I Am the Source of Darkness, Causing Chaos in the Eternal Heavens

Chapter 21 Requital for an Eighty-Thousand-Year-Old Favor, The Person Destined for Tribulation

It’s undeniable that such news caused an enormous stir.

Many cultivators were stunned, unable to react.

To them, Qingxu Holy Land had been in decline for fifty thousand years, with even its territory divided among other forces.

Only a few disciples and elders remained, and the only thing left was the dilapidated stone gambling shop before them.

Could this really be a fortunate turn of events?

For a moment, they were extremely envious and jealous of Xiao Hongdou and the others.

Earlier, everyone had speculated why the hidden immortal clan Jiang family had arrived in Nanque Sacred City. No one expected it to be to support Qingxu Holy Land.

The news was incredibly sensational.

“This is well deserved. The young master of the hidden immortal clan, even after eighty thousand years, still remembers this, not letting the blood of the Qingxu Holy Land’s elder be spilled in vain…”

Some elders sighed, feeling that this was Qingxu Holy Land’s due.

They remembered the events from eighty thousand years ago. If not for the elder from Qingxu Holy Land who stood up, countless lives would have been lost.

“Tonight, at the City Lord’s mansion, we await Miss Hongdou’s arrival.”

“Miss Hongdou, don’t forget, all this is thanks to Young Master Jiang’s kindness.”

With that, Zhao Hao smiled and left with his men, having delivered the message.

He knew that after today’s events, news would quickly spread throughout Nanque Sacred City.

Everyone in Nanque Sacred City would soon know, as Jiang Minghan had instructed them to treat the people of Qingxu Holy Land well.

With the young master of the hidden immortal clan backing Qingxu Holy Land, who would dare to target them now?

“Yes, I understand. Many thanks for Young Master Jiang’s great kindness. I, Hongdou, my master, and my younger brother will always remember this.”

Standing at the dilapidated stone gambling shop’s entrance, Xiao Hongdou nodded hastily, her dirt-smudged face flushed with excitement.

After Zhao Hao and his men left, the surrounding cultivators, who had come to watch the show, gathered around to congratulate Xiao Hongdou, their previous indifference and mockery gone.

Undoubtedly, from today onwards, this simple and unadorned girl would no longer be part of their world.

Xiao Hongdou, though kind-hearted and aware that their attitude was due to the presence of Young Master Jiang, felt genuinely happy and excited.

The news spread quickly, and more cultivators gathered to express their envy and congratulations.

Unable to handle the crowd, Xiao Hongdou had to shut the shop’s doors.

In the past, the door would have been kicked open, but today, no one dared say a word and left awkwardly.

“This is wonderful. I must tell Master about this. He’ll be so happy when he sobers up.”

Xiao Hongdou patted her still-thumping chest, unable to hide her joy.

Xiao Yan, seeing her expression, shook his head and said, “Sister, don’t be too happy yet. You should know that the young master of the hidden immortal clan only came because of his ancestor’s orders, just to handle some business.”

“If not for his ancestor’s orders, why would he care about Qingxu Holy Land’s fate?”

As a reincarnator of nine lifetimes, Xiao Yan saw through people’s motives clearly.

Even though Jiang Minghan’s follower had helped them, he felt little gratitude.

Moreover, he had his own ways to handle the situation.

“Xiao Yan, you can’t think like that. Regardless of why Young Master Jiang helped us, he did solve our immediate problems and difficulties. We should be grateful…”

“This isn’t something to be taken for granted.”

Hearing this, Xiao Hongdou argued, thinking her brother might not understand human suffering, taking such kindness for granted.

Xiao Yan frowned again.

To him, Jiang Minghan had his own motives, which was different from genuine kindness and righteousness.

But seeing Xiao Hongdou’s gratitude and happiness, he sighed and said no more.

“Xiao Yan, do you think it’s too embarrassing to wear these clothes to meet Young Master Jiang tonight? Should I wear the dress I’ve been saving?”

“I heard that Young Master Jiang was born a saint, with the cultivation of a saint at birth, later cutting off his cultivation to rebuild an unparalleled foundation, with no peer among his generation…”

“He’s destined to become an immortal.”

Xiao Hongdou continued chattering, her mature demeanor gone, looking like a girl meeting her idol.

Xiao Yan shook his head again, his calm eyes growing deeper.

Though he wouldn’t feel jealousy or anger, her words still stirred ripples in his heart.

After all, his tribulation in this lifetime was tied to Xiao Hongdou.

As a reincarnator of nine lifetimes, he had seen many people and things.

In his youth, he was an herb-gathering boy from a farming family, accidentally eating a mysterious fruit, entering reincarnation, with his soul needing to forge nine reincarnation marks to break free.

His state was mysterious. He had once become an ordinary stone, basking in the sun and moon’s essence, seeing beasts take form, observing countless celestial phenomena.

He had also become a withered pine on a cliff, struck by lightning and broken, then picked up by a cultivator, refined into a flying sword, accompanying them in battle.

He had even become a great herb in the depths of the wilderness, in a life-forbidden zone, witnessing a white-clad emperor grow old and die alone.

“…”

So much more.

He had seen and heard the myriad things of the world, met many extraordinary people, and knew many secrets unknown to others.

This sometimes made him unsure if he was human or an object.

In this lifetime, the one who awakened his human memories was his sister, Xiao Hongdou.

He had a premonition that achieving a perfect cultivation in this lifetime, uniting the nine reincarnation marks, would grant him an unparalleled body, reaching an indescribable realm.

At this moment, Xiao Yan exuded a profound aura. Though in a mortal body, the surrounding spiritual energy converged towards him.

With closed eyes, his cultivation rapidly rose from Qi Refining Stage 1 to Stage 2, Stage 3…

“Xiao Yan, what’s happening to you…”

Xiao Hongdou was stunned by the sudden scene.