Chapter 118: Joining Hands

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  "Elder! This is not a place for conversation, come with me!" The storyteller's voice rang out again, and the villagers who had been listening in a trance-like state on the flat ground were left unattended as the storyteller began to pack up his things, preparing to leave.

  The storyteller didn't have much stuff, just a few personal items, and soon the storyteller had packed up and was walking briskly towards the village entrance.

  In the world of cultivation, it has always been the strong who are revered. Although Ling Luoyu had only spent a short time in the world of cultivation, he was deeply aware of this point.

  Although the storyteller looked like he was in his twilight years, much older than himself, Ling Luofei didn't feel out of place when the storyteller addressed him as a senior.

  In the world of cultivation, those who have achieved success are the first. With my current Golden Core stage cultivation, I can indeed be considered a senior to that mere Foundation Establishment stage storyteller.

  The storyteller's footsteps seem slow, but in fact they are faster than anyone else, with each step covering at least several dozen feet.

  "What's this storyteller talking about?" Watching the storyteller's gradually disappearing back, Ling Luoyu thought for a moment, didn't hesitate, and walked towards the village entrance at a moderate pace.

  Although they were separated by a distance, Ling Luoyu's spiritual sense had already locked onto him and wasn't worried about him walking out of his line of sight.

  The gap between the Golden Elixir period and the Foundation Establishment period is like the difference between a single drop of water and the vast ocean, they can't be mentioned in the same breath. Ling Xiao doesn't fear him making any mysterious moves either.

  Closely following the storyteller, the two of them walked out of Luoshan Village in single file.

  To the east of the village where the sun sets, there is a small canyon dozens of feet long. When the storyteller walked to the entrance of the canyon, Lingluo Yu suddenly felt that the storyteller had stopped.

  Ling Zhi sensed the surroundings of the canyon, but Ling Luo didn't find anything unusual. He quickened his pace, made a few swift movements, and landed not far from the storyteller.

  "Speak! What is it that you've found me for?" Scanning the storyteller with a glance, Ling Luoye smiled faintly.

  "Elder, I am Chen Junlong, the guardian of the imperial clan. I have been rude to you before, please forgive me!" The speaker lightly wiped his face and suddenly transformed from an old man into a majestic middle-aged man.

  "It's actually a disguise technique! I didn't expect a dignified foundation-building cultivator to use such a despicable trick from the martial world!" Ling Luoyu smiled wryly, if Chen Junlong hadn't revealed his true face himself, Ling Luoyu wouldn't have even noticed.

  "It's just a small matter, what's so strange about it? Speak up, what brings you to find me?" Ling Luoye said slowly after glancing at Chen Junlong.

  "Senior, didn't you know that the master of a small hall of the Ba Huang Gang died a few days ago?!" Chen Junlong's hand waved lightly, and the scene in front of him changed drastically.

  "Illusion!" Ling Luo's smile was tinged with disdain as he said, "That's right, I'm the one who killed him. What do you think?"

  "Senior, please don't misunderstand, I'm not here to cause trouble for that person. The little illusion I just used was only to avoid drawing attention!" Seeing Ling Luoyu's unfriendly expression, Chen Junlong smiled wryly and quickly explained.

  "What do you want from me?!" Ling Luoyu's expression slightly eased, if Chen Junlong was really looking for trouble on behalf of Lao Da, to avoid trouble, Ling Luoyu could only take Chen Junlong down on the spot.

  "Senior, you should know that this great Qin Empire was founded by our great First Emperor of Qin thousands of years ago. At that time, the First Emperor's power reached the sky and his orders were obeyed throughout the land. No one dared to disobey him. However, since the First Emperor disappeared, our great Qin Empire has been declining year by year... Alas!" Chen Junlong sighed softly.

  "Although the First Emperor established our Imperial Guard to be prepared for any eventuality, with his sudden disappearance, the First Emperor's earth-shaking 'Imperial Decree' was not passed down. Our Imperial Guard gradually declined into a second-rate sect due to the sudden loss of this precious scripture! The current Great Qin Empire, although still nominally ruled by our Great Qin Ying royal family, has in fact had many states and counties fall into the hands of those powerful immortal sects! Nowadays, the Great Qin imperial family is often just a mere figurehead, all because of our Imperial Guard's incompetence!" Chen Junlong clenched his fists and stomped his feet, his face filled with agitation.

  "What does the Great Qin imperial family's affairs have to do with me?" Ling Luoyu slightly furrowed her brow, somewhat perplexed.

  "This world is still the world of our Ying royal family, and the people of this world are still the children of my Great Qin. Those immortal sects secretly controlling from behind the scenes is one thing, but now they actually have their sights set on overthrowing the Ying royal family and taking its place! As the Guardian Sect that has always been responsible for protecting the interests of the imperial family as the direct descendant of the First Emperor, how can we tolerate this?! Chen Junlong let out a long sigh, with an air of tragic sorrow."

  "You maintain your imperial clan, what does it have to do with me?" Ling Luo Yu said slightly displeased.

  "Who says you have nothing to do with the seniors? As a citizen of the Great Qin, shouldn't you be maintaining the interests of our imperial family? Moreover, even if you didn't provoke them, they wouldn't let you off! Chen Junlong paused and continued: "This Western Liang Prefecture is under the control of the demonic sect, Red Flame Sect. The person you killed was an outer disciple of the Red Flame Sect. Now, people from the Red Flame Sect are gathering here, seemingly with ill intentions towards you. I also received news of the Red Flame Sect's movements and decided to come take a look, coincidentally running into you!"

  "Want to harm me? Let's see if they have the ability!" Ling Luoyu snorted, a fierce glint flashing in her eyes.

  "This senior has a very heavy killing aura!" Suddenly, seeing the substantial killing aura flashing on Ling Luoyu's body, Chen Junlong was secretly shocked.

  "It seems that if we can get this senior to deal with the Chiyan Sect, it will be a great help!" Although Chen Junlong couldn't understand Ling Luoye's actual cultivation level, just by looking at the substantial killing aura, he knew that this senior was definitely someone who had come out of the knife mountain and fire sea, far surpassing those novice cultivators.

  "What's the strength of this Chi Yan Sect!" Ling Luo Yue asked, glancing at Chen Jun Long, since they were already facing off against the Chi Yan Sect now, it was natural to first figure out their opponent's general situation.

  "On the surface, the strongest of the Crimson Flame Sect is a Loose Immortal stage elder, and there are also several Yuan Ying stage cultivators. As for what the actual situation is like, I'm not quite sure!" Chen Junlong said slowly after a moment of contemplation.

  "Yuanying stage, Lihé stage?" Ling Luoyu was slightly startled. Even if she were with Pan Wuchen and the two of them joined forces, they could at most deal with a Yuanying-stage cultivator. As for dealing with a Lihé-stage master, Ling Luoyu didn't even dare to think about it.

  "Senior, since we have a common enemy, why don't we join hands?" Ling Luoyu's astonished expression fell into Chen Junlong's eyes, and Chen Junlong smiled and said.

  Originally, Ling Luo Yu was absolutely unwilling to join forces with the Huo Huang clan and get involved in their royal struggles. However, now that the Chi Yan Sect has a master of the Separation and Union period sitting in array, the situation is vastly different, and he cannot help but carefully consider it.

  "If we knew where the Mu State was, would you be willing to join forces with us?" Seeing Ling Luoye's hesitant expression, Chen Junlong slowly threw out another chip.