Eternal Tale

Lu Chuan suddenly spat out a mouthful of foul blood, disbelief in his eyes. The power of his Dao was dissipating, and the spiritual qi within him was slowly being punctured like bubbles...

He was now like a deflated balloon, pain spreading throughout his body. Lu Chuan’s expression grew increasingly horrified, as a sense of powerlessness began to fill him, rendering all his mana unusable.

He was now no different from a mortal!

”It’s you!!!”

Lu Chuan shouted in shock, his hair standing on end, his eyes nearly bulging out, ”Why? Why?!!”

He continued to spit out foul blood, his throat emitting a hoarse growl, bloodshot eyes slowly turning towards the young figure outside the cave abode, the one he trusted most on his journey!

Yu Fangshuo stood with one hand behind his back, eyes full of indifference, looking down at the seated Lu Chuan. His face slowly twisted, finally forming a faceless visage!

Lu Chuan jerked violently, his whole body trembling like a sieve, collapsing to the ground, yet he crawled towards him step by step, his face twisted in fury, gritting his teeth: ”Who are you... Where is Fangshuo, where is Fangshuo?!!”

The faceless visage twisted again, reverting to the youthful appearance of Yu Fangshuo. He smiled slightly, ”Pavilion Master Lu, you may call me Ghost Face Venerable. As for my real name, it’s best you don’t know.”Crack!

A crisp sound came from Lu Chuan’s mouth as he bit through his teeth, glaring fiercely at Yu Fangshuo. Great Ascension Venerable... how could it be possible?

Everything about Yu Fangshuo had been thoroughly investigated by him in the Great Desolate. Naturally, he was cautious, otherwise, he wouldn’t have trusted him so much.

But everything matched up, how could he be a Great Ascension Venerable!

Lu Chuan clawed at the ground, veins bulging on his forehead, still in disbelief: ”Hahaha... I’m merely at the Unity realm, yet I can make a Great Ascension Venerable take action?!”

His eyes were bloodshot, convinced it was an illusion, someone outside the cave abode attacking him, trying to disturb his Dao heart!

”Pavilion Master Lu, you are mistaken. Fifteen thousand top-grade spirit stones to buy the life of a Unity True Lord is more than enough. This Venerable is quite satisfied.”

Yu Fangshuo’s eyes were devoid of any emotion, even his words carried a sense of indifference, ”However, our Ghost Face Clan does things thoroughly, lest the employer be dissatisfied. These spirit stones are not easy to earn.”

”Fifteen thousand top-grade spirit stones...” Lu Chuan’s pupils contracted. He had never seen a thousand top-grade spirit stones in his life, and his life was worth so many spirit stones?!

Yu Fangshuo sneered. This entire plan was devised by him alone.

In this grand world’s rules, it was naturally impossible to resolve things with a single fatal blow. He also held the identity of the Pavilion Master of the Lingbao Immortal Pavilion.

He had to lead him step by step into the abyss, dying silently, with no one able to trace it back to the Ghost Face Clan.

Their clan was a key focus of the Immortal Palace. In these times, such big business was hard to come by.

If there was even a slight mistake, he wouldn’t dare accept these top-grade spirit stones, even when facing a Divine Transformation phase cultivator, caution was necessary. In this line of work, professionalism was paramount.

Lu Chuan looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar figure in front of the cave abode, his heart bleeding.

So it was all an illusion, the plan against him didn’t start half a year ago on Li Chen Island...

He growled hoarsely, ”Can you let me die knowing who is targeting me? I’ve never had the capability to offend such a wealthy and powerful force.”

After speaking, Lu Chuan crawled again with difficulty, suddenly thinking of Yun Jin...

That kid had shown great respect when he joined the pavilion, remembering every word he said, but he never paid attention to him, just treating him as an ordinary cultivator who fawned over power.

Though he was the same, he despised such people even more. Human nature was indeed strange.

Regret filled his eyes, from beginning to end, at the last moment of his life, he realized Yun Jin was the most like him when he was young...

But he had completely changed now, lacking the spirit of his youth, even fearing that his younger self would look down on him.

Even when Yun Jin left the Lingbao Immortal Pavilion, he sneered, thinking he didn’t understand the grand world.

”Pavilion Master Lu, I truly don’t know about that, and even if I did, I wouldn’t say more.”

Yu Fangshuo’s smile became quite bright, fifteen thousand top-grade spirit stones, enough for hundreds of years of cultivation, ”Rest in peace, no one in this world will remember you.”

Bang!

Lu Chuan’s head hit the ground heavily, dying with his eyes open, yet his gaze was vacant, as if recalling something, but it was ghostly poison, infiltrating the Dao, silent and unnoticed.

Thus, a generation of Unity Pavilion Masters fell in a desolate mountain in a foreign land, unknown and unheeded...

His body slowly dissipated, leaving no trace in the world, even the cave abode’s traces were erased.

Fortunately, Lu Chuan hadn’t sent his soul imprint to the main pavilion of Lingbao, mainly because his status wasn’t enough, otherwise, Ghost Face Venerable would have had to go through more trouble.

Yu Fangshuo stood silently atop a desolate mountain, taking out an Earth-tier sound transmission disk, beginning to manipulate his divine sense.

”Venerable.”

”The task is complete, no surprises or loose ends, I’ve investigated everything over the years.”

”Later, at a major auction somewhere, a junior from the Ghost Face Clan will present a treasure, we will use top-grade spirit stones to bid for it, more than enough.”

”Hehe, as expected of you, kid. I wonder who’s behind this.”

”Venerable jests, the employer will likely be quite satisfied, having said: if completed, an additional five thousand top-grade spirit stones will be offered for your efforts.”

”Hmm... if they have further needs, I’m willing to assist again.”

Yu Fangshuo’s eyes became more solemn, a bit shocked in his heart, ”I will never break the rules.”

”Venerable’s words, I will certainly convey.”

”Good.”

Yu Fangshuo nodded, the sound transmission disk falling silent. He murmured to himself, ”An additional five thousand top-grade spirit stones, what terrifying wealth, is it also a warning for me not to have any small thoughts...”

His gaze focused slightly, such a wealthy client was indeed not to be provoked. Doing things steadily was the way to go further on the immortal path. Lu Chuan’s demise was indeed due to his greed!

Thinking of this, Yu Fangshuo glanced at the smoothed-out cave abode location, suddenly chuckling, disappearing into the desolate mountain.

Yet as he left, faint words lingered in the air:

”Sigh, I’ll stay in Celestial Sky for now, the cross-domain teleportation array fees are too expensive, and spirit stones in this grand world aren’t easy to earn.”

...

Xuanwei Heaven, Mengmu Sea Region.

Here, the blue sea and sky mirrored each other, the sea’s surface rippling gently, as if narrating the years within the sea region, witnessing countless life journeys and growth trajectories.

The distant horizon, in the alternation of dawn and dusk, displayed different colors and auras, as if telling the story of time’s passage.

In the blink of an eye, a thousand years had passed since Chen Xun and Black Bull entered the Immortal Prison, and in a few days, it would be time for their release!