Sunken Jade Valley.
A streak of azure light slowly descended from the high heavens, transforming into an exquisite, small, and luxurious jade magic boat.
Chen Shuangbai leaped up from above, descending with a ray of light, and landed between the mountain gates with several others. There, they saw that the white jade stone tablet, which had originally resembled a white crane lying among the mountains and valleys, had collapsed, and dozens of disciples were patrolling around it.
Seeing two Divine Ability, colorful beams of divine light descending from the sky, they mistakenly thought it was another enemy attack and scattered in all directions to return to their sects to report to the True Person and True Lord.
"Do not panic, for it is our sect's Daoist Dao Child who has returned after achieving Nascent Soul!"
Dao Child?
The disciples were first stunned, then bewildered, and then stared blankly at the Great Yin Divine Ability light several feet behind Chen Shuangbai's head. The soft, bright moonlight shone on them, and wherever it passed, clusters of frost flowers and immortal herbs rose from the ground, wrapped in rustling, swaying snow light.
Every single one of them had a flushed face.
Immediately, they all bowed deeply, their faces flushed, and shouted loudly, "Welcome back Dao Child the Daoist lineage after achieving Nascent Soul!"
The sound, full of passion, first echoed outside the mountain gate, startling countless birds and attracting more disciples who were patrolling or repairing the mountain gate and halls nearby.
Soon, more and more disciples gathered, some riding flying magical Law Artifact, others riding spirit beasts and birds, like streaks of light, all converging outside the mountain gate.
As a result, the cheers rose higher and higher, and the emotions contained within them grew stronger with each wave, as if they were venting all the unease and repression of the past period into these congratulatory remarks.
Chen Shuangbai was moved by the scene before her, so she raised her hand and waved it, and tassel-like moonlight fluttered down.
Anyone with pre-existing ailments, whether from knife wounds, axe cuts, residual Law Technique, or poisonous ailments, will see their wounds heal and disappear at a visible speed under the pure and gentle, fluttering moonlight.
Even the chronic illnesses that had plagued them for decades were gradually improving.
Soft sobs could be heard from the crowd.
The younger, more spirited disciples knelt down immediately, their voices choked with emotion, " Dao Child!"
Although he only recognized a small portion of them, the kindness the sect had shown him was enough to warrant his actions.
After calming the disciples guarding outside the mountain gate, Chen Shuangbai led True Lord Canxia through the gate and into the sect.
The sect's protective formation had clearly been bombarded by one or more extremely powerful forces. Although it was not completely destroyed, many of the sect's spiritual peaks and palaces were reduced to rubble, demonstrating the intensity of the battle at the time.
On the northeast side of Sunken Jade Valley, a huge ravine spread out, piercing through the array's eye on the northeast side and stretching for hundreds of miles. The bottom of the ravine was still stained with dark and ominous flames, which showed the power of Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivator.
Chen Shuangbai felt a heavy weight in her heart.
Before he even reached the Myriad Phenomena Hall, a figure rushed over in a hurry; it was none other than his master Yi Chongyue.
The anxiety on Yi Chongyue's face melted away the moment he saw Chen Shuangbai, and his face was filled with relief.
"Master!"
"Eh..."
Yi Chongyue instinctively wanted to respond and then step forward to hug his eldest disciple as usual, but he suddenly realized something, froze on the spot, his relaxed expression turning solemn. He straightened his clothes slightly, bowed, and said:
" True Lord..."
Chen Shuangbai was immediately startled. She rushed forward and pulled Yi Chongyue, who was about to kneel down, to his feet. Her brows furrowed with shock, and she said, "Master... you're making me feel terrible!"
After this, Yi Chongyue regained his composure, gently nudged Chen Shuangbai, and said, "Among cultivators, rank is determined by cultivation level!"
"Although I am your master, my cultivation is inferior to yours."
Chen Shuangbai interrupted him sternly, saying, "Your disciple doesn't care about such things. You only know that a teacher for a day is a father for life... If Master does this again, your disciple will make sure your grand-disciples don't come looking for you on Deer Deep Waters Peak."
"Okay... okay, okay."
Then, Chen Shuangbai introduced True Lord Canxia to Yi Chongyue, "Master, this is Nascent Soul expert from the sea, True Lord Canxia. We owe a great debt of gratitude to this senior for his assistance on this trip; otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to return so quickly."
Yi Chongyue quickly bowed to True Lord Canxia in gratitude. "Greetings, True Lord True Lord. Thank you for your righteous intervention in protecting my disciple."
"The entire Jade Spring Sect is deeply grateful."
True Lord Canxia waved his hand and laughed, "Fellow Daoist, Canxia 're too kind. I didn't have to do much... Your Dao Child isn't someone who needs my protection. I've certainly broadened my horizons along the way."
Hearing a Nascent Soul Middle Stage True Lord praise Chen Shuangbai in such a way, Yi Chongyue felt as sweet as if he had drunk honey.
"Hey, everyone, stop standing here and hurry inside the hall."
"Everyone has been waiting for you."
Chen Shuangbai agreed and followed Yi Chongyue forward for a short while. Suddenly, she felt a little surprised and turned around to see that True Lord Canxia was still standing in the same place without moving, with a conflicted look on his face.
Just as Yi Chongyue was about to shout again, he was interrupted by a melodious female voice.
"Snort!"
"Since you're already here, why not come in and take a look?"
Chen Shuangbai immediately understood and quickly grabbed his master, looking at True Lord Canxia. He saw that the great cultivator in the Nascent Soul Middle Stage realm had an expression of overjoyed delight on his face, as happy as a child in the mortal world. He leaped away in a streak of azure light, running faster than anyone else.
"Hey, hey, hey, my sweet girl called me, of course I have to come."
Myriad Phenomena Hall
The main hall where the True Person and True Lord discussed matters inside the gate also suffered considerable damage. Currently, many disciples, array masters, and alchemists are outside repairing the arrays and the dilapidated areas.
After passing through a light curtain formed by five-colored radiance, Chen Shuangbai finally saw several people sitting intermittently inside the hall.
Everyone was different from what I had imagined.
After all, the Golden Core True Person of the Jade Spring Sect also need to contribute to the Vast Waves Alliance; they can't all stay within the mountain gate and completely ignore the affairs of the Vast Waves Alliance.
However, what reassured him somewhat was the Daoist priest sitting at the head of the table.
The Daoist priest wore a sky-blue robe adorned with landscape patterns, cranes, and white deer, its sleeves flowing gracefully. He wore a hibiscus crown and had a pure white jade pendant hanging from his waist. His appearance was extremely handsome.
Especially his pair of almond-shaped eyes, which exuded an indescribable charm and elegance.
It was none other than True Lord Qingchen.
Seeing that True Lord Qingchen was sitting there peacefully, Chen Shuangbai finally felt relieved, as the heavy weight that had been hanging over her heart since her return had finally been lifted.
In any case, as long as the sect leader is still sitting here safely, then all these losses... indicate that they are all within a controllable range.
" True Lord..."
Chen Shuangbai was about to step forward to pay her respects when she was lifted up by a gentle force. From the head of the table came the voice of the True Lord, tinged with a lighthearted laugh:
"You've Nascent Soul; casually bowing to others will diminish your destiny..."
Chen Shuangbai looked up in response, her gaze gradually moving from the jade steps below the stage to the Daoist sitting at the head of the table, and finally settling on the eyes of True Lord Qingchen.
The right eye, a peach blossom eye, held a smile.
As for the left side... it was pure white, within which three overlapping plain blue rings could be seen, reflecting each other and coldly watching Chen Shuangbai.
" True Lord?"
[PS: I'll post two chapters now, and the rest later.]