Chapter 472: I’ll Come to Get You in Five Years!
Chapter 472: I’ll Come to Get You in Five Years!
An expedition involved searching, fighting, and retreating. Now, the searching was done. The fighting was finished. All that remained was to retreat.
At this moment, the spiritual armor on his body began to flicker, brightening and dimming intermittently.
This indicated that the Thunder Gold Kui’s spiritual power was running low and needed to be replenished.
Jiang Chen decisively withdrew the spiritual armor, tossed the spirit insect into his portable space to rest on the boat, and retraced his steps. A short while later, he appeared near the inner layer.
Looking at the massive Gengjin Spirit Guardian Tree before him, he hesitated slightly.
He could definitely take it away; there was no doubt about that. With his formidable strength, he could easily accomplish this. But if he did so, the entire cave dwelling would be completely destroyed.
Although there was nothing left inside, considering the uniqueness of this place, along with its environment, feng shui, and natural arrangement…
After mulling it over, Jiang Chen did not lay a hand on the Gengjin Spirit Guardian Tree. Instead, he left it be, allowing this cave dwelling to continue existing.
His reasoning was actually quite simple.Even a cunning rabbit had three burrows. At the Spirit Farm, he had Red Leaf Valley. On Azure Wood Peak, he had his core disciple residence. But out in the wider world, he had never possessed a fixed place to rest and cultivate.
Although he could idle away his time at the Fragrance Pavilion, it was not a long-term solution.
After all, it cost money—specifically Spirit Stones, and even Mid-grade Spirit Stones at that.
If one day… well, those who knew, knew.
Therefore, it was better to keep this place as a hidden sanctuary. If he ever had nowhere else to go, he would at least have a “home” to return to.
With this in mind, Jiang Chen not only refrained from destroying the place, but he even reconfigured the cave dwelling’s Formations, making them far more powerful and concealed.
Then he turned around and, using the exact same method as before, appeared in the outer layer.
The Ancestor and Sun Shangxiang were both there.
Perhaps because she hadn’t rested properly in so long, Sun Shangxiang had fallen sound asleep in the Ancestor’s arms.
Jiang Chen stepped forward to take her, then sent the Ancestor into his portable space as well. Neither the Ancestor nor the Thunder Gold Kui could stay outside for too long.
Once he emerged, his Divine Sense immediately swept over a person.
It was the youth who had suddenly disappeared earlier, Li Muyao. Unexpectedly, he had been the first to come out.
From the looks of it, he seemed to have been waiting here the whole time.
Seeing Sun Shangxiang, Li Muyao called out excitedly, “Junior Sister!”
Jiang Chen glanced down at the snoring Sun Shangxiang, then said flatly, “You didn’t really take Qiao Baiyang as your Master, did you?”
Li Muyao froze for a moment before replying with a complicated look in his eyes, “If not for him, I wouldn’t have been able to leave that place.”
Seeing the trace of melancholy on the youth’s face—clearly someone with a story—Jiang Chen thought for a moment and asked, “Do you want me to escort you home?”
Li Muyao decisively shook his head in refusal. “No. I want to pursue Cultivation. I want to become a cultivator like you.”
Jiang Chen asked curiously, “Did Qiao Baiyang happen to mention what kind of Spirit Root you have?”
Li Muyao hurriedly replied, “He mentioned it in passing. He said it was Metal begetting Water.”
Hearing this, Jiang Chen mused inwardly, This kid is definitely not simple. He might have even obtained some inheritance from Jin Xuanzi. Since that’s the case, rather than letting outsiders have him, it would be better to strengthen the immortal sect. Even if he doesn’t become my disciple, he will at least owe me a favor for guiding him on the path.
As for keeping the boy by his side, he could forget about it. He hadn’t watched the boy grow up and knew absolutely nothing about him.
With that in mind, he summoned Shattered Moon Flowing Frost and beckoned to the youth.
Li Muyao was stunned. “What are you doing?”
Jiang Chen smiled faintly. “Didn’t you want to pursue Cultivation? I’ll take you to a good place.”
Li Muyao hesitated slightly. “This…”
Jiang Chen reassured him, “Don’t worry, I belong to a righteous and orthodox sect. I am a disciple of the Cloud Sea Sect, one of the three great immortal sects of the Azure Realm!”
Li Muyao wasn’t clear about the rest, but when he had been with Qiao Baiyang earlier, the man had indeed mentioned that the Cloud Sea Sect was one of the three great immortal sects.
If he could follow the person before him and join a legendary immortal sect… That way, he could avoid a great deal of trouble, danger, and obstacles. Even if his talent in this life was ordinary and his aptitude mediocre, his path of Cultivation would at least be a smooth one.
Therefore, Li Muyao no longer hesitated and immediately hopped onto the blade.
Just as he had been when Qiao Baiyang first found him, he was completely resolute, unwilling to miss any opportunity.
Jiang Chen did not depart immediately. Instead, he mobilized his Magic Power to seal the entrance to the cave dwelling. This ensured that not only was the area protected by Formations, but even if someone intruded, it would be incredibly difficult for them to discover the cave’s true location.
Immediately after, he brought along Li Muyao and Sun Shangxiang, and the three of them flew toward Green City together.
“Did Qiao Baiyang teach you anything?”
“He taught me nothing at all.”
“Did he mention where he was taking you?”
“I’m afraid I must disappoint you; he didn’t say a word about it.”
“When you arrive at the immortal sect, you must work hard and strive to become a core disciple. Don’t make me lose face!”
Just like that, the two chatted as they journeyed toward Green City.
The trip there had taken half a day. The return journey took about the same amount of time.
By the time they arrived at Green City, it was deep into the night.
Ever since Sun Shangxiang had been taken away, Shen Peng, Lei Yunna, and the rest of the family had been unable to eat or sleep. They waited in agonizing anxiety, terrified of receiving bad news.
Right at that moment, a sudden call rang out from outside: “Daddy! Mommy! Grandpa!”
Hearing the familiar voice, Shen Peng and the others threw open the doors and sprinted to the back garden.
Sure enough, they saw Han Fei, Sun Shangxiang, and the youth they had briefly met once before.
As for the so-called current Sect Leader of the Spirit Grain Sect, he was nowhere to be seen.
Jiang Chen chuckled lightly. “I’ve brought her back safe and sound.”
Lei Yunna was overwhelmed with emotion, hot tears instantly streaming down her face. “Xiang’er! My Xiang’er!”
Jiang Chen set Sun Shangxiang down and waved his hand. “Go on.”
However, Sun Shangxiang turned around, tilted her head up, and asked seriously, “Are you leaving?”
Jiang Chen asked with a smile, “What? Can’t bear to see me go?”
Sun Shangxiang nodded forcefully. “I don’t want you and Senior Brother to go!”
Hearing this, Li Muyao blanked for a moment before smiling. “Junior Sister, we’ll meet again.”
Jiang Chen nodded in deep agreement. “That’s right. We will definitely meet again.”
Sun Shangxiang tugged hard on his sleeve, looking up at him with immense reluctance. “When?”
Jiang Chen rubbed her head, then looked up at Shen Peng and the others. His voice rang out clearly, “I will come to get you in five years!”
With that, he took Li Muyao and soared into the sky, quickly vanishing into the distance.
Only then did Shen Peng and the others finally react, rushing forward in sheer excitement.
“Xiang’er, quickly kneel and call him Master!”
“Mas…ter?”
“In five years, you will be a disciple of an immortal sect!”
… …
The identity of ‘Han Fei’ was essentially a persona he had created back when his cultivation was weak.
It had provided convenience for selling spirit grain, brewing wine, and conducting similar business. It had also provided a safe cover for purchasing various resources, cultivation methods, and the like.
But as his strength advanced to the Golden Core stage—and a Heavenly-Grade Golden Core at that—the necessity of this guise, or its sheer reason for existing, had become increasingly irrelevant.
As for why he had chosen to take Sun Shangxiang as his disciple, one reason was simply fate. The other was his deep appreciation for her terrifying ability to kill absolutely anything she tried to raise.
To put it bluntly, you might lose your life to her care, but you would certainly never die of boredom!