123: Chapter 122 Professional Airship Pilot

On the other side, after Jiang Yueling left Yun Ming's Immortal Cave, the more she thought about it, the angrier she became.

As the Personal Disciple of a Nascent Soul True Lord from the Shenduan Sect, when had she ever suffered such indignity?

She had been beaten, robbed, and branded with a curse mark. Now, when she went to reason with him, she was rebuked until she couldn't say a single word.

No.

She couldn't swallow this resentment.

She wanted to see exactly what this Yun Ming's background was.

Jiang Yueling took a deep breath, changed direction, and flew toward the main peak of the Qingxuan Sect.

The Ancestor of Qingxuan Sect should know something, right?

Before she even reached the main peak, the Ancestor of Qingxuan Sect detected her.

The Old Ancestor's Divine Sense covered the entire Sect. The moment this Young Miss stepped into the range of the main peak, he sensed her. His heart skipped a beat—why was this little ancestor coming here? Hadn't she just caused a ruckus a few days ago?

Although he was annoyed inwardly, he couldn't show it on his face. He raised his hand and tore through the Void Realm, appearing before Jiang Yueling in the next instant.

Jiang Yueling was startled. Only after seeing it was the Old Ancestor did she pat her chest. "Old Ancestor, can you please not be so elusive? You scared the life out of me."

The Old Ancestor had a smile on his face and spoke in a kind tone, "Perfected Yueling, what business brings you to see me?"

Jiang Yueling's eyes darted around, but she didn't speak immediately.

She was proud, but not stupid. Inquiring directly about Yun Ming's background was too obvious; she had to take a roundabout approach.

"It's nothing major," she said, adopting a casual conversational posture. "I just find your Qingxuan Sect quite interesting, especially that Yun Ming. I'm quite interested in him and wanted to ask where he came from. Who was his Master before? What was his experience?"

The Old Ancestor found it strange.

Why was this girl asking about Yun Ming? Was she unwilling to accept her defeat and wanted to dig into his background for future revenge? Or...

A thought suddenly flashed through his mind—this girl couldn't have taken a liking to Yun Ming, could she?

After all, while that kid Yun Ming looked unremarkable, his strength was indeed outstanding, and his looks were decent enough. They were young people; it wasn't impossible for feelings to develop through their bickering and fighting.

The more the Old Ancestor thought about it, the more he felt it was possible.

If that were truly the case, then perhaps he could establish a connection with the Shenduan Sect. In the future, if he wanted to claim a piece of spiritual land in the East Xuan Region, having the Shenduan Sect speak for him would be much better than fighting alone.

Thinking of this, the smile on the Old Ancestor's face became even kinder.

"Yun Ming," he said, stroking his beard. "He was previously a Disciple of the Sunset Glow Sect. Later, the Sunset Glow Sect was destroyed by demonic cultivators. He went missing for a period of time, and when he reappeared, he was already at the Early Golden Core Stage and joined our Qingxuan Sect."

Jiang Yueling's eyes brightened slightly.

Sunset Glow Sect, destroyed by demonic cultivators, missing for a period of time.

She keenly captured these two points.

A Disciple of a destroyed Sect whose strength improved by leaps and bounds after being missing for a while—there was definitely a story there. Perhaps his strange abilities were obtained during that missing period.

She had made her calculations but remained calm on the surface.

"Old Ancestor," she suddenly said, "I've come out this time because my Master instructed me to gain some experience and slay some demonic cultivators. However, I'm unfamiliar with the people and places of the Ximing Continent, so I want to find someone to lead the way."

The Old Ancestor raised an eyebrow. "And so?"

Jiang Yueling smiled. "I think Yun Ming is quite good. He should be quite familiar with the Ximing Continent, right? It would be perfect to have him lead the way for me."

The Old Ancestor thought to himself, 'As expected.'

Wasn't this just wanting to spend more time with Yun Ming? The little thoughts of young people could be hidden from others, but not from him.

He immediately made the decision. "Fine, I'll let Yun Ming accompany you. He should be fairly familiar with the territories of demonic cultivators."

Jiang Yueling was delighted in her heart, but she pretended not to care. "Then many thanks to the Old Ancestor. I'll go back and pack first, and come find him later."

After saying that, she turned and left.

The Old Ancestor watched her departing figure, stroking his beard and smiling.

If this worked out, he really might be able to connect with the Shenduan Sect. When the time came to claim spiritual land in the East Xuan Region, he would be set.

He raised his hand and sent a transmission to Yun Ming.

Yun Ming was studying a Pill Formula in his Immortal Cave when he suddenly received a transmission from the Old Ancestor, telling him to accompany Jiang Yueling to slay demonic cultivators.

He froze for a moment, and then his face darkened.

Accompany that Young Miss to slay demonic cultivators?

Wouldn't that be the same as looking for trouble for himself?

He immediately wanted to refuse, but before he could speak, the Old Ancestor transmitted again: "I am going into secluded meditation. If there's anything, we'll talk later."

And then there was silence.

Yun Ming: "..."

Secluded meditation? Wasn't he just fine a moment ago? What kind of meditation?

He took one deep breath, then another, barely suppressing the urge to take someone out.

No wonder Cang Xuanzi wanted to defect to the demonic cultivators.

These people of the Righteous Path were sometimes even more annoying than demonic cultivators.

Helpless, he could only pack up and prepare to depart.

Not long after, Jiang Yueling arrived.

She still wore that veil to hide the fist mark on her face. She had changed into a set of efficient martial attire with her hair tied up high, giving her a bit of a heroic and spirited look.

Yun Ming glanced at her and didn't speak.

Seeing him like this, Jiang Yueling didn't mind and triumphantly waved the Jade Slip in her hand.

"My Master has arranged it for me," she said. "These few demonic cultivators at the Early Golden Core Stage are my assessment targets. Slaying them will count as completing the mission."

Yun Ming took the Jade Slip and sent his Divine Sense into it.

Several pieces of information surfaced—appearance, cultivation level, and the time and place they were last seen.

They were all in the Early Golden Core Stage, and he didn't recognize a single one of them.

"It's fine if you don't know them," Jiang Yueling said. "The information includes the places they last appeared. We'll just go there to investigate. First stop, the Great Liang Kingdom."

The Great Liang Kingdom.

Yun Ming had heard the name before; when he went to Qinghe City, it was within the borders of the Great Liang Kingdom. It wasn't too far, but not close either.

Jiang Yueling summoned a flying boat from her storage ring.

The flying boat was pale green throughout with smooth lines, and the formation patterns on the hull were exquisite and complex, clearly worth a fortune. It was about thirty meters long and nine meters wide, with all sorts of facilities inside, more than enough to accommodate nearly a hundred people.

Third-grade Low Grade.

Yun Ming raised an eyebrow; this girl really had a lot of good things.

Jiang Yueling jumped onto the flying boat and looked back at him. "What are you dazing for? Get on."

Yun Ming boarded the flying boat.

Jiang Yueling pointed at the pilot's seat. "You drive."

Yun Ming glanced at the complex control Formation Plates and asked, "Can't we just set a direction and let it fly itself?"

Jiang Yueling said reasonably, "We could, but I'm telling you to drive."

Yun Ming's face was full of black lines.

He took one deep breath, then another, to suppress the increasingly intense killing intent in his heart.

Fine.

You want me to drive, right?

I'll drive.

He walked to the pilot's seat and pressed his hand onto the control Formation Plate.

Jiang Yueling hummed with satisfaction and turned to walk into the cabin, intending to find a comfortable place to lie down.

She had just laid down on the soft couch and hadn't even settled in—

Boom!

The flying boat suddenly lunged forward!

The speed was as fast as a cannonball being fired!

Jiang Yueling rolled off the couch, her head slamming hard against the corner of a table, making her grimace in pain.

"Yun Ming—!"

Just as she was about to start cursing, there was a sharp turn.

She slid across the cabin floor and slammed into the opposite wall.

Immediately after, the flying boat began all sorts of wild maneuvers—diving, climbing, drifting, spinning, and flipping, going everywhere between heaven and earth. Mountains streaked past the window, sometimes so close they almost crashed, only to be narrowly avoided at the last second.

Jiang Yueling was tossed around the cabin, clutching the handrails on the wall for dear life, cursing incessantly:

"Yun Ming, you bastard! Slow down! I'm going to throw up!"

"Are you crazy!"

"My Master will kill you! Just you wait! Ouch—"

"Waaaah, I want to get off..."