【The protagonist returns!!】

[Killed in the previous chapter, back in the next. Teriyaki Chicken Legs is indeed obsessed with the protagonist. To be honest, after reading so many online novels, Teriyaki Chicken Legs is a rare type that never tortures the protagonist.]

[+1. Even with a tragic ending like "The Wind Rises in the Sky," the protagonist dies heroically, having made the choices they wanted to make in a grand and glorious way. However, the protagonists of some authors... I won't name them here, but they die for someone, "lost in the long history, unknown to anyone." If no one knows, what are you asking me to watch? ???]

【Suddenly I got the article mentioned above. 】

[It's so funny! I wanted to complain at that time too. No one knows if I'm in love, and no one knows if I'm dead. What's the point of the protagonist's existence?]

[It's about the lover living a good life while still remembering him. I'm dying of laughter. Is there any point in writing something like this? I think "Palace Concubine" is also quite cruel, but even with the cruelty of "Palace Concubine", the heroine still becomes the final winner.]

This is why I'm obsessed with Teriyaki chicken drumsticks. I read stories to make myself happy, not to feel wronged. I've been wronged so many times in my life, and this little bit is no different.

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After consolidating his physical body, Zheng Yun's cultivation reached a higher level. Although he gradually cultivated from the state of spirit to Qi refining, and then to foundation building, and now he has vaguely touched the way to the golden elixir, but in the process of re-cultivation, the impurities in his body were cleansed, and the whole person was reborn.

If it weren't for this encounter, he would not have realized the defects such as impurities in his blood, and he would probably have suffered a lot when forming the pill.

However, even though his strength has increased, it does not mean that Zheng Yun does not intend to seek revenge on the ancestor of Tianhu.

He has always been the type who seeks revenge for grievances and revenge for vengeance. If he lacks strength, he will lie dormant. Once he has accumulated strength, he will take revenge without hesitation.

Zheng Yun's apparent strength has not yet reached the Golden Core stage, but his actual combat power has surpassed that of an ordinary middle-level Golden Core. He cannot return to Breeze Valley, but that is just a place where Zheng Yun temporarily resides and hibernates. A cultivator like him cannot stay in one place for a long time.

He has no family constraints and no powerful elders, and has relied entirely on himself all the way to where he is today.

"Zheng Yun concealed his appearance, and a blue-robed cultivator stopped him and asked, 'My fellow immortal, have you heard about the news of the Lanshan Sect's secret treasure appearing in the world?'"

"Zheng Yun has heard of the Lanshan Sect. It was a behemoth that dominated the Eastern Territory several years ago. It was a legendary super sect. The elders and the leader were all at the Spirit Transformation Realm, and several of them were at the Nascent Soul stage. The Golden Core and Foundation Establishment stages were just consumables."

"However, such a great sect fell one day. No one knows why, but the Lanshan Sect has indeed disappeared without a trace, leaving behind only legends and the occasional appearance of Lanshan Sect treasures."

"When the secret treasure was revealed, everyone in the Immortal Sect was excited."

"Do you know the ancestor of Tianhu?" asked the green-robed cultivator.

Zheng Yun's expression shifted slightly at the sudden mention of his name. He assumed the cultivator before him knew about his conflict with Tianhu Patriarch. However, the cultivator was probably just reciting a rumor: "Legend has it that Tianhu Patriarch was once just an ordinary cultivator, his enemies weren't from any major sects. It was only by obtaining the Lanshan Sect's secret treasure that he reached his current Nascent Soul stage."

““Is this really true?”

"'Really?'" the green-robed cultivator said, "I heard that the secret treasure of the Lanshan Sect was obtained by the Luoxia Sect. However, with the Luoxia Sect's strength, they are unable to uncover the key to the secret treasure. Therefore, the Luoxia Sect invites all immortal friends from all over the world to participate. This is a great opportunity for you and me."

"Only cultivators in the Golden Core and Foundation Establishment stages can participate in this exploration."

"Luoxia Clan?"

"The green-robed cultivator saw Zheng Yun's puzzled expression and knew he was probably one of those independent cultivators who had been training hard overseas and didn't know much about the major sects. He said, "Luoxia Sect is also a super sect in our Eastern Extreme Realm. We have over ten Nascent Soul cultivators within our sect. Among them, Immortal Lord Luoya is the fastest cultivator in our Eastern Extreme Realm. Legend has it that he has reached the Nascent Soul Realm within just a hundred years of his training. If time allows, Luoxia Sect will be able to produce another Divine Transformation Realm. This is truly a blessing for the cultivators in our Eastern Extreme Realm."

"The reason Zheng Yun was surprised wasn't because he didn't know about Luoxia Sect, but because this was the first time he had any connection with Luoxia Sect since he started cultivating."

"This made him recall the day his mother passed away, and the arrogance and indifference of the female monk. He had been away from the mortal world for so long that his emotions were no longer as volatile as those of ordinary people, but at this moment, Zheng Yun still recalled that day."

"He's almost at the Golden Core stage."

"When I returned to the village that day, my uncles had all passed away. No one in the village remembered my mother, and no one knew that a legendary monk had emerged from that small village. When Zheng Yun returned, the villagers just treated him as a young man who happened to pass by."

"Zheng Yun left behind some money and food, but my mother's grave is now covered with grass and trees."

"Everything seems unchanged, yet a great deal has already happened. Cultivating immortality truly makes one forget about time."

“…”

"The reason the blue-robed cultivator called Zheng Yun along was because he stumbled upon a secret realm and possessed an evil technique. However, this technique cannot be activated by one person alone; it requires a blood sacrifice. He disguised his Golden Core as a Foundation Establishment to lure Zheng Yun off guard."

"But—he was the one who got hit!!"

[The classic line "This is impossible!" appears.]