"Going out is boring, and this mountain of yours is boring too," Shuanghuang commented bluntly. "That kid named Fang Xian is much more interesting."
Ji Mofan wholeheartedly agreed with this.
The seven days he spent in Changfeng Valley were truly carefree. If there had been enough high-ranking positions for him to fill, Ji Mofan would definitely have chosen that place as his next stop after leaving Yuncang Sword Sect.
Kind and rich, he's practically the chosen one.
"It's alright, it'll get lively soon." But thinking of Li Geyue, whom he had just met at Yiku Cliff, his mood lightened again.
Leaving the sect finally gave him some clues.
For the next month, Ji Mofan didn't go out much.
The furthest I went was to Qiuguan City again. I concealed my appearance and wandered around the city. I found out that the reputation of Qianhe Tower was no different from before. Apart from the fact that the amount of protection fees collected had been increased a little, there was not much change. So I returned to my sect.
With the enemy lurking in the shadows, he really had no better solution than to try to find another way out.
Ji Mofan originally intended to wait for Li Geyue to emerge from Yiku Cliff so he could continue his plan. However, instead of waiting for Li Geyue, he encountered Ge Gen first.
Ge Gen would come to the bamboo house every day, but he stayed a little longer this day.
"Master said you'd like to go out and train with the other outer disciples?" Upon hearing his words, Ji Mofan couldn't help but frown slightly.
Normally, only true disciples would have a situation where they are weak in strength but have a high status.
Because some cultivators rise to high positions through family background, while the cultivators themselves are still young and have not had enough time to embark on the path of cultivation.
Inner disciples are mostly promoted from outer disciples, and their strength after the promotion test is generally not a problem.
But Ge Gen is different. He was a child that Ji Mo Fan took in before he had even completed his apprenticeship. Giving him the position of true disciple would be against the rules, and making him an outer disciple would be beneath his status as the chief disciple.
Although his status had risen, he lacked the strength to fight alongside inner disciples. Regular cultivation was manageable; he could simply seek out Ji Mofan.
There's no way to participate in team-based secret realm cultivation organized by sects; either he doesn't participate, or if he wants to, he can only go to the outer sect.
"Which secret realm did he say he would take you to?" Ji Mo Fan asked Ge Gen.
Ji Mofan has neglected many sect affairs, to the point that he is now somewhat unclear about how the elders of each peak plan to instruct their disciples.
However, he had personally handled these trivial matters in his previous life, and he could remember them just by mentioning a name.
“It’s a secluded paradise in the shallow ocean to the east,” Ge Gen replied obediently.
Ji Mofan nodded. "This is a secret realm that is open all year round. It only closes occasionally when the weather is bad and there is a tsunami or typhoon. The monsters inside are also relatively low-level, which is perfect for your Qi Refining stage cultivation."
"You can go and give it a try."
"Will Master be going with us this time?" Ge Gen looked at him with bright eyes.
Ji Mofan failed to meet his expectations, saying, "The Shallow Ocean Secret Realm is restricted to disciples at the Qi Refining stage, so I won't be able to accompany you. However, there will be many fellow disciples in the team, and the danger in the secret realm is very low, so you don't need to worry too much."
"I'm not worried..." Ge Gen said, his voice tinged with frustration, counting on his fingers, "I just don't want to be separated from Master. Each training trip lasts seven days, a full seven days without seeing Master..."
Ji Mofan couldn't help but chuckle, "Why are you sticking to my side? I can't replace the gains you get from the secret realm."
"I'm afraid Master will be bullied." Ge Gen took a deep breath, quickly regaining his composure. "But Master is right! Only by becoming stronger can I help Master when needed!"
"Master, I will definitely break through to the Foundation Establishment stage as soon as possible!"
"It's good that you have this intention, but you should also remember that haste makes waste."
After giving Ge Gen a few more instructions, Ji Mo Fan let the child practice his sword on his own.
Once the bouncy figure disappeared beyond the bamboo forest, Ji Mofan narrowed his eyes, his gaze gradually turning cold.
In his previous life, during this period, Shen Yun never organized any of his outer disciples to go to the Shallow Ocean Secret Realm.
Moreover, this secret realm is one of the few types that has entry restrictions for high-level cultivators, making it hard for Ji Mofan not to have doubts.
If he remembered correctly, Ge Gen also died around this time in his previous life, in a simple secret realm where nothing unexpected should have happened.
It's alright if Ge Gen is occasionally targeted within the sect; with so many people around, no one dares to go too far.
This ordeal was of his own choosing. If he hadn't insisted on becoming Ji Mofan's disciple, he wouldn't have suffered these hardships because he didn't live up to his reputation.
Other cultivators with high status but low strength all have families to back them up, but Ge Gen only has Ji Mo Fan, who is also just a nobody. His presence in front of others is one thing, but his influence behind the scenes is another.
However, if someone deliberately wants to kill Ge Gen, then that's a different story.
Ji Mofan originally thought that with his status as a master, he should at least be able to protect him from ending up like he did in his previous life.
Surprisingly, some people still had the desire to make a move.
Is it Shen Yun who wants Ge Gen's life? But killing him doesn't seem to benefit Shen Yun at all; at most, it would just break one of Ji Mo Fan's nascent wings.
For no apparent reason, the image of Qi Fengyu flashed through Ji Mofan's mind.
My fingertips clenched involuntarily, and a faint pain seemed to throb in my mind again.
In his past life, that person had ruthlessly shattered his spiritual platform, solely to take his already damaged inner core. So this time, would he, finding Ji Mofan difficult to control, choose the easier-to-obtain Kudzu Root instead?
Even though his inner core was only at the Qi Refining level, it was still of great benefit to others because of his mutated spiritual root talent.
Regardless of whether it is an ice spirit root or a lightning spirit root, both are derived from the water spirit power between heaven and earth. Although the effect on Qi Fengyu is not as good as that of cultivators with the same water spirit root, it still has some effect.
In the absence of intervention from Jimo Fan, eating a small kudzu root during the Qi Refining stage is as simple as eating a small snack.
But this is clearly a heretical and unorthodox path. Qi Fengyu, a proper young sect leader of the Yuncang Sword Sect, gave up his post to learn from those who are born from eggs and live in wet environments. He has truly disgraced the righteous path.
If this matter gets out, his position as the young sect leader will likely be in jeopardy.
After all, for reputable families and righteous sects, reputation is an extremely important thing.
...Perhaps this opportunity will allow him to escape the Yun Cang Sword Sect.
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