemed to be a ray of light at the end of the corridor.

"Oh my god, Tongjiang, my bet was right. The exit should be right ahead!" Lu Yuguan shouted with joy.

system:?

【Why not? 】

The system felt that its own running code was in chaos, and it really couldn't understand the exit that seemed to have been found by accident.

Lu Yuguan walked along the corridor, his heart full of anticipation and nervousness.

At the end of the corridor is an ancient wooden door with intricate carvings.

Lu Yuguan took a deep breath and reached out to push the door open.

Behind the door is a vast grassland. The sunlight shines on the grass, making it look particularly peaceful and beautiful.

Lu Yuguan walked out, stood on the grassland, and felt the breeze on his face.

"Tongzi, in this situation, I really want to sing a song——"

system:?

"Ah, my lady—" Lu Yuguan shouted towards the end of the grassland.

[…] The system is silent.

Lu Yuguan said to the system with disdain: "You are so boring, Tong-chan."

[Not you, buddy——]

"Aha!" Lu Yuguan interrupted the system's ridicule and responded to her own singing in a charming manner.

System: Kill me.

Just as Lu Yuguan was intoxicated by his own singing, a breeze blew by, and the green grass on the ground fluttered in the wind, revealing little white lambs.

"Tongzi, it's time to change the song—don't look at me as just a sheep…"

"Can you please calm down for a moment? You haven't broken the illusion for so long. Aren't you afraid of being detained?"

The system is giving me a headache.

"Well, since I don't have any clues, I might as well relax my body and mind first - sheep are incredibly smart..."

[I...] The system hesitated to speak. It had already fully understood that there was no point in interrupting at this moment.

Lu Yuguan's singing voice has an endless skill afterswing.

But when Lu Yuguan shouted the lyrics such as "０羊羊", the white flocks of sheep in the distance actually began to emit golden light one by one, flew towards the sky, and transformed into a huge halo. Just by looking at it from a distance, one could feel the strong suction force.

"Oh, great, I did it!" Lu Yuguan shouted happily.

System: Not you?

"Tong-chan, won't you be happy for me?" Lu Yuguan blinked at Caroline's big eyes.

【never mind. 】

【as long as you are happy. 】

The system was in tears and didn't know what to say.

Perhaps such an abstract illusion is waiting for someone with a weird mind like Lu Yuguan to crack it.

While the system was comforting itself, Lu Yuguan had already used the Beginning of Spring Breeze, jumped up, and drilled in along the trace of the aperture.

The aperture was like a portal. Lu Yuguan's eyes flashed, and the next moment he was in an unfamiliar place. It was a dense forest. Sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting dappled shadows. Birds sang happily in the branches.

"Wow, Tong-chan, this illusion is so realistic!" Lu Yuguan exclaimed.

[Don't be too happy too soon. This is just part of the illusion. You haven't truly broken through it yet.] The system warned coldly.

Lu Yuguan nodded and began to carefully observe his surroundings. He discovered a small path in the forest that seemed to lead to an unknown place. So he decided to follow it to see if he could find the source of the illusion.

As he was walking, Lu Yuguan suddenly heard a slight noise coming from the front. He approached cautiously and found a little rabbit squatting in the grass, seemingly looking for food.

"Hello, little rabbit!" Lu Yuguan greeted softly.

The little rabbit raised its head and looked at Lu Yuguan with a pair of smart eyes, as if sizing him up. Lu Yuguan's heart moved, and he suddenly remembered something.

"Tong-chan, do you think this rabbit could be the key to the illusion?" Lu Yuguan asked.

[It's possible. Creatures in illusions often hide clues.] The system replied.

Lu Yuguan decided to follow the little rabbit to see where it would lead him. The little rabbit seemed to understand Lu Yuguan's intention and hopped ahead to lead the way. Lu Yuguan followed closely behind, passing through dense woods, and finally arrived at a mysterious lake.

The water of the lake was crystal clear, with lotus leaves floating on the surface and a few lotus flowers blooming in the sun. The little rabbit jumped onto a big rock and looked back at Lu Yuguan, as if signaling him to come over.

Lu Yuguan walked cautiously to the lakeside and suddenly noticed a faint light in the center of the lake. He decided to try to touch the light.

"Tong-chan, let me try to see if I can use my spiritual energy to control this light." Lu Yuguan said.

[Well, be careful, don't make things worse.] The system reminded.

Lu Yuguan took a deep breath, channeled his wood-attributed spiritual energy, and gathered it into his fingertips, gently touching the light in the lake. The light instantly grew brighter, and ripples appeared on the surface of the lake.

At this moment, the entire lake began to shake, a golden light flashed, and a young and kind man jumped out.

System: Who the hell is this?!

"Young woodcutter, you dropped this golden axe—" the man said gently.

System: No, he is not a woodcutter at all. Why don’t you comb his bangs up to see clearly?

"Or this silver axe—"

System: The axe didn’t fall at all, brother!

"Or is it this turtle that ran too fast and suddenly fell into the water?"

system:?

Who cares about turtles?

No, why would it be a turtle?

Oh my God, who can tell me whose subconscious mind is this broken illusion constructed based on?

"I choose the turtle." Lu Yuguan said seriously.

【Why choose the turtle? 】

The system finally couldn't help cursing. After all, the axe looked useful, but Lu Yuguan chose a turtle without thinking?

Lu Yuguan smiled faintly, picked up the tortoise, and said calmly: "It's very simple. Haven't you heard of the story of the tortoise and the hare?"

As soon as the tortoise came ashore, the rabbit, who had been hiding behind a rock, came out hastily and spoke in human language.

"Old man!"

The turtle also called out affectionately.

"Big girl!"

The man on the water couldn't help shedding tears: "What a touching love story!"

system:……

Before the system could complain any more, the tortoise and the rabbit quickly turned into light circles and waited for Lu Yuguan to pass through again.

Lu Yuguan stared blankly at the scene in front of him and couldn't help but applaud.

[Why are you clapping?] The system was stunned.

"Because of love--" Lu Yuguan sang affectionately, and was instantly sucked into the light circle again.

【…】

"What's wrong, Tong-chan?"

【……fine. 】

"Aren't you moved by this?" Lu Yuguan said seriously.

【…】

Seeing that the system was feigning silence again, Lu Yuguan said bitterly, "You are so cold and heartless! I will never forgive you!"

[Shut up! If you keep talking, I'll deduct your civilization value.]

The system finally couldn't help but resort to threats.

"Okay, Nei Tong-chan, hehe."

System: I really want to turn into a physical body and beat him to death!

When the light of the aperture dissipated, Lu Yuguan found himself in a damp and dark dungeon, and the sound of fierce fighting came from the distance.

"Is that... Li Chonglin?" Lu Yuguan was stunned.

He never thought that he would actually meet Li Chonglin in the illusion.

[Logically speaking, your personal fantasy shouldn't involve other people, unless you have a deep relationship with him. But you only met Li Chonglin once, so there is only one possibility...] the system analyzed.

Lu Yuguan shuddered: "Could it be that he has been spying on me?"

You broke into his dream.

Lu Yuguan: Oh. That's boring.

[So if you want to dispel the illusion, you have to help him. After all, he alone holds the key to breaking the illusion.]

"That's perfect! I've been itching to get bored in the grasslands and forests for a long time." Lu Yuguan mobilized his spiritual energy and rushed towards Li Zhonglin, shouting, "Your Highness, I'm here to help you!"

Li Chonglin turned his head towards the source of the sound and was stunned for a moment.

Why is Lu Yuguan here?

"Don't come over, this guy has the strength close to the ninth level of the Dust Transformation Stage, you can't beat him!" Li Chonglin yelled.

"Ah," Lu Yuguan stopped immediately upon hearing this and said, "Then I won't go over."

Li Chonglin:……?

System: Where are your itchy hands?