LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 3:
Chapter 3: The Celestial Medicine Elder from the Upper Realm!:
At the foot of the Celestial Peak Sect, Ye Xuan turned back to gaze into the distance.
The massive Celestial Peak Mountains stretched on for tens of thousands of miles, with over a hundred peaks piercing through the clouds. The spiritual energy was so abundant it condensed into misty rain, forming rainbows across the horizon.
What a scene of immortal grandeur! Unfortunately, it was no longer connected to him.
“Celestial Peak Sect, hmph!” Ye Xuan clenched his fists, his face cold with disdain.
“Let’s go, Ye Xuan. Don’t look back anymore!”
“I told you a long time ago that a shallow pond can’t raise a true dragon. Celestial Peak Sect is only a third-grade sect, hardly the stage for someone like you!”
At this moment, a flash of green light appeared on Ye Xuan’s right hand, coming from an emerald ring. An old voice echoed in his mind.
“I know, Medicine Elder, but Qingqing…” Ye Xuan’s face showed reluctance.
“If it weren’t for wanting to find Qingqing, I wouldn’t have stepped onto the path of cultivation!”
“Foolish!” The old voice scolded, startling Ye Xuan into clarity.
“The world of cultivation is, at its core, survival of the fittest!”
“As long as your strength is sufficient, there is nothing you can’t achieve!”
“Just think, if at this moment you had the power of Heavenly Tribulation realm or even Void Immortal realm, would the Celestial Peak Sect dare to act this way?”
“You could beat that Qingxuan Zhenren in the face, and he’d still have to laugh and apologize!” After finishing, the Medicine Elder’s tone softened.
“Typical cultivators reach Spirit Sea by breaking through the 9th stage Qi Refinement Realm. But you trained through 36 stages of the Qi Refinement Realm, so when you opened your Spirit Sea, it was as vast as an ocean!”
“In terms of foundation, you’re unmatched—not just in this small Eastern Continent but likely in this entire world.”
“Ye Xuan, listen to me. Find a place that suits you. Once you reach the Heavenly Cave Realm and pass through Heavenly Tribulation, the humiliation of today will be returned a hundredfold!”
“Can I really do it?” Ye Xuan asked, a hint of doubt in his voice.
Heavenly Cave and Heavenly Tribulation Realm cultivators were supreme beings in the Eastern Continent, rare figures revered by countless others.
“I can sense the heavy favor of destiny upon you. In this world, you are a child of destiny, blessed with unrivaled fortune!”
“With my assistance, your cultivation time can be shortened a hundredfold!” the Medicine Elder’s confident voice replied.
“Medicine Elder, who are you exactly?” Ye Xuan took the chance to ask the question that had puzzled him for so long.
After a long silence, the Medicine Elder’s voice returned.
“Me?”
“I’m merely a sliver of a soul adrift in the river of time.”
“When you’ve cultivated to a certain realm, you’ll understand—not just the Eastern Continent, but this entire world is small, barely worth mentioning!”
“Move forward without worry, Ye Xuan. Though I’m just a remnant soul, if needed, I can still give you enough power to survive even against Heavenly Tribulation or Void Immortal Realm cultivators.”
Heavenly Tribulation… Void Immortal?
What kind of person was the Medicine Elder?
His words sent a tidal wave of astonishment through Ye Xuan’s mind!
Piecing together previous conversations, an astounding thought formed in Ye Xuan’s heart.
Could it be that the Medicine Elder was an immortal from the upper realms?
Unbelievable!
Ye Xuan had never expected that the unremarkable ring he bought at a street stall would have such a significant backstory!
“Alright, Medicine Elder, I’ll follow your advice!” Ye Xuan nodded with resolve, his former dejection replaced by confidence and high spirits.
With such a powerful ally, bringing down the Celestial Peak Sect was just a matter of time!
“Yes! The Tianyuan Secret Realm is about to open, and the opportunities within will be of great benefit to you. Find a place nearby to train and wait for the secret realm.” The Medicine Elder’s distant voice instructed from the ring.
“Understood!” Ye Xuan responded before setting off down the mountain, ready to leave the Celestial Peak Sect and find a place to cultivate.
As he reached the base of the mountain, nearing the edge of the Celestial Peak range, he noticed a stunning young woman sitting on a large rock, lost in thought as she gazed into the distance.
Dressed in green robes, she was like a secluded orchid in a valley, serene and graceful.
“Qingqing!” Seeing the girl, Ye Xuan’s face lit up with barely concealed joy, and he rushed over.
This was Chu Yun’s fourth disciple, Ning Qingqing!
She had been Ye Xuan’s childhood friend, and after her talent for cultivation was discovered, she joined the Celestial Peak Sect.
“Why are you here?”
“Did you come to see me off?”
“Don’t worry about me; I’m fine!”
“This Celestial Peak Sect—it’s no place worth staying in!”
“Rest assured, I’ll cultivate diligently. It won’t be long before I return to the Celestial Peak Sect and show those blind elders…” Ye Xuan was speaking passionately, but he noticed that the girl before him still seemed absent, her mind somewhere else.
“Qingqing, what’s wrong?” Ye Xuan asked, puzzled by her distant expression.
“Ye Xuan?” Only then did Ning Qingqing turn her attention to him, but her expression was indifferent, lacking the warmth she once had.