Chapter 135: Meeting the Grandmaster

It was truly a spectacular sight.

"What is this?" Yi Xing asked curiously.

"Master, this is what Senior Brother asked me to write. I didn’t listen and made a mistake before, so Senior Brother made me copy the Book of the Way and Its Virtue one hundred times. It’s something I should bear."

Aside from Yao Xiangli, the other three couldn’t help but look at Bai He in shock.

This brat... Wasn’t he doing this on purpose?

He was clearly doing it deliberately, saying all this right in front of their Master.

"Yaoyao, what is going on?"

Only Yi Xing who would dare to call Yao Xiangli "Yaoyao."

Of course, sometimes they would also call him Senior Brother Yaoyao in private, but more often than not, it was just Senior Brother.

"Reporting to Master, it was done by this disciple."

"Xiaobai is still young. Even if he made a mistake, it shouldn’t be punished to this extent. I entrusted hi. to you so that you would properly guide him, not so that you would punish him whenever something happens."

Bai He sat beside Yi Xing while secretly delighted.

Life in the Lingguang Sect was usually so dull... Sometimes stirring up a bit of excitement wasn’t a bad thing.

"Yes, this disciple knows his mistake."

"Yaoyao, you have managed the Lingguang Sect very well. Over the years, I have heard outsiders’ evaluations of the sect. Not long ago, I even heard someone mention a disciple in the sect named... named Ye Shiyuan. Yes, that’s the name. I am quite curious about him and would like to meet him."

Yao Xiangli glanced at Bai He. "Ye Shiyuan is no longer my disciple. He is now Junior Brother’s disciple. Master can just ask Junior Brother."

Yi Xing looked at his disciple beside him with a surprised expression. "You’ve taken in a disciple?"

Bai He hesitated, unsure how to answer that question.

A disciple who had practically delivered himself to the door... did that even count?

"...Mm, I suppose so, Master."

"Oh? Then I’m quite curious. What kind of disciple is this Ye Shiyuan? Have him come in to see me."

In truth, Ye Shiyuan was already waiting outside Yaoxing Peak.

While they waited, Bai He spoke up, "Actually, Master, Ye Shiyuan was originally Senior Brother’s disciple. Due to a series of coincidences, he ended up becoming my disciple. I feel like it’s a bit of a waste for him to follow me. There’s not much I can really teach him."

"If he’s willing to be your disciple instead of Yaoyao’s, then it means you must have something that draws him in."

Very soon, Ye Shiyuan entered.

Yi Xing was already over two hundred years old.

Yet his current appearance looked no more than a man in his forties.

Bai He stood close beside him in an intimate manner, while Ye Shiyuan lifted his gaze slightly, his brows faintly furrowed as he glanced at Yi Xing.

Yi Xing did not miss that look. Instead, he revealed a faint smile, clearly intrigued.

"Greetings, Grandmaster."

"Ye Shiyuan?" Yi Xing descended from above and in the blink of an eye, he was already standing in front of him.

Yi Xing gave off an extremely gentle aura, but Ye Shiyuan felt an unprecedented pressure beneath that spring-breeze-like expression.

As expected... Yi Xing was truly different from others.

Just as Bai He was wondering what his master intended to do, Yi Xing suddenly made a move and caught him of guard.

Strictly speaking, Yi Xing had attacked Ye Shiyuan without warning.

And Bai He immediately became anxious.

Why was this happening?

How could Ye Shiyuan possibly be a match for his master?

In his heart, Bai He tried to comfort himself.

Sure enough, when Yi Xing’s hand closed around Ye Shiyuan’s throat, Ye Shiyuan had already drawn the Dawnmaker Divine Sword.

Yi Xing naturally had no intention of making things difficult for him.

He slowly loosened his grip and the Dawnmaker Divine Sword in Ye Shiyuan’s hand gradually disappeared as well.

"Not bad. Truly impressive."

At Yi Xing’s age, he had seen countless people.

Yet Ye Shiyuan was indeed the most special one he had ever encountered.

Early Nascent Soul stage?

At his age, reaching such a level of cultivation was exceedingly rare, so rare that he was even more outstanding than Yi Xing himself had been in his youth.

"Mm, not bad. Bai He, this disciple of yours is worth taking in."

Bai He felt somewhat embarrassed.

If one were to talk about Ye Shiyuan’s early training, he really had to thank Yao Xiangli.

As for the later stages, however, Ye Shiyuan had largely achieved everything through his own efforts.

And indeed, Bai He had never really taught him much of anything.

This disciple had practically been picked up for free.

"Master, don’t make things difficult for Shiyuan. Who acts like you, attacking the moment you meet someone? What if you scared him?"

Bai He stepped forward and grabbed Yi Xing’s arm.

Yi Xing’s face was filled with an easy and cheerful smile.

"Oh? You’re quite protective of him. From what I see, he wasn’t frightened at all. The owner of the Dawnmaker Divine Sword, would he be so easily scared?"

When Ye Shiyuan underwent the trial of the Dawnmaker Divine Sword, he had thoroughly tempered his courage.

"Shiyuan, you should go out first. We still have a lot to discuss with Master in private."

Bai He said while signaling for Ye Shiyuan to leave.

If something else happened and ended up involving him, that would be troublesome.

"Yes, Master. This disciple will take his leave."

No matter what, Ye Shiyuan remained obedient.

He quietly withdrew and Bai He secretly let out a sigh of relief.

Yi Xing’s sudden return was considered a major event for the Lingguang Sect.

All the disciples hoped to catch a glimpse of him, the figure who stood at the very peak of the cultivation world.

After Ye Shiyuan stepped outside, Xu Feng was still standing there eagerly.