After being reborn, I took my childhood sweetheart to cultivate immortality.

Xu Qingman was thinking about her son, Xiao Shitou, and unconsciously said, "I love Shitou, Mommy loves Xiao Shitou, baby, come find Mommy."

As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly felt a sense of weightlessness, and Xu Qingman found herself in an extremely unfamiliar place.

Looking at the paradise-like place before her, Xu Qingman was stunned. She had overheard the young women talking about "space" when she worked as a cleaner at the hotel; could this be the space they were talking about?

But aren't those things just in novels? How could they possibly happen in reality? But when I think about my own rebirth, I don't feel like there's anything I can't accept.

Xu Qingman let go of her mental burdens and happily began to explore the space. The place was vast; as far as the eye could see, the endless mountain range stretched to the horizon, its peaks appearing and disappearing amidst layers of mist. To the left of the mountains flowed a clear stream, its course unknown.

The stream originates from a pond filled with lotus flowers. Xu Qingman approached the pond and discovered a mysterious stone cave more than two meters high behind it. Upon entering, she saw that spring water was continuously flowing into the lotus pond from the cave walls.

At the end of the stone cave lies a valley shrouded in mist, divided into sections planted with various fruits, both familiar and unfamiliar, as well as medicinal herbs and even a small plot of crops.

Driven by curiosity, Xu Qingman picked a bright red apple and tasted it. Mmm, it was so delicious! The taste was indescribable. She had never eaten such delicious fruit before.

After her curiosity subsided, remembering how she got here, Xu Qingman suddenly went berserk, running around wildly.

"Little Stone, baby, did you bring Mommy in here? Are you here? Son, please come out and see Mommy, okay? Mommy misses you."

"Woooooooo..."

"Baby, please come out and see your mother, please!" Xu Qingman cried her heart out.

"Don't cry, Mom."

Hearing the familiar voice, Xu Qingman looked up and saw a beautiful, transparent doll squatting in front of her. She could vaguely make out features that resembled her son's, but the doll was much prettier.

After all, her son had never been very healthy since birth and always seemed quite thin. But the baby in front of her had rosy cheeks and a chubby body.

Xu Qingman called out uncertainly, "Little Stone? Are you my Little Stone?"

"Mommy, it's me," the child replied with a smile in her eyes.

"Son, Mom is so glad to see you again." Xu Qingman hugged him tightly, but didn't actually hold anything in her arms.

Seeing that she was getting anxious, Little Stone quickly said, "Mom, don't worry, I'm just a wisp of divine consciousness right now, you definitely can't touch me."

"What can we do? Will you always be like this? But Mom wants to be with you forever."

"Don't worry, Mom, we can still be together. Let me explain."

Then, through Xiao Shitou's explanation, Xu Qingman finally understood.

It turns out that Little Stone wasn't originally from this world; he originally lived in a world of cultivation.

There he had exceptional talent; what others might take decades or even centuries to achieve, he accomplished at the age of five.

However, because his cultivation speed was too fast, and his elders were in seclusion and did not pay attention, his cultivation speed soared all the way, and he reached the Nascent Soul realm when he was only seven or eight years old.

As a result, he was forever stuck with the appearance of a seven or eight-year-old. Watching his peers advance to the Nascent Soul stage, he sculpted his own appearance to be the most satisfying one.

For a century, he remained a child, constantly ridiculed by some. His only chance to change this was upon reaching the Mahayana stage. But those who could cultivate to the Mahayana stage all required thousands, even tens of thousands of years.

Seeing that he was still holding a grudge, the elders in the family also felt sorry for him. Later, the patriarch of the family, who had reached the Mahayana stage, came out of seclusion and couldn't bear to see the most talented junior in the family unable to advance because of this.

He deliberately left the mountains to seek opportunities, and after decades of exploration, he finally found a solution.

That means he should be reborn into the human realm and then cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage. After all, the spiritual energy in the human realm isn't as abundant, so even if his natural abilities are excellent, it's impossible for him to reach the Nascent Soul stage before adulthood.

However, they worried that the spiritual energy in the human realm was too thin, which would affect his cultivation. So the ancestral master also gave him the family's secret realm in the form of a portable space. Once he had achieved success in his cultivation, the ancestral master would find a way to bring him back.

It's possible that his consciousness was damaged when he passed through the space-time rift. He forgot his original identity, which is why he died young in his previous life due to physical reasons.

He only remembered these things when he was on the verge of death. But it was too late then, so he could only use a treasure given to him by his ancestor in the space to give Xu Qingman a second chance at life.

Because of the suppression of the Heavenly Dao, he could not say it aloud. That's why he repeatedly emphasized that if she said she loved the stone and missed the stone, mother and son could be reunited, because only in this way could he be awakened.

"So that's how it is. You're over a hundred years old. Between the two of us, who's older? Am I still your mother?" Xu Qingman asked nervously.

“I came from your belly, so how can I not be your mother? I still want to be your son in this life, but this time I won’t let you marry that man again. He doesn’t deserve it.”

Then, with a haughty air, she said, "This time you have to find the best man to be my father, and you can only marry him with my consent, understand?"

“Okay, Mom will definitely ask for your opinion,” Xu Qingman said with a smile.

Then, slightly shyly, she asked, "Son, what do you think of Yu Jinchen? Would it be okay if he were your father?"

"Is that the man who hugged you just now? He's good-looking, but as for the rest, I'll have to observe him carefully. Mom, don't rush things. We need to take our time and pick the best one."

My mom is smart, beautiful, and so gentle; what man wouldn't be good enough for her? We can take our time choosing, and if one doesn't suit her, we can move on.

It turns out that not only did the son not grow up in appearance, but his mental age was also no different from that of a child who was only a few years old. No wonder his ancestors tried every means to make him grow up.

However, it's actually quite cute.

Realizing she had been inside for quite some time, Xu Qingman said anxiously, "Son, I've been here for a long time. Your grandma will definitely be worried if she can't find me."

How do I leave from here? Can Mom come back to find you tonight?

"Don't worry, Mom. Time flows differently here than outside. You've been here for several hours, but only a few minutes have passed outside, so no one will notice."

However, you can leave now if you want; just silently say, "I want to leave." And it's the same next time you want to come in; just silently say "Stone Space," and you can enter.

"Okay, then Mommy will go out first. Be a good girl and stay here. Mommy will come in and keep you company whenever I have the chance." After saying that, Xu Qingman placed her hand on the shadow of the little stone, touched it, and then went out.