True Person Yun He lingered in the cave abode for a very, very long time.
In the end, he declined Su Qingyun's suggestion to take him to see a greater world.
He chose to remain here as a leisurely elder and continue teaching the new disciples.
He did not wish to fight, nor did he wish to become a burden to Su Qingyun. He only wanted to stay here and watch the new disciples grow.
Knowing that Su Qingyun was doing well and had found an invincibly powerful master, he could finally rest easy.
That child he had worried about most back then had now become the child he was proudest of!
After bidding farewell to True Person Yun He, Su Qingyun arrived at Azure Cloud Town at the foot of Azure Cloud Sect's mountain.
That was where his story had begun.
Azure Cloud Town was still as it had been back then.
The town was not large, with only several thousand households. Blue bricks, gray tiles, stone-paved paths, and wisps of cooking smoke curled into the air.
Outside the town ran a small river, its clear waters flowing gently onward.
A stone bridge crossed the river, and several women were washing clothes beneath it.
Within the town, children chased and played, their laughter crisp and bright.
Everything was exactly the same as the Azure Cloud Town in his memories.
Su Qingyun's gaze turned toward the edge of the town.
There stood a dilapidated temple, protected by an array that preserved its original appearance.
He came before the ruined temple. It was still as it had been back then, its temple doors hanging crookedly, the paint upon them long since peeled away.
Several cracks ran through the temple walls. Wind poured through them, producing mournful howls.
The temple was empty,