Eternal Tale

Chen Xun gazed at the silent desolate land, his eyes filled with loneliness and a hint of imperceptible weariness.

”Moo~” Black Bull patted Chen Xun’s shoulder, having transformed into the form of a great demon of the Bull clan, no longer maintaining his black bull appearance.

Chen Xun turned his head to look at Black Bull, chuckling softly without saying much.

Rescuing the Ghost Face Clan was merely because Yu Fangshuo was constantly searching for his descendants across the boundaries, but after thousands of years, there was no news. They... were likely doomed.

A slow-growing hostility emerged in Chen Xun’s eyes. In the current environment of the Wild Heaven Region, if they hadn’t perished yet, survival would only become increasingly difficult, a place no ordinary cultivator could endure.

He took a deep breath, shaking off these useless thoughts in an instant, his eyes growing colder.

”Moo moo~” Black Bull let out a low roar, a flash of worry in his eyes.

”It’s fine, having lost everything, there’s nothing left to fear.”

Chen Xun spoke calmly, a strong light of laws flickering in his palm, ”Let’s go, this is not a place to linger.”

Pa!”Moo moo!”

Black Bull pressed a hand on Chen Xun’s shoulder, exhaling a long breath. Old Yin hadn’t fallen yet, and Old Mo, Ji Yan, and the others were still around.

Chen Xun’s pupils trembled slightly, then gradually turned cold again, ”Bull, they only see our talent and value. At the root, we’re just using each other.”

”Why didn’t Meng Sheng and the others encounter such seniors and friends? Why didn’t Dai Xinqing and Huang Shao meet them...”

Chen Xun’s voice seemed to suppress a monstrous rage, speaking in a low tone, ”Should they be hunted down, should they die? Everything in the grand world of immortals is just an exchange of interests, utterly meaningless.”

”Moo...” Black Bull’s eyes trembled in shock. What happened to Chen Xun?

”...Heh.”

Chen Xun let out a terrifying low laugh, the desolate boundary filled with death energy, countless bones of living beings swallowed in an instant, like a terrifying black sea enveloping everything.

”Bull, to think we can now contend with the Great Venerable.”

Chen Xun’s silver hair fluttered, his low laughter seeming to make heaven and earth tremble, ”Do you know what this means? We no longer need to rely on others, no longer need to depend on anyone. They’re just a bunch of useless burdens.”

”Moo!”

Black Bull felt a chill in his heart, never feeling Chen Xun was so unfamiliar, as if he had become a different person. This battle with the Tribulation Crossing Great Venerable seemed to have broken the last shackle in his heart...

Its hoof unknowingly lowered, constantly exhaling, its eyes falling into a daze.

Eldest brother seemed to have been suppressing for too long... enduring for too long... From the time they arrived in the grand world a hundred years ago until today, he had always been suppressing.

It turned out that their travels to Xuanwei Heaven, those joys and smiles were all an act by eldest brother...

”Moo~~” Black Bull let out a low, mournful cry.

For the first time, Chen Xun didn’t care about Black Bull’s emotions. Greed flickered in his eyes, staring intently at the Wild Star Sea, shedding all his disguises.

”Bull, go back and prepare.”

”Moo... moo!”

Black Bull’s low mood suddenly shook. It didn’t matter anymore; whatever Chen Xun did, it would follow, even if he truly intended to commit world-destroying acts, it would still help.

Once, Chen Xun killed, and it dug the pit. Now, it was still the same, never changing.

The two figures turned into chaotic energy, disappearing in an instant at the desolate boundary, like clouds and smoke, causing no ripples.

……

Immortal Cang Plains, Ghost Face Clan’s stronghold.

Here, blood had long flowed like rivers. Under the blessing of the great formation of heaven and earth, not a single Star Sea being could escape. A million cultivators perished here, including the late-stage Great Ascension cultivator with the black mask.

His mask shattered, lying lifeless on the ground, his physical strength exceptionally powerful, but now utterly useless.

Tai Yu walked up to him expressionlessly, sneering, ”Some tricks, better not let me encounter you again.”

In the distance, a compassionate old man looked over and shook his head, sighing softly, ”Too slow to act again. Better let me act, eroding this person’s immortal essence. Late-stage Great Ascension cultivators have too many life-saving methods.”

Tai Yu seemed to hear this, frowning slightly, only turning his head a bit.

A rare hint of dread flashed in his eyes, surrounded by Star Sea cultivators with eerie death appearances, even maintaining their pre-death states.

”Death energy...”

Tai Yu murmured softly, his brows furrowing deeper, ”Where exactly do these Chen family members come from? The power of ten thousand paths resonates, releasing even one would be a peerless immortal prodigy of the grand world.”

His gaze inadvertently swept over the cold-faced Chen family members cleaning the battlefield, feeling a chill.

He always felt they were not like living beings, but like immortal monsters created.

Only Chen Yanshu and Chen Batian appeared somewhat normal, but these two seemed to harbor even greater secrets, even he, a Tribulation Crossing Venerable, couldn’t see through.

”Senior... who exactly are you?”

Tai Yu slowly looked up at the sky, the hostility in his eyes slowly dissipating, ”Heavenly tribulation is not something a cultivator can control. Are you truly a being of heaven and earth?”

Now that he had entered the Tribulation Crossing stage, what he saw and felt was already another world, far beyond what the Great Ascension stage could compare to. He thought he could have a fighting chance after crossing the tribulation.

But...

The true terror he realized that day was just beginning. The power of laws he comprehended from ancient beasts was utterly useless, a single punch couldn’t even move that senior’s form.

And the more terrifying part was yet to come...

It was then he finally realized, these two were not their true selves! Even the two he saw in Peach Blossom Land were not their true selves!

All their actions and mental activities seemed to deceive heaven and earth, especially the thatched hut inscribed with ”Seeing Heaven and Earth”...

These four words were like a mockery, a supreme defiance.

It was their challenge to the order of heaven and earth, with unprecedented courage and ambition, attempting to break through the shackles of destiny, surpassing the constraints of the world!

Tai Yu buried such a great secret deep in his heart, not shocked or awed, just feeling an indescribable fear spreading.

What exactly had these two experienced, what earth-shattering thing did they want to accomplish to drive them to such madness?

And what he feared most was the possibility that everything he and those two seniors experienced was an illusion.

They were like two high and mighty immortals, overlooking him as insignificant as an ant.

Especially in the past millennium, his soul always felt a bit dazed. The World-Destroying Elder... and that senior always seemed like two people, interacting between reality and illusion. How could a being of heaven and earth possess two immortal essences...

Now, he no longer dared to think of escaping like he did during the Great Ascension stage. After breaking through to the Tribulation Crossing stage, he just wanted to work honestly, seeking out more cultivators about to cross the tribulation.

Sometimes, knowing too much is never a good thing for a cultivator, and this saying has never been just words.