CHAPTER 163: 162, RETURN

After washing his body, Wen Ping lay in the bathtub, unable to stop looking at his left hand. He was in a daze for a while, then stood up and took the clothes handed over by the maid next to him.

After changing clothes, Wen Ping immediately returned to Biyue Tower.

As soon as he walked out, the shop assistant came up to him, "Senior, are you done bathing?"

Wen Ping nodded and responded, "Yes, thank your boss for me. If fate allows, I would be very willing to be friends with him."

"Yes, I will definitely pass your message along."

The shop assistant nodded.

"By the way, how many days have I been here?"

"It’s been over six days."

"Six days!"

Wen Ping was shocked. He thought this breakthrough lasted a long time, but had not expected it to take so long.

Usually, a Profound Realm is settled in one night, isn’t it?

Why did it take him so long, just reaching the ten days deadline, leaving no time to stroll around Huangli City?

"Forget it, I’ll come again next time."

With that, Wen Ping turned around and went straight up to the third floor.

After putting the Immortal Clear Wind Robe in his Storage Ring, he left Huangli City with Yang Lele and the other two.

They boarded the flying ship as they stepped out.

Arriving back at the Immortal Sect, it was just the afternoon.

...

At noon, Luo Qianye returned to Biyue Tower.

As soon as he entered, the shop assistant came over and said, "Sect Leader Luo, the three seniors from the Immortal Sect have already left."

"Left? When did they leave?"

"They left this morning, just a step ahead of you."

"Why did they suddenly leave?"

Luo Qianye was somewhat stunned. Could it be that Wen Ping decided not to let his disciples participate in the Ten Talents Trial?

But the trial quota has already been obtained, and it’s just ten days until the Ten Talents Trial begins, leaving now is equivalent to wasting this time, isn’t it?

Luo Qianye waved his hand, "Alright, you may go."

Then the Great Demon beside him suddenly spoke, "Sect Leader, that Sect Leader Wen from Immortal Sect will casually teach Body Refining Realm techniques that drive flames. At such an age breaking through to the Profound Realm, the sect’s foundation is evident behind him. He probably doesn’t care about the Ten Talents rewards, and those disciples likely couldn’t care less about the Ten Talents fame!"

"Hmm, there’s truth in that."

Luo Qianye nodded in agreement.

Upstairs, he couldn’t resist glancing at Room 12 of the Sky character, and his mind once again flashed back to the scene of first meeting Wen Ping.

...

Meanwhile, at the Immortal Sect.

When the flying ship descended towards Churao Mountain, Yu Mo was the first to rush over. He watched the flying ship land with his mouth almost unable to close.

"Wow! So this is the flying ship that Huai Ye mentioned."

Amidst his amazement, even Yang Lele and Yun Liao calling out to him couldn’t penetrate his ears. He just walked up to the flying ship, caressed it with a face full of excitement, then turned to Wen Ping and said, "Kid, when can you let me ride on this flying ship?"

Wen Ping responded indifferently, "You’re just a patient of mine, not part of the Immortal Sect."

"Not part of the Immortal Sect, but I helped you before, have you forgotten?"

"Alright, Senior Yu, just go and fish, I have other things to attend to."

"Don’t mention fishing to me, I’ve quit."

Yu Mo’s mind instantly conjured the image of a Flood Dragon, and he discarded the thought of fishing.

Nowadays, he would rather chase after Zhao Yi and chat, help that kid sweep the floor; or play chess with Old Wang, who constantly berates him for his poor chess ethics; but definitely not fish.

Listening to Yu Mo’s words, Wen Ping merely chuckled, then spoke to the system, "Put away the flying ship."

With that, the ground began to swallow the flying ship.

As the flying ship completely vanished within the structure, a new layer of ground extended from both sides of the square hole, covering it completely.

Ignoring Yu Mo, Wen Ping directly headed to Tingyu Pavilion, opened the Immortal Sect map, and took the rewards for unlocking the construction area!

The next moment, a lock on the construction area was released.

Wen Ping immediately clicked on construction, glancing at the building list, while asking the system, "System, how much Gold Coin do I have now?"

The system responded, "In ten days, you earned thirty thousand through the Ten Layers Tower, and other constructions gained fifteen thousand Gold Coin. In total, a profit of forty-five thousand Gold Coin."

"With only forty-five thousand Gold Coin, I’ll just build this then."

"Host confirms?"

"Confirm."

Wen Ping immediately selected a building with a twenty thousand construction fee—the Viewing Room!

According to the information, the Viewing Room allows watching imagery!

Wen Ping believed that a Super Sect should have such a thing, adding some fun to the sect’s endless cultivation time. After all, he only had two teaching Elders now, and they themselves continued cultivating, leaving little time to guide the disciples. Watching others cultivate through imagery was a decent way of cultivation.

For instance: two individuals in a deadly battle!

This is something that even the sect elders cannot teach them. Only by personally experiencing a life-and-death fight can they know what to be cautious of in such battles.

But life is singular, and relying solely on such experiences might cost one’s life before gaining any wisdom.

Precisely due to this consideration, Wen Ping chose the Viewing Room.

Additionally, it was the only building requiring merely twenty thousand Gold Coin for construction. Other buildings on the construction list cost fifty to sixty thousand Gold Coin.

"System, does this Viewing Room have footage of expert battles or cultivation sessions?"

"Yes, the built-in store has footage for purchase. As for what refreshes, it’s up to the host’s luck."

[Viewing Room under construction...]

[Time remaining: one hour]

Wen Ping, after clicking construction, headed for the kitchen, planning to prepare some food, and quickly ended up cooking all the dishes for tonight.

After that, he simply called everyone over.

Upon entering the kitchen, Huai Ye greeted Wen Ping’s return and promptly asked, "Sect Leader, Yang Lele said he defeated many geniuses in Huangli City, is that true?"

Hearing Huai Ye’s question, Zhao Qing and others rushed to listen intently.

They all wanted to know if the boasts Yang Lele made upon arriving were true.

Wen Ping glanced at the prideful Yang Lele and smiled helplessly, responding, "Yes, he defeated the first genius of the Barbarian Division, as well as the geniuses of the Flying Dragon Association. That’s as much as I’ve seen."

Huai Ye immediately showed a disappointed expression, "Is he really that impressive?"

Wen Ping nodded and responded, "Yes, in front of tens of thousands of people, along with over a dozen Profound Realms, and three or four Middle Profound Realms, he certainly stole the spotlight."

"Ah!"

Upon hearing that Yang Lele showed off in front of so many prominent figures, Huai Ye’s face instantly sank.

Yang Lele, on the other hand, cheerfully jumped around, saying, "Hehe, fighting those geniuses, one punch at a time, no challenge at all."

Huai Ye immediately turned around, angrily saying to Yang Lele, "Don’t get cocky, next time when I go with the Sect Leader, I’ll surely stand out more!"

Yang Lele chuckled, continuing to count, "You? I didn’t want to discourage you, but in the Ten Talents assessment, even the weakest ones at 15 years old are at Body Refining Fifth Layer, right? The ones I defeated were Body Refining Sixth Layer. Not only that, each of them could defeat those at Body Refining Seventh Layer. Many 15-year-olds at Body Refining Sixth Layer were defeated by them, yet ultimately, they couldn’t withstand even one blow from me."

Listening to Yang Lele’s words, everyone was momentarily lost.

Why do we cultivate?

They aren’t striving for invincibility across the board, nor chasing immense power, but simply pursuing superiority over others.

And Yang Lele, having followed the Sect Leader for a trip, emerged victorious over so many prodigies, stealing such spotlight, leaving them somewhat disheartened. But soon, they all unanimously asked, "Sect Leader, when will you go to Huangli City next? We’d also like to beat those geniuses in front of all those important figures."