"Master, you... why?"
After Jiang Yan left, Ye Tiandu went straight to the Taihuang Shop. He saw Old Ancestor Taihuang seated in the place of honor, his face dark.
Vital Energy roiled around him, and faint rumbles of thunder burst out. It was clear that Old Ancestor Taihuang was in a foul mood.
This left Ye Tiandu somewhat puzzled.
In his view, when Jiang Yan met with Old Ancestor Taihuang, he must have followed his advice and offered up the Fire Lin Sword. If so, Jiang Yan should have been the one in an awkward spot. He could hardly imagine why his master would be wearing such a grim expression.
"I misjudged him... and so did you."
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Old Ancestor Taihuang drew a deep breath, pressing every emotion down into his heart. He glanced at his prized disciple, his voice utterly flat:
"Your friend deceived both you and me."
"He isn't some junior at the extreme realm. Like you and me, he has already entered the Jie Realm!"
"He is... our fellow Daoist."
"The Jie Realm?"
"How is that possible? What could he possibly have to his credit?"
Ye Tiandu shuddered at the news, unable to believe it.
He wasn't truly questioning whether Jiang Yan could enter the Jie Realm. He simply felt Jiang Yan shouldn't have reached it already. His progress was... too fast.
As the Kunlun Divine Palace's senior disciple, Ye Tiandu had enjoyed the resources of a great sect, the support of his family, and the full assistance of Old Ancestor Taihuang. Add to that the countless fortuitous encounters and blessings he had received, and only then had he finally taken that last step.
Only he knew how hard it had been!
Jiang Yan was a Rogue Cultivator. Though a forbidden prodigy, he had only the