Longevity, starting from being a chicken raising servant Chapter 2359 - 188: Reunion
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"It's the Little Cang World!"
"This is the Little Cang World!"
The typically calm Hui Yunzi surprisingly broke his poise, staring at the domain ahead and whispering in astonishment, brimming with shock and happiness.
The skinny elderly Chongyuan Patriarch struggled to accept it, unable to resist glancing toward Wang Ba.
Wang Ba nodded with a grin:
"Yes, we've come back to the Little Cang World."
Upon hearing that, the skinny elderly Chongyuan Patriarch felt both astonishment and joy, so keen to inquire about their swift return to the Little Cang World, yet he kept glancing once more at the shadowy tadpole-shaped domain right before them.
Even as the nine nearby Guard Cities orbited the domain gradually, appearing a bit odd, the sensation radiating from inside this domain—strange yet recognizable, distant though it was—pulled him instantly into a vivid dream!
"The Little Cang World... we've truly made it back to the Little Cang World!"
"I figured I'd never lay eyes on it again in my life..."
Chongyuan Patriarch whispered to himself, overflowing with delight and profound longing, as though reliving the days of exploring the realm, the vibrant era of establishing a sect, which felt like it happened only yesterday.
As he remembered the happiness from back then, a smile tugged at the edges of his lips.
In those days, youthful and dressed simply in the spring breeze, galloping on horseback by a leaning bridge... Even in recollections, the sunbeams dancing on tiled roofs sparkled with warmth and radiance.
The youth clad in ochre robes, Qitian Patriarch, gazed upon the domain in front, his eyes inevitably swelling with intricate, reminiscent sentiments.
If the path of cultivation mirrors life's voyage, then the deepest memories of his early years unfolded within this modest realm.
Before, without visiting in person, he had relied on his Dao-heart to bury those feelings, refusing to dwell on the past.
But now, suddenly arriving at this well-known spot, his once-steady heart erupted with a torrent of feelings, impossible to hold back.
Stepping into Youxian Temple for the first time, taking a master as teacher, encountering his senior brother who lingered at the Qi Refining First Layer then, tasting cultivation anew, facing worldly matters freshly, enduring partings of life and death initially, grasping the essence of eternal life, comprehending that all is mere illusion... Enduring endless cultivation hardships, at last building a solid foundation, journeying across Fenglin Continent and the Nine Continents alongside his senior brother... Establishing a sect, rising as Sect Master.
The duration in the Little Cang World, compared to his vast life, amounted to a mere sliver, but it etched an everlasting imprint on his existence, maybe once buried under layers of time's dust, yet now abruptly cleared, sinking into his heart's depths like stones in a pond, stirring ripples that swelled into mighty surges...
"The rules in this place feel quite unusual..."
Chongyuan Patriarch reined in his feelings with effort, then spotted the oddities around them, knitting his brows faintly.
Reminded by his words, Qitian Patriarch sensed a faint ripple in his mind too, sharpening his focus right away:
"The rules here aren't quite like the Realm Sea's... It's as if they're pushing back against the ones affecting me."
He naturally scanned the surroundings, probing the emptiness, creasing his forehead a touch, not entirely sure:
"Might this not be inside the Realm Sea at all?"
His eyes passed over Fanming under Wang Ba's feet and across Chonghua, Taoist Man, and the rest near Wang Ba, flashing brief astonishment before locking onto Wang Ba:
"Fellow Daoist Taiyi, just what is this location..."
Wang Ba chuckled lightly and clarified:
"This area goes by the name 'Sea of Chaos Realm.' Once the Little Cang World's resources ran dry, leaving became our only option, so we wandered and migrated until settling down here. Earlier, with the Cloud Sky Realm shattered, for everyone's protection, I guided the two Patriarchs and the other disciples back to this spot to dodge the peril for a while."
"The Sea of Chaos Realm?"
Qitian Patriarch and Chongyuan Patriarch shared a look, half-grasping yet puzzled.
Wang Ba held back on more details, as the intricacies defied a quick rundown; they'd figure it out with time spent here.
"Such a crowd of Unification Cultivators!"
Chongyuan Patriarch's focus swiftly shifted back to the Little Cang World, eyeing the throng of figures in the nine Guard Cities encircling it, surprise crossing his features, though he pressed the key question weighing on him:
"Has the domain stayed the same as before?"
The apparently aloof Qitian Patriarch turned his head subtly too, tension evident as he waited for Wang Ba's answer.
Within the group of cultivators from the Three Sects, a few who had ascended were present as well, all fixing their stares on Wang Ba.
Coming home stirs deeper unease, fearing the tales from returnees.
Wang Ba displayed a trace of reluctance, and nearby, Chonghua, unable to bear it, huffed and declared:
"Following two massive disasters, the domain almost collapsed entirely, so of course, it's transformed completely by now."
"Transformed completely?"
Chongyuan Patriarch's expression showed unwilling disappointment.
Despite sensing it inwardly, those words still dashed his faint hopes:
"Yes... So much time has gone by, after all."
With Chonghua having spoken up, Wang Ba nodded in agreement and added:
"Yes, the alterations are profound. Now that the two Patriarchs and the senior fellow disciples have arrived, why not venture inside the realm for a glimpse?"
Chongyuan Patriarch and Qitian Patriarch, after hearing that, paused briefly before agreeing with nods.
Anxiety gripped their hearts unavoidably.
Yearning for traces of the familiar, yet dreading that nothing remains unchanged...
Chonghua, averse to these mildly emotional moments, led the way by soaring toward the Little Cang World.
The cultivators across the nine Guard Cities, spotting Chonghua, lit up with surprise and joy, bowing deeply to him:
"Greetings to Taoist Master Chonghua!"
Spotting Taoist Man and Wang Ba next, they all offered respectful salutes: