143: Please advise

Inside the main hall of the Crescent Moon Sect.

The Xianyue Sect Master, Elder Qingshuang, and Jiang Weirou, three Foundation Establishment Cultivators of the Crescent Moon Sect, were gathered together.

The Xianyue Sect Master sat in the primary seat, his face pale, his Aura unstable, his hair and beard slightly disheveled, and with one arm missing, he no longer possessed the imposing Aura of a Late Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator from back then.

Below him, Elder Qingshuang and Jiang Weirou sat on either side.

Elder Qingshuang's face was filled with worry, his expression solemn and hesitant.

Jiang Weirou's face was even paler, her eyes devoid of light.

"Sect Head Senior Brother, do we really have to do this?"

Elder Qingshuang looked at the pale-faced Jiang Weirou, a look of unbearable pity on his face.

"But besides this, what other solution is there?"

The Xianyue Sect Master's lips twitched, and after a long silence, he finally uttered this sentence.

If he hadn't reached a desperate situation, how could he push his Disciple into a pit of fire?

Jiang Weirou's eyes were dim, but she said nothing.

Just then, a voice, rumbling like thunder, reached their ears.

"Yue Ren has come to visit the Sect!"

"Yue Ren?"

Hearing this, Elder Qingshuang's expression subtly changed, and his Divine Sense spread out, revealing a man and a snake standing outside the Crescent Moon Sect's Great Formation.

The man appeared to be in his early twenties, with a handsome face and a tall, straight figure. He stood with his hands behind his back, radiating a powerful Aura, clearly a Cultivator who had reached the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment.

Behind him followed a large, green snake, twenty to thirty zhang long. Its emerald snake eyes opened and closed, surveying the Crescent Moon Sect before it.

Elder Qingshuang connected the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment figure before him with the determined and astonishingly talented small figure from forty years ago, a hint of disbelief in his eyes.

Jiang Weirou's heart stirred slightly, and her eyes regained some of their former liveliness.

"Yue Ren, is that you?"

The Xianyue Sect Master also imprinted the figure of Zhou Leren outside the formation into his Divine Sense.

"Yue Ren, who betrayed the Sect forty years ago..."

"He's actually already a Mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator..."

"No wonder he dares to be so bold, openly challenging our Sect."

A flash of anger crossed the Xianyue Sect Master's face.

During the beast tide back then, Elder Huo Ye died, and he himself was severely injured. Elder Qingshuang, due to the penalty of his stipend back then, had his cultivation slowed, and after encountering the beast tide, was also seriously injured, and has yet to Breakthrough to the Late Foundation Establishment Stage.

The Crescent Moon Sect's strength was greatly diminished.

Fortunately, Jiang Weirou lived up to expectations, Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment four years ago.

The Crescent Moon Sect's strength had somewhat recovered.

If not for this incident, Jiang Weirou would already be the next Sect Head of the Crescent Moon Sect.

The Xianyue Sect Master felt both anger and helplessness.

"Yue Ren, Yue Ren..."

"Perhaps..."

The Xianyue Sect Master dispelled his anger, his face returning to calm, as a thought flashed through his mind.

"Crack!"

"Hmph!"

"How audacious!"

"This brat dares to bully my Crescent Moon Sect as if it has no one."

In an instant, the Xianyue Sect Master's expression suddenly changed dramatically, and his right hand slammed heavily onto a nearby table and chair.

The table and chair shattered.

"Senior Brother..."

Elder Qingshuang was somewhat distracted and hadn't noticed the Xianyue Sect Master's sudden change, only to be startled awake by the Xianyue Sect Master's angry voice.

"Open the mountain, welcome the guest!"

The Xianyue Sect Master ignored Elder Qingshuang.

His magic power circulated, and his voice boomed, spreading throughout the entire Crescent Moon Sect.

Within the Crescent Moon Sect, the Disciples were startled by Zhou Leren's voice, and then heard the Sect Head's command, rushing out of their Immortal Caves and heading towards the Crescent Moon Sect's main peak.

After the Xianyue Sect Master finished speaking, his figure flickered, and he exited the main hall. With a hand seal, the Great Formation enveloping the Crescent Moon Sect changed with the seals, stirring up wind and clouds.

A moment later, a path leading directly to the main peak was formed.

"Yue Ren, please come in for a chat."

After completing all this, the Xianyue Sect Master spoke to Zhou Leren, who stood silently outside the formation.

Zhou Leren's heart stirred. He looked at the inviting formation before him, sensing the precious bead within his body.

"Heh..."

Zhou Leren sneered, and without hesitation, flew straight towards the path.

Behind him, Huan Bi's eyes showed a slight hesitation.

This was clearly a trap, yet this person dared to enter so nonchalantly.

After a brief struggle, she steeled her heart, her snake body moving, transforming into a green light, and catching up to Zhou Leren.

Zhou Leren nodded gently at the pursuing Huan Bi.

Huan Bi didn't know he had the Old Ancestor's treasure protecting him, yet she still dared to accompany him inside to investigate.

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist."

Zhou Leren transmitted his Divine Sense.

"I just... Hmph!"

Huan Bi's Divine Sense stirred. She was about to say something, but only managed half a sentence before it turned into a soft hmph, and she slightly turned her head away, looking a bit arrogant.

Zhou Leren smiled freely.

During their time together, he had come to understand Huan Bi's temperament quite well.

He was not surprised by Huan Bi's reaction.

The man and the snake flew straight ahead.

Zhou Leren extended his Divine Sense, sensing the familiar buildings and scenery within the Crescent Moon Sect, and the unfamiliar faces of the Crescent Moon Sect Disciples.

A feeling of things having changed, but people remaining, arose in his heart.

On the main peak.

An open area.

The Xianyue Sect Master stood in mid-air, his face ruddy, his Aura stable, no longer the pale state from before.

Behind him, Elder Qingshuang was deeply worried, looking at the Xianyue Sect Master's figure with confusion. The Medicinal Pill the Xianyue Sect Master had taken earlier had not been hidden from Elder Qingshuang.

But before Elder Qingshuang could stop him, it was already too late.

Elder Qingshuang could only helplessly allow the Xianyue Sect Master's actions.

Below, Disciples continuously gathered, all with worried expressions, standing behind the three figures in the air.

Zhou Leren, unhurriedly, scanned the scenery along the way, searching for fragments of his memories.

A moment later.

Zhou Leren and Huan Bi stopped, looking at the three figures standing in mid-air before them, and the Crescent Moon Sect Disciples gathered below, their faces worried, glaring angrily at him and Huan Bi. He cupped his hands in a salute and spoke softly:

"Yue Ren greets the Sect Head, Master, and Junior Sister Jiang."

Below, as soon as Zhou Leren spoke, it caused a slight commotion.

"This person seems to be acquainted with the Sect Head and the two Elders, so why does he appear to be here with ill intentions?"

"Alas~"

"This goes back to an old matter from over forty years ago..."

Someone looked at the figures in the sky. Hearing that name, long-sealed memories resurfaced in their mind. He sighed softly, explaining to the confused Junior Brother beside him.

Among the crowd, a Cultivator who looked middle-aged gazed at Zhou Leren's figure, his expression complex, lost in thought.

Another female Cultivator, appearing to be around thirty, had a fluctuating expression.

"I am not your Master."

Elder Qingshuang's expression was cold.

Jiang Weirou opened her mouth to speak, but the words caught in her throat, and she didn't know where to begin, so she stopped.

The Xianyue Sect Master's face was calm, and he nodded.

"Why is Elder Huo Ye not here?"

Zhou Leren saw the three different expressions, but paid them no mind. He scanned the area, and not seeing Elder Huo Ye's figure, he couldn't help but feel a little confused.

At the same time, seeing the Xianyue Sect Master's state of having lost an arm, he had some suspicions in his heart. Forty years had passed, and things had changed, so there were naturally quite a few unforeseen events.

"Huo Ye is dead."

The Xianyue Sect Master said calmly, as if casually.

Then, looking at Zhou Leren, he asked:

"What is your intention in coming here?"

Zhou Leren's suspicions were confirmed, but the purpose of his trip remained unchanged.

He took a step forward, and respectfully saluted the Xianyue Sect Master and the many Crescent Moon Sect Disciples below:

"Please enlighten me!"