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Chapter 73, Receiving Compensation, Returning to Stone Village After the Matter Was Completed

As the Five Elements Mountain departed, a withered creature suddenly raised its head and opened its golden eyes where the mountain had originally stood.

Then, he took a deep breath, and in an instant, the essence from all directions was drawn in. As the massive amount of essence was swallowed into his body, his shriveled body quickly became plump up at a speed visible to the naked eye.

As its body grew fuller, the immortal being began to struggle against the divine locks and chains binding it.

"Sigh... I really don't know what kind of turmoil will be stirred up in the world after it's released," Qin Changsheng sighed.

"This world is in constant turmoil. Although the birth of Kunpengzi may cause some waves, it is nothing more than a ripple on the ocean in the grand scheme of things," Shi Yu said calmly.

Qin Changsheng seemed to be thinking about what was going on. Then, his avatar cupped his hands to Shi Yu and said, "Since you have achieved your goal, I would like to ask you to be merciful and spare my clansmen."

Shi Yu nodded slightly and said, "I have said that I came here to take the two of them away. However, since Five Elements Mountain and you attacked me this time, there is still some compensation to pay."

Qin Changsheng was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, and then his figure faded away. Before disappearing, he said, "I am just an avatar. If you want any compensation, then use the resources of this Immortal Mountain to pay off the debt."

Seeing Qin Changsheng disappear, Shi Yu smiled faintly: "This Celestial Venerable is quite easy to talk to."

As he spoke, Shi Yu touched the treasure gourd in his hand and laughed, "Of course, the most important reason for this is you!"

Zheng!
At this moment, the immortal being broke free of its chains and transformed into a rainbow of light, flying towards Shi Yu. The remaining metallic clang echoed through the sky with the flapping of its wings.

In the blink of an eye, the immortal being transformed into a golden-haired middle-aged man and came before Shi Yu, clasping his hands in a gesture of respect and saying, "Thank you, senior, for saving me from this world."

Shi Yu waved his hand and laughed, "There's no need to address me like that. Just call me Fellow Daoist, and I'll call you Kunpengzi. There's no need for formalities."

Kunpengzi breathed a sigh of relief, then asked with some confusion, "I wonder what brings you here to save me from this world?"

Shi Yu shook his head and said, "Nothing else, just doing it on the spur of the moment. I just heard about Kunpeng's deeds back then and felt it shouldn't have happened, so I rescued you on the spur of the moment."

"However, if you have nowhere to go for the time being, why don't you come back to Stone Village with me first, and then we can make plans later."

The Kunpeng Child Master had just been born and was not planning to go to the Upper Realm yet, so he agreed.

Kunpengzi then followed Shi Yu into the Immortal Mountain, where they found a child named Qin Hao. He then watched helplessly as Shi Yu looted the entire treasure trove of the Immortal Mountain.

Not only the treasure vault, but also the scripture pavilion, filled with spiritual medicines, precious medicines, and sacred medicines, were all emptied by Shi Yu.

After that, Shi Yu took Kunpengzi and Xiao Qinhao and left.

A dazzling spatial passage slowly faded away before the Immortal Mountain…

After the passage disappeared, Qin Changsheng's figure slowly appeared in the void.

"Heavenly Venerable!!" The many Qin clan members on Mount Immortal cried out in grief.

"Sigh!" Qin Changsheng sighed, casually uprooted a mountain range, and repaired most of the area where Five Elements Mountain had left. Then he said to the people on the mountain, "This person's strength is not something you can provoke. You should not provoke him in the future, otherwise you will bring great disaster. Even I may not be able to protect you."

Upon hearing this, the people on the mountain felt a chill run down their spines and broke out in a cold sweat. It wasn't until Qin Changsheng actually said that he couldn't save them that they realized the danger.

...Desolate area, Stone Village.

A dazzling passage soon appeared before Stone Village, and then, amidst the expectant gazes of the villagers and Shi Ziling and his wife, Shi Yu led the two out.

"Child!" When Shi Ziling and his wife saw that Shi Yu had indeed brought Qin Hao back safe and sound, they were both shocked and extremely excited.

"Who is this...?" Village Chief Shi Linhu looked at Kunpengzi behind Shi Yu and asked in confusion.

Shi Yu never does anything unprepared. Since he brought this person back, he must be someone who, like Jiangnan, will become a member of Shi Village!

"Who is this person? He gives me a feeling of unfathomable depth." Jiang Nan looked at the blond man, his eyes flashing with surprise.

Although surprised, Jiangnan was not too wary, as she had already placed great trust in Shi Yu.

Upon hearing this, Shi Yu called everyone into the village to prepare for the banquet to welcome the newlyweds, while introducing Kunpengzi's identity and deeds to everyone.

"Damn it! Even immortals have such despicable beings as the Wolf Village!" Shi Feijiao cursed angrily.

The old village chief, Shi Yunfeng, said with some pity, "Alas! The mighty Kunpeng, ranked among the Ten Fiends, has ended up like this."

Seeing that everyone in Shi Village was filled with righteous indignation and was not intimidated by the existence he had mentioned, Shi Yu was pleased.

So he said, "Don't worry, with our current progress, we will definitely wipe out those filthy people and the darkness of foreign lands in the future."

"Can we really do it?" Although no one was afraid, the villagers of Shicun were still a little unsure of themselves and dared not believe the self-image that Shi Yu had described.

Even Kunpengzi didn't believe it, because even his mother was only at the peak of True Immortal back then, and her physical body could fight against a Quasi-Immortal King.

Shi Yu just smiled helplessly: "As long as you cultivate diligently, with a great law like mine existing, why would you worry about not succeeding!"

"And even if you fail, I will guide you to become supreme beings once I become an immortal, and I will guide you to immortality once I become an immortal king!"

Upon hearing Shi Yu's bold and ambitious words, not one of the villagers in Shi Village doubted him.

Even Kunpengzi was quite convinced, after all, being able to defeat a Celestial Venerable incarnation with only the Inscription Realm was an extremely rare feat in ancient history, with almost no comparable examples.

The three people standing to the side—Little Dot, Jiangnan, and Qin Hao—each seemed lost in thought.

The little one was thinking about Brother Yu's ambitions, and he was determined to catch up.

Jiang Nan, on the other hand, took Shi Yu's goal to heart and was determined to do his best to help Shi Yu achieve it, or even go further and directly suppress the alien realm and destroy the source of darkness.

Qin Hao's eyes sparkled as he looked at Shi Yu with longing, his bright eyes seemingly etching Shi Yu's image deep into his mind.

Previously, when Shi Yu caused a great disturbance at the Immortal Mountain, he had already caught Qin Hao's attention. Later, after witnessing Shi Yu's series of actions, he also heard about the secrets in ancient history.

Finally, Shi Yu's triumphant words and lofty ambitions stirred Qin Hao's heart, turning this moment into an indelible memory that remained in his heart and influenced his entire life!
(End of this chapter)