Chapter 1993

Going out alone for training was a decision Ye Zhangqing had pondered for a long time.

Only then could he let go and raise his cultivation in a short time.

Since arriving in the Immortal Realm, cultivation has always been a problem, due to the huge gap between the Immortal Realm and Xia Jie.

Likewise, the younger generation, but the younger generation of the Immortal Realm, if you randomly pick one and place him in any Xia Jie, he would be a Top Prodigy-level existence.

Just like the Cooking King Immortal City, many formal disciples are already Emperors, Emperor Sovereign cultivators, and there are not a few from the Immortal Realm.

Therefore, this cultivation gap must always be made up.

However, right now the most troublesome point is how to persuade Bai Yuan and Huang Lao.

After all, they definitely would not allow Ye Zhangqing to go out alone for training; at least Huang Lao would definitely accompany him.

But then the meaning of Ye Zhangqing going out for training would be lost, and his actions would inevitably become restrained.

So we still need to think of a reason to persuade Bai Yuan and them, especially Huang Lao.

After chatting idly with Tianlin for a while, Ye Zhangqing then made an excuse to return to his room to rest.

Bai Hua Xianzi and the others are still in seclusion, attempting to break through to the Ancestor Realm; even with dragon seeds, they still need time.

This is also Ye Zhangqing's reason for deciding to go out alone for training.

Otherwise, he would also have to find a way to persuade the several girls and everyone of Dao Yi Shengdi, which would be even more difficult.

By the time they emerge from seclusion, I would probably have already returned from training.

In the following days, Ye Zhangqing lived his routine life; there was no movement from the Pill King Immortal City or Zuo Xing and his son.

Indeed, Zuo Xing probably lacks the energy to cause trouble now; he must be busy reforging his son's fleshly body.

Wanting to reforge the fleshly body involves many intricacies; saying it's simple makes it simple, but saying it's hard is indeed as difficult as climbing to heaven.

It just depends on how high your requirements are.

An ordinary fleshly body, with Zuo Xing's ability, can be done very easily.

But the problem is, given his indulgence toward his son, he might only give Zuo Jue an ordinary fleshly body.

That would naturally be as top-notch as possible; thus, it would require considerable effort and energy.

Moreover, Ye Zhangqing not only destroyed Zuo Jue's fleshly body, but also severely damaged his soul.

Before reforging the fleshly body, the soul must also be healed.

Healing the soul, however, is quite troublesome; even the Pill King Immortal City cannot easily fix it.

Therefore, in the short term, there's no need to worry about Zuo Jue and his father causing trouble.

After passing a few days peacefully, his thoughts were nearly settled, and he had worked out those reasons.

One day, in Ye Zhangqing's Dong Fu, the main hall, Bai Yuan and the three others, as well as Huang Lao, were all invited by Ye Zhangqing.

Not knowing what this kid wanted to do, Bai Yuan and the three were a bit strange, until Ye Zhangqing expressed his idea of wanting to go out alone for training.

Bai Yuan and the three's faces changed on the spot; without thinking, they directly refused.

"No, how can one go out alone for training?"

"Exactly, aren't the cultivation resources in the city enough?"

"Young man Ye, with your talent, just cultivate in the city; with a little time, you'll eventually catch up, why be so anxious?"

Just as imagined, Bai Yuan and the three's first reaction to this was refusal.

In response, Ye Zhangqing remained calm and continued speaking.

"City Lord, cultivating in the city is indeed possible, but progress is too slow."

"Although there are sufficient resources, as long as we add enough time, we can certainly improve; but what the disciples lack now is time."

"Moreover, great opportunities lie between life and death; secluding oneself is not advisable."

Upon hearing Ye Zhangqing's rebuttal, Bai Yuan and the three fell silent, because these words were indeed reasonable.

However, the three's high regard for Ye Zhangqing goes without saying; how could they possibly let him go out alone for training?

So, as expected, after a period of silence, Bai Yuan spoke first.

"You want to train; we don't necessarily mean to stop you, but why can't Huang Lao accompany you?"

"Huang Lao is your Protector of the Way, after all."

"Yeah, you want to train; we don't oppose it, so why can't Huang Lao go together?"

With Huang Lao accompanying, the three could rest easier; basically there would be no problems.

But Ye Zhangqing bluntly replied.

"City Lord, as I just said, only between life and death can there be great opportunities, enabling rapid growth."

"If Huang Lao were to accompany me, that would be contrary to my original intention."

"With Huang Lao present, even if danger arises, I would always feel protected, unable to sense that life-and-death crisis; how could there be talk of rapid growth?"

"This......................"

After those words, Bai Yuan and the three were left speechless.

What Ye Zhangqing said was reasonable in all aspects.

But Bai Yuan and the three just wouldn't agree; if something went wrong, what would happen to their Cooking King Immortal City?

For a while, both sides reached an impasse; Ye Zhangqing refused to yield, and Bai Yuan and the three absolutely refused to agree; neither could persuade the other.

Finally, they could only turn to Huang Lao, or Bai Yuan proactively looked toward Huang Lao and said.

"Huang Lao, please say a word."

Huang Lao is Ye Zhangqing's Protector of the Way; at this moment his words carry the most weight.

From the start of the dispute between the two sides, Huang Lao remained silent, closing his eyes to nurture his spirit.

At this moment, facing Bai Yuan's inquiry, Huang Lao slowly opened his eyes, first looking toward Ye Zhangqing and asking.

"Have you decided? Going alone, are you sure you don't want this old man to accompany you?"

I've decided.

Hearing this, Ye Zhangqing nodded firmly, without the slightest hesitation.

In the Immortal Realm, dangers are not few, and moreover, many people want to kill you.

I know, but this time I'm going out just for training, to improve myself, not to contend for supremacy.

The disciple will change identity; we can announce externally that the disciple has entered closed-door Xiūliàn, so no one will think the disciple is out training alone.

Why did you suddenly make this decision?

I want to have the genuine capability to contend with the world's heroes, instead of each time having Huang Lao suppress the opponent's cultivation for me.

The so-called fair fight is inherently unfair; others have stronger cultivation, that's their ability. If the disciple always does this, they'll only become a laughingstock; let alone talk about having the guise of a Yāoniè, that would just be a joke.

He nodded slightly, and Huang Lao continued.

How long do you plan to go?

As short as three years, as long as five years.

After four questions, as Ye Zhangqing finished answering the last one, Huang Lao turned his head to Bai Yuan and the others and said.

Let him go.

Huang Lao, you............

Hearing this, Bai Yuan and the others were all stunned; you were supposed to persuade this kid, but instead you ended up supporting him.

You're always the Protector of the Way; aren't you afraid this kid will be killed out there? How can your heart be so big?

Bai Yuan and the others never expected that, after speaking for a while, Huang Lao would actually give such a decision; for a moment their faces turned black.