Chapter 64-70 (Condensed Version)

  The giant dragon roared at Park Nam-ja and counterattacked.

  Park Nam-ja sneered, flicked her index finger on the sword and shouted: "Bastard, withdraw!"

  The giant dragon's body shook violently and immediately wilted, reluctantly returning to the Ziyue Xianjian. The entire sword instantly became dull and lost its luster.

  Liu Wenju and the old woman exchanged a glance, both of whom let out a sigh. The old woman's expression was gloomy as she said, "Alright, all disciples of the Hengyue Sect, follow my orders and leave with us." After finishing her sentence, she took one last look at the surroundings with a hint of nostalgia before letting out another sigh and floating up into the air.

  Piao Nanzi narrowed his eyes and suddenly said: "My Xuan Dao Sect is recruiting disciples here, if any of you want to join, you can stay."

  Ten foundation period elders, each with a strange expression, except for two who floated up to stand beside the old woman, the remaining eight looked at each other in dismay, not following.

  Liu Wenju was taken aback, his face changed slightly, wanting to say something, but ultimately couldn't speak, sighed silently, shook his head and stood up with the old woman.

  "Everyone has their own aspirations and does not want to follow others, nor be forced." The old woman suppressed her anger and said in a low voice.

  The old men of the Huang Long generation, one by one hesitated for a moment, and finally except for Huang Long, Daoxu, and the red-faced old man, all the others did not move their feet. Only these three people rose into the air and stood behind the two Jiedan period masters.

  Among the dozens of inner disciples, except for about a dozen who flew up, most stayed in place. Wang Zhu hesitated for a long time, not daring to look into Dao Xū's eyes, lifted his foot and put it down again, and ultimately did not follow.

  A woman with the surname Zhou hesitated for a moment and didn't catch up. As for the Xu girl, seeing that Wang Zhuo hadn't gone, she fell silent for a moment and put down her footstep.

  Wang Hao smiled wryly and said to Wang Lin: "Iron pillar brother, I'm not going anywhere, I'll go back home to accompany my father. Don't worry about your place, I'll take care of it."

  Wang Lin only then discovered Wang Hao, who was about to speak when he suddenly let out a light "hmm" and grabbed Wang Lin's arm, taking a quick look before asking: "Wang Hao, what is your cultivation?"

  Wang Hao smiled wryly and shook his head, saying: "Tie Zhu Ge, don't ask, it's hard to say!"

  Wang Lin glanced at Wang Hao, no longer asking questions. He hesitated for a moment, knowing that he had too many secrets on his body. If he went to the Xuan Dao Sect, there would definitely be many unknown dangers. After a brief deliberation, he made up his mind.

  Liu Wenju and the old woman waited for a while, seeing that the Hengyue Sect disciples on the ground were lowering their heads one by one, without any intention of following. The two sighed, and the old woman said: "Forget it, let's go!"

  After she finished speaking, she flew away first towards a distant place. The remaining dozen or so people followed her with bitter faces.

  The people of the Hengyue Sect, under the leadership of their two Dan-stage ancestors, quietly transformed into several long rainbows and left the Hengyue Sect, like a dog leaving its owner's house after a funeral.

  The disciples of Hengyue Sect were divided into three parts. One part followed Liu Wenju and others to leave, one chose to stay, and the last part was to quit the sect and go down the mountain alone.

  Wang Zhuo chose to stay and became a disciple of Xuan Dao Sect.

  Wang Hao did not follow Wang Lin's path, but quietly descended the mountain. On his body, there was a hint of dusk that lingered and would not disperse.

  Wang Lin didn't know what had happened to him, but it was obviously related to the cultivation method. Since Wang Hao chose not to say anything, he respected his decision. Perhaps being an ordinary person suited Wang Hao better anyway.

  Wang Lin's status in the Hengyue Sect was already lowly, and now that he had chosen to leave the mountain, no one stopped him. As for Pu Nanzi, he only took a glance at Wang Lin before ignoring him.

  After descending the mountain, Wang Lin didn't stop, his body moved slightly, attempting to use gravitational magic to float outside his body, rising and drifting away, transforming into a long rainbow that disappeared at the horizon.

  Flying in mid-air, thoughts of parents gradually surged up, and soon he saw his hometown from afar. The mountain village was still the same as before, with no big changes, except for his own family's large courtyard, which had changed from a small tile-roofed house to a three-courtyard compound, with a large "Fu" character pasted on the gate. Although it was just dawn, the distant sounds of dogs barking and roosters crowing could be heard.

  In the village in the early morning, smoke is floating, and every household gets up early to cook.

  Wang Lin stood at the village entrance, gazing afar at his own large courtyard. His heart was surging with emotions. Five years had passed in a flash, and to this day, past events were still vivid in his mind. The expectations of his parents remained etched in his heart.

  He hesitated for a moment, feeling a sense of homesickness, then took a deep breath and slowly walked towards the door.

  Before entering, Wang Lin heard a familiar voice coming from inside.

  "Little rabbit, what kind of carpentry is this? Look at the thing you've made, it's... not even half as good as my own kid could do!"

  "Master, Tie Zhu is a celestial being, how can I compare with him? If I can catch up to half of his level, I'll be satisfied."

  Wang Lin heard this, hesitated for a moment, scanned his mind, and immediately smiled on his face. He remembered the person who was speaking, he was a playmate from the village when he was young, often pestering Wang Lin to ask his father to teach him carpentry skills.

  Gently pushing open the door, looking at the old back in the yard, Wang Lin said softly: "Dad, Tiezhu is back."

  His back trembled, the carpentry tools in his hand fell to the ground, and he turned around, staring blankly at the young man in front of him, who was about twenty years old, with a faint glimpse of his own youthful face.

  "Tiě zhù?" Wang Lin's father rubbed his eyes hard, and tears flowed down unknowingly.

  Wang Lin stepped forward and hugged his father, wiping away the tears on his face. He looked at the dense wrinkles on his father's face and knelt down a few steps back, saying softly: "Dad, Tiezhu is unfilial, hasn't come back for five years."

  "It's really Iron Pillar, the kid's mother! Our child has come back!" Iron Pillar's father excitedly helped Wang Lin up, looking him up and down, a beaming smile on his face.

  "Tie Zhu has grown tall and strong, almost catching up with his father. He's really robust now! This is my son!" Tie Zhu's father was delighted.

  At this time, a woman with a slightly old face walked out of the room, staring blankly at Wang Lin, and tears flowed down.

  Wang Lin knelt down in front of the woman, rarely showing a thoughtful expression, and said softly: "Mother, Tiezhu has come to see you."

  "You... how can you be so heartless, not coming back for five years? Do you still have a conscience towards your parents? For these five years, I and your father think of you every day..." As she spoke, Tie Zhu's mother hugged him and began to sob.

  "Women's views, Wa is an immortal, naturally taking big things seriously. Look at you like this, what kind of body are you? Let outsiders laugh, Xiao Liu, go back, these days don't come, wait for Tiezhu to leave, I'll call you." Tiezhu's father glared at his wife and turned to the apprentice beside him.

  Xiao Liu's eyebrows opened with a smile, and he repeatedly nodded in agreement. He looked at Wang Lin with envy, then left the place.

  On this day, Wang Lin's mother cooked a table of good dishes, all of which were what Wang Lin used to like to eat. The three members of the family sat down together and talked about the changes over the past five years.

  Wang Lin had long since lost interest in worldly affairs, but he found the dishes made by his mother to be particularly fragrant.

  During the conversation, Wang Lin's parents asked about the huge mountain that appeared on Hengyue Sect a month ago. Wang Lin hesitated for a moment and lied that Hengyue Sect had moved, and he wouldn't be able to come back often in the future. His parents didn't ask much about it, only reminding him to take care of his body.

  In the past five years, there have been great changes in the family. Relatives often visit because of Fourth Uncle's help, and his father has even recovered his own share of the family property, so life is quite prosperous.

  His father doesn't make wood carvings much anymore, he has taken on a few apprentices and passed on his skills.

  Xiao Liu was the smartest among the apprentices and had basically learned about 50-60% of the skills.

  Wang Lin heard this and laughed: "Dad, I just saw the wooden carving done by Xiao Liu, it's quite good, not as bad as you said."

  Wang Lin's father grunted and said, "Far from it, none of these people can compare to you. You were only eight years old when I taught you how to make wood carvings, and even back then, yours were better than theirs!"

  Tie Zhu's mother looked at her son with loving eyes and said, "That's right, our Tie Zhu has been smarter than them since he was a child. I say, Tie Zhu, you're not young anymore, and in recent years, many families have sent matchmakers to propose marriage. Mother heard that even immortals can get married. Since you've come back, don't leave for now, go with mother to meet some people, if it's good, we'll talk about getting married."

  Wang Lin was taken aback and smiled wryly: "Mother, I'm still young, don't worry about this."

  "Little rabbit, in our village, kids as big as you are already running around everywhere." Tiezhu's mother immediately looked displeased, glaring at Wang Lin.

  Wang Lin rubbed his nose and said, "Mother, getting married is a big deal, let's wait a few more years and I'll bring one back for you, we don't have to rush, okay?"

  Tie Zhu's father looked at his daughter-in-law and said, "You're still worrying about something, aren't you? Let me tell you, our Tie Zhu is a celestial being. Do you understand what that means? Can we find an ordinary person to be his wife? What Tie Zhu meant was that he would bring back a celestial being's daughter as his wife, do you get it?"

  Tie Zhu's mother grumbled, muttering to herself: "What's so good about being an immortal? As an immortal, you can go five years without returning home. If I had a daughter-in-law who was an immortal, the two of them might not even come back once in ten or more years."

  Wang Lin forced a smile, just about to speak, his mother glared at him and said: "Alright, listen to your father. You little scamp probably has high standards, looking down on the village girls. I'll wait and see what kind of girl you can bring back."

  Wang Lin saw that his mother was angry and hastily smiled: "Mother, don't worry, your son will definitely bring a good daughter-in-law back for you."

  After dinner, Wang Lin's parents seemed to have endless things to say, pulling him to ask this and that, until deep into the night before going to bed.