Feng Ming Lian, this girl’s comprehension and talent are truly astonishing.
Even Long Chen probably falls far short of her in comparison.
As for the others, they cannot even be mentioned in the same breath.
If Feng Ming Lian had cultivated diligently like this from childhood, her name would almost certainly be among the Ten Phoenix Sons today.
Although she could not possibly reach the monstrous level of Ji Lingyue, she far surpasses most geniuses.
In just three days and three nights, Feng Ming Lian cultivated the nine layers of the Northern True Scripture up to the fourth layer, and her cultivation also broke through to the Second Cave Heaven Realm.
This speed of cultivation even made Ling Xiao feel some pressure.
Of course, he knew this was because the power that had long been suppressed inside Feng Ming Lian was now erupting all at once.
Once her cultivation reached around the Tenth Cave Heaven Realm, it would probably slow down gradually.
By then, Ling Xiao feared he might be the one chasing after her pace.
But he was not worried about this at all.
Before Feng Ming Lian was even born, she had already been soaked in all sorts of medicinal liquids. Back then, Feng Ming Xiao endured a great deal of hardship, all to make Feng Ming Lian strong enough not to be bullied by others.
At her current age, even if she was younger than Ling Xiao, she had already been cultivating for more than ten years.
Ling Xiao had only cultivated for a little over two years.
So he had nothing to worry about.
Catching up to or even surpassing Feng Ming Lian was not a difficult task for him.
Ling Xiao soared through the air and left. Before departing, he set up an array to protect Feng Ming Lian.
According to his estimation, she would need at least a month or more to cultivate. During this time, although he would arrange for people to guard her, having the array in place gave him greater peace of mind.
His body trembled slightly as he flashed towards the area below East Tomb. In just a short moment, he vanished, heading down from East Tomb and striding towards the direction of Tianyi Academy.
After Ling Xiao left the mountain peak, several figures immediately appeared there.
Zhou Yun, the dean of Qingxu Academy, Crown Prince Feng Yin Shan, and Feng Yin Shan’s most capable aide and bodyguard, Ming Jin.
Ming Jin was originally a genius of the Nether Phoenix Clan. He was saved by Feng Yin Shan, who set aside past grudges, took him in as a subordinate, and placed great trust in him.
This man proved extremely loyal. From then on, he followed Feng Yin Shan with unwavering devotion. Many confidential matters were handled by him on Feng Yin Shan’s behalf.
Looking at the mountain peak that had been ravaged beyond recognition by the power of light and shadow, both Ming Jin and Feng Yin Shan had flickering expressions in their eyes.
“Master, what do you think Ling Xiao cultivated? How could it create such a terrifying scene? Moreover, I seem to have sensed a strong aura of danger and evil. It is truly horrifying.”
Feng Yin Shan asked in a deep voice.
The ground had not only been turned into scorched earth but also appeared corroded by something, leaving not a single blade of grass.
Traces of black qi still rose faintly from underground. Anyone with slightly lower cultivation standing here would feel uncomfortable all over.
“It is hard to say.”
Zhou Yun shook his head and said.
Although he thought of those two terrifying martial arts, he could not believe that what Ling Xiao cultivated was exactly those two.
After all, they were top-grade jade-rank martial arts.
Moreover, they were treasured secrets of the Ice Phoenix Clan, not something even they could easily obtain.
“Even Master cannot guess? This Ling Xiao is truly becoming more and more mysterious.”
Feng Yin Shan frowned and said, “I never expected that even Lian’er would be completely devoted to him. This man’s charisma is probably something even I cannot match.”
“Your Highness worries too much. Ling Xiao is indeed powerful and exceptionally talented, but in the end he is just a martial brute. He acts too ruthlessly and never leaves any room for mercy. Now that he has offended Feng Ming Wuliang, he will face endless troubles ahead. This is definitely not something a smart person should do.”
Ming Jin held Ling Xiao’s martial talent in high regard, but he looked down on Ling Xiao’s character. He felt Ling Xiao was too arrogant and overconfident, lacking the ability to endure and restrain himself.
“Is that so? Then would that not play right into our hands?”
Feng Yin Shan smiled and said, “Go find Ling Xiao and tell him that Jia Tianfeng and Kong Ming are holding a banquet today at Lingyue Villa, entertaining people from a branch of the Five Poisons Hall.”
“Understood.”
Ming Jin nodded. Of course he knew what Feng Yin Shan meant.
Ling Xiao wanted to kill Jia Tianfeng and Kong Ming. They would do him the favour and at the same time draw everyone’s attention towards Ling Xiao.
That way, whatever they wanted to do would become much easier.
After washing up, Ling Xiao originally planned to rest a little before going out to stroll the streets and see what new events had happened in the past few days.
But he noticed a note placed on his table.
“Who sent this?”
Ling Xiao asked Cold Plum outside the door.
“A very strong person, no weaker than me,” Cold Plum replied. “Said to be someone from Crown Prince Yin Shan’s side.”
“Understood.”
Ling Xiao looked at the note, frowned slightly, then quickly relaxed his brows.
Originally he had planned to cast a long line to catch the big fish, to draw out the people behind Jia Tianfeng and Kong Ming.
But now it seemed there was no need for that.
These two had still not learned their lesson and were actually trying to find people to deal with him again. He did not have the leisure to keep being assassinated like this.
Since his new moves had now been successfully cultivated, it was a good time to test them out.
“Moon Maiden sister, I am going to Lingyue Villa to find Jia Tianfeng and Kong Ming. You help me wipe out the Divine Phoenix branch of the Five Poisons Hall.”
Ling Xiao said loudly.
Although he could not see Moon Maiden, he knew she was nearby.
“Master, let me go instead. The Divine Phoenix branch of the Five Poisons Hall has no Yin-Yang Realm expert in charge. I am more than enough.”
Cold Plum volunteered.
“Very well. Be careful. It is best to leave one survivor so they know exactly who they have offended.”
The purpose of Ling Xiao destroying the Five Poisons Hall branch was naturally to establish dominance. If the other side did not even know who did it, then the effort would be wasted.
“Understood, Master.”
Cold Plum accepted the order and left.
Ling Xiao also set off.
This time, Moon Maiden still followed near Ling Xiao, but she would not show herself.
For matters Ling Xiao could handle himself, she did not want to interfere.
After that night of fierce fighting, she also understood that if Ling Xiao wanted to grow, she had to minimise her interventions.
Unless the opponent was clearly stronger than Ling Xiao, such as a Yin-Yang Realm martial artist.
This was not the first time Ling Xiao had come to Lingyue Villa. Everyone knew he was the Heavenly Dragon King and a friend of Crown Prince Feng Yin Shan, so ordinarily no one dared to block him.
Thus Ling Xiao proceeded without any hindrance and arrived at a lakeside pavilion in the centre of the water.
Inside the pavilion were not only Jia Tianfeng and Kong Ming, but also several people who exuded obvious killing intent. They were probably assassins from the Five Poisons Hall branch.
All of them were Cave Heaven Realm martial artists.
The strongest was at the Fourth Cave Heaven Realm.
The weakest was at the First Cave Heaven Realm.
When Ling Xiao saw them, they naturally saw him as well.
In the eyes of Jia Tianfeng and Kong Ming appeared surprise mixed with fear.
They had seen too much of Ling Xiao’s terror.
Especially that night, when the two of them never even caught sight of Ling Xiao, yet one had his leg blasted off and the other lost an eye to an explosion.
From that night onward, their fear of Ling Xiao had reached its peak.
