Eternal Tale

”Xuanxiao Sea Dragon clan, this is the Mengmu Sea Region. How dare you act recklessly here?!”

”Flood Dragon clan of the Eight Veins, I’ll say it again, why block our path? Are you courting death?!”

Both clans let out fierce dragon roars, neither backing down, confronting each other across the sky. The atmosphere of this world gradually became oppressive.

These were all dominant sea clans, massive in size, enough to block the silver radiance of the moon. Their auras clashed fiercely, tensions high, yet neither seemed eager to make the first move.

The Flood Dragon clan of the Eight Veins found themselves in a difficult position, seething with rage.

They had been silently ambushed, and a spatial teleportation channel spanning the sea region had been established. Behind this stood a Great Ascension Venerable of their clan!

”Delay them, wait for reinforcements,” the leading dragon of the Flood Dragon clan transmitted secretly, eyes fixed ahead. Something was seriously amiss!

At this moment, both sides continued to roar at each other across the void, their voices growing louder, as if swallowing the air around them could lead to the other’s demise.

When powerful cultivators are evenly matched, they often resort to this straightforward method of depleting the opponent’s air in a duel.

To casually incite a war between two clans in the grand world would require preparations spanning thousands of years. Only a Venerable with a background like Yuxuan would dare to act so recklessly.Meanwhile, in the Mengmu Sea Region, the Feng family, Xu family, and some smaller clans were similarly suppressed, their households silent, while the surrounding sea was turbulent.

However, a visitor from the Southern Yu Continent, the head of the Wuji Daoist Temple, was ambushed by four Venerables as soon as he left the sea region. Without any hesitation, they attacked!

Among the four Venerables was even a mid-Great Ascension cultivator. How could he, at the early Great Ascension stage, withstand them? The head of the Wuji Daoist Temple was furious, these four Venerables were absolute desperados!

”This is infuriating!” the head of the Wuji Daoist Temple roared in rage. How could Venerables attack on sight? Such people were utterly reckless, not fearing retribution later.

The four sneered coldly. If they couldn’t ambush on the immortal island, could they not ambush this old fool from the Southern Yu Continent? He remained their target.

”Kill!”

A shocking battle erupted, the surroundings changed dramatically, waves surged to the sky, and the power of the great Dao trembled in the world. Blood-red lightning exploded in all directions, the commotion was immense.

Yet the Mengmu Sea Region was vast and boundless, and this place had long been a stakeout for them, attracting no attention.

...

At a grand event, crowds gathered, and a middle-aged man walked calmly among them, looking around.

However, his divine sense had already spread beyond boundaries, reaching a small hill on the other side, and his eyes were fixed solely on that woman!

Though not a member of the Chi family, he was hired at great expense by them. The Chi family ancestor personally dealt with a young Nascent Soul girl, a disgraceful act they couldn’t afford to be seen doing.

The Chi family was prominent on the Southern Yu Continent, not as powerful as the Mo family, but not far behind, though their influence was somewhat weaker.

Once he succeeded, the Chi family would send reinforcements to aid him in battle, and Nangong Heling would naturally fall into their hands.

Afterward, he would bear the blame and flee to the Great World of Taiyi, but the rewards would be worth it.

”Heh, the Chi family is truly malicious, having so many backup plans to deal with a Nascent Soul junior.”

The man smiled and shook his head, still walking down the street. ”They even prepared for failure, leaving no evidence against them. Interesting.”

He was actually quite curious about Nangong Heling, her background seemed complicated, otherwise, the Chi family wouldn’t act this way.

The garbage recycling plant seemed trivial to him. As a newcomer, he hadn’t calculated the millennial profits of the plant.

He didn’t have the power to investigate everything, but he suspected the woman harbored some secret.

Everyone’s perspective was different, and so was what they saw. Even the Chi family couldn’t control everything, they had two plans ready.

Suddenly.

Two elders brushed past him, the air around them seemed to freeze, even the dust halted in their wake.

”Fellow Daoist, why not sit down for a chat? Your divine sense has overstepped a bit...”

One elder spoke softly, having already walked behind him, smiling kindly, while people bustled around, everything as usual.

The middle-aged man’s eyes narrowed, his steps halted instantly, and he smiled without changing his expression, ”I see. How about a chat over the sea? Let’s pretend I wasn’t here tonight.”

Seeing the presence of two Venerables, he instantly understood everything. This trip was not going smoothly, or perhaps someone had already seen through the Chi family’s plan. But... how were these two Venerables invited?!

That Nascent Soul woman had such influence, and yet the Chi family dared to act against her so casually?!

His current opinion was that it would be best to cooperate peacefully, and he would return the rewards.

”Heh, everything can be discussed, please.” The two elders smiled as well.

The three of them walked through the crowd, moving further down the street, even chatting slightly, all smiles.

In a teahouse, a woman looked out the window, her eyes reflecting the brilliant lights, her expression calm as she waited.

However, an elder with extraordinarily long eyebrows was already seated across from her, impossible to ignore.

”Fellow Daoist, coming uninvited, it seems you want to discuss the Dao over tea tonight.”

The woman smiled faintly, still sipping her tea, her gaze still on the window. ”What price? My Chi family can offer double. From our investigation, they can’t afford top-grade spirit stones.”

She was the Chi family member tasked with ’rescuing’ Nangong Heling during the battle, arriving with the Chi family’s fleet. Tonight’s grand event was indeed a good excuse.

At least many Daoist academy prodigies were present. Would they protect Nangong Heling first or themselves? It was all chaos, preventing the academy from fully targeting them.

”Heh, fellow Daoist overthinks. We don’t want to do anything unnecessary.”

”Your blood and energy aren’t very strong. If you duel with me, you won’t last three days.”

The woman slowly turned her head, revealing a slight smile, then suddenly changed her tone, ”But it’s enough time for fellow Daoist Yuxuan to arrive. Tonight, I’m just here to see this grand event and compare our Chi family juniors with the academy prodigies.”

Just now, a message came from the primordial spirit star compass, the Azure Dragon Sect was blocked, the Feng family, Xu family, and even the Flood Dragon clan of the Eight Veins were intercepted, and the sea clan that acted was the Xuanxiao Sea Dragon!!

Her heart was in turmoil. Where did Nangong Heling get such power and influence?!

They had investigated for hundreds of years, striking at the best moment, though it seemed hasty, time wouldn’t wait.

The woman’s brows gradually furrowed, recalling her elder brother who had been released after a thousand years.

But his immortal palace background had also been diverted. Could there be a third-party force involved?

But who could see through what they had done over the years? Even the flaw at Trash Island was left intentionally. Her thoughts raced, unsure where the problem lay.

”That’s good, thank you, fellow Daoist.” The long-browed elder’s smile deepened, ”I won’t meddle in other matters.”

”Mm.” The woman’s expression remained calm, pouring a cup of tea for the elder.

The long-browed elder smiled warmly, accepting it without any powerful aura leaking. Passersby couldn’t tell there were two Great Ascension Venerables here!