Chapter 1709: Chapter 1709

Chapter 1709: Chapter 1709: If Anyone Refuses, Face Me in Battle!

Upon hearing Baili Mingyue’s words, the bamboo house fell silent.

After a dozen or so breaths, the elderly voice sounded again: “Mingyue, you’re causing trouble again! When did you have a Martial Dao companion? Why don’t I know about it? Besides… your Primordial Yin Physique remains intact, what kind of Martial Dao companion is that boy to you?”

Baili Mingyue understood what “Primordial Yin Physique” referred to, her face slightly flushed, she glanced at Fang Bai, and said coquettishly towards the bamboo house: “Master, in your understanding, a Martial Dao companion requires male and female Martial Artists to go through integrated cultivation, right? But I don’t think so…”

She paused, then continued, “Fang Bai and I have known each other for a long time, and our hearts and minds are in sync. In my heart, I have long regarded him as my Martial Dao companion. I… Regret nothing in this life.”

Fang Bai stepped forward, took Baili Mingyue’s small hand, and gently squeezed it once.

Baili Mingyue puckered her lips and smiled, making a funny face at him.

The bamboo house fell silent again for a moment, then the elderly voice spoke: “The two of you, come in together!”

Baili Mingyue let out a sigh of relief, grabbed Fang Bai’s hand, and walked shoulder to shoulder with him into the bamboo house.

Inside the bamboo house, there wasn’t much decoration, only an alchemy cauldron, a meditation cushion, and besides that, some Spiritual Medicine and small bottles made with Spirit Stones specifically designed to store Spirit Pills.

The black-robed elder inside the bamboo house knew Fang Bai and Baili Mingyue had entered, but he ignored them, focusing on cleaning the alchemy cauldron in front of him, pouring out some herbal residues and a few Spirit Pills that looked fairly dark.

Fang Bai knew that the black-robed elder in front of him was Baili Mingyue’s master, known as Xuanling Venerable, Yun Yi.

“If you have something to say, say it. You’re not one to dawdle.”

“I have something to ask of you…”

“If I can do it, I will help you; if not, it’s useless to ask me.”

“I want to travel to the Eastern Desolate Continent with Fang Bai to train.”

Upon hearing Baili Mingyue’s words, Yun Yi stopped his movements, turned his head to look at her, and then cast his gaze on Fang Bai.

“You boy… quite peculiar…”

Yun Yi walked up to Fang Bai, surveying him incessantly, sometimes furrowing and sometimes relaxing his brows, shaking his head: “Can’t see through… can’t see through…”

Baili Mingyue curiously asked, “Master, what can’t you see through?”

Yun Yi pointed at Fang Bai and said, “This boy you brought, he appears to only have a Half-Step Thunder Tribulation Cultivation, but his vitality is strong, and his Spiritual Energy is abundant. It seems his combat power far surpasses his cultivation level…”

He said to this point, suddenly reaching out, grabbing Fang Bai’s arm, pinching it up and down, and clicking his tongue: “I thought so, it turns out it’s an Innate Fire Spirit Root. But your ability to challenge across levels seems even stronger than Mingyue’s!”

Fang Bai grinned and said, “Senior, you are impressive. Even though I tried to conceal it, you still saw through me.”

Before coming here, Fang Bai was mentally prepared; if Baili Mingyue’s master was a stubborn old man refusing to let Baili Mingyue leave with him, he would subtly bring up matters of past life as Fang Bai did with the Wei Family in Immortal Stone City, to see how Yun Yi would react. If Yun Yi were a descendant from the same lineage, perhaps he wouldn’t obstruct them.

But now it seems, Yun Yi is quite approachable and treats Baili Mingyue well, so perhaps there’s no need to mention past matters and play the friendship card.

Yun Yi stroked his beard with a smile, feeling quite proud, and said: “Of course, no matter how much you conceal, how could it escape this old man’s eyes?”

Baili Mingyue immediately chimed in: “Of course! Master is a formidable Thunder Tribulation expert, five levels deep, extremely powerful!”

Yun Yi rolled his eyes, snorted, and said, “You little Mingyue girl, stop flattering me! Let me tell you, I can’t decide on what you just said!”

Baili Mingyue urgently said, “Master, you are the Supreme Elder and the number one in the Black Tortoise Sect. Who would dare not listen to you?”

Yun Yi shook his head: “You are wrong. Each Sect’s Supreme Elder only steps forward to fight for the Sect when it faces life-and-death peril, and hardly ever intervenes in Sect affairs otherwise.”

Baili Mingyue stepped forward to grab his arm, swaying and acting spoiled: “I don’t care! No matter what, I want to go on a training journey to the Eastern Desolate Continent with Fang Bai. As long as you nod, I’ll go with Fang Bai and see who dares to stop me!”

Yun Yi, shaken into a headache, smiled wryly: “About the journey for training… it’s not impossible. It’s just that you need to convince the Sect Master; only if the Sect Master agrees to let you go can it happen… What does the Sect Master say?”

Baili Mingyue pouted, muttering: “I haven’t spoken to the Sect Master yet! But the Sect Master is a bit old-fashioned, not as easygoing as you. I feel… he won’t easily let me go!”

Yun Yi pointed at her, laughed, and said: “You little girl, reckless! What disciple dares to criticize their own Sect Master! You came to me first, surely want me to stand up for you and pressure the Sect Master, right?”

Baili Mingyue said: “Master is the smartest, guessed it all!”

Yun Yi waved his hand, his eyes focused on Fang Bai’s face, and he said with admiration: “Boy, you are quite skilled! As far as I know, among the tens of thousands of disciples in our Black Tortoise Sect, many are admirers of Mingyue, wishing to form a Martial Dao companionship with her. Unexpectedly, you succeeded first… Aren’t you worried that if this gets out, you’ll anger many?”

Fang Bai chuckled and calmly said: “A Martial Dao companionship still requires mutual affection, otherwise, it benefits neither party. And Mingyue and I knew each other in common society, even then, connected in heart and admired each other. We are the perfect match!”

Yun Yi pondered: “Though that’s true, you, an outsider Martial Artist, taking away our Black Tortoise Sect’s most outstanding talent ever, I’m afraid many in the Sect will be displeased!” ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ novel·fire.net

Fang Bai, with a fiery gaze, boldly said: “If anyone’s displeased, then let them fight me!”

Yun Yi’s eyebrows rose, he said: “With you saying that, everything will be fine!”

Baili Mingyue, however, felt a touch of worry, lightly pulling Fang Bai’s clothes, whispered: “Those Senior Brothers of mine, many are Thunder Tribulation experts. Senior Brother Li, whom we met before, is close to the second level of Thunder Tribulation. You…”

Fang Bai laughed: “Are you worried I can’t defeat them?”

Baili Mingyue hesitated: “I know you have the ability to challenge higher levels, but… but Half-Step Thunder Tribulation is quite a gap from true Thunder Tribulation experts! Moreover, fighting could lead to inevitable injuries, in the end, it’s not very good…”

Fang Bai patted her shoulder and said: “Have I ever lost along the way? Rest assured, if I wasn’t confident, I wouldn’t boast at this time!”

He said this, suddenly remembering something, and asked Yun Yi: “Senior, were you just trying to refine a medium Royal Grade Creation Pill?”