Although Celestial Way and Terranom had cultivated from black bears into human forms and mastered some witchcraft beyond human knowledge, in reality, the witchcraft they mastered was not as powerful or terrifying as one might imagine.

  In fact, during their cultivation into human forms, their originally strong physiques had significantly weakened. It was precisely because Xiao Qing recognized these issues with Celestial Way and Terranom that she saw hope in dealing with them.

  Speaking of this, the Candylord sighed with a tone of obvious regret before continuing, "Sigh! I actually understand what Xiao Qing and the others were thinking. They are, after all, from another world and naturally want to escape the Lost Woods and return to their own homes. We, on the other hand, were too naive, mistakenly believing that they had settled for the status quo and were willing to live with us in this forest forever."

  "Moreover, with the magical powers we gained from cultivation, we considered ourselves superior to them. This led to a lack of vigilance on our part, and ultimately, we stumbled and fell for Xiao Qing's tricks."

  "So, what exactly happened later?" Yun Ge asked.

  "Sigh! It all starts with Xiao Qing, that cunning woman!" The Candylord sighed regretfully again, then continued to recall the events of that year.

  Xiao Qing was a young woman full of wisdom. Possessing an unparalleled learning talent from a young age, she had already obtained her Ph.D. in biology in her teens and became a senior researcher in biomedical studies in her early twenties.

  This was why Xiao Qing could impart a wealth of knowledge to Celestial Way and Terranom, becoming the person they respected and trusted the most, and thus becoming the village head of Heaven and Earth Village.

  However, as mentioned earlier, because Celestial Way and Terranom did not know what the real human society was like, they were unaware of the complexity of humans. This led to the naive duo pouring out all their secrets to Xiao Qing without reservation, making her fully aware of every detail about them. It was for this reason that Xiao Qing learned that the true strength of the two was not invincible.

  Furthermore, one day at a village gathering, Celestial Way and Terranom casually mentioned the mysterious teleportation technique they had accidentally realized during the gathering, and informed the villagers that they planned to attempt to cast this spell to take everyone to another world more suitable for their further cultivation when they achieved the Great Dao.

  This immediately stirred Xiao Qing's heart, who originally only had a longing for home, with a strong desire to return to her hometown using this spell. So, Xiao Qing, with a sudden thought, began to discreetly inquire about the details of the teleportation technique.

  Celestial Way and Terranom, who had always been unguarded with Xiao Qing and the others, generously shared the specific information about this teleportation technique.

  According to Xiao Qing's understanding, this teleportation technique was, overall, actually very easy to activate. However, to make the teleportation spell effective, Celestial Way and Terranom needed to use themselves as a medium, sacrificing their physical bodies to transform into the powerful force driving the teleportation spell.

  This was why Celestial Way and Terranom planned to wait until they had achieved the Great Dao and could transcend their physical bodies to become immortals before offering their bodies to activate the teleportation array, then taking all the villagers away from the forest to another world more suitable for immortals to live in.

  After confirming that Celestial Way and Terranom were not just daydreaming but had indeed realized through their cultivation that their ideas could be achieved, Xiao Qing put on an eager-to-learn expression and asked if she could also activate this spell.

  Celestial Way and Terranom, with the intention of sharing their cultivation success with their friends, told Xiao Qing without reservation that activating this teleportation spell was not difficult at all. Any mortal who could accurately chant the incantation could give it a try.

  Moreover, although Xiao Qing had not yet grasped the way of cultivation, having long accompanied Celestial Way and Terranom, she had quietly developed a bit of spiritual nature within her.

  Coupled with her exceptional intelligence and linguistic talent, Xiao Qing had long since mastered the witch's Omen Language necessary for casting witchcraft. Therefore, Xiao Qing could naturally easily activate this teleportation spell as well.

  Hearing this, the restless emotions in Xiao Qing's heart could no longer be suppressed. So, after the gathering ended and she confirmed that Celestial Way and Terranom had returned to their room and entered a state of cultivation again, she secretly gathered all the villagers and openly shared her thoughts with everyone.

  As Xiao Qing had anticipated, although the villagers acknowledged that Celestial Way and Terranom had treated them well, and although they had adapted to life here and, because of trying the candy, not only were their bodies exceptionally healthy, but their rate of aging had also become extremely slow, who would be willing to miss the opportunity to escape the bewildering forest and return to their homeland?

  So, after listening to Xiao Qing's thoughts, everyone immediately voted unanimously on the spot, willing to follow Xiao Qing's lead to find a way to leave here as soon as possible. Of course, before formally devising the escape plan, the villagers needed to confirm one thing.

  That was, as Celestial Way and Terranom had said, if they wanted to use this teleportation spell to go to the next cultivation sanctuary after achieving the Great Dao, they must concentrate their thoughts on the same destination upon entering the spell. Otherwise, the teleportation spell would fail due to the lack of unified belief among the spell's users.

  Considering that the villagers came from different human worlds, everyone now had to ensure that they could work together with a single purpose, concentrating their beliefs on one person's world, in order to ensure that everyone had a chance to escape this world using the teleportation spell.

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  This issue was naturally quite thorny. After all, everyone wanted to return to their own world, but according to Celestial Way and Terranom, with their current abilities, they could only cast the teleportation spell once.

  Therefore, if the villagers wanted to return to the human world, many people would have to make sacrifices, concentrating everyone's will on going to one person's world, to ensure the successful casting of the teleportation spell.

  This matter was indeed very perplexing, as everyone desired to return to their own homes and embrace their families and lives once more. However, one must give to receive.

  After this period of communal living, the villagers, who had become united, naturally did not wish for individual selfishness to affect this rare opportunity to escape. Thus, the villagers decided that since they could only go to one person's world, they might as well choose a world that could offer them a better life.

  After lengthy discussions among the villagers, everyone ultimately agreed to go to Xiao Qing's world. Comparing the living conditions and status of the villagers in their respective worlds,

  Xiao Qing's original world clearly offered a higher standard of living. Therefore, if everyone went to Xiao Qing's world, they could naturally, with Xiao Qing's help, all live much happier lives than before.

  Why did everyone ultimately decide to go to Xiao Qing's world?

  Apart from Xiao Qing being the most intelligent person in Heaven and Earth Village, possessing unparalleled debating skills that allowed her to easily persuade everyone, we must also mention another identity of Xiao Qing in her own world—she was a senior researcher at a special organization.

  In fact, Xiao Qing was a senior researcher at an organization dedicated to studying supernatural forces. Her research topic before coming to the Lost Woods was to seek innovative medical technologies to enhance human medical standards by studying extraterrestrial biological samples brought back by humans from outer space.

  Due to the uniqueness of Xiao Qing's work, she not only had extraordinary social connections but also had control over a substantial research fund. Therefore, as long as Xiao Qing personally persuaded her superiors, she could ensure that these villagers would receive government protection upon arriving in her world. Moreover, everyone could obtain well-paid positions at the organization where she worked, based on their experiences, and thus live a life without worries.

  Since Xiao Qing was diligent in her work and had a kind personality with strong leadership abilities, coupled with her extensive knowledge that made her a mentor and friend to Celestial Way and Terranom, and even at times made them follow her arrangements, she had become, to a certain extent, the most prestigious figure in Heaven and Earth Village. As a result, the villagers naturally placed absolute trust in Xiao Qing.

  However, what the villagers did not know was that Xiao Qing's wisdom and unique professional experience made her strategies far superior to her peers. The reason Xiao Qing tirelessly persuaded the villagers to go to her world was fundamentally out of self-interest. She planned that once she returned to her world with the villagers, she would have sufficient evidence to prove that she had visited another world.

  In this way, Xiao Qing would undoubtedly become a prominent figure in her organization, gaining the attention of the higher-ups, and thus obtaining a position with richer research resources and higher remuneration!

  Of course, what was important to Xiao Qing was that bringing these people back would not only benefit her career but also allow her to completely escape her current department, especially its leadership. Every time Xiao Qing thought of the lewd look on her leader's face, she couldn't help but feel a wave of nausea.

  "So, how did you come to know about Xiao Qing's plans?" Yun Ge interrupted, puzzled.

  "Because Terranom and I naively regarded Xiao Qing and the others as our family, we never doubted their loyalty, nor did we detect their secret plotting," the Candylord replied with a touch of irony.

  "But fortune favors the prepared mind. Just as we didn't expect Xiao Qing and the others to betray us, they naturally didn't anticipate that a traitor would emerge among the villagers. This leads us to another individual who had been with us from the very beginning," the Candylord continued with a sardonic tone.

  Apart from Xiao Qing, Chen Qiang was the one who had been with Celestial Way and Terranom the longest. In contrast to Xiao Qing, who was always in the limelight assisting Celestial Way and Terranom, Chen Qiang remained discreetly by Xiao Qing's side, content to be the supporting leaf to her blossoming flower.

  More importantly, since Xiao Qing had been single before arriving in the Lost Woods, and Chen Qiang, hailing from a poor background, had also remained single.

  Thus, after supporting each other as survivors for a period and discovering many admirable qualities in one another, they naturally became a couple. Shortly after the establishment of Heaven and Earth Village, the couple was blessed with twins, a boy and a girl.

  The birth of these twins was another strong motivation for Xiao Qing to return to her world after seeing hope. After all, who wouldn't want their children to grow up in a better environment?

  However, what Xiao Qing did not anticipate was that Chen Qiang, who had always supported her silently, genuinely did not wish to leave the Lost Woods. As mentioned earlier, Chen Qiang was a mountain farmer who cultivated crops in the wilderness. The reason he chose to stay in the mountains and farm at the prime age of thirty-something was related to his family background and personality.

  Chen Qiang was born in a remote rural village nestled in the mountains, which made the village's economy underdeveloped and its people's thinking and living conditions far behind the outside world.

  Coupled with the fact that Chen Qiang's family was the poorest in the village, he became the object of ridicule among the village children from a young age, leading to a life of inferiority and an increasingly reclusive personality.

  Later, with the construction of new roads, the village was no longer cut off from the outside world. As villagers strengthened their connections with the outside, their economic conditions gradually improved.

  However, since Chen Qiang's family had long been unwelcome among the villagers and no one was willing to help them out of poverty, their economic situation not only failed to improve but also fell further behind compared to other villagers.

  Finally, the village head, under the guise of helping Chen Qiang's family escape poverty as soon as possible, allocated a piece of land on the mountain for them to cultivate. But in reality, the village head merely wanted to create a new image for himself and forcibly relocated Chen Qiang's family to the mountains.

  Although Chen Qiang's family could farm on this land, the limited conditions of the mountainous area meant that the variety of crops they could plant was very limited, and their annual harvest was barely enough to feed their family.

  Now, other villagers were either working outside to earn money or planting higher-quality crops on better land to make a living, all bustling with activity. This made Chen Qiang's family, living on the mountain, seem even more out of place, further distancing their lives from the village.

  Under such circumstances, naturally, no one was willing to play matchmaker for Chen Qiang. Well aware of his own poor prospects, Chen Qiang did not dare to dream of a happy life with a wife and children, and thus early on accepted the fate of spending his life with his parents.

  Of course, although Chen Qiang accepted his life, it did not mean that he would stop yearning for a better life. This was why, when Chen Qiang found himself trapped in the Lost Woods and unable to return home, although he was worried about his parents, after finding love, he resolutely chose to stay in this other world.