The spiritual energy was restored, and he became a mortal immortal in two days.

The next day, early in the morning.

Su Yanhan dismissed his attendants and went to the foot of Qingcheng Mountain to look up.

Memories of being adopted by his master, of being outshone by Chen Xuan, of being looked down upon by his junior sister... surged into his mind like a tide.

The sound of his master scolding him for not being able to read the Daoist scriptures better than Chen Xuan suddenly echoed in his mind.

The foot that had just stepped onto the stairs was immediately pulled back.

"I didn't expect that five years later, this place has changed so much, and it's not as barren as it used to be."

Su Yanhan gazed at the clouds and mist in the mountains, his voice tinged with surprise.

"I just don't know if Guanyin Temple is still the same as before, old and dilapidated."

Yes.

There's no doubt what kind of changes can happen to a Taoist temple in just five short years.

After Master died, those junior brothers and sisters probably scattered.

"Um... Master Su, the changes at Xianyun Temple are quite significant," Lin Xiaoman said, taking a sip of her milk tea.

After learning that Su Yanhan was Senior Brother Chen Xuan, the people of Lingxiao dared not neglect him. She and Sister Li specially accompanied him and came together.

But something still feels off.

This Su Yanhan doesn't seem to have much affection for Xianyun Temple. Throughout his journey, his words and actions have suggested that he doesn't want Xianyun Temple to improve.

"Oh, how good can it be?"

Su Yanhan raised an eyebrow, but his reaction was indifferent.

"The Taoist temple has been renovated."

Lin Xiaoman added, "Their husband and the others are doing quite well."

How could it not be good? With your half-step Nascent Soul strength, plus your swordsmanship and array formation skills, you can practically roam freely in Qingzhou.

Not to mention the terrifying network of connections they have.

Li Bai, Huo Lingyun, and Shangguan Wan'er all held him in high esteem.

"gentlemen?"

Su Yanhan raised an eyebrow: "You mean Chen Xuan?"

Lin Xiaoman nodded: "Yes, that's what we all call him."

"Oh."

"He only read some Taoist scriptures, yet he dared to call himself a teacher."

Su Yanhan's expression was indifferent, and his tone was detached.

Upon hearing this, Ye Li and Lin Xiaoman exchanged a glance, their suspicions growing even stronger.

Chen Xuan's senior brother... doesn't seem very friendly.

Ye Li said, "Master Su, Chen Xuan has changed quite a bit since he woke up. You can talk to him more after you meet him."

This was partly a reminder, and partly out of respect for Chen Xuan, his senior brother.

"Of course we need to have a good talk."

Without further hesitation, Su Yanhan stepped forward. "This time I've come back to bring them into the Lingyuan Sect and broaden their horizons."

just now.

He was no longer the Su Yanhan of yesteryear, nor the useless senior brother.

He is now a true disciple of an ancient sect, a cultivator in the late Foundation Establishment stage, and a true prodigy!

Chen Xuan, a cripple who has been in a coma for five years, what makes him think he can compare to himself?

He wanted to return home in glory and prove to them just how ignorant his master had been, how blind he was to his own talent.

At that moment, Chen Xuan, who was having breakfast in the Taoist temple, suddenly put down his bowl and chopsticks and looked at the gate outside.

"Junior sister, open the door, an old friend has come."

"what?"

Lu Yao had just peeled an egg when she was suddenly surprised.

At this point, what old friends could possibly come?

When he thought of his senior brother's old friends, each of whom seemed to be extraordinary, he immediately obeyed and went to open the gates of the Taoist temple ahead of time.

With a creak, the door opened and a figure stood there, startling her so much that she covered her mouth and couldn't help but scream.

"Big...Senior Brother..."

"You...you're back?"

At that moment, Su Yanhan was still in the posture of about to knock on the door, but before he could knock, the door opened ahead of time, and he frowned slightly.

Looking again at the brand-new and magnificent Taoist temple, and the faint spiritual energy emanating from it, his brows furrowed even more deeply.

There's no reason why they would still have the ability to build a Taoist temple.

"Junior sister, it's been a long time."

But he suppressed the strange feeling in his heart, and then looked at his increasingly charming and beautiful junior sister, put his hands behind his back, adopted the posture of a cultivator, and smiled slightly.

Lu Yao was momentarily dazed.

Not long ago, when Senior Brother Chen Xuan woke up, he said the same thing to me.

But there is a difference.

Facing her third senior brother, she felt warmth, joy, and happiness.

Facing the person in front of her, she felt only chills, nausea, and vomiting.

"When you were dividing up the wealth, you betrayed the temple and said you'd never come back. Why are you back now?"

Lu Yao stared at him coldly, then closed the gate of the Taoist temple without saying a word.

boom!

Su Yanhan had just lifted his foot to enter when he was blocked outside.

His face immediately turned ashen.

There are outsiders present, is Junior Sister really going to show me no mercy?

"Junior Sister, you may not know this, but the world has changed drastically. I have returned to lead you into a new world."

Su Yanhan's face was gloomy.

He used to disrespect himself, but now that he has achieved great success in his cultivation, he has become a great cultivator.

You bunch of frogs in a well, how can you be so indifferent to yourselves?

"Junior Sister".

Su Yanhan took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the anger in his chest, and tried to keep his voice calm, "You probably don't know, but the world is different now."

As he spoke, the spiritual energy around him began to fluctuate.

He unleashed his late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation without reservation, and a powerful pressure spread out from him.

"Five years have passed, spiritual energy has revived, and the era of great strife has begun."

Su Yanhan's voice gradually took on a hint of arrogance, "Those ancient mythological figures, those peerless geniuses, have all been reincarnated and returned one after another."

"This world is no longer the world you know."

He paused, looking at the tightly closed wooden door.

"And I, Su Yanhan, am now a true disciple of the Lingyuan Sect, with a cultivation level in the late Foundation Establishment stage."

"I've come back this time specifically to lead you into a new world, so you won't stay here guarding this dilapidated Taoist temple and eventually be eliminated by the times."

"Since Junior Sister won't open the door, then I, Senior Brother, will come in myself."

The moment the words fell.

"Buzz!"

A deep humming sound rang out.

A silvery-white light emanated from Su Yanhan's palm, which quickly condensed into fine silver chains.

Ancient runes flowed across the surface of the chain, each rune containing pure spiritual power.

This is the Lingyuan Sect's unique technique, "Spirit Locking Technique," which uses spiritual power to create locks that can seal all things or forcibly break through restrictions.

He has been practicing this technique for three years and has now reached the minor completion stage.

With his late-stage Foundation Establishment spiritual power, combined with his partially mastered "Spirit Locking Technique," he was confident he could forcefully break through even the restrictions set up by early-stage Golden Core cultivators.

Moreover, what about this broken wooden door in front of us?

"go."

Su Yanhan gave it a gentle push.

The silver chain shot out like a serpent, drawing a graceful arc in the air before slamming hard into the tightly closed wooden door.

He used 70% of his strength.

It's not that it can't be broken, but rather that we need to give our junior sister a taste of her power.

Let her see just how powerful her senior brother is now.

Let her understand how foolish she was to close the door just now.

The moment the silver chain slammed into the door!

"Click."

A crisp cracking sound rang out.

But it wasn't the wooden door that broke.

It was the silver chain.

Su Yanhan's arrogant expression froze.

He saw it.

The silver chain he had formed from pure spiritual energy disintegrated the moment it touched the wooden door, as if it had struck an invisible mountain, crumbling into countless points of light.

The wooden door remained completely still.

Not even a trace was left.

"This... is impossible..."

Su Yanhan muttered to himself.

Only Ye Li and Lin Xiaoman looked at each other blankly.

What's this guy doing?

Are you playing Dragon King Returns?

but!

Even the Dragon King would have to kneel before you, sir.

"Su Yanhan, leave now! You're no longer a member of Xianyun Temple!"

On that day, Su Yanhan's ferocious and twisted face as he fought for valuables, completely disregarding the lives of his junior brothers and sisters, still stings her to this day.

Su Yanhan did not answer.

His face had turned completely gloomy.

"Again!"

Su Yanhan gave a low shout, this time holding nothing back.

His spiritual power, which was at the late stage of Foundation Establishment, erupted in full force. He formed hand seals, and spiritual energy surged wildly around his body.

A silver chain, three times thicker than before, materialized and took shape in front of him.

The runes flowing on the surface of the chain became denser, and the pressure emanating from it caused the surrounding ground to crack.

"Spirit Locking Technique," a full-force attack!

"Open it!"

Su Yanhan pushed forward with both hands.

The thick silver chain, carrying an aura of tearing everything apart, slammed violently into the wooden door.

This time, he didn't hold back.

He wanted to show this broken door, along with those arrogant junior brothers and sisters behind it, his current strength!

The moment the chain slammed into the door!

"boom!!!"

A deafening explosion rang out.

But it wasn't the wooden door that burst open.

It was that silver chain.

More accurately, it was Su Yanhan as a whole.

He felt a terrifying force of recoil coming from the wooden door.

The power was far greater than he had imagined.

Faced with that power, he was as fragile as paper.

The chains crumbled inch by inch.

The force of the impact traveled back along the chains and slammed into his chest.

"puff!"

Su Yanhan spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backward like a kite with a broken string.

He flew through the air in a clumsy arc before crashing heavily to the bottom of the stone steps.

"Bang!"

Dust flew everywhere.

Su Yanhan lay on the ground, his bones groaning.

He struggled to lift his head, his mouth still full of blood and foam, his eyes filled with horror and disbelief.

He lost.

It's not about losing to someone.

It was defeated by a door.

A dilapidated wooden door that looks like it could fall apart at any moment.

At that moment, the wooden door slowly opened.

A young man in white slowly walked out from inside the door.

He walked slowly and casually, as if he were taking a stroll.

He walked to the threshold, stopped, and looked down at Su Yanhan, who was lying on the steps below.

Then he spoke.

The voice was very calm, so calm that it was completely still.

"I thought someone was making a racket outside."

Chen Xuan looked at Su Yanhan with no emotion in his eyes, as if he were looking at a stranger.

"So it was you who came back."

He paused, then continued:

"But the Taoist temple doesn't welcome you."

"roll."