335: Chapter 335: If I'd told you, there wouldn't be any surprises.

"Young Master Su, are you saying that Su Yunling is your..."

"She is my biological sister." Su Cheng smiled and said it very casually.

Su Cheng said it casually, but to the ears of everyone from the Tiangang Sect, this sentence was no different from a thunderbolt striking the earth.

"Su Yunling's younger brother is that Su Cheng from the Danding Sect?"

"No wonder they both have the surname Su... Why didn't any news leak out before?"

"She never mentioned that her brother was in the Danding Sect!"

The expressions of several Elders were quite colorful. Sect Leader Chu Xuanyang also lost his composure for a moment, but as the Sect Master, he quickly steadied himself.

He smiled at Su Cheng and said, "So Young Master Su and Yun Ling are family. This is... it seems this old man was ignorant."

Then he turned his head to look at an Elder beside him and asked, "Where is Yun Ling right now?"

The Elder came back to his senses and replied, "She is at the Martial Arts Plaza of Ningshuang Peak. Today is her turn to lecture the Inner Sect Disciples. She is teaching the application of 'momentum' in the Beacon Fire Seal and the Fire Crow Sword Art. She is currently giving the lecture."

Sect Leader Chu Xuanyang turned to Su Cheng: "Young Master Su, should this old man send someone to call her over?"

"No need." Su Cheng waved his hand, "Sect Leader Chu, just take me there. We'll talk when we arrive."

Sect Leader Chu Xuanyang nodded, raised his hand to gesture towards the direction of Ningshuang Peak: "Then please follow me, Young Master Su."

Thus, the group headed towards Ningshuang Peak in a grand procession.

To say it was a group might not be entirely accurate.

Sect Leader Chu Xuanyang accompanied Su Cheng in the front, while more and more Disciples followed behind them one after another. By the time they had just entered the mountain gate, the group had already swelled to dozens of people, all craning their necks to look ahead and whispering among themselves.

Then Sect Leader Chu Xuanyang raised his hand towards Su Cheng: "Young Master Su, Ningshuang Peak is a bit far, let us fly there on our swords."

After saying this, he took to the air first, and the group of Elders followed suit.

Su Cheng also brought out his Flying Sword and joined them.

Fifty or sixty Inner Sect Disciples stood on the ground, looking up at the streaks of light in the sky as they slowly flew into the distance, each with a strange expression on their face.

Flying on swords... they didn't know how to do that.

But soon, someone had already activated a Lightness Technique and was sprinting along the mountain path towards Ningshuang Peak.

Most people also reacted, one after another using their movement techniques to keep up. Those with Lightness Techniques ran faster, while those who hadn't learned them could only use their legs to chase hard, panting all the way, fearing they would fall behind and miss the excitement.

The Sect Master and Elders flew on their swords in the front, with Su Cheng following among them. They didn't fly fast, only about a hundred zhang above the ground, slowly gliding along the mountain ridge towards Ningshuang Peak.

This speed was intentionally kept low by Sect Leader Chu Xuanyang. Firstly, it wouldn't take long for today's event to spread throughout Qinghe Prefecture, and perhaps even Pingling Prefecture would hear the news. A second-tier top-grade Genius Alchemist from the Danding Sect personally visiting the Tiangang Sect—if this spectacle wasn't showcased, it would be a wasted opportunity.

Secondly, it allowed Su Cheng to see the mountains and Spiritual Veins of the Tiangang Sect along the way, leaving a good impression, which could never hurt.

"Is that young man in the sky the Danding Sect's Su Cheng?"

"Yes, the Sect Master is accompanying him personally. I heard he is Martial Aunt Su Yun Ling's younger brother!"

"Really? Is that true..."

At this moment, on the Martial Arts Plaza of Ningshuang Peak, Su Yunling was standing in front of a stone platform giving a lecture.

Below the platform sat dozens of Qi Refining Late Stage Disciples, each sitting straight and listening intently.

Su Yunling didn't have any Jade Slips or technique manuals in her hand; she was just lecturing based on the experience she had gained from actual combat over the past two years.

"...The fifth level of the Beacon Fire Seal is not just about stacking temperature; you need to bring out the 'momentum'.

What is momentum? It is when you have practiced a Spell until you know it inside out, and the circulation of your spiritual power no longer requires conscious thought. Casting the Spell becomes as natural as breathing. Once you reach that level, the Spell you cast will naturally carry an oppressive force."

"Come, let me show you how I do it..."

Just after she finished speaking, and was about to circulate the Beacon Fire Seal to demonstrate, she sensed a commotion not far away.

From the direction of the Martial Arts Plaza entrance, the sound of footsteps grew increasingly dense.

It wasn't one or two people, but a large crowd, and sensing their spiritual power fluctuations, they were all Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Following Su Yunling's movement, the Disciples below the platform also noticed the anomaly and turned their heads to look towards the entrance.

Then they saw over a dozen streaks of light descend from the edge of the plaza. Sect Leader Chu Xuanyang led over a dozen Elders to stand firm, with a young man following behind them.

Before the Disciples below the platform could react to what kind of formation this was, a large crowd surged up from the direction of the plaza entrance. Dozens of Inner Sect Disciples appeared from the mountain path, gasping for breath, clutching their knees in twos and threes, and after standing still, they quickly straightened their backs and pretended nothing was wrong.

Such a grand spectacle left all the Disciples present somewhat bewildered.

"What happened?" a Disciple asked in a low voice.

"Why are there so many people... Is the Sect Master here too?"

Su Yunling straightened her body on the stone platform, maintaining a calm expression on her face, while her mind was racing: Was there some temporary arrangement she had forgotten today? Or had some change occurred in the Sect?

Her Divine Sense subconsciously swept through the crowd.

The Sect Master, Elder Zhao, Elder Zhou, Elder Tian... they were all familiar faces.

Looking further back, there was a large crowd of Inner Sect Disciples, all rowdy.

Then her Divine Sense locked onto the young man in green robes walking beside the Sect Master.

Su Yunling's head buzzed.

Her younger brother, Su Cheng, was walking beside the Tiangang Sect Master, surrounded by over a dozen Elders as they walked towards her.

Su Yunling stood motionless on the stone platform, her hands hanging by her sides, her fingertips clutching her sleeves, and her nose suddenly felt a bit sore.

The dozens of Disciples below the platform were wondering what was happening when they saw the Disciples who had arrived later crowd around them, whispering to each other in low voices.

"That is the Danding Sect's Su Cheng!"

"What? Su Cheng? That Su Cheng who refined the top-grade nine-orifice golden spirit pill?"

"Yes, yes, yes, that's him!"

The news spread rapidly through the crowd, from the front row to the back, from left to right. In the time it took to exchange a few sentences, all those Disciples knew.

The discussions then erupted, each voice louder than the last:

"Martial Aunt Su's younger brother is the Danding Sect's Su Cheng? Really? Is that true?"

"Why have I never heard Martial Aunt mention it?"

"No wonder they both have the surname Su... Why was there no news about this before?"

After the group led by Sect Leader Chu Xuanyang stopped in the center of the Martial Arts Plaza, Su Cheng walked out from the crowd and headed towards the stone platform.

Everyone's gaze was fixed on him.

Su Cheng walked to the front of the stone platform and looked up at his sister, Su Yunling, who was on the platform, feeling both happy and excited.

Then he stood there and called out.

"Sister."

Once this word was uttered, the people below the platform were truly bewildered now.

Just a moment ago, when they heard the people behind them say that Martial Aunt Su Yun Ling's younger brother was the Danding Sect's Su Cheng, they were still skeptical.

Now that they had heard Su Cheng call out "Sister" to the person on the platform with their own ears, that bit of doubt vanished.

Martial Aunt Su's younger brother was truly that Su Cheng from the Danding Sect.

Su Yunling stood on the platform, her eyes suddenly growing hot, but she never shed tears in front of outsiders.

She leapt down from the stone platform and landed steadily in front of Su Cheng, raised her hand to pat him on the shoulder, and then said:

"Xiao Cheng, why didn't you tell me in advance that you were coming?"

Su Cheng's shoulder tilted from the pat, and he chuckled: "Sister, if I told you, it wouldn't be a surprise."

Su Yunling glared at him, then grinned.

This scene was witnessed by everyone in the Tiangang Sect.

The brother and sister stood together, and they looked somewhat alike; the shape of their brow bones and the curve of their eyes, if looked at carefully, were indeed similar.

Before, no one had thought of this because Su Yunling had never mentioned it.