Eternal Tale

Immortal Absolute’s eyes were slightly dazed, yet filled with determination. In his heart, he had already regarded Chen Xun as a senior, not a peer prodigy.

He didn’t speak, waiting for Chen Xun to continue. If Chen Xun refused, he wouldn’t insist further; once released from prison, they would go their separate ways, likely never to meet again in this life.

Chen Xun’s eyes were calm and unruffled as he spoke softly, ”Alright, the path of the Dao is endless. I can share with you some shallow experiences on the path of the physical body.”

Immortal Absolute remained calm upon hearing this, but he shifted slightly in his seated position and solemnly bowed, ”Thank you, Senior Crossing the World!”

”Hmm.” Chen Xun gave Immortal Absolute a deep look, his face full of appreciation. ”When will you be released, and what crime did you commit?”

”......”

Immortal Absolute suddenly broke into a silly smile, not responding for a long time, as if he were a different person from before. He then spoke, ”I have two hundred years left before release, and my sentence is seven hundred years.”

”When I was in the Great Beginning World, I damaged a third-grade Domain Crossing Space Boat sold by Venerable Fang Tongtian over ten thousand years ago...”

”This item is considered a masterpiece of Venerable Fang Tongtian, but that creature was too arrogant, relying on the Domain Crossing Space Boat to dominate a region, not even having a name on the Chaos Immortal Spirit List.”

”When it flew over my head, it nearly dragged my magical artifact into a spatial turbulence!””Naturally, I was furious. My Nine Heavens Shadow Clan’s physical body can traverse the Nine Heavens, yet I was humiliated by a Domain Crossing Space Boat, so I fought it...”

He paused here, a hint of embarrassment appearing on his resolute face. ”In the end, I caused some damage to the third-grade Domain Crossing Space Boat, and I couldn’t afford to compensate for it at the time.”

”Immortal Absolute, a third-grade Domain Crossing Space Boat?!”

Chen Xun raised an eyebrow, a hint of astonishment in his eyes. ”A Domain Crossing Space Boat, and you dared to touch it? The materials for that are priced in top-grade spirit stones. Even a Great Ascension Venerable would think twice before acting.”

He slightly raised his head, still shocked. This kid couldn’t have done all this just to get into the Immortal Prison, could he...

And wherever a Domain Crossing Space Boat goes, it’s always a spectacle, a true symbol of noble status and wealth. Wherever it docks, it commands the adoration of fairies and the submission of the strong.

Immortal Absolute was truly more stubborn than he imagined. No wonder he received such a heavy sentence. Even selling him wouldn’t cover the cost of so many top-grade spirit stones.

”Moo!” Black Bull also exclaimed in shock. The Nine Heavens Shadow Clan was one of the strongest clans in the grand world, a founding clan of the Nine Heavens Immortal Alliance.

Moreover, there weren’t many clan members, and judging by his status, he wasn’t simple. Didn’t anyone bail him out? Their elders should afford the top-grade spirit stones.

Immortal Absolute seemed to notice the doubt in Black Bull’s eyes and said in a low voice, ”Under the rules, my clan is not special. If I must enter the Immortal Prison, then I must. But I’ve already owed over ten thousand top-grade spirit stones, and I will repay them in the future.”

His eyes still held some resentment. He was a prodigy on the Chaos Immortal Spirit List, but his clan elders were peculiar, never protecting them outside.

One must bear the consequences of their actions alone. Only when a strong enemy wants to kill them might the elders intervene.

As for spirit stones and resources, he had to find a way himself, but he had never earned spirit stones, let alone top-grade ones, which was too difficult for him.

Immortal Absolute trained day and night in ancient realms, slaying fierce beasts, coming and going without a trace, never befriending peers. In such situations, he could only rely on himself, which was quite embarrassing to admit.

”Heh.” Chen Xun shook his head with a smile. Immortal Absolute’s character was too straightforward, which would cause him many losses on the path of immortality. However, for someone like him, it was also a growth beyond cultivation.

”After you’re released, wait for me outside. There’s still four hundred years left.”

”Senior Crossing the World, you?!”

”The thousand-year Immortal Prison, I’m about to be released.”

”What... great crime did you commit?”

”Killed some dragons working for the Immortal Palace, nothing worth mentioning.”

”……”

Immortal Absolute’s pupils shrank, and he was speechless for a long time. Yet, for some reason, he felt a bit excited. This Senior Crossing the World was truly a madman in the grand world!

Chen Xun slowly stood up, facing the White Bone Land, his expression cold. ”Outside the prison, many fellow inmates are waiting for me. In four hundred years, we’ll return together to Xuanwei Heaven, Mengmu Sea Region.”

”Yes!”

”Yes!”

”Yes!”

……

On the White Bone Land, one by one, the fierce and evil Immortal Prison powerhouses revealed themselves, bowing their heads, their voices echoing in all directions, their eyes filled with excited and thrilled smiles.

Old Man Crossing the World dared to challenge the Immortal Palace’s authority. Only such a spirit was worthy of their following.

A hint of madness appeared in Immortal Absolute’s eyes. Taiyi Xuanwei Heaven, he heard the Great Desolate was there, and there was also the Xuanwei Immortal Realm—Tongtian Tower. He was at home wherever he went!

Chen Xun’s brow pattern flickered, and an incredibly oppressive and fierce aura emanated from it. He looked up at Immortal Absolute, taking out a small yellowed booklet. ”Immortal Absolute, do you recognize this clan?”

Immortal Absolute carefully examined the twisted and distorted figure in the drawing, a hint of confusion in his eyes, almost blurting out, what the heck is this drawing?!

However, he noticed the most prominent feature, three eyes...

Immortal Absolute’s gaze sharpened, his aura becoming deeper. He recalled some ancient legends he had heard in his clan before entering the world, the abandoned lineage of the Immortal Spirit Clan, the Three-Eyed Ancient Immortal Clan!

”Senior Crossing the World, he seems to be... from the Three-Eyed Ancient Immortal Clan.”

Immortal Absolute’s words carried a strong sense of dread as he slowly met Chen Xun’s gaze. ”In the era of great slaughter among the myriad clans, they once fought a battle against my clan that shook the heavens. The entire grand world was shaken, countless stars fell, but my clan... was defeated.”

”Later, they waged war against the main Immortal Spirit Clan in the endless void, vowing to separate from the main clan and form their own!”

”This battle dimmed even the afterglow of the bright sun, but even the main Immortal Spirit Clan couldn’t completely annihilate them. The Three-Eyed Ancient Immortal Clan battled the heavens and the earth, mastering the cause and effect of the universe. This clan... is an ominous ancient immortal clan, a disaster for the grand world.”

”Eventually, it was the powerhouses of the Boundless Great World who intervened to quell this cosmic catastrophe. Since then, the Three-Eyed Ancient Immortal Clan has remained dormant, hidden in the immortal ancient forbidden lands, never to emerge again.”

……

Immortal Absolute’s words grew increasingly apprehensive. Just from reading these ancient immortal histories in his grand clan, he could sense how terrifying this ancient immortal clan was, and he couldn’t even imagine what they intended to do.

He stared blankly at Chen Xun, wondering why he was investigating the Three-Eyed Ancient Immortal Clan.

These ancient immortal histories had long been buried in the river of time. If he hadn’t been born into the Nine Heavens Shadow Clan, he wouldn’t have known about this clan.

Chen Xun and Black Bull exchanged a glance, their gazes and auras becoming extremely cold. The Immortal Spirit Clan, the third in the ranking of the strongest myriad clans!

This clan’s forms were varied and quite scattered, but they all shared a significant trait: upon reaching the Nascent Soul stage, they could comprehend the heavens and earth, awakening innate talents of the universal rules, inherently possessing the power of the Great Dao, without needing to explore on their own.

How they came into existence, how they appeared in the grand world, was entirely untraceable, quite inexplicable.

”Do you know where the lair of the Three-Eyed Ancient Immortal Clan is... no, where the immortal ancient forbidden lands are in the grand world?”

Chen Xun’s expression turned exceptionally grim, lightning flashing in his eyes. ”I have some matters to discuss with them.”

”Moo!” Black Bull echoed beside him, its snorting unusually heavy.

It gave Immortal Absolute an approving look. As expected of a scion of an ancient grand clan, he knew a lot. They had asked many prisoners, but none had understood what they had drawn.