Chapter 38: The Eldest Guest

  After seeing off Xuanxuanzi, Lingxu turned to Ye Hua beside him and said: "You take the many fellow disciples to continue on Zero Boundary Star, I still have to bring Lingming, Tiankui and Yunlei back to the sect."

  "Yes, I understand, Master." With that, Ye Hua's voice fell and he took off with a group of so-called young talents.

  "Lingming, stop pretending here, that's a top-grade crystal stone, I've never seen one before. You just smiled slyly at me, and you ruined their three flying swords and also swindled them out of a top-grade spiritual stone. Haha, you're really something!" Tiankui laughed.

  "I'm doing this for everyone's sake. Look at those three, so arrogant just because their cultivation is high." Sun Ming said with a strong sense of justice.

  "Alright, alright, let's get down to business. Lingming, you'll be busy from now on. We've just taken in 300 new disciples and I'm putting you in charge of crafting magical artifacts for them." Ling Xū said with a smile.

  "Three hundred pieces, Elder, are you kidding me? Three hundred sets of magic treasures, how long do you want me to refine them?" Sun Ming said with a pained expression.

  "Alright, don't say anything more. These are the special instructions of Tianyi Elder, who said that you must raise your cultivation level and see what extent you can reach at the Yuanying stage of refining equipment. In my opinion, Tianyi Elder just wants to make your foundation more solid. Anyway, these are all precious artifacts that shouldn't be a problem for a five-star refiner like you. Let's go, I'll arrange a place for you to stay in the sect." Ling Xū said, flying towards the island where Ling Tianzong was located, followed closely by Sun Ming and the other two.

  Sun Ming's first visit to the true sect of Ling Tian, he was immediately intoxicated by the heavenly spiritual energy here. A thread of visible spiritual energy at his pores rubbed against him wantonly, making Sun Ming feel so comfortable that he almost cried out in delight. However, seeing the three people around him with their usual expressions, Sun Ming stuck out his tongue and followed closely behind them.

  This was a seemingly ordinary forest path, Sun Ming and the other two followed behind Ling Xiao's elder, walking slowly, before long Sun Ming started shouting.

  "An elder? Why not ride a sword? Can't you just fly over?"

  "Haha, you don't understand this, Lingming. Our sect's ancestral home is in that basin surrounded by mountains up ahead. The surrounding mountains were arranged by our ancestors, the Great Master Lingtian, with great magical power to set up an array formation. As long as one's cultivation is below the Mahayana period, they can't even think about flying here." Tiankui explained with a smile.

  "What's to be done? The mountains are so high, must we climb them too? Climbing is exhausting." Sun Ming said gloomily.

  "Hehe, anyway, no need to climb mountains, you'll know soon." Yun Lei said.

  Sun Ming looked at the two of them with their mysterious expressions and knew that he wouldn't be able to ask anything out of them, so he quietly followed behind them, thinking to himself: "Not allowed to fly, nor climb mountains, could it be that a great master of Mahayana is going to take us flying over? That would be too much of an honor."

  "See Master Shu." Just as Sun Ming was imagining how a master of the Great Vehicle period should behave, he was suddenly interrupted by a voice. Sun Ming looked up with an unpleasant expression and subconsciously said a sentence.

  "This Ling Tian Sect is not ordinary, after all." Sun Ming unexpectedly saw a transmission array in the forest at the foot of the mountain. Although it couldn't compare to an interstellar transmission array, it was still a transmission array. The fact that Ling Tian Sect had reached the point where they could set up transmission arrays at will made Sun Ming think that he had underestimated them.

  "This is just one of the eight transmission arrays outside the sect, don't make a big fuss about it. You're my Tianku's friend, isn't this embarrassing?" Tianku reminded Sunming in a low voice, looking at his unimpressive appearance.

  "Alright, I know. It's not like I've never seen it before." Sun Ming reluctantly shifted his gaze away from the crystal on the transmission array, saying so with a tone of indifference.

  "Lingming, Tiankui, Yunlei, come on, let's go." Ling Xū said as he finished his conversation with the two disciples and stepped into the transmission array, speaking to Sun Ming and the other two.

  "Just a moment, don't vomit again, okay? Inside is the location of our Ling Tian Sect's sect gate, and there are many disciples under it. If you vomit in front of them and they see the transmission array, it might spread to the entire sect, oh no! My friend, Huai Transmission Array, just thinking about it is scary." Tian Kui stuck out his tongue and arranged for Sun Mingdao.

  Sun Ming was quite unconvinced, anyway I fainted and teleported this is an unavoidable thing, losing face is just losing face, what's the big deal, a flash of white light, before Sun Ming could even react, he had already appeared in the Ling Tian Sect's sect entrance.

  It's okay, there are only two disciples guarding the transmission array next to it, and no one else. When they see Ling Xuan Zhen, the two of them exchange pleasantries again. Fortunately, it was just a brief greeting, and didn't keep Sun Ming waiting for too long.

  "Lingming, I'll take you to meet our sect leader, Ling Ji Shixiong soon. Don't be too nervous, he will arrange your accommodation and salary, etc. Be sure to fight for the highest pay for yourself, haha! Tianyi that kid reminded me not to let you suffer a loss in our Zero Boundary Star, so as long as it's not an excessive condition, just mention it to Shixiong, and he'll basically agree." Ling Xiao said with a smile.

  "I understand, Elder Ling Xiao. I'll make sure to negotiate the terms well." Sun Ming said with a sly smile, which made Ling Xiao's heart feel a bit uneasy.

  A group of people walked into Lingtian Pavilion under Sun Ming's astonished gaze and saw the sect master of Lingji, who was meditating.

  "Ling Ji Shixiong, this is the one I was talking about, the genius equipment refiner from Qiling Sect, Ling Ming Xiao Xiong." Ling Yu introduced.

  "Have met Ling Ji, the leader of the Ling family." Sun Ming bowed his hands and paid a junior's respects.

  "Haha, you're indeed Lingming! A five-star equipment refiner at the Golden Elixir stage. That's impressive! If it weren't for Ling Xū telling me, I wouldn't have believed that such a talented equipment refiner existed. Truly, heroes emerge in their youth! Compared to you all, we've grown old."

  "It's all thanks to the teachings of our sect that I was able to achieve such success," Sun Ming said with a innocent and obedient expression.

  "Of course, it's all thanks to Master Yun Zhongzi's teachings. If he hadn't taught me so diligently, I wouldn't be where I am today. Although the Qingling Sect has also taught me a lot, how can it compare to Master Yun Zhongzi?" Sun Mingxin said.

  "Alright, with such a high level of mental cultivation, it's no wonder you were the most outstanding disciple of the Qiliner Sect among your peers back in the day." Ling Ji smiled and said.

  "I suppose you've also learned from Ling Xiao Lao Zu the reason I invited you this time." said Ling Ji.

  As soon as he finished speaking, Sun Ming's expression turned serious and respectful.

  "Yes, I've heard it all from Elder Ling Xū before. I don't know how the sect leader will arrange things." Sun Ming was indeed clever and kicked this ball back to Sect Leader Ling Ji.

  "Alright, it's the same as before. Three top-grade crystal stones per month, and you can use any leftover materials from equipment refinement as you see fit." said Ling Ji.

  Sun Ming was unhappy as soon as he heard it, thinking to himself "The remaining ones can be used casually, how much can be left after refining so many things?" But then he thought again, a person under another's roof cannot help but lower his head.

  "Well, this will also work, but I still have two more conditions. I hope that Ling Ji can agree to them." Sun Ming said.

  "Well, say it, as long as it's not too harsh a condition, I'll definitely satisfy you." Ling Ji said.

  "Yes, I want a separate residence, an undisturbed place, this is my personal habit, and also I need some mid-to-low-grade crystal stones to arrange the formation, don't know if the sect leader can satisfy these two requirements." said Sun Mingdao.

  "Haha, what did I ask for at that time? Just these? Of course, it's possible, but setting up an array? Did you also dabble in arrays, Lingming?" Lingji exclaimed with surprise.

  "En, I'm not proficient in it, just learning, after all, refining higher-level magic treasures can't be separated from the formation method." Sun Ming replied.

  "Haha, you're quite formidable, young one. Take this token, just in case you run into any trouble on Zero Boundary Star." Ling Ji smiled and handed a token to Sun Ming.

  "Head of the sect, what are you doing? This is the token of the Guest Elder, isn't it somewhat improper to give it to Lingming?" asked Ling Xiao.

  "Heh heh, Lingming may not have the ability to possess this Elder Token now, but judging from his talent, he will definitely be capable of it in the future. What do you think?" Ling Ji asked back.

  "Ling Ming, now that you are our Ling Tian Sect's guest elder, there is no need to be so polite. Here, it is just like your own home, whatever requirements you have, feel free to mention them." said Ling Xiao Dao.

  "I'm afraid I'm not suitable for this position, please take back the guest elder position. With my current strength, I really can't handle this job." Sun Ming said. Guest Elder? What kind of position is this! In a sect, it has the same status as an elder, and doesn't need to consider so many trivial matters of the sect, just need to provide some help within one's capabilities when necessary. Sun Ming didn't think this was a good thing, after all, he was only in the Golden Elixir stage, and in this cultivation world where the lowest standard for being an elder is the Nascent Soul stage, being a Guest Elder at the Golden Elixir stage might not be a good thing.

  "Tomorrow, just agree to him. This sect leader wants to cast a long line to catch a big fish. What he values is not your current achievements, but your talent. Do you understand? Moreover, this Guest Sect Leader will definitely provide you with many conveniences. Just agree to him first." Yun Zhongzi said.

  Sun Ming's tone was no longer as resolute as before after hearing Yun Zhongzi's voice, and he symbolically yielded to Ling Ji, then accepted the command token.

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