Feelings Hard to Restrain

After confirming that Xiu Yun and Xuan Shuang were safe and sound, Jiang Ping'an left them some spirit stones at noon the next day and returned to the Azure Origin Sect.

"At most two years. I should be able to bring you into the Azure Origin Sect," Jiang Ping'an told Xiu Yun and Xuan Shuang before leaving.

Though the Azure Origin Sect was dangerous, its cultivation methods were indeed many times stronger than the Azure Cloud Aperture Refining Scripture. If Xiu Yun and Xuan Shuang continued cultivating the Azure Cloud Aperture Refining Scripture, reaching the Qi Refining Realm would be difficult even in their lifetimes. Therefore, it was quite necessary for them to enter the Azure Origin Sect.

Jiang Ping'an rode to the Azure Origin Sect's mountain gate, then continued on toward Thousand Emerald Mountain. After riding more than ten li, he noticed that three Menial Disciples on horseback had been following him from afar the entire time.

To verify whether he was merely being overly suspicious, Jiang Ping'an simply stopped his horse and let the three Menial Disciples behind him go ahead.

However, as soon as he stopped, the three Menial Disciples stopped as well.

Jiang Ping'an turned his horse around and rode toward the three Menial Disciples. Rather than panicking or pretending to turn away, they brazenly waited for him to ride up before them.

"Are you following me?" Jiang Ping'an asked.

One of the three Menial Disciples said disdainfully, "You got it right. We're following you."

All three were late-stage Spirit Aperture Realm cultivators. With three against one, they held every advantage, so they were extremely arrogant.

"Who sent you?" Jiang Ping'an asked.

As though they had heard an utterly ridiculous joke, the three Menial Disciples burst into laughter, mocking Jiang Ping'an for asking such a stupid