106: Chapter 106 A Sect That Has Produced Land Immortals
The car drove steadily out of the city, heading towards the Emei Mountain Range.
Outside the window, the towering skyscrapers were gradually replaced by rolling green mountains.
Qin Feng sat in the passenger seat, occasionally observing the people in the back seat through the rearview mirror.
Two charming mature female teachers, one shrewd boy, one honest boy, and two shyly sitting young girls.
And one more... a short, very energetic, busty loli.
A second-rate academy is just a second-rate academy; you can tell their strength just by looking at their team.
If it weren't for their dean getting lucky and Awakening a Heaven-Rank Soul Skill, they wouldn't even be qualified to participate in this mission.
Qin Feng shook his head and continued to close his eyes for a nap.
The car drove for over two hours until it got dark, and finally arrived at a campsite.
The campsite was built in a sheltered mountain col, with over a dozen military tents lighting up with warm yellow lights in the night, and the air was filled with the aroma of roasted meat and faint fluctuations of Soul Power.
"We've arrived." Qin Feng pushed the door open and got out of the car, his tone remaining indifferent.
As soon as Lin Mo and the others got out of the car, they saw two women and one man walking towards them.
"Qin Feng, have the representatives from Eastern Academy arrived?" asked the woman in the lead, her voice clear and bright.
Qin Feng quickly stood straight and saluted her: "Yes, Captain Gu. The representatives from Eastern Academy have been brought here, please give your instructions."
Lin Mo used the campsite lights to size up the newcomers.
All three were wearing standard combat uniforms inside, with black trench coats over them. Special emblems were faintly visible on their cuffs, making it clear at a glance that they were official personnel.
The woman in the lead was about twenty-seven or twenty-eight, with sharp eyes and eyebrows, an upright posture, and an air of capable heroism about her.
The other man and woman had serious expressions and steady gazes, clearly experienced veterans.
The three walked up close, and the woman in the lead revealed a gentle smile: "Hello, I am the official representative and also the Captain of this operation, Gu Miaoyu. May I ask who the leading teacher is?"
"Hello, I am the leading teacher, Teacher An Nuolan. This is the guiding teacher, Teacher Shen Yao, and this is the team captain, Lin Mo."
Teacher An Nuolan introduced the three of them concisely, just as before.
"Hehe, you've had a hard journey."
Gu Miaoyu's smile remained unchanged, "Looking at the time, you probably haven't eaten yet, right? There is plenty of hot food prepared at the campsite, go get something to eat first. I will send someone to notify you for the meeting later."
"Many thanks, Captain Gu."
Gu Miaoyu immediately had her female deputy take Lin Mo and the others to eat.
After they had walked far away, the male deputy behind her whispered: "Captain Gu, isn't the strength of this Eastern Academy team a bit too low? The highest Soul Power among the members is only at the Peak of the Second Rank..."
"It doesn't matter."
Gu Miaoyu waved her hand, her tone indifferent, "If their strength is low, so be it. When the time comes, just have them follow in the middle of the formation, and we'll look after them as much as we can."
She paused, raised her wrist to check her watch, "Alright, get ready. Notify the representatives of each team to come for a meeting in twenty minutes."
"Yes, Captain!"
On the other side, Lin Mo and the seven of them followed the female deputy into the dining area of the official campsite.
According to the rules, teams were supposed to provide their own food for field operations, but today was clearly an exception.
"Wow, the official food is just too good! There's shrimp, meat, and soup!"
Lu Mengmeng's mouth was stuffed with food, her cheeks bulging, and she mumbled indistinctly.
"Just eat your food, why so much talk."
Lin Mo rolled his eyes at her, but the chopsticks in his hand didn't stop.
While eating, he was calmly observing the campsite.
The tents were arranged neatly, and the patrolling team members had steady steps.
The combat uniforms on everyone had a fine luster, clearly high-quality goods.
One look and you could tell they were elites in the military.
In comparison, the equipment prepared by Eastern Martial Soul Academy was more than a grade lower.
"It seems this mission is really not an ordinary A-rank." Lin Mo thought to himself.
To be able to make the official side attach such importance to it, and even equip them with such fine gear.
The team had just finished eating and were picking their teeth to digest.
The female deputy of Gu Miaoyu from before walked over: "The captain has notified everyone to go to the meeting. Come with me."
Shortly after, the seven of them followed the female deputy into a spacious large tent.
There were already no fewer than seven or eight teams sitting inside.
As soon as they entered, like a drop of ink in clear water, they instantly attracted the attention of the entire tent.
"Eh, where is this team from?"
"Haven't seen them before, the emblem looks quite unfamiliar."
"That emblem... it seems to be from Eastern Martial Soul Academy?"
"Eastern Academy? Isn't that a second-rate institution? Why are they here for a mission of this level?"
"Don't know..."
Whispers rose and fell, and many gazes carried scrutiny and contempt, stabbing over like needles.
Teacher An Nuolan and Teacher Shen Yao subconsciously straightened their backs, but still couldn't hide a trace of nervousness.
Those present were either elite teams from The Four Great Academies of the Dragon Kingdom or representatives of the Ancient Martial Arts Families.
Only they were a team from a second-rate academy, which was indeed a bit "not presentable."
Su Xiaoxiao and Mu Liuli also lowered their heads, fingers nervously twisting their clothes, clearly intimidated by this formation.
Only Lin Mo, Lu Mengmeng, and Niu Dachun were calm and composed, their gazes still scanning back and forth between the teams, looking just like they were here to watch the excitement.
"Boss, look at that one over there, is that the stinky old man who tried to hit on my mom last time?"
Lu Mengmeng suddenly pointed in a direction and lowered her voice.
Lin Mo looked in the direction she pointed and immediately laughed: "Hey, what a coincidence, isn't that Master Bai, Bai Yuntian from Vermilion Bird Academy?"
On the other side, where the Vermilion Bird Academy team was located, Bai Yuntian also recognized Lin Mo and Lu Mengmeng, and his face turned black in an instant.
Thinking about how he had been unlucky ever since he met these people.
And this time he was sent out to do a mission, he was so angry his teeth itched.
"Master Bai, do you know them?" A middle-aged teacher beside him saw this and asked curiously.
He was the leading teacher of this Vermilion Bird Academy team.
Bai Yuntian snorted: "Hmm, we've met a few times. They are the 'Eastern Bully' that beat Master Yu's team in the arena last time."
"What? They are the 'Eastern Bully'?!"
The middle-aged instructor's eyes widened immediately, his face full of shock.
Although their surface strength looked unremarkable, being able to overturn Vermilion Bird Academy's freshman yellow-card team meant they were definitely not ordinary people.
He subconsciously took another look at Lin Mo and the others, his eyes becoming a bit more solemn.
Several team representatives nearby who were pricking up their ears heard the words "Eastern Bully" and also showed expressions of surprise.
That was the dark horse that had been causing such a stir on the arena forums a while ago.
Didn't expect it to actually be this unremarkable second-rate academy team.
The discussions in the tent gradually changed in tone; although there was still suspicion, there was much less contempt.
At this moment, the tent curtain was lifted from the outside.
Gu Miaoyu walked in, followed by three old men with white hair and beards.
Although the three old men were thin, they carried a heavy aura, and inner strength seemed to flow faintly in their footsteps.
Clearly top figures from the Ancient Martial Arts Families.
The four of them walked to the main seats at the front of the tent and sat down, with Gu Miaoyu in the center and the three old men sitting on both sides.
"Alright, everyone is here, let's begin."
Gu Miaoyu cleared her throat, her gaze slowly sweeping across the room.
"First, on behalf of the official side, I would like to thank all the representatives of the Ancient Martial Arts Families and academies for voluntarily cooperating with the official efforts to search for the ruins of Ancient Martial Arts Sects for so long."
After some brief polite remarks, she changed the subject, her expression becoming solemn:
"This operation in the Emei Mountain Range originated from a Senior from the Qin Family."
"While organizing the Family's ancient texts, he accidentally discovered a record confirming that an Ancient Martial Arts Sect named 'Shuiyue Sect' once existed in the Emei Mountain Range."
"Later, after verification by our official side and various other sources, it was proven that there was indeed a Sect named Shuiyue Sect, and it was a top-tier Sect that had produced a Land Immortal (Soul Emperor)."