Eternal Tale

”Little Chi makes a good point. The myriad clans of Boundless should all owe a debt to this Dao Ancestor, with interest starting from the day of the sacrificial rites.”

Chen Xun’s gaze was calm as water. He paused slowly, hands clasped behind his back, gazing at the heavens and earth, and continued, ”But if we don’t resolve the boundary issue, my Dao heart won’t be complete, and we won’t have peace. Their eyes will always be on us.”

Black Bull snorted in agreement, firmly endorsing Chen Xun’s words. This debt made sense everywhere, reasonable and justified.

Little Chi’s eyes lit up at the words, and he let out a low growl, pleased that Brother Xun agreed with his opinion.

Nangong Heling drew closer, umbrella in hand, her white hair fluttering in the wind and rain, carrying a faint sharpness.

”Sacrificial rites are just a strategic retreat. The outcome I want to see is the same as what they want to see.”

”Moo...”

”Only then can we have a more stable and better environment for cultivation. Silent for a hundred thousand years... a lifespan cut short? Ha.”

Chen Xun’s voice was ethereal, a glimmer flashing through his long eyes. ”Bull, these supreme immortals are different. Their foundations are immense, their methods mysterious. A hundred thousand years of life might not be their limit; living a second life isn’t impossible.”

Black Bull nodded lightly, his gaze also fixed on the vast sea.Nangong Heling turned her head to look deeply at Chen Xun, a smile playing on her lips.

Little Chi fell into deep thought, never daring to imagine Chen Xun’s lifespan, nor ever considering him to be human.

”Stable cultivation, allowing our disciples of the Five Aggregates Sect to ascend the immortal sects quietly... If twenty thousand years aren’t enough, then thirty thousand, forty thousand... endure!”

Chen Xun’s robe billowed in the wind and rain, an unspoken aura spreading across the world. ”Then, of course, we must visit the Boundless Great World, one by one, to demand compensation for this Dao Ancestor!”

”Eldest brother is always like this,” Nangong Heling said with a radiant smile.

She never believed Chen Xun would be forced into silence. Life must go on, and these accounts must be settled.

”Heh heh...” Little Chi roared to the sky, a lion’s roar shaking the heavens, his eyes wide open. ”Brother Xun, doesn’t that mean Sister Crane and I also have the chance and time to become immortals?”

”Of course, in these Three Thousand Great Worlds, no one dares to plot against this Dao Ancestor anymore. The Milky Way’s bloody battle against the myriad clans’ immortals terrified them, paving the way for this path!”

Chen Xun’s eyes narrowed, a faint law pattern reflecting on his brow. ”Through this battle, I have too many objectives to achieve, a blood profit that outsiders don’t understand, but you must.”

Nangong Heling spoke with a gentle smile, ”Eldest brother, you think too far ahead. Looking at it now... your eagerness to become an immortal seems more like a grand scheme, with revenge just one of the goals.”

As she finished speaking, she felt a shock within. The death of that Shi Rong Immortal... was her brother planning to use his title to suppress the myriad clans?

If he didn’t become an immortal now, but waited for tens of thousands of years, the outcome might be vastly different. His urgency was never about revenge, but about this great opportunity for upheaval!

He was willing to pay any price, seemingly just for the stability of their future generations.

Her brother’s wisdom was never low. She had deeply felt it since the incident with the chaotic Great Venerable, hidden so deeply it was unsettling.

She even suspected that her brother’s connection with Ji Yan wasn’t just about his formidable strength. She could never see through her brother or Brother Ji Yan.

Chen Xun’s gaze was calm and profound. ”In the Milky Way battle, your brother never spoke a word of truth, not even what he thought or felt... never for righteousness, only to achieve his goals by any means necessary.”

”Moo!” Black Bull nudged Chen Xun, his pupils shrinking. Immortals shouldn’t speak carelessly.

”The myriad creatures of the boundary have nothing to do with me, nor do I have the grand ambitions of the old gentleman.” Chen Xun looked up at the sky, a hint of mockery on his face. ”This is just a bargaining chip. The Heavenly Dao has yet to take shape.”

”Anyone who dares to harm or plot against those around this Dao Ancestor with immortal power will cause turmoil in countless small boundaries, damaging the Dao hearts of boundary creatures integrated into the grand world, affecting the formation of the future Heavenly Dao. If they want stability now, I’ll give them stability.”

”Eldest brother, those immortals...”

”Naturally, they know. This is an exchange, a clear scheme, the legacy of the old gentleman and countless boundary openers, concerned with the myriad boundaries, willing to die for it...”

”The old gentleman’s Milky Way battle, I must attend. Only this great opportunity can represent me as a boundary opener, bearing the will of the boundary. Heh, they think I’m the same.”

”Without the sacrifices of generations of boundary openers, the Boundless Myriad Clans wouldn’t let me perform sacrificial rites for the boundary...”

”But I’m precisely using this to secure a stable life for us, the younger generation, and Old Yin.”

Chen Xun’s eyes revealed a cold, ruthless light, speaking each word clearly, ”Anyone who dares to flip the table before me will face the destruction of countless boundaries, with endless Filthy Longevity invading the Three Thousand Great Worlds!”

”The myriad races of the Three Thousand Great Worlds now know of this, all calling it righteous. The boundary creatures include not only humans but also other races.”

”The Milky Way battle, the Boundless immortals, the myriad creatures of the Three Thousand Great Worlds, the boundary creatures, are all tools for me to use. They can only, dare only, delay until my lifespan ends.”

”If I’m forced to flip the table, then the blame will fall on the immortals of the Boundless Myriad Clans!”

”Elevating the Three Thousand Great Worlds has another crucial stage, which is to gather the will of the Heavenly Dao. The Heavenly Dao is the collective will of billions of races and creatures, so, do you understand?”

Chen Xun exhaled a slight breath, ”These supreme immortals are above the strongest myriad clans of the grand world. Your brother is not their match now, but opportunities are fleeting.”

”You may think I’m eager to become an immortal, just seeking revenge. Heh, you’re overthinking it. I’m merely rushing to seize the opportunity to achieve all my goals.”

”We live not only in the present but also for the future. Naturally, we can’t just seek momentary satisfaction, and I’m certainly not that old gentleman.”

”The path to immortality is paved with blood, even for me, stepping on the bones of predecessors like Burial to become immortal, without any carelessness.”

As Chen Xun’s words fell, silence enveloped the surroundings, the sound of rain, the rustling of flowers and grass... all clearly audible.

Boom!

At this moment, a thunderbolt streaked across the sky, illuminating half of Chen Xun’s face. One eye was as deep as an abyss, cold, ruthless, indifferent to all beings, overlooking the heavens and earth.

Nangong Heling’s eyes were filled with shock, her gaze trembling. So this is the realm of immortals...

Black Bull was already dumbfounded, his eyes wide open, standing there like he’d forgotten who he was.

Little Chi’s features twisted, not with shock or awe, but with a shiver of fear and dread spreading through him... never had he felt such terror from a cultivator in this world.

This is what it means to be an immortal...!

Now he finally understood. When they went to the Milky Way for that grand battle, the retreat was so decisive, Brother Xun showed no hesitation, not even entering the Boundless Great World.

It turned out the strange source of that time was here; Brother Xun never intended to fight to the end!

Little Chi’s features twisted even more. If it were him, he’d be played to death. No wonder that Shi Rong Immortal was driven to despair and death, sinking into silence.

The invisible clashes between these immortals made his mane stand on end. He needed to cultivate more and see more of the world.