Chapter 95: The Mysterious and Revered One

  In the Xuanji Peak Spiritual Herb Garden, Su Che found Linglong once again.

  Linglong seemed to have forgotten the embarrassing incident a few days ago, and calmly said: "This matter, I won't be able to help you with. Because I'm not a true disciple, without the master's summons, I also can't casually go to the Xuangji Golden Temple."

  Su Che's eyebrows slightly furrowed as he asked, "Then how should I proceed to the Xuán Jī Golden Temple to pay respects to Master?"

  "It's very simple." Linglong smiled and said, "Take the assessment certificate, step by step to the top of the peak, you will naturally see Master. As an inner door disciple, this is the first meeting, Master will definitely meet you."

  "Alright, I'm going." Su Che scratched his head.

  "How is it? Must be very nervous?"

  Linglong squeezed her eyes and made a mischievous face, which was very cute.

  "A bit." Su Che nodded in agreement and asked back: "Then, how did you feel when you first saw Master?"

  "There's no feeling at all." Linglong giggled: "The first time I saw Master, I was less than a year old."

  Su Che only then remembered that people's identities are different, the Medicine Garden Elder and the Mysterious Machine True Person can be considered as fellow disciples of the same sect, and they also belong to the same lineage of the Mysterious Machine Peak, so their relationship must be quite close.

  "I'm leaving then."

  "Go on, go on, don't be too afraid." Ling said with a gentle smile.

  Out of the Spiritual Herb Garden, Su Che walked along the broad mountain path of Xuanji Peak, climbing up step by step. He couldn't go too fast and had to maintain a sufficiently dignified demeanor.

  Going up, first is the residential area of the top ten true disciples, and further up is the mysterious golden temple at the peak.

  On the mountain path, there were no guards and no traps, but normally, no one dared to trespass either.

  Step by step, after half an hour, they finally arrived at the top of Xuanji Peak, which was generally considered to be the Tianfu State. Along the way, they didn't meet a single person.

  The summit, surrounded by an aura of immortals, is filled with rare flowers and grasses. The dense spiritual energy of heaven and earth makes one feel refreshed and comfortable beyond compare. Looking into the distance, amidst the lush greenery, a majestic golden building comes into view. Although it's gold, it doesn't give off any sense of vulgarity, but rather an air of nobility, magnificence, grandeur, and timelessness that is perfectly blended together.

  Su Che held the assessment certificate, step by step, slowly walking towards the Golden Temple. When he was still less than halfway there, he heard a voice beside his ear: "Who comes?"

  "Newly appointed inner disciple Su Che, has arrived at the Golden Temple to pay respects to his master."

  Su Che couldn't see where the interrogator was hiding, and Lao Hei also couldn't detect him. This showed that this person's abilities were extremely strong, and he had already discovered himself even before entering Lao Hei's detection range.

  I had just finished answering, and the assessment certificate in my hand suddenly flew out of my hand, disappearing in the blink of an eye, apparently taken away by someone.

  Wait for a moment, then the voice came again: "Come in."

  "Yes."

  Su Che bowed and continued on his way, never once discovering where he was. However, it could be determined that he absolutely wasn't the mysterious and powerful being, but merely a guardian of this place.

  Entering this magnificent hall, Su Che saw that on the floor in the center of the hall were arranged hundreds of meditation cushions. He stood stupidly for a while, then tentatively knelt down on one of the cushions, waiting silently...

  After waiting for a long time, Su Che was numb and distracted, when suddenly Lao Hei reminded him: "He's here!"

  Su Che immediately looked up and saw a middle-aged man with an extraordinary air suddenly appear not far away, if it wasn't for Lao Hei's reminder, he wouldn't have felt his arrival at all.

  He wore a deep purple long gown, which was not a common Taoist robe style. His face was square-shaped, with an air of majesty that commanded respect without being angry. The whole person presented a sense of solidity like a mountain.

  "Disciple Su Che, requesting an audience with the master."

  Su Chei kowtowed respectfully until he heard a voice saying "Get up", then he straightened his upper body, but still had to kneel on the cushion.

  Master, master, a master is like a father. Giving one's respects to one's own master by kowtowing is only natural. However, to be honest, towards this nominal master whom he had never met before, Su Che's heart was somewhat reluctant to pay such great respect.

  Of course, whether willing or unwilling, one has to be willing, unless... from now on, I don't want to stay in the Tianxuan Sect anymore...

  "Su Che, 16 years old and promoted to the late stage of Qi refining, but only has a mediocre talent with three attributes of spiritual roots..." The deep voice sounded again: "Elder Lin's evaluation of you is that you have a profound fortune, I also think that if it weren't for someone with a profound fortune, it would be impossible to achieve such results."

  The mysterious and venerable one had always been standing, and hadn't sat down on the meditation mat that belonged to him at the very center of the great hall.

  Su Che thought he would ask what kind of good fortune he had encountered, and he had already prepared a speech for this, but unexpectedly, the mysterious and respected being did not ask about this matter, and instead continued to speak on his own.

  "The importance of good fortune, I have a deep understanding myself." The mysterious and dignified figure stood with his hands behind his back, seemingly reminiscing about the past: "My innate abilities were slightly better than yours, but still limited. Back then, if it weren't for a great deal of good fortune, how would I have had the opportunity to become a true disciple, and how could I have eventually taken control of this Mystic Peak..."

  Su Che didn't know how to respond and could only quietly listen on.

  Xuanji Zunzhe seemed to have seen through Su Che's heart, but at this moment, he smiled slightly: "Don't worry, I won't ask what your good fortune is, that's all your personal secret, others have no right to pry."

  "Thank you, Master."

  Xuan Zun's words made Su Che feel that he was still a relatively reasonable person, so this time he bowed his head and paid homage, and in his heart, he also added some sincerity.

  "It doesn't matter." The mysterious being waved his hand lightly: "What you don't want for yourself, don't impose on others. Thinking back, what I was most worried about and also most disgusted by was when someone would ask me what kind of good fortune I had obtained, which forced me to fabricate that lie for dozens of years, haha!"

  He looked up at the sky and laughed, his expression full of heroic spirit: "Today, if I ask you, you will also lie repeatedly and absolutely won't tell the truth."

  At this point, Su Che didn't dare to speak recklessly. Talking too much would lead to mistakes. Admitting it wasn't good, denying it wasn't right either. It was wiser to keep his mouth shut.

  Xuanji Zunzhe didn't entangle himself too much in the 'Fu Yuan' matter, and instead asked: "As I understand it, you were a new outer sect disciple who entered last year, and within one year, you rose from Qi Refining Stage 1 to Qi Refining Stage 7, right?"

  "Yes, Master." Su Che replied respectfully.

  "Not bad, it's also quite difficult." The mysterious master nodded and fell silent for a moment, but then asked abruptly: "Su Che, if I ask you to reach the state of Qi Refining Great Perfection within two years, do you have confidence in achieving it?"

  "Huh?"

  Su Zhe was taken aback for a moment, quickly weighing the pros and cons in his mind. Finally, he steeled himself and replied, "I'm confident I can do it, and maybe even finish a little ahead of schedule."

  "Good!"

  Xuan Zun turned around, his eyes shining as he stared at Su Che: "If you really succeeded, I have something that needs to be done, are you willing?"

  "Matters of the master, disciples will definitely go all out." Su Che responded very readily, as for what he thought in his heart, only Lao Hei would know.

  "Very well." The mysterious and venerable one nodded with a hint of a smile: "After a while, you go find Yu Qing, and ask him about the situation in 'Xiao Mi Xian Jing'. Then you will know what your master needs you to do."

  "What is Xiao Mian Xian Jing?"

  Su Che heard the two words 'Mi Xian', and his heart moved slightly. The golden token he had seen in the underground fire vein of Yinfeng Gorge had the same two words embroidered on it, but those two words belonged to the ancient witch script, not the common language used in the current cultivation world.

  Thinking of these things in his heart, on the surface he was expressionless. Su Che merely replied: "Master, Yu Qing is still in closed-door training."

  "A moment ago, he had already left the pass." Xuanji Zunzhe should have understood that Su Che and Yu Qing had a good relationship, and said another sentence: "This child is lucky, not very mature in choosing to close the pass, but successfully built the foundation."

  "Has Jade Pure successfully built his foundation?" Su Che heard this and was overjoyed.

  "You're going down the mountain now, just in time, you can meet him halfway." The mysterious master waved his hand: "Go, when you reach the Great Perfection of Qi Refining stage, come back here to see me."

  Before his voice had fallen, he disappeared without a shadow, but on the futon in front of Su Che, there was an additional brand new Qiankun bag.

  Promoted to an inner disciple, the first time they meet their master, they will receive such a reward. The Qiankun bag of an inner disciple must be at least one grade higher than that of an outer disciple, with a capacity several times larger. Su Che already had two such Qiankun bags, which he naturally obtained after capturing Luo Lianqiao and Zheng Jun. They were usually stored in the Xianyin.

  Su Che knocked his head to the ground to thank his master's kindness and took up the Qian Kun bag before leaving the Mysterious Golden Hall.

  On the way down the mountain, Su Che didn't encounter anyone else asking questions. He took a look at the newly obtained Qian Kun bag and found that it still contained a top-grade flying sword, 500 spirit stones, and several sets of brand new inner sect disciple robes.

  At present, Su Che's family is even more prosperous than that of a Golden Dan cultivator. This little reward at this moment would definitely be looked down upon.

  The prediction of the mysterious master was indeed correct. As soon as he walked into the residential area of the true transmission disciples, Su Che met Yu Qing on the mountain path.

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