Qi Fengyun's eyes shone brightly.

He felt quite elated by the praise he received.

He stood with his hands behind his back in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window.

A smug smile appeared on his face.

“What you say makes sense. No matter how extraordinary he is, he is only at the sixth level. I don’t know what means he used to gain the trust of the Grand Elder and make him the leader.”

"However, I, Qi Fengyun, am proficient in martial arts, medicine, alchemy, and talisman arrays. There is absolutely no way I could lose to Lin Jinglong, and I am unwilling to suppress him with my cultivation level."

"At that time, I will defeat him with my sixth-level martial arts skills, including fists, swords, and magic, and let him understand the difference between a self-taught amateur and a direct descendant of the Heavenly Mystery Martial Academy!"

Seeing Qi Fengyun's confidence, everyone straightened their backs. As members of the Elders' Council Martial Academy faction, they felt honored that Qi Fengyun was so awesome.

"As expected of Senior Brother Qi, he has a great spirit!"

"We are ashamed of our inferiority!"

"Lin Jinglong will surely feel ashamed of himself when he sees you!"

However, there were a few clueless people in the crowd.

"Senior Brother Qi, after all, fists, feet, swords, and knives have no eyes; it all depends on performance on the spot. What if he happens to win by chance?"

"Does that mean we have no choice but to obey Lin Jinglong's orders?"

Qi Fengyun was stunned for a moment.

He shook his head and smiled wryly.

"Are you kidding me? I absolutely won't lose!"

After determining Lin Jinglong's level, he was convinced that the guy's martial arts foundation could not possibly be higher than his own.

He lived more than a decade longer than Lin Jinglong.

He is also a direct descendant of the Heavenly Mystery Martial Academy!

Qi Fengyun continued, "Even if something unexpected happens, isn't there still the Spirit of the Five Elements?"

"Those five major families are determined to get the chief!"

"I just want to stand up for our martial arts academy; I have no interest in the team leader position."

As he spoke, his eyes flickered slightly.

It's clear that he was only half telling the truth. After all, everyone present knew the value of Qingxu Cave Heaven, and if he could lead the team to win first place in the martial arts tournament...

In the future, he will also hold a high position of power in Qingxu Cave.

That's an immeasurable fortune!

However, what Qi Fengyun didn't say was that even now, as an eighth-level Martial Emperor, he was still very wary of the Five Elements Spirit.

"Those five garrison commanders are not easy to deal with."

Qi Fengyun muttered to himself.

Subsequently, he led many powerful figures from the martial arts academy to the agreed-upon location with the Dragon Group, an open-air martial arts arena belonging to the Elders' Council.

Meanwhile, another group of people rushed over there.

A high-profile motorcade sped through the Kyoto night.

In the lead limousine, besides the driver, there were only five young people.

The leader, a burly man with messy red hair, wearing a vest and jeans, sat arrogantly on a large seat with his arms crossed and his muscles bulging all over his body. He had a very rugged demeanor.

Two men and two women sat on each side.

"Xin Xiao, do you think that guy suddenly called us to a big meeting because he knew in advance that we were going to challenge him, so he just gathered everyone, declined the team leader position, and saved himself a beating?"

The Jinling clan's expert was also a burly man.

He looked more robust than Xin Xiao of Huo Ling.

His palms were covered in calluses, and his face was honest and kind.

Upon hearing this, Xin Xiao chuckled.

"Whatever his thoughts are, we'll know once we meet him. Hopefully, he'll obediently give up the chief position, so we don't have to take action."

The representatives sent by the Water Spirit and Wood Spirit clans were both outstanding young women, at the sixth-level Martial Emperor realm. They wore long dresses, one blue and one cyan, and both had exquisite looks and figures, one gentle and charming and the other graceful and elegant.

The two then exchanged a smile.

"Even if he causes trouble, with Xin Xiao's younger brother's eighth-level strength, defeating Lin Jinglong, who is at the same level as us, would be a piece of cake. I just hope that you can consider the overall situation and not hurt him too badly."

A sinister smile crept across Xin Xiao's lips.

"That depends on how he performs!"

The carriage remained silent throughout, and the oldest person, a middle-aged man representing the Earth Spirit Clan, was meditating with his sleeves tucked in.

He overheard the comments of the people around him.

He spoke with a mature and composed demeanor, making a decisive statement.

"After all, he was chosen by the Grand Elder. We, the Five Elements Spirits, have only been part of the Elder Council for ten years. We are responsible for guarding all sides of the Great Xia, but our foundation is still shallow. We should not hurt him too badly."

Xin Xiao toned down his arrogance somewhat.

"I'll listen to Brother Ji and save some of my strength."

Soon after, the five people in the car, along with the convoy behind them, totaling more than a hundred Martial Emperors, all arrived at the martial arts arena agreed upon with the Dragon Group.

Lin Jinglong brought Ge Ling'er with her external blood pack, Qin Suifeng, and the two fellow disciples from the Medicine King Sect.

They also arrived at the outdoor training ground.

The training ground can accommodate 10,000 people, similar to a small stadium, except that the central field has been transformed into a huge training ground.

Lin Jinglong then used his divine sense to observe.

I sensed that more than three hundred people had gathered over there.

Various vehicles were parked at the entrance.

After the vehicle stopped.

Lin Jinglong and the others got out of the car one by one.

Qin Suifeng accompanied him, and soon a young woman arrived; she was Chen Qingling, a member of the team.

She respectfully reported to Qin Suifeng and Lin Jinglong.

“Our people have already surveyed the area, and it has been completely cleared out. No outsiders are coming or going.”

Qin Suifeng nodded, instructing her to continue setting up surveillance.

She and Lin Jinglong walked ahead, heading into the large building, while she transmitted messages to Lin Jinglong along the way.

"According to the intelligence we have, including those from the Dark Guard and the Martial Academy faction, three of them are spies planted by the Hidden World Alliance. Should we take them out first?"

"No!"

Lin Jinglong immediately shook his head.

He glanced at Qin Suifeng.

"Wasn't the goal to make me the center of attention and draw the attention of the hidden families? Otherwise, how can I be the bait if I don't let these people tip off their masters about what happened on the spot?"

Lin Jinglong strode into the training ground.

"Just assign someone to keep an eye on things. Deal with the three moles after this is over."

"good."

Qin Suifeng responded calmly.

Behind them, Ye Zhenshan and Wu Dongren followed, along with more than ten members of the Medicine King Sect who had come to participate in the martial arts tournament.

Wu Dongren looked on with emotion.

"Senior Brother, do you think Lin Jinglong has gone mad? He's only a mid-level Martial Emperor, and this time he's facing more than just an eighth-level opponent!"

"He actually wants to come and fight head-on!"

"We're probably going to suffer a huge loss this time!"

Faced with his junior's感慨 (feelings/reflections).

Ye Zhenshan remained silent for a moment.

"Although Lin Jinglong is only at the sixth rank, I have fought him and know that even an ordinary seventh-rank expert would be powerless against him, let alone a higher-level expert..."

He shook his head repeatedly.

Looking at Lin Jinglong's back in front of him.

He simply couldn't understand where Lin Jinglong got his confidence from.

It was at this time.

The three people walking ahead were stopped by a group of people, the leader of whom was none other than Wu Chengfeng, whose face was bruised and swollen.

He stared intently at Lin Jinglong.

It was like watching a lamb being slaughtered!