"Master, please sit down." An Ge felt a little guilty, her face flattering like a fawning little bee.
Jiang Shang said irritably, "Don't give me that... yes, sugar-coated bullet. Tell me, what's the deal with Yu Xinghe?"
Without adding fuel to the fire, An Ge bid farewell to Yu Xinghe about his plan to kill her.
After listening to An Ge's words, Jiang Shang remained silent for a while before saying, "Just pretend you don't know anything about this. Anyway, no one saw your fight. If Yu Xinghe wants to harm you, even if you don't make a move, I will."
An Ge was not surprised at all by her master's protectiveness. Before entering the secret realm, Master Jiang and her senior brother had told her to be careful of Yu Xinghe.
"Would the peak master of the weapon refining peak take his anger out on her?" An Ge didn't have a good impression of the old man before, but after she obtained the Azure Flame, the peak master of the weapon refining peak took the initiative to show her goodwill, which changed her opinion a lot.
"Don't worry about that, accidents happen frequently in secret realms."
Having resolved Yu Xinghe's matter, An Ge no longer dwelled on it. "By the way, I obtained many treasures in this secret realm, one of which my master can also use."
Jiang Shang didn't think An Ge could possess any treasures that would tempt him. At his level of cultivation, even treasures that were coveted by the world were nothing special.
However, this was the first treasure his disciple had brought him from the secret realm, so no matter how ordinary it was, it was still extraordinary for him.
Just then, An Ge took out a glowing leaf. The moment the leaf was taken out, Jiang Shang almost attained enlightenment.
"This, this is!"
"Bodhi leaf." Jiang Shang's eyes widened in surprise.
An Ge smiled smugly, "You guessed right. Will this leaf have any effect on Master?"
Jiang Shang nodded. "Legend has it that the Buddha attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree. Bodhi leaves can help one eliminate worldly desires and distractions during cultivation, and are extremely useful for enlightenment. My disciple, you have worked hard."
Jiang Shang didn't stand on ceremony with An Ge; he knew the Bodhi leaf was truly useful.
Although he is now very confident about ascending to immortality, it is only a matter of time. However, with the Bodhi Leaf, the dangers he will encounter during the ascension process will be reduced, and the time of ascension may even be brought forward.
The Bodhi leaf felt slightly cool to the touch, which stirred Jiang Shang's heart, and he almost couldn't resist sitting down on the spot.
"It truly is a legendary divine object. Your disciple is very thoughtful."
"It's good that it's helpful to Master." An Ge felt that she owed her Master too much. For example, the magical artifact Qiankun Bracelet was given to her by her Master without batting an eye as soon as he accepted her as his disciple.
Compared to this, a single Bodhi leaf is really nothing.
The flying boat traveled very quickly, and returned to the Tianyan Sect in less than half a day.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the familiar sect, and relaxed expressions appeared on their faces.
Xie Ying sighed, "Home is still the best. I've only been away for a few days and I already miss it terribly."
Xie Ying's words were unanimously agreed upon by everyone. Normally, when they went on missions, they would be away from the sect for months or even years, but this trip to the secret realm was far too dangerous. If something unexpected hadn't happened in the secret realm, most of them would probably have perished.
As An Ge watched the Tianyan Sect approach, her mind drifted to her little inn. She'd been away for almost a month, and she missed home terribly.
The Tianyan Sect stipulates that disciples can dispose of what they obtain in secret realms as long as it's not part of a sect mission. This gives disciples a great deal of freedom compared to other sects.
It is precisely because the Tianyan Sect has a profound foundation that it dares to do this.
Inside the main hall, the sect leader and the peak masters and elders listened to everyone's experiences in the secret realm, occasionally letting out sighs of admiration.
They originally thought that a Foundation Establishment Secret Realm would not pose any challenge to them, but after listening to the disciples' descriptions, many elders felt that even if they were in the secret realm, they might not necessarily emerge unscathed.
The peak master of the weapon refining peak asked anxiously, "What exactly happened to my disciple, Xinghe?"
The group exchanged bewildered glances, and finally, the elder leading the group stepped forward and repeated the disciples' words. He then awaited the wrath of the Refining Peak Master.
Unexpectedly, the peak master of Qifeng only remained silent for a moment before sighing, "So be it, he left the team without permission, no one can be blamed."
An Ge looked at the Peak Master of Qi Peak, who, aside from appearing somewhat haggard, showed no sign of anger. Instead, she felt a surge of curiosity. Had this Peak Master changed his ways?
An Ge was unaware that Yu Xinghe's ordeal was not unexpected for Elder Qifeng. After learning of Yu Xinghe's thoughts, he knew that this disciple would eventually drift away from him.
Rather than waiting for the master and disciple to turn against each other and then taking action to clean up the mess, it's better to sever this master-disciple relationship now.
Whether Yu Xinghe died in the secret realm or at the hands of someone else is now impossible to ascertain, and it's meaningless anyway. If it's witnessed by many that he was murdered, as his master, he would seek justice for Yu Xinghe.
It's just because Yu Xinghe is still his apprentice.
But now that there are no doubts about Yu Xinghe's death, what else can he do but accept it?
Thinking of this disciple on whom he had once placed high hopes, Elder Qifeng felt somewhat weary.
Well, it seems his judgment of people is really bad. Fortunately, his current disciples are all of decent character.
An Ge stayed with Jiang Shang at Tianwu Peak for a few more days before preparing to return. As for Tianyao City, she could only visit it another time.
During this time, Jiang Shang was startled by An Ge's sudden surge in strength.
"If you want to ascend to immortality through cultivation, you might be able to do so within a hundred years," Jiang Shang said with some emotion.
He knew that An Ge had only been cultivating for less than a year or two, and in such a short time, she had gone from Qi Induction to the Great Perfection of the Golden Core. In the past, he would never have dared to even think about it.
I never expected that someone could actually do that, especially since that person was his apprentice.
How fortunate Jiang Shang was!
“Master, you know I’ve always preferred to go with the flow. I’m quite content with my current state.” An Ge wasn’t in a hurry to become a god, even though, according to Chu Ran, the abilities of gods were even more mysterious and unpredictable.
“Oh, right,” An Ge suddenly remembered something, raised her hand, palm up, and a green seed appeared in her palm, “After coming out of the secret realm, I found that I can control the power of the seed.”
An Ge had previously mentioned this seed to Jiang Shang. According to Chu Ran, this seed should contain extremely strong life force, somewhat like the Tree of Life of the Elven race.
The moment An Ge took out the seed, the spiritual energy of this place suddenly surged, and the surrounding plants grew wildly as if injected with growth stimulant.
Jiang Shang immediately set up a protective shield, which prevented him from attracting attention.
"This seed seems to possess the laws of Heaven." Even now, as a demigod, he couldn't fully discern the seed's origin. Suddenly, Jiang Shang had a flash of inspiration, recalling an ancient book he had once read.
“When I was young, I saw an ancient book in a cave during my travels. It mentioned that the Heavenly Dao would send down its laws through a vessel. Once the vessel disappeared, the Heavenly Dao would be incomplete. The vessel is usually a tree, called the Tree of Planes. Could this seed be the vessel?”
Unfortunately, the cave was too dangerous, and he lost the ancient book during the battle.
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