The invitation from the Celestial Palace, Xiao Qingyin believed, was not sothing anyone could refuse.
If it were her, without the ties of a sect, she would also find it impossible to remain indifferent.
Seeing Xiao Qingyin, despite her pale complexion, still congratulating him, Lu Ye found it sowhat amusing.
Isn’t she just putting on a brave face?
After a mont, Lu Ye shook his head.
"You’re mistaken. I am not a mber of the Celestial Palace, not before, and not now."
Hearing this, Xiao Qingyin was evidently stunned, and even the despondent emotion in her heart seed to dissipate sowhat.
Not?!
How could that be?
Could it be that he actually refused the invitation from the Celestial Palace... It’s the Lingyao Celestial Palace!
Once you enter, it’s equivalent to joining the most prestigious guardian power in Xuanzhou.
"Did you really... not join the Celestial Palace?"
A flood of thoughts surged in her heart for a mont, and in her words, there was an unusual slight tremor in her voice.
"I did not join," Lu Ye said straightforwardly.
Xiao Qingyin: "?!"
How did he hold back?!
"Do you... do you know what the Celestial Palace is?" Xiao Qingyin even suspected that perhaps he didn’t truly understand the real status of the Lingyao Celestial Palace.
With his qualifications, just by entering, he could at least beco a Silver Envoy or even serve as an Elder!
In a hundred or two hundred years, he might even beco the successor of the Lingyao Celestial Palace!
How could he refuse such a golden opportunity?
"I know, after all, the Palace Master of the Celestial Palace is indeed powerful, probably beyond the Celestial Realm Grandmaster," Lu Ye nodded.
At this, Xiao Qingyin truly didn’t know what to say. Since he knew, why would he refuse...
Could it be...
Another possibility unwillingly erged in her heart, causing Xiao Qingyin to feel a slight tremor.
Was it because of the treatnt he received at the Red Cloud Sect, that he had no desire to join any other force thereafter?
Xiao Qingyin’s eyes dimd, and she said in a low voice, "Is it because... of my previous arrangents, that you no longer trust sect powers?"
Seeing Xiao Qingyin seemingly feeling sowhat guilty, Lu Ye knew that if he followed her lead, this woman’s Dao heart might beco even more shattered.
However, by now, Lu Ye had long since let go of any resentnt towards the forr Red Cloud.
After all, at his current cultivation realm, continuing to dwell on a trivial matter from four or five years ago would be a waste of ti.
Not returning to Red Cloud Sect was another matter. Currently, the Red Cloud Sect couldn’t offer him any assistance.
"You might be overthinking it. It has nothing to do with you. I just got accustod to being free and don’t want to join any sect," Lu Ye said, his words honestly not particularly gentle.
However, to Xiao Qingyin’s ears, they seed to bring her a hint of joy.
So, it’s not because of her?
"Now that you have the Cloud Jade Token, when the ti cos, let’s go together."
At this ti, Xiao Qingyin rembered that she took back the token she previously given to Lu Ye.
Xiao Qingyin thought for a mont, realizing there were roughly three months until the Yunyao Secret Realm opened.
She said, "If it’s convenient for you, we can act together during this ti, and then head to the gathering point together afterward?"
Lu Ye pondered for a mont, then shook his head softly and said, "I have so matters to attend to over the next two months, so it’s not convenient for now."
Xiao Qingyin understood Lu Ye’s aning; he needed private space.
If she stays by his side, it might be inappropriate during this ti...
So she nodded and said, "Alright, then I’ll contact you a few days before the secret realm opens."
After their conversation ended, Lu Ye said, "I’ll be leaving first. If you have any issues, you can still reach out to ."
...
Parting ways with Xiao Qingyin, Lu Ye continued towards the cave he had previously chosen.
Upon returning, Lu Ye noticed that the cave entrance was cleverly concealed with so debris.
Only soone very observant would notice this place.
"Hmm, is she not in the cave?"
Feeling a bit puzzled, Lu Ye imdiately cleared away the coverings and entered the cave.
In the next mont, seeing the cave was empty, Lu Ye’s eyes instantly tensed.
"Did sothing dangerous happen?"
From the lingering aura in the cave, it was evident Jiang Qingge had stayed here before.
However, Lu Ye didn’t consider himself a master tracker of scents.
He thought for a mont and decided to take out the Communication Jade Token to see if he could get so response.
As Lu Ye sent a ssage to Jiang Qingge...
[Huh? Husband, you’re back?]
Lu Ye: ...
About ten minutes later, in another part of the mountain range, Lu Ye finally t Jiang Qingge.
It turned out that the Heaven and Earth Source Qi near the cave had been fully absorbed, and the natural replenishnt rate was too slow.
So Jiang Qingge slightly changed direction to absorb the dense Source Qi elsewhere and was not in the cave, only returning there when she needed rest.
Hearing this, Lu Ye felt a stir in his heart.
Though his Array Dao skills were not outstanding, he had already reached Tier Two.
Setting up a Tier Two Gathering Array wouldn’t be much of an issue.
Moreover, a Tier Two Gathering Array isn’t high in rank, requiring only two Source Crystals for long-term operation.
After spending so ti, Lu Ye successfully set up a Tier Two Array in the cave.
In the cave, the speed at which Heaven and Earth Source Qi gathered from the surroundings increased significantly.
"Learning the Array Dao back then was indeed a wise choice."
While it may not be of great use yet, for minor matters, he could solve them easily without seeking help.
Jiang Qingge watched Lu Ye set up the array and spoke as he finished.
"By the way, I went to see my sister before..."
"You saw her?" Lu Ye was a bit surprised.
"I realized it had been so ti since I saw her, so when my sister happened to invite over, I went." Jiang Qingge smiled slightly and said.
Lu Ye observed Jiang Qingge’s calm expression, indicating that the sisters still got along harmoniously.
"By the way, does your Jiang Family have any other residences elsewhere?"
Hearing this, Jiang Qingge asked, "Why?"
After recounting his experiences in the Eastern Territory to Jiang Qingge, Lu Ye said.
"Although it happened in the Eastern Territory, I’m afraid should anyone trace back to the Northern Territory, so might not adhere to martial ethics."
Jiang Qingge’s expression turned noticeably grave.
"I’ll inform my father about it first."
...
The following half-month passed uneventfully.
Lu Ye’s cultivation advanced from the early stage of the Mortal Realm Grandmaster Sixth Layer to the middle stage.
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