Eternal Tale

Not far behind them.

Cui Ying’s expression was filled with emotion, as if she finally understood why Tianshou valued Chen Xun so much back then, even going so far as to lower his pride to seek help. Chen Xun... was very much like the young Yin Tianshou.

Rising from obscurity, humble at heart, respecting teachers and valuing the Dao.

Despite being an immortal Dao Ancestor, followed by countless powerful beings, he maintained a calm and amiable demeanor wherever he went, never concerned with grand displays or status, naturally free-spirited.

Perhaps this is what it means to be an immortal...

Her Dao heart benefited greatly; although she was his elder, on the path of immortality, he was the true senior, as the grand world’s immortal path etiquette dictates, the accomplished come first.

Yin Tianshou’s master, Xuan Yuanxing, also walked quietly at the back, having not known the relationship between Yin Tianshou and this Dao Ancestor before.

He had only seen the Void Refinement phase sword cultivator repeatedly rise from a pool of blood in the Wild Heaven Region and felt compassion upon learning why he came to the Wild Heaven Region, thus protecting him for a while.

Xuan Yuanxing’s purpose for coming here was simple, to use his connection with Yin Tianshou to get acquainted.

In today’s Three Thousand Great Worlds, where immortals do not emerge and the half-immortal realm is revered, maintaining a strong and enduring Dao lineage largely relies on connections and heritage.During strong generations, domain powerhouses make connections far and wide, but when the Dao lineage inevitably declines, it relies on the connections and heritage left by these strong generations to preserve the Dao lineage and continue its legacy.

As the Sword Sovereign of Sword Sky Ancient City, he naturally could not avoid falling into the mundane.

Those Dao Institutes, Immortal Palaces, and Dao Palaces are so committed to cultivating the myriad clans’ prodigies for the same reason: with such strong connections, no one dares to touch their Dao lineage, ensuring its strength and longevity.

But those longevity families are particularly strange, never participating in major power struggles or cultivating foreign disciples, yet they have managed to pass down their legacy to this day, strong and unyielding.

Even Ke Ding of the Heavenly Secrets Dao Palace once speculated, ”If the longevity families only laid out their plans in a special heavenly domain, they would have long been obliterated by time.”

”Their reach... must have already extended into the vast star matrix, into those giant organizations in the Three Thousand Great Worlds that rival the Boundless Myriad Clans!”

Immortal Ke Ding actually wanted to rush into the longevity families to seize ancient texts, but he truly dared not, even far from it!

When the Heavenly Secrets Ancestor founded the Dao Palace, the longevity families already existed, a complete contrast like a baby to a giant.

Anyway... in the Wild Heaven Region, no force dares to provoke the longevity families in this era, the depths behind them are chillingly unfathomable.

Only with the power of a great clan could one dare to confront them, but doing so would become a colossal joke.

Using the power of a single clan to contend with a great family, such a clan would likely never rise to prominence.

But the Yu family of the longevity families violated ancestral teachings by entering the grand worldly affairs, and the subtle ripples have begun to spread, deeply affecting, with Boundless Immortals already noticing the Yu family of the longevity families.

Other longevity families in the Wild Heaven Region keep a respectful distance from the Yu family, predicting that within a hundred thousand years, when the Dao Ancestor of the Five Elements passes away and his residual influence dissipates, the Yu family will not last long.

This move was a grave mistake, observing ancient immortal history, when the Taiyi Immortal Court collapsed, longevity families were not spared...

The super coalition of the strongest myriad clans in the grand world is not something that giant forces and families can contend with, the Dao Ancestor of the Five Elements cannot withstand it, and neither can the longevity families, everyone is enduring.

All are waiting for the opening of the Boundless True Immortal Realm, waiting for the great change in the world’s structure, even among the strongest myriad clans in the grand world, the blood feuds run too deep.

Inside the Li Chen Immortal Palace.

Under a towering tree that blocked out the sky, a simple stone table was set, where Chen Xun and Yin Tianshou sat facing each other, engaging in a simple conversation.

Black Bull squatted beside Chen Xun, occasionally letting out a moo.

Cui Ying stood to the side, pouring tea for Yin Tianshou, while Chen Xun brought his own teacup and used the Water Spirit Decision, not troubling Cui Ying.

Nangong Heling and Little Chi stood quietly behind Chen Xun, listening silently.

Only Xuan Yuanxing stood on the other side of the tree, his expression somewhat awkward, feeling as if he had come at the wrong time, not wanting to disturb their reunion.

”City Lord Xuan Yuan.”

Chen Xun stood up and cupped his hands, looking at the imposing lord of Sword Sky City.

”Dao Ancestor,” Xuan Yuanxing bowed his head and cupped his hands.

Yin Tianshou coughed lightly, suddenly feeling he should not have let his master come, the generational hierarchy was becoming a bit confusing, he hadn’t handled this well and needed to apologize later.

Chen Xun stepped forward, speaking solemnly, ”I was deeply indebted to Old Yin back then, surviving in the grand world, only able to protect the younger generation of the boundary to escape. The city lord is Yin Lao’s master, during the Human Clan’s Milky Way battle, Sword Sky Ancient City assisted me unconditionally, deserving my bow.”

He was about to bow to Xuan Yuanxing, but suddenly...

”Dao Ancestor!”

Xuan Yuanxing’s eyes widened, shouting, ”How can my immortal path bear this, absolutely not!”

His half-immortal realm’s might stopped Chen Xun’s movement with a single word.

Chen Xun’s face turned a liver color... extremely uncomfortable, damn it...

It wasn’t that he wasn’t sincere, nor was he just putting on a show without bowing, but damn it, he was truly stopped by a single word!

How could someone in the Qi cultivation phase withstand the might of a half-immortal realm?!

Chen Xun’s mouth twitched, back in the Five Aggregates Sect during the Qi cultivation phase, he had been suppressed by a Golden Elixir elder like this, he didn’t expect to feel it again... his movements froze in mid-air.

It was quite awkward...

Black Bull’s eyes narrowed slightly, his tail flicking imperceptibly, and Xuan Yuanxing’s half-immortal realm aura dissipated abruptly.

Phew~

The tension in Chen Xun’s body vanished instantly, and he almost bowed to the ground with the momentum, shocking Xuan Yuanxing to his knees, hurriedly supporting Chen Xun.

”Dao Ancestor... I understand your intentions, we cultivators need not be bound by these formalities.”

Xuan Yuanxing frowned slightly, as the Sword Sovereign, he never minced words or actions, ”I came here only to get acquainted with the Dao Ancestor through Tianshou, with no other intentions.”

”Chen Xun... you.” Beside the stone table, Yin Tianshou hesitated, as if words were stuck in his throat.

Chen Xun’s breathing deepened slightly, a trace of imperceptible anger flashing in his eyes.

Embarrassing himself repeatedly outside was not his wish, after visiting Old Yin, he needed to return to the sect to settle down.

He adjusted his robe, his expression returning to a gentle calm, smiling, ”From today, Sword Sky Ancient City and my Five Aggregates Sect are bound by Daoist friendship, this is a promise from me, the Dao Ancestor.”

”Moo...” Black Bull snorted.

Nangong Heling and Little Chi exchanged a glance, today Sword Sovereign Xuan Yuan had indeed come at the right time, the eldest brother’s promise... was immortal words, containing the cause and effect of heaven and earth.

Yin Tianshou and Cui Ying both trembled slightly in shock, Yin Tianshou naturally had his own intentions, wanting to help his master and sect, doing a favor.

But he hadn’t expected Chen Xun to make such a heavy promise, Yin Tianshou sighed inwardly, feeling not much joy.

He felt that with such a promise from Chen Xun, their relationship might actually become somewhat distant.

Xuan Yuanxing was stunned for a long time, then solemnly cupped his hands, ”Dao Ancestor, there’s no need.”

”If I, Xuan Yuanxing, can break through to the immortal realm, then we can talk about friendship and sect alliance, if I, if no one in Sword Sky Ancient City can ascend to the immortal realm, then we are unworthy.”

”Tianshou, Cui Ying, then I won’t disturb your reunion with the Dao Ancestor, if you have free time, you are always welcome to return to Sword Sky Ancient City.”

”Today, being able to meet the Five Elements Dao Ancestor who fought the myriad clans’ immortals in the Milky Way battle, I owe it to you juniors, I am already satisfied, I won’t stay long.”

”Dao Ancestor, Bull Daoist, Nangong young friend, Flaming Red Ancient Lion young friend, haha, we shall meet again.”

Xuan Yuanxing laughed heartily, cupping his hands to everyone, and in an instant, transformed into a peerless sword soaring into the sky, disappearing into the horizon in the blink of an eye, exceptionally carefree.