More than half a month passed in the blink of an eye. Shen Luo did not linger in Chang'an for long. After a round of drinks with Bai Xiaotian and Lu Huaming at Chang'an Tower, he set off for Spring Autumn Temple.
He had originally wanted to invite Fu Donglai as well, but learned that while he was recovering from his injuries, Fu Donglai had left a message with Lu Huaming and departed Chang'an City ahead of him, returning to his sect at Lion Camel Ridge.
During that time, before Shen Luo could seek him out, Chen Shiyuan came to visit him instead.
Not only did he deliver the complete Pure Yang Canon as promised, he also included several closely guarded sect texts, among them both cultivation manuals and Daoist alchemy scriptures.
On this visit, Chen Shiyuan changed his former attitude and spoke to Shen Luo with considerably greater courtesy.
Throughout their conversation, he kept probing, trying to ask about Spring Autumn Temple's Daoist lineage.
Although Shen Luo had single-handedly supported the founding of a new Spring Autumn Temple, he had done so mostly to fulfill his promise from years ago. He had no desire to claim the credit, nor any intention of establishing an independent sect.
Thus, he told Chen Shiyuan that Spring Autumn Temple's lineage would remain unchanged: it would still belong to Little Maoshan's branch.
With that verbal promise from Shen Luo, the stone weighing on Chen Shiyuan's heart finally dropped, and his face grew all the more cheerful.
He had originally thought Shen Luo would seize this opportunity to sever ties with Little Maoshan and establish himself as the founding patriarch of a new sect. After all, with the Great Tang Government Office's support, Spring Autumn Temple was almost certain to flourish. In a little over