Chapter 67 Farewell to Old Friends, Twenty Years of Deep Sleep
Having unbound herself, Wanyan Yue coldly said: “You’ve been gone for so long, what are you doing back?”
“That’s not fair; you can’t say that.”
“What does the duration of my absence have to do with whether I come back or not?”
Facing Chen Changsheng’s words, Wanyan Yue did not respond but turned her gaze toward Wanyan Aguduo’s grave.
After a long pause, Wanyan Yue spoke: “Yixiu’s situation was beyond my control.”
“I know; Yixiu’s troubles aren’t something an ordinary person can resolve.”
“Have you been to Shangqing View?”
“I’ve been there; that guy Yuanshan has made some progress, successfully breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage.”
“You went to both places. So why are you here with me?”
“I came to check if the things beneath the Bronze Ancient Palace are still stable, but as soon as I said hello, you attacked me.”
After asking, Wanyan Yue fell silent for a moment and continued to speak.
“Where have you been all these years?”
“Going around, stopping occasionally, traveling to many places; I can’t explain it all at once.”
“Now that you’re back, how long do you plan to stay?”
“Not sure; I might leave tomorrow.”
“And what if I forcibly keep you here?”
“You can’t beat me.”
“You…”
Faced with Chen Changsheng’s straightforward answer, Wanyan Yue finally lost her composure.
She grabbed Chen Changsheng’s collar, disregarding her royal demeanor, and loudly questioned him.
“After all these years, I’ve been diligently training; why are you still stronger than me!”
Hearing this, Chen Changsheng spread his hands innocently.
“I’m really not sure; I only focused on my training for ten years out of all these years.”
“I haven’t even considered this issue during the other time.”
“I also don’t know why I’ve become stronger and stronger, even stronger than those who only focus on training.”
Wanyan Yue: “…”
Your words are too stimulating; if I could beat you, I’d really want to give you a good beating right now.
Letting go of Chen Changsheng’s collar, Wanyan Yue turned coldly.
“The Bronze Ancient Palace is under my watch; nothing will happen, so you can leave.”
Seeing this, Chen Changsheng tilted his head to observe Wanyan Yue’s expression and tentatively asked.
“You didn’t fall in love with me, did you?”
“Did you ever give me that chance?”
“No.”
“Then what’s there to discuss? Hurry up and leave!”
Watching Wanyan Yue trying to shove him away again, Chen Changsheng forced a smile.
“Actually, it wouldn’t be strange if you did fall in love with me, since I’m so outstanding and handsome.”
“But nothing will come of it between us; after all, you are a wolf, and I am a human.”
“If we have children, they might turn out to be wolf cubs…”
“I’ll k*ll you!”
Furious, Wanyan Yue attacked Chen Changsheng again.
Faced with her desperate assault, Chen Changsheng vanished into the horizon at his fastest speed.
Watching the direction in which Chen Changsheng disappeared, Wanyan Yue’s chest heaved up and down, clearly frustrated.
After a while, Wanyan Yue calmed herself down and turned to leave.
She walked toward the cold and lonely royal palace.
Meeting in youth, the experience was absurd yet unforgettable for a lifetime.
Because of him, she survived.
Because of him, her father did not become a corpse in the wilderness.
And because of him, the great revenge of the Night Moon Nation was fulfilled.
To be precise, her meeting with Chen Changsheng was full of fateful connections.
However, the bonds forged had their depths and shallows, their lengths and brevities.
From the moment Master Yuhua died, the bond between her and Chen Changsheng had reached its end.
She could not give up the Night Moon Nation, and Chen Changsheng would not stay for anyone.
Chen Changsheng could become her confidant, friend, or old acquaintance, but he would never become her partner.
…..
“Girl, I’ve already seen all the old friends from the past.”
“That little bald head is still as kind-hearted as ever, but my little senior brother has managed to break through to the divine transformation stage.”
“Now I shouldn’t have to worry about not seeing him when I wake up.”
Chen Changsheng leaned against A-Man’s tombstone, casually chatting.
Next to the tombstone was a freshly dug pit, prepared by Chen Changsheng for himself.
After speaking, Chen Changsheng took out the stone coffin that held the defeated Immortal Lord.
He placed the coffin in the pit and skillfully lay down inside.
Gazing at A-Man’s grave, Chen Changsheng murmured: “People often say that one should not seek eternal rest in life, but merely hope for a proper resting place in d*ath.”
“In this life, I owe you; if there is a next life, please don’t meet me again.”
With that, Chen Changsheng closed the coffin lid, and the array formation outside activated.
A large amount of soil buried the stone coffin underground.
Chen Changsheng began his third deep sleep, and this time it lasted a full twenty-three years.
…..
As the sun rose and fell and the seasons changed from spring to autumn.
Time, which countless people considered precious, silently slipped away.
Twenty-three years was an exceedingly long time, enough to change mountains and rivers.
The two graves built by Chen Changsheng had long since vanished without a trace.
“Crash!”
A towering tree trembled slightly, then was uprooted by a massive force.
“Spit! Spit! Spit!”
Spitting out the soil that he accidentally swallowed, Chen Changsheng looked around at the environment.
The memories before his deep sleep no longer matched the current surroundings.
After surveying his surroundings, Chen Changsheng saw the system panel.
【Host: Chen Changsheng】
【Strength: 200 (Mid Nascent Soul)】
【Speed: 260 (Late Nascent Soul)】
【Defense: 280 (Full Nascent Soul)】
【Spiritual Strength: 200 (Mid Nascent Soul)】
【Lifespan: 640】
Looking at the data on the system panel, Chen Changsheng nodded in satisfaction.
Since discovering that his spiritual power would spread outward during deep sleep, Chen Changsheng had been thinking of ways to solve it.
Ultimately, he decided to use the Heavenly Earth Absolute d*ath Formation to create a sealed environment, restraining the outward spread of his spiritual power.
Now it seemed that although it was not completely successful, the effect was still quite good.
Following the old practice, Chen Changsheng directly allocated the twenty-three attribute points to his defense.
However, when he looked at the label for the defense attribute, he was left somewhat bewildered.
Because the label did not change to divine transformation or void refinement, but instead turned into the three words “Fifth Realm.”
Seeing this, Chen Changsheng questioned, “System, what’s going on?”
In response to Chen Changsheng’s confusion, the system answered: “The label is merely a standard for measuring the host’s strength.”
“When the standard changes, the label will naturally change too.”
“Due to the special situation, only a vague label has been applied.”
Chen Changsheng: ???
The system’s words not only didn’t help Chen Changsheng understand what was going on but instead left him even more confused.
“System, what does ‘the standard has changed’ and ‘the situation is special’ mean?”
“The current situation is too complex; once the host recovers his strength, everything will become clear.”
