At the entrance to the Dragon Profound Sect, Goudan waited anxiously.
He yearned for the upcoming life at the Heavenly Profound Gate with all his heart.
“I wonder how Erdan is doing over there. With his talent, he has definitely far surpassed me by now. I will cling to his coattails, then I will not have to start from scratch at the Heavenly Profound Sect!”
Daoist Dragon Profound landed beside Goudan on his blood sword, patted Goudan’s shoulder with a kindly smile, and said with satisfaction, “You finally cultivated to the Sixth Heaven before turning twenty. The Dragon Profound Sect takes pride in you!”
Goudan rejoiced inwardly, “Thank you for your praise, Headmaster!”
Suddenly, a golden light rose from Yandang Mountain.
Goudan watched in surprise, quickly calculating in his mind but failing to think of any sect member who was close to the Sixth Heaven.
Daoist Dragon Profound, however, looked pleasantly surprised and laughed heartily, “Heaven favors the Dragon Profound! Today we have double blessings! Come, let us go see who has given us another pleasant surprise.”
Daoist Dragon Profound picked up Goudan and transformed into a streak of blood light, heading straight for the Heaven-Reaching Stone.
Landing gently before the Heaven-Reaching Stone, Goudan’s eyes nearly popped out of his head.
“Big Head… Brother Shu Han!”
Shu Han removed his hand from the Heaven-Reaching Stone and bowed slightly to Daoist Dragon Profound.
Seeing Shu Han, the broad smile on Daoist Dragon Profound’s face immediately faded.
“It is you…”
“Disciple Shu Han pays respects to the Headmaster. Today, this disciple’s cultivation has achieved minor success. I thought to try the Heaven-Reaching Stone, never expecting I would actually be fortunate enough to reach the Sixth Heaven. Headmaster, do you think I can go to the Heavenly Profound Gate with Shu Sheng?”
Goudan was inwardly overjoyed. He never imagined Shu Han had also broken through to the Qi Condensation Sixth Heaven.
It seemed his years of secluded cultivation in the valley had been quite effective; even his Five Spirit Roots talent had caught up with him.
Now the three brothers of Shu Village could reunite at the Heavenly Profound Gate! This chapter was taken from g.com without permission.
However, Daoist Dragon Profound frowned.
“You want to go to the Heavenly Profound Sect? Has Second Elder agreed?”
Shu Han replied, “Reporting to Headmaster, which disciple of the Dragon Profound Sect would not want to display great ambitions at the Heavenly Profound Sect? This disciple has aimed for the Heavenly Profound Sect since entering the sect ten years ago, diligently cultivating day and night. Plus, with Master’s generous assistance with pills, I barely managed to break through to the Sixth Heaven. Though my innate talent is shallow, I still yearn for the Heavenly Profound Sect with all my heart.”
Then Shu Han suddenly revealed a sorrowful expression, sighing as he spoke.
“But when Master heard of this, for some reason, he flew into a rage and forbade me from going to the Heavenly Profound Sect. Yet I feel Master’s actions are somewhat shortsighted. Cultivating at the Heavenly Profound Sect is the proper path of the immortal Dao. In the future, as my cultivation grows, I will surely be able to better repay my master’s kindness. However, Master remained furious, angrily scolding me as an unworthy disciple. After some heated debate, the venerable master has expelled me from his tutelage, saying he will no longer care whether I live or die…”
“No longer care whether you live or die?”
Daoist Dragon Profound laughed heartily, patted Shu Han’s shoulder, and comforted him, “Your master is famously sharp-tongued but soft-hearted. But your thinking is correct. He expelled you from his tutelage, but remember, you will always be his disciple. In the future, when you achieve success in cultivation at the Heavenly Profound Sect, remember to return and repay Second Elder’s kindness, understand?”
Shu Han exclaimed with delight, “Headmaster is willing to send this disciple to the Heavenly Profound Sect?”
“Of course! The more people, the happier I am!”
Thus, Shu Han suddenly became the main figure in the Dragon Profound Sect’s grand send-off ceremony.
The two great Elders led all disciples lining the path before the mountain to see them off. The newly recruited younger generation of disciples regarded Shu Han and Goudan as role models.
Although Third Elder wore a joyful smile, he was inwardly very puzzled.
Why could that Five Spirit Roots waste he appraised all those years ago also meet the requirements? It is absolutely bizarre!
Soon, he let it go: Who cares! It must be Second Elder giving him special treatment, definitely using quite a few spiritual medicines to cultivate him. Haha, that old fool Second Elder, even willing to cultivate Five Spirit Roots-will it not all just benefit us old fogeys in the end!
Daoist Dragon Profound used a spell to enlarge the small blood-red sword, beckoning Goudan and Shu Han aboard.
After the two boarded the sword, it rapidly shot toward the sky. Yandang Mountain gradually shrank in their vision until finally they disappeared into a layer of clouds.
Unable to discern direction within the clouds, Goudan could not help but cry out, asking, “Headmaster, will we also have such flight ability in the future?”
“Of course! The Heavenly Profound Gate is a good place. Sword flight is merely the simplest skill.”
Shu Han said with astonishment, “Headmaster! Master said Foundation Establishment cultivators can refine Lifebound Dharma Treasures. This disciple is very curious about this. May I ask, is this flying sword the Headmaster’s Lifebound Dharma Treasure? I heard Headmaster used this very flying sword to defeat three thousand people from the Seven Great Factions back in the day!”
Daoist Dragon Profound could not help but glance sideways at Shu Han, making Shu Han’s heart tighten. This story is hosted at novelping.com.
“This flying sword is named Blood Soul! It is indeed this old man’s Lifebound Dharma Treasure. As for its power, what you saw in the forbidden land back then, kid, was merely superficial. Fortunately, the Four-Pole Heavenly Sword Formation appeared in time, otherwise this old man would have mistakenly killed a promising seedling!”
Goudan did not understand what this meant.
Shu Han, however, smiled, not picking up on that topic. Instead, he said, “I hear Lifebound Dharma Treasures are linked to a cultivator’s life-they prosper together and suffer together. Is this true, Headmaster?”
“Haha, youngster, you know quite a bit. Second Elder has taught you plenty. But damaging this old man’s Blood Soul Sword is not that simple. This treasured sword was forged from a single piece of Blood Yang Demon Gold. This old man has nourished it within my body for over fifty years; it has long been unbreakable.”
Shu Han continued questioning, “Lifebound Dharma Treasures need to suit one’s own cultivation art. I heard from Master that the Longxuan Three Revolutions Divine Art is a rare art in the world, not only with abundant Spiritual Power! Above Foundation Establishment, it has unfathomable techniques. Could Headmaster explain to us disciples what kind of power the techniques after Foundation Establishment in this divine art possess? Let us disciples have something to look forward to in the future.”
“That old fellow truly praised it like that?”
Daoist Dragon Profound was in high spirits, “Speaking of this divine art, the most powerful spell at Foundation Establishment is used together with the Lifebound Dharma Treasure…” Suddenly, Daoist Dragon Profound felt something amiss. This Shu Han, upon boarding the flying sword, seemed to be praising, but upon closer thought, it seemed more like he was fishing for information.
Then his tone turned gloomy.
“Kid, are you fishing for information from this old man?”
This made Shu Han involuntarily frown. He had tried his utmost to conceal his killing intent; could this old monster have seen through it?
“This disciple absolutely dares not! I merely admire Headmaster’s world-shaking cultivation and could not help asking out of curiosity.”
“I suppose you would not dare!”
Daoist Dragon Profound did not think much more of it. After all, in his eyes, Qi Condensation cultivators were all ants-what waves could ants he toyed with in his palm possibly stir up? However, he recalled that dual-spirit-rooted disciple from five years ago who suddenly used a talisman in the forbidden land with such great power it even startled him.
Thinking it over, that kind of talisman could only have come from Second Elder. Since he had a close relationship with this kid, it must have been given to him by this kid back then.
This kid was once Second Elder’s beloved disciple; even the Four-Pole Heavenly Sword Formation had protected him. He definitely has protective treasures given by Second Elder on him. I cannot treat this kid like an ordinary Dragon Profound Sect disciple; I need to be more cautious. Although he could not possibly pose a threat to me, if cornered and he bites back desperately before death, that would be quite unpleasant too.
Thus, Daoist Dragon Profound fell silent, flying swiftly through the clouds on his sword.
Unable to discern direction within the clouds, Goudan still thought they were heading toward his long-dreamed-of Heavenly Profound Gate, unaware the flying sword had already turned direction and returned to the Dragon Profound Sect.