If He Could Have Arrived Half a Day Earlier

All was silent.

The slightly hesitant "Teacher" from the Seven Treasures Immortal Aunt was exceptionally clear, instantly snapping everyone out of their daze.

"Hiss!"

"This person—"

Those inside and outside Seven Treasures Mountain who were looking at the young Daoist priest gasped in astonishment.

Those were four sixth-level experts.

As for Yun Qing and Yun De, that's one thing. After all, they were relatively unknown, and not long ago they were humiliated by the Seven Treasures Immortal Aunt, a fifth-tier True Immortal, at Two-Qi Peak. Although they managed to regain some face, they ultimately lost their composure.

But those two from the Savage Wilderness—

The Red Yin Old Demon and the Black Haze Old Devil were indeed sixth-tier demons. Leaving aside their previous reputations, their battle against the two immortal masters of Mount Mao Dao at Seven Treasures Mountain alone demonstrated their prowess.

Their unparalleled combat power is beyond doubt.

But even such a demon couldn't withstand a single, gentle strike from the young Daoist's bamboo staff!

"Just how powerful is this Daoist priest?!"

Everyone held their breath, not daring to utter a sound.

However, Daoist Nun Cheng Jin and Daoist Yuan Shan, being Pure Yang Masters after all, calmed down somewhat after their initial panic. The two immortal masters exchanged a glance, not daring to be negligent, and stepped forward at the same time, cupping their hands and bowing to the young Daoist, saying respectfully, "Cheng Jin (Yuanshan) of Mount Mao Dao greets Senior."

Such a vicious person, even with the backing of the Mount Mao Dao, the two immortal masters dared not offend him.

"Mount Mao Dao".

Lu Qingfeng walked on air, followed by a gust of cold wind and a cloud of black smoke. When he saw the two people bowing, he nodded slightly to show goodwill.

This made the two of them feel a little more relaxed.

But before Erdao could speak again, Lu Qingfeng had already arrived in front of Seven Treasures Immortal Aunt.

Seeing his disciple, who was staring blankly into space with a slightly open mouth and bloodstains at the corners of his mouth, looking rather disheveled, Lu Qingfeng's usually calm mind was stirred by the joy of their reunion.

His smile grew even wider, a genuine smile from the heart. Looking at his disciple's disheveled appearance, he felt a mix of heartache and delight, and couldn't help but tease, "Why do you have such an unpleasant name as 'Seven Treasures Immortal Aunt'? Aren't you afraid people will laugh at you?"

To speak.

The familiar, affectionate tone made Seven Treasures Immortal Aunt hesitate no longer. She opened her mouth and couldn't help but call out again, "Teacher."

This shout released all the grievances of the past years, the anger and despair of the moment.

With a sob in her voice, her tear ducts could no longer hold back, and tears rolled down her cheeks.

Bang!

He bent his knees and knelt down, bowing deeply to Lu Qingfeng, and remained standing for a long time.

The dignified "Seven Treasures Immortal Aunt," or rather, the once all-powerful "Sword Demon" Lin Ye, knelt before Seven Treasures Mountain and wept bitterly.

Seeing this, Lu Qingfeng felt a pang of sadness in his heart.

In his life... he has had eighteen lifetimes, and quite a few disciples. But the one before him had been with him since she was a child. He still remembered that when he first met her, this girl was only fifteen years old, but her sickly body made her look only eleven or twelve. She was cultivating with him along with her brother.

Time flies.

In the blink of an eye, nearly 120,000 years have passed.

The little girl who almost died of illness on the 'Garbage Star' has now transformed into a powerful mortal at the peak of the True Immortal realm.

"Outsiders are watching; you, Half-Step Earth Immortal, are going to lose face."

Seeing Lin Ye crying harder and harder, and the atmosphere becoming somewhat strange, Lu Qingfeng couldn't help but tease her. As he spoke, he stepped forward and helped Lin Ye up. Looking at her closely, he could vaguely see her former demeanor, which seemed quite endearing.

"Who dares to laugh at me!"

Lin Ye stood up, her face flushing slightly, finally stopping her tears. Right there in front of her, her eyes red as she looked at Lu Qingfeng, her teacher so close, she couldn't help but smile through her tears.

She was both crying and laughing.

It has completely lost its former glory.

Once her mind had calmed down a bit, she remembered her teacher's earlier teasing and suddenly felt a little sad. She forced a smile at Lu Qingfeng and said, "Wh... what Half-Step Earth Immortal?"

Thinking about this, the joy of reuniting with my teacher was greatly diminished.

Yes.

She had finally reunited with her teacher, but just moments before, she had failed to break through to the Earth Immortal, completely losing any chance of Attainment of the Dao Changsheng. An ordinary True Immortal has a lifespan of about one Yuan Hui (a unit of time in Chinese mythology). But after years of fighting across countless lands and shedding blood, her injuries were countless, and she only had a maximum of 120,000 years left to live.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have chosen this time to attempt to become Earth Immortal.

Pity.

This time, not only was the failure utterly devastating, but after this ordeal, he only has a hundred years left to live. Though the reunion is joyous, his days are numbered.

"If only I could become Earth Immortal this time."

Lin Ye thought to herself, but ultimately, the reunion made her even happier. Wiping away her tears, she stood obediently in front of her teacher, just looking at her. Although her appearance had changed, she still felt the same as she had back in the Polarity Star and Maple Moon Star. It seemed that as long as her teacher was there, she could feel at ease.

She missed her teacher and had so much to say, but when she suddenly reunited with him, she didn't know where to begin.

Seeing this, Lu Qingfeng couldn't help but laugh and said, "Don't just stand there outside the mountain. Find a quiet place and tell your master about what has happened over the years."

The four disciples of the Black Star Realm have fallen into exile. Although they found the second disciple, Lin Ye, without much effort, it seems that the other three disciples will likely face some more twists and turns.

Otherwise, Lin Ye wouldn't have been allowed to support the team independently at this crucial juncture of breaking through to the Earth Immortal realm and striving for Changsheng.

"Then what about them—"

Lin Ye listened and looked at Yun Qing, Yun De, and the other four sixth-tier powerhouses. At this moment, Yun Qing and Yun De were slumped on the clouds, while the Red Yin Old Demon had turned into a gray stone, presumably its true form, the 'Red Yin Stone'. Beside them was a cluster of black clouds, which was none other than the Black Haze Old Devil.

"I will handle this as I see fit."

Lu Qingfeng waved his hand, and a demon god with a beast's head and a human body, covered in red scales, with fire snakes piercing his ears and riding on a fire dragon, jumped out.

Whoosh!

When the demon god appeared, waves of heat surged, as if the heavens and earth were about to boil.

With Lu Qingfeng's current cultivation and magical Law Power, even a single demon god summoned would be beyond the imagination of ordinary True Immortal. Even ordinary Earth Immortal would tremble at the sight and dare not easily start a war.

One Zhurong Demon God is enough to suppress Yun Qing and the others who have lost their ability to resist.

"This is--"

The cultivators, their faces flushed from the heat, stared at the demon god, horrified.

Just as they were speculating about the demon god's background and pondering the young Daoist's intentions, the Demon Flame Demon God waved his hand, and countless flames gathered in the world, condensing into a fiery furnace.

Then a flame swept up Yun Qing, Yun De, Chi Yin, and Hei Xia, whose six senses were all sealed, and threw them into the furnace of flames.

"Clang!"

As the furnace lid was closed, a series of banging sounds came from inside the furnace shortly afterward.

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

A moment later, screams continued, shrill and terrifying, sending a chill down one's spine for no reason.

Lin Ye, however, brightened up at the sight of this, and the last bit of frustration in his heart completely dissipated. He smiled happily and said to the teacher in a clear voice, "Thank you, Teacher."

However, she then whispered to Lu Qingfeng, "Please, Master, spare the lives of these two Daoists for now."

"Um."

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Lu Qingfeng didn't ask any further questions and simply nodded slightly.

Lu Qingfeng and Lin Ye did not linger outside the mountain.

They returned to Two-Qi Peak.

Outside Seven Treasures Mountain, the Zhurong Demon God refined four sixth-order powerful beings. Flames covered the sky and dyed the heavens red, while also enveloping the entire Two-Qi Peak, blocking all those who could see them.

Outside Seven Treasures Mountain.

"Call!"

The cultivators, who had been silent, finally breathed a sigh of relief, their tense nerves relaxing. But the events that had just unfolded still stirred their emotions, and they gathered in small groups, discussing the events with excitement, shock, or confusion.

'Buzz buzz buzz'.

In just a few words, things got lively.

"This--"

"Grandmaster?"

Qi Zhou, Cui Fengnian, and Zhongli Hu exchanged bewildered glances as they watched the fiery red expanse atop Two-Qi Peak. Even as True Immortal, the three were thrown into disarray by this unexpected turn of events.

For a moment, I couldn't make sense of it all.

Lin Ye was overjoyed to be reunited with his teacher and didn't care about his three good disciples at all.

Not only his three disciples, but also the two immortal masters of Mount Mao Dao were forgotten by Lin Ye.

As Qi Zhou and his companions, still reeling from the Yu Sheng, silently gathered their thoughts, they suddenly saw two people approaching. They quickly snapped back to reality, their expressions immediately turning serious. They bowed respectfully to the newcomers, saying, "Greetings, two esteemed immortal masters."

The visitors were none other than Daoist Nun Cheng Jin and Daoist Yuan Shan.

Like everyone else, these two Mount Mao Dao masters were also in a state of utter confusion. Looking at the Zhurong Demon God standing proudly above Seven Treasures Mountain, they felt their mouths dry and speechless.

Lu Qingfeng didn't greet them, and the 'Seven Treasures Immortal Aunt' forgot about them in her joy, leaving the two of them at a loss.

To stay or to leave?

It was quite awkward.

However, Daoist Yuan Shan had a sudden inspiration and wanted to inquire about the situation from Qi Zhou and the other two.

"Huh—"

Many people outside Seven Treasures Mountain had also thought of the three True Immortal disciples of the Seven Treasures Immortal Aunt, but Daoist Yuan Shan beat them to it. Not daring to disturb them, they all lowered their voices and pricked up their ears to eavesdrop.

"Greetings, fellow Daoists."

Although Qi Zhou and the other two were only at the Mahayana Sensing Realm, Daoist Yuan Shan did not dare to look down on them. He returned the greeting with a cupped hand and, without bothering with pleasantries, eagerly asked, "Fellow Daoists, may I ask the name of your esteemed master? Since you have come to the Hao Kingdom, my Mount Mao Dao has been honored to be your host, and we cannot be impolite."

The Daoist Yuan Shan asked a conservative question, but in reality, he was always on edge.

Having cultivated for many years, he believed he had some understanding of the great masters of various countries. After becoming a Pure Yang Immortal Master, he came into contact with higher levels of power and had heard of many hidden masters.

But the Daoist priest just now, in terms of appearance and Divine Ability, was completely unheard of.

I don't know where they came from.

This Daoist's cultivation and supernatural Divine Ability were simply terrifying. He easily subdued four sixth-tier powerhouses, who were now being tormented and refined in the furnace. Their pitiful screams and futile struggles sent chills down the spines of even this sixth-tier immortal master.

Such a person is like a fierce dragon crossing the river.

The Mount Mao Dao has a profound foundation, so we may not necessarily be afraid. However, it would be troublesome to provoke them unknowingly.

In particular, the fact that Lin Ye and his disciple had left these two immortal masters outside the mountain, whether intentionally or unintentionally, made Daoist Yuan Shan even more alert.

Daoist Yuan Shan was filled with trepidation, pondering to himself while looking at Qi Zhou and the other two, waiting for a response.

"..."

But the three of them also looked completely bewildered.

Qi Zhou shook his head with a wry smile and apologized to Daoist Yuan Shan, "Senior, please forgive me. I have been cultivating with my teacher for over 13,000 years and have never heard any news about my sect. Today is also the first time I have seen... my grandmaster."

As Qi Zhou spoke, he managed to clear his mind a little, and a surge of joy welled up inside him.

Unlike Daoist Yuan Shan and Daoist Nun Cheng Jin.

He didn't care where this incomparably powerful grandmaster came from or what his background was. Just by looking at his teacher's joyful tears, he knew that the relationship between the grandmaster and his teacher must be close.

With such a grandmaster presiding over it, Seven Treasures Mountain, whose position was awkward and even full of crises, will surely be as stable as Mount Tai from now on.

"It's just a pity that the teacher—"

As Qi Zhou pondered, he thought of his teacher, and his joy faded, replaced by sorrow. He had been orphaned at a young age, begging for a living in the border town, suffering constant bullying. Fortunately, his teacher took him under his wing, and his fortunes changed. Not only did he have enough to eat and wear, but he also received instruction in the true arts of Immortal Dao.

From a beggar to True Immortal of Seven Treasures Mountain, Qi Zhou is most grateful to his teacher.

Now that his grandmaster had arrived, he was overjoyed, but couldn't help feeling regret for his teacher, thinking, "If only my grandmaster had arrived half a day earlier—"

Not just Qi Zhou.

Cui Fengnian and Zhongli Hu were standing nearby, shared the same thought.

If our master had arrived even a moment earlier, everything would have been very different.

Pity...

Pity!

The three stared at the Zhurong Demon God, listening to the pitiful howls of the four powerful beings— Yun Qing, Yun De, Chi Yin, and Heixia—within the furnace, lost in thought. For a moment, they felt immense satisfaction, and for another, their hearts were filled with regret and remorse.

It's complex and hard to explain to others.

Seeing that Qi Zhou and the other two were also bewildered and knew nothing when asked, Daoist Yuan Shan and Daoist Nun Cheng Jin exchanged a glance and then silently walked away.

They stood still to the side.

The two investigated each other in isolation. Daoist Yuan Shan frowned and spoke first, "Uncle-Master, even the disciples of Seven Treasures Immortal Aunt don't know this Daoist's background. I'm afraid it will be difficult to find out in a short time. However, since this Daoist is so powerful, whether he is friend or foe, our Mount Mao Dao should make preparations as soon as possible."

"Um."

"In that case, I will send a message to the sect's founder."

Knowing the risks involved, the Daoist Nun Cheng Jin dared not delay and immediately took out a paper crane from her sleeve. With a gentle breath, the paper crane transformed into Immortal Crane, flapped its wings, and flew north, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

After doing all this.

Both the Daoist Nun Cheng Jin and the Daoist Yuan Shan suddenly found themselves with nothing to do.

They wanted to leave, but when their eyes fell on Seven Treasures Mountain, they couldn't bear to go.

"Two old demons and Old Devil."

"And there are two immortal masters from the Divine Empyrean Dao."

"What a brilliant move! What a brilliant move!"

Daoist Nun Cheng Jin couldn't help but sigh. Her feet seemed to take root in the ground, extinguishing any thought of leaving. She wanted to see what fate awaited Yun Qing, Yun De, Chi Yin, and Hei Xia, and also to see how the Divine Empyrean Sect would ultimately respond.

Daoist Yuan Shan did not move an inch.

He shared the same thoughts as his senior uncle. He stared at the Zhurong Demon God and the cauldron in front of him for a while, then unconsciously looked towards the Two-Qi Peak, his expression unreadable. Just then, Daoist Nun Cheng Jin looked over, her eyes also filled with a strange light.

Daoist Yuan Shan smacked his lips, and like Qi Zhou and the other two, he sighed, "If only this Daoist had arrived half a day earlier—"