Chapter 622: I am the Sect Leader of the Divine Ling Sect!

(P.S. Since Mu Qianxue appeared quite early and had a long absence, some readers might not remember or may have forgotten her. Please refer to Chapter 182/183 onwards. Her mysterious background has been hinted at in subsequent chapters. If you're interested, you can revisit those chapters.)

Seeing Mu Qianxue's serious expression, Ling Feng shook his head and smiled. Back then, he had only acted out of righteousness, never expecting anything in return. He never thought that he had become this important to Mu Qianxue.

Tuoba Yan, standing coldly to the side, briefly showed a flicker of emotion in her eyes, though it was unclear what she was thinking.

"

Hehe...

" Ling Feng touched his nose, sensing the awkward atmosphere. He laughed and said, "With my knack for getting into trouble, protecting me won't be easy,

haha.

"

Then, he quickly changed the topic, asking, "By the way, Miss Mu, I heard you went to some mysterious place to train. Now that you're back, what's your plan?"

"I heard you chose the East Court, so I've decided to join the East Court as well. As for other plans, I haven't thought that far ahead yet."

Mu Qianxue's eyes gleamed with determination as she bit her lip and said, "But I must become stronger. Much stronger!"

Ling Feng was reminded of the time when she was just a small beggar, determined to join Tianwei Academy. Although she had changed significantly since then, her unwavering resolve remained the same.

With her extraordinary physique and terrifying cultivation speed, yet having fallen to the status of a beggar, she undoubtedly harbored great secrets.

Of course, everyone has their own secrets, and Ling Feng had no intention of prying.

"Ling Feng, I'm heading back to the Sword Team. I wonder if Boss Gu and the others have returned yet."

Li Bufan felt uncomfortable with the ambiguous atmosphere between Mu Qianxue and Ling Feng, so he found an excuse to leave.

"No need to go. The captain and the others haven't returned yet. Let's head back to the living quarters instead. After being promoted to mystical-tier students, our accommodations have improved quite a bit."

Ling Feng smiled lightly and then turned to Mu Qianxue, saying, "Congratulations for being directly promoted to the sky-tier, Miss Mu!"

Mu Qianxue bit her lip, feeling puzzled.

Ling Feng and Li Bufan are way stronger than Zhao Wuji, so why are they only mystical-tier students?

She blinked her beautiful eyes and asked, "Are you both members of the East Court Sword Team?"

"Yes, Miss Mu. Are you familiar with the Sword Team?"

"During the training in the Heisha Region, we often competed in the form of sword teams. The strength of a single martial artist is ultimately limited, but if you act together with several companions and cooperate, you can unleash unexpected power. This is the point that the instructors have emphasized the most over the past six months."

Mu Qianxue spoke softly.

Ling Feng raised an eyebrow. Tianwei Academy was, after all, a place to cultivate talents for the empire, so the focus on teamwork during lessons made sense. On the battlefield, you didn’t just face one or two opponents, but thousands or even millions!

In such a situation, individual strength was indeed important, but an excellent commander was even more crucial.

"Big Brother Ling, I want to join the East Court Sword Team as well. Is that possible?"

After chatting a bit more, Mu Qianxue directly expressed her desire to join the sword team.

"That's great, but we'll have to wait for Captain Gu to return before making any decisions."

Ling Feng laughed heartily. Although he wasn't entirely sure of Mu Qianxue's strength, seeing her remain unfazed when Li Bufan demonstrated his ability to instantly defeat Zhao Wuji suggested that her strength had likely reached the early stage of the Spiritual Element Realm.

𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

With Pulse Formation Realm cultivation reaching the early stage of the Spiritual Element Realm, her combat strength would be equivalent to around sixty meridian gates. Based on this, she wouldn't be any weaker than Gu Tengfeng.

Having such a powerful team member join would surely please Captain Gu Tengfeng.

Finally, Ling Feng and Mu Qianxue exchanged the locations of their residences and went their separate ways. Once Gu Tengfeng and the others returned, they would introduce the new member and have the captain assess her strength!

...

The next day, Ouyang Jing returned as well. His strength hadn't improved much, but his belly had grown noticeably larger. It seemed that during this period, he'd been busy managing his family's business and had to deal with plenty of social engagements.

As soon as he returned, he excitedly rushed to Ling Feng's courtyard. Seeing Ling Feng inside, he eagerly tried to hug him.

"Hey, keep your distance! I'm not into that!" Ling Feng quickly pushed him away, curling his lip. "Why are you so excited? Are you getting engaged to Zhou Kai's sister?"

"No, not that," Ouyang Jing's face flushed as he chuckled awkwardly. "Big Brother, you might not know but, someone took out the Jia family, those local tyrants, in one fell swoop. As a result, their business and territory were redistributed, and we, the Ouyang family, managed to grab a share. Now we've risen to become one of the top families in Hanwu County!"

Ouyang Jing's eyes sparkled with excitement as he laughed, "If I ever find out who wiped out those Jia family bastards, I'll bow down and kowtow to them eighteen times!"

"

Oh,

" Ling Feng touched his nose and smiled faintly without saying much more.

The mysterious benefactor Ouyang Jing was talking about was none other than Ling Feng himself. It seemed that the Jia family wasn't well-liked in Hanwu County, having committed many evil deeds. Ling Feng figured he'd done a good deed by punishing the wicked and helping the people of Hanwu County.

"By the way, do you have any news about the Wenxian Sect? How's it doing?" Ling Feng asked casually.

Since he was short on time, he hadn't returned to the Wenxian Sect. Instead, he sent a letter to Elder Yao after arriving in the imperial capital. However, it would probably take about half a month to be delivered.

In the Tianheng Technique, there was a method called the Elemental Light Mirror that allowed communication over great distances, but it required leaving a spiritual consciousness imprint on the other side.

Of course, that didn't matter much now. Those Tianheng Techniques were like a fleeting moment, vanishing before he had even fully learned them.

"Wenxian Sect, huh?" Ouyang Jing stroked his smooth chin and said, "Not much news about the Wenxian Sect, but I did hear that a new sect has risen in the Xianzong Mountains. It's called the Divine Ling Sect!"

As he spoke, Ouyang Jing stood up excitedly. "Big Brother, this Divine Ling Sect is amazing! In just over a month, they've consolidated all the sects around the Xianzong Mountains. Even the major families in Hanwu County have gone to pay their respects, hoping to establish good relations with this Divine Ling Sect.

"If nothing unexpected happens, the Divine Ling Sect will likely become the first sixth-grade sect among the Seven Northern Counties. Before this, even the so-called top three sects were only ninth-grade sects."

"

Oh,

that's good," Ling Feng nodded and smiled lightly.

"Good? Big Brother, what's so good about it? I remember you're the sect leader of the Wenxian Sect, right? Now that your sect has been absorbed, aren't you angry at all?" Ouyang Jing snorted. "Anyway, because of you, Big Brother, I refuse to go visit this Divine Ling Sect!"

"Is that so?" Ling Feng patted Ouyang Jing's shoulder with a smile. "Actually, I'm the sect leader of the Divine Ling Sect."