Chapter 135: Little Friend
"Young Master, walk slowly," Fire Zhe shouted, then quickly followed with Li Qiye and the others.
About a quarter of an hour later, Wang Yufan arrived at a mountain. This mountain was called Li Shui Mountain, and on its peak was a very ancient sect. The plaque on the mountain gate clearly read the three characters: Li Shui Sect.
Wang Yufan felt a sense of melancholy looking at this scene, not expecting so much time to have passed, and that things had long since changed.
The two giant stone lions in front of the mountain gate had already been corroded beyond recognition by the passage of time.
"Creak, creak." The Li Shui Sect’s gate was pushed open. This was because the Li Shui Sect disciples had already seen Fire Zhe and Li Qiye from the lookout, while Wang Yufan, who had arrived first, was ignored by them.
"Senior Brother Fire Zhe, you’re back," two disciples in green robes, guarding the Li Shui Sect’s gate, flew over and shouted.
"Yes, Junior Brothers, we’re back," Fire Zhe said with a smile.
"Senior Brother, what treasures did you bring back this time? Every time Senior Brother goes out, he always has great gains. This time shouldn’t be an exception, right?" one of the disciples asked Fire Zhe.
Fire Zhe also nodded and said, "There are definitely gains. Let’s go in and have the Great Elder appraise them first."
"Senior Brother, who is that person standing there motionlessly, looking at our Li Shui Sect?" another disciple asked.
Fire Zhe didn’t answer them this time, because even he didn’t know who this powerful young man was.
Fire Zhe walked up to Wang Yufan and said, "Young Master, may I ask your name? Do you know our Li Shui Sect?"
Wang Yufan turned to look at Fire Zhe and said, "Me? You can just call me Young Master. Your Li Shui Sect has some ties with me. Let’s go in."
However, Fire Zhe’s next words made Wang Yufan pause.
Fire Zhe said, "Um, Young Master, our Sect Master has given an order not to receive outsiders for now, so please don’t be offended and don’t make things difficult for us."
Wang Yufan said with a smile, "The Li Shui Sect was once a super great sect. I didn’t expect it to decline to this extent, even the sect gate no longer receives outsiders. Forget it, I’ll just go in and take a look myself."
As Wang Yufan finished speaking, he took a step and instantly vanished from Fire Zhe’s sight.
Fire Zhe reacted immediately. He rushed towards the sect gate. Although he didn’t know if Wang Yufan was good or bad, since he had already entered the sect, he had to quickly report this matter to the Great Elder or the Sect Master.
Li Qiye and the other disciples, seeing Fire Zhe rush into the sect in a hurry, also realized the seriousness of the situation and all followed him in.
Inside the Li Shui Sect, in the central plaza, there was a giant human-shaped stone sculpture.
The person carved in the sculpture was none other than the Li Shui Sect’s founding ancestor, Yue Li. Behind the central plaza were rows of stairs leading directly to the cultivation grounds of the Li Shui Sect disciples.
Wang Yufan simply stood quietly in front of Yue Li’s statue, observing.
"I really didn’t expect it. A single glance, a thousand years. Some people are alive, but others are gone," Wang Yufan murmured to himself.
Swish. Swish. Swish.
Several figures, whose strength was at the Earth Immortal level, darted out from all directions. They had received news that outsiders had entered their Li Shui Sect.
The situation was unclear, so they didn’t dare to act rashly. After they arrived, many disciples of the Li Shui Sect also rushed out, each dressed in green robes and carrying a precious sword on their back.
Finally, a white-robed figure with silver hair appeared, whose strength had reached the peak of Earth Immortal. This figure was the current Great Elder of the Li Shui Sect, Cheng Tai.
Cheng Tai looked at Wang Yufan, who was standing in front of their founding ancestor’s statue, feeling a little surprised. He had just briefly understood the situation from Fire Zhe.
This young man in white had a strange temperament, considerable strength, and a highly suspicious background. From Fire Zhe’s words, he knew that this young man seemed particularly interested in their Li Shui Sect.
After thinking for a moment, Cheng Tai took a step, appearing five steps away from Wang Yufan, and spoke, "Little friend, what brings you to my Li Shui Sect? I heard from Fire Zhe and the others that you saved them on the way. This old man expresses his gratitude here first."
As Cheng Tai spoke, he bowed slightly.
Wang Yufan also sensed it. It seemed that although the Li Shui Sect had declined, it still maintained this polite way of speaking. Then he might as well test them. Since he encountered the sect of an old acquaintance, helping them casually wouldn’t hurt.
"Hahaha, you old fellow are quite polite, but you can’t call me little friend. You can only call me Young Master. Otherwise, your etiquette would be greatly lacking." Wang Yufan said.
Hearing Wang Yufan say this, Cheng Tai was stunned. He felt as if this young man might be mentally ill. How had he lost his etiquette? He had already lived for six thousand years, and calling a young man who looked only twenty-something little friend—how was that impolite?
It was fortunate that they were in the Li Shui Sect, where their sect rules had restrictions. If they were outside, Cheng Tai felt that based on what Wang Yufan had just said, he would have long been smashed into a pulp.
Just at this moment, a middle-aged man with a cultivation of Earth Immortal Fourth Layer, standing nearby, angrily said, "This is our Li Shui Sect’s Great Elder. Calling you little friend is already giving you enough face. Are you suggesting that our Great Elder should treat you as an equal?"
Wang Yufan shook his head upon hearing this and said, "No, no, what I mean is that none of you can call me little friend, no matter who it is. Even your founding ancestor, Yue Li, wouldn’t dare to call me little friend. Are you sure you can call me that?
However, you can call me Young Master, but you cannot call me little friend. That would be a great breach of etiquette."
Cheng Tai’s brows also furrowed slightly. He found that the young man in front of him spoke neither humbly nor arrogantly. He couldn’t discern how high this young man’s strength was. He thought there must be some treasure on Wang Yufan that prevented the prying of cultivation levels, which was why he couldn’t see it.
Just now, he had also sensed an aura of a superior on Wang Yufan, an aura even higher than their Sect Master’s. This aura couldn’t be faked; it was innate. Cheng Tai was very puzzled as to why such a young man would suddenly come to their Li Shui Sect.
Could it be that their mortal enemy, the Bai Yue Sect, had invited him to deal with the Li Shui Sect? The Bai Yue Sect had a peak Heavenly Immortal existence, while the Li Shui Sect only had its Sect Master, who was at Heavenly Immortal First Layer. If it weren’t for the great formation left by their ancestor back then, the Li Shui Sect would probably have been swallowed by the Bai Yue Sect long ago.
Just as Cheng Tai was contemplating.
Dong. Dong. Dong.
The warning bells of the Li Shui Sect rang out.
The disciple guarding the mountain gate flew over quickly and said to Cheng Tai, "Great Elder, this is bad. The Moon Worship Sect has arrived."