Xiao Songlin and Mu Huai were flustered!
Ten years ago, when their Purple Sky Sect was bullied by the people of the Heavy Sword Sect, no one else came to pick a fight with them.
In recent years, their Purple Sky Sect had been developing rapidly, and many forces had been on good terms with them.
They really couldn't figure out which expert had invited their Purple Sky Sect to cause trouble, and why had they chosen their Wooden Flag Peak.
Both of them were wondering if this was the fault of their sect's disciple.
No matter what the reason was, they could only bite the bullet and calm the other party down first.
However, before the two of them could reach Ling Xiao, Ji Beixin had already taken the lead and stood in front of them.
"Beixin greets the two elders!"
Ji Beixin and Ling Xiao were both high-level Celestial Masters, but she didn't put on any airs in front of Xiao Songlin and Mu Huai. She greeted the two of them with a bow.
Xiao Songlin and Mu Huai hurriedly stopped and looked at the elegant and refined woman in front of them.
Ji Beixin's appearance hadn't changed much, but with the improvement of her strength and the influence of several years in a big family like the Feng family, her temperament was different from the past.
In the past, she could only be described as a beautiful and delicate woman, but now she was like a typical noble princess, elegant and graceful. There was a big difference between the two.
Xiao Songlin and Mu Huai had seen Ji Beixin before, but they couldn't recognize her at first glance. If Ji Beixin hadn't told them her name, they wouldn't have thought that Ji Beixin would have changed so much.
"So it's you, little girl!" Mu Huai said happily, then his eyes fell not far behind Ji Beixin.
Xiao Songlin had also been paying attention to the situation over there.
"Xiao 'er is back!" The two of them couldn't help but exclaim, their old eyes filled with excitement.
"Well, don't disturb him first, he doesn't have any bad intentions!" Ji Beixin replied.
They knew Ling Xiao, and they also knew the relationship between Ling Xiao and Xin Li. Of course, they believed that Ling Xiao wouldn't harm Xin Li. After all, Xin Li was his disciple!
The two of them paid attention to Xin Li's situation, and their eyes flashed with joy. "I've grasped the fluctuations of spiritual energy!"
If one wanted to become a true King Rank expert, then one must know how to grasp the utilization of spirit energy and transform the spirit energy in the surroundings into an attack. Only then could one be considered to be a truly formidable martial artist.
Xin Li had a pure wood attribute physique. He had always been very focused on cultivation, hoping to catch up to the others one day. Mu Huai also put in all his effort to train him. Before Ling Xiao left, he also left many wood attribute elixirs and spirit herbs for Xin Li. That was how he grew to the peak of the Spiritual Master realm in a short ten years.
At this time, the dozen or so King Rank experts from Wooden Flag Peak hurriedly appeared.
Mu Huai had no choice but to stop them. "Don't be impulsive. Disperse. My disciple, Ling Xiao, has returned!"
When the elders of the Wooden Flag Peak heard this, their faces were filled with joy.
They all knew of Ling Xiao, and most of them had received favors from Ling Xiao.
"So it's Elder Ling Xiao. What's he doing? He's making such a big commotion. His strength doesn't seem to be any weaker than the Peak Lord and the Grand Elder."
"No … I feel that he's even more terrifying than the Grand Elder. I didn't think that in a short ten years, Elder Ling Xiao would have advanced to such a level. He's too monstrous. He's truly a blessing to our Wooden Flag Peak and the Purple Sky Sect!"
"That's right. When he left to travel, he was already at the middle stage of the King Rank, and he was a rank 4 alchemist. Perhaps he's a rank 5 alchemist now. If that's the case, our Purple Sky Sect will have its first high level alchemist. All the lords' strengths will have a qualitative leap."
"Don't quarrel. Elder Ling Xiao seems to be doing something to Xin Li. He seems to be helping him break through to the King Rank. What a great greeting gift!"
… …
At this time, the elders of the various peaks had arrived.
Xiao Songlin hurriedly went to stop them so that they wouldn't disturb Ling Xiao for now.
Many of the elders present had basically recognized Ling Xiao, and their faces flashed with pleasant surprise. Especially Sect Master Yun Xiong, the joy on his face was the strongest.
Yun Xiong had always felt guilty about what had happened ten years ago, and he'd almost caused his daughter to miss out on her marriage with Ling Xiao. Fortunately, the misunderstanding had been cleared up, but he knew that Ling Xiao had always had a knot in his heart.
Now that Ling Xiao had returned, he had to make Ling Xiao stay, even if he had to leave the position of Sect Master to Ling Xiao.
After all, the strength that Ling Xiao had displayed was too terrifying.
As long as he presided over the Purple Sky Sect, it wouldn't be a problem for him to ascend to a rank 7 sect in the future.
Yun Xiong's thoughts were admittedly good, but if the people of the central territory knew of his thoughts, they would probably laugh themselves to death. They would all curse Yun Xiong for being an idiot.
Would the dignified Palace Master of the Proud Smiling Palace sit in the position of a rank 8 sect's Sect Master?
Bing Ruoshui quietly arrived in front of Yun Xiong and bowed slightly, "Ruoshui greets Master!"
Before leaving the Purple Sky Sect, Yun Xiong had taught her for a period of time, and the two of them did indeed have a master-disciple relationship.
Yun Xiong looked at Bing Ruoshui in surprise and exclaimed softly, "Ruoshui, you came back with Elder Ling?"
Only now did he realize that his daughter didn't seem to be here, and for a moment, he became slightly flustered.
"Could it be that Meng Qi …" Yun Xiong didn't dare to think too badly.
"Yes, Junior Brother Ling and I returned to the sect to pay our respects to Master," Bing Ruoshui replied.
Back then, she had a great deal of resentment towards Yun Xiong for disregarding morality and marrying the Heavy Sword Sect. Although her resentment had faded quite a bit, she wasn't as passionate as before.
Yun Xiong didn't care about Bing Ruoshui's attitude. Right now, he was only concerned about his daughter's whereabouts. He asked, "Ruoshui, didn't Meng Qi come back with you?"
Back then, Yun Meng Qi had been taken away by Yin He from the Heavy Sword Sect's territory. Yun Xiong had learned of this from Ling Xiao.
Ling Xiao had also said that he had gone to the central territory to find his daughter, but now that his daughter had disappeared, he couldn't help but let his thoughts run wild.
After all, there were dangerous struggles everywhere, and no one could guarantee that they would always be perfect.
When Yun Meng Qi was mentioned, Bing Ruoshui's expression became unnatural. She didn't know how to answer Yun Xiong's question, so she could only push it onto Ling Xiao and say, "Senior Sister really didn't come back with us. As for the specifics, Junior Brother Ling will tell you later."
Hearing this, Yun Xiong became even more worried.
However, seeing that Ling Xiao was seriously working on something, he was too embarrassed to rush over and ask Ling Xiao for an explanation.
Ling Xiao, who was in front of him, had already completely controlled the space a hundred meters below him.
In this space, a large amount of wood attribute spiritual energy had already gathered, and it wrapped around Xin Li layer by layer. Sun Xiaonan had already been sent to the side by him.
Ling Xiao did this because he wanted Xin Li to take the opportunity to break through to the King Stage. After all, Xin Li had already sensed the fluctuations of spiritual energy and could slightly control some of it. With his pure wood attribute physique, he was originally more sensitive to wood attribute spiritual energy than others, so he simply added a large amount of wood attribute spiritual energy around him. Whether or not he could truly control it would depend on his luck.
As the fluctuations on this side grew larger and larger, more and more people gathered on Wooden Flag Peak.
Xiao Songlin had no choice but to let Yun Xiong speak and dismiss most of the people, leaving behind only the elders with the highest status in the sect.
In the blink of an eye, a day and a night had passed.
Above Wooden Flag Peak, there was still a large amount of spiritual energy lingering, and the peak had become incomparably moist. As the disciples of Wooden Flag Peak, all of them had the wood attribute, so they took the opportunity to obtain some water. Even though they were standing there, they could still obtain a large amount of spiritual energy and increase their spiritual power by a lot. This made them wild with joy.
If it wasn't for the fact that they were worried about ruining Elder Ling's plans, they couldn't wait to immediately sit down and fight to absorb the spiritual energy.
Up in the sky, only Ling Xiao, who was protecting the spiritual energy, was watching the changes below.
"His comprehension is still a little lacking, but … it should be soon. If he can't even break through like this, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to have a weapon in the future!" Ling Xiao murmured.
Back then, Ling Xiao could see that Xin Li had a good temperament and a pure wood attribute physique, so he took him in as a disciple and let his master guide him.
During these 10 years, he hadn't fulfilled his duty as a master. Now, he'd poured a large amount of spiritual energy around Xin Li because he hoped that Xin Li would be able to grasp the utilization of spiritual energy and break through to the King Rank.
If it was Ling Xiao himself in such an environment with so much spiritual energy around him, then he would absolutely be able to grasp the control of spiritual energy in a short period of time and break through to the King Rank.
Now, a day and a night had passed, yet there was still no movement from Xin Li. He didn't know how to utilize spiritual energy, and this caused Ling Xiao to be slightly disappointed.
However, when he'd just finished speaking, there was finally movement from below!
Xin Li's eyes were closed while his palms danced about casually, and the spiritual energy around him started to revolve along with him.
Xin Li's palms danced faster and faster as if he'd encountered something fun. A smile appeared on his face, and his movements grew larger and larger while the spiritual energy in the surroundings ceaselessly condensed towards him.
In the sky, Ling Xiao finally heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Good kid, you've finally grasped it. You aren't too stupid!"
Ling Xiao's talent was outstanding, and he had high requirements for his disciple.
If it was someone else who could grasp the utilization of spiritual energy in a day and a night, they would probably be overjoyed.
Countless people were stuck at the Spirit Master level and couldn't break through.
With Ling Xiao's help, Xin Li was able to grasp it in such a short period of time. This level of comprehension could be considered to be above average.
"Go!"
Xin Li was getting more and more proficient, and there was a huge change in his Dantian. His strength was multiplying, and a large amount of spiritual energy gathered on his palms blasted upwards.
Xin Li had just become a King, and his full strength attack was extremely powerful. It was as powerful as the attack of a low-level King Rank peak.
This was mainly due to the abundant spiritual energy in the surroundings, which allowed him to reach this step.
"You've just achieved a little, and you want to kill your master!" Ling Xiao murmured with a faint smile.