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Immortal Patriarch: Strength in the Family's Vitality (Web Novel) - Chapter 1957: Finally Home!
Chapter 1957: Finally Home!
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The three of them had settled their plans and, without further delay, quietly left Qingyun Square, embarking on the journey back to the Sect headquarters.The Qingyun Mountain Range stretched continuously with abundant Spiritual Energy. The closer they got to the main peak, the higher the concentration of Spiritual Energy. Along the way, Luo Qingchen and his companions encountered several batches of Qingyun Sect disciples who were either out on missions or returning to the Sect.
These disciples looked at Luo Qingchen and his companions with a mix of surprise and scrutiny. After all, Luo Qingchen had made a stunning impression during the entrance competition and later shone in the sect’s internal contest, making him something of a small to medium-sized celebrity among the younger generation of disciples in the Qingyun Sect. The news of his and Lin Wan’er and Su Xiaowan’s disappearance had once stirred significant waves within the sect.
Now that the three had "risen from the dead," it naturally attracted some attention.
However, most disciples only cast a quick glance and did not linger. The current atmosphere in Qingyun Sect was indeed tense, with everyone on edge, leaving little room to care about others’ affairs.
Luo Qingchen relished the peace and did not want to provoke any more incidents before reaching the Sect.
After traveling for about half a day, they came upon a village that had been burned to the ground. The walls were in ruins, the beams charred, and the air was filled with a faint scent of blood and scorched odor.
"This... seems like Zhang Family Village, which is affiliated with our Qingyun Sect." Su Xiaowan said with a trembling voice as she looked at the devastation before her. She remembered passing by this place with her master before, where the villagers were all honest and enthusiastic.
Luo Qingchen and Lin Wan’er wore solemn expressions. Judging by the traces, the attack here shouldn’t have happened too long ago, at most three to five days.
"Was it done by those men in black?" Lin Wan’er said softly.
Luo Qingchen entered a room that was still relatively intact, investigated carefully, and found a bizarre symbol incised with a sharp weapon on one of the walls, resembling a twisted scorpion.
"This symbol..." Luo Qingchen furrowed his brows; he seemed to have seen a similar sign somewhere before.
"Senior Brother Luo, look at this." Su Xiaowan picked up a piece of tattered black cloth from the debris, its texture quite peculiar, with faint dark red patterns on it.
Luo Qingchen took the cloth and examined it closely. This cloth bore some resemblance to the clothing worn by the three demonic cultivators who ambushed them outside Luoxia City earlier, yet appeared somewhat different, of a higher quality.
"It seems likely the attackers here are indeed those mysterious black-clothed cultivators rumored about," Luo Qingchen said deeply, "They act ruthlessly, leaving no survivors, with clear targets, appearing to target our Qingyun Sect’s affiliated forces."
Gazing at this desolation, the mood of the three was somewhat heavy. They had thought they were about to return to a safe home, but hadn’t expected the Sect to be facing such severe challenges.
"These bastards! It’s infuriating!" Su Xiaowan was so angry that her little face turned bright red.
"Let’s hurry on our way," Luo Qingchen said, "Only by returning to the Sect can we uncover the truth of all this."
They quickened their pace, their urgency growing more intense.
By evening, the afterglow of the sunset had dyed the clouds a magnificent orange-red. The towering and majestic gate of Qingyun Sect finally appeared in the sight of the three.
The towering gateway arch, still engraved with the three vigorous characters "Qingyun Sect," exuded an ancient and dignified aura. However, unlike before, the gate’s guards had increased several times over, each with serious expressions, as if facing a formidable enemy.
On the broad square in front of the gate, many temporary tents were set up, with cultivators in various attires coming and going, among whom were quite a few who were not Qingyun Sect disciples but cultivators from various affiliated families, their faces showing a hint of anxiety and fatigue.
The entire Qingyun Sect was shrouded in a tense atmosphere of impending turmoil.
"Finally... we’re back." Su Xiaowan looked at the familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar gate, her eyes slightly reddened.
Lin Wan’er also felt a surge of emotions, having been away from home for so long, finally setting foot on this familiar land again.
Luo Qingchen took a deep breath, his gaze resolute. No matter how many difficulties and obstacles lay ahead, now that he was back, he would stand alongside the Sect to overcome them.
The three of them tidied their appearance and stepped towards the gate.
"Halt! Who goes there? State your names!" Several Inner Sect Disciple guards at the gate shouted sternly as Luo Qingchen and his companions approached, their longswords slightly drawn, filled with vigilance.
Luo Qingchen took out his identity token from his bosom and announced loudly, "Outer Disciple Luo Qingchen, accompanied by fellow members Lin Wan’er and Su Xiaowan, returning from training, requesting entry into the mountain!"
Upon hearing these words, the guards were all taken aback.
"Luo Qingchen? Which Luo Qingchen?" a disciple asked suspiciously.
"The one who took first place in the entrance competition back then, later shone in the minor contest, and then went missing along with Senior Sister Lin and Junior Sister Su?" another disciple seemed to recall something, looking at Luo Qingchen and his companions in surprise.
Back then, the disappearance of Luo Qingchen and the others was a significant event within the Sect, as the three were exemplars of the young generation, especially Luo Qingchen, who was highly regarded by many Elders.
"You... weren’t you already..." a disciple began to say, then stopped, realizing it was inappropriate, quickly closing his mouth.
Luo Qingchen smiled faintly, "Luckily, I survived and have now returned safely."
At this moment, a somewhat sharp voice came from the side, "Hmph, having been missing for so long, who knows what you might have done outside? The Sect is going through a tumultuous period; you can’t just let anyone in."
