"Hehe, Young Master Ling Xiao, I never expected the Ling Clan to have declined to such an extent that a mere ruins in a desolate mountain would require its heir to personally intervene," Qin Leng's face had returned to calm, but his tone now carried resentment.
"Oh? So Young Master Cold means... that ruins like these should be left to minor characters like you?" Ling Xiao nodded, putting on a thoughtful expression. "I see."
"You!!" Qin Leng snorted coldly and was about to retort when the towering divine light in the distance suddenly fluctuated violently. In an instant, it transformed into a curtain of immortal radiance, cascading down from the sky.
At the same time,a familiar aura was rapidly approaching. Ling Xiao raised an eyebrow slightly, a smile curling on his lips.
"He's here!"
A mere Qin Leng could be killed with a wave of his hand.
But when his gaze fell upon the group of Cloud Millet Immortal Sect disciples in the crowd,their eyes filled with venom, a hint of amusement flashed in Ling Xiao's eyes.
These trash with no Luck Points whatsoever made no difference to him whether they lived or died.
But...
Weren't your two great orthodoxies supposed to be on good terms?
Hehe. Who decides if the Eastern Lands are in chaos or not? Isn't it your Lord Xiao?!
"Hummm."
A terrifying hum reverberated.Where the divine light fell, a spatial rift suddenly appeared.
From within,a heart-palpitating, scorching wave of energy faintly rolled out, like the gaping maw of an ancient fire demon, ready to devour any living being that stepped inside.
"Whoosh."
Just then,a rushing wind sound came from the distant forest.
Then,Lin Xi's figure calmly descended from the sky.
The crowd,originally about to rush towards the entrance, suddenly stopped and turned to look at him in unison.
"Huh?" Lin Xi froze for a moment, reaching up to touch his face.
Is there leek on my face?
No, you look like the leek yourself.
"Isn't that the idiot who competed with Young Master Ling Xiao for treasures at the auction house before?"
"Seems like him!"
"This kid...is there something wrong with his brain? Does he think we can't see him just because he pretends not to see us?"
"He doesn't look very bright."
Gulp.
Lin Xi swallowed hard.Turning his head, he saw Ling Xiao looking at him with that faint, mocking smile.
Damn it!
Didn't those bastards all say they didn't recognize me?!
"Whoosh!"
In that moment,Lin Xi didn't hesitate in the slightest. He directly turned into an afterimage and flashed into the entrance of the ruins.
From start to finish,Ling Xiao hadn't moved, so the remaining sect disciples hadn't dared act recklessly either.
Are you kidding? The success of this trip hinges entirely on that little treasure-hunting beast.
Kill him now, and how is a villain like me supposed to subdue that Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fire?
"After him!"
After a moment,seeing Ling Xiao still hadn't moved, the crowd finally chased after Lin Xi.
As expected,this guy had a soul cultivation technique on him!
A soul technique!
To put it bluntly,in the Eastern Lands of the Holy Land, the number of powerful experts who cultivated soul force didn't exceed the fingers on two hands.
But every single one of them was a titan in this region.
And whoever seized that soul technique had the hope of becoming the next titan!!
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.
The sound of rushing wind was incessant.In a mere instant, only Ling Xiao and a few others remained atop Mount Sunset.
Qin Leng exchanged a distant greeting with Xu Youwei from the Cloud Millet Immortal Sect,then stopped hesitating and led the Qin Clan members into the ruins.
With Nian Qingyun here,it would be difficult for him to fight Ling Xiao fairly.
But once inside the ruins,if the opportunity arose...
He wouldn't mind leaving the latter forever in the Sunset Divine Mountains.
Others might fear the Ling Clan,but the Qin Clan wasn't the slightest bit afraid.
In fact,if he could kill Ling Xiao, his status within the clan would undoubtedly rise, and even the heir position might not be beyond his reach.
"Let's go too." Ling Xiao smiled faintly, glanced back at Nian Qingyun, and led the way towards the entrance.
But...just as everyone thought he was about to enter the ruins, they saw Ling Xiao suddenly walk over to the few unconscious sect disciples, reach out, pull the Qiankun Bags from their bodies, and toss them into his own Qiankun Ring.
"Uh..." Fu Yunyao and the others were stunned for a moment, but Ling Xiao turned around and said with a completely serious face, "Frugality and managing the household well are the tenets of our Myriad Daos Demon Sect. You must remember this."
Damn.
Only after all the figures had disappeared did a figure slowly emerge from the ancient forest.
He looked towards where Ling Xiao and the others had vanished last,a sinister coldness suddenly spreading across his face.
"Ling Xiao,your day of reckoning has come."
...
"Boom!"
A terrifying,scorching blast of fiery wind instantly swept towards them.
Ling Xiao stood alone in front of the Demon Sect disciples,starlight enveloping his body, completely blocking the fearsome.
What met their eyes was a dilapidated,ancient great hall.
The hall was entirely black,as if scorched by fierce flames.
Within it,a faint, elusive, eerie aura quietly seeped into the depths of their hearts.
"The power of this spiritual fire is somewhat terrifying." Even from such a great distance, Ling Xiao felt a faint sense of pressure.
If even he,with his soul level and powerful physique, felt such pressure, one could imagine the plight of the remaining Demon Sect disciples.
"Be careful." Ling Xiao casually retrieved a few fire-resistant pills from his Qiankun Bag and tossed them to Fu Yunyao and the others.
Beside them, Nian Qingyun let out a light hum. With light steps like a lotus, she transformed into a spiritual breeze and dashed towards the depths of the ancient hall.
Given this Ling Clan heir's temperament,even if he found an opportunity, it probably wouldn't fall to her.
In that case,it was better to separate here to avoid awkwardness later.
Heh. A man who wasn't even willing to share his engagement gifts with her—expect him to share the opportunities here?
Forget it. Men are all unreliable.
"Senior Sister Fu, you all should look around the edges of this ancient hall. It's best if you don't go to the main hall at the very depths." Ling Xiao didn't stop Nian Qingyun. After all, when he confronted Lin Xi later, the scene was bound to be bloody.
Although the emotional thread between those two was completely severed now...
The old grandpa attached to Lin Xi probably wasn't a simple character either.
If based on the Flame Emperor template,he really could be a Venerable Realm powerhouse!
There were no longer any Venerable Realm experts in the four territories of the Holy Land.Only in the central Holy Land, where the Sacred Sect resided, were such powerful beings likely found.
Even if his physical body was shattered and his cultivation lost,any technique possessed by such an old entity who had lived for thousands of years could be fatal.
Ling Xiao was strong,but only among the younger generation.
Facing such an ancient expert,he still needed to be careful.
After all,he wasn't a Son of Destiny; he didn't have Luck Points protecting him.
However,if Ling Xiao knew that the old grandpa's remnant soul had been cut off from its medicine by Lin Xi and fallen into a deep sleep, he'd probably laugh his head off.
What a calamity!
He just picked a fruit along the way, never expecting it would cause a rift between that loving master and disciple pair!