Eternal Tale

”Truly a wondrous item.”

Chen Xun spoke with amazement as he glanced at the Heavenly White Secret Liquid. ”Let’s test its effects, applying it to the eyes...”

He gently opened the bottle, revealing a white starlight shimmering inside, flowing as if in the void, ethereal and elusive.

Chen Xun’s gaze sharpened as he took out two drops and placed them in his eyes. His whole body trembled, and the sensation he felt when he first broke through to the Void Refinement Realm returned.

The sea, clouds, coast, and the heavenly energy filling the void gradually became clear to him, with each vein vividly appearing before his eyes.

The entire world seemed to transform into a different scene, becoming simple, transparent, and revealing its essence!

”Yin and Yang... Five Elements... complementing each other, the Five Elements... must unite with Yin and Yang.”

Chen Xun murmured to himself, his aura becoming transcendent and profound, his robes fluttering without wind. ”Little Crane, Crane Spirit Yin Yang Tree, World Soul...”

His eyes glimmered with a faint light, even showing signs of transforming into heterochromatic eyes. The most incomplete part of the Five Elements immortal path still lacked Yin and Yang!

After a moment, Chen Xun’s eyes regained clarity, able to restore the uncontrollable state of the past with this liquid. It truly was a treasure.His cultivation of the Water Spirit Decision had been put on hold for a year, unable to calm his mind, progressing slowly.

He seemed unable to return to his former carefree, optimistic state, even if others saw him as a fool, he would just laugh it off. The power of time was indeed peculiar.

Chen Xun quieted down again, slightly lowering his head, the black and white mana pattern on his forehead pulsating intensely, with his dark hair showing signs of turning silver.

”Moo moo?”

”Eldest brother, I picked flowers for you, hehe.”

”Brother Xun, as long as I can die peacefully, I’m content! Wherever you go, I’ll follow!”

...

Three voices suddenly entered his mind, and Chen Xun abruptly raised his head, a flash of overwhelming ferocity in his eyes, but the mana pattern on his forehead dimmed, leaving only a few strands of silver hair at his temples.

Chen Xun’s eyes seemed clouded, misty, appearing unfathomable, mysterious, and sharp.

He buried all his thoughts deep within, gradually opening a transmission stone, and stood up to bow. ”Greetings, senior.”

At this moment, he found himself in another realm, where an elder sat atop a mountain, lecturing. The mountains and rivers resonated with him, and the power of the heavenly energy he controlled was unfathomably deep.

Chen Xun had completely transformed into the most despised wealthy cultivator in the world of immortals, using both Luoyang Green Immortal Nectar and Heavenly White Secret Liquid simultaneously. He couldn’t afford to waste these two hours of lectures.

And his expenses, in just two hours, including the cost of the transmission stone, amounted to nearly fifty thousand mid-grade spirit stones for one session of cultivation!

If he came every day, not to mention others, even he would spend nearly 180 million mid-grade spirit stones a year on cultivation!

Such expenses were beyond what even the garbage recycling plant could support, and not even the most talented individuals could cultivate like this. Yet, he hadn’t realized the severity of the situation.

Chen Xun sat quietly on the coast, cultivating in seclusion, oblivious to worldly affairs.

...

As the sun rose and the moon set, with clouds clear and winds gentle, the waves gently lapped the shore, marking the passage of spring, summer, autumn, and winter. In the blink of an eye, fifty years had passed.

Over these fifty-one years, Chen Xun and Black Bull had also invested longevity points into the World Soul and mana.

The figure sitting quietly by the coast had disappeared, leaving only an empty chair and a mountain of trash behind.

Over the years, the garbage recycling plant had made a fortune in spirit stones, unaware of their true value, simply buying cultivation resources like mad.

Today, in the morning.

Over a dozen treasure ships, each over a hundred meters long, were docked on the coast of the garbage dump. These ships were responsible for opening routes between the several Trash Islands, fully managed by the Soul-Nourishing Spirit Clan.

Now, all thirty thousand clan members had boarded the Trash Island, serving Chen Xun with no other thoughts but to die for him.

Chen Xun’s Drug Fire had completely mutated, even able to remove impurities and pill toxins from Qi-Enhancing Pills.

Everyone who joined the garbage recycling plant consumed these pills for cultivation.

Even Qing Li, Qing Wan, Song Heng, and Gu Lisheng had all advanced to the late Elemental Infant phase, each more powerful than the last, beginning to occupy the second Trash Island.

Conflicts naturally arose, but when those troublemakers were surrounded by tens of thousands, they merely sneered, ”You have numbers, but it’s not honorable,” though they said it while kneeling.

The second Trash Island was unsurprisingly occupied by the garbage recycling plant, and a garbage recycling plant had even been established there.

However, it was filled with teleportation arrays, and Little Chi continued sorting garbage in the original plant, never wandering off.

Only Little Crane knew how many spirit stones they had earned.

Meanwhile, on Li Chen Island, Yun Jin and Luoshuang’s status had risen significantly.

Even their fellow Daoists’ status had risen with them, all boarding this great ship.

Everything was developing in a grand direction. When all five Trash Islands were under control, the entire garbage realm of Xuanwei Heaven would ’tremble.’

The slogan was: ”We are not targeting any particular force’s garbage, but all the major forces in the Mengmu Sea Region are garbage.”

In the cave abode beneath the ninth-grade Spirit Vein on Trash Island.

Mo Fuyang’s eyes were solemn, no longer carrying that honest demeanor, becoming more mature and steady.

At this moment, outside the cave abode, a shadow loomed, dazzling under the bright sun, revealing only its outline.

”Senior!” Mo Fuyang took a deep breath, ready. ”Junior’s body refinement is complete, and I’m ready to try.”

The shadow outside the cave gradually revealed its true form, none other than Chen Xun, with a calm and indifferent expression.

”Old Mo, take this Taiwei Purple Immortal Fruit. It’s of great importance, not to be disclosed.”

Chen Xun extended his hand, revealing a fruit surrounded by immortal aura, even glowing with immortal light. ”One fruit, extending life by two thousand years.”

Buzz!

Mo Fuyang trembled, unable to control his aura, causing the entire cave abode to shake. Extending life by two thousand years...

Even extending life by five hundred years could spark a great war in the Mengmu Sea Region, an absolute heavenly treasure!

”Senior, Mo Fuyang cannot accept this!” Mo Fuyang bowed deeply, even taking a step back, his eyes filled with nothing but shock.

Such a treasure should be given to the young lady. With his aptitude, it would be a waste, and his lifespan was insignificant.

”No matter, this item is not scarce to me.”

Chen Xun gave Mo Fuyang a deep look, his words cold. ”Take it, and don’t forget what I told you back then.”

Mo Fuyang slowly raised his head, looking at the senior who once made people feel like a spring breeze, now seeming like a different person, feeling inexplicably saddened.

He dared not ask more, only feeling as if something significant had happened, wanting to follow in his footsteps and help him solve his troubles.

Mo Fuyang’s gaze hardened at this thought. ”Yes, senior!”

He respectfully stepped forward to receive it, swallowing it in front of Chen Xun without hesitation, even if it were a poisonous fruit, he would willingly accept it.

However, after consuming it, a mysterious mana pattern appeared around Mo Fuyang, with immortal light cascading down, accompanying the changes within him.

His eyes widened in shock, quickly sitting cross-legged to absorb the potency of the Taiwei Purple Immortal Fruit, his expression tinged with pain.

The potency seemed to be impacting his divine soul, forcibly strengthening it, thereby increasing his lifespan!

Chen Xun stood with one hand behind his back, patiently waiting, not disturbing him.

Half a day later, Mo Fuyang’s eyes snapped open, his aura even stronger, and he quickly rose. ”Thank you, senior, for your grace of rebirth!”

”Stuck at the Elemental Infant phase, come to me after your body refinement is complete, and you won’t lack the Chaoyuan Red Treasure Fruit.”

Chen Xun nodded lightly, explaining, ”I’ve compared this fruit with other body-refining spiritual herbs in the Mengmu Sea Region, and they can’t compare.”

”Understood.” Mo Fuyang bowed his head, naturally feeling it.

But for some reason, he felt something strange about the fruit, as if his body had become less attuned to spiritual qi.

Instead, he could occasionally touch the most elusive qi of the Five Elements in the heavens.

Chen Xun’s eyes were deep. The fruit he gave was no longer the original Chaoyuan Red Treasure Fruit, but one transformed by the Five Elements Water Spirit Decision... the Five Elements Chaoyuan Red Treasure Tree.

He was indeed experimenting with the Five Elements immortal path on Mo Fuyang, starting with transforming the body.

Finally, he would touch the taboo of the heavenly dao, severing meridians, and condensing the Five Elements spiritual roots!

However, the effect on the body was clearly better than directly severing meridians. The ”Five Elements Profound Art” played a significant role, progressing gradually, aiming to minimize risks.

”Old Mo, it’s been hard on you these days.” Chen Xun patted his shoulder. ”If it succeeds, your path of immortality will go further.”

The other implication was that if it failed, the path of immortality would be severed!

Mo Fuyang naturally understood the other implication, but his eyes remained resolute, without regret. Over the years, he had lived a fulfilling life, and it was enough!

Chen Xun was about to leave when a frantic shout came from outside the cave.

”Eldest brother, eldest brother!!”

”Little Crane? What’s wrong?” Chen Xun turned, looking outside the cave, his tone stern. ”Don’t panic in the face of trouble. How can a girl behave like this?!”

”Eldest brother, we’re out of spirit stones, all spent by you!!” Little Crane shouted, jumping at the entrance of the cave, her black skirt fluttering.

”What? What?!”

”Eldest brother, our family is out of spirit stones!”

”Damn...”

Chen Xun was shocked, rushing out like a fierce wind. He stood before Little Crane, shouting, ”Third sister, where are the spirit stones?!”

Little Crane spread her hands, looking aggrieved. ”Eldest brother, you spent them all on cultivation resources, our expenses exceeded our income.”

Chen Xun stood in the wind, disoriented, swallowing hard, his eyes filled with disbelief.