Chapter 148: The Green Tripod of Dragon Mountain, An Eternal Attachment

Looking at the little old man with a white beard in front of them, the two little ones jumped down from Chen Xing's body, lowered their heads curiously, and asked, "Little old grandpa! We are not going to hurt you, why did you say that?"

Hearing the two little ones' form of address, Chen Xing couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth. Suppressing a smile, he watched their interaction.

The little old man... ugh! To be precise, the Ginseng Elder had gained sentience long ago, and had it not been for innate limitations, it would have already evolved into a celestial immortal medicine!

Unfortunately, it was not like those other immortal medicines, which carried fragments of the Dao left behind by true immortals after their deaths, capable of helping supreme emperors defy the heavens and extend their lives!

Speaking of which, a being like it was truly a darling of heaven and earth. As long as time accumulated to a certain extent, it could transform into human form and speak. If it had been born in the primordial chaos, it could at least have attained the fruit status of a Great Luo!

Hearing little Chenchen's question, the Ginseng Elder also twitched the corner of his mouth and retorted angrily:

"You chased after my descendant simply because you wanted to eat him to aid your cultivation, right? And yet you claim to have no malicious intent—do you expect yourselves to believe that?" With that, his vigilant gaze did not relax in the slightest.

The two little ones grew even more puzzled. They exchanged a glance and said in unison, "We never cultivate! Why would we want to eat him?"

Upon hearing this, the Ginseng Elder was completely dumbfounded. Looking closer, he could indeed discern that the figures before him truly bore no traces of ever having practiced cultivation! Yet he had seen them flying clearly through the air just a moment ago!

Seeing this, Chen Xing could not be bothered to exchange any more idle words with these ginseng-transformed beings, and stated directly:

"We are here to look for the White Tiger Immortal Medicine. Just now, my daughter saw the little fellow behind you and simply wanted to play with him.

You don't need to overthink this. If we wanted to eat you, believe me, you wouldn't have a single chance to escape!" Chen Xing's voice was utterly resolute.

"Looking for the White Tiger Immortal Medicine? Which emperor are you trying to extend the life of?" Upon hearing this, the old man's eyes instantly lit up. If he could also follow a great emperor, would he have a chance to evolve into an immortal medicine?

Seeing the bright glint in the old man's eyes, Chen Xing naturally knew what scheme he was hatching, and could not help feeling speechless inside!

This fellow was being far too wishful! While ordinary immortal medicines could use their ripened fruits to extend an emperor's life without harming their main body, things were different for him.

As a supreme spiritual medicine nurtured by heaven and earth, if he wanted to have any effect on an emperor, his entire main body would have to be completely devoured. He was practically walking right into the tiger's mouth! He must have felt he was living too long.

"We are not extending the life of any emperor; my daughter simply wants to help them escape the pursuit of the world, and by the way, play with them!" Chen Xing said helplessly.

The Ginseng Elder nodded thoughtfully, though he said nothing more.

At that moment, the ginseng doll behind the old man suddenly spoke up timidly, "Grandpa Ginseng, the... the White Tiger Senior seems to live right inside this pool!"

Hearing this, the old ginseng glared at him fiercely, but still said nothing.

Seeing the ginseng doll's timid expression, little Chenchen's eyes immediately shone even brighter, and a sudden surge of protectiveness welled up within her! She abruptly turned her head and said to Chen Xing:

"Daddy! I want to take this little brother away too!" Her tone allowed for no objection.

Chen Xing could not help rolling his eyes. The two little ones already had several creatures hanging on them and cradled in their arms, and now they even wanted to take away a ginseng spirit that had transformed after a mere hundred thousand years—where on earth were they going to put everything?

However, since his beloved daughter had spoken up, Chen Xing—dubbed a "daughter-con" by Zhu Feng—would naturally not object. As long as the two little ones were happy, that was all that mattered!

In contrast, the ginseng doll was so frightened that it hid behind the old ginseng, not daring to speak another word for fear of being captured and eaten.

For the moment, ignoring the two living beings before him, Chen Xing turned his gaze to look at the pool nearby, and then surveyed the magnificent ninety-nine dragon mountains all around.

He could not help sighing inwardly. The ancient Feathering Dynasty back then had indeed been extremely ambitious, actually intending to ascend with the entire nation! In Chen Xing's view, how utterly laughable that was!

Just because they had obtained a shattered green tripod—suspected to be a celestial artifact—they thought that repairing it would allow them to become immortals?

How ridiculous! They didn't even stop to consider that the original owner of the green tripod was still struggling through the mortal realm and had yet to attain eternity!

Becoming an immortal! How could it ever be achieved with just a single celestial weapon?

And yet, to nurture this shattered green tripod, they had caused the deaths of countless supreme prodigies! How supreme was their stupidity!

If they had carefully cultivated those prodigies, it might not have been impossible for true mortal immortals to emerge. When the time came to blast open the passage to the Immortal Realm, that would have been the true method of attaining immortality!

Of course, Chen Xing did not acknowledge that this alone constituted an immortal! He naturally understood that this was merely a backup plan laid out by Willow Deity and the others, but at the very least, it offered a chance at eternity, didn't it?

Without dwelling on other matters, Chen Xing reached out his palm and made a beckoning gesture toward the pool! Instantly, the entire pool began to churn, and the boundless spiritual energy gathered by the dragon mountains gradually dispersed in all directions along with the churning pool water, returning to this blue planet.

As the spiritual energy continuously dissipated, the pool gradually dried up, and a shattered green tripod slowly rose, falling directly into Chen Xing's hand.

Seeing that only a broken tripod had appeared, little Chenchen pouted her little mouth and asked unhappily, "Daddy! Where is the little white tiger you mentioned? Why can't I see it?"

Chen Xing smiled slightly and opened the shattered tripod lid.

The two little ones peered inside and immediately cheered. Right there inside the mouth of the tripod, a palm-sized little white tiger was staring at them in terror, its body tightly tensed and ready to flee at any moment!

Seeing this, Chen Xing did not say much and lifted the seals shrouding the several immortal medicines!

In an instant, the Xuanwu Immortal Medicine, True Dragon Immortal Medicine, True Phoenix Immortal Medicine, Enlightenment Ancient Tea Tree, and Fusang Divine Tree carried by the two little ones all erupted with boundless divine brilliance. A rich medicinal fragrance, accompanied by faint fragments of Dao laws, filled the entire realm!

At that moment, the White Tiger Immortal Medicine was dumbfounded. Although it could not speak human words, it clearly knew that every immortal medicine would only ever follow a single emperor! It had never heard of anyone being able to gather so many immortal medicines together.

Although a female emperor had once rejected its offer to follow her, if no great emperor descended in person, it would rather remain in seclusion for all eternity—that was the dignity belonging to an immortal medicine!

Just as its gaze was dazed and it failed to understand what was happening, a strange fluctuation suddenly emanated from the Xuanwu Immortal Medicine, transmitting a wave of consciousness directly into the little white tiger's mind!

In the blink of an eye, the little white tiger snapped out of its daze, its small eyes lighting up as it leaped into little Chenchen's embrace, constantly rubbing its head against the little hand that stroked it, looking utterly docile!

Although the others did not know what had happened, Chen Xing understood clearly that the fluctuation emitted by Xuanwu was a special form of communication among immortal medicines.

Translated into human terms, Xuanwu had essentially told the little white tiger:

"Brother! Stop putting on airs. What dignity? These few are supreme big shots, and their immortal essence alone could stuff you to death! Minor characters like emperors are people they can casually crush with a flick of a finger—what are you acting proud for? Remember! The two little mistresses are our true masters. Go on, CBaby!"

Of course, that was just the author talking nonsense, but that was precisely what Xuanwu meant!

As a White Tiger Immortal Medicine that had lived through endless ages, it naturally possessed that much discernment and unhesitatingly became little Chenchen's pet!

As for the so-called dignity of an immortal medicine? The little white tiger indicated that it had no idea what that was! With an endless supply of immortal essence, who cared about such things anymore!

Not far from the center of the dragon mountains, in front of a grave!

Chen Xing looked blankly and lost in thought at the tombstone before him, which had been forged from an entire star.

With his divine sense, he could clearly hear those intermittent words, which the passage of time had failed to erase:

"Divine blood, Buddha blood, demonic blood! They have all been poured onto it, and soon it will be my turn!"

"My death doesn't matter... but what about my little sister? She is still so young!"

"Who can help me... take care of... my sister?"

"I'm dying, cough! ...Cough! But my sister... what about her? She... she's still waiting for me to come home?"

"I am simply... cough! ...Unable to rest easy... regarding my sister..."

Every single preserved phrase felt like a needle piercing Chen Xing's heart!

Before coming here, he had thought he could face all of this with indifference; after all, he had already reunited with Chu Ningdie, let the past drift away with the wind, and had no need to dwell too much on it!

Yet when he truly heard those words, he finally understood: these were not cold words written on paper while reading in a mortal world; this was the endless yearning of a dying older brother for his young sister! It was a familial bond that not even the passage of endless ages could ever erase!

After a long while, Chen Xing let out a bitter smile and murmured, "I'm sorry! I will take good care of her! Though once I was you... yet you... are not all of me..."