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Chapter 307 Are you coming to the Immortal Realm?
Xu Xuanling feigned disbelief, "Then why—"

“Liu Shuyue doesn’t know this either,” Chen Xuan interrupted. “The Heavenly Cloud Technique she cultivates is exactly the same as the one she taught you.”

Or perhaps the original version of the Heavenly Cloud Skill was traded to him, and later Liu Shuyue practiced it again, but still hasn't reached the eighth level. He could clearly see with his barcode scanner that the descriptions of the two abilities were exactly the same.

If I had known this misunderstanding would happen, I would have just asked Ji Yun what was going on when I noticed the change in his cultivation method last time.

“How could Master Liu not know?” Xu Xuanling argued. “It’s been more than ten or twenty years since we last met, and there’s not a trace of aging on her face. Doesn’t that mean she’s been cultivating a superior technique from the very beginning?”

"These two things are completely different..." Chen Xuan rubbed his forehead helplessly. How was he supposed to explain this? Is a day in the Immortal Realm a year on Earth? He had already spent a lot of effort making up the flaws in his fabricated identity as an Immortal Master. Continuing to lie to his disciples was not a good choice.

"I haven't changed at all, so why don't you doubt me?"

“Master, I know you know nothing about magic.” Xu Xuanling said seriously, “If Master Liu wanted to deceive you about magic, he could easily fool you. You have no way of knowing which mental cultivation method you are practicing.”

Good grief... I've been underestimated.

Chen Xuan rolled his eyes. He was indeed completely ignorant about cultivation, but in terms of discernment, he was far superior to cultivation geniuses.

"Do Ah Jiu and Ah Hua think so too?" he asked tentatively.

"I don't know, you should ask them."

"Aren't they in seclusion? And you must know that."

"I..." After being stared at by Chen Xuan for a long time, Xu Xuanling confessed, "Alright... we've discussed this matter. Actually, they both tend to believe Master Liu more. So last time, when the whole army was so busy with the counterattack, he even took the time to organize the results of his research on magic and give them to you and Master Liu. He hoped that after Master Liu read through these books, he could talk to him about improving magic. But as you know, nothing came of it..."

Chen Xuan didn't even have the urge to roll his eyes anymore.

It turns out that Ji Yunxing was actually trying to test his master a little when he excitedly delivered the cultivation books last time!

No wonder Xu Xuanling showed a brief expression of regret after discovering that Liu Shuyue hadn't come—she wasn't regretting not being able to see Master Liu, but rather that it was confirmed that Master Liu had been avoiding the matter all along. The little expectation in her heart vanished, and she realized that she and the Wei siblings were just casual disciples whom the other party had taken in and quickly forgotten.

Although she didn't say these words herself, Chen Xuan could almost imagine the bitterness and dissatisfaction in her heart.

The problem is that thirty years have passed here, while only a few months have passed in the other world! Even though there is a certain time difference between Mala Village and Jiangcheng, this difference has not been widened because Liu Shuyue comes to the store to work as a shop assistant from time to time.

It's questionable whether she can finish reading all those books in just a few months.

"By the way, this token was made by Ji Yun himself." Xu Xuanling took out a jade tablet with a faint blue glow from her bosom. It was about the size of her palm. Before he went into seclusion, he entrusted it to me, saying that if he had the chance to see you or Immortal Master Liu, he would ask me to give it to you."

"What is this?" Chen Xuan took it and found that it was almost transparent, and it was obviously a rare gem.

“The Lotus Cloud Sect’s Sect Master’s Token. With it, you can have any disciple from any sect do things for you, and you can also use it to open every secret door within the sect. Ji Yun even wrote these rules into the sect’s regulations to ensure that future successors of the Lotus Cloud Sect will follow them,” Xu Xuanling replied. “I don’t understand why he did this… Anyway, when I asked him, he only said one sentence: ‘Once a teacher, always a teacher.’”

It turns out he still remembered this.

Chen Xuan remembered that he had only mentioned it casually at the time.

But thinking about it this way, wouldn't the misunderstanding be even deeper? After all, last time Liu Shuyue came to Ji Yun and Ji Lian in person to ask for their help, and she didn't mention anything about "keeping the magic secret".

He chatted with the brother and sister for a bit and didn't notice anything unusual or any lingering resentment in them. They were simply happy to be able to help the immortal master.

wrong……

After scrutinizing Xu Xuanling from head to toe, Chen Xuan suddenly realized that, given Ji Yun's cognitive abilities, it was impossible for him to still believe, after traveling to other worlds, that Liu Shuyue was a mysterious true immortal. He might have had suspicions about concealing secrets, but it certainly wasn't as serious as Xu Xuanling described.

The only one who truly had objections was probably Xu Xuanling. In the past thirty years, the siblings had met the Immortal Master, but she hadn't. Now, even the two siblings were in seclusion, making her practically the only remaining disciple of the Sovereign Sect from their generation.

Furthermore, although Chen Xuan did not ask, he could basically guess that her father, family members... there should be very few left alive.

Now she has entered a new stage of spiritual practice, and her lifespan has increased significantly. The first problem she faces is probably not some method of spiritual practice, but rather the problem that humans, as social animals, cannot escape: loneliness.

It seems that he did not care enough about this disciple.

Chen Xuan couldn't help but reach out and pat her head.

The latter was startled and stared blankly at his master. He instinctively wanted to raise his hand to resist, but he couldn't push it out even halfway.

"In short, remember this: Liu Shuyue has not kept anything related to cultivation from you—you are the first batch of formal disciples she has taught."

Not counting the villagers of Mala Village... they are all Liu Shuyue's followers.

Chen Xuan paused for a moment, then continued, "Also, would you like to stay in the Immortal Realm for a while? You can see me every day, and occasionally run into Liu Shuyue. Of course... there are also blessed lands suitable for cultivation. I'll arrange a room with abundant spiritual energy for you, so it won't interfere with your cultivation..."

Xu Xuanling was completely stunned.

Her eyes were wide open, as if they were bells.

"Ah... I forgot you're the Vice Sect Master of the Lotus Cloud Sect now. You must be very busy and probably don't have time to visit me—"

“No, I’ll go!” Xu Xuanling interrupted.

"What about the sect's work?"

“I’m not the only one in charge; they’re much more efficient at handling sect affairs than I am,” Xu Xuanling replied without hesitation. “Now that the war has come to an end, of course I can take some time off. Yes, I definitely have to go!”

“Alright,” Chen Xuan said with a smile. “But you can’t stay in the Immortal Realm for free. You’ll have to help me manage the shop and guide your master in comprehending those new spells. Believe me, once you meet Immortal Master Liu, you’ll know that what I said was absolutely not a lie.”

A separation of several decades is indeed too long.

For ordinary people in this era, this is almost half of their life.

If we give Xu Xuanling a room and let her work at the shop, the time difference between the two worlds should be shortened. That way, the guests won't leave without a trace.

Furthermore, Chen Xuan also felt that these improved abilities were shrouded in mystery.

Others may not be able to clearly perceive the changes in abilities, but he can judge their differences by the name, description, and rating of the abilities.

Regardless of why the original Heavenly Cloud Skill lacked lifespan-extending effects or whether many functions were indeed removed, the improved Heavenly Cloud Cloud Birth True Method should be a superior version of the Heavenly Cloud Skill, or even superior to the original in every way. However, it's strange that they are both rated as gold rarity in the Ability Shop.

Is it because of the uniqueness of legendary abilities?

That shop could easily add another tier above the gold tier.

Alternatively, you could set the Heavenly Cloud Skill to purple from the beginning.

We can't say that the ability shop is too hasty and the grading range is too broad, can we?

Chen Xuan sensed that things might not be so simple.

(End of this chapter)