Mortal: Fengling Linggen, married Chen Qiaoqian

"Is the teacher calling me?"

The elder, known as Fengzhi, asked with some doubt, fearing that his ears had deceived him.

"I asked you to come here, but why are you still hesitating? This respected senior has an important question for you to consult. Didn't you originally live in this place?"

The Confucian student was afraid that his fellow student's slow movements would cause Yan Yun's dissatisfaction, so his tone suddenly became serious and harsh.

"Yes, I will come right over."

After confirming that he had not heard wrongly, this elder in the Foundation Establishment Stage could only force himself to fly over and come to the side of the Confucian student.

"So, you originally lived here?"

Yan Yun looked at Feng Zhi several times with a little doubt, then his expression changed and he asked slowly.

"Senior, I did live here before I joined the sect."

The elder in the Foundation Establishment Stage answered respectfully, not daring to hide anything.

"Were you born here?"

Yan Yun nodded slightly, and then, contrary to everyone's expectations, brought up a topic that shocked everyone.

"I was born under the guidance of a respected elder whom my mother met many years ago. That elder generously gave my mother a foundation-building pill, which is why I was able to successfully build my foundation."

Feng Zhi was full of doubts, but he answered quickly.

"So, you are Xiaomei's descendant." Yan Yun's expression relaxed a little.

"Xiaomei! Could it be that the person the senior mentioned is my grandmother? Are you the senior who gave me the Foundation Establishment Pill?" Feng Zhi was stunned at first, then suddenly remembered something and shouted.

"You're not so stupid that you can guess it."

Yan Yun chuckled.

"Thank you for your kindness in giving me the elixir. I will always remember it in my heart."

The elder in the foundation-building stage immediately bowed towards the air with joy on his face.

However, the Confucian students and the dark-skinned elder seemed a little confused.

Yan Yun did not dodge, but accepted the other party's courtesy, and then said leisurely:

"Before I reached the peak of the Great Dao, I had met your ancestors several times. Later, when I met your mother, I gave her a foundation-building pill to repay the favor. However, judging from the fact that you are still stuck in the middle stage of foundation-building, it can be seen that your talent is not particularly outstanding. Moreover, as you age, your physical strength is gradually weakening. I am afraid that your path of cultivation will stop here."

"I am a mediocre junior and I am sorry to disappoint you." Feng Zhi's cheeks flushed slightly as he responded in a low voice.

"Haha, why should I be disappointed? But why did the Huayu Sect move here? This was your grandmother's former residence. Don't you know anything about this? And your grandmother's master was actually a close friend of mine in the past." Yan Yun's face suddenly froze and his tone suddenly turned cold.

The Confucian scholar and the dark-skinned elder next to them suddenly changed their expressions.

"I do know something about this matter. But I have already moved all the bamboo buildings where Senior Xin lived to another place behind the mountain. All the furnishings are kept in their original state without any damage. This is also a prerequisite for me to give this mountain to the sect."

Feng Zhi's heart tightened, but he still tried his best to defend himself.

"Is it really so?" A cold light flashed in Yan Yun's eyes. He looked directly at the two Jindan stage cultivators and asked directly.

"Indeed, this is not the official mountain gate of our Huayu Sect, but only a temporary place for our sect. The reason why so many disciples showed up here this time is mainly because I am leading them to Yuanwu Country to handle some affairs, and they have to stay here for a while. We did not make any changes or damage to all the old residences of Fellow Daoist Xin after they were moved elsewhere."

The Confucian student seemed to realize the reason for Yan Yun's dissatisfaction and hurriedly explained.

"As a junior, I know that we must leave this place. I will immediately order my disciples to evacuate."

The dark-skinned old man shuddered and answered without hesitation.

The Confucian scholar had no objection to this, but kept nodding his head in agreement.

"That's good, of course. I hope you can act rationally. Please lead me to the bamboo building where Daoist Xin once lived."

After Yan Yun spoke to the two Confucian scholars bluntly, he turned and spoke to the old man in the Foundation Establishment Stage.

"As you command, I will lead the way for you now."

Feng Zhi naturally did not dare to make any excuses and answered respectfully. Then he immediately bowed to the Confucian scholar, drove the magic weapon, and rushed to the other side of the mountain.

Yan Yun's whole body burst into a dazzling green light, instantly enveloping Tian Qin'er behind him. At the same time, his figure turned into a dazzling green cloud and followed closely behind.

In an instant, they circled to the other side of the mountain and quietly disappeared from sight.

"This person is indeed in the late Nascent Soul stage. Have we misunderstood him? Why is his appearance so different from the three legendary cultivators?"

The scholar just relaxed at this moment, and his lips moved slightly to send his thoughts to the old man.

Apparently, even at such a distance, he still didn't dare to communicate verbally.

"It should be correct. The powerful spiritual pressure emanating from him far exceeds that of our own master. Moreover, this senior is not the three great cultivators as rumored. Could it be that the fourth great cultivator in Tiannan has finally surfaced?"

The dark-skinned old man seemed unsure.

"If this is true, then this person should have successfully advanced long ago, otherwise it would be known to the world."

The scholar muttered in a low voice.

"Forget it! No matter who is here, I'm afraid even Master would not want to have a conflict with them. We should leave this place as soon as possible to avoid angering them. The consequences would be disastrous."

The old man said solemnly.

"Brother, what you said is absolutely right. I will arrange it now. It's such a pity that our sect originally had such a good place to stay."

The scholar sighed deeply, as if he was still somewhat nostalgic for this place.

"Humph, we are lucky this time. Fortunately, you accepted Feng Zhi as your disciple. Otherwise, with his ability to break the ban, he would probably attack us immediately. I never thought that this disciple of yours would have such a deep friendship with this senior master."

"Brother, you didn't know about this before? And who is the previous owner of this land, that he could become an old friend of a late Nascent Soul cultivator?"

The dark-skinned old man took a deep breath and asked doubtfully.

"Brother, your question confuses me. You should understand that although I accepted Feng Zhi as my disciple very early, it was only because he was a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage and his aptitude was mediocre."

"I don't know much about him. However, I once asked about the original owner of the bamboo house here."

"After all, although the restrictions here seem simple, they are extremely ingenious and practical. However, as far as I know, this person is only a cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage, so he did not attract much attention from me."

The scholar was also confused. "Even if the gap between Qi Refining cultivators and Nascent Soul late stage cultivators happened a long time ago, the gap between the two is still too far." The old man was speechless.

Hearing this, the scholar was left with only a helpless smile on his face.

Although these bamboo buildings were kept very clean and tidy, they still showed signs of age. Feng Zhi, who was standing beside them, led them forward, saying:
"Since these bamboo buildings were moved here, according to my mother's instructions, every few years, the younger generation would inject spiritual power into them to prevent them from decaying and being damaged. In addition, we also come to clean them regularly to ensure that they are stable and intact."

Yan Yun raised his eyebrows slightly and responded nonchalantly: "Well, you are really a careful person."

After saying this, he walked into the hall of the bamboo building and looked around.

As far as he could remember, this attic was where Xin Ruyin had lived.

Today the old scene remains, but the beauty is gone.

Thinking of this, Yan Yun couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion in his heart, and he turned to look at Tian Qin'er's face.

The girl at this moment had a dazed look in her eyes. She gently touched the bamboo tables and chairs in the hall while slowly wandering around. Her pretty face revealed a heavy trance, as if she was trapped in a situation from which she could not extricate herself.

Seeing this scene, an indescribable complex emotion flashed in Yan Yun's eyes.

He hesitated for a moment, then waved his hand and instructed the old man in the Foundation Establishment Stage beside him:

"You leave first. My disciple and I will spend a day here alone. You can come back tomorrow."

Yan Yun's tone was so firm that the old man was shocked. He immediately nodded respectfully in agreement, then quietly left the bamboo building.

Yan Yun's figure flashed, and he sat steadily in a corner of the hall, closed his eyes, and began to practice meditation. He let Tian Qin'er explore freely in Xin Ruyin's former residence.

The next morning, Feng Zhi visited Yan Yun again with an uneasy mood, but was surprised to find that Yan Yun had disappeared with the girl. Only two bottles of mysterious elixir were left on the bamboo table, and the bamboo building was empty.

The old man was overjoyed when he saw this.

The elixir left behind by the great monk in the late Nascent Soul stage is naturally an extraordinary thing.

He carefully put the two bottles of elixir into his pocket, and at the same time made up his mind to protect the bamboo building at all costs.

If that senior is really interested in coming here again one day, perhaps he can bring him great opportunities.

As for the current person's thoughts, let's put them aside for now. Yan Yun is now flying millions of miles away with Tian Qin'er.

However, the confusion in the girl's eyes did not disappear, but became more and more dazed, and she looked very upset.

"Master, why did you bring me to that place? What do those bamboo buildings mean to me?"

The girl, who had never spoken since leaving the mountain, suddenly asked a question.

"At first I wasn't sure if you had any connection there, but now it seems that there is indeed some connection."

Yan Yun replied calmly.

“Them and me.”

"Do you believe in reincarnation and past lives?"

The girl hadn't finished speaking when she was interrupted by Yan Yun's words, which shocked her. The expression on the girl's clear face suddenly changed.

"Master, what is the deep meaning of what you just said?"

Hearing this, Tian Qin'er felt extremely frightened.

"You have spent a whole day in those bamboo houses. Do you have any feelings or experiences about this experience?" Yan Yun did not directly answer Tian Qiner's question, but asked back calmly.

"I don't understand why, but it's a very strange feeling that's hard to describe in words."

Tian Qin'er murmured in a low voice.

"That was once the residence of a close friend of mine. She also possessed the body of a dragon and was born to be an outstanding formation master, but unfortunately she died young."

Yan Yun recounted the past events in a calm tone.

"Oh, didn't the master lend a helping hand to save her in time?"

Tian Qiner asked in surprise.

"At that time, I had not yet broken through the Jindan realm, so I was naturally unable to help. Moreover, she had already given up hope for other reasons. As for the formation book I gave you, it was a secret collection of formations that she left behind when she was alive."

"I remember that I met Fellow Daoist Xin many years ago through another friend named Qi Yunxiao. At that time, I had just entered the Foundation Establishment Stage and participated in an underground auction in the market..."

Yan Yun patiently recounted his past experiences, including how he met Qi Yunxiao, how he later met Xin Ruyin, and how they both died one after another, without any reservation.

When he mentioned that he left this place and met the descendants of Xin Ruyin's maid, he stopped talking.

The girl was already stunned by the shock and could not speak for a long time. After a long time, she let out a long sigh and said with a complicated expression:

"I see. Master, do you think I am the reincarnation of that old friend?"

"At first I was only 30% skeptical, but after seeing your reaction in the bamboo building, I am at least 50% sure. But this is enough. It seems that the theory of reincarnation may really exist."

Yan Yun responded with a slight smile.

"Then Master, your real intention in accepting Qin'er..."

When Tian Qin'er heard this, she couldn't help feeling uneasy.

"Please rest assured, I sincerely want to accept you as my disciple. I had a good relationship with Fellow Daoist Xin back then, and I was amazed at her talent in the field of formations."

"The reason why I accepted you as my disciple is, on the one hand, because I thought you might be the reincarnation of Fellow Daoist Xin, and on the other hand, I hope to teach you the art of formations carefully so that you can grow into a true formation master, who may be of great use to you in the future."

"Of course, if you change your mind now and don't want to continue to be my disciple, I can also arrange for you to return to the Chaos Star Sea."

Yan Yun stared at the girl's face and explained gently.

"I'm not sure if I'm really the reincarnation of Master's old friend. Even if that's the case, I don't have any memories of my past life. Now that Master, as a high-level cultivator, is willing to accept me, a cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage, as his disciple, how dare Qin'er miss such an opportunity."

Tian Qiner hurriedly shook her head to deny it, looking a little panicked, as if she was afraid that Yan Yun would take back this unexpected gift.

After all, before this, they had not yet carried out the formal apprenticeship ceremony, and Tian Qiner was still just Yan Yun's registered disciple.

"Very good. After we return to Luoyun Sect, I will publicly announce that you will be officially accepted as my disciple. In my previous career, I have never formally accepted a disciple. The only thing I did was to reluctantly accept a nominal disciple. You will definitely meet him inside the sect in the future." Yan Yun smiled and agreed.

Hearing these words, the girl's nervousness was relieved, and she finally smiled for the first time since she set out on the journey. (End of this chapter)