All of the elders looked towards the person who spoke.
Xu Jiannan's face was filled with displeasure as he shouted, "Yi 'er, don't be rude!"
The one who had just spoken was Xu Jiannan's son, Xu Yi.
Xu Yi didn't shut his mouth after hearing his father's words. Instead, he boldly stood up and looked at Ling Xiao with dissatisfaction, "Elder Ling, Mengqi will not marry you. You should give up on this idea because she only belongs to me, Xu Yi."
Ling Xiao slowly stood up and met Xu Yi's gaze, "Whether Mengqi marries me or not, I don't have the final say. You also don't have the final say. Only Mengqi has the final say. Mengqi, are you willing to marry me?"
Ling Xiao avoided Xu Yi's gaze and very tenderly asked Yun Mengqi.
Yun Mengqi's body slightly trembled, then she also stood up and walked in front of Ling Xiao, "Back then, I said that as long as your strength can catch up to mine, I will marry you. Now that you have become an elder of the sect, your strength can't compare to mine, so …"
Yun Mengqi hadn't even finished speaking when Ling Xiao's heart tightened and his hands were tightly clenched.
Xu Yi laughed at the side, "Elder Ling, did you hear that? Mengqi doesn't like you, so please respect her decision in the future."
Xu Yi thought to himself, "You want to steal my woman? Don't even think that you can be arrogant just because you are a fourth rank alchemist."
Who would have thought that Yun Mengqi's words would suddenly change and she would say in a very gentle voice, "So right now, I don't want to marry you, but I will wait until the day you surpass me, then I will be your bride."
Then, she made the boldest move of her life. She leaned forward slightly, and her beautiful lips touched Ling Xiao's thick lips. Then, she quickly flew away from the scene.
When Yun Mengqi had already disappeared, Ling Xiao came back to his senses and shouted in the direction that Yun Mengqi flew, "Mengqi, just you wait, I will definitely catch up to you soon."
Although Yun Mengqi didn't agree to marry Ling Xiao, she used her actions to prove her feelings for Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao had already experienced it. Yun Mengqi's words also meant that she hoped that he would continue to strive to become stronger.
Xu Yi stood there and glared angrily at Ling Xiao, "Ling Xiao, I want to duel with you!"
"Yi 'er, don't make a fuss! Quickly apologize to Elder Ling!" Xu Jiannan immediately stood up and shouted at his son.
"Dad, didn't you and the sect master already agree that as long as I reached the King realm, she would betroth Meng Qi to me?
Don't tell me you want to go back on your word? "Xu Yi looked at his father and Yun Xiong unwillingly.
Indeed, several years ago, Yun Xiong and Xu Jiannan had made an agreement. At that time, Xu Yi had displayed a powerful cultivation of Tenbin, and Yun Xiong had greatly admired Xu Yi. At that time, he had joked with Xu Jiannan, "When little Yi becomes a King, I'll marry Meng Qi to him."
Xu Jiannan had always remembered this matter, and had used these words to encourage his son to work hard and reach the King realm as soon as possible.
But now, who would have thought that Ling Xiao would suddenly interfere and ask Yun Xiong to betroth his daughter to him?
Yun Xiong had pushed the boat with the current and allowed his daughter to make her own decision.
He had originally thought that Yun Mengqi wasn't familiar with Ling Xiao, and he also understood his daughter's personality. Most people wouldn't be able to enter her eyes. But who would have thought that his daughter would actually look at Ling Xiao in a different light? She had even kissed Ling Xiao in front of everyone, proving that her love for Ling Xiao wasn't fake.
Xu Yi's stubbornness had caused Yun Xiong to be at a loss.
But fortunately, Xu Jiannan was tactful and coldly said to his son, "Back then, the sect master and I were just joking. Now that the young miss likes Elder Ling, you can forget about it."
"No … That's impossible, Mengqi can only be mine!" Xu Yi fiercely shouted, then turned to look at Ling Xiao, "It's all your fault, I want to fight you to the death!"
After saying that, he actually pounced towards Ling Xiao.
Pow!
However, before he could attack Ling Xiao, Xu Jiannan had already knocked his son out from behind.
Then, he slightly bowed to Yun Xiong and the other elders, then carried his son back to Golden Tree Peak.
"Alright, Elder Ling, since Mengqi has chosen you, then you should quickly fulfill her requirements. Otherwise, even if I appear, it will be useless," Yun Xiong said to Ling Xiao, then waved his hand at the elders, indicating that they should all disperse.
"Let's go, Xiao 'er!" Mu Huai called out to Ling Xiao, then turned around and returned to Wooden Flag Peak with his master, Xiao Songlin.
Ling Xiao bowed to Yun Xiong and said, "Ling Xiao will remember the sect master's teachings."
After saying that, he also turned around and walked back in the direction of Wooden Flag Peak.
Yun Xiong looked at Ling Xiao's figure with admiration and muttered, "If he and Mengqi are together, then Mengqi's identity will not be buried."
… ….
When Ling Xiao returned to Wooden Flag Peak, he was immediately called to the hall of Wooden Flag Peak.
Inside the hall, Xiao Songlin sat in the middle, while Mu Huai and Mu En sat on both sides. There were also a few other old men, all of whom were elders of Wooden Flag Peak.
As soon as he walked in, Ling Xiao felt a burning gaze.
Ling Xiao blushed slightly and said, "Grand Master, Master, don't look at me like that, I … I don't like men, especially old men."
Puff!
As soon as Ling Xiao said this, it immediately shocked everyone in the hall.
Xiao Songlin narrowed his old eyes and said with a smile, "You're a good child. Xiao Huai has accepted a good disciple."
Mu Huai got up, tidied up his clothes, and scolded Ling Xiao with a smile, "You little rascal, you actually proposed to the sect master without discussing it with your master. Don't you think it's too reckless?"
Ling Xiao laughed dryly and said, "Actually, I didn't want to propose to the sect master today, but who would have thought that I would become an elder for no reason? Then I might as well explain it to the sect master."
"You stinking brat, you got Ping Yi and you're still pretending to be obedient. Fortunately, Miss didn't reject you, or else our Wooden Flag Peak would have lost all face because of you." Mu Huai continued to scold, but anyone could see that he liked Ling Xiao.
"Junior brother, don't show off here. Let senior brother say a few words." Mu En seemed to have something urgent and interrupted Mu Huai's words. He then looked at Ling Xiao and hurriedly asked, "Xiao Xiao, you … can you still refine the King Advancement Pill?"
He and Mu Huai were fellow disciples of the same sect, and they both had the wood attribute. Both of their strengths had been at the middle stage of the King Stage for many years. In terms of strength, he was a bit stronger than Mu Huai. If he had wanted to be the Peak Lord back then, then this position would have been his. It was just that he wasn't interested in the position of the Peak Lord.
Now that Mu Huai had obtained the King Advancement Pill from Ling Xiao, he would be able to directly advance to the high stage of the King Stage in a few days and leave him far behind. How could he not be anxious and envious?
So now, he could only put down his old face and ask Ling Xiao for the King Advancement Pill.
Ling Xiao rubbed his nose and replied, "Martial Uncle, could it be that you suspect that I'm a fake rank four alchemist?"
"No … How could Martial Uncle suspect you? We saw you advance with our own eyes." Mu En immediately waved his hand.
Ling Xiao smiled and said, "Then that's it. I was the one who refined the King Advancement Pill, so of course I can refine it again. As long as I want to refine it, I can refine as many as I want."
"Really!
That's great! Then hurry up and help me refine one. Martial Uncle will repay you! "Mu En excitedly stood up and shouted.
The elders on the wooden flag all stepped forward and bowed slightly to Ling Xiao. They said, "Elder Ling, please refine the King Advancement Pill for us."
"Elder Ling, please refine the King Advancement Pill for us."
Hearing this, Ling Xiao's face was filled with black lines.
Mu Huai lowered his voice and said, "Don't get too excited. Xiao 'er is my disciple. If there's me, there will definitely be you."
It was rare for him, the Peak Lord, to say such words in such a generous manner.
When Ling Xiao heard this again, he almost fell to the ground and died.
Xiao Songlin noticed Ling Xiao's expression and lightly snorted, "Sit down and listen to what Xiao Xiao has to say."
"Master, no matter what, I must get Xiao Xiao to refine a King Advancement Pill for me. I can't fall behind Junior Brother!" Mu En was like a naughty child as he looked at Xiao Songlin.
Xiao Songlin glared at Mu En, then smiled at Ling Xiao and said, "Xiao Xiao, look at your Martial Uncle, he's like an old child. You should refine one for him."
Ling Xiao smiled bitterly and replied, "Great Master, Martial Uncle, although I can refine the King Advancement Pill, you should know that I need a lot of spirit herbs, and each of them is extremely precious. Even if I have a collection, I don't have many."
When Ling Xiao said this, everyone understood.
It turned out that Ling Xiao said that he could refine it, but he didn't have any spirit herbs, so there was no way to refine the King Advancement Pill.
What Ling Xiao said was the truth. The King Advancement Pill was a fourth-grade pill, and every supplementary spirit herb was at least second-grade or third-grade, while the main spirit herb was at least fourth-grade. Second-grade and third-grade spirit herbs were relatively easy to find, but fourth-grade spirit herbs were relatively rare. Each of them was extremely precious and not easy to obtain.
The reason why Ling Xiao had those fourth-grade spirit herbs before was because he had obtained a lot of high-grade spirit herbs from the secret realm of the Earth Emperor Stage powerhouse. In addition, when he left Priest City, the High Priest also gave him a large number of precious spirit herbs, which allowed him to refine the King Advancement Pill for Mu Huai. Otherwise, with his strength, how could he have so many high-grade spirit herbs?
"Xiao Xiao, what spirit herbs do you need? Martial Uncle has a collection here. Even if Martial Uncle doesn't have it, your Great Master will definitely have it," Mu En said anxiously.
Mu Huai looked at his senior brother and couldn't help but laugh, "Senior Brother, you also have this day, haha!"
"If you laugh again, Senior Brother will steal your King Advancement Pill," Mu En said unhappily to Mu Huai.
For a moment, everyone laughed. At the same time, the elders of Wooden Flag Peak all expressed that they had their own collections, and as long as Ling Xiao needed it, he could take it. Their goal was all for the King Advancement Pill.
Xiao Songlin also said, "Xiao Xiao, why don't you make a list of the materials you need, and if we see who has them, we'll give them to you. Gathering the spirit herbs shouldn't be a problem."
Everyone present was a King Stage expert, so their collections were naturally not small. They should be able to gather the spirit herbs for the King Advancement Pill.
After hearing Xiao Songlin's words, Ling Xiao also quickly made a list of spirit herbs.
When Ling Xiao was about to give them the list, he suddenly had an idea and revealed an awkward expression, "Great Master, you also know that refining a fourth-grade pill consumes a lot of energy, and it takes a lot of time. Moreover, I'm sure you also know the value of each King Advancement Pill. It's not a problem for me to refine it for Master and Martial Uncle, but for the others …"