Chen Shuangbai went out with him.
As darkness fell, Yi Chongyue emerged from the cave abode, his face grim.
Liu Wenyan personally escorted the master and his disciple to the guest house, then summoned several fellow disciples and instructed them to take good care of them before leaving.
There are still a few days until the birthday banquet. They will all need to stay here for the next few days, or they can go out to see the outside world, but only a few peaks.
Since we're outsiders, it's not appropriate for us to linger.
The inn was also very well prepared. After settling in, Yi Chongyue summoned his disciple and began by saying:
"You'd better get ready, things are about to get messy."
Chen Shuangbai retorted, "How far has it escalated?"
"Separate the family!"
"Is it that serious?!"
Yi Chongyue sighed deeply and said, " Martial Uncle Gongye originally didn't intend to do this, but the other party kept pressuring him. Although he cherishes old friendships, he was quite violent in his youth. Now, things have come to a head, and we're all going our separate ways."
That makes sense.
Gongye Chun acted that way during the day, so it's clear he's not going to pretend any longer.
but...
Chen Shuangbai's eyes darted around, and she said, "Master... this Grandmaster Uncle has been so tolerant before, why doesn't he intend to tolerate us anymore now that we're here?"
He has always been intelligent, so he immediately grasped the key point.
Yi Chongyue glanced at him, then flipped his hand, revealing something in his palm.
Chen Shuangbai looked closely.
It was a jade pendant.
This jade pendant has a warm and smooth texture, a bluish-white color, and its surface is not decorated with many intricate carvings. It looks quite ordinary and is neither Law Artifact nor Spirit Artifact, so it doesn't seem to have any special uses.
Yi Chongyue explained, "Years ago, your grandmaster, Grand Martial Uncle Gongye, and three others, sharing the same ideals, founded the predecessor of Spring-Returning Mountain here, all because of this jade pendant."
"This jade pendant is the key to unlocking a blessed land!"
Chen Shuangbai was somewhat surprised.
A blessed land?!
Secret realms, blessed lands, Grotto-Heaven...
Each level is higher than the last, a rare fortuitous opportunity for cultivators, mostly left behind by ancient cultivators or vanished sects.
It seems that Chen Shuangbai entered the secret realm of the Azure Wave Gao Clan at sea. A blessed land is a level higher than a secret realm. It usually refers to a place with extremely abundant Spiritual Qi, naturally nurtured by nature, and teeming with rare treasures. Due to the creation of its creator, it forms its own small world and often has unique outputs. It can even assist in cultivation and break through bottlenecks.
This secret realm has already attracted many small sects to flock to it.
Chen Shuangbai hadn't expected this.
This incident at Spring-Returning Mountain has unexpectedly connected to a blessed land?!
Yi Chongyue continued, "Back then, your grandmaster and his four grandmasters met on the outskirts of that blessed land. They explored together and gained some fortuitous opportunity, but their cultivation was still too shallow to go deeper. So they made an agreement to each keep a jade pendant, and when their cultivation was sufficient or they found a successor, they would collect all the jade pendants and explore the blessed land together."
Chen Shuangbai raised an eyebrow and said, "But we're still missing one, aren't we?"
He knew that one of the five, and the only female Alchemist, had left the sect years ago to travel the world and had not returned for a hundred years. He figured that Spring-Returning Mountain probably couldn't find her there.
Yi Chongyue glanced at his only disciple, then flipped his left hand, revealing another jade pendant. He said, "That person left the sect back then because he foresaw the signs of internal conflict and didn't want to get involved, so he left early on."
"But after she left, she made a special trip to find me and handed me the jade pendant she had been carrying. She said she had no disciples and didn't care much about it, so she entrusted it to me, asking me to take good care of it and use it properly."
Correct use?
Chen Shuangbai thought to himself: This must be referring to now.
There are five in total. My master has two, Gongye Chun has one, and the other side only has two left... So there's room for planning this.
But then another problem arises...
In a few days it will be Gongye Chun's birthday... At that time, people from other clans will surely come to offer their congratulations. If this matter is exposed on that day, wouldn't that cause even more trouble?
A blessed land is enough to drive small and medium-sized sects crazy, and make large sects attach great importance to it as well.
Even within his own Jade Spring Sect, Chen Shuangbai couldn't guarantee whether... Wait, when he was promoted to True Disciple, True Person Bo personally led him into an unknown place, which was at least a blessed land.
But... who would complain about having too much good land in their own backyard?
unless...
"Master, is the condition of that blessed land... not very good?"
Chen Shuangbai asked tentatively.
Yi Chongyue was very satisfied.
His disciple always managed to pinpoint the crux of the matter very accurately, so he revealed everything he knew.
"Back then, your grandmaster and the other four were unwilling to go any deeper. Firstly, their cultivation was insufficient, and secondly, the blessed land itself had been severely damaged and was in a precarious state. If they had forcibly entered again, it could have easily led to unforeseen consequences."
"Furthermore, they all felt pity for him and planned to take things slowly... but you can probably guess what happened next."
So that's how it is.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime blessed place.
That makes sense.
Grand Martial Uncle Gongye wants to divide the family property, then he wants to do it thoroughly. It seems he intends to take everything that belongs to this blessed land to avoid future entanglements.
In other words...
Chen Shuangbai looked at her master, a barely suppressed smile appearing on her face, "So, we master and disciple can also get a share of the pie?"
Yi Chongyue glanced at his obedient disciple. Although he thought the same thing, he couldn't show it on his face. He lowered his brows and said, "Don't laugh... You can laugh when we get back."
Chen Shuangbai could only suppress her laughter.
To be given a free chance to enter this blessed land, regardless of what treasures might be inside... just getting in is already a win.
However, on the other hand, that's another story.
Chen Shuangbai was somewhat uneasy. "Master, we are not from Spring-Returning Mountain after all... aren't you afraid that True Person Zhang, relying on his Golden Core cultivation, will attack us?"
"I'm not afraid."
Yi Chongyue said, "That blessed land is now on the verge of collapse. Golden Core can't enter; only Foundation Establishment like us can, and even then, the number of people entering at one time cannot be too large."
" Martial Uncle Gongye said that Zhang Jing also wants to divide the family property and has invited outsiders to come. We're all in the same boat."
After Yi Chongyue's reminder, Chen Shuangbai remembered the people he had met during the day, who were clearly also distinguished guests from his sect.
The entire Spring-Returning Mountain is populated by Alchemist, who are generally not skilled in combat, unless they are simply overwhelming others with their cultivation level... Grand Martial Uncle Gongye stayed at the Early Golden Core Stage over two hundred years. Although he was old, he must still have some tricks up his sleeve.
Protecting the master and his apprentice shouldn't be too much of a problem.
Now that you mention it... Chen Shuangbai is quite looking forward to it.