Chapter 39: It’s good that you’re back!

[Not long after, you left the ruins of the Heavenly Profound Temple.]

[This time, instead of heading to the Desert of Death, you found a secluded place to cultivate alone.]

[In the fifth year, while practicing the "Wind Chasing Art," you triggered a random enlightenment, increasing your cultivation speed by eight times.]

[The enlightenment not only sped up your cultivation but also made your thoughts more active.]

[While practicing the Wind Chasing Art, you seemed to feel the rhythm of the wind.]

[In that instant, your body techniques advanced from the entry level to the minor achievement level.]

[This filled you with joy, as you felt you had discovered the essence of this technique.]

[You believed that as long as you could clearly sense the rhythm of the wind, your body techniques would make significant progress.]

[Ten days passed in the blink of an eye, and the state of enlightenment ended.]

[Your body techniques improved greatly, but you were somewhat dissatisfied.]

[Because that rhythm of the wind only appeared for a moment, and no matter how hard you tried afterward, you couldn't sense it again.]

[In the sixth year, you focused on refining your Golden Core and practicing your body techniques, making slight progress.]

[Several years passed in the blink of an eye.]

[In the thirteenth year, you disguised yourself and secretly returned to Green Hills City.]

[You didn't go home but hid your identity and stayed in the shadows.]

[This time, you wanted to use the Eye of Insight to confirm the identity and strength of the shadowy figure who attacked the Jiang Family.]

[Although you were almost certain it was an Immortal Slave, everything was still just your speculation.]

[After all, this shadowy figure was the reason you were driven to work so hard, and you had some obsessions in your heart.]

[Of course, besides that, you also wanted to see how your father, Jiang Fushan, managed to escape from this assassination attempt.]

[This was a decision you made after careful consideration.]

[In a previous simulation, you had already escaped from this person's grasp using the Teleportation Jade Plate.]

[It was just bad luck that you encountered another Immortal Slave that time.]

[So you believed that as long as your luck wasn't too bad, escaping wouldn't be a problem.]

[Moreover, this time you were prepared to observe from a distance and not show yourself, so you felt even safer.]

[You hid in a small farmhouse a few streets away from the Jiang Family Mansion. Two months later, you suddenly heard a loud noise.]

[You saw a shadowy figure appear above the Jiang Family Mansion from a distance.]

[At this moment, the Jiang Family Mansion had already collapsed.]

[You quickly used the Eye of Insight to check the person's information.]

[You were stunned by the current situation.]

[This was completely contrary to your previous speculation.]

[You originally thought that in the thirteenth year, the shadowy figure would destroy the Jiang Family, and your father would start fleeing.]

[But it turned out that your father returned with a large group of cultivators and forcefully killed the shadowy figure.]

[Now, it seemed your father was organizing the Jiang Family members to evacuate.]

[After a brief moment of shock, you quickly activated the Eye of Insight to check the strength of these cultivators.]

[After seeing the information of these local cultivators, your first reaction was: How is this possible!]

[Among these people, several had reached the Tribulation Crossing stage.]

[Of course, this wasn't the key point; it only indicated that they had good talent!]

[The key point was that these people were already over a thousand years old.]

[In a previous simulation, Bai Ruoxue had told you that Heavenly Thunder descended every few decades.]

[Could these people also be Immortal Slaves, from the Immortal Arrival Sect?]

[Impossible, the Eye of Insight didn't show that.]

[The information about the shadowy figure Yang Zuo clearly indicated his affiliation with the Immortal Arrival Sect.]

[But how did these cultivators survive?]

[This left you very puzzled.]

[If it were just a Tribulation Crossing stage cultivator in their hundreds, you might think they started cultivating late and had good talent.]

[But a Tribulation Crossing stage cultivator over a thousand years old must have experienced the Heavenly Thunder tribulation.]

[Could it be that the Heavenly Thunder isn't necessarily fatal?]

[You had a question in your heart, which shattered your previous plans.]

[Originally, you planned to confirm the identity and level of the shadowy figure and then cultivate alone.]

[Now it seemed you needed to interact with these people; perhaps you could gain something different.]

[After making your decision, you walked towards the Jiang Family Mansion.]

[As soon as you approached, the vigilant cultivators stopped you, not allowing you to get closer.]

[Helpless, you had to shout for your father, Jiang Fushan.]

[Upon hearing your voice, your father appeared in front of you shortly after.]

[His eyes were red as he looked at you, as if he had a thousand words to say, but in the end, he only said one sentence: It's good that you're back!]