Chapter 39 Spiritual Qi Gorge (1/2)
Early in the morning on the next day, Xiao Chen was still planning to head for the Sky-gazing Gorge for his cultivation. Even though there was too little Spiritual Qi there for him, it was better than nothing. Just as he was about to set off, Luo Shangyan whom he had not seen for more than a month suddenly came to his door.
”Senior Sister Luo!” Xiao Chen was overjoyed. Just as he was about to question her for not coming over for so long, his smile immediately faded after seeing the melancholic look on her somewhat sallow face. He presumed hat she was worrying over Perfected Immortal Zixu not returning after so many days.
”Did your cultivation improve recently?” Luo Shangyan asked.
Xiao Chen shook his head. ”I'm still stuck at Lv 6 Qi Refining Realm. The Spiritual Qi in the Sky-gazing Gorge is insufficient for me.”
Luo Shangyan had long become immune to the speed of his cultivation progress. She said, ”It's true that the Spiritual Qi in the Sky-gazing Gorge isn't enough for you to break through the late stage of your Qi Refining Realm. I'll take you to the Spiritual Qi Gorge at the Black Dragon Peak today. It's the place with the richest Spiritual Qi.”
Xiao Chen was a little stunned. She would take him to the cultivation gorge for Inner Disciples? This was obviously something he should be overjoyed about but he could not bring himself to feel happy no matter what. ”What's wrong, Senior Sister Luo?”
Luo Shangyan shook her head and said after a long pause, ”I might not be around in the sect sometime later. You must take good care of yourself in the future.”
Alarmed, Xiao Chen held her shoulders. ”You're leaving? Where are you going?”
Luo Shangyan sighed. ”It's been four months since my master has gone missing without news. I went to see First Elder yesterday to ask him to send people to search for my master, but he rejected the request...”
”So you're planning to go and search for him on your own?”
Luo Shangyan nodded, ”Master is the one who raised me. No matter what, I'm worried about him. When he was out for a long time in the past, he would send me letters. It's too strange this time...”
Xiao Chen's heart sank. Wasn't he going to find his own master as well? But that was easier said than done, considering his insufficient strength. ”Senior Sister Luo, listen to my advice. Perfected Immortal Zixu has such mystical Dao Arts while Master Lingjue has profound Buddhist Arts. Coupled with my grandfather, they could be considered peerless in the mundane world. They're definitely safe. Perhaps they're at a critical juncture of their investigation and outside contact is inconvenient.”
When Luo Shangyan did not reply, Xiao Chen continued saying, ”Senior Sister Luo, trust me. Give it more time. If they still don't return by then, why don't I go with you to find them?”
This Senior Sister of Three Pure Sect was the person kindest to him as well as his most trusted person. He did not want anything to happen to her. He had seen what the Soul-consuming Evil Flower was capable of yesterday. Never mind Luo Shangyan, not even he necessarily had the means to deal with it.
Moments later, Luo Shangyan finally nodded. ”I'll take you to the Spiritual Qi Gorge first. If you don't get into arguments with other people, they won't be saying much either.”
The two of them then walked until they reached the courtyard. Luo Shangyan took out her flying sword. Just as she was about to pull him up on it, Xiao Chen laughed. ”I can now operate my own sword.”
Luo Shangyan immediately shot him a light glare and Xiao Chen promptly grasped what it meant. His cultivation was borne out of ”illegitimate means”. Naturally, he must not let others see him.
Thus, like last time, Luo Shangyan operated her sword with him in tow and flew toward the Black Dragon Peak. The Spiritual Qi Gorge was situated in the back mountain and while its size was similar to the Sky-gazing Gorge, the difference in their Spiritual Qi was like heaven and earth. Xiao Chen could immediately feel the abundance Spiritual Qi that he had never experienced before. It was to the point that the Spiritual Qi was enough to support his Mystic Cyan Cultivation Method.
He could not help feeling tempted. The Foundation Building Realm was imminent!
The disciples under the five Elders would come here to cultivate as well. There were more than several hundred people already here in such a massive cultivation gorge.
Some of the disciples at the mouth of the gorge frowned after seeing Luo Shangyan bringing an Outer Disciple in. Even if she was Sect Leader's True Disciple and had the right to bring anyone in, there would after all be a little less Spiritual Qi with the addition of another Human Qi.
Facing the inquiring gazes coming from all around, Luo Shangyan gently tugged on Xiao Chen's sleeve. ”Don't speak. Just walk.”
Just then, a male disciple in Lv 5 Qi Refining Realm stood up and said unhappily, ”Senior Sister Luo, we won't oppose to you bringing someone here but he's just an Outer Disciple of perhaps Lv 1 or 2 Qi Refining Realm. Isn't it a little unnecessary for him to come here?”
Luo Shangyan replied coolly, ”You're not qualified to comment on who I bring in.”
It had been so long since she was made Sect Leader's True Disciple but it was her first time using its dignified status. It caught everyone off guard as well. Someone then sneered in a cold voice and said, ”Forget it. Let her do what she wants. There are innumerable pretty men who ride on their women's coattails. We'll see how many she can bring in.”
”You!” Xiao Chen was about to fly into a rage. Luo Shangyan tugged on his sleeve. ”Let's go.”
”Tch, she dares bring in a disciple when her quality is just so-so.” Sarcastic comments from all around were unceasing. In the beginning, they would still somewhat fear her status. Now that Sect Leader had not returned after so long, these people had become completely unrestrained.
Xiao Chen did not find their attitudes strange. It was just like when he was living with the Xiao Family. These people were envious of Luo Shangyan for being Sect Leader's True Disciple.