Immortal Venerable's Order
Chapter 233 - 231 Dragon Origin Star

Chapter 233: Chapter 231 Dragon Origin Star

Qingyun smiled faintly and said, "Brother Mu Chen, once we reach the Green Moon Palace, you will naturally find out!"

"Uh!"

Mu Chen: "..."

Mu Chen suddenly grinned mischievously, "Brother Qingyun, what could be so mysterious? Could it be that you and Palace Master Panyue are planning to..."

"Mu Chen, shut up!"

Panyue’s almond-shaped eyes widened, reprimanding Mu Chen angrily.

"Haha..."

Duan Chen laughed heartily, "Brother Mu Chen, you’re overthinking it. We’d better hurry to pay our respects to Mr. Yan!"

"Mr. Yan?"

Mu Chen was suddenly stunned, "Duan Chen, are you referring to the first person from Canglong Star to ascend to the Immortal World, Mr. Yan?"

Duan Chen replied coldly, "What do you think? Other than him, who else could I be referring to that I would address as a senior?"

Mu Chen asked suspiciously, "Why has Mr. Yan suddenly returned?"

Qingyun said, "Mu Chen, stop speculating. If Mr. Yan leaves, it will be too late for us to see him..."

Mu Chen hurriedly said, "Then let’s go and pay our respects to the elder right now!"

Qingyun, Panyue, Mu Chen, and Duan Chen, to show their respect for Yan Rufeng, used Sword Flight to reach the place below where Yan Rufeng was crossing the tribulation and waited there.

In the sky, the seven-colored light gradually faded. Yan Rufeng slowly opened his eyes and looked around.

"Why hasn’t the Immortal Realm Gate opened yet? What is going on?"

A quarter of an hour passed, and the Immortal Realm Gate still hadn’t opened.

"Damn, don’t mess with me like this. If the Immortal Realm Gate doesn’t open, I can’t ascend to the Immortal World even if I’ve reached the Ascension Stage..."

Time ticked away, and the sky gradually lightened. As a ray of light shot down, Yan Rufeng’s chiseled features were bathed in a golden glow.

"Sigh..."

Yan Rufeng sighed and said, "It seems the Immortal Realm Gate won’t open. I guess I’ll go back down..."

Ready to move, Yan Rufeng noticed Qingyun, Panyue, Mu Chen, and Duan Chen below, standing on their flying swords, respectfully waiting. He thought, "What are those four waiting for now..."

Yan Rufeng descended towards them. Before he even reached them, Qingyun, the leader, bowed and said, "Welcome back, senior, to Canglong!"

"Senior?"

Yan was taken aback, confused, "Who is he? How does he know I’ve reincarnated back..."

Duan Chen, Mu Chen, and Panyue followed suit, bowing and cupping their hands, "Welcome back, senior, to Canglong!"

Yan Rufeng looked at them with curiosity and asked, "Who are you?"

Qingyun clasped his hands and said, "Responding to the senior, this junior is Qingyun from Canglong Sect. Does the senior have any impression of me?"

"Qingyun?"

Yan Rufeng began to recall.

"In my previous life, the alchemy conference held every fifty years by the Cultivation World took place at the Canglong Sect base. I attended it ten times. During my last participation, a talented young alchemist named Qingyun appeared, and he requested my guidance. My impression of Qingyun was anything but ordinary..."

Yan Rufeng carefully examined Qingyun before him. The latter had silver hair draping over his shoulders, a weathered face lined with wrinkles, and slightly cloudy eyes, appearing every bit the frail, old man.

Yan Rufeng asked, "Are you sure you are Qingyun?"

Qingyun bowed, "Senior, you have been in the Immortal World for over eight thousand years. It’s understandable if you don’t recognize me!"

"Over eight thousand years?"

Yan Rufeng was utterly astonished, thinking, "I’ve been reincarnated for just over a decade; how could it be over eight thousand years since my ascension? Could it be that time on Canglong Star hasn’t changed, and now it’s a new calendar era? If so, doesn’t that mean Mumu has also been reincarnated? But if she has been, how could she still be fifteen..."

"Senior, senior!"

Qingyun called out twice.

Yan Rufeng composed himself and grew serious.

"Qingyun, with your aptitude, how could you not have ascended to the Immortal World after over eight thousand years? Can you tell me what exactly is going on?"

Qingyun clasped his hands again and said, "Senior, ever since you ascended to the Immortal World, all cultivators on Canglong Star saw hope. Many strong cultivators ascended to the Immortal World afterward. However, fifteen hundred years after your ascension, not one of the cultivators who reached the Ascension Stage could ascend!"

Yan Rufeng suddenly understood, thinking, "No wonder, after I came out of the Secret Realm in the Immortal Domain, I couldn’t find many people from Canglong Star in the entire Immortal Domain. But why, after fifteen hundred years, could no one from Canglong Star ascend? There’s something fishy about this..."

Yan Rufeng frowned and asked, "Qingyun, did your master Feng Shisan ascend?"

Qingyun shook his head, "No!"

"Then where is he?"

When Yan Rufeng mentioned Qingyun’s master Feng Shisan, Qingyun’s eyes suddenly became moist, and he choked, "Responding to the senior, my master passed away seven thousand years ago."

Yan Rufeng bowed his head in thought, thinking, "If I remember correctly, when I ascended, Feng Shisan was already in the Mahayana Realm. Even if he couldn’t ascend, he couldn’t have died within eight thousand years. Moreover, with Canglong Sect’s power, no one in this world could have killed him..."

Yan Rufeng asked sternly, "Qingyun, how did your master die?"

A flash of anger passed through Qingyun’s eyes, and he answered furiously, "My master died and had his divine soul annihilated because of the people from Dragon Origin Star."

"Dragon Origin Star!"

Yan Rufeng exhaled sharply.

"Dragon Origin Star, is it the most powerful cultivation planet in the Mortal Domain?"

Qingyun bowed and replied, "Yes, senior, the very same Dragon Origin Star you mentioned!"

Yan Rufeng became agitated and asked urgently, "Why did the people from Dragon Origin Star kill your master?"

"Sigh..."

Qingyun sighed deeply and said, "It was all for cultivation resources."

Yan Rufeng pressed, "What do you mean?"

Qingyun replied, "Senior, not long after you ascended to the Immortal World, dozens of powerful cultivators from Dragon Origin Star arrived. They demanded that my master annually tribute ten million top-grade spiritual stones to them. My master refused, and in the ensuing battle, he perished!"

Upon hearing this, Yan Rufeng was furious and said sharply, "The people of Dragon Origin Star are utterly outrageous!"

"Sigh!"

Duan Chen sighed, "Senior, after Uncle Master Feng’s demise, my Lingxiao Pavilion also couldn’t escape misfortune."

Yan Rufeng looked at Duan Chen and asked, "You are from Lingxiao Pavilion?"

Duan Chen clasped his hands, "Responding to the senior, this junior is Duan Chen from Lingxiao Pavilion. I had the fortune to meet you when you sparred with Master Canghai."

"Duan Chen!"

Yan Rufeng suddenly remembered and said, "Duan Chen, aren’t you the youngest disciple of Master Canghai?"

Duan Chen replied, "Indeed, senior, that is me!"