Eternal Tale

Little Chi’’s pupils widened as he ran forward, ”Hey, we’’re all friends here, no need to be formal.”

After saying this, he quickly ran to Black Bull’’s side. No matter who it was, except for those three, his demeanor was always cautious and guarded.

With a friendly smile on his face, Little Chi remained silent, occasionally glancing at the scenery on the cliff, never interrupting the two elder brothers’’ reunion.

The four of them looked slightly awkward; it seemed this senior wasn’’t too fond of them.

”Little Chi, don’’t you know the rules?”

”Huh? Xun, what?”

”Moo moo!”

Black Bull snorted, pinching his storage bag, ”Moo moo~~”

A meeting gift!

Little Chi was dumbfounded. Was there such a thing?His expression grew increasingly shocked. Not understanding, he quickly rummaged through his storage ring, finding that he had the most spirit beast eggs at the Foundation Establishment phase.

”Here, all of you are Xun’’s juniors, don’’t be shy.”

Little Chi held four spirit beast eggs, giving one to each person with sincerity, ”These are specialties from the Tian Duan Plains, probably not found in the world of immortals in Kingdom Qian.”

Jiang Xuechen, Liu Han, Shi Wujun, and Ji Zhao accepted them with both hands, respectfully saying, ”Thank you, senior, for the gift.”

There was no disdain in their eyes, even though the yolks of these four spirit beast eggs had been shaken and were lifeless. Their attitude was what mattered.

Chen Xun smiled slightly. Little Chi’’s possessions were indeed limited and not abundant.

”Moo moo~” Black Bull and Little Chi rubbed against each other, their brotherhood unspoken.

”How have you been these years?”

Chen Xun stretched lazily, sipping some health tea, ”It’’s been a while since I’’ve relaxed like this, let’’s chat.”

Liu Han’’s eyes lit up, holding back many words in her heart, ”Ancestor, let me pour you some tea.”

”Ancestor, you may not know, after you left, Ji Zhao spent ten years forging iron all by himself!”

”Hey, hey, Senior Brother Shi, why are you exposing my shortcomings in front of the ancestor? Didn’’t you open a tavern back then too?!”

”Hahaha...”

...

Laughter echoed from the cliff, occasionally accompanied by drifting petals, carrying a lingering fragrance. Chen Xun casually collected a few petals.

What surprised Chen Xun and Black Bull the most was that Liu Han and Shi Wujun had become Dao companions and even had dragon-phoenix twins.

The girl was named Shi Muqing, and the boy Shi Qian, both with dual spiritual roots, now Golden Elixir cultivators, blessed with great fortune.

They were still out training, experiencing the mortal world, and hadn’’t returned yet. Shi Wujun had high expectations for them.

However, for cultivators, having children was quite difficult.

Especially after breaking into Foundation Establishment, essence was crucial, and it was usually only considered after reaching the Golden Elixir phase.

But Liu Han and Shi Wujun only became Dao companions after reaching the Elemental Infant phase, consuming considerable resources for a stronger next generation.

Without the extra spiritual herbs from Chen Xun, the Five Aggregates Sect would have been dragged down, halting its development.

However, after giving birth, Liu Han seemed severely injured, her Elemental Infant greatly damaged, taking years to recover.

These two children did not disappoint, born with physiques far stronger than ordinary people, directly breaking into the Foundation Establishment phase with their cultivation, quite formidable.

Chen Xun listened, leisurely sipping tea, eyes thoughtful, ”I see.”

He had observed the female cultivators of the Bai Li clan, all with abundant vitality.

In this world, the stronger the beings, whether spirit beasts or humans, the harder it was to have children.

It might take hundreds of years to have one, but once conceived, they were far superior to ordinary people, almost always possessing spiritual roots.

”Moo moo~~” Black Bull snorted, eyes wide, never having considered such matters, finding it quite novel.

Little Chi’’s eyes darted mischievously; he had secretly observed many such events... those mother spirit beasts would become quite weak after giving birth, their strength greatly diminished.

Chen Xun was quite generous, stating that he would ensure these two little ones reached the late Elemental Infant phase, giving them more time to cultivate their minds.

Liu Han and Shi Wujun bowed deeply, without any pretense, always aware that the ancestor’’s pills... were free of pill toxins!

Pill toxins could affect many things, not just drug resistance, but also cultivation bottlenecks, state of mind, and more...

Taking pills was never a shortcut to cultivating immortality, merely an enhancement. Only natural treasures could be considered a true path to immortality.

Such toxin-free pills had never appeared even in ancient times, and were impossible to find.

But the facts were here, and they could only secretly speculate that the ancestor’’s pill refining skills had reached a divine level, unmatched by anyone.

Then, Chen Xun changed the topic, and the cliff was filled with laughter and joy.

They talked for half a day, from the eastern world of immortals to Kingdom Qian, from Kingdom Qian to the Endless Mountain Range in the south.

Finally, they spoke of the Five Aggregates Sect. Throughout their journey, the three had never forgotten Chen Xun’’s teachings, doing what they could without showing off.

Until the old Elemental Infant cultivators of the ten great immortal sects completely passed away, the three officially emerged, and the ten great immortal sects realized too late that there was an old sixth! But by then, it was too late.

The Five Aggregates Sect rose like a comet, with the resources and words Chen Xun left behind, the Golden Elixir elders had laid a solid foundation, each more capable of hiding than the last.

The entire Five Aggregates Sect united, beginning to annex the entire world of immortals, with development plans, future plans, all prepared.

Though there were storms of blood, they always managed to turn danger into safety, ultimately standing at the pinnacle of the world of immortals, unchallenged, yet becoming more low-key.

Little Chi listened, feeling inexplicably thrilled; Xun’’s sect seemed to suit his taste.

...

As the sun set, the world was left with only the evening glow, seemingly stretching to the end of the world.

Chen Xun leaned back in his chair, eyes filled with depth and satisfaction, ”Bull, set up a new table and chairs, I’’ll go cook for you all.”

”Moo moo~”

”Xun, let me help you!”

”Alright.”

Two figures lightly touched the ground, instantly appearing in the Five Aggregates Sect’’s kitchen, stunning the cooks. Chen Xun smiled, calming them with a few words, and began preparing the meal.

Everyone around them was drenched in cold sweat, as if time had stopped, not daring to breathe.

Little Chi, however, was unconcerned, assisting Chen Xun with some Qi cultivation phase demonic beast ingredients.

Half an hour later, Chen Xun said, ”I spent a century in the kitchen, gained some culinary insights, feel free to take a look when you’’re free.”

As he finished speaking, each chef in the kitchen found a small booklet in their hands.

”Greetings... greetings, ancestor!!”

Everyone shivered, as if just waking up, thoroughly frightened.

”No need for formalities, these Qi cultivation phase disciples of the Five Aggregates Sect still rely on you all. Didn’’t everyone start cultivating immortality from the Qi cultivation phase?”

Chen Xun waved his hand peacefully, dish after dish coming out of the pot, ”How are your conditions here?”

Upon hearing this, everyone trembled like leaves, this was the ancestor... of the ancestor, chatting with them, something they never dreamed of.

Little Chi chuckled slyly, looking around, finding their expressions amusing, not realizing they had bent their spatulas out of shape.

Chen Xun chatted with them a bit more, eyes understanding. They were all here voluntarily, simply because they loved cooking, still earning contribution value every year.

He laughed, back then the Five Aggregates Sect didn’’t have such good conditions, eating those chicken rib-like Inedia Pills, useless for vitality.

After visiting Da Li, he realized how important body cultivation was.

Cultivating immortality was about resources in all aspects, without opportunities, spirit stones, protection, or guidance, immortality was hard to achieve.

”Everyone, carry on, I’’ll have them pay more attention to the kitchen, unleash your talents, it’’s also cultivating immortality.”

”Farewell, ancestor!!”

Everyone in the kitchen respectfully bowed, some even shedding tears of excitement, treating the small booklet as a treasure, no, a family heirloom!!

Chen Xun smiled and nodded, disappearing with Little Chi as a shadow.

On the cliff, a large table was set.

The four of them had eyes shining with excitement, it had been so long since they tasted the ancestor’’s cooking.

Black Bull mooed, using his tongue to roll up food, Little Chi grabbed with his claws, never using chopsticks, but no one at the table minded.

”Delicious!” Ji Zhao shouted, cheeks puffed up, ”Tastes just like before.”

Liu Han chewed slowly, feeling a bit down for some reason, sensing that the ancestor might not stay long this time.

Jiang Xuechen didn’’t think too much, occasionally glancing at Chen Xun, the distance between them too vast, only filled with admiration.

Shi Wujun put down his chopsticks, frowning at Chen Xun, ”Ancestor... why have you returned this time?”

”Hehe, mainly to see you all, as one grows older, the heart naturally has attachments.”

”Ancestor, what are you saying, I’’ve never seen anyone younger than you in this world of immortals.”

Liu Han murmured, her soft hair draped over her shoulders like silk, ”Seeing you is our blessing.”

Chen Xun laughed heartily, ”As expected of our Liu Han, always knowing what to say.”

Liu Han giggled, quickly serving Chen Xun more food, making the other three a bit envious. The ancestor had always favored Liu Han since she was young.

”Xun, Miss Liu is right, I quite agree.”

Little Chi suddenly chimed in, ”Our sect’’s future is long, with no enemies, maybe we’’ll go to the three...”

His pupils shrank, stopping abruptly, nearly letting something slip.

The atmosphere at the table froze, everyone’’s eyes on Chen Xun, filled with a bit of hope.

Chen Xun also put down his bowl and chopsticks, eyes growing deep, ”Bull and I have prepared a backup plan for this world of immortals, but you shouldn’’t get too involved with it for now.”

”Yes, ancestor.” They all responded solemnly, putting down their bowls and chopsticks.

Black Bull mooed softly, stopping his eating, Little Chi rubbed his paws, looking around, not daring to speak again.

Chen Xun and the others had returned this time to truly begin planning for the Five Aggregates Sect and Da Li.

As the sun set, the sky grew dark.

There is no feast that doesn’’t end, good times are always fleeting, perhaps the next reunion will be amidst the vast sea of clouds.