To the southwest of Golden Dawn Island, on a certain island in the Endless Sea.
Zhao Qing, who appeared like a middle-aged scholar, and Sun Peng, dressed in brocade, sat at the entrance of the cave they had been using as shelter over the years.
On this small desert island, beasts might be scarce, but the surrounding sea teed with countless varieties of fish.
On the bonfire in front of them, several fish weighing over ten pounds were impaled on an iron rod, their flesh roasted a golden brown, emitting a tantalizing aroma.
"Brother Sun, co, have a drink!"
Each holding a wine flask, Zhao Qing and Sun Peng raised their flasks in a gesture of camaraderie, exchanged a few pleasantries, then proceeded to drink and indulge in the roasted fish.
That day, they set out from Qixia Island with Gu Cangsheng, heading to this sea region, intending to seek justice on Black Water Immortal Mountain for the two True Disciples who perished on that island.
However, due to attending Emperor Pan Ancestor’s lecture on the Outer Heaven Chaos, they set aside their original plan and chose to temporarily settle on this remote island.
On Qixia Island, Zhao Qing and Sun Peng were rely ordinary elders, their strength barely reaching the initial stage of Daluo Golden Immortal, far inferior to the Seventh Elder Gu Cangsheng.
In those days, they marched proudly along with the Seventh Elder Gu Cangsheng to the Outer Heaven.
Regrettably, due to their lack of power, neither succeeded in passing the thirty-three layers of heaven.
Helplessly, they returned to the island where a few of them were temporarily residing, lingering there, awaiting Gu Cangsheng’s return.
And so they waited, for ten years and another ten years, inadvertently, a hundred years had passed.
"Brother Zhao, how’s your recovery?"
"We’ve been here for a hundred years now, and if possible, I think with our combined strength, we should simply storm West Barbarian Mountain and annihilate Black Water Immortal Mountain!"
"Otherwise, if the Seventh Elder returns and sees us doing nothing here, I fear he will bla us!"
...
Sun Peng stuffed a large piece of fish into his mouth, then took several hearty swigs from his wine flask. He looked to Zhao Qing beside him, probing with care.
"I’ve mostly recovered my strength, but every ti I think about it, I get angry."
"That day, we almost reached the twenty layers of heaven, but we were sabotaged by a despicable person. They tricked , causing my stomach to swell like I was pregnant, losing most of my strength. Otherwise, I would have broken through the thirty-three layers, successfully entering the Outer Heaven Chaos."
"Hearing a Primordial Chaos Great Power lecture is a legendary opportunity, but because of that scoundrel, I failed in the end."
"Otherwise, by now, I’d probably still be sitting in Emperor Pan Palace, and even the Seventh Elder would have to respect , addressing as Taoist Friend."
"What a pity, a real pity..."
Zhao Qing, his mouth greasy from the roasted fish, grumbled about being ambushed, his forrly smiling face turning stern.
With a glare, the odd Divine Skill that made him ’pregnant’ tornted him like a bone-attaching maggot over the years, wearing him out.
A dignified man, carrying a bulging belly on this desolate island, and he himself wonders how he survived these years!
Recalling his miserable state tornted by that bizarre ability brings tears to Zhao Qing’s eyes.
Upon their recent return to this island, he and Sun Peng considered storming West Barbarian Mountain’s territory.
However, considering there’s a Daluo Golden Immortal at Black Water Immortal Mountain and Zhao Qing, burdened with a swollen belly, has significant damage to his strength.
Relying solely on Sun Peng to destroy Black Water Immortal Mountain in the West Barbarian Mountain territory wasn’t realistic.
Moreover, they feared that if Gu Cangsheng returned from the Outer Heaven Chaos and didn’t see them, he might be displeased with them.
For these reasons, they postponed attacking West Barbarian Mountain, and even today, they remain holed up on this island.
"Unintentionally, a hundred years have passed."
"The Seventh Elder is fortunate enough to enter Outer Heaven Chaos and listen to Emperor Pan Ancestor’s lecture."
"After all this ti, who knows how much the Seventh Elder’s power has improved?"
"He might have broken through after the great opportunity and reached the Quasi-Saint Realm from staying at Daluo Golden Immortal Perfection for so many years."
"If so, as soon as he returns to Qixia Island, the Seventh Elder will surely advance further, becoming one of the island’s venerable ancestors!"
"Such a powerful backer, we must hold on tight."
"Regarding Black Water Immortal Mountain in West Barbarian Mountain territory, we shouldn’t act hastily. It’s best to wait for the Seventh Elder to make a decision!"
...
Munching on roasted fish and sipping wine, the two conversed in hushed tones.
Whether Zhao Qing or Sun Peng, when ntioning the Seventh Elder Gu Cangsheng, their eyes were filled with envy.
Truth be told, the supre opportunity of hearing the Primordial Chaos Great Power lecture was once within their reach also.
But alas, due to insufficient strength, although the opportunity was right there, they couldn’t grasp it.
Thinking about their failure to pass even the thirty-three layers of heaven, forcing them back to the island, Zhao Qing and Sun Peng were filled with gloom, their mood quickly souring.
The delicious roasted fish tasted bland, as if they were chewing wax.
They grabbed their wine flasks and drank heavily for a while.
Thankfully, their wine flasks contained a space with an unknown quantity of fine wine; otherwise, their few gulps would’ve consud all the wine in the flask.
At that mont, they weren’t drinking for pleasure but to drown their sorrows.
As they drank to the point of dizziness, Zhao Qing and Sun Peng, feeling a bit tipsy, found their moods sowhat improved.
"Brother Sun, look at the sky, colorful—are those flowers falling?"
"What flowers falling? Look closer, old Zhao, eight arms—there’s a monster descending from the sky."
"Holy crap, a monster attack!"
...
A bizarre phenonon suddenly appeared in the sky, snapping the two tipsy n to full alertness.
They looked ahead with wary eyes, seeing a monster with a human face but eight arms like a spider, descending slowly from the sky, surrounded by colorful clouds, onto the rocky ground not far away.
"Seventh Elder?"
"It’s the Seventh Elder, he has finally returned from the Outer Heaven Chaos!"
Recognizing the familiar face, Zhao Qing and Sun Peng realized the monster’s identity, and their faces lit with joy as they hurriedly went to greet him.
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