Eternal Tale

Chen Xun sighed softly, ”Tian Li, you have been thoughtful.”

”My lord, Yao Yue has accompanied us all this way, she deserves this,” Tian Li said, his mood somber, with a twisted smile on his lips. ”With you seeing her off, no one in the underworld would dare trouble her.”

”Mm.” Chen Xun nodded.

”My lord, the area within a thousand miles has been sealed by the Immortal Alliance, no outsiders will come to disturb.”

”Mm.”

”You...?”

”I’ll sit for a while, and leave when I feel like it.”

”Then I won’t disturb you any longer.”

After speaking, Tian Li reluctantly glanced at the tombstone again, still unable to believe that Yao Yue had passed away... Her talent in the immortal path was not inferior to Qian Shan’s.

He lowered his head and left silently, planning to visit her again on the anniversary next year.Three months later.

Ji Yan arrived, now exuding an awe-inspiring presence. Although his face still held a friendly expression, it was enough to make anyone’s heart tremble—a man long accustomed to power!

He didn’t say much, standing with his hands behind his back beside Chen Xun, quietly gazing at the tombstone.

Silently, another person was missing from the Prison Pavilion.

Ji Yan furrowed his brow, placing a hand on the shoulder of the seated Chen Xun, who slightly raised the corners of his mouth and nodded gently.

For the first time, Chen Xun didn’t mention anything about debts or spirit stones.

The two stood silently before the tombstone—a Dao Ancestor of the Five Elements and the current master of the Nine Heavens Immortal Alliance—without any verbal exchange.

Half a month later.

Ji Yan seemed to understand the deep emotions hidden in Chen Xun’s eyes. ”Crossing the World, care for a cup of tea?”

”No, thank you.”

”Did you have feelings for her?” Ji Yan’s gaze sharpened as he unexpectedly asked this question.

”Does it matter anymore?”

”Heh.” Ji Yan chuckled lightly, not pressing further. ”I’ll keep you company. If you feel like having tea, just call me.”

Chen Xun turned his head, unable to suppress a smile, ”...you rascal.”

Ji Yan looked up, his expression serious, ”Isn’t that what friends are for?”

”Alright.” Chen Xun exhaled a faint breath.

Ji Yan had come without discussing anything about the Three Thousand Great Worlds, nor did he consult with Chen Xun about anything. He was simply here to pay respects to Yao Yue and accompany this old friend.

The rest didn’t matter for the time being.

He only hoped that when he himself died, this stubborn Crossing the World wouldn’t hold back like he was now. Crying for him wouldn’t be so bad; at least it would prove their friendship in life.

”Ji Yan...”

”What is it?”

”What were you just thinking about?”

”Thoughts of what I desire.”

”I am an immortal. Do you want this Dao Ancestor to give you a grand send-off?”

”Forgotten.” Ji Yan replied calmly, with a slight smile, ”Then I won’t think about it.”

”If you die halfway, I’ll whip your corpse, with drums and gongs, and spread the word far and wide.”

”Heh, alright.”

Ji Yan’s smile deepened, nodding gently, warm as jade, murmuring with his hands behind his back, ”I won’t die.”

Chen Xun suddenly snorted with laughter, and Ji Yan glanced at him, smiling as well, creating an extraordinary scene on the grass that caught the attention of several powerful members of the Immortal Alliance in the distance.

On the anniversary next year.

Tian Li arrived as promised, holding a bouquet of rare flowers. His eyes widened in shock—Lord Crossing the World and Ji Yan were still there... It must be a coincidence.

The third year.

Tian Li arrived as promised once again, his expression trembling—were those two still there?! Could they have settled down here?!

However, this time Ji Yan took Tian Li away. The operations of the Nine Heavens Immortal Alliance were too vast, and it couldn’t function without him in charge. If it turned into something like Shi Rong Immortal, it would be a disaster.

Ji Yan never really warmed up to Shi Rong Immortal, who had courage but lacked strategy—fit to be a general, but not a commander. If that position were given to Ye Qingyou, Crossing the World might not have had anything to do with it.

He quite admired that woman, but she was born at the wrong time and couldn’t be a rival, having been personally slain by Crossing the World in the Human Clan’s Milky Way.

Yet, looking at the entire Three Thousand Great Worlds, Ye Qingyou was still too weak, further constrained by Shi Rong Immortal, unable to go far. He had too many places to strategize.

Moreover, he was now being constrained by the Boundless Great World, the game had already begun, and the Immortal Alliance was always under the watchful eyes of the strongest myriad clans of Boundless, never a place to act recklessly.

After they left.

Chen Xun finally rose slowly, looking at the tombstone, ”Yao Yue, I’ll come to see you again in the future. This tea mountain will remain untouched, rest in peace, I will protect it.”

With that said.

A camellia flower was gently placed by Chen Xun in front of the tombstone, and he then walked away, disappearing completely into the misty mountain fog, his whereabouts unknown.

In the end, only the tombstone seemed to gaze into the distance, watching that elusive figure gradually fade away.

...

Wild Heaven Region, one of the Five Great Regions, Eastern Wilderness, Fallen Heaven Islet.

This place spans billions of miles, with no land, filled with terrifying ghostly miasma.

Even Great Ascension Venerables cannot survive here for hundreds of years, with world-shattering thunderstorms that never cease, and various terrifying environments that make one’s scalp tingle constantly emerging.

There is no spiritual qi here, and even the vast Chaotic Path of the Wild Heaven Region is rejected by it. Without reaching the Tribulation Crossing realm, coming here is meaningless.

There is no place for meditation or sitting, whether it be blessed lands or flying magical artifacts, all are destroyed by this extremely harsh environment.

Only those who have mastered the laws of heaven and earth, the Tribulation Crossing Venerables, can withstand these harsh conditions and survive safely on Fallen Heaven Islet.

Despite the extreme danger, it still draws strong individuals who can’t resist taking risks to come here.

The densest areas of ghostly miasma give birth to the Soul-Chasing Purple Ghost Pulp, which, even when one’s life is at its end, can keep a cultivator hanging on, its effect only slightly inferior to the divine soul of a forbidden land.

But the divine soul of a forbidden land is clearly something for prodigies and strong individuals, too noble for ordinary immortal path experts to afford. They can only settle for the next best thing, taking this to prolong life, waiting for a miracle.

The Soul-Chasing Purple Ghost Pulp is now in high demand within the Star Pivot, starting at mid-grade spirit stones. As one of its places of origin, how could Ancestor Chen Xun let it go?!

The Chen family members have long been dispatched!

Such a place has no forces or races stationed, nor is it suitable. No matter how you reason it, it is a place without a master or opportunity.

Moreover, the most crucial thing is that the longevity treasure ’Zhongnan Zhi’ that Ancestor Chen Xun longs for is here, with a rather peculiar growing environment. This ghostly miasma seems to be able to absorb the remnants of dead souls, nourishing Zhongnan Zhi.

It never grows in any spiritual earth or soil, only existing in the center of those world-shattering thunderstorms... making people hesitate to approach.

A thousand years of longevity, not too much, not too little, not worth risking one’s life for, especially for the strong. A three-thousand-year extension of life, however, might be worth a gamble!

Today.

A thunderstorm, towering ten thousand feet high and tens of thousands of feet wide, emitted an earth-shattering roar, forcibly pierced through, leaving a world-shocking hole, exuding a rich power of laws.

A Tribulation Crossing Venerable has arrived!

The entire Fallen Heaven Islet was a gray, oppressive place, dark and sunless, filled with rampant ghostly miasma. Ten strong individuals, wearing black hoods and clothes, with wise eyes, arrived stepping through the air.

”As expected of the old master’s refining materials... this Dao artifact can actually withstand the invasion of ghostly miasma!”

”Heh, there’s a war going on outside, even the Immortal Palace, Dao Palace, and longevity families are involved, those who come are not friendly, we must act quickly.”

”Yanshu, what do you mean?”

”I’m afraid the intention is not in the wine, a semi-immortal strong individual is preparing to step into the borderlands of the Heaven Region’s Dead Sea.”

”Wild Star Sea?”

”Correct.” Chen Yanshu took a deep breath, ”But we need to investigate further, the Wild Heaven Region is too chaotic now, it’s unclear how many giant forces are behind it, very troublesome.”

”Let’s complete the task the old master assigned first, don’t overthink it.” A black-clothed person said coldly, suddenly narrowing his eyes!

In the low skies of ten thousand feet.

A large stone floated above, and on it lay a skeleton!

But what shocked them the most was that it was still tightly clutching an Image Stone, refusing to let go...