Chapter 42: Lin Shan Out of Isolated Cultivation

Ling Xiao weighed the storage pouch in his hand before he tossed it back to Nangong Qing and smiled. “I won’t leave Longevity Sect. I, Ling Xiao, am not afraid of a measly Grandmaster. You can tell Lin Shan that he can come for me if he isn’t afraid of death!”

“You… You’re being unreasonable!”

Nangong Qing was so infuriated over Ling Xiao’s unwillingness to leave that she stomped her foot and turned away.

As Nangong Qing’s receding figure faded in the background, Ling Xiao’s eyes spoke of life’s vicissitude.

“Longevity Sect is the fruit of Jin Se and my labor. I won’t allow anyone to destroy it! So what if Lin Shan or any other Celestial or Aristocracy comes in the way? It’s time to get rid of these tumors in the sect!”

With his hand behind his back, Ling Xiao stood erected with an air of disdain. His brilliant eyes darted a sharp gaze that could cut through the air like an Unparalleled Divine Sword.

It was not long before Liu Chuanxiong, Gu Zhong, and Wang Han awoke from their state of cultivation. They looked towards Ling Xiao with gratitude and reverence.

“Thank you, Saint for teaching us. Our lives will now belong to you!”

The trio got on their knees in front of Ling Xiao and respectably saluted him as a gesture of pledging allegiance.

It was only until they had completely digested the three martial arts — Sky Weight Sword, Muscle Bull’s Demonic Punch, and Maiden’s Thirteen Swords did they realized the great opportunity Ling Xiao had presented to them.

In other words, they could certainly advance to Grandmaster or perhaps Celestial Boundary with three of these martial arts alone.

This was something they had never dared dream of.

Longevity City only had jurisdiction over three hundred miles of land. Out of the three great sects, the strongest skills in Heavenly Demons Hall, Indulgence Sect, and Longevity Sect were merely Earthly level inferior martial arts.

Hence, they stood in awe of Ling Xiao.

“You did great! Invest your time in cultivation. Your loyalty should not only be to me but also to Longevity Sect. As long as you do your utmost for the sect, not only will an Earthly level peerless martial art be achievable but a Heavenly level martial art will be too!”

Ling Xiao was satisfied with the trio.

The three martial arts that Ling Xiao chose were most compatible with their body types. Liu Chuanxiong, Gu Zhong, and Wang Han may not have a unique bloodline like Xue Wei, but they all possessed great endowment.

Their comprehension of the martial arts had brought Liu Chuanxiong to seventh tier True Qi Boundary while Gu Zhong and Wang Han made it to fourth tier True Qi Boundary.

“Yes!”

The trio exchanged glances before they nodded solemnly in unison.

They had concerns about Grand Supreme Elder Lin Shan leaving isolated cultivation before but now, they were confident of Ling Xiao.

A person who could effortlessly fork out three Earthly level peerless martial arts would not give in easily to Lin Shan.

“I’ll set up a Spirit Amassing Formation around Jin Se Pavilion later to speed up your cultivation. You still have a lot of room for improvement!” Ling Xiao said.

Ling Xiao then took out a hundred thousand superior spiritual stones to build a supersized Spirit Amassing Formation. Like a paradise, the entire Jin Se Pavilion was shrouded in swirling clouds and heavy with spiritual energy.

He also granted the trio a few spiritual pills before he left them in Jin Se Pavilion to engage in cultivation.

Three days flew by in the blink of an eye.

In a picturesque valley at the back of Mount Longevity, a huge rock entrance was blasted open and out walked a black-robed elder with a radiant face. Hale and hearty, this elder had electrifying eyes that emitted an omnipotence aura.

“Hahaha… I finally broke through!”

After laughing out loud, the elder in black caught a glimpse of three white-robed disciples quivering in a kneeling position in the valley.

“What are you doing here? Call Haoyu over, I want to see if there are improvements in his cultivation!”

This elder in black was Longevity Sect’s Grand Supreme Elder, Lin Shan.

As he recognized these disciples on their knees to be Lin Haoyu’s lackeys, he cried out in laughter.

“Report… Reporting to Grand Supreme Elder… Senior Brother Lin… He… He’s dead!”

With a pale face, one of the disciples worked up the courage and stumbled on his words.

“What?!”

These words struck a blow on Lin Shan and shook him to the core. Suddenly, his eyes reeked of madness, like a lion about to pounce.

“Haoyu’s dead? Impossible! How can Haoyu die? Explain to me, how did this happen?”

With blood-shot eyes, the seemingly deranged Lin Shan extended his arm and made a grabbing gesture in the air that seized a disciple by the neck, pulling him over.

“Grand Supreme Elder, please spare me. Senior Brother Lin was killed by Ling Xiao three days ago…”

In the face of adversity, the disciple begged for his life while he explained the incident in a stutter.

“Haoyu, my grandson!”

Overcome with grief, Lin Shan let out a wail after hearing those words.

“Ling Xiao? Ling Xiao! Ling Xiao! I’ll crush every inch of your bone, pull out your tendons, and skin you alive! I’ll torture you in memorial of Haoyu who is in heaven, ahhhh…”

Lin Shan’s eyes burned with flames of hatred and anger as he shouted with his hair in disarray. The energy that over-spilled from his agitated state was fired in all directions like sharp swords, crushing the surrounding rocks and trees to powder.

“Run!”

At the sight of Lin Shan losing his mind, the three frightened disciples screamed and fled afar.

“Why aren’t you dead if Haoyu’s dead? You should keep him company!”

Lin Shan turned his head around and the murderous intent in his blood-shot eyes could not be mistaken. Moving swiftly like a phantom, Lin Shan crushed their necks after making an instant appearance behind these three disciples.

“Master’s Junior Lin? Why are you killing our sect’s disciples?”

A clear voice with a hint of anger was heard. Nangong Xuan, dressed in white, sailed through the sky from a distance.

His face turned grave when he saw the corpses of three disciples on the ground.

“They didn’t protect Haoyu so they deserve to die! Not only am I killing them, but I’ll also kill that b*stard Ling Xiao too and anyone who is related to him!”

With cold and murderous eyes, Lin Shan argued.

“Master’s Junior Lin, you can’t kill Ling Xiao!”

Nangong Xuan let out a sigh and stepped in the way of Lin Shan before he firmly answered.

“What?! So Sect Leader, you’re going to stop me?”

Even though Lin Shan had on a hardened expression, the killing intent could be heard from his voice.

“Sect Leader, you should know that your cultivation is inferior to mine, so you can’t stop me if I want to kill Ling Xiao! Moreover, Ling Xiao has harmed a fellow disciple. Based on our Longevity Sect’s rules, he should be sentenced to death. Sect Leader, you have no reason to stop me if I kill him in seeking vengeance.”

Nangong Xuan smiled bitterly before he replied, “Master’s Junior Lin, I am also upset over Haoyu’s death but he died in an attempt to kill Ling Xiao while Ling Xiao accidentally killed Haoyu in retaliation. Ling Xiao is the Saint of Longevity Sect and based on the rules, his offense does not call for death! Master’s Junior Lin, please calm down. We need to consider at length over this matter!”