CHAPTER 837: CHAPTER 837: ALL THANKS TO SENIOR BROTHER

Outside the Qingshan Sect mountain gate.

An old man, dressed in rags with a scraggly beard, arrived at the foot of the mountain.

Seeing the magnificent, giant gate, he couldn’t help but rub his eyes.

"Could I have come to the wrong place?"

But after clearly seeing the three words "Qingshan Sect" above the gate, he realized that this was indeed the Qingshan Sect.

"What on earth happened in the three months I was away?!"

Just as he approached the entrance, two guarding disciples stopped him.

"Halt, who are you?"

The old man raised his head and grabbed one of the disciples by the armpit, "Who am I? Take a good look at who I am!"

The other disciple hurriedly looked, and immediately knelt on the ground with a thud.

"Sect Leader!"

"How did you end up looking like a beggar?"

The newcomer was none other than Jiang Zheng, the sect leader of Qingshan Sect. Hearing the disciple’s words, he coughed lightly, trying hard to act unconcerned, "Haha, cultivators do as they please. It’s not slovenliness, it’s freedom!"

The disciples knew better but dared not argue, nodding in agreement.

"Yes, yes, whatever the sect leader says is right."

It was only then Jiang Zheng satisfactorily let go of the disciple under his arm, seeing that the disciple was about to be overwhelmed by the smell.

"By the way, what happened to Qingshan Sect? How has the mountain gate gotten so huge?"

Another Qingshan Sect disciple quickly stood up, "That’s all thanks to Senior Brother!"

Speaking of Chen Nan, he was full of awe, looking extremely admiring.

"Sect Leader, the senior brother you found this time is truly remarkable. He’s a seventh-grade alchemist, and even surrounding sects are begging him to refine elixir pills for them."

"Seventh-grade?" Jiang Zheng exclaimed in shock.

He knew very well that when he first picked up Chen Nan, he couldn’t even do alchemy.

Yet in just a few months, he’s at the seventh grade?

Who would believe such a thing!

The disciple beside was full of doubt, "Doesn’t the sect leader know?"

As he spoke, he led the sect leader up the mountain where they encountered two spirit beasts midway, then reached the great hall at the top, the alchemy room, cultivation technique pavilion, and so on.

Though not as grand as big sects, it had some aura.

"Our sect now has just two spirit beasts and no spirit vein, so nature’s spiritual energy is not as good as other sects," the disciple chuckled, "Senior Brother said to go to the Medicine Immortal Valley to fetch spiritual medicine and plant it."

"That way, it can also increase the mountain’s spiritual energy."

Jiang Zheng could also feel that Qingshan Sect had set up a Great Gathering Spirit Array, causing the spiritual energy to be much denser than before. If spiritual medicine were also planted, it wouldn’t be weaker than a spirit vein.

"Good, good indeed!"

He was so excited he almost shed tears. For so many years, he had persevered, wanting to pass down the Qingshan Sect.

But probably lacking talent, the sect had become increasingly declining, almost to the point of disbanding.

Now, with Chen Nan’s arrival, not only did he change the disciples’ dispiritedness, but he also revitalized the entire Qingshan Sect from top to bottom.

He believed it’s only a matter of time before Qingshan Sect rises.

"This disciple was truly the right choice, hahaha!"

His delight was so immense he couldn’t stop grinning, directly entering the great hall.

At this moment, having received the news, both Chen Nan and Tang Zhirou hurried over. Seeing Jiang Zheng’s appearance, they were both stunned.

Previously, although Jiang Zheng was poor, at least he dressed quite cleanly.

Now he looked just like a beggar.

"Haha, good disciple, let your master hug you!"

Upon seeing Chen Nan, Jiang Zheng immediately spread out his arms to embrace.

Who knew both Chen Nan and Tang Zhirou would simultaneously take a step back, pinching their noses with disdain written all over their faces.

"Old man, how long has it been since you bathed? You smell so bad, did you fall into a dung pit?"

Beside him, Chen Nan silently gave a thumbs-up, thinking his junior sister’s fighting power was still as strong as ever.

"Zhirou, is this how you talk to your master?" Jiang Zheng’s face instantly turned stern, thinking to himself that he should have the dignity of being a master.

"Come on," Tang Zhirou waved her hand, "don’t say you’re my master outside, I can’t afford to lose face."

"You... rebellious disciple!"

Jiang Zheng was so mad he couldn’t speak, going to a corner to sulk.

Chen Nan saw this and couldn’t help but walk over, "Master, don’t be upset. Junior sister just has a sharp tongue but a soft heart, she’s been worried about you all this time."

"But you better go wash up and change your clothes, or don’t claim to be my master either."

Jiang Zheng’s eyes widened, almost fainting from anger, thinking to himself these two were rebellious disciples!

But it seemed he had never had much authority, considering how well Qingshan Sect was developed now, he decided to overlook it.

"Hmph, and master was still thinking about you both."

He took out two tokens from his storage bag and placed them in front of Chen Nan and Tang Zhirou.

"Do you know what these are? These are Ancient Realm Tokens, master spent countless resources to get them for you!"

After saying that, he dumped out many spiritual medicines from the storage bag.

"And these, you said you needed spiritual medicine. I scrimped and saved, didn’t even buy clothes, just to find these for you, and you still dislike my dirtiness?"

He was so aggrieved he was almost ready to cry.

Chen Nan immediately felt guilty, although the spiritual medicines on the ground weren’t precious, they were hard-earned by Jiang Zheng.

What was precious was not the spiritual medicine, but the heart.

He was full of guilt, quickly saying, "Master, I was just joking earlier, don’t be mad."

Even Tang Zhirou felt a bit embarrassed, softly calling "Master" like a mosquito.

Jiang Zheng wiped his eyes, internally sneering, "You two rebellious disciples want to fight me? Haha, watch me make you feel guilty with one move, let’s see if you dare next time."

"Forget it, as a master, I won’t stoop to your level. Wait here for me."

After saying that, he passed through the great hall, returned to a room specially built for him, and had a nice hot bath. During this time, a disciple brought him a set of brand new dark clothes.

The clothes weren’t precious, just an ordinary outfit in the cultivation world, but they came with a dust-proof array.

Jiang Zheng changed into the clothes, tidied his beard and hair bun again, and remarkably looked somewhat refined... no, like an immortal with a noble demeanor.

When he returned in front of Chen Nan and Tang Zhirou, it took his two disciples by surprise.

Tang Zhirou tilted her head, carefully examining Jiang Zheng, but her first words nearly made Jiang Zheng spit blood.

"Looking at it this way, old man, you’re not that ugly, just ordinarily ugly."

Jiang Zheng gave Tang Zhirou a fierce look, "If you can’t speak nicely, you can donate your mouth."

Chen Nan chuckled, taking out the two tokens to inquire.

"Master, what are these two tokens for?"

Jiang Zheng stroked his beard, looking profound, "These are Ancient Realm Tokens, keys to enter the Ancient Realm."