Gentlemen, it's time to enter the Banner of Ten Thousand Souls.

Chapter 359 Sheng Huai'an's Request
Led by the disciple of the Yunlu Immortal Sect, Chen Ye and Feng Huaiyu ascended the steps.

Feiyun Tower is located on a high ground, but the floors are quite ordinary. After climbing only a few steps, we arrived at an elegant room.

The disciple of Yunlu Immortal Sect cupped his hands in greeting to Chen Ye.

"Please come in, both of you. I'll take my leave now."

Chen Ye laughed and tossed the bottle of pills to him. The Yunlu Immortal Sect disciple was startled and hurriedly caught it with both hands, almost dropping the precious pills on the ground.

After he gripped the medicine bottle tightly with both hands, he looked at Chen Ye with a questioning gaze.

I didn't even give him special treatment, so why did Sect Master Chen still give him pills?

Chen Ye didn't even bother to talk to him; he simply pushed open the door and went inside.

As the Yunlu Immortal Sect disciple watched Chen Ye's retreating figure, he thought to himself that the Yellow Springs Sect Master was truly a reclusive master, whose actions were mysterious and unpredictable.

However, this favor is truly immense, and I will certainly repay it if I achieve success in my cultivation in the future.

Chen Ye didn't care about such a trivial matter; he had emptied the Incense Burning Sect's warehouse. The Yellow Springs Sect ultimately had too few disciples, and many pills were piling up in the warehouse, expiring if not given away.

Don't assume that elixirs don't expire. Most elixirs have an expiration date, and most will lose their spiritual energy over time, so they can't be preserved for long.

Aside from supplying its own disciples, the Yellow Springs Sect sells off any other pills nearing their expiration date if possible, and gives them away as a favor if they can't be sold. Chen Ye naturally carries a bunch with him, giving a bottle to anyone he likes.

Upon entering the room, Chen Ye saw a swordsman standing there, looking nervous as he waited for him.

Sheng Huai'an, it really is him.

Chen Ye recognized the voice from downstairs and guessed it was him, but he didn't expect the Qinghe Sword Sect to send only him.

Chen Ye quickly stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Senior, it's been a long time. You still look as dashing as ever."

Sheng Huai'an remained silent and taciturn, simply giving a curt "hmm".

Chen Ye immediately felt very embarrassed. Why did the Qinghe Sword Sect send this person alone? This person probably wouldn't be able to say three words in half a day.

Seeing that Sheng Huai'an was so nervous that he couldn't speak, Chen Ye had no choice but to take care of himself and introduce Feng Huaiyu.

Upon realizing that the person in front of him was Sheng Huai'an, Feng Huaiyu immediately became mute again, too nervous to speak.

However, Sheng Huai'an is socially awkward, while Feng Huaiyu is simply there because he met his idol.

It is universally acknowledged that Zhang Qi's swordsmanship is the best in the world.

What about the second one?

Many people have pondered this question, but Zhang Qi directly told the world that the one who could inherit his mantle was Sheng Huai'an.

Now that Zhang Qi has passed away, Sheng Huai'an is the best swordsman in the world.

Many people hope that Sheng Huai'an can become the next Zhang Qi.

Feng Huaiyu was one of them. He had always admired Zhang Qi. Even though he knew he had no talent for swordsmanship, he had never put down his sword for decades, which showed that he really loved swordsmanship.

Now that he has met Sheng Huai'an, how could he not be excited? He was speechless.

Seeing the two mute men frozen in place, Chen Ye had no choice but to suppress his laughter and warm them up by making tea and chatting, something Chen Ye excelled at in his past life.

After a few polite words, the topic was shifted to swordsmanship, and Feng Huaiyu immediately started talking, asking Sheng Huai'an for advice on difficult sword techniques.

At first, this socially awkward swordsman was a little nervous, but he immediately relaxed when the conversation turned to swordsmanship, and stopped just nodding and saying "uh-huh" for a long time.

Although Feng Huaiyu spoke dozens of sentences before Sheng Huai'an uttered a few words, Feng Huaiyu still felt he benefited greatly, as a single sentence could save him decades of detours.

After chatting for most of the hour, Feng Huaiyu reluctantly took his leave.

Although he wanted to continue learning, Feng Huaiyu felt he was starting to struggle to absorb Sheng Huai'an's guidance. He just wanted to find a place to practice his swordsmanship immediately, learning as much as he could. He was afraid that if they continued talking, he would confuse what he was already learning.

Moreover, Feng Huaiyu was well aware that Chen Ye was definitely going to discuss some sensitive topics with her family, and it was time for him to take his leave. Chen Ye didn't try to stop him, but simply told Feng Huaiyu where he lived and invited him to come over for a visit when he had time.

After Feng Huaiyu left, Sheng Huai'an let out a long sigh of relief in front of Chen Ye.

Chen Ye laughed and said, "Senior, are you really not good at dealing with people? Why did you come here as an envoy? And why did you come alone?"

Chen Ye had long known that the envoy this time would not be Su Chunyi. According to the letter she had sent before, she needed to go into seclusion for a long time, and even replying to letters would not be so convenient.

However, Su Chunyi did not say that Sheng Huai'an was the envoy, which was really strange.

When the Yellow Springs Sect was founded last time, Sheng Huai'an was accompanied by several disciples from the Qinghe Sword Sect, so he usually didn't need to ask for permission. Making him come alone this time would likely be torture for him.

When Chen Ye asked him the question, Sheng Huai'an only said four words: "The sect leader's order."

"Sect Leader Yuji's orders?"

Chen Ye had only met Yu Ji Dao Ren once and knew very little about him. He only felt that this man was like a carefree young man, completely different from Zhang Qi.

Having someone with extreme social anxiety as a representative sounds like a prank.

Sheng Huai'an explained again, "I lost the bet with the sect leader."

Chen Ye then asked, "Is the wager to participate in this conference of the Yunlu Immortal Sect?"

Sheng Huai'an nodded.

Chen Ye couldn't help but say, "That Sect Leader Yu Ji is being a bit unfair; he's at the Void Returning Realm."

Although it is common for disciples of the Qinghe Sword Sect to challenge those of higher levels, Yuji Daoist is still the head of the Qinghe Sword Sect, so winning by suppressing their cultivation level is not exactly honorable.

Sheng Huai'an shook his head again and said, "The sect leader gave us three moves."

Chen Ye didn't know how important these three moves were, but since Sheng Huai'an was convinced, he didn't say anything more and changed the subject: "Did Sect Leader Yuji send you here without any special instructions?"

Sheng Huai'an nodded and said, "Yes."

Chen Ye waited for a long time but received no further response. He couldn't help but ask, "Is it a sect secret that I can't hear about?"

Sheng Huai'an shook his head and said, "No."

Chen Ye: ...

Chatting with this person is truly torture.

However, Chen Ye patiently asked questions carefully, and Sheng Huai'an finally explained it clearly.

The task that Daoist Yuji gave to Sheng Huai'an was not some secret, and the content was very simple: to teach him how to talk to people.

Daoist Yuji felt that Sheng Huai'an should have broken through his cultivation level long ago. The reason he was stuck in the Nascent Soul stage was entirely due to his extremely socially awkward personality.

Once he can communicate normally with people, reaching the Void Returning Realm will be a sure thing.

As soon as Sheng Huai'an arrived at Yunlu Immortal Sect, he was blocked at the entrance by a group of people, but he dared not see any of them.

Chen Ye couldn't help but laugh. This number one sword immortal of the era was so scared that he hid because someone was blocking his door. No one would believe it if he told others.

Since Sheng Huai'an was extremely socially awkward, Chen Ye didn't want to bother him any longer. Just as he was about to say goodbye, Sheng Huai'an suddenly reached out and grabbed Chen Ye's arm tightly.

Sheng Huai'an looked at Chen Ye nervously and said to him, "Wait!"

It wasn't a particularly fast movement, and Chen Ye could see it clearly, but he just couldn't react in time; it was as if he had stretched out his arm himself.

Chen Ye asked in confusion, "Is there anything else you need, senior?"

Sheng Huai'an seemed to have made up his mind, and said to Chen Ye in a sincere tone, "Nephew Su said that you understand people's hearts, and asked you to help me."

(End of this chapter)