135: True Man: Isn't Shen Li awesome? Let him work on the Half-Step Dao Foundation!

Stepping into the hall, Wang Teng felt a rich aura assault his senses.

The body of an Immortal Master is noble, and even one's own Immortal Master must not be treated disrespectfully.

Wang Teng bowed respectfully, and then, amidst a light laugh, Immortal Sen Yan said,

“Alright, you’ve learned to be polite in front of outsiders.”

Wang Teng stood respectfully with clasped hands after bowing, then slowly raised his eyes.

He saw that Immortal Sen Yan was not wearing a Daoist robe, but was dressed like an old farmer.

Wearing a sweat-stained shirt and shorts, he held a hoe and was turning something over in the hall.

“Come closer.”

Wang Teng slowly stepped forward, but when he saw what was before him, his scalp tingled.

A whole piece of Mount Tai stone, a ninth-grade rare item, was said to be incredibly hard, unbreakable by ordinary people, and even a single chip could not be struck from it.

But with Immortal Sen Yan’s hoe turning it over, it had softened into fertile… soil.

Such a change in nature… was as mystical as turning stone into gold.

This was the power of an Immortal Master.

After Immortal Sen Yan finished turning over this piece of Mount Tai stone, he casually threw the tool in his hand aside, then said with a smile,

“I know why you’re here. This matter was a bit ill-considered… Although I knew Shen Li was clever, I thought his cunning was merely superficial, but I didn’t expect… this person truly has a ruthless streak, the demeanor of a hero.”

“It greatly exceeded my expectations.”

“The matter of Yanmo Mountain was an accident… That place was a spot originally reserved by Qingchi Mountain, and it’s estimated that the sect couldn’t have predicted that a group of Qi Refining Cultivators would dare to poke at their lair.”

“You should be grateful that the Half-Step Dao Foundation was not in Yanmo Mountain, otherwise, every single one of you would have died there.”

Wang Teng asked in confusion,

“Die there… What about us behind us…?” Soon, Wang Teng felt the half-smiling gaze from above, and his expression changed.

“Immortal Masters are not allowed to act… and there’s also this reason involved?”

“Qingchi Mountain and many other immortal sects have already made arrangements?”

Immortal Sen Yan chuckled, uncharacteristically clarifying the reason to his own disciple, the Liyang Body, before him.

“Beating the grass to startle the snake will ruin a big matter.”

“This grand matter has been prepared by the mountain for a long time, even involving other immortal sects… How could it be ruined by a rash act from you juniors?”

“So you would have died in vain.”

“I will not act, the Shen Family will also not act, and the other Immortal Masters of the various immortal sects will certainly not act.”

“No matter how regrettable it is.”

Wang Teng, however, asked,

“For what? To sacrifice so much?”

“For the Grand Ceremony, naturally for the secrets of the Loulan Ancient Kingdom.”

Immortal Sen Yan was unwilling to say more, not because he didn’t want to tell Wang Teng, but because Wang Teng’s level was not yet qualified to know the details of the matter.

Even when he was a Half-Step Dao Foundation years ago, he didn’t know the inside story and various plans.

Seeing Wang Teng’s dejected expression, Immortal Sen Yan shook his head and said,

“I bestowed Immortal Master Tian Zhen’s Magical Artifact to Shen Li… Many true disciples of the immortal sects also have their own foundations. What is it for? It is to maximize your chances of victory in the future with the least impact. To increase your ability to fight as much as possible.”

“To allow you to unleash your strongest power within the rules.”

“To have these people participate in this Grand Ceremony.”

“Who knew this matter would arise?”

“This is not just a Grand Ceremony for the higher-ups, but also a Grand Ceremony for you juniors who have the potential to become Dao Foundation.”

“Otherwise, do you really think that an Immortal Master’s Magical Artifact would be so easily promised to an outsider?”

Wang Teng got angry when he brought this up.

“Immortal Master, why didn’t you choose me to inherit the Magical Artifact? I am a Prodigy… I will certainly be able to reach the Immortal Master realm in the future!”

“Immortal Master, you look down on people too much!”

Immortal Sen Yan, facing Wang Teng’s questioning, was not angry, but said with a playful tone,

“The Immortal Master’s Magical Artifact is fierce. Have you ever seen that kid Shen Li use it after refining it?”

“His Heart-Nature is already so firm, yet he doesn’t dare to use it rashly… And if you held the Magical Artifact, you know best what the consequences would be.”

“To ruin your Aptitude for a Magical Artifact, giving rise to a Heart Demon, why would you do that?”

Wang Teng, however, pouted.

“Immortal Master, why do you belittle me?”

Immortal Sen Yan saw this and said calmly,

“No matter, I still have a set of armor that Immortal Master Tian Zhen shed. Do you need it? If you do, I can retrieve it from my home.”

“Uh… never mind, I’ve been feeling a bit unwell lately.”

Wang Teng then continued to ask,

“But getting back to the main topic, what should we do about this Half-Step Dao Foundation?”

Immortal Sen Yan said,

“I don’t know.”

“Ah?”

Wang Teng was instantly dumbfounded. He had returned this time to call for reinforcements. As long as his own Immortal Master acted, what Half-Step Dao Foundation wouldn’t be easily dealt with?

He didn’t expect that after returning home… the Immortal Master wouldn’t act either?

Wang Teng plopped down on his knees at Immortal Sen Yan’s feet, then hugged Immortal Sen Yan’s thigh, wailing loudly.

“Immortal Master, have pity on us!”

“Look at us two young people, leaving our homes to start a business, how great, how difficult, how idealistic a thing that is!”

“Normally, we don’t ask for this or that from home, and if Cultivators of the same realm cause trouble, that’s fine, but this time is different!”

“This time it’s an old Half-Step Dao Foundation bullying the young. Immortal Master, you’ve also been through that stage, you know that Half-Step Dao Foundation and Qi Refining Perfection are completely different concepts!”

“How are we supposed to defend ourselves?”

Immortal Sen Yan looked at him with a half-smile.

“Half-Step Dao Foundation? Old thing?”

Wang Teng’s face instantly twisted.

“Damn, I said the wrong thing.”

Immortal Sen Yan, however, waved his hand, and an invisible Spiritual Qi pulled Wang Teng up. He merely said calmly,

“Begging here won’t do any good. This matter has long been decided by the mountain; if we can’t interfere, we can’t!”

“I, a mere Immortal Master… wouldn’t dare to break the rules.”

“You, this Immortal Master, are not small at all! You’re bigger than the heavens!” Wang Teng immediately flattered him, but Immortal Sen Yan stopped his mouth with earth and stone.

“Alright, no more nonsense!”

“It’s good to make you remember, and calculating the time, there are only a few years left until the Grand Ceremony.”

“Isn’t the Four Seasons Cycle Formation set up in Black Ridge City? Eighth-grade should be enough.”

“Moreover, the aura of Immortal Master Tian Zhen’s Immortal Master Magical Artifact is still there, so that Half-Step Dao Foundation should not dare to be too presumptuous.”

“Just… try not to go out. Wait until the Grand Ceremony begins, and that Half-Step Dao Foundation will naturally have no time to bother with you.”

“If you go out… you bear the consequences.”

“One can only say… your Opportunity is shallow.”

“Being targeted like this, I’m afraid you’ll miss the Grand Ceremony.”

Wang Teng was instantly dumbfounded.

If there were no surprises, his own Immortal Master meant… he should act like a coward?

“Ah?”

“I, who have been wise my entire life, should be a coward and avoid his sharp edge?”

“…It’s not impossible, I’ll go back and tell Shen Li right away!”

“Opportunity and such, are not as important as life!”

Then Immortal Sen Yan’s voice became ethereal.

“In recent days, more and more Immortal Masters have been watching the Yellow Sand Plains. If Shen Li truly has a method… you can let him try.”

“There will be a heavy reward from the mountain!”