"Disciples respectfully welcome the return of the Master. Thank you for all the hard work."
Elder Cheng led the group to the main peak to greet everyone, followed by a group of disciples who all looked at them in admiration.
Master Zixiao nodded gently and said, "You take care of the rest. I'm leaving first."
"Yes." Elder Cheng bowed his head respectfully and watched him leave before turning to face Feng Xinxing and the others.
"Elder Cheng, where is my master?" Yuan Ran thought that his master would be waiting for them here, but he didn't see his master anywhere.
"Big Brother, Second Brother." Before Elder Cheng could say anything, Bai Runyue came out from behind with a pouty mouth and looked at him with resentment, "Not long after you left, Dad went into seclusion. It would have been fine if he had just gone into seclusion by himself, but he actually locked me up!"
Bai Runyue was so angry that she wanted to go with them.
Yuan Ran coughed lightly, "Junior sister, Master is doing this for your own good. The Wanxian Road is indeed very dangerous, and many geniuses did die this time."
Feng Xinxing frowned and glanced at her, "Don't interrupt."
"No problem." Elder Cheng smiled and said, "The sect master has already told us what to do after his retreat. You two brothers have just returned, so I will take over the sect's trivial matters for a few months. It won't be too late to hand over after Yuan Ran's realm stabilizes."
Yuan Ran was stunned for a moment, "Elder Cheng, did Master really say that?"
"Of course, the sect leader has instructed that you should focus on cultivation in the near future." Elder Cheng said with a smile.
Yuan Ran suddenly felt an indescribable bitterness in his heart. It turned out that his master had known it all along.
This trip to the Wanxiandao made him realize more deeply the importance of cultivation.
He didn't want to be a drag, he also wanted to have a hearty fight like his senior brothers, instead of being someone who could only watch from behind.
"Let's go back too." Seeing that there was nothing to do here, Gao Han prepared to leave the team.
When Elder Cheng saw him, he couldn't help but think of one thing: the time when his disciples and he broke into the formation in the back mountain together.
At that time, his disciple's cultivation was higher than the other party's. Now, his disciple has not yet broken through the out-of-body stage, while the other party has already reached the spirit transformation stage. It's really fate's trick.
"I haven't congratulated my two uncles yet. It's a cause for celebration that you have become famous all over the world." Elder Cheng put away his thoughts and said with a smile.
"Famous all over the world?" Gao Han didn't know what this meant.
"The news that the two uncles defeated the geniuses with higher cultivation than themselves in Wanxiandao has spread throughout Lingtian Continent in the past month. The list of geniuses should have been changed by now." Elder Cheng said.
Gao Han asked in surprise, "What is the Tianjiao Ranking?"
"Uncle Master, have you never heard of it?" Elder Cheng thought they knew.
After all, most of the geniuses are very concerned about their ranking on the genius list.
Gao Han nodded. He was very busy every day and had no time to pay attention to such rankings.
"The Heavenly Pride Ranking is a ranking created by the Weapon Pavilion. In addition to the Heavenly Pride Ranking, there is also the Earthly Ranking and the Spiritual Ranking."
"The Tianjiao List mainly records the Tianjiao strongmen within the top 100, who are under 200 years old. Those over 200 years old will be eliminated from the Tianjiao List."
"The Earth Ranking is for rookies between the ages of 200 and 2,000. Usually, after the top-ranked prodigies on the Heavenly Prodigies Ranking are eliminated due to their age, they will enter the Earth Ranking."
"The Spirit List records the strong people in Lingtian Continent?" Gao Han roughly understood.
"That's right. If you are interested, you can ask someone to buy a copy of the Martial Arts Newspaper. The rankings of the three major lists are all on it. It is updated every month. This time, the two uncles have made a big splash in the Wanxian Dao, so they will definitely be on the list."
"Thank you, Elder Cheng. I've made note of it. If there's nothing else, Tingzhou and I will go back first." Gao Han nodded.
"Gao Han, if you are interested, I will ask someone to send a copy of the Military Newspaper to you later." Yuan Ran said before he left.
"Okay." Gao Han did not refuse. This would actually save trouble.
After the two men left, the others did not move and followed Elder Cheng to the sect master's hall.
In the sect master's hall, several elders and other peak masters were already waiting for them.
This time, the Way of Ten Thousand Immortals is not only an opportunity for these young people, but also an opportunity for the Zixiao Sect.
In order to discover the secrets of the fairy world and to find more inheritance.
Nameless Peak is as deserted as ever. There used to be hundreds of flowers blooming on both sides of the road leading up the mountain, which was a beautiful sight. However, after only one month, most of them have withered.
Next to the flowers, a woman in pink had her back to them.
Perhaps she heard footsteps, the woman in pink suddenly turned around. Her pretty face was adorned with a pair of bright eyes, which lit up instantly when she saw them.
The woman in pink hesitated for a moment, then trotted over, with Gao Han's figure reflected in her eyes.
"Get out of the way." When Zhongli Tingzhou saw that she was staring at Gao Han, a cold aura immediately emanated from his body, which kept people at a distance.
The woman in pink was startled by his voice and mistakenly thought that she was blocking his way, so she immediately moved aside.
Zhongli Tingzhou stood beside Gao Han, and his tall body completely blocked the view of the woman in pink.
"Wait a minute." Seeing that the person was about to leave, the woman in pink shouted anxiously.
Gao Han stopped.
"Why did you stop?" Zhongli Tingzhou said dissatisfiedly.
Gao Han looked at his jealous look and said, "She might have something important to tell you."
"Without a name or surname, who knows who she is calling!" Zhongli Tingzhou said coldly.
"Gao...Gao Han." The woman in pink immediately said Gao Han's name, looking a little embarrassed.
Zhongli Tingzhou suddenly turned around and stared at him with emotionless cold eyes, "Which peak are you from? Can you call Gao Han by his name?"
"I, I'm Zhao Yueshuang from Dingyun Peak, and Lei Xinyue is my senior sister." When Zhao Yueshuang heard this stern voice, she was so scared that she quickly introduced herself.
"Dingyun Peak?" Zhongli Tingzhou narrowed his eyes, "Do you know how your master should address Gao Han?"
Zhao Yueshuang hesitated for a second, "Okay, it seems to be Master Uncle."
"What about you?"
"...Uncle Master." Zhao Yueshuang immediately bowed and apologized, "I'm sorry, I won't dare to do it again next time."
"There won't be a next time. Don't come to the foot of Wuming Peak for no reason in the future." After saying this, Zhongli Tingzhou pulled Gao Han's arm and left.
When Zhao Yueshuang looked up, the person had disappeared, and she was so upset that she could not even cry.
A friend in the distance ran over, "Yueshuang, are you okay?"
"Wow, Great-Master Zhongli is so scary. I originally wanted to leave a good impression on Great-Master Gao." Zhao Yueshuang was very sad.
Her friend patted her shoulder and said, "Why don't you just forget it? You and Master Uncle Gao are not from the same world. I heard that he made a big splash on the Heavenly Punishment Island this time. He will definitely be on the Heavenly Pride Ranking. The gap between you two will get bigger and bigger in the future."
"It's rare for me to fall in love with someone." Zhao Yueshuang looked disappointed.
"I heard from my uncle that for a couple who practice cultivation together, it is best for both of them to have similar aptitudes and equal cultivation levels. This way they can go further. Otherwise, if one of them cannot keep up, the gap will only get bigger and bigger. At that time, not only will they drag down their partner, but the other person can only watch as their cultivation level fails to break through, and finally watch their partner die of old age. What a cruel thing that is."
Zhao Yueshuang looked conflicted. She had just made up her mind a month ago. Was she going to give up so soon?
Seeing this, the friend knew that the dosage of the medicine was not strong enough. He looked around carefully and whispered, "You know about Tian Yijun's mother, right?"
"I know. Tian Yijun's mother is the Sixth Elder's sister." Zhao Yueshuang nodded.
"Who asked you whose sister she is? I heard that the elixir that made a lot of noise two months ago was made by the fifth elder for Tian Yijun's mother, in order to prolong her life. Because her aptitude is not very good, she has been trapped in the Spirit Transformation Stage for a long time. If it weren't for the elixir, she would have died soon." The friend said it seriously.
"Yujing, you know so much." Zhao Yueshuang looked at him in amazement.
"It's just so-so." Chen Yujing smiled awkwardly. She didn't dare to say that these words were told to her by Senior Sister Lei, otherwise, how could she, a mere disciple of Dingyun Peak, know so many things.
Chen Yujing coughed lightly and said, "Look, even the fifth and sixth elders have put so much effort into extending the life of Tian Yijun's mother. Do you want your future partner to do the same?"
Zhao Yueshuang shook her head. "I don't want him to take risks for me. If you love someone, you should want him to live a better life instead of dragging him down, right?"
"Yes, yes, that's right. Absolutely right." Chen Yujing breathed a sigh of relief. She could finally report to Senior Sister Lei.
The two of them didn't notice that Gao Han and Zhongli Tingzhou didn't go far, and they had heard their conversation clearly.
"I told you that she likes you, but you still didn't believe me. I win. You can't go back on your promise." Zhongli Tingzhou was very proud.
Gao Han really couldn't understand what these little girls were thinking. He had never seen this Zhao Yueshuang before, so he agreed to make a bet with someone.
"I'm just too bored, that's why I'm making this bet with you."
Gao Han had to accept defeat and had nothing to say.
"However, I didn't expect that Tian Yijun's mother is actually the Sixth Elder's sister. No wonder the Sixth Elder is so concerned about this matter and even came to thank us on behalf of the Fifth Elder."
"It's not surprising. Look at how stupid Chang Xiaoxiao is. The words 'I'm easy to be sold' are almost written on his face. Tian Yijun has tolerated him for so long and didn't really sell him. They must be more than just childhood friends." Zhongli Tingzhou said disapprovingly.
"I'm just naive, not really stupid." Gao Han held his forehead with his hand.
"Why, do you like innocence?" Zhongli Tingzhou's expression immediately became dangerous.
Gao Han replied calmly: "How could that be? I like you like this."
Zhongli Tingzhou's face suddenly collapsed. He wanted to be happy but didn't want to show it. "I know you like me. You don't have to keep emphasizing it. Just tell me once a day from now on."
"Give you three points of sunshine and you will be brilliant." Gao Han couldn't help laughing. He knew that it is difficult to change one's nature.
"That's because I fought so hard to get these three points of sunshine."