147: Chapter 147 Returning to the Sect

"Too..."

Before Lin Qing could finish his sentence, the world spun before his eyes, and the strength in his body was instantly drained away.

The continuous, high-intensity combat had long since caused Lin Qing to overdraw his stamina.

Previously, he had relied entirely on the obsession within the desperate situation to force himself to hold on. Now that the crisis had been resolved and his mind suddenly relaxed, he could finally hold on no longer and fainted.

His body fell straight from mid-air. The woman in green had a calm gaze; she raised her hand and waved it, and a wisp of gentle, soft spiritual power unfurled from thin air, lightly catching Lin Qing's falling body and suspending it gently in mid-air.

She looked at the young man before her, covered in wounds yet having forcibly achieved a Heaven-Defying reversal, and a hint of undisguised approval flashed in the depths of her eyes.

She then took out a communication token. As soon as the token connected, Jue Chenzi's slightly anxious voice came from the other end:

"Revered Master, how is the situation?"

The woman in green looked at the unconscious Lin Qing and spoke slowly:

"Rest assured, he is fine; he is sleeping very soundly."

She paused, her tone carrying a bit more amazement:

"This Disciple of yours is truly extraordinary. When I arrived, Old Ghost's Physical Body had already been shattered by him, and he had then forcibly used his Seventh-Rank cultivation to fight Old Ghost's Primordial Spirit to a standstill."

On the other end of the token, Jue Chenzi clearly breathed a sigh of relief, his tone filled with sincere gratification:

"This kid is indeed different from ordinary Prodigies."

Jue Chenzi suddenly instructed solemnly:

"By the way, Revered Master. Please trouble yourself to find those few Heaven Ranking Disciples and retrieve Lin Qing's Storage Ring, then put it back on for him."

The woman in green looked at Lin Qing, who was suspended in the air, and nodded slightly:

"Is it because of the Spiritual Qi within his body? This situation is indeed special and requires careful concealment."

"Exactly. Let us see to what extent he can grow in the future!"

Suddenly, Jue Chenzi's tone became awkward, carrying a hint of anxiety:

"Revered Master, you must not act impulsively. How about you wait until I return before discussing it?"

Upon hearing this, the woman in green's lips curled into a faint smile, her voice ethereal:

"What? Now that your cultivation has advanced and your strength exceeds your Revered Master's, you dare to turn around and order your Revered Master?"

Jue Chenzi on the other end was instantly embarrassed and quickly replied:

"I wouldn't dare! This Disciple has no such intention."

"Enough. Let's first see how the situation unfolds; it might not be necessary for you to return."

She then put away the communication token, not giving Jue Chenzi any more opportunity to speak.

Immediately after, she flicked her finger, and a swirl of spiritual power retrieved the Storage Ring left behind by Old Ghost on the ground, placing it gently into Lin Qing's embrace.

After doing all this, her sleeves fluttered, and she carried the sleeping Lin Qing, her figure transforming into an ethereal green rainbow as she rushed in the direction where Ling Shu and the others had retreated.

In just a few breaths, she appeared directly in front of Ling Shu and the others.

Ling Shu and the five others were suppressing their grief and traveling at full speed. Suddenly seeing green light appear in front of them and a figure in green standing out of thin air, their hearts tightened, and they quickly stopped.

Clearly, they did not recognize this woman in green, but the other party did not reveal any killing intent. At the same time, although Lin Qing by her side was in a sorry state and had a hideous wound on his chest, his Aura was stable, and he did not seem to be in danger.

Ling Shu cautiously took half a step forward and asked tentatively in a low voice:

"Senior?"

Qing Yao nodded slightly, her tone calm and waveless:

"Mm. Put his Storage Ring back on him, and I will take you all back to the Immortal Sect first."

Confirming that the other party was a Senior of the Immortal Sect, Ling Shu and the others completely relaxed and quickly dashed to Lin Qing's side.

Looking at the hideous and terrifying wound on the young man's chest, they felt both sorrowful and grateful. If not for Lin Qing drawing away the God Realm pursuers alone, they would have had no chance of survival today.

Ling Shu took out the Storage Ring she had kept close to her, carefully slipped it back onto Lin Qing's fingertip, and asked softly:

"Senior, Senior Brother Lin Qing, he..."

"It is fine; he has just fainted."

The woman in green then waved her sleeve, and gentle spiritual power swept up Ling Shu and the other five, along with the sleeping Lin Qing, and rushed toward the direction of the Chuyun Immortal Sect.

Lin Qing was indeed fine. The overbearing Saber Intent that Old Ghost had left in his wound had been dispelled when Lin Qing's will awakened.

The recovery ability of his Physical Body was no longer suppressed. It was just that the battle had only just ended; if there had been another hour or two, Lin Qing's wound would have already healed.

The woman in green was extremely fast. In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, she landed with Lin Qing and the others on the teleportation plaza of the Xuantian Empire.

At this moment, the teleportation array's spiritual light was flowing, clearly indicating that someone was coming from the other side. Sure enough, the next instant, dozens of figures stepped out from the brilliant array light.

The dozen or so people in front had cold, sharp temperaments, both men and women, all with outstanding appearances. The dozens of figures behind were all in the standard white robes of the Chuyun Immortal Sect.

Ling Shu and the others saw a few familiar figures among the ones in the back; those were the previous generation of Prodigies who had already been at the forefront of the Heaven Ranking when they first entered the Seventh-Rank.

Now they were called Yunyin Sequence. Due to the urgent mission, these Yunyin Sequence had been brought here before they even had time to disguise themselves.

As for the dozen or so people in front, although they looked ordinary to them, Ling Shu and the others knew clearly that these people were undoubtedly all God Realm experts of the Immortal Sect.

Before Ling Shu and the others could step forward to greet them, those dozen God Realm experts had already taken the lead in cupping their hands toward the woman in green:

"Greetings, Senior Qing Yao!"

Qing Yao nodded slightly, then instructed Ling Shu and the others:

"You few should escort Lin Qing back first."

Having reached the teleportation plaza, stepping across would be within the Immortal Sect, so naturally, there was no need for Qing Yao to protect him personally.

She then shifted her gaze, and with the group of God Realm experts and Yunyin Sequence Disciples, she took to the air once again, changed direction, and rushed toward the Chaos Land.

Clearly, she had to demand an explanation from the Demon Court regarding this attack.

...

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

In the Chuyun Immortal Sect, in the exclusive area for Heaven Ranking Disciples, the environment was quiet and secluded, with Spiritual Qi swirling.

On the bed, Lin Qing slowly opened his eyes, his pupils clear, looking refreshed and spirited.

It was not that his wounds needed three days to recover; as early as the day he returned, his chest had already healed, leaving not a single scar.

The reason he had slept for three days was that since breaking through to the Spirit Realm, he had not truly rested well. These three days were simply spent sleeping.

Seeing that Lin Qing's wound had already healed on the first day, Ling Shu and the others had only stood in the distance over the following two days to sense Lin Qing's Aura. Confirming that Lin Qing's Aura was stable and that he was merely in deep recovery without any major issues, they did not come in to disturb him.

Lin Qing sat up and immediately raised his hand to look at his fingertip. The familiar Storage Ring was worn on his finger, feeling warm to the touch; naturally, Ling Shu and the others had not opened it.

He immediately took out Jue Chenzi's communication token and called out softly:

"Revered Master?"

The token lit up almost instantly, and Jue Chenzi's gentle voice came through:

"It is good that you are awake. For the next period of time, without my Divine Thought protecting you, try your best not to go out for training."

"Revered Master, what is the current situation? Regarding the Demon Court..."

"No need to worry; your Grand Martial Aunt led a team to fight the Demon Court."

"It is just that the God Realm battle was too far-reaching, affecting the entire landscape of East Xuanqing Province, so other factions stepped in to mediate and forcibly suppressed the flames of war."

"The Demon Court violated the rules by sending God Realm experts to assassinate a junior, and they were ultimately forced to provide compensation."

Speaking of this, Jue Chenzi's tone relaxed slightly:

"First, they will compensate you personally with one hundred million Spirit Stones; second, all Disciples of the Xuanye Demon Court at the border will retreat five million li, yielding a large buffer zone."

"You may still have hatred in your heart, but you have not yet fully grown, and I am far away in the territories beyond, unable to protect you at all times. Opening an all-out war right now is not a good thing for you; I hope you can understand."

Lin Qing also deeply agreed. Although his combat power was currently unrivaled below the God Realm, in the face of a true God Realm melee, he was still small and fragile, powerless to influence the outcome of the battle, and would fall if he were the slightest bit careless.

Time was on his side. The later the war started, the more time he would have to become stronger, accumulate enough foundation, and deal with future storms.

"This Disciple understands."

After the brief conversation, Lin Qing put away the communication token and got up to walk out of his residence.

This was not Juechen Island. Although the entire area was set up with a large, fully-covering Spirit Gathering Array, it was only Sixth-Rank.

It might be enough for ordinary Disciples, but for this group of Heaven Ranking Disciples, it could only be considered a basic guarantee, far from meeting the needs for high-efficiency Cultivation.

To advance at high speed, one needed to consume Sect contribution points to enter special Cultivation rooms; this was also a means to motivate Disciples.

Lin Qing wandered around this area. Along the way, many Immortal Sect Disciples saw him and all cupped their hands in greeting with respectful attitudes:

"Greetings, Senior Brother Lin Qing!"

Before this, Lin Qing's fame only circulated in the outside world, such as Chuyun City. Within the Immortal Sect, his reputation was actually not very large.

However, in these few days, Lin Qing's battle record had already spread throughout the entire Chuyun Immortal Sect.

He had powerfully crushed dozens of Demon Court elites, among whom were three Demon Seeds and over a dozen Demon Court Heaven Ranking Prodigies.

Afterward, he had even managed to hold on until reinforcements arrived while being pursued by a God Realm expert.

Such a battle record was enough to make all his peers in the Sect admire him wholeheartedly.

The matter of Lin Qing shattering Old Ghost's Physical Body was deliberately suppressed by Qing Yao.

If this matter were to spread, it would surely shake the entire East Xuanqing Province, and the Demon Court would never have given compensation so easily; they would likely have launched an all-out war immediately, not giving Lin Qing time to grow.

Therefore, this Heaven-Defying battle record was currently known only to Jue Chenzi, Qing Yao, and Lin Qing.

Walking to the core area of this region, a giant tower, pitch-black throughout and heavy and majestic, suddenly came into view.

The patterns on the tower body were ancient and weathered, permeating with the heavy Aura of accumulated years, standing in the center of the plaza, magnificent and grand.

Lin Qing was just about to step forward to take a closer look when a few light figures came running quickly from not far away, their faces full of joy and concern; it was Ling Shu and the others.

"Senior Brother Lin Qing, you're awake!"