Chapter 612: Chapter 605: Cave Mansion

“Guest Elder Chen, you just returned a few days ago, and now you’re planning to go out again?”

“Not going out, it’s just a bit stifling in the sect. I’m planning to stroll around casually.”

“Feeling stifled in the sect? Could it be that over the past few days, the Sect Master has been giving you a rough time?”

…

The entrance to the Bloodthirsty Sect was always heavily guarded.

Since Ye Qingqing took office and became the Sect Master of the Bloodthirsty Sect, she paid even more attention to this place; the number of guards here had obviously increased compared to before.

Chen Hai had just arrived at this spot when several guards came forward to greet him.

Taking the identity token that Chen Hai handed over, they glanced at it casually and while returning the token to Chen Hai, they joked with a laugh.

Chen Hai did not know these guards well, but they seemed to recognize him.

The role of a Guest Elder in the sect was ordinarily unremarkable, but if a certain Guest Elder was the confidant of the new Sect Master, and the two shared an intimacy not fit for the ears of outsiders…

Such gossip would surely spread throughout the Bloodthirsty Sect in the shortest time, reaching the ears of everyone in the sect.

Perhaps, it was for this reason that these guards recognized Chen Hai’s identity right off the bat.

When they greeted Chen Hai, the expressions on their faces were a bit strange, the underlying tone of their words obviously teasing.

Leaving the sect’s living quarters, the rumors and whispers among those Guest Elders had already been upsetting Chen Hai.

Having already walked near the entrance, and now these guards were also making fun of him, saying that Ye Qingqing had given him a hard time…

With a dark face, Chen Hai was completely exasperated.

“I’m a real man, being with Ye Qingqing, why does everyone think I’m sponging off her?”

“I rely on strength to survive, never on my looks; am I really that shallow in others’ eyes?”

“I can’t stay in the Bloodthirsty Sect anymore, I can’t keep living this way!”

…

Muttering to himself for a while, Chen Hai didn’t bother to argue with these guards anymore. He strode forward, passing through the arch at the entrance and directly left the sect.

The area where the entrance to the Bloodthirsty Sect was located was naturally among the mountains.

The surrounding mountain ranges rose and fell, resembling a winding dragon sprawling on the ground.

Unfortunately, although there were many mountain ranges, not a single towering, cloud-reaching peak could be found.

The mountains within the Bloodthirsty Sect were definitely a lot loftier and imposing compared to these ranges outside.

Within this region, any towering peak of slight significance was enveloped by the Bloodthirsty Sect’s Sect Protection Array, becoming part of their domain.

“Liu once said, ‘A mountain need not be high; it’s magical if immortals reside in it, a river need not be deep; it’s magical if dragons reside in it.'”

“Even if I randomly picked a Steamed Bun Mountain as the location for my cave mansion, just because of my presence, this kind of Steamed Bun Mountain would still be able to awe all directions.”

“I don’t need to move too far from the Bloodthirsty Sect, just near its entrance will do.”

“This way, I can seek some tranquility and avoid disturbances. When Qingqing has free time, it will be much easier for her to visit me.”

“Moreover, with me stationed near their entrance, if the Bloodthirsty Sect needs help, I can easily lend a hand.”

“I’m leaving this Guest Elder role behind, moving out from where the Guest Elders live, and establishing myself on a mountain peak outside; this is truly killing three birds with one stone.”

…

After circling these thoughts in his head for a long time, Chen Hai glanced around, murmuring to himself.

Truth be told, with his strength, he could roam freely anywhere in this vast world.

Within the Bloodthirsty Sect, he had been a Guest Elder for several years. However, his loyalty to the Sect was nonexistent.

Whether it was the previous Sect Master Gui Wuya or Ouyang Ming, the publicly acknowledged strongest in the Sect, if they conflicted with him, killing them would not weigh on Chen Hai’s conscience at all.

He stayed obediently within the Bloodthirsty Sect and avoided causing unnecessary trouble for one simple reason, his wife, Ye Qingqing, was cultivating within the Sect and had now even become the Sect Master.

As a straightforward man, supporting his wife was his duty.

Whether or not he continued as Guest Elder seemed to have little impact on how Chen Hai supported Ye Qingqing.

After all, he wasn’t moving tens of thousands of miles away.

Outside the gates of the Bloodthirsty Sect, he found a mountain peak to establish himself on, which in another sense, meant he was guarding the door for Ye Qingqing and protecting the Sect Master of the Bloodthirsty Sect.

Staying inside the Sect, the gossip was too much, whether it concerned him or Ye Qingqing, it would inevitably have some impact.

Outside, occupying a mountain peak as his own territory, Chen Hai saw it as all advantage and no harm.

Although he had not yet discussed this matter in detail with his wife, he had already made up his mind himself.

Near the Sect entrance, Chen Hai strolled around, and soon, he had found his target.

A mountain peak two to three hundred meters high, about six to seven miles from the Bloodthirsty Sect entrance.

Standing at this summit, Chen Hai scanned around.

The mountain, lush with green trees, was open on all sides and did not seem connected to other mountains.

Frowning, he thought for a while and then extended his hand.

In his palm, the mysterious patterns formed by Miaozhen Cave Mansion glowed brilliantly, shooting up to the sky.

A towering, majestic peak, both visible and invisible, began to take shape.

As time passed bit by bit, the peak finally solidified from illusion to reality.

“Boom… Boom…” Like an earthquake, the entire area began to shake violently.

As the mountain peak gradually descended, the summit of the mountain under Chen Hai’s feet was flattened, and the entire mountain was forcefully shortened from two to three hundred meters to now less than one hundred.

“What’s going on? Has a powerful enemy approached? Has the Heavenly Desolate Demon Sect come?”

“No, what’s this giant peak suddenly doing here outside our gates?”

“It’s Guest Elder Chen, he’s over there. Could this scene be his doing?”

“Setting up such a display outside our gate, what exactly does he intend to do?”

…

Like the earth splitting and mountains shattering, the magnitude of Chen Hai’s actions was such that the nearby Bloodthirsty Sect couldn’t fail to notice.

Several streams of tunneling light shot out from within their gates.

The ordinary disciples inside the Sect knew Chen Hai as a man living off his wife and knew little else about him.

However, those who flew out from the Sect at first notice were certainly not ordinary disciples but were likely Ouyang Ming and Gui Wuya and a few others.

Perhaps, they didn’t have an accurate estimation of Chen Hai’s strength yet, but at least, they still had some understanding of him.

With shocked expressions, those who flew out from the Sect and saw Chen Hai, appeared to relax slightly.

Of course, seeing the giant peak created by Chen Hai, their expressions were still somewhat uncertain.

“It’s nothing, no need for alarm.”

“I’m not planning to continue being the Bloodthirsty Sect’s Guest Elder. I intend to establish a cave mansion just outside this gate, temporarily residing here.”

“As for this, I believe you won’t have any objections!”

Without any concerns, Chen Hai waved his hand at everyone, casually explaining.