Using entries to cultivate immortality in chaotic times - Chapter 854 - 277: Immortal King, the King of Immortals!_5

Chapter 854: Chapter 277: Immortal King, the King of Immortals!_5

He does have it.

It’s just that he had already promised cooperation with the Bai Family Patriarch, and this thread of Yin Emperor’s luck was supposed to be given to the patriarch’s daughter. Once he has made a promise, he generally wouldn’t go back on his word.

However… his brow furrowed slightly, as he suddenly felt that he should prepare several more threads of Yin Emperor’s luck.

“Immortal Cancer” was completely random in its occurrence; no one could predict whether it would afflict him or his family and friends in the future. He thought about the possibility of returning to the underworld to gather some more.

Acquiring Yin Emperor’s luck was not a difficult task for him.

He simply had to enter the underworld where a “Merit Body” would be automatically forged for him. Then, he would receive the Luck of Yin Soul granted by a Heavenly Dao Decree. By traveling back and forth several times, he could gather a thread of Yin Emperor’s luck. No one else could boast of having tens of billions of merit points to create such a Merit Body.

Most importantly, not many people were aware of this.

Visiting another First Grade Continent and finding a collapsing underworld would allow him to gather another thread of Yin Emperor’s luck. Based on his last experience, a single continent could produce at most ten threads of Yin Soul’s luck. He was unsure if that was the limit for a short period or if a continent could only produce that much in total.

…

After pondering for a long time, Chen Qiu looked up at the crowd and suddenly realized that the senior Heaven-reaching Giant was standing in the darkness, his eyes flickering with a faint hope as he looked towards him. After a moment, he nodded slightly.

“We’re all friends here. I’ll take care of this matter and see it through,” he said.

“Really?”

The Heaven-reaching Giant, who had just been full of anger, happily walked down the steps upon hearing this and approached the fire, curiously saying, “Hey, kid, tell me how you managed to leave the Heavenly Prison and arrive at the Fourth Grade Continent after a few years.”

“And despite being in the middle stage of Unification in cultivation, you possess such formidable combat power, already a tenth of what I had at my peak—quite impressive!”

“Could it be that such an exceptional Heavenly Pride has been born in our current times?”

“Grandfather,” said Zhao Yishi from the side, somewhat embarrassedly, “My friend and my master are both here. Don’t brag, will you?”

The disciples of Chao Tian Sect and others had also been released and lit many campfires, gathering around to sing and dance, especially the dancers who rose with the songs, making the senior giant’s eyes turn red with emotion.

“Who’s bragging?”

Th𝘪𝘴 𝙘hаp𝑡ꬲr 𝘪ṡ p𝑜𝑠𝙩ɛɗ b𝗒 𝒌ḭ𝖙𝗲𝑛𝘰𝓋𝕖𝕝

The giant puffed his beard and glared, saying, “You brat don’t know anything. In my prime, I was the Immortal King, you understand? The King among Immortals!”

“Those Immortals you look up to had to bow their heads when they saw me. If I was not pleased, their families would meet with destruction because of it.”

“What an imposing presence that was!”

“If it weren’t for Immortal Cancer, do you think I would be in such a wretched state? If I had known this would happen, I would have preferred to have died in battle back then.”

As Chen Qiu listened to the grandfather and grandson sparring with one another, he suddenly paused, having not really considered the strength this senior once possessed. He was not sure what being an Immortal King entailed, but it sounded powerful, presumably much stronger than his own Heavenly King Title.

“Senior, is there no cure for Immortal Cancer in the Immortal Realm?” he asked.

“No one.”

The giant shook his head despondently, “Otherwise, why would it be called Immortal Cancer? It’s a scourge specifically for Immortals. Once you have it, you just wait for death. It all depends on fate. I fought my whole life, who could have imagined I would end up in such a state? I would have been better off dying in battle back then.”

“I’ve heard that a pill refined primarily from a thread of Yin Emperor’s luck can completely cure ’Immortal Cancer.’ Is that true?”

“Eh.”

The giant looked down at Chen Qiu with some surprise, “You are quite well-informed. Typically, continents below the Fifth Grade Immortal Realm don’t even know about the existence of ’Immortal Cancer.’ After all, it’s a celestial disease that basically targets only Immortals and doesn’t fall upon ordinary people below the Immortal Cultivator level, let alone the cure.”

“But you’re right,” he admitted.

“With Yin Emperor’s luck, it can indeed be completely cured.”

“However… Yin Emperor’s luck is extremely precious, and not something that can be easily obtained, unless the backing power is truly substantial. Otherwise, you can only wait peacefully for death.”

“I’ve had this celestial disease for a long time and have become rather indifferent to life and death. To say I’m pursuing romantic affairs is a bit of a joke. Mainly, I want to live the rest of my days not so seriously and more for relaxation and joy.”

After a long silence, the giant spoke again in a hoarse voice, “Actually, many powerful forces in the Immortal Realm would accumulate some Luck of Yin Soul as their foundation, precisely to guard against celestial diseases like Immortal Cancer afflicting someone important in their power.”

“The Barbarian Tribes have some too.”

“It’s just… it never reached me.”

“I was too serious before, and despite my numerous military exploits, the higher-ups didn’t like me much. They said I was hard to control. After spending a long time with Zhao Yishi, I began to reflect on how unlikable I was before. It’s better not to be too serious.”

“Acting crazy like Zhao Yishi is actually quite joyful. I’ve lived for eight thousand years, but never thought to set up a hot spring like he did—this kid was born with an unusual mind.”

“But look at him, so happy.”

“His name really suits him well, Zhao Yishi, Zhao Yishi; a person lives but one lifetime, why be so adamant.”