Using entries to cultivate immortality in chaotic times

"Success Case: Heavenly Axe Sect Master."

"The Heavenly Axe Sect Master once blocked the entrance to the Heavenly Palace, bellowing for Chen Qiu to come out and meet his death. After our guidance, not only was the hatred resolved, but they also formed a close cooperative relationship. Moreover, the Heavenly Axe Sect obtained the protective token from the Chao Tian Sect."

"..."

Rows of small characters made of spiritual energy slowly appeared in the air.

"..."

The shopkeeper of the Thorny Shop gazed at these lines of small characters and after being lost in a daze for a while, finally murmured, "When did such a service begin in Xuantian State? Come, you two, please, sit down and explain in detail what this 'Qiu's Disciples' is all about?"

These two, who had just claimed to be Qiu's Disciples, said that the meaning of being 'Qiu's Disciples' was that they had once provoked Chen Qiu but later reformed successfully under his guidance and managed to eliminate the hatred.

Put plainly.

The two of them were in this line of business, mainly helping those who were about to be killed by Chen Qiu to find ways to reduce their punishment.

Such as...

The shopkeeper of the Thorny Shop and the Zhang Family's Ancestor.

...

"I understand."

The Buddhist Ancestor had an epiphany and nodded his head knowingly, then closed his eyes, leaned back in the chair without speaking, seemingly dozing off as he fell into deep thought. This grudge was not too big, after all, there was no murder or strong-arming involved.

But...

"No hope."

The Buddhist Ancestor immediately shook his head and then pulled the Bishan Palace Ancestor towards the exit of the grand hall without any hesitation or delay, completely ignoring the cries of shock and pleas for help from the two behind him, and without any intention of pretending to consider, directly left the City Lord Mansion of Duoduo City.

They had just been invited to the mansion by the Heavenly Axe Sect Master for an exchange, and then they happened upon this situation. They had originally been thinking whether they could make some extra money out of it.

"Aren't you going back?"

The Bishan Palace Ancestor anxiously said with some confusion, "Put up a facade to a reasonable extent, I know you're jacking up the price, but it's clear they've been restrained inside and can't chase us down, right?"

"No." The Buddhist Ancestor let out a helpless sigh, "The Buddha only saves those who have fate with him, these two are truly beyond help."

"How can there be no hope?"

The Bishan Palace Ancestor said with some doubt, "After all, the Zhang Family's Ancestor didn't kill anyone or strong-arm anyone, so the grudge shouldn't be too significant, right? As long as he hands over all his wealth at the first opportunity and shows a good attitude in admitting his mistakes, he should be able to save his own life."

"You forgot that the Heavenly Axe Sect Master once openly defied Chen Qiu to his face, and in the end, he still survived, didn't he?"

"It's different."

The Buddhist Ancestor gave the Bishan Palace Ancestor a displeased look, "Please use your blockhead brain for once. Though these two's hatred isn't severe, they are easily taken as an example, especially since this is the first time the Chao Tian Sect's token has surfaced among the civilians in Xuantian State. If at this time the Zhang Family's Ancestor just apologizes and gets away with it, where would the Chao Tian Sect's face be put?"

"Oh, so in the future, the whole Xuantian State will know that offending the Chao Tian Sect can be resolved by just an apology?"

"This is the first time the Chao Tian Sect's token has appeared; these two are definitely going to be made examples of."

"As for the Heavenly Axe Sect Master openly defying Chen Qiu, it seems to be of no serious consequence because it doesn't involve any principles. As long as Chen Qiu isn't in a terrible mood and the attitude of apology is appropriate, there's generally no problem."

"But this case is different."

"The only defense is that when the Zhang Family was oppressing the Liu Family, they had no knowledge of the Liu Family possessing the Chao Tian Sect's token. When the Liu Family took out the Chao Tian Sect's token, the Zhang Family immediately withdrew respectfully. This is the only point that can be defended."

"Right! Isn't there a point that can be defended? Why not defend it?" The Bishan Palace Ancestor pondered.

"Go to hell with your defense!"

The Buddhist Ancestor looked at the Bishan Palace Ancestor expressionlessly, "Are we fucking lawyers? What are we defending here, are you sure you dare to argue with Chen Qiu face to face with that thing?"

"What we mainly have to do is to save those who are likely to survive. For those who are certain to die, involving yourself with them might mean being implicated when the Chao Tian Sect clears the account and swept away together."

"Alright, you don't need to understand, it's too difficult for you. Just do as I say, we're in this together, and I wouldn't deceive you even if I deceived anyone else."

...

Meanwhile—

The sun had slowly risen from the horizon. Chen Qiu, who had done nothing all night, just sat in the chair, calmly watching the morning sun

The night breeze was comfortable.

He liked this kind of life—there was no enemy that could kill him, and he could live freely in this world.

Actually, he didn't have any grand dreams; his dream was modest.

He just wanted to see as much of the vast world as possible, and within that vastness, to be free to do whatever he wished.

Immortality.

To him, it was not a necessity. Whether he achieved immortality or not had no impact on him. If he could reach that certain point in his heart, even dying the next evening after hearing the Way would not matter.

If he couldn't reach that point, couldn't do what his heart desired, immortality would be meaningless.

He cultivated not seeking immortality, but seeking freedom of will.

At that moment, Fat Long sidled up and reported in a low voice, "The Void Refining individuals captured these past few days are being well controlled. Last night, the disciples took turns watching them, and nothing unexpected happened."

"Mhm."

Chen Qiu nodded indifferently. In the past few days, he had not captured many Void Refining individuals; those with lower cultivation couldn't withstand even a casual strike from him and died upon contact.