Chapter 35 Cat and Farewell
The news that Li Xiuyuan was taken away by the Law Enforcement Hall was like a huge rock thrown into the peaceful Lingxiao Sect, causing quite a stir.
A few days later, the Law Enforcement Hall posted a notice with harsh wording.
Li Xiuyuan was vicious and there was solid evidence that he had harmed his fellow disciples. He was put in solitary confinement for two years, stripped of his status as a core inner sect disciple, and was banned from promotion for life.
In order to distance himself from the matter, the second elder of Liuyun Peak immediately announced that Li Xiuyuan was no longer his direct disciple.
When the wall falls, everyone pushes it down. The disciples who had been bullied by Li Xiuyuan openly or secretly, or had their resources taken away because of him, now stood up and exposed all his past misdeeds.
For a time, Li Xiuyuan fell from the clouds to the mud and became a rat crossing the street that everyone wanted to kill.
Hanyuan Peak, in Chen Yi's yard.
When the news finally reached Chen Yi's ears, this man who was drunk all day was stunned at first, and then he collapsed on the cold threshold as if all his bones were pulled out.
The wine gourd in his hand, which he almost never left, fell to the ground with a clang, and the inferior wine flowed out and seeped into the cold snow.
He didn't pick it up, but just stared blankly at the void in front of him. Turbid tears burst out of his bloodshot eyes without warning.
It wasn't a howling cry, but rather a suppressed sob, with shoulders shaking violently.
The humiliation, resentment and despair that had been pent up for years finally found an outlet at this moment.
He cried heart-wrenchingly, yet with a sense of exhaustion as if a heavy burden had been lifted.
"Master...Master...he asked me to return to Liuyun Peak..."
Chen Yi wiped his face, and spoke in a hoarse and choked voice with a heavy nasal tone to Bai Qingchen who brought him the good news.
His eyes were complicated, showing relief, confusion, and even a hint of cowardice.
Bai Qingchen silently handed over a clean cloth: "This is a good thing, Brother Chen."
Chen Yi took the cloth and wiped his face roughly, but he didn't look happy at all. Instead, he showed a bitter smile.
"Go back? What can I do if I go back? Will I let others laugh at me? My former senior brother is now just a useless person. Forget it. Hanyuan Peak is nice and peaceful here."
There was a resigned self-mockery in his tone. He was afraid of embarrassing his master if he went back, and even more afraid of facing those strange looks. He had long been accustomed to life in Hanyuan Peak.
Bai Qingchen looked at his dejected appearance and felt a slight movement in his heart.
An idea had been lingering in his mind for a long time, and now he finally had the opportunity to say it out loud.
He walked over to Chen Yi, squatted down, and spoke in a low, yet clear voice: "Senior Brother Chen, your spiritual roots...maybe...are not completely hopeless."
Chen Yi suddenly raised his head, staring at Bai Qingchen with bloodshot eyes. Disbelief flashed in his cloudy pupils, and even his breathing stopped. "You...what did you say?"
Bai Qingchen met his burning gaze and said slowly, "I once saw a secret method called the Origin Rejuvenation Technique in an ancient book I accidentally found in Yao...
"This method requires the assistance of a powerful person in the Spiritual Transformation Stage to forcibly open up the spiritual root meridians damaged by the sinister power and restore vitality."
He paused, looking at the fire of hope burning in Chen Yi's eyes, and added: "This method is dangerous, it will cause great loss to the practitioner, and the materials are hard to find."
"I didn't tell you before because I couldn't do it, and telling you would only cause more trouble. Now..."
There is no need to say more after that.
Now the person who harmed him has fallen. His master is the great elder of Liuyun Peak, who has extensive connections and strong strength.
Asking a cultivator in the God Transformation Stage to take action is still difficult, but it is no longer a hopeless fantasy.
"Really...really?" Chen Yi's voice was shaking. He grabbed Bai Qingchen's arm with amazing strength, as if he was grabbing the last straw.
"Junior Brother Bai, this is serious!"
Bai Qingchen felt pain from his grip, but he didn't struggle. He just nodded affirmatively: "This is what the ancient books record, but it is dangerous and has a price to pay. Brother, you must be prepared."
"As long as he can be saved, as long as he can be saved!" Chen Yi was so excited that he was incoherent, and tears welled up in his eyes again, this time tears of ecstasy.
He stood up suddenly and turned around twice on the spot, like a bewildered child.
Then he bowed deeply to Bai Qingchen, his voice choked with sobs but extremely solemn: "Junior Brother Bai, I cannot express my gratitude enough. From now on, your affairs are my affairs! If you need me anywhere, I will never refuse, no matter how hard it takes!"
Once the spark of hope is ignited, it will burn away all decadence.
Chen Yi almost immediately packed up his meager belongings and went back to Liuyun Peak to find his master.
No matter what the cost, he must seize this opportunity to be reborn.
Before leaving, his eyes were filled with gratitude and rekindled fighting spirit, completely different from the old drunkard who was living a life of drunkenness and debauchery.
Watching Chen Yi's tall figure disappear in the wind and snow, Bai Qingchen felt mixed emotions.
He was happy for Chen Yi, and also felt a little comforted that his insignificant help could change a person's fate.
Hanyuan Peak seemed to become a little empty.
However, the separation is not over.
One evening a few days later, the wind and snow stopped for a while.
Mu Hanyan, wrapped in her thick old cotton jacket, knocked on Bai Qingchen's gate.
Her face was still as pale as usual, but her eyes were brighter than usual, with a calmness of determination.
"Junior Brother Bai, I'm leaving." Her voice was very soft.
Bai Qingchen was a little surprised, but looking at her expression, it seemed that it was within his expectations.
"I have news about the Ten Thousand Years Mysterious Ice Marrow."
She didn't say much, but Bai Qingchen understood that Han Yuanfeng's self-abandonment did not completely wipe out her fighting spirit.
She wants to find her own path, a path that may be more difficult, but at least it is in her own hands.
"That's good news, Senior Sister Mu." Bai Qingchen said sincerely, "I wish you the best on your journey."
Mu Hanyan nodded slightly, as if trying to force a smile, but in the end she just pursed her lips.
She looked at Bai Qingchen, was silent for a moment, and whispered, "You... take care of yourself."
After saying this, she did not linger any longer. Her frail but stubborn figure quickly blended into the deepening dusk and snow outside the door. She left silently without disturbing anyone else.
Bai Qingchen was the only one left in the room again. The fire had long been extinguished, and the cold air seeped in through the crack in the door.
The two people who had had a brief encounter with him in the icy land of Hanyuan Peak and could even be considered lifelong friends had left one after another.
One is rushing towards a new life, the other is embarking on an unknown journey.
Bai Qingchen touched Yoyo, the little cat rubbing against his leg and meowing, and sighed deeply. Everyone was working hard for their future, so he couldn't slack off.
In his previous life, he had never been troubled by the lack of progress in his cultivation. Perhaps people who had eaten the most delicious food would not be able to adapt to eating simple meals.
Why, why do I have five spiritual roots?
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