By the time Su Changge returned to the Returning Origin Holy Hall, evening had already fallen.
Yun Xinyan had followed him there, feeling somewhat apprehensive.
"If the Divine Son does something to me later, should I submit or not..." As she spoke, her cheeks flushed red again.
When she stepped into the Returning Origin Holy Hall, the sight before her left her somewhat stunned again.
The enormous holy hall had no furnishings whatsoever, only precious materials left over from cultivation. There was not even a bed!
Then how did the Divine Son rest?
Su Changge also noticed that something was off about her.
Before he could speak, Yun Xinyan's eyes filled with little stars as she said excitedly, "Divine Son, you must have cast aside these distracting thoughts to pursue the supreme Great Dao!"
"Thank you for your instruction, Divine Son. I have learned so much!"
With that, Yun Xinyan bowed gracefully, respectfully saluting Su Changge.
Su Changge could not help feeling black lines streak down his forehead. How did any of that follow?
She had somehow turned this into a lesson?
Still, as the Divine Son, he certainly had to maintain a lofty bearing. He could only put on a gratified expression and say, "Excellent. It seems you have considerable insight."
Seeing the Divine Son acknowledge her, Yun Xinyan beamed with delight. "Thank you for your guidance, Divine Son. I will not disappoint you!"
Su Changge shook his head with a wry smile. In any case, she had imagined all of it herself.
Su Changge sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion and began circulating his spiritual energy, entering a state of cultivation.
Because of the Spirit Gathering Sky Dome Formation, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth was converging here, making the spiritual energy throughout the Returning Origin Holy Hall incomparably dense.
Vast quantities of spiritual energy even entered Yun Xinyan's body of their own accord!
The sight made Yun Xinyan's beautiful eyes widen. After another string of imagined explanations, she suddenly came to a realization again.
She bowed once more toward the meditating Su Changge, her voice carrying an additional trace of gratitude. "To look after me, the Divine Son actually gathered so much spiritual energy from heaven and earth. I certainly won't disappoint his expectations!"
Come on, Xinyan! The Divine Son is so outstanding, yet he still takes such good care of you. How could you hold him back?
Immersed in cultivation, Su Changge knew nothing of this. How had cultivating on his own earned him thanks too?
Meanwhile.
On a Suspended Divine Mountain in the Returning Origin Holy Land.
Wang Kaihe slowly opened his eyes. He was lying in his own room.
"I... why am I here?"
"You're awake? How do you feel?" An aged voice rang out from an old man sitting in the corner.
It was that Supreme Elder, who was also his master.
"Kaihe, did you gain anything from your earlier battle?"
Wang Kaihe was somewhat bewildered. Recalling the earlier scene only made him look more annoyed. "Su Changge merely relied on his Innate Saintly Body Dao Embryo. Who knows what dogshit luck let him awaken Sword Intent too!"
"If it were me, I could also..."
"Enough!"
The Supreme Elder rebuked him angrily. "Kaihe! Since when have you become like this?! Defeat is nothing to fear. Only the weak dwell on humiliation!"
He was truly somewhat disappointed in this disciple of his. Even after such a complete defeat, he would not reflect on the reasons and instead entertained such absurd thoughts!
Seemingly still unconvinced, Wang Kaihe braced himself and spoke. "Su Changge clearly just..."
Smack!
The Supreme Elder delivered a resounding slap.
"Insolence!"
"Changge Divine Son is the Divine Son of our Returning Origin Holy Land! You have addressed Changge Divine Son by his full name time and again. Are you even still a Holy Son of this holy land?!"
His furious roar instantly drowned out Wang Kaihe's voice.
Along with it, a terrifying spiritual pressure spread outward, making one tremble with fear.
Wang Kaihe was stunned too. His master, who usually doted on him most, had actually struck him?!
From childhood until now, his master had never hit him!
His master had always been the one who doted on him most!
Yet now he had actually slapped him across the face because of an outsider?
He held his burning cheek. The sheer force of the blow had even left a metallic sweetness in his mouth.
"What?!"
"You still refuse to reflect?!" Seeing his disciple's defiant expression, the Supreme Elder shouted angrily again.
Only when those words rang out did Wang Kaihe realize that his master was serious.
He hurriedly lowered his head and cupped his hands. "I was rash. Please forgive me, Master!"
Yet despite this, his lowered eyes were filled with fury.
"Kaihe."
"I advise you to put aside any thoughts of revenge. Otherwise, if the Divine Son truly decides to act against you, even I won't be able to help you."
"The holy land's ancestors have long since agreed unanimously that all its higher-ups will follow the Divine Son's will! Wherever the Divine Son points, the holy land will advance!"
"If you insist on clashing with him head-on, your status as a Holy Son won't amount to even a fart!"
"He won't even need to lift a finger for you to be suppressed!"
Only after earnestly counseling Wang Kaihe for quite some time did the Supreme Elder calm his aura.
After a long while, he sighed helplessly, patted Wang Kaihe on the shoulder, and said earnestly once more, "My disciple, I am doing this for your own good."
"The Divine Son is far more than someone gifted with a Saintly Body. He has also received the Heavenly Dao Blessing and is the one favored by Heaven's Mandate."
At those words, Wang Kaihe abruptly raised his head, his eyes filled with terror!
Someone who had received the Heavenly Dao Blessing and was favored by Heaven's Mandate.
His future prospects were boundless. He was destined to be no mere creature confined to a pond, but a true dragon soaring above the nine heavens.
Could such a legendary figure really be that Su Changge?
"Alas..."
Looking at his disciple's utterly despondent state,
he could not help letting out a long sigh before turning into a wisp of smoke and dispersing.
He knew that this disciple of his had his own pride. He would leave him alone to gather his thoughts.
Only after a long time did Wang Kaihe come back to his senses.
But when he recalled the humiliation of his earlier defeat at Su Changge's hands,
he, who had always been accustomed to smooth sailing, had already cast everything else to the back of his mind.
Jealousy and fury overwhelmed his mind!
He had once been someone who could summon wind and rain within the holy land!
Yet the moment this Su Changge appeared, he had actually become the first target to be suppressed!
He had almost gotten to share a room with Yun Xinyan, only for Su Changge to ruin it again!
Finally, he had challenged him to battle and made bold declarations, only to suffer a miserable defeat and become the holy land's laughingstock!
Thinking of all this, Wang Kaihe grew even more uncontrollably furious!
"Su Changge! Just you wait!"
"No matter how great your talent for the sword, you still aren't worthy of comparison with the Luo River Sword Sect!"
Wang Kaihe let out a low growl, turned into a streak of light, and flew out of his cave abode, vanishing into the darkness.
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