Chapter 47: Warm Words of Advice

  Shen Cong bowed to Li Xun, who was now lying on the ground, but Li Xun was too weak to return the courtesy. In the eyes of Luo Qianyun and other sixth-stage powerhouses, Shen Cong naturally didn't dare to show off, but with his previous overwhelming strength, it was enough to make Li Xun lie down for a few months. Especially when he was defeated at his strongest, this would leave a shadow in Li Xun's heart, which would be very detrimental to his future cultivation, unless one day he could defeat Shen Cong and dispel it.

  The scene seemed a bit quiet, Li Xiao went from having the upper hand to finally falling down, and the time in between was really too short, making it hard for them to react. Even now that Li Xiao is lying there, they still can't understand how Shen won in the end.

  Shen Cong glanced around the room and then turned to face Luo Qianyun, "Master Aunt, I should have the qualifications now to pursue Lin Shijie."

  Lu Qianyun's expression was complex, but she nodded. To say that her own disciple had been beaten to this extent, Lu Qianyun should be angry. But both sides fought in a fair environment, and even Li Xiao's cultivation was superior, yet he still lost; apart from saying that his skills were not refined enough, what else could be said?

  She waved her hand, letting Shen Cong retreat, and Luo Qianyun looked into the distance, where Jian Wang Peak was located. She murmured: "Ge Shixiong, you've actually taken in a good disciple, making me, your sister, quite envious!"

  The ceremony ended soon, and the disciples of various peaks returned to their residences under the resentful eyes of many female disciples, but they had to pack up and prepare to leave for another peak. They also felt resentful in their hearts, but didn't have the courage of Cao Yu and Shen Cong to plead, so they could only accept this arrangement.

  "Junior brother, you still didn't listen to your senior's words and are going to find that demoness again." Pan Yue patted Shen Cong's shoulder, looking very sentimental. "However, your strength has made your senior look at you in a new light. Even if you really want to chase after that demoness, it's not like there's no chance at all, but ultimately it will bring more harm than good. Are you clear about this in your heart?"

  Shen Cong was moved from the heart, according to normal thinking, Shen Cong himself would not choose Lin Liting. Even if Lin Liting's figure and appearance were both top-notch, but with that temper, it was not suitable. But in the entire Luoshui Sect, there is only one third-level Thunder Law practitioner, Shen Cong can't find her, who else can he find?

  "You don't even look back at me, so I won't say anything else." Pan Yue said helplessly. "Nowadays, it's not good for Shixiong to stop anything either, just reminding one thing, this matter is very important."

  "Please go ahead, senior fellow student."

  "You have a few more days to stay at Jade Maiden Peak, don't forget to take a look at several beautiful sisters for your senior brother. Especially the gentle ones, you must pay extra attention. At the same time, find an opportunity to recommend your senior brother out. If your senior brother succeeds in the future, he will definitely not forget his junior brother's kindness. Even after I descend from the peak now, I will pray for you." Pan Yue said sincerely.

  Shen Cong's serious expression suddenly collapsed, and he knew that this senior brother was not a decent person. Even now, he was still thinking about that senior sister, which made Shen Cong laugh and cry at the same time.

  At dusk, many of the disciples had gone down the mountain, but a few still lingered. Cao Yu stood at the summit, gazing out at the scene below. From this vantage point, most of the scenery around Jade Maiden Peak could be taken in at a glance. The feeling of having everything within his grasp was somewhat intoxicating for Cao Yu.

  "Hiss!"

  A brilliant light flashed, and a spiritual talisman had already appeared in front of Cao Yu. The spiritual light flickered, and a virtual human shadow, no larger than a palm, emerged from the talisman, and upon seeing Cao Yu, it slightly bowed.

  "Zhao Shidi, what's the urgency that you used a Bright Light Talisman to find me?" Cao Yu asked in confusion. This Bright Light Talisman was a 4th-grade treasure talisman, although not as good as a 4th-grade treasure artifact, it was still a rare and precious item. Moreover, it could only be used once before being rendered useless, making its value extremely high.

  "It's nothing urgent, Brother Zhao doesn't need to worry, it's just my personal matter, but I wanted to trouble you. Zhao Shi smiled softly, "Is Brother still on the Jade Maiden Peak?"

  "Nature is at Jade Maiden Peak." Cao Yu nodded, "The time for the Xian Guang symbol is limited, younger brother has something to say, older brother will not decline if he can help!"

  "Just knowing that Shifu is kind, and Shidi will be thick-skinned to ask for one more time." Zhao Shi's expression changed to joy, "Just now, I heard that someone on Yu Nu Peak publicly wanted to pursue Lin Shifu's sister? And also defeated Li Xiao, and now has stayed on Yu Nu Peak waiting for Lin Shifu's sister to come out of seclusion, don't know if this matter is true?"

  Cao Yu was taken aback, but nodded and said: "Indeed, I had forgotten that my younger brother had a crush on Lin Liting. Is it not because you are afraid of being beaten to the punch?"

  "Let's make our senior brother laugh! If it weren't for hearing that Lin junior sister was in seclusion this time, I would have already gone to the Jade Maiden Peak. How could I be taken advantage of now? It's a miscalculation." Zhao Shi sighed with a bitter smile, "Fortunately, senior brother is at the Jade Maiden Peak. Now we can only ask for senior brother's help and have a good talk with that junior brother, letting him give up his pursuit of Lin junior sister. I wonder if it's possible?"

  Cao Yu's eyebrows furrowed involuntarily, "Today, that Li Xiao blocked our way and we had a fight. You also know the outcome, so you should understand that he won't give up easily."

  "Junior brother naturally understands, but now junior brother cannot go up to the Jade Maiden Peak and compete fairly with that person, which would put him at a disadvantage. Therefore, I still hope senior brother will block his way for now, later junior brother can defeat that person by himself, and then he won't have to trouble senior brother again." Zhao Shi said anxiously.

  "This is hard to handle!"

  "I also hope that Brother Zhao will take pity on me, and I have a good impression of Sister Lin. Although I don't think she can win her heart, but now that I'm worried, I'm afraid something unexpected will happen." Zhao Shi bowed his head and said sincerely: "I heard that Brother has been accumulating Chong Jie Dan medicine recently, if Brother is willing to help me, I have a Po Ling Dan here that I can give to Brother as a gift, wishing Brother success!"

  Zhao Shi said, taking out a medicine bottle from the Qian Kun bag, pouring out the Dan medicine, it was actually a golden yellow Dan medicine the size of a longan. Even though he was just looking at an illusion now, Cao Yu still took one glance and saw that it was the broken Ling Dan, his eyes narrowing instantly.

  "Big brother..."

  "You can rest assured and focus on your cultivation, I'll take care of everything else." Cao Yu suddenly said with a smile.

  "Thanks, senior brother! I wish you'll soon break through the fifth stage and become the youngest top expert of our sect!" Zhao Shi shouted loudly, while the Bright Light Symbol shattered into pieces as its spiritual energy was depleted.

  With a flick of his right hand, Cao Yu sent the remaining spiritual symbol fragments flying to another location. Looking down at the people coming and going below, a hint of a smile involuntarily appeared on his face. "Since you want to rush up the ranks with me, I'm afraid I can only inconvenience you for now. I hope you understand!"

  Shen Cong sat in the room to adjust his breath, today he had a trial with Li Xiao, although it was a great victory, but his body still suffered some damage. Those icy cold forces can be ignored, and there is true energy shielding, so there is no major problem. Only the position of the palm of the hand is a bit troublesome, being directly stabbed by that slender sword, some meridians in the palm were damaged, although it doesn't affect anything, but also need to spend some time to nourish.

  The undead are naturally brutal, and when using their strongest state to fight, although it's only for an instant, Shen's temperament was still affected. The way of fighting became more direct, taking on others' damage head-on, then using that even more violent power to destroy them. It can't be said to be bad, but if he loses control, Li Xiao might have been killed by now.

  The true energy of Jingzhen is circulating in the body, and the palm of the hand has already scabbed over. It's likely that after another two or three days, I'll be fully recovered. If others were to know about this recovery speed, they would definitely be shocked.

  When the true energy completed a cycle, Shen Cong still continued to cultivate. Suddenly, he felt a strong aura approaching this way. Shen Cong opened his eyes and saw that the aura had already arrived at the door. Without saying a word, it continuously strengthened its own aura, revealing its existence.

  Shen Congyi smiled and didn't mind, closing his eyes to meditate again, completely ignoring the person outside the door who was constantly releasing their aura.

  Cao Yu stood in front of the door, feeling the breath inside becoming calm again, and his eyebrows furrowed involuntarily. He released his breath, and even a blind person would know that there was someone outside. In this situation, he still dared to continue practicing, either due to ignorance or truly not putting him in his eyes.

  "Shen Shidi is inside, Cao has something to discuss with you."

  "It's actually Brother Cao, why are you standing outside. It's cold outside, brother should come in and have a chat." After a moment, the door opened, Shen Cong looked very surprised and said.

  "No need to go in, just say a few words and you can hear them." Cao Yu seemed to not even want to make that courtesy call, saying directly.

  "I don't know what instructions Elder Brother has, but I'm listening here!" Shen Cong said with a smile, not minding Cao Yu's attitude.

  Shen was somewhat satisfied with Cao Yu's attitude, and he nodded: "I have a junior brother who also has feelings for Lin Liting, but he is currently busy and cannot come to the Jade Maiden Peak. You are doing me a favor today, find an appropriate time to leave the peak and don't pursue Lin Liting for now."

  Shen Cong was taken aback for a moment, then smiled, "Junior brother doesn't understand. Even if others have good feelings towards Lin Shijie, why should I make a move?"

  Cao Yu furrowed his brow, looking displeased. "I know you made an effort today for this matter. Now that I'm asking you to step down, you must have grievances in your heart. But Cao has never wronged anyone. If you agree to step down, if you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can come find me. And if you want to pursue Lin Liting again, I won't stop you either. Just this once, step down, and afterwards, it's every man for himself!"

  "In the future, if something happens, you can all solve it yourself, thank you for your kindness, brother." Shen Cong said with a smile, although he didn't explicitly state it, but the meaning was very clear.

  Cao Yu's face suddenly darkened, and a hint of anger was already swirling in his mind. His powerful aura directly pressed down on Shen Cong, "With your second-stage cultivation, you were able to defeat Li Xiao, which is indeed not easy, and even extremely rare. But do you know what kind of difference there is between the third-stage Tongli and the fourth-stage Ningyuan? Everything still needs to be carefully considered, think it through clearly before making a decision, lest when things come, you regret it again in your heart, do you understand?"

  "Brother's teaching is that brother must consider carefully and cannot make such a rash decision!" Shen Cong nodded seriously.

  Cao Yu's expression eased slightly. "You have this idea, which is not bad. Think it over and give me an answer tomorrow!" Cao Yu said, turning to leave.

  "Wait a moment, senior brother." Shen Cong suddenly called out to Cao Yu.

  Cao Yu turned around with a puzzled expression and looked at Shen Cong, "What else is there? If it's not important, you can say it all together tomorrow."

  "Junior brother thinks it's important!" Shen Cong said very seriously, "Senior brother asked junior brother to think about it for a while, and now junior brother has thought it through clearly, so he must speak out!"

  "I told you to think about it overnight, I didn't ask you to respond so quickly!" Cao Yu raised an eyebrow.

  "I've thought it through and I must speak out, please forgive me, senior brother!"

  "Then speak up, what decision is in your heart!" The momentum was like the prelude to a violent storm, as if only Shen's words were not right, would be met with a thunderbolt.

  "Junior brother won't come down from the peak, and it's disappointing for senior brother!" Shen Cong said with a smile.

  "You dare!" Cao Yu's expression suddenly turned furious, the surrounding rocks instantly exploded into powder, but Shen Cong's face still had a smile on it, as if he couldn't see the changes around him.