Published: February 24, 2025
Chapter 89: Ruo Xi's Heartache
"Please calm down, I'll leave right away." Feng Shi covered his battered right face and had just escaped the cave dwelling when Lu Wu's furious roar came from behind, "Get back in here and explain everything clearly before you leave!"
"Yes, yes, yes." Feng Shi entered the cave dwelling like a frightened mouse, quickly saying, "Tan Yun returned alive two and a half months ago and is currently in seclusion on the 108th floor of the Supreme Mustard Seed Time-Space Pagoda."
"The Chief is likely worried about Tan Yun being ambushed again, so he ordered Shen Qingfeng and Shen Wende to keep a close watch outside the pagoda."
Hearing this, Lu Wu's face turned ashen, "You've mentioned two major issues, what about the third?"
Feng Shi truthfully replied, "Reporting to the Elder, the third matter is that Pang Shiyuan is dead, and Chief Tang has appointed Shen Qingfeng to replace him, making Shen Qingfeng the Third Elder now."
"I understand!" Lu Wu nearly shouted, "Get lost!"
After Feng Shi fled for his life, Lu Wu's expression darkened to the extreme as he sneered, "I see now, Pang Shiyuan's death must have been caused by that wretched Shen Subing!"
"Shen Subing must be aware that I once sent Duan Zhen and Jiang Xia to kill Tan Yun. Now, she likely knows about my dealings with Pang Shiyuan; she's using this to set an example!"
"Hmph, Shen Subing, even if you hold something over me, what can you do? The Holy Gate Danmai Chief is my father's benefactor; I don't believe you dare touch me!"
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At the same time, within the Inner Sect's Artifact Lineage, at Murong Immortal Mountain.
Outside the Murong Immortal Palace, a natural beauty stood gracefully, her unadorned face captivating. A flowing green dress danced with the wind, perfectly outlining her slender waist and alluring figure.
Her bright eyes and pearly teeth sparkled, and her skin was as white as snow, radiating confidence in her angelic appearance.
In front of her stood a Ninety-Year-Old Elder in a danmai elder's dao robe, his expression far from pleased.
If Shen Subing were here, she would recognize the old man as her enemy: Gongsun Yangchun, the Chief Elder of the Danmai Sacred Sect.
And the girl in the green dress was none other than Gongsun Ruoxi!
"Grandfather, I've advanced from a saint-level refiner to a mid-level grand artisan in just over a year. Don't you have anything to say to your granddaughter?" Gongsun Ruoxi stepped forward, linking arms with Gongsun Yangchun, and acted coyly.
"Hmph." Gongsun Yangchun's wrinkled face displayed his displeasure, "Ruoxi, if you had listened to me and joined the Danmai back then, you might already be a high-level grand alchemist!"
"I’ve told you countless times, the nine meridians contest of the Huangfu Sacred Sect cannot be changed now, nor will it in the future."
"Ruoxi, come back to the Danmai with me! With your talent, even if you start learning alchemical arts from scratch, I’m confident I can train you."
Upon hearing this, Gongsun Ruoxi released Gongsun Yangchun's arm, pouted, and knelt at the summit, "Grandfather, please don’t make it difficult for me. My master has treated me well, and I cannot leave her. Besides, I don't like alchemy; I only enjoy refining artifacts."
Gongsun Yangchun said coldly, "Ruoxi, you have extraordinary talent; if you stay in the Artifact Lineage, there will come a day when you will be at odds with me. Are you really going to do this?"
"In your heart, what’s more important, your grandfather or staying in the Artifact Lineage?"
Gongsun Ruoxi lowered her head and said, "Grandfather, of course, you are important. I promise I won't be your enemy from now on, so please don't make it hard for me!"
"You make me furious!" Gongsun Yangchun angrily pointed at Gongsun Ruoxi, "You ungrateful descendant."
"Do you know that among the Inner Sect's Danmai disciples that I oversee, there are only two low-level grand alchemists, and in your Inner Sect's Artifact Lineage, you are the only mid-level grand artisan?"