96: Chapter 96 You mustn't go back on your word

"Disciple was brought onto the path of cultivation by Elder Wang, so how could I be vague about this matter?"

Ye Xuan was stunned, but still gave an accurate time: "Seven days from now, I will keep the appointment at the Wang family of Qingyang Mountain."

"In that case, kid Ye, I will set this agreement with you..." Far away on Qingyang Mountain, Elder Wang pondered for a moment before using his divine sense to write these words on the voice transmission stone.

There were many things to do recently. Not only did he need to go to the Cangbing Pavilion to find that Great Emperor-level profound technique—Monarch Descends, but he also needed to find a reason to sneak into the Endless Purgatory to search for that opportunity belonging to Long En, the supreme profound technique—Demon Suppressing Art!

Furthermore, he had promised Holy Lord Xu Yan that he would go to her every day to help her replenish the origin of her Zixiao Divine Physique.

Moreover, on Sword Immortal Peak, there were Master Shen Xi and Little Junior Sister Qingluan whose favorability ratings needed to be farmed. There were many things to do, and they had to be done one by one.

"Jun Ze? It seems I will have to call you Xinghe from now on."

As for Jun Ze, whom Elder Wang had taken away, that would depend on his own good fortune. That kid could also be considered a leek; he would just have to take it one step at a time.

The misunderstanding caused by the Inner Sect Competition could be considered to have come to an initial end. Ye Xuan sat on the half-step King Profound Realm puppet and flew towards Sword Immortal Peak, waiting until tomorrow to go to the Cangbing Pavilion to find that Great Emperor-level profound technique, Monarch Descends.

Immortal mist swirled, and several huge immortal cranes stood independently on the branches. Sword Immortal Peak was filled with boundless Sword Intent, adding a touch of new mystery to this sword peak.

Just as he flew back to Sword Immortal Peak, Ye Xuan loudly announced the good news: "Master, disciple has returned. This time, I took first place in the Inner Sect Competition. The reward is an opportunity to enter the Treasure Pavilion to choose an item."

"Why are you so loud? It's just first place. If you couldn't even take first place, I would suspect that I had taken the wrong disciple."

An indistinct, hazy immortal figure appeared before Ye Xuan like a dream.

Seeing Master Shen Xi appear, Ye Xuan chuckled: "Master is still as beautiful as ever. Even if I cannot see your immortal face, everything on Sword Immortal Peak becomes a backdrop to you."

After these days of hard work, Master's favorability towards him had already reached eighty.

Master Shen Xi's immortal figure fluctuated slightly. She used her divine sense to scan Ye Xuan's body and found that he didn't have a single injury, so she asked with relief: "Still being glib? I heard that today at the Inner Sect Competition, you knocked dozens of inner sect disciples off the stage. Not only that, but you offended an inner sect elder and almost ended up in the Endless Purgatory?"

"Well, this is all thanks to the True Disciple token that Holy Lord Xu Yan bestowed upon me; otherwise, disciple would have almost been punished in the Endless Purgatory..."

Ye Xuan hadn't finished speaking when he saw a cold gaze staring straight at him, so he quickly added: "Master, please don't be angry; today is also thanks to you."

"That's more like it. However, wanting to lock up my, Master Shen Xi's, Pretty Boy... Disciple, that inner sect elder really has some nerve."

Master Shen Xi's cold, emotionless voice came out: "You did the right thing this time. If there is a next time, you can kill her to warn all the elders."

"A mere Saint-level sect is not enough to make me fear them, nor do they have the qualifications to punish my disciple!"

The cold voice revealed an unquestionable dominance.

"Wow, Master is mighty! Master truly loves disciple so much; I am so moved!"

Seeing this, Ye Xuan said these words with a mix of insincerity and praise, gazing intensely at Master Shen Xi's immortal figure before him.

"Glib tongue!"

Master Shen Xi looked at Ye Xuan with some helplessness. Her immortal face, which had not fluctuated for a long time beneath its hazy veil, showed a slight ripple—perhaps it was happiness, or perhaps it was the thought of wanting to beat up this Pretty Boy.

If Ye Xuan could see Master Shen Xi's expression at this moment, he would definitely be completely mesmerized: "Can an aloof and cold fairy also be confused by someone's praise?"

"Eh? Master, where is Little Moon?" Ye Xuan observed for a long time before realizing something was wrong. Little Junior Sister was missing from Sword Immortal Peak; he hadn't seen her since he returned.

"Did Little Moon go to Cangjian Peak by herself?"

Master Shen Xi shook her head and gave the answer: "Little Moon? She went to find Lin Qingzhu, the disciple of your Holy Lord Senior Sister. They have had a good relationship since childhood and often play together."

"I was wondering why I didn't see her; so she went to find her good friend." Ye Xuan was stunned. Holy Lord Senior Sister's disciple, Lin Qingzhu? Could she be the woman in his life's destiny?

The early sun slowly rose, and a ray of brilliant sunlight sprinkled onto Sword Immortal Peak.

Inside the retro courtyard, a youth in fluttering white clothes was dancing with a wooden sword in his hand, following the breeze under the morning sun.

On a small attic not far away, a hazy immortal figure watched the youth practicing sword in silence.

Ethereal and otherworldly, his sword technique was like silk; although disorganized, it still had an order to follow.

Sometimes fast, sometimes slow, it was as if he had realized something and integrated his own thoughts into it.

The sword technique was improving bit by bit. A vision occupied the space behind the youth, half purple and half red, as if yin and yang were complementing each other, generating and extinguishing one another.

"Hoo... Has my Sword Intent reached a higher level?" Ye Xuan stopped his morning exercise, exhaled a long breath, silently wiped the sweat from his forehead, and muttered to himself.

Master Shen Xi on the attic did not move, but her cold voice arrived: "Not a bad sword. I observe that you might have a shortcoming in fist techniques. I have a good fist technique here; do you want it?"

Ye Xuan looked up and saw it was Master. So she still cared quite a bit about him. He couldn't help but feel a warmth in his heart and asked curiously: "Master, what kind of fist technique are you talking about?"

"A set of fist techniques from the ancient times. Its power once resounded through an era." Beneath Master Shen Xi's immortal figure, her red lips parted slightly, and there was a hint of temptation in her voice, successfully capturing Ye Xuan's attention.

"Ah? That powerful! How many years ago was the ancient era?"

"Well, I don't remember clearly either. It seems to be a million years earlier than Vast Firmament. In any case, do you want to learn it?" Master Shen Xi finished explaining and asked again.

Mentioning this era, Ye Xuan thought of the Alchemist Emperor's remnant soul, Xinghe, and tentatively asked: "By the way, Master, is there really someone in this world who can live for a million years?"

"In the ancient era, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was hundreds of times greater than it is now. For Great Emperor-level experts to live for hundreds of thousands of years was a perfectly normal thing. But nowadays..."

When Master Shen Xi said this, a hint of killing intent flashed in her cold eyes: "I am afraid only those experts whose cultivation has surpassed the Extreme Realm of Humanity could do that... as well as those dark creatures..."

"Surpassing the Extreme Realm of Humanity, dark creatures?" Ye Xuan was confused; what was this all about? But there was an important piece of information: someone could live for hundreds of thousands of years, or even longer.

"You, just cultivate well. These are not things you should be thinking about right now." Master Shen Xi said indifferently.