strictlysupreme Chapter 198 That Woman is Back
Chapter 198 That Woman is Back
"I never imagined I would see the world's splendor again."
"I just wonder how long this prosperity can last..."
"what?"
"nothing."
Liu Jun withdrew his gaze, looked towards the Xuanshan Sect's encampment they were about to reach, and raised his hand to conceal their presence.
Geng Wuji was puzzled: "Why is Your Excellency doing this?"
"You haven't yet learned about the situation inside the Xuanshan Sect. This is just to save you some trouble. Once you return to Qiwu Peak, someone will explain it to you clearly."
Liu Jun paused for a moment, then added, "Also, do you know what you should and shouldn't say?"
"I understand."
Geng Wuji wasn't stupid; he just had only recently returned and still knew very little about this area.
Within the Xuanshan Gate area, spring and autumn are distinct seasons, offering different scenery throughout the year.
When I first left Xuanshan Gate, it was summer or autumn. Now, when I return, everything is covered in silver and white, with frost and snow on the branches. It is a beautiful sight. I wonder how many springs, summers, autumns and winters have passed in between.
Before long, the two quietly returned to Qiwu Peak.
It's unclear whether those juniors on the mountain have gone out to train again. The aura around the courtyard isn't fresh, and even the closest one looks like it's from two or three years ago.
How long has she been gone?
Liu Jun sighed silently.
Originally, it was just a spur-of-the-moment decision to let these few miscellaneous disciples improve their cultivation. I left behind a puppet and didn't personally teach them anything. Especially after they broke through the shackles and reached the Foundation Establishment Realm, I let them go out to train like ordinary disciples.
I never really paid attention to cleaning the yard, and now they're all staying away for longer and longer periods. I don't know if my impulsive decision back then was right or wrong.
"Well, it's normal for cultivators to disappear for ten or eight years at a time..."
Liu Jun silently turned his head to look at Geng Wuji, who was looking around at the surroundings: "From now on, you will take care of the spiritual plants and beasts in the mountains for me. As for the sweeping work... I will ask Xiao Bai for two more people."
"As for the rooms, besides mine, you can stay in any of them."
Geng Wuji replied without hesitation, "Yes, thank you for granting me this residence, sir."
Liu Jun tossed a jade token back to him: "I'm tired after traveling for several days. You may wander freely in the mountains, but you can figure out the rest of the sect on your own. This token can prove that you are one of my people. If you encounter any difficulties, show it to them. Most of the people in the sect are my fellow disciples from this world. Unless absolutely necessary... don't kill anyone."
As for whether or not there is any injury, that depends on whether there is a reason.
Not everyone in the Xuanshan Sect is a good person; there are always a few scumbags.
After giving his instructions, Liu Jun went back to his room and didn't bother with Geng Wuji, who was still standing there.
Seeing that there was no further movement in the closed room, Geng Wuji finally breathed a long sigh of relief and began to walk around examining the jade pendant in his hand.
This place is indeed incomparable to the Divine Realm or Dragon Island. It is filled with a chaotic, cheap, and disgusting aura. There is no pure place, and the spiritual energy is very weak.
Such a place is not suitable for his cultivation, and his current strength is less than one-tenth of what it used to be. Lord Shensi is even more pitiful. Having lost his divine status, he is no different from a mortal. Geng Wuji does not like this, nor does he like this place.
Even if it's not in the Divine Realm or Dragon Island, we should at least go to a place without so much noise and disturbance.
Geng Wuji stopped in his tracks, somewhat surprised to see the enormous Floating Tree before him. He carefully put away the jade token in his hand and made up his mind.
……
"What?! That woman is back?!"
"Who?"
"Who else? Isn't it the one who was taken in as a disciple by Venerable Fuyue?"
"You mean... Uncle Lu Xihan?"
"Tch, what kind of senior uncle is he? He's just a little higher in status than us because he's favored by the Venerable One. It's normal that you're new here and don't understand."
The disciples who joined in the past two years, as well as the few disciples who joined in Lu Xihan's year, all gathered around. It was hard to tell whether their eyes were filled with curiosity and gossip or with longing, after all, Lu Xihan's demeanor when he returned a few days ago was already at the Nascent Soul stage.
In just a few decades, he went from an unknown, useless outer disciple with five spiritual roots to a Nascent Soul Realm expert who can rival a True Person, even surpassing those self-proclaimed geniuses in the sect. Anyone would be curious about that.
These ordinary disciples might not know, but the other elders and masters were very clear about it.
After Qiu Wu revealed that Lu Xihan possessed a Chaos Spiritual Root during the joint sect competition decades ago, they were not surprised. It was just a pity that such a promising talent was snatched up by that old bastard Fu Yue.
However, after the defeat of Ling Shui Zhen Mo, many sect disciples were kidnapped as hostages, including Lu Xihan. After the exchange of goods to ransom people, many disciples were released, while a few disappeared without a trace.
Not long after, Wei Qiushuang from Luoqianfeng also returned on her own. However, if Lu Xihan hadn't returned so ostentatiously a few days ago, the people in the sect would have thought that she had already died.
The elders of the sect had some doubts about Lu Xihan's return. As soon as she came back, they took her to check her condition, but there was nothing wrong, so they let her go.
After all, she was a promising talent with a Chaos Spiritual Root. Although her current strength was not enough, it was hard to guarantee that she would become an asset to the sect in the future, so the elders did not make things too difficult for her.
This must have piqued the curiosity of the disciples below. Aside from the status given by their seniors, cultivators respect strength above all else. It is quite normal for someone who has cultivated for decades to still respect someone younger and who entered the sect later than themselves as their elder.
Lu Xihan, despite her young age, had already made it into the ranks of the True Persons, which made them extremely envious.
"Tch, it's all because he has a good master guiding him. Someone like Venerable Fuyue can easily elevate someone just by letting slip a little bit of his talent."
"...But she just got back, didn't she?"
The scene suddenly fell silent, and everyone turned to look at the frail little girl holding the disciple's sword.
She was indeed a little girl, shorter than everyone around her, and her bone age looked to be around thirteen or fourteen years old. She also had three spiritual roots.
"Tch, don't even think about it. Lu Xihan is an exception, but you're not."
The little girl immediately got angry: "Who do you think you are!"
The disciple shoved her arrogantly, his tone full of mockery: "Oh, you new little girl, you haven't even been assigned a mountain yet, what are you shouting for? Come on, call me senior brother first."
The little girl looked aggrieved, but she had only been in the Xuanshan Sect for a short time and her cultivation was only at the entry level. None of the people who had been talking with Sui Yan just now stood by her side; they all remained silent.
Although she was young, she always knew that weakness was the original sin.
She didn't fight back, nor did she dare to. She endured it all the way without calling out "Senior Brother".
The disciple grew increasingly arrogant: "Tsk, what are you all standing there for? Shout!"
However, no one stopped this outrageous behavior, simply because this was the territory of the outer disciples. They had seen this kind of thing countless times, and no one would bother to interfere. This was a principle of self-preservation that they had learned over a long period of time.
The outer sect territory is not as strictly disciplined as the inner sect, and no one from above will care about such trivial matters.
Xuanshan Sect was ultimately too large.
Moreover, that arrogant disciple has been a disciple for a long time. Although his talent is limited and he cannot enter the inner sect, his seniority is very high among the outer sect disciples.
"Excuse me, is this Green Elephant Mountain?"
An untimely voice interrupted, and the disciple impatiently shouted, "Newcomer, get out of the way! Can't you see I'm..."
But when he turned his head and saw the person, he stopped talking. The reason was that the person he saw was tall and held something that looked like a map in one hand, just looking at him quietly. His appearance was even among the best in a sect like Xuanshan Sect.
Even though he was just quietly watching him, the disciple could feel an overwhelming sense of pressure constantly pressing down on him.
"Keep walking forward a little further, and you'll see it soon."
The disciple raised his hand and pointed forward shakily, his words faltering, his earlier arrogance completely gone.
"Oh, thank you very much."
Geng Wuji gathered the map in his hand and calmly walked in the direction the man pointed.
Before he had taken more than a few steps, just when the disciple thought he had escaped a calamity, he suddenly coughed up blood and collapsed to the ground, instantly frightening the people around him.
As Geng Wuji walked away, he was only annoyed that his terrible sense of direction hadn't improved at all; he could distinguish east from west, north from south, yet he still got lost.
The last time I was able to take Lord Shinji to find someone was because the location from which that guy's psychic power originated hadn't changed, so we were able to follow the trail. We'll be staying in this place for a while from now on, so we need to familiarize ourselves with the routes and the situation in each area first.
He can't let the priest think he's stupid.