Chapter 29

"她手里有一件东西，不管是师门还是我个人，都要设法追回来。"

Yan Mingyue’s tone was calm, but Lin Feng knew that the item in Long Ye’s possession must be extraordinary.

He now understood why Yan Mingyue was not worried about her situation after returning to the sect, and why she was eager to find Long Ye.

If she could successfully retrieve the item from Long Ye, no one would dare to treat her with disrespect when she returned to the sect in the future.

Realizing this, Lin Feng replied straightforwardly, "I don’t know where Long Ye is now. I only encountered this demon a month ago in the continuous mountains northeast of Wuzhou."

Lin Feng thought to himself, let these old enemies continue their feud. With Yan Mingyue taking action, the female demon, no matter how good her memory is, won’t think of coming to bother him, right?

He patted Xiaodian’s head and said, "It was a small village deep in the mountains. This demon was parasitic on an old peach tree, suddenly awakened, and endangered the lives of the villagers. I happened to pass by, broke her evil spell, and saved this little guy."

Lin Feng asked Yan Mingyue, "What is the background of this Long Ye? I don’t think she is an ordinary tree demon."

Yan Mingyue sighed lightly, "You are right. The peach tree was just a place for Long Ye to rest after being severely injured. Her true form was killed by me ten years ago, but it was a heavenly spirit plant, the Langhuan Jade Tree."

Lin Feng’s heart skipped a beat.

All things have spirits, and plants can also cultivate into demons, but the difficulty is much greater than that of ordinary beast demons. However, once a plant demon cultivates successfully, both its lifespan and magical power are extremely formidable.

The cultivation potential of plant demons is directly related to their species. Among the most top-tier are the four great spirit trees of the world.

They are the Wu Tong Divine Tree, the Shaluo Iron Tree, the Ginseng Fruit Tree, and the Langhuan Jade Tree!

Lin Feng didn’t expect that the Long Ye who had been thinking about him was actually a Langhuan Jade Tree demon. Such a level of talent, if placed among humans, would definitely be at Xiaodian’s level. No wonder she could be Yan Mingyue’s archenemy.

Being remembered by such a powerful demon, Lin Feng felt immense pressure, but he maintained a calm demeanor and nodded, "No wonder. In that state of losing her true form and only having her soul left, she could still cause chaos and evil. I didn’t know her background at the time, otherwise I would have eliminated her on the spot."

Yan Mingyue nodded, "Long Ye is a direct disciple of the great demon sage Tianmei, practicing the highest demon technique of the demon race, the 'Heavenly Dao Demon Classic.' I have fought with her many times, and neither of us has won. If we fought to the death, it would end in mutual destruction."

At this point, Yan Mingyue smiled slightly, "I must thank Daoist Lin. Long Ye was severely injured by Daoist Lin, and her ten years of recuperation were almost in vain. Meanwhile, I received the help of the Soul Stabilizing Grass, which gives me hope of further recovering my vitality. With this advantage, my chances of winning against her are much higher."

Lin Feng replied indifferently, "It was an unintentional act, I dare not claim credit." But he thought to himself, "That’s right, go and deal with her quickly."

Over the next three days, Lin Feng, Xiaodian, and Yan Mingyue stayed quietly by the lake.

Although the previous battle with the Fire Sword Sect was noisy, it seemed that Xiao Zhen’er had used some method to convince the Xiao family. Not only did the entire Xiao family remain silent, but the old patriarch even personally went to the city lord’s residence and stayed there for half a day.

After the old patriarch’s visit, the city lord took action, controlling the entire situation in Wuzhou. All the restless forces were silenced.

Wuzhou returned to peace, and no one came to the lakeside to spy. The area around the small lake in the north of the city became a restricted zone during this time.

Xiao Zhen’er did not expose Xiao Yan, and the black-clothed youth continued his usual routine over the next few days. No one realized that the sudden changes at the small lake were related to him, and no one would have thought that this youth’s fate had undergone a complete transformation.

Xiao Yan was busy for the next three days, searching for medicinal herbs, packing his luggage, and learning Dao techniques from Lin Feng by the lake. He was eager to become stronger.

Lin Feng did not hide from Yan Mingyue and directly taught Xiao Yan the Immovable Mingwang Technique.

As soon as Xiao Yan started practicing the Immovable Mingwang Technique, he realized its extraordinary nature, far surpassing the Xiao family’s Dao techniques. His spirit was greatly invigorated, and he threw himself wholeheartedly into cultivation.

Yan Mingyue’s gaze towards Lin Feng became more probing. With her knowledge, she could immediately recognize the origin of the Immovable Mingwang Technique, and she felt even more puzzled about Lin Feng: "He is dressed as a Daoist, but why does he have the secret technique of Daliang Temple?"

"Is he a former monk of Daliang Temple who now dresses as a Daoist to hide his identity? Or did he accidentally obtain the techniques that were passed down after Daliang Temple’s destruction?"

Lin Feng ignored Yan Mingyue’s probing gaze. He was watching his two disciples take pills like candy, feeling a deep pain: "You two spendthrifts, slow down, slow down! If you keep eating like this, your master will go bankrupt soon."

To help his two disciples quickly improve their cultivation levels and to enhance his own strength, Lin Feng exchanged all 500 points he received from taking Xiao Yan as a disciple for various pills that aid cultivation.

The two young disciples were not shy and gobbled up the pills, making Lin Feng’s heart ache.

But such a method naturally had results. After three years of hard work, Xiao Yan’s foundation was now paying off.

The Immovable Mingwang Technique, combined with a large amount of pills, and without the constraints of Yan Mingyue and Tāotiè, Xiao Yan directly broke through his acupoints on the first day of practice and advanced to the second level of Qi Cultivation!

In three days, Xiao Yan had already reached the peak of the second level of Qi Cultivation. He only needed to break through the barrier of the third acupoint to reach the third level.

After the marriage cancellation, this young man’s domineering aura indeed surged like a flood, unstoppable.

Such a cultivation speed left Lin Feng speechless: "Coach, I also want to cancel my marriage…"

Not only him, but Yan Mingyue and Xiaodian were also shocked by Xiao Yan’s rapid improvement.

Perhaps sensing Xiao Yan’s surging domineering aura, Yan Mingyue sighed softly, "Daoist Lin has a keen eye. I am even a bit regretful."

Lin Feng laughed, "Daoist Yan is too kind." He looked at Xiao Yan and said, "Go say goodbye to your little friend. We are about to leave."

Xiao Yan nodded and walked to Xiao Zhen’er, who looked at him with deep longing and reluctance.

Xiao Zhen’er said nothing, but extended her delicate white hand and, as usual, carefully smoothed out the slightly wrinkled part of Xiao Yan’s clothes.

Seeing Xiao Zhen’er, who looked like a little wife, smoothing out his clothes, Xiao Yan was momentarily stunned. His breathing gradually quickened, and his eyes sparkled with passion.

Xiao Zhen’er, enveloped in sorrow, looked up and noticed Xiao Yan’s gaze, blushing slightly, "W-What are you looking at?"

Xiao Yan, coming to his senses, looked at the gentle and elegant girl before him, his expression solemn, "I will definitely come back, to see you."

Xiao Zhen’er’s eyes misted over, and she smiled, "I will wait for Xiao Yan to come back and reclaim your glory."

Lin Feng sighed inwardly, "Riding a bamboo horse, playing with green plums."

A pure and beautiful relationship.

Such a pure and beautiful relationship brings joy to anyone who sees it.

He glanced at Yan Mingyue, "Daoist Yan, we will part ways here. I wish you a smooth journey."

Yan Mingyue, who had already taken the Soul Stabilizing Pill, stood gracefully on the ground, her aura condensed, looking like a real person.

A complex light flashed in her moonlight-like eyes, and she smiled calmly, "Take care, Daoist Lin."

Lin Feng nodded, took Xiao Yan and Xiaodian, and set off, walking out of Wuzhou City under the warm morning sun. Looking at his two disciples, Lin Feng felt a surge of confidence, "Zhu Yi, I’m coming for you!"

...

Millions of miles away from Wuzhou, a group of red-robed people gathered, all with gloomy faces.

"Bang!"

A young man in red was slapped away, and no one felt sympathy for him. Instead, they all looked at him with a sense of satisfaction.

Zhang Nan, with a bitter face, dared not speak, as the person who hit him was the Golden Core cultivator, Elder Li.

The red-haired old man finally caught his breath, but his injuries were severe. Just moving a little made him pant heavily.

He glared at Zhang Nan and said angrily, "I hit you not because you recommended that talented young man, but because you didn’t investigate his background. Do you understand?"

A Foundation Establishment cultivator hesitated for a moment and asked, "Uncle, should we...?"

Fear flashed in Elder Li’s eyes but was quickly replaced by anger, "Of course not. Otherwise, how can our Fire Sword Sect stand? This grudge must be avenged!"

"Ah? What grudge does your sect have? Why not tell me? The Nine Heavens Sword Alliance is united. I don’t mind helping out."

A light, indifferent laugh echoed in the air, and all the Fire Sword Sect cultivators changed color. The person was already right in front of them, and they hadn’t even noticed.

Elder Li turned around sharply, and in his line of sight was a young man in white, wearing a green hood, smiling leisurely. However, the unhidden magical power fluctuations told everyone that this was a Golden Core cultivator.

The young man’s demeanor was natural. Even if Elder Li was in perfect condition, he wouldn’t be concerned.

Because his sword was even stronger.

The most striking feature was the long sword at his waist, with ancient and heavy mountain and water carvings on the scabbard.

That was the symbol of the Sword Dao Holy Land, the Shu Mountain Sword Sect!