“Sister Anmiao said that if you’re willing to help her, she’ll ensure her mother helps you break through to become a seventh-grade spiritual controller!” Ziling added.
“What, a seventh-grade spiritual controller?” Lin Xiao was shocked to his core. A seventh-grade spiritual controller was an extraordinary feat, not just now but even a thousand years ago. Those who reached this level were undoubtedly the most dazzling talents on the continent.
Moreover, it required years of accumulation.
At this stage, it could be said one was already stepping towards the pinnacle of the continent. Besides an exceptional talent for spiritual control techniques, one needed sufficient opportunities to take this step.
To claim they could guarantee helping someone break through to a seventh-grade spiritual controller, perhaps only a spiritual entity like Miaoling, who had existed for over a thousand years, could make such a promise?
For a seventh-grade spiritual controller, it was impossible for Lin Xiao not to be tempted.
After all, he wasn’t the Devouring Heaven Spirit Emperor.
Even with the memories of the Devouring Heaven Spirit Emperor, he wasn’t truly the emperor himself, who had reached the ninth-grade spiritual controller level.
Who wouldn’t aspire to become a high-grade spiritual controller?
“What help does she need, and when do we head to Spirit Pool Island?” Finally, Lin Xiao calmed himself and asked.
“Sister Anmiao said, first, it’s about her father and mother, though I don’t know the specifics. Second, it’s to participate in the continental spiritual controller competition held every fifty years, aiming to secure a top ten spot in either alchemy or spiritual controller combat strength, to help her gain a foothold on Spirit Pool Island. There are three years until then, and the age limit for the competition is under fifty,” Ziling replied.
In truth, she herself wasn’t clear on what this spiritual controller competition entailed.
She only felt that this competition was extraordinary, held once every fifty years and open to those under fifty. Even as a fifth-grade spiritual controller, she had no confidence in breaking into the top ten.
Across the entire continent, who knew how many spiritual controller prodigies there were? At fifty years of age, countless others likely far surpassed her in alchemy or spiritual controller combat strength.
This spiritual controller competition was surely a grand event for spiritual controllers across the continent.
If Lin Xiao didn’t possess spiritual energy and hadn’t repeatedly created miracles, she wouldn’t believe he had the capability.
As for Anmiao’s father, Ziling knew even less.
But Lin Xiao was deeply shocked because only he knew who Anmiao’s father and mother were.
One was a spiritual entity, the other a spirit emperor, names that could shake the continent if revealed.
As for the spiritual controller competition, he was somewhat intrigued, though his interest wasn’t yet intense.
“Three years, even if I flew day and night, I probably couldn’t cross the entire southeast region, could I?” Lin Xiao asked next.
“By flying? Forget three years, even thirty or three hundred years wouldn’t get you to the Central Region. However, every continent has countless teleportation arrays, large and small, including massive cross-region teleportation arrays. By then, you just need this token to access a cross-region teleportation array to the Central Region,” Ziling explained.
“This token has such great significance?” Lin Xiao was slightly surprised. A cross-region teleportation array, without a doubt, required astronomical resources and wasn’t accessible to just anyone.
If this token granted him entry, then he would accept it.
“Master Anmiao’s matter, I’ll do my best to help,” Lin Xiao nodded, taking the white token.
Although he had suffered backlash from the Devouring Heaven Spirit Emperor, he had also benefited greatly from him. Regardless of whether Miaoling had issues, he should meet her to fulfil her wishes and ease his conscience.
Moreover, Anmiao had left behind the Void Spirit Restoration Pill, saving Hu Yue’s life. This favour, he would definitely repay.
Of course, only if he could conceal things from Miaoling and protect himself.
With his current strength, he couldn’t possibly hide anything from Miaoling. But three years was enough for him to fuse three types of spiritual energy. Once fused, his spiritual power would undergo a massive leap.
By then, thanks to his spiritual energy, he might even manage to spin a few lies to Miaoling.
Ziling nodded. Based on her recent understanding of Lin Xiao, she trusted his promise.
Since Lin Xiao said he’d do his best to help, he would surely put in his all. As for whether he could secure a top ten spot, she wasn’t certain, as it wasn’t something one could guarantee.
“By the way, my family is also in the southeast region. Recently, they sent word asking me to return. How about we travel together?” Ziling’s face showed a hint of anticipation.
“Your family is in the southeast region too?” Lin Xiao was slightly taken aback. He had never known about Ziling’s background, but her being from the southeast region surprised him.
Moreover, it seemed there was some urgent family matter, which explained why she had come so eagerly to the meditation area to wait for him.
“Yes, my family is indeed in the southeast region, and the influence of my Zi family surpasses that of the Cao family. While I’m there, I’ll try to persuade my clan to intervene and lift the Cao family’s threat to Shengyuan Academy. But the southeast region’s power dynamics are complex, and with my status, I’m not sure I can convince the family to act,” Ziling said with some concern.
Hearing this, Lin Xiao was shocked again. Ziling’s family was more powerful than the Cao family?
Didn’t that mean their overall strength surpassed even Shengyuan Academy?
Then why had Ziling come to Shengyuan Academy? Because of Anmiao? Or had she encountered issues within her family and been sent away?
However, since Ziling didn’t elaborate, he didn’t pry. If she truly needed his help, she would likely speak up.
Moreover, with Ziling’s current spiritual power and talent, she should be valued within the Zi family.
But getting the Zi family to intervene and lift the Cao family’s threat to Shengyuan Academy would likely be difficult.
After all, Ziling was just a junior, and Shengyuan Academy had no ties to the Zi family. Although the Zi family’s influence exceeded the Cao family’s, the Cao family wasn’t insignificant. Without substantial benefits, the Zi family wouldn’t want to antagonise them completely.
Lin Xiao was all too familiar with this kind of family-driven, interest-first mindset.
Without significant benefits, they wouldn’t take such a big risk. The outcome of Ziling’s attempt to persuade them was predictable.
“I’ll definitely head to the southeast region, but I’m afraid I can’t travel with you, as I have matters to attend to in my empire during this time,” Lin Xiao finally said honestly to Ziling.
“Oh!” A trace of disappointment crossed Ziling’s face. “Then I’ll go ahead. But when you reach the southeast region, remember to visit the Zi family.”
“Definitely!” Lin Xiao nodded. The Zi family’s influence was greater than the Cao family’s, so perhaps partnering with them could be an option.
Of course, that depended on the two families not being too far apart, as the southeast region was vast.
But since Ziling mentioned persuading her clan, it suggested there was potential for interaction between the two families, meaning they weren’t too distant.
