Chapter 91 This is a sad story

  Xia Lin's heart skipped a beat, these days... because of the battle, had he been neglecting Lü'er?

  After some thought, Xia Lin smiled and nodded at Mo Meng's head, "Alright. Now then, you're also a cultivator, or rather, a strong practitioner of the Gathering Star Realm! Silly girl, do you know what the concept of the Gathering Star Realm is?"

  "What's going on?" Lü'er said dazedly.

  Xia Lin smiled slightly: "The Star Gathering Realm of the Nianzhe is equivalent to the Condensed Sea Realm of the Martial Artist!"

  "Condensed Sea Boundary?! Those few white-bearded old men from our mountain stronghold?" Green's big eyes widened, "Isn't that the Elder? Young Master is saying... I... I already have the same power as the Elder now?"

  "White-bearded old man?"

  Xia Lin smiled dumbly, rubbing her little head: "What did you think? Your mental power has progressed very quickly, and you've even grasped the techniques of using mental power on your own. Although you don't have any special skills yet, when it comes to using mental power, you're not bad at all."

  Lu'er was still reeling in shock at having reached a level of mystique comparable to that of the elder.

  Xia Lin asked: "At Sanjiang Pavilion, didn't you also buy a Nian Ji?"

  "Oh, right." Lü'er came back to her senses and hastily said: "It's a defensive ninja technique called 'Wave Light Splash', I haven't seen it yet."

  Xia Lin smiled and said, "Next time, study this technique first. If you can master it, we can fight together later."

  "Really?" Green's eyes lit up, and she raised her small fist, "Great, I'll definitely learn it."

  "En, I believe you." Xia Lin hugged Lu'er tightly, wrapping her slender body in his arms, feeling an unprecedented warmth.

  When... there's such a fool beside me, a fool who only lives for himself. Foolish girl, whether or not you can fight alongside me, I'll protect you... forever!

  After being sweet with Lu'er for a while, Xia Lin gently kissed her forehead. "I'll go out and take care of some matters regarding Heifeng Village. You shouldn't think too much, if you feel stuffy, you can go out for a walk. Generally, no one can bother you now. Oh, by the way... come back to my room tonight, don't run around randomly."

  "En." Lǜ ér's soft humming voice nodded slightly.

  After Xia Lin left, he walked straight to Xia Ling's side. These days, most things were handled by Xia Ling, who was actually very familiar with them. Twenty years ago, he replaced Xia Man as the manager of the shop, and now he replaced Xia Lin again, which was really exhausting.

  "Uncle is busy."

  Xia Lin rushed over just in time to catch Xia Ling handling some business.

  "Ah, my young master, you've finally arrived." Xia Ling's face was filled with worry and concern. "Three mountain strongholds! Apart from Heifeng Mountain and Yinyang Mountain, the other three need to be dealt with, especially Huwang Mountain, which has almost been destroyed and is now in a state of chaos. It's too troublesome to handle."

  "Cough cough, that's why I had you come and do it." Xia Lin hehe chuckled, "After all, it's professional."

  Xia Ling smiled wryly and said, "Speak. No trivial matter would bring you to the Three Treasures Hall, I've been waiting here for so many days without seeing you come over, what's the matter?"

  "There's nothing much." Xia Lin smiled, "I think I'll return to Hei Feng Village tomorrow."

  Xia Ling was shocked, "What about these disciples then?"

  Xia Lin hesitated for a moment, "The disciples of Yin Yang Mountain can let them go back. As for the disciples of Hei Feng Zhai... The three major mountain strongholds each have their own characteristics. Chi Yan Zhai's kung fu is excellent in defense, Hu Wang Zhai's kung fu is powerful in attack, Di Sha Bang's kung fu is agile in reaction, and Yin Yang Mountain's kung fu is elegant in movement. Later, they are all sub-mountain strongholds of Hei Feng Zhai. The disciples of Hei Feng Zhai can freely choose a mountain stronghold to enter and cultivate, and after learning, they can also return to the main stronghold."

  "Huh?" Xia Ling was shocked, "These knockoffs have these features? How did I not know?"

  Xia Lin smiled slightly and said resolutely: "Maybe now there isn't one yet, maybe there hasn't been one, but in the future there definitely will be!"

  Summer eyebrows raised, understood Xia Lin's meaning.

  Just because it doesn't exist now, doesn't mean it won't in the future. It also means that Xia Lin will force the four major sub-schools to develop their own cultivation methods, allowing them to cultivate their own style. Giving them a sense of honor, belonging, and expectation for the Black Wind Sect's headquarters!

  From now on, the four major factions will be subsidiary to Heifeng Fortress! Each has its own strengths, but only Heifeng Fortress is the supreme faction. This place will be where all the strongest disciples of various factions gather!

  This also means that no matter how it develops in the future, other mountain strongholds will silently become a faction of Heifeng Fortress and disappear into the long river of history.

  In an instant, Xia Ling's heart was racing wildly, this method... was too similar to those of the other sects!

  It can be foreseen that Heifeng Village, under Xia Lin's hands, has developed to a new scale. If it weren't for the Jiang family, Heifeng Village would definitely become the largest mountain stronghold in history! But now... Is Xia Lin's method of using the five major directions to restrain Linjiang City really feasible?

  Xia Lin seemed to know what he was thinking, and patted his shoulder with a smile: "Uncle Ling, don't think too much. The Jiang family's power is too great, all we can do is to do everything we should do. As for the outcome, it depends on whether heaven allows Black Wind Fortress to survive!"

  "Alright." Xia Ling nodded heavily, took a deep breath and said to Xia Lin: "The problem of the four major mountain stronghold cultivation systems, I will pass it on as soon as possible. At the same time, I will give some special skills of Heifeng Mountain Stronghold to them, so there shouldn't be too much resistance. The list of disciples who are willing to return, I will draft it out today, young master can rest assured."

  "Hmm." Xia Lin nodded and then backed out.

  He has said everything he can say, the specific implementation depends on Xia Ling. He is the leader and only needs to issue orders. If he had to do everything himself, it would be too much for him.

  Hmmm... I wonder what Moonlight is up to, should I go take a look? Xia Lin has been thinking about it for days, feeling quite curious.

  Yu Lian did the same as him and went into seclusion with the spiritual grass. It's unknown whether she has finished her cultivation or not at this time.

  Just as Xia Lin was thinking about whether or not to go take a look, a figure suddenly flashed before his eyes, giving him a fright.

  A purple long gown, looking quite human-like, but a weak body, obviously not skilled in martial arts... surprisingly it was Dongfang Xuan.

  At this time he stretched out his hands and waved them in front of Xia Lin's eyes: "Hey, young master, wake up, it's daytime already."

  "What's wrong with this kid? Who does he think he is?"

  "Cut." Dongfang Xuan weakly waved his hand, "Eyes unfocused, mouth curled up in a sly smile, and drooling all over the place. What do you think?"

  "I'm going, is it that obvious?" Xia Lin's face was expressionless, and he didn't react much. He turned his head to look at the guy and said, "Why are you still here? Didn't I tell you earlier that you could leave?"

  At first, I was afraid that this guy would talk nonsense everywhere, so I had to bring him along. Later, after getting to know this guy, I realized that he's a cowardly rich kid who understands some ancient secrets and all that, but in reality, he's got no real skills, his physical strength is just average, and the four-realm boundary of his cultivation is only enough to intimidate ordinary people, because this guy hasn't even learned any martial arts!

  Moreover, this guy doesn't say anything else, seems to understand a lot of things, and has some guts, seemingly completely fearless of death, and also has some sense of justice.

  Of course, Xia Lin had thought about this for a long time and felt that it was probably because after being dumped by the woman he loved, he felt ashamed to live in the world and couldn't bear to take his own life, so he could only drift along like this.

  As for Dongfang Xuan, whether he would find Xia Lin and fight him to the death after knowing his thoughts is unknown.

  "Where to go?" Dongfang Xuan shrugged and said with a look of expectation: "This place is great, there's someone to take care of food, someone to take care of accommodation, and so many secrets waiting for me to dig up, it's simply the happiest thing in the world."

  Summer arrived with a chill: "What secrets are here?"

  Dongfang Xuan looked at him with disdain: "You don't think that among the five major factions, only your Black Wind faction has a history?"

  Xia's eyes lit up instantly and stared at Dongfang Xuan: "You're saying that the four major mountain strongholds still have a piece of history?"

  "Not one of the four major bandits." Dongfang Xuan shook his head, "It's Huwang Mountain!"

  "Hu Wang Village?" Xia Lin's mind was startled.

  "Not bad," Dongfang Xuan let out a long sigh, his expression becoming more serious, "That's a sad story..."

  Xia Lin's expression also became solemn.

  Dongfang Xuan gazed into the distance and said slowly, "It's said that... near Linjiang City, a mountain stronghold's leader raised a female tiger and a male tiger who fell in love, giving birth to a tiger cub. Later, this tiger cub struggled on its own and became the Tiger King. However, this Tiger King eventually died from eating too much, so this place is called Tiger King Stronghold..."

  Summer arrives: "......"

  Dongfang Xuan's eyes were deep and serene.

  "Is that all?"

  "This is truly a sad story, don't you think?"

  Xia Lin smiled brightly and said, "I have a very sad story here too. Do you want to hear it?"

  "Oh?" Dongfang Xuan raised an eyebrow, "What story?"

  "Can you climb trees?" Xia Lin gazed at a more than ten meters tall tree not far away and asked leisurely.

  "No." Dongfang Xuan asked strangely, "What does the story have to do with climbing trees?"

  "Of course." Xia Lin smiled slightly.

  After burning an incense stick...

  On a tree over ten meters tall, a young man in purple clothes was trembling and lying on a not-so-thick branch, as the branch swayed back and forth, his fingers turned white, tightly hugging the trunk, afraid of falling off with a slight carelessness.

  At the end of the branch, in the outermost direction, a young man sat on it, swaying back and forth, as if he had found a very interesting game.

  A group of people below were very interested and pointed upwards, seemingly having a great time.

  Suddenly, the young man turned back and said to the young man in purple clothes: "This is really a sad story, isn't it?"