Towering mountain peaks tens of thousands of feet tall appeared one after another, the great mountain range surrounded by a brilliant light as it was completely isolated from the outside world.
In the middle of the mountain range and at the tallest summit, a small sun hung in the sky, giving an oppressive feeling.
Atop every summit, many palaces and halls could be seen, powerful auras coming in and out.
Inside one of those many halls, a bright light flickered as an old man clad in a red daoist robe sat upright in a lotus position. His long red hair draped to the ground, and there were wrinkles on his face. His aura was extremely powerful, a sun mark on his forehead emanating great Yang Spiritual Energy.
His vast aura seemed endless as if it could shatter the mountains and divide seas.
At this moment, another man rushed towards the hall, and before he could reach it, the door flung open.
The man quickly went up to the red clad old man and knelt down before nervously opening his mouth and saying, "Master, second young master’s Flame of Vitality has been extinguished...I’m afraid that he’s no longer in this world."
Hearing the man’s words, the red clad old man suddenly opened his eyes as he thought of something in a daze. He did not have any major reaction, but one could tell that he was deeply shaken by this news.
"...What about his Soul Lamp?"
He asked in a heavy tone of voice.
"The Soul Lamp is still there, and is completely fine. I can deduce from this that he was not killed by a high level cultivator above the Nascent Soul Realm." The man kneeling on the ground continued, finally relaxing a bit seeing that the old man did not blame him.
"It can also be that the person who killed him left his soul out of pity or for some other reasons. The world of cultivation is far beyond your understanding." The old man spoke calmly, gathering his thoughts.
Hearing this, the man’s eyes seemed to widen slightly as he realized something.
He quickly nodded and kowtowed.
"Go and investigate who killed him. What is done cannot be undone. We can’t revive him, but we can at least avenge him." The red clad old man spoke again, his voice filled with domineering killing intent that swept across the entire mountain peak.
The kneeling man hastily nodded, cupping his fists and bowing before he left.
The old man sat there, looking at the entrance of his hall as it closed on its own.
He took out a small portrait from his robe as he wiped it slowly, the picture of a woman in the portrait.
The woman looked extraordinarily beautiful, with long brown hair, star like eyes and in her late twenties.
As the old man looked at the portrait, his eyes filled with emotions as he murmured softly, "First, I couldn’t save you, and now, I couldn’t save our son. What an incompetent husband and father am I. I don’t even feel angry at the person who killed him. I’ve already given up on everything, including my father’s position. It is my destiny to lose everything. Maybe it was fate.
Maybe it was the will of heaven."
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Eternal Peak.
Lu Qingfeng quietly sat in front of Tian Yongheng, not daring to speak.
He had not seen his master for over a hundred years, and he was very nervous when facing him.
He was no longer the bullied teenager who got picked up by the Immortal God and stepped onto the path to immortality, but he was also a famous Immortal Cultivator among Innate Realm cultivators in the Qingyun Region now.
Some Innate Realm and even Golden Core Realm factions wanted to recruit him, but they all didn’t dare push him further when he revealed that he was the second disciple of the Master of Eternal Peak.
Even though Tian Yongheng had told him to be lowkey, he still couldn’t help doing these things to get rid of minor trouble.
He would definitely not show off in the face of an enemy he knew that the Eternal Peak could not deal with for the time being.
However, in his opinion, his master was the strongest, and there was no way an enemy stronger than him could appear.
But despite that, there was no way he could be as close to his master as he was before leaving. It had been more than a hundred years, after all.
Tian Yongheng also didn’t say anything, he had his eyes closed.
The master and disciple sat in silence for some time.
At this point, Tian Yongheng slowly opened his eyes and calmly asked, "How was your trip to the outside world?"
Hearing his words, Lu Qingfeng’s body trembled slightly as his eyes reddened.
He had experienced far more tribulations and calamities in this trip and knew how hard it was to survive in the outside world. Even though his situation improved drastically after he reached the Innate Realm, the first few years of his travels were extremely difficult, and he had lost many good people he befriended during that time.
He understood why his master never allowed them to go out. The outside world was far too cruel.
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He remembered that before meeting Lin Qiyuan and the others, when he had just reached the Innate Realm, the daughter of the Sect Master of a Golden Core Realm power was attracted to him and invited him to join the sect.
When he refused, he was chased by beings at the peak of Innate Realm and even the Golden Core Realm for years. As his last resort, he could only use the name of the Eternal Peak to scare them away.
He had fallen into many similar situations during this outside world journey and almost lost his life far too many times.
He was grateful for his master at that time and yearned for the secluded life at the Eternal Peak which he used to avoid in the past.
His situation only improved after he met Lin Qiyuan and his other friends and started traveling with them, and that’s how he could hold it in.
He also tried to search for Lu Sheng during this time, but found no traces of him and could only give up.
As he slowly recounted all his experiences, Tian Yongheng felt his pain through his words.
His experiences were too pitiful. However, now he would be more cautious and avoid going out in the future, not to mention this experience has also honed his Dao Heart to stay strong even in the most tough situations.
At the same time, he felt glad that he never wandered like this outside and found the Eternal Peak as soon as he reached the Third Stage of Qi Condensation Realm.
He was really fortunate!
Otherwise, even with his talents that surpassed even the most prominent of geniuses, it still took him 300 years to get to his current strength. It could only be described that his unwillingness to go outside was for his own good.
Lu Qingfeng continued talking for more than 5 days and told Tian Yongheng about everything he heard and experienced.
During this time, Tian Yongheng only listened to him, occasionally nodding and asking questions.
After he finished speaking, Tian Yongheng fell into deep thought.
Forces from beyond the Qingyun Region had already sent people over to investigate?
Moreover, there are quite a few that are directly linked to the major factions of the world!
So, there are going to be direct subsidiary forces of at least 3 major factions present at the Qingyun Dao Conference. There’s a possibility that even more would come.
Things have become complicated now.
Tian Yongheng silently thought and casted a glance at Lu Qingfeng.
This kid is really a Chosen One. Being able to befriend direct descendents of such factions.
He felt it was a good thing that Lu Qingfeng befriended those influential young people of the forces interlinked with the major factions.
He felt that the more allies the Eternal Peak had, the better. He was thinking of powerful allies, and only Nascent Soul Realm or above powers were considered powerful in his eyes now.
The rest, he did not think too much about them. Golden Core Realm and below powers were not worth mentioning, and Void Refinement Realm powers were only so-so.
It did not mean he would not accept them if they came to him, it was always good to have more people on your side. He would also give them plenty of benefits as well.
However, they could undoubtedly not compare to his own personal might themselves.
He could easily wipe out a normal Void Refinement Realm faction all alone.
However, he dared not be arrogant and reveal his true strength. That was only asking for more trouble.
He would only reveal his true strength after he had reached at least the Immortal Ascension Realm. He would remain lowkey till then.
It was because he believed that even Human Immortals may not be able to suppress him after he reached the Immortal Ascension Realm.