62: Chapter 62 Ruthless Emperor: The Evil Supreme! How dare you impersonate my brother!

After Chu Tianjiao "mysteriously disappeared," Xiao Shitou initially thought his teacher was just in a brief seclusion or had gone out.

But as a hundred years, then a thousand years passed, there was no news of his teacher, as if he had evaporated from the world.

He had tried to deduce his location, tried to search for him, and even secretly investigated the various Forbidden Zones, but found nothing.

He knew his teacher possessed heaven-defying strength and would never fall easily; he must have encountered some predicament from which he could not escape. Thus, he chose to wait and protect.

While secretly guarding his younger sister who had become an Emperor, he continued his own cultivation, attempting to live out a third life.

In his first life, he was the Sacred Body Great Emperor, glorious for over thirty thousand years.

In his later years, he refused the undying peach, trying to comprehend the method of longevity on his own to break through to a second life, eventually successfully transforming on the edge of life and death, achieving rebirth.

In his second life, he was more composed, traveling the Universe, experiencing the Mortal World, trying to find the Opportunity for a third life.

However, the path to longevity was incomparably difficult; in twenty thousand years of time, he ultimately failed to grasp the key to a third life.

Now, his second life had also reached its end.

As for his younger sister, Xiao Nannan, three thousand years ago, with talent that stunned the ages, she successfully lived out a third life!

Now her cultivation was unfathomable, her Chaos Body had evolved to an unimaginable realm, and she had truly become the most awe-inspiring existence of this era; even the Forbidden Zone Supreme had to restrain its sharpness in front of her.

"You have suffered... Xiao Shitou." Upon hearing this, immense guilt and pity welled up in Chu Tianjiao's heart. Fifty thousand years of waiting and loneliness, two lifetimes of struggle and persistence—all of this should not have been borne by him alone.

He looked at his Disciple's Dao foundation, which appeared to have recovered its youth but was actually riddled with holes inside, and his brows furrowed tightly:

"The third life... do you have any leads? If you need anything, tell me! If it doesn't work... I will immediately make the undying peach come back! With its help, you will surely be able to live out a third life!"

Although the undying peach was currently by Nannan's side, with Chu Tianjiao's current True Immortal means, recalling it temporarily was not difficult.

Xiao Shitou, however, slowly shook his head, his smile gentle and open-minded: "Teacher, there is no need to trouble yourself. It is better for the undying peach to stay by Nannan's side. I... have already let it go."

He looked at the starry sky outside the window, his gaze peaceful: "In these fifty thousand years, I have witnessed too many rises and falls, protected what should be protected, and waited for Teacher to return... I have no regrets. For the remaining time, let me just enjoy this final tranquility."

"Nonsense!" Chu Tianjiao was rarely genuinely angry, his voice rising, "What do you mean by no regrets? You haven't even held your nephew yet! Pull yourself together! Even if I have to risk this life, I will help you find a way to live out a third life!"

"Teacher!" Xiao Shitou turned his head, looking at Chu Tianjiao with determined eyes, "If you use your Origin essence blood to extend my life again, I will immediately slash my Sendai and dissolve my Dao right here!"

His tone was resolute and unquestionable: "I have no more attachment to this world. Nannan has attained the Great Dao, and you, Teacher, have returned safely. This last thousand years... I want to spend it properly with you, and also..."

His eyes showed pleading: "I want to go see Nannan. It has been fifty thousand years... I miss her too much."

Looking at the unshakeable determination in his Disciple's eyes, all of Chu Tianjiao's persuasive words were stuck in his throat.

He knew Xiao Shitou too well; once he made a decision, not even nine oxen could pull him back.

After a long silence, Chu Tianjiao finally let out a long sigh.

"I... respect your choice." His voice was a bit hoarse, "As for going to see Nannan... go. Now that she has lived out a third life, her Heart-Nature and Dao Heart are already unbreakable, we... do not need to hide it from her anymore."

Hearing his teacher's consent, a smile as pure and happy as a child's bloomed on Xiao Shitou's face.

"Thank you, Teacher! Then I will go now... does Teacher want to go together?" His eyes held expectation.

"Uh... this..." A flash of embarrassment and guilt instantly crossed Chu Tianjiao's face, "You... you go first. Remember, don't tell Nannan I am at Undying Mountain yet. Wait... wait for her to cool down, and then I will go see her."

Thinking of how Nannan would react if she knew he had "faked his death" for fifty thousand years, while secretly watching her grow up and bear everything alone, and even that "life and death parting" back then was a play he had orchestrated... Chu Tianjiao felt a chill down his spine.

That scene, he dared not imagine.

It was safer to let his "accomplice" and biological brother, Xiao Shitou, go scout the path first.

Xiao Shitou saw his teacher's rare embarrassed appearance, and understanding his meaning, he couldn't help but chuckle, which triggered the weak Dao foundation in his body, causing him to cough twice.

"Cough, cough... Fine, then let this Disciple go first to test... Nannan's mood for Teacher." A glint of mischief flashed in his eyes.

Chu Tianjiao nodded heavily, waving his hand to signal him to go quickly.

Xiao Shitou did not delay further, stood up, bowed deeply to his teacher, and then turned around. Although his gait was a bit unsteady, he walked out of the quiet room and left Undying Mountain with extraordinary determination.

After he left, Chu Tianjiao immediately waved his hand, and a transparent water curtain constructed of immortal power unfolded in the quiet room, clearly reflecting the scene after Xiao Shitou left.

...

Southern Region, Qingshi Town.

The small mountain gate was still quiet, the courtyard was lush with vegetation, and that old locust tree had become even thicker.

A woman in white stood quietly under the tree, her black hair like a waterfall hanging naturally to her waist.

She wore no mask, her face that could topple the world gleaming with white jade-like luster in the sunlight, her eyes cold and clear as she lowered her head to read an ancient Dao scripture.

Suddenly, she seemed to sense something, slowly raised her head, and looked toward the courtyard gate.

Space fluctuated slightly, and a figure appeared.

It was Xiao Shitou, who had recovered his youthful appearance but whose aura still revealed weakness.

He stood outside the courtyard gate, looking at the figure in the courtyard he had dreamed of for fifty thousand years, his heart pounding wildly, even more nervous than facing an Ultimate Sublimation Supreme.

He took a deep breath, trying to calm his emotions, put on what he thought was the warmest and most familiar smile, raised his hand, and waved it gently.

"Um... good morning, Nannan."

The scene he had imagined of his sister being shocked, overjoyed, and rushing over in tears did not happen.

Xiao Nannan just looked at him quietly, and in her cold eyes, a faint doubt flashed, then that doubt quickly turned into cold, sharp, penetrating icy light!

She closed the Dao scripture and placed it on the stone table.

The next moment—

"Clang—!!!"

A clear blade hum resonated throughout the courtyard! The Tyrant Blade unsheathed itself and fell into her slender white hand!

The terrifying Chaos Emperor might soared into the sky, instantly locking onto Xiao Shitou! That gaze was like ten-thousand-year-old black ice, freezing the Soul!

"You Forbidden Zone Supreme... how dare you!"

Her voice was icy to the bone, carrying the monstrous rage and killing intent repressed for fifty thousand years.

"How dare you impersonate my brother's appearance to come here and blaspheme—you are courting death!"

Before the words faded, she had already transformed into a white comet tearing through the void, the Tyrant Blade dragging a river of Chaos, carrying the determined will to sever all Daos, and slashed down at Xiao Shitou, who was "impersonating" her brother!

"Wait! Nannan! It's me! It's me! I am your brother! Your biological brother! Don't hit me! Ouch! Listen to my explanation!!!"

The smile on Xiao Shitou's face instantly froze, turning into panic. While scrambling to mobilize his remaining Emperor power to resist that sharp, peerless blade light, he shouted at the top of his lungs, trying to explain, his voice sounding particularly miserable in the sharp blade wind.

However, responding to him was an even more violent, even more angry blade edge that seemed to want to pour out all the loneliness and resentment of fifty thousand years!

"Boom, boom, boom—!!!"

The small courtyard was instantly submerged by Chaos Qi and golden blood energy, blade lights and fist shadows intertwined, Laws shattered; had they not deliberately controlled the range of impact, the entire Qingshi Town would have long since turned into dust.

...

Undying Mountain quiet room.

Chu Tianjiao looked through the water curtain at the "miserable" scene of Xiao Shitou being chased and hacked by his own sister, fleeing in a panic, his explanations completely drowned out by the sound of the blade, and he silently, carefully wiped the cold sweat that didn't exist on his forehead.

"Gulp..."

He subconsciously swallowed, and the slight arrogance that had arisen from achieving True Immortal instantly dissipated.

At the same time, he silently and deeply mourned for three seconds for his brother-in-Law who bravely scouted the path.

"Brother... take care."

"Teacher... might need to prepare for another few thousand years before going to see Nannan."

He decided to extend the time before visiting Nannan for a while longer.