169: Chapter 169 Cangming City

Just as this God Realm expert was interrogating the group from Dongxuan, Fei Luo's voice, which could make one's bones melt, rang out. "Your Excellency, why don't you give us an explanation first?"

This God Realm expert did not actually know the full sequence of events; he only noticed the battle here after Wang Xiao had already made his move.

Originally, if Wang Xiao had defeated Lin Qing, this matter would have been much easier to handle. If the opposing God Realm expert had intervened then, he could have stepped out to preside over the situation, and at the very least, he would have been in the right.

Although he had not seen Lin Qing and the others before, like the sharp-featured, monkey-faced man from earlier, he immediately deduced that they were from Dongxuan.

While the overall strength of Dongxuan was inferior to the Central Continent, it was not something that a Level 10 like him could easily provoke. Therefore, he had to reason things out and could not bully the people of Dongxuan at will.

Not to mention that if people from Dongxuan were treated unfairly in the Central Continent, they naturally had the right to demand an explanation from the Central Continent, and he would certainly not fare well in that scenario.

If he failed to get an explanation, he would Face even greater trouble; the retaliation from a Level 11 expert from Dongxuan was not something he could withstand.

He had originally intended to rely on the reputation of his Qianyuan Tianque to make Yun Feng and Fei Luo back down, which was how most Dongxuan Cultivators acted; after all, it was better to avoid trouble than to invite it.

But he hadn't expected the two God Realm Cultivators on the other side to be so unyielding. Not to mention the Sword Cultivator who looked like he had a fiery temper, even Fei Luo, who appeared harmless, did not give him any Face at all.

How detestable. Must I really back down? That would be too... well, it's not entirely impossible.

Although this unknown God Realm expert did not reveal himself directly, he did not deliberately conceal his whereabouts either, so both Lin Qing and Yun Feng could see him with their Divine Thought.

They saw him summon an attendant, and then the two exchanged a few words quietly using Divine Thought, seemingly inquiring about the sequence of events.

A moment later, his voice descended upon the area where Lin Qing and the others were located once more.

"Disrespecting a God Realm expert—death is deserved!"

This sentence was clearly the verdict for the sharp-featured, monkey-faced man from earlier. Then, he continued: "As an enforcer, you acted without distinguishing right from wrong—you deserve punishment!"

This was the conclusion drawn regarding Wang Xiao's actions. Afterward, Wang Xiao's body slowly floated up and flew toward the center of the city.

Regardless of anything else, Wang Xiao still had to be saved; after all, he was an outstanding Junior within the Sect, even if his ranking on the Young Master List was not that high.

As a super power in the Central Continent, Qianyuan Tianque had over twenty Disciples listed on the Young Master List and the Beauty List combined. Wang Xiao didn't even make the cut, so it was not worth offending two seemingly formidable God Realm experts of the same level for his sake.

Who wasn't a promising young talent on the Young Master List when they were young?

As Wang Xiao's body was carried away, the will of that God Realm expert gradually receded, and the matter finally came to an end.

Lin Qing's group continued unhurriedly toward the city's teleportation array. It was only after they had completely disappeared at the end of the street that whispers gradually began to arise in the area.

"Damn, look at these young people!"

"After such an ordeal, Wang Xiao's Face is ruined. He's going to be removed from the Young Master List now."

"Do you think everyone is like you, unable to afford decent healing medicine? Ruined Face, my foot! However, his ranking on the Young Master List will indeed be replaced."

Although Yun Feng had a fiery temper, he was not reckless. Everything that had just happened was actually within his expectations; otherwise, he would not have nodded to let Lin Qing take action.

However, Lin Qing's strength truly shocked both Yun Feng and Fei Luo. Previously, their understanding of Lin Qing had come from hearsay; they had never actually seen Lin Qing take action himself.

Now that they had seen it with their own eyes, they realized it was far more terrifying than the rumors suggested. The claim about suppressing three Demon Seeds single-handedly was simply gilding the lily for the Demon Seeds.

As God Realm experts, their discernment was naturally not something these ordinary Disciples could compare to. In their eyes, since they were all at Level 8, numbers held no meaning before Lin Qing; there would be no difference in the outcome whether three or thirty people faced Lin Qing.

Thus, while the group was moving, Yun Feng and Fei Luo quietly sent a voice transmission to Lin Qing.

"Little Friend Lin Qing, once we enter the Secret Realm, I hope you will look after the Disciples of our Duchuan Sword Sect (Qingyuan Sect)!"

Lin Qing was not a cold-blooded or heartless person. The Duchuan Sword Sect had always been on good terms with the Chuyun Immortal Sect, and the Qingyuan Sect also had many dealings with the Immortal Sect. Naturally, he would provide protection for the Disciples whenever circumstances allowed.

"Rest assured, Seniors. If the Disciples of your two Sects fall into crisis, I will not stand idly by."

Hearing Lin Qing's guarantee, the two felt much better. The Prodigies of Dongxuan were not considered top-tier in the Central Continent, so having Lin Qing's protection in the Secret Realm would undoubtedly reduce many casualties.

By evening, the group had arrived at another city via the teleportation array: Cangming City.

As one of the cities designated by several super powers for the distribution of Secret Realm qualifications, Cangming City was naturally quite large. Because of the Secret Realm event, many people had gathered in the city.

A small portion of them had come to have their age and strength tested to obtain Secret Realm qualifications, while the vast majority had come to chase after stars.

On ordinary days, those young Prodigies were scattered all over the Central Continent. Now, in a city like this, there were over ten Prodigies from the dual lists alone, not to mention other young Prodigies who were not ranked.

After stepping out of the teleportation array, Fei Luo said to Lin Qing and Yun Feng: "You two, how about we find a place to stay first?"

Lin Qing was currently the leader of the Chuyun Immortal Sect, and Fei Luo gave him plenty of Face. Just after landing, she had scanned the entire city with her Divine Thought and already knew that the testing square was overcrowded; naturally, it was impossible for her and Yun Feng to go and wait in line with the Disciples.

Lin Qing cupped his hands: "Whatever you two Seniors arrange will be fine."

He had also learned about the situation at the testing square. In fact, Cangming City had a Divine Thought suppression Formation, but clearly, the strength of such a Formation was not enough to suppress Lin Qing.

Even the Divine Thought of the other Disciples was only slightly affected. Level 8 Prodigies were not seen everywhere; although their brilliance was overshadowed by Lin Qing within the group, if placed among the crowd, they could definitely be called young talents.

The group walked along the wide streets of Cangming City, intending to find a hotel to stay in.

Suddenly, a figure in emerald green ran over from the roadside. It was a young woman dressed as a maid. She came to the front of the group and bowed respectfully.

"May I ask if you are all looking for a place to stay? To be honest, almost all the hotels and inns in Cangming City are fully booked now. If you do not mind, my Li Family is willing to provide accommodation for you all."

The group were no longer naive youths. Everyone knew full well the reason for this sudden kindness; it was nothing more than a commercial Family's ploy to curry favor with experts.

Some Families had large commercial footprints but lacked experts within their clan to hold the fort, so they would make friends with Cultivators everywhere. When the time came for others to take action, these Families would often provide a handsome reward, so most Cultivators did not resent this.

Fei Luo covered her mouth and chuckled softly: "We are from Dongxuan, you know."