200: Gu Chen's appointment

Lu Xingchen said with a bitter smile, "Although this is very unfair to you, I can't think of any other solution."

Yun Li pinched Lu Xingchen's waist and chuckled, "If I get the chance in the future, I'd like to chat with that Lin Wanqing."

Lu Xingchen winced in pain but dared not resist, enduring it silently while sighing inwardly.

When these two ladies meet in the future, who knows what kind of storm they will stir up.

"So what is our relationship now?" Lu Xingchen asked softly.

"Of course, we are Dao Companions."

Yun Li smiled slightly and took Lu Xingchen's hand.

"Let's go, we've been delayed for so long, we should return to Cangxuan Sect!"

A soft touch came from her hand, and Lu Xingchen's heart stirred, a smile appearing on his face.

No matter how much trouble he would face in the future, at least for this moment, he was happy.

The two held hands and walked towards the exit together.

A flash of white light, and the two reappeared on the altar of the Greedy Wolf Mountain Range.

Li Shan, the Elder of Greedy Wolf Sect whom they had met before, walked over.

"Yun Li, you've finally come out."

"Today is the last day requested by the Sect Master. If you hadn't come out, we would have had to report your deaths to Cangxuan Sect. Oh, and where is Saint Lin Yuan?"

Yun Li's eyes darkened, and she said in a low voice, "No need to wait for him, he's already dead."

Hearing this, Li Shan was also startled.

Lin Yuan's Realm had already reached Seven-Star Martial Emperor, his strength far surpassing his own.

Yet such a Prodigy had died in the Greedy Wolf Secret Realm.

This was enough to show the danger of this Secret Realm.

Li Shan nodded heavily and said with a smile, "It's a blessing that you were able to return. Do you need to rest for a few days at our Greedy Wolf Sect? I can arrange everything for you."

Yun Li shook her head slightly, "Thank you for your kindness, Elder Li Shan, but we hope to return to Cangxuan Sect immediately. After all, Lin Yuan's death is a major event and needs to be reported to the Sect Master as soon as possible."

Li Shan nodded slightly, "That's true. In that case, I'll take you directly to the teleportation array!"

After two hours, the three arrived at the teleportation array in the territory of Greedy Wolf Sect.

Chen Zhengyu and Dai Jinghai were already waiting there.

The four stepped into the teleportation array, and Li Shan activated the Formation.

In the blink of an eye, Lu Xingchen returned to Cangxuan Sect.

Dai Jinghai patted Lu Xingchen's shoulder and said with a smile, "Lu Xingchen, why were you delayed for so long? I was really afraid you all died in the Greedy Wolf Secret Realm. If that were the case, how would we explain it to the Sect Master?"

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "Refining the Glazed Pure Fire still takes some time."

Hearing this, Dai Jinghai and Chen Zhengyu were both greatly shocked.

"Damn, Lu Xingchen, are you serious? Even Wang Le couldn't handle that Glazed Pure Fire, and you actually refined it!"

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "Of course it's true!"

The two gave Lu Xingchen a thumbs up.

"Then you're amazing."

Lu Xingchen chuckled, "It was just luck. Let's go report the situation to the Sect Master!"

"Okay!" The two replied simultaneously.

The four walked up to Sect Master Peak together.

Gu Chen solemnly received the four. After hearing their report, he sent Dai Jinghai and Chen Zhengyu back to rest, keeping Lu Xingchen and Yun Li behind.

Gu Chen's face was grim as he said in a deep voice, "Yun Li, can you tell me how Lin Yuan really died?"

Yun Li and Lu Xingchen exchanged glances, both feeling a little uneasy.

After a moment of silence, Yun Li decided to tell the truth.

After all, Lin Yuan was Gu Chen's most favored Disciple, raised by him personally.

As his teacher, Gu Chen had the right to know the truth.

Yun Li said in a deep voice, "Sect Master, in the Greedy Wolf Secret Realm, Lin Yuan suddenly attacked me, severely injuring me, and said he wanted to keep me captive. To protect me, Lu Xingchen and Lin Yuan engaged in a fierce battle, and in a moment of carelessness, he killed him."

Hearing this, Gu Chen's brows furrowed tightly. He looked at Lu Xingchen and said in a deep voice, "So, Lu Xingchen, you killed my beloved Disciple? Infighting within Cangxuan Sect?"

Lu Xingchen's heart tightened, and his fists clenched.

He was already prepared for Gu Chen to turn against him.

Anyone would find it hard to accept the death of a beloved Disciple, let alone one killed by their own hand.

Even though it wasn't his fault, Gu Chen might still take his anger out on him.

But Lu Xingchen did not lie, he simply nodded heavily and said in a deep voice, "Yes. Lin Yuan was the one who attacked first; I was only defending myself, and my strike was a bit too heavy."

Even if Gu Chen turned against him, he could guarantee that with the help of the Fused Spirit Fire, he would definitely be able to escape Gu Chen's attack.

Even if Gu Chen was a Five-Star Martial Ancestor.

This was the confidence the Fused Spirit Fire gave him!

Gu Chen's fists clenched and unclenched, then clenched again, before he let out a heavy sigh: "Alas! I understand, Lu Xingchen, you go back and rest."

Hearing this, Lu Xingchen was slightly stunned.

"Sect Master, aren't you blaming me?"

Gu Chen shook his head slightly, "Although I'm not familiar with you, I trust Yun Li's character; she wouldn't lie to me. In fact, I should even thank you for telling me the truth."

"I'm not someone who can't distinguish right from wrong. Of course, there's another, more important reason why I can't attack you."

Lu Xingchen asked in confusion, "What reason?"

Gu Chen said in a deep voice, "Because you are the Legacy holder of the immortal slaying sword."

Hearing this, Lu Xingchen was startled.

He had originally thought that the appearance of the immortal slaying sword in Cangxuan Sect's Sect treasure vault was a coincidence, but he never expected that Gu Chen actually recognized the immortal slaying sword!

Lu Xingchen said in a deep voice, "Sect Master, do you know Senior Xiao Yuxin?"

Gu Chen nodded slightly, "When I was young and traveled the Tianyuan Continent, I was fortunate enough to become a follower of Xiao Yuxin and witnessed the sharpness of the immortal slaying sword. But her progress was too fast, I couldn't keep up with her and didn't want to be a burden to her, so I left her."

"Later, Xiao Yuxin died in battle at Demon-Rejecting Pass. Her sword attendant took the immortal slaying sword, and after several twists and turns, it fell into my hands. From then on, the most important thing in my life was to find the next Legacy holder for the immortal slaying sword."

"Since you can draw the immortal slaying sword, then of course I won't attack you. On the contrary, I will fully support your Cultivation."

What Gu Chen didn't say was that he once had feelings of admiration for Xiao Yuxin.

But this feeling, as the gap in their Realms grew wider and wider, was buried in his heart, and he never had the courage to express it.

Lu Xingchen nodded slightly and said with a smile, "So that's how it is. I didn't expect the Sect Master to have once followed Senior Xiao Yuxin; then we are like family."

Gu Chen said in a deep voice, "Therefore, Lu Xingchen, not only will I not blame you, but I will also appoint you as the new Saint of Cangxuan Sect and Cultivate you with the full power of the Sect. Are you willing?"