The Unruly Immortals

"It's just blindness," she said. "I will always figure out a way to replace these eyeballs. If I really can't switch them, I'll bother Li Huowang again."

Bai Lingmiao continued to talk to the Second God.

"But if one day I really die, you remember to watch him for me, don't let him act like a woman, desperately seeking life and death."

"No, I can't just die now, I have to bear him a child first. How many do you think I should have?"

As she spoke, noises from the village reached them, and Bai Lingmiao's brows slightly furrowed as she quickly returned with the Second God.

Soon, from among the circle of people, they received news that Dog Baby's child had been born.

This was supposed to be a joyous occasion, but when the child was brought out from the bedroom and people saw the child's appearance, those about to offer their congratulations instantly fell silent; Dog Baby stood there petrified.

The infant's body was patchy, covered in white spots just like on Dog Baby's face, congenital vitiligo.

Luo Juannhua, who had acted as the midwife, looked around before cautiously placing the baby in Dog Baby's arms. "It's a girl."

Dog Baby's face turned deathly pale in an instant, nearly losing his balance. "Why is it a girl... why does it have to be a girl... How can I marry her off?"

Chun Xiaoman, looking extremely distressed, gently embraced Bai Lingmiao and said with a trembling voice, "People like us are flawed by nature. Besides our unsightly appearance, we bring calamity to our offspring. Forcing ourselves to have descendants is only harming ourselves and others."

"I had discussed this with Dog Baby before, but he always believed he was different, alas..."

Bai Lingmiao's complexion, already fair, took on a shade of ash upon hearing these words.

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Li Huowang followed the rugged mountain road all the way up the mountain. When he arrived at the profound cave again, the once smooth cavern had become bizarrely distorted.

Some were twisted, some were grotesque, and there were various sculptures appearing everywhere—of Yang Na, Sun Xiaoqin, Li Jiancheng—all works that Li Huowang had created unconsciously during his Cultivation of Truth.

These were all unintentional and, even if asked to do so again, he would probably fail.

Finding a relatively flat area inside the cave, Li Huowang began to sit cross-legged, starting his cultivation once more.

With bated breath and concentrated spirit, he started to push the Innate Qi wrapped in divine light within himself towards his Root Wheel among the Seven Wheels.

After such a long time of effort, the Innate Qi had begun to move, and he wanted to seize this opportunity today to accomplish his goal in one fell swoop.

Li Huowang entered a state of self-forgetfulness, his mind devoid of any thoughts except for moving the Innate Qi to the place of the Root Wheel.

The process was slow, but the Innate Qi was indeed moving.

This process was treacherous; the Divine Light from both eyes worked to envelop and shift the Qi. Li Huowang even allowed a trace of the Innate Qi to escape several times, forcing him back to the hospital bed in the real world.

Persistence pays off, and with Li Huowang's full concentration, he felt the Innate Qi within him gradually overlap with his Root Wheel.

In an instant, he felt the Divine Light containing the Innate Qi swell intensely, surging out from within him and dispersing in all directions.

Everything that the halo touched, inside and out, was clear to him.

Even the earthworms in the soil, and the even tinier insects on the earthworms, he knew them all very clearly.

This feeling was extraordinary. For a moment, Li Huowang felt as if he was no longer limited to a single pair of eyes—he possessed countless eyes, which, without dividing the inner from the outer, nested within each other, forming a circle.

As long as he wished, he could see everything around him clearly.

However, as quickly as this sensation arrived, it also left. When Li Huowang opened his eyes again, his body fell from mid-air towards the ground.

After switching positions and landing steadily, Li Huowang looked around. For some reason, despite everything appearing the same as before, he still felt that certain details were different.

Suddenly thinking of something, Li Huowang casually picked up a stone from the ground and slowly closed his eyes. "This is an apple."

It wasn't just a verbal expression, Li Huowang began to wholeheartedly believe that what he was holding in his hand was indeed an apple.

Veins bulged on his forehead, and Li Huowang's expression turned ferocious as his hand clutched the stone shook violently.

After a while, when Li Huowang opened his eyes abruptly, he found that the apple in his hand was still there!

Excited, Li Huowang brought the apple to his lips and took a big bite, tasting the sweet and sour juice in his mouth.

As he chewed continuously, the apple juice seemed to increase, but gradually, the taste of the juice changed. The sourness and sweetness quickly disappeared, turning into a pungent metallic taste.

Li Huowang opened his mouth and spat out the shards of stone that cut his mouth, along with the blood.

Looking at the stone apple missing a piece, Li Huowang lifted his head and said to Zhuge Yuan, "Brother Zhuge, look at this. I've only practiced for a few days and I've achieved this effect. Give me some more time, and I will surely be able to revive you."

"Brother Li, there's no rush in this moment; take it slowly. You should head back and rest now. You have been in seclusion for four days and nights; your body might not be able to take it."

"What? So long?" Li Huowang stood up abruptly, only to feel dizzy and lightheaded, but fortunately, Li Sui, who was waiting at his side, quickly rushed over to support him with his tentacles.

"Take me home, I need to rest." As soon as Li Huowang finished speaking, he fainted.

When he woke up again, he found himself lying in bed, awakened by Bai Lingmiao giving him water through her mouth.

"Awake? Are you hungry? I've brought food for you." Bai Lingmiao looked pale for some reason.

However, Li Huowang didn't have the leisure to think about that; all he could think about was food, even feeling as if he could eat a whole cow at that moment.

Li Huowang sat up, picked up the bowl of white rice, and began eating it in big gulps. The plain rice tasted as delicious as the finest delicacies to him.

He quickly finished a bowl of steaming rice and moved on to the remaining two dishes and a soup.

Seeing the speed at which Li Huowang was eating, Bai Lingmiao figured it wouldn't be enough. She stood up and walked downstairs to get some more.

While eating, Li Huowang saw a pair of blood-red embroidered shoes stop in front of him.

"What's the matter?" Li Huowang looked up in surprise at the Second God standing before him.

"Brother Li... can you help us?"

Li Huowang chewed the hollow vegetable in his cheek and swallowed. "Speak up, what happened? There's no need for formalities between us."

The Second God stood there, her long black nails intertwined, showing much hesitation and conflict.

Seeing her actions, Li Huowang quickly gathered a lot of useful information.

"What? Do you want to talk about this alone? Does Miaomiao not agree?"

"I know you have two bodies in one, but you can also have your plans. Just tell me what it is. If I can help, I certainly will."

While the Second God was still tangled in her thoughts, suddenly the room that was bright just moments ago became very dim.

"Huh?" Li Huowang stood up and walked to the window, sticking his head out to look at the pitch-black sky.

"Has it gotten dark?"

"No." Zhuge Yuan's expression became unusually serious, "Brother Li, it's not that it's gotten dark. It is now noon, and this is one of the natural disasters, a solar eclipse."