Departure is always sad, let alone permanent farewell, but life must go on, time moves, and the path must be walked.
The death of Pan Dadao faded slowly over time.
Every few years, Zhang DaoMing would go to his grave, carrying a jug of new wine, placing it in front of the tomb, and then starting to chatter.
"Brother Dadao, on this road of life, you sneaked away first, but there's no need to hurry, I'll come along shortly. When the time comes, if you've reincarnated into a young master of some prestigious family, you must take good care of me!"
He picked up the jug of wine again, "Consider this jug my gift to you in advance."
The wine jug opened, pouring wine down.
New wine paired with an old grave.
It seemed there was no one left in the Blue Sky Sword Sea, neither in the Sword Sea nor on the Immortal Sword Peak, no cultivators could be seen.
Those who left had left, those in seclusion remained so, now there was only this desolate atmosphere.
The Big Yellow Dog sat in the Sword Forest, fully taking on the role of a security guard, guarding the now extremely small cocoon, waiting for Chen Xia to break out of it.
It waved its paws, calculating carefully, it should have been exactly two thousand years, which reminded it of what the Third Elder had said.
That after a thousand years, if Chen Xia still hadn't broken out of the cocoon, he would personally come to move it away.
But no one had been seen coming!
The Big Yellow Dog snorted in disdain, that little old man was just trying to frighten the dog.
Before its train of thought settled, abrupt footsteps sounded from within the Sword Forest, crisp at first, then very heavy, appearing behind the Big Yellow Dog.
"After a thousand years, as I said." A low voice sounded.
The Big Yellow Dog's body stiffened, if it had its past temperament, it would have started kowtowing and begging for mercy by now.
But this wasn't its business now, so the Big Yellow Dog swallowed, plucked up courage, and said extremely carefully.
"I know you said it, but the problem is Chen Xia still hasn't come out."
"What's that got to do with me?" The Third Elder disdainfully spoke, looking at the cocoon, continuing, "The Blue Sky Sword Sea gave him two thousand years' time by the Sword Forest Spring, that was already extremely generous, how could he continue staying here now when the Sword Sea's spiritual energy is insufficient?"
It had to be said, the Third Elder's temper had mellowed quite a bit over these two thousand years, actually willing to explain these things to the Big Yellow Dog.
In the past, he would have just started attacking.
"But he still hasn't broken out of the cocoon, could you give a few thousand more years leeway?" The Big Yellow Dog abjectly pleaded.
The Third Elder's eyebrows furrowed, "Who the hell can I give a few thousand years' leeway, who can give the Blue Sky Sword Sea a few thousand years' leeway?!"
"I understand, I understand." The Big Yellow Dog hurriedly waved its paws, rummaging behind it for a moment, taking out a not very big pouch and handing it to the Third Elder, a grin stretched across the dog's mouth.
"Just some spirit stones, let's talk nicely."
The Third Elder deeply cast it a look, suddenly recalling what the Old Fisherman had said.
Since his youth, this Big Yellow Dog had been lingering at the entrance of the Sword Forest, having lived for who knows how many great eras. Following reason, it should be quite a formidable being.
After all, age brings wisdom, old dogs can't be underestimated!
But this Big Yellow Dog was an exception. Having lived for so long, it had never been heard that he was very powerful.
It was hard to say if it really lacked strength or was hiding its strength, so for so many years, apart from Qiong Qi, no one had provoked it.
But judging from the Qiong Qi incident, this Big Yellow Dog was truly powerless.
The Third Elder really couldn't be bothered with it. He casually slapped away the pouch, impatience seeping into his tone.
"Hurry up and scram, this concerns the Blue Sky Sword Sea, it's not something your couple of sentences can dismiss. If I really lose my patience later, both you and Chen Xia will have to get lost."
"Don't rush, don't get angry, we can talk nicely." The Big Yellow Dog was far too nervous, even its paws were shaking.
"No more." The Third Elder's expression darkened as he lightly pointed a finger down at the Big Yellow Dog.
Immense aura erupted instantly.
The Big Yellow Dog's body suddenly smashed heavily into the ground, shattering large patches of earth, suffering unspeakably.
The Third Elder paid the Big Yellow Dog no more attention, walking towards the cocoon with heavy steps.
"Don't." The Big Yellow Dog's pained whisper came, its paws scrabbled forward helplessly, still trying to stop him.
The Third Elder was already face to face with the cocoon, brows knitted, letting out a disdainful snort.
"Pretentious thing."
He raised his hand, aimed straight at the cocoon, brilliant light flashing above it, about to erupt.
"Don't!"
A roar, the Big Yellow Dog's eyes emitted red light, its figure actually charged out from the shattered pit in an instant, with afterimages crashing towards the Third Elder.
"Seeking death." The Third Elder coldly snorted, the hand aimed at the cocoon instantly turned towards the oncoming Big Yellow Dog, straight at its head.
The Third Elder crooked his finger, dense spiritual light flashing on it, carrying a berserk restless aura, about to shoot out!
Just the aura pressure caused the Big Yellow Dog's skin to ooze blood, splitting inch by inch.
The spiritual energy on the fingertip swelled again, exceptionally dazzling!
Boom!
The spiritual energy let out a huge bang as it shot out.
Just the ferocious airflow stirred up the void, tearing through the cloud layer.
The Third Elder had not held back this move!
The cocoon suddenly shuddered once, without any summons.
The heaven and earth, the cloud layer, stalled at this moment.
The spiritual energy dispersed into smoke, as if it had never appeared in this heaven and earth.
The Third Elder turned back, the cocoon had already cracked open a hole, from which stretched out a slender, pure white hand.
The white hand slowly retracted back into the cocoon, tapping lightly on it with a crackling sound, spiderweb-like cracks unfurling on the cocoon.
Bang!
It shattered open in an instant.
"It seems you didn't learn your lesson from Qiong Qi."
A bland voice.
An absolutely pure and white figure stood right in the center of the cocoon, growing long, translucent wings on his back.
The Third Elder's pupils constricted, "Chen Xia?!"
He felt an extremely powerful bloodline pressure emanating from Chen Xia, like a higher lifeform looking down on him.
Chen Xia took a step forward, slowly walking out, his consciousness withdrawn.
Having added two thousand points to strength, it was comparable to a quasi-Boundary Crossing Realm cultivator's strength.
"Little Three, you're still so unpleasant."
Chen Xia slowly approached him, softly chanting.
"Is this what you can call me?!" The Third Elder angrily roared, just about to raise his hand.
But Chen Xia had already reached his front, the absolutely pure and white fingers pointed at the space between his eyebrows.
"Go."
A bland voice.
Yet the scenery around the Third Elder kept changing. By the time it settled, he had already fallen into the pit.
Boom!
A hundred meters of earth overturned.
Chen Xia was already standing before him, the absolutely pure and white, slender figure standing there, the translucent wings spread open, blocking the light, just looking blandly at the Third Elder like this.
"Buddha!"
The Third Elder angrily roared, a towering Buddha image rising from the ground, like a majestic mountain range, its aura astounding!
Today, a huge conflict erupted in the Blue Sky Sword Sea.
The towering Buddha image sagged and fell.
The Sword Sea trembled.
It took the Sect Leader, who had been in seclusion for two thousand years, personally taking action, divine light subduing supremely, to stop this conflict.
It was hard to say who won.
Only knowing that after this battle, Chen Xia's combat strength formally stepped into the level of the Supreme Elder.
't think I'm that capable, I'm just trying my best to stay alive. I've been kind all my life, never did anything bad, yet worldly suffering spared me not one bit. The human world is a nice place, but I won't come back in my next life. A kind young man, who wanted to just get by singing, but through repeated deceits and betrayals, has gone down an irredeemable path.
nd fell into a coma while saving his younger sister from an out-of-control car. He became a vegetable. No one knew that his consciousness had crossed into a world of cultivation. Over the course of sixty years, he began as the lowest kind of mine slave, struggling to survive amid mountains of corpses and seas of blood. By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the complete memories of a fallen Immortal King. Alchemy, medicine, formations, feng shui, physiognomy, artifact forging… Every great inheritance of the cultivation world was now his. But when he opened his eyes again, he discovered that ten full years had passed in the modern world. To pay for his treatment, his father had sold the family’s shop and house, leaving himself covered in lasting injuries and illness. His mother had cared for him day and night, and more than half of her hair had already turned white. His younger sister, who had been only fifteen back then, was now twenty-five. To help repay the family’s debts, she had been forced to lower her head and put on a smiling face in places of glittering lights and endless revelry. Only then did Chen Xuan understand that what he had lost was not merely ten years. He had lost the life his entire family was meant to have. The good news was that he had brought back the memories of an Immortal King’s entire lifetime. The bad news was that his soul had returned alone—his cultivation had not come with him. Spiritual energy was scarce, resources were depleted, and the modern world still had firearms, surveillance, capital, and laws. If he wanted to protect his family, break free from everyone’s control, and become truly invincible beneath the heavens, he would have to start all over again.
to panic—he has a system. As long as an investment target dies, he can claim a reward. And since he is immortal, the one thing he has plenty of is time. ... Countless years later. “Immortal Emperor of Longevity? I invested in him.” “Supreme Celestial Venerable? I invested in him.” “Undying Empress? I invested in her.” “...” “Heh. Once they’ve all died, even the Heavenly Dao will have to kneel and call me Dad.”
his freshman year, Su Bai accidentally bound the "Indulgence Tycoon System." 【Sleeping in? Reward: +$1,000】 【Spent $288 at a street barbecue stall? Cashback: +$2,880】 【Dropped $14,396 on in-game skins? Special reward unlocked: A brand-new Porsche Panamera!】 Luxury cars, penthouses, corporate shares, financial empires… College life was all about living freely and doing whatever he pleased! … When the adorably naive academic genius faced family medical bills and financial struggles, Su Bai waved his hand dismissively: "Your future is on me." "Wuwu~ Big Brother is so good to me! I’ll become a scientist to repay you!" When the genius girl got bullied by a shady professor? Su Bai casually dropped a billion-dollar investment, forcing the university to grovel and beg for her return. A company’s funding chain collapsing? Su Bai smirked—cash was the one thing he’d never run out of. Years later, when people traced the rise of the AI prodigy beauty, who was the man behind her success? Not just that—Su Bai also became the tsundere campus belle’s unattainable dream, the contrast senior’s daily necessity, and the beautiful counselor’s emotional anchor…
