“What did you say? Zhang Ergou had such a fortunate encounter in the secret realm?”
Liu Xun was the first to notice Ling Feng'er’s anomaly.
Upon learning of Zhang Ergou’s lucky encounter from Ling Feng'er, Liu Xun became furious.
The oppressive aura he emitted directly caused Ling Feng'er, who was facing him, to cough up a trace of blood.
However, it was too late to pursue the members of the Misty Sect now. The flying speed of the tiger eagles they rode was not something he, a Nascent Soul cultivator, could compare to.
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“Hahaha, what did you say, boy? You finally obtained the inheritance of that secret realm?”
Zhang Ergou did not hide anything from Heavenly Dao Elder and his master, Chi Yu. He felt that Heavenly Dao Elder was not as simple as he appeared on the surface.
After all, how could a powerful being who could easily subdue a Nascent Soul demonic beast be merely in the late Nascent Soul stage?
Of course, Zhang Ergou kept this suspicion to himself and did not reveal it.
When they were leaving, Heavenly Dao Elder specifically instructed that he, Zhang Ergou, and Chi Yu ride the same tiger eagle. Only the three of them were on this tiger eagle.
Therefore, after Zhang Ergou told Heavenly Dao Elder and Chi Yu about his experiences in the secret realm.
Heavenly Dao Elder couldn't help but laugh so loudly, without any reservations.
This was Zhang Ergou making the entire Liu Hai Sect suffer a setback. Heavenly Dao Elder was naturally overjoyed.
Thinking of the constipated expressions on Liu Xun and the others’ faces when they learned this news, Heavenly Dao Elder laughed heartily towards the sky a few more times.
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“Finally back.”
After jumping off the tiger eagle’s back, Zhang Ergou returned to Lingyu Peak with Chi Yu’s support.
This was also the result of discussions between Heavenly Dao Elder and Zhang Ergou.
To put on a complete act, no one knew if there were spies from other sects hidden within their own sect.
It was better to keep it a secret until Zhang Ergou had completely digested the mysterious inheritance.
Zhang Ergou was naturally willing to do so. If he hadn't relied on Heavenly Dao Elder and the others, he wouldn't have even told Heavenly Dao Elder and Chi Yu.
After all, secrets kept to oneself were true secrets.
However, Zhang Ergou trusted Chi Yu and Heavenly Dao Elder quite a bit. Neither of them would casually reveal Zhang Ergou’s secrets.
As the actual leader of the Misty Sect, Heavenly Dao Elder naturally saw Zhang Ergou's potential.
Such a good seedling, even if the sect wasn't going all out to cultivate him, they couldn't hold Zhang Ergou back.
After this trip to the secret realm, Heavenly Dao Elder had already begun to consider cultivating Zhang Ergou more intensely. Future cultivation resources would naturally be tilted towards Lingyu Peak.
However, Heavenly Dao Elder did not tell Zhang Ergou and Chi Yu this. He wanted to observe from the shadows and see Zhang Ergou's temperament.
Having cultivated for so many years, Heavenly Dao Elder had seen too many prodigies.
But many prodigies withered early; not all of them could reach the peak.
Through observation during the Grand Sect Competition and the secret realm expedition, Heavenly Dao Elder found that Zhang Ergou did not possess the innate arrogance that other talented disciples had.
This was extremely rare, but Heavenly Dao Elder was not sure if Zhang Ergou had been deliberately faking it during this time.
If that were the case, Zhang Ergou’s depth of scheming would be too profound, and Heavenly Dao Elder would have to consider the feasibility of focusing on cultivating Zhang Ergou.
“Ergou, what’s wrong?”
As soon as they reached Lingyu Peak, a woman in a green dress asked anxiously, her concern evident on her face.
“Sister Cuilan, why are you on Lingyu Peak?”
Zhang Ergou was also filled with confusion. Wasn't Liu Cuilan cultivating outside the outer sect with Chunyang Zhenren?
When did she come to Lingyu Peak?
Zhang Ergou looked at Chi Yu, who was supporting him. Chi Yu also looked puzzled. The woman in green before them was beautiful, a true beauty.
Looking at Zhang Ergou’s expression, it was clear that his relationship with this little beauty was unusual.
His hand supporting Zhang Ergou sinfully reached down and pinched Zhang Ergou’s soft flesh fiercely.
“Ah!”
Zhang Ergou cried out in pain immediately. The loud cry even alerted Chi Ling, who was cultivating.
“Ergou, you’re so badly injured, does it hurt a lot?”
Saying this, she prepared to help Zhang Ergou inside.
After coming out of the secret realm, Zhang Ergou had not had time to change his clothes and was covered in blood and dirt, looking utterly miserable.
No wonder Liu Cuilan was so anxious.
“Sister Cuilan, it’s nothing, just minor injuries. You still haven’t told me why you are on Lingyu Peak?”
Zhang Ergou had personally experienced how cruel the conditions for entering the inner sect were.
If one was not an inner sect disciple, they had no right to enter the inner sect, let alone Lingyu Peak.
For so many years, Zhang Ergou had been the only disciple of Lingyu Peak.
“Sister, you’re back. Come quickly and see, this is my newly recruited disciple. What do you think?”
Chi Ling flew over on her sword from a distance. Before she even reached them, she pointed at Liu Cuilan and said to Chi Yu, her words filled with pride.
“What?” Zhang Ergou’s mouth widened in surprise.
“Sister, you’re saying this young girl is your newly recruited disciple?”
Chi Yu was also a little surprised. She had never heard that her sister had any intention of recruiting a disciple. It had only been a little over a month since she and Zhang Ergou had left Lingyu Peak.
Her sister had already recruited such a beautiful young girl.
Perhaps her sister was bored during the time she and Zhang Ergou were away.
However, seeing that her sister could recruit such a disciple, she was naturally happy for her.
“Yes, yes, this little girl has good talent.”
After a brief scan, Chi Yu saw that Liu Cuilan was at the peak of Foundation Establishment, which was considered outstanding among her peers.
However, compared to her monstrous disciple Zhang Ergou, she was far behind.
Of course, Chi Yu would not undermine her sister’s dignity. Seeing her proud expression, if she said anything that displeased her, wouldn’t that embarrass her sister?
“Sister, you’re too perfunctory.”
Chi Ling walked up to the group and playfully rolled her eyes.
“Don’t underestimate Cuilan. She has an Earth-grade water spiritual root, which is the same element as the cultivation technique I practice.”
“What? You say she has an Earth-grade water spiritual root?”
Only now did Chi Yu begin to take Liu Cuilan seriously. As an elder of the inner sect, she understood the potential of an Earth-grade spiritual root.
At this moment, Chi Yu’s eyes widened, and she carefully examined Liu Cuilan.
Not only that, but Chi Yu then placed her hand on Liu Cuilan’s head.
An extremely pure water spiritual energy emanated from Liu Cuilan’s head. Chi Yu had never seen such pure water spiritual energy before.
Indeed, as her sister Chi Ling had said, this little girl was not as simple as she appeared on the surface. Her talent was monstrous.
It seemed her sister had truly struck gold this time.
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Seeing Chi Yu and Chi Ling leaving them to whisper, Zhang Ergou quickly grabbed Liu Cuilan’s hand.
“Sister Cuilan, how did you get taken in as a disciple by that female demon?”
Zhang Ergou had not forgotten the torment Chi Ling had inflicted on him. To think that they had saved her before.