Upon hearing the unbearable insults, veins popped up on the faces of both Sun Yuanzheng and the old man in black robes at the same time. After a moment of hesitation, they swallowed their anger and flew away. They couldn't kill him, and arguing with such a despicable person was really beneath their dignity. The sooner they left, the sooner they could be at ease!
Xu Shan didn't let it go and continued to rant on the spot, using all kinds of swear words! As a modern person, he was no longer the hot-blooded young man he used to be. He didn't have the mood for those elegant sayings like "Thirty years on one side of the river, thirty years on the other." His language skills had already been fully honed during his long career in the workplace and in the highly efficient market environment. Apparently, he had reached a state of returning to simplicity. He directly launched an attack on the other party's maternal relatives!
After cursing for a few minutes and seeing that the three of them had completely disappeared, Xu Shan stopped. He felt extremely comfortable in his heart! Finally, he had a good time, even if it was just satisfying his urge to scold!
Hearing that he had stopped cursing, Huang Zhiwen hesitated and said, "Xu Shan, it's actually a good thing to read more books usually. Just focusing on cultivation isn't enough. Moral and cultural cultivation is also very important. We still need to maintain some dignity when we're out and about."
"Dignity? Such an inconvenient thing, what do I need it for?" Xu Shan sneered in his heart. In his previous life, he was burdened by dignity! If he wasn't afraid of being seen by his relatives and friends, he would have gone to the street to work as a gigolo and filmed Douyin videos, or written some fanfiction on FanQie. Maybe he would have gotten rich long ago and wouldn't have to work so hard in the company and flatter his boss. In this life, he was alone. Why would he care about dignity?
"Okay, it seems that your Dao heart is extremely stable. No wonder you're not afraid of the demon in your heart...."
Hearing him say this, Xu Shan actually felt a sense of loss. Giving up dignity and living a fulfilling life. Keeping dignity, on the other hand, would make people experience more demons in their hearts. It was really a difficult choice...
"Don't just stand there. The immortal messenger will be here soon. Your situation is very special. Maybe the other party will make things difficult for you. Follow my lead then," Huang Zhiwen said.
"Master Huang, doesn't the immortal messenger come from the Tianxin Domain? It seems that the Shuijing Domain is quite far from the Tianxin Domain, right? How can he arrive so quickly?" Xu Shan asked.
"There are teleportation arrays between the seven domains. He will definitely come through the teleportation array, so it won't be slow."
"I see."
The two of them stood there waiting. Three minutes later, a golden stream of light stopped in front of them. When they saw who it was, Huang Zhiwen's expression suddenly became a bit strange.
Xu Shan looked at the person curiously. It was a man in his fifties, with a resolute face and standing upright in mid-air. Just floating there quietly, he was like a sword that was drawn but not yet released, constantly giving people a sense of tension.
But such a person showed excitement on his face when he saw Huang Zhiwen.
"Second Uncle..." Huang Zhiwen's voice was a bit downcast. "Why are you here?"
"There are only three Immortal Controlling Orders. Two of them are missing. This one appeared in the Shuijing Domain, and you had the highest chance of using it. So I informed the Taigu Pavilion and came here in person," the immortal messenger said. Then he looked at Xu Shan. "Hmm... Did you use the Immortal Controlling Order?"
Seeing that he was a relative of Huang Zhiwen, Xu Shan felt much more at ease. He was one of their own. It seemed that things were going extremely smoothly!
"I'm Xu Shan, a junior. I'm the one who used the Immortal Controlling Order. I wonder how I should address you, Second Uncle?"
"Who's your Second Uncle? Don't try to claim kinship here. I'm Huang Wenlin," Huang Wenlin said unhappily.
After looking at Xu Shan twice, Huang Wenlin's attention returned to Huang Zhiwen. He said somewhat excitedly, "Zhiwen, have you decided to go home?"
Huang Zhiwen asked in confusion, "Who said I'm going home?"
"It's being spread outside. The news came from the Ruijin Pavilion. Your father was overjoyed and drank two jars of Drunk Immortal Wine, just waiting for you to come back."
"Nonsense! When did I say that to the Ruijin Pavilion? What kind of rumors are these blacksmiths spreading?" Huang Zhiwen cursed.
Xu Shan felt that something was wrong and quietly stepped back behind Huang Zhiwen. This matter... Most likely, it was spread from him. He had been misunderstood by the people from the Ruijin Pavilion when he pretended to be Huang Zhiwen's younger brother. It hadn't been long at all. The news in the cultivation world really spread fast. The speed of spreading rumors was almost as fast as surfing the Internet...
Huang Wenlin's face darkened. He looked at Xu Shan a few more times and waved his hand casually! A strong gust of wind blew over. Xu Shan was caught off guard and was blown hundreds of feet away, even though Huang Zhiwen was in between them.
Huang Wenlin said anxiously, "Zhiwen, you've been acting recklessly again and again. Now you've given the Immortal Controlling Order to someone like this. What on earth are you trying to do? Do you know that this is slapping the Taigu Pavilion in the face! I think his strength is at most at the Foundation Establishment stage. How can our family hold its head high in the Taigu Pavilion with you doing this?"
Huang Zhiwen said indifferently, "I'll do whatever I want. Didn't the family already give up on me?"
Huang Wenlin said earnestly, "What your father said was just out of anger! If he had really given up on you, would he have let you keep the Dragon Scale Wind-Slicing Sword? Zhiwen, you've had enough of this nonsense. You've had your fun. You secretly took the Immortal Controlling Order from home without a word and then willingly gave up your cultivation to become an alchemy cultivator. What on earth are you trying to achieve?"
Huang Zhiwen shrugged and smiled. "I like the Dao of Alchemy. I can't help it. What's so good about practicing the sword?"
"You..." Huang Wenlin was at a loss for words. "Are you crazy? So many people envy your talent. You're the hope of the whole family. You were born for the sword. Are you even cut out to be an alchemy cultivator?"
Huang Zhiwen's hand trembled. He held a pitch-black pill in front of Huang Wenlin. "Who says I don't have talent? This pill is called the Demon Heart Crossing Pill. It can let people experience the demon in their heart in advance. Has there ever been such a pill in the alchemy cultivation world before? This is a unique pill I created."
"How dare you say you have talent? Who would want to experience the demon in their heart when they have nothing better to do!" Huang Wenlin roared. "Not even a dog would eat this thing!!!"
Xu Shan stood in the distance waiting for the two of them to catch up. Hearing Huang Wenlin's shout, his face fell. Who did I provoke? How could I be accidentally hurt like this?
Huang Zhiwen put away the pill and said unhappily, "Don't say anything else. I'm not going home. Second Uncle, you'd better get on with your business."
Huang Wenlin said dejectedly, "Zhiwen, I really can't figure it out. Why are you like this... From childhood to adulthood, the Huang family has devoted all its strength to cultivating you. In what way has the family let you down? Do you really have to disappoint everyone to be happy?"
"You ran away from home, stole the Immortal Controlling Order, and fled with that traitor from the Zheyue Immortal Palace. Do you know that because of this, the Zheyue Immortal Palace hates our Huang family and thinks that you lured that person away. The head of the family didn't know how much effort it took to smooth things over."
"You've caused enough trouble for the family. Come home with me as soon as possible... It's still not too late to turn back now. You're still the next head of our Huang family!"
Huang Zhiwen let out a bitter laugh. "The head of the family? Second Uncle, has my father never told you why I left the Huang family?"
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