Chapter 112: Things Remain, People Change

The person who came was Yu Liang, the same one who had come last time to ask him to go to the Xianyuan Assembly together.

It was thanks to him that he had been able to obtain the Life Severing Fate Reversal Art.

Yu Liang looked at Su Yu. "Brother Su, are you preparing to have tea again?"

Su Yu took out a new teacup. "Please, Brother Yu, have a seat."

Su Yu knew that Yu Liang generally wouldn't come to see him unless there was something important.

Yu Liang picked up the tea Su Yu had brewed, but his hand seemed somewhat weak as he held the cup, and there was a touch of desolation in his eyes.

After drinking the tea in his hand, he let out a long sigh.

Seeing this, Su Yu asked, "Brother Yu, what's wrong?"

Yu Liang looked at Su Yu. "Brother Su, Elder Wu Cheng has passed away. In the end, he never managed to reach the Golden Core Stage."

For a moment, Su Yu felt a bit dazed. Of course, he knew Elder Wu Cheng; it was he who had brought the three of them into the Sect back then.

He had thought highly of Ye Lin back then, and looking at Ye Lin's achievements now, they had far exceeded his expectations.

Perhaps Ye Lin and Han Shi no longer had much contact with Elder Wu Cheng.

But back when Su Yu was still an Elder of Miscellaneous Affairs, he was still able to run into Elder Wu Cheng frequently.

During the time he served as an Elder of Miscellaneous Affairs, Elder Wu Cheng had also come to find him to drink tea and wine.

He had said that the most correct thing he had done in his life was bringing the three of them into the Profound Heaven Sect.

Elder Wu Cheng had already been quite old back then, but Su Yu hadn't expected that he still wouldn't be able to take that step into the Golden Core Stage.

Su Yu stood up, gazed into the distance, and stood dazed for a while, his voice becoming a bit heavy.

"Let's go. Let us see him off on his final journey."

Yu Liang nodded as well.

The two arrived before Elder Wu Cheng's grave. This was the Profound Heaven Sect's cemetery, a place for the Disciples and Elders of the Profound Heaven Sect to rest in peace.

Su Yu and Yu Liang walked up to Wu Cheng's tombstone, and Su Yu placed the flowers in his hand in front of the grave.

"Elder Wu Cheng, it is a great regret that I could not see you one last time."

"I encountered an Immortal Master taking Disciples in my youth, and in the blink of an eye, things remain, but people have changed."

Su Yu took out the Wine Immortal Gourd and poured the last cup of wine before his grave. "Elder Wu, this is the last cup I will offer you."

Su Yu bowed to Wu Cheng's tombstone, then left the cemetery with Yu Liang.

Yu Liang's mood remained off.

Su Yu knew the reason why. Yu Liang had been stuck at the Foundation Establishment Stage Level 9 for a long time and had never been able to cross the threshold into the Golden Core Stage. He also knew that the older one got, the less hope there was to achieve a Breakthrough into the Golden Core Stage.

Seeing Elder Wu Cheng pass away, he couldn't help but feel a strange emotion.

Yu Liang felt melancholic and lost. "Brother Su, do you think I can achieve a Breakthrough into the Golden Core Stage?"

Su Yu gave him a firm answer. "Yes."

After hearing this, Yu Liang felt much more spirited.

Su Yu didn't say any superfluous words to encourage him; having that one word "Yes" was enough.

"Brother Su, your word is enough. Even if I can't achieve a Breakthrough into the Golden Core Stage by then, as long as I can hold out until the arrival of the Demon Clan members, that would be fine. It would allow me to make a contribution for the Human Race."

"Of course, it would be best if members of the Demon Race never appeared."

But everyone was clear on the current situation.

The two then drank wine and talked freely; afterward, Yu Liang had regained some of his spirit.

The setting sun shone into Su Yu's courtyard, and also on the back of the departing Yu Liang.

Yu Liang raised his hand and waved behind him, but he did not turn back.

"Brother Su, I'll be going now."

"Alright."

After Yu Liang left, Su Yu knew clearly that he didn't need to worry about being stuck in a Realm and falling because he couldn't achieve a Breakthrough.

But not everyone was like him. He had been at the Profound Heaven Sect for quite a few years now, and already, old friends were beginning to reach their end.

The Foundation Establishment Stage only granted two or three hundred years of lifespan, and Su Yu himself was not young anymore.

Not to mention those friends who had entered the Sect earlier than him.

Forget it; the road is still long, and there will be more to experience in the future. Let's just enjoy the present.

Meanwhile, on Leng Jiahang's side, he had already arrived at the place Sun Yu had mentioned.

The reason he had rushed here was based on his judgment from his previous life; he knew that the Demon Race currently dared not have a direct confrontation with people from the Eight Great Sects.

Others might not know when the Demon Race would attack or what moves they had planned, but didn't he know?

Moreover, there was a Peak Master at the Soul Transformation Stage here; the Demon Race currently had no way to deal with them.

Looking down at the stronghold Sun Yu had mentioned, Leng Jiahang guessed what had happened—it was completely empty.

Leng Jiahang saw a corpse lying there; the manner of death was the same as that of the Demon Clan member he had caught earlier.

As expected of the Demon Race, they had silenced the people here without the slightest hesitation.

Li Yang flew down and looked at the corpse on the ground. "It seems that after this Demon Clan member finished clearing the traces here, they were silenced."

"They were likely afraid that this person would be exposed on the way back. After all, this area has already begun to be blockaded by people from the major Sects."

"We won't find any clues here. Let's go; we should scout for information in the vicinity."

Leng Jiahang nodded; this was the only option. In his previous life, his cultivation was too low, and he didn't know many specific inside details.

Otherwise, he would have been able to proceed better and plan the next steps more effectively.

The two arrived at a nearby Sect, the Fengyun Sect.

The Sect Master of the Fengyun Sect was at the Foundation Establishment Stage, and his Disciples were basically at the Qi Refinement Stage.

Seeing this situation, Leng Jiahang realized that they had been able to survive next to the Demon Clan members likely because this Sect's cultivation was too low, and they were being used as a cover.

A Sect like this, which posed no threat to them, was a very good pawn.

The Sect Master of the Fengyun Sect also noticed the two people standing in front of his Sect.

He hurried forward and said, "This Junior is the Sect Master of the Fengyun Sect. I do not know why the two Seniors have come. If there has been any offense, this Junior will give the Seniors a satisfactory explanation."

Leng Jiahang waved his hand. "Don't be nervous. We haven't come to cause you trouble; we are just here to ask you about a few things. If you know anything, please inform us."

"Seniors, please speak freely. As long as I know, I will answer truthfully."

"Do you have any impression of that Sanhua Sect?"

"I do know about that. The Sanhua Sect hasn't been established for long, and they have two experts at the Golden Core Stage within their Sect."

"Back when they established the Sanhua Sect, some of the small Sects in our vicinity were very worried. After all, it was equivalent to a great mountain pressing down beside us."

"However, this Sanhua Sect did not suppress us or anything; on the contrary, they were very friendly and even supported people from our Sects to go to their Sect for exchanges and learning."

"Disciples from our various Sects also went to the Sanhua Sect to spar with their Disciples."

"Occasionally, they would even help us. This Sanhua Sect is a good Sect. What's wrong? Has something happened to them?"

After hearing this, Leng Jiahang and Li Yang pondered for a moment and looked at each other. "Then, has there been anything unusual since the Sanhua Sect arrived here?"

"There hasn't really been anything, except that occasionally some people would go missing. But in the Cultivation World, encountering some accidents is normal. However, sometimes, the number of missing people would be quite high."