Chapter 31: Entering Xushen Jie, Searching for Little Bear

Hearing the sound, the three of them cast their gazes over.

Yuechan's demeanor was graceful, and she nodded slightly at Mengchen with a smile.

"Our sect's Saintess is not someone a rebellious disciple like you can criticize," Qitianyan said extremely coldly.

Upon hearing this, Jinchanzi's expression turned ugly, and he pulled Mengchen to his side, manifesting his displeasure.

No matter what, this was his disciple, and he would not allow others to insult him time and time again.

If not for there being a reason for the situation, he would absolutely not have let Mengchen fall into such a predicament.

He said in a deep voice in his heart:

"Hmph! Qitianyan, the more you embarrass my disciple now, the more embarrassed you yourself will be later. Just wait! Since the 'Little Bear' with ten Cave Heavens is not a disciple of your sect, there is no one among his peers who can suppress him."

"You are also a figure of the older generation; I never expected you to be capable of acting in such a way to target a junior."

"I wonder how you will conduct yourself when my disciple suppresses all the peers of your entire sect."

Qitianyan instantly sensed Jinchanzi's look of displeasure, so he hurriedly changed the subject.

"Brother Dao! Please enter the main hall for a chat."

Having said that, Qitianyan invited him into the main hall, and after a period of idle chatter, he arranged guest rooms for the two of them to rest.

At this time, inside the guest room, Mengchen sat beside the tea table with a rather ugly expression, glaring at Jinchanzi.

Seeing his expression, Jinchanzi could understand and let it go, not scolding or blaming him.

After all, if he hadn't spoken of his defection and escape in front of Qitianyan today, his situation wouldn't be so ugly.

"Sigh! Who told me to spoil him rotten!" Jinchanzi shook his head helplessly.

This was Mengchen, his own personal disciple, raised by his own hand; if it were anyone else, he would have slapped them to death long ago.

Now that things had reached this point, only by stating his own considerations at the time could he perhaps stop him from complaining about him like this!

Looking at the glaring Mengchen, Jinchanzi smiled awkwardly: "Little bald thief, I didn't expect that Qitianyan would disregard his status to embarrass you time and time again."

Mengchen said coldly: "Hmph! Old bald one, I'll remember this. After today's events, don't blame me for making you lose face in front of others in the future."

Seeing him remain unrelenting, Jinchanzi continued to explain earnestly:

"Today's matter is indeed my fault; my considerations were not thorough."

"I originally brought you here to have you spar with that rumored Little Bear, and to ensure that Qitianyan would not keep him hidden, I spoke in that manner."

"But I never thought that Little Bear had not been taken in as a disciple by the Butian Sect; this was beyond my expectations."

"And that Qitianyan, as a sect leader of a generation, would embarrass a junior like you time and time again—that I never expected either."

"But it doesn't matter. Didn't he say he would send disciples to teach you a lesson in a few days? At that time, you can properly vent this anger and also embarrass Qitianyan."

Speaking to the end, Jinchanzi vowed: "When that time comes, you can vent the anger in your heart; if anything happens, I will block it."

"You old bald one, your intentions are truly sinister!" Hearing this, Mengchen suddenly realized.

So bringing him here this time was to have him suppress the younger generation of the Butian Sect to demonstrate the strength of his Western Sect.

First showing weakness, then achieving something astonishing in one stroke.

"Your intentions are truly deep! For the sake of that empty reputation, you actually let me fall into such an embarrassing predicament."

"Sigh! Who would have thought that a sect leader would repeatedly embarrass a junior," Jinchanzi sighed; he truly had not expected this point.

Although Mengchen was unrelenting in his speech, after hearing what Jinchanzi said and understanding the reason, he understood it in his heart.

He believed that the old bald one was definitely not intentionally trying to embarrass him.

And that Qitianyan was truly detestable! A figure who is a sect leader, actually disregarding his status to embarrass him. One sows the cause and reaps the effect.

Mengchen had already made up his mind to sweep through the younger generation of the Butian Sect and make them lose all face.

"Do you want to spar with the Little Bear who opened ten Cave Heavens?" At this moment, Jinchanzi suddenly changed the topic.

"Isn't he not in the Butian Sect?" Mengchen said.

Naturally, he wanted to spar with Little Bear; who wouldn't want to have no opponents in the same realm?

Furthermore, only by fighting with strong opponents of similar level could one have insights to enrich one's own Dao foundation.

"Whether he is in the Butian Sect is not important, but there is one place where you can definitely find him. As long as you want to spar with him, I will take you there."

"Where is that?" Mengchen asked in confusion.

"Xushen Jie!"

"That sounds so mysterious! What kind of place is that?"

"I don't know the specifics either. I heard it is a spiritual world jointly constructed by ancient great powers; only one's spiritual will can enter."

The more Mengchen heard, the more unbelievable it sounded, "So magical?"

"Let's go now!" After Jinchanzi finished speaking, he slowly closed his eyes, then he formed a strange seal; suddenly, the room was filled with misty light, hazy, mysterious, and profound.

Slowly, a portal of hazy light appeared, and the next instant, Mengchen felt an inexplicable pulling force suck him in instantly.

This was a Rune passage, and he was traveling through the passage together with Jinchanzi.

When he appeared again, before his eyes were high-rise buildings, high mountains and waterfalls, and a rich, verdant color.

Figures were everywhere, and there were many living beings.

"This is Xushen Jie?" Mengchen looked stunned, unable to tell what the difference was between this and reality. "Yes!" Jinchanzi nodded and said: "This is the initial place of Xushen Jie. You need to complete your cultivation here before you can use the Rune passage to go to higher-level regions."

"So now, you need to complete your cultivation here first; otherwise, you can't go anywhere else besides here."

"Oh!" Mengchen looked as if he half-understood.

Afterward, under Jinchanzi's guidance, it didn't take long for Mengchen to complete his cultivation here.

After all, Mengchen had already reached the extreme realm of the Cave Heaven, so his cultivation speed was naturally much faster.

Under Jinchanzi's leadership, he gained a good understanding of Xushen Jie.

After gaining some understanding, Mengchen grumbled at Jinchanzi: "With such a good place, why did you only tell me now?"

"Wasn't it because I was afraid you would encounter danger?" Jinchanzi said this.

After a slight pause, he added, "Although your true physical body is not present here, if your mental will is destroyed, you will also die in reality."

"You aren't just making up excuses, are you!" Mengchen did not believe him, thinking that since he was only existing in a mental state, he shouldn't be able to die.

He then retorted, "If that's the case, aren't you afraid of danger by having me come here now?"

Jinchanzi said indifferently:

"You have now opened ten Cave Heavens and reached the extreme of the Dongtian Realm; as long as the region you go to does not exceed the Dongtian Realm, no one will be able to pose a threat to you."

"Even if a Venerable comes, as long as they are within a Cave Heaven region, they may not necessarily be your match."

"What! I can fight a Venerable here?" Mengchen said with a look of surprise.

"Mm!" Jinchanzi nodded in response.

Afterward, unwilling to waste any more breath, he urged Mengchen: "Alright, it's time to get down to business. Go, find someone to ask and inquire about news regarding Little Bear."

(End of this chapter)