Chapter 235: Meeting Again
After walking for a while, the three arrived at Sea Cloud peak.
As expected, the peak was in the outer region and was shorter than other peaks that could be seen in the distance.
"Senior brothers, I can’t go past this point." Bing Mei informed them as soon as they arrived at the foot of the mountain.
"Why?" Jiang Yue inquired.
"Although this mountain is in the Ice Palace sect, it belongs to the Sea Cloud sect. We can’t enter easily."
’It’s like an embassy.’ Jiang Yue thought.
"We understand. Thank you for bringing us." He said.
The girl smiled cutely and nodded to the two of them.
"Remember to call me if there is anything." She said and hurried away.
"Shall we go up?" Jiang Yue looked at Yu Nianzhen and said.
Yu Nianzhen took his hand and nodded.
They had been avoiding the Sea Cloud sect for almost a decade and it was time to confront the reality.
"Are you worried?" He asked.
"I am with you, what can I worry about?"
Yu Nianzhen looked at his husband and smiled. He liked hearing such things and subconsciously wanted to kiss Jiang Yue.
He was just about to lean over to kiss the other when the mountain formation parted and a group of people came out.
"Who are you?" A young man asked rudely.
He looked about their age but his cultivation was the fifth level of the qi transformation realm.
"Aren’t you Jiang Yue?" A young girl shouted and pointed at Jiang Yue.
When he saw this, Jiang Yue frowned and curbed the impulse to break her figure.
He didn’t like being pointed at but the young woman was the granddaughter of his master and he couldn’t hurt her easily.
"Junior sister Wen, did no one tell you that pointing is rude? You should quickly correct this habit. Otherwise, if you meet someone with a bad temper..." Jiang Yue didn’t finish his words but everyone understood.
"Jiang Yue, are you threatening me?" Wen Lan screamed and continued to point.
She didn’t like Jiang Yue and didn’t think of him as her senior brother.
In her mind, Jiang Yue didn’t deserve to be her grandmother’s disciple.
After all, he didn’t learn alchemy and couldn’t inherit her grandmother.
"Young lady put away your finger." Yu Nianzhen said and looked at Wen Lan.
When their eyes met, Wen Lan felt a chill all over her body.
Her legs shook a little and she subconsciously wanted to run.
However, she felt like she was rooted to the ground and couldn’t run.
In her terror, her finger lowered and her eyes turned wary.
"Let’s go." Yu Nianzhen pulled Jiang Yue and the two walked toward the mountain formation.
They used their identity jades to enter the formation and disappeared in front of several people.
"Sister Wen, do you know those people?" Another young woman asked.
"Who knows them?!" Wen Lan shouted with a dark face.
Without waiting for more questions, she rushed into the formation and hurried to the top of the mountain.
She knew her grandmother was angry at Jiang Yue and had been looking for him for many years.
Now that the person was back, she would make sure her grandmother
cut off their master-disciple relationship.
’Let’s see if you can still be arrogant if you are not my grandmother’s disciple.’ She thought and climbed quickly.
At the same time, Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen had already at the top of the mountain.
With their cultivation at the origin tempering realm, their speed could not be compared to Wen Lan who was at the peak of the origin forging realm.
"We don’t know where master Yang is." Jiang Yue said and looked around.
"XiaoYue, you must greet your master first." Yu Nianzhen reminded.
Although he didn’t want to part with Jiang Yue, he knew what should and should not be done.
If Jiang Yue followed him to find master Yang before greeting his master, things would turn bad.
Not only would Jiang Yue get in trouble, but Yang Xu would also be implicated.
In that case, it was best to follow the rules and avoid the trouble that could avoided.
"I know." Jiang Yue said and sighed.
He really didn’t like his master and he regretted following her at the beginning.
Unfortunately, he couldn’t take the initiative to quit her school.
"You can find me after you greet her." Yu Nianzhen soothed and rubbed Jiang Yue’s hair.
"Okay."
After that, the two found a random disciple and asked for directions.
They walked towards the caves where the elders lived and stopped in front of elder Chen’s cave.
"Let me know if something happens." Yu Nianzhen said and hugged his husband.
"Don’t worry, I will be fine." Jiang Yue hugged back and the two lingered for a while.
When they could no longer delay, they separated and Yu Nianzhen walked away after Jiang Yue entered his master’s cave.
After time for a cup of tea, Yu Nianzhen finally found his master’s cave.
He stopped in front of the cave entrance and took a deep breath. He then placed his identity jade on the cave formation and the formation buzzed.
Soon after, the formation opened and Yu Nianzhen entered the cave to see his master.
Yang Xu sat cross-legged on a cultivation mat and his eyes couldn’t help but soften when he saw Yu Nianzhen.
"Master." Yu Nianzhen called and bowed.
"You have already broken through to the origin tempering realm." Yang Xu observed and his tone was a little sad.
In fact, his heart was very conflicted.
The sentimental part of his heart wanted his disciple to break through to the origin tempering realm so that he could represent him in the challenge.
If it was Yu Nianzhen who fought for him, Yang Xu felt he wouldn’t have any regrets even if his disciple lost.
However, the realistic part of his heart wanted Yu Nianzhen not to break through to the origin tempering realm before the martial contest.
The reason for this was that he knew Yu Nianzhen could only be at the first level of the origin tempering realm.
Unlike the meridian awakening realm, origin forging realm, and the qi transformation realm, it was difficult to leapfrog in the origin tempering realm.
Although he trusted Yu Nianzhen, it was difficult for a first-level origin tempering realm cultivator to challenge a peak-level cultivator.
However, now that Yu Nianzhen had broken through, there was nothing more to say.
He sighed and asked his disciple to raise his head.
"Nianzhen, no matter the outcome, your master wants to thank you." He said.
"Master doesn’t have to worry, your disciple won’t let you down."
Yang Xu looked at Yu Nianzhen and saw his resolve.
He didn’t understand it but his disciple seemed to have the confidence to win.
Since it was like this, Yang Xu couldn’t let his disciple down. He would trust him and never back down.
"I see." Yang Xu said and his eyes firmed.
When Yu Nianzhen saw this, he heaved a sigh of relief.
He was willing to fight for his master but his master needed the resolve to also fight for what he wanted.
"Come here and tell me about the last few years."
"Yes, master."
After that, Yu Nianzhen told him almost everything.
The only things he didn’t talk about were the space introduced by senior Niu, the golden talismans, their robbery of the Lu family, and the treasures they got from stone gambling.
Although Yu Nianzhen wanted to talk about the two coloured stone in the Great Artisan city, he couldn’t talk about it without revealing the treasure compass.
It was not because he didn’t trust his master, it was because he and Jiang Yue needed some secrets.
The treasure compass, golden talismans, and jade box were secrets that could not be told to others.
"I have heard a little about the Celestial Sky sect." Yang Xu said and frowned.
The Sea Cloud sect had many spies in other regions.
As soon as the Celestial Sky sect was taken over by the Death Flower Ascension Front, the news was quickly sent over.
Unfortunately, things were moving too fast and none of the other regions could interfere on time.
After finding out, the Sea Cloud sect decided to make a long-term plan and find a way after things settled in the Ice Palace region.
"Master, congratulations on ranking first on the core formation realm category of the Cangxing list. My mistress also did well." Yu Nianzhen teased.
"You brat..." Yang Xu started and then stopped.
"She did well." He agreed and Yu Nianzhen couldn’t help but chuckle.
"The two of you also did well." Yang Xu praised.
"Mmmh."
"Master, do you recognise any titles on the bounty list?" Yu Nianzhen asked.
When he heard the question, Yang Xu sighed and his mood turned a little bad.
He didn’t say anything for a long time and Yu Nianzhen couldn’t help but worry.
"Where is Jiang Yue?" He asked.
