Ye Xingchen's Opportunity

"Senior Brother Shen, are you really not coming back to the sect with me?" Bai Lili pleaded.

At the summit of the snow-capped mountain, Shen Ge gazed at the vast expanse of blizzard, remained silent for a long time, then shook his head and said, "I'm not going back. Many people are looking for me now; I don't want to go back and cause trouble for the sect."

"Lili, since the Samsara Method has already been passed on to you, it's the same if you take it back with you."

"But..."

"No buts, Lili, be a good girl."

Bai Lili sighed, knowing she couldn't force the issue, so she agreed, "Then, Senior Brother Shen, please be careful. This Ice and Snow Plateau is nice; you can stay here for a while, and I'll come back to pick you up after things calm down."

In the air, Bai Lili glanced at the mountaintop where Shen Ge was, sighed softly, and prayed that his memory would not crack. This stage was the one where his memory was most likely to have problems, and the one that was most shameful to be exposed.

Shen Ge watched Bai Lili disappear into the horizon, and after standing there for a long time, he turned and walked into the swirling snow.

"Phew, finally they're all wiped out. I never expected a Hundred Poison Scorpion to live in this dilapidated cave."

After catching his breath, Ye Xingchen kicked aside the scorpion corpse in front of him and walked to the middle, looking at the pool of dark red liquid.

"This is Earth Marrow, right? I think so?" Ye Xingchen looked uncertain, because he only had a vague memory of such treasures born from heaven and earth.

"Earth Marrow, a dark red color, emits a faint fishy smell. It has the effect of strengthening the body and improving physical constitution... When using it, the whole body must be immersed in it..."

This effect is absolutely divine for the Foundation Establishment Realm! With this, his Foundation Establishment Realm foundation will rapidly improve to perfection, at which point he can attempt to break through to the Golden Core.

Ye Xingchen closed the book and looked at the Earth Marrow with excitement. He had only sensed the Yao Qi to exorcise it, but he hadn't expected such an unexpected surprise. It seemed that exorcising demons was indeed a good deed that brought good karma.

After glancing around, Ye Xingchen waved his hand and unleashed an array flag to cover the area with a formation, then jumped directly into the pool.

As soon as Ye Xingchen entered, he felt a tingling sensation on his skin, as if insects were biting him. But after a while, he felt comfortable all over, and every inch of his skin was cheering and absorbing the special medicinal power.

Three days later, the Earth Marrow in the pool had been completely absorbed, and the dark red water was now crystal clear.

Ye Xingchen stood up from the water, carefully sensing the changes in her body. She nodded in satisfaction. "It's done. I should be able to break through to the Golden Core Stage after returning this time. I should be the youngest Golden Core cultivator after only fifty years of cultivation."

Inside Su Liuyue's cave in the Spirit Moon Sect cave abode, Jin Ling and Wang Yan sat facing each other.

"Senior Sister Liuyue, are we really not going to do anything about it? We haven't heard from Junior Brother Shen for months. Could he have been arrested?" Wang Yan asked with a worried expression.

Su Liuyue said calmly, "Master forbids me from interfering."

"That's really something, Qingyu. She must have seen Shen Ge last time, and she even brought back a little girl. Why didn't she bring Shen Ge back with her? Leaving Shen Ge out there alone in danger."

Wang Yan sighed and said, "Jin Ling, haven't you realized it yet? Junior Brother Shen has already left the Spirit Moon Sect. He won't be coming back."

Jin Ling remained silent for a long time, finally sighing, "It's better that he doesn't come back, so he won't be reminded of me by seeing these things."

"By the way, what's the deal with that little girl named Lu Xiu? Why did Master Qingyu put her under Shen Ge's name?"

"Master is no longer accepting disciples. This person was saved by Junior Brother Shen, so it's only natural to register him under his name for a while," Su Liuyue said calmly.

"However, the other elders in the sect have a lot of objections to this. Originally, Qingyu Aunt Qingyu went to find Shen Ge, but now she's brought back a girl, who is Shen Ge's disciple. This..."

"Alright, Jin Ling, they only dare to talk about it. Who would dare to say these things to Martial Aunt Qingyu?"

"However, that little girl is quite talented, with both Water and Wood attributes at the highest level, better than either of our talents."

On the other side, Su Sui kept pestering Lu Xiu to tell her everything about her master recently, and her enthusiasm made Lu Xiu very uncomfortable.

"Senior sister, alright, alright, stop asking. I've told you everything I know. Even if you keep asking, I still won't know."

"You really haven't met that Li Xue?" Su Sui asked, still unwilling to give up.

Lu Xiu said helplessly, "I've never seen them, Senior Sister. I really haven't. I've only heard Master... oh no, I've heard Master mention them. And their relationship isn't what you think. I feel they're just friends."

She seemed a little unaccustomed to calling Shen Ge "Master".

"Do you know where Master went?"

"Senior sister, how would I know? But, based on my guess, Master has gone to the Ice and Snow Plateau. After all, it's a vast area where it's easy to hide, and it's also full of dangers, which would make those looking for him wary."

"The Ice and Snow Plateau..." Su Sui's eyes flickered, lost in thought.

Lu Xiu seemed to see through Su Sui's thoughts and quickly dissuaded her, "Senior Sister, you mustn't go and cause trouble for Master. Besides, it's not that I'm being rude, but with your strength, it's not even certain that you can reach the Ice and Snow Plateau without leaving the Spirit Moon Sect."

"I know, I don't intend to go looking for Master, I just need to know where he is."

Su Sui smiled sweetly, stood up and said to Lu Xiu, "Come on, I'll show you around the sect and introduce you to some of my senior brothers and sisters."

In the Cultivation Method Pavilion, Fenghuo lay on a rocking chair, leisurely fanning himself with a fan, looking like a retired old man.

"Senior brother, junior sister, what exactly do you two know? Why do I feel like something's off between you two? Could it be that you've fallen for each other?"

"Probably not. Although our sect leader is very protective of our junior sister, given her personality, they probably won't end up together. It seems that's not the case."

"Since it's not about that, then it seems to be about Shen Ge. But that doesn't make sense. It's one thing for Junior Sister to care about that kid's secrets, but why is Senior Brother Sect Leader so concerned as well?"

Just then, a voice rang out softly, "Junior brother, it's not good to talk about others behind their backs. Tell me, if what you just said reached Junior Sister's ears, how many times would she cut you?"

Fenghuo froze, then jumped up and bowed sheepishly, saying, "Sect Leader, what brings you here today? And so quietly! That's not very kind of you."

"Alright, Fenghuo, let's skip the formalities." Ziyang waved his hand, pulled up a reclining chair, and lay down. "Sit down, let's talk."

Looking at Ziyang lying down, Fenghuo was puzzled and couldn't figure out what he was going to do.

But whatever he wanted to do, as long as he wouldn't eat people, Fenghuo smiled, then found a comfortable position and lay back down on his recliner.