Enduring humiliation for three years, seizing the elixir, the treasure, and the holy maiden.

Hahahaha!

A laugh rolled down from the heavens.

Very cheerful.

Su Chen was so cheerful that he froze in place.

That laughter.

In Su Chen's mind, those memories that didn't belong to him resurfaced.

An old man sat on a rock on Luoyun Peak, holding a wine gourd in one hand and a tree branch in the other, tapping him on the head.

"fool."

"This sword grip is like gripping chopsticks."

Su Chen loosened his grip.

The third "kill" character dissipated.

A sliver of cloud parted.

An old monk strolled out.

He wore a faded gray robe, with a torn and unpatched cuff.

He had a gourd hanging from his waist, but the stopper wasn't properly closed.

That face looked to be only in his fifties, but the corners of his eyes were full of wrinkles from smiling.

Li Changfeng.

Su Chen's master.

That master, who had been wandering for decades, was said to be at the Nascent Soul stage.

"Master?"

Su Chen's voice even changed tone.

"You're pretty good, kid."

Li Changfeng took the gourd off his waist and shook it.

"It's only been a few years."

"He's reached the Void Refinement stage."

Su Chen stood on the ruins, not responding for a moment.

It's not that I don't know what to say.

The breath in my heart finally sank down.

The oppressive force emanating from that step just now.

Above the Integration Realm.

In the original owner's memories, this old man was a Nascent Soul cultivator his entire life.

lifetime.

Good guy.

They really hid it well.

"Hmph."

Su Chen slung the pen behind his back.

"It's all thanks to my good master."

"Back when the disciple was in the Foundation Establishment stage, he left the disciple in the sect."

"He went off to have a good time by himself."

"If it weren't for some fortuitous opportunity of this disciple..."

Su Chen looked up at him.

"I fear that by the time we meet this time, my lifespan will be nearing its end, and I am about to perish."

Li Changfeng brought the gourd to his mouth.

It stopped halfway through delivery.

"You've really gotten to know things."

"They even dare to speak ill of your master."

"There's nothing we can do."

Su Chen shrugged.

"Master wants my life, so he sent two Void Refinement cultivators to attack me."

"Now he's personally taking charge."

"With your cultivation level, Master."

Su Chen pointed his hand towards the sky in a vague gesture.

"For a Mahayana cultivator like you, dealing with a mere early-stage Void Refinement cultivator like me is a piece of cake..."

"Alright, alright."

Li Changfeng pushed the gourd stopper back in.

Stop being so cheeky.

"You know, I'm just testing you."

Su Chen curled the corners of his lips slightly.

I felt much more at ease.

In the original owner's memory, this old man was genuinely kind to him.

So good that even his fellow disciples in the Luoyun Sect secretly said that Su Chen had picked up a father figure.

But we haven't seen each other for decades.

Their cultivation level is so high that it reaches this level.

Su Chen wouldn't feel at ease without testing the waters a bit.

Now it seems that whatever Old Deng's intentions may be...

At the very least, they won't harm themselves.

Most likely, they will still protect them.

A Mahayana practitioner becomes a master.

Su Chen himself wouldn't believe it was without some stroke of luck.

This is the time to cling to the powerful.

As for the matter of Master Hongfu...

Su Chen lowered his eyelids.

Let's leave that aside for now.

...

Beyond the ruins.

Lu Yao knelt on the ground, supporting herself with one hand while clutching her chest with the other.

His red clothes were covered in gray so much that the original color was no longer visible, and a tear on his shoulder revealed half of his glaringly white shoulder.

She looked up.

People are stupid.

Wasn't the senior going to kill him?

When those two words came crashing down, she truly believed she was going to die there.

result.

It turns out this person came to visit their apprentice.

Use her and Blood Fiend as whetstones.

To test Su Chen's methods.

Blood Fiend's face was covered in blood, and he had even forgotten to cry out in pain.

He figured it out.

The senior didn't explain anything along the way.

They only allowed Su Chen to remain in the city.

Keep it.

It wasn't killing.

They misunderstood each other and insisted on using human heads to show their sincerity.

That made it even more crucial not to offend Su Chen.

After all, no matter how you look at it, the senior dotes on this disciple excessively.

"senior!"

Lu Yao crawled forward two steps, moving her knees, and bent her waist until it was close to the ground.

"We misunderstood each other."

"I thought the senior wanted to get rid of this person."

"I didn't know Fellow Daoist Su was a disciple of the senior."

Blood Fiend then kowtowed.

"This junior is blind."

Damn it!

Damn it!

Their will to survive is incredibly strong.

Su Chen stood to the side, watching the two of them.

Earlier in the attic, Lord Lu had said with a smile, "Your luck isn't very good."

Now I'm kneeling here, not even daring to lift my head.

Li Changfeng tossed the gourd in his hand.

"You two should go back and heal your wounds."

"That won't do."

Su Chen took over the conversation.

Li Changfeng raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Master."

Su Chen put his hands behind his back and took two steps toward the two kneeling people.

I stepped on a piece of broken tile, and it snapped with a crack.

"This disciple is the kind of person who holds grudges and seeks revenge."

"These two just now really tried to kill me."

"A gourd of malevolent energy, a Five Elements Absolute Array, and even the Dharma Image has been summoned."

"Showing absolutely no mercy."

Su Chen looked down at Lu Yao.

"Then there's no reason for that disciple to let him off so easily."

Li Changfeng was stunned for a moment.

What did this disciple look like when he left the sect to travel?

He is both simple-minded and honest.

His senior brother stole his spirit stones, yet he stood there trying to save face for him.

At that time, Li Changfeng felt that this weakness would eventually ruin the boy.

In the world of cultivation, the strong prey on the weak; those who are not ruthless enough will not live long.

This one now.

He exudes the ruthless and decisive air of a superior.

The two Void Refinement cultivators kneeling at his feet didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

It's like two people.

Li Changfeng felt quite comfortable.

This kid must have been through a lot over the years.

but.

He still has a use for these two items.

Moreover, it was indeed his own attempt to test his apprentice that led to this whole mess, as he hadn't made things clear enough.

"That's enough, kid."

Li Changfeng glanced at it.

"You won't even give your master face?"

Su Chen stood still.

Then, he flicked his sleeve.

"That's enough."

"Since Master has spoken..."

He took half a step back.

"Let's pretend this never happened today."

Lu Yao let out a sigh of relief.

She lay on the ground, not getting up for a long time.

...

"Master."

Su Chen turned around.

The murderous intent that had been on his face just moments before had completely vanished.

"Speaking of which, there's something I've never been able to figure out."

Li Changfeng hung the gourd back on his waist.

"explain."

"My master hid it so well back then."

Su Chen put his hands behind his back.

"Throughout the entire Luoyun Sect, even the sect leader believed that Master was a Nascent Soul cultivator."

"Now it seems that Master has reached the Mahayana stage."

"Then this disciple, at the early stage of the Void Refinement realm, is finding it difficult to make any progress."

Su Chen bent down slightly, his smile a little awkward.

"Is there really no opportunity here with Master?"

Li Changfeng stared at him for two breaths.

Then he snorted coldly.

"You're a monster, kid."

"I have a question for you."

"Even for a genius chosen from among ten thousand, how many years does it take to progress from the Nascent Soul stage to the Void Refinement stage?"

Su Chen did not answer.

..