The communication jade connected.
This time, however, it was good news.
Muxuan Peak, the Second Elder's bedroom.
The Second Elder was lying in bed, his head peeking out from under the covers.
"Second Elder, how are you feeling?" True Person Ziyun asked cautiously.
"I slept very well, very comfortably," the Second Elder replied with a smile. "I am ashamed to have worried the Sect Leader before."
True Person Ziyun's mind began to race.
His eyes were clear.
His speech was fluent and unobstructed.
His tone was friendly.
The conclusion was drawn.
The Second Elder showed no signs of aggression or self-harm at the moment; he seemed to have recovered.
"Second Elder, do you remember who this old man is?" the First Elder followed up.
As the Sect Leader's capable assistant, the First Elder understood the Sect Leader's current thoughts perfectly.
Therefore, he further helped confirm the Second Elder's mental state.
"First Elder, I merely slept for a while, I haven't lost my memory," the Second Elder still smiled.
The other elders followed suit, asking one by one.
The Second Elder did not seem bothered and answered each of them.
Throughout the entire process, he maintained a friendly smile, which made people feel at ease.
Ziyun and the others secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Excellent.
The Second Elder's madness had finally been cured.
If nothing unexpected happened, it must have been Ye Fan's doing!
After a few more simple exchanges, everyone prepared to leave.
After all, there were many matters to attend to in the sect, and they were very busy.
Just then, the Second Elder suddenly sat up.
However, he did not directly throw off the covers. Instead, he wrapped himself up with them.
Soon, the Second Elder was completely covered, with only his eyes visible.
"Second Elder... you are..." True Person Ziyun was clearly stunned, and a bad premonition suddenly struck him.
"I've rested enough, so it's natural to strive for metamorphosis," the Second Elder replied politely. "Remember to close the door for me when you leave. Thank you."
Ziyun and the others were instantly flustered...
So it turned out.
He still hadn't recovered...
However, fortunately, the Second Elder no longer seemed prone to attacking others or harming himself.
That was the only piece of good news, perhaps.
Still, True Person Ziyun was not entirely at ease and specially left a few elders to temporarily guard the Second Elder for a while.
At least if the Second Elder caused any more trouble, there would be someone to restrain him.
Assembly Hall.
"Daoist Tianju, please explain what happened," True Person Ziyun said, rubbing his temples with a headache.
Due to time constraints earlier, Li Tianju had only mentioned the matter of the tiger.
Now it seemed that the old man was clearly acquainted with him.
Initially, he thought Li Tianju was a freebie he had stumbled upon, but now he looked more and more like a jinx.
If it came to it, he would find an opportunity to send him to mine for ore.
"Sect Leader, it's like this..." Li Tianju dared not conceal anything and recounted the entire incident in detail.
Simply put, he and the old man were fellow disciples. They were in the same team during the Imperial City Grand Competition back then.
However, due to an accident, they were both eliminated.
The old man believed it was because Li Tianju was a weakling.
Coincidentally, Li Tianju thought the same.
Thus, the two fellow disciples engaged in an intensive, insult-laden exchange and parted on bad terms.
"Just because of this trivial... small matter, he wants to kill you?" True Person Ziyun looked at Li Tianju in disbelief.
Did these two have issues with their brains?
It seemed he really had to find an opportunity to send Li Tianju to dig holes!
"Actually, it was later, Junior Sister chose me instead of him," Li Tianju said with a slight smile.
It was a smile of confidence from a king.
True Person Ziyun didn't want to talk anymore.
She had no interest in Li Tianju's melodramatic past. She just needed to know that no one would come to cause trouble afterward.
After dismissing everyone, True Person Ziyun sighed silently.
She felt so tired.
She could have been a quiet and beautiful girl, but she was forced into this Sect Leader position.
Besides enduring her extraordinary beauty beyond her years, she had to deal with all the messy affairs of the sect every day.
It was so annoying.
However, speaking of the Imperial City Grand Competition...
Counting the days, they should be coming out of seclusion soon...
Just as True Person Ziyun was pondering, a strong spiritual energy fluctuation suddenly erupted from the direction of the back mountain!
A quarter of an hour later.
"Greetings, Master!" two graceful women bowed to True Person Ziyun.
"Good, good, good!" True Person Ziyun's face lit up with joy. "My beloved disciples, please rise."
Seeing her two disciples both break through, True Person Ziyun was filled with immense relief.
One at the tenth layer of Golden Core, and the other at the ninth layer.
Perfect!
"Congratulations to both Senior Sisters," Ziyan, who had come with them, said cheerfully.
The four masters and disciples, having not seen each other for a long time, naturally had much to talk about, and they continued until evening.
"Rest well tonight. I'll introduce you to our Junior Brother tomorrow," True Person Ziyun instructed, then left.
That night.
The three martial sisters chatted for a very long time.
Zi Bing and Zi Qing were still a little dazed.
They knew True Person Ziyun very well.
Although their Master was usually kind, she was indeed arrogant.
To think that she would hold such a high opinion of this Junior Brother!
Especially after hearing about Ye Fan's deeds, the two even suspected that their Master and Junior Sister Ziyan had lost their minds.
What Innate Dao Body, summoning anomalies, and so on and so forth. They were full of disbelief.
Wasn't that a bit exaggerated?
Why didn't they say he was a reincarnation of an immortal...
Senior Sister Zi Bing was more composed. Although she had doubts, she didn't ask further.
"Zi, Junior Sister Ziyan..." Second Senior Sister Zi Qing asked curiously, "Is Junior Brother Ye Fan really that pow-powerful?"
Zi Qing had a slight flaw; she tended to stutter when nervous.
She felt that her Master and Junior Sister Ziyan wouldn't lie to her.
Even if this Junior Brother Ye Fan wasn't as exaggerated as they said, he must be very powerful.
At least, much more powerful than her.
The thought of meeting such a powerful Junior Brother tomorrow made her feel involuntarily anxious.
"Junior Brother Ye Fan is indeed very powerful!" Ziyan nodded affirmatively, her pretty face blushing slightly.
Mainly, she felt a little embarrassed.
Her Junior Brother had saved her life back then, yet she had been unable to repay that life-saving grace.
The next day.
Around six in the morning, True Person Ziyun, along with her three disciples, arrived at Xianyu Peak.
"My precious disciples, let me introduce you," True Person Ziyun said happily, pointing at Zi Bing and Zi Qing. "These two are your Senior Sister and Second Senior Sister."
"Greetings, Senior Sister," Ye Fan quickly bowed.
"Junior Brother Ye," Zi Bing nodded indifferently.
"Greetings, Second Senior Sister," Ye Fan turned and bowed to Zi Qing.
"Jun-Junior Brother Ye, Sh-Sh-Junior Brother," Zi Qing replied softly, her face extremely nervous.
She and her Senior Sister were picked up by the Ziyun Sect when they were infants. Coupled with her overly introverted personality, she rarely interacted with male disciples of the sect.
Even if she occasionally encountered them, she would just nod politely and leave.
This was the first time she had been in such close contact with a male.
Therefore, Zi Qing was inevitably a little nervous.
When she got nervous, her old problem recurred...
"Jun-Junior Brother Ye, I-I-I'm sorry." Perhaps feeling that her demeanor earlier was too impolite, Zi Qing explained awkwardly, "I'm a bit ner-nervous..."