Su Chen had just landed on Heaven-Upholding Peak when Li Chongshan, Lin Shaoxuan, and the others flew over and said, “Congratulations, Sect Master! You have successfully pried open the universe and created a Paradise!”

Su Chen chuckled, “Alright, there’s no need to flatter me like this. Right, where is Instructor?”

“Playing with Little Jianzhu,” Cheng Tianhai replied.

Little Jianzhu was Shi Kaihuang’s son. Three years after returning from Wanlai Caves, Chu Yingwan had gotten pregnant and bore a son, who was already six years old - a time when his energy and liveliness was at its peak. Shi Kaihuang was delighted to have a son even at his stage in life, and at this point held very little responsibility apart from taking care of his son.

Secretly, everyone knew that Shi Kaihuang was doing this on purpose.

At this point, Su Chen’s status had begun to skyrocket, and he was widely considered the number one figure of the human race. He had developed countless crucial cultivation techniques, earning him the respect and even the worship of the general populace. It was not even a stretch to say that some people treated him like a god. Shi Kaihuang, as Su Chen’s instructor, would naturally be implicated. The old man was extremely clear-headed, and had chosen to live a life of seclusion to avoid bringing Su Chen any trouble. Even though Su Chen had pleaded with him multiple...