Chapter 131: Chapter 131: Return to Kunlun
"Please halt, Kunlun does not entertain male guests."
As Ji Chen reached the peak of Hongqiao, near the entrance of the Kunlun Mountain Gate, a few female disciples responsible for guarding the area stopped him.
Ji Chen was aware of such a rule in Kunlun, so he did not make it difficult for them; instead, he spoke, "Please inform Fairy Ruyan that an old acquaintance has come to visit."
Hearing these words, the few of them couldn’t help but exchange glances.
Clearly, the "Fairy Ruyan" mentioned by the other party was undoubtedly the Kunlun Saintess Si Ruyan.
Throughout the world, there were not many young people qualified to know the Saintess, and now this unknown young man in white suddenly appeared; what could his origins be?
Seeing Ji Chen’s extraordinary demeanor, they dared not delay, thinking perhaps he truly knew the Saintess.
Soon, one of the older female disciples spoke, "Please wait a moment, I’ll report it."
Leaving behind this sentence, she turned and went into Kunlun.
Ji Chen waited quietly on the spot; visiting today, he did not reveal his identity, and he had also changed his appearance using a secret technique.
"Whoosh!"
Before long, a rainbow glow flashed, and the female disciple who went to report returned, accompanied by an exceptionally elegant woman in a white dress, none other than the Kunlun Saintess Si Ruyan.
"Young master, were you looking for me?"
Si Ruyan descended, her gaze sweeping over and finally fixating on Ji Chen.
Her face showed a look of confusion; she had thought from the report that it was a familiar friend, yet this Ji Chen before her was someone she clearly did not recognize.
"It’s been a few years, and the fairy’s grace surpasses before," Ji Chen said with a smile.
"Who are you?"
Si Ruyan was even more puzzled, certain that she had never seen him.
But at this moment, she inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity with this young man in white.
Ji Chen did not speak, only smiled, then flicked his fingers lightly, sending out a ray of light pointing straight to the sky.
"This is..."
Si Ruyan’s eyes narrowed; she seemed to perceive something in that flick from Ji Chen.
It was a breath of law, and this breath was not unfamiliar to her; in fact, it was exactly the same as the one sealed in the Stone Sword on Kunlun’s Star Sword Peak!
In a moment, she seemed to have an epiphany, comprehending everything, and couldn’t help but reveal a look of astonishment.
"Please come with me, young master," without asking anything, Si Ruyan spoke like this, leading Ji Chen into Kunlun.
"Who is this person?"
In front of the mountain gate, the disciples guarding there couldn’t help showing curious expressions on their faces.
Obviously, they still hadn’t figured out Ji Chen’s identity and background.
And just now, the breath of law contained in Ji Chen’s flick only existed for a moment; except for Si Ruyan, these ordinary disciples simply hadn’t noticed anything unusual.
...
"Four years, I never expected, young master, that you could really return alive."
Within Kunlun, in a secluded mountain path, Ji Chen and Si Ruyan walked slowly; she had already guessed Ji Chen’s identity, feeling a little shocked and incredible in her heart.
Ji Chen smiled, and at this moment, his face changed, revealing his true appearance, as he said, "Good luck, I didn’t die in that Forbidden Mountain; mostly, it was the Celestial Saint Dew you gave me back then, forming a bond with me and sharing some of the Path of Celestial Fate with me."
Si Ruyan naturally did not believe her Path of Celestial Fate had such strong causation; that Ji Chen could return alive from the Immortal Burial Forest was entirely his own doing.
"Not long ago, I heard someone in the Profound Domain challenged and killed a Mind Dao Body of the Demon Crown Prince, I suppose it was you, young master?" she asked.
This matter naturally spread, especially since it involved the Demon Crown Prince, a young king dormant in the West Desert, now closely watched by the world; anything about him couldn’t be hidden.
Back then, Ji Chen beheaded Yao Yan in front of the Lingyun Sect’s mountain gate, then challenged and killed a Dao Body of the Demon Crown Prince; this was nothing less than a huge provocation to the Demon Race of the West Desert.
Many people said that once the Demon Crown Prince came out, he would certainly visit Beiyou in person, and then, the Northern Netherworld would likely have no peace.
After all, just one Dragon Heir already made Beiyou a bit turbulent; it’s hard to imagine how the competition among the younger generation would intensify if the Demon Crown Prince also set foot here.
"Just a Mind Dao Body, nothing much," Ji Chen spoke indifferently.
Si Ruyan, however, said, "After all, the other party is the Crown Prince of the Demon Race; with such provocation, you may inevitably be targeted. Fortunately, he doesn’t seem to know your identity; otherwise, it might have implicated the Lingyun Sect. Now that the Lingyun Sect is in a stage of rapid development, if suppressed by the Demon Race, it would be a huge trouble."
"The Demon Race is in the West Desert; finding trouble with my Lingyun Sect isn’t that simple. Unless an Ancestral King comes in person, I have ways to ensure they won’t return once they come," Ji Chen spoke confidently.
He wasn’t being arrogant; now Nangong Ao had regained his peak, with the Ninth Layer of Void Realm power; who in the world dared to say they could handle the Lingyun Sect, except for an Ancestral King or an Ancient Saint?
Moreover, besides this, Ji Chen had long reinforced the Mountain Protection Array of the Lingyun Sect with the Cenling Array Manual, and secretly set up many Killing Arrays; threatening the Lingyun Sect was not an easy task.
"For you to return alive from the Immortal Burial Forest, you must have gained a lot of opportunities, and I can sense your essence is abundant, your body seems very different from four years ago," she said narrowed her eyes.
Ji Chen was a little surprised; as expected of the Sun Immortal Body, even such a detail could be sensed.
But he did not reveal the matter of the Hongmeng Body and instead asked, "I came to Kunlun today to ask you about something."
"Is it about Junior Sister Luoning?" she asked, seemingly already anticipating it.
Ji Chen nodded, "What exactly happened three years ago? Why did she sever her cultivation? And now she is nowhere to be found."
"This matter..."
Si Ruyan pondered, her brows furrowed slightly, hesitating to speak.
Moments later, she said, "I can only tell you that it’s related to the Celestial Calamity."
"Do you know her whereabouts?" Ji Chen inquired.
"She should still be in the Northern Netherworld, but I do not know the exact location. Although my junior sister has severed her Dao and returned to mundanity, she still has her lifespan, living for another one or two centuries would not be a problem. Perhaps, young master, you might see her again someday," she replied.
Ji Chen remained silent, surmising that Si Ruyan probably knew more, but she clearly had no intention of revealing it now.
He was silent for a moment and asked again, "Did she sever her cultivation because of me?"
Si Ruyan’s beautiful eyes looked at him, meeting Ji Chen’s gaze, and after a moment, she said, "Partly, but not entirely."