[Ever since you joined the Sword Pavilion five years ago, you had never seen anyone else there aside from Lin Tian.]
[According to Lin Tian, the other Senior Brothers and Senior Sisters were all out training and rarely returned.]
[When you thought of the word "training," you suddenly remembered that it had already been five years since you left Qingzhou.]
[Back then, you told Ye Chuxue that you would return within five years at the latest.]
[It just so happened that this year, Ye Chuxue seemed to have a small tribulation as well. You wondered whether things had gone smoothly with her trip to the Qin Kingdom to save Lin Qi.]
[Thinking of this, you decided to return to Qingzhou.]
[In the end, you told Lin Tian about your plan to go back to Qingzhou.]
"Qingzhou? So Little Junior Brother, you are from Qingzhou!"
[Lin Tian had always subconsciously assumed that you were from Youzhou.]
"Qingzhou... I seem to remember that Sixth Senior Brother is in Qingzhou too."
"After you return to Qingzhou, you can go find Sixth Senior Brother. He has wanted to meet you for a long time, but he has never had the chance to come back."
[Hearing Lin Tian say that Sixth Senior Brother was in Qingzhou, you were a little surprised. You then asked where exactly he was.]
"Sixth Senior Brother seems to be in... in a mortal empire called the Qin Kingdom."
"What? The Qin Kingdom?"
[You had never expected Sixth Senior Brother to be in the Qin Kingdom, a place you often visited. But the Qin Kingdom was only an ordinary mortal empire, so why would Sixth Senior Brother, who was at the Deity Transformation stage, be there?]
[You could not understand why this was the case. Clearly, the three great sects were far better forces to infiltrate.]
[Just like Wan Yemo, who had already infiltrated the Myriad Demons Sect deeply enough to become one of its Elders. His status could not be considered low at all!]
"What? Do not tell me your home is in the Qin Kingdom?"
[Seeing your strong reaction, Lin Tian looked somewhat surprised as well.]
[You shook your head and said that your home was not in the Qin Kingdom, but this trip just happened to require you to go there.]
"Then that works out perfectly! In any case, Sixth Senior Brother already knows your information. It is just a pity that you will not get to see Fifth Senior Sister!"
[After bidding Lin Tian farewell, you left the Sword Pavilion alone.]
[After breaking through to Nascent Soul, your endurance had grown much stronger. In just one month, you returned to Qingzhou using the Great Void Technique.]
[You did not choose to go directly to the Qin Kingdom, but first returned to the Desolate Village.]
[After arriving at the Desolate Village, you discovered that Ye Chuxue was no longer there.]
[Seeing this, you did not hesitate and continuously used the Great Void Technique as you headed toward the Qin Kingdom.]
[The moment you arrived in the Qin Kingdom, you saw two heavily injured figures flying in the direction of the Heavenly Abyss.]
"Ye Chuxue?"
[Using your senses, you discovered that the two were Ye Chuxue and Lin Qi. What surprised you, however, was that Ye Chuxue's cultivation had now reached the late Core Formation stage.]
[Because of your earlier intervention, at the same point in time, Ye Chuxue's realm was nearly a whole major realm higher than before.]
[You used the Great Void Technique and instantly appeared in front of the two of them.]
[When Lin Qi saw a man suddenly step out of a purple void gate ahead of them, he looked at you with full vigilance.]
"Who are you?"
"Su Ming?"
[At that moment, Ye Chuxue rushed up and stared at you in shock as you emerged from the void.]
"Su Ming, it really is you? You are back?"
[Seeing that someone was chasing after Ye Chuxue from behind, you pulled her over and looked at the approaching man.]
"Oh? So you demonic cultivators even have reinforcements? But today, all of you will die here!"
[A man dressed in Qingyun Sect robes looked at you and Ye Chuxue with a mocking expression.]
[When you saw that he was only at the initial Nascent Soul stage, you immediately lost interest.]
[You shook your head in disappointment, then casually raised your hand and sent out a strand of Taixu Sword Intent.]
[In the next moment, the man from Qingyun Sect was pierced straight through by the Taixu Sword Intent, and the mocking look on his face had not even faded.]
[Not long after, several more Qingyun Sect disciples at Core Formation Great Perfection arrived.]
[You raised your hand and sent out another strand of Taixu Sword Aura. The several Qingyun Sect disciples instantly exploded into a cloud of blood in midair.]
"Leave here first!"
[The moment your words fell, you used the Great Void Technique and directly took Ye Chuxue and Lin Qi away.]
[One day later, you returned to the Desolate Village.]
[Just as you landed and were about to enter the house, Ye Chuxue suddenly stared behind you in shock.]
"What is it?" you asked Ye Chuxue curiously.
"T-there is... someone there!"
[Ye Chuxue pointed behind you, her voice trembling.]
"What?"
[The moment you heard that, you turned around at once. What came into view was a handsome man dressed in spotless white robes.]
[The instant you saw him, every hair on your body stood on end.]
[You had no idea when he had followed you here, and you could not sense the slightest aura from him, as though he were nothing more than an ordinary person.]
[But you knew very well that he absolutely could not be ordinary!]
"Who are you?"
[You looked at him sternly and asked.]
[Since he had been able to follow you here, that meant there was no way for you to escape using the Great Void Technique.]
[This was the first true rival you had encountered since you started cultivating the Great Void Technique!]
[Seeing how cautious you were, the white-robed man nodded in satisfaction and sized you up a few times.]
"Mm... not bad, not bad at all!"
[You frowned tightly at him, not understanding what he meant by that.]
"Little Junior Brother! Your Great Void Technique is still not cultivated well enough!"
"Little Junior Brother?"
[Ye Chuxue and Lin Qi both turned to look at you. They had not expected you to have such a formidable Senior Brother.]
[As for you, after hearing his words, you stood frozen in place and stared blankly at the white-robed man.]
[At the same time, you recalled what Lin Tian had said when you left the Sword Pavilion.]
"You are Sixth Senior Brother?"
"So it seems Little Eight already told you about me."
[The white-robed man nodded and looked at you with a smile.]
Wait! Sixth Senior Brother, how did you know I cultivate the Great Void Technique? And how did you catch up to me?
[You were extremely puzzled as to how he knew about the Great Void Technique. After all, the Great Void Technique was an inheritance from the Bronze Divine Hall.]
[By all logic, the Great Void Technique should have been lost since the Remote Ancient Era.]
[Hearing this, the white-robed man smiled.]
"Why do I know the Great Void Technique? Could it be that you still do not know what Eldest Senior Sister's identity is?"
"Eldest Senior Sister? What does this have to do with her? Senior Brother Lin never told me anything about her either!"
[After hearing Sixth Senior Brother's words, you felt as though your five years in the Sword Pavilion had been for nothing. You knew absolutely nothing.]
"The Great Void Technique is the inheritance method of Eldest Senior Sister's family. So... was it not Eldest Senior Sister who taught you the Great Void Technique?"
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