Attaining Immortality, Starting From Slaying Demons
Chapter 1023 - 657 Who Gave Her the Confidence (5K4)_3

Chapter 1023: Chapter 657 Who Gave Her the Confidence (5K4)_3

As their voices fell, the two of them exchanged a glance and slowly dissipated on the spot.

"..."

Meanwhile, in a corner, Shen Yi finally looked up, glancing toward that empty space.

He didn’t care about the trivial matters of Shenxu Mountain; he only sought the Taixu Dao Fruit.

It was just Alchemy; how hard could it be?

[Remaining Demon Lifespan: Two Tribulations]

Shen Yi withdrew his gaze, looking at the remaining Demon Lifespan on the panel, and couldn’t help but rub his temples.

Ah, truly troublesome...

After mastering the entry-level Four Symbols Pill Manual, the ancient texts in the Law Storage Pavilion finally ceased to be incomprehensible Heavenly Scripts.

But although he could understand them, becoming proficient in this room full of books was indeed a bit demanding for Shen Yi.

In front of these arcane subjects, his stated "slight understanding" had actually become a reality.

However, the bright side was that he learned a lot of various Alchemy Formulas.

Not to mention other things, as long as there were enough Heaven and Earth Treasures, he could at least reconstruct a physical body for the East Dragon King now, maybe even achieve a breakthrough to True Immortal status.

As for someone like Senior Xuanqing, that was a bit more complicated; after all, resurrection by blood requires a drop of blood, and the other party had not even left any dregs, only a wooden body remaining.

"More, please."

Out of necessity, he could only urge Qinghua to hasten the progress.

...

Beyond Shenxu Mountain, at the summit of the highest peak.

Not a dilapidated courtyard like Dan Peak, but a grand hall.

In the slightly darkened hall, there were only eight chairs.

At the moment, each chair was occupied by a figure.

Among them was a young and pretty girl who looked rather immature, somewhat out of place compared to the others.

Aside from her appearance, the aura surrounding her was also among the weakest of the eight.

But leaving Alchemy Dao aside, even if they dislike this girl as a Disciple, they dared not underestimate her power and Boundary.

Being able to be among these seven Ancestors as a Third Generation Disciple had already said it all.

If she hadn’t picked the Dao Fruit, let alone being a disciple of the Dan Peak Ancestor, even if she were his biological daughter, she wouldn’t have been able to sit in this position.

"Mu Yang, everyone is here now, you can speak your mind."

On the main seat, an elderly man whose face already showed a decayed condition, slowly opened his eyes.

Despite his appearance, the moment he opened his eyes, almost everyone felt a substantial pressure come over them.

"..."

Hearing this, a middle-aged man with a long beard and a refined look, carrying an air of scholarly elegance, slowly looked up, directing his gaze toward the young girl across from him.

"Replying to Senior Brother, Mu Yang is only thinking of the fellowship among the Eight Peaks, hoping not to escalate the matter into an unsightly conflict."

"Therefore, I called everyone here today so we could sit together, close the door, and ask a few questions."

Upon hearing this, the other Peak Masters shifted their gaze away, uninterested in getting involved in this mess.

"I want to ask."

Mu Yang Taoist slowly stood up, shifting his gaze from looking straight at the girl to looking down on her: "Since you left, why did you come back? Stirring up unrest, with rumors flying, do you want all disciples to gossip behind your back, the Ancestors in disharmony, like stray dogs fighting over food, bringing shame to Shenxu Mountain?"

His voice grew increasingly robust and stern: "Is this what you are striving for?"

In such questioning, Ye Lan fell into contemplation, and after a moment, she slightly raised her head: "What rumors?"

Upon hearing this, a cold expression surfaced on Mu Yang Taoist’s face: "Playing dumb and pretending to be confused, in just two days, among the Eight Peaks, including the Third Generation Disciples, everyone is buzzing with discussions, saying that you are coming back to take over the Fifth Peak."

"Do you dare say this isn’t your doing on purpose?"

Ye Lan listened quietly, her tone still mild: "Take over? So, I have already been expelled from Shenxu Mountain?"

"You..." Mu Yang Taoist was taken aback for a moment, then frowned deeply: "Don’t be sharp-tongued. Initially, it was your incompetence in managing Dan Peak, no one else is to be blamed."

At these words, the rest of the Peak Masters slowly turned their eyes towards Ye Lan.

The closest, Jin Xue Taoist, gently patted her shoulder: "Lan’er, you know the importance of Dan Peak."

"So..."

Finally, Ye Lan stood up, her gaze level with Mu Yang’s: "What exactly did I do? I can’t perform alchemy, so I can’t even return to the sect; I can’t perform alchemy, so the courtyard left by my master belongs to someone else; I can’t perform alchemy..."

"Even the statue of my master has to be replaced with your Master Mu Yang’s."

"So, can you perform alchemy?"

Ye Lan’s voice was calm, as if merely asking casually, until the last phrase, which made Mu Yang Taoist’s mouth twitch abruptly.

She quietly took a step forward, moving into the hall and closer to Mu Yang: "Back then, did anyone consider my feelings, say a comforting word to me, give me time to gather disciples, to revive Dan Peak."

"No, you all couldn’t wait to immediately seal the mountain gate, hiding the scandal inside."

Before she finished speaking, the eyes of the seemingly half-dead old man suddenly turned sharp: "Shut up!"

"Heh."

Ye Lan advanced step by step, now just a few yards from Mu Yang: "You can’t perform alchemy either; whatever you can do, I can do too... Merely within three days, you sent people to take control of the entire Dan Peak; all my fellow disciples perished; I wasn’t even allotted three days to grieve."

"... "

Mu Yang Taoist forcibly shifted his gaze, looking towards the elder in the chief seat, sneering: "Lan’er has really grown tough now, not even listening to the words of your senior brother."

"True, I can’t perform alchemy, but my son Ruifeng, is currently the only person on the Fifth Peak who can craft the Tribulation Pill."

"I would like to ask, he took on the responsibility of Peak Master, yet allows this person here to bear the title of Peak Master, and even now wants to take back the authority of the Peak Master, is this fair?"

At this statement, the rest of the Peak Masters simultaneously fell into silence.

Ye Lan closed her eyes, exhaling softly: "You are wrong, I didn’t want those things, I initially just wanted the courtyard and the statue of my master, the Ancestor of Dan Peak, whose lifelong effort turned into the tens of thousands of Elixir Books in Law Storage Pavilion, a little worship from the disciples is hardly excessive."

Upon hearing this, Mu Yang Taoist’s face suddenly brightened.

He never expected that this junior would actually yield, meaning she was completely giving up the position of Peak Master?

But soon, he sensed something was amiss: "Initially? So what do you mean now, I can agree to most of the conditions you proposed earlier, no one else will bother the courtyard, your senior brother’s Ancestor Master statue can stay in the courtyard, but we cannot allow disciples to worship it, Shenxu Mountain can no longer remember your master, at your age you should understand, know..."

"... "

Ye Lan shook her head, cutting off his words.

Upon her pretty face, the first smile since she entered the hall appeared: "I just want to remind you something now."

"What is it?" Mu Yang Taoist narrowed his eyes slightly.

"I want to say, those rumors you mentioned earlier, they aren’t rumors, they’re true."

Ye Lan put away her smile, pronounced every word clearly, her gaze quietly sweeping over the present crowd, then without lingering any further, she walked straight out of the great hall.

It’s not a rumor; it’s truly about taking back the authority of Peak Master, regaining control of the Fifth Peak!

The crowd watched her departing figure, their expressions suddenly turning peculiar.

The former Ye Lan, when confronted with Junior Brother Mu Yang’s actions, was like a naïve child, left Shenxu Mountain with a heart full of sorrow.

Now, returning once more, how has her confidence surged so much, who gave her such backing?