Chapter 176 Going to Zhongzhou! (Seeking Monthly Pass)
Misty Mountain, Wayless Sect.
By the kitchen side.
Sitting quietly at the table was Chu Yuan.
Clad in his usual long white robe with hair black as ink, he sat there like an ascetic immortal situated amidst the mortal world, appearing from afar like a painting set in an Immortal Realm.
Although Chu Yuan's Realm had been in decline, his demeanor had remained unchanged.
With time, his aura became even more ethereal and insubstantial, commonly described as 'immortal'.
It was an innate quality.
Unrelated to his Realm.
"Sect Master, Sect Master, it's here, the fruit wine you requested is here!"
A voice suddenly rang out from outside.
Li Ergang came over from outside, carrying two jars in his hands as he waddled over with his plump figure.
Li Ergang placed the two jars of fruit wine on the table.
In front of Chu Yuan, he was much more respectful than he was towards those four disciples.
"Hmm, these two jars, right? Where's the gourd I asked you to prepare?"
Chu Yuan, sitting at the table, nodded faintly and asked casually.
"Here it is, here it is, Sect Master, this gourd here is also filled with fruit wine."
Li Ergang hurriedly took out an ordinary gourd from his waist.
He respectfully set the gourd in front of the table.
"Hmm, very good."
Chu Yuan nodded with satisfaction.
He then carefully took out a storage bag from his chest, applied mana to open it, and put both jars of fruit wine and the gourd inside the storage bag.
After everything, he waved the storage bag in front of Li Ergang.
He had intended to show off his storage bag.
But unexpectedly,
Li Ergang looked nonchalant, not at all surprised by the storage bag, as if it were an everyday sight.
Now Chu Yuan was perplexed.
How could it be that Li Ergang wasn't surprised by his possession of a storage bag?
Could it be that, in this world besides him, everyone had a storage bag, so that's why they weren't startled by his?
Chu Yuan was baffled.
On the other hand, Li Ergang indeed was not intimidated by something like a storage bag.
He had seen plenty of those.
He wasn't interested in storage bags, but he was very concerned about Sect Master Chu going to Zhongzhou.
"Sect Master, how long do you expect to be in Zhongzhou this time before you return?"
Li Ergang inquired.
"I'm not quite sure about that, I'll return once the Ten Thousand Sects Competition is over,"
Chu Yuan said, waving his hand.
"Then I wish in advance for the Sect Master's disciples to achieve good rankings in the Ten Thousand Sects Competition!"
Li Ergang had no idea what the Ten Thousand Sects Competition was exactly, but that didn't prevent him from giving his well-wishes.
Chu Yuan laughed heartily when he heard this, clearly very pleased with Li Ergang's congratulations.
Only, as he laughed, something felt off.
All the disciples achieving good rankings???
He would of course be happy if Ye Luo, Zhang Han, and Su Qianyuan achieved good rankings.
After all, they were there to make money, and the higher their rankings, the richer the rewards.
But if Dantai Luoxue managed to secure a good ranking, wouldn't that indicate she had become talented??
Was Li Ergang congratulating him or cursing him???
The smile gradually faded from Chu Yuan's face.
Just when he was about to say something to Li Ergang,
a gust of wind suddenly came from afar.
Along with the wind came an ear-piercing roar.
Wuhu!!!
Chu Yuan turned his head to look.
He immediately saw a thousand-zhang long giant dragon flying in the sky, emitting strange roars from its mouth.
My heavens!!
How did this creature come out again!
Chu Yuan was startled, his legs would have given way in fear if they had obeyed him, and he would have certainly fallen to the ground.
Chu Yuan swallowed hard.
He watched wide-eyed as the giant dragon flew close to the kitchen where he was and came to a halt.
The closer he was to the dragon, the more Chu Yuan could feel the disparity in their sizes. Stay tuned to empire
He was not even as big as one of the dragon's teeth...
The difference was simply too vast.
Chu Yuan even had a feeling.
If he were to be swallowed by this Canglong now, the dragon itself probably wouldn't even know what happened...
During Chu Yuan's moment of distraction,
a voice came from above the Canglong.
"Respected Master! Please ascend the dragon; we shall ride it to Zhongzhou!"
Chu Yuan was jolted awake by the voice.
He looked up.
His gaze swept across and immediately noticed his four disciples standing on the Canglong's head.
Ride...ride the dragon to Zhongzhou??
Is this for real?
We're actually riding a dragon?
And all together??
How, how do we get up there?
Jump?
Chu Yuan took a deep breath, walked over to the side of the Canglong, and prepared to jump on.
Suddenly, Ye Luo's figure landed beside him
"Respected Master, allow your disciple to help you ascend," Ye Luo said with a smile, waving his hand.
A series of Flying Swords formed a staircase, appearing before Chu Yuan.
Phew.
The Eldest Disciple sure is thoughtful.
Chu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, stepped onto the Flying Sword staircase, and climbed step by step onto the top of the Canglong's head.
Upon reaching the top,
he looked at the shining azure dragon scales.
He was still in disbelief.
Ye Luo had already returned behind him.
Seeing this, Zhang Han gently patted Ao Yu's head.
Ao Yu immediately understood, roared, and with a twist of its massive dragon body, it soared into the sky.
Whoo-hoo!!!
Liftoff!!!
After circling above the Wayless Sect for a few times, as soon as the sect's Formation opened, Ao Yu immediately flew out, heading in the direction of Zhongzhou.
Li Ergang, who was near the kitchen, tidied up his clothes tousled by the fierce wind, watching the direction in which the Canglong disappeared.
"Now the Wayless Sect will be quiet; I'm the only one left. Should I go to the Hall of Law Transmission or the Divine Weapon Pavilion?" he wondered.
"Nevermind, Sect Master has been good to me. I can't just go in there without Sect Master's permission. I'll just wander outside and tend to the pigs, maybe even raise something that could rival the Ancient Immortal Pig."
"It's a pity, though; Sect Master actually left riding that dragon. Otherwise, I could have forced it to breed, might even get a variant with dragon genes."
Li Ergang muttered to himself.
After speaking, he got up and headed to the place where vegetables were grown and pigs were raised at the back of the cliff.
His way of walking became more casual.
Hopping and skipping.
Exceedingly casual.
After all, he was the only person left at the Wayless Sect, so of course, he saw no need to remain serious.
He shifted straight into entertainment mode.
...
Elsewhere,
in the sky outside of Misty Mountain.
The Canglong swiftly moved through the clouds, stirring up strong winds everywhere it went, and where it lingered, the sky became cloaked with dark clouds and heavy rain poured down.
Above the Canglong's head,
several figures stood firm,
including Chu Yuan.
Except Chu Yuan was not standing, but sitting cross-legged, eyes tightly shut, seemingly oblivious to the outside world.
But if one looked closely, they would see Chu Yuan's hands trembling underneath his robe.
He did not have a fear of heights.
When he was in the Nascent Soul Realm, he often flew, which could fully attest to his lack of acrophobia.
But the speed! He feared this speed!
This Canglong was ridiculously fast, much faster than his own flying, by more than just a little.
With such speed,
how could Chu Yuan not be scared?
He was terrified of being flung off by accident and turned into a pancake.
So all he wanted was to keep his eyes closed, to see nothing.
As long as I don't look, I won't be scared!!!
While Chu Yuan's eyes remained shut,
the voice of Ye Luo sounded from behind...