Chapter Twenty-Two

  Back again, Sun Ming looked at Huoyun City with a sigh. He thought of his past self, dressed in brocade and eating delicacies, not knowing how to cherish them, and ended up wandering the streets, suffering all sorts of hardships.

  Looking at the endless stream of people, the bustling streets, a picture appeared in Sun Ming's mind;

  "Daddy, daddy, I want that one! I want that one!" A little boy shouted in a woman's arms, pointing at the small toys on the roadside stall.

  "Alright, I'll buy it for you tomorrow." A middle-aged man said.

  "You're just spoiling the child," said the woman with a smile.

  "Haha, my child, who else would I spoil if not him?" The man said with a smile.

  Tianhuo Festival is also on this street.

  "Be careful tomorrow, don't get burned," said the woman.

  "Hehe, it's the annual Tianhuo Festival, just let them have fun." The man said. After speaking, he looked kindly at a little boy holding a torch and playing with the servants... Sun Ming thought about it and his eyes became moist, also on this street, he was told that his parents had passed away and was driven out by the servants.

  "Hey, you're a grown man crying in the middle of the street. What's wrong? Did something sad happen? Tell me, let me hear it." A female voice said.

  "What a pain, I just miss the person when I see things, and feel sad." Sun Ming said, then turned his head to take another look, and was stunned. The girl could be described as having bright eyes and white teeth, elegant and refined, delicate and lovely, with skin as fair as ice and bones as slender as snow.

  "This fairy saw you standing alone here and found that your temperament is quite different from the people around you. You must have experienced extreme sadness to behave like this." The woman said.

  "Alas, I won't deceive you, Miss. When I see things, I think of people, and I thought of my late parents." said Sun Mingdao.

  "Oh, I see, but a person can't come back to life once they're dead. You should accept your fate and move on." the woman said.

  "Ah, thank you. Now, I can see that Miss Fairy has an extraordinary aura about her, and she must also be a cultivator of the truth. As for me, I am also a cultivator from this Cloud Abyss Star, but I have never seen a cultivator with such an exceptional temperament as yours. May I ask which star you come from?" Sun Ming asked.

  "Hehe, I'm from Tianhua Star, Lingtian Sect. There are dozens of star domains between here and Yunyuan Star. This time, I came to invite the Alchemist of Qiling Sect to go back to my sect to refine some magical artifacts for us." The woman said.

  "This woman's sect is called Ling Tian, what a big tone she has." Yun Zhongzi said.

  "Haha, Master, it's just a name after all. It seems that the Ling Tian Sect dares to have such a name, they must have some real power." Sun Mingdao said. Yun Zhongzi remained silent.

  "Sister, why are you so casual about discussing our sect's affairs with these untrustworthy people?" A man dressed in luxurious attire interrupted.

  As soon as Sun Ming heard this, the little good impression he had of the woman instantly dissipated. It made sense, after all - every word out of her mouth was "this immortal" and "that immortal", obviously she was a disciple from one of those so-called prestigious sects, and not just any ordinary disciple either. Probably someone like Ling Xing or Ling Yu, with even their followers speaking in such a manner, which goes to show what kind of person she was. Just now when she spoke to him, it was probably just out of curiosity about the "big man crying on the street".

  "He's just an ordinary cultivator of the Yunyuan Star, not some kind of extraordinary person." Sun Ming said, releasing the aura that a Golden Core cultivator should have.

  "What's wrong, can't even get up in the Golden Elixir stage?" The man in the magnificent attire said, revealing an even more powerful aura. Sun Ming didn't expect that this man actually had a Nascent Soul stage cultivation.

  "I didn't mean it that way, but you're being a bit too harsh saying I'm some kind of unscrupulous person, aren't you?" Sun Mingdao said.

  "What's wrong with you? A mere third-rate Cultivation Planet, if it weren't for the presence of a spiritual artifact, it wouldn't even be considered third-rate. And yet, a Golden Dan period cultivator like you still dares to try to get close to Tian Kui?" the man said.

  Sun Ming was furious after listening, just as he was about to take action, Yun Zhongzi's voice rang out.

  "Disciple, don't make a move, an expert is coming, it should be their sect's elder, if you make a move now, there will probably be trouble."

  Sun Ming looked at the man in the magnificent clothes and said no more, turning around to leave.

  "This young man, I am Ling Xiao, at your service." An elderly man, also dressed in luxurious attire, walked up to the three of them and said to Sun Ming.

  "How dare I, how dare I? How can I be on familiar terms with you? Besides, your disciples have already said that I'm a person of unknown origin. If I were to try to get close to you in such a shameless manner, it would be too unbecoming." Sun Ming sneered.

  "You are impolite!" The man in fine clothes said angrily. After speaking, he raised a flying sword and was about to attack. Sun Ming looked up and thought to himself.

  "It's just that the mediocre flying sword is really trashy, this kind of stuff will be crushed to pieces by the current Ban Tian Yin in an instant, guaranteed to flatten both the person and the sword."

  Just as he was about to raise his Heaven Defying Seal, an unexpected situation occurred.

  The old man who had just claimed to be Ling Xū suddenly used a casual True Yuan Force to send the man flying backward, sword and all, for a considerable distance until he crashed into the wall of Huǒ Yún City.

  "Master, what are you doing? Yun Lei just scolded this kid a few times, and even if he was wrong, teaching him a lesson would have been enough. Why did you use such heavy hands?" Tian Kui said.

  Sun Ming was also confused by Zhang Er's monk, and when he looked far away, Yun Lei stumbled over, with fresh blood still oozing from the corner of his mouth.

  "Master, why is this? Why are you punishing your disciple so severely? Your disciple only said a few words to that kid." Yun Lei said weakly.

  "You think you're superior just because of your Three-Grade Cultivation interest? Not three, not four? I've heard everything you said, and I'm wondering, how did I teach you before? Don't be arrogant, don't be overbearing. You came from a First-Grade Cultivation planet and have been looking down on people from these Third-Grade Cultivation planets since the beginning. Where is your Dao heart?" Ling Xū angrily said.

  Sun Ming looked at him, and in his heart he couldn't help but have a good impression of this old man. His cultivation was profound (he could easily defeat a Yuan Ying stage expert with just one move), and his character was also good, being a model for others to follow.

  "If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave," said Sun Mingdao.

  "Hehe, fellow Taoist, I hope you can forgive me for any offense I may have caused your junior brother." said Ling Xū Dào.

  "I don't dare, I don't dare," Sun Ming said.

  "Heh heh, just forgive me then, may I ask if you're a cultivator from the Fire Cloud City?" asked Ling Xū Dào.

  "Haha, it's me." Sun Mingdao said.

  "That old man thought to ask his friend a thing, why is the Qī Líng Zōng's branch in Huǒ Yún City empty without anyone?" asked Líng Xū Dào.

  "You don't know this, but some days ago, the Qīng Líng Zōng Tianyun elder led his disciples to the Guangyue star to forge a flying sword for the Yuehua Sword Sect. However, they were ambushed by demonic cultivators and only Tianyun elder managed to escape back. That's why the Qīng Líng Zōng has been sealed off." said Sun Mingdao.

  "Has the mountain been sealed? What are we going to do now, Master? This time, we must invite a Refining Master to refine a magical treasure for our sect's new disciples!" Tian Kui said.

  "What's the panic?" Ling Xiao said.

  "Sun Ming was very curious and looked at Ling Xiu, thinking to himself;"

  "My sect has already sealed the mountain, what are these few people from Lingtian Sect still doing here, going back and forth? What are they still doing here? This protective array of our sect is not something to be trifled with. Even Yunzhongzi Master said it's almost done, do they want to force their way up the mountain or something?"

  Ling Xiao took out a token from his storage ring and infused it with a thread of true yuan energy, after which the token flashed brightly before disappearing.

  "Master, what was that just now?" asked Tian Kui.

  "This old man has an old relationship with Qixing Zong Tianyi, and in those days he gave me a spiritual token. He said that if I had any difficulties, I could go to Qixing Zong to find him, and this token would automatically inform Tianyi after inputting the true yuan force."

  "Master, look at that golden pheasant, why hasn't it flown away yet?" Tiankui transmitted his voice.

  "Heh heh, maybe you want to see the effect of this spirit tablet?" Ling Xiao said.

  Actually, what Ling Xū said wasn't wrong at all. Sun Ming really wanted to know the purpose of this spirit tablet because he felt a similar aura, just like the one from the Heaven's First Elder's talisman on Líng Cloud Peak.

  Sun Ming hadn't thought of anything yet, when suddenly the space in front of him distorted and a familiar figure appeared, surprisingly it was Tian Yi elder who had just parted ways not long ago.

  "Lingming, how did you end up here?" Tian asked.

  "So this person is actually a disciple of Tianyi Dao's sect." said Ling Xiao.

  "He's actually a disciple of Qī Líng Zōng?" Tiān Kuí and Yún Léi exclaimed in surprise.