Eternal Tale

”Sir, the Mu family...” Suddenly, someone’s eyes flashed with murderous intent, ”Should we intercept and kill them? The cleanup is ready, even if discovered, the blame will...”

”Shi Yi.”

”Sir.” Shi Yi paused, bowing his head respectfully.

”For now, don’t take any unnecessary actions. You all followed me out of the Immortal Prison, not to die for me.”

Chen Xun’s deep gaze remained fixed on the distance, his words calm and steady, ”The Mu family hasn’t made a move, and we have no reason to intercept them. Besides, we don’t have the absolute strength right now.”

”From beginning to end, we are just a group of Void Refinement cultivators. We must recognize reality. Those old seniors only intervened to protect us for a while, not to start a massacre on our behalf.”

”We should respect the goodwill of these seniors and not act impulsively. Tonight’s outcome is sufficient.”

His indifferent voice lingered over the small hillside under the night sky. Thousands of people slowly and solemnly bowed, their eyes filled with silence, and the murderous intent vanished instantly.

The old woman beside Nangong Heling, Yunying, heard this and her eyes brightened slightly. She walked over slowly, smiling, ”I presume this is the Old Man Crossing the World from the Star Pivot. I am Yunying.”

Chen Xun also turned and stood up, bowing respectfully, ”Greetings, Senior Yun.””I’ve heard Fellow Daoist Shi speak of your story. He holds your future in high regard. Now that I’ve met you, his words are indeed true.”

”Thank you, Senior, for protecting my third sister. Those words are just Senior Shi’s praise. The path of immortality is wary of impatience.”

”Hehe, I didn’t expect that you, young friend, could comprehend the power of the Great Dao in the late stage of Void Refinement, and even have a rudimentary form. I’ve been cultivating for over ten thousand years, and this is truly rare.”

Yunying quietly observed the pattern on Chen Xun’s forehead, knowing that the aura that had just leaked out was unmistakable. ”If you further enhance your other foundations, the human race will have another prodigy.”

Her words were profound, not referring to the prodigies on the Chaos Immortal Spirit List, but to the prodigies of the human race, one of the strongest among the Three Thousand Great Worlds.

Such words from a venerable being who has lived for over ten thousand years carried significant weight.

Moreover, her insight surpassed even Yin Tianshou, making her words even more valuable.

The thousands behind Chen Xun remained unfazed, without any surprise or shock. Such a terrifying figure already belonged to the category of monstrous talents in the immortal path, naturally.

However, Chen Xun merely chuckled self-deprecatingly, ”Senior is joking. We’ve already given our all to survive this long. We have no ambition to compete in the immortal path. The title of prodigy is undeserved for me.”

His words were filled with melancholy. Black Bull, Little Crane, and Little Chi also lowered their heads slightly, silent, feeling as if a heavy stone pressed on their chests, causing a sense of suffocation.

Yunying’s eyes were exceptionally clear, nodding gently, seemingly understanding. For a cultivator from a small boundary to reach this point today was already quite an achievement.

She sighed softly, bowing slightly, her aged voice resonating, ”Then I won’t disturb you further. I’ll just take a casual look at this Daoist gathering.”

”Yes, Senior.” Chen Xun raised his head with a smile, his face clean and clear.

Yunying nodded, then transformed into starlight and disappeared from the small hillside.

Chen Xun looked at the thousands behind him, bowing, ”Everyone, you head to Xuanwei Heaven first. Ji Yan and I will follow shortly.”

”Yes, sir!”

”Do you have enough spirit stones? The journey is long, and just the teleportation arrays will take you through dozens. Of course, you should take the best-grade space ships.”

”Rest assured, sir. We’ve prepared everything over the years.”

”Hmm...”

Chen Xun nodded with a smile, feeling a sudden tug at his heart, ”The matter in the Mengmu Sea Region is completely resolved tonight. It’s time to head towards the Tower of Babel.”

”With so many of us, it’s best to buy a property in Heaven. Renting a cave abode might not be cost-effective. I’ve calculated before...”

Chen Xun furrowed his brows, subconsciously calculating, muttering, ”If the spirit stones aren’t enough, send a message to Ji Yan. We’ll have the spirit stones from our spirit estate here sent to you.”

Everyone exchanged glances secretly, a hint of amusement in their hearts. Ji Yan was indeed right; spirit stones were one of Lord Crossing the World’s major weaknesses.

But because of this, a slight warmth passed through their hearts. It had been a long time since anyone had talked about such mundane matters with them.

Especially Yao Yue, standing at the front, rolling her eyes slightly, suddenly wanting to steal all of Lord Crossing the World’s spirit stones, causing his Dao heart to be damaged and his strength to plummet!

”That’s all for now.” Chen Xun mused, ”Be cautious in Xuanwei Heaven. None of your hometowns are in Xuanwei Heaven, especially Yao Yue. Keep an eye on her.”

”Crossing the World!”

”You shut up and stay put.” Chen Xun’s gaze turned cold, scolding, ”If you can break through to Unity, I’ll give you a chance to fight, but for now, behave.”

”Fine!” Yao Yue bit her red lips, her languid, sickly gaze almost dripping with water, utterly captivated by the man.

”Go on, if there’s anything, we’ll contact through the Star Pavilion.”

Chen Xun glanced at everyone, Ji Yan had bought a Star Pavilion, but he wasn’t good at naming it.

The Star Pavilion was actually called ’Prison Pavilion.’ Chen Xun almost slapped him when he saw it. He really didn’t want to go to prison again!

However, he couldn’t quite out-argue Ji Yan verbally, nor did he have a legitimate reason to use force, so he conceded.

Chen Xun merely left a faint remark: Ji Yan’s wisdom is a notch below mine, I disdain to argue with him.

Black Bull and Little Chi believed it, and whether others did or not, Chen Xun didn’t care much.

Ji Yan, not to be outdone, left a remark: Even in the Era of Great Slaughter among the Myriad Clans, when the Three Thousand Great Worlds were shattered, nothing could silence Crossing the World’s mouth, because it’s too stubborn!

These two remarks remained forever in the ’Prison Pavilion,’ giving rise to countless astonishing and bizarre legends in later generations...

At this moment, the night wind howled over the small hillside.

One by one, figures bowed in farewell, stepping towards the teleportation array to the Immortal Island. The first space ship to the Southern Yu Continent would depart at dawn, and their time was running out.

The five from Wild Gold, with respectful eyes, also disappeared behind them, secretly guarding.

Now, only four figures remained on the small hillside, along with the bustling scene in the distance.

Chen Xun’s face became serene again, sitting down cross-legged. Little Crane also sat down gently, looking into the distance, ”Eldest brother.”

”Yes.”

”So this is the world of cultivating immortality...”

Little Crane gently hugged her knees, her eyes filled with a dim light, ”Everywhere is full of deceit and exchange of interests. Even in such a grand world, with rules pressing down, it’s still full of killing intent.”

At this moment, Black Bull and Little Chi had already come beside Chen Xun, quietly squatting nearby.