"Looks like I'll have to enter a death seclusion. Protect my Dao."
At that moment, Ye Lin spoke with a grave expression. It seemed he had no choice but to take that step.
"Alright."
Hearing this, Old Garden already knew what Ye Lin intended to do and immediately agreed.
The two exchanged glances, the meaning within their eyes known only to themselves.
Only the old man was left standing there, utterly bewildered. What exactly were you two doing, gazing at each other so affectionately just now?
After saying that, Ye Lin stepped into the cave below and drove all the disciples out. From then on, Ye Lin was the only one left inside the cave.
Thus, Ye Lin began his seclusion.
Meanwhile, Old Garden used secret arts to conceal all the mountain ranges surrounding the cave. Back when he had roamed the world, he had learned no shortage of secret arts.
With Old Garden's protection, the old man was clearly much more at ease, while the younger generation around them began cultivating one after another.
As he watched them cultivate, Old Garden would occasionally offer a few pointers. Whenever Old Garden was guiding the juniors, the old man could often be seen lurking in the shadows with a little notebook, jotting something down.
After this happened several times, Old Garden wore a helpless expression and personally gave the old man some guidance. The old man broke through—the cultivation level that had trapped him for ten thousand years finally broke through.
The old man, whose potential had been exhausted, reversed his innate nature and stepped into the Second Tribulation Loose Immortal Realm.
In the end, tears streaming down his face, the old man hugged Old Garden's thigh and wanted to take him as his master. Old Garden ultimately refused, on the