CHAPTER 1101: CHAPTER 1092: ENCOUNTER

The low murmuring of the surrounding crowd made Mo Wangchen furrow his brows.

It seems something must have happened to Shi Yan in the No-Thought Sect.

Soon, with Luo Yang leading the way, they arrived in front of a courtyard.

The yard was not large, surrounded by bamboo wood. The gate was not closed, and one could already see the general situation inside without going in.

At this moment, under an ancient tree, a man sat cross-legged with closed eyes. The man appeared to be around thirty years old and was rather handsome.

"Brother Shi Yan, someone has come to see you..."

Luo Yang stood outside the courtyard gate, gently calling inside.

Inside the yard, the man sitting beneath the tree heard this and slowly opened his eyes. His gaze turned this way, first sweeping over Mo Wangchen, and finally resting on Yuyu.

The man was none other than Shi Yan. He looked at his daughter, his brows slightly furrowing, and a flash of confusion crossed his eyes. Apparently, when he left home, Yuyu was only a little over a year old.

Now, she was almost eight years old. Her appearance had greatly changed. Even though Shi Yan was Yuyu’s biological father, he couldn’t recognize her.

"Who are you..."

He stood up from beneath the tree and walked to the courtyard gate, speaking with confusion.

Luo Yang left without staying. At this moment, Yuyu seemed frightened, hiding behind Mo Wangchen, peeking her head out to curiously look at this stranger who was her father.

Although she had been mentally prepared for this meeting, now, upon actually meeting him, she couldn’t help but become very nervous, tightly gripping Mo Wangchen’s clothes with her little hands.

"Are you Yuyu’s father, Shi Yan?"

Mo Wangchen patted Shi Yu’s head, signaling her not to be so nervous, then looked at Shi Yan and said with a smile.

"Yuyu?"

Shi Yan was first stunned, and then surprised, looking at the little girl hiding behind Mo Wangchen, "Shi Yu? My daughter?!"

"Are you my father?"

Shi Yu still hid behind Mo Wangchen, timidly speaking.

"Yuyu, I am your father, ah. I didn’t expect you to have grown so big." Shi Yan was very excited upon seeing his daughter, speaking as he approached, wanting to reach out and hug Yuyu.

Yuyu instinctively dodged, seeming somewhat afraid. After all, when her parents left, she was still too young, only a little over a year old, and had no impression of her father.

Seeing Yuyu’s reaction, Shi Yan knew he was too excited and hadn’t considered the child’s feelings. He needed to give Yuyu some time to prepare after so many years without meeting.

"Let’s go inside first and talk."

Then, he welcomed Mo Wangchen and Shi Yu into the courtyard.

Mo Wangchen briefly described how he met Shi Shan to Shi Yan, who listened and gratefully cupped his hands.

"You’ve been away for six years. Even though the No-Thought Sect and Shiling Town are far apart, given your cultivation, half a year’s journey is enough. Why haven’t you thought about going back to see the child during all this time?"

Mo Wangchen remarked, having immediately seen that Shi Yan now possessed at least Primordial Spirit Realm cultivation.

Such a realm was already an absolute top-tier level in the past Yun Country.

Upon hearing this, Shi Yan sighed, "How could I not want to return...?"

He then briefly recounted to Mo Wangchen the events after arriving at No-Thought Sect.

When he first arrived, because of his talent, Shi Yan and Zhuo Yun were both greatly nurtured by No-Thought Sect. Zhuo Yun was Yuyu’s mother’s name.

Later, the two reached the Primordial Spirit Realm in just four years and began to break through to the Creation Realm. Such talent did not shame the sect’s great nurturing and even led them to becoming direct disciples of the Supreme Elder.

But one day, the couple encountered an attack from ancient alien species during an accidental outing.

Unable to withstand the battle, Shi Yan exerted all his strength, ultimately allowing Zhuo Yun to escape safely.

Not long after, when Zhuo Yun returned with sect experts to look for Shi Yan, he was found unconscious in a hidden bush.

After being brought back to the No-Thought Sect, Shi Yan remained in a comatose state, severely injured, and the sect’s leaders discovered that his Spirit Sea was damaged, making future cultivation unlikely even if he woke up.

It was only after Zhuo Yun’s earnest pleas that the Supreme Elder intervened and woke Shi Yan.

Since then, as the sect leaders had said, Shi Yan could no longer absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Power due to his damaged Spirit Sea, and his cultivation stagnated completely.

Meanwhile, Zhuo Yun continued to be nurtured by the sect, her cultivation improving rapidly, reaching the third level of the Creation Realm in just over a year. Several months ago, she was heard to have successfully broken into the first heaven of the Saint Venerable Realm, now being one of No-Thought Sect’s top talents.

On the contrary, Shi Yan gradually became forgotten and became a laughingstock within the sect.

Luckily, Zhuo Yun did not abandon him, frequently visiting over the past two years. Yet because of this, some disciples mocked Shi Yan for relying on her.

If it weren’t for Zhuo Yun, such a useless individual who couldn’t continue cultivating would have been expelled long ago.

The ridicule from his peers initially angered Shi Yan, but over time, he became accustomed to it. He hadn’t returned to Shiling Town to see his child and father, Shi Shan, because of this misfortune, feeling too ashamed to return.

"Since Yuyu finally came for a visit, could you arrange for her to meet her mother?" Hearing this, Mo Wangchen sighed, feeling sorry for Shi Yan.

Shi Yan’s face darkened as he spoke, "Recently, Yun’er has seldom come here. Since she successfully entered the Saint Venerable Realm, the Supreme Elder rarely lets her go out to avoid distractions, let alone meet me..."

Mo Wangchen was silent, looking at Shi Yan, and after a long while suddenly said, "Let me see if your Spirit Sea still has hope for repair."

As he spoke, he didn’t care about Shi Yan’s reaction, extending a finger to touch his forehead.

"Buzz..."

Shi Yan’s spirit shook. At this moment, he felt as though he had no secrets before Mo Wangchen, even his soul being thoroughly examined.

At the same time, he was incredibly surprised internally. At this moment, Mo Wangchen’s divine thought was inspecting his Spirit Sea, seeming to carry infinite laws and dao charm, a level even the Supreme Elder’s divine thought might not reach.

This discovery made Shi Yan extremely curious about the white-clothed youth before him, who was several years younger than him, wondering what his background was?