126: First meeting Ling Yuling

Lin Feng's heart stirred slightly. He released two imperceptible wisps of Divine Sense, which silently landed on Yellow Sand Forefather and the Qingyang Sect Young Master respectively.

Then, he revealed a harmless smile and said to the Five Elder, "Since the Xinggong Elder has spoken to intercede, how could this Seat not give him Face?"

"Thank you, Fellow Daoist!"

Upon seeing this, the Five Elder finally felt the huge stone weighing on his heart drop. He turned to the Qingyang Sect steward, Old Yan, who was already pale with fear, and shouted, "Take your Young Lord and Huangsha back to treat their injuries!"

"Yes, yes!"

Old Yan felt as if he had been granted a great pardon. He hurriedly helped up his Young Lord, then motioned for the Huangsha Sect Master, whose arms were also broken, to be carried up. They fled the place in a sorry state.

Once the irrelevant people had departed, the Five Elder's Face once again broke into a smile. He stepped forward, waved his large sleeve, and a light blue light screen instantly opened, forming a soundproof barrier that enveloped him and Lin Feng.

Lin Feng saw that he had no ill intentions and did not stop him. He simply watched him quietly, wondering what kind of scheme this Nascent Soul Elder was up to.

"Qinglian Fellow Daoist," the Five Elder bowed solemnly to Lin Feng, "Your magical power is so profound. I wonder if you are interested in joining my Star Palace and working with the Twin Saints of my Star Palace to create a great enterprise!"

His tone was sincere, and his eyes held eagerness.

It turned out that the Five Elder's purpose in coming this time, besides attending his disciple's birthday banquet, was to carry out a more important task: to inspect the various islands of the Inner Sea under the Grand Elder's orders.

Decades later, the Void Heaven Palace of the Chaotic Star Sea, which opened once every three hundred years, was about to reappear.

The high-ranking officials of Star Palace had received secret reports that both the Righteous Path and the Demonic Path had undercurrents surging within them, seemingly harboring extraordinary schemes for this trip to the Void Heaven Palace.

The Grand Elder therefore dispatched several Elders to patrol the Inner Sea, intending to win over various forces and stabilize the Star Palace's rule. Those who could be won over would be, and those who were stubborn would be added to a list for future reckoning.

This trip to Kumen Island unexpectedly led him to discover a Loose Cultivator expert like Lin Feng, whose strength was unfathomable.

This was a force not to be underestimated. If it could be drawn into the Star Palace's camp, it would undoubtedly greatly enhance the Star Palace's strength and provide more leverage in future changes.

Upon hearing this, Lin Feng's Face, however, showed a strange expression.

He replied, "Not long ago, this Seat just applied to join the Star Palace Outer Executive at Manager Wen Zexu's place on Kui Xing Island. I was just about to head to Wanming Island to seek Executive Ling for an outer Sect token, but who would have thought I'd be stopped by you all."

"What?"

The Five Elder was stunned upon hearing this, his expression extremely colorful.

His heart was immediately filled with regret, and his intestines were almost turning green.

Had he known this person already intended to join Star Palace, why would he have indulged his disciple and that Qingyang Sect Young Master to provoke him?

He almost caused Star Palace to miss out on a mighty being because of this trivial matter!

Thinking of this, the Five Elder immediately wanted to make amends and said, "Fellow Daoist must be joking! With Fellow Daoist's heaven-defying Cultivation, how could a mere Outer Executive be worthy! I am willing to vouch for Fellow Daoist; Fellow Daoist can directly become an Inner Elder of my Star Palace!"

"Oh? Inner Elder?" Lin Feng raised an eyebrow upon hearing this and asked, feigning interest, "Are there any special benefits?"

Seeing an opening, the Five Elder immediately introduced, "Inner Elders can be summoned by the Twin Saints! Within Star Palace, their status is only below the Twin Saints and the Grand Elder; one could say they are above ten thousand people! And there are various offerings every year!"

Lin Feng merely smiled after listening.

"Is that all? Then there's no need." He shook his head, "This Seat is used to freedom and fears being restrained. I'll still go find Executive Ling to join the Outer Sect first."

"Fellow Daoist!"

The Five Elder still wanted to persuade him, but Lin Feng was already impatient.

With a wave of his hand, the light blue soundproof Restriction shattered like a fragile bubble.

"If there's nothing else, Elder, please return." Lin Feng's tone returned to its usual calm, "This Seat will not stay any longer."

With that, he no longer paid attention to the Five Elder, turned and pulled the still somewhat nervous Yao'er and Yan Li, and walked directly towards the teleportation array.

The surrounding Cultivators had witnessed Lin Feng's terrifying strength, and even the Five Xinggong Elder had yielded before him. How could anyone dare to stand in front of Lin Feng?

The crowd automatically parted, creating a path. Everyone bowed their heads, not daring to meet his gaze, fearing to offend this powerful being.

Lin Feng led the two women, walking unimpeded all the way to the teleportation array.

Just as he was about to step onto the teleportation array, the Five Elder behind him spoke again, his voice carrying a hint of urgency.

"Fellow Daoist, wait!"

He quickly caught up, took out a token from his Storage Pouch that was crystal clear and engraved with the character "Five," and handed it over.

"Please accept this token, Fellow Daoist. This is my personal token. If such misunderstandings occur again in the future, or if you encounter any trouble in the Inner Sea, Fellow Daoist can present this token."

Lin Feng glanced at the token and did not refuse. He casually took it and tossed it into his Storage Pouch.

He casually cupped his hands towards the Five Elder.

"Thank you, farewell."

Before leaving, Lin Feng stealthily took out dozens of small blue insects from his Inner Universe and secretly released them, leaving them on Kumen Island.

Then, he turned and glared at the teleportation array manager who was still in a daze next to him.

The manager was startled by his cold gaze, his soul almost flying out. He quickly nodded and bowed, rapidly forming hand seals and embedding Spirit Stones into the Formation's grooves.

"Senior, have a safe trip! Senior, have a safe trip!"

Buzz—!

Accompanied by a slight spatial distortion, a white light flashed, and the figures of the three disappeared on the teleportation array.

...

The light dissipated, and when the solid sensation returned underfoot, Lin Feng and the two women had already appeared in another, even more magnificent teleportation hall.

The Spiritual Qi here was several times denser than on Kumen Island, and the Cultivators coming and going were generally of higher Cultivation. It was clear that they had arrived at the core area of the Inner Sea—Wanming Island.

Yao'er's Physique seemed to be naturally at odds with teleportation arrays. At this moment, her pretty Face was pale again, her body soft, almost unable to stand steadily.

Lin Feng naturally put his arm around her soft waist, letting her lean against him.

As soon as he stepped off the teleportation array, he saw a young Cultivator dressed in Star Palace Executive robes, already waiting at the hall entrance.

The eyes of the three were involuntarily drawn to that person.

The person was wearing a moon-white Star Palace Executive robe, with a tall and slender figure.

His Face was unbelievably handsome, his skin as fair as jade, eyebrows like distant mountains, a pair of clear and cold Phoenix eyes seemed to contain a pool of autumn water, a high nose bridge, elegant lips, and a noble temperament tinged with a cold allure that kept people at a distance.

Yao'er and Yan Li both simultaneously had a thought in their hearts.

Is there such a handsome man in this world?

Even the Saints of Sects known for their beauty would pale in comparison to this person.

However, just as the two women were marveling, Lin Feng had already burst into laughter, embracing Yao'er, and striding forward to greet her.

"Haha! This must be Executive Ling, Brother Ling!"

His laughter was hearty, his voice arriving before he did.

Amidst Ling Yuling's slight frown, Lin Feng had already walked in front of her.

He unceremoniously extended his other arm and wrapped it around the shoulder of this "handsome male Cultivator," pulling her closer into his embrace.

"This Seat is Qinglian Hermit, a pleasure to meet you! Brother Ling is indeed a talent, truly peerless!"

As Lin Feng spoke, the hand resting on Ling Yuling's shoulder seemed to casually slide along the edge of her Executive robe towards her back, his fingers moving over her body.