Chapter 24: Rivals meet, eyes full of jealousy. Half a month later,...
Half a month later, Nangong Liuchu followed Fu Guangjun back to Fu Guang Peak in an extremely embarrassed manner.
Li Youyang couldn't help but frown. "What have you done to my disciple? He's at the Celestial Immortal Realm, after all. How come he's become like this in just half a month?"
Fu Guangjun casually replied: "It's okay, I won't die."
Nangong Liuchu: ...
Li Youyang frowned even deeper.
Fu Guangjun sighed and said, "Forget it, Nangong Liuchu, I will allow you to rest for one day. We will set off to the Demon Realm the day after tomorrow."
Nangong Liuchu: ...
He thought that this time he came back, he could stay for ten days or half a month before leaving, but in the end he could only rest for one day. This half month was inhuman torture. God knows how much he missed the days when he was chased and beaten by Fu Guangjun.
Seeing that Nangong Liuchu still didn't leave, Fu Guangjun frowned: "You think one day is too long, or..."
"Just one day, I'll take my leave."
Li Youyang watched Nangong Liuchu hurried away and asked, "Did I push him too hard?"
Fu Guangjun smiled and said, "Nangong Liuchu has good talent. It took him so many years to reach this level. The guidance of the unknown master is one reason, but the more important reason is that he is too lazy. Pushing him will only benefit him."
Nangong Liuchu paused uncomfortably after walking a short distance. Was he too lazy in his practice? Among all the cultivators, he dared to say that he was definitely diligent enough, but compared to his current practice method... Alas!
Fu Guangjun said again: "Let's go back to the room. I'll give you something good. You will definitely like it."
Li Youyang:?
Back in the room, Fu Guangjun flicked his fingertips, and a snow-white nine-tailed fox appeared in his arms. "I remember you went to the extremely cold land to catch it before, but this little fellow has awakened his intelligence and has strong spiritual power, so it was very difficult to catch him. You spent half a day trying to catch him. This time, I happened to encounter him in the extremely cold land and brought him back to you."
He handed it over, but Li Youyang didn't take it. In truth, he didn't like spirit pets. They were too much trouble to keep, and they wouldn't be of much use in real combat. If he couldn't even defeat them, the spirit pets would be useless. The reason he went to capture them back then was because Nan Liujing mentioned it occasionally.
Seeing Li Youyang's eyes darken, Fu Guangjun guessed that it was related to Nan Liujing again, and hurriedly put away the spirit fox and asked, "How is Bei Liyuan doing?"
Li Youyang's dark eyes brightened up again: "He is extremely talented, incomparable to you and me. Perhaps he can try to reach a realm that is difficult for you and me to reach."
Fu Guangjun was stunned for a moment: "The realm of the gods."
Li Youyang nodded.
Fu Guangjun smiled and said, "You have accepted another extraordinary disciple. Speaking of which, during this trip to the extremely cold land, I heard that Nan Liujing successfully entered the realm of sainthood not long ago, two hundred years earlier than me."
Li Youyang was silent.
Fu Guangjun said softly, "You look different every time you mention Nan Liujing. Was your death related to him?"
Li Youyang raised his eyes and looked into the distance. After his rebirth, he had thought back to the past. The reason why Nan Liujing became like that was probably because of his master's poor teaching. This result was his own retribution and he couldn't blame others. "It was my own fault in cultivation. It had nothing to do with him."
Fu Guangjun clenched his fist silently and said, "Youyang, do you know that you are really not good at lying, especially in front of acquaintances? But you have already died once because of him, why do you still protect him so much? Do you really only treat him as a master and a disciple?"
Li Youyang added, "Lord Youyang has already sacrificed his blood to the living soul. I don't want to be involved in the past anymore. Why are you looking for trouble?"
Fu Guangjun smiled and said, "We've already caught this spirit fox. It would be a waste of effort to release it again. Why don't you try raising it? I'll provide the spiritual power."
"Give it to Nangong. He was badly injured trying to catch this little fellow. He's also an ice-type creature. If he keeps him, he might be able to turn it into a god-level spirit beast comparable to a semi-saint."
Fu Guangjun curled his lips and said, "He was only caught by this thing twice, and I was the one who did most of the work."
Li Youyang frowned.
Fu Guangjun sighed, "Okay, okay, give it to him. It's really a bargain for him. I caught it myself. If he doesn't feed it to the god level in the future, I will kill him."
Li Youyang was speechless: "I'll go check on Li Yuan's situation."
After Li Youyang left, Fu Guangjun's eyes darkened. In addition to learning that Nan Liujing had become a saint, he also learned that Nan Liujing was searching everywhere for the person who had recently taken over someone else's body.
…
When Fu Guangjun went to look for Nangong Liuchu, Nangong Liuchu, who was regulating his breathing, quickly gathered his spiritual energy and stood up to greet him, saying respectfully, "Senior."
Fu Guangjun casually threw the Nine-Tailed Fox to him: "Youyang asked me to give it to you. He said it matches your attributes and it would be better if you raise it."
Nangong Liuchu couldn't hide the joy in his eyes. He had wanted to raise a spiritual pet for a long time, but either the attributes were not suitable or they were not strong enough to his liking. Now this nine-tailed spiritual fox was really, really, really what he wanted. He would definitely raise it well, and at least raise it until it could transform into a human form (equivalent to a cultivator's ascension).
Fu Guangjun said coldly, "Nangong Liuchu, I personally caught this little thing. If I can't raise it to the god level, I promise to beat you until you cry."
Nangong Liuchu: ...
He instantly felt that the nine-tailed fox had become much heavier.
"Master, the Guanhe Sword Sect has sent an invitation. Three days from now will be the anniversary of the death of the former sect leader, Youyang Divine Lord. We invite you to attend."
Fu Guangjun said coldly: "I didn't see how much he loved me when I was alive. What's the point of doing all this after he's dead? Just refuse it and say I want to go into seclusion."
The disciple bowed and left.
Nangong Liuchu reminded him, "Senior, I've never heard of Sect Master Nan holding a posthumous celebration for Youyang Divine Monarch in previous years. When we were in the extremely cold land, we happened to hear that Sect Master Nan was searching for a cultivator who had taken over someone else's body. Do you think he might be using this posthumous celebration to find our master?"
Fu Guangjun's eyes darkened, and Nangong Liuchu said, "In my opinion, we should go and join in the fun. First, we can find out whether Sect Master Nan already knows about Master's affairs. Second, we can also clear Fu Guangfeng of suspicion and prevent him from finding us here."
Fu Guangjun curled his lips and looked at Nangong Liuchu: "You are indeed a smart guy, little fellow. Well, I will go to Guanhe Sword Sect."
Nangong Liuchu breathed a sigh of relief. He finally had a few days of free time. Unexpectedly, Fu Guangjun suddenly said, "The day after tomorrow, you will go to the Demon Realm first. After visiting Guanhe Sword Sect, I will go directly to the Demon Realm to find you."
Nangong Liuchu: ...
"Your junior brother is in need of demon pills soon. After arriving in the demon realm, you will first kill two hundred demon beasts with cultivation levels of over five hundred years to obtain the pills."
Nangong Liuchu:!!!
"First, kill two hundred demon beasts that have cultivated for more than five hundred years to obtain the elixir. Lord Fuguang, do you think that all my demons are useless?"
Fu Guangjun smiled and said meaningfully: "Isn't it?"
Jiuying was annoyed.
Fu Guangjun snorted coldly: "If you have the energy to talk nonsense with me, why not do something serious? I can't go there these few days, so why don't you accompany Nangong Liuchu and go with him first to protect him from death."
Jiuying: "Why should I listen to you?"
Fu Guangjun flew up on his sword and said, "I've entrusted the person to you. If anything happens, you can report it to Youyang yourself."
Jiuying: ...
Nangong Liuchu held his forehead with his hands. "Don't you even ask for his opinion?" This was the first time in his life that he felt like cursing.
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In the Guanhe Sword Sect, the entire sect was in mourning. Nan Liujing, who always liked to wear purple clothes, also changed into plain clothes.
"Master, Fu Guangjun is here."
Nan Liujing's eyes darkened. Just as he was about to speak, Fu Guangjun arrived: "It's my old friend's birthday, so I have to come and burn some incense."
Nan Liujing looked at the disciple beside him. The disciple lit the incense and handed it to Fu Guangjun. Fu Guangjun took it and bowed three times in front of the tablet. The moment he inserted the incense into the incense burner, a heavy pressure swept over everyone. Everyone present, except Nan Liujing, knelt down and vomited blood.
Nan Liujing looked at Li Youyang's tablet and said, "A hundred years ago, when Master passed away, Fu Guangjun caused a great disturbance in Guanhe Sword Sect. Now that it's Master's anniversary, Fu Guangjun still won't let Master rest in peace?"
Fu Guangjun straightened the incense and stood up. "I don't want to disturb Youyang's tranquility, but Nan Liujing, do you think he would be willing to have you hold this afterlife celebration for him?"
Nan Liujing's eyes darkened. "If Fuguang-jun is here sincerely for Master's birthday, please take the guest seat. If it's for other matters, I will accompany you after today."
After saying this, he walked around Fu Guangjun and said politely, "Sect Master Li."
Fu Guangjun curled his lips and was led into the guest seats by his disciples.
By the time the banquet started, nearly two-thirds of the sects, big and small, in the world of cultivation had arrived, but the formation that Nan Liujing had set up in advance still did not show any problems.
Xuzhou, the fifth elder of Guanhe Sword Sect, came to the mourning hall and said, "Sect Master, the guests are all here."
Nan Liujing raised his hand lightly, and the formation that enveloped the entire Guanhe Sword Sect dissipated: "Let's begin the feast."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Xuzhou couldn't help but ask: "Master, you..."
Nan Liujing glanced at Xuzhou coldly. Xuzhou bowed respectfully and said no more. He turned around and sighed silently. He had thought that the sect master would concentrate on practicing to reach the level of a saint and hold a funeral for the former sect master, and would take care of the sect's affairs from then on, but in the end he still had to guard that corpse for a hundred years.
…
Returning to the tomb, Nan Liujing looked at Li Youyang, who seemed to be sleeping soundly in the ice coffin. "Master, I know you are angry and don't want to come back. This time I really know I was wrong. From now on, I will listen to you. As long as you come back, Master, where are you?"
As she spoke, she lowered her head and rested her head on the ice coffin. Tears flowed down her eyes and fell onto the ice coffin. She murmured softly, "Master, I miss you."
"From the looks of it, you really do miss him." Fu Guangjun's lips curled up in a mocking tone, "But why would someone who pushed him into hell miss him?! Nan Liujing, you don't even have the qualifications to miss him."
Nan Liujing stood up and looked at Fu Guangjun coldly: "Who asked you to come here!"
Fu Guangjun looked at the ice coffin and said, "Nan Liujing, you have locked him up for a hundred years. Isn't it time to let him go wherever he wants to go?"
Nan Liujing's eyes flashed with murderous intent: "Fuguang Jun, don't test my patience."
"Oh? Even if that's not possible, I came here today to take him away. After all, with his personality, I'm afraid he won't be able to rest peacefully every day if he stays with the enemy who killed him."
Nan Liujing's eyes darkened. "Back then, I was bewitched by that demon and made a grave mistake. But how are you any better than me, Fu Guangjun? Have you forgotten that it was your momentary kindness that sent that demon to the Guanhe Sword Sect? If it weren't for your meddling, Master wouldn't have bothered with that matter, let alone rescued that troublemaker. That battle a hundred years ago was the only one in which you and Master used heavy hands, out of all the many battles we've had." It's simply too much of a coincidence that that demon happened to bewitched me that day.
Nan Liujing gently stroked the ice coffin: "Mr. Fuguang, when I find my master, I will get to the bottom of what happened back then. It's best if you have nothing to do with it."
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