Chapter 97 The Return to the Secular Mortal World (2/2)

If it was not due to his irreversible serious injuries, he would have broken through the Absurd State, because there was definitely nothing wrong with his state of mind.

”Senior Apprentice-Sister, what are you thinking about?” Shen Lian asked softly.

”Nothing, I’m here to pass on a message from the chief,” Gu Caiwei replied after a momentary silence.

”Chief has not been paying me any attention for a long time now, what is this about?” Shen Lian nodded as he replied.

”I was only able to master the entry level of Taixu Strategy due to the foundation that the founding master and master had built for me. Despite having a greater potential than I do, you did not have such treatment. It is unfortunate that my knowledge of the Taixu Strategy was insufficient and I could not be clearer about a lot of things. Although the chief had never cultivated the Taixu Strategy, he could offer a word of advice or two. I told him about the gist of the Taixu Strategy and my personal understanding of the cultivation. Even though he was not able to offer you direct guidance in terms of breaking through the bottleneck, but he told me to tell you, ”Leave the mountains; do not return until you have attained the state of Huandan”.”

Gu Caiwei found it strange that the chief told Shen Lian to not return to the mountains unless he had attained the state of Huandan.

Back when Chen Jianmei was facing a bottleneck, he was stopped by Zhang Ruoxu when he wanted to leave the mountains to gain some experience.

After a dull waiting period of forty years, he was finally met with success.

Similarly, Shen Lian was stuck in a bottleneck, and he wanted to overcome his irritability by being static. However, the chief told him to do the exact opposite and return to the secular mortal world.

Similar predicaments, yet they were faced with different responses.

”How does the chief know that he made the right choice when he has not even seen me yet? Does he even understand the situation that I’m in?” Shen Lian spoke after contemplating.

”The chief knew that you were going to ask, which is why he told me to let you know that the difficulty that you are facing came from within, and not from outside. He also said that if you refuse to leave, I should get physical with you and chase you out of here,” Gu Caiwei replied.

Gu Caiwei smiled after saying the last sentence. If Shen Lian had Ruhua before she managed to attain the state of Huandan, it would be difficult for her to lay a finger on her little Junior Apprentice-Brother. She would love to see him resist so that she can let him have an unforgettable experience.

Of course, Shen Lian was aware of Gu Caiwei’s true colors underneath her gentle appearance, and he was not about to let her have her way.

”I will follow the chief’s instruction then,” replied Shen Lian.

Shen Lian did not have much with him. The sandalwood sword was carried by him with the spell of having an ace up one’s sleeve. He did not have to pack.

He bid his goodbyes to Gu Caiwei, and did not go to see the chief, Zhang Ruoxu.

This was the second time that he left the mountains. Unlike the first time, he was not sure when he would be coming back this time around. Perhaps he might not even be able to return in this lifetime.

Such was life; one came with nothing and left with nothing.

Shen Lian was not particularly attached, but after leaving Qing Xuan, he realized that in this vast world, Qing Xuan would still be the best. There was no conflict, what a blessed land!

Shen Lian dismissed the distracting thoughts and remembered about the Shen family. He thought it was time that he pay them a visit. After all, he shared a blood-tie with them.

Sixteen years had passed, and even though the seas had not changed into mulberry fields, it was long enough for great changes to take place in the secular mortal world.

The greatest change would be the change of dynasty from Dawei Dynasty to Zhou Dynasty.

The world was wide and had no end to it. Back in Qing Xuan, Shen Lian read that there was a Qi cultivator who chose a random direction and flew on his instrument. After flying for a hundred years, he died of old age. Even till then, he did not get to see the end of the world.

Dawei Dynasty was located on a continent that spanned across tens of thousands of miles, but it only took up a small portion of it.

According to the records in Qing Xuan, the continent was called the Yuan Continent. Most of the people who lived on it had never been to any other continents in their entire life.

Only the likes of Celestials had the means and supernatural powers to cross the distance.