Eternal Tale

”Ha ha, Immortal Absolute, this is one of the minor spells of the Five Elements Immortal Path. What do you think?”

”Powerful...!”

Immortal Absolute’s voice was deep and resonant, his eyes filled with contemplation. He had noticed earlier that Crossing the World was incredibly fast, faster than he could imagine, making it impossible to catch his true form.

Perhaps using that Domain Crossing Space Boat could directly knock him over. He was once overturned by this boat, without any chance to resist, unable to see its trajectory, and ended up blaming himself for damaging the boat!

”What kind of spirit root do you have?”

”Sacred Spirit Root.”

”...Oh my.” Chen Xun’s eyebrow twitched, his heart shook. Damn, above the supreme five-element spirit root, there’s the Sacred Spirit Root.

Immortal Absolute’s brows furrowed deeper as he pondered the qi of the Five Elements.

How could it be captured, utilized, and even condensed into form? Apart from those Five Elements treasures nurtured by heaven and earth, he had never heard of such spells...

This completely overturned his worldview of cultivating immortality. He couldn’t understand it, but he was greatly shocked.”Would Immortal Absolute dare to sever the path and start anew?”

”Senior... as long as I can become stronger, I am not afraid of this.”

Immortal Absolute snapped back to reality, suddenly filled with hope in his eyes. ”But I wonder, is what Senior Crossing the World said about the ten thousand spirit stones true?”

His demeanor was as if he had sold himself out. Cultivators could be defeated, could die in battle, but for him, the dignity of his race was eternal and could never be lost!

”Absolutely true.”

Chen Xun responded seriously, word by word, ”I will help you repay this debt, but severing the path means severing the immortal path. I hope your Dao heart remains firm.”

”Senior Crossing the World, no problem!”

Immortal Absolute was extremely excited, without a hint of fear. ”If I die, I hope you can clear my debts, then I will die without regrets!”

Chen Xun’s expression twitched. This Immortal Absolute was indeed a bit of a weirdo, completely not on the same page as him.

”Alright, I’ll go prepare first. I have no experience with the Sacred Spirit Root.”

Chen Xun’s words were quite solemn, this was no joke. ”You stay here and guard, I will come for you later.”

”Yes!”

”Bull, let’s go.”

”Moo~”

In an instant, the two figures disappeared from the lake’s surface. Immortal Absolute still gazed into the distance, his face full of excitement, completely unaware of the seriousness of the situation.

It felt as if the Three Thousand Great Worlds were about to be destroyed, yet repaying the debt was more important, becoming an obsession in his heart.

Under the spirit vein of the Immaculate Immortal Ridge.

Chen Xun sat cross-legged in meditation, while Black Bull went to organize the underground spiritual herbs and formations.

There was much to tidy up after returning from a thousand years, especially the primordial spirit of the decomposition formation, which had become emaciated...

The mountain wind blew gently, everything became incredibly tranquil.

Chen Xun’s brows occasionally furrowed and relaxed. How to transform the Sacred Spirit Root of the Nine Heavens Shadow Clan? The spirit root was an innate companion.

Moreover, he had heard that the Sacred Spirit Root encompassed the five elements and was exceptionally compatible with the Spiritual Qi Immortal Path.

But the strange thing was, the Nine Heavens Shadow Clan did not cultivate spiritual qi... spiritual qi was merely nourishment for their physical bodies. To be honest, did this spirit root really have much use for them?

”No matter what, I must try. First, use the Chaoyuan Red Treasure Fruit of the Five Elements to change the constitution. After severing the path, I might even use the Foundation Establishment Pill with pill patterns on Immortal Absolute.”

Chen Xun murmured to himself, a plan gradually forming in his mind. ”If a tribulation truly descends, that would be quite interesting.”

At this moment, his body gradually became blurred, like the qi of the Five Elements in heaven and earth, drifting everywhere, omnipresent.

Underground in the spirit vein.

Black Bull squatted in front of a massive immortal tree, nurtured by the fifth layer of the Water Spirit Decision, the Taiwei Purple Immortal Tree. It had completely mutated, exuding an ancient and profound aura.

It waved its hoof, revealing a circular formation, constantly floating up with emerald green droplets. The tree’s limit had once again been raised, no longer just ninety thousand years.

However, after using the Water Spirit Decision, the vitality flowing away from inside out became extremely evident, as if using lifespan to nurture an immortal tree.

”Moo~~” Black Bull remained calm, having reached the fifth layer of the Water Spirit Decision, its mindset had stabilized significantly.

But this method shortened lifespan, who could truly maintain a stable Dao heart to cultivate to the fifth layer? It was like a deadlock, stuck at the most taboo point for cultivators, shortening lifespan was more unacceptable than accidental death.

But Black Bull was completely unbothered by lifespan, just using it! After all, it wasn’t practicing any evil arts.

It continued nurturing, taking out a small booklet to meticulously record its changes, a habit long formed.

It was unknown to what extent the Water Spirit Decision, enhanced by mana, could nurture it, and the ultimate longevity effect was also unknown, everything would be left to time.

...

Trash Island, night.

In a secluded pile of trash, there was a chessboard, with two people sitting.

Ji Yan and Tian Li.

Tian Li looked fierce and menacing, with a blue face and fangs, his body covered in indelible scars, perfectly fitting the external world’s imagination of these Immortal Prison criminals, exactly alike.

But only he understood the way of chess, able to play a game with Ji Yan.

”Tian Li, you’ve lost again.”

”Not playing anymore, my chess path has long been seen through by you, no matter how I play, it’s all within your calculations.”

Tian Li’s appearance was somewhat ugly, shaking his head slightly, his gaze still on the chessboard, his voice somewhat harsh. ”I think Lord Crossing the World’s chess skills are not low, you could have a match.”

”I asked, Crossing the World is not good at chess, but he said he is good at painting. In the grand world, no one has gained his recognition, so our paths differ.”

Ji Yan replied seriously, Crossing the World dared to make such a bold claim, his painting skills must be astonishing. ”In the future, when the Heavenly Melody Immortal Kingdom gathers ten thousand immortals, with various Dao immortals attending, I will go with Crossing the World.”

Tian Li’s eyes lit up, so that’s how it was, the way of painting was also one of the astonishing great paths.

He had heard legends of a painting immortal descending to the world, moving heaven and earth with a brush, each stroke filled with Dao rhythm.

The world within the painting could even be mistaken for reality, truly worthy of Lord Crossing the World.

Tian Li sighed at this thought, ’No one has gained his recognition,’ showing how astonishing his painting skills were. In the future, he must accompany and participate in this grand event of the immortal kingdom.

He then put it aside, changing the subject: ”But the place you chose is a bit strange, playing chess in a pile of trash is somewhat inelegant.”

”That’s not right.” Ji Yan shook his head, personally collecting the chess pieces. ”Although this is a filthy place, compared to the clarity outside, I prefer it here.”

He finished with a meaningful smile. ”It even carries a bloody scent, chaotic and unordered, I’ve grown to like Trash Island.”

Tian Li also grinned, his ugly face becoming even uglier, but Ji Yan showed no disgust, his expression unchanged, calm as ever.

This was why Tian Li liked all the beings that came out of the Immortal Prison, no one mocked him anymore, not out of fear, but out of equal regard.

Especially the unmasked respect from Lord Crossing the World, making him willing to leave the prison and follow, no longer hunting in the Immortal Prison until death.

He had been abandoned by his sect, betrayed by fellow disciples, mocked by all sides, trying to please them by learning music, chess, calligraphy, and painting...

He thought that if he was elegant enough, people would stop mocking and avoiding him.

However, things didn’t go as planned, the senior brother who protected him the most died unexpectedly.

His immortal path gradually dimmed, even becoming a strong person, others mostly feared him.

His appearance was like a curse, deep in his bones, unchangeable, called a natural ominous sign by his sect, a harbinger of disaster, not to be kept in the sect for long...

No one would have thought that the bloodthirsty Tian Li of the Immortal Prison was once a man with a heart as gentle as could be.