Chapter 368 - 351: Departure (Part 2)

Chapter 368: Chapter 351: Departure (Part 2)

Even the Beichen Sect was no exception.

Of course, the Beichen Sect was certainly wary of Zhang Chi and the Canglan Sect, but they could only endure it.

After all, Zhang Chi had the Qin Family Siblings as his backers.

Moreover, now that Zhang Chi’s cultivation had broken through, his combat power was surely even greater. Even the Nascent Soul Late Stage experts of the Beichen Sect were unwilling to confront him head-on.

What’s more, it was said that Zhang Chi was heading to the Desert Divine Palace. As long as he didn’t perish along the way, his future would be limitless.

’Chen Bufan actually became a Supreme Elder and is even going to the Desert Divine Palace. No wonder he wasn’t interested in me back then!’ 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

During the ceremony, Zheng Hongping watched Zhang Chi seated high above and couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

After being rejected by Zhang Chi, she had been rather indignant, even wanting to find a partner more formidable than him.

But now, she knew that was clearly impossible. She was simply not worthy of Zhang Chi.

"Are the two of you willing to follow me to the Desert Divine Palace?"

After the celebration ended, Zhang Chi didn’t leave immediately. Instead, he summoned the Li Sisters.

When he had come to the Sect earlier, he had already informed these two disciples of his breakthrough and his intention to leave.

Furthermore, he had given them a choice.

They could follow him to the Desert Divine Palace.

In any case, he was confident he could become a Core Disciple of the Desert Divine Palace, and when the time came, he could easily arrange for the two of them to enter the Desert Divine Palace to cultivate.

He could even have the Qin Family Siblings make the arrangements directly.

If they were unwilling, they could also stay in the Canglan Sect. In that case, he would have the Sect’s upper echelons take extra care of the two women.

This way, their time as master and disciples would not have been in vain.

But the final choice was up to the two women themselves.

"Master, we wish to stay. If we can reach the Nascent Soul realm in the future, we will come and find you then."

The two women had clearly considered it carefully. They quickly made their decision, appearing quite nervous, afraid that Zhang Chi would be displeased.

"Very well."

Zhang Chi, however, didn’t mind. He was actually glad for the lack of burden.

He could understand their choice.

Firstly, both of them had grown up in the Canglan Sect and were surely attached to it; plus, they were more familiar with this place.

Secondly, the situation at the Desert Divine Palace was unknown. Although there were more opportunities, the competition was also far more brutal.

As Cultivators from a minor region, it wouldn’t be easy for them to establish themselves there, even with their master’s protection.

Thus, Zhang Chi nodded slightly, gave them some final pointers, and then waved his hand to dismiss them.

He didn’t bestow any resources upon them during this process, because it was completely unnecessary.

The care of the Canglan Sect would be enough.

After that, Zhang Chi still did not leave, because another young Female Cultivator soon arrived.

"Greetings, Supreme Elder."

This young Female Cultivator was named Fu Yuan. Among Female Cultivators, her looks could only be considered average, and her cultivation was not high either, merely at the Foundation Establishment Peak.

Seeing the legendary Supreme Elder, Zhang Chi, she was incredibly nervous and also quite excited, and she immediately paid her respects reverently.

At the same time, she was extremely puzzled.

Although she knew of Zhang Chi—his name was as renowned as thunder, and she admired him greatly—the two of them had never crossed paths.

In her eyes, he was high and mighty; it was impossible for him to know of a minor figure like her.

Especially after her Golden Core master’s lifespan was exhausted and she passed away, Fu Yuan had even fewer opportunities to come into contact with the Sect’s upper echelons, let alone the Supreme Elder who was hailed as Canglan’s number one Cultivator.

But not long ago, she had suddenly received a notice from the Sect, telling her to come and await an audience with the Supreme Elder.

At first, she even suspected that someone was playing a prank on her, falsely using the Sect’s name.

But later, she found out that it was actually true.

"Do you know why I have summoned you?" Zhang Chi waited for her to finish her obeisance before asking.

"I do not know. Could it be related to my origins?" Fu Yuan answered truthfully.

As it turned out, she was the very same baby girl Zhang Chi had brought out of the Oasis Ruins all those years ago.

She had been adopted by that Golden Core Female Cultivator, who hadn’t hidden the truth from her, telling her long ago that she was an orphan.

After all, many people had seen the baby back then; it was impossible to hide even if one wanted to.

Besides, there was no need to hide it.

It was just that even the Golden Core Female Cultivator did not know her true origins.

"That’s right. I was the one who found you. It was just inconvenient for me to raise you, so I left you at the entrance of the Sect Hall," Zhang Chi said with a slight nod.

Zhang Chi didn’t reveal her true parentage, because it was actually better if she didn’t know.

Moreover, Zhang Chi didn’t want anyone to know yet that he had been to the Oasis Ruins back then.

Zhang Chi simply felt that since he had brought her out, it was necessary to give her a helping hand.

Besides, Zhang Chi had actually been keeping an eye on her all these years, so he knew a bit about her situation.

She had been very hardworking all these years, always happy to help others, yet she hated evil as if it were her enemy and particularly loathed Demon Beasts.

When the Beast Tide erupted, she had only just reached Foundation Establishment, yet she had slain a considerable number of Tier Two Demon Beasts.

And he, who had distinguished himself greatly during the Beast Tide, had always been regarded by her as a role model.

Unfortunately, the Golden Core Cultivator who had adopted her had exhausted her lifespan and died some years ago.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, she would likely never be able to become a Golden Core Cultivator in this lifetime.

After all, collecting Pill Formation Materials was no easy task, especially for a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

"So that’s how it was? Thank you, Supreme Elder, for saving my life!" Fu Yuan finally understood and immediately bowed in gratitude.

In truth, she had wondered if she might be the Supreme Elder’s illegitimate daughter or perhaps one of his descendants.

But that was clearly impossible.

The current explanation, however, was far more believable, and he had absolutely no reason to deceive her.

"I’ve heard you have performed well, but you lack Pill Formation Materials, so I intend to help you this once. I have some Pill Formation Spiritual Objects here that you can trade for with Spirit Stones and the like. Are you willing?" Zhang Chi waited for her to finish bowing again before continuing.

"I am willing! Thank you, Grandmaster!"

Fu Yuan was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed.

Zhang Chi nodded slightly and with a grand wave of his hand, a number of Pill Formation items appeared before him.

Among them were the main ingredients for refining the Dust Condensing Pill.

Fu Yuan didn’t hesitate, immediately taking out a large quantity of Spirit Stones and other resources to make the exchange on the spot.

It turned out that although the Golden Core Female Cultivator who had adopted her had passed away, she had left Fu Yuan a considerable inheritance.

However, she hadn’t dared to reveal this inheritance.

That was why she hadn’t dared to attend any auctions. And even if she did, she might not have been able to win any Pill Formation Materials.

As for exchanging for them within the Sect, she would have had to wait in a long queue.

Therefore, she had been worrying about how to gather the Pill Formation Materials.

Now, Zhang Chi had undoubtedly done her a huge favor.

Furthermore, she wasn’t worried that Zhang Chi would covet her meager inheritance.

After all, he was a Supreme Elder, not to mention her savior and someone she deeply admired.

"Not bad."

Seeing this, Zhang Chi nodded to himself.

He was only helping her because it was convenient.

If she couldn’t seize this opportunity, and had insisted on hiding her small inheritance even from him, then it could only be said that she lacked the good fortune.

Fortunately, she was clearly not a fool.

"Thank you, Grandmaster!"

After the exchange was complete, Fu Yuan bowed in thanks once more.

Zhang Chi said nothing more. He waved a hand to collect the remaining resources, and with a flick of his sleeve, he teleported her away.

After that, Zhang Chi left the Sect and the Oasis.

The Canglan City Lord, other Sect higher-ups, and his two disciples all came to see him off.

After bidding farewell to the other Cultivators, Zhang Chi immediately flew at full speed. Before long, he arrived at the Beichen Oasis, quickly stepped into the Teleportation Array, made one transfer, and soon successfully arrived on the Central Continent.

Moreover, his destination was the Desert Divine Palace, located in the very heart of the Central Continent.

Throughout the journey, he didn’t even have to pay any teleportation fees.

This was because he had a token that Qin Yushan had specifically left for him back then, which allowed him to teleport for free.

However, the token was for one-time use only; it would become invalid after he reached the Desert Divine Palace.

Even so, it was still extremely precious. If not for Qin Yushan, he never would have obtained it.

’Teleportation Arrays are so fast!’

Zhang Chi couldn’t help but marvel.

Then, Zhang Chi immediately felt a wave of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi wash over him, far denser than even the top-tier oases he had visited.

Before him stood a gigantic Immortal City, with countless Cultivators flying in the sky and walking on the ground. Even Nascent Soul True Monarchs could be seen everywhere.