1. YU TIANZE

　On a mountain path between the peaks, a young man dressed in splendid purple clothes was walking. His complexion was extremely pale, his facial features sharp, and a fine line between his eyebrows pulsed , as if charged with thunder.

　　He walked very fast, his movements graceful and calm, but when the sleeves of his robe flew up, there was a faint sense of steaming flames, which made people fearful.

　　When the young man passed by, the cultivators on both sides of the road stopped what they were doing. They didn't dare to raise their heads and respectfully called out: "I've seen Senior Uncle Tianze!"

　　After he was gone, the new disciples who had just entered the sect cautiously spoke and asked the people around them.

 "Senior Brother, who is that senior? He looks so powerful!"

　　The person he addressed as "Senior Brother" hurriedly scolded: "Shhh!" When no one could be seen, he whispered:

 "This… this is Senior Uncle Tianze from Yinxiao Peak, the most talented person in our Jiuyang Sect in thousands of years. He is not yet a hundred years old, and is already a cultivator in the Nascent Soul Stage. He also has an unpredictable temper. If you accidentally provoke him , mph..."

　　The new disciple nodded: "Yes, yes, I really shouldn't have said anything just now, thank you for reminding me, senior brother!"

　　The senior brother's face showed a bit of satisfaction: "But this Senior Uncle Tianze really respects his master Ming Yuan the most. At the Nascent Soul stage, he has the chance to go out to a better peak and establish a new peak residence , yet he still lives with Master Ming Yuan. If you get into trouble with Senior Uncle Tianze, you can go ask Master Ming Yuan for help, and maybe you can escape the disaster. Master Ming Yuan is the most kind-hearted person! Now Senior Uncle Tianze has just come back from outside, and he most likely went to pay respect to Master Ming Yuan. He has probably done something wrong and will be reprimanded by Master Ming Yuan again."

　　The new disciple thought for a while and said, "According to this, Senior Uncle Tianze's temper can only be controlled by a kind person like Master Ming Yuan. Master Ming Yuan is really admirable..."

　　While the two were talking, the young man in splendid purple clothes had already walked to Yinxiao Peak.

　　Yinxiao Peak is a smaller secondary peak in the Jiuxiao Mountains of Jiuyangmen. All the people living on it are Jindan level cultivators. The Minghua Mansion of Master Mingyuan is on the left of the mountain path .

　　The young man stepped onto the path leading to MingHua Mansion with brisk steps. When he reached the mountainside, the path split to the left and right. He turned to the left path which led to Minghua Mansion. He originally walked to the left without hesitation, but after taking a step, he suddenly stopped.

　　The next moment, a mocking smile appeared on this indifferent face. He turned around and headed to the right without looking back. A considerable distance away on the right side was a cliff, where a stone cave was cut. The cave was a hundred times simpler than any ordinary mountain mansion.

　　However, the young man didn't hesitate and walked straight in.

　　Yu Tianze qualified to be called a fool in his previous life.

　　He had always respected his teacher, adhering to the view that "One day as a teacher, a lifetime as father". He had truly treated his teacher as his own father and treated him with filial piety. His master's aptitude was not very good, so he went through heaven and earth trying to find all kinds of treasure to bring home. He saw his master as pure and with a good temperament, so he guarded him closely. Therefore, even if he could leave Ming Yuan and set up another peak residence, he never did. For this reason, he would rather open an ordinary stone cave to live in on this mountain with insufficient spiritual energy. Since his master was not very enlightened, he did not hesitate to compromise his own mental power to create various illusions to help him (MY) comprehend.

　　If he hadn't wasted time like this, then with his Thunder Fire spiritual roots and excellent aptitude, he would have achieved an even higher level of cultivation.

　　He cherished the kindness the sect had shown him; taking him in and teaching him, and for many years he treated himself as the sect's thug. Whether it was competitions with other sects or battles with the demonic cultivators, he did his best for them. He was seriously injured many times before he could become the best cultivator of the Nascent Soul stage bringing glory to his teacher. Most of the treasures he got would be handed over to the sect, and the relics, ruins and secret realms he found would also be reported to the sect, allowing the sect to enter together...

　　Later, he obtained the inheritance of the Immortal Palace in an ancient secret realm, and became its lord. The Immortal Palace was left behind by an exiled immortal. After he returned to the sect, he still told his master, because he knew that this matter was of great importance. Afterall , if he did not die, he would not be able to hand over the Immortal Palace to others, so he planned to sort out the things inside, and then turn it over to the sect. He told his Master because he was the person closest to him, and there was a spiritual relic in the Immortal Palace that could enhance his aptitude, and he wanted to give it to his Master first.

　　But Yu Tianze never expected that after his master obtained the spiritual relic, he turned around and told the secret of the Immortal Palace to the Nascent soul cultivator he admired. Later, his master also led him into an ambush prepared for him by the sect, using more than a dozen Nascent Souls to surround him, and even dispatching an ascension level cultivator to kill him.

　　They thought he wanted to keep the Immortal Palace for himself. Even if they knew he would hand it over they were worried, fearing that he would hide the treasures, so they did not hesitate to kill him in order to seize the Immortal Palace.

　　He really did die, killed by the master he valued so much and the sect he had bled to help.

　　He didn't know why but after death, he came back to life, back to a hundred years ago.

　　At this time, his master Ming Yuan was not yet a Nascent Soul cultivator. Yu Tianze had been fighting hard outside for several months before he obtained a Spirit Infant Fruit.

　　In his previous life, Yu Tianze, despite being seriously injured, had eagerly presented the Spirit Infant Fruit to his Master. His Master took the Spirit Infant Fruit and advanced to the Nascent soul stage. He protected the Dharma outside until the Master advanced. After Ming Yuan successfully consolidated his realm, he(YT) dragged his seriously injured body to the cave to recuperate. Because of this, hidden wounds accumulated in his body, and it took him another ten years to barely recover.

　　At that time, his master had become a Nascent soul cultivator, but Yu Tianze's realm had fallen from the middle stage to the early stage. But Yu Tianze was still very happy for his master, and he was secretly relieved that his master's life span had increased.

　　After that, he continued to practice hard and wanted to go further and find a magical elixir for his master so that he could make further breakthroughs.

　　But what about now?

　　Yu Tianze spread his palms, and a jade box appeared emitting faint white light. Sitting there was a plump snow-white fruit, vaguely resembling a baby...

　　Damn the master who he regarded as a biological father!

　　To hell with this sect that he had treated so benevolently!

　　To hell with admiration, with respect, with repaying kindness!

　　In his last life, he was hopelessly stupid , and he didn't want to repeat it in this life.

　　Yu Tianze sneered and took back the Spirit Infant Fruit.

　　The most important thing now was to deal with the injuries as soon as possible.

　　Three months later.

There was a thunderous roar in the cave, and a thick purple light burst out from the cave, transforming into a tall handsome young man in gorgeous clothes. He glanced around with sharp eyes, and rustling sounds came from the grass and trees. Soon, three short demon spirits knelt in front of him. They respectfully put their foreheads to the ground, not daring to show any disrespect.

　　Yu Tianze looked down at these demon spirits with a cold expression.

　　The demon spirits raised their heads, only to immediately lower them again, not even daring to let out their breath.

　　A strong pressure swept over their heads, making their whole bodies feel cold, as if their blood was freezing.

　　Yu Tianze had no expression on his face as he slowly raised a hand.

　　In the palm of this extremely beautiful hand, a purple flame burned suddenly, and inside the flame was a subtle crackling sound, making the flame look even more intimidating.

　　Then the flame split into three and roared, rushing towards the three demon spirits!

　　The next moment, the demon spirits felt a sharp pain in their heads, as if something very powerful had drilled in. It instantly penetrated into their sea of ​​consciousness and tightly enveloped their demon cores. They could feel that from then on, as long as the cultivator in front of them made a thought, their demon cores would be burned and their souls would scatter, without a chance for reincarnation!

　　The demon spirits didn't understand why - obviously, Master Tianze has never controlled them before!

　　Yu Tianze laughed mockingly.

　　He has already subdued these demon spirits, so he could clearly feel every negative thought or emotion they had.

　　- Why control them now?

　　Because they don't deserve his kindness!

　　The Jiuyang Sect is a pure immortal sect, affiliated with the Zhenggang Immortal Sect, one of the nine immortal sects. The technique it practices, Zhenggang Zhengyang, is the nemesis of demonic cultivators and heretics and can subdue demon spirits.

　　Demon spirits inherited the yin energy of heaven and earth manifesting from vegetation and dead animals and the likes. Although they can practice on their own, most of them were used by demonic cultivators to practice on, or were captured by immortals and kept slaves.

　　The cultivators in Jiuyang Sect were often served by several or even dozens of demon spirits.

　　Yu Tianze had a fierce nature, not willing to get close to others. Not even to his master, with whom he is more respectful than close. Therefore, he only captured three demon spirits to serve him, unlike some cultivators who would raise a large group to boast their status.

　　He asked himself if he hadn't been kind enough to the three demon spirits. Other cultivators would use various cruel methods to control the demon spirits so that they would not rebel. He, however, followed his master's advice and did not control them. He intended for them to serve him for a hundred years and be set free. .

　　But these three demon spirits stood behind his oh so good master, and tripped him when he was ambushed.

　　He obviously tried his best to escape despite serious injuries, but because these demon spirits delayed him for a moment , they caused him to lose his chance of survival, and he ended up dead.

　　He was not convinced! He refused to be convinced!

　　He was upright and lived to serve his master and the sect, but in the end, he was regarded as an obstacle to be removed. He would never accept it!

　　So, after spending three months in seclusion to recover from his injuries, the first thing he did was to control the three demon spirits.

　　From then on, they lived if he wanted them to live, and died if he wanted them to die.

　　Without explaining anything to the three demon spirits, Yu Tianze rolled his sleeves and ordered, "Leave and go do your work."

　　Although the three demon spirits didn't know why their master's attitude had suddenly changed so much, they quickly retreated.

　　But as they left, they still said tremblingly:

　　"Master, Master Ming Yuan ordered..."

　　"If the master comes out of seclusion..."

　　"He should go to Minghua Mansion to see him..."