Published: March 2, 2025
CHAPTER 140: The Evening Before Departure
"Senior Sister Yan, I have important matters to attend to, so I will take my leave first. We can talk again in three days," Liu Yu said with a smile, pausing for a moment as he took out a magical artifact from his storage bag.
"Alright then, Junior Brother Liu, see you in three days!" Yan Qun'er originally had many words left unspoken, but seeing Liu Yu had matters to handle, she waved her small hand to bid farewell.
Liu Yu nodded lightly, then rode the Mother-Child Soul Pursuing Blade, turning into a streak of black light as he returned to Color Lotus Mountain.
Watching the retreating escape light, Yan Qun'er’s eyes darkened, and a sense of loss surged in her heart.
She had imagined this reunion countless times, but the actual meeting was less joyous than expected. She felt no warmth from the person before her as she had imagined, and the disappointment in her heart was overwhelming, though she had not shown it earlier.
Time had changed her; she was no longer the naive girl of the past.
Family, sect, and emotions—there were so many factors to consider.
After standing still for a long while, Yan Qun'er finally took out her magical artifact and transformed into a pink escape light, disappearing into the horizon.
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Three hours later, Liu Yu returned to Color Lotus Mountain.
He paused for a moment at the foot of the mountain, and upon hearing that Geng Yunsong was taking care of the spiritual herbs, he went straight into the cave dwelling without saying much.
Sitting down on a stone bench beside the stone table in the living room, Liu Yu took out the Clear Lotus Spiritual Tea that he had brewed that morning and poured himself a cup.
Now that his spiritual consciousness had reached the foundation establishment stage, the Clear Lotus Spiritual Tea had long lost its effects, but after drinking it for so many years, he had grown accustomed to the taste.
While sipping tea, he quietly sent sound transmission talismans to Jiang Qiushui and Sun Ju, lost in thought.
In just three days, there wouldn't be much time to increase his power. He had anticipated this day would come, so he had prepared plenty of powerful spiritual talismans and elixirs for recovering magical power. What remained was simply to arrange matters for the jade alchemy hall, ensuring it operated normally.
The formation of the cave dwelling had not been closed, and while he was deep in thought, Geng Yunsong had already entered.
He walked up to the stone table, respectfully bowed, and then said, “Yunsong pays his respects to Uncle Liu. May I ask what you summoned me for?”
Liu Yu’s expression was calm, revealing no joy or anger, as he observed the young man before him.
After Geng Yuanzhang's death, Geng Yunsong seemed to have matured a lot. There was a hint of determination on his face, and he had been more serious and diligent in his cultivation and managing the spiritual herbs.
He was wearing the gray robe of an outer sect disciple, and his cultivation had also improved by two layers, reaching the fourth layer of qi refinement, which was quite normal given his heritage.
However, Geng Yuanzhang clearly wouldn’t leave him much of a legacy; if he did, Geng Yunsong wouldn’t be able to keep it. With his four spiritual roots, advancing further would be extremely difficult.
Not having high hopes for Geng Yunsong's future, Liu Yu casually said, "Sit."
"I will be leaving the sect on a mission in three days, and I don't know how long it will take—shortest five years, longest ten years."
"If you have any questions regarding your cultivation, you can ask them now, and I will answer them for you."
Hearing this, Geng Yunsong sat down on the stone bench opposite, though he sat very upright, only a third of his bottom touching the bench.
Then, he cautiously shared the problems he encountered in his cultivation.
With Liu Yu's foundation establishment early stage realm, answering the questions of a mid stage qi refinement cultivator was naturally a simple matter.