35: go home

The three of them returned to the courtyard.

Seeing that the person was Shi Tianyang, Shi Bao said happily, "Brother Tianyang? Why is it you? When did you arrive?"

"Hehehe! You guys are doing well, joining the Tianyang Sect."

"Brother Tianyang, why don't you join the Tianyang Sect too? It just so happens your name is Tianyang, hahaha!"

"Get lost! Stop talking nonsense! Alright, I came this time to pass on a message from your families. I went back last month, and your families said there's something important, so they want you to return early before the New Year."

"Something important?"

Jiang Ye thought for a moment, "Hmm? Could it be... Did they just say to come back early, or did they say it was urgent?"

"No, they didn't. I reckon your parents just miss you. You've never left home before, and now you've been away for so long."

Shi Bao said, "Come, come, come. It's rare for Brother Tianyang to visit. I'll get you some wine."

Jiang Ye said, "Holy crap! You're kidding, right? You actually have wine hidden in your room?"

Shi Tianyang was speechless and said, "You little bastards, you're getting more and more audacious! If your father found out, he'd definitely beat you to death!"

"It's fine! I'm not at home, so he can't control me." As he spoke, Shi Bao walked into his room to get the wine.

Jiang Ye said, "Brother Tianyang, are you participating in that Lower Profound Domain Tournament next year?"

"Of course! Anyone under twenty-five can participate. If you can make it into the top thirty, you can join a Sect in the Middle Profound Domain."

"I see. Then do you have the confidence to make it into the top thirty?"

Shi Tianyang said, "It's hard! I'm only at the third stage of the Profound Extreme Realm right now, and I don't even know if I can Breakthrough to the fourth stage in half a year. Many Hidden Disciples from various Sects are starting to show themselves now, and their Realms have all reached the fifth stage of the Profound Extreme Realm or higher."

"Even if I Breakthrough to the fourth stage, it'll be difficult to snatch a spot. I can only try my best and see if I'm lucky enough for a Sect to take an interest in me."

Shi Feng said, "Hidden Disciples? Are they like the Elite Disciples of our Tianyang Sect?"

Shi Tianyang shook his head and said, "No! There are those who have never shown their faces. The Sects have poured almost all their resources into them. Their Realms are very high, and some have even broken through to the Earth Profound Realm."

"I wonder if our Tianyang Sect has people like that."

"Definitely. Every Sect has a few such people. They'll appear about two months before the tournament to spar with others as final preparation."

"So that's how it is!"

Four months later.

Inside the small courtyard, Jiang Ye and the other two were chatting. Since Chu Tianyang was no longer following Jiang Ye and the others to Cultivate every day and seemed to have gone out with some people, Jiang Ye figured out the reason.

"The Sect Master seems to have taken those Hidden Disciples out to spar. There's only a little over a month until the New Year, and I'm feeling a bit homesick. Why don't we go home?"

The three of them immediately agreed. Shi Bao said excitedly, "Let's go back today. It's been almost a year; my younger brother must have grown up."

Shi Feng also stood up and said, "Let's go! We can just leave a letter for them."

"Alright!"

After packing their things, Jiang Ye directly flew out of the Tianyang Sect with the other two, heading toward their home.

Jiang Ye hadn't been able to Breakthrough to the Heavenly Profound Realm over these past few months, but he had mastered the Heavenly Sun Art to the seventh level. His Pure Yang Body had reached a certain level of Awakening, and combined with his Realm reaching the ninth stage of the Earth Profound Realm, his flight speed was quite fast.

On the way, they stopped at Tianlian City to buy many things. By evening, they arrived home and saw Jiang Xiaoqi playing in the courtyard with two little boys about a year old.

Holding some toys, Jiang Ye walked over and laughed happily, "Xiao Qi, brother is back! Hahahaha!"

Jiang Xiaoqi froze for a moment and didn't recognize him. After waiting a good while, she remembered, and her little face bloomed like a flower as she ran toward him.