sonovelo Chapter 138: Twenty years of solitary living
Chapter 138: Twenty years of solitary living
Chapter 138: Twenty years of solitary living
The figure finally revealed itself and stepped out of the cave.
He let out a gentle sigh, "Old Ox."
"Moo!" The big black ox was still far away, not daring to come closer.
Even though it had only been twenty years, Chen Xun felt as if an eternity had passed, as though he had been cultivating for a very long time.
He looked up at the glaring sunlight, his eyes still somewhat dazed. After a moment, he retracted all his spiritual energy, and everything started to return to normal.
Chen Xun's imposing aura was no longer evident, and his previously calm expression slowly turned into anger. "Damn it, Old Ox, get over here!!"
"Moo~~"
The big black ox grinned, thinking, "This is the real Chen Xun." It ran over excitedly, constantly nudging Chen Xun.
"Old Ox, how many years have I been in seclusion?" His mind was still a bit muddled, and he felt quite disoriented.
"Moo~" The big black ox quickly wrote on the ground: 20 years.
"That long?!" Chen Xun was shocked, his eyelids twitching. "Old Ox, how did you get through these years?!"
He wasn't concerned about how long he had been in seclusion; his main worry was how the big black ox had managed on its own.
They walked to the stream, and the big black ox started gesturing wildly, constantly mooing and writing.
It told Chen Xun everything in detail—studying formation diagrams, using materials to set up formations, and then talking about some other modifications it had envisioned.
"Is the Five Elements Formation complete?"
"Moo!"
The big black ox nodded vigorously. With the expensive materials bought by Chen Xun, it followed the instructions meticulously.
"Moo moo~"
The big black ox asked him to hand over a drop of his essence blood. Without any hesitation, Chen Xun forced out a drop from his body.
"Moo!"
The big black ox suddenly stood up, its hoof transforming into a hand. Dirt flew everywhere as a beam of light from the formation shot up to the sky, and an endless gust of wind howled.
The light from the formation spread like ripples, instantly covering the area around the cave. A fleeting, murderous aura flashed by.
The surrounding scenery began to change, even isolating divine senses while allowing clear visibility of the outside world.
Winter is the residue of the year; night is the residue of the day; rainy days are the residue of time. In the blink of an eye, another twenty years had passed.
Chen Xun meticulously planned his time, never wasting a moment, and today, the big black ox emerged from seclusion with a bang!
"Old Ox!!" Chen Xun shouted.
"Moo!!" the big black ox bellowed.
The man and ox ran towards each other, embracing each other's excitement.
"How was it, Old Ox?"
"Moo~" The big black ox carefully felt its changes and found them similar to Chen Xun's.
"Consolidate your gains first. I've seen several new shops opening down the mountain these years, all selling great stuff!" Chen Xun laughed, strapping the mountain-opening axe to his waist, "Tonight, let's have a good stroll and get some freebies!"
"Moo moo~" The big black ox jumped up in delight, its eyes wide with excitement at the prospect.
"I've also spotted a new beast that probably has even better meat than the Red Lightning Wolf." Chen Xun pondered for a moment, "On our way back, let's buy one to try. Even Golden Core cultivators need to eat!"
"Moo!" The big black ox ran around Chen Xun, nudging him occasionally, showing its strong agreement.
The fasting ability of Golden Core cultivators was pointless; they didn't get hungry, but that was no fun. Eating dirt wouldn't make them hungry either, so what was the point?
"Old Ox, get ready quickly. We're going shopping."
"Moo moo~"
They each began to prepare, making a racket inside and outside the cave. The big black ox also personally took charge of reorganizing the spiritual herbs.
At this moment, the sun had just risen over the mountain, covered by the crimson morning glow. Sunlight streamed through the clouds like countless golden waterfalls.
Wearing a straw hat, Chen Xun occasionally gazed at the peaks in the distance, sighing to himself that this was the rarest fine weather in twenty years.
However, he made a silent decision in his heart: if he ever went into seclusion again, it would definitely be with the big black ox.
Half a day later, the man and the ox dashed down the mountain, spending three days playing in the city without spending a single spirit stone.
They thoroughly enjoyed Yuxu City, and they left feeling they hadn't had enough, pointing and commenting everywhere they went.
Back home, they formally started the latter sixty years of their hundred-year plan.
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