“What good luck,” another Disciple complained in a low voice.
They were also descendants of the martyrs, and their cultivation was clearly higher than the Foundation Establishment First Layer that Qing Feng outwardly displayed.
“What are you muttering about?” Lu Ran seemed impatient, his face flushed with anger. His substantial gaze swept over everyone, causing these Foundation Establishment Disciples to feel a stinging sensation on their skin, as if being pointed at by a long sword, scaring them into silence.
Despite this, their eyes still held a look of defiance when they looked at Qing Feng.
Qing Feng used to be a negative example among them, always used as a cautionary tale during cultivation.
“You’re only slightly better than Qing Feng.”
“If you keep being lazy, you won’t even be as good as Qing Feng.”
…
But now the situation had changed; Qing Feng had become a prominent figure in the Ziyan Lineage, even gaining the attention of the Sect Leader.
Seeing all this, some people felt uneasy.
Qing Feng himself seemed indifferent to their thoughts; to him, these people were just a bunch of jealous sour grapes.
Because of their tantrums, it seemed as if he was being overly polite to them.
After arriving, apart from not finding his Senior Sister, everything else went exceptionally smoothly, with various demonic beasts actively appearing as if delivering points.
Along the way, as demonic beasts were slain, Xuan Dog’s strength also rapidly increased, almost reaching the brink of a breakthrough.
Just as he was thinking, he suddenly heard the sound of swords clashing, and a group of Ziyan Lineage Disciples flew over.
Qing Feng looked puzzled, not expecting them to arrive so uniformly.
Hearing the sound, Xu Qing suddenly looked up, his sleeve knocking over the teacup on the green jade table: “I’ve finally been waiting for you two Martial Brothers!”
“Martial Brother Zhao, Martial Brother Li, you’ve finally arrived.” Seeing the newcomers, Xu Qing happily went to greet them.
“Of course we’d come. The Mystic Realm is fraught with dangers, so when we meet, we naturally help each other. Is Qing Feng here?” Ma Changshun of Sword Sharpening Peak scanned the crowd while looking for Qing Feng.
“Greetings, Martial Brother Ma.” Qing Feng responded politely. He knew that the other party’s enthusiasm was because those in the top ten of the points ranking had a chance to receive a legacy, and this time, the Ziyan Lineage had allocated double the points to him when calculating them.
Therefore, the status of the martyrs’ descendants had significantly improved, and they sought them out upon entering. Among these descendants, his Xuan Dog was the strongest. However, he was curious how Ma Changshun found him.
“It’s great that Martial Brother Qing Feng is here.” Seeing Qing Feng, Ma Changshun breathed a sigh of relief, then noticed that the other Disciples were also descendants of the martyrs, becoming even more ecstatic, “It’s great that you’re all here.”
“As the Martial Brother from Hu Ji Peak said, unity and mutual aid are the right path. Once descendants of the martyrs are found, send a message immediately, leave a mark, and contact each other, especially Martial Brother Qing Feng; he needs to be marked as a priority.” The Ziyan Disciples who arrived all expressed their agreement.
“Wait? What did you say? It was the Disciple from Hu Ji Peak who suggested that once I’m found, you immediately leave a secret signal and contact each other?” Qing Feng suddenly felt that something was amiss.
“That’s right, the Seven Peaks are one, helping each other out,” Xu Qing said with a smile.
“Martial Brother Xu is quite thoughtful, even carving unique cloud patterns on the guiding tokens?” Qing Feng looked at Xu Qing.
This person was either too foolish or had ulterior motives, or both.
Looking at Lu Ran again, how could you dare to come with such a person?
Lu Ran shook his head.
“I suggested it. Although we had some grievances with the Martial Brothers from Chen Ming Peak before, when it comes to major matters concerning the Ziyan Lineage, we are all one family, all close brothers.”
Qi Lin looked at Qing Feng with firm eyes, “The Ziyan Lineage, connected by the same spirit, without distinction. Today, as long as I am here, I will not let anyone harm Martial Brother in the slightest.”
After Qi Lin finished speaking, the surrounding people nodded in approval.
Qing Feng watched this group of people discussing among themselves, feeling even more annoyed, and directly said:
“Since all you Martial Brothers have arrived, that’s perfect. You can take these descendants of the martyrs to the inner circle to hunt Golden Core demonic beasts. I will continue to look for Senior Sister and deal with the Disciples of the Dragon Yang Lineage. Let’s part ways here.”
Upon hearing this, the eyes of the martyrs’ descendants immediately lit up, and they looked at the others with anticipation.
They had long wanted to enter the inner circle to seek opportunities, but because Qing Feng had always disagreed, and they didn’t dare to go alone, they had never had the chance.
Now that the opportunity had finally arrived, they were naturally very happy. If they could obtain a Human-tier divine ability or treasure, that would be even better!
“Martial Brother Qing Feng, you want to act separately from us?” Qi Lin asked with a slight frown.
“Yes,” Qing Feng replied.
“Martial Brother Qing Feng, I’m afraid that’s not quite appropriate. Although finding Senior Sister Qin is important, this is after all a trial ground, and there won’t be too much danger.
We should prioritize the overall situation. Now that we have found the descendants of the martyrs, the people of the Dragon Yang Lineage should have also found their targets. We should quickly kill demonic beasts and accumulate points,” Ma Changshun advised.
“That’s right, Martial Brother, we must prioritize the overall situation and quickly go to the Golden Core area.”
“Yes, we can’t lose sight of the bigger picture.”
Everyone echoed in agreement.
Qing Feng observed everyone’s reactions, knowing that if he didn’t go along with them, these people might forcibly take him away. So he secretly said to Xuan Dog: “Did you smell the aura of the Dragon Yang Lineage?”
“I did, but it’s very chaotic. There are too many people here, and the scent is becoming more and more complex. Moreover, they are moving at high speed, and there are scents everywhere, making it a bit difficult to distinguish,” Xuan Dog replied. It couldn’t focus on two things at once; when concentrating on combat, its sense of smell would greatly weaken.
“You deliberately pretend to be on the verge of a breakthrough…” Qing Feng suddenly said.
A hint of doubt flashed in Xuan Dog’s eyes, but it still cooperated and began to rapidly absorb spiritual energy. A massive Xuan Dog Dharma Idol appeared, releasing terrifying pressure. The surrounding demonic beasts were instantly blasted into pieces, their blood splattering across the ground.
“Watch me, I’m breaking through now,” Xuan Dog shouted loudly.
Qing Feng cooperatively showed a surprised expression and hurriedly said, “My spirit beast is about to break through. I temporarily cannot proceed with you Martial Brothers. Please help me guard it.”
Upon hearing this, most of the Ziyan Lineage Martial Brothers, except for Lu Ran, showed hesitant expressions.
They had come to find Qing Feng to quickly gain more points and seize the opportunity for true inheritance.
But if they helped Xuan Dog guard its breakthrough to Nascent Soul, it would take a month if it went smoothly, and possibly several years if it didn’t.
Who would want to spend so much time?
However, they had just stated their position, and it would be awkward to back out now.
If Xuan Dog truly succeeded in breaking through, it would have to fight Nascent Soul demonic beasts, and their Golden Core cultivation wouldn’t be of much use; they would purely be working for Qing Feng.
Thinking of this, many people were already having second thoughts.
“It’s about to break through.” Not far away, Luo Tianyi sensed the surrounding spiritual energy fluctuations, his brows tightly furrowed.
“Someone hasn’t arrived yet, and the Dragon Phoenix Sword Array is missing a corner,” a Martial Brother next to Luo Tianyi said.