The voice was passionate and rousing, but halfway through, it seemed as if someone had forcibly covered the mouth, and no more sound could be heard.

Ji Yuan hurriedly turned his head and was somewhat pleased to see his long-lost Second Senior Brother.

"Second Senior Brother!"

Yun Qianzai tried hard to open his mouth, but it was to no avail.

Soon after, Hua Yaoyue's figure appeared from nowhere and walked into the pavilion, "Seems like you still want to stay for another ten or twenty years, huh? Or should I just wait until the demon invasion is over before letting you out?"

"I think that sounds like a great plan!"

Phoenix Peach's voice arrived before she did.

Hearing this, Yun Qianzai immediately became honest and started shaking his head.

Hua Yaoyue released him, and Yun Qianzai immediately shouted, "Master, you're just jealous of my talent!"

"Afraid I'll steal your spotlight once I'm out."

"Talent?"

Hua Yaoyue's gaze swept over Ji Yuan before returning to Yun Qianzai.

Just being glanced over by Hua Yaoyue made Ji Yuan a bit uneasy... Could Master have found something out?

Perhaps frightened by Hua Yaoyue's stare, Yun Qianzai finally spoke more earnestly, "Master, rest assured, your disciple isn't foolish. I wouldn't say such things without a solid plan."

"So you still intend to say them?"

Phoenix Peach whispered on the side.

"Junior Sister, you!"

Yun Qianzai glared at her, then waved his hand broadly, "Why should I, Yun Qianzai, explain my actions to you?"

With that said, he immediately summoned the Flying Boat and left the place.

"Hmph, he's been wanting to slip away for a while now."

Phoenix Peach could naturally see whether Yun Qianzai was genuinely angry or just putting on an act, and clearly, it was just an excuse to leave.

After all, being confined underground for nearly a year had almost suffocated him.

Ji Yuan said nothing but did pay attention to the direction Yun Qianzai took upon leaving.

His Tianxu Island was in the northwest, but now he's headed southwest. Judging by the places he frequents, this direction should be... Sifang Island?

Is he going to show off in the Array Hall?

With Yun Qianzai gone, Hua Yaoyue paid no mind.

Having lived for dozens or even hundreds of years, if one is truly seeking death, then let them seek it.

"Little Junior Brother, why are you here with Master too?"

Phoenix Peach was her usual curious self about everything.

Although Ji Yuan had already broken through, he was using the Concealing Breath Spell, making his cultivation appear to have dropped a level, naturally seeming no different from being at the early Foundation Establishment stage.

"I have something I wish to ask Master about."

Ji Yuan replied truthfully.

"Oh? What is it? You can ask me too."

Phoenix Peach said, puffing up her chest.

Ji Yuan smiled and turned to Hua Yaoyue, "Master, I heard from Sect Leader Martial Uncle that a Golden Core Demon Cultivator is causing trouble in the north, and a Nascent Soul child from Shangxi has entered the realm."

"What?!"

Just earlier, Phoenix Peach, who was saying he could consult her, now leaned in with extreme surprise, "A Nascent Soul child? Did the three major Demon Sects actually send a Nascent Soul child in? Could it be a Nascent Soul war is about to happen?"

Hua Yaoyue, for once not sleeping on the soft chair, stood in front of the pavilion, sleeves fluttering in the mountain wind, making her white dress flap loudly.

"Golden Core Demon Cultivator acting up is true, but a Nascent Soul confrontation..."

Laughing disdainfully, Hua Yaoyue continued, "Even if all the Golden Cores die, they wouldn't mourn."

Ji Yuan and Phoenix Peach exchanged a look, both remaining silent.

"Alright, if there's nothing else, you should go back."

As usual, Hua Yaoyue issued a dismissal order, but this time Phoenix Peach stepped forward, whispering, "Master, I'm here to bid you farewell."

"Hmm?"

"Sect Leader Martial Uncle has assigned me a task, to return to the West Feng Kingdom."

"West Feng Kingdom? Then go as you wish."

"Yeah."

After finishing, Phoenix Peach returned to Ji Yuan's side, a smile appearing on her face, "Little Junior Brother, do you want to come to the West Feng Kingdom with us? This mission is quite easy, just recruiting new disciples, so it's mostly a leisure trip."

"Mortal Realm country, you must not have been there yet, Little Junior Brother."

Unmoved, Ji Yuan slightly cupped his hands, saying, "Thank you, Senior Sister, for your kindness. I recently received a batch of herbs and need to help with alchemy, so I probably won't have the time to go out for a while."

A well-meaning lie, spoken with ease.

"Alright then."

Phoenix Peach seemed a bit down from being refused but didn't insist further.

Ji Yuan cupped his hands left and right, indicating his departure.

After he left, Phoenix Peach pouted and complained to Hua Yaoyue, "Master, Little Junior Brother doesn't get close to us and never comes to seek us out."

Hua Yaoyue didn't even turn her head.

Seeing this, Phoenix Peach understood that Master truly didn't want to be disturbed at the moment and thus left.

After she left, Hua Yaoyue went to the highest point of Wan You Island alone, sitting to watch the sunset on the horizon.

Seeing Ji Yuan's breakthrough today, the first thing he did was to hide his cultivation, inevitably reminding Hua Yaoyue of her other disciples.

It was precisely because of this that she released Yun Qianzai.

Among the four disciples...

The eldest disciple was righteous to a fault, determined to eradicate all Demon Cultivators from the world, which is why he stayed at Shang Mountain all year, mingling on the front lines of Demon Cultivator slaying, refusing to come back.

As for him... Hua Yaoyue could only say he was too orthodox.

Unbeknownst to him, the Demon Cultivators are endless; even if they were all slain, without Demon Cultivator contrast, some in the legit path would likely be labeled as Demons.

To eliminate the Demon Cultivators entirely... unless there's no cultivator left under the sky.

Vowing to eradicate demons... it's a volatile path; from the possible turnover, even a single reversal is beyond redemption.

Hua Yaoyue had spoken to him about this before.

She did.

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