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Spring left and autumn came in the blink of an eye. To these mortals, two years was a very long period of time. In two years, a new life might be born, and even a life might die. However, to cultivators, it was just a fleeting moment, and Lu Chen's reputation was not forgotten even after two years. Instead, he became the topic of discussion for many cultivators after the day's meal.

"Do you know? A while ago, my brother broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage, and was even praised as having high talent by the Sect Leader of our sect. " A person said proudly.

"What's there to be proud about your little brother breaking through to Foundation Establishment at the age of thirty-six? Lu Chen is already at the Aurous Core stage at the age of thirty-four. What class do you have to show off?" another man mocked.

Lu Chen and Yue Hua sat in a corner, quietly listening to the discussion of the crowd. A trace of a helpless smile hung on their lips. He actually wasn't someone who liked to be famous.

"Brother Chen, now you're a famous person." Yue Hua laughed.

"Big brother, don't laugh at me. You know that I have no intention of exposing my cultivation so early." Lu Chen smiled bitterly.

Yue Hua could see that Lu Chen was distressed, so she no longer teased him for tea.

Ever since Lu Chen had taken care of the matters regarding the Green Xuan Residence, he once again returned to the Flowing Cloud Mountain Range to cultivate. Because he wanted Lu Chen to recover his Aurous Core stage cultivation early, Yue Hua specifically set down the cultivation steps for him.

Due to the fact that in Yue Hua's opinion, Lu Chen's physical strength was not enough, she gave Lu Chen a body tempering skill. In the morning, Lu Chen would be roasted in the middle of a raging fire, while Lu Chen would have to learn how to prevent his body from being burnt by flames, and how not to be burned to death. When Lu Chen came out from the roasting, Jin Yun, who was dressed in black and had his hair and eyebrows burnt, did not recognize Lu Chen and had almost injured him.

In the afternoon, Yue Hua asked Lu Chen to continue chopping trees, but this time it was an iron tree that was as thick as five men. The metal tree was one of the materials needed to refine a high-grade defensive magic tool, the Suzuka Shield, so even an iron tree that was as thick as two people needed a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator to use a spirit artifact to cut it down. Lu Chen had been asked to cut down an iron tree that was as thick as five people from the beginning, thus he had experienced the hardness of the iron tree and only needed to chop off one of his hands after a few hits, but Lu Chen could only continue to chop down the tree with his uninjured hand.

By nightfall, Lu Chen had no time to rest and rest before he had no choice but to fight with Yue Hua. In the beginning, Lu Chen had been beaten up by Yue Hua until he had no strength to fight back. Later on, Lu Chen gradually familiarized himself with Yue Hua's attacks. Although he was not able to injure Yue Hua occasionally, he was still much better than when he was helpless in the beginning.

"Heh, it's been two years." Lu Chen's thoughts also returned from his memories. Right now, he had already fully recovered his initial level of the Aurous Core stage. Moreover, he was already at the peak of the Aurous Core stage, and was only missing an opportunity to break through to the middle phase of the Aurous Core stage. His current physical strength was comparable to that of some spirit beasts that were famous for their physical strength. Now he was a little thin from two years of hard work, but someone who thought he was weak was bound to suffer. When he thought about the hardships he had endured in two years, and the changes he was experiencing now, he felt that the hardships he had endured in two years was worth it.

As soon as Lu Chen recovered his Aurous Core stage, he rushed to the Green Xuan Mansion to take a look at the business situation. However, when he found out that the operation of the Green Xuan Mansion was very good, and that the cloth clothes were also popular among many cultivators, he felt reassured and decided to open a branch in Spirit State City.

"Big Brother, what do you think of this place?" Lu Chen asked.

"It's better if you decide on your own. In terms of business, I'm not as good as you are." Yue Hua said indifferently.

Lu Chen and Yue Hua sat in the teahouse for a while longer before they got up and continued to walk around Spirit State City, hoping to find a suitable shop. Along the way, Lu Chen looked at the prices of the artifacts and elixirs in Spirit State City and secretly made up his mind to open a store in the future.

In the end, the owner of the shop in Spirit State Street had his eyes on a particular shop, and because he had some business at home and was not very good at cooking, he transferred the business. After bargaining for a bit, Lu Chen bought the store for 300 Spirit Stones.

After Lu Chen saw that the matter with the shop had been settled, he decided to head back to the Cloudsoaring sect with Yue Hua and prepare to open a shop in Spirit State City.

"Brother Chen, I'm really curious why you won't use the Cloudsoaring sect's shop here?" Yue Hua asked.

"I'm already very eye-catching. Originally, my store used a sect because no one knew that I opened it. If I were to use a sect now, I'm afraid it would provoke those people's ire." Lu Chen said with a faint smile.

Yue Hua understood after hearing Lu Chen's words. Even though Lu Chen appeared impressive on the surface, there were still many people in the Lingyun Sect who were prepared to watch him make a fool of himself, because many people in the Lingyun Sect respected Xuan Yu even more and didn't have a good impression of Lu Chen, a genius who had suddenly popped up out of nowhere. In addition, Lu Chen had become a Deity Transformation Cultivator's disciple the moment he arrived. Therefore, Lu Chen did not dare to relax for the past two years. Even if it was Yue Hua who had set a cultivation plan, he would insist on it no matter what because Lu Chen did not want others to laugh at Lin You Yuan for saying he had no eyes.

"Brother Chen, it seems like we won't be too bored on the way back." Yue Hua said with a vague smile.

"Yeah, it seems like they really can't hold it back any longer." Lu Chen said with a faint smile. He had also sensed that someone was following them, and with Lu Chen's intelligence, he had already guessed that this was the work of several large sects. For the past two years, some of the people in the Cloudsoaring sect had been worried to death.

Lu Chen and Yue Hua looked at each other and suddenly sped up. The people behind them thought that they would not be able to hide their bodies even if they wanted to.

Just like this, another day passed. Lu Chen and Yue Hua flew into an empty wilderness and stopped, waiting for the people behind them to catch up.

"Huh?" When the people following behind saw that Lu Chen and Yue Hua had stopped, they asked in confusion. This person was the Cloud Sky Sect's late stage Jindan Stage cultivator, Chen Yun. The last time Yue Hua went to the Cloud Sky Brook, she had purposely concealed her cultivation. In the eyes of Yun Feng and the others, she was just an ordinary Jindan Stage cultivator. The fact that Chen Yun was able to become a cultivator of the later stage of the Aurous Core Stage meant that he had gone through a fierce battle. Now that Lu Chen and Yue Hua had stopped because he felt that something was amiss, he was cautious and did not dare to approach Lu Chen and Yue Hua to find out what Lu Chen and Yue Hua wanted to do.

"This person is also a cautious person." Lu Chen chuckled.

"If he isn't careful, he won't be able to reach the final level of the Aurous Core stage. Forget it, I'll just grab him." After speaking, Yue Hua teleported away.

When Chen Yun saw that Yue Hua had suddenly disappeared, he immediately became alert of his surroundings.

"You must be here to kill us." Yue Hua suddenly appeared beside Chen Yun as she chuckled.

"You are a Nascent Soul stage cultivator." When Chen Yun saw Yue Hua appear behind him without any sound, he immediately guessed that Yue Hua was a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator. He immediately turned around and ran.

"Since you've come, don't leave." A trace of coldness flashed across Yue Hua's eyes, locking Chen Yun in place. Actually, Chen Yun had guessed wrongly that Yue Hua was not only at the Nascent Soul Stage, but because the Umbra that had been around Yue Hua for the past two years had hunted down Rank 7 Spirit Beasts and obtained their Demonic Cores. Not long after Lu Chen left the Cloud Sky Stream, Yue Hua had already recovered her Spirit Severing cultivation, and now that she had recovered her early stage Spirit Refinement cultivation, her cultivation was already the highest in this world. However, Yue Hua knew that as her cultivation continued to increase, her speed would also become slower and slower, and right now, the effects of the remaining elixirs would also slowly disappear.

"Big brother, you are becoming more and more powerful." Lu Chen said gloomily. It was mainly because Yue Hua's cultivation speed was too fast, which made him suffer a huge blow.

"You know that my situation is different from yours." Yue Hua said with a smile.

Lu Chen could only shake his head and say nothing more. Looking at the person imprisoned by the moonlight, Lu Chen smiled indifferently, "Deacon Chen, long time no see." Chen Yun had also accompanied Yun Feng to participate in that Treasure Origin Pavilion's auction. Ling Tian had told Lu Chen about him before, but that had all been for naught. However, Lu Chen had also remembered him. Big brother, let him go. " Lu Chen said calmly.

Yue Hua heard Lu Chen's words and knew that Lu Chen had his own plans. Thus, she released Chen Yun from his imprisonment.

"Why did you let me go?" Chen Yun felt the shackles on his body disappear and looked at Lu Chen with a complicated expression. He had thought that Lu Chen would definitely kill him, but Lu Chen actually let him go.

"There's no need for that. The Cloud Sky Sect and my Lingyun Sect have never had any grudges, and you didn't come this time on purpose. Plus, I want to defeat you fair and square." Lu Chen said calmly.

Chen Yun fell silent upon hearing Lu Chen's words. Indeed, Lu Chen said that he did not come here on his own accord because he was following orders. In reality, Chen Yun hated the actions of the Cloud Sky Sect, but he was powerless to stop them. Actually, he had already known about Lu Chen and Yue Hua as soon as they left the Cloudsoaring sect. However, he was unwilling to come here, so he delayed until Lu Chen asked to return.

"Goodbye." Seeing that Lu Chen and Yue Hua no longer bothered him, Chen Yun solemnly cupped his fists towards Lu Chen. Before leaving, he turned around and said, "I will send someone back to the sect, but next time, there will be a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator. You better take care of yourself." With that, Chen Yun left.

Looking at Chen Yun's back, Yue Hua said to Lu Chen, "Junior Brother Chen, I understand your purpose."

"Thank you for your understanding, big brother. Let's go back first." Lu Chen said.

Without further ado, Yue Hua and Lu Chen flew back to the Cloudsoaring sect.