Chapter 1466 - 1443: Ling Family Grand Elder, Ling Zhenhai!
The arrival of the five core disciples created quite a stir.
Ye Huan seemed to be captivated by Ling Meijiao, and his initiative to add Ling Meijiao on WeChat sparked a huge uproar.
Who would have thought that even the dignified leader of the Hundred Clans couldn’t resist the allure of the second goddess of the Ling Family!
Indeed, among the three recognized goddesses of the Ling Family, Ling Meijiao ranks second, just below Ling Fufu and above Ling Mengmeng.
Ling Meijiao, whether in stature or beauty, is the pinnacle among pinnacles, and within the Ling Family, she has a title: the most approachable goddess!
Ling Meijiao is particularly uninhibited and often makes arrangements within the Ling Family, coming and going with the family disciples.
Sometimes she acts on impulse, allowing even collateral disciples to experience her charm and join her in the bedroom.
This is why people despise Ling Meijiao’s unrestrained private life, calling her a shameless flirt, but never bringing it up publicly or attacking her indiscretions openly.
After all, despite her chaotic private life that disgraces the Ling Family, who wouldn’t dream of having a wonderful encounter with this captivating enchantress?
The Ling Family disciples all lament, realizing that it’s not just themselves who can’t resist Ling Meijiao’s beauty, even the leader of the Hundred Clans has to bow before her charm!
However, contrary to their thoughts, Ling Luzhou and Ye Bingning’s expressions slightly tighten; they both know that Ye Huan is not someone easily swayed by beauty.
Perhaps while in the West, Ye Huan engaged recklessly due to the pressure of life and death he faced daily, using it as a form of release, but Ye Bingning had inquired and found out that since Ye Huan retreated from the West back to Huaxia, his private life had become quite conservative.
She and Ling Luzhou share the same sentiment, believing that Ye Huan wouldn’t be enchanted by such a wanton woman.
Ye Huan must have another reason for adding this woman on WeChat.
This small episode quickly passed, and everyone soon witnessed the core disciples led by Ling Yao stepping forward to shake hands and greet Ye Huan.
And through their greetings to Ye Huan, they revealed their purpose for being there.
As everyone had previously guessed, their primary reason was to meet Ye Huan, this future overlord of the Hundred Clans, a defiant prodigy.
Their secondary purpose was to participate in the Cyan Lotus Sword Technique’s comprehension test!
After all, the full version of the Cyan Lotus Sword Technique is indeed rarely seen in person!
Even though the sword manual details the method for practice, it is completely different from learning directly from a master!
A quarter of an hour later.
"The Grand Elder is here!" Someone called out from the spectators’ stand, drawing everyone’s attention to the main hall.
An expressionless old man emerged from the main hall, wielding a seven-foot fine steel sword, and came gliding through the air.
This old man was none other than the high-ranking Grand Elder of the Ling Family, second only to the Patriarch, revered by thousands—Ling Zhenhai!
Furthermore, Ling Zhenhai was the only one in the Ling Family who had mastered the complete first to seventh forms of the Cyan Lotus Sword Technique!
Even the Patriarch Ling Wuye had only mastered up to the sixth form, unable to even approach the seventh.
In terms of the Cyan Lotus Sword Technique, Ling Wuye was nowhere near Ling Zhenhai’s level.
Following closely behind Ling Zhenhai was the Hall Master of the Ling Family’s logistics hall—Wang Feng!
"Elder Zhenhai, it’s time to proceed with the final round of the Cyan Lotus Sword Technique test. Please demonstrate the entire technique on the main stage for the juniors to comprehend," Wang Feng said respectfully, cupping his hands.
Ling Zhenhai said nothing more, taking a stride, his figure shifted horizontally onto the main stage at the training ground’s left side, his voice cold, "I will perform it only once. Watch, and watch carefully!"
At these words, the entire venue went silent, everyone fixed their gaze intently on Ling Zhenhai.
With an impassive expression, Ling Zhenhai placed his fingers at his lips, chanting a segment of Brahma Sound, after which a thread of cyan light emanated from his eyes, a cyan lotus flower spun rapidly at the bottom of his gaze!
The next second, he suddenly drew the cyan steel sword from the scabbard on his left hand, beginning to demonstrate the Cyan Lotus Sword Technique in front of everyone present!
"The first form of the Cyan Lotus Sword Technique, the sword commands the world!"
Ling Zhenhai said lightly, his sword-wielding right hand roving like a cyan dragon in the air, continually executing the most basic moves of lifting, slicing, and retracting the sword.
Although it looked simple, there was much to it.
For instance, controlling the cyan lotus to flow smoothly with the long sword, and when retracting the sword, although it appears defensive, it actually quickly gathers the cyan lotus on the sword’s edge, executing a slicing action in 0.01 seconds.
Such techniques abound, and Ling Zhenhai practiced each one.
However, Ye Huan and the core disciples of the Ling Family who were involved in comprehending it, merely stood watching without any other expressions.
Because they had already mastered the first and second forms of the Cyan Lotus Sword Technique, and someone like Ling Yao had even mastered the third form.
Just like doctoral students proficient in mathematical calculus, how could they spend time and energy contemplating the basics like 1+1?
In stark contrast to their composure, the Ling Family disciples in the spectators’ stand were wide-eyed, slack-jawed; the Cyan Lotus Sword Technique was truly stunning, with its dazzling cyan glow, powerful pressure and gale-force momentum, its resplendent lotus; all of it provided a feast for the eyes, leaving them greatly astonished.
"Sigh, such a bunch of uncultured swine." Ling Meijiao, noticing the spectators’ reactions, laughed softly, making no attempt to hide her scorn for the disciples on the stands.
"Meijiao, you shouldn’t speak about the cousins like that; everyone has different talents, it’s quite normal. Just like Ye Huan, perhaps in Ye Huan’s eyes, we are the ones who lack worldly experience?"
Ling Yao said with a smile.
"Ling Yao, cousin, there’s no need to fuss with me, right? What I said wasn’t wrong anyway, those spectators truly haven’t seen the world." Ling Meijiao felt a bit discontented, and Ling Yao, realizing this, immediately fell silent, no longer speaking on behalf of the cousins.
Ling Yao always avoided angering Ling Meijiao for a very simple reason; once he had upset Ling Meijiao, and she didn’t seek him out for matters for half a year, leaving him restless and frustrated.
Only after he went to apologize and begged for Ling Meijiao’s forgiveness did he receive her affection once again.
He had completely surrendered to Ling Meijiao’s skirt, helplessly, and even felt that he couldn’t live without Ling Meijiao for the rest of his life.
Ling Meijiao was very satisfied with Ling Yao’s "obedience," she stretched out a finger and lifted Ling Yao’s chin, her alluring phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, sliding her tongue across her lips, she said with a beguiling smile: "If this humble one guesses right, Ling Yao, brother, you only verbally respect Ye Huan but in reality, your heart does not accept him, this Huaxia Dragon Child who suddenly emerged, correct?"
"Besides, Ling Yao, brother, aren’t you also planning to take advantage of the Huaxia Dragon Child’s lack of full growth to become the first person in Endless Deep Mountains to gain the upper hand over him and make a name for yourself?"
Ling Meijiao’s lips carried a faint, barely noticeable sneer, as if she had seen through Ling Yao.
Upon hearing this, Ling Yao clenched his fist tightly and said in a deep voice, "Meijiao, you know I do all this for you, I want to prove my worth to you, to keep you by my side forever, to become my one and only woman."
"Oh my, who would’ve thought Ling Yao would be so devoted~" Ling Meijiao feigned surprise and coyness, which further stirred Ling Yao’s competitive spirit!
"Meijiao, I will definitely defeat Ye Huan in the Cyan Lotus Sword Technique comprehension test, creating a legend in Endless Deep Mountains, becoming the first to defeat the leader of the Hundred Clans, and win your heart!"
Ling Yao’s gaze was fixed on Ling Meijiao’s perfectly curved figure, a deep fiery glint passing through his eyes, internally shouting this promise!