Chương 180: Breaking the Cocoon
Departure always brings sorrow, especially when it's a farewell for good. But life goes on. Time keeps moving, and we must keep walking.
The death of Pan Dadao gradually faded away in the days that followed.
Every few years, Zhang Daoming would visit the grave, carrying a pot of new wine. He'd place it in front of the grave and start murmuring.
"Brother Dadao, you took an early lead on this journey of life. But don't rush. I'll catch up soon. If you reincarnate into a noble family in your next life, be sure to look out for me."
Then he'd pick up the wine. "This pot of wine is my gift to you in advance."
He uncorked the wine pot, and the wine spilled down.
It was new wine for an old grave.
———
It seemed that there were hardly anyone left in the Vast Heaven Sword Sea. Whether on the immortal swords or in the sword sea, not a single cultivator could be seen.
Those who left had gone, and those who secluded themselves remained secluded. This was the desolate atmosphere now.
The big yellow dog sat in the Sword Forest, like a full-fledged guard, watching over the now tiny cocoon, waiting for Chen Xia to break free.
It counted with its paws. By its reckoning, it should be exactly two thousand years. Thinking of this, it remembered the words of the Third Elder.
He said that if Chen Xia hadn't broken free after a thousand years, he'd come and move him away personally.
But there was no sign of anyone coming.
The big yellow dog snorted disdainfully. That old man was just trying to scare a dog.
Before its thoughts could settle, sudden footsteps rang out in the Sword Forest. At first, they were crisp, then grew very heavy, and soon they were right behind the big yellow dog.
"After a thousand years, I said so," came a deep voice.
The big yellow dog's body stiffened. In the past, with its temperament, it would have immediately dropped to its knees and begged for mercy.
But now, this wasn't just about it. So the big yellow dog swallowed hard, summoned its courage, and said very carefully.
"I know you said that, but the problem is Chen Xia hasn't come out yet."
"What's that to me?" the Third Elder scoffed, looking at the cocoon and continuing. "The Vast Heaven Sword Sea has given him two thousand years at the spring in the Sword Forest. It's already a great leniency. Now the sword qi in the sea is insufficient. How can we let him stay here any longer?"
It had to be said that the Third Elder's temper had improved a lot in these two thousand years. He was even willing to explain these things to the big yellow dog.
In the past, he would have started a fight long ago.
"But he still hasn't broken free. Could you grant a few more thousand years?" the big yellow dog begged humbly.
The Third Elder frowned. "Damn it, if I grant you a few more thousand years, who's going to grant the Vast Heaven Sword Sea a few more thousand years?!"
"I understand, I understand," the big yellow dog hurriedly waved its paws, fumbled around in the small nest behind it, and took out a small bag and handed it to the Third Elder, grinning with its dog mouth.
"Just some spirit stones. Easy to talk about."
The Third Elder gave it a deep, disdainful look and suddenly remembered a sentence the Old Fisherman had said.
Since his youth, this big yellow dog had been sitting at the entrance of the Sword Forest. It had lived through countless great eras. Logically, it should be a remarkable figure.
After all, when people grow old, they become wiser. The same goes for dogs.
But this big yellow dog was an exception. After living so long, no one had ever heard of how powerful it was.
Maybe it really had no strength, or maybe it was hiding its strength. So over the years, except for Qiong Qi, no one had provoked it.
But judging from the Qiong Qi incident, this big yellow dog probably really had no skills.
The Third Elder really didn't want to bother with it. He swatted the bag away casually, sounding impatient.
"Get out of the way. This matter concerns the Vast Heaven Sword Sea. It's not something you can talk your way out of. If I really lose my patience, you and Chen Xia will both have to get out."
"Don't be impatient. Don't get angry. We can talk it out nicely," the big yellow dog was so nervous that its paws were trembling.
"Forget it," the Third Elder's face darkened. He raised a finger and gently pointed it down at the big yellow dog.
An overwhelming aura burst out instantly.
The big yellow dog's body crashed to the ground, shattering a large area of the terrain, and it was in great pain.
The Third Elder ignored the big yellow dog and walked towards the cocoon, his steps unhurried.
"Don't," a pained whimper came from the big yellow dog. Its paws clawed helplessly forward, still trying to stop him.
The Third Elder was already face to face with the cocoon. His eyebrows furrowed, and he let out a scornful sound.
"Pretentious thing."
He raised his hand, aiming straight at the cocoon. It glowed brightly, about to unleash its power.
"Don't!"
With a startled roar, the big yellow dog's eyes glowed red. Its figure shot out of the shattered crater in an instant, leaving a trail as it crashed into the Third Elder.
"Seeking death," the Third Elder snorted coldly. The hand that was pointed at the cocoon immediately turned towards the charging big yellow dog, aiming straight at its head.
The Third Elder bent his finger. It glowed brightly with dense spiritual light, carrying a wild and violent aura, about to shoot out!
Just the pressure of the spiritual light caused the big yellow dog's skin to split open and blood to seep out.
The spiritual energy on his fingertip surged again, shining extremely brightly!
Boom!
With a loud bang of spiritual energy, it shot out.
Just the fierce air current stirred up the void and tore through the clouds.
The Third Elder didn't hold back this move!
The cocoon suddenly trembled without any warning.
The clouds in the sky froze at that moment.
The spiritual energy vanished as if it had never been in this world.
The Third Elder turned his head. A hole had opened in the cocoon, and a slender, pure white hand stretched out.
The white hand slowly withdrew and tapped on the cocoon. There was a continuous creaking sound, and spider-web-like cracks spread across the cocoon.
Bang!
It burst open instantly.
"It seems you didn't learn your lesson from Qiong Qi."
A calm voice.
A figure of pure white stood in the center of the cocoon, with long, narrow and translucent wings on its back.
The Third Elder's pupils constricted. "Chen Xia?!"
He felt a very powerful bloodline pressure coming from Chen Xia, like a higher species looking down on him.
Chen Xia took a step and walked out slowly, his spiritual consciousness sinking inward.
He had added all two thousand points to strength, giving him strength comparable to the Overturning Sea Realm.
"Little Third, you're still so unpleasant."
Chen Xia walked slowly towards him, murmuring softly.
"Is that what you can call me?!" the Third Elder roared angrily. Just as he was about to raise his hand.
Chen Xia was already in front of him. His pure white finger pointed at the Third Elder's forehead.
"Go."
With a calm sound.
The scenery around the Third Elder kept changing. When it stopped, he had fallen into the crater.
Boom!
A hundred meters of soil was plowed open.
Chen Xia was already standing in front of him. His pure white, slender figure blocked the light, just looking at the Third Elder calmly.
"Immortal Buddha!"
The Third Elder roared angrily. A ten-thousand-meter-tall Buddha statue rose from the ground, like a majestic mountain, with astonishing momentum!
Today, a huge conflict erupted in the Vast Heaven Sword Sea.
The ten-thousand-meter-tall Buddha statue slowly fell.
The sword sea trembled.
It was only after the two-thousand-year-absent sect leader personally intervened with supreme divine light that this conflict was stopped.
It was hard to say who won or lost.
All that was known was that after this battle, Chen Xia's combat power officially reached the level of a Supreme Elder.
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