Does anyone actually Believes That My Master Is A Mortal?

Wayless Sect, within the Chu Yuan Palace.

Sigh...

As he exhaled a breath of turbid air, Chu Yuan slowly opened his eyes.

He took another step closer to the Middle Stage of the Golden Core Realm.

He had formed another strand of mana.

Although a single strand of mana was not much, they accumulated over time.

However, perhaps he really should seek out another scripture.

Chu Yuan felt...

that the Basic Cultivation Technique for the Early Qi Refining Stage was no longer sufficient for him.

He had completely mastered that scripture.

It was time to find a more advanced scripture.

At the very least, he needed a Basic Cultivation Technique for the Mid Qi Refining Stage.

Who should he obtain the scripture from?

He certainly didn't have the money to buy one.

Seek help from the shopkeeper?

Chu Yuan pondered for a moment and felt it was feasible.

But there was no rush.

He would wait until Ye Luo had dealt with those freeloaders from the Tianqing Sect before he sought the shopkeeper.

By then, the shopkeeper surely wouldn't have the nerve to refuse him, right?

After all, he had sent a disciple to help.

"Speaking of which, hasn't my palace been too quiet lately?"

Chu Yuan looked somewhat puzzled at his tightly shut palace doors.

He remembered that in the past, even when he was cultivating in silence, he would still hear the sounds of insects buzzing or birds chirping.

Recently, his palace had become mysteriously quiet.

"It's really strange. Could it be that Su Qianyuan and Zhang Han, those two lads, have run out of things to eat and have devoured all the birds and insects nearby? Could they be that voracious?"

"Alas, when it comes to the food of the disciples, I really don't know what would be best to solve this, as we cannot just open a cafeteria and have a canteen lady come up the mountain."

Chu Yuan frowned.

He could almost envision the scene where the honest disciple Zhang Han, along with Su Qianyuan, was going through hardships hunting birds to eat.

After depleting the birds nearby, they might have been forced to eat insects.

Chu Yuan expressed that he was at a loss too.

It was not like he could recruit a cafeteria lady to run a canteen on the mountain.

However, he had to make appropriate arrangements for their food.

In the future, the Wayless Sect would be full of good-for-nothings.

Such good-for-nothings could not absorb spiritual energy to sustain their bodies and would starve to death if they didn't eat.

Therefore, to manage the Wayless Sect well, he had to be well-prepared in terms of food supply.

"Should I tie up the shopkeeper and open a branch down the mountain? No, that wouldn't do either. People wouldn't be happy with a knife to their neck."

Chu Yuan murmured to himself while sitting on the meditation cushion.

Contemplating solutions.

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But the more he thought about it, the less he could come up with a viable option.

The more he thought, the more it made his head hurt.

Just then...

A voice called out from outside the palace.

"Disciple Zhang Han seeks an audience with Respected Master. I respectfully ask for a moment of your time, Master!"

Chu Yuan, still pondering over food issues, was momentarily stunned.

Zhang Han was seeking an audience with him?

Why would the obedient disciple stop studying to seek an audience?

While he wondered, Chu Yuan's movements were swift.

He waved his hand.

Mana surged out, assisting him in opening the palace doors.

He was actually pleased to meet with this conscientious disciple.

"Come in,"

Chu Yuan said softly.

Empowered by mana,

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Before long, Zhang Han, dressed in a Confucian robe with his hair neatly bundled, exuding an elegant and scholarly demeanor, strode in.

Chu Yuan looked at the honest disciple approaching, rubbing his chin.

This disciple...

was indeed starting to look more and more like a scholar.

Even though he came here to pursue immortality.

Although Chu Yuan was only fooling around, there still had to be some semblance of cultivation practices, right?

Otherwise, it would be so embarrassing for him.

Chu Yuan muttered to himself inwardly.

Yet outwardly, he maintained a demeanor of composure and indifference.

"Han'er, what brings you to your master today? Has something happened?"

Chu Yuan inquired slowly.

Approaching Zhang Han stopped in front of Chu Yuan and bowed respectfully.

"Respected Master, your disciple has unexpectedly encountered a bottleneck and wishes to descend the mountain to seek experience. I hereby request your approval!"

Zhang Han spoke.

The eldest senior brother that day, standing on his flying sword, filled the sky with sword qi, an image of a peerless sword immortal vivid in my memory.

Now the third junior brother is also progressing rapidly.

Zhang Han felt his own pace of growth was not fast enough.

He wanted to go down the mountain to find opportunities.

Upon hearing these words, Chu Yuan, who was seated on a meditation cushion, opened his eyes a bit wider and looked at Zhang Han.

The corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

Was his honest disciple becoming foolish from all his reading?

A mere mortal actually thinking of descending the mountain for trials?

Going down, he would likely be killed by some fierce beast, let alone seek experience.

Definitely addled by reading too much.

No good, it seems the Wayless Sect needs to add more entertainment activities.

Chu Yuan took a deep breath and looked at his sincere disciple.

"Han'er, you wish to descend the mountain for trials… As your master, I should agree, but Han'er, your cultivation level is too low, and going down is too dangerous. Additionally, your master has pressing matters and cannot accompany you down the mountain."

"Therefore, let us put aside the idea of going down for trials."

Chu Yuan advised.

Standing before him, Zhang Han heard these words.

He almost blurted out a response without thinking.

What trials, not even to the Nascent Soul Realm?

But after thinking it over,

He still did not say it.

Such words, said directly to his Respected Master, would be highly disrespectful.

"Respected Master, your disciple has reached a bottleneck in cultivation, and despite the dangers, I must descend the mountain to seek trials."

Zhang Han said firmly.

Upon hearing this,

Chu Yuan's usual calm and collected demeanor almost cracked.

Cultivation reached a bottleneck?

Wow, my honest disciple can tell lies too.

You're at a bottleneck in your cultivation, does that mean I'm just one step away from becoming a Daluo Golden Immortal?

No, you don't even have a cultivation level, what nonsense are you on about.

Forget it, let's take another look.

Just in case I missed something.

Chu Yuan's mana circulated and focused on his eyes as he carefully examined Zhang Han.

No cultivation level.

This disciple is lying.

Alas, the decline of the world, even the honest can lie.

Chu Yuan shook his head.

"Han'er, are you sure your cultivation has reached a bottleneck?"

"Your master sees it differently, I'm afraid that's not the case. Han'er, your heart is in turmoil."

"You have no bottleneck; your mental state is the issue. Don't just read all the time; take more walks around the mountain."

"Cultivation, cultivation, what you cultivate isn't only the path but also the heart. Your mental state must not be in disarray. Han'er, do you understand?"

Chu Yuan said earnestly and with emphasis.

Boom...

With these words,

Zhang Han's mind shook violently, and he came to a sudden enlightenment.

The sense of urgency for growth vanished in an instant.

He'd been too hasty! His mental state had become chaotic.

With Chu Yuan expressing this,

Zhang Han immediately realized his mistake.

The pressure of the pace at which he was improving in his cultivation was too great.

His innate Array Heart could make him stronger,

But he needed to maintain his mental state on his own.

He had nearly…

He had nearly let his mental state become chaotic.

His Respected Master just now, his eyes covered in mana, was that not to assess his condition?

Zhang Han was moved.

After all, his Respected Master was the best, to detect something was off with him at the first sign.

To remind him.

"Respected Master, your disciple understands!!"

Zhang Han immediately bowed excitedly in gratitude.

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