Infinite Save: I Cultivate Immortality Through Reincarnation
Chapter 490: The Kongyuan Mountain Chief Disciple from Eight Thousand Years Ago
A young man dressed in pure white daoist robes with gilded cloud crane patterns embroidered on his sleeves sat upright in a chair within the Enforcement Hall.
Standing beside him was that outer court Enforcement Hall Supervisor, Wang.
This young man, whose voice was gentle, matched his appearance perfectly—his features refined and handsome, his complexion fair, and his eyes clear, bright, and extraordinarily perceptive.
Seated in the chair, his posture was straight and relaxed, like a green bamboo facing the wind—warm yet possessing an inherent backbone.
And hanging from his waist was an exquisite jade token.
The token bore only four characters—
Kongyuan Chief Disciple.
The outer sect disciple who had rushed from the entrance of Wenyuan Mountain to the Enforcement Hall also clearly noticed the token hanging from the waist of the young man seated in the chair, and couldn’t help but swallow a mouthful of saliva.
The chief disciple of Kongyuan Mountain!
That is to say, the young man before him was the legendary…
“Wearing the token of Mirage Palace, but not carrying any sect documents?”
The warm young man slowly rose from the chair and then said, “Supervisor Wang, please take extra care in handling this smuggling case. A loss of eight hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones is no small matter. Handle it seriously, and in the end, we’ll all be able to report back satisfactorily.”
“Understood!”
Wang Rui respectfully made a bow in the direction of the young man.
Although his own age was almost double that of the young man, and his cultivation was not far behind—he himself was at the mid stage of Martial Spring Realm while the other was at the peak of Martial Spring Realm—if it were any other inner disciple, even one who was also a chief disciple of a peak, Supervisor Wang would not have to humble himself like this.
But this one was different.
Wang Rui admired him from the bottom of his heart.
“As for that Fellow Daoist currently at the mountain gate wearing the Mirage Palace token, there is no need to send him away immediately. Let me go meet him.”
The Kongyuan Mountain chief disciple, with his refined features and gentle temperament, spoke softly, then took a step and walked out of the Enforcement Hall.
“…Yes!”
The outer sect disciple, who had been standing outside the Enforcement Hall not daring to even breathe heavily, first glanced toward Wang Rui’s direction, then respectfully bowed, and quickly followed the Kongyuan chief disciple as he left the Enforcement Hall.
Wang Rui watched their retreating figures, sighed slightly, then returned to his desk and continued studying the smuggling case.
If this case wasn’t handled well, his position as the outer court Enforcement Hall supervisor would be over.
He thought to himself.
…
At that moment, on Wenyuan Mountain.
The young cultivator dressed in plain-colored daoist robes was idly strolling around the mountain gate of Kongshan Sect. He then stopped beside the large stone engraved with the three characters “Kongshan Sect” that stood by the gate.
“Mm, not bad. These characters are quite good.”
The young cultivator in plain-colored daoist robes remarked with such sentiment: “That kid Tao Ai actually does have a knack for calligraphy!”
“Tao Ai?”
The outer sect disciple still standing at the entrance of Wenyuan Mountain asked in confusion.
Upon hearing the outer sect disciple’s puzzlement, the young cultivator in plain-colored daoist robes actually appeared even more surprised: “What’s this? You, a disciple of Kongshan Sect, actually don’t know Tao Ai?”
The outer sect disciple looked blank. He truly had no idea who this “Tao Ai” that the young cultivator mentioned was. However, judging from the other’s reaction, it seemed that not knowing this person named “Tao Ai” was akin to committing some major sin.
But he really didn’t know.
In the end, the outer sect disciple could only shake his head.
“He was the first peak master of your Kongshan Sect’s Yibai Peak! The guy who used to shout every day that one day his sword would be fiercer than Realman Cangyue’s!”
As he spoke, the young cultivator shook his head: “That kid’s mouth was far sharper than his sword. No wonder he had such good handwriting!”
The outer sect disciple guarding the mountain gate found the young cultivator’s words somewhat baffling.
What an odd fellow.
“Sir, you seem to be quite familiar with the past anecdotes of Kongshan Sect’s first peak master of Yibai Peak.”
A gentle voice came through. The young cultivator turned his gaze toward the mountain gate of Kongshan Sect and looked at the refined cultivator wearing the daoist robes of Kongyuan Mountain, who was walking slowly in his direction.
“First peak master… Yibai Peak, after all, only ever had two peak masters in total, didn’t it?”
The young cultivator said.
“That’s correct.”
The Kongyuan Mountain chief disciple nodded: “Shortly thereafter, Kongshan Sect restructured its system based on Heavenly Summit Mountain’s model. The position of peak master was abolished and replaced with four Peak Elders, each overseeing different areas of affairs.”
Upon hearing this, the young cultivator in plain-colored daoist robes showed a hint of surprise on his face. He fixed his gaze on the refined chief disciple’s face: “You, kid, know quite a bit more about the past than these little youngsters of the present generation.”
“I simply enjoy reading in my spare time.”
The young man with the gentle voice replied calmly: “The cultivators of today, compared to those of the past, prefer to focus more on the present and the future. I don’t think that’s a bad thing.”
“And what about you?”
The young cultivator asked: “What are your thoughts on the future?”
“I have no idea.”
The current chief disciple of Kongyuan Mountain shook his head.
“I quite like you, kid. I can take a look at your future for you…”
As he spoke, the young cultivator in plain-colored daoist robes raised his hand and began to make some calculations.
Then, his counting fingers stopped. He lifted his head with a strange expression and looked at the refined young man: “Do you want to hear it?”
The refined young man smiled, then said, “Please, go ahead, sir.”
“You will not meet a good end.”
The young cultivator answered.
Hearing this, the Kongyuan Mountain chief disciple merely shook his head calmly: “In this world, how many cultivators can actually meet a good end? Even those who Ascend to Immortality are no exception.”
“You see things quite clearly.”
The young cultivator laughed.
“However, since we’ve come this far, there is one thing about the future that I am quite curious about.”
The refined young man said.
“Speak.”
“When I die, will I have any regrets?”
He asked.
The young cultivator simply shook his head in response to the question: “That depends on what state of mind you hold when you die.”
“I understand.”
The current chief disciple of Kongyuan Mountain nodded, then took half a step to the side, gesturing for the young cultivator to enter Kongshan Sect: “Please, sir, go ahead.”
“Oh?”
The young cultivator smiled: “No more interrogations?”
“No need.”
The refined young man also smiled back at the young cultivator.
“I haven’t asked yet—what’s your name?”
“Li Haoran.”