Chapter 979

"Haha, that wouldn't happen."

"The Alliance strictly prohibits all research related to longevity. As a Cloud Knight General, I cannot take the lead in violating the Alliance's laws and trampling on the Xianzhou's rules."

"If I were so afraid of death and greedy for longevity, why wouldn't I just join the 'Disciples of Sanctus Medicus'?"

"……Oh, wait, no. If I really had such a thought, the 'Reignbow Arbiter' would use gravity as a string and bring down a light arrow."

Jing Yuan explained with a smile and turned around to examine the Seeing Dan Heng before him carefully.

Black hair, white robe, handsome face, heroic spirit between his brows, a pair of jade dragon horns pointing to the firmament.

The expression is not very similar, lacking that feeling of the High Elder being above ten thousand people, looking down on the world, holding the sun and moon to pluck the stars, and wanting to compete with heaven.

Looking at this face, which was mixed with a faint sense of strangeness in the familiarity, time seemed to have dialed back seven hundred years.

At that time, the "Imbibitor Lunae Rebellion" had not yet occurred, the "Shuhu Rebellion" had not yet started, and all five of the "High-Cloud Quintet" were still there.

At that time, when they were idle, the five of them would find a good place to gather.

It could be a restaurant in Exalting Sanctum, a newly discovered interesting cave heaven, or it could be right here in this Vidyadhara holy land, the Scalegorge Waterscape.

Come to think of it, it's interesting. Among the "High-Cloud Quintet," four of them were born with white hair, and only the Imbibitor Lunae High Elder's long black hair was an exception.

At that time, several of them often joked about this matter.

After three rounds of drinks, the young people would cast aside their respective identities. No matter who was the noble High Elder or who was the Master Smith of the Artisanship Commission, at this time, they would throw worldly titles to the ground, make jokes without regard for seniority, and call each other father and son.

Bai Heng said Dan Feng didn't fit in and wanted to dye his hair white too, wanting to turn the "Imbibitor Lunae High Elder" into the "White Moon High Elder";

Yingxing said the "Ambrosial Arbor" was always a disaster and it would be better to let him cut it down to refine weapons;

Dan Feng, slightly tipsy, would put on the High Elder's airs, saying his Cloud-Hymn technique was already perfected, and these two should at least call him Imbibitor Lunae, being disrespectful to their elders at such a young age—if this continued, what would happen in the future? He would punish them with three cups of wine first;

At this time, Bai Heng would call "Little Brother Jing Yuan" to drag Jing Yuan, who was watching the fire from the other side, into the water, while Yingxing and Dan Feng would compete in drinking capacity, neither willing to admit defeat to the other.

There was no way; Jing Yuan was indeed the one with the lowest status among the five at that time.

Cloud Knight Vanguard sounded like a position second only to the General, but the people present—the Sword Champion, the High Elder, the first fighter pilot—could only be teased at will by the short-lived Master Smith.

Moreover, Dan Feng was the idol he worshipped and the figure he followed; even today, it is still the same……

And on the side, Master Jingliu would hold a wine cup, watching the new generation of the Xianzhou drinking and having fun, deepening their feelings.

If they weren't too drunk, Dan Feng would take them to visit various Vidyadhara cave heavens, enjoying the beautiful scenery, eating delicious food, and drinking fine wine.

It really is a past worth missing……

Jing Yuan's gaze crossed Seeing Dan Heng and fell not far behind him, where there was a stone platform that couldn't be called smooth but was still flat.

Time seemed to have reached the afternoon; the sun was just right, and the warm breeze carried some floral fragrance.

He seemed to see the carefree five people again, sitting around the stone platform, drinking wine, enjoying flowers, and discussing heaven and earth.

But now, that stone platform was already covered with a layer of soil, and its sides were covered with emerald green moss.

Things are not what they were, and people are not what they were.

Then, Yingxing's words became a prophecy—the "Ambrosial Arbor" was a disaster.

In the Star Calendar year 7379, the "Abundance" Emanator Shuhu, in order to plunder the "Ambrosial Arbor," led a large army of Abundance followers to invade on a large scale.

The "Shuhu Rebellion" broke out.

Although they won this battle, it was a tragic victory.

The "Luo Fu" Xianzhou suffered heavy damage, half of the cave heavens collapsed, the various races of the Xianzhou suffered heavy casualties, the common people were slaughtered, corpses were strewn across the fields, and there were not a few entire races that were wiped out.

The Cloud Knights suffered organized attrition, with less than one in ten remaining, and General Teng Xiao was injured in this battle.

Bai Heng died in battle, and the "High-Cloud Quintet" was no longer complete.

Their homeland was broken, their comrades had died, and the promising juniors could not be saved. Master Jingliu, who was already of advanced age, was heartbroken.

The "Luo Fu" Xianzhou was half-dead, every cave heaven was filled with people in mourning clothes, the rituals of comforting the spirits were constant, and the Starskiff Haven was filled every day with people sending off the spirits.

Just at this time, bad news came from the Vidyadhara cave heaven:

The Imbibitor Lunae High Elder wanted to use the "Cloud-Hymn Technique + Vidyadhara Soul + Vidyadhara Blood" combined with Bai Heng's fresh blood and Shuhu's flesh to recreate a High Elder, but instead created an evil dragon.

The "Imbibitor Lunae Rebellion" broke out.

General Teng Xiao led the central army, Jing Yuan, as the Cloud Knight Vanguard, led the side army, and Sword Champion Jingliu went together to the Scalegorge Waterscape to fight the evil dragon.

The half-dragon evil beast swam through the air like lightning, and the monster's body, carrying the two divine powers of "Permanence" and "Abundance," was incomparably huge, enough to swallow the horizon.

During the great battle, General Teng Xiao was seriously injured and dying, and he transferred the Divine Lord to Jing Yuan.

At the critical moment, Master Jingliu pointed her sword at Dan Feng, forcing him to reveal that the evil dragon's reverse scale was on its head. After the great battle, she beheaded the evil dragon.

Bai Heng died, Dan Feng and Yingxing became prisoners, and the Master fell into Mara-Struck in the following year.

The "High-Cloud Quintet" no longer existed.

Bai Heng was someone Jing Yuan envied very much during her lifetime. The "Cliff Sea Starskiff Guide" she wrote recorded the story of her wielding a sword across the world when she was a "Nameless."