Immortal Travel of Longevity

Chapter 477: Immortal Sword’s Gaze, Which Way to Take?

The Black Pagoda, silent for a long time, voiced its doubts.“Where are you really going?”

Over the past few years, though it had been sealed by Chen Changsheng, it vaguely felt itself undergoing a change, as if turning into nothingness.

This was what the Black Pagoda had always wondered about.

“You talk too much,” Chen Changsheng said.

The Black Pagoda paused and said, “It’s just curiosity. If you won’t say, I won’t ask more.”

After all, it couldn’t afford to offend Chen Changsheng.

Now it was a prisoner and had almost no right.

Chen Changsheng sealed the Black Pagoda again. He thought for a moment and called out the Rain-Listening Sword.

“What about you?” Chen Changsheng looked at the Rain-Listening Sword.

Over the years, the Rain-Listening Sword had always followed him, through life and death. It rarely got a chance to leave its scabbard, but even then, it hadn’t complained at all.

The Rain-Listening Sword swayed slightly, as if saying it was willing to follow him anywhere, even if it meant becoming quiet again.

Chen Changsheng laughed and said, “I am off to suffer. If you come along, it would only waste your talents. Since we’re in the Cultivation World now, why not look around? It’s better than staying with me.”

The Rain-Listening Sword hovered in front of Chen Changsheng, shaking its blade, as if shaking its head.

It seemed stubborn. Its clear sword hum sounded like truth, telling all its thoughts to Chen Changsheng.

Chen Changsheng tapped the sword blade and said, “Go. When I return, I will come for you.”

The Rain-Listening Sword felt reluctant and kept shaking its blade.

That day, in the courtyard of the Yun Manor, a few flowers seemed to bloom on a tree.

A green leaf quietly hung on the treetop.

As Chen Changsheng left, he glanced back and cupped his hands, saying, “Thank you, Miss Manyue.”

He raised his hand and set up a formation array.

A golden light drifted up from the outer mountain of Yun Manor and floated into the courtyard. With several divine decrees, the large formation wrapped around the house.

“Hmm?” Mo Yu lifted its head and frowned as it looked over.

The Tabby Cat also sensed something unusual and wobbled to the entrance.

“Good Human Chen.”

Chen Changsheng looked at the Tabby Cat and asked, “What is it?”

The Tabby Cat blinked and said, “Where are you going?”

Chen Changsheng said, “I’m leaving for a while and will return in three years. You and Mo Yu should cultivate well in this small yard. With the formation array here, no one can harm you.”

The Tabby Cat blinked after hearing this and said, “Alright…”

Lihua didn’t seem to think three years was long, likely because it had been suppressed for so long; even with a simple nature, it had slowly lost its sense of time.

Mo Yu was the same way. It glanced over, then lowered its head and went back to sleep.

Chen Changsheng reached the edge of Qingyuan.

What he saw was a Desolate Sea stretching before him.

This sea looked calm, but it always gave a lonely feeling.

Looking out into the distance, he realized how huge heaven and earth were, how big the sun and moon seemed.

In the far parts of the Desolate Sea, a dim yellow glow reflected off the water and slowly sank into the sea.

Chen Changsheng closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

“Buzz.”

A sword hum rang out.

The Rain-Listening Sword seemed to want to send him off.

It hovered beside him, both gazing at the fading sunlight.

The twilight gradually melted away.

Some grains of sand brushed against the Rain-Listening Sword. It came back to its senses and looked to its side.

He was already gone, leaving only the Listening to Rain.

The Immortal Sword gazed far away. After a long silence, it didn’t know which way to go.

Two months later, Yun Li stepped down from his job as the inner mountain Steward. He left a letter and boarded a Sky Skiff heading to the mortal world.

When Yun Ze saw the letter, he wasn’t very surprised.

He had known early on that with Yun Li’s nature, he would run out eventually; he probably wouldn’t come back until he had his fill of fun.

“It’s fine to go out and explore,” Yun Ze said.

Right after, he started picking a new Steward for the inner mountain. But finding someone who could manage the inner mountain was hard, and it troubled him.

Mo Yu often went to the pond in the outer mountain of Yun Manor to catch fish. The servants were first shocked, wondering where this Black Dog came from, and were about to catch it. But the Steward of the outer mountain stopped them, and after explaining quietly, they let the Black Dog stay.

Later, they often saw a Tabby Cat, sometimes walking together with the Black Dog. Over time, the people of Yun Manor got used to them.

They also often fed them some food, and slowly they became closer.

With the Tabby Cat’s cute and silly charm, they did quite well in the outer mountain of Yun Manor.

Meanwhile, in the Cultivation World, things kept happening.

For example, where Evil Spirits harmed people again, where there was something fun to see, where new star talents appeared. News from morning spread by evening.

“Lingyue Immortal Isle was really busy yesterday.”

“What happened again? Tell me quickly.”

“Hey, do you remember that cultivator surnamed Yi from Lingyue Immortal Isle a few years back?”

“Didn’t they say he faced sea monsters and died? That was ages ago.”

“He didn’t die. He lived, found a place to train hard for ten years!”

“Why train for ten years and not return to the Immortal Mountain?”

“Hey, I just heard it, might not be true. But that Yi Daoist Friend claimed his encounter with sea monsters wasn’t an accident—it was arranged on purpose. Now he’s back for revenge.”

“Eh? What really happened? Tell us plainly, who tricked him?”

“Ten years ago, when Elder Jin of Lingyue Immortal Isle aimed to take a formal disciple, this Yi cultivator was the most liked. The more fame he got, the more someone plotted. His Senior Brother Fu Feichen, called the Breeze Sword, felt jealous then. He planned to bring sea monsters to frame him. Later, he officially became Elder Jin’s formal disciple.”

“Fu Feichen thought he got away cleanly. But surprisingly, his junior brother hadn’t died and came back to settle the score.”

“This is what Yi Daoist Friend said; its truth isn’t known yet.”

“Yesterday at the Hall of Law Enforcement, four Elders from Lingyue Immortal Isle were there. But Fu Feichen still insisted he didn’t do it. Elder Jin favored Fu Feichen, so Yi Daoist Friend got no help. He shouted about unfairness in the Hall and nearly started a fight.”

“What happened next? Did they fight?”

“They did not. Later, Elder He Chongyang stepped in to calm things. It was some help, but over ten years, Fu Feichen made many friends at Lingyue Immortal Isle. Almost all Immortal Mountain disciples backed him. So Yi Daoist Friend was blamed by many.”

“Guess what Yi Daoist Friend did?”

“Say, say it! Don’t tease.”

“Hey, Yi Daoist Friend took off his robe from Lingyue Immortal Isle right away. He untied his hair, dropped his token, and told all Elders and disciples in the hall: ‘An Immortal Mountain like this—I won’t stay any longer.'”

“Tens of disciples yelled angrily and charged with swords, but Yi Daoist Friend used a divine ability to push them all back. He added: ‘When I return another day, I will take your heads.'”

“That sentence was clearly meant for Fu Feichen to hear.”

“After such bold words, the Elders in the Hall of Law Enforcement couldn’t sit still. They wanted to arrest him, but Elder He forced them to stop.”

“So that Yi Daoist Friend managed to leave Lingyue Immortal Isle alive.”