I Secretly Cultivate Immortality in the Martial Arts World

Ye ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍Chen opened his mouth, closed it, opened it again, and finally let out a long sigh.

In ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍the end, he cupped his fists and said:

“Since ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍we’re from the same sect, that’s even better.”

“I ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍wonder if Brother Feng knows where Sect Master Nether Soul currently is? I wish to pay him a visit.”

Feng ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Jiuge was just about to speak when Elder Wu’s expression shifted slightly, his gaze moving past the two of them toward their rear.

Ye ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Chen sensed something and turned around.

At the end of the mountain path, a figure was slowly approaching.

Ye Chen’s pupils contracted.

He actually could not see through this person’s cultivation.

Clearly, the person stood right before his eyes, yet within his perception, that place resembled either complete emptiness or a bottomless abyssal sea.

This feeling...

Ye Chen’s heart trembled violently.

It was exactly the same sensation as when he faced the Bull Demon Demon King within that underground cavern!

No—

Even deeper and more unfathomable than when facing the Bull Demon Demon King.

Subconsciously, he looked toward Feng Jiuge beside him.

Only to see that this Brother Feng, who had remained decisive and calm throughout their entire journey of slaughter, was now quickly stepping forward before kneeling solemnly three feet before that person and performing a grand salute.

“This disciple Feng Jiuge greets Master.”

Nether Soul lowered his head and looked at the disciple kneeling before him. A trace of gratification flashed through his eyes.

“Rise.”

“You have not neglected your cultivation. Middle stage of Void Refinement Realm, with a solid foundation. Not bad.”

Feng Jiuge rose and stood to the side, though his head still remained slightly lowered in respectful posture.

Only then did Nether Soul turn his gaze toward Ye Chen.

Ye Chen’s heart tightened as he hurriedly bowed.

“This disciple Ye Chen greets Sect Master.”

Nether Soul looked at him calmly, yet his gaze seemed capable of seeing through everything.

The subtle feeling within Ye Chen’s heart completely disappeared.

He originally thought that, having already reached Void Refinement Realm, his cultivation upon returning should rank among the top within the sect.

Yet after seeing this Sect Master Nether Soul—

He could not see through the other party at all!

Not even the slightest bit.

It was as though the person standing before him was an incomprehensible deity.

That faint pride Ye Chen carried from possessing higher cultivation and a changed mentality instantly vanished without a trace.

Looking at him, Nether Soul spoke:

“Ye Chen, I know what you wish to ask after returning.”

Ye Chen froze and raised his head to look at him.

Yet Nether Soul turned toward Wu Changan and waved his hand.

“Old Wu, go do whatever you need to do.”

Wu Changan was not offended in the slightest. Laughing cheerfully, he cupped his fists.

“Yes, yes, yes. This old man shall take his leave.”

With that, he turned around and left immediately without the slightest hesitation.

Only then did Nether Soul raise his hand and lightly wave his sleeve.

Ye Chen merely felt his vision blur as the surrounding scenery completely transformed.

The mountain gates, halls, and spiritual jade roads from before all vanished.

In their place stood a solitary peak.

Clouds and mist swirled around the summit while a stone pavilion stood beside the cliff edge.

Within the pavilion were stone tables and stone stools, simple to the extreme, yet carrying an indescribable tranquil charm.

Ye Chen’s pupils shrank.

This was... teleportation?

No, that was not right.

It was not teleportation.

Teleportation techniques always carried spatial fluctuations and spiritual power circulation.

Yet during that instant just now, he sensed absolutely nothing.

It was as though heaven and earth were naturally meant to be this way.

As though they had always stood upon this mountaintop and never gone elsewhere.

Terrifying waves surged within Ye Chen’s heart.

He was in Void Refinement Realm.

Within the Spirit Realm, Void Refinement Realm experts already counted as major figures capable of founding sects and dominating regions.

Yet before Nether Soul just now, he did not even possess the opportunity to react.

Feng Jiuge was equally shaken internally.

He understood far better than Ye Chen just how unfathomable his master truly was.

Back then, when he encountered a great calamity and stood on the verge of death, it was Master who intervened and rescued him from certain death.

At that time, he already knew that Master’s strength was far from as simple as it appeared on the surface.

Yet today’s display still shocked him.

Bringing two people silently and without warning from the Azure Wave Sect rear mountain to the summit of this unknown solitary peak.

What kind of control was this?

Feng Jiuge asked himself honestly—even Integration Realm or Great Ascension Realm experts could not accomplish such a feat with this level of ease.

Nether Soul sat down within the stone pavilion and raised a hand, gesturing for the two to sit.

Upon the stone table already rested three cups of clear tea, steam curling upward while a faint tea fragrance lingered in the air.

Ye Chen froze again.

When had this tea been brewed?

He clearly remembered that the table was completely empty moments ago.

Nether Soul picked up a teacup and gently took a sip before finally looking toward Ye Chen.

“Ye Chen, I know what you wish to ask after returning.”

“There is no harm in telling you now.”

As he spoke, he raised a hand and pointed a finger at Ye Chen’s forehead.

Ye Chen only felt a thunderous explosion within his mind.

Countless scenes surged forth like a tidal wave.

Mortal Realm South Abyss No. 73.

Taiyi Dao Sect.

Those familiar faces.

Those sealed memories.

Those past experiences he once lived through yet had deliberately forgotten...

Everything returned.

He remembered now.

He was not a disciple of the Azure Wave Sect from the Spirit Realm.

He came from Mortal Realm South Abyss No. 73.

He came from the Taiyi Dao Sect.

Back then, Gu Yan had sent him to the Spirit Realm and brought him to the Azure Wave Sect.

Yet Nether Soul intervened and sealed his memories, making him believe he had always been a disciple of the Azure Wave Sect.

And the reason he found Nether Soul familiar and close...

Was because Nether Soul was the avatar of that Longevity Dao Lord from the Taiyi Dao Sect.

That was why he felt such familiarity.

Ye Chen sat there blankly for a long time without speaking.

Although doubts arose within Feng Jiuge’s heart upon seeing this, he merely quietly drank tea without saying a single word.

After a long while, Ye Chen forced out a bitter smile as he looked at Nether Soul.

“Was there really a need for that?”

Nether Soul nodded calmly.

“There was. That world was not suitable for exposure at the time.”

Ye Chen fell silent for a moment before asking again:

“Then now that Dao Lord is telling me these things, aren’t you afraid I’ll reveal them?”

Nether Soul smiled faintly.

The smile was light, yet it inexplicably sent chills down Ye Chen’s spine.

“Times are different now.”

Nether Soul lifted his teacup and gently blew away the tea foam.

“Even if you now know your own origins, you still cannot speak them to others.”

Ye Chen froze and subconsciously looked toward Feng Jiuge.

“Brother Feng, let me tell you, I actually...”

Halfway through speaking, he froze.

He wanted to say “I actually come from Mortal Realm South Abyss No. 73,” yet once the sentence reached his lips, he simply could not say it.

It was as though an invisible force tightly sealed those words within his throat.

Ye Chen tried several more times.

“I actually am...”

“I come from...”

“That Dao Lord, he...”

Each time, the words vanished the moment they reached his lips.

Ye Chen was stunned.

Looking toward Nether Soul, his eyes filled with shock.

What kind of supreme divine ability was this?

Allowing someone to know the truth, yet making them incapable of speaking it.

Watching Ye Chen’s ghost-like expression and hearing those fragmented, incomprehensible words, Feng Jiuge slightly frowned.

He could not understand what Ye Chen was saying.

But he could see clearly that Ye Chen’s mind was currently trembling uncontrollably.

And all of this came from Master’s single finger.

Feng Jiuge picked up his teacup and lowered his eyes silently.

He did not ask questions.

Yet inwardly, he silently remembered the two words—

Dao Lord.

Seeing that Ye Chen had finally calmed down, Nether Soul spoke once more:

“Alright. Tell me about your plans for the future.”

“Do you wish to cultivate in seclusion, or continue venturing outside for experience?”

Ye Chen answered almost without hesitation.

“This disciple wishes to cultivate in seclusion.”

He took a deep breath, his expression turning serious.

“These years drifting outside, living by the blade and never knowing whether I’d survive the next day... this disciple has had enough.”

“Now that I know my origins, this disciple only wishes to return to the Taiyi Dao Sect, enter proper seclusion, and raise my cultivation.”

As he spoke, a trace of complicated emotion flashed through his eyes.

Taiyi Dao Sect.

That place held his former fellow disciples, his former teachers, and the familiar mountains and rivers of his past.

He wondered whether those old acquaintances were still alive now.

At this moment, he truly wished to return.

Return to the Taiyi Dao Sect.

Return to Mortal Realm South Abyss No. 73.

That place—

Was his home.

Nether Soul nodded without saying much more before looking toward Feng Jiuge.

Feng Jiuge cupped his fists.

“Many thanks for Master’s kindness. However, this disciple... still wishes to continue venturing outside for experience.”

“This disciple possesses a method of observing karmic obstacles. During these years traveling outside, I have seen too many demons and monsters, and killed too many who deserved death.”

“This method requires refinement through practice. If confined to one place in secluded cultivation, it would instead lose its original intent.”

Hearing this, Nether Soul nodded without persuading him otherwise.

“Since that is your choice, so be it.”

After speaking, he slightly closed his eyes.

The next instant, Ye Chen only felt his vision blur.

When he regained his senses, the surrounding scenery had already transformed once more.

This was an unfamiliar grotto heaven.

The richness of spiritual energy far surpassed any blessed land within the Spirit Realm.

Colored rays of light flowed across the skies while immortal birds soared overhead.

Within the heavens above, majestic palaces faintly appeared.

Ye Chen stood there blankly for a long while, unable to recover his senses.

At that moment, a voice rang beside his ears:

“This is the Supreme Creation Lesser Luo Grotto Heaven. From now on, cultivate here.”

Ye Chen’s heart trembled violently as he hurriedly bowed.

“This disciple obeys.”

He did not know where the voice came from, but he knew—

That was Gu Yan.

That was the voice of the Longevity Dao Lord...

......

Spirit Realm, atop the solitary peak, within the stone pavilion.

Feng Jiuge took a deep breath and looked toward Nether Soul, unable to resist asking:

“Master, your current cultivation... exactly what realm has it reached?”

“And just now, Ye Chen addressed you as Dao Lord. This disciple dares ask—how much weight do the words ‘Dao Lord’ truly carry?”

Nether Soul remained silent, merely quietly drinking tea.

A thought stirred within Feng Jiuge’s heart as he cautiously asked:

“Could it be that Master... has already reached the legendary Immortal Emperor Realm?”

Hearing this, the teacup in Nether Soul’s hand paused slightly.

This foolish child—

How did his first guess immediately leap that high?

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