Eternal Tale

”Eldest brother, thirty million top-grade spirit stones.”

Little Crane burst into laughter. It seemed that his eldest brother had no resistance to spirit stones, a major weakness in his heart.

Hiss!

Moo!

Chen Xun and Black Bull’s figures swayed as they began to jot down notes in a small booklet. Only Little Chi stood there with a silly grin.

He thought it was no big deal; spirit stones were enough as long as they sufficed. He just bought Yellow-tier Image Stones, relying on picking up everything else.

”Bull, how much is thirty million top-grade spirit stones...”

”Moo...” Black Bull was dumbfounded, his mind short-circuited, only knowing that the exchange rate between top-grade and mid-grade spirit stones in the grand world was one to ten thousand.

But this only represented the difference in quality between top-grade and mid-grade spirit stones, not that you could actually exchange ten thousand mid-grade spirit stones for one top-grade stone.

This ratio just made it more intuitive for the grand world cultivators. Countless cultivators never saw a top-grade spirit stone in their lifetime, though they saw plenty of mid-grade ones.Chen Xun’s eyes flickered with lightning, his breathing heavy as he growled, ”Bull, calculate it, that’s three trillion mid-grade spirit stones... My great magistrate!”

”Moo~~~” Black Bull felt weak all over, almost collapsing to the ground. How could they earn so many spirit stones in a thousand years? Who gave them?

”Little Crane, if I spoke too loudly just now, don’t take it to heart,” Chen Xun said, still in shock from the earth-shattering news. ”No one dares to touch you over Lu Chuan’s matter. With such a vast amount of spirit stones, even rules can be bent, but don’t do such things in the future.”

Little Crane nodded earnestly, understanding her brother’s concern.

But she added, ”Eldest brother, these top-grade spirit stones were collected from years of gathering Thousand Mechanism Spirit Seal fragments across Xuanwei Heaven. There might not be so many in the future.”

”The most important thing is Master Dao; he contributed the most and is quite knowledgeable, a very formidable cultivator.”

Little Crane held a deep respect for Song Heng, who had worked diligently for a thousand years.

Half of Trash Island’s industries were run by him, reliable and confident that the factory owner would return from the Immortal Prison.

Little Chi perked up at the mention of Fat Song, his expression turning mischievous.

They had little interaction over the millennium, lacking the mood for it.

But now, he suddenly found Song Heng and Gu Lisheng’s carefree demeanor somewhat irritating. It was time to give them a wake-up call.

Chen Xun nodded, a look of reminiscence in his eyes. He hadn’t expected that the fat guy would still be there.

To be honest, given their abilities and vision, he would find it quite normal if they left halfway, never feeling regret, letting everything go as it pleased. Yet, they waited for a thousand years.

He gradually smiled. The thousand-year Immortal Prison, who would have thought that upon release, it would be such a sight.

Mo Ye Han, Shi Jianbai, Song Heng, Mo Fuyang... Warmth coursed through his heart, for true friendship is seen in adversity.

”When you leave the Dao Academy, let’s visit the grand world’s mortal realm, explore the four corners of the world. You haven’t been to the mortal realm, have you?”

Chen Xun quickly suppressed his urge to splurge. ”If you haven’t spent time in the mortal realm, a cultivator’s life is incomplete.”

”Alright~ Eldest brother, as long as I can follow you, it’s all good, hehe.”

Little Crane was delighted, her brother was finally taking her out to see the world. ”There should be another thousand years. If I can’t advance to Void Refinement, it means my potential is exhausted, and I’ll have to leave the Dao Academy.”

Her cultivation was indeed poor, a result of connections, and staying for two thousand years was already the limit.

In the future, she could only decline the venerable one’s goodwill. This journey was enough, and the path of ’Enlightened Mind and Heavenly Wisdom’ would have to be walked on her own, never parting from her brother again.

Chen Xun smiled, ”I heard you’ve been silent in the Dao Academy for this millennium. Eldest brother doesn’t want to see you like that. Make the most of the remaining millennium to cultivate well in the Dao Academy.”

”Mm-hmm.” Little Crane ran up to Chen Xun and hugged his arms, ”Now that both you and second brother are back, I can be completely at ease!”

”Hahaha...”

Chen Xun laughed heartily, feeling quite refreshed. ”Do you know why your eldest brother’s cooking skills are so good? Bull, tell Little Crane and Little Chi the story of how our ’Xun’s Delicacies’ dominated the world!”

”Moo~~!!”

Black Bull raised his head and puffed out his chest, exuding an aura of time-worn vicissitudes, leaving Little Crane and Little Chi in awe.

Throughout this journey, eldest brother and second brother rarely mentioned their stories in the mortal realm, but today they spoke of it voluntarily. Eldest brother seemed to have changed a bit.

Chen Xun took out some health tea and sat to the side, listening to the wildly gesticulating, mooing Black Bull, whose actions were identical to when they used to push their little house.

He watched and sighed softly. Those years were truly wonderful. When Little Crane leaves the Dao Academy, they must take a trip to the grand world’s mortal realm, which would greatly benefit third sister’s immortal path.

At this moment, the starry river gradually became brilliant, with occasional meteors streaking across the sky, light clouds drifting at the horizon, and the world was serene.

On a giant ship in the sea, three figures laughed and chatted. Little Crane’s eyes were full of hope; the mortal realm seemed so fun, something she had never experienced.

Chen Xun drank health tea sip by sip, looking up at the sky, listening to the family’s soft chatter, never finding it noisy.

A faint smile hung on his lips, occasionally raising his cup to the sky, his eyes glimmering as if piercing through the river of time, gazing across the ages:

You and we... are together, for eternal longevity.

...

Three days later, at Li Chen Island, outside Elemental Immortal City, Heavenly Immortal Tower!

Today, the winds were tense outside the tower, the entire area surrounded by cultivators with chilling auras, even Unity True Lords were present!

Passersby were filled with astonishment, wondering what great figure had arrived at Heavenly Immortal Tower today.

Outside the tower, an old man in the Transformation stage stood at the forefront, surrounded by attendants, extremely respectful. Inside the Heavenly Immortal Tower, the aura was even fiercer, with gray-robed cultivators guarding each floor.

They were clearly not from the Heavenly Immortal Tower. At the top floor, a middle-aged cultivator stood with his back to the entrance, exuding a deep and profound aura, with a pot of strong wine and two cups on the table.

His posture was incredibly upright, and even from behind, one could feel the overwhelming wild aura, extremely powerful!

”Venerable one, he has arrived.”

”Mm.”

The middle-aged man’s gaze gradually shifted downward, piercing through everything, directly looking outside the Heavenly Immortal Tower.

Ten figures appeared on the wide avenue, with Chen Xun at the forefront, Black Bull and Little Chi on either side, Ji Yan, Qian Shan, and others following behind, their eyes sharp.

All the cultivators outside the tower stood solemnly, bowing in silence, their powerful aura causing the ground to tremble.

Passing cultivators slowed their steps, slightly awed, their eyes filled with envy.

They quickly hurried past from a distance, inhabiting the same grand world, yet like cultivators from two worlds apart.

”Let’s go.”

Chen Xun looked at the Heavenly Immortal Tower with a calm gaze, walking straight inside. Ji Yan and the others had a hint of a cold smile on their lips, fearlessly following him in!

The surrounding guarding cultivators all had a hint of solemnity in their brows, such a strong presence.