A Hidden Crisis

After Lin Feng told the village chief about all the good things regarding the Green Sky Sect, he left Qingyan Village with his disciples.

As for what the disciples of the East Sun Sect were thinking or planning, he didn't care.

For them to have entered, left, and was now entering Longyan County again in one day, the gatekeep Suo Tian found it very strange.

Lin Feng couldn't be bothered to explain. Right now, he only wanted to submit the mission as soon as possible, get the three materials that they had agreed on, and then rush back to the Green Sky Sect as soon as possible to finish the second stage of refining the Jade Heavenly Long Sword.

When the group returned to Longyan County, it was already evening.

Having just experienced the battle with demonic beasts, the blood qi on them was very heavy, which caused the passers-by to look at them with surprise. Although they were curious, they didn't dare to go up and chat with them.

Lin Feng didn't care about the gazes of these people. He led his disciples and his junior sister directly to the Longying Pavilion.

The seven of them were here at the Longying Pavilion for the second time in one day. The person serving them was still Yisan.

Yisan greeted them with a smile just like how he did a few hours ago. He greeted them warmly and asked, "My Lords, did you encounter any difficulties? Or do you need to change your mission?"

Yisan's question surprised Lin Feng and the others. They had not said anything yet, so how did he know that they were back to change their mission?

"Why would you ask that? We have just entered the door, and we haven't said anything yet," Lin Feng asked curiously.

Yisan looked at their puzzled expressions, chuckled, and replied, "I don't mean anything by it. It's just that before you have accepted this mission, such a thing has happened many times before."

As he said this, Yisan couldn't help but sigh and continue to explain, "The mission of Qingyan Village has been issued by the Longying Pavilion for a very long time, but it has never been resolved. The Imperial Court doesn't have a choice either, with the recent surge of missions related to demonic beasts, all the manpower that can be sent out has already been sent out. The mission of Qingyan Village can be considered to be quite difficult in Longyan County's Longying Pavilion Branch. As the rewards are quite generous, many sects have attempted to resolve it. However, they have found it hard to complete, and in the end, they would either come back to cancel or change their missions..."

After listening to B3's explanation, Lin Feng nodded to show that he understood.

Only now did he know why the mission rewards for the mission of Qingyan Village were so generous.

Then he thought of the two demonic beast corpses in their storage ring. One was at the Origin Building Realm and the other at the Black Core Realm. Lin Feng could also understand why this mission hadn't been solved.

Lin Feng had no interest in teasing people, and he had only asked Yisan the question out of curiosity.

After getting the answer, he gestured to Nan Mending to take out the head of the demonic beast from his storage ring.

When the head of the demonic beast at the Origin Building Realm was taken out, Yisan was already very surprised.

When he saw that Nan Mending didn't stop there and proceeded to take out the head of the mountain-moving ape, Yisan's face was written with shock.

He never thought that the Green Sky Sect, which was already in dire straits, would have the ability to complete the most difficult mission in Longyan County.

What surprised him even more was that not only had the Green Sky Sect completed the mission, but they had even exceeded the requirements.

The mountain-moving ape at the Black Core Realm was a powerful existence that even the Imperial Court had a headache over.

As the heads of the two demonic beasts were taken out, the attention of everyone in the Longying Pavilion, regardless of whether they were here to hand in their mission or to accept missions, was all attracted over.

Yisan was so shocked that he had been immersed in his shock for quite some time. Lin Feng couldn't help but ask, "Yisan, are we considered to have completed the mission?"

"Yes, of course! Of course! My Lords, not only have you completed the mission, but you have also exceeded the requirements. Your achievements are far beyond completing the mission itself," Yisan came back to his senses from the shock. Not only was he not angry, but he even responded to Lin Feng's question excitedly.

The disciples of the other sects and the staff of the Longying Pavilion were all staring at the group of people from the Green Sky Sect curiously.

From the conversation Yisan had with these people, everyone knew that the disciples of this sect had solved the most difficult mission in Longyan County.

Moreover, from what Yisan had just said, this group of people had completed more than required.

This made the disciples of the other sects very curious. They wondered which big sect did Lin Feng and the others belong to and how could they be so powerful.

Lin Feng didn't care about the gazes and curiosity of these people. What he cared about the most was when the rewards for completing the mission would be given to them.

"Then the materials that I want..." Lin Feng reminded Yisan again.

"Don't worry, sir. I will go and prepare them now. Please rest for a while."

Yisan quickly went to prepare the materials that Lin Feng needed. He had just taken two steps when he turned around and asked again, "By the way, sir, other than the Nephrite, Golden Thunder Bamboo, and Extraterrestrial Meteorite Iron that you mentioned, is there anything else that you need? Because you have completed the mission in excess, I can make the decision to choose an additional material for you."

Lin Feng thought for a moment. It would be best if he could get all the materials in one go. Thus, he requested the last material that he lacked, the Azure Sky Stone.

When Yisan heard that the fourth material that Lin Feng wanted was something so ordinary, he instantly grew more fond of him.

They didn't wait long. Before Yisan came back with the materials they needed, Lin Feng had already asked Nan Mending to put away the demonic beasts' heads that were on the ground.

After receiving the storage ring containing the rewards from Yisan, Lin Feng thanked him and left the Longying Pavilion with his disciples under the envious gazes of the crowd, returning to the Green Sky Sect without stopping along the way.

He couldn't wait to complete the second stage of forging of the Jade Heavenly Long Sword.

Lin Feng and his group were rushing back to the Green Sky Sect. On the other side, at the spirit stone mines under the jurisdiction of the Green Sky Sect.

The disciple who had been seriously injured in the battle with the East Sun Sect, Xiaowu, was a close friend of Ming Yuxuan's.

After being injured, he had been sent back to the Green Sky Sect for treatment and had informed the sect of the robbing actions done by the East Sun Sect.

Just as his injuries had slightly improved, Lin Feng had coincidentally completed the first stage of forging the Jade Heavenly Long Sword.

Xiaowu had benefitted from that too, but due to his ordinary talent, even though he had comprehended the sword intent, his strength couldn't compare to the more talented Ming Yuxuan.

However, thanks to the effect of the wonder, Xiaowu's injuries had completely recovered. After recovering from his injuries, he chose to return to the spirit stone mine again. After all, his mission in guarding the spirit stone mine wasn't over yet.

Besides, the sect master and the senior sister who acted as the chief lawyer had brought the strongest senior brothers down the mountain for adventure. Among the younger generation, he was the strongest.

The last battle with the East Sun Sect was rooted in this spirit stone mine.

After the battle ended, the East Sun Sect had failed to achieve their goal. Since that was the case, they would not give up easily and would make a comeback at any time. It was far from enough to rely on a few outer sect disciples with shallow cultivation bases to guard the place.

As such, the task of protecting the largest spirit stone mine under the Green Sky Sect's possession could only fall to him.

However, at this moment, a few East Sun Sect disciples were approaching the spirit stone mine that Xiaowu was guarding.