Chapter 117 Tian Lin's Promise and Elder Xiao's Doubts
Chapter 117 Tian Lin's Promise and Elder Xiao's Doubts
The flying boat landed on the hillside of Wenxin Mountain, and Elder Xiao shrunk the flying boat and put it back into the storage bag. Then he strode towards Wenxin Hall.
Elder He walked at the end in a dull manner, with two elders from the Wenxin Sect sandwiching him in the middle.
Tian Lin and several other Qi-refining practitioners walked in the middle, following Elder He up the stairs in silence.
When he arrived at the entrance of the Wenxin Hall, Tian Lin saw the disciples of the Wenxin Sect who had gathered that day.
When several of the disciples saw Elder He appear, they immediately drew their swords and walked up to him.
The head elder of the Wenxin Sect had a gloomy face and scolded them, "You have no manners. If you want revenge, wait until we finish our business."
Elder He, who was walking in front, raised his eyebrows, glanced at the great elder's face, and then strode into the Hall of Inquiry.
"Brother Zhou, it has been over a hundred years since we last met. I am glad to see that you are still as charming and graceful as ever."
Sect Leader Zhou, who was originally worshipping the statue of his ancestor, turned around, returned the greetings to Elder Xiao, and then invited Elder Xiao to sit aside.
Tian Lin glanced at the statue of Zhou Shoufan enshrined in the Wenxin Hall, then turned his head to look at Zhong Wuji who was tied up tightly.
Fortunately, Zhong Wuji's mouth was stuffed, otherwise Tian Lin was really afraid that he would point at Zhou Shoufan's stone statue and say something weird.
"Junior Brother He, you killed my sixth brother with one sword strike that day. I admire the grace of that sword strike every day when I think of it, and I dare not forget it."
Master Zhou bowed again to Elder He who came into the room in a carefree manner.
Elder He heard what Master Zhou said and thought he was praising him. He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows complacently and said:
"I'm not bragging. In the entire Yulong Continent, no one else can swing that sword except me. In order to cultivate that kind of sword energy, I killed my father and master, and killed a lot of people..."
"That's enough, Junior Brother He, you should sit down and take a nap."
Elder Xiao's face darkened and he shouted from his seat.
Elder He chuckled, then lazily pulled a stool and sat in the corner.
Several elders had taken their seats, leaving only Tian Lin and a few other Qi Refiners who were not qualified to sit down.
Tian Lin was originally planning to stand, but Master Zhou suddenly looked at Tian Lin and then at the woman in white: "Fu Nian, give Junior Brother Tian a stool to sit on."
When these words were spoken, not only Senior Brother Zhao and Han Yue were surprised, but even Elder Xiao couldn't help but look at Tian Lin in confusion.
Senior Brother Zhao and Han Yue only knew that Tian Lin entered Room A, but they didn’t even know what opportunities Room A had, so how did they know that Tian Lin had obtained the inheritance?
As for Junior Brother Jiang, he had already been asked by the Wenxin Sect to return to the sect to ask for the elixir recipe before Tian Lin even left Room A, so Elder Xiao had no way of knowing what had happened to Tian Lin.
"Disciple's cultivation——"
Tian Lin was about to be modest when the woman in white waved and grabbed a chair from the corner, dropped it beside him, and said to Tian Lin, "Just sit down if I ask you to. Why are you being so hypocritical?"
Tian Lin was not embarrassed. He just bowed to the elders present and then took his seat again.
Not long after, Zhou Shichou came in from outside to pour tea.
While pouring tea, Master Zhou looked at Elder Xiao and asked, "Brother Xiao, do you still remember the scene when we met?"
Elder Xiao thought for a moment and said, "I went out with Senior Brother Liu and Junior Brother Xing to train together. At that time, I met you, Senior Brother Zhou, at the tomb of an ancient ancestor."
Master Zhou nodded and said with a look of reminiscence:
"Yes, at that time, you and I were still young, and we were only disciples at the twelfth level of Qi Refining, and we were both looking for the opportunity to build our foundation."
Elder Xiao didn't know why Master Zhou wanted to recall the past, so he could only follow Master Zhou's words and say:
"Yes, at that time Senior Brother Liu once asked, who among us could build the foundation and who would stop at the Qi Refining stage. I never thought that the four of us would all reach the foundation building stage, and you and Junior Brother Xing would both become the headmasters."
"Perhaps it was God's will. At that time, I was shy and didn't dare to talk to anyone. I was always timid, but I never thought I could make friends with you guys."
Elder Xiao also nodded and said, "Yes, when I first met you, Senior Brother Zhou, I didn't expect that a cultivator at the twelfth level of Qi Refining would be so shy and introverted; and I never expected that Senior Brother Zhou, who is shy and introverted, would actually invite a few of us to visit the Questioning Heart Sect."
Only at this time did Tian Lin know how Liu Xuanfeng came to the Wenxin Sect.
"Yes, that's why I said that the world is quite wonderful. I didn't expect that after Senior Brother Liu came to the Questioning Heart Sect, he actually received the teachings of the ancestor. I also didn't expect that more than a hundred years later, Senior Brother Liu's descendants would also come to my Questioning Heart Sect and even receive the inheritance of my Questioning Heart Sect."
After he said this, Elder Xiao stopped pretending to be polite and showed his true surprise. He looked at Tian Lin opposite him in disbelief: "Are you serious?"
Tian Lin knew that the inheritance of the Heart-Questioning Chamber was not so easy to obtain, and he didn't know how many people had been bitten to death by poisonous snakes in the Heart-Questioning Chamber.
The reason why he was able to obtain the inheritance was entirely due to the help of the entries.
Tian Lin was speechless for a moment and could only admit that he was a genius, but he still said humbly:
"I was lucky enough to obtain the inheritance of Ancestor Wenxin by accident, but now I still feel like I am in a dream."
After hearing Tian Lin's personal admission, Han Yue and Senior Brother Zhao who were standing there were both somewhat incredulous.
Han Yue was fine, but Senior Brother Zhao couldn't help laughing. Unfortunately, he was concerned about the identities of the people present and couldn't laugh out loud.
"I am ashamed of my talent in cultivation, Senior Brother Liu. Now I am even ashamed of my talent in accepting disciples." Elder Xiao took a sip of tea, then put the teacup down and scolded Tian Lin, "Now that you have inherited the legacy of the Heart-Searching Sect, have you thanked your uncles and uncles?"
This was a rebuke to Tian Lin, but it was actually an act of shamelessness.
How can you just say thank you and be done with it after receiving such a huge benefit from others?
But Tian Lin stood up and cooperated, bowed to several elders of Wenxin Sect and said, "Disciple thanks all the uncles and aunts for their kindness. If you have any questions in the future, just go to Yaoyue Sect and tell me."
Elder Xiao scolded him again after hearing this: "Your uncles and aunts are so advanced in cultivation, what can they possibly do for a junior like you? You are speaking without manners, why don't you sit down quickly?"
After Tian Lin sat down, Master Zhou laughed and said to Elder Xiao, "You don't need to thank me. If you want to thank someone, thank the ancestors of the Wenxin Sect. As for instructions, I have something to tell you, Junior Brother Xiao."
After he repeated the last will of the founder of the Wenxin Sect, Elder Xiao was already stunned.
This time, Senior Brother Zhao didn’t have the look of wanting to laugh, but instead had a very conflicted expression, as if he was half laughing and half crying.
As for the expression that originally wanted to laugh, it turned back to Han Yue's face.
"Brother, what do you want to say? Do you want Tian Lin to be the headmaster of the Wenxin Sect?"
While Elder Xiao was speaking, his eyes turned to Tian Lin.
Tian Lin shook his head slightly without making any expression, but he believed that this shaking of the head would definitely be caught by Master Zhou.
"Of course I cannot disobey my ancestor's orders. Whether or not you will become the head of the Wenxin Sect, you must consult my Wenxin Sect disciple He Tianji himself."
As soon as Master Zhou finished speaking, Tian Lin stood up, bowed, and continued:
"I am a disciple of Yaoyue Sect, how can I be the headmaster of Wenxin Sect? Besides, I think that the headmaster of Wenxin Sect can only be a member of Zhou family."
Although Elder Xiao wanted Tian Lin to be the headmaster of the Wenxin Sect, since Tian Lin asked him to do so, he immediately said:
"That's right. Tian Lin has a low level of cultivation and insufficient experience. How can he take on such a great responsibility? I have heard that my nephew Zhou Shixue of the Wenxin Sect has good talent and is worthy of the position of junior master."
Several elders present at the meeting nodded repeatedly, obviously agreeing with Elder Xiao's statement.
But Master Zhou sighed and said, "But I'm afraid that disobeying the will of the ancestor will be a disaster rather than a blessing."
The people of Wenxin Sect could not refute what Master Zhou said, after all, it was their ancestor who issued the will.
But Elder Xiao did not have so many concerns. He said:
"It's a different time now! Besides, as monks, although we can't forget the teachings of our ancestors, we have to rely on ourselves to change our fate."
Several elders nodded again, and Master Zhou said, "I'm afraid this has something to do with the Zhou family's return to Cangzhou. Junior brother, you also know that Yulong Continent has been sealed for nearly a thousand years."
Several elders knew about this matter, but Tian Lin and others were not very clear about it.
Elder Xiao was silent, frowned for a long time and then said: "Yulong Continent is sealed, and the leaders of all generations have not been able to find a way to break it. How can Tian Lin, a ninth-level Qi Refiner, break the seal of Yulong Continent?"
A group of foundation builders all looked at Tian Lin, and the scrutinizing gaze made Tian Lin feel uncomfortable all over.
He could only pretend to be calm and drink his tea.
"Heh, he is only at the ninth level of Qi Refining now, and we don't know if he can build a foundation in the future. And how many years will it take for him to reach the late stage of foundation building?"
The woman in white sneered first, then said:
"Perhaps he has good talent, so he inherited the ancestor's legacy. But to say that he can lead us to break through the ban of Yulong Continent and return to Cangzhou is too absurd."
Elder Xiao then said:
"The ban on Yulong Continent is something that none of our ancestors can do anything about. Tian Lin is just a small outer disciple of Yaoyue Sect. How can he be worthy of the expectations of the ancestors? Sect Master Zhou should let him go."
Tian Lin next to him was extremely concerned about the ban on Yulong Continent, but now was obviously not the time to ask about this.
At this time, Master Zhou said, "Okay, let's not talk about the Master's business. How about we talk about Elder He killing my sixth brother?"
Elder He, who seemed to be falling asleep, suddenly stood up and said, "Do you want to fight? The fight is finally about to begin—"
Elder Xiao's face changed, but Tian Lin stood up and said, "My elder He's attack was an accidental injury, so there must be a misunderstanding. I, Yaoyue Sect, am willing to use the formula of the Heart-Searching Pill to make amends—"
Elder Xiao said nothing and looked at Tian Lin.
He didn't know what Tian Lin was up to, because he didn't quite believe that Tian Lin had the so-called formula for the Heart-Searching Pill.
But since Tian Lin had said so, he nodded and said, "I can give the formula of the Heart-Searching Pill to your clan. Besides that, I owe you a favor. If you need my help in the future, I am willing to serve you."
The formula of the Heart-Searching Pill is indeed precious, but Elder Xiao’s promise is actually not simple.
Elder Xiao has already reached the late stage of foundation building, and even Xing Tongtian cannot control him.
Since he has promised to die for us in the future, if Wenxin Sect is a little more shameless, Elder Xiao, who cares about his reputation, will not be free for a long time.
"Okay, if Junior Brother is willing to give me the formula of the Heart-Searching Pill, that would be the best."
Sect Master Zhou ignored Elder Xiao's ugly expression and changed the subject, "But I don't want your promise, Junior Brother Xiao, but a promise from Junior Brother Tian - if Wenxin Sect needs something one day, Junior Brother Tian will serve me once."
Elder Xiao raised his head in surprise when he heard this, and looked at Tian Lin, the doubt in his eyes could no longer be suppressed.
Is my promise so worthless?
When did Tian Lin’s promise become so valuable?
As usual, I am asking for monthly tickets and follow-up reading, and by the way, I would like to offer the books in the group... My head hurts, I made too many promises to people some time ago, and I have become a book recommendation expert.
(End of this chapter)