System Bestows me with Immortality, Living on to Eventually Become Invincible-Chapter 73 – He has no regrets, and naturally we don’t either

Today, the weather was clear and sunny. The skies outside the Five Aggregates Sect echoed with the high-pitched cries of eagles as five Azure Cliff Eagles soared through the heavens.

Half a year after their journey to Nandou Mountain, these disciples had finally returned. The inner disciples were filled with anticipation, while the sect elders were eager and concerned.

The Azure Cliff Eagles landed in front of the main hall of the sect. This year, less than a hundred had survived, a heavy loss, but the harvest of spiritual herbs was quite abundant.

The sect leader and elders offered words of encouragement. The remaining disciples walked in silence, many bearing bloodstains, with a cold glint occasionally flashing in their eyes.

They followed the elders down the mountain without a word. This year's competition had been exceptionally fierce; some disciples from the ten great immortal sects had even used top-grade Yellow-tier magical artifacts, which no one could withstand.

At the foot of the Sect Leader's Peak, a man was leading a black bull, watching the mountain path from afar, seemingly waiting for something.

One by one, the disciples began to fly off on their swords in various directions after descending the mountain, but it seemed they still hadn't found the person they were waiting for.

The Black Bull snorted heavily, and as the number of descending disciples dwindled, it grew anxious. Why hadn't they seen him yet?

Chen Xun clenched his fists, his gaze fixed in that direction. His peripheral vision scanned the disciples, but he didn't see the person he was looking for, not even someone similar.

"Moo?" The Black Bull looked at Chen Xun, its expression extremely tense. The disciples were now few and far between.

"Bull, I don't dare give Senior Brother Ji the Foundation Establishment Pill directly. It would be a disaster for him and for us."

Chen Xun's voice trembled slightly. It seemed Senior Brother Ji really hadn't returned...

"Moo~" The Black Bull let out a low call. There was no one else descending the mountain.

"Heh... Bull, let's go. We've really done our best."

Chen Xun forced a slight smile, hugging the bull's head. "We've done our part and left the rest to fate. Senior Brother Ji has at least given his all. He has no regrets, and neither should we..."

"Moo~" The Black Bull rubbed against Chen Xun, feeling downcast.

As the leaves rustled, they turned and left, their backs filled with endless desolation.

The blazing sun hovered over the Sect Leader's Peak, slowly sinking. The few white clouds in the sky dispersed, turning into a colorful sunset.

At the foot of the mountain, the afterglow of the setting sun illuminated a hurried figure. He had been delayed because the sect leader had kept him back for individual encouragement after he won the top prize.

Suddenly, the figure stopped as if he had seen something. His eyes widened, and he seemed to muster all his strength to shout in a certain direction:

"Uncle-Master Chen! Junior Brother Bull!"

A familiar voice suddenly came from afar. Chen Xun and the Black Bull were like struck by lightning, their bodies trembling, their steps halting, their eyes quivering in a state of semi-stupor.

Chen Xun slowly turned his head. At the foot of the mountain in the distance stood a figure, and that person... was Ji Kun!

Ji Kun had countless words stuck in his throat. His eyes were slightly red, and he looked spirited. The bloodstains on his body added a touch of masculinity.

His old demeanor seemed to have returned. Though his hair was white, he showed no signs of aging.

Ji Kun didn't say a word, only nodding heavily at Chen Xun.

"Moo moo moo!!" The Black Bull jumped in excitement, standing up with a force that sent leaves flying.

Chen Xun's gaze was deep, a smile on his lips, as he also nodded heavily at Ji Kun.

He led the Black Bull away. The two of them hadn't exchanged a single word throughout.

Ji Kun solemnly cupped his hands towards their departing backs, then slowly looked at his storage bag. The contribution value for that top-grade Yellow-tier magical artifact was at least three thousand, and only Foundation Establishment cultivators could exchange for it.

He had already inquired before his trip. Chen Xun had deceived him. Such a great favor, unspoken, was enough for him to remember for a lifetime.

Ji Kun stood with his hands behind his back, lightly looking up at the sky with a sigh. His heart was filled with mixed emotions. The path of cultivating immortality was full of deceit and betrayal. To have friends like this was truly wonderful, so wonderful...

...

After returning to the Spiritual Medicine Garden, Chen Xun and the Black Bull were invigorated. They exchanged a deep, knowing look and smiled, then allocated this year's longevity points to their mana.

"Bull, I'm preparing to refine a Foundation Establishment Pill for Senior Brother Ji, but not like the ones we have. Otherwise, it will definitely fail."

Chen Xun said seriously, frowning slightly. "The Foundation Establishment Pills provided by the sect might have some issues. When the time comes, I'll volunteer to deliver the pill and switch it."

"Moo?" The Black Bull asked nervously, not understanding the art of pill refining.

"It might be a substandard product... but definitely not a top-grade Foundation Establishment Pill."

Chen Xun said in a deep voice, looking at the Black Bull. "But this is just my personal guess. Whether it's substandard or not, I have to switch it. This is Senior Brother Ji's last chance."

He wasn't just idling in the Alchemy Hall. He had learned quite a bit, such as the fact that pills come in four grades: low, middle, high, and supreme.

He hadn't heard about pill patterns yet, nor had he come into contact with them. He was still slowly exploring the art of pill verification. Nowadays, he could roughly identify the quality of pills used in the Qi cultivation phase, but he couldn't yet discern Foundation Establishment Pills.

"Moo!" The Black Bull nodded heavily. Being cautious in all matters would never go wrong.

"We've figured out the detection pattern of this grand formation. We just need to avoid those two time points each day, and no one will know what we're doing."

Chen Xun squinted slightly, looking at the occasional streaks of light across the sky. If it weren't for the World Soul's warnings and concealment, they would have been thoroughly investigated long ago, without even realizing it.

"Moo~" The Black Bull also solemnly looked up at the sky. There were dirty things here; it wasn't as carefree and beautiful as imagined.

"Bull, let's get to work." Chen Xun smiled slightly. With the current World Soul, they could cultivate a 120-year-old spiritual herb in a month.

"Moo!" The Black Bull quickly ran towards the cave abode they had dug out at the foot of the hill. It still had a large batch of Foundation Establishment spiritual herbs in its storage bag.

They had once boldly tried uprooting a spiritual herb from the fields and replanting it in the medicine garden. The grand formation didn't react. Changing the growth location was quite normal, as long as it wasn't taken out or damaged, everything was fine.

But if the growth years of the spiritual herb were wrong, it would be the fault of those picking the herbs in the Alchemy Hall. The grand formation didn't have the function to detect that.

They had also casually planted a few ordinary spiritual herbs, and the grand formation didn't react. It seemed to only respond to registered spiritual herbs. They had too many secrets and had to be extremely cautious.

Inside the cave abode.

Chen Xun began to refine pills, controlling the Drug Fire with ordinary skill. This time, he didn't combine all the spiritual herbs but distributed the medicinal liquid.

The Black Bull continued to cultivate spiritual herbs on the side, reading books when it had nothing to do, and reminding Chen Xun of the times to avoid. Time passed as Chen Xun refined pills.

He tried continuously every day. Depending on the medicinal power of the liquid, the quality of the pills varied greatly, but none had the pill patterns like theirs.

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With his divine sense now, the pill formation rate had greatly increased. He could precisely control the spiritual herbs in the pill furnace. In fact, his pill refining technique, combined with the Drug Fire, had reached a rather terrifying level.