Yan Ji's Thoughts, the Rift and Estrangement Between Master and Disciple
Yan Ji’s Thoughts, the Rift and Estrangement Between Master and Disciple
The news that the Life Spirits of the Ancient Mystic Mountains had forcefully barged into the Lin Family, only to be brutally slapped in the face at the gate, spread across the lands of Middle State as if it had grown wings.
The incident became a topic of idle conversation for countless Cultivators over tea and meals; one could hear Cultivators discussing it everywhere.
Although no one knew exactly what had happened afterward that forced the Life Spirits of the Ancient Mystic Mountains to slink away from the Lin Family in disgrace,
every Cultivator understood one thing clearly—even the Ancient Mystic Mountains were far from enough before that young lord!
Just how terrifying was the background of the mysterious Young Master Gu!
Moreover, the purple-robed girl who claimed to be Ye Chen’s cousin also immediately drew the attention of many Cultivators.
Some said her origins were equally terrifying, even more astonishing than the Ancient Mystic Mountains.
However, not many believed such claims.
In particular, many of the Cultivators keeping watch outside the Lin Family estate had noticed at the time that when the purple-robed girl left, her expression was icy cold, even ugly.
Clearly, she had hit a wall at the Lin Family.
Many Cultivators speculated one after another, believing that the purple-robed girl very likely also came from the Beyond.
This theory gained the approval of many.
All sorts of news spread throughout Middle State, causing no small sensation.
And in the blink of an eye, three days passed.
The Great Conference of Moonward Metropolis was held as scheduled.
Great figures and successors from numerous Holy Lands and Imperial Dynasties came to attend, and the entire Moonward Metropolis became incomparably lively.
Many Cultivators in particular harbored other motives, hoping to catch a glimpse of that young lord at this Great Conference.
Unfortunately, everyone was disappointed.
Although the Lin Family had disciples participating, that young lord was not among them.
He wasn’t even seen on the high platforms where the great figures sat.
This left many Cultivators disappointed—they had come drawn by his fame, hoping to glimpse his heavenly countenance, only to never get the chance.
As for visiting the Lin Family?
They were even less qualified for that.
A Great Conference of this level clearly held no interest for Gu Changge.
He had already left Moonward Metropolis, bringing only Ming Lao with him, heading toward the border between the Central Sky Domain and the Eight Domains.
Since Ye Chen’s aura was in that direction, the entrance to the Ancient Sky Domain was naturally there as well.
The time of its true opening was roughly within these few days.
......
At the border of the Central Sky Domain, in a remote little town.
Here, mountain ranges rose and fell, ancient trees towered into the sky, and the land appeared vast and boundless.
Ordinarily, few Cultivators came here; it was an extremely desolate region.
But now, Cultivators and beings of other races could often be seen streaking across the sky on divine rainbows.
Some rode ferocious beasts, others came piloting magical artifacts, and their numbers were not small, wandering about the area.
“Some time ago, divine light shot into the heavens here, and auspicious radiance spread for three thousand miles, drawing the attention of many nearby forces and Cultivators. They say a divine treasure is about to emerge...”
“No wonder so many Cultivators have come—so it’s all for this.”
A man with an ordinary face but a resolute expression walked along the town’s streets. Listening to the conversations of the nearby Cultivators, he couldn’t help but murmur as if to himself, “It seems the entrance to the Ancient Sky Domain recorded in the remnant pages has already opened.”
“During this time, I’ve also gathered all the map fragments. Though the Ancient Sky Domain is fraught with danger, I’ll be able to walk through it as if on flat ground—not to mention I’ve obtained the key left behind by Tianyuan Qianbei.”
“When the secret domain opens, many Cultivators will rush inside, but they won’t be able to stop me, nor will they find where the core region of the domain lies...”
It sounded like he was talking to himself.
In truth, he was communicating with the Master inside his ring.
This person was, naturally, Ye Chen.
During this period, while searching for the map fragments, he had also been raising his cultivation and had obtained quite a few fortuitous encounters—he had already broken through to the peak of the Transcendent Realm.
In just a few short months,
he had gone from the late stage of the Spiritual Palace Realm to the peak of the Transcendent Realm, faintly touching the threshold of the Mighty-Transcendent Realm.
If ordinary Cultivators knew of such speed, they would be so shocked their eyes would bulge, crying out in disbelief.
This was aptitude that could no longer be described by the word “monstrous.”
Of course, if Gu Changge knew, he certainly wouldn’t be surprised.
After all, this kind of cheat-like speed was perfectly normal for a Fortuitous One.
However, Ye Chen was still not satisfied.
He felt his cultivation speed was still too slow. Though he’d had no shortage of fortuitous encounters, it was still hard to close the gap between him and Gu Changge.
“Only by obtaining the inheritance of the Ancient Sky Domain can I kill Gu Changge and take my revenge...”
“And that bitch Su Qingge...”
As Ye Chen thought of this, flames of hatred surged in his eyes.
After a period of reflection, he had also come to understand that Gu Changge’s strength was indeed not something the current him could contend with.
In the past, even when his enemies were far stronger than him, with backgrounds he couldn’t hope to match, he had always turned danger into safety time and again, escaping perilous situations.
So this time, he believed it would be the same as before—and this Ancient Sky Domain was the fortuitous encounter prepared for him.
Inside the ring, Yan Ji sat in the void, her expression somewhat bored.
Hearing Ye Chen’s words, she said nothing.
Those pale-red eyes, like glazed glass, stared at the void before her, swinging her little feet, looking nothing like the Master figure Ye Chen imagined.
During this time, she had witnessed Ye Chen’s rate of improvement—even many disciples of the great sects in the Beyond were not this frightening.
This left her silent, finding it somewhat inconceivable.
Previously, she had thought it would be impossible for Ye Chen to take revenge on Gu Changge in this lifetime.
Even if he obtained the inheritance of the Ancient Sky Domain, it would be the same.
Her cultivation at her peak, though not yet at the Perfect Prodigy level, was not far from it.
Gu Changge, a mere young man, could casually produce something like a Mind Convergence Pill.
His background could not be simple; his clan would not lack existences at the Perfect Prodigy level.
So Yan Ji couldn’t be bothered to dissuade Ye Chen anymore—she simply let him hate if he wanted to hate.
Comparing Gu Changge and Ye Chen,
the two were not on the same level in either background or cultivation; revenge was even more impossible to succeed.
But now... Yan Ji’s thinking had changed. At Ye Chen’s rate of cultivation, perhaps he really could create a miracle.
She didn’t know why she felt somewhat worried for Gu Changge.
Perhaps it was because she had consumed his pill...
Or perhaps she had been moved by his sincere attitude in the dungeon.
Back then, he could have easily struck and killed Ye Chen.
He could also have ignored her wishes and forcibly seized the ring.
But he did neither.
Her impression of Gu Changge was very good—he was someone destined to accomplish great things.
And so Yan Ji’s current state of mind was very complicated and conflicted.
Her Remnant Soul had drifted down to the Overworld, lodged within the ring.
Later, it was obtained by Ye Chen, and thanks to the nourishment of his spiritual energy over those years, she gradually awakened.
Otherwise, she didn’t know how much longer she would have slumbered.
And it was precisely because of this that Ye Chen went from being a mildly famous genius to a good-for-nothing whose cultivation regressed.
He was even repudiated by his fiancée, becoming the laughingstock of his family.
She felt guilty.
So she passed on techniques and guidance, wanting to help this resolute youth get back on the right path.
But Ye Chen’s behavior some time ago had truly disappointed her.
Unable to tell good from bad, his mind burned away by jealousy.
To the point that he even grew suspicious of her, thinking she was currying favor with the powerful, wanting to follow Gu Changge.
If that were truly the case, why would she still remain by Ye Chen’s side now, guiding his cultivation?
Comparing the two, no matter from which angle, Gu Changge was far superior to Ye Chen in every way.
Yet she had held fast to her heart, unmoved, determined to repay the kindness of being awakened back then.
However, not only did Ye Chen fail to understand this, he instead suspected that she pitied him.
This left Yan Ji both helpless and heartbroken.
She knew that a rift and estrangement had formed between master and disciple.
But the problem lay with Ye Chen, not with her.