I Am A Corpse Collector In The World Of Cultivating Immortals

Chapter 55: The Return of the Sect Master

First update, then revision.

"Why are you staring at me? Are you trying to pick a fight?" Mu Xiaojin couldn't help but speak up when she noticed Chen Shen occasionally glancing at her.

Chen Shen glanced at her again, wanting to say something but hesitating.

Since half a year ago, Mu Xiaojin hadn't gone out anymore. She spent her days tending to plants, playing the zither, and reading books, seemingly very leisurely.

During this time, their relationship had become somewhat closer. Mu Xiaojin would occasionally invite Chen Shen to drink and eat together.

They would exchange a few words at the dinner table, but for the most part, they ate in silence and left after finishing.

It seemed like she just wanted someone to accompany her for a meal.

"Junior brother, I know I'm beautiful, but you're not falling in love with me, are you?" Mu Xiaojin teased.

"Cut it out!" Chen Shen replied irritably.

In reality, what he had wanted to say was:

"Are you dying soon?"

He kept those words to himself, not daring to say them out loud.

After all, on the surface, they were ordinary people, and there were some things that couldn't be asked openly.

In fact, from the first time he examined Mu Xiaojin's body, he had discovered a terrifying cold energy flowing within her.

At that time, the power of the cold energy was still insignificant.

But later, when he was treating her injuries, he noticed that the icy energy had clearly intensified.

At that time, Chen Shen had wondered if she had suffered an incurable injury.

Until half a year ago, when she stopped going out, Chen Shen secretly examined her body again and understood.

It was a deadly frost poison that continued to spread within her body, impossible to eradicate.

So Mu Xiaojin had been going out every day, trying to find a solution.

But obviously, she had failed, and she had accepted her fate, which was why she stayed in the courtyard and didn't go out anymore.

It was probably also the reason why she had moved to Heaven Burial Mountain.

She must have anticipated that such a day would come.

"Swordbearer! It seems your Four Seasons Sword Technique is complete," a cheerful voice sounded, clearly spoken but still audible to everyone.

"It seems the two of them have already determined the winner," Mu Xiaojin looked up, her gaze piercing through the clouds, and saw two figures towering in the sky.

"The Sect Master is formidable, I am no match," another voice came, calm and composed.

But as these two sentences were spoken, almost everyone below was shocked.

The divine Swordbearer, Elder Chen Shen, lost to the Sect Master?

Yesterday, Sect Master Ye Chen returned to the sect and regained his authority, and today he challenged Elder Chen Shen.

This was a relatively ordinary martial arts competition and debate. Previously, everyone thought that Elder Chen Shen was no match for the Sect Master.

But with the several moves that had been made before, everyone within the sect now regarded this elder as a god.

But now, this result was completely unexpected by everyone.

"How is this possible? Elder Chen Shen fought against two Gold Core eighth layer True Immortals alone, and even killed one of them. How could he still lose to the Sect Master?"

"It's a pity. It turns out the Sect Master has been out training for these past few years, and his strength is even more terrifying than Elder Chen Shen."

"The Sect Master truly is the Sect Master. This is the true god of our Heaven Burial Sect!"

Unexpected as it was, everyone quickly accepted this result.

"Do you know why the Sect Master challenged Elder Chen Shen as soon as he returned?" Mu Xiaojin asked, looking for an explanation.

"Do you think I'm an idiot? Isn't it just to establish his authority?" Chen Shen's mind was clear.

He scratched his head, showing his confusion. "Please enlighten me, senior sister."

Please enlighten me, senior sister!

"If the Yunhai Tianmo had not been destroyed in these past few years and Master Ye had returned, he would still be the supreme head of the sect.

Unfortunately, his son said it was reckless, or perhaps just lucky, that he managed to accomplish what the master himself dared not do. The elder who used to quietly preside over a peak has also shown extraordinary abilities.

In simple terms, now Ye Shuangman and the elder in charge of the sword sect have gained too much prestige."

"If we don't counteract it, even if the master returns, the hearts of the people in Cangwu will still be in the hands of these two."

"That's why the master needs this battle, to establish his authority and show everyone that even without the elder and his son, he can still destroy the Yunhai Tianmo!"

Mu Xiaojin spoke confidently, as if she had seen through the purpose of the master's battle today.

"I see now," Chen Shen said with relief, showing a sudden realization.

"Sister is always so meticulous in her thinking," he praised.

"Of course," Mu Xiaojin said proudly, raising her small head.

"Having reached the peak of the Gold Core stage, it seems this trip has been very rewarding."

After the neighbors finished eating and left, Chen Shen looked up and gazed at the first peak, murmuring to himself.

...

On the magnificent hall of the first peak.

Ye Chen sat high on the seat of the sect master.

"Father," Ye Shuangman walked in from outside the hall, with Teng Shu closely following.

"You're here, please sit," Ye Chen said.

"Why did you summon me, father?" Ye Shuangman asked as he sat down on a chair.

"Did Ye Long cause trouble before, trying to seize the position of the sect master? Is this true?" Ye Chen asked.

Upon hearing this, Ye Shuangman's expression changed slightly, and he blinked his eyes.

"Yes, it is true. But he has already admitted his mistake and been punished. Moreover, he played a significant role in the destruction of the Tianmo," Ye Shuangman replied.

"Hmm. The Yunhai Tianmo was already part of my plan. If you hadn't acted, I would have come back and executed it myself. But Ye Long is not from the direct line, daring to challenge the authority and plot against the clan. This crime deserves death. Son, how could you easily spare his life?" Ye Chen scolded.

"At the time of the destruction of the Yunhai, several True Immortals fell. We cannot afford to lose any more True Immortal power, and Ye Long has returned to the right path and has no ulterior motives," Ye Shuangman quickly explained.

"Narrow-minded and foolish. Ye Long dared to offend once, he must have had ulterior motives. If it weren't for the elder's support, you would have become a pile of bones in front of his throne. The elder is soft-hearted and doesn't want Cangwu to lose high-end combat power because he doesn't care about gains and losses. But our Ye family is different. Cangwu belongs to the direct line of our Ye family and cannot fall into the hands of outsiders or be coveted by the branch line!" Ye Chen scolded his son, stood up, and sneered.

Ye Shuangman lowered his head, his face slightly red. After a long silence, he finally asked, "So, father, how should we deal with Ye Long?"

"Kill him!"

"Father, you can't. This is a power that Cangwu cannot afford to lose. How can you make such a hasty decision?" Ye Shuangman, who had been in charge of Cangwu for many years, still had feelings for these True Immortals who had fought alongside him and worked hard.

Ye Long was at fault, and he didn't have much affection for the man. But he was afraid that killing him would lose the support of the branch line and make the other True Immortals dissatisfied.

"A mere seventh-level Gold Core stage is nothing in my eyes!" Ye Chen's face showed disdain.

"Father, you..." Ye Shuangman only knew that his father had defeated the elder in charge of the sword sect, but he didn't know the specific level of his cultivation.

Boom!

A tremendous pressure erupted from Ye Chen's body.

Ye Shuangman didn't feel anything, but Teng Shu beside him had a drastic change in his expression and exclaimed, "Master, you... Ninth-level Gold Core stage? Perfect?"

"What is a perfect Gold Core stage? I want Nascent Soul!" Ye Chen said.

"I called you here today not because of Ye Long, but because I want to change the situation in Cangwu that has not changed for hundreds of years. I want to start planning.

Once I become a Nascent Soul, I will swallow five more countries beyond the Ten Kingdoms.

If I fail to become a Nascent Soul, Cangwu will still belong to the Ye family!"