I’m Trapped in a Cube - Chapter 278

Bai Zhou brought Mo Ling to a clean house, asked him to sit down, then took out some tea leaves and brewed tea with freshly boiled water.

The tea leaves were very fragrant. As soon as the hot water was poured in, they released a fresh aroma that was almost ethereal.

“Growing other crops on this island doesn’t work very well, but the tea grown here is quite special, with an extremely rich fragrance…” Bai Zhou introduced it to Mo Ling on his own.

Mo Ling kept responding softly. His head was currently a cube, so he couldn’t drink tea at all and could only silently watch the ethereal smoke.

“Why do you seem much more reserved?” Bai Zhou asked in confusion.

After a moment of silence, Mo Ling thought of an appropriate answer, “It’s been a long time since I’ve relaxed like this.”

“Ah, that’s right. The Abyss is too dangerous, you always have to keep your nerves taut. When you finally get to relax, you really should empty your mind.”

Bai Zhou began complaining to Mo Ling again.

“When we first came here, we didn’t know those things in the sea were so dangerous. We had a really hard time escaping to this island.”

“Fortunately, everyone became immortals, or many people would have died…”

Mo Ling’s heart skipped a beat again.

Becoming immortals…

“How did you become immortals?”

“You’re curious too, right?” Bai Zhou’s eyes lit up as he looked at Mo Ling. “I’m about to teach a class to the Chali Tribe later. Want to come listen?”

“Alright…”

After some more small talk, Bai Zhou brought Mo Ling to a wooden house.

The interior layout was exactly the same as Mo Ling remembered, except now the small table was full of people.

There were Chali Tribe members and human children. Seeing Mo Ling, this unfamiliar visitor, they all looked over curiously.

This wooden house is exactly the same as the one Mo Ling had seen in the mountains of Merman Island, even down to the details. Except for the different surroundings, this wooden house seemed to have been moved here wholesale.

“This is teacher’s friend, they are here to listen today. You all better behave well.”

“Got it!” the students said in unison, and the Chali Tribe members also swayed their tree roots in welcome.

The Chali Tribe students consciously connected everyone with their tree roots, and Bai Zhou began organizing the items on the table. The human children also stopped playing around and sat properly at the small table.

“Not bad, right? Come in quickly.” Bai Zhou urged Mo Ling and walked into the wooden house.

“You sit first.” Bai Zhou guided Mo Ling to a spot at the long table, then sat down at the table himself.

It seemed this class was about to begin…

“Today we’ll continue talking about how to become immortals. Do you all remember last class’s content?”

“Yes!”

“Then you answer: what is an immortal?” Bai Zhou pointed to a very active Chali Tribe member below and asked.

The Chali Tribe’s voice came from within the tree roots.

“A person who ascends to the sky!”

“What else?”

“Alnd… I forgot.” The Chali Tribe’s tree roots immediately drooped.

“I explained so many meanings of ‘immortal’ last class, and you only remember this one?” Bai Zhou asked with a bitter smile.

“I remember the others too,I just temporarily forgot.” the Chali Tribe student argued.

“Fine. Whatever you remember is whatever it is. You forgot everything else and only remember one thing, which means this explanation left the deepest impression in your heart. As long as you stick to the immortal in your heart and don’t change, that’s good.”

Hearing that Bai Zhou wasn’t criticizing him, the Chali Tribe perked up again.

“Yes, teacher!”

Bai Zhou sighed and continued the lesson.

“Last class, I explained so many meanings of ‘immortal,’ but those were all previous people’s experiences and summaries. Everyone’s idea of what an immortal is differs.”

“Some think they should be their own immortal, others think they should be an immortal for others. There’s no right or wrong in this.”

“Our emperor at the time wanted to rule the empire forever, so his idea of an immortal was eternal life.”

“Some want to heal the world and raise the dead, so their idea of an immortal is a medical immortal. Some want powerful abilities to move mountains and seas, so their idea of an immortal is boundless magical power…”

Just as Bai Zhou was explaining seriously, a child below raised their hand.

“Teacher! What do you think an immortal is?”

“Mine?”

Bai Zhou suddenly froze.

Under the students’ curious gazes, Bai Zhou remained silent for a long time. He looked at the students, his mouth slightly open, but couldn’t say anything.

“The immortal I think of…”

He repeated the student’s question, but seemed to suddenly get stuck and couldn’t say anything.

After a long time, he averted his gaze evasively and looked down at the long table.

“This class, I’ll continue teaching you how to become immortals.”

He directly skipped the students’ question and returned to the class topic.

“Becoming an immortal means pursuing the immortal you believe in your heart.”

“If you want to ascend to the sky, find ways to make yourself ascend to the sky. If you want eternal life, find the method for eternal life.”

“Becoming an immortal is a process, not a result. The immortal is the goal.”

“Why did I teach you what an immortal is last class?”

“Because you first need to know what an immortal is before you can understand how to become one. Everyone’s idea of an immortal is different, so naturally the methods of becoming immortal are also different.”

Bai Zhou looked again at the Chali Tribe member he had first questioned.

“Say it again, what is an immortal?”

“A person who ascends to the sky…”

“Good. Now think, how do you ascend to the sky?”

The Chali Tribe student thought for a moment and answered, “Get grabbed by a canyon eagle, get bitten by a bubble fish, eat spray fruit, use a Relic…”

“Mm.” Bai Zhou nodded. “Now think, if you get grabbed by a canyon eagle, can you still be alive?”

“No.”

“So you can eliminate one method of becoming immortal.”

Bai Zhou’s finger gently tapped the long table.

“When one path is blocked, try another path. Keep trying. When there are no more paths, go find paths, until you reach your goal and become the immortal you believe in. Do you understand?”

“I understand, teacher! I’ll go look for bubble fish after class!”

Hearing this, Bai Zhou’s face immediately darkened.

“If you get bitten by a bubble fish, don’t come to class before the bubble disappears!”

“Before you practice, you need to first think whether this path is feasible, not try things randomly. The teacher can’t help you think through everything one by one. Figure it out yourself slowly,” Bai Zhou said helplessly.

The Chali Tribe member also realized their mistake and nodded weakly.

Bai Zhou questioned other students, step by step guiding them to master the method of “becoming immortal.”

“I’m just providing a starting point. If you want to become immortals, you still need to work hard yourselves, because only you know best what the immortal in your heart truly looks like. Others will never know.”

“In the process of becoming immortals, you also need to constantly confirm whether the immortal in your heart has changed or deviated, so you can stay firm in your direction and become a true immortal!”

“That’s all for this class…”

“Class dismissed!”