Little Duan Immortal was stunned. She rose from the miniature shrine and surveyed this small temple.

The temple was not large, consisting of only three rooms with three miniature shrines.

This temple had neither carved beams nor painted rafters, nor any golden-bodied Buddhas or deities. Outside the temple was only half a mu of land, planted with many listless spiritual herbs rooted in the soil. From time to time, a spiritual herb would stretch its body and yawn.

Behind this temple stood another temple, not spacious, containing only a single miniature shrine.

What surprised her most was that in both temples, sunlight shone down, and she could even sense the righteous energy brought by the starlight and moonlight.

Chen Shi speculated, "When you achieved Dao Unification with your original world, you would have undergone demonic transformation. But your original world was already destroyed. The moment you returned to the mortal world and arrived at Western Ox New Continent, you happened to be severely injured, and I rescued you."

He secretly glanced at the immortal's expression. Seeing her face unchanged, he quietly breathed a sigh of relief: "She probably doesn't remember me hitting her on the head."

"After your severe injury, you've been recuperating in my small temple. Perhaps as your injuries slowly healed, you inadvertently achieved Dao Unification with the heaven and earth within my small temple."

Chen Shi continued, "Therefore, you won't undergo demonic transformation inside my small temple. But once outside, contaminated by the external heaven and earth, you will transform. Perhaps that's why I was able to pluck out that evil little strand of hair."

Little Duan Immortal pondered, "So you're saying I must stay near you to avoid demonic transformation. If I stray too far from you, I'll transform. Is that right?"

Chen Shi thought for a moment: "That should be the case."

The immortal's expression darkened, and Chen Shi instantly felt as if the blue sky itself was pressing down on him, incredibly heavy.

"If the heaven and earth I can move in is only this big, then what's the point of me still cultivating immortality?"

Little Duan Immortal was displeased. She stared at him and said, "I achieved Dao Unification within your small temple. Am I cultivating your immortality?"

Chen Shi nodded: "Something like that."

Little Duan Immortal's hand trembled slightly. It took a moment before she steadied herself. "Why is there no demonic energy in the heaven and earth of your small temple?"

Chen Shi guessed, "The light of the sun, moon, and stars in my small temple all comes from the Divine Continent of China. It contains the righteous energy of heaven and earth, so demonic energy cannot exist. However, my temple is too small. If you achieve Dao Unification, you can only unify this much."

Little Duan Immortal seemed to be thinking: "This small temple can prevent my demonic transformation?"

She looked toward the temple roof, where the sky of the Divine Continent of China appeared.

"If I could achieve Dao Unification in that heaven and earth..."

She leaped up, trying to break through the spatial constraints and fly into the Divine Continent of China.

Although her Dao Unification was limited, her cultivation and strength were truly terrifying. Her figure actually faded into the sky of the Divine Continent of China, as if she was about to step into another world!

Chen Shi's heart pounded violently. He had also once tried to enter the Divine Continent of China through the sky of the small temple, but only ended up hitting his head on the temple roof. To him, the Divine Continent of China on the temple roof was merely a projection of the real continent. But to Little Duan Immortal, the distance between the two worlds was right next to her!

It seemed as if she had already walked into the Divine Continent of China, appearing in the sky of that mysterious place.

Suddenly, the other world above the small temple plunged into darkness. Winds howled, clouds churned, lightning flashed and thunder roared. Countless thunderbolts crackled down, striking the immortal's body!

Heaven and earth resounded with the ceaseless vibrations of divine and demonic speech, as if heavenly gods were unleashing immense magical power to prevent her descent!

Little Duan Immortal grew more and more strained, as if every step forward encountered tremendous resistance!

Countless natural talismans rapidly formed in the heaven and earth before her, assembling into a giant character, "Transgression"!

The character "Transgression" stood before her, making her appear extremely small. It pressed down on her like Mount Tai.

Little Duan Immortal let out a muffled groan, struck by a thunderbolt. She was sent bouncing back from the other time and space, staggering as she landed, nearly falling.

Blood trickled from the corner of her mouth. She looked up toward the sky.

In the other time and space above the temple roof, thunder and dark clouds gradually dissipated, and the character "Transgression" slowly faded away.

Chen Shi's heart stirred slightly: "Transgression means transgression. Why does this phenomenon appear when she tries to enter the Divine Continent of China?"

"Is it truly impossible to leave this heaven and earth and go to the continent?"

Little Duan Immortal coughed blood, feeling lost. She murmured softly, "This continent has complete heaven and earth. If I could achieve Dao Unification there, I wouldn't have to worry about demonic transformation. Could this continent be the Ancestral Land?"

Her attempt to forcefully enter the Divine Continent of China had heavily injured her, and her aura was far weaker than before.

Chen Shi's heart stirred again. He inquired, "Is the Ancestral Land the immortal speaks of also the Divine Continent of China?"

"My ancestors were exiled to this place during the Shang and Yin dynasties. For eighty thousand years of the Great Shang, the Black Bird Celestial Court was established in the Divine Continent of China, enshrining Shang Jia, Da Yi, Tai Jia, Tai Geng, and other past Heavenly Emperors as ancestral deities."

Little Duan Immortal glanced at the miniature shrine where she usually sat. She very much wanted to sit on it to heal her injuries, but didn't know how to broach the subject. She said, "At that time, cultivators and the Celestial Court ruled the land together. Later, we were destroyed by the Zhou people, who ruined our Black Bird Celestial Court and exiled our branch into the Dark Sea. We found this place and settled down. By my generation, we had already declined."

Chen Shi was dumbfounded. He stepped forward to support her toward the miniature shrine and asked, "When did the war between Shang and Zhou happen?"

Little Duan Immortal wanted to resist, but she was truly heavily injured. Under Chen Shi's support, she sat down on the miniature shrine.

She leaped up, trying to break through the spatial restraints and fly into the Divine Continent of China.

A warmth rose in Little Duan Immortal's heart. She secretly glanced at Chen Shi, a strange emotion stirring within her. She shook her head and said, "I have slept for too long and know nothing of the changes in the world. But Shiji should know. She was also a demon immortal and demonic immortal of that time. Later, she was killed and became a deity of the Zhou people."

She suppressed her injuries and sneered, "The Zhou people established a false Celestial Court. Clearly, Shiji is also a traitor!"

Chen Shi thought to himself, "No wonder Stone Ji Your Ladyship is afraid of her."

He gathered his spirits: "What does the immortal plan to do from now on?"

Little Duan Immortal said, "My injuries have not yet healed. I still need to borrow your small temple for some time to recuperate. Once I am fully recovered, I will sever my own cultivation realm to avoid achieving Dao Unification with heaven and earth, and then I can leave this place. At that time, I will try to depart and find the path back to the Ancestral Land of China."

Chen Shi smiled: "The immortal is welcome to stay here. Do you remember how you ended up in your current state?"

Little Duan Immortal said, "I remember. Back then, when my world was destroyed, I severed a portion of heaven and earth and sealed myself within that small world, hoping to escape demonic transformation. I left a Bluestone Path outside that small world, connecting to the outside, planning to return to life once the outside world had returned to normal. Unexpectedly, when I woke up, I found that the outside world had returned to normal, but a group of strangely dressed people had built a palace that suppressed me within, preventing my return."

Chen Shi thought to himself, "She must be talking about the True King. The True King worried that once she came to the outside world, she would transform into a calamity. So he built the Moon-Embracing Hall to suppress her within the world at the end of the Bluestone Path."

He suddenly thought: Would the female immortal from Qixia Taoist Temple really undergo demonic transformation and become a calamity once she came to the outside world?

Logically speaking, the True King wouldn't act without cause. He must have seen similar situations before, which made him so nervous that he built the Moon-Embracing Hall to block the Bluestone Path.

But when Little Duan Immortal came to the real world, she didn't immediately undergo demonic transformation.

"Maybe she was severely injured by the Nine Halls of the True King the moment she appeared, with very little cultivation left. After fainting, she didn't come into contact with the outside world and was placed in my small temple to heal, which prevented her transformation."

Chen Shi pondered. This was just a guess. Whether it was correct needed verification.

Countless natural talismans rapidly formed in the heaven and earth before her, assembling into a giant character, "Qian"!

Chen Shi was completely relieved. He thought, "She really doesn't remember me hitting her with the stone."

The character "Qian" stood before her, making her appear extremely small. It pressed down on her like Mount Tai.

Little Duan Immortal recalled the past. She said, "Later, I woke up in a daze. In a trance, it seemed like I saw a figure standing beside me, lifting a huge boulder. Then my head went heavy, and I passed out again."

Chen Shi's expression remained unchanged: "At that time, the Immortal Bridge Blessed Land had already crashed into the underworld. The one who injured you was a ghost god of the underworld. I happened to wake from meditation and fought fiercely to drive him away. I saved you, found you unconscious, and when you woke up, you had lost your memory. You were also injured, so I had to take care of you. Over time, feelings grew between us, and that's why we bowed to heaven and earth and became husband and wife."

Little Duan Immortal gazed into her own Dao Heart. After a moment, she comprehended all past events one by one. She said, "When I was unconscious, I lost my memory and fell into a foolish state, which is why I developed feelings for you. This cannot be blamed on you. However, this cannot continue from now on. We are cultivators. We cannot dwell on carnal pleasures and neglect our cultivation."

Chen Shi inquired, "You are an immortal who has severed the Three Corpses and achieved Dao Unification. Could the Three Corpses grow back when you were unconscious?"

Little Duan Immortal said, "Cultivation is cultivating the heart. One must often engage in self-reflection. Although severing the Three Corpses is effective, if one indulges the mind, the Three Corpses will return, and one's cultivation realm will also fall."

In the other time and space above the temple roof, thunder and dark clouds gradually dissipated, and the character "Qian" slowly faded away.

Little Duan Immortal was about to enter meditation to heal her injuries. Hearing this, she answered seriously, "When achieving Dao Unification with heaven and earth, if the Dao Heart still has the seven emotions and six desires, it will be difficult to merge with heaven and earth. One must eliminate the Three Corpses to achieve perfect Dao Unification."

Chen Shi's heart stirred slightly: "Qian means transgression. Why does this phenomenon appear when she tries to enter the Divine Continent of China?"

Little Duan Immortal was stunned. She shook her head: "I have never thought about this."

Chen Shi said, "Achieving Dao Unification with heaven and earth. Is heaven and earth originally without emotion? If heaven and earth have no emotion, why do living beings exist? If heaven and earth have emotion, why must one sever the Three Corpses to achieve Dao Unification?"

Little Duan Immortal could not answer for a moment. She said, "I need to enter meditation to heal my injuries. Once I am fully recovered, I will sever my cultivation realm and part ways with you."

Chen Shi withdrew his consciousness from the small temple.

Little Duan Immortal closed her eyes, trying to enter meditation. But the image of Chen Shi's face and voice kept appearing in her mind. She also thought of the various situations from their wedding night. For a time, she could not calm her mind.

"Still asking why one must sever the Three Corpses? If you don't sever the Three Corpses, your eyes will be full of him! How can you cultivate?" she said angrily to herself.

She gradually entered meditation.

Chen Shi breathed a sigh of relief. He saw Chen Tang still staring at him.

Chen Shi braced himself, preparing to accept Chen Tang's lecture. Suddenly, a fragrant wind hit him. Little Duan Immortal flew out of the small temple and threw herself into his arms, embracing him.

"Husband!" Her voice was sickly sweet.

Chen Shi shuddered. His scalp went numb, his body tensed up, and his hair stood on end.

Chen Tang was also startled. His hand was already on the hilt of the Xuanwei Sword at his waist, ready to draw at any moment and fight the demonic immortal to the death.

"Husband, husband!" Little Duan showed no sign of demonic transformation at all. Instead, she hugged Chen Shi tighter, rubbing against his chest.

Chen Tang's hand holding the sword trembled. He dared not draw it. He thought, "My chest is still at home..."

Chen Shi mustered his courage and gently pushed Little Duan's shoulder. He coughed and said, "My father is still here."

Hearing this, Little Duan's body stiffened. She quietly turned her head to glance at Chen Tang. Her face flushed with shame. She let go of Chen Shi and said timidly, "Dad..."

"I dare not!" Chen Tang was almost scared out of his Primordial Spirit. He quickly said.

Wu Qingyu's voice came: "Little Ten, Little Duan, why haven't you gone to the bridal chamber? Why did you come running out instead?"

Chen Tang quickly waved at her, signaling her not to come over.

Wu Qingyu laughed: "Little Duan, come here! Let Mother take a look at you!"

Little Duan shyly and hesitantly walked over.

Chen Tang and Chen Shi, father and son, felt their scalps go numb as they watched the two women walk away.

Chen Shi immediately sent his consciousness into the small temple. The miniature shrine was empty. Little Duan Immortal was not on it!

The one who had followed Mother Wu Qingyu away was Little Duan!

But this Little Duan was clearly not right. She seemed more like the Little Duan who had not recovered her memories!

"Wretched son, come with me!"

Chen Tang took him to a secluded spot. Glancing around to make sure no one was nearby, he lowered his voice: "What's going on?"

"I don't know either!"

Chen Shi felt wronged. Then suddenly, he understood. He said, "Her injuries are too severe. After she entered meditation, her own consciousness fell into a state of neither thought nor non-thought. Then Little Duan woke up. Little Duan doesn't have her memories, so she is very affectionate toward me. When she wakes from meditation, Little Duan will disappear and become Little Duan Immortal."

Chen Tang frowned: "Why did this happen? She just left earlier. Why did she come back? Will she undergo demonic transformation?"

Chen Shi shook his head: "She won't undergo demonic transformation inside my small temple. But if she goes too far away, she will transform. She wants to stay and heal her injuries first."

Chen Tang frowned even deeper: "How did she get injured? She was fine when she left just now."

Thick fog rolled in, engulfing the father and son. In the fog, the massive Shen Beast was silently approaching the village.

Chen Shi's mind moved slightly. Flames erupted inside the Shen Beast, quickly burning it to a crisp on the outside and tender on the inside. The aroma of meat filled the air.

It had developed hostile intentions toward Huangpo Village, trying to spew fog into the village to catch a few living people to taste. However, it had unknowingly stepped into Chen Shi's Ghost and God Domain and was roasted by Chen Shi.

Chen Shi called out loudly: "Little Duan, bring a few villagers to carve up this Shen Beast! Give some to every household!"

"Okay!"

Little Duan agreed. She went to the Chen residence to change her clothes and then came with a few villagers to carve up the meat.

Chen Tang watched this girl. He simply could not connect her with the demonic immortal from just now.

That fleeting glance just now had brought Chen Tang immense pressure and fear. With just one look from that immortal, he had the illusion that his body was about to explode.

Yet Chen Shi was ordering her around. This gave him a strange sense of terror.

Chen Shi said, "She got a little hurt in my small temple. Don't worry. Once she heals, she'll leave. Even if she causes trouble, she won't trouble us."

"Let's hope so."

Chen Tang warned Chen Shi, "Don't touch her! If that immortal wakes up and finds that you've defiled her, she'll get angry, and everyone will die!"

"Dad, what do you mean by 'defiled her'?"

Chen Shi said angrily, "I am at least a top scholar!"

Chen Tang cautioned, "No matter what, don't let Peng Qiao control you! Why don't you sever the Three Corpses? No, no! It's too early for you to sever the Three Corpses now. The old Chen family still doesn't have an heir..."

He hesitated.

Chen Shi looked at Little Duan's figure. He also thought of Little Duan Immortal's cold face. He shuddered. But then he remembered the situation from the bridal chamber. His heart raced, and lust rose.

He felt Peng Qiao stirring again. He quickly stabilized his mind and suppressed Peng Qiao's influence on him.

Soon, the Shen Beast was completely carved up. After Little Duan gave the meat to the villagers, she returned to Chen Shi's side. She pulled Chen Shi toward a secluded spot.

"Husband, kiss, give me a kiss!" She seemed to have tasted the sweetness and looked up at Chen Shi with expectant eyes.

Chen Shi looked at her sparkling eyes and couldn't help but feel aroused. He thought, "The immortal is in meditation. I'll just kiss her once. She won't find out..."

Their hearts were pounding. Their lips met, feeling soft, sticky, and wet. At that moment, a chilling cold surged over them.

"Beast."

Chen Shi opened his eyes. Their lips were still together, but Little Duan Immortal was staring at him with open eyes. There was no lust in her gaze.

"I didn't, immortal, please let me explain..."