Eternal Tale

Chen Xun was shopping at a branch of the Three Lives Pavilion today, accompanied by several Golden Elixir cultivators who were exceptionally respectful.

Occasionally, cultivators passing by on the third floor would see this scene and look surprised, offering a slight bow of respect from the side.

However, they were somewhat puzzled. Even if this person was an Elemental Infant expert, it shouldn’’t warrant such treatment from the Three Lives Pavilion.

After all, the pavilion was backed by Divine Transformation experts. Why would even the shopkeeper come out to personally greet him when their own masters didn’’t receive such treatment?

”Everyone, could the price of these pill recipes be lowered a bit? I need to buy a lot.”

Chen Xun walked around, carefully selecting, ”At least the pill recipes can be copied, right? I also need a lot of spiritual herbs, at least a million low-grade spirit stones’’ worth of business.”

The Golden Elixir cultivators’’ expressions twitched upon hearing this, and they respectfully said, ”Senior, you are a valued guest of the Three Lives Pavilion, and this is already the lowest price...”

They looked quite troubled. Once this senior revealed his identity, it represented his strength and wealth. Why would he haggle over this...

”This is definitely not the lowest price. You’’re at least forty percent more expensive than other shops, but I trust the quality here.”

Chen Xun’’s eyes were determined, with one hand behind his back, exuding a shrewd aura, ”Everyone, name a price!””Senior, a ten percent reduction is the most we can offer!”

A woman in a blue dress furrowed her brows slightly and pressed her red lips together, as if making a decision, ”This is our purchase price. We won’’t make a profit from your spirit stones!”

The people beside her felt a tightness in their hearts upon hearing this. The shopkeeper was really willing to go all out, but they could still make a small profit.

”Alright, just for your words, I’’ll buy all the pill recipes and spiritual herbs here!”

Chen Xun shouted, quite straightforwardly, ”Everyone, get ready. Goods for spirit stones, one hand for the other.”

The women slightly opened their mouths, their emotions fluctuating, their eyes gradually becoming excited, and they bowed their heads respectfully, ”Yes, Senior.”

Half an hour later.

Chen Xun left with a satisfied expression, having spent two hundred thousand mid-grade spirit stones to acquire treasures not found in the Kingdom Qian.

If he went into business, he would have already made a fortune.

The women saw him off with smiles all the way, almost to the end of the street, making many cultivators envious. Truly, surrounded by fairies, a real man!

Chen Xun suddenly stopped at the end of the street, a flash of inspiration in his mind: ”Damn... with Bull’’s Five Elements Teleportation Array, the travel cost is nearly nothing!”

”With a storage ring, there’’s no transport cost either, Three Thousand Great Worlds... hahaha!!”

His eyes widened with excitement at the thought, his anticipation for the great world growing, and he vanished into the street as a breeze.

...

Three days later, at the edge of the Tian Duan chasm.

Black Bull and Little Chi were still setting up a large teleportation array, using materials that were banned from circulation on the market.

Little Chi was carefully embedding materials, not daring to make a single mistake.

After consuming the millennia-old Chaoyuan Red Treasure Fruit, it finally broke through its bottleneck, reaching the late Elemental Infant phase, with its physical body and divine sense greatly enhanced, living up to the expectations of its two elder brothers.

Black Bull had already laid the foundation of the formation, with the surrounding space fluctuating violently, occasionally emitting a buzzing sound.

The entire teleportation array was enormous, a circle with a diameter of a mile, with intricate runes, and large Five Elements stones placed at the edges, the qi of the Five Elements filling the area.

And within a hundred miles, Black Bull had already set up the Five Extremes Formation, allowing exit but not entry. Occasionally, some Qi cultivation phase and Foundation Establishment phase spirit beasts were blocked outside.

The latter looked bewildered, as this was an edge area, wondering why they kept getting lost and sent back to the same place, then ran off in another direction.

”Moo moo!”

Black Bull excitedly took out a communication jade slip it made, which was currently glowing faintly, signaling the return of its big brother!

”Haha, Brother Bull, Xun is back with the goods!”

Little Chi also got excited, completely relieved, ”Let’’s quickly set up the formation, or Xun will definitely say we’’re slacking.”

With that, it sped up its pace, bustling around.

Little Chi heard from Black Bull that the Kingdom Qian was their old home, with few Elemental Infant phase cultivators, thinking it seemed only slightly less safe than the Tian Duan Plains.

”Moo moo!” Black Bull snorted, looking far into the distance, unmoving.

”Brothers, I’’ve bought a lot of stuff, haha!”

A wild laugh came from afar, a streak of light across the sky, gradually revealing Chen Xun’’s figure, ”Home, home!”

”Moo~~~”

”Xun!!”

Black Bull and Little Chi almost jumped up, quickly shouting in response, their place almost becoming a world of its own.

Boom!

A loud noise came from the ground, Chen Xun was so excited his pores trembled, holding a small storage ring: ”Bull, Little Chi, come and see.”

They rushed over, Black Bull rubbing against Chen Xun, who laughed heartily, hugging the bull’’s head, the atmosphere quite warm.

”Xun, so much stuff, but it’’s not much use to you.”

Little Chi spread its claws in confusion, wondering if Xun had made a bad deal, ”Most of it is for Foundation Establishment and Golden Elixir cultivators.”

”Moo!” Black Bull roared, slapping its hoof down, how dare it question big brother?

”Hehe.” Little Chi chuckled awkwardly, just saying it casually, almost forgetting Xun was a man of status.

”These things are for our folks back home, Little Chi, you’’ll understand then.”

Chen Xun waved his hand, in a great mood, not mentioning a word about the three major forces, ”Bull, when can the teleportation array be completed?”

”Moo moo~”

”Two days, that’’s fine, all the forces in Da Li are in a state of war readiness, it’’s quite terrifying.”

”Xun, let’’s hurry back to the Kingdom Qian!”

Little Chi’’s voice trembled slightly, with some fear, ”Those human cultivators preparing for war, who knows how many spirit beasts they’’ll capture, even using spirit beasts as cultivation resources.”

”No worries, I’’ve informed the Bai Li clan, they won’’t target the Flaming Red Ancient Lion clan anymore, Little Chi, you don’’t need to be afraid.”

”Moo?”

”Xun... really, really?”

”Hehe, with my face, you still don’’t believe?”

”Xun, I believe!”

Little Chi jumped for joy, never again fearing cultivators targeting it, no more hiding and running.

It ran to Chen Xun, placing a paw on his arm, eyes full of gratitude, realizing Xun probably wasn’’t just out buying things.

Chen Xun smiled calmly, patting Little Chi’’s head, feeling it was a bit less satisfying than Bull’’s.

”Moo?”

Black Bull’’s eyes held doubt and hesitation, then suddenly nodded heavily, ”Moo!”

It thought to itself, even the heavens, gods, and Buddhas must give big brother face, how could those cultivators not? They all reason things out.

They didn’’t think much more, quickly continuing their setup, feeling much more at ease with big brother around, their work becoming more efficient.