Master
"Master Lei, are you there?" Li Ling stood at Master Lei's residence, knocked on the door and asked, "Master Lei?"
Seeing that no one answered, Li Ling didn't know what to do and hesitated in front.
With a creaky sound, the wooden door was opened from the inside, revealing an old face.
Li Ling was a little surprised to see the newcomer, but he immediately reacted and called out, "Mr. Lin."
Lin Feng, also known as Lin Lao, was originally a casual cultivator outside the five clans. However, because of his profound attainments in formation layout, he was invited by Yinchao to be a guest of honor with generous conditions.
Lin Fengban has served as the Sixth Elder of Hidden Tide for several years and is highly respected by the people of Hidden Tide. He is also the only non-Hidden Tide Elder to date. However, he is a reserved person and rarely appears in public. If Li Ling had not studied under Elder Lei, he would have rarely seen this person in person.
Lin Fengwan took a step back, twirled his beard, and said nonchalantly, "Old Lei is waiting for you in the backyard."
"Junior will go in right away." Li Ling said and walked straight into the backyard.
It is called the backyard, but it is a different world.
Every time Li Ling comes here, he feels like he has entered another world - a world isolated from the outside world.
Here, flowers are in full bloom, birds are singing, and it is spring all year round. It is different from any other place in the Five Tribes.
Li Ling walked along the cobblestone path to the pavilion beside the water. He looked at the white-haired old man in a dark purple robe who was fishing with a line, and suppressed all the emotions in his eyes.
Perhaps because he saw him just standing there without moving, Old Lei snorted twice and turned back to glance at Li Ling. His eyebrows were sharp, revealing a majestic aura, but the look he gave Li Ling was full of resentment, which was quite funny.
Under normal circumstances, Li Ling wouldn't have thought it was too long to hold back with him for three to five years, but today he came with a request, so naturally he couldn't hold back any longer. So he took the initiative to break the deadlock and called out, "Old Lei."
Lei Lao did not speak. Li Ling pursed his lips and said, "Master."
This time, Lei Lao finally reacted. He dropped the bamboo pole, gently stroked his long white beard, and scolded with a smile: "Stinky boy."
He patted the seat next to him and said, "Sit down."
Li Ling did not sit down as Lei Lao asked, but still stood there.
Seeing this, Lei Lao did not force him and took a sip of tea: "Tell me, what's the matter."
"It's about the festival competition."
Hearing this, Lei Lao looked him up and down and asked, "Why, do you want to participate?"
All the women who participated in the sacrificial competition were of marriageable age from Yinchao. Since Mr. Lei was good friends with Mr. Lin, he couldn't have been unaware that he was just joking.
Li Ling didn't care, "She's my sister."
Lei Lao put down the tea in his hand and said leisurely: "Why should I help you?"
Li Ling gritted his teeth and said, "I can agree to your previous request."
Lei Lao smiled triumphantly: "Help me up."
"Yes." Li Ling knew that Mr. Lei had agreed, and felt a little grateful.
Old Lei took Li Ling and stood between five ancient stone pillars. With a wave of his hand, he opened up a small world.
Li Ling looked around and found that the patterns on the five stone pillars were different. As for the middle position, it was paved with high-quality jade.
Li Ling used his spiritual power to feel the endless spiritual power surging in this formation, and was amazed.
A general spirit gathering array can only produce such an effect with the assistance of a spirit vein, but this spirit gathering array has no spirit vein underneath, yet it can achieve the same effect.
"This is the Five Elements Heavenly Spirit Formation of your five clans. Unlike other spirit gathering formations, it is nourished by the immortal spirits of the five clans."
The spirit of immortality!
Li Ling was stunned. Ever since his father's theft of the immortal spirit from Yinchao was exposed, his family had been like rats crossing the street in Yinchao, being chased by everyone. They were often bullied and cursed by people like Li Hongcai.
The two siblings were ostracized everywhere in Yinchao. They had low spiritual power and were unable to resist, so they could only be bullied.
It was not until he was five years old that Master Lei came out of seclusion, secretly accepted him as his disciple, and taught the two siblings magic.
But when it comes to being truly taught by Master Lei, only Li Ling is there. After all, Li Ling's sister An Nan is not that qualified, and most of the time she is only taught by Master Lin to learn some array formation techniques.
Li Ling felt an inexplicable heaviness in his chest, but he quickly calmed down. He lowered his eyelashes and asked in bewilderment, "Master Lei, why were you so determined to choose me as your guardian?"
Lei Cheng'en looked at the young man and recalled the first time he met Li Ling. At that time, he was shorter than his sister An Nan. He was obviously trembling with fear, but he resolutely protected his sister.
This child has a dull temperament, but he is honest and hardworking. With more guidance, he may be able to...
Li Ling took the initiative to look at Lei Lao, "Yin Chao is not short of talents. Not to mention the second young lady Li You, who has been gifted since childhood, and the eldest young master Li Yu, who won first place in both the youth and adult groups of the Five Clans Competition at the age of thirteen, there are many people in Yin Chao's generation who are stronger than me. I..."
"There's nothing outstanding about it, and there's nothing worth your effort." Although Li Ling compromised because of his sister, before fulfilling his promise, he still wanted to ask the doubts that had been in his mind for a long time.
"Maybe it's because you look stupid..."
Li Ling: "..." She was just trying to fool him again.
After being slapped on the back of his head, Lei Lao twirled his beard slowly and said, "As the saying goes, the secrets of heaven cannot be revealed. It's not time for you to know yet. Just know that I won't harm you."
Since Mr. Lei didn't want to say anything, Li Ling didn't ask. Li Ling couldn't do anything to him, and his doubts grew even more.
"Let's get started."
Li Ling stopped being shy and said, "Okay."
As Old Lei made his hand gestures, tiny stars appeared in the Five Elements Heavenly Spirit Formation.
At this moment, a faint blue light flew out from the light blue stone pillar and sank into Li Ling's eyebrows.
Certain images emerged in Li Ling's mind. He followed the movements in the images, kneeling down facing the stone pillar, placing his hands on his chest, and solemnly saying, "Yinchao Li Ling voluntarily swears: With the sun and moon as mediators, and the stars as witnesses, for the rest of my life... to protect Yinchao and bless all living things."
When he read this, Li Ling was shaking all over, with cold sweat breaking out on his forehead... Old Lei lied to him. He had clearly said before that he would protect Yinchao for five years after he became strong enough.
He clenched his teeth, unwilling to utter another word.
The stone pillar seemed to sense his resistance, and the blue light surging on it became stronger. An irresistible pressure swept towards Li Ling, causing his body to tremble constantly. With his current meager cultivation, he could not hold on for long, and a bloody taste suddenly surged in his throat.
Li Ling's eyes turned black, and when he opened them he glared at Mr. Lei.
Seeing this, Lei Lao sighed silently. This brat has always been like this in every life, stubborn as a donkey. If he hadn't used some tricks, he really wouldn't have been able to trick him into coming here to swear an oath.
Although Li Ling had a strong sense of resistance, Old Lei was not worried at all that the ceremony could not be completed. After all, this was a wicked magic circle set up by the God Emperor himself.
As expected, Li Ling couldn't hold back any longer. He continued uncontrollably, word by word, "With kindness, I will lead the people of Yinchao to eliminate evil... and seal away the demons. Anyone who disobeys will be punished by heaven, and even if I die... I will not regret it!"
As soon as he finished reading, the light on the stone pillar dimmed, and the pressure from Li Ling disappeared completely.
Li Ling spat out a mouthful of blood, but he didn't care at all. He casually wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and staggered to his feet. With a hoarse voice, he stared at Lei Lao and said gloomily, "You lied to me!"
Lei Lao was as steady as a rock, not feeling that he had done anything wrong: "Master, this is all for your own good."
Although Elder Lei was already familiar with this scene, he couldn't help but curse inwardly. He was already an old man, and yet he was still being asked to do this job. He had done so many bad things, and yet he still got nothing good. When he returned to the heavens one day, he would not care about face and would definitely ask the God Emperor for more merit.
"Go out, I will help you deal with Anan's matter."
A gust of wind blew, and Li Ling was blown out of the little world by Lei Lao. When he came to his senses, he was already outside Lei Lao's residence.
Li Ling wanted to go in and find out what was going on, but was bounced back to his original position by the barrier. He was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
Just like that, he signed a contract to sell himself to Yinchao!
"Mr. Lei!" Li Ling roared angrily, enduring the discomfort in his body.
"Li Ling!"
"So he's here."
Li Ling turned around and was surrounded by the disciples of Yinchao.
The two sides confronted each other, and the atmosphere was as cold as snow in December.
It was difficult for Li Ling to have a good face towards these people, and he asked expressionlessly: "What can I do for you?" In fact, he already had a rough guess in his mind that it should be someone from Qingya.
Sure enough, the outrageous words that followed gave him the answer.
"The Second Elder of Qingya is looking for you."
Li Ling relaxed his tense nerves. Now that his sister's matter had been settled, he had to face up to the mistakes he had made and could not escape.
Even if it was just an accident.
Moreover, he believed that even if Qingya's punishment was severe, Lei Lao would not let him watch him die just after they signed the contract.
Thinking of this, Li Ling's anger at being deceived subsided a lot. He said calmly, "I'll go by myself."
Li Pu was a bit surprised. He had thought that Li Ling would be unresponsive for a long time and that it would take some effort to take him away, but he didn't expect him to be so cooperative. But this was a good thing, as it saved him a lot of effort.
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Hidden Tide Law Enforcement Hall.
Li Ling was kicked and fell to his knees. A fierce look flashed across his eyes and quickly disappeared.
He raised his head and saw that the third elder of Yinchao, Li Ke, the second elder of Qingya, Yuan Jing and others had been waiting in the Law Enforcement Hall for a long time.
"This young man burned the spiritual tree of my Qingya. Please ask the Third Elder to hand him over to our Qingya for disposal." Yuan Jing's tone was very polite.
"As Qingya said, Li Ling, do you know you are wrong?" Li Ke did not answer Yuan Jing's words, but directly questioned Li Ling.
"Li Ling knows his fault and is willing to accept punishment."
Yuan Jing stood up from his seat as a foreign guest, looking as if the matter was settled. "Since he has admitted it, I will take this man back to Qingya."
Li Ke frowned and said, "No matter what, he is still a disciple of Yinchao. Even if he made a mistake, it should be handled by Yinchao. It may not be appropriate for you to take him away." Although he was asking, his tone was obvious and left no room for doubt.
"Third Elder." Upon hearing this, Yuan Jing's smile faded slightly, his previous politeness gone. "This kid destroyed my Qingya Spiritual Wood. His crime is unforgivable. Qingya has its own way of dealing with it. I hope Third Elder will not ruin the harmony between the two clans because of this matter."
There was a hint of threat in Yuan Jing's smile, which made Li Ke very unhappy.
In the hall, the two of them used their spiritual powers to secretly confront each other, neither of them giving in. It was like a fight between gods.
The disciples in the hall complained bitterly, but dared not say a word and could only endure it silently.
Li Ke narrowed his eyes, a cold glint flashing in them. This Yuan Jing truly lived up to his reputation. Despite his youth, he possessed considerable aura, and he showed no fear in a clash of swords. But if he dismissed Yin Chao simply because their strength had declined in recent years, then he would have to teach this Second Elder of Qingya a lesson, so that outsiders would know that Yin Chao was not to be trifled with!
"Third Elder, Elder Yuan Jing, why get angry over such a small matter?" A pleasant voice came from outside. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a woman with skin as white as jade and as beautiful as a fairy walking outside.
The person wore a simple white lotus ornament on his head, which not only did not make people feel simple, but instead exuded a sense of elegance. Wherever he passed, a chill lingered, making people afraid to approach. Even a quick glance at him would feel like blasphemy.
"Second Miss."
The person who came was the second lady of Yinchao, Li You.
The servant beside Li Ke led her to her seat, but she refused.
Li You'an used his spiritual power to help the disciple who was unable to get up due to the pressure, and flicked his sleeves, "Two elders, please quickly retract your magical powers."
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