Eternal Tale

Black Bull’s eyes trembled slightly as he gazed intently at Chen Xun. Over the years, he had truly changed so much.

With a soft moo, Black Bull expressed his unwavering loyalty, no matter how Chen Xun transformed.

”Bull.”

”Moo?”

”Don’t worry about me.”

Chen Xun suddenly broke into a radiant smile, as if he had seen through Black Bull’s thoughts, and began painting a rosy picture. ”One day, we’ll be the guides in the Ascension Passage. Everything now will pass.”

”Moo!” Black Bull nodded vigorously, his eyes still fixed on Chen Xun, trying to discern something more from his expression.

”Stop staring, your big brother here is quite calm.”

Chen Xun exhaled gently, feeling a sense of relief. ”Now that no one is watching us, let’s focus on cultivating in the Wild Heaven Region. I’ve cleared a good piece of land behind the hut for you to plant some spiritual rice.””Moo moo?!”

”Really, that place is a feng shui treasure spot. I’ve observed it; the yin and yang energies are harmoniously balanced, the water is abundant, the earth is rich, and the aura is vibrant. It’s a blessed land.”

Chen Xun spoke eloquently, spinning tales without a second thought. ”It’s also suitable for this Dao Ancestor to refine pills, study ancient texts, and comprehend the path to immortality.”

”Moo~~” Black Bull let out a long breath, his eyes wide with belief.

Over the years, they had collected quite a few spiritual herbs from the Wild Heaven Region. With their current strength, they could harvest those earthly spiritual herbs in abundance.

But they were no longer harvesting things like Clear Dust Grass, which showed just how rich the cultivation resources of the Wild Heaven Region were. Even an orphan of the immortal path like Tai Yu could cultivate to the late stage of Great Ascension.

Boom—

As Chen Xun and Black Bull chatted on their small, shabby boat in the sky, the mountains suddenly rumbled loudly, and the ground collapsed, forming deep chasms like endless abysses.

Mountains crumbled at a speed visible to the naked eye, and even cultivators of other races emerged from the mountains, cursing and fighting again.

Chen Xun and Black Bull watched the chaos below, where Wild Ancient Beasts of various forms exuded overwhelming murderous intent, their massive bodies colliding and creating waves of energy.

Mountains shattered, and the lush green trees were destroyed in the devastation, their branches and leaves falling like withered petals.

The ground cracked open, releasing a strong sulfuric smell, and scorching lava spewed forth, burning everything around it red.

Wild Ancient Beasts fought fiercely in the scorching atmosphere, their faces twisted with ferocity.

Some cultivators in seclusion, unaware of the chaos, were caught off guard and ascended amidst the collapsing mountains.

Above the sky.

”If this kind of duel happened in other regions, these ancient beasts would probably be suppressed by the great magistrate.”

Chen Xun spoke with interest, casually stabilizing the world’s energy and saving many fleeing creatures below. ”Bull, bring out the Merit Ledger and make a note. We’ll rely on it in the future.”

”Moo moo!”

Black Bull had already taken out the Merit Ledger and made a heavy mark. With their current power, this item had been blessed by the celestial realm and would surely be of great use in the future, serving as a testament to their long journey on the immortal path.

The small shabby boat slowed down. Watching these powerful creatures duel was once a favorite pastime for Chen Xun and Black Bull.

But other regions were too harmonious, and the cultivators too busy, rarely offering such primitive and grand scenes of battle as the Wild Heaven Region.

”Bull, look, these beings who cultivate their physical bodies have much longer lifespans than ordinary cultivators, even at the Unity stage.”

”Moo~”

”If we want to cultivate the laws of strength, it seems we need to learn from these Wild Ancient Beasts. After all, we’re still far from mastering the true power of heaven and earth at the Tribulation Crossing stage.”

Chen Xun smiled calmly, watching with interest. ”Everything can be a teacher, how fascinating.”

Black Bull grinned beside him, even taking out a formation flag, ready to collect corpses—a habit formed on the battlefield beyond the boundary.

Caw!

A fierce cry suddenly echoed from the distant sky, and a massive creature cast a shadow on the ground, like an ancient mountain floating in the sky.

Its eyes were like two burning gems, its body covered in heavy scales, and its silver-white feathers shimmered like stars in the sky.

This beast was called ’White Spirit.’ Its wings were wide and resilient, capable of stirring the world’s energy into a frenzy with a single flap, unleashing storms and rain with powerful spiritual pressure.

Rumor had it that it could devour millions of weak creatures with a single gulp, using their blood and flesh to cultivate its body—a renowned flying ancient beast in the Wild Heaven Region.

Chen Xun and Black Bull hadn’t expected it to appear here, but it seemed to have been lurking for a long time, ready to reap the benefits... The cunning ones of the immortal world were truly everywhere.

White Spirit’s presence made the Wild Ancient Beasts on the ground feel the oppressive force, and the trembling of the power of the Great Dao in the air indicated it was at the late stage of Unity!

Roar!!

They all stopped fighting, gazing up at the overlord in the sky, letting out earth-shaking roars, as if to say: Dare to come over, and we’ll tear you apart on the spot.

White Spirit’s eyes glinted with amusement, the power of the Great Dao of Space around it fluctuating intensely. It had long since stopped cultivating its physical body!

As it tore through the sky, a small pond stood on its back.

On it grew lotus-like leaves, and a frog sat with its arms crossed, chewing on a Clear Dust Grass, looking smug and punchable.

It held its head high, its gaze slightly narrowed, staring into the distance with a hint of surprise. Why were there two exceptionally wise beings watching it?!

It was a somewhat decayed small shabby boat, especially that black bull, whose dumbfounded look seemed just short of drooling, and the white-clad man wasn’t much better.

”Hmm? What the hell is that?” The frog squinted into the distance, muttering, ”White Spirit, there’s a human cultivator, an ancient race from the Chaos Immortal Spirit List, one of the strongest myriad clans, ranked sixth.”

”So what? This is the Wild Heaven Region; they don’t represent the humans of the Boundless Great World. They’re just branches of the ancient human race.”

A fierce voice transmitted, and White Spirit didn’t take them seriously at all. ”Before you were born, I had devoured countless human beings.”

”Heh, your vision is still too narrow. The strongest beings of the Three Thousand Great Worlds should be avoided if possible, especially humans.”

”Why?”

”Avoid entangling with the karma of great clans. I, Frog Daoist, have calculated the heavenly secrets. The opening of the True Immortal Realm is irreversible, and the powerful fiends of the last era have already broken open the forbidden spirits, waiting for the future.”

The frog spoke in a low voice, its head tilting back. ”At that time, the strongest myriad clans will undergo a great reshuffle. If you get too involved, they might target those beings first to secure their position in the True Immortal Realm.”

”Impossible...”

”You haven’t experienced the era of great slaughter among the myriad clans. Do you know what extinction means?”

”Of course, in the Wild Heaven Region, there are countless immortal forces that have slaughtered millions of beings. Extinction is nothing.”

”Haha, little White Spirit, that’s just child’s play.”

The frog laughed, sounding ancient and wise. ”True extinction is the eradication of your great clan’s fortune. The world doesn’t remember, can’t trace the past, can’t see the future, erasing all traces.”

”In such a vast and boundless Three Thousand Great Worlds, you won’t find a single trace of this clan. That’s the true method of the strongest myriad clans, making beings despair with the power of immortality. And what is overturned is not just millions, but billions of beings.”

”What...!”

White Spirit’s wings slowed, its pupils contracting sharply, and even its fierce white feathers trembled inadvertently. It had indeed killed many humans; would it face disaster in the future?!

It was completely intimidated by Frog Daoist, who had raised it and was both a teacher and a friend.

”However...”

The frog’s tone shifted, looking at the small shabby boat in the distance. ”Just be cautious. It’s just a human; no need to be so timid.”

Its expression gradually turned unfriendly. Being stared at by two beings was the greatest disrespect!

Frog Daoist had survived the era of great slaughter among the myriad clans, with a hidden ferocity from that era. How could it tolerate such provocative gazes from the cultivators of this era?!

Most importantly, they were merely in the Void Refinement phase. Frog Daoist stood up with a strange sound. ”White Spirit, get closer! How dare they disrespect their elders?!”

Caw! Caw!

White Spirit let out a furious roar, having been truly frightened by the human reputation just now.

The fear that had just crept into its heart instantly turned into inexplicable anger, and it charged towards the small shabby boat!

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