The stone door slowly opened from within. Shi Shenghan staggered out, his hair having turned entirely gray-white overnight, wrinkles covering his face as he seemed to have aged considerably.
Shi Shenghan looked at Ye Tian and revealed a miserable smile.
"I have only two disciples. One is Nan Xueyi, and the other is you, Ye Tian. Your Senior Sister was killed, yet I chose to preserve myself in troubled times. You must hate me deeply."
"From today onward, leave Xinshi Peak."
"I will have the sect master find you another mountain rich in spiritual energy, where you may live and cultivate. I am unworthy of being your master, and unworthy of being anyone's master!"
"Remember this well in the future. Cultivate properly. Only when your own strength is powerful enough can you possess what you desire and accomplish what you wish to do."
The scene before his eyes began to whirl past rapidly. Ye Tian left Xinshi Peak and went to Empty Mountain Peak to live and cultivate.
Ye Tian rarely entered his cave abode, much less left Empty Mountain Peak. He devoted every ounce of his energy to cultivation, meticulous and obscure.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, several hundred years had passed.
During that time, Ye Tian's cultivation steadily rose step by step. During that time, Lu Shang overcame his tribulation and ascended to immortality, becoming sect master. He visited Empty Mountain Peak and offered to let Ye Tian move to a better mountain and take disciples of his own.
Ye Tian refused it all. He still remained alone and silent on Empty Mountain Peak.
Then, several times because of matters concerning cultivation, he left the Tai Void Sect and journeyed into the outside world.
He endured countless hardships and countless perilous battles. At