Chapter 23: Disciple Ye Luo, Welcoming the Respected Master

Hundreds of miles away from Misty Mountain, there was another mountain peak known as Mount Taiyue.

After several days of travel, Chu Yuan arrived at this place with Zhang Han.

Its name suggested a beautiful resting spot, where they could rest before continuing their journey.

Zhang Han did not harbor any suspicions and rested there with his Respected Master.

At this moment, Chu Yuan's heart was filled with incredible complexity.

He gazed in the direction of Misty Mountain, silent for a long time.

A gentle breeze blew through, making his snow-white robe rustle and his long hair dance in the wind.

The once ethereal aura around him now carried strands of melancholy.

He resembled a banished immortal lamenting over the rise and fall of the mortal world.

It was not without reason that Chu Yuan felt melancholic.

His Eldest Disciple, Ye Luo, had stabbed him in the back, causing him to fall from the Nascent Soul Realm to the Golden Core Realm...

He truly had not expected it.

This disciple that he thought was already dealt with had actually come to a true realization and delivered a stab in the back.

Previously, when Ye Luo claimed to have perceived a trace of the Dao, it turns out he really did grasp something—it wasn't delusion…

The sword techniques Ye Luo practiced daily within the Sect weren't for show; they were genuine sword techniques…

From the beginning to the end, he actually believed Ye Luo was delusional.

Now, it seems it is he who was delusional.

Every time Chu Yuan recalled the scene where his Nascent Soul shattered into a Golden Core, he couldn't help but feel like spitting blood.

Suddenly, he remembered a phrase from online novels in his previous life.

Those named Ye are always the main characters.

He took in someone with the destiny of a main character; how could he not suffer a fall in his Realm...

But what's done is done.

It was of no use to regret it anymore.

He took note of this lesson.

The next time he descended the mountain to take on disciples, no matter how useless the waste, as long as they bore the surname Ye, he would not accept them!

No matter the pain in his heart, Chu Yuan had to consider how to face Ye Luo next.

Should he go back and directly announce Ye Luo's expulsion from the Sect?

No, that won't do!!

Because of Ye Luo, he had fallen a whole Realm!!

To just expel Ye Luo from the Sect like that, it would be a terrible loss!

Ye Luo had perceived something, hadn't he? Find an opportunity to extract all that knowledge, and then kick him out!

Yes, extract whatever Ye Luo had realized.

That way, at least some of the loss could be compensated for.

After all, the current him was down on his luck and in need of everything.

With these thoughts, Chu Yuan managed to ease his depressed mood slightly, but he still felt unhappy.

However, when Chu Yuan's eyes turned to Zhang Han, his heart felt much more comfortable.

Someone born without a Spirit Root, yet with a Physique Close to the Path and a monstrously exceptional physique, he could understand.

But someone whose Spirit Root was destroyed by lightning and still had some sort of special Physique, that was unfathomable.

If the Spirit Root was destroyed and one could still be of a special Physique, capable of realizing something through imagination, then he might as well find a large rock and smash his own head.

How could anybody simply perceive something through a few words?

If it were really that simple, he, someone named Chu, would have realized something himself.

Ye Luo must be an exception; normal people simply couldn't do such a thing.

So, this small advancement in Zhang Han's Realm,

He had decided upon it.

That was a proclamation by Chu Yuan himself.

Not even Jesus could save his hopeless student Zhang Han!

With a sigh...

Chu Yuan took a breath, then said to Zhang Han, "Let's go. The Sect is just ahead. We can rest once we arrive there."

Having said that, he didn't wait for Zhang Han to reply; with a sweep of his wide sleeves, he took off with Zhang Han on the Magic Cloud, heading for the Wayless Sect.

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Above the Magic Cloud.

Chu Yuan controlled the Magic Cloud as it flew.

Zhang Han stood beside Chu Yuan, gazing down at the vast expanse of mountains and rivers.

He looked up at Chu Yuan's not particularly broad back, curiosity shining in his eyes.

He wasn't foolish.

He could tell that his master was quite mysterious.

Certainly, a mighty figure, yet in Wu Chang City, he seemed as if he had absolutely no understanding of the Cultivation Realm, full of intense curiosity.

At Xuantian Mountain Range, the group they met were not weak in their Cultivation Levels, yet one after another, they fawned over his master, as if they couldn't lick him up to the sky to stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun.

Obviously.

His Respected Master had a not insignificant reputation in the Cultivation Realm.

The Zhang Family from Wu Chang City, where he was from, also had some knowledge of the strong cultivators of the various sects in the Cultivation Realm.

But he had never heard the name of his Respected Master.

Then there was only one possibility...

His Respected Master belonged to that group of the strongest in the Cultivation Realm, which was why someone of his status couldn't get such information.

If his guess was not wrong.

His Respected Master's sect must also be extremely powerful.

However, all of these were merely his speculations.

Not yet confirmed.

But Zhang Han already had an answer in his heart.

"Disciple, we've arrived, look, just ahead,"

Chu Yuan, having composed himself, proudly pointed towards a place shrouded in cloud and mist while riding on the Magic Cloud.

Zhang Han, hearing this, craned his neck to look, but he could only see the clouds and mists swirling around, unable to make out what the scenery inside looked like.

A thought rose in his heart.

Could it be...

Formation?

It seemed to confirm his thought.

Chu Yuan smiled, channeling mana into the void, communicating with the Array Diagrams of the Mountain Protection Array.

Suddenly, the rolling clouds and mist in front seemed to be parted by an invisible hand, revealing a path.

It was as if an ancient Immortal Realm was welcoming its master's return.

Chu Yuan, looking at this scene, nodded in satisfaction, then turned his head towards Zhang Han.

Seeing the stupefied expression on the other's face.

He was even more pleased.

To make this disciple stay, he first had to impress the disciple.

Chu Yuan knew this all too well.

Look, just how adorable the disciple looked, being so awed.

It was worth it for him to have expended most of his Golden Core Realm mana to communicate with the Array Diagrams.

This first step of impressing him went very well, the beginning was perfect.

He believed that what followed would certainly be perfect as well.

However, he felt a bit weak.

He didn't have much Golden Core Realm mana to begin with, and after a long flight coupled with communicating with the Array Diagrams, nearly all his mana was depleted.

This made Chu Yuan miss the Nascent Soul Realm even more.

If he were still in the Nascent Soul Realm at this moment, these movements wouldn't have used up even one-tenth of his mana.

Although he was sad, he would not become negligent.

If it's the Golden Core Realm, then it's the Golden Core Realm!

Chu Yuan assured himself that as long as he taught a few more disciples, as long as he didn't encounter something like Ye Luo, he would definitely rise again.

Yes.

I cultivated from the Golden Core to become Invincible!!

Chu Yuan rebuilt his confidence!

A carefree expression appeared on his face.

"Let's go, disciple, your master will take you to meet your Eldest Disciple."

Chu Yuan spoke indifferently.

Immediately, he led Zhang Han down to the base of Misty Mountain and walked up the mountain.

Don't ask why they were walking.

If you ask, it's because I'm out of mana, and I can't fly anymore.

Zhang Han didn't ask further and followed Chu Yuan up the mountain.

After half an hour's effort.

The two finally arrived at the mountain gate.

Looking at the majestic gate in front of him, Zhang Han was absolutely sure, his master was indeed a top-notch powerhouse, and his sect was a powerful sect!

Just as the two entered the mountain gate.

A voice suddenly came through.

"Disciple Ye Luo, welcome Respected Master's return to the sect!!"

The voice echoed from all around, as if coming from the nine heavens.

Zhang Han suddenly widened his eyes.

Is this the Eldest Disciple?

This Eldest Disciple seems a bit strong...

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