Eternal Tale

The next day, the sun blazed fiercely, with three bright suns hanging high in the sky.

Inside the thatched hut, Chen Xun had been busy all night, nurturing his Northern Cold Zhuo Ying Furnace inch by inch. He looked at the pill furnace with satisfaction, thinking he had definitely not made a bad purchase.

He glanced at the back mountain, where Black Bull was already plowing the fields. The frog and the bird were also behaving themselves, tidying up the surroundings neatly, only lacking some exotic flowers to plant.

”This frog might have some skills, but not much.”

Chen Xun sat down with a wave of his sleeve, glanced over, and chuckled softly, ”A cultivator from the era of great slaughter among the myriad clans... interesting. The killing intent within is enough to challenge the power of the world’s rules.”

He had heard many stories on the battlefield beyond the boundary about fierce beings emerging from the forbidden lands, but this was the first time he had seen such a creature, no different from contemporary cultivators.

However, when idle, he could listen to some stories not recorded in the immortal histories.

With a faint smile, three incense burners appeared around him. After a brief ritual to honor the heavens and earth, he officially began to open the furnace to refine pills, though the furnace was empty of materials!

Buzz—

A heavy, oppressive atmosphere suddenly spread across the world, and in the void, a massive Heavenly Origin star gradually appeared, enough to make one’s scalp tingle.Strands of Heavenly Origin Qi, heavy as a mountain, slowly flowed into the pill furnace. Chen Xun’s eyes glimmered, with the yin and yang qi of heaven and earth swirling in his gaze, and the qi of the Five Elements surged in an instant.

Boom!

The surrounding mountains and rivers suddenly trembled, as if the vital energy, earth energy, and essence were all grasped by an invisible hand, rushing toward the thatched hut, even causing a strange phenomenon in the heavens and earth.

The pill furnace inside the hut seemed like a living creature, devouring the essence of heaven and earth, its aura gradually ascending.

Using qi to refine pills... comprehending the mysteries of the immortal path.

Chen Xun’s expression grew serious, his hands forming seals. As for what kind of Qi-Enhancing Pills he could refine, he didn’t know, nor did anyone else, but he had to take the first step.

Rumble—

Inside the hut, layers of mist spread, and the strange phenomena of heaven and earth stretched for miles, causing thousands of Crane Spirit Trees to suddenly collapse!

In the back mountain.

Frog Daoist sat on a large stone, looking up in shock at the seemingly ordinary thatched hut, the Clear Dust Grass in its mouth suddenly falling, its expression gradually turning strange.

”Daoist!” White Spirit fluttered over from the other side, eyes filled with a hint of fear, feeling as if something beyond its imagination existed in the void, yet unable to probe it.

Moreover, it couldn’t mobilize the spiritual qi and power of the Great Dao within its body at all, leaving it with nothing but its physical form!

”White Spirit, do not panic.” Frog Daoist’s gaze was incredibly deep, ”That one is cultivating, likely not following the Spiritual Qi Immortal Path. The qi of the mountains and rivers moves, while only the spiritual qi is dispelled, such profound methods.”

”...Even you can’t discern it?”

White Spirit inhaled sharply, looking at the strange phenomena in the heavens and earth with shock, ”Tribulation Crossing Venerable, truly an unimaginable realm, where every action is both a calamity and a creation of heaven and earth.”

”This Daoist has only emerged from the godly soul for less than a thousand years, my strength has not yet recovered, naturally, I cannot discern it.”

Frog Daoist crossed its arms again, eyes flashing with brilliance, ”It’s not surprising for some geniuses of the immortal path to appear in this era, I merely sensed the presence of Dao essence.”

”What is Dao essence...” White Spirit asked sincerely, having been taught the Great Dao of Space by Frog Daoist, though its cultivation was evidently lacking, easily captured by formations.

”Young one, Dao essence is the foundation of the laws of heaven and earth.”

Frog Daoist sighed slowly, eyes deep as if recalling distant memories, ”Those of the Venerable realm walk the immortal path alone, the Great Dao is merciless, Dao essence is like the sea, striving to reach the other shore, it requires time and fortuitous encounters to be born.”

”It cannot be cultivated?”

”There is no certainty. If you possess Dao essence, you can embody its laws. If you cultivate the Great Dao of Space, you can rely on Dao essence to merge into it. As long as the laws of space in heaven and earth are not extinguished, neither will you be, living until the end of your lifespan.”

Frog Daoist’s words were shocking, gradually becoming more ancient and profound, ”Even if the immortal essence is obliterated, one can be reborn from destruction, to cultivate anew!”

”What?!” White Spirit exclaimed, ”Then who can slay such a Venerable, with methods reaching the heavens!”

”Only an immortal can slay them, but the chance to re-enter Tribulation Crossing after cultivating anew is too slim, let alone the Dao essence born from fortuitous encounters, which cannot be replicated.”

Frog Daoist sneered, its gaze never leaving the thatched hut, ”A Great Ascension Venerable can obliterate the immortal essence and slay the body, but a Tribulation Crossing Venerable is not so certain.”

”Thank you for your guidance, Daoist.” White Spirit nodded secretly, falling into contemplation, having never heard of Dao essence before.

”Such existences are as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns, it’s normal for cultivators to overlook them, but...”

”Please, Daoist, continue!”

”This Daoist heard at the end of the era of great slaughter, to become an immortal, one must cultivate Dao essence, which is the key to unlocking the immortal sect and understanding the ultimate truth of the laws of heaven and earth.”

Frog Daoist spoke with a hint of boastfulness, as if speaking of itself, ”When they act, it’s as if a world descends, a palm encompassing a world, rendering all your immortal methods ineffective.”

”An immortal is no longer like a cultivator, not even considered a living being, transcending the bounds of race. To be honest, young one, this Daoist once beheld the grandeur of an immortal, tsk tsk...”

Frog Daoist’s words became somewhat lofty, biting a Clear Dust Grass again, eyes filled with reverence, sighing, ”One glimpse of an immortal can mislead one’s path to immortality, but they cannot seal themselves in a godly soul, fading with the passage of time.”

”Why is that?!”

”The godly souls of the immortal ancient forbidden lands cannot suppress an immortal. In the Three Thousand Great Worlds, what can suppress them? They are the protagonists of the great eras, figures praised for eternity, these things are unworthy.”

Frog Daoist snorted, deeply respectful of immortals, ”If a True Immortal realm were opened, birthing some forbidden land godly soul, perhaps there would be a chance, but this Daoist still feels it’s unworthy.”

Such grand figures would never fall into the mundane, seeking to survive in the world.

Even if an immortal falls between heaven and earth, they fall with dignity, revered by the world.

Its gaze at the thatched hut, once filled with awe, gradually turned disdainful, merely a Tribulation Crossing Venerable, why was it so shocked, even daring to challenge it with dozens of big fights!

If this grudge is not avenged, it would be unworthy of being a Frog Daoist who once beheld the grandeur of an immortal!

”Moo~~”

Just as White Spirit was deep in shock and Frog Daoist was eloquently speaking, a sudden cow’s moo startled them, making them glare angrily.

A ghost cultivator?!

But upon seeing it was Black Bull, their anger dissipated instantly, Frog Daoist’s expression changed in an instant, subconsciously croaking.

”Moo?”

Black Bull looked puzzled, snorting at Frog Daoist, why stop talking, it had been listening for a while, finding it quite intriguing, learning a lot.

Although Chen Xun could be called a peerless genius, their path of immortality was mostly self-explored, filled with trials and tribulations.

In terms of understanding, neither it nor Chen Xun knew much, especially Chen Xun, who it had long noticed wasn’t fond of reading, preferring to observe mountains and rivers, to practice, to think deeply.

Black Bull stepped forward, its eyes bright and focused on Frog Daoist, why stop talking?!

”Fellow Daoist Bull!” Frog Daoist suddenly became excited, finally finding a chance to communicate, warmly saying, ”A spirit beast, eh?”

”Moo moo~” Black Bull smiled honestly, nodding gently.

”This Daoist is too, we’re of the same lineage, haha, yesterday was truly a case of the flood washing over the Dragon King’s temple, croak~”

Frog Daoist chuckled, looking up at the bull’s head, ”I am a Chi Immortal Toad, may I ask which clan Fellow Daoist Bull belongs to?”

”Moo~~”

”The bull clan...”

Frog Daoist felt a bit speechless inside, there were many bull clans, but this black bull clearly couldn’t speak the language of the grand world, a branch of the ancient beast bull clan?!

It dared not ask more, for the ancient beasts were numerous, all like grandfathers, and it couldn’t afford to provoke them in its current state.