Eternal Tale

”Heavenly tribulations are vast and overwhelming, yet they always leave a sliver of hope. Do you understand?”

”Not really... I’ve never experienced a heavenly tribulation, nor have I gained any insight.”

”Heh.”

Chen Xun wore a smile, but inwardly he was cursing. As the Dao Ancestor, he had been struck by tribulations all the way through. In the celestial realm, he had lost two primordial spirits, and during tribulation crossing, his immortal essence dissipated. He had practically fallen several times.

These youngsters, with no experience whatsoever, dared to speculate on the might of heavenly tribulations. It was absurd. When it came to understanding heavenly tribulations, only he and Bull had the right to speak.

In the grand world, within the Prison Pavilion, the honorary deputy pavilion master, Old Man Crossing the World, who had already perished, once commented:

”Even at the Golden Elixir phase, with just a slight exertion, one can comprehend the vastness of the heavens and earth. For Black Bull and me, our path to immortality cannot do without heavenly tribulations, just as the Beiming Red Lion cannot do without the Tian Duan Plains.”

If they were to abandon heavenly tribulations, it would be better to face the grand world immortals directly.

This statement immediately sparked widespread and heated discussions within the Prison Pavilion, highlighting Old Man Crossing the World’s rich experience in facing heavenly tribulations, beyond ordinary imagination.

At this moment, Tai Yu suddenly coughed and finally stood up slowly, saying nothing more, not daring to speak recklessly again.”The tribulations that cultivators undergo are merely a part of the heavenly tribulations.”

Chen Xun squinted slightly, his eyes sharp. ”That young friend succeeded in crossing the tribulation only because I gave him a magical artifact. After he succeeded, the power of the laws was damaged, and it will take at least several hundred years to recover. It’s not as simple as you think.”

”Yes...” Tai Yu’s pupils contracted slightly. So that person was borrowing power. How could someone on the brink of death think of so much?

”But his backup plans and sect secrets have nothing to do with me. So, do you understand now?”

Chen Xun seemed somewhat patient and had high hopes for Tai Yu. ”I cannot influence the heavenly tribulations. Life and death are for you to decide, but it doesn’t affect us from doing other things.”

”Moo moo!” Black Bull chimed in from the side. The sliver of hope in heavenly tribulations is left for those crossing the tribulation. They only take the remnants of heavenly might, a place of certain death!

Chen Xun was willing to lend this person a magical artifact, probably because of the disciples outside the sect who fought bloodily to protect their ancestor, which stirred his compassion.

Tai Yu’s gaze gradually became clear. It wasn’t help at all... but using their bodies to trigger the heavenly tribulation!

Indeed, there was no such good thing in the world. This person’s way of doing things was utterly unpredictable.

”Senior, even so, that person owes you a great debt.”

Tai Yu’s voice deepened. He believed that at least half of the sect’s immortal resources should be shared. ”You didn’t even bring that person back, too generous to them.”

A few days ago, he had imagined this world-ending senior was gathering these Venerable cultivators, but now it seemed quite different from what he thought.

”Oh? What do you intend to do?”

”Take them as subordinates, have them work for you. The power of a Venerable cannot be ignored.”

”Haha, in tens of thousands of years, they will be nothing but dust. Things come and go, why bother with so many calculations.”

Chen Xun laughed heartily, stepping into the air with Black Bull, his calm and amiable voice echoing in the pit. ”If there’s news, come find me at the thatched hut. One debt cut is ten thousand top-grade spirit stones.”

”Senior’s righteousness!” Tai Yu cupped his hands towards the sky, his eyes brightening. Gathering information was much easier than seizing spirit stone mines.

Chen Xun and Black Bull had already disappeared into the horizon. Tai Yu exhaled a breath of turbid air, the mountain-like pressure finally dissipating.

His expression gradually turned stern, a look of disdain flashing in his eyes, rising once more!

...

Above the sky, a small, rickety boat slowly drifted across the horizon.

Chen Xun and Black Bull half-lay on it, with strong winds howling around, not even activating a mana shield.

”Moo?” Black Bull tilted his head towards Chen Xun, giving a puzzled look.

”No need. This is the ancestor of a major sect, at the Tribulation Crossing Venerable realm. Such a cultivator won’t act sincerely, and their identity and background are incredibly complex. If the Tian Shu Holy Land truly wanted to cut off his path to immortality, there would be no need to send only a mid-Great Ascension cultivator.”

Chen Xun spoke leisurely, his eyes slightly vacant. ”Moreover, such a large sect without even a single ally is even more suspicious. Our Kingdom Qian, small as it was, had ten great immortal sects, responding to a single call. Their tens of thousands of years of sect legacy couldn’t have gone to the dogs.”

”Moo...”

”So there’s no need to delve into other matters. Take what we need and leave, without getting too involved. The path ahead is theirs to walk.”

”Moo!”

Black Bull got up and nodded, finally understanding some key points, almost giving Chen Xun a thumbs up.

”Heh, Bull, if the world of immortals were that simple, any immortal could casually visit those major sects, suppress the strongest, and wouldn’t it be long before the forces of the Wild Heaven Region came to pay homage, unifying the Wild Heaven?”

Chen Xun sneered, ”Then how would there be myriad clans standing tall, with great forces contending? Learn well from your eldest brother.”

Black Bull’s eyes widened, full of wisdom. It made too much sense. If there truly were an immortal’s might, even they themselves wouldn’t submit, let alone others.

”A simpler background, cultivators rising from humble beginnings are more trustworthy, especially the Ghost Face Clan. Ah, this clan, as the Dao Ancestor, I must preserve their legacy. Each one is a talent, not to be lost to time.”

Chen Xun said, suddenly thinking of something, and stood up. ”Ba Tian, Yan Shu, and the others are in a good situation. Once the old generation is gone, they’ll be the new generation.”

”Moo moo~~~” Black Bull chuckled foolishly. So this was Chen Xun’s plan.

One wonders what the current tribulation-crossing cultivators would think if they knew. When entering the holy land, they were already thinking of building graves for their future.

”Bull, the Thunder Law has a lead now. The Five Elements Law might require a trip to the Wild Star Sea, and the Law of Life and Death might need to go to the Taiyi Ghost Gate. The rest, for now, have no clues.”

Chen Xun took out a small booklet, murmuring to himself, ”The Tribulation Crossing phase might be the hardest realm for us to cultivate. There’s no clue on how to become an immortal. In all the resources sold in the grand world and the history of immortals, there’s never been a mention of immortals.”

”Moo moo~” Black Bull came over to nuzzle Chen Xun, reassuring him, as it was still by his side.

”I’m fine. I just want to rely on these major forces to gather more information. Meng Sheng and the others, the old flood dragon, the Yuehuang Clan, and Senior Shi’s clan.”

Chen Xun had a faint smile on his lips, not elaborating on cultivation matters, but changing the subject. ”Most importantly, the Three-Eyed Clan’s lair. Someone in the Wild Heaven Region must know.”

”That incarnation has already made contact with the Dark Heaven Alliance, heading to the Dark Nether Sea. Their war artifacts can destroy a small boundary with one shot... and have a terrifying record of making a Tribulation Crossing Venerable flee in defeat.”

”Moo?!”

”The events of that year have become somewhat clear. The Xuanwei Celestial Palace personally took action, the Venerable ordered, and three Unity cultivators led the Annihilation Yuan Cannons to bombard my... boundary’s mountains and rivers.”

Chen Xun spoke with utmost calmness, as if narrating something unrelated to himself. ”Bull, any living being involved in this matter, I will kill them.”

”Not a single one will be left.”