Chapter 1252

Chapter 1252: Memories

In the courtyard, Xu Fan lounged on a chair, staring at the white clouds drifting across the sky.

At some point, a cloud shaped like a bear floated by.

It immediately reminded Xu Fan of Elder Bear Two, who had ascended from the lower realm.

When Xu Fan first arrived in the Immortal Realm, he had thought about searching for Elder Bear Two. But back then, the Hidden Spirit Sect was too weak to infiltrate the Ancient God Race’s territory.

“Grape, can you check where Elder Bear Two is now?” Xu Fan asked.

“Please hold on, Master,” Grape’s voice responded.

“If it’s possible, bring him here. He’s an elder of our sect, and we can’t just leave him behind,” Xu Fan added.

As he gazed at the bear-shaped cloud, memories flooded back—the hundreds of years he had spent with Bear Two in that sealed space.

During that time, they had watched countless Anime and TV shows together. When they ran out of content, Xu Fan even started making up stories to keep them entertained.

“Master, there’s no trace of Elder Bear Two at the moment. The major trading companies and the Yuanshi Sect also have no information about him,” Grape reported.

“It’s not surprising. Tracking down a true immortal from the Ancient God Race is no easy task.”

As Xu Fan spoke, the Wheel of Three Thousand Paths materialized behind him.

A tiny River of Time appeared, and on its surface, a scene began to form.

It was the moment when Xu Fan had led Elder Bear Two out of the sealed space.

Threads of causality drifted from the scene and merged into the Wheel of Three Thousand Paths.

“Elder Bear Two, I hope you’ve been well all these years. Otherwise, I’d feel guilty,” Xu Fan murmured, watching the threads of causality weave into the Wheel.

As the Wheel spun, a light curtain appeared before Xu Fan, revealing a mountain that looked strikingly like Elder Bear Two, nestled among a range of peaks.

Xu Fan sighed as he looked at the mountain. “Grape, Elder Bear Two is still in the Wood Origin Immortal Realm, within human territory. Bring him back.” He gave Grape the coordinates.

“Understood, Master,” Grape replied.

Soon after, a massive peak over a hundred feet tall appeared behind the main mountain.

From its shape, it resembled a giant bear sitting on the ground, gazing up at the sky.

Xu Fan walked up to the base of the mountain and gently tapped its rocky surface.

In an instant, the mountain crumbled like weathered stone, turning into sand and sending a cloud of dust into the air.

A gentle breeze swept through, carrying the dust away from Hidden Spirit Island.

There, sitting in place, was an ancient god standing a hundred feet tall.

“Bear Two, wake up,” Xu Fan said, lightly tapping Bear Two’s toe.

*Crack!*

It sounded like a bolt that hadn’t moved in millennia was finally loosened.

Bear Two stirred, his stiff body slowly turning to look down at Xu Fan.

“Brother, I’ve been waiting for you!” Bear Two’s face lit up with excitement, his earlier stiffness melting away at the sight of Xu Fan.

Bear Two transformed to the same height as Xu Fan and tightly hugged him.

“Brother, I’ve waited for you in the Immortal Realm for a thousand years, and it has been so hard,” Bear Two said excitedly.

“A thousand years?” Xu Fan asked in confusion.

“It must be 1,000 years. During these years, I’ve been watching the white clouds in the sky, wanting to turn them into Bear Two’s clouds, but I was afraid of drawing attention,” Bear Two sighed.

At that moment, Xu Fan quietly used time reversal and saw Bear Two sitting on a mountain peak, gazing at the white clouds until he entered a state of enlightenment.

After a long time, he transformed into a mountain peak and waited until now.

“You’ve suffered all these years. Now that we’re back in the sect, you can do whatever you want,” Xu Fan said, patting Bear Two’s shoulder.

At that moment, he suddenly realized that Bear Two had unknowingly reached the Golden Immortal realm.

“Brother, you don’t need to worry about me. I’ll just find a quiet spot in the sect to stay.”

“I’ll come whenever the sect needs me.”

“Also, can I change the white clouds in the sky to look like me?” Bear Two asked.

“Sure,” Xu Fan replied with a smile and nodded.

“Grape, make sure to compensate Elder Bear Two for all the benefits he missed over the years.”

“Understood, Master.”

Just then, Bear Two pointed to the sky with his bear paw.

Soon, the white clouds transformed into Bear Two’s shape under the influence of a special path law.

At that moment, Wang Xuanxin, who had just returned to the sect, looked up at the sky and saw it filled with clouds shaped like Bear Two.

“Has Elder Bear Two returned to the sect?”

When Wang Xuanxin had just joined the Hidden Spirit Sect from the lower realm, she loved lying on the ground after training, resting while watching the Bear Two clouds.

“After so many years, seeing these Bear Two clouds reminds me of my early days in the Hidden Spirit Sect,” Wang Xuanxin reminisced.

The clouds resembling Bear Two sparked many memories among the sect members.

At that moment, Qian Bing, who was teaching his puppet son, felt a strange connection and looked up at the sky.

“Has Elder Bear Two returned to the sect?”

“Back when I was in the sect in the lower realm, it took forever to get my hands on a puppet.”

“Even though I was poor back then, I was pretty happy,” Qian Bing fondly recalled.

In the courtyard, Zhang Weiyun was making tea for Xu Fan.

“Husband, is there something special about these bear-shaped clouds in the sky?” Zhang Weiyun asked curiously.

“Not really, it’s just a hobby of an elder who recently returned to our sect,” Xu Fan explained, sharing his past experiences with Bear Two.

“I didn’t know you had such an experience in the lower realm, Husband.”

“Elder Bear Two is quite pitiful; he was sealed in a treasure for so many years,” Zhang Weiyun said.

“Yeah, if I hadn’t spent some time with him back then, Elder Bear Two’s spirit might have been worn away by time,” Xu Fan replied.

“By the way, how’s your master doing lately?”

“My master is doing well. His reincarnated body has regained all its memories, and his cultivation has already returned to the Golden Immortal realm. I think in a thousand years, he’ll be back at his peak,” Zhang Weiyun said.

“I helped your master so much, and he hasn’t even said a word of thanks,” Xu Fan said, pulling out his little notebook.

“My master only asked me to pass on his gratitude.”

“But I know my master; she’ll remember your kindness and repay you someday,” Zhang Weiyun assured him.

“Alright,” Xu Fan said, glancing at his little notebook.

At that moment, Xu Fan suddenly remembered what Senior Huangshan had said before.

So, he sent a message to Huangshan.

“Senior Huangshan, what happened with the mess caused by the Great Saint of Wanquing?”

“What else? The Great Saint of Wanquing has already handed over Wanquing Island to the Yuanshi Sect and still owes them a Primordial Purple Qi crystal with a radius of thirty thousand zhang,” Huangshan replied.

“Senior Huangshan, are you having trouble collecting the debt? Do you need my help?”