“Qing Yi pays her respects to Master!”

Chu Qingyi arrived in front of Caiyun Hall and bowed.

A moment later, the grand doors of the palace opened with a rumble.

A noble woman with moth-like eyebrows and a celestial bearing, wearing a magnificent colorful palace gown, stepped out.

“Qing Yi, you have returned.”

Upon seeing Chu Qingyi before her, Yun Wanshang’s elegant and beautiful face showed a comforting smile.

Just by observing her disciple’s essence, she could tell that this journey had yielded significant fortune.

However, the next moment, her brow slightly furrowed.

From her disciple Chu Qingyi, she sensed a faint yet familiar aura.

This aura was very similar to the magic aura of Lu Changsheng from back then, resembling the Yin Yang Energies.

“This….”

Yun Wanshang’s heart slightly sank as a premonition of doom welled up.

She realized that the thing she feared most had happened.

“Master, your disciple has worried you these days.”

Chu Qingyi spoke up.

“Come inside first. Earlier, I saw your soul lamp flickering, so I asked Xuanjian True Monarch to calculate your situation. He said that blessings and misfortunes are intertwined. It seems now that you have had quite a fortuitous encounter.”

Yun Wanshang took a deep breath to calm her emotions, speaking gently.

Chu Qingyi’s heart trembled upon hearing this.

The opportunities she encountered on this trip were more than significant.

Originally, she was just a half-step Golden Core, but she condensed into a Second Grade Golden Core.

She’s just half a step away from advancing to a First Grade Immortal Golden Core!

Moreover, she obtained a top-level sword dao inheritance, “Seven Luminaries Great Freedom Sword Scripture.”

Thinking of these things, Chu Qingyi’s mind was in turmoil, and the figure of Lu Changsheng appeared in her mind.

She calmed her mental spirit, walked into the hall, and softly said: “In the secret realm, your disciple used secret arts supernatural powers, which led to severe injuries and damaged my true elixir.”

“But through a stroke of fortune, I dissolved the true elixir and formed a new core, achieving a Second Grade Golden Core.”

Chu Qingyi spoke as such.

She was raised from a young age by her master Yun Wanshang and would never deceive her.

Moreover, the matter of condensing a superior-grade Golden Core was something that, even if Master couldn’t see now, she would sense something amiss later.

“Condensed a Second Grade Golden Core!?”

Yun Wanshang’s expression was of surprise.

It’s important to know that whether it is shattered true elixir, dissolving true elixir, or condensing a Second Grade Golden Core, all are astonishing occurrences.

And these things appeared all at once on her disciple.

Especially since her disciple was only a half-step Golden Core, transforming the core is nearly impossible.

Under severe injury to transform the core, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say it’s a miracle.

But yet, her disciple not only successfully transformed the core but went further to condense a Second Grade Golden Core!

“No wonder Xuanjian True Monarch said that after great misfortune comes great fortune.”

Yun Wanshang let out a long breath, feeling emotional.

Although it was a happy and celebratory matter.

The familiar aura on her disciple, however, stopped her from feeling entirely at ease.

Because the more serious the matter is, the more intense the foreboding grows in her heart.

“I heard you were saved by a Nascent Soul Cultivator?”

Yun Wanshang’s eyes were clear and sometimes gentle like water, sometimes sharp like a sword, as if able to see through a person.

Her disciple, although gifted with a bright sword-heart, never hid anything from her.

So she could clearly see the heaviness behind Chu Qingyi’s calm exterior.

“Mm.”

Chu Qingyi nodded and said: “Indeed, it was this person who saved me, allowing me to condense the Second Grade Golden Core.”

Although Lu Changsheng said their matter could be shared with her master.

Yet, she felt such things were too startling and chose to keep it a secret for him.

“Ah.”

Yun Wanshang sighed in her heart, shaking her head slightly.

Her disciple had grown up, beginning to keep things from her master.

She picked up the teapot beside her and filled a cup.

Then flicked her finger, the teacup settled steadily in front of Chu Qingyi, and poured herself a cup, speaking softly: “Yi’er, your heart is troubled.”

“Having such a miraculous opportunity is certainly good, and Master is pleased, but now your heart is heavy, clearly troubled by something.”

Yun Wanshang looked at her disciple, saying in a calm manner.

Although she had a rough guess about the matter between them.

Still, she wanted to clear it up and see if there was a resolution.

“Master…”

Chu Qingyi’s body trembled when her thoughts were guessed, biting her lip, not knowing how to relate her experiences.

Seeing her disciple in such a state, Yun Wanshang immediately felt a surge of anger.

It’s known that Chu Qingyi was born with a sword-heart.

Since beginning cultivation, her dedication to the sword Dao excelled any external pursuit, never disturbed by external matters and emotions.

It was precisely because of this, Chu Qingyi’s path of cultivation was smooth, breaking through to the Nascent Soul at a young age.

But now, her disciple was clearly troubled by external matters, her sword-heart clouded.

Thinking of her disciple Xiao Xiyue already harmed by Lu Changsheng, her Dao heart was no longer intact.

And now the disciple she raised painstakingly was also harmed by this person, with her sword-heart clouded, Yun Wanshang was filled with rage, wishing to strike this person with a sword.

“This Sword Cultivator, is it Lu Changsheng!?”

Yun Wanshang’s expression was stern and noble, asking coldly.

“Master, how did you know?”

Chu Qingyi was taken aback, somewhat surprised.

She hadn’t expected her master to know this Sword Cultivator was Lu Changsheng.

How could this be?

Could it be that the master already knew about this person, which is why Lu Changsheng said their matters could be told to her master?

“It was really him!”

Yun Wanshang’s expression was solemn.

Even though she had earlier suspicions, getting confirmation still came with immense surprise.

After all, more than fifty years ago, this little rogue was only at the Fourth Level of Energy Refinement.

And now, over fifty years later, he has broken through to Core Formation!

This growth speed is truly astonishing!

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