119: Chapter 119 Trouble at Sunset Valley

Meanwhile, within the Great Qi Dynasty, Luoxia Valley welcomed a visit from a group of important figures.

Because the King of Great Qi and the heads of the major aristocratic families needed to oversee their own headquarters during the Chuyun Immortal Sect's entrance examination, they did not personally travel to Chuyun City to watch the younger generation's assessment.

However, they had sent other Sect Elders to accompany them, and a month ago, the major top-tier powers had successively received reports from the Elders within their Sects.

Lin Qing, who had once been wanted throughout the entire Great Qi, had not only entered the Chuyun Immortal Sect but now possessed a noble status—an existence that these local Great Qi powers dared not even imagine.

On the surface, Luoxia Valley had broken ties with Lin Qing, but the truth clearly could not be hidden from these top-tier powers.

They were aware that after Lin Qing was wanted, he had continued to operate within Great Qi for some time, infiltrating various Sects to collect sixth-rank Cultivation Techniques.

If Lin Qing truly harbored resentment toward Luoxia Valley, given the strength and methods he had displayed at the time, taking revenge on a place like Luoxia Valley would have been effortless.

Yet, he had never once moved against Luoxia Valley, and the profound meaning behind this was self-evident.

Now that they knew Lin Qing had soared to great heights, the major powers immediately became anxious. Consequently, to prevent Lin Qing from settling old scores, the leaders of these powers set aside their affairs and unanimously set off for Luoxia Valley to offer their goodwill.

At this moment, at Luoxia Valley, a group of the most prominent figures in Great Qi arrived through the air and landed outside the mountain gate of Luoxia Valley.

The two Disciples guarding the gate were merely ordinary Mortal Realm Disciples who had never left Qingzhou, so naturally, they could not recognize the identities of the group before them.

However, seeing them arrive by flying and observing their imposing and dignified appearances, the two guards naturally knew they were no ordinary Cultivators.

The two suppressed the nervousness in their hearts, stood tall, clasped their hands in a salute, and said, "Seniors, please stop. This is the mountain gate of our Luoxia Valley. May I ask who you are? What is the purpose of your visit to our valley?"

At the front of the crowd, the head of the Sun Family, dressed in elegant robes with a gentle smile on his face, stepped forward slowly.

The Sun Family head knew that Lin Qing and Sun Shaoping were acquainted. Back when the six major powers held an Alliance meeting to define Lin Qing as part of the Demonic Path, five families had agreed, and the Sun Family was the only one that had not.

Therefore, the Sun Family head did not feel as anxious as the other leaders. He smiled gently at the guards and said, "Little friend, there is no need to be nervous. Please pass a message to Sect Master Shen Yurong, and tell her that the head of the Sun Family of Great Qi, along with the leaders of the major powers, have come to pay a visit!"

The guards did not dare to delay and hurriedly ran back into the valley to deliver the message.

A moment later, Sect Master Shen Yurong, accompanied by Yuan Kun and a group of Sect Elders, hurried to the mountain gate.

Upon seeing the gathered leaders of Great Qi outside the mountain gate, Shen Yurong and the other high-ranking members of Luoxia Valley were filled with bewilderment.

These important figures, who were usually high and mighty and difficult to even get a glimpse of, had actually come to their Luoxia Valley all together today.

Before Shen Yurong could speak, these Sect Heads had already stepped forward on their own initiative, offering congratulations with beaming smiles and cupped hands: "Sect Master Shen, congratulations! Congratulations!"

The sudden congratulations left Shen Yurong confused; clearly, the news reaching Luoxia Valley was not that well-informed.

She hurriedly returned the salute and asked, puzzled, "Your presence, Seniors, brings great honor to our Luoxia Valley. However, this Junior is dull-witted and does not know what there is to congratulate me for?"

Seeing this, the Sun Family head laughed heartily and explained, "It seems Sect Master Shen is not yet aware. Lin Qing, formerly of your Luoxia Valley, has now leaped over the dragon gate. Not only did he join the Chuyun Immortal Sect long ago, but he also possesses an illustrious status and has become an important figure beyond our reach!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Yurong and all the Elders of Luoxia Valley were shaken, their faces filled with pleasant surprise and sudden realization.

With a myriad of emotions in her heart, Shen Yurong warmly welcomed the important figures into the valley. To show their sincerity, Luoxia Valley immediately hosted a grand banquet.

During the banquet, the leaders of the various powers maintained a humble attitude, exchanging drinks with one another, and the atmosphere was extremely harmonious.

They frequently expressed their goodwill, stating plainly that they wished to interact more with Luoxia Valley in the future, and countless partnerships were reached right there at the banquet.

Inside the Chuyun Immortal Sect, Lin Qing once again began his monotonous yet steady daily cultivation routine.

Although he had already received the rewards for being in charge of the entrance examination in advance, the heinous act of the Xuanye Demon Court infiltrating the Secret Realm on a large scale and slaughtering Prodigies had completely infuriated the high-level officials of the Chuyun Immortal Sect.

To suppress the arrogant arrogance of the Demon Court, the Sect specifically issued a long-term mission to slay Demon Court Disciples.

Any Sect Disciple or Elder who slays a Xuanye Demon Court Cultivator can go to the Mission Hall to verify their achievements and receive massive Contribution Points based on the cultivation level and talent of the deceased.

Previously in the Secret Realm, Lin Qing had swept through the entire area, wiping out hundreds of elite members of the Demon Court and even slaying the exceptionally talented Fang Shuo; thus, he had obtained another very substantial amount of Contribution Points.

Although high-rank Formations and Pill Formulas were scarce in the Sect's Scripture Pavilion, holding a massive amount of Contribution Points, combined with the vast amount of Spirit Stones given to him by Jue Chenzi, was enough to support him in making private transactions with various Elders within the Sect.

Money makes the world go round, after all; as long as the price offered was high enough, there would always be Elders willing to share Pill Formulas and Formation diagrams.

Therefore, after the assessment, Lin Qing traveled between the various main islands of the Immortal Sect and the Elders' residences, visiting veteran Elders skilled in Formations, Alchemy, and Artifact Refinement one by one, exchanging Spirit Stones and Contribution Points for techniques suitable for his own cultivation.

For a time, the progress of his various skills began to grow slowly but steadily once more.

However, his frequent visits to the high-level officials and his efforts to expand his connections left a bad taste in the mouths of a small group of Disciples, quietly breeding dissatisfaction and suspicion.

This group of people harboring resentment were none other than a group of True Disciples in the middle tier of the Sect's Heavenly Ranking.

They were different from the peerless Prodigies at the top of the Heavenly Ranking; those individuals possessed unparalleled talent and aimed to reach higher Realms, having no interest in the mundane affairs or power struggles of the Sect.

However, this group of middle-tier Heavenly Ranking Disciples had decent Aptitude, but they had almost no hope of advancing further to step into the God Realm in their lifetimes.

Therefore, their goal was to take over Sect affairs, step by step, to become high-ranking Sect officials, or even compete for the position of future Sect Head.

Precisely because of this, this group valued the Sect's network landscape and factional relationships the most; in their eyes, high-level connections were far more important than simple cultivation Breakthroughs.

Lin Qing had appeared out of nowhere, and having been put in charge of such a major task as the entrance examination upon entering the Sect, he had already caused them to feel dissatisfied.

Now, he was visiting the residences of various Elders every day, which was clearly laying the groundwork for power struggles within the Sect and seizing top-tier connection resources in advance.

These middle-tier Heavenly Ranking Disciples had limited status and could not access the Sect's top-secret information; they did not know Lin Qing's age or background, and were even less aware that he had a big shot like Jue Chenzi backing him.

Having never seen Lin Qing's name on the Heavenly Ranking before, they were prejudiced, assuming he was merely an ordinary Disciple with incredible luck who was using the opportunity to climb the ladder.

Watching Lin Qing spread his connections among the high-level officials and obtain resources with ease in such a short time, someone finally could not hold back any longer. They planned to take the initiative to provoke and pressure him, to give Lin Qing a good scolding, deflate his arrogance, and make him recognize the rules and behave himself.

This day, Lin Qing had just finished a new round of trading. With a smile on his face, he walked out of the residence of a veteran Formation Elder, having successfully exchanged for a sixth-rank Formation diagram on this trip.

Just as he stretched his body, intending to fly up and return to Juechen Island.

A cold shout came from the side: "Lin Qing!"

Lin Qing's flying figure paused abruptly, and he turned to look toward the source of the voice.

He saw several Cultivators wearing True Disciple robes, with steady and refined auras, though their faces were approaching middle age, walking quickly toward him.

At this moment, each of these people had a cold and gloomy expression, with undisguised hostility in their eyes, locking onto Lin Qing.

The leader spoke in an icy tone, filled with heavy questioning and reprimand: "Lin Qing, your recent actions have been far too excessive!"

Lin Qing raised his eyebrows slightly, feeling a bit puzzled, and was just about to open his mouth to ask for the reason.

At this moment, a communication token in his Storage Ring began to tremble slightly.

It was Sun Shaoping!

Could it be that Sun Shaoping was being made difficult for while cultivating hard at the Enlightenment House?

Lin Qing ignored the True Disciples in front of him and immediately took out the token to activate it. Sun Shaoping's voice, filled with urgency, instantly came out from the token: "Lin Qing, it's bad! Something has happened at Luoxia Valley!"