Chapter 36

Six years have passed since Itachi came back to the sect, and during all this time he spent cultivating at the highest peak of the sect, and only interrupted his cultivation to help his mother in some monthly tasks of the sect, and also to guide the disciples who were in the monthly top 1 of the Profound Ladders.

The truth that he has been cultivating straight during these 6 years is precisely because he knows that one day Ling Yuefeng will discover the truth, and it is likely that he will try to attack the Frozen Cloud Immortal Palace, and to be prepared for this day, Itachi has been cultivating hard. He knows that an attack from the Heavenly Sword Villa will not be so simple.

"During these six years I have only managed to advance to the Tenth Level of the Profound Emperor Realm, I believe that is insufficient to deal with those behind the Heavenly Sword Villa." He muttered.

Itachi was not a fool. Ling Yuefeng knew about his talent, so it is likely that when he found him he would ask for reinforcements to deal with Itachi had been considered a traitor to the sect.

How did he know he was considered a traitor? That was simple, a year after returning to the Frozen Cloud Immortal Palace, he decided to sneak a visit to the Heavenly Sword Villa, and in the area where the sect resided, he found several posters with rewards for finding him. And the reward would be greater if Itachi was found dead.

Itachi knew that Ling Yuefeng was afraid that he would open his mouth about his plans to take over the entire Blue Wind Empire, even with the support of a Holy Ground, Ling Yuefeng knew that it would be difficult to control the Empire if public opinion of his sect is bad, for this reason, he wanted to silence Itachi as soon as possible.

At first, Ling Yuefeng thought that Itachi had been attacked and sent dozens of Elders after his golden goose, but after so many years, he realized that he had been betrayed and all the effort he had put into cultivating Itachi had been thrown away, moreover, his father was furious when he discovered that the treasure given by the Sacred Ground had been taken by Itachi.

Ling Yuefeng knew that his father only didn't kill him because he was one of the few cultivators of the Emperor Profound Realm. And for a sect to lose such a cultivator in this empire is the same as self inflicting serious injuries.

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Unlike Heavenly Sword Villa which was in complete chaos, Frozen Cloud Immortal Palace was completely different, the atmosphere of the sect became much more competitive and also vivid, and it was all due to the influence of Itachi who didn't realize the changes he brought to the sect his mother was leader of.

Starting with the Deep Ladders, which greatly raised the power level within the sect, the sect's average cultivation rose by an entire realm due to the Deep Ladders brought by Itachi, moreover, the prize for first place was extremely hotly contested, especially after the first disciple to take a private lesson with Itachi came back with almost an entire realm above her previous cultivation.

It came to a point, where the Sect Elders had a hard time controlling the female disciples, because many of them were almost on the verge of death just by trying to climb one step above the other disciple just to get the first place prize.

Gong Yuxian was the happiest, her son had returned to the sect, and not only that, he contributed enormously to it, making the Frozen Cloud Immortal Palace even more powerful. She even began to think that it wouldn't take long to surpass the Heavenly Sword Villa.

All the Elders began to accept Itachi, and even found it a blessing to have him around, after all, with Itachi around not only did the female disciples benefit, but they as Elders did as well.

Itachi showed the sect, some techniques that could help in cultivation, which made the strength of all the people in the sect increase by a small margin that seemed derisory at the beginning, but that in the future would make a huge difference. And as Elders, they were extremely grateful to Itachi.

There were even some buzz around the sect that Itachi should become the next Sect Master once his mother wants to retire, but these words were hushed up by the Elders who were afraid that Gong Yuxian would get angry.

But contrary to what people thought, Gong Yuxian was excited at the thought of her son leading the sect she was raised, she felt that Itachi could take the sect to new heights they could never imagine.

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"I see..." Itachi said as he nodded lightly to his mother who was sitting on the Sect Master's throne.

His mother had just informed him that Chu Yueli could not pick up her disciple in a small town, and for this reason Itachi would have to go there and pick up this disciple who possesses a talent never seen by the entire sect, even Chu Yueli herself said that her disciple's talent was on par with Itachi's.

When Itachi heard his mother saying those words, a little girl immediately came to his mind, and after confirming the town his mother told him, he was sure who the disciple with talent on par with his was.

"Fate really does play tricks..." He muttered as he walked out of the meeting room.

Itachi felt a little strange to have to seek out the girl he had purposely pushed away years ago, at the same time, he was curious to know where this girl's talent came from, because when he saw her he didn't feel any particular power coming from her, so for Chu Yueli to say that Xia Qingyue had a talent on par with his was really surprising.

"In any case, it won't take more than a few moments to bring this girl into the sect." He thought as he disappeared from his room.

Itachi had used his Flying God of Thunder to transport himself to the peak where he observed the small town years ago.

"There really is something strange about this town..." He muttered as he stared at the small town.