Chapter 453 - High Aspirations (1/2)

Gui Xian brushed his robes and sat on the edge of the stone platform, held Xiao Chen’s shoulders, and said, “Are you better?”

At this time, Qingluan and Ziyun’er also came over. The two sisters bowed and said, “Thank you, Senior Gui Xian!” They did not expect this old man to be Gui Xian, whom they were looking for and who was also Liu Liancheng’s master.

Xiao Chen coughed, cupped his hand, and said, “Thank you, Senior, for helping. I’m fine now.”

Beside the door, Liu Liancheng’s eyes were cold. The more he saw Gui Xian caring about Xiao Chen at this moment, the more resentment he felt in his heart. He stepped forward, smiled, and said, “It’s my fault to disturb Master for this.”

Xiao Chen glanced at him lightly. In fact, he had previously guessed that an apprentice could reach the level of Sixth-order Elixir Saint by the age of 20. In this world, besides Gui Xian, who else had this ability?

Gui Xian was indeed the master of Liu Liancheng and Feng Yufeng, but this was something from a long time ago. Earlier, Feng Yufeng was malicious and wanted to steal the Elixir King Scripture, and was kicked out of the sect. Later, Liu Liancheng also did something that resulted in a conflict between the master and apprentice, and they had not seen each other in many years. It was only recently that they improved their relationship slightly.

Liu Liancheng naturally heard about Gui Xian’s affairs in the Zuoqiu family, and also knew about his relationship with Xiao Chen. He knew that he cared about this person who was not his blood relative. Hence, that night when he heard Xiao Chen’s name, he was surprised.

“How is Master these days? I was planning to visit Master during the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, I did not expect this…”

Gui Xian glanced at him, snorted coldly, and flicked his sleeves. “Go prepare some things for me.”

Three days later, under the treatment of Gui Xian, Xiao Chen had almost recovered, and although his skills had not been fully recovered, his hair had turned black again and his complexion looked much better.

The two walked in the quiet valley, looking at the distant lakes and mountains, the green lakes flickering in the sun. Qingluan and Ziyun’er followed behind the two silently and did not speak.

Gui Xian held his hands behind his back, overlooking the clouds on the horizon, and said, “I’ve heard about you, alas…” Then he sighed deeply. Xiao Chen smiled and said, “Why did Senior sigh?”

Gui Xian suddenly stopped and looked at him and said, “Now Violet Manor’s situation is turbulent, the heroes are divided. Boy, have you ever thought about forming your own force?”

Xiao Chen froze, then smiled and said, “Is Senior joking with me? ”

Gui Xian shook his head, looked at him with a fixed gaze, and said, “I’m not joking with you. Now in the troubled world, there are so many fierce and ambitious people rising. Don’t you think about forming your own force?”

Xiao Chen smiled bitterly and plucked off two leaves beside his shoulder as he said, “I have always been accustomed to being as unworldly as wild cranes or floating clouds; it’s carefree to be alone, without many worries. Moreover, I am looking for the most important person in my life. Before I find her, whatever the situation in the world is, whether it is Immortal or Devil, it has nothing to do with me.”

Gui Xian was displeased. He flicked his sleeves and said, “Being immersed in love for a long time, it is easy to lose ambition, naturally a good man caught in difficult circumstances!”

Xiao Chen smiled bitterly. “It is not romantic love, she is my master.”

Gui Xian shook his head, suddenly turned around and looked at Qingluan and Ziyun’er, and then said, “If someone wants to kill them, you can only choose one between them. How do you choose who would survive?”

Hearing this, Qingluan and Ziyun’er both trembled slightly while looking at Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen pinched his fingers, crushed the two leaves between them, and said coldly, “I won’t let something like that happen.”

Gui Xian shook his head and smiled. “The Ling Family and Order of the Divine Fire are just fine. For example, what if it is a thousand armies of the Immortals’ League? Can you stand alone? Even if a person has three heads and six arms, after all, one’s power is limited. This is also the reason why in the Human World, the most powerful martial arts masters, or even a Martial Arts Supreme, would never confront the army of a nation.”

Xiao Chen took a deep breath and his eyes gradually calmed down. Gui Xian said, “Do you know why Immortals’ League is targeting you everywhere? Even a small fry like the Ling Family or the Order of the Divine Fire dares to ride above your head.”

Xiao Chen snorted coldly, “It’s just because I’m rebellious and I go against them everywhere, so I’m called a devil and bear the sins of one!”

“Wrong!” Gui Xian suddenly looked at him, and his expression became serious. “It’s because there is only one of you! If you are a powerful leader, if you have the background of the top 10 families, could they dare to easily offend you?”

Xiao Chen hesitated; this statement was not unreasonable. At that time, he was a disciple of the Mystic Cyan Sect, so no one dared to offend him, but now, even a small sect dared to provoke him twice or more. “This is the world, the weak are the prey of the strong.”

Gui Xian took a deep breath, and his eyes gradually became a little cloudy, as if he remembered the last thing he wanted to remember. He said, “How strong is a person? Even if you are the top young man of Violet Manor, so what? In their eyes, it is just a man with ruthless courage. When there is a conflict, between you and a big family or big sect, they will resolutely choose the latter and abandon you.”

Having said that, Gui Xian flashed a self-deprecating smile and continued, “So at that time, the Order of the Divine Fire committed sins without being punished, and you were locked up in Devil Repressed Tower. Like the empires of the Human World, these so-called heavenly laws are only used to protect the big families and maintain the relationship of interests between them. If you want to redress an injustice, you’re simply daydreaming.”

Gui Xian paused for a moment then continued, “In short, no matter how strong a person is, there will always be a force that oppresses him, and if it is a powerful force, no one dares to belittle it.”

During the conversation, the four of them had arrived at a small square pavilion. Xiao Chen invited Gui Xian to sit inside as he said, “What Senior Gui Xian said makes sense, but…”