Hearing Xuan Heng's words, Six Ears's eyes widened, and he said nothing for a long while.
Kong Xuan stood nearby. Though he said nothing, the resentment in his eyes and brows could not be concealed.
Looking at his two nominal disciples, Xuan Heng knew that he had indeed neglected them. When he first took in Six Ears, he had simply left him to develop on his own. Even after bringing him back to Kunlun, he had rarely explained the Dao to him. Kong Xuan needed no further mention—after taking him in, aside from helping him sort through his karmic burden and fleece some benefits at the start, Xuan Heng had never formally taught him either.
Xuan Heng brought the two of them into the cave abode.
"These years, I have wronged you as your master."
Six Ears had just been about to speak, but seeing Xuan Heng's earnest expression, he swallowed his words.
Kong Xuan lowered his head. "Master, you are overstating it."
Xuan Heng waved his hand.
"A wrong is a wrong. There is nothing more to say. I truly have neglected the two of you these past years. Starting today, I will teach you the Dao and make up for everything you missed before."
This teaching lasted ten thousand years. Xuan Heng first examined the foundations of the two disciples, helped them solidify those foundations, and then gave them a detailed explanation of the first volume of the Profound Pure Immortal Art.
A thousand years later, Xuan Heng passed down the second volume of the Profound Pure Immortal Art, Guarding the True. After explaining several matters that required attention, he began teaching the realm of the Taiyi Golden Immortal.
Kong Xuan and Six Ears had both remained at the peak of the Golden Immortal realm for a long