Removing This Talisman Will Let Master Out

When Lu Yang returned to Heaven Gate Peak, he still did not see his senior sister; only the puppets were guarding the base.

"This meeting is going on for so long? It must involve the allocation of Spirit Stone, right?"

In Lu Yang's memory, this was the only situation where meetings would last so long. The elders always had all sorts of strange ideas, but they couldn't implement them because they didn't have enough Spirit Stone. Whenever they had an opportunity to obtain Spirit Stone, they would definitely argue for it based on reason.

As Lu Yang was pondering this, he saw eight streaks of light fly out of the council hall. The eight elders left the hall, and the eldest sister leisurely walked out of the hall, indicating that the meeting had ended.

"You're back?"

"Just got back."

Yun Zhi scanned Lu Yang with her Divine Sense, confirming that Huang Doudou was still asleep in the spiritual world. "There are still many doubts about the Immortal Fairy, doubts that even she herself probably doesn't know the answers to. I'm going out to visit friends to see if I can gain any insights. You should cultivate diligently on Heaven Gate Peak and strive to reach the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage as soon as possible."

"Yes."

Yun Zhi said nothing more, flew into the sky, her figure blurred, and disappeared in some unknown direction.

After Yun Zhi left, Lu Yang looked at the puppet that had accompanied him in his cultivation, eager to try his hand at fighting it. He was quickly and soundly defeated.

Unable to even defeat a puppet, Lu Yang felt increasingly frustrated and obediently began meditating and cultivating.

His senior sister was busy running around for her own affairs, so he couldn't slack off.

"Disciple, is that me returning?"

A ghostly voice reached Lu Yang's Lu Yang. He instinctively covered his ears, but found that he could still hear the voice.

This sound has an incredible magic.

"Who!" Lu Yang looked around warily. He didn't remember having any master; it was his senior sister who taught him.

Wait a minute, it seems I have a master.

"Lu Yang is back. I am your master, the Silent Daoist."

The current Sect Master of the Ask Dao Sect, the Silent Daoist who had been missing for ten years.

The Sect Master disappeared for ten years, Ask Dao Sect operated smoothly and even recruited a new batch of disciples. It was as if having Sect Master or not was no Sect Master.

"Master?!"

Lu Yang was very surprised. He had been a disciple of the Silent Daoist for a year and had never seen his master. His senior sister always said that their master was in seclusion and didn't have time to see him. Could it be that their master had finally finished his seclusion?

"It's me. Although you've never seen me before, I've always been watching over you. I'm very pleased that you were able to guide your Qi and successfully Foundation Establishment." The voice was full of vicissitudes, sounding like a kind old grandfather.

"Master, where are you? Are you in seclusion and unable to come out to see your disciple?" Lu Yang sensed something was amiss. If his master could see him and speak to him, why had there been no movement from him for the past year?

He sighed deeply, his voice filled with unspeakable bitterness. "Alas, this is a long story. I have been at Heaven Gate Peak the whole time, but I cannot leave for the time being. Some things cannot be explained in a few words. Just follow the route I tell you, and you will see me."

Although Lu Yang had doubts, he didn't feel any danger. This was Heaven Gate Peak, and the other party was his master.

And most importantly, her senior sister never warned her about this matter.

If there had been any danger, my senior sister would have warned me already.

"First, find the pine forest halfway up the mountain. There's a 300-meter-tall ancient pine tree in the forest, the largest pine tree in the entire pine forest."

Lu Yang easily found the ancient pine tree that the Silent Daoist had mentioned. He remembered that the puppet had picked pine nuts here and made pine nut corn for him, which was very delicious.

"Tap the ancient pine tree three times lightly, pause for three seconds, then tap it three more times."

Lu Yang did as instructed, and saw that space distorted on the east side of the ancient pine tree, as if a piece of camouflage cloth had been removed to reveal the truth.

To the east of the ancient pine, a large grove of pine trees disappeared, replaced by a dark cave abode. A golden talisman was pasted at the entrance, making it hard to miss. The voice of the Silent Daoist was coming from this cave abode.

Lu Yang tentatively called out, "Master?"

"Ah, my good disciple. We've finally met." An old man with an air of otherworldly grace emerged from the cave abode, his whisk draped over his arm, moving with the elegance of a banished immortal. He was somewhat excited to see Lu Yang; was this his youngest disciple?

The Silent Daoist stopped at the cave entrance, not taking another step forward.

"Master, what's wrong? Are you trapped here? I'll ask Senior Sister to rescue you when she gets back!" Lu Yang said anxiously.

"No, no, no!" The Silent Daoist quickly stopped Lu Yang. If Yun Zhi hadn't left Heaven Gate Peak, he wouldn't have dared to call Lu Yang over.

"Don't tell your senior sister about seeing me."

Why is that?

The Silent Daoist looked up at the cave ceiling, his gaze complex. "People live for nothing more than fame and fortune. As the Sect Master of the Five Great Immortal Sects, I wield immense power, and naturally many people want to sit in my position."

"I can understand. Back then, I went through a bloody battle to stand out among my fellow disciples in order to get this position."

"I thought that becoming the Sect Master would solve everything, but I never expected to be betrayed by the person closest to me." At this point, the Silent Daoist showed a heartbroken expression, as if he couldn't bear to recall the past, but had no choice but to.

"Your eldest senior sister is exceptionally talented. When I abdicate, the position of Sect Master would surely be hers. However, she couldn't wait until that day of abdication. She broke our agreement, imprisoned me here, and became the acting sect Sect Master, managing all affairs of the sect herself."

"How has the sect developed in the past ten years? Has your senior sister followed my plan?"

Lu Yang was startled. He had heard from his senior brothers and sisters that the sect had been thriving and full of vitality over the past ten years, and that his eldest senior sister deserved the vast majority of the credit. Could all of this have been part of Master's plan?

Lu Yang relayed the story truthfully, and received a slightly gratified response from the Silent Daoist: "Xiao Yun did a good job. Even without me, she managed the sect well. It's just a pity..."

"What's a pity?"

"It's a pity I wasn't in charge of it personally; if it were me, I would have had a better management approach."

"Can you come out?"

The Silent Daoist smiled wryly and tried to step out of the cave abode. As soon as he took a step, he saw thousands of purple lightning bolts burst forth from the entrance of the cave abode, bathing the Silent Daoist in them. He was so frightened that he quickly retreated and used his whisk to extinguish the flames on his body.

"See? I can't get out."

"Then how can I get you out?"

"There's a golden talisman written by Xiaoyun at the entrance to the cave abode. I can get out as long as I peel it off."

Lu Yang looked at the Silent Daoist with suspicion. "Is it that simple?"

"It's that simple. Xiaoyun said that as long as someone removes the talisman, it means that I am not destined to be imprisoned here. In accordance with the will of Heaven, I will naturally be released."

Lu Yang leaned closer to take a look and saw that the golden talisman didn't have the usual strange patterns; instead, it only had seven large characters left by his senior sister:

I'd like to see who dares to take it down.