C21 (1/2)

Inside the cave, Han Yan was cultivating on a prayer mat when a sound transmission talisman suddenly flew in. Han Yan opened her eyes and grabbed the sound transmitting talisman. The talisman ignited by itself, and Zhou Tong's voice slowly rang out, ”Han Yan, immediately open the cave.” The barrier outside the dwelling was not strong. It was not that Zhou Tong did not have the ability to break it, but rather that there was a rule within the sect that no matter what happened, he had to give a warning in advance and not break in. If, at the moment of cultivation, his disciple were to go berserk, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Han Yan quickly put away the Heavenly Dao Jade Seal in her storage bag and quickly walked towards the cave. When the cave opened, two people appeared in his line of sight.

Zhou Tong stood at the very front. Beside him was a white-clothed disciple. That disciple's spirit energy wasn't strong, but his body was circulating within his body. It was obvious that he had just reached the 1st level of the Refinement Stage. When Han Yan saw the appearance of the other party, she was slightly startled and asked in surprise, ”Xie Hu, why are you here?” This disciple in white was none other than Xie Hu, who had been separated for three months. She didn't expect this guy to reach Qi Disciple level 1 and become an official disciple.

After Xie Hu saw Han Yan, he was also stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, ”If you can become an immortal, then so can we, it's an accident!”

Han Yan was indeed surprised, but she couldn't be too excited in front of the elder. She asked, ”Elder Zhou, why have you come this time?”

Zhou Tong let out a light cough and slowly said, ”From what Xie Hu said, the spiritual energy in his cave suddenly disappeared. This old man has come to investigate.”

Hearing this, Han Yan's heart skipped a beat and she said, ”Elder Zhou, please come in.” Even if he did not allow them to enter, Zhou Tong would still have come in to investigate. Rather than this, he might as well happily let them in to avoid arousing their suspicions.

Zhou Tong nodded his head and quickly walked into the dwelling. After looking for a while, he did not find anything abnormal. The spiritual energy in Han Yan's cave wasn't strong, and it was no different from any other cave. Walking out of the cave, Zhou Tong said to Han, ”There was something abnormal with you just now, for example, the spiritual energy suddenly disappeared?”

Han Yan said, ”Disciple has been practicing and didn't notice the spiritual energy disappearing.”

Zhou Tong thought for a moment, then said to Xie Hu, ”Open up your cave abode. This elder will personally go and take a look.” He wasn't completely convinced of Xie Hu's words, but it was a matter of great importance, and he had to investigate it thoroughly.

Arriving at Xie Hu's cultivation cave, Zhang Xuan realized that the spiritual energy in the cave wasn't as strong as he claimed it to be. The faint spiritual energy within the cave was still reverberating in the air.

Zhou Tong's face darkened. He swept his gaze across the interior of the cave and sternly said, ”Is this the spiritual energy you speak of that is completely gone?”

Xie Hu did not understand, he cupped his hands and said, ”Elder Zhou, this disciple did not have any spiritual energy at all when I left.” He couldn't understand. He clearly didn't have any spiritual energy before he left, but how did the spiritual energy come back in such a short time?

”Humph!” Zhou Tong gave a cold snort and said, ”Since you say that there is not even the slightest bit of spiritual energy, then what is going on?”

”This, this …” Xie Hu didn't know how to reply to that. He had no way to explain what was happening before him.

As an elder, Zhou Tong didn't have time to waste on talking with a Qi Cultivation stage disciple. He said in a deep voice: ”You can continue to cultivate here. If you dare to speak nonsense again, you know what the result will be!” After he finished speaking, he did not even look at Xie Hu. His body flickered as he transformed into a streak of light, disappearing from sight in the blink of an eye.

Xie Hu was extremely depressed, but he forced out a smile. ”What's wrong with that? Why is there so much spiritual energy in one second, and then it's gone again!”

Han Yan understood that the spiritual energy in Xie Hu's cave had been absorbed by the Heavenly Dao Jade Seal. Who would have thought that there would still be disciples that would come to such a poor location?! She definitely could not tell Xie Hu about the Heaven's Path Jade Seal, but Xie Hu was his brother after all, so he had to comfort him a bit. Thus, she said, ”Xie Hu, there might be another reason for the sudden disappearance of spiritual energy.

Xie Hu was right, he threw this question to the back of his mind and said excitedly, ”Brother, I didn't expect you to actually be here.”

Han Yan was surprised and said, ”You know I'm here?”

Xie Hu laughed and pointed at the cave. ”Let's go, us brothers will talk inside.”

It turned out that after Han Yan left the outer court, Xie Hu discovered that there was spiritual energy in his body, and it was extremely dense. He had reached a bottleneck in her cultivation not long after. After that, he continued activating the technique. After all, he had three star spiritual roots, and her talent was much greater than Han Yan's. After one month of constant practice, he finally reached Qi Disciple level 1. After reaching Qi Disciple level 1, she was a true immortal. Xie Hu was a smart person, so she took out all the money she had and swapped it for a spell. In the end, she saw an elder and took out the spell symbols for him. Although runes were useless to an elder, when that elder saw how good Xie Hu was at being human and also how much he fit the criteria of being a disciple, the elder accepted him as his disciple.

After becoming an official disciple, Xie Hu inquired about Han Yan's whereabouts. In the end, he found out that Han Yan was cultivating at Fallen Leaves Peak, so she applied to come here.

When Xie Hu's master heard that he was coming here, he immediately gave his approval without thinking. He felt that this disciple was a bit stupid, running all the way to the peak with the lowest spiritual energy for a brother. However, there were countless disciples like Xie Hu. That elder did not even put Xie Hu in his heart. With a few simple words, he had a disciple send him to the Fallen Leaves Peak. Because his Master had not prepared a gift for him when he came, Zhou Tong naturally could not arrange a cave for him, and so he sent it here.

After listening to Xie Hu's story, Han Yan let out a bitter laugh. ”You know that the spirit energy in Fallen Leaves Peak is very thin, why did you come here?”

Xie Hu laughed heartily and said: ”Brother Han, with my aptitude, where should I go is different. Although Cang Shi's Spiritual Energy is slightly better than this place, it's not by much. Furthermore, you're here, so I'm not alone.”