The next morning, Chu Tianyao emerged from the cave.

Looking at the purple maple leaves outside, which resembled a surging tide, he felt a sense of peace.

"This maple forest, with its winding paths, is like a secluded paradise..."

There are only a handful of cave dwellings in the entire Purple Maple Forest.

Because of the small number of disciples, there are no traditional sect halls, council chambers, training rooms, etc.

Apart from a few cave dwellings, there is only a small pavilion in this purple maple forest.

The pavilion is called Evening Maple Pavilion, and if you go there in the evening, you can enjoy the scenery of the entire purple maple forest.

When Chu Tianyao arrived at the top of Wanfeng Tower, Xia Xiyue had been waiting for quite some time...

Chu Tianyao said somewhat embarrassedly, "Master... I'm late."

Xia Xiyue said calmly, "It's alright... The spiritual energy in the Purple Maple Forest is abundant. You were nourished by the spiritual energy in your cave, so it's normal that you woke up late."

"Today, your master will impart the Purple Maple Forest's martial arts techniques to you."

Chu Tianyao was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "Master, I have a question for you."

Xia Xiyue glanced at Chu Tianyao, "Go ahead and ask."

"Why did Master choose me as his disciple... Purple Maple Forest hasn't taken on any disciples for so long, why does Master want to take on disciples now?"

Xia Xiyue did not answer Chu Tianyao's question immediately. She gazed at the sea of ​​purple maple trees, her gaze becoming somewhat distant.

After a long silence, Xia Xiyue slowly said, "My master has ascended to immortality... He said he would come back to retrieve me..."

"He told me to stay in this purple maple forest and wait for him to return... The Upper Realm and the Immortal Realm will periodically open a passage."

“Immortals will descend from the passage to the Upper Realm for a brief stay... This passage opens once every hundred years.”

"But I waited a hundred years, and he didn't return..." Xia Xiyue said calmly. "I thought Master might have been delayed by something... so I continued to cultivate diligently in the Purple Maple Forest..."

"I don't know how many centuries have passed, but my master still hasn't returned... And I have already cultivated to the eighth level of the Mahayana stage!"

Xia Xiyue's gaze was devoid of sorrow or joy. "I think Master will never come back... and I am already very close to the ninth level of the Mahayana stage, or even to transcending the tribulation and ascending to the Immortal Realm."

"If I leave too... then this maple forest will truly be empty."

Xia Xiyue said calmly, "I heard that you have excellent aptitude, so I had the idea of ​​taking you on as a disciple."

"So that's how it is..." Chu Tianyao nodded. "Master, I understand."

For some reason, Chu Tianyao felt somewhat displeased when he heard Xia Xiyue talk about her master...

He secretly wondered, "Are my master and her master really just master and disciple?"

......

Over the next month, Xia Xiyue taught Chu Tianyao the martial arts techniques of the Purple Maple Forest.

The martial arts technique of Purple Maple Forest is called "Nine Heavens Soaring Maple Technique".

According to Xia Xiyue's account, the Nine Heavens Soaring Maple Technique is the most supreme and top-tier cultivation technique in the Upper Realm!

Legend has it that thousands of years ago... a divine maple leaf fell into this forest.

Then, a cultivator comprehended a celestial cultivation technique from this divine maple tree...

He devoted himself to cultivation for a hundred years and created a complete cultivation method!

This is the origin of the "Nine Heavens Soaring Maple Technique," and when this technique is cultivated to its highest level, it is enough to ascend to immortality!

This technique emphasizes the unity of body and mind, using heaven and earth as a furnace to absorb the spiritual energy of the nine heavens and temper oneself, enabling the practitioner to transcend all laws and roam the nine heavens without falling.

And that ordinary grove of trees turned purple after the divine maple fell!

That night, Chu Tianyao returned to his cave.

He spent a month finally fully comprehending the Nine Heavens Soaring Maple Technique!

"This mental cultivation method is definitely the top-tier technique in the Upper Realm!" Chu Tianyao secretly admired. "No wonder my master only cultivated for a little over a thousand years and reached the eighth level of the Mahayana Realm, just one step away from transcending tribulation and ascending to immortality."

"I will integrate this technique into the system, which should greatly improve the speed at which I acquire Dao Points."

Thinking of this, Chu Tianyao contacted the system, "System brother, let me see how many Dao Points I can get every day now."

"Ding! Hello, host. Your current cultivation level is detected as the first level of the Refinement Void Realm. You can naturally obtain 500,000 Dao Evolution Points every day."

"With the blessing of the Supreme Forgetfulness Technique, my cultivation speed has doubled... Now, after integrating the new technique, the Nine Heavens Soaring Maple Technique, my cultivation speed has doubled again!"

"The host will eventually receive four times the Dao Points, and will receive two million Dao Points per day."

Chu Tianyao nodded. "Two million Dao Points... Two million Dao Points every day, that's two hundred million Dao Points in a hundred days."

"Starting from the Void Refining Realm, every two hundred million Dao Evolution Points can advance you to a minor realm!"

"I only need less than eight hundred days to reach the ninth level of the Void Refinement Realm..."

Thinking of this, Chu Tianyao was in a great mood.

He stepped out of the cave and strolled through the purple maple forest.

"The scenery here is absolutely beautiful... I wonder what kind of life Xi Yue and her master spent in this maple forest."

Chu Tianyao felt a strange pang of sadness in his heart, and even felt a little jealous of that unknown, estranged master.

He suddenly realized the truth in his mind: "What...what's wrong with me? Xia Xiyue is my master...I've actually developed feelings for her?!"

"Maybe it's because I've read too many stories about rebellious disciples and masters... that I've subconsciously come to believe that Xia Xiyue could also become my woman?"

Chu Tianyao shook his head, suppressing his thoughts. "My cultivation level is still too low... There's no point in thinking about it too much. I should focus on my cultivation first."

As he walked and pondered, he suddenly heard a faint sound of a flute.

Chu Tianyao looked in the direction of the sound and saw a graceful fairy blowing a maple leaf in the distance.

This stunningly beautiful fairy is none other than Xia Xiyue...

She managed to play a flute melody using only a maple leaf.

Chu Tianyao did not go forward to disturb him. He sat down on a tree stump and listened quietly to the music.

After a long while, Xia Xiyue put down the maple leaf.

She slowly spoke, "Tianyao, why aren't you cultivating in your cave tonight?"

The divine sense of a Mahayana expert is incredibly powerful; Xia Xiyue had already sensed Chu Tianyao's presence long ago.

Chu Tianyao said softly, "Master, I have already mastered the mental cultivation method of the Nine Heavens Soaring Maple Technique... so I want to go out for a walk."

He paused, then continued, "I can't hear any emotion in my master's flute playing... only coldness and loneliness."

Xia Xiyue calmly said, "The Great Dao is ruthless. What need do we cultivators have for emotions?"

Chu Tianyao stood up and came to Xia Xiyue's side. "Master, how many years have you been cultivating?"

"One thousand two hundred and thirty years," Xia Xiyue said calmly. "Why do you ask that?"

Chu Tianyao smiled and said, "In all these years, has Master not gone out to explore the world and make friends?"