Chapter 81 Leaving the Clan
Chapter 81 Leaving the Clan
Chen Yuan said gratefully:
"Brother, rest assured. I will give you an answer within two months."
Senior Brother Yuan stood up with a smile:
"Then I will wait for good news from my junior brother."
"I'll see you off, brother."
Chen Yuan escorted Brother Yuan out of the hospital. When they parted, Brother Yuan asked casually:
"In the past month, I came here twice, but Junior Brother was not at home. Was he away completing a mission for the sect?"
Chen Yuan nodded:
"Yes."
Senior Brother Yuan showed interest:
"I wonder what mission you have received, and if you have any questions? I have been in the sect for many years and have some connections. Maybe I can lend a helping hand to you."
"I received the alchemy mission, which I have already completed. There is no need to trouble you, Senior Brother."
Senior Brother Yuan was quite surprised:
"Junior brother also knows how to make pills?
“I know a little bit.”
"Then why don't you join the Alchemy Pavilion?"
Chen Yuan looked bitter:
"To be honest, Senior Brother, I also had this idea, so I went to the Alchemy Pavilion on the second day after I joined. But I never thought that the conditions of the Alchemy Pavilion would be so harsh. If an alchemist like me who came from a casual cultivation background wants to join the Alchemy Pavilion, we have to refine 120 bottles of Yuhua Pills for the sect free of charge within ten years!"
"I think my alchemy skills are pretty good, but I can't accept wasting ten years just to join the Alchemy Pavilion. So after I passed the alchemy test, I just accepted an alchemy mission, exchanged it for some good deeds, and came back."
Senior Brother Yuan sighed:
"I forgot that the Alchemy Pavilion has this rule. But since Junior Brother knows how to make pills, he can make pills in exchange for good deeds, which is not bad."
Chen Yuan looked angry:
"A bottle of Yuhua Pill only gives 20 merits. It's like treating casual cultivators like me as hard labor. I could earn more by refining pills in the market before I entered the sect!"
Senior Brother Yuan comforted him:
"Don't worry, Junior Brother. You have just entered the sect, so it is inevitable that you will have to endure some prejudice. If you can gain something in the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain and successfully build your foundation, your troubles will disappear."
Chen Yuan bowed and said:
"I appreciate your words, Senior Brother!"
Afterwards, Senior Brother Yuan said goodbye and left. Chen Yuan stood outside the door, looking at his back with a deep gaze.
……
Bixiu Peak, in Huang Yundao’s cave.
Senior Brother Yuan sat on the left side of the stone table, his back straight, his head slightly lowered, his expression respectful:
"Brother Huang has a keen eye. Chen Yuan is indeed going to enter the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain. After being frustrated in the Weapon Refining Pavilion, he is worried about repairing his magic weapon. I have followed Brother Huang's instructions and told Chen Yuan that Uncle Huang is the elder of the Weapon Refining Pavilion. I also offered a price to lure him out of the mountain. He believed it without a doubt and thought I was greedy for the spirit stones. He said he would consider it for a while before giving me a reply."
Opposite him, Huang Yundao also sat upright on a stone chair, and smiled when he heard this:
"As I expected, a casual cultivator has short ambitions and participates in the Ascension Conference just for the foundation-building pill. Why would he endure ten years of hardship in the sect? Chen Yuan went to the Refining Pavilion to repair the Dingguang Mirror yesterday, so I guessed that he must enter Dongxu Mountain."
At the head of the stone table sat a forty-year-old monk with three long strands of beard, a full forehead, a square chin, and a face that showed he was wealthy. He did not look like a monk who lived a life of luxury, but rather like a mortal king or wealthy businessman.
This person is Huang Yundao’s uncle, a cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building, and the deacon of the Equipment Refining Pavilion, Huang Anhe.
He stroked his long beard with his hand, looked at Huang Yun with a serious expression and said:
"Can you find out why Chen Yuan has not been in the cave for the past month?"
"My nephew asked a disciple on duty at the Alchemy Pavilion, and he said Chen Yuan did take part in the third-level alchemy test, passed it successfully, and completed an alchemy task."
Huang Anhe frowned slightly:
"This person's alchemy skills are so extraordinary, it's rare... Has our sect ever had someone who is so proficient in alchemy and can pass the Immortal Ascension Conference?"
Huang Yundao thought for a moment and shook his head:
"There are only a few casual cultivators who are roughly proficient in alchemy. Alchemy is too time-consuming. If you immerse yourself in it for too long, you will inevitably waste your cultivation, and it will be impossible for you to be good at fighting."
"This Chen Yuan is an outlier..."
Huang Anhe nodded slightly and said to Senior Brother Yuan:
"Martial Brother Yuan has done a good job. Chen Yuan has been very open with you and trusts you very much. The confidence of success has increased a bit."
Brother Yuan received Huang Anhe's praise, and a hint of joy flashed in his eyes:
"Uncle Huang, thank you for your praise. I will do my best to help Brother Huang get rid of Chen Yuan and avenge Brother Yun Shang!"
Huang Anhe picked up a cup of spiritual tea on the table and took a sip:
"Good! The position of manager of the Huaijiang Mountain Spiritual Mine is well within my jurisdiction. Once this matter is settled, nephew Yuan can set off to take up the post."
Senior Brother Yuan immediately stood up and bowed deeply:
"Thank you for your concern, uncle. I will take my leave now."
He bowed to Senior Brother Huang again, then turned and left the cave.
After Senior Brother Yuan left, Huang Anhe looked at Huang Yun and said:
"Have you sent someone to watch over the entrance and exit of the mountain gate?"
"Uncle Wu, rest assured. I have bribed the disciples on duty at the eight passages. As long as Chen Yuan dares to leave the mountain gate, I will get the news immediately."
Huang Anhe nodded:
"Well done, but this plan is still a bit crude. If Chen Yuan is careful, it won't be difficult to see the clues."
Huang Yundao sneered:
"Greed blinds one's mind. There are less than two years before the Dongxu Mountain Secret Realm opens, and the Dingguang Mirror is a top-grade magic weapon. It will take at least half a year to repair it. Chen Yuan has no time to waste. Unless he is willing to leave such a top-grade magic weapon unused, he will definitely leave the mountain gate. He has just entered the sect, has no foundation, and has few connections. I give him a way, and he can only follow it!"
Huang Anhe reminded:
"I am not in a position to take action this time. Remember to bring your men with you and don't let him escape. Three days ago, my uncle sent me another letter, asking me to kill Chen Yuan within three months. This matter must be resolved."
Huang Yundao's expression changed slightly, a hint of jealousy flashed in his eyes, and he murmured:
“Grandfather still dotes on Yunsang…”
Huang Anhe stroked his beard and smiled:
"It's useless for Yunsang to be favored anymore. As long as you do this, everything that uncle has prepared for Yunsang will be yours."
Huang Yundao looked excited:
"Uncle Wu is right. This time I will kill Chen Yuan with my own hands to avenge Yun Shang!"...
After returning to the cave, Senior Brother Yuan was restless and irritable, and could not calm down all night.
He had been dreaming of the position of manager of the Huaijiang Mountain Spiritual Mine for a long time. Now that he was about to get it, he was extremely impatient and wished that Chen Yuan would leave the mountain gate tomorrow.
But one day, two days, three days, five days, ten days...
A month passed, and Yuan Wei waited and waited in the cave, feeling restless, but Chen Yuan still didn't give him an answer.
He tried several times to go to Chen Yuan's cave and persuade Chen Yuan to leave the mountain gate.
However, Huang Yundao strictly forbade him to contact Chen Yuan frequently to avoid Chen Yuan's suspicion.
He could only sit in the cave, waiting for Chen Yuan's arrival.
More than fifty days later, Chen Yuan finally arrived.
Senior Brother Yuan suppressed his excitement and said calmly:
"Brother Chen, have you thought it through?"
Chen Yuan's expression changed for a while, and finally became firm:
"I have thought it through. If I don't repair my magic weapon, I will definitely die if I enter the secret realm of Dongxu Mountain. Only by going to Lingyun Market and repairing my magic weapon can I have a chance to collect spiritual herbs and successfully build my foundation."
Brother Yuan was overjoyed:
"Don't worry, Junior Brother Chen. My two good friends are extremely reliable and will definitely not let the Huang family find out. I will go find you at Chou hour tomorrow and send you out of the mountain."
Chen Yuan said gratefully:
"Senior Brother Gao Yi!"
Afterwards, Chen Yuan said goodbye and left. Not long after, Senior Brother Yuan left the cave and headed straight for Bixiu Peak.
"Chen Yuan has decided to leave the mountain gate?!"
Huang Yundao stood up suddenly and stared at Senior Brother Yuan.
"That's right. I have already agreed with him on a time to go out tonight at Chou time. Please make preparations early, Senior Brother Huang."
Huang Yundao sneered:
"This Chen Yuan is patient. He spent two months refining elixirs in the Earth Fire Palace before making a decision, but he still couldn't resist the temptation of the Fixed Light Realm. You lead him to the Falling Moon Valley, and I will set up a formation there to ambush and kill him in one fell swoop!"
……
It was the hour of Chou, late at night, and everyone was asleep. Except for a few disciples on duty who were doing their job conscientiously, everyone else was practicing in the cave.
Two figures performed the art of lightening their bodies and ran all the way to the edge of the cloud wall. They were Chen Yuan and Senior Brother Yuan.
The tall cloud walls on all four sides, reaching up to the sky, are the Lingyun Sect’s protective formation, which is extremely mysterious.
The magic power in the bodies of Qi Refining disciples is revealed, and they can only travel through the cloud wall through specific channels. Otherwise, they will trigger the sect's protective formation and die instantly.
Only those cultivators who have established their foundation, whose physical strength and magic power have been transformed into true essence, whose spiritual light has dimmed and whose cultivation is hidden deep, can hold their identity jade card and move freely in the cloud wall.
There are eight passages under the cloud wall, two each in the east, west, south and north, for Qi-refining disciples to pass through.
Senior Brother Yuan took Chen Yuan through a passage in the north, passed through the cloud wall, and left the mountain gate.
The two disciples on duty took Chen Yuan's spirit stones, and simply checked their identity jade tags briefly before letting them go.
After leaving the mountain gate, Senior Brother Yuan finally let go of the worry that had been hanging in his heart.
"Junior Brother Chen, Lingyun Market is 400 miles to the west. As long as you enter the market, even if the Huang family gets the news, they won't be able to do anything to you."
Chen Yuan bowed and saluted:
"Thanks to my brother's help, I was able to avoid the Huang family's eyes and ears. If I succeed in building my foundation, I will definitely be rewarded handsomely in the future!"
"I've been waiting for that day. Let's set off now. The sooner we get to Lingyun Market, the sooner our junior brother can repair his magic weapon."
Senior Brother Yuan had a big smile on his face, but in his heart he had already regarded Chen Yuan as a dead bone in a grave. He just wanted to lure him into an ambush, settle the matter, and then go to the Huaijiang Mountain Spiritual Mine to take up his post.
Afterwards, the two of them hurried all the way to Lingyun Market.
Lingyun Market is only 400 miles away from the Lingyun Sect's mountain gate, but the terrain in the Lingyun Mountains is complex, with countless high mountains, dangerous peaks, deep valleys and cliffs.
Even with the two of them at the tenth level of Qi Refining, it would still take two days to get there.
After walking for more than a hundred miles, the two men came to a dangerous place.
Ahead was a mountain thousands of feet high with steep walls, and it seemed as if it had been split in the middle, leaving a path that could be walked on by several people.
This line of sky is the only way between Lingyun Sect and the market town. If you take a detour, it will take two or three more days.
This mountain is also a dangerous place. The strong winds above the mountainside are so strong that only the foundation-building cultivators can resist them, and the Qi-refining cultivators cannot climb over them.
The two entered the narrow passage and walked for more than twenty miles before arriving at a valley.
This valley is called Luoyue Valley. It is located in the middle of the Yixiantian and appears very abruptly.
It was as if someone had split a mountain with a sword and then followed up with a palm strike, leaving a palm print on the sword mark.
After entering the valley, Senior Brother Yuan suddenly stopped.
Chen Yuan slowed down his pace and asked in confusion:
"Why don't you leave, brother?"
Senior Brother Yuan laughed out loud:
"Don't worry, Junior Brother. The scenery in Luoyue Valley is superb. Let me take a rest for a while. Someone will take you on your way!"
It’s a little late, I’m really sorry, there is still one chapter at 11pm.
(End of this chapter)