Chapter 101: Return to Pure Yang Temple

Ling Xiao felt tears welling up in his eyes. After years of hard work, the sacred artifact he obtained turned out to be something of uncertain danger. It was truly a sorrowful tale.

He was certain that Wang Li also knew there was something wrong with the Sword of Severed Causes; otherwise, he wouldn’t have spoken of discarding it. But if Wang Li knew the sacred artifact was far from benevolent, why did he still want him to retrieve it?

“Still… how does one even get rid of a sacred artifact? I’ll have to ask Steward Wang about this when we get back,” Ling Xiao pondered, adding another unsolved mystery to his mind.

Jiang Yue, seeing Ling Xiao’s awkward expression, refrained from mocking him further. “Let’s leave this place too!” she said, beckoning upward with her hand. The Celestial Selection List, which had shrunk to the size of a book, floated into her palm.

Wang Li hurried forward and pressed a hand on Jiang Yue’s shoulder. “What are you doing?”

Jiang Yue shivered and looked at Wang Li with a flushed face. Wang Li awkwardly replied, “Of course, I’m coming back with you.”

Glancing at Ling Xiao, who was still dazed, Jiang Yue said to Wang Li, “No need. After I leave, you’ll also be teleported back.”

Wang Li shook his head and glanced again at Ling Xiao. “He’s fine, but I’m not—I’m here illegally.”

Illegal entry? You’re just trying to take advantage of this princess!

Jiang Yue blinked silently.

Wang Li grumbled, “Are you coming or not?”

“Fine, I’m coming!” Jiang Yue snapped.

“Ouch! You stepped on my foot…”

As Jiang Yue activated the Celestial Selection List, their bodies gradually became translucent until they vanished completely.

No sooner had the two left than Ling Xiao was also teleported away, leaving behind an empty space and three small cities…

Within the distorted space, Wang Li noticed the spatial web around him undergoing transformations he had never seen before. Hastily, he formed hand seals and cast a dozen purification spells. In moments, the chamber was spotless; anything inconvenient for outsiders to see had vanished.

Jiang Yue hesitated, “Can you leave first? We’ve made such a big commotion—Grandpa will definitely come. If he sees you here… I’m afraid he might hit you.”

“Hit me?” Wang Li was puzzled. “Why would he hit me? I still have matters to discuss with the Sect Leader. Since he’s coming here, I’ll just wait.”

With that, he sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion.

“You…” Jiang Yue was at a loss. Did he truly not understand, or was he pretending?

She was furious, unsure of what to say. A grown man refusing to leave a girl’s private chamber—this was bound to cause misunderstandings!

Wang Li, oblivious, closed his eyes to savor the sensations he’d just experienced in the spatial tunnel, ignoring Jiang Yue’s reaction.

After a moment of helplessness, Jiang Yue turned and left the chamber. She couldn’t let her grandfather suspect anything between her and Wang Li.

Her words proved true. As soon as they were teleported back, someone noticed them—but there were too many people arriving.

Master Liuguang had come, accompanied by the heads of the Eight Great Mountain Sects.

Seeing her grandfather, Jiang Yue’s eyes reddened, and she buried her face in his arms, sobbing.

Now it was Master Liuguang’s turn to be at a loss.

Seeing his granddaughter cry, he disregarded the presence of others and darkened his expression. “Who’s the bastard bullying you? Tell grandpa, and I’ll go teach him a lesson!”

His murderous tone made the gathered elders’ hearts race. Please don’t be Wang Li… please don’t be Wang Li!

They had been waiting here for years, precisely for Wang Li. All they wanted was to retrieve their own belongings without complications.

They waited for Jiang Yue to identify the one who had wronged her, prepared to step in and defend Wang Li if necessary.

Jiang Yue was also startled. Her grandfather was fiercely protective—she feared that if he misunderstood, he might kill someone.

“No one bullied me. It’s just that I haven’t seen Grandpa for a long time… Grandpa, Yue’er missed you…”

At these words, Master Liuguang’s eyes reddened.

Before leaving home, he was deeply entangled in political struggles and had little time for family. Later, he embarked on the cultivation path, becoming almost a recluse. Only now, having found his granddaughter and enjoyed a few years of familial bliss, he doted on Jiang Yue immensely. Even if she was a little wild, he didn’t mind—he still spoiled her.

Yet Jiang Yue had never spoken such words to him before. Hearing “Yue’er missed you” so suddenly broke his defenses.

Meanwhile, inside the meditation chamber, Wang Li sensed someone approaching. He rose and tore open the space to step outside.

“Greetings, Sect Leader Master, greetings, fellow cultivators,” Wang Li saluted the gathered elders calmly and confidently.

He was no longer the timid youth who cowered before masters. Having played the role of a senior in the Celestial Selection Ruins for years, he carried himself with the demeanor of a true expert, unleashing powers worthy of a strong Earth Immortal Realm cultivator.

The crowd stirred at Wang Li’s appearance, some eager to greet him. But Master Liuguang stopped them.

“Why are you in Little Yue’er’s meditation chamber?” Master Liuguang’s face darkened as he glared fiercely at Wang Li.

Wang Li replied calmly, “I left the Celestial Selection Ruins with Jiang Yue. Is it strange that I appear here?”

Strange? The other participants were all teleported back to where they had originally left!

Hearing their exchange, the elders perked up with interest—there was a juicy story unfolding!