Published: March 3, 2025
Chapter 742: This Child is Good
"Buzz~"
In the teleportation hall, under the watchful gazes of numerous eyes, the array leading to the Five Elements Pass lit up with spiritual light.
In the next moment, a tall male cultivator in a black robe and a beautiful female cultivator in a red dress suddenly appeared in the center of the array.
The aura emitted from the two of them reached the golden core level.
These two were naturally Liu Yu and Yan Qun'er.
"Welcome, Elder Qingyang!!"
Protected by the teleportation talisman and relying on his powerful body at the third stage pinnacle, Liu Yu merely felt a moment of daze before regaining his senses.
The next moment, the sounds of greetings filled his ears.
What he saw was dozens of disciples from the Yuan Yang Sect, both inside and outside the hall, all bowing and performing the disciple's courtesy.
"Please rise, there is no need to go to such lengths."
"Continue with your tasks, and do not disrupt the sect's order."
Liu Yu scanned the surroundings and smiled gently, speaking calmly.
"Yes, Elder Qingyang!"
Inside and outside the hall, the inner and outer sect disciples and foundation establishment stewards all responded loudly and then turned serious as they continued with their work.
They only knew that Elder Qingyang had been away from the sect for a long time due to a secret mission.
However, the influence of Elder Qingyang's faction still had several golden core masters, and even if this elder had not returned to the sect for nearly a hundred years, his influence was still formidable, so they could not afford to be careless.
Feeling the attitude of these disciples and stewards, Liu Yu understood that during his absence, Jiang Qiushui and Ji Ruyan had managed quite well, at the very least, they had not allowed the power he had worked hard to establish to vanish.
After sending off these sect disciples, he shifted his gaze to the few female cultivators standing quietly in the hall.
They were Jiang Qiushui in a purple long robe, Ji Ruyan in a green dress, and Wen Caiyi, who was still dressed as a maid.
One was radiant and enchanting, the other was a delicate and beautiful girl.
Jiang Qiushui had already condensed her golden core before the Chang'an plan began, and Ji Ruyan later succeeded in forming her core.
With the resources and influence left behind by Liu Yu, the two women had many advantages compared to ordinary cultivators. Although the quality of their golden cores was quite average, they had nonetheless become golden core masters.
Nearly a hundred years had passed, and both women were only a little over two hundred years old. This age is still considered "young" compared to the normal lifespan of six hundred for golden core cultivators.
Moreover, female cultivators generally pay more attention to their appearance and often use various means to maintain their youthful looks.
So after nearly a hundred years, the two women's appearances had not changed at all; they looked just as they did when he left.
However, after reaching the golden core stage, compared to ordinary golden cores, they still had many advantages, but this advantage had become quite limited.
Thus, the cultivation progress of the two women was inevitably slow, and they were still only at the early golden core stage.
Ji Ruyan had slightly better aptitude and had now caught up to Jiang Qiushui; both were just a small step away from the peak of the early golden core stage.
As for the maid Wen Caiyi, although she had not changed much in appearance, she was still only at the foundation establishment stage, and approaching two hundred years of age, her lifespan was running low.
From a distance of several dozen zhang, Liu Yu quietly observed the three women.
With just a glance, he could discern many things.
"Hubby."
"Young Master."
Now, the few of them held high positions and had considerable influence in the sect, so they naturally could not behave recklessly like ordinary disciples.
Thus, even though their hearts were tumultuous, they merely performed the formalities and greeted Liu Yu respectfully.