After awakening, Gu Qingfeng had never thought about what he would do in the future.
He didn't want to do anything.
He only wished to be as carefree and unrestrained as he was now, openly idling away his time, waiting for death while eating and drinking—this was his dream, one that had never changed since childhood.
Even after sleeping for ten thousand years, it still hadn't changed.
Before falling into slumber, he had cultivated for five hundred years. The first half of his life was lived for survival, the latter half for karma.
Living for survival was exhausting.
Living for karma was even more exhausting.
Fortunately, before igniting the Original Sin Karmic Fire back then, he had more or less repaid all the debts of gratitude he owed in this lifetime.
Most importantly, that single Original Sin Karmic Fire had also burned away all his past sins cleanly.
At least.
For now, it seemed that way.
The current Gu Qingfeng was absolutely guilt-free and light-hearted, finally able to live for the dream he'd held since childhood.
To be honest.
He didn't dislike the environment of the Xiaoluo Secret Realm.
But that was merely not disliking it.
As for liking it? Far from it.
Because the Xiaoluo Secret Realm was too plain, too bland.
He was a vulgar man; he preferred the raunchy.
Besides enjoying basking in the sun, he liked drinking even more, enjoyed listening to tunes, finding amusement, and when he had nothing better to do, flirting with a fairy or two, embracing one on each side—that was the life he yearned for.
Originally, he had thought of finding an opportunity to leave the Xiaoluo Secret Realm after a while, to go find a more vulgar place, preferably one filled with raunchiness everywhere, to enjoy himself.
However, since Qiānniǎo was so earnestly urging him to stay, Gu Qingfeng had no choice but to remain a while longer.
He wasn't in a hurry.
Not at all.
After all, the current him had nothing left except endless time.
On this day.
Gu Qingfeng was lying on his back on a tree trunk, basking in the sun.
Suddenly.
An excited shout came.
"Little drunkard!"
No need to look; it had to be Qiānniǎo.
"Get up quickly!
This Immortal has some great news to tell you!"
Gu Qingfeng didn't move, not even opening his eyes, and asked, "What is it?
What's got you so happy?"
"Sister Ling'er agreed!
Hahaha!"
"Agreed to what?"
"Agreed to let this Immortal take you along to the Fengyue Small World! How about that?
Aren't you happy?
Excited?
Thrilled?"
"What's there to be excited about?"
"You really are...
How can you be even more boring than our clan's ancestor, without a shred of youthful vigor? So disappointing!"
Qiānniǎo was very puzzled. In the over twenty years she had known Gu Qingfeng, she had never seen this guy get excited or thrilled about anything, not even once. Every time she came over in high spirits to announce good news, Gu Qingfeng was always this indifferent and listless, as if uninterested in anything and unable to muster any enthusiasm. This made Qiānniǎo feel very let down, as if a surge of passion had been suddenly doused.
"Still 'youthful vigor'?"
Gu Qingfeng finally stood up, stretching lazily and yawning, saying, "This old man is so ancient he's about to turn to dust."
"Ancient my foot! No matter how old you are, can you be older than our clan's ancestor?
Don't think that just because you've forgotten your origins, you can pretend to be some senior expert. Let me tell you, don't think this Immortal doesn't know—you're at most ten or so years older than me!"
Gu Qingfeng was surprised. "How can you tell that?"
"Nonsense! Your physical body is just flesh and blood, not an Immortal body at all, so it's certain you weren't an Immortal before."
"Not being an Immortal doesn't mean I wasn't a cultivator before."
Qiānniǎo said smugly, "What use is being a cultivator? Don't you know the rules of the Great Desolate?"
"What rules?"
"In the Great Desolate, those with higher cultivation are revered. No matter how long you cultivated before, as long as your cultivation isn't higher than this Immortal's, you have to respectfully address me as 'Senior.' Conversely, even if this Immortal has only cultivated for ten or twenty years, as long as my cultivation is higher than yours, you still have to respectfully call me 'Senior.'"
Gu Qingfeng shook his head and said nothing.
"Hey, little drunkard, why aren't you saying anything? Didn't you say earlier you wanted to go out and wander around? This Immortal finally managed to get Sister Ling'er's agreement, why do you look so unenthusiastic?"
"Whether one is happy or not doesn't necessarily have to show on the face."
Remembering the name of a world Qiānniǎo had mentioned earlier, he asked, "What did you say just now?
Going to some Small World?"
"The Fengyue Small World! How about it?
Excited?"
Gu Qingfeng thought carefully but had no impression of the so-called Fengyue Small World. However, he didn't mind, as in the vast Great Desolate, there were endless worlds, large and small, so it was normal not to remember. What did pique his curiosity was Qiānniǎo's reaction. When the little girl mentioned the Fengyue Small World, her eyes seemed to gleam with excitement.
"Judging by your expression, is the Fengyue Small World really fun?"
"More than just fun!"
Qiānniǎo said, "The Fengyue Small World is the liveliest Small World in our celestial domain!"
"How lively is it?"
"Let me put it this way: in our celestial domain, no matter what cultivation resources you need, as long as you have enough Immortal Stones, you can buy them in the Fengyue Small World."
"So it's a trading Small World."
Gu Qingfeng had spent two hundred years in the Great Desolate before and had a basic understanding of its situation. In the Great Desolate, each celestial domain basically had one or two large or small worlds used for trading. Cultivators needing resources, such as Immortal pills and miraculous medicines, Immortal weapons and magical treasures, could go there to purchase them. Similarly, if they found any heavenly treasures or earthly rarities, they could also go there to sell them.
"Exactly!
It's a trading Small World! I heard that soon, the Fengyue Small World will host a grand auction. So, Sister Ling'er plans to take us to join the excitement, see if we can find some good treasures. Didn't you always want to go out and wander around?
This time, this Immortal will take you to the Fengyue Small World to broaden your horizons and show you what a grand scene really is."
"That sounds good."
Gu Qingfeng rubbed his chin and couldn't help but nod.
Perhaps because he had been away from the Great Desolate for too long, he had just been thinking that although the Great Desolate was vast, he didn't know where to find some vulgar raunchiness.
Hearing Qiānniǎo mention it, he remembered that the Great Desolate had many trading Small Worlds. Those worlds could be as vulgar and raunchy as one could imagine, definitely much more stimulating than those tune-listening manors in the Mortal Realm. Most importantly, the fine wine there was also unparalleled.
Although occasionally one could dig up fine wine from the Ancient Era in the Mortal Realm, at best, those could only be considered fine wine, not worthy of being called treasured vintage, as the mighty ones who opened cave dwellings in the Mortal Realm weren't that impressive.
However, the Great Desolate was different.
The Great Desolate was a place that had borne countless eons. Never mind the Ancient Era, it wouldn't be strange to dig up treasured vintage from the Primordial Era or even the Archaic Era. Thinking of this, Gu Qingfeng couldn't help but feel his mouth water, his heart itching like a cat's scratch. He asked, "When do we set off?"
"In the next couple of days!"