Chapter 1820 Preparing for Retreat

"Master! You're back!"

"Well, have you been practicing well during the days when your master is away?"

"I practice diligently every day and never slack off."

"Not bad, your strength has improved. You are a teachable kid."

In the Sword Palace Hall, after Shangguan Shuyun learned that Lin Jichen had returned to the sect, he immediately ran to the hall to wait.

After seeing Lin Jichen, her eyes were filled with the image of her master.

In fact, ever since Lin Ji Chen left the sect, she has been counting the days on her fingers every day. She feels like each day is a year, and she is looking forward to her master's return every day like a husband waiting for his husband.

Because Lin Jichen told her that while he was away, she should go to the square at the foot of the mountain to listen to Elder Chu Tianhan's lectures every day and practice with other disciples.

Shangguan Shuyun did not disobey and went to class every day. Many disciples saw that she was both capable and beautiful, so they stuck to her all day long, trying to get closer to her.

But towards these disciples, except for the female disciples, she kept them at a distance and never smiled at them.

After seeing his master again, Shangguan Shuyun was so happy that his face, which had been tense all the time, finally showed a smile.

"Master, when you go down the mountain next time, can you take more disciples with you?"

Shangguan Shuyun pleaded.

Lin Jichen said with a smile: "Why are you coming down the mountain with me? I have some serious business to attend to, so it's a little inconvenient to bring you along. But don't worry, I probably won't be coming down the mountain again recently."

Shangguan Shuyun, who was a little disappointed at first, immediately turned his worry into joy when he heard Lin Jichen say that he would not go down the mountain recently.

"Really, Master?"

Lin Jichen nodded and said, "Well, I'm afraid I'll have to start my retreat soon. After I finish handling the sect's affairs, I'll prepare to break through to the Yuhua realm."

"Ah? Master is going to retreat?"

Shangguan Shuyun was dumbfounded. It turned out that he would be alone again...

"Yeah, don't you want your master to reach a higher level?" Lin Ji Chen asked with a smile.

His realm has been stuck at the peak of enlightenment for a long time. To achieve enlightenment, breakthrough and immortality, in addition to collecting breakthrough materials such as natural treasures, the most important thing is to cut off one's own inner demons.

The inner demon is the most important test in the realm of enlightenment. Every cultivator, no matter who he is, will have an inner demon.

This inner demon is born from your heart, and is created based on your long-standing obsessions, difficulties, tribulations, etc.

For example, Sheng Yuan’s inner demon is Lin Ji Chen. He dreamed of killing Lin Ji Chen, but unfortunately he never succeeded until his death.

For example, the inner demon of the Great Elder Tianjian is his wife Chu Xinqin. Originally, there was no solution. Unexpectedly, Lin Jichen could bring Chu Xinqin back from the ghost world and reunite them.

This allowed the Great Elder Tianjian to come back to life and break through on the spot. Although he was only in the initial stage of Yuhua Realm, with thousands of years of accumulated Dao heart and cultivation, coupled with his own strength, his combat power was definitely enough to challenge Luo Canghai alone.

Lin Jichen’s own inner demons are much simpler, one is Xu Ziqiu and the other is Guo Jie.

The two of them were his inner demons from his previous life, and they are still with him now.

This is also because Lin Ji Chen has lived too smoothly in this life, and nothing is qualified to become his inner demon.

But he was different in his previous life, but because he carried the memories of his previous life with him after rebirth, they were still deep in Lin Ji Chen's memory, like old scars that would always remain.

Lin Jichen broke through the Yuhua realm, and Xu Ziqiu and Guo Jie were both the key to his getting rid of his inner demons.

If both of them were there, he would be 100% sure of breaking through.

But now Guo Jie still has not been found, and only Xu Ziqiu is left. He can still play a role, but the success rate is probably much lower.

If there was time, Lin Ji Chen would certainly be willing to wait until both of them were found before going through the tribulation, but now he didn't have much time left.

Zhu Jiuyin is a mountain, a mountain that makes the entire world breathless.

He couldn't wait any longer, fearing that Zhu Jiuyin would come out before Guo Jie was found.

By then, I’m afraid there won’t be any chance for a temporary breakthrough.

So Lin Ji Chen couldn't wait any longer and could only take the risk and try to break through by force.

Although the success rate is reduced, Lin Ji Chen estimated that there is at least a 70% chance of success.

In the path of cultivating immortals, having a 70% chance of overcoming the tribulation is already very high.

So Lin Ji Chen decided that he could not wait any longer.

Moreover, even if he fails to pass the tribulation, the probability of death is almost zero. The main reason is that his own strength has already far exceeded his own realm.

Just like a piece of ordinary glass will break when hit by a bullet, but bulletproof glass will be fine, at most it will just have a few cracks.

There is another important thing to be sure of, that is, Lin Jichen has Yun Lanyi to protect him, and when the time comes, he will ask her to keep watch for him and give him milk at any time.

With this guarantee, Lin Jichen is even less afraid.

If you still don't dare to overcome the tribulation after all this, then you are too cowardly.

He planned to go into seclusion and make a breakthrough once he had finished handling the sect's affairs and gathered all the materials.

At the same time, he also contacted Yun Lan Yi, but Yun Lan Yi had been very busy recently and it would take some time for her to come over.

"Of course I hope so. Master, you can stay in seclusion well. I will wait for you to come out."

Shangguan Shuyun calmed down his depressed mood and soon felt more positive.

Anyway, Master is in seclusion in the sect, so he is with me. Besides, Master has talent, so even if he is in seclusion, it shouldn’t take too long.

Thinking of this, she stopped worrying about it and gave her sincere blessings.

Lin Jichen nodded in satisfaction, as if remembering something, and said, "By the way, disciple, I have also accepted a new disciple this time. It's a good opportunity for you to get to know each other."

Just as he finished speaking, another figure came in from outside the hall.

Shangguan Shuyun was a little surprised. She didn't expect that not long after she became Lin Jichen's only disciple, another person became his disciple.

My own 'uniqueness' is gone in an instant.

Shangguan Shuyun felt a little disappointed, but he still comforted himself that it was only natural for a master to accept disciples. For the development of the sect, if he met a good seedling, he would naturally want to take him under his wing and have him become a helper of the sect in the future.

It doesn’t matter if I’m not the only disciple. At least I’m still the eldest senior sister. And with my talent, the master will definitely favor me more and spend more time on me. That’s enough.

"Congratulations, Master. I have a new junior sister."

Shangguan Shuyun said this and looked back. He thought it should be a male disciple. After all, in the field of sword cultivation, men generally have higher talents than women.

But unexpectedly, the person who appeared behind her was also a woman, and a woman with a graceful figure. Although the other party was masked and her face could not be seen clearly, she was almost certain that she was definitely a great beauty.

Shangguan Shuyun felt bitter in his heart. Was this master accepting disciples or Taoist companions? Was it necessary to be good-looking to become a master's disciple?

But now that the matter is done, she can't object. As a disciple, how can she question the master's decision?

She had no choice but to greet the woman enthusiastically, but she didn't expect that the other party's attitude towards her was very cold, and even seemed to be quite hostile...

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