39: People from Zhongzhou

Eastern Desolate, Saint Essence Sect.

Inside the main hall.

A white-haired old man, dressed in a Daoist robe and looking solemn, stood with his hands behind his back in the hall.

Not far behind him, Sect Master Mu Yunxi stood respectfully.

"Holy Emissary, please wait a moment. I have already sent someone to inform Lin Yang, he will be here immediately."

At this moment, Mu Yunxi appeared a little constrained.

This was understandable, after all, the Holy Emperor Sect was a behemoth standing in the Central Plains.

To some extent, the reason their Saint Essence Sect was able to dominate the Eastern Desolate was inextricably linked to the Holy Emperor Sect.

Although according to the original order, the Saint Essence Sect was the root, and the Holy Emperor Sect was the branch that developed later.

But who made this branch grow so strong that it had far surpassed their root, and the dependent relationship between the two naturally reversed.

Moreover, this Holy Emissary in front of them was a genuine Martial Saint expert!

Even if Mu Yunxi had just recently advanced to the Half-Saint realm, her strength had skyrocketed, but in front of a true Martial Saint, she couldn't help but feel the huge difference, like a firefly compared to a bright moon.

Half-Saint and Saint, a single word difference, yet a world apart.

Just as Mu Yunxi was under immense pressure facing a Central Plains Saint alone, a faint sound of footsteps came from outside the hall.

"Lin Yang, you're finally here!"

In an instant, Mu Yunxi seemed to have seen a savior, her lotus steps moving lightly to stand before Lin Yang.

"Quickly, come with Master to meet the Central Plains Holy Emissary. This Holy Emissary was personally appointed by the Saintess and came specifically to pick you up!"

As her words fell, Mu Yunxi secretly informed Lin Yang that the visitor was a true Saint, and he must not be negligent.

Lin Yang nodded upon hearing this, and bowed neither obsequiously nor arrogantly, saying, "Lin Yang greets the Holy Emissary!"

"You are Lin Yang?"

The Holy Emissary turned and looked at Lin Yang.

A moment later, he nodded with satisfaction.

"Three-tenths of the Saint Body's Awakening is truly good. It's not in vain for this Saint to make a trip personally."

The Central Plains never lacked Prodigies.

Besides the Saint Body, the Central Plains also had innate Divine Veins, Spirit Bodies, Supreme Bones, and other Primordials, all of whom had potential not much weaker than the Saint Body.

However, a young man like Lin Yang, who had just turned eighteen and had already achieved three-tenths of the Saint Body's Awakening, was considered quite promising even among the Primordials of the Central Plains.

"If he is brought back to the Holy Emperor Sect and properly Cultivated, he will surely secure a place among the Central Plains Prodigies in the future!"

Thinking of this, the Holy Emissary's gaze towards Lin Yang also showed a few more hints of amiability.

"I have come to pick you up by the Saintess's order. I will give you half an hour to bid farewell to your Sect. Return to me after half an hour."

"Thank you, Holy Emissary!"

Lin Yang thanked him politely.

After leaving the main hall, Lin Yang first returned to his Daozi Peak to pack his personal belongings.

Although he had lived there for many years, many important treasures had always been kept in his portable spatial ring, so there weren't many things to pack.

The only thing he needed to take with him was the little Dragon girl, Aili.

Cling-clang ~

In less than half an incense stick's time, Lin Yang had finished packing. After putting all the necessary items into his spatial ring, he walked down the mountain.

However, just as he reached halfway up the mountain, he saw a large group of people waiting for him at the foot of the mountain.

There were Elders, Disciples, Junior Sisters, Junior Brothers...

Even Master Mu Yunxi was there.

"Lin Yang, the Central Plains is home to countless Prodigies. When you go there, you must not tarnish the reputation of our Saint Essence Sect!"

Everyone gathered around him. Mu Yunxi and the various Sect Elders were like parents from his previous life sending their child off to university, launching into an incessant stream of admonitions.

As they spoke, everyone also stuffed many good things into his hands, in large and small packages.

Seeing this, Lin Yang could only politely shout 'no' while opening his spatial ring and putting things inside.

"Master, all the Elders, and my Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters, my spatial ring is almost full, I don't want the rest... Stop, no, stop, no, stop, don't stop, don't stop..."

"Oh, you guys are really too much, giving so much, I really can't fit any more."

Under Lin Yang's strenuous refusal, all ten spatial rings on his ten fingers were stuffed to the brim.

'Hehe, with these, I won't have to worry about Aili's food for the next year.'

Facing the generous enthusiasm of Mu Yunxi and the others, Lin Yang also responded with double the enthusiasm.

"A man with ambition leaves his hometown, vowing not to return until he achieves fame!"

He patted his chest and promised his Elders that he would not disgrace the identity of the Saint Essence Sect's Young Sect Master.

After arriving in the Central Plains, he would definitely Cultivate even harder, and one day he would make a name for himself, allowing everyone in the Eastern Desolate to hear of his deeds in the Central Plains.

Just as the time was almost up and Lin Yang was about to wave goodbye to everyone, a female voice suddenly rang out from the crowd, shouting, "Senior Brother Lin Yang, I like you!"

The clamor on the scene instantly ceased, and everyone turned their heads to look in the direction of the voice.

"Wow ~"

"It's Junior Sister Shen Youchu!"

"Seeing Senior Brother Lin Yang about to leave, she finally couldn't help but confess?"

After a moment of silence, everyone's gossiping souls ignited almost simultaneously, followed by a huge uproar.

Lin Yang was also stunned by Shen Youchu's sudden confession.

Shen Youchu, one of the Saint Essence Sect's ten golden flowers, his little fangirl, who often tirelessly ran errands to deliver messages for him.

Among his many Junior Brothers and Junior Sisters, Shen Youchu had left a relatively deep impression on him.

However, he had always only regarded Shen Youchu as a close Junior Sister and had never thought that their relationship might progress further.

Moreover, it was well known that he had a fiancée!

Although it was normal for men to have three wives and four concubines in this world, confessing so openly to a married man, one had to admit, this little Junior Sister was truly a bit too courageous.

Under the gaze of countless gossiping eyes, Shen Youchu, her pretty face flushed, pushed through the crowd and bravely came before Lin Yang.

"Senior Brother Lin Yang, I know I'm not worthy of you right now, but I promise, in the future I will do my best to catch up to you!"

Shen Youchu looked up, her beautiful eyes fixed on Lin Yang's, her small face showing an incredibly serious expression.

"Will you... give me a chance?"

Looking at Shen Youchu's devout and sincere eyes, Lin Yang's heart also seemed to have been struck by something, trembling slightly.

The admiration of a beauty is the hardest to dismiss.

However, Lin Yang truly had no improper thoughts about Shen Youchu.

But Lin Yang, who had experience in this area, knew how embarrassing it was to be rejected in public under such widespread attention.

It could easily make a person lose heart and then turn dark.

He truly couldn't bear to see such a cute Junior Sister go astray because of him.

"Please, Lin Yang Gege! I know you have a fiancée, I don't ask for much, being a concubine in the future will be fine!"

While Lin Yang was silent, Shen Youchu thought she was about to be rejected, and a misty haze began to well up in her eyes.

Seeing this, Lin Yang sighed helplessly in his heart, pondered for a moment, and took out a crystal sword, placing it on Shen Youchu's fair, delicate hand.

"Oh my god! The Zhu Xian Sword!"

"Isn't that the Legacy of Ancestral Master Chen Bei, one of the three strongest Legacies Senior Brother Lin Yang obtained in the ancestral land?"

"Is he giving this to Junior Sister Shen Youchu as a token of love?"

"Ahhh ~ So romantic!"

"Lin Yang Gege, I like you too, will you give me a Legacy as well?"

The scene instantly erupted, with continuous screams.

"Senior Brother Lin Yang, you..."

Shen Youchu also looked at the crystal sword Lin Yang handed her, full of surprise, and stamped her small feet several times in excitement. Happiness came too suddenly, her brain directly overloaded, and she didn't know what to say next.

Lin Yang smiled and rubbed Shen Youchu's head, "You're still young. Cultivate the Legacy within this Zhu Xian Sword well. If you truly catch up to me one day, I will give you an answer."

"Okay ~ Lin Yang Gege!"

Shen Youchu nodded repeatedly in excitement. Not being rejected meant there was still hope!

"Hmm, time's almost up. I can't keep the Holy Emissary waiting too long. I must go."

Lin Yang smiled faintly at Shen Youchu, then waved goodbye to the others present, and was about to turn and leave.

Shen Youchu watched Lin Yang's receding figure, then rushed forward again, using all her strength to sweetly shout, "Lin Yang Gege, I will definitely come to the Central Plains to find you! Wait for me!"

"Senior Brother Lin Yang, we in the Eastern Desolate will wait for your fame to spread throughout the Central Plains!"

Behind her, the various Disciples of the Saint Essence Sect also couldn't help but shout out.

Lin Yang heard the voices behind him, raised his hand as high as it could go and waved, leaving everyone with a dashing silhouette.

Outside the main hall on the mountaintop, the white-haired Holy Emissary looked at the Saint Essence Sect Disciples in the distance, radiating youthful vitality, and couldn't help but show a hint of emotion in his eyes:

"Youth is truly wonderful!"