Eternal Tale

Inside the Peach Blossom Land.

As always, it was tranquil and peaceful.

This place seemed to be in perpetual spring, with the peach blossom trees by the river never wilting.

A gentle breeze blew, causing the branches to tremble slightly, and a multitude of pink petals drifted with the wind, covering the banks and the lake.

The entire world seemed to have turned into a sea of peach blossoms, with even the fish in the river occasionally leaping out to play.

At this moment, Chen Xun lay on a chair, sipping health tea, holding a fishing rod, with a faint smile on his lips, as if he had seen something amusing.

Because while they were exploring the secret realm of the mineral vein, an elder in the Great Ascension stage from the Wanshou Mountain Range was rushing towards this place, in a low-key manner, without bringing any disciples along.

The time rewinds to half an hour earlier.

Deep within the Wanshou Mountain Range, an elder with an immortal demeanor was rushing through the air. He was one of the elders of the Xuanji Sacred Land, named Shen Shi.

His expression was somewhat anxious, continuously urging the mana within him, while constantly being wary of the ancient beasts lurking in the mountain range, which greatly annoyed him.The matter of the mineral vein concerned a long-held secret of the Xuanji Sacred Land, of which he knew little.

When he came, the Holy Master ordered him to protect this place at all costs, with the Sacred Land diverting other attention, showing the importance of this mineral vein.

As a newly promoted elder in recent years, he was only sent after the incident occurred, giving him an inexplicable feeling, as if someone was plotting against him.

Otherwise, why would they nominate him to come, especially since he knew the least about the mineral veins of Mount Wanshou, making him the least suitable candidate.

Shen Shi’s eyes flashed with coldness as he thought to himself, ”It’s that Tai Yu again, able to have ancient beasts as protectors, and the Sacred Land never sends a Celestial Venerable to kill him. Is there something unusual about his identity...”

The Wild Heaven Region never allows you to grow in hatred, let alone let Tai Yu, who has been causing trouble in front of the Sacred Land, remain!

Walking through the Wild Heaven Region, the forces here come from all sides of the Taiyi world, and there are also forces from other grand worlds, making it a mixed bag. A slight misstep could end one’s path to immortality.

Just as Shen Shi was deep in thought, a massive pillar of lightning suddenly exploded in the sky, striking down directly!

”Ah?!” Shen Shi was shocked, caught off guard, unable to muster his mana to defend against this sudden heavenly tribulation.

In an instant, the massive lightning pillar approached, emitting a deafening roar.

Before he could react, he was struck like a heavy hammer, rapidly falling.

With a loud crash, Shen Shi slammed hard onto the rocky ground of the valley, creating an incredibly deep pit.

He coughed up a mouthful of blood, trembling as he climbed out of the pit, his face pale, heart pounding with fear.

The fall left Shen Shi’s head buzzing, ears ringing, vision blurred, and steps unsteady.

Shen Shi was in a sorry state, hair disheveled, robe tattered, covered in dust, looking both dirty and embarrassed.

”Which fellow Daoist dares to ambush me?!”

He was shocked and angry, but his eyes remained rational, with hundreds of rule powers augmenting his body, causing a celestial phenomenon, with winds rising and clouds moving, and the surroundings falling silent.

Shen Shi summoned his life-bound magical artifact, scanning the surroundings with his divine sense, trying to find the source of the heavenly thunder. When he was struck, he didn’t sense any mana in the lightning...

It was as if a celestial phenomenon suddenly appeared and struck him with a strange force.

However, the surrounding mountains and vegetation remained unchanged, with no trace of the previous lightning strike.

Shen Shi’s face was grim, unwilling to believe it was an illusion, but no matter how he probed, the lightning tribulation seemed to have appeared and disappeared out of thin air, with no clues, and not targeting him specifically.

”Today’s journey seems ominous... to be struck by a phenomenon of the Wild Heaven Region.”

Shen Shi’s expression fluctuated, cautiously stepping out of the pit, glancing at the sky, and muttering softly, ”It seems to be just an accident.”

He casually put away his artifact, tidied his appearance, and continued to travel through the air, with important matters still to handle.

This time, he was noticeably more cautious, with rule power hidden on the surface, ready to erupt at any moment. This was the Wild Heaven Region, and the mysterious omen was definitely signaling something.

Before long.

Just as Shen Shi flew into the air, another thunderous lightning bolt descended from the sky, striking his forehead accurately!

”Ah!! Why is this happening, why is this happening?!!”

Shen Shi screamed miserably, despite being prepared, he still couldn’t react in time.

He spun like a top injected with adrenaline, crashing into a distant mountain wall, leaving a human-shaped pit, his expression filled with grief and indignation.

Shen Shi felt as if his organs were melting, his meridians on the verge of tearing, his face contorted in agony.

If not for the powerful physique of the Great Ascension stage, this inexplicable heavenly thunder could have killed him, leaving him trembling with fear, his lips quivering.

This was a blatant heavenly tribulation, targeting him!

”Using cultivators’ lives to suppress the mineral vein’s energy truly brings misfortune, but I have never been involved in this matter!”

Shen Shi inexplicably howled at the sky, his clothes in tatters, white hair disheveled, not daring to move, knowing that the more he knew, the more awe he felt.

Now, with only a strip of cloth barely hanging on him, embedded in the mountain wall, he could only cautiously use his divine sense to observe all directions, more careful each time.

Shen Shi confirmed once again, this was definitely not a cultivator’s spell, but a true celestial phenomenon!

As time passed, the sky was clear and cloudless, with only the massive silhouette of ancient beasts passing by, very peaceful.

Shen Shi took a Qi-Enhancing Pill, respectfully worshipped the heavens, confirmed that there were no signs of lightning in the sky, and continued to travel through the air.

He still needed to head to the mineral vein... of course, to save those cultivators there!

This time, he no longer had the immortal demeanor he had when he first arrived at the Wanshou Mountain Range, nervously glancing at the sky, while others looked straight ahead, he gazed upward as he traveled.

Shen Shi no longer concealed any means to guard against ambushes, instead directly summoning all protective magical artifacts, with various lights enveloping him, fearing another unprovoked lightning strike.

But things never go as planned, on the way to the mineral vein.

Mountains shook, birds and beasts cried, Shen Shi’s eyes widened in horror, looking at the majestic lightning crossing the sky, crashing towards him, he let out an earth-shattering wail: ”Spare me!!!”

Leaves scattered on the ground, Shen Shi lay flat, limbs twitching, tearless, looking at the sky with a sense of despair.

He was no longer furious, no longer afraid, but with a helpless smile of resignation, laughing in exasperation...