“I’ll explain later, but we must return to the Central Forest now, and you can begin your seclusion.” Ling Xi replied as she enveloped Ling Yun and Xuanyuan Xiang’er with her aura.

Ling Yun nodded to her and said to Feng Ruxue. “Once you guys decide the fate of the people of the Nangong Clan, then you must tell me the results directly.”

“All right.” Feng Ruxue replied with a nod of approval.

Xiao Xi then said to him. “Ling Yun! You must visit the Long Clan as soon as possible, okay? Don’t forget to take my daughter with you, or she won’t be willing to return to our clan.”

“All right.” Ling Yun then said her. “I’ll definitely be there soon, for I also can’t wait to spar with Uncle Long. But before that, I have to increase my strength even more, or else I’ll be toyed with by him later.”

“Haha!” Long Wei laughed at that. “I’ll give you a chance to hone and improve your skills further, but I hope you won’t let me down later.”

“Don’t worry, Uncle Long. I definitely won’t let you down.” Ling Yun replied with a confident expression.

After that, Ling Xi immediately brought them to leave the place.

Long Wei sighed after he saw his second daughter, who was still unconscious. “I hope no one brings up He Yi’s death in front of Yuyi again.”

“You take it easy, Husband. I will definitely warn all members of our clan.” Yu Die said to calm Long Wei, and Xiao Xi nodded in agreement.

On the other hand, Long Zhan sighed softly, looking at his little sister in his arms. ‘Yuyi, I will protect you and won’t let anything bad happen to you.’

After that, they returned to their respective clans using the connected portal.

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Meanwhile, Xiao Feng kept observing Yin Mingzhu, who was practicing the movement technique he taught her, and he was satisfied with her determination and enthusiasm.

Even though Yi Mingzhu was still a novice cultivator, her intelligence wasn’t bad, and she could absorb all of Xiao Feng’s teachings well.

“Are you satisfied with her, Uncle Xiao?” Feng Bing’er asked him.

Xiao Feng nodded to her. “Although Mingzhu’s progress has only been a little, I am delighted with her. Moreover, you can see from her expression that she is very eager to become strong, which is very good.”

“Yes.” Feng Yujie joined in. “This little girl has a good spirit and mindset, and if she can maintain everything, she will definitely be able to become a strong cultivator in the future.”

“However, the path of cultivation is not easy, and many hard and steep challenges await her in the future.” Xiao Chen said with a soft sigh.

Feng Bing’er let out a soft laugh at that. “Uncle Xiao, all cultivators will definitely face those hurdles, but I believe Mingzhu will be fine, especially since many experienced cultivators can guide her in the future.”

Xiao Feng sighed and rubbed his beard. “I hope you are right with that, especially since I have seen many geniuses fall because of those hurdles, for their mentality and mindset, are too weak.”

“Hmm?” The three of them suddenly raised their eyebrows and looked up at the sky, and they saw the clouds moving sideways to make way for someone.

Seeing that, Xiao Feng shook his head and laughed wryly. “He’s still as flashy as ever.”

Soon, they saw a man dressed in all white hurtling from the middle of the clouds towards them very quickly, and they could hear his loud voice. “Hahahaha! We haven’t seen each other in decades, Old Xiao!”

“Old Jiang! I’m not deaf yet, so you don’t have to shout that loud!” Even so, Xiao Feng himself shouted at Jiang Yuan very loudly, making the Feng Sisters laugh at him.

*Swoosh*

Jiang Yuan landed directly in front of them and hugged Xiao Feng, and he slapped him hard on the back repeatedly. “Haha! You’re still healthy, even though you’re this old now, I-Gah!”

Suddenly, Jiang Yuan screamed, and his body flew backward, for Xiao Feng felt uncomfortable with his behavior. “Hey! You’re also as old as me, remember?”

Jiang Yuan stabilized himself on the ground; he turned to Yi Mingzhu and raised his eyebrows in surprise. “Huh? Since when did you take a disciple, Old Xiao? As far as I remember, you once said that you would never take a disciple, but you have reneged on your own words.”

Xiao Feng sighed, hearing that. “You knew that we would soon face war with those evil people, and we couldn’t possibly face them with our few numbers, so I had to go back on my word and take Mingzhu as my disciple. Moreover, her Wind Qi is strong, and her tenacity and passion are also good.”

Jiang Chen nodded in agreement, especially after observing Yi Mingzhu’s body. Moreover, he could also see the seriousness, passion, and determination in her expression. “You found an outstanding disciple, Old Xiao. Although her cultivation is still low, and her movements are still too slow, she has at least mastered the basics of your movement techniques.”

“Yes.” Xiao Feng then said to him. “For your information, I just took her as my disciple two days ago, but now she already mastered the basics.”

“Are you kidding me?” Jiang Yuan asked as he turned to Xiao Feng.

Feng Bing’er then said to him. “Uncle Jiang! He didn’t lie to you; Mingzhu has only been training under Uncle Xiao for two days.”

“Where did you find a disciple like her?” Jing Yuan curiously asked.

“Hehehe.” Instead, Xiao Feng laughed and smiled smugly after hearing his question. “Ling Yun had several wives, and Mingzhu was one of them, so I decided to check the outside world and found her there.”

“Huft! Why are you so pompous after taking a disciple?” Jiang Yuan asked with an irritated expression, but he then spoke again. “Speaking of Ling Yun. How come I never heard of the Ling Clan having another male successor before? As I recall, that clan’s last male descendants were Ling Jie and Ling Xiao.”

“Ling Yun is Ling Xiao’s son, but no one from the Ling Clan had heard of his existence until a month ago.” After hearing that, Jiang Yuan raised his eyebrows, and Feng Bing’er explained again. “According to Ruxue, after Yi Mingxia divorced him, she discovered she was pregnant. However, she hid her son from his father, fearing he would snatch him away from her.”

Jiang Yuan nodded in understanding. “However, that kid is really amazing, he can even find out about those people’s evil plans, or else we will never know about them.”

They nodded in agreement with Jiang Yuan. If not for the information from Ling Yun, then it would be too late for them to prepare themselves to face the people who wanted to invade their place.

Soon, two people landed in front of them: Shi Xiaoyin and Xuanyuan Hongtian.

“Hehe! I thought we would be late, but the others still haven’t arrived.” Shi Xiaoyin said as she gave a soft laugh; she then said to Xiao Feng. “Anyway, we met Ling Yun on our way here, but I didn’t expect that he had already enslaved the Matriarch of the Nangong Clan, and he wanted to use her to spy on those blessed people.”

Jiang Yuan was shocked to hear that, and Xiao Feng laughed at her words. “Although I haven’t met Ling Yun in person, I believe he is exceptional, or else Little Xiao would not have trusted him so much.”

“Oh?” Shi Xiaoyin was taken aback by that. “Don’t tell me that Little Xiao is also one of Ling Yun’s wives?”

“Not yet.” Xiao Feng shook his head at her. “However, I believe that Little Xiao will definitely fall into Ling Yun’s embraces sooner or later, and I just need to wait for that to happen.”

Shi Xiaoyin let out a soft laugh upon hearing that. “If Little Xiao becomes Ling Yun’s wife as well, then our two clans will be connected to each other through him, Old Xiao.”

“Yes.” Xiao Feng nodded to her; he then asked Xuanyuan Hongitan. “Why didn’t you say anything, Old Xuanyuan?”

“What should I say?” Xuanyuan Hongtian asked back with a raised brow.

Xiao Feng sighed after hearing that, for Xuanyuan Hongtian had not changed since decades ago, and he then asked him again. “So, what do you think of the upcoming war? Do you think we have a chance of winning against them?”

“Our chance of winning against them is very slim.” Xuanyuan Hongtian replied with a heavy sigh. “I already observed my clan members before leaving here; even though our younger generation herald Xue’er as the strongest, she still doesn’t have the ability to fight against those people. Moreover, they are allied with Lucifer and those demons, so I’m unsure if we can win the war against them.”

In fact, Xiao Feng had previously felt the same way as Xuanyuan Hongtian about that war. Yet, after hearing so many things about Ling Yun, he was confident they had a significant chance of winning that war.

However, Xiao Feng had no intention of telling Xuanyuan Hongtian and the others about Ling Yun in detail, especially since he knew their characters very well, or else it would harm him.

Suddenly, they felt an aura moving towards them, which made them feel calm, for the aura was very relaxing, and they muttered softly. “That woman has finally arrived, huh?”

– To Be Continued –