Eternal Tale

Gu Lisheng’s heart skipped a beat...

There’s a thief!

He took a deep breath, his wildly changing expression suddenly calming down a bit. ”Fishing Emperor, what do you mean by this? I don’t recall such an event happening. It must have been that damned fat guy’s doing. As they say, ignorance is no crime. What does it have to do with this prince?”

Gu Lisheng put on an act as if he was completely unaware of his past actions, making Song Heng grind his teeth in anger. He remembered clearly...

The factory owner’s family died, and it was Gu Lisheng who cried the loudest, even offering two hundred low-grade spirit stones!!!

Song Heng’s veins bulged, and the Treasure-Seeking Compass, an heirloom from his ancestors, was nearly crushed in his grip. If he didn’t destroy this scoundrel, he would be unworthy of his Tomb Luck Demon Fiend Clan heritage!!

Gu Lisheng casually glanced at Song Heng, who seemed on the verge of erupting like a volcano, and a faint smile curved on his lips.

Chen Xun squinted slightly from a distance. Now, with Gu Lisheng clad in golden battle armor, adorned with dragons and phoenixes, his aura was ancient. He was someone you could spot in a crowd instantly.

He had hidden many old artifacts.

Seeing through Gu Lisheng’s background at a glance, Chen Xun smiled and said, ”Young Master Gu, Old Mo has told me everything. You can’t deny this debt, especially those two hundred low-grade spirit stones. How could a cultivator at the Great Ascension stage bear the worship of an Immortal Court Prince?!”Chen Xun’s last sentence suddenly rose in pitch, his gaze like thunder as he looked at Gu Lisheng!

”Fishing Emperor, it’s just a mere million spirit stones. Would you really ruin our friendship over such worldly possessions?”

Gu Lisheng’s gaze sharpened, and with one hand behind his back, he theatrically sighed to the heavens, ”When the remnants of my Taiyi Immortal Court return, even ten million top-grade spirit stones would be affordable!”

”Truly worthy of being Prince Gu!” Chen Xun praised with a bow, his eyes gleaming.

”But I don’t like keeping debts...” Gu Lisheng calmly shifted his tone, his gaze directly meeting Chen Xun’s, exuding an imposing aura. ”Fishing Emperor, we hit it off at first sight, especially on such a joyous day. How can we discuss such mundane matters?”

”Prince Gu, what do you mean?” Chen Xun frowned slightly, sensing something amiss, detecting a hint of Ji Yan’s empty promises.

”Fishing Emperor, erase this debt, and I will gift you ten million spirit stones in the future!” Gu Lisheng waved his sleeve and turned slightly, perfectly revealing his flawless jawline at a forty-five-degree angle.

”Prince Gu, as the favored son of the Ancient Immortal Court, I naturally believe your words.”

Chen Xun nodded slowly, overlooking the slight oddity, even showing a sincere smile. ”Our friendship is worth such, so be it, no debts.”

”Truly worthy of being the Fishing Emperor, the Dao Ancestor of the Five Elements in the Three Thousand Great Worlds!”

Gu Lisheng laughed heartily, offering a compliment, his thoughts inscrutable, having matured greatly. ”But as for this Fat Song, he cannot be spared; he is the main culprit!”

His gaze turned cold, directly meeting Song Heng’s, who looked at him as if he were a sworn enemy.

Suddenly, a pitiful cry echoed:

”Factory owner, I have ancestors too, and I’ve contributed to the garbage recycling plant! I can also wait for my ancestors to return and give you spirit stones~~~ Heaven’s wrath~~!”

”A million top-grade spirit stones, even in death, I... Little Dao, can’t repay it!”

Song Heng inadvertently revealed the tattered sleeve of his Dao robe, crying and sniffling. ”Factory owner, it’s tough for your subordinate...”

As he cried, inwardly he cursed incessantly, wondering why they kept targeting Master Dao!

Little Chi snickered on the side, his eyes crescent-shaped with amusement. This Fat Song dared to try and settle with ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones, and it had to be Brother Xun!

Chen Xun beamed, walking step by step toward Song Heng.

Song Heng shivered all over, almost crying out to the heavens: My life is over; I’m afraid I’ll be repaying debts for the rest of my days.

But to his surprise, Chen Xun personally helped Song Heng up, speaking gently:

”Brother Song... thank you.”

”Huh?”

Song Heng’s sorrowful expression froze, staring blankly at the sincere-looking factory owner... unable to react for a long time.

Both Little Chi and Gu Lisheng raised their eyebrows, never expecting this turn of events. They thought Chen Xun would beat Song Heng up and then make him sign with his divine sense.

Chen Xun exhaled softly, his gaze gently examining Song Heng from head to toe. ”These years haven’t been easy, have they? I heard that after the news of my fake death spread, you and Young Master Gu came searching for us everywhere.”

”Hehe, to fight alongside you, and to feast together in our sect, today is truly the happiest day for this Dao Ancestor.”

Chen Xun spoke with a touch of nostalgia, patting the dust off Song Heng’s clothes, smiling. ”It’s just spirit stones, mere words, not to be taken seriously.”

”Factory owner...”

Song Heng’s usual carefree demeanor turned uncharacteristically serious, his voice low. ”Master Dao has never regretted it. The Three Thousand Worlds are vast, and meeting you is fate!”

”The Five Aggregates Sect is your home; come back anytime.” Chen Xun patted Song Heng’s shoulder. ”I’ve left a domain for you at the ninety-nine ring-shaped mountains. If you need anything, come find me.”

He looked sincerely at Gu Lisheng and Song Heng, matters of the boundary were unrelated to them, yet they risked the backlash of the immortal path to assist him. The immortal path is not lonely!

He was never alone; everywhere he looked, there were companions, all fellow travelers!

Song Heng took a deep breath, nodding heavily, his gaze more solemn than ever. ”Factory owner, I understand.”

He didn’t say much, just a simple response, yet it carried countless unspoken words, affirming he hadn’t followed the wrong person.

”Brother Xun, do I have one?!” An untimely question suddenly popped up, it was Little Chi, a bit excited, his mane trembling in the wind.

”The ninety-nine mountains, the rebuilt Tian Duan Plains!”

Chen Xun nodded sideways, full of smiles. ”I’ve already prepared it for you. When I revive the boundary’s mountains and rivers, and integrate the real Tian Duan Plains, you’ll have plenty of good fruit to enjoy.”

”Roar~~~ Roar Roar~~~!”

Little Chi let out a primal roar, the cry of a high-level spirit beast, shaking the ground. While wandering outside, it could finally say that reassuring phrase again—

Let’s return to the Tian Duan Plains!

”Hahaha...” Chen Xun burst into laughter, a genuine, hearty laugh that shook the surroundings.

Song Heng’s gaze deepened, a faint smile tugging at his lips as he looked toward the ninety-nine ring-shaped mountains shrouded in clouds and mist. It turned out the factory owner had long prepared for them.

Gu Lisheng cleared his throat. ”Fishing Emperor, are there great lakes and big fish there? If not, my title of ’Celestial Angler’ would be meaningless. You can’t outsmart me now.”

”There are.” Chen Xun nodded lightly.

Gu Lisheng chuckled, finding Chen Xun’s current serious demeanor somewhat unfamiliar.

He still preferred the Fishing Emperor’s carefree manner, as it made for better conversation. But today was his stage, the sect’s banquet venue, so he wouldn’t cause trouble.

Little Chi was already lost in excitement, daydreaming, completely ignoring Song Heng, and no longer bothering him.

Chen Xun turned and waved. ”I’ll go see other old friends.”

”Alright.”

The three figures nodded with smiles, especially Song Heng, who took a deep look at Chen Xun.

Even though the factory owner’s cultivation had fallen absurdly to the Qi cultivation phase, his current carefree demeanor was truly admirable. Perhaps cultivation was just an external pursuit for him...

What he sought might never have been the realm of immortality...

Putting himself in his shoes, an immortal’s realm being forced down to the Qi cultivation phase, it was hard not to go mad. The factory owner’s most terrifying and overlooked trait was never anything else but his state of mind!

Truly invincible...

Song Heng silently bowed, facing the slightly wrinkled white-robed figure, his gaze growing deeper.

However, before Chen Xun could take two steps, he suddenly stopped.