Even last time, Liu Songhan had largely demanded the promise out of personal motives. This time, however, he brought out everything the pavilion could possibly offer and quietly awaited Shi An’s visit.
Ever since Immortal Yunzhou had made a name for himself across the five realms, he had been revered as an immortal lord. Though he rarely showed his face, whenever rampaging demonic beasts or unstoppable disasters struck, any pleas for help were almost always answered without asking for a reward.
With a tranquil and refined disposition, he cherished all living beings and rarely interfered in the disputes of various sects. Such an Immortal Yunzhou would naturally be helped to the best of one’s ability should the need ever arise.
People naturally had personal motives, which was only human nature, but there was no need to make things difficult for such a person just to secure transient, minor gains doing so would only ruin one’s own sect’s reputation.
When Shi An was seeking medicine back then, he had been well aware of this, yet he was unwilling to use his master’s prestigious name to make arrogant demands or seize things by force.
If something could be exchanged, he would use an exchange. As for petty villains who lacked reason and attempted to use sect or family influence to mock and threaten Shi An, as long as it did not involve Immortal Yunzhou’s pristine reputation, Shi An would invariably teach them a lesson.
Pavilion Master Liu quietly waited for Shi An to call upon him, also curious to see what the current situation was.
On the way there, Yunzhou held Shi An’s hand while his mind continuously pondered the words Shi An had spoken right after waking up.
At that time, Shi An had mentioned that a shift in his state of mind had triggered his power, condensing another avatar to weather a mortal tribulation. Yunzhou understood the shift in state of mind, but where had the power come from? He still needed to ask what exactly had happened.
Initially, feeling that Shi An’s aura was completely unproblematic, he had intended to wait for an opportune moment to ask.
Right now was the perfect time.
Without beating around the bush, Immortal Yunzhou directly brought up what he had been thinking about just moments before.
Since his master had asked and Shi An knew that his master could no longer hold back his curiosity, he simply stopped hiding it.
Opening his mouth, he said, “Master, I have entered the demonic path. Half of my divine soul is also in the recovery stage, but for now, everything is fine.”
Yunzhou: “…” I mentally prepared myself, but I wasn’t quite ready yet. The impact is a bit strong; I need a moment to recover.
Using his divine sense, Yunzhou entered Shi An’s sea of consciousness to inspect it. Upon closer examination, half of the divine sense was covered in fine, splintered cracks. As long as his divine sense was not overly strained, there was no risk of him turning into a foolish dragon.
After a thorough and meticulous investigation, Immortal Yunzhou spoke up once again: “Are you injured anywhere else? Does this cause any damage to your body? If necessary, we can return to the Pinglan Sect, pack up our things, and leave.”
While his master was recovering his composure, Shi An had already been contemplating the worst-case scenario. Even if he were to be cast aside, he would make sure his master’s injuries were fully healed before allowing himself to be driven away.
Although the Demonic Realm and the Cultivation World kept their distance and immortals and demons could coexist, turning from a traditional cultivator into a demon would still inevitably invite a certain degree of rejection. Furthermore, it might cast a blemish on his master’s pristine reputation. Even if he had become a demonic cultivator for his master’s sake, he would willingly accept any reprimand.
Now, hearing his master’s plans becoming increasingly long-term without any intention of abandoning him, he felt completely elated inside.
If they stayed within the sect, the actual impact wouldn’t be all that great either; with the sect leader and his master around, no one would dare to make thoughtless remarks.
However, the fact that his master was willing to leave with him and that there were no junior martial brothers or annoying third-wheel obstructions from the sect around sounded rather wonderful. Even so, since his master still deeply loved the sect, there was no need to make him leave.
“Shi An!” A call finally pulled this rambling dragon back to his senses.
Shi An hurriedly answered his master’s question: “Master, I currently feel no discomfort at all; it’s just that the spiritual energy under my control within my body has turned into demonic qi. We don’t need to leave the sect either. My junior martial brothers and the elders won’t be aggressive about this. In these five realms, who would dare to seek trouble with us?”
Yunzhou cared most about Shi An’s health. Since he was unharmed, his mind was at ease. As for everything else, he would simply follow his little dragon cub’s wishes.
Amidst their conversation, their lingering worries had vanished, and it was time to pay a visit to Pavilion Master Liu.