System Bestows me with Immortality, Living on to Eventually Become Invincible

"Moo? Moo moo moo?"

Black Bull looked at his 'masterpiece' in disbelief as Chen Xun pulled it away before he could even react.

An hour later, the fire was finally extinguished. Chen Xun's face was covered in soot, his shorts nearly burned away, his hair a complete mess, looking even more miserable than the fleeing locals.

They returned to the cave and sat opposite each other.

"Bull, I've realized that the mana isn't the mana within our bodies," Chen Xun swallowed hard, belched, and exhaled a puff of black smoke, "This mana is an enhancement to our spells."

"Moo~" Black Bull also understood, still shocked in his eyes, "It's incredible, and the consumption of mana is so small."

Chen Xun's mouth gaped open, now the consumption of the Fireball Technique was less than half of what it used to be, "So this is the key."

"Moo?"

"Bull, move aside a bit."

Chen Xun's eyes narrowed, and he spread his palm, "Let me try the Drug Fire."

"Moo!" Black Bull quickly ran far away, hiding in the cave where the spiritual herbs were planted, sticking out half of his head.

"So pure."

A small flame slowly appeared in Chen Xun's palm, and he continued to control the mana within his body to strengthen it, the flame growing larger and larger.

He stopped when the flame was the same size as the original Drug Fire.

"Just as I thought."

Chen Xun smiled slightly, continuously controlling the Drug Fire, the depletion of his internal mana was incredibly slow, "In the long run, I can control the Drug Fire to the finest detail."

"Moo~"

Black Bull slowly approached, looking at the Drug Fire, which seemed the same as before but felt more lively.

Chen Xun clenched his hand, and the Drug Fire returned to his body, he looked at Black Bull: "Bull, we need to start cultivating our mana from scratch."

"Moo?"

"Because I don't want to be left with only my shorts." Chen Xun said irritably, "Understand?!"

"Moo moo!" Black Bull grinned, understanding completely.

In the days that followed, they continuously adapted to the internal mana, finally finding the knack for it, able to control it at will.

During this time, Chen Xun refined several batches of pills, not only did the success rate of the pills increase, but the consumption of mana also decreased. Many pill refiners failed at this step with the Drug Fire.

Because any fluctuation of internal mana could ruin a batch of pills, they all chose the more stable fire from earth veins.

One man and one bull sat in the cave, their twisted smiles in the flickering candlelight made them look incredibly sinister.

...

Heaven can be repaired, seas can be filled, and the South Mountain can be moved. Time passes and cannot be reclaimed; five years have flashed by in the blink of an eye.

The Kingdom Qian's border faced a great war, the crown prince officially ascended the throne, the court underwent a bloodbath, the locals wailed everywhere, their suffering indescribable.

The ambitious Kingdom Wu pressed their army to the border, shaking the fate of Kingdom Qian, and the ten great immortal sects began to intervene in the war.

The immortal sects of Kingdom Wu naturally did not comply, and a new round of strife began, with undercurrents surging everywhere. Under the great trends of the world, no one could remain untouched.

In prosperity, the locals suffer; in decline, the locals suffer.

On the outskirts of the Cloud Mountains, a person wearing a bandit's headgear was leading a large Black Bull slowly towards the depths of the mountains.

As they passed through a mountain forest, a dozen bandit figures leaped out from the trees, licking their lips, their eyes dark as they watched the figure below, their knives glinting coldly.

This person leading a bull surely wasn't someone important; these bandits had good judgment and didn't just attack anyone.

"Attack!"

"Heh heh, leave the bull behind!"

"Die for me, hahaha!!"

...

A dozen bandits leaped into the air, their eyes flashing with bloodthirsty light; killing was a joyful thing, especially the final desperate screams of their prey.

But the person leading the bull seemed not to have reacted yet, still walking forward.

The bandits grew more excited, what a fool.

Suddenly, a shocking change occurred. Gusts of wind blew, with the person leading the bull as the center, countless pebbles rose into the air, shooting like arrows.

Their speed was so fast, so fierce, that they surpassed the speed visible to the naked eye.

"Ah!!!"

Screams echoed through the forest, startling countless birds.

The dozen bandits fell to the ground powerlessly, their heads pierced by pebbles, gaping holes opened, blood flowing onto the ground.

"Moo."

The large Black Bull let out a soft call, and a fire lit up in the forest, the bandits' bodies reduced to ashes, yet not even the surrounding grass was burned.

One man and one bull continued forward, their eyes as calm as an ancient well, not even stirring a ripple in their hearts.

"Bull, the world is becoming less and less peaceful."

Chen Xun said calmly, looking straight ahead, "The Cloud Mountains are a mix of fish and dragons; we should also prepare to leave."

"Moo!"

Black Bull responded heavily, his eyes even carrying a hint of murderous intent. In these five years, they had seen and experienced too much.

This world never seemed as beautiful as they had imagined...

There were people who, in their escape, ate the flesh of their companions out of hunger, families who migrated only to be left with a single survivor, who was then killed by bandits.

Some sought immortality and were killed by demonic beasts, others harbored malice towards them, repaying kindness with enmity, and were ultimately killed without mercy.

After all these experiences, a hint of indifference finally appeared in the eyes of Chen Xun and Black Bull.

"They're just passersby whose names we don't even know."

Chen Xun's mouth curled up slightly, "Bull, don't let them affect your state of mind; we still have a vast world ahead of us."

"Moo moo~" Black Bull nuzzled Chen Xun, grinning.

One man and one bull continued on their way, and in these five years, all the longevity points were added to their mana. Their mastery of spells had undergone a qualitative change.

They now dared not use their full power to cast spells; even a simple Goods Taming Technique had become terrifyingly powerful, able to 'take the enemy's head from thousands of miles away' as easily as reaching into a bag.

Standing on the ground, as long as it was within sight, they could even knock down low-flying birds; the Fireball Technique had become even more terrifying...

And the pills they refined also had an indescribable significance, feeling much stronger than the pills of the past, even causing the pill furnace to break down.

However, with a large number of pills consumed, they had already broken through the tenth layer of the Qi cultivation phase! Heavy Feather Pills and Qi-Enhancing Pills could no longer increase their cultivation.

A very apparent membrane blocked their internal pathways, their dantian solidified like a steel wall, impossible to break through.

Today, the sun was blazing, and although there was a north wind, there was still a sense of warmth.

Entering the depths of the Cloud Mountains, the air was filled with the scent of unknown flowers. Walking on the rugged mountain path, they encountered a group of people descending the mountain.

"Eh."

The woman in the lead paused, looking at Chen Xun for a long time, "It's you."

Chen Xun and Black Bull were taken aback, who is this, playing a scam?

Even the people beside the woman looked at her in confusion, how could she recognize someone wearing a headgear?

"It's been almost ten years, I didn't expect you to come back."

The woman suddenly smiled, a faint fragrance emanating from her, "I remember your headgear and the bull."

Chen Xun frowned, her smile seemed to overlap with that of a girl he had once frightened.@@novelbin@@

Her voice had matured a lot, her face no longer that of the young girl from before, her eyes filled with many stories and steadiness.

"Hehe, it's you."

Chen Xun remembered, and asked, "Isn't the ascension conference starting? Aren't you selling spiritual herbs anymore?"

"Not selling anymore, my talent for cultivating immortality is limited, I'm planning to go home."

The woman said with a smile, the man's headgear still as comical, "The family has arranged a marriage for me."

"Well, congratulations then, I actually have some experience with weddings and funerals."

Chen Xun said seriously, even bowing slightly, "Looking at the lady's face, you are a person of good fortune, and your future is surely filled with smooth sailing."

"Then I'll take the fellow Daoist's auspicious words."

The woman nodded slightly, taking a deep look in the direction of the ascension conference, "Then I also wish fellow Daoist a successful Ascending to Immortality, and may all your endeavors be victorious."

"Fellow Daoist, have a smooth journey." Chen Xun led Black Bull to step aside.

The woman turned around, showing that same sweet smile from before, leading her group away.

Chen Xun also continued on his way, two groups of people heading in different directions, toward different futures, brushing past each other.

He suddenly stopped and looked back at the group descending the mountain, a gust of mountain wind passed, and the sea of flowers bloomed, the woman's hair fluttering in the wind, Chen Xun smiled faintly, and turned to leave.