"Chen Qingzhi! Watch how you speak to the seniors!" Chen Zhiyi scolded him, then turned to Gou Guangming and the others with an apologetic smile.

"My younger brother is spoiled by me. Please forgive him."

"It is fine, it is fine. He is just a child."

Gou Guangming waved his hand while looking up at the sky.

Even their family ancestor could not cause such a scene.

A red vortex that could swallow heavenly tribulation itself.

A thousand meter earth golem.

A massive mountain of rock.

A stone pillar that pierced the heavens.

Not a single one of these was something cultivators of this world could achieve.

Maybe only the higher realms could.

Sigh.

He also wanted to know.

But considering that person’s temperament, he did not dare to ask.

Three days later at Chen Family residence.

"Master, the teleportation arrays are already set up."

Fu Young walked in holding a cup of tea and sat down beside Xiao Shou.

His gaze briefly lingered on Xiao Shou’s slightly longer hair and unwilling to look away from his face.

"The location is set to Azure Origin City, at Gou Guangming’s private courtyard. I also set up another array in the restricted area of that courtyard and connecting it to the foot of Snowy Cave Mountain."

He handed over the tea.

"Master, try this. It is Spirit Heart Tea that I collected from that damaged medicinal garden. It has strong effects for clearing the mind and sharpening perception."

Xiao Shou took the cup and drank it in a rough unrefined manner.

The refreshing taste made his eyes light up.

Soon after, a soothing sensation spread through his body and lungs.

This tea really was good.

Having a capable disciple was truly reassuring.

In the three days since returning from the tribulation, Xiao Shou had been staying indoors to stabilize his cultivation.

Meanwhile, Fu Young had not only finalized a long-term agreement with Xiahou Bo regarding the purchase of Spirit Sand, but also established that White Silver City would become an affiliated branch of Eternal Prosperity Sect.

Now he had even finished setting up the long distance teleportation array.

He was far too efficient.

But it certainly saved effort.

Xiao Shou put down the empty cup and nodded.

"Then have everyone prepare. We will return in the next few days."

"Master."

Fu Young looked at him with a righteous expression, clearly thinking about the sect’s interests.

"Are you really planning to bring those two girls back?"

"Su Rourou is a martial cultivator, but we do not have a suitable technique for her. That aside, Chen Yufei has a Five Spiritual Root, but her root purity is too low. She cannot cultivate my technique. You should reconsider."

"Su Rourou is not a problem."

Xiao Shou shook his head.

"She has a firm martial cultivation heart. Finding a martial cultivation technique is not difficult for me. Besides, I owe her a karmic debt."

Thinking of the hardships Su Rourou had endured because of his arrival, Xiao Shou’s resolve became firm.

Then he frowned slightly.

"As for Chen Yufei, I did not pay attention. Does your technique require root purity as well?"

"Yes."

Fu Young blinked his eyes without hesitation.

"It requires balanced Five Spiritual Roots, and each attribute must be above fifty percent purity."

Xiao Shou sighed regretfully.

"I see. I thought she might be able to cultivate the same technique as you. If not, we will find another technique for her. She is a good girl, I quite like her. Leaving her here without enough resources would only make her path forward difficult."

Upon hearing this, Fu Young’s expression darkened slightly.

He then moved closer and lightly tugged Xiao Shou’s arm.

"Since Master likes her, then bring her back. Let An Yu guide her cultivation. I can also simplify my technique so she can cultivate it. However, its power will be reduced. Is that acceptable?"

"Of course. For that child, being able to cultivate smoothly is more important," Xiao Shou nodded in agreement.

Fu Young chuckled softly.

"Then those two, along with the other newly recruited disciples, will be temporarily left in An Yu’s care. After I observe their personalities and abilities, I will find suitable cultivation techniques for them."

"Mm. I will leave them to you."

Xiao Shou nodded, then wrapped an arm around Fu Young’s shoulder and said with a grin, "With your ability, handling something like this is more than enough."

"Thank you for your praise, Master."

Fu Young’s heart warmed at the compliment, his jade like face slightly flushed.

His bright eyes stared at Xiao Shou and his usually steady heartbeat began to quicken again.

Xiao Shou patted his perfectly neat long hair.

"My Young’er is really cute."

"Master, I am almost an adult now. You should change your wording," Fu Young protested.

"Is that so? Then I will think of a different phrase in the future... haha..."

Later on, when Fu Young eventually revealed his feelings, Xiao Shou would deeply regret his unconscious habit of teasing his disciple, wishing he could turn back time and rewrite all these dark moments.

After that day, they stayed for two more days.

Once Cao Xue helped upgrade White Silver City’s defensive and offensive formations, they finally left through the teleportation array with Su Rourou and Chen Yufei who had finished saying their goodbyes to their families.

Before departing, Xiao Shou and Fu Young also made an agreement with Xiahou Bo.

Ten years later, they would return to test the spiritual roots of the children in the city and select suitable candidates to join their sect.

After Xiao Shou, Fu Young, and Gou Guangming’s group left, Chen Zhiyi and Chen Qingzhi decided to leave White Silver City as well to seek their own opportunities.

They planned to return in about ten years.

At the same time, Xiahou Bo began selecting and nurturing several disciples in preparation for eventually leaving White Silver City himself.

He was not in any particular rush.

Because Fu Young had agreed to him, Xiahou Bo would receive a portion of resources every year, including pills, talismans, and the qualification to enter Eternal Prosperity Sect’s secluded cave dwelling to form his Nascent Soul.