I didn't expect that I was the heartthrob.

A monk flew to the ground.

The monk was wearing a golden cassock, leaning on a wooden Bodhi stick, and holding a string of Bodhi Buddhist beads in his other hand. His eyes and brows were kind and gentle.

He flew over through the clouds and pushed a golden pill to Yun Tiannan.

Yun Tiannan obviously knew the visitor. He called him Master Shanshui and then swallowed the golden pill into his mouth.

Master Shanshui was one of the seven great monks of the Wanfo Sect and was a contemporary of Yun Tiannan. Seeing Yun Tiannan's compassion, he said "Amitabha" and asked if he could spare a moment to talk. Yun Tiannan nodded and told his disciples to wait here.

Xu Fengxi and the others did not dare to disobey, and secretly blamed themselves for acting rashly, so they knelt down again with their two junior brothers.

Seeing that his disciples were obedient, Yun Tiannan moved his lips, wanting to ask them to get up, but he thought that it was better to do so so that they would remember their lesson. Otherwise, if they were forgiven so easily, these disciples would certainly act rashly in the future regardless of their own strength.

After letting the three disciples meet Master Shanshui, they took Master Shanshui to talk somewhere else.

The two came to a secluded place in the Shenyin Sect. Master Shanshui asked Yun Tiannan to sit down and recited the Heart Sutra, gradually calming the anger in Yun Tiannan's heart.

Yun Tiannan sat cross-legged and gradually calmed down, but his mind was in a mess. One moment, his three disciples met with accidents, another moment, Gu Lan was swallowed by the demon Gu Qi, another moment, several of his fellow disciples were covered in blood, and another moment, his master was killed.

These thoughts were like poison, invading his heart and stimulating his menstrual blood. Yun Tiannan suddenly spat out another mouthful of blood, which splattered on the bushes opposite.

Shanshui sighed and stopped.

"Mr. Yun, you have never let go of me for so many years." Shanshui's kind eyes were filled with worry, and he continued, "You are also a young talent of your generation, but now you are bound by the past and have become like this. If your master were still alive, he would definitely not be able to bear to see you like this."

Yun Tiannan wiped the blood from the corner of his lips, took a deep breath, and tried to even out his breathing.

"Shanshui, if it were you, would you be able to get by?" Yun Tiannan couldn't help but ask Shanshui.

Shanshui looked into Yun Tiannan's dark eyes, and felt sad when he saw how he had changed from a young man full of vigor and vitality to such a sick and exhausted man.

Shanshui asked himself, if he were in Yun Tiannan's situation, would he really be able to not care at all?

What is the answer?

Shanshui didn’t know.

Although there were not many disciples in Qianji Sect a hundred years ago, each of them was extremely talented and had a place in various fields. Not to mention Yun Tiannan's master Ling Yuan Zhenren!

Ling Yuan is from the same lineage as Xuan Tian Jian Zong, but was framed by his fellow disciples for competing for the position of leader, so he left in anger and founded another sect, Qian Ji Sect. He traveled abroad for many years, and took in any disciples with good aptitude as his apprentices.

In those years, the qualifications of disciples who cultivated immortals were very good, and they did not aim to join a sect. If they thought a master was good, they would follow him, regardless of whether the master's sect was a big one. It was not like today, when outstanding disciples flocked to the big sects, and small sects became weaker and weaker.

If one's aptitude is even more mediocre and even looked down upon by small sects, then he will practice on his own. If he meets an independent cultivator who is willing to help, they will form a master and disciple relationship and practice together.

The world is different, the times are different, and everyone’s mentality is different. Now it is no longer as grand as it was in the days of Master Ling Yuan.

It was at that time that Yun Tiannan was accepted as a disciple by Master Ling Yuan.

Yun Tiannan has more than ten senior brothers above him and only one junior brother below him. All these disciples and the master are extremely talented. They stole the limelight during the sect competition and were glorious for a while. It was a pity that later on, Master Ling Yuan met with an accident and was injured by the Nether Soul Dragon. He died soon after.

Several of his senior brothers were also seriously injured in the attempt to kill the Nether Soul Dragon. Later, when they joined forces with various sects to resist the invasion of the demons, they met with accidents and none of them came back. No one was seen alive or dead.

The disciples from several major sects who had fought against the demons together back then said that it was the senior brothers from Qianji Sect who saved them from danger, but they did not expect that they would encounter such an accident. So they all felt guilty and came to apologize, but Yun Tiannan refused any of them and closed the door to refuse visitors.

This incident almost made Yun Tiannan collapse. After searching for a hundred years without success, Yun Tiannan almost became possessed by the devil. Fortunately, Shanshui was on good terms with him and noticed that he had signs of being possessed by the devil, so he brought him to the Wanfo Sect to remove the inner demon. However, the inner demon had already penetrated deeply into his body, and when it was removed, it damaged his spiritual platform and sea of ​​consciousness. Yun Tiannan suffered from illness from then on.

Not to mention improving his cultivation, he couldn't even maintain normal human health.

Later, Yun Tiannan became disheartened and stayed with Qianji Gate. Unfortunately, as if things were not bad enough, it rained one after another. The spiritual veins of Qianji Gate seemed to be psychic and sensed the decline of their master's luck, and gradually dried up.

Qianji Sect lost its spiritual energy, and with Yun Tiannan being the only one left in the sect, Qianji Sect began to decline.

Seeing that Shanshui kept silent, Yun Tiannan said sadly, "People's hearts are the most untrustworthy! Back then, my brothers and sisters took on danger for several major sects, and their lives were uncertain. But what about those major sects? Just came to apologize and that was it over? Just pretend that this incident never happened? Don't my brothers and sisters deserve to have a monument erected in the sect? They didn't do anything!

“It’s a pity that I have been searching for a hundred years, but I only found the remaining soul fragments of my brothers in the remains of the battlefield. I collected their remaining soul fragments and used my body to nourish their souls, but their soul fragments were too severely corroded and could only be maintained with the Nine-Turn Yin-Yang Lamp. Unfortunately, the Nine-Turn Yin-Yang Lamp has long disappeared.

“Over the past few decades, my health has deteriorated, and the Qianji Sect’s spiritual energy has gradually dried up. I couldn’t bear to see the Qianji Sect destroyed in my hands, so I took in a few orphans to teach. Unfortunately, I have felt guilty towards these disciples over the years.

"The major sects today are no longer what they used to be. They are scheming against each other, attacking and slandering each other. Although they appear to be friendly on the surface, they are secretly competing with each other behind the scenes.

"Take the Tianyan Sect for example. It was originally a small sect in front of our Qianji Sect. Now, due to the surge of spiritual veins, the disciples are all talented and have excellent aptitudes and bones, and they are becoming more and more powerful. The Tianyan Sect received the kindness of my master in the early years, and they should have returned the favor. I didn't expect that they would be the most wary of our disciples. It's really hateful!

Thinking of this, Yun Tiannan became furious again and his vision went dark. Shanshui hurriedly calmed him down.

Seeing that what he said was true, I could only shake my head helplessly.

"Although the sect is prosperous now, it may not be the best time for the entire cultivation world. I have seen what you said, but our Ten Thousand Buddha Sect cannot intervene and mediate. What I could do back then was to accompany you. Now, each sect only cares about itself, and I am powerless. I can only watch them do this. Tiannan, don't blame me."

Although Master Shanshui is now one of the seven great monks of the Wanfo Sect, he can't do anything. Instead, his words and deeds will be implicated. Every move he makes represents the Wanfo Sect. He is really helpless.

Yun Tiannan waved his hands. At this moment, he didn't want to blame anyone. He just wanted to take this opportunity to let it all out.

"I know your difficulties even if you don't say it. I came here this time because I heard that several major sects wanted to wipe out the demon Gu Qi. My disciple Gu Lan was captured by the demon Gu Qi and his life or death is unknown. If they start fighting, the elders of the major sects will not know the severity of the situation and hurt my disciple. I have to watch from here."

"Indeed, there is a means of contact." Shanshui said.

Yun Tiannan shook his head slightly. He knew in his heart that Gu Lan was fine at the moment, all thanks to the soul-suspending thread in Gu Lan's body, but he couldn't tell anyone yet, not even Gu Lan.