115: The Lin Family's Crisis

Wang Bufan entered the discussion hall and was surprised to see that the person sitting in the main seat was not Sect Leader Yuan Wang of the Qinglan Sect.

Sect Leader Yuan Wang, who was also his Revered Master, Yuan Wang, was currently sitting in the secondary seat, showing great respect to the old man in the main seat.

The old man in the main seat was full of vigor and spirit; although his hair and beard were completely white, his skin was very well-maintained, as smooth as a child's.

His gaze was very sharp as he carefully scrutinized Wang Bufan, who had just entered the discussion hall.

Wang Bufan had already guessed the identity of the old man before him; he was undoubtedly the Grand Elder of the Sect.

Only the Grand Elder could sit in the Sect Master's seat.

"Greetings, Revered Master, Grand Elder," Wang Bufan respectfully bowed, bending his waist very low.

Yuan Wang looked at the unstable Qi around Wang Bufan and asked with confusion, "What's wrong with you? Your Cultivation has regressed instead of progressing."

Wang Bufan said with a bitter smile, "This Disciple doesn't know. I just feel that all the Spiritual Qi in my body has been drained by an unknown force, and my Cultivation has been continuously regressing."

"Come forward."

Yuan Wang's Divine Sense probed into Wang Bufan's body. Wang Bufan immediately felt as if all his secrets were being exposed, but he dared not show the slightest resistance or struggle.

After a long while, Yuan Wang shook his head, for he found no abnormality in Wang Bufan's body.

The parasitic seed was no ordinary spiritual plant; it was very difficult for Yuan Wang's ability to detect it.

"That's interesting. Let this old man take a look!"

The old man became interested, so he motioned for Wang Bufan to come forward. Wang Bufan, like a puppet at someone's mercy, quickly stepped forward to accept the Grand Elder's examination.

The Grand Elder's Divine Sense was far stronger than Yuan Wang's, almost tangible.

A Golden Core True Person's Divine Sense could already materialize and even Cultivate mental attacks, killing people invisibly.

As the old man's Divine Sense probed into Wang Bufan's body, Wang Bufan felt his brain stop thinking, and it seemed that none of his inner thoughts could escape the old man's perception.

The old man meticulously searched Wang Bufan's body, but still found no abnormalities.

"How strange!"

The old man sighed, also finding no issues.

However, Wang Bufan's body was like a funnel; no matter how much Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi poured into his body, it would gradually dissipate, leaving nothing behind.

"It's a pity for such good talent. There is only one Heavenly Spiritual Root Cultivator in the Qinglan Sect."

The old man lamented, directly showing his disappointment with Wang Bufan on his face.

Wang Bufan smiled bitterly, not daring to refute in the slightest.

The old man looked at Yuan Wang and said, "Your Personal Disciple is useless."

Yuan Wang was also greatly disappointed. He had invested a large amount of resources in Wang Bufan, even cultivating him to be the next Sect Master of the Qinglan Sect, but he never expected such a result.

Yuan Wang said in a deep voice, "Let's get to the main point! Wang Bufan, do you know why Revered Master called you here?"

Wang Bufan quickly said, "This Disciple does not know!"

"The Lin Family has been too presumptuous recently, so our Qinglan Sect needs to teach them a lesson. Take a few Inner Sect Disciples and destroy all the spirit fields on Cloud Mist Mountain! If any Lin Family members dare to resist, eliminate them as well!"

The Qinglan Sect had indeed begun to act.

After the Qinglan Sect repelled the beast tide, they began to target the Lin Family.

"This Disciple obeys."

Wang Bufan could only accept this order. His Cultivation was only at the Qi Refining Stage Seventh Level now, and he would probably find it difficult to command those Inner Sect Disciples. Things would be tough for him from now on.

"You may withdraw first!"

In the empty discussion hall, only the old man and Yuan Wang remained.

The old man's expression was indifferent, and he didn't say much. Yuan Wang spoke, "Elder Luo, I also plan to go into seclusion to break through to the Golden Core Realm."

Grand Elder Luo nodded and said, "That's perfect. If our Qinglan Sect can gain another Golden Core Stage Cultivator, then the other forces will surely submit willingly."

"As for the Lin Family..."

Elder Luo mused, "They can't cause much trouble. It's good to let the Disciples under our command warn them first."

According to Elder Luo, he had no intention of taking action himself.

However, he remembered that the Lin Family had a six-hundred-year-old Cloud Mist Tea Tree, and the Cloud Mist Tea leaves grown on that tree were very much to his taste.

Elder Luo did not have high demands for material desires, but he especially loved drinking tea.

Especially since this tea also had calming and soothing effects.

...

At the foot of Cloud Mist Mountain.

Wang Bufan led a group of Disciples to the foot of Cloud Mist Mountain, among whom were several Foundation Establishment Stage Inner Sect Disciples.

Of course, there were also his two followers: Chen Dahao and Shi Lei.

Chen Dahao and Shi Lei were only Outer Sect Disciples, but they had always followed Wang Bufan. However, the respect they once held for Wang Bufan was no longer in their eyes.

As for the other Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators, they merely called Wang Bufan "Junior Brother" out of courtesy.

They had all come this time under orders to destroy the Lin Family's spirit fields on Cloud Mist Mountain.

The leading Foundation Establishment Stage Middle Stage Cultivator didn't even bother to look at Wang Bufan and directly said:

"Everyone, let's act independently! Destroy every spirit field you see on Cloud Mist Mountain. As for the spiritual plants cultivated within the spirit fields, everyone can directly collect them."

"Everyone, move out!"

Wang Bufan smiled bitterly and began to act, leading Chen Dahao and Shi Lei.

The Lin Family once again faced a major crisis.

There were many spirit fields on Cloud Mist Mountain, and many of them were not within the Lin Family's protective Family Array, the Cloud Sky Spirit Array. And this time, the Qinglan Sect had dispatched so many Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators.

For example, Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff, where Lin Yongmao was located.

And how could the Spiritual Plant Masters who cultivated those spirit fields be a match for these well-trained Qinglan Sect Inner Sect Disciples?

Wang Bufan, Chen Dahao, and Shi Lei, the three of them, dared not go to places with rich Spiritual Qi.

The reason was simple: the richer the Spiritual Qi, the better the quality of the spirit fields, and the better the quality of the spirit fields, the stronger the Spiritual Plant Masters within them.

They dared not compete with those Inner Sect Foundation Establishment Stage Disciples now.

"Let's go in this direction!" Wang Bufan pointed to a relatively remote place.

Coincidentally, this direction was precisely Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff, where Lin Yongmao was located.

The three of them jogged all the way, heading rapidly towards the cliff.

Chen Dahao complained, "Will there be spirit fields here? Did we come to the wrong place?"

Shi Lei quickly said, "Are you stupid? How can we win against others? It's better to honestly stay in a place where no one is."

Wang Bufan glared at these two troublemakers, almost grinding his back teeth.

"No one will think you're mute if you don't speak!"

The further the three went, the thicker the mist became. This was not Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, but pure mist.

"This mist is a bit strange; it can not only block vision but also shield Divine Sense detection."

Wang Bufan quickly discovered the problem. They had now reached a place where they couldn't see their own hands, and everything before them was a vast expanse of white.