I Can Travel between Two Worlds-Chapter 219 - 4: Return to Pill Peak—Has the Grass on Master’s Grave Grown Ten Feet Tall?
"This... It’s only been two years, and the weeds around Master’s tomb are already this tall?"
Looking at the grave in front of him, Lin Chen was overwhelmed with sorrow.
"Alas, if I could have gotten out of the relic sooner, perhaps Master could have successfully broken through the Core Formation..."
Lin Chen felt very sad in his heart.
When he entered the relic, Han Jihai was still in secluded life-or-death meditation, over a year without coming out, his fate uncertain.
Now, more than two years have passed. Lin Chen was still thinking that if Master hadn’t come out yet, giving him a Perfect Golden Yuan Pill could surely help Master break through the Core Formation Stage.
But he was trapped in the relic for two and a half years, and too much had changed after coming out...
Lin Chen bowed at the tomb and then looked around at the current Pill Peak.
Compared to two years ago, Pill Peak was undoubtedly much more desolate now.
The few disciples’ residences, even the Peak Master’s residence, were covered in dust, the walls looked dilapidated.
Though Pill Peak was small, Han Jihai managed it day and night, keeping it orderly.
To see it like this now further confirmed Lin Chen’s suspicions.
"Creak—"
While Lin Chen was immersed in sorrow, the door of the distant Peak Master’s residence opened, and Senior Sister Miko walked out.
Upon seeing Lin Chen, Miko was stunned for a moment, then put down the herbs in her hands and rushed straight towards Lin Chen.
Hmm... The familiar feeling, Lin Chen’s vision was completely dark, and he almost couldn’t breathe.
He heard Senior Sister’s choked voice next to his ear:
"Waa, little junior brother, you’re finally back!"
"Where have you been for these two years? Senior sister thought you had died! Waa... If you had left me all alone, what would I do!"
Miko cried messily, and upon hearing her words, Lin Chen felt even more sorrow in his heart.
"Se-Senior sister... let me go first, I can’t breathe..."
Lin Chen’s face flushed red, his heartbeat accelerated, not knowing if it was due to lack of breath or something else.
After barely escaping, Lin Chen looked at Miko in front of him.
Compared to over two years ago, time hadn’t left any marks on her face.
Her cultivation realm seemed to have made slight progress, already reaching Foundation Establishment Perfection.
"Senior sister... How have you all been these past two years?"
Lin Chen’s voice trembled a bit.
He hadn’t returned for over two years, the second senior brother died early, and now Master failed to break through and died...
He didn’t even know how Miko endured these two years.
Upon seeing Lin Chen, Miko was very emotional, but upon thinking of her experiences over the past two years, she sighed and said:
"Little junior brother, you’ve been gone for over two years... Changchun Sect has changed a lot now!"
"Everyone in the sect, inner and outer disciples alike, are soldiers... Your third senior brother went to the front lines, and even the disciples remaining behind have to complete tasks monthly to support the frontline combat."
Miko said with a face full of worry, rambling on and on.
"Alas, during these two years, Master and I have been so busy... Busy with alchemy every day!"
"Master spends all day in the Alchemy Room, and the work of managing the Medicine Garden... But now that you’re back, little junior brother, it’s great! From now on, the Medicine Garden is yours..."
Lin Chen kept comforting Miko by his side.
But halfway through, he was stunned.
"Wait a minute, senior sister... Did you just say Master spends all day in the Alchemy Room?"
"Master... isn’t dead?"
Upon hearing, Miko nodded and said, "Master is well and alive, why did you think he was dead?"
Lin Chen was speechless for a moment, then asked, "Then earlier, when you said you were all alone..."
Miko said with grievance:
"The frontline situation is urgent now, our Pill Peak must supply pills! After you left, only Master was left to do alchemy... He spends all day in the Alchemy Room, how could I not feel lonely?"
Lin Chen fell silent.
After a while, he asked again:
"So the little mound beside the Medicine Garden, isn’t it Master’s tomb?"
Senior Sister shook her head and said, "How could it be? That was caused by a geomantic change a year ago when the Demon Path attacked, and the battle affected Pill Peak..."
Alright, it was all a misunderstanding!
After holding back for a while, Lin Chen weakly said:
"Cough cough, the weeds on that little mound should still be cleared away, it’s not auspicious..."
...
Moments later, in the Earth Fire Alchemy Room of Pill Peak.
Looking at Han Jihai in front of him, Lin Chen felt a bit emotional.
"Master, you’re really not dead!"
"My good disciple, you’re actually not dead!"
The two spoke in unison.
Upon hearing Lin Chen’s words, Han Jihai’s beard bristled in anger.
He gave Lin Chen a slap on the forehead, annoyed, saying:
"I came out of seclusion two years ago! Successfully formed a seventh-grade Golden Core, now I’m a Great Cultivator at the Golden Core Stage!"
Hmm... A seventh-grade Golden Core, is that very strong?
Even though Lin Chen was crazily thinking of complaints, he still flattered, saying:
"As expected of Master, forming a Core at over two hundred years old! You’re a figure of intrigue in all of Qing State!"
Han Jihai felt somewhat pleased upon hearing this, showing off for a moment before curiously asking:
"My good disciple, where have you been for these past two years?"
"Did you see the grave mound on Pill Peak... A year ago, I secretly buried your clothes in there... The weeds on the mound grew over a yard high, I thought you’d become a spirit!"
Lin Chen: "..."
After being speechless for a while, Lin Chen said:
"Alas, Master, don’t mention it... Over two years ago, I accidentally entered a relic..."
Lin Chen lied, saying he was trapped in some relic for over two years.
However, it wasn’t a complete lie, he just didn’t say it was the Golden Yuan Sect relic.
Upon hearing this, Han Jihai nodded slightly and said:
"You carry good fortune, being trapped in a relic for more than two years has its advantages; at least you escaped calamity..."
"By the way, let your good Master see if you haven’t neglected your cultivation over the past two years..."
