Instant Shift

Su Yuanzhen fell silent for a moment after Chen Yan asked him a question.

Su Yuanzhen's brows knit slightly. He looked hesitant and uncertain.

"I haven't made up my mind either. To be honest, Junior Brother Chen, I feel the same way you do. With my current cultivation and understanding of the Immortal Dao, I'm not ready to shoulder the burden of being someone's master. I'm also worried I'll tarnish the reputation of being a Sect Master's personal disciple."

Su Yuanzhen replied:

"But word has come from the General Affairs Hall that any Martial Spring Realm cultivator who takes on a disciple during this recruitment ceremony can receive an extra eighty Spirit Stones each month for the next three years. Qi Sea Realm cultivators can receive an extra two hundred Spirit Stones a month over the same period."

That was a rather tempting offer.

It had also made Chen Yan hesitate over whether he should take on a disciple in the sect for the sake of those eighty Spirit Stones.

Strictly speaking, Chen Yan had never taken on a disciple before.

The same went for Su Hongzhen. Chen Yan had only taught him a cultivation method, then left him to his own devices.

All of Su Hongzhen's progress in his youth had depended entirely on Zhou Jinyun's sparring and guidance.

But that moment of hesitation lasted only briefly in Chen Yan's mind before he decisively dismissed it.

Getting a few dozen extra Spirit Stones each month would certainly be nice, but it still wasn't enough.

Chen Yan's greatest goal remained the Spirit Stone lode eighteen hundred thousand li from Luoling Sect, the one Luoling Sect and Danxia Sect had once fought over.

He needed an opportunity.

An opportunity to leave the sect and travel far away for a long time