Ning Beichen shook his head and said, "My master never tells me these things, he just tells me to investigate myself."
He didn't dare tell this woman in linen clothes that his master was missing.
After all, one could not fathom the hearts of men.
If this woman in linen clothes knew he had no backing, would she kill him, Ning Beichen? That remained to be seen. Ning Beichen dared not gamble on human nature.
"So that's how it is. You can use the techniques of a Transcended one before you've even become one. Your master must be an extraordinary person. I don't mind telling you."
The woman in linen clothes said to Ning Beichen.
Hearing her words, Ning Beichen secretly wiped away a cold sweat. Indeed, this woman in linen clothes was wary of the master behind him.
"Although this world has restrictions and protections imposed by laws, there are still those who become Transcended ones. However, once one becomes a Transcended one, to avoid being discovered and eliminated by the laws, they can only suppress their Transcended power and not use it, and find a way to leave as soon as possible for the Transcended Realm."
Ning Beichen: "There's a Transcended Realm? Are there no legal interventions in the Transcended Realm?"
The woman in linen clothes said, "No, in the Transcended Realm, you can use extraordinary powers at will."
"Then, where is the Transcended Realm, and how can I get there?"
Ning Beichen asked excitedly.
"The Transcended Realm isn't in a specific place; it's also within this world."
The woman in linen clothes was somewhat surprised. Why was this person's master so powerful, yet he knew so little about Transcended ones? Still, she answered Ning Beichen's question.
"It's within this world?"
Ning Beichen looked confused.
Seeing that he didn't understand, the woman in linen clothes explained.
"Do you think the world you see is all there is? Do you know how big the world is? The world you see is just the tip of the iceberg."
"As for how to get to the Transcended Realm, it's actually very simple. Once you become a Transcended one, your master will come to escort you to the Transcended Realm. Also, the stone house you see ahead is actually a passage to the Transcended Realm."
"However, I advise you to honestly wait for your master to escort you after you become a Transcended one. If you try to go to the Transcended Realm yourself, it will be a matter of life and death."
"Thank you, miss, for telling me."
Ning Beichen expressed his gratitude to the woman in linen clothes.
"Alright, I should be going back with Ah Da. My fight with you might have alerted the laws. If I don't leave, the laws will eliminate me and Ah Da."
The woman in linen clothes said to Ning Beichen.
"Wait a moment, you... Do you know how to become a Transcended one?"
Ning Beichen, somewhat unwillingly, called out to her.
Ning Beichen would have liked to seek help from his master, but his old master had long since disappeared. Perhaps he had truly gone to the Transcended Realm.
If he were still in this world, Ning Beichen didn't believe he wouldn't have found any trace of his master after searching for so long.
The woman in linen clothes gave Ning Beichen another strange look, then said, "Break the shackles of the laws, and you will naturally become a Transcended one."
"You can already use the sword techniques of a Transcended one. Although I don't know how you managed it, if you think about it carefully, I believe breaking the shackles won't be difficult for you."
"Alright, there are some things I can't tell you too much, or your master will blame me. If you have a chance to go to the Transcended Realm in the future, you can find me at Chongming Mountain. Remember my name, I am Han Rui."
After speaking, the woman in linen clothes, along with the leopard, entered the stone structure and was never seen to emerge again.
After the woman in linen clothes left, Ning Beichen immediately chased into the stone structure.
But the stone structure was empty, with nothing inside, and no passage was found.
Finally, Ning Beichen came out, puzzled, and went back to take care of Liu Yilin.
"Beichen, are you alright? Where is that hateful woman?"
When Liu Yilin woke up and saw Ning Beichen before her, her heart was immediately at ease.
"She has already left."
Ning Beichen said to her.
"Left? Beichen, did you kill her?"
Liu Yilin clearly misunderstood, thinking Ning Beichen had killed her and sent her away.
"No, she is very powerful, and I am no match for her. However, she is not an evil person, and we eventually reached an understanding."
Ning Beichen explained to her.
In fact, Ning Beichen thought about it now.
This woman named Han Rui might not have been as hateful as he initially thought.
The reason she attacked Ning Beichen was simply that she considered him an ant. Killing an ant was like a human accidentally stepping on one, not worth noticing.
Of course, after witnessing Ning Beichen's abilities, she no longer treated him like an ant.
Perhaps she wanted to build goodwill with him, which was why she explained so much.
Next, Ning Beichen recounted his conversation with Han Rui to Liu Yilin.
Liu Yilin listened with wide eyes, looking incredulous. Like Ning Beichen, she had never dreamed that the world they saw was merely the tip of the iceberg.
"The end of science is theology..."
Suddenly, Liu Yilin murmured to herself.
"Yilin, what are you saying?"
Ning Beichen, seeing her mumbling, asked curiously.
"I was just thinking about a question. Many people say that the end of science is theology. I never believed this statement before."
"But since I started cultivating with you, I've discovered more and more evidence pointing to this statement. For example, Einstein, do you think he was just an ordinary person?"
Liu Yilin's words made Ning Beichen also become dazed and even a little lost.
He had initially thought that the world he saw was the entire world, but that woman in linen clothes had told him that the world he saw was only the tip of the iceberg.
Either the woman in linen clothes was crazy, or he, Ning Beichen, was crazy.
But neither of them was crazy, so it couldn't be that the world was crazy.
"Beichen, the world that woman in linen clothes spoke of might not refer to the world we see."
Suddenly, Liu Yilin said.
"What do you mean?"
Ning Beichen asked her.
"The dimensional world. I think she might be talking about the dimensional world, and the Transcended Realm is within the dimensional world. This would explain her statement."
"'Do you think the world you see is all there is? Actually, the world you see is just the tip of the iceberg.'"
Liu Yilin repeated this sentence, becoming more and more excited as she spoke.
"It must be the dimensional world. Only in a dimensional world can we not see its entirety."
Following Liu Yilin, he squatted down, picked up a stick, and drew a simple diagram of a dimensional world on the ground for Ning Beichen.
"I understand. You mean that we also live in a dimensional world, and the Transcended Realm is also in a dimensional world, but our dimensions are different, so we cannot see the Transcended Realm."
Ning Beichen said excitedly.