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The sudden ferocious beast flood had disappeared as fast as it had come. At the edge of the Black Wind Mountain there were only a few Qi Layer ferocious beasts and a great quantity of dead ferocious beasts.
Of course, there weren't only carcasses of ferocious beasts, there were also human corpses which showed that some disciples had lost their lives while fighting against the flood of ferocious beasts. Streams of blood were flowing endlessly on the ground making a river of blood which was flowing down the mountain. It showed how terrible and fierce the flood of ferocious beasts had been to have caused such a scene.
It had been mostly weaker ferocious beasts in that flood, if there had been a flood of stronger ferocious beasts, what would have happened to the sect?
At the base of the mountain there was still a great deal of Yun Hai Sect disciples. The majority of these disciples were ordinary disciples who were fighting against Qi Layer ferocious beasts. They were using the battle to develop their skills while also gathering precious items.
"Haha, there is a ferocious beast of the Ling Level, try to prevent it from leaving and then I will kill it."
At that moment, a clear and bright voice spread throughout the atmosphere followed by an extremely loud laughter.
Some people saw that there were two Yun Hai ordinary disciples were fighting together against a ferocious beast of the Ling level. Actually, they had an Abominable Rhinoceros in front of them.
Between them and the Abominable Rhinoceros, there were carcasses of ferocious beasts. The two ordinary disciples seemed to be ignoring them. They were focused completely on the opponent in front of them and were filled with greed from the precious items they could receive from its body.
"The Abominable Rhinoceros is extremely strong and its strongest point is its defense. Do you think you can kill it?" said a thin young man. His name was Po Jun. He was staring at the Abominable Rhinoceros whose eyes looked bloodthirsty and violent.
"Don't worry, Po Jun, don't you believe in my abilities?"
The thin young man named Po Jun simply grinned at the other disciple. The other disciple seemed really confident in his abilities.
"The only person I trust is myself." said Po Jun. But at the same time, he grabbed two rattans that he was carrying and threw them at the Abominable Rhinoceros to bind it in place.
"Rrrrhmmpphh…" The Abominable Rhinoceros was enraged and tried to move around but it seemed to be unable to move freely, it was growing more and more furious over time. Po Jun was being whipped back and forth by the beast but he still had a calm composure. He was holding the rattans steadily trying to use them to bind the Abominable Rhinoceros. He was managing to lock the Abominable Rhinoceros in place.
"ATTACK NOW!!" yelled Po Jun. There was no need to shout this as his friend was already there attacking the Abominable Rhinoceros within the blink of an eye.
The Abominable Rhinoceros was stamping on the ground heavily which made a cloud of dust rise into the air. It was going into a frenzy.
Po Jun's friend carried out an extremely strong attack on the rhinoceros using both his palms. The Abominable Rhinoceros roared extremely loudly. One strike had been enough for the beast to meet a brutal and instant death.
"Po Jun, how was that? Was it a mistake to cooperate with me?" asked the strong young man while smiling. At that moment, Po Jun had already stepped forward and started removing all of the precious items from the corpse.
"When you've broken through to the Ling Qi layer, it's really a different level. Your spirit gives enough strength to deal with some opponents." thought Lin Feng who saw that Po Jun had used rattans. Obviously, that was his spirit. It was similar to Mo Xie's spirit. Of course, Mo Xie's strength and Po Jun's strength were not on the same level though.
"I would have never thought that this guy's strength had improved so much."
Lin Feng was smiling. He then moved forwards to the two young people who were picking up their precious items.
"Who?"
At that moment, Po Jun quickly turned around. An extremely strong Qi quickly burst out of his body and his two rattans started moving towards Lin Feng.
"Huh?"
Lin Feng was surprised, he hadn't thought that Po Jun's defense perimeter was so wide and that he'd attack so quickly upon sensing someone moving closer to them.
Lin Feng stepped aside really quickly and a strong sword Qi emerged from his body, directly crashing down onto Po Jun making him almost suffocate from the intense pressure.
"Po Jun, stop it, he's my friend."
The strong young disciple said quickly as he had turned around and saw the scene infront of him.
At that moment, Po Jun recalled the rattans back and the Qi which was suffocating him had vanished as well. He remained vigilant and kept watching Lin Feng very closely.
"That guy, he is incredibly strong!"
"Haha, Lin Feng, you're finally showing yourself. I came to look for you more than a dozen times and I couldn't find you anywhere. I thought you had left the Yun Hai Sect forever…"
It turned out that that strong young disciple was Lin Feng's friend: Han Man.
"I just came back a little while ago." Said Lin Feng while smiling before adding: "Han Man, you're now able to kill a ferocious beast of the Ling Level… You have progressed so fast!"
When Lin Feng had left for Yangzhou City, at that time Han Man was only at the eighth Qi layer. In that short amount of time, Han Man had surprisingly broken through to the Ling Qi layer. Lin Feng was astonished. He was, of course, also extremely happy for Han Man. He did not have many friends but he would definitely count Han Man as one of them.
"Haha, I've broken through to the Ling Qi layer but I was just lucky this time." Han Man said while scratching his head and then continued: "Oh, anyway, How about you Lin Feng? You used to be much stronger than me. How strong have you become now?"
"I'm just an average dsiciple." said Lin Feng with a big teasing smile on his face. Lin Feng was looking at Han Man's friend, Po Jun. That guy had an ice cold expression on his face. He looked like he was ready to strike Lin Feng if he made the wrong move. If that was the case, it could made things complicated and unpredictable for Han Man.
"Oh by the way, I forgot to introduce the two of you. Lin Feng this is Po Jun. He's extremely strong but he's discreet and very reserved, unlike the ordinary disciples who consider themselves the best because of some ranking. He is also much stronger than them.
Han Man said as he was smiling while introducing them to each other.
"Po Jun, this is Lin Feng. He is like a brother to me. I hope you can become good friends with him as well."
"I'm first taking the precious items we have just obtained."
Said Po Jun while looking cold and indifferently. Then, he turned around and continued what he was doing. He took out a dagger and split the beast open to harvest the materials which could be traded into the sect.
"Lin Feng, don't worry, Po Jun just has that kind of personality. He's a very cold person but he is a good guy."
Lin Feng ignored it and kept smiling. Po Jun and Lin Feng were not friends so it didn't matter if Po Jun did not interact with him. There was no need to get offended by a stranger's behavior.
"Han Man, everybody has started to leave, how come you are still out here fighting?"
"Many of them have left because of the Elite Disciple Exam. As we were already here, we thought we should get some more precious items to trade with the sect. We are the only two remaining Ling Qi Layer in the surrounding area so there should not be a problem. All that remains are Qi layer disciples.
"Are you not getting ready for the Elite Disciple Exam?
Lin Feng was stupefied and couldn't help but ask.
"Of course, I'll join. I'm not late yet. I still have some time to collect more riches. Hehe." Han Man was the same guy as before, always smiling and positive. Lin Feng sometimes had the impression he was talking to a simple minded person… but at least these kinds of people were honest and true to themselves. They were not the kind of people to have evil intentions in their hearts and they are easy to get along with.
"Po Jun, it's alright, there is nothing of value in the area and I doubt we have missed something."
Han Man said while looking at Po Jun.
"Alright, let's leave."
Po Jun said while nodding. He picked up the bag full of precious items and stood up.
"Lin Feng, you should leave too. Let's go back together." said Han Man to Lin Feng and then asked: "Lin Feng, come on, tell me, how strong are you now?"
Lin Feng thought for a while and then shook his head. He was actually unable to clearly identify his own strength. Maybe he had to fight against someone of the third Ling Qi layer to correctly judge his current level of strength.
"You really enjoy being mysterious… and keep so many things secret from me. Can you cope with an Abominable Rhinoceros or not?" asked Han Man whose curiosity had become unbearable. He needed to know.
"Cope with an Abominable Rhinoceros alone?" thought Po Jun when he heard Han Man ask that question. Lin Feng's strength was certainly of the Ling Qi layer. A moment ago, the Qi from Lin Feng's sword had almost made him suffocate and created immense pressure on his body. Po Jun would have probably been defeated by Lin Feng in an instant if they had fought and Po Jun was sure that he would not even be using his full strength. Po Jun could not measure how strong this young man was.
Even though the Abominable Rhinoceros had extremely high defense abilities, Lin Feng had had no problem killing one using his sword.
"I should be able to handle it." said Lin Feng while touching his nose. Dealing with an Abominable Rhinoceros? He had required only one hit to deal a lethal blow on one previously, but even then it did not require him to use his full strength.
"Hehe, you obviously have broken through to the Ling Qi layer. This time, we three will probably pass the Elite Disciple Exam and all become Elite Disciples. After that, we will be able to work hard and become pillars of the Yun Hai Sect." said Han Man joyfully with a big smile on his face. Three Disciples of the Ling Qi layer, they would probably be able to accomplish great things if they worked together.
"Work hard for the sect? Whose decision is that?" asked Po Jun tactlessly. He thought that Han Man was really naive.
"We should let Lin Feng decide. He's a real genius and he has a much greater potential than me. Even though he may be weaker than me now, he will probably surpass my power later. He's always been there to protect the weak… He saved my life. Whatever he says, I will always listen to him." said Han Man sounding extremely simple minded.
"What about me?" asked Po Jun.
"You and I are very strong but since I listen to Lin Feng, you should obviously listen to Lin Feng as well." said Han Man which sounded extremely simple and completely illogical. Lin Feng was speechless and was looking at him while stupefied. That guy was so naive and his thoughts were so simple. Po Jun would never be convinced by such naive statements. Who would?
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In the Stormy Gorge, a huge crowd had gathered which almost seemed endless, the crowd had gathered in front of the Life and Death Arena. They were all young disciples of the Yun Hai Sect who were excitedly talking amongst themselves. There was such a larger number of disciples that they were all standing shoulder to shoulder. Looking down from above it looked like thousands upon thousands of ants.
On the top of the cliffs surrounding the gorge there was also a large crowd of people looking down at the gorge. They were all staring at the people in the arena, these people all had sharp expressions on their faces. There was a powerful Qi which was filling the atmosphere around the arena.
There were some people within the gorge who were extremely strong compared to the average disciple of the sect. They were the high level disciples of the sect. Nan Gong Ling, many years ago was one of those disciples. Nan Gong Ling sat in the middle of the high level Yun Hai Sect disciples and elders.
Those participating in the Elite Disciple Exam were some of the most important disciples of the Yun Hai Sect. It was the first time in many years that there were so many ordinary disciples who would attend Elite Disciple Exam. Some of them were going to become Elite Disciples within the sect and some of the strongest participants could even become Core Disciples.
Of course, some of them were going to be eliminated from the exam altogether.
That was the rule: fight and win or be eliminated.
Ordinary disciples who sat the exam might have to fight with the current elite disciples. The battles were randomly arranged. If the ordinary disciple won, he would probably be chosen to become an elite disciple. If an elite disciple lost, he lost face and reputation.
On the same basis, if an elite disciple wanted to become a core disciple, he would then need to fight a core disciple and win. If an elite disciple could defeat a core disciple then he could become one of the core disciples and would definitely gain a lot of prestige and recognition from the high ranking members of the Yun Hai Sect.
The rules were very simple. You would have to fight repeatedly, fighting an elite disciple would enable an ordinary disciple a chance at promotion. There were people at the Elite Disciple Exam who had big arrogant smiles on their face from winning and there were others who looked depressed as they were eliminated.
It was the first time in the year that all of the ordinary disciples, elite disciples and the core disciples were present in one place.
It was the second time this year that the ordinary, elite and core disciples were going to be ranked.
No matter if it was an ordinary, an elite or a core disciple whose ranking was in the Top Ten, he would gain an infinite amount of prestige within the Sect.
Furthermore, the disciples who showed the most potential and placed at the top would receive great rewards such as precious stones, weapons, profound pills or maybe even extremely powerful skill books.
Obviously, the elite disciples and core disciples who would get eliminated or not obtain a good ranking would be humiliated. If the disciple had bad luck then the opponent could be very strong and humiliation would be inevitable. This is why all disciples would fight with their utmost power if they wanted to achieve the best results. Losing because of underestimating an opponent would bring shame and humiliation.
Lin Feng and his group had arrived at the Life and Death Arena. When they arrived, the Elite Disciple Exam had already started. Coincidentally, ordinary disciples were challenging elite disciples.
At that moment, two people were fighting on the rocky stage of the Life or Death Arena. The fight was very intense and the crowd continued to discuss the battle as they watched it very closely.
"It's Liu Fei, she said earlier that she had broken through to the Ling Qi layer… obviously it's true. She's very pretty and on top of that she's incredibly strong and powerful. I wish she could become my wife in the future…"
Said Han Man who was looking at the battle of Liu Fei while laughing. Liu Fei was a dream for many of the young disciples. They all wanted her to become their lover. Liu Fei was famous for being extremely beautiful in the Yun Hai Sect. Many of the young disciples would spend their entire lives within the sect and would even take a wife from the sect. This is why many men were courting her, including some geniuses and even core disciples…
The rumors said that Liu Fei was pretty and that she was a real genius… in other words, she was amazing.
"Haha, go ahead and ask her to become your wife!" Lin Feng said while laughing at Han Man. That simpleton had even dared to imagine such a thing. Liu Fei was too much of a tomboy for him. She was violent and stubborn, he would not last a second.
"Hehe, I think that I'm pretty strong but I don't think I'd manage to court her." said Han Man while laughing and scratching his head. He then continued, while looking at Lin Feng and said: "By the way Lin Feng, I heard that you got along quite well with Liu Fei. She's very beautiful and you're very handsome, you are both geniuses, you would definitely be a perfect couple."
"Me?" asked Lin Feng with a shiver running down his spine. He shrugged his shoulders and shook away the feeling from that shiver. He was so scared that it may become reality that he would have trouble sleeping later that night.
Lin Feng raised his head and looked at the people around. His attention focused on a particular person.
"Mo Xie, during this elite disciple exam, I will take care of you." thought Lin Feng while smiling coldly. He had precisely rushed to the Exam because of Mo Xie.
It looked like Mo Xie could feel a dark premonition and felt like darkness itself was staring at him. He stopped looking at the arena and observed the crowd, he was glancing at everyone trying to find the source of his premonition.
At that moment, Liu Fei released her spirit and effortlessly won the battle. Her bow and arrows were radiating a brilliant light as she stepped out of the arena. Lin Feng was looking at her with news eyes.
For Liu Fei, joining the elite disciples wouldn't be something which would make her extremely proud. She looked around her and heaved a sigh. She had broken through to the Ling Qi layer and her spirit had awakened, she had the same spirit as her father in the past… but she still couldn't beat the person on her mind…
Unfortunately, Lin Feng had gone to gather some precious items and had been killed because of Mo Xie.
"If he was still here, I could learn so much from him and I would certainly be able to greatly improve my strength."
She didn't know why but Liu Fei, suddenly missed Lin Feng: that unconventional and unrestrained genius… but he did have some detestable aspects.
If she had the choice, Liu Fei would prefer to be fighting against Lin Feng and winning against him to that of participating in the Elite Disciple exam and becoming an elite disciple.
At the same time, back at the pavilion was Protector Bei who was staring blankly at the horizon while watching Liu Fei who had just won her battle.
"Not bad, Liu Fei… a real genius, but you still have a lot to do before reaching your father's level. It will be hard to achieve his power while not growing in the Imperial City."
Protector Bei's thoughts were flowing at full speed. Imperial City… these two words made him shiver but they were very clear to him. It was a very crowded place. There were lots of political strategies which were involved in the day to day life of the city. This was a gathering place for many strong cultivators. Cang Lan was still there to protect her but if he wasn't, maybe Liu Fei would get into trouble.
"I wanted to let Lin Feng go to the Imperial City. Not only would he have become more important by moving up in the hierarchy but it would have also enabled him to fight against stronger cultivators. At the same time, he could have helped Cang Lan… and maybe, he would have met his destiny there……."
While Protector Bei was thinking these things, he started to grow furious and wanted to kill Mo Xie yet again. Because of Mo Xie who had killed Lin Feng, Protector Bei's slowly realized that his dream was impossible… and these painful thoughts flowed like a stream of blood as his face turned red with anger.
Lin Feng didn't know that there were so many people that missed him. At that moment, he noticed someone else.
"Lin Feng, you're here as well! What a coincidence." Jing Yun was walking towards Lin Feng. Her expression looked fresh and pure like spring.
"What a great coincidence." said Lin Feng while looking at Jing Yun and smiling. Han Man, Jing Yun and Lin Feng were finally together again after what seemed like an extremely long time.
"It's not a coincidence, it's called fate." said Han Man smiling. "Jing Yun, I am the biggest person in the group, how come you only saw Lin Feng and not me?"
"Ehhhh…" Lin Feng was glaring at Han Man. That couldn't be true.
"Who would know someone like you?" asked Jing Yun while pouting.
"Alright, if you don't know me then I should just go. I am starting to remember that there was a young girl who was waiting for Lin Feng every day, wondering when she would see him again." said Han Man with a fake smile on his face. Lin Feng was speechless. Since when was there a girl like that?
"How would I know something like that?" replied Jing Yun while blushing. She looked so delicate and charming that it was touching. Han Man couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Po Jun who was standing next to them looked at Lin Feng with a wry smile on his face. He was truly heartless to join in and laugh at Lin Feng.
"You guys, can you shut your filthy mouths?"
At that moment, a cold voice had shouted at them which had destroyed their good mood.
They all looked at the person who had spoken. It was an elite disciple carrying a sword on his back and he was looking at them with a look of disdain.
"Does it look like we were talking to you?" Han Man said furiously. That guy was incredibly impolite so Han Man could not hold his temper.
"You are courting death." said the disciple carrying a sword on his back. A strong Qi suddenly emerged from his body.
"It's you." said Lin Feng. It was really a huge coincidence. Lin Feng recognized that disciple. It was the elite disciple who had helped Liu Fei during their fight in the stormy gorge. It was Yu Hao, the one who said he would kill Lin Feng if Liu Fei asked it of him. He had actually almost killed him twice with that sword on his back. He was extremely strong.
Yu Hao was stupefied when he heard Lin Feng. He attentively looked at Lin Feng and then remembered him. He then smiled and said: "Last time, you were lucky that I didn't kill you. Are you that impatient that you want to die now?"
"Impatient?" said Lin Feng while smiling coldly. He just regretted that he hadn't broken through to the Ling Qi layer on their last meeting otherwise he would have unsheathed his sword and beheaded Yu Hao.
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"I am very impatient when it comes to living my life, I have such a long life to live after all." said Lin Feng smiling coldly with a strangely evil look on his face.
"Hehe, Have met many pieces of trash in the past but I've never met a piece of trash who was so impatient to die." said Yu Hao with extreme arrogance. He then added: "Since you really want to die, I will help you achieve your goal. Wait until the end of the Elite Disciple Exam and then I will deal with you."
An ordinary disciple was worth nothing to most people within the sect. They could be killed at a whim and nobody would care, especially when in the Life and Death Arena of the Stormy Gorge.
"I will give you an opportunity to kill me before the end of the Elite Disciple Exam."
Lin Feng said while nodding his head as if he had come to a decision. Yu Hao was lost and didn't know what Lin Feng meant. Immediately after, Lin Feng started walking towards the Life and Death Arena.
"Lin Feng, what are you doing?" Jing Yun shouted as she could feel the fear gripping her heart.
"Jing Yun, you have to trust Lin Feng. That guy is always full of surprises." said Han Man to Jing Yun trying to reassure her. Even though they hadn't been friends for a very long time, Han Man really admired Lin Feng. He was beyond insane, but he was truly a genius. He would fight anyone at the drop of a hat when it came to his friends. Each time they met, Lin Feng did something unpredictable.
Jing Yun tried not to worry but she could only make her heart grow slightly calmer. She looked at Han Man and nodded. That's right, it looked like Lin Feng was going to do something dangerous and unpredictable again.
Jing Yun couldn't help but be worried about Lin Feng. Going into the Life and Death Arena and challenging an elite disciple wasn't something one could do easily. If you wanted to become an elite disciple within the sect then you first had to have an incredible strength, luck was of no use. To become an elite disciple, the only way was to be stronger than a former elite disciple.
"Huh?" Yu Hao frowned. He hadn't replied yet. Han Man and Jing Yun understood what Lin Feng wanted to do because they were friends with him and could understand him… Besides, Yu Hao was extremely arrogant, how could he imagine what Lin Feng wanted to do?
Yu Hao smiled at Liu Fei who had already made her way out of the arena. He moved towards Liu Fei. Such a beautiful girl needed attention and who better than him to give it to her.
The Life and Death Arena was huge. Disciples could fight against other disciples on different rocky fighting stages. While the battles were randomly picked, they could also fight each other as they wished.
However, it seemed like there was an unwritten agreement between everybody to not step onto a fighting stage if there were already too many people fighting. This was also beneficial for the observers as they could only focus on a certain amount of action at once. If everyone started to fight then it would quickly become chaos.
Of course, no one had any plans to step onto the highest stage. Ordinary disciples didn't want to seem too self confident in their abilities. Overestimating their own powers would give the seniors of the Sect a bad impression. Only real geniuses, the most talented Disciples, would dare climb onto the highest stage and amaze the entire crowd.
At that moment, Wang Mang stepped onto a stage within the Life And Death Arena.
But at that moment, he saw that someone else wanted to get onto it as well.
"Hey, friend." shouted Wang Mang while smiling at Lin Feng to get his attention. He was the third ranked ordinary disciple. He was extremely strong and had the arrogance of a ranked disciple who had not seen the world. He assumed that Lin Feng would notice he wanted to get on the stage and would let him go first.
But what Wang Mang hadn't planned is that Lin Feng stared at him and nodded to return the greeting while looking indifferent, he then continued walking towards the fighting stage. It really did look like Lin Feng wasn't going to let him go first.
Wang Mang frowned. He was extremely famous amongst all the ordinary disciples. He wouldn't have thought that Lin Feng wouldn't give him face and let him go first. He wanted to open his mouth but he was speechless. He was too stupefied at what had happened. He opened his mouth to speak but no words could come out.
"Crazy moron." said Wang Mang in a low voice filled with anger. He immediately went back to where he was standing before. That other disciple was heading towards the central fighting stage. How insolent! This was the first time that someone dared to go onto it.
Wang Mang wasn't the only one who was surprised but the entire crowd was stupefied to see someone go on that particular fighting stage. Their eyes were wide open. The crowd burst into an uproar and was wondering who that guy was.
"It's him. So he wasn't devoured by the Imaginary Demon…? He's surprisingly still living!" said someone who had seen Lin Feng at the moment when he had been consumed by the black fog of the Imaginary Demon. The person was stupefied to see Lin Feng living and breathing before him.
"Oh my….. He is insane….." Han Man, Jing Yun as well as Po Jun were all astounded. Lin Feng did not fail to surprise them.
However, Han Man had a big smile on his face. He had the feeling that Lin Feng was stronger than him, much stronger than him. He even had that feeling when he hadn't seen Lin Feng. He really admired Lin Feng and believed that he held an incredible strength.
In the Stormy Gorge, Mo Xie was stupefied. How was this possible? How could Lin Feng still be alive?
He was just an ordinary disciple and he had been eaten by an Imaginary Demon… how could he come back alive?
"It's him." Like everybody else, Nan Gong Ling was also astonished. His face showed how relieved he was. Now he would be able to tell Protector Bei and Protector Kong that Lin Feng was alright and the punishment of Mo Xie would not be so harsh.
"Haha, that young man never dies!" said a voice coming from the pavilion where an old man was sitting. It almost sounded like he was cursing but he was actually very cheerful.
"You continue to surprise me, young man." thought Protector Bei smiling. The first time that he had met Lin Feng, he had already had a good impression. The second time, Lin Feng had made the drums of the Precipice of Zhangu beat which had stupefied Protector Kong and Protector Bei… and this time, he had been eaten by an Imaginary Demon and then returned without a single injury on his body. He really was the king of miracles.
At that moment, Yu Hao arrived next to Liu Fei. He looked at Lin Feng who had stepped on the fighting stage and said while laughing: "Fei Fei, that piece of trash surprisingly dares go onto the fighting stage. He really wants to die."
Liu Fei frowned. She didn't like Yu Hao calling her by a nickname. She was in a bad mood because of this. Then, she looked at the fighting stage and her expression immediately changed, her beautiful eyes were filled with delight.
"He is not dead!!!"
Liu Fei was astonished and then a beautiful and resplendent smile appeared on her face.
"You're not dead… that's a good thing, I will beat you myself. I will humiliate you."
Yu Hao saw that Liu Fei was smiling and looked enchanted but he didn't seem to understand. Then thinking that he could be her hero, he said: "Fei Fei, just like last time, you just need to open your mouth and I'll go kill than piece of trash when he's done with his challenge. "
"You'll kill him?" Liu Fei asked while looking at Yu Hao. Even though Yu Hao had a Sword Spirit and was quite strong, he hadn't progressed for a year because he hadn't been practicing. He was still at the first Ling Qi layer. If he fought against Lin Feng, did he even stand a chance?
Besides, what Liu Fei wanted the most was to defeat Lin Feng herself.
"Yes, you only have to nod your head and I'll put an end to his life." said Yu Hao while smiling.
"Yu Hao………."
Yu Hao was still smiling when the sound of an annoyed voice went straight into his ears.
"Yu Hao, Where have you run away? Come and fight me, damn you!"
Lin Feng was standing on the highest fighting stage. He raised his head and looked at everyone who was observing from above on the cliffs of the Stormy Gorge. He wanted to go to the highest place, the most craziest of places and look down on the world.
Yu Hao was still smiling. He hadn't gone to the fighting stage. He hadn't understood what Lin Feng had meant a moment ago. He did not understand that Lin Feng was actually challenging him to a fight. However he really wanted to fight with Lin Feng.
During the Elite Disciple Exam, being challenged was a humiliation because it meant you were weak. If you were weak, people wanted to fight against you.
But at that moment, Yu Hao was being challenged. On top of that, he was being challenged by the one he wanted to kill to win the affection of Liu Fei.
However, he hadn't thought that Lin Feng would challenge him right after he finished talking. Obviously, he had just been humiliated in front of a countless number of people. He had the feeling he had just been slapped in the face.
Yu Hao's expression looked like that of a demon. He was staring at Lin Feng with a cruel expression.
"Fei Fei, that guy wants to challenge me, that's great. I'm going to kill that shitty piece of trash."
As before, Yu Hao had no doubts about his own strength. He started walking towards the stage while still looking evil.
The entire crowd was amazed. Lin Feng was truly insane.
Not only had Lin Feng immediately stepped on the highest fighting stage but he was also challenging Yu Hao.
Yu Hao was far from being one of the weakest Elite Disciples. Before the Elite Disciple Exam, ordinary disciples had already checked the profiles of the different elite disciples. They had access to a list which contained detailed information on their strength levels. Yu Hao was far above the weak elite disciples. He had a Sword Spirit and he was very talented and strong. He was much stronger than most of the average elite disciples. Nobody would have thought of challenging him.
Yu Hao hadn't expected someone to challenge him either.
As he moved onto the fighting stage, Yu Hao while still looking like a demon, said: "I wanted to let you live a bit longer but you already want to die…So impatient"
"I'm in no hurry to deal with you, wait until I am done." said Lin Feng while smiling. He stopped looking at Yu Hao and turned to the crowd.
"Li Lin, get your ass onto the damn fighting stage as well."
Lin Feng continued to spit insults in the faces of elite disciples. Li Lin while in the Xing Chen Pavilion hadn't dared to confront Chen Chen, so he had decided to take it out on Lin Feng. Lin Feng still remembered and planned to settle his grudge.
Everybody in the crowd was astonished at his actions. Li Lin… That was the name of another elite disciple, what did he intend to do by challenging two elite disciples at the same time?
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During the first round of the Elite Disciple Exam everyone had to be in attendance, elite disciples as well as core disciples, because they could be challenged at anytime by another disciple within the sect.
Li Lin was no exception to this rule.
When Li Lin heard that he was being challenged by Lin Feng, his heart was pounding. That guy had probably broken through to the Ling Qi layer and wanted his revenge.
But then Li Lin tried to relax because Lin Feng hadn't only called his name instead he had called two: his name and Yu Hao's.
Yu Hao was infinitely stronger than Li Lin. He had a overpowering Sword Spirit and he was known as a genius. Lin Feng had even dared to challenge him but he was probably going to die because he could not fight against Yu Hao.
When entering the Life and Death Arena, Li Lin started to get nervous. When he saw that everybody was looking at him, he could feel his heart pounding in his chest.
"What are you doing? Why are you making him come onto the fighting stage as well?" asked Yu Hao glancing at Li Lin. He was puzzled. Besides, he despised being associated with a weakling like Li Lin.
"I will fight both of you at the same time."
Lin Feng didn't reply to Yu Hao and just said these words in a cold tone which made Yu Hao frown in anger.
Insanity…
Madness…
In the entire history of the Yun Hai Sect which dated back a thousand years, nobody had ever dared challenge two higher ranked disciples at the same time during the Elite Disciple Exam.
Lin Feng, a simple ordinary disciple had challenged two elite disciples to fight against him. To make things even more shocking, one of them was an extremely strong cultivator who had a Sword Spirit. Lin Feng had broken a new record of insane behavior.
"That ordinary disciple is so arrogant and clearly overestimates his own power, even if he is incredibly strong, is it right to act in such a way?"
Mo Xie had said that in a cold and belittling tone. Not only was Mo Xie very strong but he also had a high status within the sect. Besides, his father Mo Cang Lan was standing behind him. Therefore, he was trying to regain some of the face he had already lost.
Nan Gong Ling was coldly looking at Mo Xie but remained expressionless. It was impossible to tell what he was thinking.
Regarding Protector Bei, he was just laughing and shaking his head: "This young man really has no limits!"
"Together? Who do you think you are, you piece of trash?"
Yu Hao's face twisted in anger and revealed a hideous expression. What kind of person was he after all? A sword master with a strong Sword Spirit and he was an elite disciple?
Yu Hao despised Lin Feng. He thought that Lin Feng was an insolent piece of trash, he thought that comparing the two was the difference between earth and heaven. Yu Hao thought that it was an honor for Lin Feng to call a noble person such as himself onto the stage.
But Lin Feng had not only called him onto the stage. He had also called someone else. Surprisingly, he wanted to fight against two people at the same time. Wasn't Yu Hao being humiliated from his actions?
"Exactly! What are you thinking? Suddenly challenging both of us at the same time. Yu Hao has an extremely strong Sword Spirit, he's very powerful and can kill you with a single strike. How can you be so arrogant?!"
Li Lin was licking Yu Hao's boots and trying to gain favor from Yu Hao. Then, Yu Hao would do all the work alone and defeat Lin Feng while he could just stand and watch. Then he would not have to fight at all, this was obviously the best choice for someone like him who was incredibly weak for an elite disciple.
Yu Hao seemed to enjoy being complimented by others. A big smile had appeared on his face and he then said: "Haha, Li Lin, you're entirely right. It's not worth unsheathing my sword for such a worthless ordinary disciple… you help me take care of him."
"Of course. But for such a worthless ordinary disciple to dare to challenge Yu Hao, he should be humiliated. Fellow disciple Yu Hao should show him how big the difference is between you and him."
When Li Lin heard Yu Hao's words, he got frightened that he would have to fight. He didn't know if Yu Hao wanted him to fight so he did his best to lure Yu Hao into fighting alone. He really did not want to engage in a battle with Lin Feng.
"That guy is such a disgrace for our mighty Sect. He's making all of the members of the Yun Hai Sect, lose face." said members of the crowd while looking at Li Lin. He was so shameless. But that guy actually had to defend his point of view.
"You are so pathetic." Lin Feng was sneering at Li Lin. "Li Lin, when I was looking for skills in the Xing Chen Pavilion, you attacked Chen Chen and then you ended up being scared to death by him causing everybody to laugh at you. Coincidentally, there was another ordinary disciple there so you decided to pick a fight with me. You also threatened me that you would kill me. You insulted me several times and called me a piece of trash. Now, I challenge you and you seem to be terrified, how come?"
"Yu Hao, you who have a mighty Sword Spirit, what a genius! You attacked me without any reason on that day. You said that you could kill me anytime but it seems like you were just bullying me and trying to humiliate those weaker than yourself. Now, I am standing in front of you willing to fight but where is your sword?"
Lin Feng said in a very cold tone. Everybody in the crowd understood what had happened. These two elite disciples were very pretentious. They had both provoked and bullied that ordinary disciple but now that he had become stronger, he wanted to get his revenge.
Yu Hao's face grew vicious and he said to Li Lin: "I will give you three seconds, if you don't attack him within that time, I will cripple your Cultivation."
Li Lin was furious. He was gnashing his teeth in hatred for Yu Hao.
On that day, Yu Hao had bullied Lin Feng and treated him as if he was an insignificant existence. At that moment, Lin Feng's behavior towards him was strangely similar.
"Alright, I will start and then you finish him."
Li Lin said against his will… He was really forcing himself to fight. He then started moving towards Lin Feng.
Lin Feng shook his head. His style looked incredibly laughable. Lin Feng really wondered how that guy had managed to become an elite disciple.
"Get lost…"
Lin Feng then thrust his palm into the air and used his Eight Strikes of Desolation. Four strikes immediately broke through the air and crashed onto Li Lin's body.
"BOOM!"
"BOOM!"
"BOOM!"
"BOOM!"
Li Lin was one of the weakest elite disciples. His strength was so low that he could not match some ordinary disciples. Lin Feng had hit him with a single skill while not even using his full strength and that had made him fly through the air and heavily crash outside the Life and Death Arena main stage.
Lin Feng ignored Li Lin after that and said to Yu Hao: "So what are you waiting for? I thought you were going to kill me."
"Four strikes….That's all? That's only half of eight strikes, how laughable."
Yu Hao knew what attack Lin Feng had used. In the Yun Hai Sect many people had learnt and practiced it to a similar level. Most elite disciples who had practiced it had managed to do four strikes and some talented individual had done five. But there were very few people who managed to do more than four strikes within the elite disciple. It was extremely rare to see someone talented enough to break through four strikes.
Lin Feng had only used four of the eight possible strikes but he could freely control how many strikes he used. He did not want to use his full strength when dealing with Li Lin.
"Even though I said I would kill you, today is the Elite Disciple Exam… even though we are in the Life and Death Arena, we are not allowed to directly kill. So today I will just cripple your Cultivation and break both of your arms. You will be half dead when we finish this battle."
Yu Hao was already very cruel to begin with and now he had hatred towards Lin Feng.
While talking, Yu Hao was unsheathed the sword that he was carrying on his back. His sword was already glowing and its light was radiant. The glowing light looked like the water of a river as sunlight shone down upon it. It was a truly dazzling light. An intangible Qi started spreading through the air.
That wouldn't be enough though. Yu Hao released his sword spirit. It was an extremely sharp sword shadow which appeared behind him. It was pointing towards the Heavens as if it was about to cut down the heavens themselves.
"Even though those who possess a sword spirit are not weak, Lin Feng is also dangerous."
The disciples in the crowd who were close to the arena could sense the strength and power contained within the sword Qi. They had the sensation that they were being pressured by the power of Yu Hao which made them feel dizzy and uncomfortable. However Lin Feng who was standing much closer had no reaction.
"I know that you like to rely on your sword spirit so I will show you what it really means to be a sword master."
Lin Feng said with a voice filled with killing intent. He then unsheathed the sword he was carrying on his back and a powerful Qi spread through the atmosphere moving towards Yu Hao's sword. The pressure within the atmosphere suddenly increased greatly.
"What, he's also a sword user. Does he have a Sword Spirit?"
Everybody was shaking when they sensed the Qi contained within Lin Feng's sword. Yu Hao was also stupefied. Everyone was shocked because Lin Feng had unleashed this pressure without releasing a sword spirit. Lin Feng had a faintly discernible smile on the corner of his mouth.
"Why would he use sword skills if he doesn't have a sword spirit?"
Yu Hao made a step forwards. Suddenly, a whistling noise spread throughout the atmosphere. The devastating sword Qi was growing more and more powerful. The Sword Spirit behind his back was also glowing brighter and brighter.
Yu Hao's sword Qi was getting stronger and cutting through the atmosphere moving straight towards Lin Feng.
"Do you necessarily need to have a sword spirit to use sword skills? Can the cultivators who possess a Sword Spirit only use sword skills?" asked Lin Feng looking extremely calm. He stepped forward and said: "Even with your sword spirit you don't understand the basic principles of wielding a sword."
"BOOM!"
Suddenly, an extremely strong Qi shot towards Yu Hao. Even his own Qi was retreating from the Qi which had been unleashed.
Lin Feng had started to gather sword force into the tip of his sword. The power which was released was incredible.
"Force, he is using sword force."
People in the crowd seldom saw cultivators who had knowledge of forces and when they saw some, they were usually battles between elite disciples and core disciples. Everyone had started to sense the immense power that was contained within his sword, the crowd was growing more shocked.
"So that's sword force."
"How powerful!"
There was an infinite amount of Qi which was also released from the sword. This had allowed Lin Feng to utterly suppress Yu Hao.
"Oh my… He's only an ordinary disciple who just broke through to the Ling Qi layer and he already controls his sword force to perfection. What a genius!"
Some people knew that forces were extremely hard to understand and control, especially at Lin Feng's level. Even some cultivators who had reached the peak of the Ling Qi layer were not necessarily able to control forces to the extent of Lin Feng, but Lin Feng seemed to master the forces to perfection.
Of course, some of the ordinary disciples didn't even know what a force was and were asking other disciples how Lin Feng had such a powerful and oppressive sword.
"He's the one who beat the drums at the Precipice of Zhangu. He's so young and already extremely powerful. I could only dream to be that strong at his age. He definitely deserves a high status within the sect. He truly deserved the title of a true genius. We should take good care of him and honor him. He will become the future of the sect."
Nan Gong Ling understood what Protector Bei had been talking about previously and now understood why Lin Feng was so important. He was a pillar of the Sect. A solution had to be found so that Mo Xie wouldn't attempt to kill him again. That young man was a genius.
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Nan Gong Ling felt happy but Mo Xie was not happy in the slightest. He had an evil look covering his face.
"That young man is too outstanding… He should have been killed at birth." Mo Xie thought evilly. Lin Feng had humiliated him so even if he was a genius, he had to be killed and Mo Xie couldn't afford to wait until Lin Feng grew up as he would become too strong.
In the middle of the crowd, Han Man felt at ease. He had a smile on the corner of his lips: "He really has become so strong already. He even managed to convince me that I might be stronger."
When he saw that Lin Feng was stronger than him, he was really happy for his sworn brother.
Jing Yun, who was standing next to him, also had a brilliant smile on her face. She looked like a lotus flower in blossom. Her smile looked so pure and innocent, it could charm any man who saw.
Po Jun, who was standing next to them, had a sparkle in his eyes while looking at Lin Feng on the fighting stage. He thought: "No wonder he was able to react so quickly against me and with such a terrifying strength…. He was this powerful."
Inside the Life and Death Arena, Yu Hao's face was turning deathly pale. His face had become so pale and cold that he already looked like a corpse.
"Even with your sword spirit you don't understand the basic principles of wielding a sword."
Lin Feng had destroyed his honor and dignity. He had no choice but to agree with his statement and he was not the only one. Everybody in the crowd had agreed. Yu Hao didn't understand basic sword principles. Compared with Lin Feng, he looked like a child holding a toy sword.
Who was it that said, only those who had a Sword Spirit could become amazing sword masters?
Every single trace of sword Qi emerging from Yu Hao's body was vanishing as fast as it had appeared. It was crumbling and disintegrating each time he tried to release it. Controlling forces like he did, Lin Feng wasn't consuming much energy and the sword force was growing extremely powerful.
"I give up. You can become an elite disciple."
Yu Hao had been struggling with his pride but had finally said those words. He just had the feeling that he had been truly humiliated and that the entire crowd was laughing at him for thinking he was so powerful.
"Give up?"
Lin Feng was smiling coldly. Could he really be let off so easily?
When Yu Hao thought his victory was certain and he would easily overpower Lin Feng, he had wanted to cripple Lin Feng's cultivation. He wanted to break his arms and leave him half dead. It was impossible for him to be crueler than that.
At the moment when Yu Hao found out that he couldn't compete with Lin Feng, he thought that one sentence was going to be enough to purify the hatred between them. Was that how things really worked?
Well Lin Feng didn't agree.
"Do I need to accept?" said Lin Feng making fun of his actions. Lin Feng continued moving forwards and the sword force became even more powerful. It was oppressing Yu Hao's body so much that he could no longer breathe.
"I said I give up! What do you want me to do?"
Yu Hao's face changed. Lin Feng didn't stop moving closer. How terrifying.
"What do I want? That is very simple. I want you to do to yourself what you had said you would do to me." said Lin Feng with an ice cold smile on his face. Yu Hao was shaking from head to toe. Lin Feng wanted him to cripple his own cultivation and break his own arms. This was a death sentence; he wanted him to commit suicide.
"This is the Elite Disciple Exam of the Yun Hai Sect, how dare you?" shouted Yu Hao.
"You may not dare to kill me, but shall we see if I dare to kill you."
Lin Feng was moving closer while replying to Yu Hao. His sword slightly shook. A terrifyingly strong sword Qi invaded the entire atmosphere and shot towards Yu Hao while piercing through the air.
A deadly sword which existed solely to take the life of others. In the blink of an eye, Yu Hao's blood sprayed everywhere. His body collapsed lifelessly on the stage. His eyes were still wide open as if he was shocked at his own death. It looked like he couldn't believe that Lin Feng had actually dared to kill him.
"Phewww……" It seemed like the atmosphere had become tense. The entire crowd was holding their breath in shock. The arena had become so quiet that they could almost hear each other's heartbeat.
Lin Feng had set a new record in the entire history of the Yun Hai Sect: he had challenged and defeated two Elite Disciples at the same time. He had then ruthlessly killed one of them in front of the entire sect.
Lin Feng had violated the rules of the Yun Hai Sect in the presence of every disciple, every elder and even the Patriarch of the Sect Nan Gong Ling. He had killed his opponent during the Elite Disciple Exam.
"Audacious!"
An extremely loud shout spread throughout the area. It sounded like it was coming from above. The entire crowd was surprised and had the feeling they had been awoken from a dream as they could barely come to grips with what had just happened.
"In the presence of every member of the Yun Hai Sect. You really have no respect for the rules and no respect for the Patriarch either. You are guilty of crimes for which even death cannot atone."
There was a loud shout. It sounded like that person really wanted to kill Lin Feng on the spot.
The disciples in the crowd raised their heads and saw Mo Xie. Some people didn't understand what was going on but when they saw Mo Xie, it had become clear. Mo Xie and Lin Feng were enemies and Mo Xie wanted to take advantage of the fact that Lin Feng was still weak. He could not let that young disciple become someone important and grow stronger than himself, if he did then he would surely be killed. Therefore, he directly accused him of various crimes and then said that he had to die for his grave crimes.
Lin Feng raised his head and saw Mo Xie. He just glanced at him for a second and then ignored him.
He had joined the Elite Disciple Exam, stepped on the highest fighting stage and had amazed the entire crowd. He had challenged two elite disciples at the same time. He had use sword force and had killed Yu Hao on the spot.
He had done all of this for Mo Xie!
Lin Feng had willingly given Mo Xie an opportunity to find excuses to kill him. He had hoped that Mo Xie would use these excused to confront him. It was clear to Lin Feng that if he didn't do it himself, Mo Xie would continue to plot against him. Lin Feng had just delivered himself to Mo Xie with a neat ribbon. This was all part of his plan.
When Mo Xie saw that Lin Feng was ignoring him, he became so furious that he was shaking from head to toe in anger. However in his heart he was smiling coldly. He shouted: "Everybody, arrest this traitor and if he tries to resist, kill him on the spot."
When the crowd heard Mo Xie's words they were disappointed. He was really beyond shameless. That elder's behavior was really impudent and cruel. It was clear that he was using his power in the sect to settle personal grudges.
"Bastard!" cursed Han Man. Everybody had heard him. Yu Hao wanted to cripple Lin Feng's cultivation then break his arms and leave Lin Feng half dead. Was anything that Lin Feng had done, unjustified?
Jing Yun's face also turned livid. She was so scared for Lin Feng's safety.
"Pfff, that Elder is really shameless, what a disgrace!" cursed Liu Fei. Mo Xie had already used this trick once yet was he going to give it another try?
A few silhouettes flashed through the air towards the fighting stage ready to catch Lin Feng.
"Wait! Wait!" shouted a voice which made the silhouettes, who were heading towards Lin Feng, immediately stop. The one who had stopped them was Nan Gong Ling.
Everybody turned around and looked at Nan Gong Ling. They were all curious to see how Nan Gong Ling was going to handle the situation. Was he going to punish Lin Feng?
"Patriarch, that young disciple is presumptuous and arrogant. You don't exist in his eyes. You must punish him. It will be a warning for others as well."
Mo Xie had come next to Nan Gong Ling and was slightly bowing, showing him respect with the intention to persuade him. He also quickly glanced at the people standing next to Nan Gong Ling.
"Elder Mo Xie is right. That ordinary disciple is too aggressive. He does not give the sect any respect. He will ruthlessly kill all his fellow disciples. We must kill him."
"Patriarch, his punishment should be death, we should kill him."
A few elders were supporting Mo Xie. Mo Cang Lan had served the Sect for a longer period than Nan Gong Ling. In the Yun Hai Sect, all these elders wanted to give him face so they would obviously jump at the chance to support his son, Mo Xie.
Nan Gong Ling raised his head. He looked at Mo Xie and all the elders who were getting involved. He then said indifferently: "Have you finished talking yet?"
All the elders were stupefied. They didn't know what Nan Gong Ling meant by those words.
"Mo Xie, are you the Patriarch of this sect? Or is it me, Nan Gong Ling, who is the current Patriarch of this Sect?"
He said that while paying no heed to anyone else but Mo Xie.
Mo Xie was speechless. He then hastily replied: "You, of course. You are the Patriarch. I wouldn't dare…"
He was then interrupted again.
"What about all of you, am I the Patriarch of this Sect or is Mo Xie the Patriarch?" asked Nan Gong Ling to the elders who were supporting Mo Xie.
"You, of course." replied the elders feeling a slight chill run down their spines. Nan Gong Ling was a moderate person and never lost his temper. He had never talked to them in that way, but it was clear at this moment that he was angry.
"Oh…" said Nan Gong Ling while nodding: "Then I would like to ask you; who is in charge of the Elite Disciple Exam?"
"The Patriarch of course!" replied Mo Xie and the others elders in unison. Their backs were soaked with a cold sweat. They had really picked the wrong time to support Mo Xie.
"So you all know… Since you all know then I would like to ask you, Mo Xie, you say that in this young disciples eyes the sect is of no importance, then what about you? In my presence, in the presence of every member of the sect you are shouting loudly and trying to act like the Patriarch… and you even want to handle things of which I am responsible. How imposing! Elder Mo Xie, you tell me, do you even attach any importance to me or the Sect?"
Nan Gong Ling's voice dropped in volume. It seemed like there was a cold breeze blowing in the air over the crowd. Mo Xie and the other elders felt that they were in a very bad position.
The elders who had been supporting Mo Xie a moment before didn't say anything which was their only option at this point.
Mo Xie thought that because his father was Mo Cang Lan that he could usurp all powers of the sect for himself. Mo Xie's behavior and words had finally made Nan Gong Ling furious.
"CRACK!"
A loud noise pierced the silent atmosphere of the arena. The chair on which Nan Gong Ling sat had shattered under the pressure.
"Speak! I want to ask all of you elders, do you still see me, Nan Gong Ling, as the Patriarch of the Yun Hai Sect and am I of any importance in your eyes?"
Nan Gong Ling stood up and shouted coldly at the elders. He had gone completely insane with anger. The elders felt their hearts drop and fear spread throughout their bodies. What role did they play in the Sect anyway? Could they compare with the patriarch?
Everybody was looking at Nan Gong Ling who was furious. His eyes looked like he was calm which made it even more terrifying. His temperament was actually very good and he was never usually angry. What could have caused him to act in such a way? He had suddenly lost temper… and on top of that it was because of Mo Xie.
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Mo Xie had never been as shocked and scared as he had been when he saw Nan Gong Ling growing furious. He had to think carefully about what his next words would be. He bowed respectfully then said: "Patriarch, Mo Xie admits his mistake."
Mo Xie and Mo Cang Lan had power in the Yun Hai Sect but Nan Gong Ling was the Patriarch. Nan Gong Ling had become furious at Mo Xie's actions. Mo Xie had no choice but to admit his mistake.
"Maybe I am too aggressive and too arrogant… Maybe I've been disrespectful to the Patriarch…" said Mo Xie while insulting himself and acting humble.
When Nan Gong Ling saw that Mo Xie acknowledged his mistakes, he started to calm down. He coldly glanced at Mo Xie and said: "Since you acknowledge your mistake, let's forget about it this time. If this happens again then there will be no more chances."
"Regarding the disciple on stage, Yu Hao was the first to provoke him and state his intent. He threatened that he would cripple the cultivation of this young disciple then planned to break his arms. He showed no intention of having any mercy and only gave the impression of cruelty. This was then returned onto him."
"But Patriarch…." Mo Xie wanted to speak again. He hadn't understood the reason why Nan Gong Ling was furious after all.
"Huh?" Nan Gong Ling glanced at him furiously. Mo Xie swallowed his previous thoughts and forced himself to say: "Patriarch, you are wise and brilliant."
Nan Gong Ling groaned, he didn't really care about what Mo Xie had to say. He then looked at Lin Feng and said: "What's your name?"
Lin Feng raised his head and looked at Nan Gong Ling. He looked incredibly calm at this moment.
"Lin Feng."
"Lin Feng, good job, you are now an elite disciple of the Yun Hai Sect." declared Nan Gong Ling. Nan Gong Ling was really impressed by Lin Feng's abilities and actions. He personally asked Lin Feng his name and personally gave him the status of an elite disciple. Many others would never have that privilege. The other disciples would need to check the results with the elder in charge of the Elite Disciple exam.
Lin Feng was smiling from ear to ear. His smile seemed to be filled with a strange feeling which wasn't gratitude. His smile contained the feeling of accomplishment.
"Only those who are strong enough can demand respect."
Nan Gong Ling hadn't forgotten that Lin Feng had once said words in that respect. At that moment, Lin Feng had showed that he held an extremely strong power and everyone had witnessed it. The question was as to how Nan Gong Ling was going to answer Lin Feng's actions. He had given Lin Feng the answer he had wanted.
Mo Xie had tried to hand Lin Feng over to Lin Qian and Chu Zhan Peng. He hadn't gotten involved in the incident at that time. He had thought that an ordinary disciple wasn't worth creating a dispute with an elder. So he had just watched from the sidelines.
But this time was different, Mo Xie had wanted to kill Lin Feng again and Nan Gong Ling had stopped him. It was only because Lin Feng had shown that he was truly a genius and proved it by returning with such an incredible increase in power. Nan Gong Ling now knew about the Precipice of Zhangu so he was always going to value Lin Feng. Protector Bei had told him about it when he had wanted to kill Mo Xie. Mo Xie had been humiliated but Nan Gong Ling had actually helped him in a way. Did Mo Xie really want to continue making this talented young disciple his enemy?
But… was that enough for Lin Feng?
Obviously it wasn't. Lin Feng was not satisfied at all. Would he really let someone who had made so many attempts on his life get away with only a slap in the face?
When the ferocious beasts had attacked the sect, Mo Xie simply handed Lin Feng over to them without hesitation. Lin Feng didn't believe that Nan Gong Ling was not aware of these actions. Nan Gong Ling may have been able to overlook these incidents, but could the same be said about Lin Feng?
Just a moment ago while in the presence of everyone, Mo Xie had wanted to kill Lin Feng again and Nan Gong Ling had seen it with his own eyes.
Had Nan Gong Ling punished Mo Xie? Everyone had the impression that he had but in Lin Feng's eyes, he had just humiliated Mo Xie. Was Nan Gong Ling just trying to make Lin Feng feel grateful for this minor kindness and make him serve the sect?
Lin Feng had never been a servile person. This was his second life and he had almost died at the hands of Mo Xie too many times. Were Nan Gong Ling's words enough? They were too far from being enough. An elder was an elder and an ordinary disciple was just an ordinary disciple but because Lin Feng had proved to everyone that he was a genius, he was now an elite disciple.
"There is only one solution to this problem. If Mo Xie remains in this sect then I will make my own path, however if he is no longer within the sect then I will stay."
Thought Lin Feng. He knew that Nan Gong Ling and the Yun Hai Sect had to choose one person. If they chose him then he would dedicate his life to the Yun Hai Sect. If they chose Mo Xie then not only would he leave the Sect but he would return one day to take his revenge… because of the hatred that he held for Mo Xie there was no longer a peaceful solution. If the Yun Hai Sect was unable to choose him over Mo Xie. Then he had no other choice but leave the sect.
Lin Feng didn't say what he was thinking. He had hoped that Nan Gong Ling would choose him when the time came. This was only the beginning of the grudge between them. During the Elite Disciple Exam, Lin Feng had already planned how to take care of Mo Xie.
Lin Feng stepped down from the fighting stage and looked determined. Each of his steps were filled with firm determination.
Nan Gong Ling was observing Lin Feng's eyes and thought that he looked very mysterious. It was not surprising that this young disciple would have some secrets as many exceptional talents did.
"How strong and mysterious."
"If I was that strong, I would act the same way that he does"
"Even if there were ten disciples who would join me to fight against him, we wouldn't be able to win."
"Lin Feng… I'll remember that name."
"Why would you remember his name? He wouldn't even recognize you. He's on a completely different level to us. We are just ordinary disciples. Even the highest ranked Chen Chen is nothing in comparison with him."
"None of the ordinary disciples are as strong as him. Lin Feng and Chen Chen are worlds apart."
Two disciples were talking loudly amongst themselves but didn't know that not far away was someone who looked furious. That person was precisely Chen Chen who was the top ranked ordinary disciple. He was the one who had provoked Lin Feng in the Xing Chen Pavilion and who had been humiliated by Lin Feng.
"I'm the best amongst all the ordinary disciples."
Chen Chen was thinking about the words he had said to Lin Feng in the Xing Chen Pavilion. Chen Chen had nowhere to hide from the shame he felt from saying those words to Lin Feng. Even though these two disciples were harsh with their words, it was the truth. Chen Chen was nothing in comparison with Lin Feng.
Yu Hao was an elite disciple with a sword spirit and he had been killed in a single strike.
"Maybe he has forgotten about me completely." thought Chen Chen feeling hopeless while trying to understand his situation. He was terrified that Lin Feng would seek him out and kill him.
Lin Feng didn't attach any important to Chen Chen and had actually forgotten about him. An ordinary disciple who kept repeating that he was the best amongst all the ordinary disciples probably had limited mental abilities.
"You… you're so much stronger than me that it's actually incredible!" said Han Man who saw Lin Feng. Why was Han Man always so enthusiastic?
"Lin Feng you are really incredible." said Jing Yun impressed. She was wondering how Lin Feng practiced and hoped she would get the chance to join him.
The disciples surrounding them envied that little group of friends. Han Man and the others were all ordinary disciples but they were very close friends with Lin Feng. They were probably going to mutually benefit from Lin Feng's rise in status. Han Man and the others also felt happy to have such a friend. They were thinking that it was too bad that they hadn't met him sooner!
Lin Feng shrugged and asked Han Man while smiling: "When are you getting onto the fighting stage?"
"Hehe, good thing that there is nobody on the fighting stage because of your display. It seems like now it's my turn." said Han Man while smiling. He then moved towards the Life and Death Arena.
Because Lin Feng had just created a huge uproar when he unleashed his power, Han Man felt less pressure to go onto the stage. Everybody was waiting to see what Han Man would do once he got onto the stage.
The thing which shocked the crowd even more was that Han Man, like Lin Feng had no clue how to be subtle. He surprisingly stepped onto the highest fighting stage. Everyone, including Lin Feng, was shocked. What a brave guy……
"I did not really think about these things beforehand. Does anyone of the first Ling Qi layer want to come and fight me?"
Han Man was standing on the fighting stage as he asked the crowd. His manner of speaking sounded so rude that everybody was speechless. He was either completely clueless or he was indeed another genius!!
Lin Feng had challenged two elite disciples at the same time but he knew what he was doing and he had chosen his own opponents. Han Man was the complete opposite of Lin Feng, He didn't know any elite disciples names and was challenging anyone who wished to fight against him. This was the first time that such a thing had happened in the whole of the sects thousand year history.
Lin Feng was speechless as he stared shocked at Han Man. His jaw had hit the floor and he was stupefied by Han Man's actions.
"Hee Heee" Jing Yun couldn't help but giggle. That big goofball was hopeless.
The entire arena was completely silent for a while until an elite disciple stepped onto the fighting stage and said: "Alright, I'll fight against you."
"Thank you, my name is Han Man."
"I'm Wang Han."
"I like people who are quick to accept a challenge. Let's fight." said Han Man while laughing loudly.
An extremely strong Qi emerged from the earth beneath his feet. In the blink of an eye Han Man's body had transformed and looked like it was made completely from compact earth. In the Life and Death Arena at this moment, he was one with Mother Earth and Mother Earth was one with him. He had completely fused with the earth and become a symbiotic force.
"BOOOOM!!!"
Han Man took a step forward and the entire arena began to shake under his feet. It sounded like a thousand foot giant was walking and each of his steps made the ground tremble. The disciples who were watching from the crowd felt their hearts begin to race, some with excitement and others with fear. An incredible force suddenly crashed onto Wang Han's body and it felt like he was being crushed.
"He has mastered his use of force too!" thought Nan Gong Ling whose eyes were sparkling with delight. There were no words to describe his shock and joy. It wasn't surprising that Lin Feng could use forces but that unknown ordinary disciple could use forces as well. Even though he had to rely on his spirit and clearly didn't understand forces to the same extent as Lin Feng, he could use and control them with an extraordinary strength. He could be regarded as another genius within the sect.
"Haha, it's incredible. It's fantastic. The Yun Hai Sect hasn't seen such strong young disciples for many years and now two shocking geniuses have appeared at the same time."
Nan Gong Ling felt an incredible surge of joy in his heart. This was without a doubt his best Elite Disciple Exam. The sect would actually rise to new heights within his generation.
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In the Xue Yue Country there were a great number of sects and clans fighting for supremacy. Achieving power was not an easy thing to do as the competition was fierce.
The Imperial Clan was the strongest clan that existed in the whole Xue Yue Country. They were so powerful that nobody dared to challenge their authority. There was no room to question the authority of the Imperial Clan.
Apart from the Imperial Clan there are also some other extremely powerful clans in the Imperial City. There were the Yue Clan of the Imperial City, the Yu Clan and the Wan Shou Men Clan.
Outside of the Imperial City there were also the extremely strong sects which held a great deal of power. The Yun Hai Sect and the Hao Yue Sect were both strong sects which were outside of the imperial city's borders. There was also the Luo Xia Sect as well as the Ice and Snow Mountain Village.
There are eight high officials of the Xue Yue Country who represent the strongest and the most gifted young cultivators within the country. Everyone who is within those eight officials is incredibly strong and has advanced to a high level of cultivation. The future of the country was held by these eight young cultivators. The Yun Hai Sect was a great power, but it did not have anyone who qualified for a position as one of the eight high officials.
Even though a high official was extremely powerful and had an incredibly high status, it wasn't enough to affect the foundation of a sect. However in ten or twenty years that may not be the case. The foundation may be strong, but over time it can be shaken.
Nan Gong Ling clearly understood how things worked with the politics of the country. Even if there was no sign of a sect declining in power, what about its future prospects? What if there were no suitable successors to take the place of patriarch? What if the general power of the sect members declined? If these events happened over an extended period of time then the end of the sect was inevitable. The effects would not show in the short term, however in the long term it was clear that the sect would fade from existence.
This was the case of the Yun Hai Sect at the moment. The general level of strength that the young disciples of the Yun Hai Sect possessed was clearly in decline. Over the years they were attracting less and less talented individuals. How could Nan Gong Ling not be worried in such circumstances? This was something which troubled him for every second of every day.
The fact that Lin Feng and Han Man stood before him and unleashed such spectacular talent, he has once again regained hope. He could feel that the fate of the Yun Hai Sect was changing and it could possibly have a prosperous future.
Lin Feng had incredible fighting power and his talent was truly unfathomable, he was a genius. With more time and dedication to practice, he could become one of the eight high officials. This would create a bright new future for the Yun Hai Sect, with him they would rise in power once again.
The Yun Hai Sect was going through a period of prosperity during these peaceful times however if a conflict came about then they would be in a very dangerous position. The sect was currently in decline and its strength paled to that of the past generations.
"I hope that they can both climb to the top of the hierarchy within the Yun Hai Sect." thought Nan Gong Ling while looking at Han Man on the fighting stage. In the Imperial City, the construction of the Holy Courtyard of Xue Yue had already started and he now had these talent to nurture, wasn't this a good omen?
"BOOOM!"
Han Man took another step. In the Life and Death Arena there were waves of yellow sand which were surrounding and covering Wang Han, he was struggling to breathe under such immense pressure. The Qi which was being released was so powerful that Wang Han felt like he was being buried alive where he stood.
"You win. Congratulations on joining the elite disciples." Said Wang Han
Wang Han suddenly was able to breathe again. His body felt light and the pressure which was burying him had completely vanished. His eyes were half closed and voice was filled with disappointment in his lack of strength. He had been defeated. He had been humiliated but he had also gained valuable insight thanks to the battle with Han Man.
"Haha, brother, don't be so disappointed. I just exploited the fact that my spirit is very powerful." said Han Man while the Qi around his body was slowly disappearing. Han Man looked and sounded honest. It was very hard to find a grudge against such a simple person. He could instantly become friendly with anyone.
"Thank you." said Wang Han while nodding at Han Man. He turned around and left the fighting stage. The final result was his defeat. That was a humiliation for any elite disciple and he did not want to stay in the spotlight any longer.
Han Man quickly rushed back to Lin Feng and while looking incredibly happy with himself he said: "How was it? I earned everyone's respect right?"
"Not bad." said Lin Feng while smiling and nodding. Han Man had a good grasp of forces which he could control with the help of his spirit. Against somebody of the same level, Han Man clearly had a huge advantage in power and understanding. It would be very hard to find a cultivator on his level which could fight equally with him. Only those who possessed incredible talent would have a chance to defeat him.
Lin Feng and the others stayed at the stormy gorge and continued to watch the other battles. There was always the chance for a cultivator to gain insight from watching a battle. There is not always such a great opportunity to watch so many battles at once.
"I would like to challenge Tu Fu today. He is extremely strong. I hope that with my power I will be able to defeat him and join the ranks of core disciples."
Han Man had eyes filled with awe at the end of the first round and he wasn't the only one. Many disciples were amazed at the battles they had the opportunity to watch. Tu Fu's battle was too amazing. Tu Fu was much too powerful, He had only used one punch which made even the heavens shake and the fight was already over.
"Lin Feng do you have anyone that you would like to defeat within the core disciples?" asked Han Man.
"Me?" asked Lin Feng surprised. He then shook his head while smiling and said: "I haven't thought that far ahead yet."
Lin Feng really hadn't thought that far ahead. A great majority of the ordinary disciples of the Yun Hai Sect were only at the Qi layer. If they wanted to become elite disciples then they would at least need to have broken through to the Ling Qi layer.
The first Ling Qi layer was the minimum requirement for elite disciples. The elite disciples who had broken through to the third Ling Qi layer were exceptionally strong individuals. Those who had broken through to the fourth Ling Qi layer would have the qualifications to join the core disciples.
However the core disciples of the fourth Ling Qi layer were considered weak compared to the other core disciple. Those who joined the core disciples also had had to go through the same process of defeating one of the current core disciples. However who were the core disciples? They were the foundation of the sect and defeating even the weakest of them was not an easy task.
Every year, many disciples tried to advance during the Elite Disciple Exam. There was only a single chance for a disciple every year. This exam was the only chance they had to move to a new disciple ranking.
There were many elite disciples between the first and the fourth Ling Qi layer. Only the ones with incredible talent or battle power could join the core disciples.
Lin Feng had three spirits thanks to all the suffering he had been put through. He was thinking about difference between elite disciples and core disciples. Even if he joined core disciples, so what? Mo Xie was still an elder and held a huge advantage over him.
The first round of the Elite Disciple Exam came to end and there were many lively discussions happening within the crowd. It was hard for many of the disciples to hold their excitement for the second round which would be in three days time.
All the elite disciples and the core disciples would use all of their power in the upcoming battles as it would decide their rankings within the sect. Holding the highest ranking within the disciples was an honor for any disciple.
Lin Feng didn't want to wait around any longer. He immediately headed towards the practice area for elite disciples. He was now an elite disciple. He needed to get his new disciple robes as well as a certificate of entry into the elite disciples. These were of symbolic of the status a person held within the sect.
"Lin Feng."
At that moment, Lin Feng heard a voice coming from behind which made him stop. He turned around and saw such a beauty running towards him.
"What's wrong?" asked Lin Feng to Liu Fei who was walking towards him. He was a bit surprised to see her.
"Can I talk to you in private?"
Liu Fei looked embarrassed when she looked at Han Man and the others.
Talk in private…
Lin Feng was really puzzled. What could Liu Fei have to tell him that required to talk in private?
Even though Lin Feng's opinion of Liu Fei had completely changed since she had tried to protect him against Mo Xie, his opinion had not changed to such an extent. Were they close enough that they could talk in private?
"Haha of course there would be no problem. Lin Feng, we have an important matter to handle now. We will head off first and you can join us later."
Lin Feng hadn't said anything yet but Han Man had already replied for him. He also hastily pulled Po Jun and Jing Yun away from the couple. Lin Feng was speechless. Since when had Han Man become so cunning?
They had an important matter? What did he mean? Going to receive the elite disciple certificate and a new set of robes?
Liu Fei was already standing next to Lin Feng and had become very embarrassed. She quickly said: "Let's move to somewhere private where we can talk."
Lin Feng slightly nodded. He was really curious to know what Liu Fei could have to tell him.
"Lin Feng, do you remember the first time we met?"
"I remember. You almost killed me for no reason on that day." said Lin Feng. That girl's strength was incredible and there was something hidden deep within her. However she was really to rash and viscous.
"If you hadn't tried to peep on me and do perverted things then would have I tried to kill you?" said Liu Fei who was suddenly in a bad mood.
"I never peeped on you or had any perverted intentions." replied Lin Feng who was also growing angry at Liu Fei. On that day, when he had gone into the mountains it had really been a coincidence. How could she categorically state that Lin Feng was a pervert?
"You….." Liu Fei saw that Lin Feng wasn't going to admit it. That bastard was really evil.
Lin Feng actually thought that Liu Fei was really beautiful but he did not even know she was there, that was a fact. She really was one of the most beautiful girls in the sect though so it was understandable that many people wanted to peep on her.
"Alright, I admit that I was wrong, I misunderstood you. I would like to apologize."
Liu Fei was gnashing her teeth and had forced the words out from her mouth. If it was not for her father, she would never have come to Lin Feng.
"Ehhh…" Lin Feng couldn't understand Liu Fei. He stared blankly at her while trying to understand what had just happened.
"What are you looking at?" asked Liu Fei.
Lin Feng was still staring at her. She was embarrassed and she was blushing which had caught Lin Feng by surprise. Could it be…
"Did you……." Lin Feng was strangely looking at Liu Fei. He was gazing deeply into her beautiful eyes.
"Did you……. fall for me?" Lin Feng had finally managed to say what had come into his mind. He could not stop all of the thoughts that were rushing through his head. Liu Fei was incredibly strange and tomboyish, but she was beautiful and had an interest in Lin Feng. Lin Feng had never had a girlfriend so he couldn't help but feel very embarrassed at his current situation.
Liu Fei was stunned. She had finally lost her temper and shouted: "You Bastard!"
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Lin Feng simply shrugged and smiled. He couldn't be blamed for thinking that way because Liu Fei was acting so strangely.
Liu Fei was looking at Lin Feng and her heart was pounding in her chest. She couldn't help but gnash her teeth. She had never been so furious but she had to control herself.
"There is something I would like to discuss with you."
Said Liu Fei, she then fell dead silent. Her face had turned red and she tried to open her mouth but there were no words coming out.
"What do you want to talk about?" asked Lin Feng surprised.
"Do you know who the strongest people are in the Xue Yue Country?" asked Liu Fei.
"Of course I know, it's the Imperial Clan." Lin Feng replied immediately. Lin Feng knew that the Imperial Clan were the strongest and there was not a person who would dare contest that. This is why they so easily ruled over the country. Only the strongest person could become Emperor and only with power could they control the country. This was a fact.
Liu Fei was surprised. She didn't know that Lin Feng was so knowledgeable about the subject. He had responded so quickly without even taking time to think.
"That's right. In the Xue Yue Country the Imperial Clan is the strongest. Even though there are extremely strong clans and sects within the country like the Yun Hai Sect, there is not a single power that would dare to face against the imperial clan." Liu Fei explained. "However, now the Emperor has requested some of the outstanding disciples of the Xue Yue Country to help develop the Holy Courtyard of Xue Yue. They will receive the best cultivation resources available and the best teachers will be available to them. They will develop into incredible powers for the country and they will become leaders in the future."
At that moment, Liu Fei stopped talking and looked at Lin Feng's reaction.
Lin Feng looked at Liu Fei while smiling and ask: "What does that have to do with me?"
Liu Fei looked at Lin Feng with anger building up inside her. She was cursing at him under her breath. He was extremely smart and she didn't believe for even a second that he didn't understand what she wanted.
"So you're not interested in going there? Are you not interested in getting the best profound pills, the best weapons, the best martial skills and agility techniques?" said Liu Fei while trying to convince him.
Lin Feng had understood what Liu Fei meant. She was being very obvious with her intentions. However what he was trying to figure out was Liu Fei and exactly what was in it for her. What was her relation with the Imperial Clan and why would she need to come and recruit on their behalf?
When he thought of the day when he had seen Liu Fei with the Chi Xue armored horses, he believed even more than Liu Fei held an extraordinary status within the Imperial City.
Liu Fei saw Ling Feng's eyes were sparkling with intrigue, she then smiled and said: "So, how does it sound? Are you excited?"
Lin Feng scratched his head while looking at Liu Fei and said with a giggle: "Are there any girls as beautiful as you there?"
When Lin Feng saw that Liu Fei was blushing, he laughed and started walking away.
"Even though the Imperial Clan is extremely strong, there are also other clans who are very ambitious. The Imperial Clan wants them to hand over their best disciples and go to the Holy Courtyard… Do you really believe that it will be so simple?"
After these words left Lin Feng's mouth it caused Liu Fei to stare at him with a stunned expression. He really was much smarter than she had initially imagined. No wonder he had managed to advance his strength in such a short period of time. He was a real genius. But this bastard was making her lose face.
Liu Fei was in a bad mood because of what Lin Feng had said. If she had the chance then she would definitely defeat that bastard and make him regret everything. That would be her revenge for constantly getting ridiculed by him. She had started following him as he left.
Nine Frost Mountain was the name of the place where the elite disciples lived.
In the Nine Frost Mountain, there was a gigantic cave which was popular with the elite disciples because of a certain cliff.
At the top of the precipice, engraved in the stone were a list of names. Those names were the names of the strongest elite disciples. There were eighty names in total which were carved into the stone.
What intrigued people the most is that it looked like a chess board. Each of the eighty names was like a chess piece which could be moved across the board. Some names would be eliminated, while other insignificant pieces would cross the board and transform into powerful pieces.
All of the elite disciples within the sect hoped that their name could be engraved on that board someday. It would mean that they had finally reached the top and would be respected by all.
At that moment, Tu Fu's name which was at the top of the list was removed. They all understood what was happening. He was one of the first people to become a core disciple and he had even defending his right to be a core disciple.
Then, a new name replaced Tu Fu's name on the list of the elite disciples.
"Wen Ren Yan."
His name had appeared there suddenly like a comet which had crashed through to the top position. He had only needed a year and he was already at the top of the elite disciple rankings. Everybody knew of his strength. He had the power to join the core disciples but he decided to stay as an elite disciple. Everybody knew the reason why he had done such a thing. He did not want to join the core disciples because he was too arrogant and refused to be lowly ranked amongst the core disciples. He would rather rule over the elite disciples than be kicked around by the core disciples.
Wen Ren Yan was sixteen years old. There were many young disciples in the Yun Hai Sect who were exceptionally talented. He had never been an ordinary disciple because he had directly joined as an elite disciple. Once he joined the elite disciples he had been fighting intensively and his name had constantly been rising up in the rankings. A year had passed and his name was already carved into the top stone on the board.
Many people trusted Wen Ren Yan and believed in his power. He had achieved a great deal of accomplishments in the year he spent fighting his way to the top. He could even be compared to people like Ling Hu He Shan or Fu Tu.
Outside of the cave a group of people had arrived. All of the disciples there were looking at this group with respect filling their eyes.
"Wen Ren Yan has arrived."
Amongst the group was a young man wearing a white Chang Pao. He looked incredibly arrogant yet powerful. He had deep blue eyes and had a strangely cold looking face. This young man was Wen Ren Yan.
"Wen Ren, congratulations!" said a disciple standing next to him while smiling.
"The top ranking amongst the elite disciples… that's all I have achieved." replied Wen Ren Yan expressionless. He glanced at his name on the stone and said: "Chen Xing, considering your current strength, you should also have your name carved onto that ranking list."
"Yes, I will do my best." said Chen Xing while nodding. Chen Xing was the elite disciple that had been defeated by Lin Qian in front of everybody when she came to the sect. Since then, Chen Xing had been practicing harder than he had ever practiced before. He wasn't far from breaking through to the second Ling Qi layer. He was also considered a young genius. He was quite respected amongst the elite disciples. Even Wen Ren Yan respected him and his determination.
"Hehe." Wen Ren Yan smiled. Immediately after, he glanced at the crowd. His blues were sparkling with a strange light.
"From today, I declare that Liu Fei is officially mine. If anyone tries to flirt with her then do not blame me for being ruthless."
Everybody sighed when they heard what Wen Ren Yan had said. He had been interested in Liu Fei for a while and now that he was the strongest within the elite disciples, he had wanted to prevent others from approaching Liu Fei.
Wen Ren Yan was actually insane to say such a thing because everybody knew that he had only refused to join the core disciples because he wanted to remain as the top elite disciple. However there were many strong core disciples who were interested in Liu Fei. In Liu Fei's eyes, Wen Ren Yan didn't even exist.
The entire crowd was speechless when suddenly a loud voice was heard within the crowd.
"How can you say that Liu Fei is yours when what you say is of such little importance? We want to hear Liu Fei say it herself." Han Man knew that Lin Feng and Liu Fei were together at that moment. He got angry when he heard what Wen Ren Yan had so boldly declared.
"Huh?" everybody was surprised.
"Who was that audacious guy who dares provoke Wen Ren Yan? Does he want to die?"
The crowd was whispering amongst themselves. Not only was Wen Ren Yan extremely strong but he was also respected within the Yun Hai Sect. Even some of the core disciples didn't dare provoke him.
"Very good." said Wen Ren Yan while turning around. His blue eyes revealed his murderous intention. Immediately an image of a poisonous snake shot from his hand.
"BOOOM!"
Han Man's body was thrown against the wall of the cliff. Blood was spilling out of his mouth. His eyes had an insolent expression as if he wasn't going to obey.
"If you say another word, I'll kill you where you stand."
Wen Ren Yan sounded calm and serene but also firm.
"Piss off." Han Man said while spitting out blood. He was staring coldly at Wen Ren Yan and said: "Don't think that you're strong because you needed one year to reach the top of the ranking. When my brother arrives he will wipe your name from the list in no time."
"Huh? Who's your brother then? Tell me." Wen Ren Yan said as his words were filled with disdain.
"Lin Feng, Liu Fei's boyfriend."
Han Man had said this on purpose. After what happened during the Exam where Lin Feng had dared to kill an elite disciple in front of everyone including the elders, Han Man was convinced that no one would dare provoke Lin Feng so easily. He was also sure that Lin Feng would not need much time before he had surpassed Wen Ren Yan. Han Man was convinced that Lin Feng could defeat him in less than a year.
"Who's Lin Feng?"
Wen Ren Yan said that indifferently. He hadn't bothered to go to the Exam on that day, he knew that nobody would dare to challenge him because he was one of the strongest elite disciples.
"Someone who has just broke through to the Ling Qi layer but has already mastered forces. He is nothing compared to you."
Chen Xing said full of disdain.
"Oh, is that really what you think?"
Suddenly a voice echoed through the silence as two figures appeared in the distance.
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Suddenly, everybody gazed into the distance and tried to make out the figures of the people who were approaching.
The beautiful Liu Fei was approaching. But who was that young man that she was following?
What shocked everybody at that moment is that Liu Fei together with this young disciple and they had been alone together. This young man was actually Lin Feng. Many people had seen Lin Feng in the Life and Death Arena as he killed an elite disciple in cold blood and they made sure to remember his face. Many had made a mental note to not offend this young disciple in the future.
The voice which had interrupted them was actually Lin Feng's voice.
"Could it be that it was true and Lin Feng is actually Liu Fei's boyfriend?"
Everybody was thinking about the words of Han Man and they were paying close attention to Wen Ren Yan.
But Wen Ren Yan still had a calm look on his face as if he was not affected. His blues however were revealing his evil intentions. It was clear he would not let this matter rest.
"So, you are the new little elite disciple, Lin Feng?" said Wen Ren Yan with a hint of disdain in his voice. He was talking down to Lin Feng and attempting to humiliate him.
What surprised him is that it seemed like Lin Feng had completely ignored his presence. He just glanced at him for a second and continued over to Han Man who was still in a bad condition.
"Are you alright?"
"I just have a small injury. Don't worry about it." said Han Man while smiling and now he was also ignoring Wen Ren Yan.
"Don't start so many fights. I do not want to see you die." said Lin Feng glaring at Han Man. This simple minded disciple was a trouble maker, he could not stop himself from causing trouble. A moment before, he had said that Liu Fei was Lin Feng's girlfriend. Liu Fei would be furious after hearing such a thing.
"That guy is insane. He's saying to everyone that Liu Fei belongs to him." said Han Man sounding angry. Liu Fei was furious and quickly glanced at Wen Ren Yan.
At that moment, Wen Ren Yan was frowning. He could not believe that a disciple who had just broken through to the Ling Qi Layer could be as insane as to ignore him. Within the Yun Hai Sect nobody had ever dared to provoke him, not even the elders of the sect would ignore him when he spoke.
"Let me ask, have you been listening to what I have said?" Said Wen Ren Yan.
It suddenly seemed like the entire area was growing colder. Everybody was looking at Lin Feng. That guy was an incredible genius who was able to control sword force but he was far from being able to challenge Wen Ren Yan. It looked like Wen Ren Yan was going to have to teach him how large the world truly is.
"Let him continue to talk with himself. He has a big mouth so it is easy to ignore him when he speaks. It's unfortunate that you can only ignore him, it would be better if he would stop talking." said Lin Feng to the others while ignoring Wen Ren Yan. He continued talking to Han Man: "When he says that Liu Fei is his? So what? That is none of my business."
Han Man was staring at Lin Feng and was shocked speechless. Han Man was doing this out of loyalty for Lin Feng. He knew that they were secretly a couple and he was still trying to hide it.
"I… want… to…. ask…. you… something…"
Wen Ren Yan had said this sentence very slowly emphasizing each word with a voice filled with anger. A strong Qi was spreading through the air. In front of the whole crowd, Lin Feng was still ignoring him and causing him to lose face in front of such a large crowd.
"I heard you." said Lin Feng turning around his head. He then looked at Wen Ren Yan and said: "You're asking me if I'm Lin Feng, is that right?"
"Hmph, so you're not deaf." said Wen Ren Yan while smiling coldly.
"Since you ask me who I am, it means you don't know me, right?"
Wen Ren Yan was staring at Lin Feng confused, he was asking such an obvious question. Did Lin Feng have a defect in his brain?
"Such nonsense." Said Wen Ren Yan.
"Nonsense? Maybe. Since we do not know each other. Why should I waste my time speaking with you?"Said Lin Feng as he looked at Wen Ren Yan and added "What are you going to do about it?"
When he finished talking an immense Qi emerged and filled the atmosphere.
Madness!
Everybody was stunned. Lin Feng was actually insane enough to fight with Wen Ren Yan. That guy was really crazy! He was courting death!
Wen Ren Yan looked deathly pale. It was the first time that someone had dared to talk with him like that.
"Lin Feng, You are dreaming if you think you can fight against Wen Ren, you will die for sure. You shouldn't have provoked Wen Ren." said Chen Xing while staring at Lin Feng.
"Chen Xing, do you think you are a top ranked disciple? You obviously think that you're a genius but not so long ago you were defeated by Lin Qian when she had just broken through to the Ling Qi Layer. Everybody watched how you lost so pitifully and yet you call yourself a genius? You are far from a genius in my eyes."
Lin Feng said with a calm face as if he was talking normally but it had made Chen Xing furious. He had been badly humiliated by a nobody disciple.
"That guy really has a big mouth." thought Liu Fei while looking at Lin Feng who had made both Wen Ren Yan and Chen Xing furious with his words. She was wondering why Lin Feng acted in the ways that he did.
"You are insulting me and attempting to bully me because I only recently reached the Ling Qi layer. Well let's solve this problem in the Stormy Gorge in the Life And Death Arena. Do you dare?"
Stormy Gorge, Life and Death Arena, did he dare?!
Lin Feng was challenging Chen Xing to a battle in the Life and Death Arena where the rules were more relaxed. In the Arena they would forfeit the protection granted by the sect and could really lose their life.
A strong Qi was constantly emerging from Lin Feng's body and he sounded extremely confident. Chen Xing was stunned at such actions. Chen Xing was at the second Ling Qi layer and was so strong that he would soon have his name engraved onto the ranking list. But Lin Feng' words had stunned him. How could Lin Feng be so self confident and arrogant?
In the Life and Death Arena, did he dare?
He was trying to relax but his heart was pounding.
"How can you be so confident in challenging me? Is it because of your Sword force?" asked Chen Xing.
"Sword force is indeed extremely powerful. Yu Hao wasn't weak but he had been killed from a single strike. Even if Yu Hao had been stronger, the result would have still been the same."
"I cannot be sure that he used all of his strength during that fight. If he is much stronger than what he has already shown during the fight against Yu Hao, will I be able to fight against him?"
Chen Xing's thought were racing and he was considering every possible situation. He had a weird expression on his face, he was straining his face and he looked like an idiot. He had already lost against Lin Qian in front of a large crowd. He could not afford to lose face again.
"So ridiculous… and you used to be the top ranked ordinary disciple? You think you're important because you became an elite disciple with such little strength? You haven't made any progress and you are still weak in cultivation and willpower. A strong cultivator is firm and persistent. A strong cultivator takes the path of cultivation seriously. On the path of cultivation, relying on other people's success will never allow you to reach the top."
Lin Feng saw how ugly Chen Xing's face looked. The Qi surrounding Lin Feng's body shot towards Chen Xing and started to apply pressure on his body. Lin Feng started walking slowly towards him. He was walking very slowly, one step after the other. Chen Xing was scared to death. He could barely breathe under the pressure of Lin Feng's Qi and he could feel a deathly chill running down his spine.
"A strong cultivator is firm and persistent… is strong… and takes the path of Cultivation seriously." these words were resonating in Chen Xing's head. He used to work harder than anyone else to cultivate and everybody used to think he was a genius because of that. Then when he started to associate with Wen Ren Yan, his speed had dropped and he was slacking. He felt inferior to Wen Ren Yan and had lost his motivation to grow stronger.
Was he able to regain his former glory and self confidence that he used to hold so dear?
Chen Xing wasn't the only who felt affected by Lin Feng's words. Other disciples in the crowd who had heard his words were feeling bad about their own choices.
"He is speaking very wise words and his words are having a profound impact on everyone who hears him." Liu Fei was also affected by Lin Feng's words. He really was a genius in so many ways. He was so unconventional and unrestrained, he really had nothing servile in his personality.
"Chen Xing, come on. Are you not ashamed of yourself? Provoking others while being rude and then not daring to fight? If you refuse then not only will you prove that you are not a genius but you will also prove that you are a coward." Lin Feng said while he continued walking towards Chen Xing. An incredible force was oppressing Chen Xing's body and soul.
"Coward…. Coward….." that word was resonating in Chen Xing's brain and it was like torture for him. His face was completely distorted in pain.
"Aahhhh….." Suddenly, Chen Xing shouted loudly. Some disciples had to cover their ears.
Everybody was staring blankly at the scene that was occurring in astonishment.
How powerful was Lin Feng!
Lin Feng didn't even need to fight. Chen Xing had only said a few words and was already about to collapse because of the pressure that Lin Feng was applying. How could he fight when he could not even speak under the pressure.
At that moment, the entire crowd was looking at Lin Feng and only saw that he had a cold smile on his face. He looked like a dangerous ferocious beast. His eyes looked so dark that it gave the impression that he was no longer human.
Lin Feng had abilities similar to that of the Imaginary Demon. He had a mystical power. He had used that power on Chen Xing.
"Piece of trash." said Wen Ren Yan. His azure blue eyes were staring angrily at Lin Feng.
"Even though you're a little bit stronger than Chen Xing, you're still extremely weak in comparison with me. You are nothing but a bug which I can crush at any time. Now, kneel down and beg me for mercy or I will crush you here and now."
Wen Ren Yan said in an ice cold tone filled with killing intent. Lin Feng had said that it was useless to rely on somebody else's power. He was going to teach Lin Feng a lesson and make him kneel down before him.
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It seemed like Lin Feng hadn't heard Wen Ren Yan. He actually didn't care about what he was saying. Lin Feng was used to people who talked big but in the end did not have the strength to match their arrogance.
"Han Man, is he the one who injured you?" asked Lin Feng to Han Man. Wen Ren Yan was indeed the person who had attacked Han Man and caused him to be injured.
"Yes." said Han Man while nodding. He then whispered in Lin Feng's ears: "Wen Ren Yan is not even close to the strength of Tu Fu. So now that Tu Fu has become a core disciple, he is currently ranked first within the elite disciples. He's strong and has a fierce temper. I'm not in a hurry to get my revenge on him. I believe that in a short time, you will definitely be able to defeat him."
He was strong?
An elite disciple who had broken through to the third Ling Qi layer could be ranked amongst the top disciples with no difficulty. Those who had broken through to the fourth Ling Qi layer were strong enough to fight against the core disciples of the sect. If Wen Ren Yan had broken through to the fourth Ling Qi layer then he definitely wouldn't have stayed as an elite disciple and would have become a core disciple. So at that moment he was most likely at the peak of the third Ling Qi layer. He would not have had a breakthrough yet to the forth Ling Qi Layer.
A cultivator of that level was indeed very powerful but that did not mean that he was invincible and could provoke who he wished. Lin Feng was confident that if he had to fight with him then he would be able to win and if he was not able to fight against him then he could retreat unharmed.
"No need to discuss any more. This is the only chance I will give you. Even if you're a genius, I can take your life at any time. Now kneel before me."
Wen Ren Yan thought that he was the strongest and his arrogance was clear. He truly did not know how vast the world was. He thought that because Lin Feng had just become an elite disciple that he was weak and could be bullied. To Wen Ren Yan who would even dare to fight against some core disciples he was really nothing but a bug. Even though Lin Feng understood a lot about forces, he was too weak. There would be no problem to defeat Lin Feng with a single thought.
Wen Ren Yan had an extremely strong spirit. It would in no way be weaker than the sword force of Lin Feng. Wen Ren Yan had an unbreakable faith in the strength of his spirit.
"There is no need to think it over." said Lin Feng while shaking his head and then while giving a cold smile, he said: "Even though you want me to kneel down and beg you for mercy, I have no reason to obey you."
Everybody was stupefied by Lin Feng's words. He was aggressive and would not retreat no matter who he faced. He truly had the demeanor of an emperor.
Wen Ren Yan was the top ranked elite disciple. He was respected by everyone and feared for his strength. What did he think of Lin Feng? He only just become an elite disciple and was no better than those bugs called ordinary disciples.
"Hehe. Alright… Alright…." Wen Ren Yan said with an evil smile which was filled with hatred. His azure blue eyes were emanating a strong killing intent which made other disciples tremble in fear.
"This is terrible! Wen Ren Yan has become furious."
Some disciples in the crowd knew that this had become a very dangerous situation. They were very scared of Wen Ren Yan. Nobody dared provoke him because of his strength and also because of his temper.
Lin Feng also sensed the cold air which was emanating from Wen Ren Yan's body. Lin Feng didn't sense it in the same way though. He felt that there was a diabolic and evil intention held within his eyes.
"Wen Ren Yan, what do you intend to do? You are not in the Life and Death Arena." said Liu Fei while moving in front of Lin Feng to block the way.
Wen Ren Yan said that Liu Fei was his and declared that no one else could attempt romance with her. In fact, they hadn't known each other for a long time but Liu Fei had already come to an understanding of what kind of person he really way. He looked strong and confident on the outside but he was like a venomous snake. He did not have the honor and morals which other had.
Liu Fei still wanted Lin Feng to go to the Holy Courtyard of Xue Yue. Therefore she didn't want him to die from his current situation. In Liu Fei's opinion, Lin Feng wasn't weak but could never fight against Wen Ren Yan. If he fought against him, he would surely die.
"You are mine and yet you protect this young man, are you not afraid to make me angry?"
Wen Ren Yan looked hideously evil at that moment. It looked like his azure blue eyes alone could kill if you gazed into them for too long. They clearly revealed his murderous intentions.
"I've never said that I was your girlfriend or that I was your property. Stop dreaming. I would never be in a relationship with a guy like you. It's actually the opposite. Lin Feng is my boyfriend. If you touch him, I will never let you off."
Liu Fei was staring at Wen Ren Yan looking extremely serious.
"Oh my, so that's how it is. Liu Fei admits that she is Lin Feng's girlfriend. What a lucky bastard! He captured the heart of the most beautiful girl within the Yun Hai Sect!"
Everybody was staring at Lin Feng and were filled with envy and jealousy.
Han Man, who was still injured, was looking at Lin Feng with eyes revealing an immense amount of respect. He looked like he truly worshiped and adored Lin Feng. He knew that Lin Feng not only had a strong body but his heart was the strongest that he had ever seen.
Core disciples had never been able to conquer Liu Fei's heart and then suddenly Liu Fei admitted to being the girlfriend of his sworn brother!!! What great news!
Lin Feng had no idea what was going on and had been confused by this whole situation. When had this all happened? When had they become a couple?
Lin Feng then looked at the crowd who was surrounding them. They were looking at him with evil eyes. Damn it, that girl………………once again she had caused him trouble.
"Well, I will just have to kill him." said Wen Ren Yan who looked even more furious than before.
"Do you dare?!" shouted Liu Fei furiously.
"In the Yun Hai Sect, there is nothing that I, Wen Ren Yan, don't dare."
Wen Ren Yan then laughed an evil laugh as if he cared for nothing in the world.
"Is that so? We will see about that." said a firm and steady voice.
A silhouette which had appeared in the distance suddenly shot towards the cave of the elite disciples.
"How presumptuous. Wen Ren Yan, do you think that you're the patriarch of the sect?" said a voice which was coldly laughing. The man who had just arrived was looking at Wen Ren Yan with a look filled with disdain and anger.
"Yue Xue, this none of your business and doesn't require you to get involved."
Wen Ren Yan was also looking at the man with disdain in his eyes.
"Wen Ren Yan is really presumptuous and audacious! How dare he disrespect an elder?"
Some disciple who were watching the scene were shocked. Xue Yue was an Elder of the ordinary disciples. There were not many within the elite disciples who dared to disrespect him.
"Pfff, Lin Feng and his friends came to receive their Elite Disciple Certificate and their new disciple robes and you suddenly threaten to kill him. What would other people think of our Yun Hai Sect? I am an elder, how could I not care?"
"Indeed, this territory is under my control so you have nothing to do here."
An ice cold voice was heard inside the cave and then a middle aged man wearing an indigo chang pao suddenly appeared from the shadows.
"Elder Lu." said Wen Ren Yan to the man wearing the indigo chang pao. He was also an Elder. He was responsible for giving the Elite Disciple certificates as well as the Elite Disciple robes to the new disciples. He was also in charge of the rankings within the disciples.
Lu Yuan nodded at Wen Ren Yan in a friendly way but he wasn't as friendly to Xue Yue.
"Xue Yue, you should stay where you belong. What are you doing here causing trouble ?"
"What do you mean?" asked Xue Yue while staring at Lu Yuan.
"What do I mean? This is my territory. We don't need you to concern yourself with our affairs."
"You mean that within your territory, Wen Ren Yan can kill other disciples as he wishes, including other elite disciples?"
"Even if he killed a few weak ones, who would even care? Here the weak do not deserve to live and only the strong can survive. Xue Yue, you're causing too much trouble by being here."
Everybody was surprised. They wouldn't have thought that the issue between Lin Feng and Wen Ren Yan would lead to an argument between two elders of the sect. However, elder Lu's words were harsh and cruel.
According to elder Lu, Lin Feng was inferior to Wen Ren Yan so even if he got killed by him, it wouldn't be a problem at all. He was even saying that Lin Feng did not deserve to live. How laughable.
Lin Feng also understood what Elder Lu meant. The though had made him smile but his heart grew colder than ice.
He had become an elite disciple and had to come pick up his certificate and his robes but the one who was in charge of giving him these things ended up saying he wasn't strong enough and deserved to die for being inferior to Wen Ren Yan. What was that supposed to mean?
Regarding Xue Yue, the first time Lin Feng had seen him was when Protector Bei had passed the responsibility of protecting the Xing Chen pavilion onto him. He was clearly one of Protector Bei's trusted friends.
"Elder Xue." said Lin Feng suddenly. Xue Yue turned around and looked at Lin Feng.
"Thank you." said Lin Feng while smiling.
Lin Feng then looked at Wen Ren Yan and Lu Yuan and said: "Elder Lu, Lin Feng came to pick up his certificate and new disciple robes."
Lu Yuan glanced at Lin Feng with a look of disdain. He then looked at Wen Ren Yan. Not only was Wen Ren Yan very strong but his background was also terrifying.
Because he appreciated Wen Ren Yan, he also decided that he was Lin Feng's enemy.
"Elder Lu, Lin Feng came to pick up his certificate and new disciple robes."
Lin Feng said it even louder than before sounding extremely strict and firm.
"You really don't know who you are talking to." said Lu Yuan while glancing at Lin Feng and then shouted: "Get Lost!"
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"Audacious. Lu Yuan, you're really being unfair. Lin Feng is now an elite disciple of our Yun Hai Sect, you must give him his robes and his certificate. This is a rule within the sect. Would you be daring enough to break the sect rules so blatantly?" said Xue Yue in an ice cold tone.
"Elder Xue."Lin Feng said in a soft voice. Xue Yue turned around and looked at Lin Feng.
"Today, I have come to pick up my certificate and robes as an elite disciple but Elder Lu doesn't want to let me. He insulted me and told me to get lost. Elder Xue had witnessed all these things as they happened, right?" asked Lin Feng.
"Indeed." said Xue Yue nodding. He didn't understand Lin Feng's point.
"Since I now have a witness that I am being treated unfairly, I have had enough." said Lin Feng while smiling coldly. "If they refuse me entry into the elite disciples, it means that the sect has chosen to abandon me."
When he finished talking, Lin Feng quickly turned around and went towards Han Man. The whole crowd was stupefied and didn't understand what Lin Feng meant.
"Pfff, don't think that you can run away because Xue Yue is here to defend you. Next time that I see you, I will kill you." Wen Ren Yan knew that he couldn't kill Lin Feng in front of Xue Yue but next time they'd meet alone, he'd definitely kill Lin Feng.
"I'll wait for you to try." Lin Feng's words were clear even though the distance between them had grown. He had already started walking away and his silhouette was gradually disappearing.
Xue Yue frowned. He looked at Lu Yuan with an ice cold glare and said furiously: "Lu Yuan, I cannot believe your ignorance today! You will truly regret your actions today, you will do nothing but regret these actions."
When he finished talking, Xue Yue brushed the dust from his sleeve and left. How ridiculous was Lu Yuan acting? Did he really think that supporting Wen Ren Yan was the right thing to do? That it would be useful to him in the future? Did he not understand how greatly the protectors and the patriarch valued Lin Feng? If he had truly known the situation then he would not have had the same attitude when dealing with Lin Feng.
"I never regret anything that I do." said Lu Yuan showing everyone that he was not scared of any repercussions and then said to Wen Ren Yan: "what a pity that we had to let him go."
"Don't worry, he will die sooner or later." said Wen Ren Yan. His words were like those a venomous snake. He was gazing with a venomous stare into the distance where Lin Feng had left. When Lin Feng left, Liu Fei had surprisingly followed him. Saying that Liu Fei was his girlfriend and his possession had caused him to be humiliated after everything that Lin Feng and Liu Fei had said.
"Lin Feng…"
Liu Fei quickly caught up with Lin Feng and shouted out to him.
"Haha, I just remembered that I had things to do and that I had to leave with Po Jun."
When Han Man saw that Liu Fei was coming towards them, a huge smile appeared on his face then he quickly pulled Po Jun and ran ahead to give the couple some privacy. Judging from his actions, you would hardly believe he had been injured only moments ago
Lin Feng's eyes rolled. That sneaky guy……. how could he suddenly have become so crafty?
"Lin Feng, please be careful next time. If you see Wen Ren Yan, please avoid a conflict with him. Stay away from him at all costs. That guy is very dangerous." Liu Fei warned Lin Feng.
She knew that Wen Ren Yan would try to kill Lin Feng if he had the opportunity in the future.
"I thought that you hated me. How come you suddenly care about me now?" said Lin Feng while laughing as if he had ignored Liu Fei's warning.
Liu Fei was speechless. That guy was surprisingly in the mood to make jokes. She knew how terrifying Wen Ren Yan was and the status that he held.
"I just don't want you to die because you have to go to the Holy Courtyard of Xue Yue, that's all." said Liu Fei while staring at Lin Feng.
"Is that so? But I have never said that I was going to the Holy Courtyard of Xue Yue." Lin Feng continued: "Now that I think about it, I do remember that you said something about you being my girlfriend?"
"I just said it because of the situation." said Fei resolutely while staring at Lin Feng without blinking. That guy had dared to bring up an embarrassing situation again. She just wanted to show to everyone that Wen Ren Yan was a liar. She wanted him to stop creating lies about her and humiliate him at the same time.
"Can you really just say such things just because of the situation? asked Lin Feng whose eyes were rolling. His hands started moving towards Liu Fei.
"What are you doing?"
Liu Fei felt a chill down her spine and vigilantly looked at Lin Feng.
That guy………..
"You're my girlfriend now. I should start behaving like a proper boyfriend would with his girlfriend. As your boyfriend I have certain duties to fulfill." Said Lin Feng as he was moving towards Liu Fei in a peculiar motion.
"You bastard! Dream on!"
Liu Fei's face was flushed completely red. She was furious and embarrassed. She immediately stormed off.
That bastard…… what did he mean by "a boyfriend has duties to fulfill"? …and he then dares say he's not a pervert.
Lin Feng observed Liu Fei as she walked away. Her body was incredibly graceful with each movement. He had a tender smile on his face. His impression that Liu Fei was a bad person was disappearing with each day. He now had a very good impression of her and had started to grow fond of her. She was actually very cute. There was no one who could deny that she was incredibly beautiful and grew more attractive with each day.
"How come I never noticed this before?"Lin Feng thought with a smile on his face.
When he had first arrived in this world, he thought it was a very cold and ruthless world. His determination, willpower and strength were the only things he could rely on.
Now he was beginning to feel familiar in this world and he was gradually becoming more relaxed. Sometimes, he was a bit unconventional or a bit insolent… but he had to make others respect him through force or he would be bullied for the rest of his life. He has chosen to never serve beneath anyone and be bullied again.
Lin Feng's determination and willpower was truly incredible for a cultivator. He was proud of his sword skills and there was a determination to improve his sword skills while growing stronger. He wanted to grow stronger.
A pleasant and warm light was illuminating the ground.
On that day, the Yun Hai Sect looked absolutely desolate. There was almost nobody that could be seen.
But in a distant place it wasn't desolate at all: within the Stormy Gorge.
The Stormy Gorge was filled with all members of the Yun Hai Sect. Again they looked like a colony of ants, they were all being pushed shoulder to shoulder.
The Elite Elders and the Ordinary Elders were not sitting inside the gorge, they were now upon a high seating area which could see the Life and Death Arena from above.
This seating area was grand and imposing to all those who looked upon it. It was entirely made out of stone. The view made Lin Feng sigh in admiration. He remembered the stadiums in his previous life and thought that the seating area in the Stormy Gorge was even more fantastic. The Yun Hai Sect usually didn't use this seating area often, but this time they wanted to show everyone how important the Elite Disciple Exam was.
It was the beginning of the second round of the Elite Disciple Exam. The ordinary disciple ranking list had a hundred names, the elite disciple list had eighty one and the core disciple list only had thirty six names.
But it was clear to everyone that the ordinary disciple ranking list would lose a great deal of power when the strongest ordinary disciples joined the elite disciples. Indeed, the ordinary disciple ranking list would lose the strongest disciples. This is why people particularly enjoyed watching the elite disciple and core disciple ranking.
By looking at the ranking lists, it was possible to understand how powerful each of the disciples were. By understanding how powerful the disciples were, it was possible to know how strong the sect currently was. After all, the disciples were the future of the sect.
Nan Gong Ling had suddenly stood up. Everyone had quickly become completely silent.
Nan Gong Ling slightly smiled and then started talking. But at that moment, he looked surprised and frowned.
He was staring into the distance at a storm of violent clouds on the horizon. There was a strangely violent air approaching. The sea of violent clouds rushed across the sky like a wave crashing into the ocean.
"Nan Gong Ling, that is Chu Qing from the Hao Yue Sect. He is carrying a group of people with him."
The clouds were crashing through the sky and making terrifying booms. The air was shaking with the pressure. The sound of crashing was so loud that it entered the ears of the disciples and seemed to pierce through into their souls.
"How terrifyingly powerful!"
Everybody was staring in amazement looking at the group of people who were approaching. They looked like there were surfing on the violent clouds.
At the same time, the sky was growing cloudy and snowflakes seemed to be falling from the clear sky above.
"Han Xue Tian of Ice and Snow Village Mountain has come to pay a visit."
There was a powerful voice which was echoing through the snow. The voice was accompanied by a sudden strong snowfall. Everyone started feeling cold.
Han Xue Tian was the Patriarch of the Ice and Snow Mountain Village.
"Duan Wu Tian and Teng Wu Shan have also come to pay a visit."
More voices were heard within the snow. A storm of raging clouds was heading towards them on the horizon and snow was filling the atmosphere around them. Everybody was shaking from the cold and also the fear of the power which was being displayed .
The scariest was that that cold air was filled with a terrifying sword Qi. It was extremely sharp and seemed like it was ready to pierce through flesh at any moment. However the source could not be seen.
In the distance there was a black shadow moving through the sky, it was a colossal monster which was completely black from head to toe. With each flap of its wings it created a vacuum in the air.
That colossal pitch black monster had a length of a few dozen meters and about 4 meters thick. The people who were riding it were wearing chang paos which blew elegantly in the wind.
That wild beast was a Python Fish which could fly through the sky and swim to the deepest ocean. Its scales were pitch black and it had gigantic wings on its back. It was a very strange creature and mysterious creature.
"What a horrible looking monster!"
Everybody was stupefied staring blankly at that Python Fish. It was swallowing clouds and blowing out a dark fog with each breath.
What terrified the crowd even more was that around his huge wings was the same incredible amount of sword Qi. No one knew where this terrifying sword Qi was coming from.
Suddenly everyone could see a gigantic sword flying in the air, there was a silhouette standing atop the sword with an arrogant smile.
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Nan Gong Ling's expression was gradually becoming ice cold. The expression in his eyes was as sharp as a sword as he looked at the crowd in front of him.
Chu Qing was the Patriarch of the Hao Yue Sect. He was Chu Zhan Peng's father.
Han Xue Tian was the Patriarch of the Ice and Snow Mountain Village.
Teng Wu Shan was the Vice-Patriarch of the Mo Shou Sect.
Duan Tian Lang was the prince of the Imperial Family and was also Duan Han's father who had come to the Yun Hai Sect recently and been thrown out.
All these people belonged to some of the most powerful Sects and Clans. They had come during the Elite Disciple Exam and it did not feel like they had come with good intentions.
"Patriarch Nan Gong Ling, all of these people coming to visit on the same day, this is a bit strange."
Duan Tian Lang was the person standing on the gigantic sword. He was wearing a magnificent plate of armor which made him look like a majestic ruler. The gigantic sword began to lose altitude and moved towards the viewing platform accompanied by the sound of the atmosphere tearing under its pressure.
At the same time, Chu Qing and Han Xue Tian were also slowly moving down to the platform while looking extremely condescending.
Next to Duan Tian Lang, Duan Han was staring at Nan Gong Ling looking indifferent. Nan Gong Ling had recently humiliated him and told him to leave the Yun Hai Sect. Now he held a grudge against Nan Gong Ling and wanted to teach him a lesson.
"Oh hehe, it is an honor for me to receive Duan Tian Lang within the Yun Hai Sect. Please feel at home." said Nan Gong Ling with a cold smile across his face and he then added: "It is only that we didn't expect you to bring so many people. What brings you all to my Yun Hai Sect?"
"Not so long ago, that boy, Duan Han already visited you. The purpose of his visit was also very clear to you. His Majesty sees the things that we cannot. Therefore, he is preparing to finish building the Holy Courtyard of Xue Yue. Thus, he requires some of the most outstanding disciples within the country. All of the sects have already replied and chosen some of their disciples except for the Yun Hai Sect………"
When he finished talking Duan Tian Lang smiled and didn't add anything else.
"Huh?" Nan Gong Ling was making a strange face. Chu Qing, Han Xue Tian and all these people were extremely powerful. Their children were also extremely talented. If they sent disciples there then they would be under the control of the Imperial Clan and as a consequence, would not belong to the Yun Hai Sect in the future.
But Chu Qing noticed that Duan Tian Lang had been talking in a very calm and soft tone which was why, Nan Gong Ling hadn't understood what he meant.
"Alright, what does Duan Tian Lang propose to do?" asked Nan Gong Ling.
"Since Nan Gong Ling hasn't been willing to hand over some of his best disciples, I personally came on behalf of His Majesty to select some myself. Today is the day of the Elite Disciple Exam within the Yun Hai Sect. I'll be able to see your strongest disciples with my own eyes and select them one after the other." said Duan Tian Lang in a strict manner.
The facial expression of every member of the Yun Hai Sect suddenly changed. How savage! What kind of place did they think the Yun Hai Sect was? What gave them the right to choose geniuses as they pleased?
"What happens if I don't agree?" said Nan Gong Ling as his voice grew colder.
"Nan Gong Ling will agree just like all the other Patriarchs had to agree." said Duan Tian Lang as he was filled with confidence. He was talking as if his word was law and no one could refute him.
"Nan Gong Ling isn't hurrying to select disciples because of the Elite Disciple Exam but he shouldn't disagree too fast either. The Holy Courtyard of Xue Yue will not accept mediocre disciples. It will only accept the best and most outstanding disciples of the entire Xue Yue Country. They will give them access to the best profound pills, the best weapons and the best teachers available. Resources will be almost endless.
There will also be the possibility to learn the most powerful skills available. They will be able to choose between an enormous amount of martial skills and they will truly become the pillars of the country."
Duan Tian Lang was saying those words to all the disciples of the Yun Hai Sect. He was trying to tempt them with the vast wealth. Gaining access to an unlimited quantity of weapons, pills and skills… all disciples of the Yun Hai Sect would obviously tempted, who would refuse such a wonderful opportunity?
They came to the Yun Hai Sect for the sake of Cultivation. They wanted to become powerful. If the Holy Courtyard of Xue Yue could provide them with a better cultivation environment as well as much better cultivation facilities, what reasons did they have to stay in the Yun Hai Sect?
At that moment, many disciples became restless. Many disciples were prepared to give their utmost to be accepted into the Holy Courtyard.
"How despicable."
Nan Gong Ling cursed. Duan Tian Lang who was trying to cause a rift within the Yun Hai Sect. It was truly a cunning and ruthless plan.
What Nan Gong Ling found even more intolerable is that they were clearly provoking the Yun Hai Sect with these actions.
"I'm curious to see who would dare to oppose the Yun Hai Sect." thought Nan Gong Ling. He then looked at Duan Tian Lang and said: "Since Duan Tian Lang wants to watch the Elite Disciple Exam, I will allow you to stay and watch."
"The ranked battles for the ordinary disciple and the core disciples are postponed for another day. Today, only elite disciples can fight."
The crowd burst into an uproar when they heard Nan Gong but a short instant after, they understood why he had made that decision.
The ordinary disciples were too weak so the Yun Hai Sect would lose face. The core disciples were the heart of the Yun Hai Sect and he could not afford to lose these disciples. There wouldn't be much time before a core disciple could become a new pillar within the Sect. In addition, it wouldn't be wise to show the strength of the core disciples to the unwelcome guests. Therefore, showing the elite disciples was the most suitable decision.
Duan Tian Lang was smiling. Would Nan Gong Ling's actions make any difference?
"Elite disciples, go into the Life and Death Arena and make a line in the order as indicated by the ranking list." Said Nan Gong Ling.
The elite disciples, whose name was in the list of the ranking list composed of eighty one disciples. The entire crowd was staring at them with admiration. They would have the chance to bring honor to themselves and the sect.
"I will also change the rules of the second round of the Elite Disciple Exam. If you want to be in the ranking list, you must challenge someone who is already on the ranking list. If you win, you will be ranked. No disciple can be challenged twice."
Nan Gong Ling continued to talk. The crowd burst into an uproar again. A multitude of people was disappointed and had given up all hope. This round was a chance for disciples to test themselves and their own strength. However because of the new rule the exam had changed. Many disciples would no longer have the chance to test themselves against the elite disciples.
"These battles will all be fought to the death. There are…… no restrictions."
"Boooom." That shocking sentence was like a bomb exploding in everyone's head. No restrictions….to the death…
If they challenged the stronger of the elite disciples then they could lose the battle and their life along with it. There was no option to give up, they would be slaughtered.
A victory meant being able to see one's name in the elite disciple ranking list. Losing had serious consequences to the extent that an opponent without mercy could end your life. That was a big price to pay for losing.
"Dangerous."
"Gambling with one's life at stake is too dangerous. I'll just try again next year."
A countless number of disciples were shaking their heads after the previous statement. Many of them agreed on the fact that risking one's life in order to join the ranking list was not a worthwhile risk.
"Lin Feng, the Patriarch is really cruel. I just joined the elite disciples but I am also only at the first Ling Qi layer. On that list composed of eighty one names, the weakest have already broken through to the second Ling Qi layer. I have no chance for winning at all."
Han Man was smiling wryly. He thought he was going to get the chance to fight as much as he could during the Elite Disciple Exam but hadn't expected that things would turn out this way.
Lin Feng had a different feeling. These new rules would probably lead to incredible battles. Not only were those who were going to join brave, but they would also be the most outstanding members of the sect. Only those outstanding disciples would risk their life. That is what Nan Gong Ling wanted to see. He wanted to show these people how strong his disciples were.
"All the eighty one disciples on the ranking list are now on the fighting stage in the Life and Death Arena. Now you can challenge any of them and go onto the fighting stage of the middle."
When Nan Gong Ling finished talking, he sat down and observed Duan Tian Lang.
"Luo Lie is willing to challenge You Lin to a battle."
A silhouette stepped onto the fighting stage. Because it was impossible to challenge the same person twice, the first person had a huge advantage over the other disciples as he could challenge someone who was very low in the rankings. You Lin was the eighty first ranked disciple.
At that moment, You Lin had an ugly facial expression. Being the first one to be challenged… that was such a humiliation.
"Whoever chooses to challenge us ranked disciples, death will be your punishment."
Said Ren Wen Yan who was standing in front of everyone else on the fighting stage. He had made it clear to all disciples with his cold tone that the ranked disciples would kill all their challengers.
"Agreed." Said You Ling as he jumped onto the fighting stage. He immediately started to unleash all of his skills using his full power. Even if Wen Ren Yan hadn't said, You Lin had already planned to kill his opponent.
The Stormy Gorge became particularly calm.
The crowd was watching the fighting stage within the Life and Death Arena. The fighting stage was entirely red with blood. Lying on the fighting stage was a pile of corpses. All of these corpses were the corpses of the challengers. They had all lost and been killed without exception. They did not remove the corpses but left them there as a reminder to anyone who issued a challenge. This would be the place where they entered their eternal rest.
Losing your challenge would mean certain death.
The lesson was cruel and bloody. Gradually, those who were eager to challenge these ranked disciples were slowly dwindling.
The disciples who had been challenged were the ones at the bottom of the ranking. From that moment, if someone else wanted to challenge these ranked elite disciples, they had to challenge those who were even higher in the ranking list.
As expected from the ranked elite disciples, none of them was mediocre. Even You Lin who was ranked eighty one was exceptionally strong.
Nan Gong Ling was still sitting indifferently looking at the fighting stage. That bloody lesson was going to show these young disciples how hard, cruel and brutal the path of cultivation was.
On the path of cultivation, only those who had a persistent heart, as well as a determination and willpower as solid as rock, could march forward courageously. Those who had a fear of blood would not last long on the path of cultivation. Those who were too kindhearted would be killed for their foolishness. This was not a world to be underestimated with light heartened ideals.
"A bunch of crappy cultivators trying in vain to be ranked is enough to make you all so desperate and hopeless?"
Wen Ren Yan said while pointing at the five corpses on the stage. He then glanced evilly at the entire crowd looking extremely. He was mocking every elite disciple who was not within the ranking.
He was the top ranked elite disciple and none of these five people were worth his time.
All the elite disciples were furious but at the same time they felt powerless. They couldn't believe Wen Ren Yan's harsh words but he was a genius whose power was acknowledged by everybody. There were very few people who would dare to provoke him.
"Patriarch, I think that you can establish the new ranking list now. They are all pathetic and hopeless."
Wen Ren Yan was looking at Nan Gong Ling as he hurled insults at the other elite disciples to make himself look better.
Nan Gong Ling looked around at the crowd and slightly nodded. Wen Ren Yan was really highly arrogant but he was right, the Yun Hai Sect didn't have that many geniuses. Inevitably, he would sooner or later become one of the pillars of the sect.
"Ridiculous, you truly are laughable."
A loud voice was heard spreading through the atmosphere. It made the crowd shiver.
Wen Ren Yan was surprised. He looked around to see who had said these words to him.
"You again." Said Wen Ren Yan with murderous intentions in his eyes. "What is so ridiculous?"
"You're the top ranked elite disciple. Yet you are still extremely presumptuous. You look down on other disciples while calling them names, calling them crap… but at the beginning when you started practicing cultivation, were you as strong as now? Were you born as an unrivalled master of the Lin Qi Layer? Have you ever considered that to others, you might be the crappy cultivator?"
Lin Feng had a cold smile on the corner of his mouth as he continued to hurl insults. Wen Ren Yan was extremely arrogant. Lin Feng had said these words to make him aware that the world is bigger than what he knows. Wen Ren Yan was like the frog stuck in the well, he did not know how vast the sky was.
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Crappy Cultivator? Suddenly, someone dared insult Wen Ren Yan and call him a crappy cultivator?
The entire crowd was staring deeply at Lin Feng. They were stupefied because Lin Feng was still wearing the clothes of an ordinary disciple. Could it be that he was still an ordinary disciple?
Nan Gong Ling was also surprised. He had taken great pleasure in openly announcing to the sect that Lin Feng had become an elite disciple. Why was he still wearing the clothes of an ordinary disciple?
Within the Yun Hai Sect Nan Gong Ling had a lot of admiration for four disciples: Ling Hu He Shan, Tu Fu, Wen Ren Yan and Lin Feng.
At that moment, Ling Hu He Shan was constantly impressing him with his actions. Fu Tu was becoming stronger and stronger with each passing day. Wen Ren Yan seemed to have an infinite potential. Regarding Lin Feng, he was still a bit weak but he had made a display of his abilities and his future was certainly going to be brilliant.
These disciples also regarded Nan Gong Ling as a good Patriarch. Therefore, Nan Gong Ling hoped that there were no tensions between them. The tensions existing between Lin Feng and Wen Ren Yan would probably not be to his liking.
"What gives you the right to talk to me like this? In front of me you will always be a crappy cultivator and like before a piece of trash."
Wen Ren Yan azure blue eyes were evilly staring at Lin Feng.
"You're really narrow minded. You're that kind of person who doesn't know who is good or bad, who has abilities and who doesn't, especially who to call names and those you should never dare to call names."
Lin Feng's words were getting more and more profound as well as harsher which somewhat amused the entire crowd. They found him fascinating. He could not see the difference between heaven and earth. Wen Ren Yan was respected by everyone and he surprisingly dared disrespect him. He was truly reckless and immature.
"Are you trying to say that you are more qualified than me?" asked Wen Ren Yan as if he had just heard the funniest joke of his life.
"I may not be more qualified than you but I don't go around randomly insulting people and calling them 'piece of trash'. I am careful of who I offend." said Lin Feng slowly walking towards the Life and Death Arena, towards the central fighting stage. He looked extremely calm and serene.
"You're the top ranked elite disciple and you despise the other elite disciples. You say that they are hopeless. If there was a core disciple here to call you trash, would you dare still act so arrogantly?"
"Pffff, core disciples are obviously stronger than me but I will surpass them eventually so they don't have the qualification to call me trash. People like you will never be able to surpass me or even catch up to me."
Wen Ren Yan was endlessly arrogant. The Yun Hai Sect disciples felt so furious that their cheeks were burning in anger. They were not strong enough to rebuke him as much as they had wanted to. Wen Ren Yan was an incomparable genius within the sect.
"Ridiculous." Lin Feng had already arrived on the edge of the fighting stage of the Life and Death Arena. He then climbed up onto the stage.
"In the eyes of many people, you are indeed a once in a lifetime genius. However in my eyes, you are a fool and nothing more. I don't understand why the Yun Hai Sect respects you and even attaches even the slightest of importance to you."
When Lin Feng finished talking, everybody was stupefied. Not only was he humiliating Wen Ren Yan but he was calling into question the actions of the sect. How audacious!
"You really want to die!"
Wen Ren Yan had a demonic expression in his eyes and he slowly started walking to the fighting stage. Very slowly, one step after the other. He looked like a demon ready to unleash his fury.
"Nobody slacks when it comes to the Elite Disciple Exam. They all want to become ranked for the glory that comes with it. Those who are not ranked rely on the weaker disciples to become ranked. Those who are ranked rely on those at the top of the list to protect order. This is the way that things worked. This is the way of the world. Even if they lose while attempting to rise to new heights, it is not a humiliation. There's nothing to be ashamed of, but Wen Ren Yan you are evil. You don't even respect those who died today. You… are truly heartless."
"Being the top ranked elite disciple and insulting the other elite disciples… calling them worthless even after their death. That is a cruel humiliation for our fellow disciples who died attempting to rise to glory. That's unfair."
"Heartless, cruel and unfair… The Yun Hai Sect, including all of our fellow disciples has helped you become what you are now. If the Yun Hai Sect ever has a big problem then will it be able to trust you considering that you don't care about killing your fellow disciples or seeing them murdered? The most important thing is that even if you are extremely strong, will the Yun Hai Sect even be able to benefit from it?"
While Lin Feng was saying these profound words, the atmosphere had gone completely silent and still. A cruel, heartless and unfair yet extremely strong disciple, did the Yun Hai Sect need him?
"BOOOM!"
A violent and ice cold Qi emerged like waves on the fighting stage. The temperature rapidly began to drop.
"So ashamed that you cannot control yourself? Too bad, I'm not done talking yet."
Lin Feng wasn't frightened at all and was smiling coldly. Lin Feng moved forward to the center of the fighting stage and looked at Wen Ren Yan with disdain.
"The Continent of the Nine Clouds is so incredibly vast. Wen Ren Yan, what other places have you even ever been to? How many real geniuses have you met in your life? And you dared to talk like you were unrivalled under the heavens. You dare to be extremely arrogant and humiliate other people while being so insignificant. A Cultivator of the third Ling Qi layer is considered as relatively weak compared to the rest of the world. In the Xue Yue Country, there are cities filled with stronger cultivators than you with talent that you could only dream of. I don't understand how you are more qualified than anyone else, I do not understand what gives you the right to act in such a way."
"Wen Ren Yan you are like a mouse which can only see an inch, a frog at the bottom of a well… that's all. You really know nothing about the world. You know not how vast the sky is or how deep the ocean is. You know nothing."
Lin Feng's words astonished everyone. Even Nan Gong Ling and Duan Tian Lang were moved by Lin Feng's words. Everything Lin Feng said was profound and showed how wise he truly was.
Wen Ren Yan was shaking from head to toe with fury. Lin Feng's words were piercing to the extent that even his soul was shaking in anger. He could see that everyone was staring at him with looks of disdain.
It seemed like Lin Feng was determined to punish him using his words.
He was gazing into the distance. Lin Feng had not said a single lie and had revealed the truth of his nature.
"An unfair and cruel young disciple like this… adored and respected by other disciples… respected by the elders… a source of inspiration for ordinary disciples… Could it be that the Yun Hai Sect was only worth this much?"
Was the Yun Hai Sect only worth this much?
Everybody in the crowd felt awkward. Lin Feng said that Wen Ren Yan was arrogant. What about him? Saying that the Yun Hai Sect was only worth so much, wasn't saying this very arrogant of him?"
"What an audacious ordinary disciple. Daring to humiliate the entire Yun Hai sect. You really want to die!" said an Elder while looking at the fighting stage. That was precisely the elder, who had humiliated Lin Feng refusing to give him his elite disciples robes and certificate: Lu Yuan.
"There are many people like you in the Yun Hai Sect. It is becoming more and more polluted each day with your stupidity."
Said Lin Feng who wasn't scared and just smiled coldly. He then said to Lu Yuan: "So, you think that ordinary disciples are not worthy and that elite disciples are above others because they are strong?"
"You five, you consider yourselves to be strong and powerful. Yet you dare to ruthlessly murder your fellow disciples. How powerful you must be to murder an already defeated opponent! Have you ever thought of the fact that there are people who are much stronger than you and they might treat you in the same way? Have any of you stopped to consider that before you murdered a fellow disciple for wanting to become stronger?"
Lin Feng was staring at the five ranked elite disciples who had just killed their challengers. "Even though the Yun Hai Sect has rules, they are still useless as they are not enforced. All that is enforced is to destroy fellow disciples and humiliate them. I challenge you five murderers, I think that nobody will have any problems with this. Shall we listen to what the Patriarch has to say."
Lin Feng stopped talking. At that moment, everybody was stupefied. Lin Feng wanted to challenge five ranked elite disciples.
Madman!
Lin Feng was obviously insane!
Even though Lin Feng understood how to use sword force, these five Cultivators were of the second Ling Qi layer. They could kill him with a single strike.
But Lin Feng surprisingly dared to challenge five ranked elite disciples at once. How insane was he?
Han Man's mouth was wide open. He was speechless. That guy….
At that moment in the crowd, Liu Fei was also shocked. Her beautiful eyes were staring at Lin Feng looking worried. She thought that even though Lin Feng was powerful, he was still much weaker than the geniuses standing before him. That's why she wanted Lin Feng to take his time and practice. With time he could become an incredibly powerful person. His name would definitely appear on the ranking list in the future, however if he fought right now he may lose his life.
But was Lin Feng going to achieve a miracle? That bastard, how could he challenge five ranked elite disciples at the same time? Could it be that he didn't know the difference between their strengths.
"Bastard." Liu Fei was cursing secretly in her heart. She was incredibly worried about Lin Feng's safety. There was no chance of them letting Lin Feng leave the arena alive.
As far as Nan Gong Ling was concerned, he was very surprised. Suddenly challenging five ranked elite disciples? Did he not even understand that this might not go the way he planned?
He had personally declared Lin Feng as an elite disciple, how come he was still wearing his ordinary disciple robes?
"Five is too many. Start with one first."
Nan Gong Ling didn't want Lin Feng to take such great risks. He was also worried about two of the disciples that he respected the most. The tensions existing between the two of them was not to his liking.
"No need. The five of you, hurry and climb up onto the stage."
Lin Feng sounded like he was an immature brat who knew nothing of the world. He was talking down to his opponents as if they were nothing.
"You want to die, I will show you."
One of the five was laughing. Lin Feng was already dead in his mind. He had dared challenge the five of them at once.
"Quickly get up there. I am sick of looking at his smug face."
Wen Ren Yan interrupted him. He kept thinking about what Lin Feng had said, that he was cruel, heartless, arrogant. That he would be of no use to the sect… He had a deep and bitter hatred for Lin Feng.
The five disciples hurried up because of what Wen Ren Yan had just said.
The five silhouettes climbed up onto the fighting stage. Suddenly, a strong Qi pressed down onto Lin Feng.
"Remember the name of the one who is going to kill you: Yue Yang."
An enormous flame suddenly appeared illuminating the entire arena. It was growing much bigger and hotter as if it was being fueled by everything around it, to endlessly burn everything.
Another Gigantic flame emerged out of his head and rose into the atmosphere. The other four disciples all started using their own skills, each more powerful than the last. This was the combined strength of five disciples of the second Ling Qi layer. Even if they didn't release their spirit, their combined strength was absolutely enormous. Even people who were not on the fighting stage could sense it.
It looked like Lin Feng was going to be killed by the pressure enveloping his body before they even had a chance to attack.
"BOOM!"
"BOOM!"
"BOOM!"
"BOOM!"
"BOOM!"
"BOOM!"
"BOOM!"
"BOOM!"
Eight extremely powerful strikes covered the sky and crashed down onto the atmosphere shattering it instantly. Each strike rushing forward looked like a stampede of armored horsemen.
"The Eight Strikes of Desolation mastered to perfection."
The crowd was amazed by the attack and its boundless strength and power. The sound of the five disciples' attacks colliding with Lin Feng's attack filled the atmosphere.
"Die." Yue Yang threw himself towards Lin Feng. Flames were unceasingly coming out of his body even stronger and hotter than before. When he had seen Lin Feng using the Eight Strikes of Desolation, he was surprised as he hadn't thought that Lin Feng was so strong. But he thought that a perfectly mastered Eight Strikes of Desolation, when facing the combined power of five ranked elite disciples, it was still far from being enough to compete with them.
"Die."
The whistling sound of the sword spread throughout the atmosphere. The atmosphere was glowing with the power of sword force. It looked resplendent.
It was so quick that it all that could be seen was a trace of light between them. Before the light slowly faded to the sound of Lin Feng sheathing his sword.
Yue Yang's body was still diffusing an immense flame. He even had a flame coming from his head. Suddenly, in the blink of an eye, a small line had appeared on his neck out of which blood started to endlessly spill.
Sword unsheathing.
They had all almost forgotten that Lin Feng's strong point was when he was using his swords. He was better at using swords than his fists.
There was an incredible amount of sword force contained within the arena and the sword was still glowing with power.
Lin Feng's Eight Strikes of Desolation attack a moment ago had been very powerful but he had relied on the strength of the first Ling Qi layer and had attacked all of the five ranked Elite Disciples. Yue Yang seemed to have forgotten that Lin Feng was an expert at using swords and that he could use both hands. That was the price to pay for forgetting that. For underestimating Lin Feng the small price of a head would be collected.
"Was that sword unsheathing?!"
Quite a lot of disciples knew the attack. They were astonished though because they thought sword unsheathing was a useless skill… but in Lin Feng's hands, it was so powerful. It was fast as light. In his hands it was an incredibly destructive skill.
That sword! How breathtaking! How stunning!
"No wonder Protector Bei appreciates him so much. Give him any skill and he can accomplish miracles with it."
Lin Feng was now even higher within Nan Gong Ling's esteem. He was most likely only at the first Ling Qi layer and could already master Eight Strikes of Desolation to perfection as well as Sword Unsheathing. It was hard to believe that he had just become an elite disciple when looking at his skills.
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The four other disciples had survived the Eight Strikes of Desolation attack. Standing side by side, they were looking at the dead body lying on the fighting stage yet they all were still calm.
Yue Yang was ranked seventy first. He was the strongest of the five disciples but Lin Feng had killed him with a single strike. If it had been any of the other four, they would have been unable to withstand that strike.
Lin Feng, who was stronger than Yue Yang had the potential to kill each of them.
When thinking about what had just happened, they were paying more attention while staring deeply at Lin Feng. A slight murderous chill had filled the air and as it was carried by a small breeze, on contact it would make the disciples shiver.
"When I take your life, don't forget to remember that you cruelly took the life of others before. You will equally be killed by someone stronger than you. This was the fate chosen by you. You will now have to deal with the consequences of your actions."
Lin Feng finished speaking and started to walk forwards.
Sword energy had started to fill the atmosphere and condense on the tip of his sword.
A cold sweat ran down the backs of the four elite disciples. They could feel exactly how powerful the sword force contained within the sword was. Was Lin Feng already a sword master? How could he master sword force to such a high level?
A strong Qi filled the air within the arena and with each step it was growing stronger. The four disciples could feel that the terrifying sword force and Qi were growing stronger with each step made by Lin Feng. It seemed like this force was absorbing the Qi from the atmosphere.
"We cannot delay this for even a second longer, my Qi is getting weaker while the sword force and the Qi contained within his sword continue to grow stronger. If we wait too long, we are doomed."
The four of them were looking at Lin Feng vigilantly and understood that the situation was getting incredibly dangerous. At the same time they had all started rushing towards Lin Feng from different directions.
"Die."
An incredibly violent sword force started to press down against the four other disciples. His hand slightly moved and suddenly a radiant light shot through the atmosphere.
Suddenly two sprays of blood shot into the air like bloody arrows and turned into an endless stream. His sword was so deadly that with each move another life was taken.
Two bodies fell heavily onto the ground making a soft thud. When rushing towards Lin Feng, the remaining two disciples had chosen to move slightly slower than the others who had just died. They had betrayed them and used them as a shield.
But did they think that they were going to survive?
Everybody in the crowd was shaking in fear, especially some of the elite disciples. How? How had Lin Feng become so strong? Not only was the Qi he was using of the first Ling Qi layer but he had also managed to kill ranked elite disciples with a single strike. He was fighting five elite disciples and rather than being at a disadvantage, he had already killed three of them.
"Sword of Nirvana… It's an average skill of the Xuan level. That skill enhances the power of each sword strike and also enabled the cultivator to greatly increase his power when using sword force."
Many people were looking at Lin Feng and his swordplay. It seemed like he had chosen skills which are usually ignored by other disciples. Many people thought that the Sword of Nirvana was a useless skill. However they didn't know that the Sword of Nirvana was actually an extremely powerful attack which had the potential to match that of a high Xuan level skill. However it required an advanced understanding of the world and elemental forces. It was a very hard skill to practice. This was the reason why so many people had not considered this skill.
But Lin Feng could already master that skill to perfection and fully benefit from the enhanced power contained within his sword.
"Escape."
The remaining two thought to themselves. Escape was the only thing which remained within their minds. They couldn't fight against Lin Feng anymore. They both turned and attempted to retreat into different directions.
"Die."
Lin Feng' eyes were very sharp. His sword started to glow and an extremely powerful sword Qi spread throughout the atmosphere and then pierced down through the atmosphere. It was aiming directly at each of the remaining two disciples. When the Qi pierced through their bodies, they both heavily collapsed onto the floor.
The names of these five Disciples had now disappeared from the stone on which the ranking list was engraved.
"Sword of Nirvana… how powerful. What a terrifying sword force! how strong!"
Many of the ordinary disciples and even elite disciples were looking at Lin Feng with adoration filling their eyes. No wonder that he had dared to provoke Wen Ren Yan. Lin Feng abilities and natural talent was much higher than that of Wen Ren but his cultivation was lower due to less time practicing. With enough time he would definitely be stronger than Wen Ren Yan.
Liu Fei's pretty eyes were wide open. She was shaking at what he had just witnessed. That bastard had killed five ranked elite disciples?
"It seems like I'll never be able to get my revenge and defeat him."
Liu Fei was thinking. Her main goal was to get stronger and defeat Lin Feng. But she wouldn't have thought that the lowly bastard was even stronger and more talented than she had initially thought. It seemed like it would be impossible for her to take her revenge in this lifetime. But Liu Fei refused to stop working hard as one day she might have the chance to gain the advantage again.
Nan Gong Ling was making a wry smile while looking at the fighting stage.
"That guy… killing five extremely talented ranked elite disciples without any hesitation…"
"Patriarch, even though they were fairly strong disciples, they were exterminating their fellow disciples so ruthlessly. Maybe they would be a calamity for the sect in the end."
Mo Xie moved and whispered something to Nan Gong Ling.
Nan Gong Ling looked at Mo Xie and seemed to be really disappointed. He then said: "When these five disciples slaughtered their fellow disciples and when Wen Ren Yan approved it, why didn't you say anything at that moment?"
"Patriarch, how could Lin Feng….?" started to ask Mo Xie.
"Alright, I have a pretty clear idea of everything that is going on at the moment." Nan Gong Ling was annoyed for being interrupted Mo Xie. Mo Xie had no choice but to step back. He couldn't help but look at Lin Feng as he still hoped in his heart that he would get the chance to kill him. Mo Xie wanted to kill Lin Feng more with each passing day. He couldn't bear being in the Yun Hai Sect while Lin Feng was still breathing.
"Lin Feng."
Nan Gong Ling was looking at Lin Feng who was standing on the fighting stage with a smile on his face.
"Patriarch."
Lin Feng turned around and looked at Nan Gong Ling who was standing up.
"It was already clear to you that your strength would enable you to win these ranked battles. But before joining, wasn't there something you needed to do?" asked Nan Gong Ling with a smile on the corner of his mouth. Lin Feng made him feel even more gratified each day. Not only was Lin Feng extremely strong, powerful and naturally gifted, but he was also polite. He wasn't arrogant at all. Lin Feng was stubborn but he fought for his convictions. Considering how talented and strong he was, he still acted as if he was an ordinary person.
On the other hand, he could understand things and draw conclusions, like when he had said that Cultivators who had reached the Ling Qi layer were actually weak when considering the whole Continent of the Nine Clouds.
Lin Feng was also thinking about his future and thought that he could climb up within the hierarchy at some point and occupy a high position in the country or even in the continent.
"What?" asked Lin Feng.
"Put on your elite disciples robes."
Nan Gong Ling laughed. Lin Feng was really an unconventional genius… wearing his old ordinary disciple robes in the presence of extremely important people such as Duan Tian Lang wasn't appropriate.
"Hehe." Lin Feng had a smile filled with a hidden meaning on his face. He shook his head and said: "I will not put on the elite disciple robes and I will also not become a ranked elite disciple. If I fought on the fighting stage of the Life and Death Arena, it was just to show these few people how ignorant they were."
"Huh?" Nan Gong Ling frowned. He was puzzled and thus asked: "What is that supposed to mean? Can you please explain?"
"Patriarch, ordinary disciples don't count as genuine disciples of the Yun Hai Sect and they are able to leave the Sect as they wish, correct?"
Lin Feng's words made Nan Gong Ling's heart pound like mad. He was very confused but didn't show anything and just said: "Correct."
"Patriarch, I hope that you can forgive me for this but from this point forwards I am no longer a member of the Yun Hai Sect."
Lin Feng's words stunned a great multitude of people. Lin Feng wanted to leave the Yun Hai Sect?!
What kind of joke was that? Lin Feng was standing on the fighting stage within the Life and Death Arena like a warlord adored and respected by everyone… but then he suddenly said he would leave the sect. How were people supposed to feel after hearing these words? How could they not be stunned?
Everybody wanted to understand why Lin Feng would act in such a way. They needed explanations.
"Hahahaha…….." an insane laughter emerged. Duan Tian Lang was laughing and laughing. He then looked at Nan Gong Ling and said: "The Yun Hai Sect has to go through some hardship I see. How horrible for you to have to say goodbye to such an amazing disciple. How amusing! It's really funny."
"Lin Feng, right? You can come to the Holy Courtyard of Xue Yue where you will receive everything that you need to become an even stronger cultivator."
"Lin Feng, my sect, the Ice and Snow Mountain Village usually only accepts cultivators who possess an ice or snow spirit. Today, I can make an exception and accept you. If you are willing to join us, I will make you a core disciple right away."
"Same for our Hao Yue Sect, if you want to join us then I can arrange that you will be a core disciple."
A few of the powers were trying to make Lin Feng join their sects in the presence of the entire Yun Hai Sect which made them furious. The cheeks of the Yun Hai Sect members were burning. They found themselves feeling incredibly humiliated at such actions.
"I will think about it." said Lin Feng in a detached tone while smiling.
"What a little bastard! If he doesn't die now then the entire Yun Hai Sect will be humiliated as well as its dead disciples!" shouted Mo Xie furiously. He was smiling coldly in his heart though. Lin Feng was going to get in trouble because of his own actions.
"Shut the hell up!" shouted Nan Gong Ling furiously which stupefied Mo Xie. Mo Xie was stunned when he saw that Nan Gong had a cold smile on his face.
"Lin Feng, three days ago, I personally made you an elite disciple. You used to be eager to become an elite disciple. What has happened? Why would you want to leave the Yun Hai Sect and rebel against it?"
Nan Gong Ling was struggling to remain calm. It wasn't easy to see a genius who wanted to leave the Sect. Could it be that other members of the sect had threatened him that if he didn't leave, they would kill him?
"Rebel against it and leave? Patriarch, the word "rebel" is not really appropriate. In fact, it is the Yun Hai Sect which has already abandoned me. In the sect, it seems impossible for me to earn my place."
"Explain." said Nan Gong Ling who was full of doubts.
"First, I would like to ask the Patriarch a few questions, is it possible?"
"Of course, you can."
"Patriarch, as an ordinary disciple, one has nobody to learn from. One can only rely on one's self. Is that right?" asked Lin Feng.
"That's right." said Nan Gong Ling while nodding. In fact, this was the way it had always been. Even elite disciples who received cultivation teachings from elders were extremely small in number.
"Patriarch, as an ordinary disciple, one can only access the first floor of the Xing Chen Pavilion if one wants to learn new skills and agility techniques. All of these skills and agility skills are of the yellow level. One can access these skills and agility techniques anywhere else. Many places provide these skills and techniques. Is that right?"
"That' right." said Nan Gong Ling nodding again.
"Since it's that way, everything that I've been learning until now, all the progress that I've made on the path of Cultivation, would it be wrong to say that it is all only due to my hard work and that I learnt everything alone? Therefore, since there are no strong ties between the Yun Hai Sect and me, would it be wrong to assert that the Yun Hai Sect means almost nothing to me? That it is almost useless for me to be a Yun Hai Sect member?"
When Nan Gong Ling heard Lin Feng's words, his face changed and he went pale. The entire crowd also found themselves pale at the thought, but nobody could deny what Lin Feng had said.
At that moment, Nan Gong Ling nodded again and said: "You are right, the Yun Hai Sect means almost nothing to you but you are a Yun Hai Sect member after all. Leaving because the Yun Hai Sect has given you nothing is the wrong reason. It's illogical. However, if you want to leave for other reasons, because of your own personal interests, then it would definitely be ungrateful."
"Patriarch, please wait until I finish talking."
"Go ahead." said Nan Gong Ling.
"The first time that you and I met was here in the Life and Death Arena. I was unpopular and nobody knew me. I was a nobody. Chu Zhan Peng came with Lin Qian. They wanted to take me away and because I was only an ordinary disciple, Elder Mo Xie wanted to hand me over to them very quickly. At that moment, you didn't know that I wasn't as weak as everyone thought. If I hadn't been able to stop you from expelling me from the sect then I would most likely no longer be a sect member. Is that right?"
"I made a huge mistake on that day." said Nan Gong Ling admitting his fault. Everyone was touched and moved.
Nan Gong Ling was an open minded individual.
"Patriarch, when the flood of ferocious beasts happened, while I was there hunting and not bothering anyone, Mo Xie, who profoundly hates me, attacked me again because I was a mere ordinary disciple. He tried to hand me over to the extremely dangerous ferocious beasts. He tried to kill me. When people saw that I hadn't died, they started to believe in my strength… but Mo Xie, as before, didn't get punished at all because I was a simple ordinary disciple. I am a bit weak. I'm not worth it. Is that right?"
Nan Gong Ling was speechless. That was indeed the second time that he had made a big mistake. If Lin Feng hadn't been strong enough, he may have died because of Mo Xie.
At that moment, Nan Gong Ling was staring at Mo Xie. Lin Feng wanted to leave the Yun Hai Sect and Mo Xie looked like he was refuting any responsibility.
"That was my second big mistake." admitted Nan Gong Ling for the second time. "Lin Feng, I want you to know that Protector Bei was furious because of that issue. He even injured Mo Xie because of that. He almost killed Mo Xie at that moment. You have a privileged place in Protector Bei's heart. I think that he would be devastated if you left the Yun Hai Sect."
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Protector Bei cared so much about Lin Feng that he had nearly killed Mo Xie?
Nan Gong Ling wasn't trying to avoid talking about taboo subjects as there was too much at stake right now. When he said that, many Elders made a strange face. They all knew what kind of person Protector Bei was and surprisingly, he cared so much about Lin Feng?
Not too far behind Nan Gong Ling, there was another Elder who made a very strange face. It was Lu Yuan.
"Fool, no wonder Xue Yue had protected Lin Feng in front of the ranking list. No wonder he took action to stop me." Lu Yuan was making a depressed face. He would have never thought that Lin Feng had such a terrifying background. He was protected by Protector Bei. He suddenly understood why Xue Yue had told him that he was going to regret his actions of that day.
Lin Feng was also moved. He didn't know that after what had happened with the Imaginary Demon, Protector Bei had become so furious that he had tried to kill Mo Xie. Lin Feng felt bad because he was unable to return the favor and the one person that he really appreciated was Protector Bei.
Lin Feng was reluctant to leave the Yun Hai Sect because of the protectors who had shown him such kindness. He also had some really good friends such as Han Man, Jing Yun, Protector Bei as well as Protector Kong and he would miss Liu Fei a little too.
"Even with the matter concerning Protector Bei, Mo Xie is an Elder who believes that he is above everybody else and frequently abuses his power. This is a fact."
"In addition, three days ago when I went to pick up my Elite Disciple robes and my Elite Disciple certificate. Wen Ren Yan tried to kill me and he attacked my friends. Wen Ren Yan is also a Yun Hai Sect disciple. I will of course not blame the Yun Hai Sect for this but Elder Lu Yuan was there and did nothing to prevent it from happening."
"But Lu Yuan is a Yun Hai Sect Elder. Not only did he not try to prevent it from happening but he also said I should die because I wasn't as strong as Wen Ren Yan. Is everyone in the sect, who is not as strong as Wen Ren Yan or even stronger supposed to die? All of this is the truth. When the confrontation was over, I asked for my Elite Disciple robes and certificate twice but Lu Yuan just replied with one phrase: get lost."
When Lin Feng finished talking, everybody understood what he meant. It was all because he was still considered as an ordinary disciple and because he hadn't been able to get his Elite Disciple robes and certificate. This had all happened because of another Elder within the sect abusing their power to punish him. Lu Yuan had used his power as an elder to attempt to win favor with Wen Ren Yan by oppressing Lin Feng.
At that moment, everybody was staring at Lu Yuan. He was shaking from head to toe in fear. His entire body felt like a giant weight was pressing down on him. Would he have acted the same if he had known that this would happen?
"Lu Yuan, is what Lin Feng said true?"
Nan Gong Ling's tone was indifferent but he still sounded firm and imposing. He would not tolerate if Lu Yuan lied in this situation.
"Patriarch."
Lu Yuan was looking down at the ground. He didn't dare look at Nan Gong Ling. At that moment, he infinitely regretted what he had done. What had happened because of him? He had provoked Lin Feng because of Wen Ren Yan. However was Wen Ren Yan going to help him today? He had to face the consequences of his actions alone.
When Nan Gong Ling saw Lu Yuan's reaction, he immediately understood what had happened. There was no need for more explanations, everything that Lin Feng had said was true… and he even kept calling himself an ordinary disciple. What a tragedy!
"Alright… Alright… You have a lot of authority but I respect everyone who can become one of the elite disciples with their own power. When you told him to get lost, you were indirectly telling me to get lost, right?"
"I would never dare."
Lu Yuan couldn't help but lower his head and look down at the ground. He felt a cold shiver run down his spine. He was only an ordinary Elder within the sect, he did not hold any special rank or status. He wasn't as strong as other Elder's either. Mo Xie and Lu Yuan were not comparable, Mo Xie would try to kill Lin Feng every time he laid eyes upon him.
"I will never forget this."
Nan Gong Ling sounded indifferent which made Lu Yuan panic. He did not know what Nan Gong Ling intended to do with him which is why he was terrified. He feared the unknown punishment he would recieve.
Nan Gong Ling looked at Lin Feng and couldn't help but reveal a wry smile on his face. Each time they had met, someone had wanted to kill Feng and an Elder of the sect had wronged him.
"Patriarch, today, you have to understand me and what I had to go through. I don't know when Mo Xie will try to kill me again. I also don't know exactly how many people like Mo Xie and Lu Yuan there are in the sect. Even if an elite disciple is a high status within the Yun Hai Sect, it is still lower than that of an Elder. Much like all the times before, if an Elder wants to kill me, he can do it freely whenever he wants, as if I am nothing but a piece of trash that they can dispose of at any time. This is all that we disciples mean to the sect. "
Every single word Lin Feng said was resonating deeply in everyone's heart. Everything was true so nobody could deny anything that he has said. Nan Gong Ling was also unable to refute anything which was just said.
"Lin Feng, what do you want me, Nan Gong Ling, to do?"
Nan Gong Ling was intently staring at Lin Feng while saying these words.
Everybody was astonished. Because Nan Gong Ling wanted Lin Feng to stay, it seemed like he had completely put aside his status of Patriarch. It even sounded like Nan Gong Ling was begging Lin Feng to stay.
"In fact, all of this is not happening because of you. It is happening because in this world, strength and power are the most important things. Without strength or power then your life is not valued. This is exactly where the problem lies and it has deep roots within the sects."
When Lin Feng saw how Nan Gong Ling was handling the matter, he had a good feeling. As a Patriarch, he forgot about prestige and glory and was losing face, but he didn't care. He knew that apologizing a few times and admitting one's faults was the right thing to do. That way, Nan Gong Ling showed that he loved and cherished all of his disciples. He did not protect his face and understood he had been wrong.
"Patriarch, you already told me that only those who are strong and powerful can be respected and are considered as important members but have you ever thought that outstanding disciples, just like everyone else had to start from the bottom while being called worthless? Everyone within this world, no matter how powerful was at one point a low leveled cultivator. All of us never stop progressing and each person has their own pace. Imagine if low level cultivators with an incredible potential think that they are not important at the beginning because they did not progress as fast as others. If they think they mean nothing to the Yun Hai Sect then how discouraged will they be in their future cultivation? How are they supposed to have faith in the sect once they become strong? How can they believe they will ever been considered as important and that they will be cherished?"
Lin Feng's words made Nan Gong Ling think about the sect itself. Indeed, strong disciples had also all started from the very basics but they were noticed by the sect only once they made a display of their own abilities, only once they stood out. Some of them were considered so weak initially that they were targeted much like Lin Feng and even when they became strong, those who hated them continued to target them.
"The same punishments are applied no matter who breaks the rules, regardless of whether it is an ordinary disciple, an elite disciple or even an Elder who breaks the rules. That's the only way to live in harmony and advance together. There should be many cases where Elders have randomly killed disciples. If the rules are broken, the violator, no matter who he is, should be punished."
"Disciples and Elders should be punished the same way. The violator, no matter who he is, should be punished."
Nan Gong Ling looked perplex. Indeed, in the Continent of the Nine Clouds, strong cultivators also had to abide by the rules even if they had higher status or power. Why did this not apply within the Yun Hai Sect?
Nan Gong Ling realized that he had made a lot of mistakes. Outside of the Sect, there were rules for everyone but what about the Yun Hai Sect? If it did not change then the same as what happened to Lin Feng would happen again. There were a few cultivators who were not respected when they were weak but actually had an infinite potential. Once they were strong, how were they supposed to respect the sect if they hadn't been respected before?
"That guy is really a genius. He's so fascinating and wise. He has a lot to teach."
Thought Nan Gong Ling as he was looking at Lin Feng and then said in a very solemn tone: "You have just taught me and made me realize a great deal. Lin Feng. If someday, you were to be one of the leaders of the Yun Hai Sect, it would definitely enter a period of prosperity and glory. I really hope that you will stay."
Lin Feng, would someday become one of the leaders?
Everybody was puzzled. Did Nan Gong Ling's words have a hidden meaning with further implications?
Lin Feng shook his head. He didn't really care about these things, he just wanted to make everybody understand the error of their ways. He had a certain potential and could understand a lot of things but it maybe wasn't all that was needed to become a good leader.
"Patriarch, I don't feel like leaving the sect. I just want everybody to understand how ignorant and cruel they are behaving. I also want to have a reason to stay."
Lin Feng's words weren't as cold and sharp as before. Even Nan Gong Ling, Mo Xie and Lu Yuan felt calmer at that moment. Even if he stayed in the Yun Hai Sect, Lin Feng wouldn't devote himself to the Sect in the future. However, he admired and had a lot of esteem for Nan Gong Ling for the actions that he had taken today. Besides, leaving the Yun Hai Sect wasn't required. He just needed a reason for him to stay.
"Lin Feng, I will prevent others from bullying and threatening you again. No need to say that I will even more do my best so that they don't try to kill you or that they make false charges against you."
Nan Gong Ling promised.
"This is for the future. What about what happened before? All those people who have bullied and threatened me?" said Lin Feng. Was this really justice?
"My words were not devoid of substance. I will cripple Lu Yuan's cultivation and he will not be an Elder anymore. He will also be expelled from the sect."
Nan Gong Ling's words were sharp and poignant. Everybody was astonished. Nan Gong Ling was going to cripple an Elder's cultivation because of Lin Feng. This was a clear warning to everyone within the sect that things were changing.
"Patriarch, please forgive me!" said Lu Yuan who turned deathly pale when he heard Nan Gong Ling's words. Crippling his cultivation and expelling him from the sect would make him turn into an existence even weaker than a normal person. How was he going to survive? He would have no reason to live anymore.
"Your crimes are unforgivable." said Nan Gong Ling firmly. Lu Yuan's cultivation had to be crippled for Lin Feng to find his peace of mind.
"Wen Ren, save me!"
Lu Yuan knew that Nan Gong Ling wasn't going to take back his words. He was unable to make Nan Gong Ling change his mind so he shouted these words to Wen Ren Yan.
But at that moment, Wen Ren Yan was trying to find a way to deal with Lin Feng. How could he care about Lu Yuan? He coldly glanced at Lu Yuan and then ignored him again which made Lu Yuan feel like he had been betrayed.
"Heartless and unfair!" thought Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan understood what Lin Feng had meant. Wen Ren Yan did not care for anyone but himself and was not someone who would care about any past ties. Lu Yuan had now understood that it was useless to back Wen Ren Yan, but he had made Lin Feng suffer a lot and it was too late for regrets.
"Lin Feng, are you satisfied now?" asked Nan Gong Ling.
Lin Feng looked at Nan Gong Ling with a calm face and shook his head.
"Patriarch, it seems like you continue to forget about someone."
Nan Gong Ling smiled wryly while looking at Lin Feng. This guy was really stubborn.
Everybody was stunned at what they had just heard and then they all looked at Mo Xie. They obviously understood that Lin Feng meant Mo Xie should be the next person to be punished. If it wasn't Mo Xie, who else could it be?
But many people had thought that Lin Feng would be satisfied just because Nan Gong Ling had taken action on his behalf. Nan Gong Ling had asked him if it could be considered enough, which was a hint that he should consider the whole problem as solved.
After all, Mo Xie was an important person within the sect. Not only is Mo Xie an Elder with extremely high status but his father was a Great Elder. He had a lot of power and influence within the sect. If Nan Gong Ling punished Mo Xie, he would indirectly be punishing his father as well. Nan Gong Ling was in a very critical situation.
But for Lin Feng, there was no compromise. His words were like a sword which intended to behead Mo Xie.
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Mo Xie looked at Lin Feng with an ice cold look which was filled with killing intent. This brat really didn't know anything about power and status. Did he think that just because he was a genius that he could get Mo Xie into trouble?
"That is ridiculous." said Mo Xie firmly.
"Patriarch, Duan Tian Lang and the others are here to watch our Elite Disciple Exam. We should continue without delays."
Mo Cang Lan had been sitting there all along and finally opened his mouth. His eyes had a certain chill emanating from them. He remained silent about the events as the situation was still not clear to him. Protector Bei had tried to kill Mo Xie? He was furious? After all the years that he had spent in the Yun Hai Sect, Protector Bei had tried to kill Mo Cang Lan's son because of this disciple?
Could it be that Nan Gong Ling wanted Mo Xie to kneel down and admit his faults in front of everyone that was present just because of that young disciple?
When Nan Gong Ling heard Mo Cang Lan, he could not help but continue to smile wryly. If Mo Cang Lan hadn't been there, maybe that Nan Gong Ling would have punished Mo Xie but Nan Gong Ling had joined the Yun Hai Sect after Mo Cang Lan. Mo Cang Lan was a senior member of the Yun Hai Sect. Nan Gong Ling could penalize Mo Xie to make Lin Feng feel better but he wouldn't dare to interfere with Mo Cang Lan.
Nan Gong Ling was in a dilemma.
As a Patriarch, he really had to think and properly analyze situation. He was caught between a rock and a hard place.
"Lin Feng, let's continue with the Elite Disciple Exam and discuss that problem later, alright?"
When Lin Feng heard Nan Gong Ling, he clearly understood that his status was still not high enough. An Elite Elder who had a father who was a Great Elder… they were more important than a junior disciple even if he was a never seen before genius. But Mo Xie needed to be punished for what he had made Lin Feng go through…
Did Lin Feng still have to submit to humiliation and keep being bullied because he was weak?
If Mo Xie didn't get punished then he would continue to humiliate and threaten Lin Feng or even try to kill him, because he knew that Nan Gong Ling would never do anything against him because of his father.
Lin Feng shook his head. He looked more determined than ever. Even though he was weak, he was still a human being and a disciple of the sect. He deserved dignity and honor like everyone else.
Mo Xie definitely wanted to kill Lin Feng and he had tried to kill him a few times already. If Nan Gong Ling didn't try to do what Lin Feng wanted then Lin Feng would continue to be bullied by Mo Xie and other with high status within the sect. Mo Xie would keep thinking that he could do anything without having to bear the consequences for his actions.
"Patriarch, I understand that Mo Xie's status is high within the sect and that his father is even higher and more important, but does it mean that they can keep bullying and threatening me? Why would I stay within the Yun Hai Sect if I am to remain in constant danger?"
Lin Feng was being extremely firm on this point. Mo Xie had to be punished for his actions. There was no other alternative that Lin Feng would accept.
The atmosphere in the Stormy Gorge was completely silent. Everybody was watching the events occurring in suspense. Lin Feng or the Elite Elder Mo Xie, everyone wanted to know whom Nan Gong Ling was planning to choose.
"How stubborn."
Many people were smiling wryly inside. Lin Feng was being so firm and determined that Nan Gong Ling had to decide then and there. How stubborn!
"This is ridiculous!"
An extremely loud voice spread throughout the atmosphere. It was an elite disciple who was also present at the current events. He was actually a ranked elite disciple and he was ranked twenty first within the power rankings.
"It's really a bunch of nonsense, Lin Feng! Elder Mo Xie has an important status in the sect and he's extremely strong. What do you think you can do? Mo Xie humiliated and accused a simple ordinary disciple of crimes, so what? You still dare open your filthy mouth and talk nonsense. I am really ashamed to be a member of the same sect as you. I feel dirty and humiliated."
The young man had an ice cold tone and dared say that Lin Feng's words were nonsense.
When Mo Xie heard that disciple speak, he had a big smile on his face and looked at that disciple with a look of approval.
"Lei Bo, there is no need to lower yourself to the same level as this foul mouthed little brat. The Patriarch is a wise man. I know that his decision will be fair and partial."
"Elder, I obviously know that the Patriarch is a wise man but that little brat who regards himself as a genius is just too insolent. If I came across him during the Elite Disciple Exam, I would definitely kill him."
Lei Bo said to Mo Xie. They both said that Nan Gong Ling was a wise man to flatter him, if Nan Gong Ling punished Mo Xie, then obviously this would be the actions of a fool.
"I see that Mo Xie raised many stray dogs. No wonder that he is respected by so many and allows himself to murder so many disciples of the sect."
Lin Feng's words were extremely sharp. He was looking at Mo Xie in a mocking way. Lei Bo had wanted to protect Mo Xie and he was about to pay the price for it."
"What a filthy mouth."
Mo Xie cursed at Lin Feng and glanced at Lei Bo indicating that he was happy to receive his help.
"Patriarch, I, Lei Bo, am an open minded and kindhearted person but Lin Feng has insulted and humiliated me. He called me a stray dog. He's an animal. I would like to challenge him to a battle in the Life and Death Arena. I hope that Patriarch has no objection.
Lei Bo was furious and asked Nan Gong Ling for permission to challenge Lin Feng.
Nan Gong Ling frowned. Lei Bo was ranked twenty first and he had already broken through to the third Ling Qi layer. He was extremely powerful within the elite disciples. Even a cultivator of the second Ling Qi layer could never compete with him. Even though Lin Feng was extremely masterful when using his sword, the cultivation gap between them was gigantic. It would be too dangerous for Lin Feng to fight against him with only the first Ling Qi Layer.
When Nan Gong Ling was about to refuse, Lin Feng started speaking.
"Patriarch, I am an open minded and kindhearted person but Mo Xie humiliated and bullied me. Then this little stray doggy of his dares say I have a filthy mouth… there is no need for him to ask the Patriarch for permission to battle against me. Let's just do it!"
Lin Feng raised his head and looked at Nan Gong Ling in an indifferent way. Lin Feng was so confident with his words that Nan Gong Ling's heart started to beat faster.
Could it be that Lin Feng had hidden his real strength?
When Nan Gong Ling thought that Lin Feng may have hidden his true strength, he became really curious to see and couldn't help but say: "I allow you to battle."
"Thank you, Patriarch." said Lei Bo while looking at Nan Gong Ling, who actually seemed to be really excited. He then moved towards the central fighting stage and climbed up onto it. He was then facing Lin Feng.
"This battle is a Life and Death battle. We both need to put our lives at stake. The Patriarch said it himself. Lin Feng, today everybody will see you die like a dog."
Lei Bo said these words in an aggressive tone as if he feared that Nan Gong Ling would go back on his words concerning the life and death battles.
Lin Feng's words before were very aggressive. Mo Xie was unable to get out of this extremely embarrassing and awkward situation. If Lei Bo was able to kill Lin Feng then Mo Xie would take him as his personal disciples and help him improve his cultivation.
"You are very confident."
"Of course. You just became an elite disciple. You're just a little brat. You may have natural abilities and a high potential but in front of me, a cultivator of the third Ling Qi layer, you are just too weak. I will not even need to release my spirit to kill you."
When Lei Bo finished talking, a strong Qi was released from his body. It was so extremely powerful that the audience could feel the pressure from him releasing it. His body started releasing sparks into the air and even the dust that approached him exploded. As he moved the sound of thunder roared from his body.
The different between a cultivator of the first and the third Ling Qi layer was colossal. Even a genius couldn't compete with a much stronger cultivator. Even if Lin Feng had mastered sword forces, it was still impossible for him to win.
"I can tell you, my spirit is a Thunder Spirit. I am as strong as thunder itself. My attacks are extremely powerful and quick. But you will not have the honor to see me release my spirit."
Lei Bo held his right hand up in the air. It started diffusing a dazzling light. It looked like he was using something extremely powerful.
Possessors of a Thunder Spirit could carry out extremely strong attacks. Besides, each of their attacks was incredibly swift and skillful. Lei Bo hadn't broken through to the third Ling Qi layer for a long time and already had his name on the elite disciple ranking. He was ranked twenty first but he would soon be ranked twentieth.
"Eight Strikes of Desolation."
Lin Feng didn't feel like talking to Lei Bo much longer. He thrust out his hand and six powerful strikes shot toward Lei Bo.
"Hmph."
Lei Bo smiled coldly. Lin Feng's six strikes, at the moment when they had crashed into his thunder attack, disintegrated themselves in the blink of an eye."
"Force."
Lin Feng took a step forward and an extremely powerful sword force began to invade the entire atmosphere. The atmosphere was absorbed by the sword Qi and the sword force completely.
He thrust his hand out again and another six strikes emerged and shot towards Lei Bo.
But Lin Feng clearly knew that these attacks wouldn't affect Lei Bo too much. He suddenly dashed forward with incredible speed and a whistling sound quickly spread throughout the air. The entire atmosphere was filled with sword Qi and sword force as if his sword was the only thing which mattered in the entire arena.
What was even scarier is that the sword force was getting more and more powerful as it absorbed the energy around it. The sword force was even stronger than what he had used to kill the other five ranked elite disciples.
An incredible force started oppressing Lei Bo's body. Lei Bo had the feeling that he was being strangled and could hardly breathe. It was very painful as if his bones were about to be crushed from the pressure.
"Second Ling Qi layer."
Lei Bo was stupefied and he then shouted: "You are not at the first Ling Qi layer, you are at the second Ling Qi layer!"
The entire crowd was stupefied. Lin Feng had, once again, hidden his real strength! What a monstrous power! Not so long before, there was almost nobody who knew who Lin Feng was. In a very short time, Lin Feng had repeatedly made a display of his abilities and was now at the center of everyone's attention.
Now with his mastery of forces coupled with his strength of the second Ling Qi layer he was definitely able to compete with a cultivator of the third Ling Qi layer. No wonder he had accepted to fight against Lei Bo without hesitation.
"That young man is really a genius… and the speed at which he learns and masters skills…"
Nan Gong Ling felt like his body had gone numb. He still remembered the first time he had met Lin Feng. Lin Feng was still at the Qi layer. He was so weak. Even Lin Qian of the Hao Yue Sect could humiliate him back in those days. In such a short time, he had become so strong.
Lin Feng had broken through to the Ling Qi layer and had killed five ranked elite disciples. At this moment, he was battling against a cultivator of the third Ling Qi layer and it looked like he had a great advantage over his opponent.
"You just talk shit. You are too weak to be my opponent."
Lin Feng started moving so fast that it looked like he had disappeared. His sword tore through Lei Bo's clothes and Lei Bo felt an intense pain as if his flesh was being split apart piece by piece. The sword force was terrifying, it was the first time that Lei Bo felt such a strong force. He was terrified.
"Die!" shouted Lei Bo.
Thunderous roars started unceasingly spreading throughout the atmosphere and as they collided with the sword Qi they started releasing sparks. It looked like an incredible storm was being released from Lei Bo's body.
Lin Feng thrust his palm forward.
"Eight Strikes of Desolation."
A terrifying attack was launched from Lin Feng's palm. His strikes were so powerful that they consumed the sky and covered the whole arena with a domineering power.
"Divine Thunder!"
Lei Bo shouted extremely loudly and suddenly an extremely powerful thunderous roar came out of his hand and started bombarding the atmosphere. The whole crowd was blinded by the sight of such a powerful attack. It seemed like the deadly power contained within that lightning was endless. In the blink of an eye, it had disappeared as it struck against Lin Feng's eight strikes.
"Sword unsheathing."
Lin Feng's strikes hadn't fully disappeared yet and his sword was already overflowing with an endless amount of sword force.
Sword Unsheathing was a skill was a skill which required the utmost speed. The quicker it was, the more explosive its power was. It was a truly terrifying attack.
Lin Feng's sword force was extremely powerful as it pierced through the atmosphere and consumed everything in its path.
"Divine Thunder of Wrath!"
Lei Bo shouted extremely loudly and looked like his entire body was becoming a thunderstorm. Both his hands raised to strike against the atmosphere with all the power contained within a thunderstorm.
"BOOOOOOM!!!"
The thunders collided with the sword Qi and the sword force. A dazzling light blinded the entire crowd and a scorching heat rushed outwards from the collision. The power of the shockwave was so strong that it would sting the disciple's skin and they couldn't even open their eyes.
Lei Bo felt an incredibly intense and sharp pain come from his body. He would have never thought that Lin Feng could be this powerful.
What terrified him was that the sword force contained within each of his strikes was growing stronger each time.
That sword was surrounded by an incredible amount of sword force. Not only was it not weakening but it was also growing stronger which gave Lei Bo the impression that he was going to collapse under the weight of the sword force.
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"Roaring Thunder." Shouted Lin Feng.
He then thrust his sword towards Lei Bo.
The sword force which he unleashed started to combine with thunderous roars in the atmosphere. The atmosphere was being consumed by the immense power of the attack. In Lin Feng's hands, that yellow level attack coupled with sword force was as powerful as a Xuan Level skill.
Roaring Thunder was filling the atmosphere with an incredibly explosive force.
Lei Bo's hands were still unleashing a powerful thunder Qi. He had managed to block Lin Feng's Roaring Thunder but he was sent flying backwards while groaning in pain.
Lin Feng's sword force started to consume more energy and grow even more powerful.
"I give up! I do not want to fight anymore."
Lei Bo shouted extremely loudly. He knew that he couldn't win against Lin Feng and on top of that, he was already wounded from attempting to block the last strike.
The twenty first ranked elite disciple, who was at the third Ling Qi layer, suddenly wanted to give up when fighting against Lin Feng?
The crowd sighed. Lin Feng who had only shown his power 3 days ago, he seemed to be invincible. He continued to shock people with his incredible strength.
"If you look at him, it seems like he is around fifteen or has just turned sixteen."
The crowd was trying to guess how old Lin Feng was compared to his battle ability. They were even more stupefied when they thought about it. He was still sixteen years old and could defeat a cultivator of the third Ling Qi layer who was on the elite disciple rankings… How was that possible? Was he really human?
Lin Feng stopped moving, his sleeves were swaying with the breeze, but the Qi and the sword force which filled the atmosphere were still omnipresent and just as oppressing as before. Lei Bo's body was still feeling the immense pressure crushing down on his body making it hard for him to breathe.
"Give up?"
Lin Feng had a cold smile on the corner of his mouth: "This is a fight in which we both put our lives at stake. If I live, you die… and if I die, you live."
"We are fellow disciples of the Yun Hai Sect and we don't hate each other so why do you need to kill me?" said Lei Bo hoping to make Lin Feng change his mind.
"How ridiculous! You think that I will fall for that? Could it be that you forgot what you said before this battle? You said that you could kill me whenever you wanted? You even said that you didn't even need to release your spirit to kill me. Have you also forgotten that this battle is a battle where our lives are at stake? You said it yourself. If you were stronger than me, would you still say that we are fellow disciples and let me live?"
Lin Feng was disgusted by Lei Bo's words. Saying so easily that they were fellow disciples and that they didn't hate each other after everything that he had said before, he had to be insane.
"Lin Feng, you are extremely strong but it would be impossible for you to kill me. Even if you defeat me, you will have to bear the consequences for it."
Lei Bo knew that Lin Feng wasn't going to let him off so he tried to threaten him.
"Oh, is that so? Watch me then."
Lin Feng's eyes suddenly started to fill with killing intent and a smile appeared on his face. His sword released even more force coupled with thunderous roars.
Lei Bo started to rub his eyes as he could not believe what he was seeing. He couldn't see Lin Feng anymore. Instead of Lin Feng, there was only a huge sword in front of him. That sword was glowing and coupled with the extremely bright light was a dark fog. In that dark fog, so many lights were sparkling that Lei Bo had the impression that a million swords were hiding within it. The black fog had started to move in his direction.
Extremely loud thunder sounds spread throughout the atmosphere.
Lei Bo shouted extremely loudly. Even more powerful and intense thunder emerged from his body. His body was coated in a Qi which was yellowish-blue, it contained the power of thunder and lightning.
When they saw the light surrounding Lei Bo the crowd was surprised. What was Lei Bo doing exactly?
Lin Feng's sword was more suited to battle. He didn't need to consume too much energy in order to carry out powerful attacks and he could also use it for protection. It gave the impression that Lin Feng was like a fortified mountain.
The crowd didn't understand what was going on. The crowd could not see Lin Feng's sword the same way Lei Bo did.
In Lei Bo's eyes, there were a million swords whose lights were dazzling and which were trying to kill him. Sword lights were shining everywhere inside the black fog and could take his life at any time.
"It's the end for you." Said Lin Feng in a cold voice which stupefied the entire crowd.
"Sword of Nirvana"
Sword of Nirvana made his sword turn into a deadly sword. Each strike would take a life and it power defied the heavens. His sword descended from the heavens themselves towards Lei Bo.
It seemed like his sword had pierced the heavens themselves. From a distance it could be seen that a hole was pierced through the clouds and the heavens had been pierced.
It looked like his sword would destroy the entire universe if it stood against him.
It was over with this strike. Lei Bo was finished.
The entire crowd was blankly staring at that wonderfully mystical sword.
The millions of swords as well as the black fog disappeared from Lei Bo's vision but his face revealed that he had given up all hope because there was a terrifying light which kept moving towards him. It was most likely the last light that he would see in his life.
"Don't……."
Lei Bo's shout resonated everywhere in the Stormy Gorge but his body could not move. He was still stood on the stage motionless.
After what seemed to be an eternity, a thin mark appeared between his eyebrows. It was a thin bloody mark which slowly started to pour with blood. His body fell heavily onto the fighting stage within the Life and Death Arena.
That's what the Life and Death Arena was about: life and death!
Did he die? The twenty first ranked elite disciple who had a Thunder Spirit had been killed?
Lei Bo had wanted to protect Mo Xie. He had wanted to kill Lin Feng and gain the Elders favor. He would have never thought that he would become Lin Feng's stepping stone. At that moment, the Patriarch was secretly afraid that Lin Feng would start his verbal assault where he had left off.
Even though the Elite Disciple Exam was about fighting, not many disciples had participated in it. This kind of event was unprecedented in the history of the Yun Hai Sect's Elite Disciple Exam. It had however been an extremely enlightening event and many disciples were forced to look deeply at their actions until now. There was not a single person who regretted watching these events unfold.
The crowd of the Yun Hai Sect had realized that they were witnessing the rise of an incomparable genius.
"I want that young man!"
Duan Tian Lang's eyes were glowing. He then quickly glanced at Duan Han. Lin Feng's abilities and power were infinitely higher than that of his son, of whom he was already intensely proud.
"If he doesn't join me, I will make sure he dies today. I will not allow him to rise up or let him become more powerful. He could become an extremely large obstacle."
The Patriarch of the Hao Yue Sect, Chu Qing, as well as Bing Han of the Ice and Snow Mountain Village thought the exact same thing. If Lin Feng continued becoming more and more powerful, he would definitely become one of the eight high officials!
Lin Feng couldn't understand all these people's thoughts. He wasn't even as strong as Mo Xie. He was unable to kill Mo Xie but he definitely wanted to make him understand that he could not bully and threaten him as he wished.
Since he hadn't showed all of his abilities so far, the sect did not recognize him. Then he just had to show them more.
Holding his soft sword in the hand while his robes were swaying in the air, Lin Feng slowly glanced around at the Stormy Gorge.
"Mo Xie, because he is an Elder, he dares to behave unscrupulously. He dares to try and kill disciples in cold blood. He is the shame and disgrace of the Yun Hai Sect. My current strength doesn't enable me to kill that scum of the sect. What I want is for that degenerate to get expelled from the sect."
The entire crowd was stunned, astonished, stupefied! Lin Feng had wild ambitions! He suddenly wanted Mo Xie to get expelled from the sect!
That was almost impossible! If Mo Xie was expelled from the sect, Mo Cang Lan would completely lose face!
"That guy really is insane."
Liu Fei was looking at Lin Feng. She was speechless. She couldn't stand Mo Xie either but she had never thought of trying to get him expelled from the sect, not even in her dreams! It was impossible for an elite disciple to get an elite Elder expelled from the sect, but Lin Feng was not sparing any efforts in his attempt to remove Mo Xie.
Mo Xie, who was sitting on the viewing platform looked ghastly pale. In his eyes, a mere disciple was less than a bug to him. They didn't even exist in his eyes and suddenly, there was a disciple on the fighting stage of the Life and Death Arena accusing him of various things and calling him the shame and the scum of the sect, and on top of that, he wanted to get him expelled from the sect. He had never been so humiliated in all of his life.
He used to be the one who demanded that other people would be expelled from the sect. He used to be the one who expelled lowly disciples from the sect. However these things were now happening to him.
If these things had happened at any other time before then he would have killed Lin Feng without the slightest hesitation.
But that was almost impossible now because of Nan Gong Ling.
As the Patriarch of the Yun Hai Sect, he had to give consideration to all parties. Mo Xie was an elite Elder and his father, Mo Cang Lan was a Great Elder. They were both given the great honor of enforcing the rules within the sect.
As far as Lin Feng was concerned, he was one of the most extraordinary geniuses that the Yun Hai Sect had ever had. Wen Ren Yan would never be able to achieve the same level as Lin Feng, they were worlds apart. Lin Feng was also protected by Protector Bei.
If he wanted Mo Xie to be a little bit penalized, that could possibly be arranged, however Lin Feng said that if Mo Xie was still in the Yun Hai Sect, then he would leave. Lin Feng's terms for staying within the sect was to expel Mo Xie from the sect.
"I know that Mo Xie's status is high and important, he is an Elite Elder. I also know that his father, Mo Cang Lan is a chief figure in the Yun Hai Sect and that he has dedicated his life to serving the Sect. I am also aware that I am currently a nobody within the sect and that my words carry little weight. I know that if Mo Xie commits crimes, I cannot do much but Mo Xie tried to kill me on multiple occasions. Even after being almost killed by Protector Bei he still had thoughts on taking my life. If he is not severely punished for his crimes, how am I supposed to put my mind at rest and stay within the sect?"
"I just have my sword to show everyone what I am really capable of. This is my only way of proving to the Yun Hai Sect that having me is ten times, no, a hundred times better than having Mo Xie."
Lin Feng's words were inspiring. Lin Feng was even crazier than Wen Ren Yan but was in no way weaker than him.
Everyone however was wondering how Lin Feng could prove that having him was a hundred times better than having Mo Xie.
Nan Gong Ling was curious as well to know how Lin Feng could prove that.
At that moment, Lin Feng, who was still standing on the central fighting stage of the Life and Death Arena, was just looking at many elite disciples sitting on the sidelines and declared: "Today is the Elite Disciple Exam. I, Lin Feng, am now challenging any elite disciple who is willing to fight against me. Anyone can come and challenge me. No matter what kind of battle, normal or life and death battle, no matter how many I need to fight against, I will fight with anyone under any terms."
"What?!!" people in the crowd were stunned. You could hear everyone's heartbeat start to intensify.
"He's a madman. That guy is insane. He wants to challenge every elite disciple?!"
How insane! Wen Ren Yan could even compete with core disciples. Even some of the disciples within the top ten elite disciples could fight with core disciples. They all had unique skills and abilities. They were much stronger than Lei Bo. Lin Feng suddenly dared to look at these elite disciples as if they were weaklings. What was going to happen?
The crowd was just speechless. Could it be that Lin Feng was really insane? Had he lost his mind after defeating Lei Bo?
But if he was able to defeat any of the elite disciples, then wouldn't he really prove to the Yun Hai Sect that having him was better than having Mo Xie. If he could defeat any elite disciple under their own terms then wasn't it even greater than a hundred times the worth of Mo Xie.
"This bastard…"
Liu Fei's magnificent eyes were wide open. Lin Feng was way too crazy. A short time before, he was only a simple ordinary disciple and nothing more.
Han Man couldn't help but giggle. He was so proud to see Lin Feng, who was like a brother to him, on the fighting stage of the Life and Death Arena while issuing the challenge. He had a big smile on his face.
Nan Gong Ling was also shocked beyond belief. He was completely stunned. Lin Feng wanted to challenge all of the elite disciples?
Even though Lin Feng was naturally gifted, had he really become so terrifyingly strong?
"Actually, as far as I can remember, he has not been using his spirit."
Nan Gong Ling suddenly had a realization; he realized that he had never seen Lin Feng release his spirit. He was extremely curious and he was excited to find out what Lin Feng's spirit was. Considering he had already mastered sword skills and sword forces, could it be that he had a sword spirit? If he had a Sword Spirit then he would probably be able to make his sword force even more powerful.
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Currently there were some elite disciples whose eyes had lit up, especially the twenty at the top of the rankings.
They all regarded themselves as geniuses. They were arrogant and prideful. But Lin Feng, who was on the fighting stage of the Life and Death Arena dared to talk conceited nonsense and challenge every elite disciple to battle against him.
But many of them were worried about how strong Lin Feng really was, especially those close to Lei Bo within the rankings. Lin Feng was so strong that he had managed to kill Lei Bo and was even threatening all of them at that moment.
What made them even more worried was that many of these geniuses had noticed that Lin Feng hadn't released his spirit at all. If he had a Sword Spirit, his strength would probably be monstrous. That would definitely be terrifying and incredibly dangerous to step on the same stage as him.
Nobody had dared to reply to Lin Feng as many were deep in thought. The atmosphere was drowned into absolute silence. That silence was broken a few times by some of the sword Qi, which emanated from Lin Feng's body, ripping through the air.
"Wen Ren Yan, you called me a piece of trash, a nobody and said that you can easily kill me. Do I need to come down and beg you to kill me? Now that you have an opportunity to kill me, what are you waiting for? Are you currently not scared to challenge like those you called worthless before? "
Lin Feng was looking at Wen Ren Yan. When everyone heard his calm voice as he spat insults into Wen Ren Yan's face, they were all stupefied.
Lin Feng was definitely someone who continued to surprise.
He suddenly dared challenge the top ranked of all the elite disciples.
Wen Ren Yan was at the peak of the third Ling Qi layer. Even though Lei Bo was at the same Ling Qi layer, nobody would dare compare Lei Bo and Wen Ren Yan. They had nothing in common at all.
Cultivators of the same Ling Qi layer were not necessarily comparable. For example, Lin Feng was at the second Ling Qi layer but could defeat and kill Lei Bo who was at the third Ling Qi layer. The skills practiced and battle experience played an extremely important role regardless of the layer reached.
Wen Ren Yan was also similar to Lin Feng. He had broken through to the third Ling Qi layer but many core disciples of the fourth Ling Qi layer didn't dare provoke him.
"You are overestimating your abilities. Just because you killed Lei Bo doesn't mean that you can compete with me. Lei Bo was nothing in comparison with me. In my eyes, Lei Bo was the same as you, a piece of trash, a nobody."
Wen Ren Yan, was looking at Lin Feng with eyes filled with disdain. Lin Feng wasn't weak but challenging Wen Ren Yan was like committing suicide. Strength is strength. In Wen Ren Yan's eyes, Lin Feng was a weak piece of trash.
"You talk so much shit. Is it because you want to show off in front of everybody?"
Lin Feng didn't understand what Wen Ren Yan exactly meant. Lin Feng then added: "You don't have to be like that. Since you are so powerful and that you consider me as a piece of trash, as a nobody, then just climb up onto the fighting stage immediately. Show everybody how strong you are and kill me. Show everybody your real power. Actions will always be better that the drivel from your mouth. Everybody will believe you when you come onto this fighting stage and prove your words or you can continue to hide there and talk big."
"Everybody can talk big. Lei Bo also called me a piece of trash before I killed him. He said he was stronger than me. What happened in the end?"
Lin Feng's words were straightforward and he was clearly provoking Wen Ren Yan but what he was saying was actually the truth. Anyone can talk big but it only matters if your actions can prove what you say.
If Wen Ren Yan climbed onto the fighting stage of the Life and Death Arena, he would gain infinite glory. He would be regarded as an amazing talent by everyone in the sect. But he wasn't doing it at all.
Not only didn't he climb onto the fighting stage but he kept talking and talking, bragging about how amazing he was.
In his eyes, Lin Feng was just a nobody, an insect which he could crush at anytime. Since Lin Feng could be crushed at any time, why did he need to fight? Talking and humiliating Lin Feng was enough but was that enough to be regarded as a strong cultivator?
Wen Ren Yan glanced at the people standing next to him who were still looking as arrogant as ever.
"You guys go and kill him. I will give you the glory of killing him."
Many people's eyes were glowing with killing intent when they heard Wen Ren Yan. Wen Ren Yan was considered a great cultivator by everyone. The glory for killing him… they all know what it meant.
Wen Ren Yan had a lot of profound pills. There was a profound pill which he had in abundance: a sort of pill which had a deadly attraction force.
"I'm going to kill him." said a silhouette while moving towards the fighting stage. It was a young man aged seventeen, no older than eighteen. He gaze was as sharp as a dagger. He looked to have an extremely brutal nature.
"Tong Shou, the blade master."
"It's him. Lin Feng is in trouble."
The young disciple came out from the crowd. When Tu Fu had become a core disciple, there were two extremely respected and strong elite disciples: Wen Ren Yan and Tong Shou.
Even though Tong Shou was ranked sixth on the elite disciple rankings, nobody had doubts concerning the fact that Tong Shou was much stronger than the four others who were above him in the rankings.
That was because Tong Shou's spirit was a Blade Spirit. If Tong Shou only had a blade spirit, people wouldn't have so much faith in him but he was similar to Lin Feng with his mastery of force, he was able to control blade forces.
Tong Shou wasn't able to master blade forces like Lin Feng mastered sword forces. There was actually a huge gap between them as far as forces were concerned. However, Tong Shou had already broken through to the third Ling Qi layer which would bridge the gap in strength between their forces.
Tong Shou versus Lin Feng, it should be a very balanced battle.
"Alright, go ahead. Don't immediately kill him. When the time of his last breath comes, make him kneel down in front of me so that he understands before he dies that I am much stronger than him. The difference between him and me is colossal."
Wen Ren Yan said that in an indifferent tone.
"Don't worry, I understand."
Tong Shou slightly nodded and then went up onto the central fighting stage. He was facing Lin Feng and looking as if he had already won.
He then grabbed the long knife that he had on his back then said in a voice filled with hatred: "I have used this knife for a long time. Being killed by it should be an honor for you."
"If I properly understand, you're implying that you choose to have a battle where one of us must die, correct?"
Lin Feng asked that question in an indifferent tone.
"Do you think that I have time to play with you?"
Tong Shou was looking at Lin Feng in an evil way. His expression was sharp and poignant like his knife. His body was radiating killing intent.
Tong Shou grabbed his long knife and caressed it as if it was his beloved girlfriend.
"The knife is an extremely powerful weapon. It's the best of all bladed weapons. The Blade Spirit is also an extremely powerful spirit." Said Tong Shou.
"I've always hard that swords were the best bladed weapons. It's really the first time that I have heard that a knife is the best of all bladed weapons."
Lin Feng was calling in question what Tong Shou said.
"What do you know about such things? A blade from a sword is too heavy. Sword force is also much harder to control. How could you even compare a knife and a sword? Today, I will show you what a knife is. You will understand that it is the best bladed weapon ever." Said Tong Shou.
A powerful energy emerged from his long knife and spread throughout the atmosphere like a fierce flood. It seemed like it was cutting everything in its path.
"Blade force."
Lin Feng was surprised. How could that guy brag about his knife? Lin Feng also mastered forces and the force of that knife was quite weak in comparison.
Lin Feng's sword emitted a whistling sound. The atmosphere was filled with two opposing forces. The forces on the fighting stage were extremely sharp and were piercing and cutting everything within their path.
"Blade force against Sword Force… How terrifying!"
Many people who were close to the fighting stage were projected back by the forces which had just been released. Many could feel the oppressive nature of these forces. They were too close. They had the feeling that they were going to be cut and pierced by the confrontation of the two forces.
"But it seems like Tong Shou's knife will be much stronger. After all, he is a cultivator of the third Ling Qi layer. He's much stronger than Lin Feng. It looks like Lin Feng was unlucky this time."
"So, do you still think that swords are better than knives?"
Tong Shou was arrogantly looking at Lin Feng.
"Ignorant." snorted Lin Feng.
Lin Feng didn't reply to Tong Shou's question and was sneering at him.
"I'm ignorant? Alright, I will show you who the ignorant one is."
When Tong Shou finished talking, the force released from his knife became even stronger and more powerful. It seemed like it was going to completely envelop the sword force and Qi.
"Celestial Spirit!" thought Lin Feng.
Lin Feng released his spirit but didn't say anything. Everything around him started to change into a world of darkness.
The entire world was now covered in complete darkness. He became omniscient. He could feel and sense every single bit of blade force and sword force around him. He knew where every single particle of energy was situated and exactly how they were moving around in the atmosphere.
Lin Feng's eyes had turned completely pitch black. They looked like black holes.
"The knife is the best bladed weapon. It is too powerful. A sword is not even comparable with such a magnificent weapon."
Tong Shou took a step forward and suddenly the color of the atmosphere changed. It was filled with the horrifying blade force from his knife.
Tong Shou moved towards Lin Feng and he looked like he was invincible. An incredibly powerful strength seemed to fall from the sky onto Lin Feng's body and then started oppressing Lin Feng.
"Laceration!"
Tong Shou shouted extremely loudly as he stabbed forward with his knife. It seemed like even the sky could not stop itself from being lacerated.
Lin Feng looked as calm and serene. He remained absolutely fearless as he stood there. It seemed like he completely disregarded the power of Tong Shou's knife.
The glowing light of his sword started rising into the air towards the atmosphere where Tong Shou's blade force was the weakest.
"BOOM!"
Nan Gong Ling' heart was pounding. Tong Shou's knife was like a hot knife cutting through butter. It was as fast as lightning with its attack. Lin Feng's sword force kept being lacerating by the force contained within the knife. It seemed like Lin Feng's body could get lacerated at any second. Instead of dodging, Lin Feng had used his sword to counterattack, why?
Even though Lin Feng could use his sword in an extremely skillful way, the force of his sword wasn't as strong as Tong Shou's blade force. If Lin Feng could get rid of Tong Shou's blade force then there probably wouldn't be any problem but that seemed impossible. If Lin Feng didn't dodge the attacks then Lin Feng's body would be cut into two.
During that extremely short amount of time, Nan Gong Ling had a million thoughts rushing through his mind. That young disciple who certainly would be able to rise up someday… was he going to get killed that easily and that quickly?
Lin Feng had gotten much too excited. He should have controlled himself better.
Tong Shou was smiling coldly. He wouldn't have thought that it would be this easy to kill Lin Feng. What alternative was there? Lin Feng had put himself into this situation. If Lin Feng had known earlier then he wouldn't have said that blade force was weaker than sword force. Besides, wasn't the knife much quicker than the sword?
Ignorant!
Tong Shou could already see Lin Feng's body being cut into two.
The crowd was also already imagining that. Everybody had stopped breathing. They were speechlessly staring at the fighting stage and had the impression that there was nothing on it but a knife and a sword.
Finally, the deadly light of the knife vanished. It seemed like time had stopped.
Tong Shou's knife was twenty centimeters above Lin Feng's head and Lin Feng's sword was now held at his waist.
What was happening? Their two bodies had frozen in that strange position.
A small breeze was blowing in the air. Somebody coughed breaking the terrifying silence that had consumed the whole arena.
"Who won?"
Suddenly, somebody asked the question. It was not clear to them who had won the battle. Everything had been too fast. They didn't even know where to look.
Tong Shou seemed like he was about to speak. Everybody was stupefied. Had he really killed Lin Feng?
"How did you do that?"
The one who asked that question was Tong Shou. It seemed like he couldn't believe what had just happened.
At that moment, Lin Feng spoke slowly and unhurriedly.
"Blade force and sword force are the same, they are force. A force is a good way to enhance your attack power as well as other abilities necessary in a battle. A knife has many different uses in life, it is a tool created to aid us. My sword is different, the sword is made for the sole purpose of killing."
Lin Feng was standing straight with his head held high. Tong Shou was had blood pouring from his chest. Blood was flowing endlessly from his body onto the ground. Everybody was just staring at the amount blood in shock.
"I understand……" said Tong Shou while his eyes slowly closed themselves. Then, his body also slowly collapsed onto the ground.
Immediately after the crowd could not believe their eyes. Lin Feng had thrown the body into the crowd of disciples. He refused to let it remain on the stage in disgrace.
Tong Shou had lost, another genius had been killed by Lin Feng!
"How terrifying!"
Everybody had the impression that they were in a dream when looking at Lin Feng. It was like he had supernatural powers. He was like a death god as he stood on the main stage. It seemed like nobody was able to defeat him. No matter how strong his opponent was, Lin Feng was always stronger.
"Pheewww…" Nan Gong Ling took a deep breath. He didn't know what to think though.
Another valued genius of the Yun Hai Sect had died and it was only because Lin Feng wanted to prove how powerful he was.
Nan Gong Ling did not want to pay that price.
But even though Nan Gong Ling regretted losing so many disciples, he still felt gratified to have a disciple such as Lin Feng. He was also happy to see the rise of a real genius.
That kind of strength, that kind of power, who could compete with it?
He was starting to believe Lin Feng. Lin Feng just needed a little bit more time and nobody could stop him. Even a hundred Mo Xie-like cultivators wouldn't be able to defeat Lin Feng.
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Lin Feng turned around and looked at the elite disciples once again.
"Does another one of Wen Ren Yan's delegates wish to come onto the fighting stage and die in his place?"
Nobody dared to reply, not even those who were above Tong Shou in the ranking list.
Tong Shou's knife was extremely powerful. Even if they wanted to win, they thought it wasn't worth the risk as they may lose their life in doing so. Once again, Lin Feng had used his sword to strike only once and Tong Shou' blood had been spilled.
What had scared them even more is that they didn't know if Lin Feng had really shown all his strength. He had only required a single strike which was not enough to measure his power. Each time he would increase the power depending on his opponent.
Tong Shou had been killed in a single strike. Exactly how much of his strength was still remaining hidden? He was always stronger than his opponent, how was that possible?
Everybody was staring at Wen Ren Yan as if they thought that Wen Ren Yan was the only one who could defeat Lin Feng.
"Today's Elite Disciple Exam could almost be entitled "The Rise of Lin Feng""
Some people in the crowd were smiling wryly as someone made that comment. The Elite Disciple Exam had gone completely off track. The original purpose was completely forgotten. There was only a single person at the center of their attention. They were focusing on that genius who was named Lin Feng.
Almost everybody without exception was intensely staring at Wen Ren Yan. Wen Ren Yan frowned as his face twisted with anger and he looked like a demon with hatred filling his eyes.
Lin Feng had been demonstrating extraordinary talent every time he fought. Each time, Lin Feng was surprising everybody even more. Therefore, at that moment, Wen Ren Yan had the feeling that he was being slapped in the face by every single person who was staring at him because he had kept humiliating Lin Feng over and over again calling him a nobody and a piece of trash. His own words had come back to humiliate him in front of the entire sect.
At that moment, no other elite disciple would dare to fight against Lin Feng. Only Wen Ren Yan could fight against Lin Feng. However at this point many people were scared that Wen Ren Yan had talked to big and was not Lin Feng's match.
Lin Feng was extremely strong and had hidden his power to such a great degree. He hadn't talked big and he had not lost face yet. How could anyone call him a nobody or a piece of trash?
"Wen Ren Yan, are you not supposed to prove to everybody that I am a piece of trash and a nobody now? I think that's what you should do." Shouted Lin Feng which broke the silence and echoed throughout the arena.
Lin Feng was also staring at Wen Ren Yan and quickly glanced at Han Man who had been injured by Wen Ren Yan. Lin Feng really wanted to kill Wen Ren Yan when he had found out about him injuring Han Man. He had built up a great deal of killing intent just thinking about it.
Wen Ren Yan had lied and said to everybody that Liu Fei was his girlfriend. Lin Feng, because Liu Fei had now said that she was his girlfriend, wanted to kill Wen Ren Yan even more. Because of Wen Ren Yan he was once again stuck with Liu Fei.
Wen Ren Yan was more arrogant than strong.
"Since you are stronger than me, come and kill me, otherwise it means that I am stronger than you and you are just courting death."
Lin Feng was secretly had a cold smile in his heart. Wen Ren Yan and Mo Xie were the same. They had to die because of what they had done to him and his friends.
If Lin Feng didn't kill them, whenever they would have an opportunity to kill Lin Feng, they would do so without hesitation.
"How ridiculous. How pathetic."
said Wen Ren Yan as he started walking towards the highest central stage of the Life and Death Arena.
In the blink of an eye, everybody's expression changed. They could not hold back their excitement. They couldn't wait to watch the battle of these two geniuses.
Wen Ren Yan was the top ranked elite disciple who could even fight with core disciples. He was ranked first from all the powerful elite disciples. Before Lin Feng appeared, Wen Ren Yan was considered as the junior disciple with the greatest future potential. He was considered as a treasured genius within the sect. Of course, his strength hadn't reached that of Ling Hu He Shan or Tu Fu.
The rise of Lin Feng seemed like it had started. Lin Feng was killing all the arrogant disciples because they had humiliated him or threatened him. The ordinary Elder Lu Yuan's cultivation would be crippled and he would be expelled from the sect because of Lin Feng. Lin Feng also wanted Mo Xie to be expelled from the sect.
These two disciples were considered as outstanding geniuses in the Yun Hai Sect. Who could dare criticize them?
"You think that just because you defeated Lei Bo and Tong Shou, you can compete with me?"
Wen Ren Yan said with his usual arrogant and aggressive tone and then added: "If I want to, I can crush you like a bug. You're just a nobody, an insect, in my eyes. I don't think it's worth fighting against you but you are insisting so much that I have no choice but to prove you how ridiculous your provocations are. How pitiful for you that you are so over confident."
"I will use your death to prove to everyone that my abilities are endless."
He was arrogant, aggressive and thought he was the best cultivator in the world. However he was indeed strong and respected within the sect.
"The only thing which is endless is your ability to talk shit." Shouted Wen Ren Yan as he grew even more angry.
The more Wen Ren Yan heard Lin Feng talk, the even more hideous his face looked.
"Alright."
When the two disciples were both on the fighting stage, Nan Gong Ling started talking.
"You are the geniuses of my Sect. The Yun Hai Sect will need you both in the future. You are the successors of those in charge of Yun Hai Sect. Please let's make this battle an educational one for yourselves and everybody who is present. There will certainly be a lot to learn from your battle. So please, this time, do not fight until the death."
Nan Gong Ling thought that Wen Ren Yan and Lin Feng were outstanding geniuses within the Yun Hai Sect. The Yun Hai Sect could be proud to have such disciples. If any of them died then it would be too much of a loss for the Yun Hai Sect.
Nan Gong Ling hoped that none of them would die or get severely injured, or to be more precise, he hoped Lin Feng wouldn't die or be injured.
That was because Nan Gong Ling perfectly knew how powerful Wen Ren Yan was. His strength was way too monstrous. Besides, Wen Ren Yan had a very rare spirit which was more powerful than an average spirit.
"Patriarch, that piece of trash has been provoking me over and over again. How could I not hate him bitterly for that? This will be his grave." Said Wen Ren Yan.
Nan Gong Ling was unable to convince Wen Ren Yan. Nan Ren Yan definitely wanted to kill Lin Feng. If he didn't, he wouldn't be able to prove everyone that he was the true genius of the Yun Hai Sect.
Lin Feng was just a nobody and could not be compared with the mighty Wen Ren Yan. This was Wen Ren Yan's current though process.
"Lin Feng, please refrain from this fight."
Nan Gong Ling couldn't help but beg Lin Feng to not fight.
Lin Feng was slightly smiling and said, while looking at Nan Gong Ling: "It seems like the Patriarch still isn't convinced of my abilities, could it be that I have not shown you enough yet?"
Nan Gong Ling smiled wryly and said while shaking his head: "Lin Feng, Wen Ren Yan has broken through to the third Ling Qi layer and has a Blue Bamboo Beast Spirit. Even though you are very strong, you still need more time before you are able to catch up with him."
Blue Bamboo? Blue Bamboo Beast Spirit?
Lin Feng eyes shrunk. In his memories, the blue bamboo beast spirit was a sort of snake who was small yet very venomous. It had blue eyes and was as fast as lighting. Besides, it was capable of dodging attacks very efficiently. Its power was horrifying and just the mention of it made many people cower in fear.
"That's why his eyes look so hideous when he was angry. Sometimes, they look like they're blue. That comes from his beast spirit."
Lin Feng was thinking about Wen Ren Yan's hideous blue eyes. They really looked like that of a snake and made people feel very uncomfortable when looking at them.
But would Lin Feng lose only because Wen Ren Yan had a Blue Bamboo Beast Spirit?
"Patriarch, don't impose restrictions on them. That little brat keeps humiliating my disciple over and over again, he must die. If he doesn't die then it would make me lose face. Do not put them under any restrictions in this fight."
At that moment, a cold and high pitched voice spread through the atmosphere. A woman was on the top of the gorge. She had called out as she was slowly descending into the gorge. Her body looked lithe and graceful. In the blink of an eye, she landed onto the viewing platform.
"Who is she? Wen Ren Yan is her disciple?"
The crowd was staring at the woman who had just appeared. She looked haggard and the little hair she had on her head was hanging loosely which gave people a gloomy impression. She looked like she had come straight out of a horror story.
Besides, she dared to talk to the Patriarch in such a way which meant that she certainly had a high status.
There were also a certain number disciples who recognized her. They wouldn't have expected her to intervene. Things were not looking good for Lin Feng with the arrival of this woman.
"Teacher."
Even though Wen Ren Yan was normally extremely haughty and arrogant, he was acting very courteously in front of this woman. He was even more polite to her than to Nan Gong Ling.
"Hm." the woman slightly nodded while looking cold and detached. She glanced at Duan Tian Lang and then said to Nan Gong Ling: "Patriarch, we should not get involved in this issue, otherwise, that would make these two disciples lose face."
Nan Gong Ling was making a wry smile. He hadn't thought that this woman would appear there. It seemed like things were getting worse and worse.
"Old woman, you come here and tell the Patriarch that he shouldn't get involved, but what are you doing yourself?"
A silhouette which was high the air said as its wings created small whirlpools in the atmosphere.
"Protector Bei."
Nan Gong Ling was even more surprised with each passing minute. The conflict between Wen Ren Yan and Lin Feng made two of the protectors get involved.
"Lin Feng, what do you think?" said Protector Bei
"I agree to a battle to the death."
Lin Feng had obviously understood what Protector Bei meant. If he said he didn't agree, Protector Bei would protect him. He had to fight in order to settle his grievance.
If Wen Ren Yan knew what even one of Lin Feng's spirits were then he would immediately refuse this battle and escape. Even if he was entirely convinced by his own strength, Lin Feng also had powerful spirits which were much stronger than his own. Lin Feng would not back down from this fight.
Protector Bei said: "If you really want to fight in a battle to death, this is your own decision and I will not intervene but you have to remember that you might regret it later."
"No need to think about useless things." Said Lin Feng who shook his head. He was already determined to kill Wen Ren Yan.
"Ok." Protector Bei felt gratified and was nodding, he then said: "Once you have won, I will help you have Mo Xie expelled from the sect."
When they heard what Protector Bei had said, the entire crowd was stupefied. Protector Bei was planning to help him expel Mo Xie from the sect? It looked like the old man of the Xing Chen Pavilion was an incredible figure within the sect. Who else could make such a promise to Lin Feng? He was also incredibly sure of Lin Feng's victory.
Mo Xie' face looked hideous and evil intentions filled his mind. If Lin Feng won this fight then Protector Bei would expel him from the sect, what a bastard!
Mo Xie hated Protector Bei so much at that moment. The difference between their statuses within the hierarchy was like heaven and earth, Protector Bei was even higher in status than his Mo Cang Lan. Mo Xie could only hope that Lin Feng would die in the upcoming battle.
"Old woman, if Lin Feng is defeated, I will not get involved however if Lin Feng wins, will you get involved?"
Protector Bei was looking at the woman as he asked his question.
"Why would I do that? Besides, my disciple will not lose."
The old woman was looking at Protector Bei with eyes full of confidence in her disciple. Protector Bei was also very proud of Lin Feng and believed that this would be his victory.
Protector Bei nodded looking indifferent.
"Since it's like that, you may now fight." Said the old woman.
Nan Gong Ling was smiling wryly. Now that the old woman and Protector Bei had appeared, nobody was listening to him anymore.
So, after this battle, there would be only one genius disciple left?
Nan Gong Ling was extremely reluctant but what choice did he have?
Lin Feng and Wen Ren Yan's battle was inevitable.
Both of them were standing on the fighting stage of the Life and Death Arena. Wen Ren Yan was looking at Lin Feng and said: "I really don't understand why Protector Bei has any confidence in you. He surprisingly believes that you can defeat me. He will soon find out that he has overestimated your abilities."
"In front of me, you are just a miserable insect. In front of me, people will think that your abilities are pathetic and miserable. I will prove to everyone that I am the only genius within the Yun Hai Sect."
When Wen Ren Yan finished talking, an evil Qi emerged from his body. From his back, a small snake appeared and floated behind him. Even though the snake was only a shadow, people had the impression that it was a real venomous snake. This was Wen Ren Yan's Blue Bamboo Beast Spirit.
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The small Blue Bamboo Snake slithered up onto Wen Ren Yan's body until it finally sat atop his head. Its blue eyes looked incredibly evil.
"Lin Feng, look into my eyes."
Wen Ren Yan was speaking loudly. Lin Feng was staring at Wen Ren Yan's evil blue eyes. They looked like torrents of lightning. Lin Feng was so absorbed in Wen Ren Yan's eyes that he was absent minded for a second.
Wen Ren Yan had an evil smile on his face. He suddenly moved as fast as lightning and landed in front of Lin Feng in the blink of an eye. He thrust out his hand directly towards Lin Feng's head.
"How quick!"
Everybody was stupefied. Not only did Wen Ren Yan's eyes look really evil but he was also extremely quick and agile. When Wen Ren Yan released his spirit, his entire body looked like a snake. Looking directly into his eyes for even a few seconds could lead to your death.
"This looks bad."
Lin Feng had been absent minded for only a brief moment and had quickly used his sword to block the attack. In the blink of an eye, an extremely powerful energy struck against Lin Feng's sword and sent him into the air. His soft sword was zigzagging in the air and it looked like he was going to fall heavily on the ground because of Wen Ren Yan's attack.
"Moonlight Feather Agility."
Lin Feng's body started to twist in mid air and he managed to land steadily on both his feet.
Wen Ren Yan didn't even try to come close to Lin Feng. He was still at the same place and said with an evil smile: "You see the colossal difference? You may be a genius, but in front of me, you are nothing. If I want to play with you, I can play with you. Even if I don't attack you, my speed alone would make it impossible for you to even touch a hair on my body."
"As expected, Lin Feng is strong but the difference between Wen Ren Yan is gigantic. Lin Feng is unable to even touch him. Wen Ren Yan is way too powerful. Even the second of the ranking list would be unable to compete with him."
The crowd was convinced that Lin Feng couldn't do anything. Wen Ren Yan's attacks almost couldn't be blocked. Lin Feng would quickly get discouraged and end up losing his life.
Lin Feng's eyes shrunk. He didn't dare look at Wen Ren Yan's blue pupils again.
When Wen Ren Yan released his spirit, his eyes were filled with an evil light. If you looked at them even for even a second, you could be paralyzed. Lin Feng hadn't forgotten what had happened just a moment ago.
What the Blue Bamboo Beast spirit allowed Wen Ren Yan to do was extremely frightening. It granted him incredible speed and the ability to paralyze an opponent.
It was a wonderful natural ability. Some geniuses had such amazing spirits that they had a clear advantage over many people. Wen Ren Yan was one of those people with an amazing spirit.
"Celestial Spirit."
Lin Feng's cold look disappeared and was replaced by a pair of pitch black eyes which looked extremely evil. He gradually became aware of every single movement within the atmosphere as if the world was moving in slow motion. His brain was processing the data at an incredible speed.
His sword was diffusing an extremely powerful Qi and sword force was gathering. The entire fighting stage was filled with the power from his sword. The smell of blood was still fresh on the fighting stage, however the sword was emanating an aura of death. It felt like whatever the sword attacked would be cursed to death.
"Sword force, oh isn't that terrific?"
Wen Ren Yan was smiling coldly. He was motionless and suddenly an extremely violent energy spread through the atmosphere and attacked Lin Feng. The energy was being released from Wen Ren Yan's hand in an attempt to crush Lin Feng. This energy was so strong that it did not compare with Wen Ren Yan's previous attack.
Lin Feng managed to break free while looking as agile as the wind.
The energy being released by Wen Ren Yan's hand was shaking the atmosphere.
"Phewww…."
Wen Ren Yen took a deep breath and tried to attack Lin Feng again.
But it seemed like Lin Feng already knew in advance what attack Wen Ren Yan was attempting and where his attack would target. With graceful and effortless movements, Lin Feng dodged the incoming attack. His body moved like the wind, looking light and agile. It seemed like Lin Feng hadn't required any effort to dodge the attack.
"Huh?"
The crowd was observing Lin Feng with the greatest attention. Lin Feng's body looked so graceful and agile. Could it be that Lin Feng had learnt and practiced an agility technique to dodge attacks?
"What kind of agility technique could make him so quick and agile?"
"Could it be that it's not an agility technique and that it's just an illusion?"
"If Lin Feng is able to create illusions, then that's really terrifying."
Many people in the crowd were talking about that move Lin Feng had just displayed. Wen Ren Yan who was extremely quick and agile had suddenly been unable to reach Lin Feng. Lin Feng had been able to dodge his attacks very easily.
Lin Feng was effortlessly dodging attacks and moving with a calm look on his face. Even though the move he had done a moment before looked like an agility technique, it wasn't one but his Celestial Spirit allowed him to move without wasted movements. His spirit made him omniscient and aware of everything surrounding him which enabled him to dodge to perfection. Besides with his spirit unleashed, Wen Ren Yan was moving in slow motion for him. Lin Feng also felt more relaxed which made it easy for him to dodge Wen Ren Yan's attacks with a calm demeanor.
"Get lost." Snorted Lin Feng.
Lin Feng's sword started glowing and he elegantly moved the sword through the air. The force diffused by the sword seemed like it could annihilate anything in its path. Wen Ren Yan immediately jumped back to a safe distance and did not want to approach Lin Feng. They were both moving incredibly quick.
"How can you be so quick?" said Wen Ren Yan, whose evil blue eyes were staring at Lin Feng in shock.
"I thought you wanted to play with me, why are you suddenly retreating? I thought I was nothing compared with you, what's wrong? Why do you keep running away?"
Lin Feng's tone was ice cold. Wen Ren Yan's blue pupils and Lin Feng's pitch black eyes both looked demonic but at that moment Wen Ren Yan couldn't help but stare at Lin Feng's black eyes with a hint of fear.
"Why have his eyes also changed? Could it be that he has a spirit similar to mine?"
Wen Ren Yan was wondering what was going on while looking at Lin Feng's eyes. He had noticed that Lin Feng's eyes had changed. They were ice cold a moment ago but now they seemed expressionless, lifeless and contained endless darkness. In Wen Ren Yan's opinion, it could only be due to some sort of skill or a spirit. This would be the only thing which could explain Lin Feng's eye transformation.
"Skill or spirit, it doesn't matter. I will kill you anyway." Wen Ren Yan thought that deep in his heart. He kept staring at Lin Feng and then said: "Lin Feng, look into my eyes."
Wen Ren Yan's normal aggressive and cold look was mixed with his beast like eyes. This time when Lin Feng stared at Wen Ren Yan's pupils nothing happened. His eyes still looked like two endless black holes.
"As expected, it is a skill. It's impossible to paralyze him."
Wen Ren Yan looked surprised. It seemed like his two blue eyes were going to be useless against Lin Feng.
"Don't worry, I was just playing with you. Since you seem so impatient to die, I will help you achieve your goal."
Wen Ren Yan raised his head. He held his hand out in front of him. His blue eyes were refracting the light around him. An ash-grey Qi emerged from his palm. The Qi was carrying a deathly stillness and the smell of death filled the entire arena.
The Blue Bamboo Snake, apart from being extremely quick when dodging attacks, it was extremely venomous and touching it would be fatal. There was no cultivator who would risk the poison contained within the Blue Bamboo Snake.
Wen Ren Yan had used his spirit to practice demonic skills which allowed him to channel the poison of the Blue Bamboo Snake.
The venom was as powerful as an average Xuan level attack. It enabled Qi to transform into a venomous Qi. This type of attack was extremely powerful. It was also able to paralyze the opponent from pain. Touching it would lead to death or immense suffering.
These kinds of skills were also extremely hard to practice. Only extremely talented geniuses could learn such skills. Besides, they required spirits which could be considered as rare and mysterious. For example, Wen Ren Yan could learn such skills because he had a Blue Bamboo Snake Spirit. His spirit was a perfect combination for these types of skills which enabled him to carry out monstrously powerful attacks.
Wen Ren Yan's silhouette flashed in the atmosphere. His velocity was as quick and agile as before. In the blink of an eye he was already in front of Lin Feng.
He then cruelly attacked Lin Feng with his deathly Qi. Lin Feng was surprised by this action. He had been already been touched by the Qi which suddenly made him move much slower than before.
However, Lin Feng was still very quick and agile when dodging the attacks. He jumped and his body suddenly looked like it was floating in the air. He suddenly thrust out with his glowing sword.
Wen Ren Yan's movement abilities were also extremely good. He was moving like an extremely fast and agile snake. Suddenly, Lin Feng's sword made a whistling sound when it passed next to Wen Ren Yan's body. He had successfully dodged the sword strike from Lin Feng.
"No wonder that Wen Ren Yan is so arrogant. He is indeed extremely strong."
Lin Feng was feeling gloomy for a second. Wen Ren Yan's blue pupils as well as his venom were enough to carry out extremely powerful attacks. Besides, his speed when dodging was also extremely good. He could move his body to dodge attacks like a snake. And finally, his speed remained unchanged. It seemed like Wen Ren Yan had no weakness.
If Lin Feng didn't have his Celestial Spirit, he wouldn't be able to cope with Wen Ren Yan's speed of attacks. Because of these things, there was probably no other elite disciple who could compete with Wen Ren Yan. If they fought against him, they would be in quite a terrible situation.
"I'll see how long you can endure this."
Wen Ren Yan said that while smiling coldly, he was looking down on Lin Feng more than ever. All of a sudden, an incredible Qi consumed the entire atmosphere.
"That's enough!" shouted Lin Feng.
"Deadly sword."
An incredible quantity of sword force emerged from the tip of his sword. It also seemed like it illuminated the entire arena with its glow. Wen Ren Yan venomous Qi was progressively being pierced and chopped off into pieces by Lin Feng's sword force. Lin Feng stopped using his sword force and prepared to use his Sword of Nirvana.
"A moment ago you said that you were playing with me. I still have seen how you intend to play with me though. The top ranked elite disciple, a peerless genius? Please stop talking such nonsense when standing before me."
Lin Feng's voice resonated throughout the Stormy Gorge.
Wen Ren Yan thought that he was playing with Lin Feng but how was that even possible? Lin Feng hadn't even been slightly harmed by any of Wen Ren Yan's attacks. He had been able to easily dodge all of them without taking even a scratch.
"Stop talking nonsense and you are nothing. You are just pathetic and childish." Said Wen Ren Yan whose tone was filled with disdain.
"Stop talking nonsense? Do you not have eyes in that head or do you have no brain? Do you think that you are the only one to possess a spirit?"
When Lin Feng finished talking, a black shadow appeared behind his back. What stupefied everybody was that within that shadow, there were two pitch black eyes. They looked extremely evil and demonic.
"That is the first time that Lin Feng has released his spirit. It looks like it is extremely powerful."
"What kind of spirit is that? I have never such a thing before."
Many people were stupefied when they saw Lin Feng's spirit. That's right, Lin Feng hadn't released his spirit until now. They obviously didn't know that Lin Feng had actually already released the first layer his Celestial Spirit during the battle however it could not be detected.
"Oh my… Is that Lin Feng's spirit? I remember that everyone said Lin Feng had a small snake spirit and that it was completely useless. Since when does Lin Feng have such a spirit?
Someone had sighed while saying that. The crowd quickly glanced at him and then ignored what he had said. It was an ordinary disciple who was extremely weak. He was obviously misinformed.
"That's right. I remember Lin Feng's useless and crappy snake spirit. Could it be that Lin Feng has two spirits? Otherwise, how could he have this spirit as well?"
Another ordinary disciple said. Only the ordinary disciple knew that Lin Feng used to be bullied and humiliated by everyone because of his spirit. Almost all the ordinary disciples remembered that he was known to be a piece of trash.
It seemed like Lin Feng had become a completely new person. In such a short time, he had progressed become so powerful that he was respected by many of the other disciples.
Unfortunately for these ordinary disciples, even though they had said the truth, nobody believed them. They believed that these ordinary disciples were just idiots making up rumours.
Dual Spirit? How could it be that simple? Dual spirits were extremely rare. If Lin Feng had a double spirit, considering that he was already a genius then it would mean that he is not a genius but a monster!
Many of the ordinary disciples were absolutely fascinated by Lin Fen and had become completely captivated.
"Wen Ren Yan, I will show you my real power now." Lin Feng sounded completely emotionless which made everybody shiver with fear.
Lin Feng hadn't been using his full strength at all until now?
How strong was he?
A black fog emerged from his body and started to cover the fighting stage. Lin Feng's pitch-black eyes were looking more and more frightening and cruel than ever before.
He was holding his sword in his hand out of which was emanating a huge quantity of sword Qi.
"Celestial Ability."
When Lin Feng said that, a small white light flashed in Lin Feng's dark pupils. They looked even more dangerous than Wen Ren Yan's blue eyes.
Lin Feng had already released his spirit but it was the first time that he was using spirit ability: Celestial Ability.
Wen Ren Yan was somehow paralyzed. Suddenly, Wen Ren Yan's spirit had appeared in front of his eyes and was using his own skull against him. That was a refraction.
Wen Ren Yan had a strange sensation at that moment. He had the impression that, in that darkness, he was running but that his body was not moving at all.
"Moonlight Feather Agility."
Lin Feng started to step forwards, Lin Feng was extremely fast and he suddenly appeared in front of Wen Ren Yan and thrust out his deadly sword.
Wen Ren Yan dodged the attack and retaliated with the poison from the palm of his hand.
But at the same time, a black Qi emerged absorbed the poison into the black fog. The sword started to glow again and sword force became extremely thick and powerful.
"Retreat!"
Wen Ren Yan tried to retreat but he found that Lin Feng was closely following him like his own shadow. No matter what he did he could not escape from Lin Feng.
The dazzling glow from the deadly sword swallowed the entire atmosphere once again.
As Wen Ren Yan retreated he continued to be met with Lin Feng's sword and it was getting harder and harder to dodge his strikes.
Wen Ren Yan gnashed his teeth. He was confused because he could see the glow from the sword attacking him from every angle. No matter where he moved, he would be in danger.
What astonished Wen Ren Yan the most though is that Lin Feng was attacking continuously without break. It seemed like he did not have to think about anything and was reacting and attacking instantly.
"How is this possible?"
Wen Ren Yan was really astonished. How terrifying. It was as if Lin Feng knew exactly what Wen Ren Yan was going to do at any moment. Just a moment before, Lin Feng had actually aimed his strike where Wen Ren Yan was planning to dodge. It seemed like Lin Feng already knew exactly what Wen Ren Yan would do before he did it.
Maybe it has something to do with the oppressing force in the atmosphere?
Wen Ren Yan's face looked ghastly pale. Lin Feng's sword was glowing again ready to attack.
Wen Ren Yan was exhausted and felt hopeless. He tried to release more poison but it immediately got absorbed by the strange black fog. It seemed like Lin Feng was able to completely dominate Wen Ren Yan's strength and abilities.
"Lin Feng is surprisingly able to put Wen Ren Yan in such a dire situation?"
Everybody's face looked as rigid as wood. It seemed like Wen Ren Yan was no longer at an advantage but was actually in danger. He was just defending himself from attacks. No matter where he dodged, he would be attacked again. Each attack was growing more and more dangerous. It looked like he could be killed at any moment.
Was it really Wen Ren Yan who was playing with Lin Feng or the opposite? It more looked like Wen Ren Yan was in serious trouble.
Everybody was fascinated by Lin Feng. He was so powerful once he released his spirit. He was a real genius and his power was terrifying. The entire crowd envied his power and his talent.
At that moment, they all understood that Lin Feng was hiding another terrifying power. It seemed like he had another horrifying yet sensational power. How frightening! It seemed like Lin Feng was able to block all of Wen Ren Yan's senses and abilities.
"Hey, genius! Why are you having such a hard time dodging and continue to spend your time running away?" Lin Feng said these words with an emotionless tone which sent shivers down everyone's spine.
Lin Feng surprisingly looked like he wasn't tired at all. It almost even looks like he had more energy than at the beginning of the battle as if he had just finished his warm up. The entire crowd was so stupefied that they had mixed feelings: they were both excited and scared of Lin Feng at the same time.
Lin Feng's tone and voice had sounded just like that of Wen Ren Yan before the battle when Wen Ren Yan believed he was just toying with Lin Feng. The crowd was looking at Lin Feng like he was an absolute monster.
In the end, who was the true genius?
"Wen Ren Yan, didn't you say that there was a huge different between you and me? I believe you said that I'd be unable to reach a hair on your body? Yet now you just keep running away and blocking my attacks. Aren't you feeling ashamed of yourself by now?"
Lin Feng unsheathed his sword while saying these words which stabbed deep into Wen Ren Yan's pride. He was going insane from the humiliation he was suffering.
"Wen Ren Yan, were you not supposed to prove everybody that you were an amazing genius? Is this how you intend to prove it?"
Lin Feng did not look like he was going to let Wen Ren Yan off at all. He was humiliating Wen Ren Yan as he continued to attack him endlessly. Wen Ren Yan's thoughts were getting more and more confused. He was going crazy from the humiliation and Lin Feng continued attacking him over and over again.
"You insult others and call them "a piece of trash". Well, it seems like you are a piece of trash yourself. Can you feel it? It is called humiliation, but you are a shameless person so I guess that you do not understand how to feel shame."
Lin Feng's words continued to bombard Wen Ren Yan's pride and arrogance. He stopped dodging attacks and started to gather a large quantity of poison which threw itself straight at Lin Feng while looking like a snake. Wen Ren Yan was finally brave enough to challenge death.
"You should wait until I am done. Then death will come to collect you."
Lin Feng's pitch-black eyes were expressionless. The sword force was getting more and more intense. It was consuming everything within the atmosphere and growing in power.
"Deadly sword."
Lin Feng's sword illuminated the atmosphere. It was thrusting towards Wen Ren Yan whose heart was pounding.
"Retreat!" A voice shouted from the crowd. Wen Ren Yan, without hesitation, retreated backwards while focusing all of his remaining power on escaping.
"Die!"
That word spread throughout the atmosphere and Lin Feng's deadly sword begun to pierce through the atmosphere annihilating everything in its path.
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"BOOOM!."
A deadly whistling sound spread throughout the atmosphere. Wen Ren Yan would probably be exterminated in the blink of an eye. Wen Ren Yan's face turned deathly pale and blood started to drip from his mouth under the pressure. That sword was incredibly powerful.
"Disperse!"
At that moment, a strong and pure Qi came from the sky and collided into that deadly sword Qi. The rumbling noise caused by their collision was unceasingly resonating in the entire gorge. Besides, a silhouette had landed in front Lin Feng. It was the old woman who was Wen Ren Yan's teacher.
"It's enough. You won." said the old woman in an indifferent tone yet sounding like she wouldn't tolerate any resistance.
Lin Feng's pupils shrank. How ridiculous. Was that all? He had won? But Wen Ren Yan could continue behaving like before if he didn't die.
"Old woman, have you forgotten our agreement?" said Protector Bei sounding annoyed.
"Don't worry, I haven't forgotten about it but Wen Ren Yan is my only disciple. Even if I am losing face now, I cannot even bear the thought of losing my only student and seeing him die."
The old woman's words deeply moved the crowd. However, she said to Protector Bei that he didn't have to worry and that she hadn't forgotten their agreement. She had interrupted Lin Feng and Wen Ren Yan's battle and had saved Wen Ren Yan. Wasn't that a bit contradictory?
But the whole crowd didn't pay attention to that. They were still lost in thoughts recalling Lin Feng's sword a moment before. Lin Feng had definitely defeated Wen Ren Yan, the top ranked elite disciple.
At that moment, Lin Feng actually became the strongest of all the elite disciples
Nan Gong Ling had already stood up. He was staring blankly at the fighting stage of the Life and Death Arena. He was stupefied but in his heart, he felt extremely gratified by that amazing young disciple.
Lin Feng was just amazing.
"Alright, the Elite Disciple Exam is over for today. Everybody can leave."
Protector Bei was waving at people. He also didn't argue with the old woman which surprised a multitude of people.
The Elite Disciple Exam was over?
Everybody was staring at Nan Gong Ling. Nan gong Ling was staring at Protector Bei who was just nodding.
"Hehe, brilliant. The Elite Disciple Exam is fascinating. There is no need to finish that early."
At that moment, Duan Tian Lang said these words while scratching his ear which made Nan Gong Ling frown.
"Patriarch, let the crowd disperse. Dissolve the entire sect."
Protector Bei suddenly sounded so solemn. The entire crowd was astonished. Disperse the crowd… and dissolve the sect?
What was going on?
Many people in the crowd suddenly had a bad premonition and then Duan Tian Lang's laughter spread in the atmosphere.
"No need to waste time. Those at the periphery of the mountain are already dead. Nobody can leave. The best option is to stay here."
"Duan Tian Lang, what do you mean?!"
Nan Gong Ling suddenly seemed extremely strict and firm. He was intensely staring at Duan Tian Lang.
"What do I mean? Nan Gong Ling, do you think that I have come here only to watch the best Elite Disciples of the Yun Hai Sect fighting at the Elite Disciple Exam? You are way too naive." said Duan Tian Lang coldly and then said: "I said it already. I came here today because last time, the Yun Hai Sect refused to hand over some of its best disciples. I came here personally as a delegate of His Majesty."
"Boom…."
His words were detonating in people's brain. The ground was faintly shaking which stupefied everybody.
Besides, it seemed like it was shaking more and more. Not too long after, it seemed like the entire gorge was about to cave in. The noises were becoming louder and louder, more and more intense and were probably covering the entire area of the Yun Hai Sect.
"Pffffff…." Protector Bei sighed in a sorrowful way. He realized that these people had actually come to the Yun Hai Sect with harmful intentions.
The ground kept shaking and a huge cloud of dust was rising up in the air. At that moment, the crowd looked up in the air and saw a great number of Chi Xie armored cavalry at the top of the gorge. They were carrying bows on their back and looked like they were ready to attack at any moment.
"Chi Xie armored cavalry." Lin Feng's eyes shrank. How come the armored cavalry were suddenly surrounding the area?
Lin Feng glanced at the armored cavalry and then glanced at Liu Fei but at that moment Liu Fei seemed as surprised as him.
What was going on? What had happened?
Liu Fei also glanced at Lin Feng. These were her father's personal army and they were surprisingly surrounding her father's sect.
"Could it be that my father gave them orders himself? Is it even possible? Liu Fei was thinking and looked extremely perplexed. She thought that it would be ridiculous. Nobody could understand her father better than her… and her father would have never ordered such a thing.
What was going on?
"Duan… Tian… Lang…" Nan Gong Ling looked enraged and furious. His eyes, filled with murderous intentions, were fixedly staring at Duan Tian Lang.
"Nan Gong Ling, no need to stare at me like this. These Chi Xie armored cavalry are your dear friend's, Liu Cang Lan's, personal army. If there is a problem, talk to him, not to me."
Duan Tian Lang was smiling evilly.
The ground was still shaking. In an instant, the top of the Stormy Gorge was full of Chi Xie armored cavalry. There were so many of them that not a drop of water could trickle through.
The Stormy Gorge was completely surrounded by Chi Xie armored cavalry and the situation really looked critical and dangerous.
Many disciples of the Yun Hai Sect were scared and shaking. What did these people want to do?
In the Stormy Gorge, around the Life and Death Arena, the beginning of a great turmoil was about to happen.
Wen Ren Yan was in a dire situation as blood dripped from the side of his mouth. He was injured from that strike and if this battle continued then he would surely lose his life. However events had unfolded to his advantage.
Suddenly Duan Tian Lang started to move down from the viewing platform. All eyes fell onto him as he slowly stepped down.
Chu Qing, who was next to him, looked at him anxiously. He surprisingly was moving towards the fighting stage of the Life and Death Arena.
He was extremely powerful. It seemed like each of his steps made the entire atmosphere vibrate. He was slowly moving towards the Life and Death Arena and then stepped on the highest fighting stage.
He was walking slowly as if he was having a peaceful walk in a flower garden.
"People of the Yun Hai Sect, please listen."
Duan Tian Lang glanced at everybody and said in a loud voice: "I, Duan Tian Lang, represent His Majesty. My duty is to select some outstanding disciples who will join the Holy Courtyard of Xue Yue. However, your Patriarch has refused to help his Majesty's aim. These days, His Majesty is furious and wants the Yun Hai Sect to disappear."
Duan Tian Lang's harsh words penetrated into everybody's soul. He wanted the Yun Hai Sect to disappear from the Xue Yue Country?
How could he make such a powerful sect as the Yun Hai Sect disappear? There was only one solution… exterminate everybody within the sect.
These people wanted to exterminate every single member of the Yun Hai Sect!!
Everybody was panic stricken. The Yun Hai Sect members had joined the sect for the sake of cultivation to become stronger. Being killed for no reason would be an injustice.
"However, His Majesty is willing to show mercy. He's giving a chance to every single one of you, ordinary disciple, elite disciples as well as core disciples, whose names are on the ranking lists to accept our offer and leave the Yun Hai Sect to join the Holy Courtyard of Xue Yue. The others will not be required."
Duan Tian Lang's words detonated in everybody's brain. The crowd felt numb after hearing these words.
Leave the Yun Hai Sect? Only those who were ranked disciples?
Those who were not ranked felt frustrated in their own lack of power. They wouldn't have the chance to enjoy the best weapons and skills. They may even die here because of the sect they had chosen.
Nan Gong Ling, who was sitting on the viewing platform didn't look happy to hear this announcement. They wanted to exterminate his beloved Yun Hai Sect? Did he hear them correctly?
The Yun Hai Sect had already been existing for a thousand years. It had gone through many great crises but probably never as serious as the current situation. These were earth shattering events for the sect.
The Hao Yue Sect, the Ice and Snow Mountain Village, the Mo Shou Sect as well as Duan Tian Lang had come to the Yun Hai Sect to completely wipe its roots from the Xue Yue Country.
Obviously, all of this originated from the Imperial clan. They were the ones who had assigned Duan Tian Lang to carry out these tasks. The Yun Hai Sect had become the Imperial Clan's prey.
"Why choose our sect, the Yun Hai Sect?"
Nan Gong Ling sounded cold as ever. He was intensely and fixedly staring at Duan Tian Lang wishing he could tear apart his flesh and bones. Would the Yun Hai Sect disappear under Nan Gong Ling's reign?
"Nan Gong Ling, you really don't understand?" said Duan Tian Lang while smiling coldly.
"If you say that this is because I offended your son, I will not believe it. I think that even you wouldn't believe it. The Hao Yue Sect, the Ice and Snow Mountain Village… you all came for such a stupid and absurd reason."
Nan Gong Ling glanced at Chu Qing and Han Xue Tian and met their gazes.
"Hehe, you're right. The Hao Yue Sect also refused the request at the beginning but I told them that I would make the entire Yun Hai Sect join me or be destroyed. Then, they immediately accepted."
Duan Tian Lang's stupefied everybody in the crowd. Make the entire Yun Hai Sect join him or be destroyed?
"I knew it." said Nan Gong Ling with a sad smile on his face. When all these people had come, Nan Gong Ling had tried to guess why Chu Qing would also come along.
"Then, why the Yun Hai Sect? It's easy to guess, because the Yun Hai Sect is the weakest and the easiest to defeat from all of the great powers. You just have to let some of your best disciples of the sect leave to join me then I may show mercy upon your sect."
"You're a liar."
A soft voice said spread in the air. It came from a lithe and graceful silhouette in the crowd which was slowly moving towards the fighting stage of the Life and Death Arena. Her facial expression revealed intense and bitter hatred.
"Duan Tian Lang, you're lying."
Liu Fei's beautiful cheeks suddenly seemed very pale. She was filled with anger and indignation.
"If you chose the Yun Hai Sect, Duan Tian Lang, it's because you are jealous of my father. You envy him. You envy his strength and talent. That is why you chose the Yun Hai Sect and plotted against it. You lied and made the Chi Xue armored horses come with me beforehand. All of this is because you want my father to suffer because you are jealous that you can never be his match."
Liu Fei was filled with hatred and then she added coldly: "Duan Tian Lang, you are shameless. You're disgusting."
Many people were astonished when they heard Liu Fei's words. In the Yun Hai Sect, nobody knew exactly what Liu Fei's status really was or who her father was. From what Liu Fei was saying, it seemed that her father had a really high position within the country, especially if amazing and famous cultivators such as Duan Tian Lang envied him.
Besides, what were the Chi Xue armored horses? They were the private troops of Liu Fei's father?
"The Divine Arrow, Liu Cang Lan."
Many people said that together. In the Xue Yue Country, it was said that there was a man even more glorious and famous than Duan Tian Lang. That man could only be Liu Cang Lan and his divine arrow.
At some point, Liu Cang Lan was the leader of a huge army composed of thousands of cultivators and they had saved a city from destruction. They had killed tens of thousands of enemy troops.
An arrow on his back, one man… he had led an entire army on his own. He had killed a huge amount of enemy soldiers and when he had come back, he was covered with blood and fell into a coma.
The divine arrow was a symbol of the Xue Yue Country. Besides, the Chi Xue armored horses made enemies panic stricken and terrified.
What made everybody proud was that Liu Cang Lan was a member of the Yun Hai Sect and even though he had been helping the Imperial Clan, he had always been loyal to the Yun Hai Sect and had always been proud of being one of its members.
Liu Fei's family name was Liu. Many people would adore her even more for that.
"Fei Fei, how can you even possibly think that way of Uncle Duan Tian Lang? Your father and I are bosom friends. We're like brothers. How could I be jealous of him?"
Duan Tian Lang was shaking his head and smiling. He was looking at Liu Fei with eyes full of affection. That made everyone feel even more scared.
Liu Fei's father and he were bosom friends? Nan Gong Ling thought that Duan Tian Lang was being extremely treacherous. It made him want to vomit.
"You and my father are bosom friends, like brothers? Yet you want to exterminate the Yun Hai Sect and all of my father's friends and fellow members?"
Liu Fei's eyes, which were filled with disgust, were staring deeply at Duan Tian Lang.
"Fei Fei, that is what His Majesty wants. If I exterminate the Yun Hai Sect, it will be only because His Majesty has ordered it. This is nothing personal. The Yun Hai Sect of today is not the Yun Hai Sect of tomorrow. What it wants to do now would just be hindering some disciples' progress, especially the geniuses. Leaving would be a great opportunity for them to learn and benefit from the best resources available.
"Besides, I firmly believe that they will all be pleased. If you don't believe me, just come and look."
Duan Tian Lang had a smile on the corner of his mouth. He turned around and look at the entire crowd. His facial expression became ice cold.
"What I said was all true. Ranked disciples, who are willing to leave the Yun Hai Sect, please immediately move over there to the Chi Xue armored horses. Please remember that you don't have much time."
The entire crowd suddenly became very agitated.
A lot of people were looking at Nan Gong Ling and the Elders of the sect.
"Those who are willing to leave, please go already. Don't stay within my Yun Hai Sect."
Protector Bei had suddenly said that while waving his hand.
"Protector Bei."
Nan Gong Ling was looking at Protector Bei as if he couldn't understand what the old man meant.
"Patriarch, this is their own decision."
Protector Bei looked sad as if his heart was broken. It was hard to abandon ranked disciples. They were all extremely talented. Besides, someday, they were likely to rise to even greater heights. What a pity!
"Alright." said Nan Gong Ling who knew how sad Protector Bei felt. Therefore, he didn't refute and then nodded.
"Thank you Patriarch and Elders of the sect."
Many people, when they saw Nan Gong Ling nod, started moving towards the Chi Xue armored horses.
In the blink of an eye, hundreds of disciples were moving towards the Chi Xue armored horses. Besides, the number of disciples moving towards the horses was way above the number of actually existing ranked disciples. Many unranked disciples were trying to pass themselves as one of the ranked disciples of the Yun Hai Sect.
"Stop there." Duan Tian lang had a big smile on his face.
"Fei Fei, you see? These people understand that I'm giving them a great opportunity and they cherish and appreciate it. Therefore, they are happy to leave the Yun Hai Sect for something better."
Nan Gong Ling looked sad. He had the feeling that he was being abandoned by too many people.
"Lin Feng, you were right. When Yun Hai Sect's disciples are weak, they are not treated well enough. We don't attach enough importance to them. Only when they become strong enough, we attach enough importance to them, for the glory of the sect."
Nan Gong Ling was staring at Lin Feng. His voice was filled with sorrow. He hadn't realized these things until he saw all these disciples willing to leave. His heart was broken after watching all of the disciples who had wanted to leave.
Hard times were the best moment to see who would remain loyal to the sect and who would attach no importance to it at all.
"Unfortunately, I found that out too late. If I had found that out ten years earlier, maybe things would have been different. I would already have accomplished great things like Liu Cang Lan."
At that moment, Lin Feng was expressionless. He also wouldn't have thought that things would turn out this way.
However, Lin Feng admired Nan Gong Ling. Nan Gong Ling cared about the Yun Hai Sect more than himself.
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"For you, it's too late. For him, he still has a chance. If he wishes to go to the Holy Courtyard of Xue Yue then we would welcome him with open arms."
Duan Tian Lang was looking at Nan Gong Ling and Lin Feng. He knew that Lin Feng was a real genius. In comparison to all of the other disciples of the Hao Yue Sect and the Yun Hai Sect, Lin Feng definitely stood at the top. He was such a talented disciple that he had to go to the Holy Courtyard of Xue Yue.
Of course, there was still Wen Ren Yan as well. Even though he had been defeated by Lin Feng, he was still extremely strong and his fighting style was indeed lethal. If Lin Feng hadn't been there then Wen Ren Yan would have been the most outstanding disciple of the Yun Hai Sect.
"Even if they destroy the Yun Hai Sect, they will never kill Lin Feng. He's way too important. He's a unique genius which is only seen once."
"Lin Feng has a bright future with endless possibilities."
Everybody was amazed by Lin Feng's talent and envied him. What did they have to do to be as respected by others as Lin Feng?
Besides, it really seemed like the situation was as Lin Feng had described. In the Yun Hai Sect, those who were weak were bullied and threatened. So the Yun Hai Sect had nothing to offer to those whose strength hasn't manifested itself yet.
"You two, you just have agree to my terms and the doors of the Holy Courtyard of Xue Yue will open themselves for you. There is no need to repeat myself, but statement that the training conditions will be much better than in the Yun Hai Sect is a fact."
Duan Tian Lang was looking directly at Lin Feng and Wen Ren Yan.
"That Holy Courtyard of Xue Yue again…"
Lin Feng thought about the fact that Liu Fei had already solicited him a few times and wanted him to join the Holy Courtyard of Xue Yue but he still hadn't given his reply.
He wouldn't have thought that somebody would ask him to go there again and in such a short period of time. He definitely never thought it would be under these conditions.
Wen Ren Yan looked rigid, he then glanced at the old woman who was standing on his side and then at Duan Tian Lang. He had a evil smile on his face.
"My teacher is great and the Yun Hai Sect respects me… would it be right for me to leave?" Thought Wen Ren Yan.
The old woman had prevented Lin Feng from killing Wen Ren Yan. Wen Ren Yan could finally repay all of the things she had done for him.
"Wen Ren Yan is extremely strong and there is no doubt to his talent. Staying here would just be a waste of his talent. He should definitely go."
"Even though he was defeated by Lin Feng, there is nothing to be ashamed when comparing such geniuses."
The whole crowd was looking at Wen Ren Yan who was furiously looking at Duan Tian Lang.
"The history of the Yun Hai Sect dates back a thousand years and you want to destroy it in the blink of an eye. How tragic, how pitiful! The Yun Hai Sect…….."
While saying this, Wen Ren Yan had released his Blue Bamboo Beast Spirit.
At full speed, he launched himself at Duan Tian Lang while shouting loudly.
"The Yun Hai Sect's will live on through me. I will become stronger than anyone within the sect has before!"
When he finished his sentence, Wen Ren Yan had already landed next to Duan Tian Lang while looking as evil as always.
The entire crowd was surprised. They didn't know what Wen Ren Yan was doing and they only saw an evil look in his eyes. He was going to betray the sect and join the Holy Courtyard of Xue Yue.
"What a shameless person!"
"He really doesn't care about losing face. How can the sect create such disgusting and shameless person?"
Many disciples and elders were cursing at him.
"Haha…." Duan Tian Lang paused and then said while smiling: "A wise man submits to circumstances. Wen Ren Yan, do not worry because in the future you will never be forced into such a sorry state."
"Evil little monster!!!"
The old woman looked furious and released an extremely cold Qi and then she rushed towards Wen Ren Yan.
At the moment when the old woman was passing next to Duan Tian Lang, he swung down towards her using his gigantic sword.
A loud thunderous impact spread through the Life and Death Arena. The body of the old woman was thrown back to where she was initially standing and she couldn't help but feel a sensation of fear fill her heart.
"Teacher, don't worry. In the future, I will become much stronger than you ever could. I will never disappoint you."
Wen Ren Yan was looking at his teacher with eyes filled with arrogance. The old woman who was forcefully repressing her injuries could not help but spit out a mouthful of blood after hearing these words. It had been a long time since she had seen the sight of her own blood.
"Don't be impatient."
Duan Tian Lang was staring at the old woman while watching her movements closely and then looked at Lin Feng and said: "What about you? Will you accept my offer like Wen Ren Yan? The Yun Hai Sect has made you suffer greatly, is there even any reason for you to give it face?"
Lin Feng looked at Duan Tian Land with a calm look as if everything that had happened did not affect him in any way. It was impossible to remove the serenity covering Lin Feng's face.
Everybody in the crowd was staring at Lin Feng while impatient to hear his answer.
"Lin Feng, he's right. The Yun Hai Sect has made you suffer so much. You should go with him. I will not try to prevent you from leaving. Nobody in the Yun Hai Sect will blame you for leaving after everything that has happened."
Nan Gong Ling had spoken these words as he stood motionless on the viewing platform. Wen Ren Yan had accepted so it would be normal for Lin Feng. Wen Ren Yan had been treated completely differently to Lin Feng. He had received a lot of attention from the sect at the beginning. He had been protected, admired and respected by all of the elders. He had also become the direct disciple of a powerful teacher.
Lin Feng was different. He owed nothing to the Yun Hai Sect. Nan Gong Ling hoped from the bottom of his heart that Lin Feng would stay but he also could blame him if he wanted to leave… because he had no reason to stay.
Even if Lin Feng accepted Duan Tian Lang's proposition, Nan Gong Ling wouldn't blame him but he would definitely be depressed..
"You are asking Wen Ren Yan and me at the same time, do you think that I would reply positively knowing that he might go as well?" said Lin Feng with a cold tone. Lin Feng's reply stupefied Wen Ren Yan. Wen Ren Yan could not suppress the hatred which had appeared on his face when he heard the words from Lin Feng's mouth.
"In this world, enemies cannot be enemies forever. Even if you hate him, I will give you both the same chance to join the Holy Courtyard of Xue Yue and the possibility to advance your cultivation in such an amazing environment, where you will receive the best resources. In few years, you can kill him if that is your wish. I will stay out of personal grudges. All that matters is if you have the strength to achieve your goal."
"No." said Lin Feng while shaking his head: "If you have me then you don't have him, if you have him then you don't have me."
Lin Feng was strict with his words which made Duan Tian Lang frown.
"What do you want then?" said Duan Tian Lang.
"I want to kill him, right now." Lin Feng's ruthless words had surprised Wen Ren Yan… that bastard…
"Are there no other solutions?" asked Duan Tian Lang.
"No other solution will ease my anger. This is the only option." replied Lin Feng.
Duan Tian Lang was surprised and after a small moment said: "Alright. But first, you have to promise that you will join us. Once you have joined our side and agreed to my offer then I will kill him where he stands."
"BOOM." Wen Ren Yan had the impression that a bomb had detonated in his brain. Lin Feng just had to agree for Duan Tian Lang….. to kill him?
He was betraying the sect which had nurtured him and what was going to happen in the end?! How ridiculous.
Everybody watching felt a cold shiver run down their spines. Surprisingly, Duan Tian Lang attached so much importance to Lin Feng that he suddenly was ready to kill Wen Ren Yan to make Lin Feng join them.
It looked like Wen Ren Yan was going to die a miserable death.
"No. You must kill him first." replied Lin Feng shaking his head as firm as before.
"If I kill him, will you go back on your promise?" said Duan Tian Lang while shaking his head as well: "Are you trying to use me?"
Lin Feng smiled when he heard Duan Tian Lang's words: "You are very smart but you are also very heartless. You are good at manipulating others to your will, I don't like those types of people."
"So do you mean that you are refusing my offer?" said Duan Tian Lang in a slightly angry tone.
"Indeed." Said Lin Feng as he indifferently nodded which made everyone watching astonished.
Lin Feng had surprisingly refused to go to the Holy Courtyard of Xue Yue. He had even tried to trick Duan Tian Lang into killing Wen Ren Yan.
Everybody was looking at Lin Feng with a perplexed expression. Nobody understood why Lin Feng would act in such a way.
"Wen Ren Yan, did you see? You are a piece of trash. When you are not needed anymore, nobody will hesitate to throw you away. Even if you stay alive, you are doomed to forever live in my shadow."
Lin Feng's words were like sharp blades which cut Wen Ren Yan's pride into tiny little pieces. His arrogance and pride had just been crushed, he would never forget this moment.
That's right. Lin Feng just had to nod once and Wen Ren Yan would be killed. How laughable was his situation.
"That's enough." said Duan Tian Lang who was now in a bad mood after being used. Staring at Lin Feng, he said: "I admire your courage but could you give me your reason for refusing my offer?"
Duan Tian Lang thought that Lin Feng hated the Yun Hai Sect because of everything that he had said. He could easily kill Wen Ren Yan at any time if it would convince Lin Feng to join them.
"Even though the Yun Hai Sect itself doesn't mean much to me, I have a debt of gratitude owed for Protector Bei's recognition and appreciation. He cares about me deeply and has continued to protect me. Besides, in the Yun Hai Sect, I have friends who are like brothers to me. How could I ever abandon them for worldly items?"
Lin Feng still had a very calm look on his face. He then added with an indifferent tone: "I, Lin Feng, have my own talents and my loyalty cannot be bought."
His voice wasn't loud but everybody heard and understood him clearly.
"Protector Bei cares about me."
"How could I ever abandon them for worldly items?"
These were sentences that the entire crowd of disciples would never forget just like the sound which came from the drums on the Precipice of Zhangu. This would be something which they would never forget in their lifetime.
Although they sounded like simple words, it was not something that just anyone could have said under these circumstances.
At that moment, many people thought of Protector Bei and realized how important he was to the sect.
Protector Bei was really proud of two things in his life. The first one was that he had accepted Liu Cang Lan as his student and the second was Lin Feng.
That young disciple's words had profoundly touched him.
"Protector Bei, you don't make mistakes. I have eyes but I did not recognise Mt. Tai and now I realize that we have such a wonderful disciple within the sect."
Nan Gong Ling could not help but praise Protector Bei and scold himself.
The old woman was also looking at Protector Bei and said: "You have a much better eye than I do. I'll remember our agreement."
"Don't worry." said Protector Bei while nodding which made a bunch of people curious. They were all wondering what these two protectors were talking about. People could hear about their agreement but still didn't know what they were talking about.
At that moment, Duan Tian Lang had a furious look on his face.
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"Hehe, to be honest, I am surprised by your decision."
Duan Tian Lang had a cold smile on the corner of his mouth as he stared at Lin Feng.
"You are a genius. I really appreciate your talent and battle ability. I offered you a great opportunity but you are not willing to seize it. It is very important for you to understand that because you are a genius, you will not be treated like other people who refuse this opportunity, if you refuse, I will have no choice but to act rashly. I will not let you off and I will not be able to let you continue living."
"If you refuse, you are doomed."
Duan Tian Lang suddenly filled with killing intent as a strong Qi was released and shot towards Lin Feng.
Lin Feng's expression didn't change from his usual calm expression. He obviously understood what Duan Tian Lang meant but he had already understood the consequences of his choices. Some decisions in life needed to be chosen carefully as it could lead a person to their own death.
"Duan Tian Lang, I will not allow you to touch him."
At that moment, Liu Fei suddenly jumped in front of Lin Feng to prevent Duan Tian Lang from attacking Lin Feng. She looked extremely furious at his actions.
She had always thought that Lin Feng was a pervert with hidden intentions. She hadn't thought that Lin Feng could say such touching and moving things while his life was at stake. He had now shown his true character. Everything he had said so far had deeply moved Liu Fei. She had discovered a new aspect of his personality that she had never noticed before.
Lin Feng was such a great talent that he couldn't die. It would be such a pity if he died here under these circumstances.
At that moment, the situation was critical for the Yun Hai Sect. Liu Fei was using her own life to stand up for the sect and protect it. She had hope that she could avoid the worst possible outcome.
"Fei Fei, he must die."
Duan Tian Lang sounded really firm in his resolution.
"I will not allow you to touch him." said Liu Fei as she grew more and more furious. She stared at Duan Tian Lang with evil eyes.
"Fei Fei, why do you care so much about him? What does he mean to you?" Duan Tian Lang's son, Duan Han, was staring at Lin Feng. He had recognized him from their earlier encounter. On the day which he came to the Yun Hai Sect with Chi Xie armored cavalry, they had stopped because Liu Fei knew him. However she had said they were only fellow disciples of the same sect and nothing more.
But at that moment, Liu Fei was protecting Lin Feng with her life. Duan Han was troubled. He was a genius and had always hoped that Liu Fei would become his wife.
"Our relationship is none of your business." Liu Fei said while intensely staring at Duan Han. Then she glanced at all the Chi Xie armored cavalry and sighed: "You should all listen to me, I don't care about who you are, your status, or even whose orders you are acting upon. I will not allow you to touch him, otherwise I will inform my father and his army will come to take care of you."
Duan Han's face looked extremely ugly at that moment. He then said in an extremely cold tone: "Fei Fei, do you like this young man?"
"It's none of your business." said Liu Fei furiously. Whom she liked was none of Duan Han's business.
Duan Han was stupefied. His expression changed from shock to a face which resembled an evil demon. He then said in an ice cold tone: "Alright. Alright… Now there is a second reason for him to die"
"Lin Feng, you're always saying long and righteous words, what the hell are you doing now hiding behind that girl?"
Lin Feng was smiling wryly… Liu Fei was always protecting him.
Lin Feng moved in front of Liu Fei, took her hand and whispered: "You're my girlfriend, how could I let you protect me?"
"Hmphh…"
Liu Fei looked embarrassed but a smile had appeared on her face. That bastard, when had he learnt to be a gentleman?
But Duan Han's face became even uglier as he shouted: "Your girlfriend?! What gives you the right to say that Liu Fei is your girlfriend? Lin Feng, do you dare to come and fight with me!"
"Lin Feng, don't!" Said Liu Fei with a hint of worry.
Liu Fei pulled on Lin Feng's sleeve to stop him. She clearly know how strong Duan Han was. His power was even more frightening that that of Wen Ren Yan. His sword was infinitely more powerful than what Lin Feng had displayed earlier.
But… How could Lin Feng retreat now?"
"Don't you dare?" Laughed Duan Han.
Lin Feng moved towards Duan Han. Duan Han was about eighteen years old. Even if he was extremely strong, there was no reason for Lin Feng not to be able to fight against him.
"Hmph, alright." Snorted Duan Han.
He had an evil covering his face. As he held his sword a great quantity of sword Qi emerged and was released in the atmosphere.
That sword Qi was getting more and more intense while it violently whistled through the atmosphere. Slowly it started to gather another power.
"Sword force."
The entire crowd was stupefied. That was sword force which he was using. Duan Tian Lang's son, Duan Han, was using the same force as Lin Feng. The sword force he was releasing was cutting through the atmosphere and filling the entire arena. The Qi from his sword was even stronger than that of Lin Feng but Lin Feng's sword force was much more powerful than that of Duan Han.
Lin Feng was surprised. He unsheathed his sword and just like Duan Han, he released his sword force.
"Tsk, a sword master doesn't necessarily need to use his sword, pay attention." Said Duan Han.
Suddenly, Duan Han moved his hand and it seemed like his sword Qi was suddenly mixing with the Qi contained within the earth and the heavens. His sword was glowing as Qi qould circulate in and out of his sword.
The crowd was stupefied. It looked like pure Qi was being released from his sword. How could Duan Han be so monstrously powerful?
It had to be a skill, an extremely strong and powerful skill.
"Sword."
Duan Han shouted loudly. An extremely powerful yet pure Qi was emerging out from the palm of his hand while emitting a radiant light.
The sword Qi in the air took the shape of a sword and looked like it was aiming directly at Lin Feng.
At that moment, all the sword Qi and Sword force had combined, and was starting to pressure Lin Feng's body.
The energy sword thrust itself towards Lin Feng at incredible speed.
Lin Feng could dodge but had to be careful as by dodging the sword created from energy he would be open to other attacks.
Duan Han was a genius sword master. He had learnt and practiced many sword skills. Lin Feng had no choice but to recognize that Duan Han was a sword master. Lin Feng didn't think that way about all the sword users he had met before, even if they had a sword spirit, however Duan Han was different.
"Deadly sword."
When Lin Feng saw all the combined sword energy, he grabbed his long sword and released an incredible amount of Qi to block the incoming energy sword.
An incredibly huge amount of sword Qi started to cover the entire arena. However, it seemed like Lin Feng's sword Qi was unable to compete with the sword energy which was released by Duan Han.
"How powerful!" His pupils started to dilate. At that moment, he could already feel the sword energy released by Duan Han growing closer which suddenly made Lin Feng feel imminent danger. He could not help but groan as he was in a dangerous situation.
But the most terrifying thing was the sword energy which continued to thrust at Lin Feng.
"BOOOM!!"
Lin Feng was projected back several steps and blood started to drip from the corner of his mouth. A bright red blood was dripping down his chin.
Lin Feng's robes were ragged and his body was riddled with wounds.
Liu Fei who wasn't far behind him ran straight towards him and offered her hand to help him stand.
"I'm alright." said Lin Feng indifferently while shaking his head. All the sword Qi and sword force started to combine into another energy sword. Even though Lin Feng was defeated, he would still remain brave until the end.
"How Powerful!"
"He's not that much older than Wen Ren Yan but he's much stronger!"
"That's another genius, a genius sword master!"
The crowd was thinking all sorts of things. A sword master was extremely powerful, much more than expected.
"Do you see now? You cannot even withstand a single attack. We have nothing in common. You will forever be chasing my footprints."
Duan Han was staring at Lin Feng and looked extremely cold. He then raised his hand and shouted: "RAISE YOUR BOWS!"
"Hahhhhh!!!"
The loud shout spread throughout the entire atmosphere of the gorge and then all the cavalry mounted on their Chi Xie armored horses raised their bows. They had filled the cliff at the top of the gorge completely.
A terrifying Qi filled the air above the Life and Death Arena.
"I just have to speak once and everybody will fire their bows. They will kill anyone with just a single word from me. How could you even think that you can compete with me?"
"You may lower your bows" Duan Han had told them to lower their bows and all the cavalry instantly lowered their bows.
"Your strength and my strength are not even comparable. You cannot master forces to the same level as me. What makes you think that you can be intimate with Liu Fei when I cannot?"
Duan Han said with an ice cold tone.
"Duan Han, you are a shameless asshole!" shouted Liu Fei furiously cursing at Duan Han.
"If you are so strong now, it is because of the clan in which you grew up, which descends from the Imperial family. You don't know what it is to lack great teachers and resources. Why are you doing this to Lin Feng? Besides, Lin Feng is an expert at learning martial skills and agility techniques. Haven't you noticed that his skills have the power of highest quality Xuan Level skills? He has gained everything by relying on his own power. Are you not ashamed to show off the power you gained from your clan in front of Lin Feng?"
"All you have learnt and all the power you have is because your family and because you have a high status. You have never had to rely on your talent, do you even have any?"
"You cannot deny, however, that I perfectly master all of these skills. You cannot deny that I am now an extremely strong cultivator. Lin Feng and I really have nothing in common." said Duan Han disagreeing with Liu Fei.
"Even if that's the case, what's your problem? Don't forget that you are older than Lin Feng as well. In two years, he will be much stronger than you. You are pathetic and shameless."
Liu Fei was shouting and everyone was nodding in agreement with what she was saying.
That's right. Everything that Liu Fei said to Duan Han was actually justified.
Because Duan Han came from such a powerful family and had such a high status that didn't mean he wasn't gifted or couldn't use forces properly. However was he more gifted than Lin Feng?
Lin Feng's background wasn't as good as Duan Han's. Lin Feng could only rely on himself to gain his power. If Lin Feng switched places with Duan Han, he would probably be many times stronger than him. Besides, Lin Feng was still very young. He was two years younger than Duan Han. Two years was enough for Lin Feng to exceed Duan Han even without the same resources. Lin Feng was much more talented than Duan Han.
"No matter what you say, strength is strength, weakness is weakness. Today, he will die." Said Duan Han furiously.
"Alright, we don't need you to get involved, Fei Fei. Sooner or later, you will become a member of my family so come and stand next to me."
Duan Tian Lang had said that while looking at Liu Fei. It sounded like he was convinced that Liu Fei would someday become the wife to his son.
"In your dreams! I, Liu Fei, will never be a member of your family!" Screamed Liu Fei in disgust.
"Hmph, Liu Fei, don't say such things in front of me. That's a great offense. Don't forget that the Duan family is also a part of the Imperial Clan."
Duan Tian Lang moved his arm. Immediately after, all the cavalry on their Chi Xie armored horses once again raised the bows that they had just put down.
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"Alright. That's enough for today. I am offering you a great opportunity but you don't know how to appreciate it. Since you have decided to act this way, then….."
Duan Tian Lang suddenly stopped speaking and then raised his hand.
He waved his hand down as a signal and then a storm of arrows began whistling through the air while releasing a strong Qi.
"They're attacking!"
The whole crowd had now realized that they were in danger. After that they saw Duan Tian Lang wave his hand again and say the following words; "Total extermination!"
These two words resonated in everybody's mind as if the words were said by a terrifyingly evil god.
"Whoosh…Whoosh…Whoosh…"
Whistling sounds filled the entire atmosphere. What seemed like an endless shower of arrows was piercing through the atmosphere above the Stormy Gorge. However no arrows were aimed at the stage of the Life and Death Arena where Duan Tian Lang was standing, this was the only location which was not a target for arrows.
The whole crowd was looking at the arrows flying above their heads and were terrified. Most of them had already given up all hope of escaping alive.
There were so many arrows and each of them was as swift and powerful as a meteor crashing down from the heavens. The cavalry on the Chi Xie armored horses were definitely incredibly powerful.
Horrible shrieks could be heard and resonated through the entire gorge. Some of the Yun Hai Sect's disciples had been hit by arrows in the head, shoulders, chest and arms… Bright red blood was filling the gorge like an ocean.
Only the strongest cultivators within the gorge had managed to avoid the arrows. It was already difficult to dodge the arrows and this was also only the first wave of arrows.
Nan Gong Ling was looking at the arrows flying above his head. He was still standing on the bleachers. Some arrows flew above his head but he managed to disintegrate them into dust which then continued flying past him. An immense sorrow could be seen in Nan Gong Ling's eyes while he was looking around at the current scene. He then closed his eyes because he couldn't stand seeing all his precious disciples being killed before his eyes. All these disciples admired him and worshipped him as the Patriarch. In front of that spectacle, he felt absolutely powerless.
The Elders of the sect were feeling the same as they watched the bloody spectacle before them. They would have never expected that the Yun Hai Sect would ever go through such horrible hardships. This truly felt like a nightmare. They would never have expected the total extermination of the Yun Hai Sect would occur on this day.
The first wave of arrows had finally come to an end. The blood from all the dead disciples created a small river of blood which was flowing through the gorge which was drowned in silence.
Lin Feng, who was standing inside the Life and Death Arena, was calmly looking at the blood flowing through the gorge. The sunlight was shining down on his skin yet he didn't feel any warmth at all. He just felt an endless coldness running through his veins.
In the Stormy Gorge, some people had entered deaths embrace while some others were still struggling against death even in their last moments. Those who were about to die were crying tears of regret while staring at the heavens and screaming in pain.
If this was the previous world, there were many disciples who were still very young and would have still been going to school.
They had parents, brothers and sisters… Their future was still filled with endless possibilities.
They had come to the Yun Hai Sect to become stronger and to receive an education in cultivation. They had come hoping to improve their lives and allow their families to have better living conditions.
But after Duan Tian Lang's voice resonated in the atmosphere, their future of endless possibilities had turned to dust. Death was already here for them and their bodies were already floating within a sea of blood.
Lin Feng's heart had never felt so cold. He felt so cold that he had the feeling his heart was losing blood through stab wounds. These young disciples were just like him: made of blood and flesh. They still had a long life before them. Many of these young disciples had done nothing wrong and were just trying to improve their families well being.
"Psssshhhhhhhhh………"
Lin Feng took a long and deep breath of the desolation before him. He then looked closely at a thicker artery of that bright red river of blood with his eyes wide open and had the feeling that he was drowning in an endless pit of sorrow.
The strong cultivators could steal the future which belonged to the weaker people of this world… They could slaughter them and exterminate them as they would do to bugs.
That was the cruel and sad reality of this world. Those who were not powerful were like insects to be crushed by those stronger cultivators.
"Fire….."
Duan Tian Lang's voice spread throughout the atmosphere again making the stones of the gorge tremble. Sharp and deadly arrows started piercing through the air again like evil spirits falling from the sky.
Horrible shrieks spread throughout the atmosphere. There was nothing to be done though. The ordinary disciples who were particularly vulnerable could only stare on in despair.
"AHHHHH……"
A horrible shout filled with pain and agony filled the gorge.
Liu Fei was kneeling down on the ground looking at the corpses while grabbing her beautiful long hair with such power that it ripped some from her head. Her delicate cheeks no longer had a rosy complexion and she stared on lifelessly.
The ones killing these people were the cavalry on the Chi Xie armored horses… her father's own army.
Those who were being killed were the Yun Hai Sect's disciples… they were her fellow disciples… but also her father's fellow disciples.
She like many others could only stand there and watch the slaughter with broken hearts while unable to prevent the massacre from happening.
"Duan Han, bring her over here." Duan Tian Lang had said with a cold tone while looking at Liu Fei.
Duan Han slightly nodded and moved towards Liu Fei.
But at that moment, an extremely quick and agile silhouette quickly landed in front of Liu Fei. It was Lin Feng.
"Get lost. If you want to die, don't worry, it's only a matter of time." Duan Han said while looking expressionless.
But Lin Feng seemed like he hadn't heard Duan Han's words. He was only staring at him with his pitch black eyes. He was looking at Duan Han with a cold and calm expression.
How ruthless would someone need to be to remain calm while thousands of people had been and were being salughtered?
"Huh?" Duan Han frowned and look at Lin Feng's eyes which looked incredibly evil.
These cold and evil eyes suddenly made Duan Han shiver.
"Since you want to die right now, I will finish you off."
Duan Han shouted while his face twisted in anger. He was furious because he had shivered from fear while in front of Lin Feng and Duan Han felt humiliated.
Even though he didn't deny the fact that Lin Feng was a genius with incredible talent, he still thought that Lin Feng had no right to humiliate him because he was just a nobody from no name clan.
The sight of Lin Feng and Liu Fei caring for each other made him especially furious. He wanted Lin Feng to kneel down at his feet. He wanted to show Liu Fei that Lin Feng was a weakling and a nobody. He could never compare with the majestic blood which ran through his veins.
Duan Han's sword started to glow. He had a Sword Spirit and had been learning sword skills since he was a child. Swords had almost no secrets from him. His sword skills were so advanced that he didn't even need a sword in order to use his sword skills. In his hands, almost anything could become a sword.
An extremely powerful sword Qi emerged from the palm of his hand and created a strong wind moving towards Lin Feng.
Duan Han wasn't using any specific skill. He wanted to show Liu Fei that he was extremely powerful and could kill Lin Feng with a simple wave of his palm.
"Pierce."
Lin Feng's body moved gracefully towards the attack. He grabbed his sword and pierced towards Duan Han's sword Qi aiming exactly at its weakest point.
Duan Han immediately understood. He perfectly understood that the Qi that he was using had taken form. It was very clear to him which part of it was stronger and which part was weaker.
"Pssshhh!"
Duan Han's sword Qi vanished in an instant.
Lin Feng's sword which was filled with a deadly Qi was still moving towards Duan Han at an incredible speed.
Duan Han was surprised but reacted quickly. He raised his right hand and released a strong Qi which shot towards Lin Feng's sword with a whistling sound.
However this Qi still wasn't enough to stop the attack. The sword which was rushing toward him did not even slightly slow down. The sword was still filled with a deadly Qi which smelt like death and destruction.
Duan Han frowned. He was a cultivator of the fourth Ling Qi layer. He was much stronger than Lin Feng, but why did Lin Feng's sword give him such a bad premonition.
Duan Han raised both his hands to stop the extremely powerful deadly Qi but it didn't work. His body was projected backwards by Lin Feng's powerful attack.
"Die!"
Lin Feng said with a calm and ruthless tone. The Qi from his long sword was giving the feeling that death itself was contained within the sword.
His sword force was also emerging endlessly from his long sword. The Qi and force emerging out of Lin Feng's sword looked so natural as if it was absorbed directly from the power of heaven and earth.
"How is that possible?"
Duan Han stared onwards and could not believe his eyes. The sword force, that sword, everything had merged into perfect harmony. Even with his years of training he was unable to perform such a feat.
That sword was as fast as lightning and its power was incredible. Duan Han had absolutely no time to counter an attack with such power. He had no choice but to dodge.
"He's probably using his Sword of Nirvana. Being able to keep up that power even during a second attack is really incredible. Lin Feng is a genius when it comes to learning skills. His power is really terrifying. He will definitely not die today."
Protector Bei's attention had been on Lin Feng from the beginning. Everybody in the Yun Hai Sect could die except for Lin Feng.
Protector Bei wasn't being cruel or merciless when thinking that everybody could die except for Lin Feng. He just thought that if only one person survived, it had to be Lin Feng because he was the only hope of a future that the sect had. Protector Bei even thought that if he had to die, it wouldn't be a problem as long as Lin Feng stayed alive.
"Shadow Steps"
Duan Han started moving at full speed. His entire body looked like a shadow while it tried to escape Lin Feng's deadly sword.
He then stopped and looked at his clothes. They were torn and ragged from almost taking that previous attack. When he saw that, his face changed and he looked hideously evil.
Lin Feng had surprisingly almost injured him and had managed to tear his clothes.
If he had been a single step slower then that deadly sword would have directly pierced into his chest.
Duan Han could only feel extraordinary shame and humiliation. He, who had broken through to the fourth Ling Qi layer, had suddenly almost been injured by Lin Feng, who had only broken through to the second Ling Qi layer. Just like a moment ago, he had been humiliated by Lin Feng again.
"You are very lucky but now I will have to get serious."
Duan Han was trying to hide his anger and remain calm. He was, of course, not going to admit that he had almost been injured by Lin Feng because of his own arrogance. He would rather attribute it to Lin Feng's luck.
"You have broken through to the fourth Ling Qi layer. I have broken through to the second Ling Qi layer. You are apparently extremely strong and apparently I'm not even worth the effort of fighting. Yet I almost injured you and then you attribute it to luck. I see you must not have been serious when you just ran away with your tail between your legs. Duan Han, don't you think that you are shameless pretending to this extent?"
Lin Feng had a smile on the corner of his mouth. His pitch black eyes were radiating killing intent. His words were ridiculing Duan Han.
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"How can you be so shameless here?!"
Liu Fei had moved closer to Lin Feng. She was looking at Duan Han with an icy stare, her eyes were filled with hatred and contempt.
Duan Tian Lang and his son had destroyed the Yun Hai Sect. She would make sure that these two disgusting people were going to regret it for their entire life.
When Duan Han heard that Liu Fei was insulting him, his face looked really ugly. Duan Han had always thought that Liu Fei would become his wife and seeing his future wife insult him and protect another man had made him furious.
"I am shameless? That piece of trash is not even able to defeat me and I am shameless?" said Duan Han while coldly looking at Lin Feng and then said: "Fei Fei, I will show you the gigantic gap that exists between him and me. The difference is way too big."
"I am at the second Ling Qi layer and you are the fourth Ling Qi layer. You are obviously very strong but bragging in front of me can definitely be described as being shameless." Said Lin Feng who wasn't scared of Duan Han in the slightest. He then added: "If you are brave enough then try and attack me."
"Hmph, I will just show you that I don't even need to move from where I stand to defeat you." Shouted Duan Han.
Duan Han was furious because of Lin Feng's sharp tongue. He stood in the same position while waiting for Lin Feng to make the first move.
Lin Feng's dark eyes revealed a slightly happy expression for a second.
Lin Feng suddenly closed his eyes and had a feeling of absolute peace and serenity. He felt at peace in this world made of darkness.
The loudest noise would not have been able to disturb Lin Feng at that moment. In Lin Feng's mind, there was only a dark world filled with coldness and the smell of death.
Lin Feng had the feeling that there was no sword Qi existing in this world and the Life and Death Arena was absolutely calm inside this world of darkness.
At that moment, a grayish black shadow emerged out of Lin Feng's sword slowly filling the atmosphere. It looked like the shadow of death which had come to claim the dead.
Death is cold. Death is dark. Death is here.
Lin Feng opened his eyes and they were filled with an indescribable darkness which made him look even more heartless than before.
Lin Feng started moving and the grayish black Qi which was emerging out from his long sword started to follow him.
His sword looked like it could annihilate all of the ten thousand things within creation.
He then began another strike using the skill Sword of Nirvana.
"Lonely sword."
The force diffused by the sword was much weaker than before. The Qi didn't make whistling sounds as it pierced through the air. The sword this time seemed lonely and silent.
The sword carried the smell of death as if it was going to annihilate everything within the world to make itself the only thing remaining; a lonely sword.
Duan Han's face drastically changed. It was as if he understood the danger of the sword which was in Lin Feng's hand. He was surrounded by such a terrifying energy which smelt like death and battle, he could not help but tremble in fear.
"Celestial Propulsion!"
Duan Han used a high quality skill of the Xuan Level. An extremely powerful essence appeared in front Duan Han's body while he started to retreat.
"Crrrr…."
A small sound was heard. The lonely sword had the power to annihilate all things within creation. Even Duan Han's high quality Xuan level technique had vanished when it touched the energy emitted by Lin Feng's sword.
"Get lost."
At that moment, a loud shout spread throughout the atmosphere. A dazzling sword broke the Qi from the lonely sword. Lin Feng's body was projected back like a leaf in the wind but the attack eventually reached its destination and Lin Feng coughed out several mouthfuls of blood.
The one who had attacked was Duan Tian Lang. His face had grown extremely cold. He looked like he was ready to murder Lin Feng on the spot.
Sword masters were in perfect fusion with their swords to the extent that they could exchange energy with each other.
This was called unity force. Unity force enabled sword masters to move but powered by the sword force granted by their swords. It also enabled them to carry out even stronger and more powerful attacks which no longer relied on Qi.
Only real geniuses could learn to master their force to such an extent. They would need to be at a minimum of the Ling Qi layer to use unity force. However the force was much more efficient and powerful when cultivators had broken through to the fifth or sixth Ling Qi layer before using it.
Duan Han, Duan Tian Lang's son, at the moment when he had broken through to the third Ling Qi layer had learnt how to use unity forces. He was a real genius.
The sword Qi and sword force released when using unity force is not easily dispersed. Unity force was thickly condensed with power and several times stronger than normal forces. Only sword masters who were geniuses could comprehend the power behind unity force before having reached the Xuan Qi layer.
Lin Feng who had only broken through to the second Ling Qi layer had managed to trick Duan Han. Lin Feng had started using unity force a moment ago but he couldn't control it which is why Duan Tian Lang had time to interrupt his attack.
At that moment, Lin Feng had blood spilling out of the corner of his mouth but his dark eyes were still revealing a happy expression.
"Father and son fighting together against a single disciple. We really do have nothing in common. I could never be that shameless."
Lin Feng's words were so sharp that Duan Han had the feeling he was being stabbed through the heart.
"You shut the hell up!" said Duan Han extremely furious which made him look like a demon. He hated Lin Feng from the bottom of his heart.
"Duan Han, what's the point in arguing with someone who is already dead?" Duan Tian Lang had said that in a loud yet indifferent voice and then started moving straight towards Lin Feng.
"Duan Tian Lang, attacking junior disciples is really the worst thing a wise senior cultivator could do. You are a worthless person."
Nan Gong Ling and a few elders fell from the sky and landed in the Life and Death Arena just in front of Lin Feng.
Duan Tian Lang stepped forward however when he saw all the elders who were accompanying Nan Gong Ling he hesitated. Suddenly, an extremely powerful Qi filled with the atmosphere and the sky looked like it was going to collapse under the pressure.
"We will slowly kill these old guys over time but first we must kill Lin Feng."
Duan Tian Lang had said this with a neutral tone as if he had said nothing special. He had brought along some outstanding cultivators to support him and did not fear the power of the Yun Hai Sect: the Patriarch of the Hao Yue Sect, the Patriarch of the Ice and Snow Village Mountain as well as the one of the Mo Shou Sect. They were all monstrously powerful cultivators in their own right. They had also brought along their elders and disciples as support. They were a much stronger fighting force than the Yun Hai Sect.
At this time, their goal was to annihilate the Yun Hai Sect, take everything that belonged to them and then share it equally between them.
That was actually one of the reasons why Duan Tian Lang had managed to convince all these Patriarchs to join him and help him get outstanding disciples to send them to the Holy Courtyard of Xue Yue.
There were many things to take from the Yun Hai Sect: amazing treasures, profound skills and agility techniques, as well as these outstanding young disciples.
"Chi Xie armored cavalry troops, slaughter them all."
Duan Tian Lang made a wave of his hand. Immediately the cavalry on the Chi Xie armored horses started galloping towards the inside of the gorge.
"Duan Tian Lang, I am the Patriarch of the Yun Hai Sect, if you want to destroy it then you will need to fight against me."
Nan Gong Ling started moving with extreme speed and a gigantic Qi which contained elements of force shot straight towards Duan Tian Lang.
"Why would I be scared?" said Duan Tian Lang while smiling coldly and then, his body immediately rose into the air.
Nan Gong Ling followed him into the air. High up in the air, Duan Tian Lang's sword started glowing and hr tried to attack Nan Gong Ling with an extremely powerful sneak attack.
"BOOM!!"
The gigantic Python Fish had its wings wide open and the Patriarch of the Mo Shou Sect was sitting atop it looking evil. The eyes of the beast were extremely terrifying.
"How evil."
Protector Bei released his crane spirit then it flew up at the speed of lightning and threw itself at the flying Python Fish. Everybody else was choosing an opponent and a large scale battle began to take place.
It was a huge battle field filled with blood and power. It was like a hurricane was moving from place to place and leaving behind destruction and bodies.
On the ground, in the air, no matter where it was within the stormy gorge there were battles taking place.
The fighting stage of the Life and Death Arena was shaking so much that it looked like it was going to collapse under the pressure.
Lin Feng's pitch black eyes were looking around at the huge battle. Lin Feng had the feeling that the Patriarch, Protector Bei and these elders of the sect were fighting for him. Lin Feng would have never thought that these people would try to annihilate the Yun Hai Sect. He especially never thought that so many people would fight for him.
An extremely cold feeling invaded his heart like a waterfall of ice. Lin Feng felt a sudden sense of belonging within the Yun Hai Sect, people were fighting for him. They were risking their lives to protect him.
Nan Gong Ling, Protector Bei as well as other elders were very powerful. They might have the power to win this battle or scare the opponent from the fight without risking their lives. Nothing was certain but at least there was still some hope to be found. However they were all fighting with their life on the line because of him, a disciple of the Yun Hai Sect.
"The Yun Hai Sect."
Lin Feng whispered the name of the sect while looking at the sun light that was shining down on the river of blood.
"Lin Feng."
At that moment, a voice spread throughout the atmosphere. Lin Feng turned around and was surprised.
He only saw someone with a cold look who was moving towards the fighting stage. The eyes of this person looked like they were ready to murder.
It was Mo Xie!
"Filthy Animal."
Lin Feng saw Mo Xie's cold smile getting clearer and clearer as Mo Xie was approaching him.
In such a horrible and desperate situation, Mo Xie who was an Elder wasn't fighting for the Yun Hai Sect but was moving towards Lin Feng to settle personal grudges. In that chaotic and apocalyptic situation, Mo Xie had decided he would use the opportunity to kill Lin Feng.
"Why would you kill me now? What's the point? Wouldn't it be better to try surviving now?!"
Lin Feng was looking at Mo Xie who was moving towards him with a cold murderous look.
"Well, do you think that if I hand you over to Duan Tian Lang, he will still want to kill me? In such circumstances, I will not need to struggle to survive and can live comfortably."
Mo Xie had a particularly evil smile on the corner of his mouth. Lin Feng was astonished to hear such shameless words leave the mouth of an elder. It was already impossible to be more shameless and despicable than Mo Xie.
"I really admire you. Being so incredibly shameless and on top of that being able to smile with happiness while you watch your sect be destroyed." said Lin Feng.
"Why? Why not just consider winners to be great and losers to be trash? Losers in my eyes are always in the wrong. Duan Tian Lang is powerful and if he wants to annihilate the Yun Hai Sect, then it is useless to go against his will. Those risking their lives for the Yun Hai Sect right now are stupid and ignorant losers."
Not only was Mo Xie cruel and heartless but he also sounded extremely arrogant. It really seemed like he had no values at all.
"Since it's like that, come, I will end your pitiful life."
These words had come directly from Lin Feng' heart. It seemed easier said than done but Lin Feng already looked like he was ready to kill Mo Xie.
Mo Xie frowned and suspiciously stared at Lin Feng.
A second later, Mo Xie looked relaxed again as if he was worrying for no reason. Even though Lin Feng was a genius, it was impossible for him to kill Mo Xie.
"Such a pity… I will kill you like an insect between my two fingers. I will make you die slowly and painfully."
Mo Xie released his Boa Vine Spirit and immediately vines emerged beneath Lin Feng's feet.
Mo Xie was attacking Lin Feng with a surprise attack even though they greatly differed in power. Lin Feng was suddenly wrapped up in the vines from the sudden attack. Surprisingly, Lin Feng was not attempting to resist.
Mo Xie hadn't noticed that Lin Feng had a smile on his face.
"It looks like you have already given up. Don't worry, I will kill you very slowly and use your head as a trophy." said Mo Xie while looking extremely cruel.
At that moment, a shadow was climbing up Mo Xie's body.
That shadow was intangible. It was almost invisible and did not look like something that should exist within this world.
"Is that so?"
Suddenly, Mo Xie stopped moving. His body was no longer under his control. He shivered from head to toe in fear.
It's him!!!
Mo Xie would never forget that day when that black shadow had completely oppressed him.
At that moment, there was a shadow that was preventing him from moving.
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"Lin Feng, you already knew about this, right?"
Mo Xie had the feeling that his body was completely frozen. He was unable to move. Lin Feng, a moment before, hadn't dodged his attack but he had allowed himself to be attacked willingly.
But that shadow hadn't appeared since the last time so how could Lin Feng have any idea that it would appear?
"Elder."
Mo Xie said that to the shadow but didn't dare try to move. He was scared because his life could end in a single moment.
"The sect has such degenerate Elders like you remaining, this is such a disgrace."
The voice came out of nowhere. Suddenly, a dark green light flashed through the air with incredible speed. No silhouette was seen, only a light as it flashed through the air. When the light vanished, the silhouette had finally appeared. This person was wearing a black cloak which seemed to hide part of his face. Suddenly, the silhouette took out a dagger which had bright red blood dripping from the tip.
That blood was obviously Mo Xie's.
Mo Xie was still standing at the same place as a moment before and was still completely motionless.
His eyes were wide open as if he couldn't believe his eyes, he still could not believe that within that split second that elder had ended all his chances of life in this world.
Blood suddenly started spilling out from his throat and his body collapsed heavily onto the ground.
"I would have never thought that, someday, I would use this dagger against an Elder of the sect. How lamentable."
The old man's voice sounded desolate.
"Protector Kong." said Lin Feng to the old man in the black cloak.
So that's how it was. That shadow belonged to the old man who protected the Precipice of the Abyss.
"How did you know that I was here?"
Protector Kong looked at Lin Feng while nodding. When he used his Shadow Spirit, there was only a shadow. A moment ago, Protector Kong hadn't revealed that he had arrived and yet Lin Feng had willingly lured Mo Xie into attacking him.
"Perception."
Lin Feng replied calmly. His spirit enabled him to sense the world. He didn't need his eyes to observe it. He could sense and perceive all things and their movements.
In Lin Feng's brain, that world of darkness was actually extremely clear as if he was the creator of the darkness. Everything that surrounded him was known to him and appeared with total clarity.
Even though Protector Kong had been using his shadow, Lin Feng had surprisingly been able to sense his presence. Lin Feng then understood that the shadow was the one that had protected him last time he had been attacked by Mo Xie.
Protector Kong then nodded.
"Lin Feng, you are the most extraordinary young man that I have ever met. You are a true genius. Leave this place and go far away. Go as far as you can and let's hope that someday, the Yun Hai Sect will be reborn again." Protector Kong's voice was filled with sadness. He was a protector of the Yun Hai Sect and on that day, the sect which he was protecting, was being exterminated.
"If I am alive, I will definitely bring the Yun Hai Sect into the future."
Lin Feng solemnly nodded as a sign that he was making a promise to the old man. However he still had to get out of that massacre alive.
Duan Tian Lang would never let him off.
"Aaaaahhh!"
In the sky, blood was raining down. Someone wearing dark clothes had been killed. It looked like an Elder of the Yun Hai Sect.
"Kong Ming, I've been waiting for you for a while."
Then a silhouette fell from the sky and landed in front of Protector Kong.
Protector Kong was speechless and he was shaking in anger. His facial expression suddenly drastically changed and he vanished in the blink of an eye. There was only his shadow remaining on the ground.
At that moment, a silhouette in the sky was looking at the blood and then at Mo Xie's cadaver on the ground. That person's face was filled with hatred.
"Yun Hai Sect, I have done so much for you and in the end, you end up killing my only son. How could you!"
Mo Cang Lan had gone insane. He turned around and looked at Duan Tian Lang and Nan Gong Ling who were fighting.
"Die!" thought Mo Cang Lan evilly. His silhouette then flashed through the atmosphere and landed next to Nan Gong Ling and he wholeheartedly started fighting on Duan Tian Lang's side against Nan Gong Ling.
Nan Gong Ling didn't know that Mo Xie was dead so he didn't understand what was happening. Mo Cang Lan's attack projected Nan Gong Ling straight towards Duan Tian Lang's sword.
Suddenly, blood gushed out of Nan Gong Ling's left arm and mixed with the bright light released by the sword. Nan Gong Ling's left hand had been completely cut off by the sword.
"Mo…. Cang… Lan!"
Nan Gong Ling fell down onto the ground but didn't even look at his hand which had been cut off. Instead, he was staring at Mo Cang Lan who had pushed him into the attack… Mo Cang Lan, his friend and a Great Elder of the Yun Hai Sect.
"This is my revenge." said Mo Cang Lan coldly while looking at Mo Xie's corpse lying on the ground.
Nan Gong Ling then noticed Mo Xie's corpse, and his own wound… then at Protector Kong in the middle of a fight.
Mo Xie had been killed by Protector Kong.
Nan Gong Ling was obviously able to understand what had happened.
"It is good that he finally got what he deserved."
Nan Gong Ling said while sounding indifferent. He then looked around him. He saw that many Elders were in weak positions and that the opponents still had many people who hadn't even gotten involved in the fights yet. They were just there to prevent people from escaping.
"All the members of the Yun Hai Sect, gather around me immediately."
Nan Gong Ling had shouted these words very loudly and suddenly, a multitude of people were coming from all sides towards the fighting stage of the Life and Death Arena.
More and more people stopped fighting against their current opponents; they left them behind and joined Nan Gong Ling on the highest fighting stage.
Apart from Nan Gong Ling who had had his hand cut off, many other people were injured and covered with blood. Lin Feng was standing behind the crowd. He looked calm but his eyes were filled with sorrow in front such a tragedy.
"Do you know what to do now?"
While blood was unceasingly spilling out of Nan Gong Ling's arm, he was fixedly staring at Duan Tian Lang.
Everybody in the crowd didn't need explanations. They all nodded as a sign that they had understood what Nan Gong Ling meant.
"Protector Bei, Take him."
Nan Gong Ling had said that to Protector Bei in a solemn tone.
Protector Bei nodded solemnly. His Crane Spirit, amongst all the people who were present, was the strongest and the quickest of spirits. Immediately after, Protector Bei landed on Lin Feng's side. He released his spirit, spread his wings and grabbed Lin Feng.
Lin Feng had finally understood what Nan Gong Ling meant. They wanted……
Everybody, including all of the Elders were staring at Lin Feng. All sorts of expressions could be seen on their faces but a few of them revealed… hope!
Everybody was looking at Lin Feng with hope. Lin Feng was their only hope.
Lin Feng had a big headache. He had the feeling that he had just received a mountain of pressure on his shoulders. These strong people wanted to give up their lives to make sure that Lin Feng escaped alive. They wanted to sacrifice themselves for him. All these lives… to save a single life. Many of these people were strong enough that they might be able to survive if they attempted to escape alone.
While there was no bond between Lin Feng and many of these people, they had all chosen to entrust the future to him. Because Lin Feng did not have strong ties to the sect, they did not know what he would do if he escaped alive, but they all still had relieved expressions as if they had done all that they could.
The only one who wasn't looking at Lin Feng was Nan Gong Ling. He was observing the opponents.
"I, Lin Feng, have my own talents and my loyalty cannot be bought."
How could he not have faith in the person who said these words? Nan Gong Ling had only thing in mind, let Lin Feng escape while they cleared a path for him.
"Go!"
Nan Gong Ling shouted extremely loudly, he then immediately jumped into the air again and prepared for battle.
Everybody started moving at the same time as Nan Gong Ling.
"The sect is being destroyed under my reign… Yun Hai Sect, please forgive me! I'm so sorry!"
An extremely powerful Qi was released from Nan Gong Ling's body and he threw himself into battle to clear a path without hesitation. This was the greatest regret of his life, that in his time the Yun Hai Sect had been reduced to such a sorry state.
"You will die!"
A loud shout filled the air and suddenly a glowing sword whistled in the air accompanied by multiple different attacks.
"BOOOM!"
Nan Gong Ling's body turned into nothing but ashes.
The youngest Patriarch in the history of the Yun Hai Sect…. had perished!
Nobody seemed to feel sorry for him or was crying loudly, all the Elders of the Yun Hai Sect were calmly looking at his dead body. They were being attacked from all sides as well as they distracted the enemies from chasing Lin Feng. This was not how things were supposed to be.
Some elders were still trying to dodge the incoming attacks and to fight against the enemies of the sect. They didn't care about dying for the sect but they were still hoping to survive long enough to kill their opponent.
"Die!"
"Die, die, die…."
A strong wind was blowing over the arena. Each and every Elder tried to survive as long as they could and fight sparing no effort while using their full strength. The opponents were only attacking and didn't even need to defend themselves.
Each and every single of these Elders was falling down under the various attacks. This was the last chance that they had to show their will and determination. Lin Feng was looking at them and didn't blink even once. All these people who were fighting to the death would turn their head around and have one last look at Lin Feng before they died.
"Let's go…"
Protector Bei finally started moving at full speed like a comet moving towards the horizon.
The wings of the crane were creating whirlwinds as they flapped through the air. The power of these whirlwinds was painful to Lin Feng like blades striking his skin, but at this moment his heart was in even more pain. His fellow disciples, his friends and even those elders that owed him nothing, but they still gave their lives for him. They were all going to die while he would have to live on.
"Where do you think you are going?"
A loud voice spread throughout the atmosphere. It was just as incisive as ever. A dazzling sword appeared. It was the old man which was stood next to Duan Tian Lang.
"Piercing shadow, die!"
A loud voice spread throughout the atmosphere but seemed to come from nowhere. Only a dark green light flashed but that light, everybody saw it.
The possessor of a Shadow Spirit could kill without moving. He could pull out other people's souls out of their body and take their lives.
"How dare you!" shouted a voice extremely loudly. The shadow and the gigantic dazzling sword collided into each other. For a second, it seemed like they were both attempting to swallow the other. The old man was injured and blood started to flow from his chest.
At that moment, the shadow appeared while the arm and the dagger had disappeared from sight.
Protector Bei hadn't even seen what had just happened and continued flying towards the horizon.
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"You cannot leave."
Another voice spread throughout the air behind Lin Feng and Protector Bei. The Python Fish was spitting in and out a thick smoke. It suddenly opened its gigantic mouth and took a deep whistling breath which resonated in the atmosphere while releasing a strong Qi.
At the same time, a Legendary Roc spread its gigantic wings and flew towards Lin Feng and Protector Bei.
The strong Qi and the air currents in the atmosphere slowed Lin Feng and Protector Bei's escape. Lin Feng had the impression that his body was going to be swallowed by the beasts chasing him.
If Protector Bei wasn't firmly controlling the situation, Lin Feng would have already been eaten by The Python Fish.
The Legendary Roc was a Xuan level beast. It was extremely powerful. Only cultivators of the Xuan Qi layer could control them. A single breath could release an incredible amount of energy and Lin Feng, at that moment, would be unable to withstand even half of a breath.
"Suppress them!"
Teng Wu Shan was on the body of the Legendary Roc and was shouting. He took out some pitch-black chains and threw himself at Lin Feng while attempting a surprise attack.
"Get lost!"
A loud shout was heard. The pitch-black chains had been intercepted by someone and that person was the old woman.
"Go! I will kill this evil animal!"
The old woman's voice was calm but Protector Bei solemnly nodded. There were only two people who were strong enough to catch up with him: one of them was the old man carrying a huge sword and the other was Ten Wu Shan who was riding the Legendary Roc. These two people had both attempted to intercept him with their attacks.
The old man had been injured by Protector Kong so if they managed to kill the Legendary Roc, nobody would be able to catch up with Lin Feng.
Concerning what the old woman had said, Protector Bei had doubts and suspected she wouldn't have the power to kill the roc.
"I still remember our agreement. Please remember to tell Liu Cang Lan, that little bastard, that I forgive him. As far as Wen Ren Yan and Liu Fei's wedding is concerned, let's forget about it, Lin Feng is suitable for this position."
The old woman said calmly. Protector Bei laughed but didn't reply.
"Hmph, you are not allowed to brag until you have actually killed my legendary roc."
Teng Wu Shan said that while smiling coldly. He then made the pitch-black chains shake so much that the old woman almost lost balance. As she looked like she was about to fall, the legendary roc was ready to swallow her whole.
Xuan level beasts were extremely intelligent, thus when the old woman said that she wanted to kill it, she had earned the hatred from the beast.
"An animal is animal!"
The old woman shouted extremely loudly in a cold tone. Her long hair was floating in the air. Then, a viper shadow appeared behind her back. It then seemed like her entire body had transformed into a snake. Immediately after, she threw herself straight towards the open mouth of the legendary roc.
That's right. She didn't resist and instead she hurled herself straight into the mouth of the legendary roc. At that moment, she was inside its body.
When Lin Feng saw that, he was extremely moved.
"Let's go." Protector Bei said indifferently. They looked behind them one last time and flew away at the speed of light.
They only heard a tremendous roar fill the air from a distance away as they continued to move into the horizon. Lin Feng had already guessed what had happened to the legendary roc.
As far as the tensions between Lin Feng and Wen Ren Yan were concerned, Lin Feng didn't hate the old woman at all for having saved Wen Ren Yan. He could understand her and why she had saved her only student. The old woman didn't care about losing face to save her only disciples life.
In the Yun Hai Sect, she was a protector. She was also ready to sacrifice her life for the sect.
That old woman was really ugly and had terrible judge of character but was definitely worthy of respect.
At that moment, nobody was able to catch up with Protector Bei. The wings of his crane spirit were flashing through the air at the speed of light and in the blink of an eye, they had disappeared from the Stormy Gorge without a trace.
Protector Bei and Lin Feng finally escaped from the Yun Hai Sect alive but they didn't have any happy emotions from surviving the catastrophe. They knew that their lives had been saved because of all the blood that was flowing down the Stormy Gorge.
At the Precipice of the Abyss, there were only cliffs and precipices, nothing else. Apart from the passageway leading to these precipices, the only other possibility to access or leave the place was by flying there.
At that moment, the silhouette of a crane was flying towards the Precipice of Zhangu and was about to land by the square room filled with drums.
Lin Feng recognized this place, he was surprised. Actually, he even had doubts. Protector Bei hadn't brought him far away from the Yun Hai Sect, rather he had brought him to the precipice of Zhangu.
"We're going down."
Protector Bei looked at the Precipice of Zhangu and immediately after they landed there. They were surrounded by a dense fog.
"Do you remember this place?" asked Protector Bei to Lin Feng.
Lin Feng didn't really understand why the Protector Bei was asking him that but he nodded and said: "I remember this very well."
"Yes, walking from passageway to passageway and precipice to precipice, you just end up here."
While talking, Protector Bei tapped a stone three times and suddenly a stone wall started moving and a door appeared.
These cliffs and precipices really constituted another world but also offered a scenery of exceptional charm.
"Let's go inside." said Protector Bei while bringing Lin Feng in. Then, the door closed itself making a loud slamming noise.
The place that they entered looked like a temple. It looked like an extremely temple within a palace. It was filled with an antique type of Qi.
In the middle of that temple, there was a painting of a dragon and a phoenix. There were a multitude of pillars as well which were supporting the walls of the ancient temple. On these pillars, there were a myriad of carvings representing different ferocious beasts. Surprisingly, Lin Feng had never seen many of these ferocious beasts. He was shocked that he did not know of the beasts on the carvings.
"The Yun Hai Sect didn't build and established itself here for its physical features. It actually established itself here because they had discovered this temple.
Protector Bei's voice was resonating in the temple and he then continue to introduce the place to Lin Feng: "Extremely strong cultivators in the past must have regularly come here in the ancient times to practice cultivation. Of course, this place may have also been an ancient sect. Some of the most powerful and mysterious skills and techniques that you can find in the Xing Chen Pavilion were actually brought from here. Before we found these skills and techniques, the Xing Chen Pavilion didn't have that many extremely powerful skills. But because news spreads quickly and there are many people with bad intentions, this place is kept secret from everyone within the sect. Only protectors of the Yun Hai Sect know about this place. Even the Patriarch does not know that this temple exists.
Extremely strong cultivators of the ancient times came to practice here? Even the Patriarch didn't know that place?
Lin Feng was touched by the fact he had been told this secret. Surprisingly, only protectors of the sect were allowed to come here.
Lin Feng was observing the temple with all of his attention. It was imposing, gigantic and the Qi flowing in the air was extremely powerful. The temple was filled with all sorts of treasures, skills, techniques and weapons. Even though they were covered in dust, they were all very old and probably extremely powerful.
"Lin Feng, come with me."
Protector Bei started walking and brought Lin Feng into the depths of the temple. A short instant later, they found themselves in front of the entrance of a small room. In the middle of that room, there was a brown wood carving. There was also a bookshelf in which there were many books. Even though they were covered with dust, they were perfectly arranged and sorted which meant that someone had tidied this place recently.
"We're going to take all of the skills and techniques of the Xing Chen Pavilion. They are all handwritten copies. The lowest skills and techniques are of the Xuan level. The highest skills and techniques are of low quality Di level ones. There is an incredible amount of books but they are extremely hard to learn and many cannot be practised. Even the protectors found them difficult to learn. Practicing them even a little bit already enables us to carry out extremely powerful attacks. You can choose an appropriate skill for yourself to learn."
If Lin Feng had come to this place before, he would certainly have been overjoyed but at that moment, he couldn't express the slightest sign of happiness. All the events that had occurred were uninterruptedly appearing in his mind. He couldn't get rid of these horrible images.
"Let's go and check another room."
Protector Bei wasn't done showing things to Lin Feng. He then brought him to another antique room.
"Weapons."
The floor made of stone was diffusing an extremely old yet strong Qi which made Lin Feng feel shivers.
These weapons all had spirits.
These weapons had spirits, they were spiritual weapons.
"You can call them weapons but it would be more precise to call them spiritual weapons."
Protector Bei, continued his explanations while sounding solemn: "Weapon is a word used to describe ordinary weapons but these weapons here have spirits. They are extremely powerful and unique."
Protector Bei walked towards an ancient sword and grabbed it. He then said to Lin Feng: "Give me the sword that you're carrying on your back."
Lin Feng slightly nodded and handed his long sword to Protector Bei.
Protector Bei didn't use any skill or technique but Lin Feng's long sword flew into the air towards Protector Bei and collided into the other sword.
"CLANG!"
An incredibly clear and melodious sound resonated in the room. A sword then moved straight into Lin Feng's hand. That sword was extremely sharp and looked beautiful and shiny.
"All of these weapons are not ordinary weapons. They are all spiritual weapons… an ignorant man can quickly become a criminal… but treasuring a jade ring is also a crime. We have never let the weapons see the real world but from today, all of them will belong to you."
"Belong to me?!" Lin Feng was astonished. Protector Bei was still there alive but he was giving everything to Lin Feng?!
"Indeed, everything that is here now belongs to you." stated Protector Bei solemnly while nodding. He then took a stone which was laying amongst all the weaons. It looked ordinary.
"This is an ancient Na stone. It is empty inside. If you put a drop of blood on the top, the space which is inside that stone will open itself for you."
Protector Bei explained the things to Lin Feng while handing the stone over to him.
Lin Feng used his sword to cut the tip of his finger. He then let a drop of blood fall onto the stone. His blood was slowly flowing on the stone and then something strange happened.
The Na stone diffused a bright and dazzling light. Lin Feng's blood became extremely red and slowly started spreading through the stone.
At that moment, a wonderful sensation and emotion welled up in Lin Feng's heart. It was if Lin Feng and that stone had created an indescribable and unbreakable connection.
Lin Feng had the feeling that his entire consciousness had connected with the stone. Inside of that stone, there was an incredibly huge space which was full of items.
A strangely familiar smell invaded Lin Feng's nostrils which suddenly made him shiver.
"Is it…?"
Lin Feng's pupils were dilated and staring at Protector Bei.
"You are right. This is Nan Gong Ling's Qi. When he was still alive, everything that belonged to him, everything that belonged to the sect was stored in that stone. Now, you are the owner of that stone." declared Protector Bei solemnly. Then, he fixedly stared at Lin Feng and said: "Lin Feng, from today, you are the new Patriarch of the Yun Hai Sect."
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"Lin Feng, from today, you are the new Patriarch of the Yun Hai Sect."
Protector Bei was speaking in a solemn and quiet tone. Lin Feng was trembling from head to toe while staring blankly at Protector Bei.
"Lin Feng, even though the Yun Hai Sect probably has nobody left, I don't want it to let it disappear forever. That was Nan Gong Ling's wish as well. In the future, if you have the chance then I hope that you can rebuild it and revive the Yun Hai Sect."
While looking at the myriad of wrinkles present on the old man's face, Lin Feng nodded solemnly and respectfully.
"If I, Lin Feng, don't die, I will definitely revive the Yun Hai Sect."
"Alright."
Protector Bei smiled and tapped on Lin Feng's shoulder with his right hand.
"Lin Feng, there is something else I have to tell you."
"Protector Bei, please tell me."
"In the past, Fei Fei's father, Liu Cang Lan and Nan Gong Ling were the most outstanding disciples of the Yun Hai Sect which gave endless hope to everybody within the sect. Before Nan Gong Ling became the Patriarch of the Yun Hai Sect there was Nan Gong Ling's teacher and former Patriarch. Actually, he would have preferred to make Liu Cang Lan become the Patriarch. He also wanted to give him his only daughter for marriage."
"But after that, Liu Cang Lan decided to leave the sect abandoning everything behind him. He wanted to let Nan Gong Ling become the Patriarch but what Liu Cang Lan didn't know is that the Patriarch's daughter had already fallen in love with him. Because she had been abandoned by Liu Cang Lan, she was feeling so desperate that…. she committed suicide. Because of the death of his daughter, the Patriarch at the time suffered so much. One day he left the Yun Hai Sect and never came back. Nobody knows whether he was dead or alive."
"Since that moment, Nan Gong Ling became the Patriarch of the sect. Besides, Liu Cang Lan had completely lost face so he couldn't come back to the Yun Hai Sect. As an apology, he made Fei Fei join the Yun Hai Sect… He wanted to apologise to the former Patriarch and to his daughter, even more to the former Patriarch's wife. Her beloved daughter had passed away and her husband had disappeared without leaving trace. Therefore, the old woman had a deep and bitter hatred for Liu Cang Lan. She became Wen Ren Yan's teacher and dreamed of seeing her student getting married with Liu Cang Lan's daughter, Fei Fei. That is why Wen Ren Yan had dared to act such a way in the Yun Hai Sect."
When Lin Feng heard all of these things, his heart was pounding. He was astonished. He wouldn't have thought that the Yun Hai Sect had such secrets. No wonder Wen Ren Yan was so arrogant and dared say that Liu Fei was his. No wonder that the old woman had seemed so eccentric. That explained everything.
"Lin Feng, did you hear the old woman when she told me to tell Liu Cang Lan that she forgave him? She also said that she had no objections to you getting married with Fei Fei. However, this is your private life and I'll let you arrange the things yourself." Protector Bei was speaking honestly, pouring out the content that was locked away in his heart and then continued: "Liu Cang Lan should be in Duan Ren City now. You can go and look for him. He is an honest man. He is afraid of fighting with Duan Tian Lang though. If something happened to Liu Cang Lan, please take good care of Liu Fei."
"Protector Bei, there is nothing happening between Liu Fei and me." said Lin Feng while smiling wryly. The old woman had only said that Lin Feng was better suited for Liu Fei than Wen Ran Yan, did that mean that he had to marry Liu Fei?
"What the old woman said was a suggestion. You have to go tell Liu Cang Lan that Liu Fei is still in the Yun Hai Sect. Duan Tian Lang, considering Liu Fei's status, would never dare kill her… but if Liu Cang Lan fell from power or died, things would be different. Therefore you must take good care of Liu Fei. Besides, Liu Fei is also an outstanding young woman. You two are a perfect match."
"Alright, we have talked enough for now. The temple is yours. Dispose of it as you wish. Don't forget to go and find Liu Cang Lan."
"Protector Bei." Lin Feng's voice was firm. Protector Bei's tone of speech made Lin Feng have an ominous premonition.
"On that side, there is an exit… It leads to the Black Wind Mountain. Please be careful. Of course, you can also practice in the temple. You can wait to become a little bit stronger and then go out." said Protector Bei while scratching his ear. When he finished talking, he turned around and headed to the exit.
"Protector Bei, you…….." Lin Feng's facial expression drastically changed. He ran after Protector Bei and wanted to shout and ask him to stay.
"Lin Feng, I am a Protector of the Yun Hai Sect. While the Yun Hai Sect still exists then I can live, however if it were to be destroyed then how can I continue living without protecting it?!"
When he finished talking, Protector Bei was already leaving. The large stone door opened making a rumbling noise. Protector Bei didn't turn around and left Lin Feng alone within the temple. Lin Feng stared at Protector Bei's back as he left.
Lin Feng had the feeling that lightning was surging in his heart. He was standing there while gazing blankly into the distance. While the stone door was closing itself, Protector Bei's silhouette was gradually vanishing. This would probably be the last time he saw Protector Bei.
Lin Feng understood clearly that this temple didn't only separate him from the rest of the world… It was a spiritual separation like the Yin and the Yang. It was the key to eternal life.
Lin Feng stood there alone at the same place for a long time while staring blankly into the distance and then finally started moving again. He closed his eyes and took a deep sorrowful breath which resonated throughout the temple.
"Patriarch, Protector Bei, Protector Kong, Old Woman… these noble elders… they sacrificed themselves to save my life. They fearlessly handed themselves over to those despicable people to protect me…"
"They are not here anymore… but I am still here… and I have so many things to do."
Lin Feng was talking to himself. His sad expression had turned into a determined expression full of willpower.
It required an extraordinary strength to change destiny. Lin Feng wanted to make these people who had given their lives for him a chance to find peace in death. He would make them proud and they would not die in vain.
"Hao Yue Sect, Ice and Snow Mountain Village, Mo Shou Sect, Duan Clan, Han Xue Tian, Teng Wu Shan, Duan Tian Lang, Duan Han, Mo Cang Lan, Wen Ren Yan."
All these names, all these treacherous people. They were deeply engraved in Lin Feng's memories. He would never forget about them. He would one day get revenge for the events which had happened today.
Lin Feng turned around and walked towards the first room he had visited.
In that room, there was a huge bookshelf full of agility techniques and martial skills. It was divided into sections. One section was dedicated to agility techniques and one section was dedicated to martial skills.
"Blade Cadence, low Di level agility technique, produces pure and sharp energy to propel oneself."
Lin Feng looked at an agility technique but it didn't suit him at all. The best was to possess a Blade Spirit when using that agility technique. Of course, Lin Feng was too weak at the moment to use the energy required. He couldn't learn and practice such agility techniques. After getting stronger and after breaking through to the Xuan Qi layer, he would be able to control pure energy which was extremely powerful.
Lin Feng put the book back into the bookshelf and checked two martial skill books.
"Swift Leaves… skill of the low Di level. Leaves emerge out of the palm of the user. These leaves are faintly discernible and extremely quick. It seems like they have no power, but they can actually penetrate directly into the opponent's body causing internal damage. These leaves are extremely powerful and can go almost unnoticed."
That looked like a skill suited to a female cultivator. It didn't look that strong but if the opponent underestimated that skill, they would probably die in horrible conditions. A female could easily get close and kill her opponent without anyone seeing an attack.
Besides, that attack was faintly discernible which made it almost impossible for opponents to block it.
Lin Feng put it down and looked at another skill.
Deadly Cross Shadow… low Di level skill. Suitable for people whose spirits enable them to become invisible. It is divided into three movements: Vanishing Shadow, Dark Shadow and Deadly Cross Shadow.
"This is similar to Protector Kong's skill!" thought Lin Feng. His heart bounced for a second. It seemed like Protector Kong had only learnt the first part of the skill and had combined it with other skills. Besides, it was a perfect skill for his Shadow Spirit. It was extremely strong.
Too bad that Protector Kong hadn't been able to practice until Dark Shadow Pierce, otherwise, he could have been really invisible.
As far as the last part of the skill was concerned, Deadly Cross Shadow, it was indeed extremely powerful making you almost undetectable by the enemy.
"My Celestial Spirit enables me to release a special cloaking Qi and the illusionary demon makes my opponents suffer of hallucinations. Combined with my spirit, that Deadly Cross Shadow should be perfect."
Lin Feng's heart was racing. That skill had no strength requirement. A cultivator of any Qi layer could learn and practice it as long as they could understand the complexity of the skill.
That skill was only a tool though, a way to complement one's other skills. Bringing Deadly Cross Shadow into play could strongly enhance a person's other abilities.
Lin Feng then continued looking at other skills. He didn't find any other skill which was appropriate for him. He then put all the skills on the bookshelf into the Na stone.
Apart from Lin Feng, the Protectors hadn't told anybody else about that place. These things should be safe in the bookshelf but if Lin Feng had a problem, it was probably better to have them near him, especially in case of emergency.
Lin Feng then went to the other room where there were the spiritual weapons. He also began putting them inside the Na stone.
There were a lot of purity stones in the temple, Lin Feng also put them all in the Na stone.
Purity stones contained pure Qi like that of heaven and earth. Any cultivator who had at least, broken through to the Ling Qi layer, could use these to enhance their cultivation. It was a very valuable item.
How could Lin Feng not take these precious items with him?
Lin Feng walked around in that vast temple, he made a few rounds and noticed that on the pillar situated at the both ends of the temple, the ferocious beasts engraved into the stone were exactly the same.
Only by looking at the drawings of the ferocious beasts, Lin Feng could feel an extremely strong and powerful Qi. It was much stronger than that Xuan level Python Fish.
But Lin Feng was more concerned with something else. There was a greenish door made from carved jade which was emanating a strong Qi. Lin Feng tried to push it in vain. No matter what strength he put into it, it wouldn't move. Furthermore, there also seemed to be no hidden lever or switch to open the door.
"What is the secret of that door? Maybe the one who built this temple has left hints behind. Too bad that I can't open it."
Lin Feng frowned. Protector Bei hadn't opened the door for him. Maybe none of the Protectors of the Yun Hai Sect had ever opened this door before.
"Never mind. If I have the opportunity and I am strong enough, I will come back and try again."
Lin Feng said these few words while finally giving up. In the history of the Yun Hai Sect which dated back to a thousand years, nobody had ever opened that jade door. It was obviously very hard to open and it would be a waste of time to stay there for too long trying to open it.
These days, the most important thing was to become stronger. Strong enough to protect himself and strong enough to protect those who are close to him.
Lin Feng had broken through to the second Ling Qi layer which was extremely rare for his age but if he had to face cultivators who had cultivated for a few years longer then he would be in a critical situation, no matter their talent. He needed to become strong.
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There was a bed made of stone which was appropriate for the practicing of cultivation techniques. Lin Feng sat cross-legged on that bed and entered into a state of meditation. He was absorbing pure Qi from the purity stone. However he quickly opened his eyes with a perplexed look.
On the path of cultivation, sitting and meditating wasn't enough to advance to the next Qi layer. Knowledge was also necessary as well as enlightenment on the path of cultivation.
Lin Feng had the feeling that he had absorbed enough pure Qi in order to break through to the third Ling Qi layer. It was enough Qi at that moment to condense into the next layer but he had yet to breakthrough. He would break through to the next Ling Qi layer at the right moment. When the water comes, a channel is formed.
"It feels like a week has passed since I entered the temple."
Lin Feng tried to estimate the time he had spent in the temple. He then immediately stood up and walked towards the exit.
Considering Lin Feng's strength, it was impossible for him to leave the same way he had arrived, he could not fly. He had no choice but to walk through the long and narrow passageway towards Black Wind Mountain.
Lin Feng was convinced that this passageway had been constructed by the previous generations of the Yun Hai Sect. It was impossible for the ancient cultivators who owned the temple to spend so much time digging in the rock to create such a long passageway to go to the Black Wind Mountain. Why would they need to do something so hidden?
The ancestors of the Yun Hai Sect had created that place for the members of the sect to take refuge. They would have never thought that the Yun Hai Sect would never get the chance to escape from an attack and that they would be slaughtered leaving behind a river of blood.
Lin Feng had walked for a while when he arrived at the end of the passageway. At that point, the passage was so narrow that he had to crouch down to exit.
It was really extremely dark and Lin Feng observed the sky for the first time in over a week. It was night and the full moon was brightly lighting the sky. The air was chilly and Lin Feng could sense the cold in his lungs and throat.
This place was the summit of a chain of mountains.
"Surprisingly, this is where the passageway leads to. It's a very safe route." thought Lin Feng filled with admiration for those who had created the passageway. This place was a part of the Black Wind Mountain and it seemed like no humans had ever been there. This place was mainly occupied by ferocious beasts. Ferocious beasts in that part of the Black Wind Mountain were much larger than average so even if they found the entrance of the passageway, they'd never be able to gain access because the passageway was very small and narrow.
Apart from ferocious beasts, even if human beings found the entrance of the passageway, who would be willing to crawl through the dark passageway for such a long time without knowing where it led?
A small rock which was hanging above of the entrance of the passageway fell down and rolled across the floor.
Lin Feng sat on that rock and stared at the full moon. His eyes revealed disappointment…
Lin Feng felt extremely lonely.
Back in the days, he had been riding his horse from Yangzhou City towards the Yun Hai Sect crossing a wide range of landscapes including lakes and rivers. Back then, he would have never thought that the Yun Hai Sect would give birth to lakes and rivers… of blood. Lin Feng was thinking about that bloodbath and replaying the massacre over and over in his head.
He had no choice but to hope for a better future.
It was a cold and windy evening. Lin Feng's robes were flowing in the wind but Lin Feng remained motionless like a statue.
At that moment, the Qi of heaven and earth had started fluctuating in a strange way. It suddenly started rushing towards Lin Feng as if it was going to pierce into his bones and flesh. It was both marvellous and intriguing at the same time.
Lin Feng wasn't really paying any attention to the events happening before him. He just kept looking at the moon with a look of sorrow on his face. At that moment, Lin Feng wanted to forget everything. He had really lost too much.
"Huh?"
Lin Feng had just been sitting on that rock for a little while and something incredibly strange happened. Lin Feng was astonished.
A milky pure energy was floating around his hands. It was more condensed than what Lin Feng had ever experienced before.
"I broke through to the third Ling Qi layer?!"
Lin Feng was dumbfounded. He wouldn't have thought that sitting on that rock for a little while would make him break through to the next Ling Qi layer. He attributed the event to his previous meditation but mostly to his own luck.
"Third Ling Qi layer… that coupled with all the cards I now hold, if I meet Duan Han now, I should definitely be able to defeat him."
When Lin Feng remembered Han Man, his eyes formed into an icy glare. Duan Han and his father all had to die… for having exterminated the Yun Hai Sect. They had exterminated his closest friends…
"WHO DARES??" shouted Lin Feng extremely loudly. He turned around and his pupils shrank.
At that moment, a silhouette appeared in front of him but Lin Feng had the impression it was a hallucination.
It was an extremely beautiful silhouette. The moon was shining upon that exquisite silhouette allowing Lin Feng to clearly see some of her physical features.
What a beauty. Lin Feng had the impression that he was dreaming. She was wearing thin white robes. Anyone who saw her would feel like protecting and hugging her but would certainly not feel enchanted.
"Such perfection!"
Lin Feng was stupefied. Even if he felt determined and had a lot of willpower, when seeing this young girl, he could only, be amazed at the beauty of the women in this world. They all looked so beautiful and delicate, much more than in the previous world. Many of them even looked like goddesses.
Liu Fei was extremely beautiful and she was incredibly strong. Lin Feng had realised that beauties of this world were on another level.
The girl who was in standing front of Lin Feng looked like an illusion. She actually looked like… a painting!
"Who are you? What are you doing here?"
The incredibly beautiful girl opened her mouth and her voice sounded out, breaking the illusion. She wasn't an illusion but she was so beautiful that she didn't look real.
"My name is Lin Feng. How did you find your way to this place?"
Lin Feng was too perplexed and intrigued when looking at this young girl. It was at night in a lost corner of the Black Wind Mountain and suddenly a beautiful girl had appeared from out of nowhere. Lin Feng was utterly confused at how this had happened.
Lin Feng moved towards the girl to see her better and as expected, that girl didn't look weak. She even looked remarkably strong.
"Lin Feng…"
The girl whispered Lin Feng's name again for herself and then immediately said: "I've always lived here. Suddenly, you come here and ask me what I am doing here?"
"I also don't know how I found this place." Lin Feng shrugged and replied but it was unlikely that she would believe him.
"Since it's like that, please leave." said the girl giving a cold stare.
"But I don't know where I am or how to leave." said Lin Feng smiling wryly. He only knew where the entrance of the passage way was but he didn't know where he was at that moment and where to go from there. He didn't know where he was exactly.
"Are we in the Black Wind Mountain?" asked Lin Feng.
The girl stared at Lin Feng. He surprisingly didn't even whether it was the Black Wind Mountain or not.
"Indeed, this is the hinterland of the Black Wind Mountain."
"…………….." Lin Feng was stupefied. This was the hinterland of the Black Wind Mountain?
"Protector Bei probably never walked here before."
Lin Feng was smiling wryly. On the outskirts of the Black Wind Mountain, there were strong ferocious beasts but inside the Black Wind Mountain, there were even more powerful ferocious beasts and they were constantly running wild. If Lin Feng wanted to get out of here then it wasn't going to be easy.
If Protector Bei had known this before then he probably would have never left Lin Feng alone in the temple and would have never shown him the passage way.
"You just said that you've always been living here?"
Lin Feng just realized what the girl had said. He was stupefied. There were people living in the Black Wind Mountain?
"Indeed. I've been living here with my mother since I was a child."
The girl was nodding her head confidently.
"Have you never been out of here?" asked Lin Feng.
"Never."
"…………." Lin Feng didn't know what to say but he was thinking that it was better for such a beautiful and delicate woman to never venture outside. She was so beautiful that she would cause great trouble wherever she went. She looked lovely enough that she might just cause the downfall of the country.
"Maybe her mother is as beautiful as her and this is why they enjoyed living in seclusion." thought Lin Feng.
He then asked her: "Are there no ferocious beasts in the area?"
"No, there aren't any." said the girl shaking her delicate head.
Lin Feng slightly nodded. No wonder that she could live here all of her life, if there were no ferocious beasts in that area it wouldn't be very dangerous.
"Do you want to leave here?"
The girl suddenly asked Lin Feng while staring at him. Her eyes were sparkling.
"Of course, I want to leave tomorrow morning." Said Lin Feng.
"I'll help you leave here and I'll come with you."
The girl opened her mouth again but this time Lin Feng had a weird feeling. She would bring Lin Feng out of this place on her own?
In the Black Wind Mountain there were many dangerous ferocious beasts. That girl didn't seem to be a weak cultivator but she also seemed to be about as young as Lin Feng which meant she couldn't be that strong. How could she walk through the Black Wind Mountain so easily?
Lin Feng's spirit smelt like that of the Imaginary Demon so that made things easier for him in the Black Wind Mountain. He could disguise himself as one of the ferocious beasts and walk freely around the mountain.
"You don't trust in my strength?" asked the girl as if she could read Lin Feng's thoughts?
"Of course I don't. The Black Wind Mountain is extremely dangerous, do you think that it is easy? Besides, you said that you have never left here before."
"Even though I have never left here, I know the Black Wind Mountain better than anyone. I even know where to go in order to avoid ferocious beasts. It is very easy for me come and go as I please."
The girl said while sounding indifferent and also looked at Lin Feng expressionless.
Better than anyone? She knew how to avoid ferocious beasts?
Lin Feng was stupefied. He was looking suspiciously at that beautiful young girl. If she could really avoid fighting while navigating the mountain then it would indeed be safer.
"Do you agree to help me leave?" asked Lin Feng.
"Yes, I have never left here but I would like to see how it is on the outside. If I get out of the Black Wind Mountain, I will also need your help." said the young girl very honestly.
"Well, your mother….."
"She went out. I still don't know when she's coming back. No need to worry about her."
Lin Feng was a bit confused but it would be very hard alone in the Black Mountain Forest with all these extremely powerful wild beasts.
Lin Feng nodded and asked: "Then when should we leave?"
"Now." replied the young girl.
"Aright, I want to go to the Yun Hai Sect. Do you know it?" said Lin Feng as he stood up.
"I know. I know everything in the Black Wind Mountain… but if I leave the Black Wind Mountain, I'll be lost."
The young girl replied honestly showing that she was extremely naïve.
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