The Journey of Immortal Cultivation

Chapter 933 - 512: The Dust Settles

Huangfuming was originally staring blankly at the distant sky, no matter how she tried, she couldn’t pull him away. Hearing her shout, his eyes turned, and indeed, he saw a small splash of blood on the fox fur collar of his snow-white robe, starkly contrasting red and white, glaringly conspicuous. Yet, under the washing of the rainwater, those streaks of blood gradually faded in color.

Huangfuming dazedly said, "It’s not my blood..." Suddenly coming to his senses, he rushed into the VIP room without a word, directly back to his own room, slamming the door shut with a bang, leaving Jin Manyan outside.

The cultivators in the VIP room looked at each other, not knowing what had gotten into this guy.

Liu Yunfeng frowned as he stepped forward and knocked on the door, "Nephew Huangfu, open the door quickly!" There were many people around; this kid might not give him face, but the current situation was peculiar. If he didn’t pull him aside to clear things up, it would seem like he, as the junior master, was being irresponsible.

Fortunately, this kid wasn’t as muddle-headed as usual. He called out twice, and surprisingly, the door opened.

Huangfuming stood at the door with a stern face. After Liu Yunfeng entered, Huangfuming suddenly slammed the door shut again, leaving Jin Manyan, who intended to follow inside, once more outside. Having received closed-door rejections twice in front of members from seven or eight Immortal Sects, even a girl with a good temper got so angry that her chest heaved, thinking to herself, Huangfuming, I won’t let this go easily! Unable to withstand the attention of the crowd, she finally stomped her feet and left.

On the other side of the door, Liu Yunfeng casually set up a barrier before inquiring about what had happened.

Rain was still dripping from Huangfuming’s hair tips, but the fox fur was gone, and he looked somewhat listless. Although he was only in the Qi Refinement Realm, getting drenched in a bit of rain wouldn’t make him ill, so Liu Yunfeng wasn’t worried about that. Young Master Huangfu spaced out for a long time before saying, "It’s not me who had trouble, something’s happened within the Hidden Stream."

Liu Yunfeng was shocked and quickly asked for details. Huangfuming hesitantly picked out the key points, merely saying that on his way back, the Immortal Plant Garden Director was attacked by someone from the same sect. She protected him as they hastily headed to the VIP room, finally encountering companions who came to provide support. Only then did they send him back. She led people and turned back to where they came from.

Liu Yunfeng was inwardly shocked. Outside, the sky was dark, as if hiding countless Evil Gods and Ghosts, with fierce wind and cold rain fueling their arrogance. In just one night, undoubtedly, many changes happened within the Hidden Stream.

Being guests in a foreign place, of course, they wouldn’t interfere in another sect’s affairs, just observing what the outside world would become by dawn. Here, there were also Daoist friends from seven or eight Immortal Sects lodging; presumably, even if the Hidden Stream was in turmoil, the battle wouldn’t reach here.

He had a thought, wanting to ask where Huangfuming had gone at midnight and how the young woman he saw in the afternoon came to send him back. However, as he looked at Huangfuming’s unpleasant expression, he ultimately did not ask.

At this moment, the boy, notorious within the sect for being incorrigible, softly said, "Master Liu, I used to think that as long as I held power, I could accomplish any great deed and make anyone serve me. But, but today, it seems that if one is weak and frail, with shallow cultivation, they will only become a burden and how can they be convincing, or demand submission?"

Liu Yunfeng was taken aback and then delighted. This little guy had excellent aptitude but inherently lazy, never putting in effort in cultivation; otherwise, how could he still be in the Qi Refinement Realm? However, due to his special background, they couldn’t discipline him as freely as other disciples with scolding or beating, truly making him a burdensome, hot potato. Now that he could understand this principle by himself, it was most fortunate.

Immediately, Liu Yunfeng struck the iron while it was hot, earnestly educating him for a while. Yet, Huangfuming seemed distracted as he listened, his eyes flickering, who knows what other thoughts were spinning in his head.

How could Liu Yunfeng have ever reprimanded him so smoothly? After speaking for a while and seeing him lower his head willingly to be taught, he felt so elated that he almost laughed out loud. But, knowing how late it was, and aware that the boy had been frightened tonight, he stood up, coughed, and said, "Think carefully about what Master Shishu said. I’ll take my leave now."

Huangfuming obediently responded. Liu Yunfeng pulled open the door and stepped out, suddenly turning around to raise his volume and say, "For your disobedience and unauthorized venture outside, you shall reflect behind closed doors for ten days upon returning to the sect!" This statement was meant for the others outside to hear; otherwise, if Huangfuming caused trouble and came back unpunished, what would the other disciples in the sect think?