Outside the gates of the Five Elements Sect.
"Moo, moo~~~"
"Brother Xun, Sister Crane!!"
Two roars came from the horizon, shaking heaven and earth and startling many dozing mountain gods awake from their sweet dreams. Furious, they cursed toward the sky: "When will we ever get some peace inside and outside this sect?!"
"Hahaha..."
Chen Xun laughed heartily. He had waited outside the gates for years to welcome them home himself, and called softly, "Old Ox, Little Crimson."
Old Ox was still the same as ever.
He looked like a wild ox from the foot of the mountain, sturdy and strong, without a trace of a cultivator's bearing.
Little Crimson's flowing mane, on the other hand, looked weathered beyond measure. One glance told you he was an old fellow who had lived a very long time. Every strand exuded the wisdom of someone full of schemes who could never quite make his calculations add up.
Boom!
Boom!
Two meteors slammed into the ground.
Big Black Ox rushed over, nuzzling Chen Xun and He Ling again and again. "Moo, moo~~!"
His eyes blazed with excitement. He had brought back plenty of good things this time; there were countless heavenly materials and earthly treasures upstream along Eternal Antiquity's River of Time.
Little Crimson made an enormous racket, chattering away.
Chen Xun waved a hand. "Tell us at home, tell us at home. Don't make a racket here."
"Brother Xun, hear me out first!"
Little Crimson was beside himself with excitement, tugging at Chen Xun with a paw. "I've rebuilt my fortune! It's even bigger than it was back then. Brother Xun, once I get back to the Heaven Severing Great Plains this time, I'm not going out again for a while. Roar, roar~~!"
He Ling chuckled softly.
"Enough nonsense."
Chen Xun