Eternal Tale

Chen Xun was taken aback, slowly putting away the Qi-Enhancing Pills, and casually asked, ”Why is Huang Shao being hunted by the Immortal Palace?”

”We were recognized as coming from a small boundary and offended a noble family member on the Southern Yu Continent. With just a word, ten crimes were determined...”

Dai Xinqing spoke word by word, as if gritting his teeth, ”They didn’t even give him a chance to go to the Taiyi Immortal Prison. The Southern Yu Immortal Palace directly sent people to kill Huang Shao. The rules of the grand world... Senior, they are simply made for these powerful forces!”

His last words were hoarse, as if hundreds of years of resentment burst out in an instant. What protection for the weak? It was protection for the weaklings of those powerful forces!

When they grow up, they will naturally protect the rules, because they can go further and stand higher, but what does that have to do with ordinary cultivators like us? Believing in it is the most foolish thing.

In the small boundary, although chaotic, at least there was a chance to survive, a chance to duel, and even the ancestors of others had to save face.

But the strong of this Immortal Palace didn’t care about any face, only about complete suppression.

Ordinary cultivators like them weren’t even fit to stand in front of others, crushed like ants.

This was also why Chen Xun called him over at the beginning; he dared not hesitate, carrying a fear deep in his bones, not daring to defy anyone.

Chen Xun opened his mouth slightly, wanting to say something, but didn’t know where to start. After all, everyone’s circumstances are different, and life paths vary.He encountered Yin Tianshou, while they faced the Southern Yu Immortal Palace. The world is always unpredictable.

At this moment, Chen Xun’s eyes were as calm as an ancient well. After such a long time, his heart was no longer passionate, nor did he resent the world.

He simply said calmly, ”Dai Xinqing, why not come back with me to the Mengmu Sea Region? I have some properties there.”

”Senior, I came to Xuanwei Heaven to fulfill Huang Shao’s last wish and to complete my own regrets.”

Dai Xinqing shook his head, now stubborn and greatly changed in temperament, ”I will stay here. I understand your intentions, Senior, but Xinqing has his own way of living.”

Black Bull softly snorted, realizing that this figure could no longer align with the one from the small boundary, feeling utterly unfamiliar.

”Hehe, alright, of course, I respect your wishes.” Chen Xun smiled warmly, ”You are all juniors from my boundary. Live well if you can, at least to see the other side of the grand world.”

For some reason, he found himself repeating the words Yin Tianshou had once said to him.

”Yes.” Dai Xinqing’s eyes turned calm. Meeting this senior from the boundary had added a unique color to his otherwise peaceful seven hundred years, and that was enough.

Chen Xun left with Black Bull, and Dai Xinqing seemed unwilling, suddenly shouting, ”Senior, are the cultivators from our small boundary really just ants?! Can the Immortal Palace really do whatever they want?! Can the Nine Heavens Immortal Alliance really cover the sky with one hand?!”

He watched their retreating figures, who neither paused nor responded.

Dai Xinqing’s chest heaved violently, his breathing heavy, but his eyes gradually dimmed.

He chuckled self-deprecatingly. How much stronger were these boundary seniors compared to them? Yet he asked such a foolish question. The strong are the greatest beneficiaries of the rules.

Suddenly, a vast celestial voice echoed in his ears!

”Since you are a junior from the boundary, live well. Leave these matters to the seniors. I will give an answer to all beings in my boundary.”

After speaking, a bottle of high-grade Qi-Enhancing Pills fell in front of Dai Xinqing. Hearing this, he trembled all over, his eyes shocked as he looked into the distance at that broad back, and in that instant, a light appeared in his eyes.

He tidied his robes and solemnly bowed towards the distance, not rising for a long time.

Half an hour later, he returned to the outside of the pavilion to continue his guard, his expression still deep and silent, but his gaze remained fixed on the distance, a gentle breeze lifting the corners of his mouth.

...

On the plains, beside a stone gambling vendor, a Unity cultivator was setting up a stall.

Chen Xun arrived with Black Bull, and their aura was already at the Unity stage. Chen Xun smiled as he approached the vendor. The owner, sitting cross-legged in meditation, slowly opened his eyes and immediately recalled them.

Claiming to be blessed with great fortune, his luck was incredibly long-lasting, yet after cutting five Heavenly Hidden Stones, he found nothing. Unexpectedly, nearly four hundred years later, he had advanced to the Unity stage.

”Boss.”

”Hehe, fellow Daoist, I remember you. Congratulations on reaching the Unity stage.”

”Have you been setting up here for almost four hundred years?”

”To be honest, fellow Daoist, I come once a century. It just so happens I’m here now. I didn’t expect us to be so fated to meet again.”

”Hehe, it seems my luck is indeed good.”

Chen Xun’s words were very calm, his demeanor quite amiable, as he looked at the ground, ”The quality of these Heavenly Hidden Stones looks good.”

The vendor’s eyes narrowed slightly. How could this person’s attitude and demeanor have changed so much in just a few hundred years? That calm and unhurried feeling was too peculiar.

In an instant of thought, he smiled lightly and said, ”Fellow Daoist, after all, I come once a century, naturally collecting many new Heavenly Hidden Stones before daring to come here.”

”Since my luck is so deep today, naturally, I must try my hand at stone cutting.”

Chen Xun smiled, casually pointing to the smallest Heavenly Hidden Stone, ”Fellow Daoist, cut this one, let’s test my luck today.”

Black Bull let out a light moo, ready to see Chen Xun’s reaction and then drag him away.

”Alright, fellow Daoist, let’s see the first cut!” The owner smiled, taking out a magical artifact to cut the stone without any hesitation.

Crack~~!

Pieces of stone skin fell away, revealing something inside. But the owner’s eyes showed some regret; it was just a poor-quality low-grade spirit stone.

”Fellow Daoist...”

”Hehe, it seems today’s luck is indeed excellent.”

Chen Xun seemed very satisfied, immediately taking out a hundred mid-grade spirit stones and handing them to the owner, ”I’ll take this, Bull, let’s go.”

”Moo~” Black Bull’s eyes showed some surprise. How come Chen Xun didn’t get carried away today?

The Unity cultivator was also filled with surprise. After cutting the stone and finding something, he just left directly. Wasn’t he going to cut more with such luck...

He watched the black-robed figure leave, his eyes deep, staring at the Heavenly Hidden Stone he had cut, lost in thought.

He had a feeling that this cultivator with the bull was not simple, giving him a strange idea of a remarkable person, completely different from those stone gambling cultivators.

On the plains.

They sat on a deserted hill, Chen Xun continuously belching black smoke, burp~~~~

His face was full of comfort, as if he had been holding it in for a long time, which was indeed the case. It was also one of the main reasons he didn’t want to follow the others back; he and Bull hadn’t fully recovered yet.

Black Bull gently nudged Chen Xun, looking at the poor-quality low-grade spirit stone in his hand, still not understanding what he meant.

”Bull, just follow your heart. Does it matter what you find?”

Chen Xun half-lay down, looking at the vast sky, chuckling, ”As long as something comes out, it’s enough. It proves the fortune of heaven and earth is with me, haha...”

He laughed heartily, the spiritual flowers and grasses around them echoing, leaning towards them.

Black Bull let out a long moo towards the distance, his eyes also gleaming with joy. Chen Xun made sense; the fortune of heaven and earth is with us!

”Bull, we set off tomorrow, recover our injuries at our spiritual realm estate, and then prepare to return to the Mengmu Sea Region. I’ve already made plans for the future.”

Chen Xun spoke calmly, his gaze deep, ”For now, we’ll be Unity cultivators. Don’t reveal our Great Ascension cultivation in front of others; it’s too shocking.”

”Moo!”

”Let’s max out our Great Ascension system points first. After the third sister graduates from the academy, we’ll visit the mortal world of the grand world, then head to Wild Heaven to talk with that flood dragon.”

Chen Xun’s words carried no emotional fluctuation, as if he were merely recounting a trivial matter, ”Let’s keep a low profile for a while, don’t be impulsive, the road is long.”

”Moo~” Black Bull lay on the grass, nodding gently.

Their mindset had changed drastically over these three thousand years, unable to be stirred by many past events, filled with absolute rationality, planning before acting.

Chen Xun looked at the boundless, brilliant sky, the magical pattern on his brow changing intensely. No one knew what he was thinking.

He inadvertently let out another belch, burp~~~

A wisp of black smoke slowly rose from the ground to the sky, inadvertently adding a faint darkness to the pure, flawless sky of the grand world.