Does anyone actually Believes That My Master Is A Mortal?

Xianzui Inn, third floor.

At this moment, the shopkeeper stood by a window, holding a cup of tea in his hand and gazing outside.

After receiving the news, Chu Yuan, along with Zhang Han, had left with that map...

The shopkeeper gazed wistfully outside the window, toward the direction in which Chu Yuan had departed.

"The tea has gone cold..."

"In the seventeenth minute and twenty-one seconds of missing the Sect Master."

With a deep sigh, the shopkeeper placed the now-cold tea onto the table.

He truly wished to open a branch at the foot of Chu Yuan's Sect's mountain.

However, Chu Yuan had not mentioned it again.

He dared not bring it up first.

Thus, he could only wait quietly for Chu Yuan to extend the invitation once more.

But he seemed unable to wait any longer.

He regretted so deeply the things he had done before.

If only he hadn't been so inflexible then.

If only he hadn't placed a knife at his own throat.

In that case, he would probably be running a shop at the foot of the Hidden Sect's mountain by now.

Having the backing of a Hidden Sect, that would have been invincible...

Alas, there were no ifs...

Melancholy spread across the shopkeeper's face.

Fortunately, Chu Yuan hadn't forgotten him.

Every now and then, he would come by.

Although he only came when he had business, rarely if ever without a reason, even that was enough to satisfy him.

"The only question is when the Sect Master will come by next time."

The shopkeeper sighed again.

Suddenly, his brows furrowed as if he had thought of something.

"That powerful disciple by the Sect Master's side, called Zhang Han, that name sounds somewhat familiar, Zhang Han... where have I heard it before?"

"This name is indeed familiar."

"Xiao Wang, have you heard this name before?"

The shopkeeper said this,

Turning his head to look at the waiter behind him, he asked out loud.

"Shopkeeper, have you forgotten? Zhang Han is that good-for-nothing from Wu Chang City. Though I've heard that waste has left Wu Chang City a long time ago," the waiter reminded.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Boom!!!

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper felt as if struck by thunder.

His heart filled with shock.

The Sect Master's disciple's name was Zhang Han...

The Sect Master had once inquired about this good-for-nothing to him...

He had talked about Zhang Han before.

Had Zhang Han been taken in as a disciple by the Sect Master?

But how much time had passed since the Sect Master had asked him for information until now?

And Zhang Han had reached such a terrifying level?

The shopkeeper had personally seen Zhang Han stretching out a hand, and an Array formed out of thin air, whisking Chu Yuan away.

This growth rate was just too quick...

Was this the terror of a Hidden Sect?!

Hiss!

The shopkeeper drew in a breath of cold air.

Suddenly, he had a bold idea.

The Sect Master had been asking about the good-for-nothing, and now he started asking about geniuses.

Could that be the standard for the Sect Master to take disciples? Either a good-for-nothing or a genius...

Could he also make an attempt?

Oh, no, that's not right; could his son make an attempt?

Although his son was neither a genius nor a good-for-nothing, he felt that his son could become a good-for-nothing!

"My son! Your father has found you a tremendous opportunity!!"

With shining eyes and an excited shout, the shopkeeper was about to rush downstairs.

The waiter beside him was taken aback by the shopkeeper's sudden outburst and hastily stepped aside, fearing he might be sent flying.

The shopkeeper was about to dash downstairs in high spirits.

Just at that moment.

A white dove flew in through the window outside, flapping its wings and landing in front of the shopkeeper, causing his 'unstoppable' steps to pause slightly.

"What is this message?"

The shopkeeper frowned and received the white dove.

This pigeon messaging was his method of contact with some business associations.

Pigeon messaging was mostly used for business matters.

The shopkeeper took down the roll of paper under the pigeon's foot and began to read it carefully.

The scroll contained various business news.

However, there was one piece of news at the end that caught the shopkeeper's attention.

There had been an outbreak of demonic beast chaos at the border of Yun State, which is next to East State. Despite Yun State deploying its full force to suppress the chaos, numerous demonic beasts still surged into East State.

Now, the area around Tiger Crane Pass on the East State border had fallen into turmoil.

"Tiger Crane Pass? Isn't that where the Sect Master was gathering information? It looked like the Sect Master was heading to Tiger Crane Pass."

"The Sect Master left too quickly; otherwise, we could have passed on this news to him."

"But, whether we tell him or not doesn't really matter, right? With the Sect Master's divine might, once he reaches Tiger Crane Pass, what demonic beast could possibly withstand him? Isn't that just a matter to be dealt with easily?"

"The Sect Master is at the Half-step Ascension Realm after all!"

Thinking of Chu Yuan's realm.

The shopkeeper shivered violently.

A terrifying realm!

There was no need to know this piece of news.

After all, with the Sect Master's strength, whether or not he knew of such demonic beast disturbances didn't make a difference.

The shopkeeper nodded to himself and continued to ponder how to help his son become a 'good-for-nothing'.

...

Meanwhile.

Above the high skies.

An array formed beneath Chu Yuan's feet, carrying him swiftly forward.

This array was quite peculiar.

It was indeed condensed by Zhang Han.

But after it appeared under his feet, it allowed Chu Yuan to control it freely as if he had condensed the array himself.

Moreover, the array was extremely fast.

In terms of speed alone.

It was at least more than ten times the speed of Chu Yuan's previous self-condensed Magic Cloud.

Looking at the rapidly retreating surroundings.

Chu Yuan felt a tinge of emotion.

If only this flying formation was condensed by his own strength, that would have been even better.

But alas, what a pity.

Hmm?

Chu Yuan suddenly felt a strange sensation.

He instinctively looked ahead.

To be precise.

He was looking in the direction of Tiger Crane Pass.

Why did he always feel that something was not quite right in that direction?

He couldn't quite put his finger on what was strange.

It just felt weird.

Chu Yuan glanced at Zhang Han, who was also riding an array for flight not far away, touched his nose, but still didn't say anything.

With his hands behind his back, he accelerated towards Tiger Crane Pass.

...

This flight took three days.

Because Chu Yuan was in the Qi Refinement Stage, he couldn't endure flying continuously without rest.

They stopped twice along the way for breaks.

Chu Yuan had intended to bluster to Zhang Han that it was due to cultivation reasons and such.

But before Chu Yuan could even speak,

Zhang Han had already assumed an 'I understand everything' posture as a disciple.

Leaving Chu Yuan utterly baffled.

Uncertain about what exactly his disciple understood.

However, with Zhang Han acting this way,

Chu Yuan indeed saved a lot of effort, not needing to bluster at all.

The two continued their journey relentlessly.

Finally, after three and a half days, they drew near the area of Tiger Crane Pass.

As they approached the area near Tiger Crane Pass,

Chu Yuan became somewhat dumbfounded.

Because this region was not as prosperous or tranquil as the cities within East State.

The area was very chaotic.

Most of the surrounding trees had been broken off, and many ragged people were migrating on foot, as if some calamity had occurred...