February, Year Eighteen of Tianwu.
Qingxu Sect.
When Chen Sanshi returned, he still failed to catch sight of Master's Wife or his senior sister.
After asking around, he learned that Master's Wife had actually returned to Qingxu Sect, only to immediately depart again on a sect mission. She likely would not be able to return to Hundred Flowers Valley for a long time.
The reason was that a major event was about to take place within Qingxu Sect.
The current Supreme Elder of Qingxu Sect was about to break through to the Nascent Soul realm!
This meant that Qingxu Sect was about to join the ranks of Nascent Soul upper sects, becoming the thirteenth Nascent Soul upper sect on Tianshui Continent.
Speaking of which, the Supreme Elder of Qingxu Sect was rather young in terms of seniority, and ever since taking office, he had drawn considerable criticism from the elders of the various peaks.
Especially since so many years had passed without any news of progress in his cultivation, causing many ambitious elders to even consider replacing him.
Chen Sanshi had heard such remarks before as well.
But no one had expected that the Supreme Elder would silently reach Golden Core Great Perfection, then suddenly announce that he was preparing to enter closed-door cultivation and break through to Nascent Soul, catching everyone off guard.
Now, True Person Yuling, the Supreme Elder's senior sister, was protecting him at Taiyuan Peak.
After the news spread, Qingxu Sect was invigorated from top to bottom.
With the sect's status rising, all the disciples would naturally receive greater benefits and better protection.
Unable to meet Master's Wife, Chen Sanshi cultivated diligently alone at the bottom of Hundred Flowers Valley.
Before he knew it, more than half a year had passed.
With no one in the