At the foot of the mountain.
The Primordial River Guarding Mountains and Rivers surged with waves as Chen Xun half-closed his eyes. "Young Master Gu, favors are favors, debts are debts. They cannot be lumped together."
"Heh, got it." Gu Lisheng slowly rose to his feet and gave Chen Xun a half-smiling look.
He had never expected to erase any debt through this matter. From beginning to end, he had not cared about such a trifling debt, much less taken it to heart.
"There's interest too," Chen Xun suddenly added. "That's the rule in my Human Dao. Want to check the accounts? So you don't accuse this Dao Ancestor of swindling you."
"No need."
Gu Lisheng waved dismissively and took a step away from the place.
A flicker of surprise crossed Chen Xun's brow. He had not expected Gu Lisheng to remain so lavish even after his family had fallen into ruin. Not bad...
He no longer dwelled on it and continued refining the Primordial River within the passage beyond the heavens.
Of the Primordial River that flowed backward from beyond the heavens, only half could remain within the Five Aggregates Sect. The other half became Primordial Yellow Qi, settling hazily amid the waves of the Mountain-Guarding River.
A hundred years later.
Chen Xun pointed at the mountains and rivers of the Five Aggregates Sect. The water level of the Mountain-Guarding River immediately began to recede rapidly, while this pure Primordial River water possessed the power of creation and could nourish mountains, rivers, and earth.
With He Ling's help over these years, Chen Xun no longer needed to battle wits and courage with the Primordial River, returning covered in wounds. Thus, his refining speed had become far faster than before.
Chen Xun had also realized that the earth veins of