"Going back to take a look would be good too." Chen Xun nodded with a smile. "I'll wait for you at Five Aggregates Sect for a thousand years. If you're interested in the Five-Elements Immortal Path, there will certainly be a place for you among my disciples."
"Thank you, Immortal!"
There was none of an ancient clan's arrogance in Emperor Heaven's eyes, yet they revealed an unyielding pride. He had never intended to repay kindness with demands and live beneath Chen Xun's wings, remaining in Five Aggregates Sect.
His thoughts were quite reasonable. At the very least, he needed to understand the current situation and circumstances, so Chen Xun did not stop him.
"Emperor Heaven, take this storage pouch. Consider it a gift for our first meeting."
Chen Xun pulled out a storage pouch he had prepared long ago from behind his waist. "If there are any treasures or spiritual medicines from my sect that catch your eye, take them as you please. No need to stand on ceremony with me."
Emperor Heaven was flattered and repeatedly shook his head. He had never coveted any treasures of Five Aggregates Sect.
He still felt a considerable sense of distance toward Chen Xun. Back then, he had saved Five Aggregates Sect for himself and his race, not because he shared any friendship with him.
Having endured the Myriad Races Great Slaughter Era, that faint regret of the era could never be dispelled. The emotions buried within his heart had likewise become exceedingly indifferent.
Yet this sight made Chen Xun's eyes light up. This was the feeling... When he had first met Emperor Heaven, he had felt that something was missing.
Now, he understood.
It was the weathered estrangement of crossing through an entire great era—the very same air Frog Daoist had once