The next morning, Ye Tianyi dragged Lu Changsheng out of his sleep.
As he had said yesterday, today he was going to take his Junior Brother to Cultivate, and in an instant, they had already left the Cangyun Sect.
“Senior Brother, even if we’re Cultivating, there’s no need to be in such a hurry, is there? It’s not even light yet!” Lu Changsheng said, his eyes still heavy with sleep.
“The plan for the day is in the morning, and the plan for a lifetime is in diligence. We Cultivators must be diligent. Previously, Master was not around, and Senior Brother was busy with Cultivation, neglecting your discipline. From today onwards, I will supervise you!”
Ye Tianyi spoke, his words resolute.
Lu Changsheng was speechless. He had been left to grow wild for ten years, and suddenly this came, it was truly hard to adapt.
“How about we wait for Master to come back and have him supervise me personally? I won’t trouble Senior Brother anymore!”
He originally thought that Ye Tianyi would relent.
However, his face became serious.
“Junior Brother, there were some things I originally wanted to find an opportunity to tell you, but since you’ve brought it up, I’ll tell you now!”
“What is it? Is Master almost gone?” Lu Changsheng’s expression froze.
Ye Tianyi shook his head, pondered for a long time, and then slowly said, “Originally, I was accompanying Master on his travels, but just two years ago, Master suddenly disappeared!”
“Missing?”
“Yes, I searched for two years without any news. I had no choice but to return to the Sect. However, this matter cannot be mentioned to outsiders, as it might attract trouble. Currently, only the Sect’s high-level officials know!”
Ye Tianyi was very serious.
Lu Changsheng, however, was completely speechless.
He was walking normally on the road when an old man suddenly descended from the sky, insisting that his bone structure was excellent and that he was a one-in-a-million Cultivation Genius. After much persuasion, he wanted to take him as a Disciple.
Finally, he directly tied him to Qingyun Peak. It was a pity that his vast family fortune was inherited by who knows whom.
This was fine. He thought, since he was already here, it was Cultivation after all. If he succeeded in Cultivation, wouldn’t he be able to wreak havoc in one area?
What he didn’t expect was that the day after he arrived at the mountain, he threw him to his Senior Brother and went out to travel.
He was gone for ten years, completely disregarding how much of a shadow it would cast on an eight-year-old child to grow up in such a harsh environment.
He was stuck with such a man-eating Physique.
Lu Changsheng was on the verge of tears. He had lived cautiously for ten years, at least he had grown up, but now he was told that his Master was lost...
“What kind of pirate ship have I boarded...”
For a moment, his heart was filled with mixed emotions. What was the difference between having this Master and not having him?
Ye Tianyi, however, didn’t notice his change at all and continued to speak to himself.
“I heard from the Sect that Master came to Cangyun Sect more than a hundred years ago. He seemed to have lost his memory when he arrived. More than ten years ago, he suddenly remembered something and wanted to go out to travel. The Sect was worried and asked me to follow, but I ended up losing Master...”
He even felt a little self-reproach when he said this.
Lu Changsheng was speechless, but he could tell that he was also a pitiful person with a straightforward Heart-Nature.
“Senior Brother, stop talking. Let’s Cultivate properly!”
It was originally just comfort.
However, Ye Tianyi suddenly nodded vigorously.
“Little Junior Brother, you’re right. I’ll Cultivate properly, and when I reach Core Formation, I’ll go out and find him. I will definitely bring that old man back!”
“...”
Lu Changsheng was speechless. It was clearly Master who had left him and run off to enjoy himself somewhere, and he still wanted to find him.
As they spoke, they arrived at the foot of a mountain, which was their destination this time!
However, looking at this mountain peak, Lu Changsheng frowned once again.
“You woke me up so early just to bring me to the Outer Sect Disciple trial grounds?”
Lu Changsheng was lost in thought.
This place was several hundred miles away from the Sect and was specifically for Outer Sect Disciple trials.
In others’ eyes, although he only had a Cultivation of the third level of Spirit Gathering, which was not comparable to those Personal Disciples, bringing him here was somewhat disrespectful. At the very least, he should have been taken to the Inner Sect Disciple trial grounds.
Ye Tianyi whispered, “Junior Brother, you don’t know, but the Sect has upgraded the difficulty here, and it’s different from before. Moreover, almost no one knows that there’s a Spiritual Vein hidden here, and even Senior Brother has come here to Cultivate!”
Lu Changsheng sighed softly. He knew that Senior Brother was here; he had arrived last night.
Moreover, he had known about the Spiritual Vein here for several years, and it was almost drained by him. What was the point of coming now?
However, he was too lazy to say anything more.
Although there was nothing outstanding here anymore, it was quiet, and he had twenty thousand wanling stone in his hand, so he could Cultivate quietly once.
Upon arriving at the place, Ye Tianyi watched Lu Changsheng begin to Cultivate, then sat down contentedly at the side.
Looking at his Senior Brother, Lu Changsheng also felt helpless. He was also kind-hearted and wanted to help him.
He simply began to Cultivate as well, as improving his Cultivation was the Righteous Path.
After all, ever since he had witnessed the cruelty of the Cultivation world, where death and the destruction of the Dao could happen at any moment, he had never dared to slack off, fearing that he might die somewhere without even knowing it.
However, what made him uncomfortable was that the twenty thousand Spirit Stone were quickly consumed, and there was still a long way to go before reaching the ninth level of Core Formation. Without at least a hundred thousand Spirit Stone, he simply couldn’t Breakthrough.
“The ninth level of Core Formation requires so much. How much will Nascent Soul need? Do I really have to be forced to rob and plunder?”
Lu Changsheng was very helpless.
The amount of Spiritual Qi needed was too vast; the Spiritual Qi he had consumed was more than enough to supply two Huaxu Realm experts.
He just wanted to Breakthrough to Nascent Soul as soon as possible. According to records, with the Myriad Tribulation Immortal Body, once he reached Nascent Soul, he would no longer experience that kind of pain during Cultivation, but each Breakthrough would require Undergoing Tribulation.
All in all, he was still short of Spirit Stone, but the amount was too large, and he didn’t know when he would be able to save enough. Ning Yuxin flashed through his mind once again.
“As the daughter of the richest man, she should be very wealthy!”
Thinking of this, he immediately had an idea and quietly left to return to the Sect.
He had already stayed here for a few days, and Ning Yuxin should have successfully produced Sword Intent. He would go back and see if she needed any further improvement.
Soon, Lu Changsheng returned to the Sect and rushed to Qingyun Peak without stopping.
As soon as he returned, he saw her sitting at a stone table, with a pile of books and scrolls in front of her, her face full of worry and disappointment.
“Junior Sister Ning, did you not succeed? That shouldn’t be!”
Lu Changsheng looked puzzled. He had already felt the Sword Intent that had been derived, residing within her body.
Ning Yuxin looked up and let out a soft sigh, saying, “I succeeded!”
“Then why are you still upset? Did Senior Brother still ignore you?”
“No!” Ning Yuxin shook her head and said, “After I condensed Sword Intent, Senior Brother’s attitude towards me changed greatly. He even thoughtfully explained the Dao of the sword to me, gave me all his Cultivation insights and notes, and comes to explain them to me every day!”
“Isn’t that great? Your relationship has gotten closer! What are you still worried about?” Lu Changsheng said.
Based on his understanding of Senior Brother, what could attract his attention was almost always Sword Dao, either rare Sword Dao texts, notes from predecessors, or people who Cultivated Sword Dao.
This clearly meant success.
Ning Yuxin pointed to the table and said, “But I’ve been looking at these books for several days and I still don’t understand them. If too much time passes and he finds that I haven’t made any progress, will he...”
Lu Changsheng immediately understood her worries and casually picked up the books to read them.
After a while, he couldn’t help but nod and say, “It is indeed a bit complex. One really can’t understand it without a Sword Dao level of five or six!”
Ning Yuxin grew more anxious the more she thought about it.
Lu Changsheng, however, said, “But it’s not a big problem. As long as your Sword Intent keeps improving, in his eyes, you’ll have understood and comprehended it. Your interactions will naturally increase, and eventually, love will blossom over time!”
Ning Yuxin’s eyes lit up, but quickly dimmed.
“How easy is it to improve Sword Intent? I’m not a Sword Dao Genius, how could I improve in a short period of time!”
She was like a deflated balloon.
“Actually, it’s not that difficult!”
“Really?”
Ning Yuxin perked up.
Lu Changsheng also smiled and said, “As long as you have money!”
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