Suddenly, Long Ruotong bowed to Ling Xiao and said, "Benefactor, please accept this little girl's bow!"
Ling Xiao was startled by Long Ruotong's action. He quickly retreated and said: "Young Lady Long, you … … Did you recognize the wrong person?"
Everyone looked at Long Ruotong's performance in a daze and secretly exclaimed in their hearts, "Today, I've learned something new. It turns out that women can be so crazy when chasing men nowadays!"
They all thought that Long Ruotong was trying to strike up a conversation with Ling Xiao and wanted to get familiar with Ling Xiao so that she could pursue him.
They were also wondering if this was Long Haitian's idea to let his daughter keep Ling Xiao. Their Dragon Sea Pavilion would have a great help, and becoming an eighth-grade sect would be just around the corner.
Actually, Ling Xiao already had some idea in his heart. He suspected that this girl was one of the three girls that he had saved in the Nest of Beasts.
Previously, in the Nest of Beasts, when the Great River Sect was chasing the Dragon Sea Pavilion people, Luo Meiying had lent a helping hand and almost caused herself to be consigned to eternal damnation.
Ling Xiao had no choice but to save her, killing the Great River Sect people and saving Luo Meiying. At the same time, it could be considered as helping the three female disciples of the Dragon Sea Pavilion out of danger.
At that time, Ling Xiao did not pay much attention to the appearance of the Dragon Sea Pavilion girls, so he did not recognize Long Ruotong.
Long Ruotong's following words confirmed Ling Xiao's thoughts.
"Benefactor, don't you remember saving me in the Nest of Beasts?
If not for you killing the Great River Sect's elder, we sisters and eldest senior brother would not have been able to return to the sect, "Long Ruotong said with a hidden bitterness.
Since Ling Xiao killed the Great River Sect's King Jie and saved them with his Spirit Master strength, Long Ruotong had deeply remembered Ling Xiao's appearance in her heart.
If not for Ling Xiao, they might have been humiliated to death by the Great River Sect people.
How could she forget the handsome young man who had saved them at the most crucial moment?
Ling Xiao's heroic appearance was accidentally branded into the depths of Long Ruotong's heart.
Long Ruotong always knew that Ling Xiao was a person of Purple Heaven Sect. She also did not expect that she could enter the eyes of others. She only regarded him as a lover in her dreams.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, he appeared in front of her. How could she not be excited? How could she not be happy?
Long Ruotong was only in her twenties. She was at the age when a young girl's first awakening of love.
Ling Xiao's appearance and strength were both excellent, and he met the requirements in her heart. Most importantly, he had saved her before.
"Ha, I seem to have some recollection of that." Ling Xiao scratched his head and laughed. He then said, "It was just a coincidence. Miss, you don't have to take it to heart."
To be honest, if it wasn't for saving Luo Meiying, he wouldn't have cared about the lives of others.
Therefore, in his heart, he still felt guilty towards Long Ruotong calling him 'benefactor'.
Ling Xiao's modesty made Long Ruotong's impression of Ling Xiao even better.
Not forgetting to repay kindness, this was truly the behavior of a great hero!
"Tong 'er?
What exactly is going on? "Long Haitian asked from the side.
Long Ruotong looked at Ling Xiao affectionately and then said to Long Haitian, "Father, do you remember when I told you that during the Sect Oath Assembly, I and a few of my senior brothers and sisters were attacked by the Great River Sect in the Nest of Beasts? We were almost humiliated to death. It was this benefactor who appeared in time and saved us."
"So little brother Ling is actually my daughter's benefactor. I, Long Haitian, am extremely grateful. If you need my Dragon Sea Pavilion's help in the future, please don't hesitate to ask. I, Long Haitian, will definitely not refuse." Long Haitian suddenly realized that he had indeed heard his daughter talk about her encounter in the Nest of Beasts. He immediately cupped his hands towards Ling Xiao and promised.
He only had one daughter, and he was extremely protective of her. These words were definitely from the bottom of his heart, and at the same time, he had the intention of roping in Ling Xiao.
After Long Ruotong recognized Ling Xiao, his identity also became known to everyone.
It turned out that such an outstanding young man was actually someone from the eighth-rank sect, the Purple Sky Sect.
He was a 20-year-old King Realm cultivator, had a high-tier sixth-rank spirit beast as his mount, and had astonishing comprehension ability. They had originally thought that Ling Xiao had a lot of experience, but they hadn't expected him to be someone from the Purple Sky Sect.
This made them endlessly envious of the Purple Sky Sect for recruiting such an outstanding young disciple.
The group went to rest in the Dragon Pavilion, and Long Haitian had people bring over thousand-year-old wine and thousand-year-old spirit fruits for everyone to enjoy.
He treated Ling Xiao and the others with the highest treatment possible.
Everyone present was a powerful expert, and there was even the Dong family's ancestor present. They had no choice but to treat them with respect.
After Long Ruotong recognized Ling Xiao, she stuck to his side and enthusiastically chatted with Ling Xiao, causing Ling Xiao to feel nervous and shy.
Long Ruotong could be considered a first-rate beauty, and she wasn't the least bit inferior to the Lu sisters. The delicate fragrance she emitted made his heart flutter.
Dong Qinqin, who was sitting across from Ling Xiao, glared at him from time to time. Her beautiful eyes were filled with displeasure, and she inwardly cursed, "Smug pervert!"
At this time, Guba was bored, so he asked Ling Xiao, "Kid, what did you comprehend just now?"
As soon as Guba said this, everyone's attention was on Ling Xiao.
They also wanted to know how Ling Xiao had easily entered the Unity of Heaven and Man state, and what he had comprehended. This was something that they wanted to know as well.
Ling Xiao pondered for a moment before replying, "Act according to the power of the general trend, follow the Dao of Nature, attack according to the Dao of Nature, and use the Dao of Nature to counter the myriad of changes. Everything can be broken."
"Act according to the power of the general trend, follow the way of nature, take advantage of the situation to attack, guide nature, deal with myriad changes by remaining unchanged, and break all laws?" Everyone frowned when they heard this, and they seemed to be deep in thought.
The first to understand was the Dong family's patriarch, and he praised, "Good, good. Using the Dao of Nature to counter the myriad of changes. Everything can be broken. It sounds simple, but it's extremely difficult to achieve. Using the power of the general trend to counter the myriad of changes, you can become stronger and win. This is the essence of the battle momentum, battle will, and battle opportunities!"
After listening to the Dong family's patriarch's explanation, everyone instantly felt enlightened.
The river's momentum fluctuated from time to time. When it was still, it was calm, but when it moved, it was like a bolt of lightning.
This was the Dao of Nature. Act according to the power of the general trend, follow the Dao of Nature, and use the Dao of Nature to attack according to the Dao of Nature, and use the Dao of Nature to counter the myriad of changes.
For a moment, everyone felt as if they had grasped something, but they couldn't find any traces.
At this time, someone from the Dragon Sea Pavilion came to report that a young man and an old man were requesting an audience with Ling Xiao's friends.
Ling Xiao knew that Xuan Yao and the Demon Emperor must have arrived.
Long Haitian asked someone to bring them in.
After Xuan Yao and the Demon Emperor entered, Xuan Yao bowed to everyone, while the Demon Emperor walked in front of Ling Xiao and bowed, "Master, this old servant was unable to rescue you, and caused you to be frightened."
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Ling Xiao with even more astonishment.
The Demon Emperor's cultivation was already at the mid-level of the Earth Emperor Realm, but he actually called Ling Xiao 'Master'?
This was simply too inconceivable!
It had to be known that the previous generation of elders of the Purple Sky Sect were only at the Earth Emperor Realm. Even if Ling Xiao was the most outstanding disciple in the Purple Sky Sect, he shouldn't have an Earth Emperor Realm servant, right?
In the northwest, any Earth Emperor Realm expert was an existence at the peak. They had lofty dignity and status, so how could they be willing to be slaves?
For a moment, everyone was guessing whether Ling Xiao's identity was as simple as an ordinary disciple of the Purple Sky Sect.
In the evening, Long Haitian held a banquet in the Dragon Pavilion, and the pavilion was filled with a festive atmosphere that hadn't been seen in a long time.
After the banquet, the Dong family's patriarch, Gu Ba, and Dong Qinqin were the first to leave.
Before leaving, Gu Ba secretly said to Ling Xiao, "My family's Xiao Qi is really not bad. She has both breasts and buttocks. She's made for a son, much better than that girl from the Long family. You might as well consider her."
As soon as he finished speaking, Dong Qinqin ruthlessly kicked his buttocks.
Dong Qinqin gritted her teeth and said, "I'll go home and pluck off all your beard." She then glared at Ling Xiao and said, "Hypocritical pervert, don't let me see you again."
With that, she floated out of the Dragon Sea Pavilion.
Ling Xiao muttered, "This girl must have taken the wrong medicine. This young master is an elegant young master, and she keeps calling me a pervert. Be careful, or I'll really show you."
After the three from the Dong family left, the two elders from the Cai family also left. Nangong Lie and Ling Xiao's group of three were arranged to rest on a mountain peak with excellent scenery.
When they arrived at the resting area, Xuan Yao asked about Ling Xiao's experiences over the past few days.
Ling Xiao didn't hide anything and told Xuan Yao everything.
He had always felt that Xuan Yao was a trustworthy friend, so he believed that telling him these things wouldn't affect him in any way.
The most important thing about a friend was having a heart-to-heart. Ling Xiao also wanted to find out what Xuan Yao wanted from him. Perhaps he really was the priestess's cousin?
After hearing Ling Xiao's words, Xuan Yao's face lit up with joy. "Brother Ling's luck is really good. If it was anyone else, I'm afraid that they would have died."
"Of course! This young master has always been blessed with good fortune. No one can do anything to me!" Ling Xiao boastfully replied. "Did anything happen between you and Old Zhao these past few days?" He continued, "Nothing happened between you and Old Zhao?"
The 'Old Zhao' that Ling Xiao spoke of was the Demon Emperor. He had previously introduced the Demon Emperor using the name Zhao Shiren, or else it would have been inappropriate to directly use the word 'Demon Emperor'.
Xuan Yao said indifferently, "Of course I'm fine. I'm just worried that something bad would happen to you!"
"It's good that you're fine. Go back and rest. Tomorrow, Senior Nangong will accompany us to Gu City," Ling Xiao replied.
He believed Xuan Yao's words without a doubt, but he didn't know that when he had first fallen into the river, Xuan Yao had almost been killed by the Demon Emperor.
It was said that after Ling Xiao had been sucked into the river by the Nine-Headed Dragon Snake, the Demon Emperor knew that Xuan Yao was the sole disciple of the Xuanji Sect. The Demon Emperor had enmity with the Xuanji Sect, so he wanted to kill Xuan Yao to vent his hatred.
At that time, the Demon Emperor had thought that he had Xuan Yao in his grasp, but he hadn't expected that Xuan Yao would be the sole disciple of the Xuanji Sect.
Just as the Demon Emperor made his move, a simple and unadorned Eight Trigrams Mirror appeared in Xuan Yao's hand.
This Eight Trigrams Mirror was the Xuanji Sect's sect guarding treasure. It was called the Demon Sealing Eight Trigrams Mirror, and it was a rare high-grade spirit artifact.
It just so happened to restrain the Demon Emperor's dark attribute and strong bloodlust. At the same time, it was a terrifying artifact that could seal or attack other people's souls.
As long as the Demon Emperor dared to make a move, Xuan Yao would definitely be able to erase the Demon Emperor's soul and make him disappear completely.
In the end, the Demon Emperor had no choice but to compromise and reach an unknown agreement with Xuan Yao.