The Key Appears

Sizzle...

Inside the cave, flames flickered and crackled.

Everyone present was drawn to the dazzling light in the fire.

Upon closer inspection, everyone saw that the source of the light was a key, a key covered with densely engraved inscriptions.

"Found it!"

Ye Beixuan looked at the familiar key in the flames, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily turned up slightly.

Upon hearing this, the people nearby almost couldn't contain their excitement. If it weren't for the presence of the three members from Sword-Forging City, they would have shouted out in excitement.

Qin Yi and the other two fell silent as they looked at the key, and the doubts that had been lingering in their minds were finally resolved at that moment.

It turns out that all the geniuses of the Dao-Seeking Academy wanted from the beginning was this key; they didn't care about the Demon God Bone at all.

Thinking of this, Qin Yi quickly deactivated the formation and took the key.

He handed the key to Ye Beixuan and said with a smile, "Young friend Ye, this must be what you've been looking for, right?"

Ye Beixuan took the key. "That's good. Thank you for your trouble, senior. You can leave the Demon God Bone to your Sword-Forging City. As for the price, you can discuss it with my senior brother."

"Very well... I will certainly give Fellow Daoist Xiao a satisfactory price."

Qin Yi had no intention of inquiring about the origin of the key; the inscription on it was clearly not something a small Sword-Forging City like his could possess.

Several days later.

After disguising themselves Xiao Chen and his group left Sword-Forging City under Qin Yun's watchful eye, heading towards the Yellow Sand Desert in the northwest.

Qin Yun gazed at the familiar figure in the crowd and murmured, "Master, ten years from now, I will go to the Dao-Seeking Academy to find you."

Miscellaneous Dao Institute Dao-Seeking Academy.

Chu Feng spent his days playing happily with the two little girls in Miaomiao Mountain, and occasionally he would give some pointers to the Fang Mu.

Today, as usual, he called two little girls to go catch fish under the waterfall. Just as he stepped out of the courtyard, a familiar voice echoed in his mind.

"Host's Daoist companion Bing Yan, comprehended the True Essence of Sword Dao through visualization, rewarding the host with +10 to the True Essence of the Great Dao."

Upon hearing the sound, Chu Feng instinctively stopped in his tracks.

When Chen Qianqian and Bai Qian saw their master approaching, they both looked up, tilted their heads, and asked in unison, "Master, what's wrong?"

Chu Feng patted the two little girls' heads. "We're not going fishing today. I'm going to cook a big meal for your teacher's wife."

Chen Qianqian and Bing Yan were the closest. When she heard the words "Master's wife," her eyes lit up and she asked, "Master, is Master's wife coming out of seclusion? She's been in seclusion for a year."

Chu Feng smiled and said, "You'll find out in a bit. Come on, let's go back to the kitchen."

"Master, I want to be your assistant."

Chen Qianqian looked overjoyed.

Chu Feng: "Alright, I'll give you that chance."

Inside a cave dwelling at Heavenly Spirit Institute Dao-Seeking Cliff.

Bing Yan slowly opened her eyes, drew her sword, and casually twirled it, instantly creating an ice flower in the air.

"I have finally grasped the True Essence of Sword Dao."

As she spoke, her gaze fell on a painting not far away. The person in the painting was herself, but compared to the person in the painting, she was far inferior.

"Although I haven't become the person Chu Lang envisioned, it's a done deal that I'm now Half-Saint. That way, I can rightfully stand by Chu Lang's side."

As Bing Yan spoke, a familiar figure involuntarily appeared in her mind, and her face involuntarily turned slightly red.

She put away the scroll, then flew away on her sword and disappeared on the Dao-Seeking Cliff. She did not return to her own mountain range, but went to find Chu Feng immediately.

A moment later, Bing Yan arrived at the Miscellaneous Dao Institute. It was the same familiar courtyard, but it was unusually quiet compared to before.

Why haven't we heard a sound from those two troublemakers today?

With a hint of doubt, Bing Yan walked towards the villa where Chu Feng was.

Soon she heard a familiar voice coming from the direction of the kitchen.

So Bing Yan quickened her pace and headed towards the kitchen.

A short while later, she saw the face she had been longing for at the entrance of the kitchen courtyard.

Chu Feng sensed someone watching him and subconsciously turned his head to see Bing Yan standing smiling at the door.

Before Chu Feng could even put down what he was doing and rush over to catch up with his beloved, Chen Qianqian excitedly exclaimed, "Master's wife, Qianqian missed you so much!"

As she spoke, Chen Qianqian had already run to Bing Yan's arms with her short legs.

Bing Yan picked up Chen Qianqian and asked affectionately, "Qianqian, did you miss your master's wife?"

"I miss her, I miss her every single day, but my master won't let me go see her."

As Chen Qianqian spoke, she glanced timidly at Chu Feng.

Chu Feng now finally understood why those young couples in his previous life didn't want children; they really knew how to ruin the atmosphere.

Bing Yan carried Chen Qianqian to Chu Feng's side. "Chu Lang, it's been a long time."

"Yan'er, it's been a long time."

Chu Feng, without any shyness, embraced Bing Yan in front of his two disciples.

Chen Qianqian and Bai Qian, the two little girls, immediately covered their eyes with their hands and whispered, "Master, you're so embarrassing!"

Ha ha...

Chu Feng couldn't help but burst out laughing. After pinching the cheeks of the two little girls, he cooked with Bing Yan.

The four of them were busy in the kitchen, just like a family of four.

That evening, to celebrate Bing Yan's emergence from seclusion, Chu Feng specially prepared a pot of wine, intending to invite the Great Sage Golden Wing to taste it together.

Fang Mu brought him some disappointing news: the Great Sage Golden Wing had also gone into seclusion.

After a satisfying meal and drinks.

Chu Feng and Elder Bing went to the back mountain and sat together on the edge of the cliff to watch the sunset.

"Yan'er, it seems your cultivation level hasn't broken through to the Half-Saint yet."

Elder Bing nodded. "That's right. My current realm is still Nirvana Realm. This seclusion only allowed me to comprehend the True Essence of Sword Dao. However, having comprehended the True Essence of Sword Dao, I am already invincible in the Nirvana Realm. As long as my cultivation reaches a certain level, I can break through to the Half-Saint Realm."

"I see."

Chu Feng muttered something and didn't continue the discussion with Bing Yan.

As time passed, with Elder Bing by his side, Chu Feng's life at the Dao-Seeking Academy became more and more colorful.

Two months later.

A cry of an eagle echoed from a peak on Miaomiao Mountain.

"Clang..."

Chu Feng's first reaction upon hearing this voice was that Brother Eagle was definitely about to emerge from seclusion.

The next second, a familiar mechanical sound rang out.

"The Great Sage Golden Wing has comprehended two True Essence of the Great Dao, rewarding the host with +20 to the True Essence of the Great Dao."

As expected of someone with divine beast blood, he actually comprehended two True Essence of the Great Dao in one go.

Just as Chu Feng finished his inner reflection, a Jin Guang descended from the sky and landed in front of him.

Great Sage Golden Wing grinned crookedly. "Brother, long time no see, did you miss me?"