Chapter 653: Chapter 631: The Elders’ Praise

At dawn, Shen Han finally stepped out of the Book Collection Pavilion.

A whole night’s reading, nearly thirty books were perused.

With the ability to extract keywords, Shen Han felt his reading speed was fast enough.

But compared to the vast ocean of books, the gap was still too large.

Towards cultivation, Shen Han always held a sense of reverence in his heart.

Although he himself did not practice this new cultivation system, Shen Han still regarded it seriously in his heart.

He would not recklessly belittle it.

The new cultivation system prevailing across the entire Southern Heaven Continent and pushing the old method to extinction.

It was enough to prove its superiority, Shen Han certainly would not look down on the entire new cultivation system just because he won once against Tang Chenyang.

Coming out from the Book Collection Pavilion, Shen Han attracted some attention while walking down the street today.

Many people were pointing and whispering, seemingly wanting to talk about what Shen Han did.

Yesterday’s duel between a servant disciple and a direct disciple had indeed made Shen Han’s name known far and wide.

Upon reaching the inn where he often stayed, Song Xiaodie and Song Xiaobing, the two sisters, were already waiting there.

Song Xiaobing directly dragged Shen Han toward the sisters’ small courtyard.

Inner Sect disciples only needed to provide enough contribution points to settle a small courtyard in Five Immortals City.

Five Immortals City is large enough to accommodate so many courtyards.

"Taste my elder sister’s cooking. Although she doesn’t cook often, just look at the presentation of the dishes, it’s quite good."

Song Xiaobing said with a smile, her comment, not knowing whether it was praise or critique.

"Junior Brother Shen, simple tea and food, don’t disdain it..."

Song Xiaodie also wore a slight smile.

"This level of abundance has already surpassed many inn banquets, it’s not simple tea and food at all..."

Shen Han replied politely, and the three of them were having lunch together.

"Junior Brother Shen, were you worried about yesterday’s duel?"

Tasting the food, Song Xiaodie asked.

"Senior Sister Song means, I offended them and might face retaliation?"

"Actually, I can’t say for sure now..."

Song Xiaodie’s delicate brows furrowed, gently putting down her chopsticks.

"Junior Brother Shen, you won the duel against Tang Chenyang yesterday and also injured him.

I imagine, deep down, he must already resent you.

Tang Chenyang’s family, the Tang Family, though not a major power in Five Immortals City, is still a considerable family.

Moreover, Tang Chenyang’s teacher is the Dean within the sect..."

Song Xiaodie spoke solemnly.

She couldn’t make an accurate judgment now, unable to foresee whether more danger or opportunity lay ahead.

"Senior Sister Song thinks I might encounter retaliation?

Would they employ some underhanded tactics against me?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Han wasn’t overly worried.

After all, this is Five Immortals City, not some insidious and sinister sect.

Having intentions of revenge against me is quite normal, very likely.

Most likely, they would employ some petty tricks or traps.

Shen Han wasn’t overly worried.

Besides, I have already stepped into the Immortal Realm, Shen Han had some confidence in his ability to protect himself.

Upon hearing this, Song Xiaodie still frowned.

"What I just mentioned is only one possible scenario.

There is also the possibility that through this duel, Junior Brother Shen might gain an opportunity and be valued by the sect elders."

Song Xiaodie continued, lifting her eyes to gaze at Shen Han.

"There have been cases before where someone was promoted exceptionally and given focused training because of one duel.

But, how the sect’s top brass will act, we can’t predict..."

"Since I can’t guess, I might as well not bother guessing.

I’ll just wait patiently to see how Five Immortals City intends to treat me."

In conversation, Shen Han spoke with great composure.

Coming to this Southern Heaven Continent, my reasons essentially boil down to two things.

Firstly, to find my uncle in the Yun Family and take him back to the Yun Mansion in Great Wei. Madam Yun and my grandfather miss him dearly.

Secondly, to enhance my own strength.

The emergence of Southern Heaven Continent brought numerous variables to Great Wei.

If I wish to protect others, I cannot afford to stop.

I’m not seeking to make a name for myself in Five Immortals City.

If there’s no place for me here, I’ll just move elsewhere.

After lunch, Song Xiaodie and Song Xiaobing cleaned up together.

Shen Han wanted to help, but he was directly pressed back down, told to sit and rest.

Once everything was tidied up, Song Xiaodie brought out some tea and snacks.

The three sat in the courtyard.

Song Xiaodie didn’t hold back any longer and expressed her thoughts.

Her thinking was straightforward, if the higher-ups of Five Immortals City truly intended to act against Shen Han.

Both sisters decided to leave Five Immortals City with Shen Han, and seek out other sects.

"Now that Xiaobing is a genius disciple who has unlocked the Six Path constraints, although I’m not as good as Xiaobing, I’ve also unlocked the Five Paths.

Junior Brother Shen even has the strength surpassing direct disciples.

I don’t believe the three of us would be rejected by other sects."

Song Xiaodie said it lightly.

But Shen Han only nodded in agreement a few times.

After some thought, he still explained the difficulties to Song Xiaodie.

Moving from one sect to another is, in reality, not a simple matter.

To be an ordinary disciple, being an Outer Sect Disciple isn’t a big deal.

But for Inner Sect Disciples, who are more core, other sects won’t easily take them in.

Especially those who have defected from other sects.

Also, knowing that Shen Han and the other two have grievances with Five Immortals City and escaped from there.

If any sect takes them in, in a sense, it’s like they want to oppose Five Immortals City.

For the sake of three disciples, would they oppose a major sect?

Even a similarly ranked major sect might hesitate.

Moreover, in the eyes of these major sects, probably only Song Xiaobing is worth cultivating.

Shen Han is practicing the Old Cultivation Method, and Song Xiaodie has merely unlocked five paths of confinement.

For a major sect, Song Xiaodie is of average talent, at most worthy of an Inner Sect Disciple status.

"Unless both Senior Sister Songs can unlock seven paths of confinement.

Otherwise, I’m afraid other sects won’t want to be taken advantage of."

Shen Han said with a smile.

And Song Xiaodie frowned, pursing her lips.

"To unlock seven paths of confinement...

That senior could unlock three paths for Xiaobing, which is already a great fortune, and we should not be greedy.

Let’s walk a bit further, I don’t believe there’s not a sect willing to take us in."

As Song Xiaodie and Song Xiaobing talked more, they started to complain.

They expressed a lot of dissatisfaction with Five Immortals City, saying quite a bit in a row.

The afternoon hours felt quite long.

In their chat, Song Xiaobing started asking Shen Han about his experience in competitions.

Having beaten Tang Chenyang, the two women knew very well that Shen Han’s strength was far superior to theirs.

They inquired about whether there were any gaps between various techniques and how to respond.

They asked Shen Han about everything.

Although Shen Han hadn’t practiced this new cultivation system, he knew these cultivation techniques even better than the two women.

His words made both of them listen with bright eyes.

Shen Han’s words made Song Xiaodie feel like she was listening to teachings from a highly esteemed Elder.

They also had some simple family-style meals in the courtyard for dinner.

During dinner, Song Xiaobing suggested that Shen Han stay in their small courtyard.

Song Xiaodie would rest with her, leaving the room for Shen Han to stay in.

Shen Han immediately refused this suggestion.

Staying with two women in the same courtyard, what would that seem like?

He didn’t lack contribution points and could afford to stay in an inn.

Today he came as a guest mainly to express his gratitude.

During the competition yesterday, amidst so many people, only the Song sisters spoke up for him.

Even when the Elder scolded and rebuked, the sisters still insisted on speaking for him.

No matter how much they helped him, this favor, he has remembered.

But today, Shen Han felt that Song Xiaobing’s words were somewhat strange...

To avoid unnecessary trouble and any misunderstandings, Shen Han was even more unwilling to stay in this courtyard.

Returning to the inn, he felt much more at ease resting.

At night, as usual, Shen Han communicated with Madam Yun and Shi Yuezhu through sound transmission.

However, as he had been reading through books all night recently, the frequency of his transmissions had decreased somewhat.

During tonight’s transmission, while talking with Shi Yuezhu.

He shared once again about the new cultivation system.

The emergence of the new cultivation system would inevitably cause changes in the overall situation of Great Wei.

However, this new cultivation system is definitely not strong enough to casually nurture an Immortal Realm powerhouse.

Even if those with top talent reached the Grotto Heaven Realm at a young age, it was merely a rapid realm advancement.

In terms of actual combat ability, Shen Han believed there was indeed a large gap.

In the transmission, apart from discussing serious matters, Shen Han wanted to speak some sweet nothings of a romantic nature.

However, neither of them seemed very skilled at it.

After much hesitation, they couldn’t really express anything.

Until their farewell, Shen Han quietly added a sentence: "I kind of miss you..."

Speaking very softly, Shen Han even felt slightly cowardly.

Clearly, both already knew each other’s intentions, yet still like this.

But only moments later, from the sound transmission jade fell a sentence: "I do too..."

The two of them, indeed quite in sync.

Even in these sentiments, they’re so aligned.

Other people might not be able to handle it.

This day, Shen Han was basically relaxing.

While the high-level members of Five Immortals City, various Elders, spent the entire day gathered in the pavilion.

The duel between Shen Han and Tang Chenyang, due to its unique nature, needed to be discussed by a group of formidable individuals.

Their most pressing concern now was to understand Shen Han’s background, whether Shen Han was sent by another sect from Southern Heaven Continent.

This question, after half a day of investigation, it was basically confirmed that Shen Han had no issues.

Once his identity and background were cleared, the Elders finally began to discuss the competition.

Many Elders had watched the match, each providing their analysis, and also evaluated the two disciples.

The gathered opinions of the Elders revealed that most of them were praising Shen Han.

In their words, they highly praised Shen Han’s reaction during battle and the power of his techniques.

Besides the praise, some Elders seemed to go off-topic, taking the opportunity to comment on Tang Chenyang.

Tang Chenyang clearly had a stronger realm, yet still lacked the strength to cope and was almost defeated.

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