"It's been eight thousand years, mom, how have you been?"

"What nonsense are you talking about, son? Not even a phone call in half a month, what's going on?"

Right after he answered the phone, Lu Chen heard his mother's familiar voice.

His eyes started to redden instantly, he choked up and said, "Mom, it's so good to hear your voice."

"Good my foot! Hurry back, school opens the day after tomorrow. Not picking up my calls every day, are you trying to worry me to death?"

"I know, mom, I'm already on my way."

"That's good, be careful on the road, don't go missing on your old mom again! Go to Yunzhou first and visit your Aunt Tang, I'll come to find you after I finish up my stuff. Got to go now!"

It was only after reminding him a few times that his mom, Chen Xiuying, hung up the call.

"Mom! Your son misses you, too."

Looking at the disconnected call, a satisfied smile spread across Lu Chen's face.

It does sound a bit strange.

During the summer vacation after high school, he went to Phoenix Mountain by himself.

He accidentally entered a cave and unexpectedly travelled to a different world of cultivation.

After over eight thousand years of diligent cultivation, he successfully broke through to the stage of overcoming tribulation.

However, at the moment of his ascension, he was besieged by his enemies. Finally, utilizing the power of the heavenly tribulation, he successfully eradicated his enemies.

However, he himself was gravely injured as a result, with his Niwan Palace damaged and his cultivation level rapidly declining.

When he woke up again, he surprisingly found himself back in the original cave on the Blue Star.

What he didn't expect even more was that, after spending over eight thousand years in the cultivation world, only half a month had passed on the Blue Star.

Remembering the long-lost voice of his mother over the phone earlier, Lu Chen was so moved that he couldn't help but yearn to return home immediately.

"Damn it, if it wasn't for the damage to my Niwan Palace, I wouldn't have needed to take the bus!"

Lu Chen muttered under his breath and looked at the rolling screen in front of the bus.

. August 30, 2004 11:02.

"So indeed, school starts the day after tomorrow!"

Although his Niwan Palace was damaged, he could only exert a tenth of his strength at his peak.

But even so, he would live a god-like life on the Blue Star.

However, to restore his cultivation strength from his heyday, relying solely on the Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures on the Blue Star is impossible.

Moreover, the spiritual energy in his body now is like a fully recharged power bank, which decreases with every use.

The spiritual energy of the Blue Star is simply too scarce, and he can't supplement it in a short time.

Even if a charger runs out of power, it can be charged, but once he uses up his internal spiritual energy, he can only search the world for Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasures to replenish it.

Upon hearing this, Lu Chen had a bitter smile on his face.

"Well, I’m an old monster at the Tribulation-crossing stage, and I'm actually going to university. What's this all about?"

"Aunt Tang is mom's best girlfriend. We used to be neighbors back in Clearwater County before she got married and moved to Cloud City to become a rich lady.”

"Apparently, she heard about my acceptance to Cloud City University, and now she's trying to set me up with her daughter!"

Thinking about this, Lu Chen let out a deep sigh.

An hour later, Lu Chen finally arrived in downtown Cloud City.

Following the address given by his mom, he arrived at a bubble tea shop next to the train station.

By now, two stunning and youthful girls had already been waiting for a while.

"Why isn't he here yet? I’ve already had two cups of bubble tea. Xiao Xue, could you give him a call to find out where he is?"

A beautiful girl in a pink rabbit tee, pouting as she bit her straw, said, "I'm so hungry I could collapse!”

"I've tried, but his phone isn't answering. Let's wait another five minutes. If he still doesn't show up, we leave."

"It's all my mom’s fault. With so many drivers at our company, why does she make me pick up this Lu Chen? Now we can't go to the animation city this afternoon.”

The tall and gorgeous girl with long hair and a cold expression complained.

The girl, who is about eighteen or nineteen, has an elegant figure with beautiful curves.

Her standard melon-seed face has skin as fair and delicate as snow, with wavy black hair cascading down to her waist.

Her coquettish and charming face, with its hint of aloofness, is extremely attractive.

"Because Aunt Tang and his mother are good friends."

The cute girl blowing bubbles into her milk tea chortled, "By the way, Xiao Xue, could it be that Aunt Tang wants this Lu Chen to be your family's son-in-law?"

"Shan Shan, don't talk nonsense!"

Lin Ao Xue coldly huffed, "How could my mother possibly throw her daughter into the fire pit with a backwater fellow from a county town?”

Upon hearing this, Shan Shan chuckled mischievously, "What if this Lu Chen turns out to be a handsome guy?"

Lin Ao Xue's eyebrows relaxed and her beautiful face blushed, "Well, I could consider that, dating is okay, but marriage is out of the question."

Shan Shan spun her eyes around, reaching over to tickle Lin Ao Xue's waist, “You're such a heartbreaker!”

"Excuse me, which one of you is Lin Ao Xue, the daughter of Aunt Tang?"

A gentle male voice came from behind Shan Shan at that moment.

"Huh?"

Shan Shan jumped in surprise, hurriedly ducked behind Lin Ao Xue, looking over her shoulder cautiously, “Who are you? Why did you suddenly pop out?”

"You're Lu Chen?"

Lin Ao Xue sized up Lu Chen, seeing him all covered in mud, carrying a shabby bag crumbling with dirt, her charming face quickly turned icy.

She couldn't really be going to dinner with this rustic!

No, absolutely not, if someone familiar sees, it would be utterly embarrassing!

"She is Lin Aoxue."

In desperation, Lin Aoxue directly pulled up Shanshan, who was in her arms, to impersonate her. She whispered in the ear of the two women, "Shanshan, I beg you, impersonate me for now, and I'll gift you a handbag later."

"Three Givenchy lipsticks," said Shanshan, whose real name is Wu Shanshan, in a soft voice.

"Deal!" Wu Shanshan agreed without any hesitation.

Lu Chen was speechless.

Did these two girls take him for a fool?

"Nice to meet you, Lu Chen. You must be tired after coming all the way from Qing Shui County?" With a full-face smile, Wu Shanshan waved to Lu Chen and suggested, "Why don't we go eat first? We can talk while we eat. What do you think?"

"Sure!" Lu Chen touched his stomach.

It wasn't that he was hungry, but his Niwan Palace got damaged, causing a slight depletion of his internal spiritual energy.

Although this minimal consumption of spiritual energy could be ignored, it would eventually be completely depleted if not replenished over time.

"Who would have thought that I, a high-level cultivator who has passed the tribulation stage, would one day have to rely on staple food to maintain my spiritual energy," Lu Chen chuckled bitterly and then followed the two girls out of the bubble tea shop.

A moment later, the trio arrived in front of a pricey red Ferrari SF90 supercar.

Lu Chen was quite surprised, he had not expected Aunt Tang's daughter to arrive in such a luxury car.

Given that he and Lin Aoxue were the same age and she could drive such an expensive luxury car just as they entered university, it was evident how wealthy her family was.

"How about it? Isn't this car cool?"

Lin Aoxue glanced at Lu Chen and pressed the car key.

However, to her surprise, this country bumpkin did not show any ripple in his eyes.

Su Chen slightly nodded, "Hmm, it indeed is cool, but still too slow."