Eternal Tale

”Senior, please accept these two Taiwei Purple Immortal Fruits. They are the supreme treasures of our Endless Mountain Range.”

A demon ancestor suddenly spoke, taking out a medicine case made from a thousand-year-old Crane Spirit Tree from his storage ring. ”Our Demon Ancestor Hall doesn’’t have many left.”

The other three demon ancestors looked pained, but there was no way to not reciprocate such a gesture. This senior deserved such treatment from them.

Qi Hao could only sigh. In the outside world, cultivators would fight to the death for such precious herbs, yet here they were, being offered directly to the ancestor. This immortal cultivation was truly different from theirs.

The medicine case was slowly opened, releasing a refreshing fragrance.

The Taiwei Purple Immortal Fruit was as big as a fist, emitting a faint purple glow and even slowly absorbing the surrounding spiritual qi.

The entire fruit was enveloped in purple light, and the spiritual qi around it seemed to have a pulsating feeling.

Moreover, its body was inscribed with patterns, as if marked by the heavens and earth.

Chen Xun had seen many spiritual herbs, but such a peculiar one was a first for him.

This could truly be called a treasure of heaven and earth, formed by the utmost creation of nature.Yet he gently shook his head, ”Gentlemen, take this back. This is not the reason I came here.”

The four demon ancestors were surprised at his words. This fruit granted a thousand years of life... the greatest secret of the Endless Mountain Range. They couldn’’t believe any cultivator would take longevity lightly.

They cautiously observed Chen Xun, who seemed to have no greed in his eyes, which was very strange.

Qi Hao shared their thoughts, unable to see through this senior at all.

When he first found it, he was ecstatic, almost mad with joy, even though the actual experience wasn’’t as easy as he claimed.

”I only need a branch of the Taiwei Purple Immortal Tree. I wonder if you could accommodate me. I don’’t intend to uproot it.”

”Senior... you may not know, this immortal tree cannot be transplanted. It’’s already starting to decline, with its essence depleting rapidly. It might not last another ninety thousand years.”

A demon ancestor explained sincerely, saying that each fruiting of the tree consumed its essence, ”A branch might be useless to you, Senior.”

”No worries, I just want to take a look. I won’’t have any designs on this immortal tree, rest assured.”

Chen Xun looked around at the four demon ancestors with a kind gaze, ”I’’m just curious about this cultivation item. You are still young and might not understand.”

”Then, Senior, please accept at least one Taiwei Purple Immortal Fruit!”

”Indeed, Senior, please accept it!”

The four demon ancestors were shocked, almost breaking down at Chen Xun’’s words, ”you are still young.”

Their eyes no longer showed pain, as if they would kneel and beg if Chen Xun didn’’t accept it.

”Alright, I won’’t refuse your kind intentions.”

Chen Xun waved his hand to accept the medicine case, looking even more satisfied, ”The demon clan is much better than I imagined. I’’ll remember you.”

The four demon ancestors were overjoyed at his words, standing up and cupping their hands, ”Thank you, Senior!”

”I’’ll wait here for you. I won’’t intrude on your clan’’s ancestral grounds.”

”Senior is too courteous!”

They were already unable to express their admiration, only able to say that this Five Aggregates Ancestor deserved the title of a great human cultivator!

Who else could achieve the transformation into a god if not such a senior?!

They immediately took their leave to prepare, while the surrounding great demons also respectfully cupped their hands and left, unaware that their backs were drenched in cold sweat. The giant palm that covered the sky had shattered the spirits of all the great demons.

”Qi Hao.”

”Ancestor, you speak.”

”Deliver this Taiwei Purple Immortal Fruit to Jiang Xuechen of Moon Tower. I have an old acquaintance with their former ancestor.”

”Understood, disciple!”

Qi Hao nodded solemnly, carefully taking the medicine case, five hundred years of life!

”Take these two Chaoyuan Red Treasure Fruits. They can replenish your declining vitality.”

Chen Xun stood up, patting Qi Hao’’s shoulder with a smile, ”You’’re quite good, kid. Now you can shield the Five Aggregates Sect from the wind and rain.”

Qi Hao’’s eyes showed determination as he replied firmly, ”Back then, the seniors protected us on the path of immortality. Now, it’’s only natural to protect these juniors, or I wouldn’’t be worthy of being called a cultivator.”

”Hehe, I’’ll leave the Endless Mountain Range to your arrangements.”

Chen Xun’’s face was calm, quite fond of these juniors from the Five Aggregates Sect, ”We are about to travel the world and have explained everything to Liu Han and the others.”

”Ancestor...”

”Go, don’’t worry. You no longer need my protection; you can all stand on your own.”

”Thank you, Ancestor, for saving my life back then!”

Qi Hao seemed to muster great courage, never forgetting, ”To see you again in my lifetime, I have no regrets.”

Chen Xun nodded gently, exuding a friendly aura, as if merging with this world, slowly turning into a phantom.

”If Senior Brother Le Feng could see the current Five Aggregates Sect, his journey in this world would not have been in vain, haha...”

In an instant, a hearty laughter shook the mountain forest, gradually fading as the figure departed.

Qi Hao’’s eyes were filled with deep respect. He stood there, bowing his head, not leaving for a long time.

...

Five days later, Chen Xun suddenly appeared at the place where the ancestor of the Dan Ding Sect, one of the ten great immortal sects of Kingdom Qian, had passed away.

Here, the mountains and waters complemented each other, the scenery was pleasant, a feng shui treasure spot for burial.

It was deep autumn in Kingdom Qian, but the sun remained warm, with a few yellow leaves occasionally falling, casting a mottled melancholy on the ground.

Time was long, always carrying a kind of soul connection, at the place where the autumn water met the sky, making Chen Xun hold a teacup, arriving as promised.

The guarding cultivators naturally couldn’’t detect him. At this moment, a gentle breeze blew, and he walked to a tombstone, Zheng Yi.

In a trance, he seemed to see that old man tugging at his beard, hurriedly bidding them farewell.

”Zheng Yi, I’’m back again. I didn’’t let you down.”

Chen Xun smiled, sitting cross-legged in front of the grave, taking out two small teacups, ”The territory of Da Li is indeed vast, I haven’’t even covered one ten-thousandth of it.”

”However, I did announce my name in the Bai Li clan, Chen Xun of Kingdom Qian.”

As he spoke, he poured a cup of tea, ”I forgot to share this tea with you back then, but it’’s not too late to come today.”

Chen Xun’’s eyes carried a hint of nostalgia. In the art of pill refining, Zheng Yi had taught him much and shared many unique pill recipes, making him half a teacher.

”If I can clear the path ahead and reach the Three Thousand Great Worlds, I will still be Chen Xun of Kingdom Qian. Once I make a name for myself, I’’ll come back to see you.”

He finished speaking, poured the tea on the ground, smiled, and stood up, cupping his hands, ”I’’m off, take care.”

In the world, one would meet many different people. Although Chen Xun and Zheng Yi met by chance, regardless of the mountains and rivers, regardless of the fleeting years, it was always a warmth placed in his heart.

Whoosh...

Time was like the wind, and that figure seemed to follow the years, follow the mountain breeze, never to be seen again.