143: It's a pleasure to meet you!

The Sect Masters of the Seven Great Sects were so polite, not because they had a reason to be.

But because,

They had no choice but to be polite to Su Yang.

Originally, they had planned that if Su Yang really died, the Seven Great Sects would collectively suppress the Profound Heaven Dao Sect's prestige. They never expected that Su Yang not only didn't die, but also entered the Nascent Soul Stage.

What made it even more awkward for them was that the Consecration Pavilion actually appointed Su Yang as the next Sect Master right in front of them.

This immediately elevated Su Yang to the same standing as them.

Thinking about how Su Yang would be sitting at the same table as them in the future, each of them couldn't help but twitch their mouths.

After listening to the congratulations from the various Sect Masters, Su Yang smiled slightly, cupped his hands, and bowed, saying, "Thank you, esteemed Sect Masters, for your high regard. If this junior truly inherits the position of Sect Master in the future, I ask all Seniors for your continued guidance."

"Naturally!"

"Naturally, naturally!"

"Even if my virtuous nephew doesn't say it, we, as your elders, will do what we ought to do."

Each of them wore a slight smile; whether sincere or not, at least outwardly, they were much more polite to Su Yang.

Grand Elder Xuan Qing said, "Since everyone has witnessed this matter, today's events conclude here."

"Su Yang has just returned from seclusion and needs rest. As for your joint efforts to eradicate the Demonic Path, you can discuss and handle that yourselves."

The Three Grand Elders led Su Yang away.

"Respectfully seeing off the Grand Elders~~~"

The Disciples bowed in unison.

Wen Yunyao and Lin Bingqing in the crowd grew anxious. Disregarding everything else, they immediately flew over and followed them.

The Three Grand Elders, taking them along, vanished from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye.

"Su Yang~~~"

They hadn't even reached his Immortal Cave yet when Wen Yunyao couldn't suppress her excitement. She threw herself into Su Yang's embrace, tears welling up in her eyes.

Everyone stopped.

Su Yang hugged the little girl and smiled gently.

Looking at Lin Bingqing, who was suppressing her emotions beside him, Su Yang casually pulled her into his embrace as well.

Lin Bingqing could no longer hold back her emotions, and tears streamed down her face.

"Where have you been all this time? I worried every day that something had happened to you."

Lin Bingqing said, crying.

Wen Yunyao also said, "Yes, no one told us what happened. Even Gu Yue sister wouldn't say, which made me constantly wonder what had happened to you, and I couldn't sleep at night."

Su Yang gently wiped away their tears, "Gu Yue also didn't want you to worry. Even if you knew, you couldn't help, so why make you worry for nothing?"

"But there's no need to worry now. I'm back, and for a long time to come, I can Cultivate with you every day again."

Su Yang said with a smile.

Wen Yunyao and Lin Bingqing's faces flushed slightly, and at the same time, their gazes at him instantly became intense.

It had been a long time since they had Cultivated with him.

They missed it greatly.

With just that one sentence, more than one part of them became intense.

Su Yang laughed heartily, embracing them as he flew towards the Immortal Cave.

The Three Grand Elders looked at this scene and couldn't help but sigh, "Youth is truly wonderful!"

They soon returned to the Immortal Cave.

Gu Yue and Bai Lingxi were chatting. Clearly, Gu Yue, the Fox Spirit, and Bai Lingxi, the Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect, had many topics to discuss.

Wen Yunyao and Lin Bingqing were both stunned when they first saw Bai Lingxi.

It wasn't unexpected, but they just felt that this woman was so pure.

"Revered Master, you're back~~~"

Gu Yue eagerly came up to hug Su Yang, her charm needing no further explanation.

Now that Su Yang had returned safely, her anxiety and unease vanished, and Gu Yue returned to her charming and enchanting state.

The look in her eyes truly showed that she wished she could immediately Cultivate with him on the spot.

"Cough, cough."

Su Yang cleared his throat, indicating that others were present.

Otherwise, he would have started directly; in front of his women, he never liked to pretend.

How could the Three Grand Elders not understand the meaning of Su Yang's light cough?

Grand Elder Xuan Qing immediately said, "Cough, cough, we followed mainly because we wanted to know what happened to you during all this time?"

"I want to know too!"

Gu Yue immediately said.

"I want to know too!"

"I want to know too!"

Wen Yunyao and Lin Bingqing's curiosity about this matter was no less than Gu Yue's.

"Alright, alright, sit down and I'll tell you slowly."

Su Yang, embracing Gu Yue, sat down in the pavilion and generally recounted everything that happened after he and Bai Lingxi entered the Yellow Springs Desert.

Due to the presence of the Three Grand Elders, some highly private details were directly omitted.

Su Yang did not hide the fact that he went to the Hehuan Sect, but he concealed the fact that he was now the Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect, only emphasizing that he had brought Bai Lingxi, the Sect Master of the Hehuan Sect, to the Profound Heaven Dao Sect.

"So much happened this past year..."

"It's a good thing you came back safely."

Wen Yunyao listened with teary eyes, leaning in Su Yang's arms like a young girl.

Indeed,

She was just a young girl.

Grand Elder Xuan Qing, Grand Elder Xuan Yan, and Grand Elder Xuan Jian listened in silence. While relieved, there was also a hint of solemnity.

Su Yang said, "The matter of needing the Heavenly Extreme Cold Spring for Breakthrough was inherently dangerous, so it was somewhat expected. But now you don't need to worry, I'm back! Adjust your mood, and we'll soon enter a new Cultivation stage!"

"Mm-hmm!"

Gu Yue, Wen Yunyao, and Lin Bingqing all nodded. Bai Lingxi was still unfamiliar with this place, thinking that from now on, she would probably Cultivate with these three beautiful young girls and Su Yang!?

This guy, he's clearly a Disciple of a righteous Sect, yet his Mind-Cultivation Technique is even more 'Hehuan Sect' than the Hehuan Sect's!

And it's so effective!

She really had no choice but to deal with him.

After a few more words, Grand Elder Xuan Yan gestured for Su Yang to speak privately.

Su Yang led the three of them into the Immortal Cave.

Grand Elder Xuan Qing set up a barrier to isolate them from the outside.

Grand Elder Xuan Yan and Grand Elder Xuan Jian both knelt down and apologized.

"What is the meaning of this?"

"Revered Master, please forgive us. This trip to the Tiangong Pavilion, we two failed to protect Revered Master's safety, allowing Revered Master to fall into desperate danger alone."

Su Yang quickly helped them up, "How can you blame yourselves for this? Don't take it to heart, besides, haven't I returned safely?"

"Revered Master is magnanimous, we two are ashamed!"

"Don't be ashamed. Now that I've returned and successfully entered the Nascent Soul Stage, I will focus on improving my Cultivation. What about you two? During my absence, how has the core of the formation been condensed?"

Su Yang changed the subject.

Grand Elder Xuan Qing said, "For this past year, Revered Master was without news, and we were all quite worried and had no heart for Cultivation, thus causing delays. But now that Revered Master has returned safely, we will redouble our efforts to Cultivate and complete the condensation of the core formation as soon as possible."

Su Yang nodded, looking at them without speaking.

It seems there's nothing else? Why don't you go back first? I still have important matters to attend to.

They clearly didn't get the hint.

Grand Elder Xuan Yan asked curiously, "Revered Master's Qi is vast. Your Nascent Soul should be much more powerful than ordinary Nascent Souls, right!? I wonder if you would allow us three to witness it?"

Su Yang: "..."

He gave a wry smile, then became serious.

He said, "To tell you the truth, I did Breakthrough and formed a Nascent Soul, but... my Nascent Soul is different from the Nascent Souls formed by ordinary cultivators..."

"How can a Nascent Soul be different? Does it not look like Revered Master?"

They were all puzzled.

Su Yang took a deep breath and said, "My Nascent Soul is a female!"

"Ah???"

The Three Grand Elders were also people who had seen much of the world, but at this moment, they were dumbfounded.

They had heard of outrageous things, but never anything this outrageous...