Yunwu Mountain Range, Are You Going to Be Food?

It was night.

Qingyun Dao Sect.

Su Changyu stood quietly on the cliff.

Alone, he gazed up at the starry sky.

Inside Qingyun Dao Sect, it was incredibly quiet.

However, as a figure flashed by, Su Changyu's vacant gaze suddenly regained its color.

Whoosh.

The next moment, Su Changyu left his spot and arrived at the mountain gate.

"Who?"

Su Changyu's voice rang out. He moved quickly, his hand gripping his long sword, his eyes fixed on the front.

"Changyu, it's me."

A familiar voice called out from the woods, making Su Changyu freeze.

"Master?"

Su Changyu was surprised.

Why is he out here in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?

"No, I just came out for a walk."

Grand Hua Daoist emerged from the woods, looking at Su Changyu with a sheepish grin.

"A walk?" Su Changyu glanced at Grand Hua Daoist, then his gaze fell upon the sword he was carrying.

"Master, you bring a weapon for a walk?"

Su Changyu's question made Grand Hua Daoist even more awkward.

"Master, what exactly are you trying to do?"

Su Changyu's eyes were full of suspicion.

"It's really nothing, what else could your master be doing?"

Grand Hua Daoist refused to say anything.

"Then I'll go with you."

Su Changyu took a step forward and said this.

In an instant, Grand Hua Daoist became awkward.

He could tell that Su Changyu didn't believe a word he was saying.

"What is it?"

Su Changyu asked again, seriously.

Seeing that he could no longer hide it, Grand Hua Daoist could only grit his teeth and speak.

"Changyu, my greatest obsession is to see the sect promoted to Third-rank as soon as possible. Now that our sect has finally gotten a genius, I understand that we can't keep this kind of genius."

"But I want him to participate in the Qingzhou Sword Dao Convention. As long as he makes it into the top hundred, we can apply for the Third-rank Sect records. By then, even if your junior disciple leaves Qingyun Dao Sect, we won't be too upset, right?"

Grand Hua Daoist said earnestly.

Su Changyu fell silent for a moment.

What Grand Hua Daoist said was absolutely true.

A small Qingyun Dao Sect simply couldn't keep such a genius.

Right now, Ye Ping didn't understand anything, so a few words of persuasion wouldn't be a big problem. But Ye Ping would eventually have to go down the mountain, right? He would have to see the outside world, wouldn't he?

Once he encountered the outside world, he would understand everything.

"Master, are you going to help Junior Brother register for the Qingzhou Sword Dao Convention?"

Su Changyu asked doubtfully.

"No, I want to go to the Cloud Mist Mountain Range. I have a Daoist friend who said Spirit Essence was discovered in the Cloud Mist Mountain Range."

Grand Hua Daoist said this.

"Cloud Mist Mountain Range?"

Su Changyu's expression suddenly changed, and he looked at Grand Hua Daoist.

"Master, are you crazy? That place is dense with demonic beasts. With your cultivation, wouldn't going there be like sending yourself to your death?"

Su Changyu was somewhat shocked.

What nonsense!

Grand Hua Daoist immediately wanted to retort, but after thinking about it, he felt that what was said made sense and finally held back.

"I'm going to the outskirts of the mountain range, not inside. How could I possibly encounter demonic beasts so easily?"

Grand Hua Daoist said somewhat unconvinced.

"Master, don't be foolish. Why are you going to the Cloud Mist Mountain Range? Our Qingyun Dao Sect isn't that desperate, is it?"

Su Changyu frowned.

The Cloud Mist Mountain Range was a demonic beast-infested mountain range within Qingzhou. Although it didn't have very powerful demonic beasts, it was extremely dangerous for cultivators like Grand Hua Daoist.

"Changyu, our Dao Sect is indeed not that desperate, but doesn't your junior brother need a flying sword? He can't possibly participate in the Sword Dao Convention without a decent flying sword, can he?" Grand Hua Daoist voiced his thoughts.

At this, Su Changyu immediately shook his head. "No, Master, you absolutely cannot go to the Cloud Mist Mountain Range."

"If you don't go to the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, who will provide for your junior brother?"

Grand Hua Daoist was a little annoyed.

The next moment, Su Changyu fell silent.

But soon, Su Changyu braced himself and said, "Doesn't junior brother know how to paint? I'll have him paint another one."

Su Changyu said, steeling himself.

In reality, although the two of them knew that Ye Ping's paintings were worth a fortune, Su Changyu didn't have the nerve to ask Ye Ping to paint another one.

Ignorance was bliss; now that he knew, he felt too embarrassed.

"Changyu," Grand Hua Daoist sighed deeply, then looked at Su Changyu and said earnestly, "After thinking about it, Master, one painting is enough. Your junior brother will eventually learn the truth. When he does, and finds out we sold his paintings, who would feel comfortable?"

"As the saying goes, a spoonful of rice can foster kindness, but a bushel can breed enmity. He is indeed a genius. Other sects wouldn't take him in, but our Qingyun Dao Sect did. That's kindness!"

"He paints to solve problems for our Qingyun Dao Sect, which is also a kindness to us. But if we keep asking for more and more, and he learns the truth, it's hard to guarantee he won't resent our Qingyun Dao Sect."

"Therefore, we've done our best to help your junior brother. At least we've done what we should. I think that child is simple-minded and not someone who nitpicks. When he understands the truth later, even if he leaves, he won't blame us. Do you understand?"

Grand Hua Daoist said earnestly.

Hearing this, Su Changyu fell silent.

In fact, even if Grand Hua Daoist hadn't said it, Su Changyu understood the principle.

Ye Ping was a genius and would eventually understand the truth. Once he did, if the Qingyun Dao Sect treated him like a cash cow, no one would be happy.

Of course, the most important point was that Su Changyu understood.

Although Grand Hua Daoist appeared to like taking advantage on the surface, he was actually very frugal. He would always give any good things to the sect disciples first.

Just like that painting; after selling it, most of the money was spent on Ye Ping himself.

Grand Hua Daoist was like a father, always thinking about letting his disciples eat and dress well, while being very thrifty with himself.

He didn't want to owe anyone.

He also didn't want to take advantage of his disciples.

As a master, Su Changyu felt that Grand Hua Daoist had done what he should, but Grand Hua Daoist never felt that way.

"Sigh!"

Su Changyu sighed.

"What are you sighing about? Master is going to get Spirit Essence, not to court death," Grand Hua Daoist said somewhat irritably.

However, after saying this, Grand Hua Daoist also felt a little less confident.

The Cloud Mist Mountain Range was densely populated with demonic beasts. Although he would be on the outskirts and the probability of encountering demonic beasts was very low, there was always danger, wasn't there?

What if he really encountered a demonic beast? That wouldn't be a small matter.

In the cultivation world, too many cultivators had died at the hands of demonic beasts. Grand Hua Daoist's cultivation level, if he truly encountered one, was simply fodder.

"Forget it! Master, I'll go with you."

Su Changyu took a deep breath. He made up his mind to go to the Cloud Mist Mountain Range with Grand Hua Daoist.

However, Grand Hua Daoist frowned at this.

"What are you going for? An extra meal? Stay in the sect properly."

Grand Hua Daoist directly refused.

"Master, you know my personality."

Su Changyu didn't say anything further, but his expression was firm.

"Master can go alone. You should stay in the sect and teach your junior brother swordsmanship properly."

Grand Hua Daoist continued, still unwilling to let Su Changyu take risks.

However, Su Changyu remained silent, quietly looking at Grand Hua Daoist.

Finally, Grand Hua Daoist waved his hand and sighed.

"Fine, but you must stay close to Master and not mess around."

Grand Hua Daoist knew he couldn't win against Su Changyu and could only reluctantly agree.

And so, the two figures gradually disappeared from the Qingyun Dao Sect.

However, their voices could still be heard intermittently.

"If the two of us go, what about your junior disciple?"

"Junior Disciple Luo Chen is teaching him Alchemy recently, so I don't think any major issues will arise."

"Luo Chen? That's good. He has a gentle personality and strong resilience. He can handle anything that comes his way."