“Today is the day to collect resources, I wonder how strong the younger generation of the Long family is.”
At this moment, Ye Lin walked out of the training ground and arrived at Du Peak.
Standing on Du Peak, one could overlook the entire Qingyun Sect.
“Let’s go.”
Ye Lin murmured in a low voice, then a long sword appeared horizontally beneath his feet, and Ye Lin stepped on the Flying Sword, flying towards the distance.
In the center of Heavy Armor City, inside a magnificent hall, stood several figures, and the atmosphere of the entire hall was extremely solemn.
This… was precisely where the Long family was located.
“Do you know which Personal Disciple from the Qingyun Sect is coming to collect resources this time?”
At this moment, a middle-aged man in the main hall asked the Elders below.
He was Long Xuan, the head of the Long family.
“It is said to be a newly promoted Personal Disciple.”
At this moment, an Elder below him said softly.
“Newly promoted Personal Disciple? Heh, it seems the Qingyun Sect is increasingly looking down on us.”
“In the past, the Elders personally came, then it was Personal Disciples, and now, even any random person dares to come.”
At this moment, the middle-aged man in the main hall was furious upon hearing this.
“Patriarch, isn’t this a good thing for us?”
“Three days ago, my son already had a Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.”
At this moment, the Grand Elder below said with a smile.
“Oh? Is this true?”
Upon hearing this, Long Xuan said with a face full of pleasant surprise.
“Of course, when that Qingyun Sect Personal Disciple arrives, I can let my son go and contend with him. If my son wins, he will have to return to the Qingyun Sect dejectedly.”
The Grand Elder stroked his beard and said with a smile, while the others breathed a sigh of relief.
As for losing? They had never even considered it.
One must know that the Grand Elder’s son, Long Sheng, was the number one among the younger generation of their Long family, truly a legend.
At eighteen, he had an Awakening of a Medium Grade Spiritual Root, at nineteen, he entered Qi Training Ninth Layer, at twenty, he entered Foundation Establishment Initial Stage, and now at twenty-one, he had already entered Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.
And he had once, with his Foundation Establishment Initial Stage strength, directly confronted a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Yao Beast, ultimately retreating unscathed.
In just three short years, he achieved what an ordinary Cultivator would take a lifetime to accomplish.
“When my son had a Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment Initial Stage, he forged a Second Grade Dao Platform, and the Qingyun Sect, I’m afraid, doesn’t have a Second Grade Dao Platform, does it?”
Hearing the Grand Elder’s words, Long Xuan laughed heartily.
“Not at all, the Grand Elder’s son’s future achievements will certainly not be low. How could a mere Qingyun Sect Personal Disciple be a match for Long Sheng?”
“At that time, we must make that boy return dejectedly.”
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“Is this Heavy Armor City? It’s truly magnificent.”
Ye Lin, suspended in mid-air on his Flying Sword, looked at the city walls entirely cast from steel before him, his expression somewhat surprised.
City walls entirely cast from steel, the resources spent on them were countless. It seemed this Long family was incredibly wealthy.
Then Ye Lin controlled his Flying Sword and flew directly into the city.
His Master had said to be high-profile, so since that was the case, he would act a bit high-profile.
“Qingyun Sect Personal Disciple, Ye Lin, has specially come to the Long family to collect resources.”
After descending his Flying Sword, Ye Lin stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the grand and splendid gate before him, and said softly.
Creak…
At this moment, the gate was slowly opened, and a hunchbacked old man looked at Ye Lin with his cloudy eyes.
“Is the visitor the esteemed Disciple from the Qingyun Sect?”
“Indeed.”
Noticing that the old man before him was just a Mortal, Ye Lin frowned and said.
He had come personally, and the one greeting him was just a Mortal. It seemed this Long family had quite some guts.
For other forces, the status of a Qingyun Sect Personal Disciple was the same as an Elder. When a Personal Disciple arrived, at the very least, someone of equal Elder status should receive them.
He hadn’t expected the Long family to only send a Mortal to greet him.
“The Patriarch has already given instructions, please follow me.”
The old man finished speaking and walked ahead, while Ye Lin followed behind him.
After winding through various paths, the two arrived in a large hall. Inside the hall, a middle-aged man, who exuded authority without being angry, sat at the head of the hall.
“Greetings, Patriarch Long.”
Ye Lin cupped his fists towards the middle-aged man. After all, he was the head of a major force, and Ye Lin still gave him the respect due.
“Nephew Ye, you are too polite. You must be very tired from your journey. Please, have a seat.”
“There’s no need to sit. I believe Patriarch Long knows the purpose of my visit. I still have important matters to attend to, so please, Patriarch Long, do not delay.”
After Ye Lin spoke, a trace of anger flashed in Long Xuan’s eyes from his high position, but it was quickly suppressed.
“Nephew Ye, no need to rush.”
Long Xuan waved his hand indifferently.
“Patriarch, I heard my father say that a Qingyun Sect Personal Disciple would be coming to our Long family today. Where is he? Where is he?”
At this moment, a young man with an imposing Aura, carrying a silver-handled long spear on his back, rushed into the hall and looked at Long Xuan, who was at the head of the hall.
At this moment, noticing Ye Lin beside him, the young man then turned around.
“Could you be that Qingyun Sect Personal Disciple?”
“It’s me.”
Upon hearing this, Ye Lin nodded.
“Hello, my name is Long Sheng, son of the Long family’s Grand Elder. I’ve long heard that Qingyun Sect Disciples are all like Dragons, and I’ve been looking forward to meeting one. I didn’t expect such a fate.”
“May I ask, esteemed Personal Disciple, are you willing to fight me?”
Looking at the extremely arrogant young man before him, Ye Lin turned his gaze to Long Xuan, who was seated high up. He hadn’t expected Long Xuan to be calmly examining a broken teacup at this moment.
Seeing this, Ye Lin sneered inwardly.
This calculation was well played. Just now, he sensed that Long Sheng before him was at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivation. If it were other Qingyun Sect Personal Disciples, they might very well fall.
Except for Li Miaoling and Lin Zisheng, the other Disciples were all at Foundation Establishment Initial Stage. Once they lost, what face would they have to ask for resources?
A Personal Disciple of a dignified overlord Sect losing to a Disciple of a subordinate Sect? If word got out, the Qingyun Sect’s prestige would suffer a major blow.
Not to mention resources, even if the Long family didn’t give them, the Qingyun Sect would have no way to act against the Long family, because in the eyes of the outside world, if a Qingyun Sect Disciple lost and the Elders intervened, it would mean the Qingyun Sect couldn't afford to lose.
This was a dead end. The key to breaking the situation was to defeat Long Sheng.
At this moment, Ye Lin finally looked at Long Sheng.
Name: Long Sheng
Cultivation: Foundation Establishment Middle Stage
Fate: Blue
Destiny: 【Spear Dao Leader】 He will stop at Nascent Soul Stage and be killed by a Yao Beast in a Secret Realm during a Secret Realm exploration.
Recent Opportunity: In four days, he will go to Golden City and find a Yellow Rank High Grade Mental Martial Skill, Xuan Guang Pagoda, in the department store of Golden City. After Cultivating it, he can withstand the mental attacks of Foundation Establishment Stage Late Phase Cultivators.
【Spear Dao Leader】: In the path of Spear Dao, you have astonishing talent and always make rapid progress.
Looking at Long Sheng’s Opportunity before him, Ye Lin was secretly delighted.
He hadn’t expected that the mental Martial Skill he had been yearning for would actually be found by him.
“I accept your challenge.”
At this moment, Ye Lin’s expression was as calm as still water, and he then said.
As long as he defeated Long Sheng before him, the task his Master had given him would be completed to Perfection.
Since the Long family was so confident in this Long Sheng, then he would use his strength to utterly shatter their confidence.
“Hahahaha, good, if that’s the case, then let’s go to the training ground in the backyard.”
At this moment, Long Xuan put down the teacup in his hand and stood up.
“You have guts. I hope you can make me feel a little pressure.”