Chapter 403: 276: The Elder Doctor's Crisis, Lu Qing's Fury

Chapter 403: Chapter 276: The Elder Doctor’s Crisis, Lu Qing’s Fury

“Master, have you made a breakthrough?”

Wei Zian felt the powerful aura emanating from his master and asked with delighted surprise.

“Mm, I must thank Brother Lu Qing. If it wasn’t for his forceful guidance, I couldn’t have made this breakthrough so quickly.”

Ma Gu was equally thrilled; he had never imagined he could have advanced to the Internal Organ Realm so rapidly.

Lu Qing smiled and said, “Your accumulation was already there, I merely helped you by taking advantage of the situation, breaking through that barrier a bit earlier.”

“Doctor Lu Qing, what about me, what about me?”

Seeing his master achieve a breakthrough with just a point from Lu Qing, Wei Zian asked eagerly.

“Your stick technique has also made significant progress recently…”

After some more guidance from Lu Qing, Wei Zian felt significant gains even though he hadn’t directly made a breakthrough.

Hu Zezhi, who had been watching the excitement from the sidelines, saw that under Lu Qing’s guidance, both master and apprentice had made considerable improvements in their cultivation.

She couldn’t help but admire Lu Qing even more.

Unfortunately, her leg injury had not yet fully healed, and although she could now walk without much trouble, she could not engage in combat.

Otherwise, she would have also liked to ask Lu Qing for guidance.

In the subsequent time, Ma Gu and Wei Zian, who had both gained a lot, continued to ponder and practice their cultivation in the yard.

After another hour had passed and the sun began to set in the west, his master and Lin Zhirui had still not returned.

Lu Qing looked in the direction of the Holy Mountain.

“It’s strange. According to Mr. Zhi Rui, the time spent in comprehending the Holy Pool should not be that long. Why have they not returned yet?”

“Perhaps Elder Chen has had some insights, and that’s why he’s a bit late,” Ma Gudao suggested.

“Perhaps…”

Lu Qing nodded his head, but somehow he always felt a sense of unease in his heart.

After noticing this uneasiness, his heart suddenly tensed, and he became alert.

At his level of cultivation, his Divine Soul Power was much stronger than that of many who had reached the Great Success of the Innate Realm.

Moreover, with the enhancement from the Divine Soul Talisman and the Earth Spirit Pearl.

He naturally also had a different sensitivity to certain things in the universe.

If something could make him feel uneasy, there must be a cause for it.

“Could it be that something has happened to my master?”

Lu Qing suddenly stood up, his gaze sharp and piercing toward the direction of the Holy Mountain.

“Brother Lu Qing, what’s wrong?” Ma Gu asked, puzzled.

“I suspect something has happened to my master.”

Lu Qing’s expression became grave, his sense of unease growing stronger.

“Elder Doctor Chen is in trouble?” Ma Gu was first shocked, then anxiously said, “What should we do?”

Hu Zezhi and Wei Zian were also visibly worried.

They didn’t doubt Lu Qing’s words, for they had witnessed too many of his miraculous methods along the way.

Since he said that Elder Doctor might be in trouble, he must have sensed something.

“I need to make a trip to the Holy Mountain. You all stay here and wait calmly, and remember not to leave the yard.

This place is under the jurisdiction of Tianji Building, so ordinary people should not dare to barge in easily.

Isn’t that right, senior?”

The last sentence was directed by Lu Qing towards someone outside of the yard.

Ma Gu and the others were startled at first, then they all turned to look outside in unison.

“You are indeed impressive, young friend.”

An old man with white hair and beard, exuding an immortal and sage-like aura, walked into the yard from outside. In his gaze toward Lu Qing was a look of surprise.

He never expected that his tracks would be detected by this young man who was not even at the Innate Realm.

“Greetings to the senior, you must be Mr. Zhi Rui’s master, the Tower Master of Tianji Tower, right?”

Lu Qing gave the sage-like old man a bow and got straight to the point.

“There is no need for formalities. Did you just say you wanted to ascend to the Sacred Mountain?” The sage-like old man did not deny.

“Yes, my teacher went to the Sacred Mountain to seek opportunity and has not returned for a long time. I am concerned and wish to fetch him.

May I ask if senior knows the reason for my teacher’s delay?”

Lu Qing stared intently at the sage-like old man, his gaze sharp.

The Tianji Tower Master had not appeared for the past two days, and his sudden presence here must have a reason.

Under Lu Qing’s probing gaze, even the sage-like old man with his cultivation felt a chill.

His heart pounded tremendously. This was a sensation that only appeared when he felt danger.

The youth before him, he reasoned, was far more terrifying than he had imagined.

Regardless, the sage-like old man was the head of an entire sect, with exceptionally profound cultivation and temperament.

Though his mind was shaken, his face did not reveal the slightest hint of it.

“Young friend, your guess is not wrong. I just received a message from Zhi Rui. Your teacher has indeed encountered a bit of trouble on the Holy Mountain.”

“What trouble?” Lu Qing asked, his gaze intensifying, and his eyes faintly revealed a hint of coldness.

The rising chill on the old man’s back grew stronger.

He was greatly agitated, wondering how terrifying this youth was, for he could feel a threat even at his Perfect Innate Realm.

“Zhi Rui mentioned in the message that your teacher had finished comprehending at the Holy Pool and was about to descend the mountain.

But he encountered monks from Suspended Mountain on his way down. They saw the Merit Light with which your teacher was endowed and stopped him.”

“Suspended Mountain, one of the Four Great Secret Places?” Lu Qing was taken aback.

“Yes.”

“What do the people of Suspended Mountain want with my master?”

“Your master carries the Merit Light, a protective Treasure Light that is rarely seen even in Suspended Mountain. The monks detained your teacher out of curiosity, intending to discuss the Way with him.

You need not worry, the monks of Suspended Mountain are known for their compassion and will surely not trouble your teacher.”