Ying Huanhuan and Ling Qingzhu, Unknowing Senior and Junior Sisters

When Lin Dong walked into the main hall, he couldn't help but shudder, feeling waves of invisible Sword Qi rampaging through the hall.

However, Lin Dong frowned again when he looked at Lin Xuan, who was sitting there without any abnormalities. If the Sword Qi wasn't coming from Lin Xuan, where was it coming from?

But the next moment, Lin Dong's pupils couldn't help but dilate as he looked at the steaming teacup that Lin Xuan was holding in his hand, his expression becoming strange.

If Lin Dong remembered correctly, it seemed that ever since the incident at the Great Desolate Ancient Tablet, the Young Clan Leader had always liked to drink alcohol, seemingly related to his master, the Black Eyes Old Man, whom he had never truly met. Therefore, Lin Xuan would always prepare an extra portion whenever he drank.

For so long, this was the first time Lin Dong had seen Lin Xuan not drinking alcohol and switching to tea.

"Disciple Lin Dong greets Sect Leader, greets Palace Master!"

After calming himself, Lin Dong quickly bowed to Ying Xuanzi and the Taiqing Palace Master, who were looking at him. As for Little Marten and Little Flame, they were, after all, from the demon beast race, and it wasn't good for them to stay in Dao Sect for too long.

Therefore, after returning to Dao Sect together, Little Marten and Little Flame left not long after, together with Zhou Tong, so they could take care of each other. After all, the Sky Demon Marten clan was inherently skilled in the power of space, and with the Space Ancestor Symbol, if they were cautious and ran upon meeting someone, even a Death Profound Realm peak expert wouldn't be able to catch them.

The Taiqing Palace Master, sitting opposite, looked at the imposing Lin Dong, and a smile appeared on her face as she said to Ying Xuanzi.

"Ying Sect Leader, speaking of which, you still owe this Palace a favor. If this Palace didn't refuse male disciples, this outstanding disciple of your Dao Sect would probably already be a disciple of my Taiqing Palace."

"Oh? Is there such a thing?"

Ying Xuanzi was also stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect that Lin Dong would actually know the Taiqing Palace Master, and it seemed that it was when Lin Dong was still very weak.

Standing below Lin Xuan, Ying Huanhuan, seeing Lin Xuan put down his cup, quickly held the teapot and poured tea for Lin Xuan, then glanced at Ling Qingzhu in a demonstrative manner before turning her gaze to Lin Dong, her eyes also carrying a hint of curiosity.

Ying Huanhuan was quite familiar with Lin Dong. After all, Lin Dong was Ying Huanhuan's biggest informant, and she had obtained a lot of information about Lin Xuan from Lin Dong.

However, having only known each other for a short time, Ying Huanhuan was also learning for the first time that Lin Dong actually knew the Taiqing Palace Master, and it seemed that he knew her together with Lin Xuan.

"Back then, within the Great Yan Dynasty, a Nirvana Realm cave dwelling appeared, containing a Nirvana Heart. Therefore, this Palace sent Qingzhu to try and seize the opportunity."

The Taiqing Palace Master explained with a smile. At that time, she didn't really take that matter too seriously, otherwise, she wouldn't have been unaware of the abnormality of that Nirvana Heart.

For a Revolving Wheel Realm expert, how could a tomb left behind by a Nirvana Realm cultivator be worth carefully investigating? Just a glance was enough to show that the Taiqing Palace Master really cared about Ling Qingzhu.

"Unfortunately, Qingzhu's strength was insufficient, and she was defeated by the Sword Saint with just three Swords!"

Ling Qingzhu continued, but in her heart, a special, strange feeling surged up, and she even dared not look up at Lin Xuan, her eyes slightly lowered, and a hint of unbearable shyness appeared on her snow-white neck.

Thinking of that special Nirvana Heart in the tomb of the Nirvana Realm expert, Ling Qingzhu felt a strange feeling in her heart.

Back then, if Lin Xuan hadn't chosen to use his understanding of Yin-Yang energy to break the special Yin-Yang energy in the Nirvana Heart, Ling Qingzhu would probably have had an experience of Yin-Yang harmony with him by now.

And if Ling Qingzhu didn't remember wrongly, Lin Dong was outside the main hall door, blocked by the remnant Nascent Soul of that Nirvana Realm expert, who was single-mindedly trying to create an opportunity for her.

Even after Lin Dong was let into the main hall, the Nascent Soul of that Nirvana Realm expert repeatedly tried to drive Lin Dong over to give Ling Qingzhu a chance, wanting to fulfill her and Lin Xuan.

Thinking of this, Ling Qingzhu couldn't help but turn her head to look at Lin Dong, a complex look flashing in her heart. Back then, if it weren't for this third party being present, making the Nascent Soul of that Nirvana Realm expert have some scruples, Ling Qingzhu even felt that at the last moment of Lin Xuan refining the Nirvana Heart, that Nascent Soul would forcibly fulfill her and Lin Xuan.

If that were the case...

Subconsciously looking up at Lin Xuan, but before she could notice Lin Xuan's expression, Ling Qingzhu was attracted by Ying Huanhuan's cold eyes.

For some reason, when looking at the cold light in Ying Huanhuan's eyes, a special chill rose in Ling Qingzhu's heart, making her feel as if the blood in her whole body was frozen.

Immediately afterward, the Supreme Force in her body moved subconsciously, dissolving all the strange and eerie chill. Ling Qingzhu then discovered that Ying Huanhuan's eyes seemed to only contain a surge of hostility, as if she had snatched away something very important from her, leaving Ling Qingzhu feeling puzzled.

Ling Qingzhu's voice also made Lin Xuan recall the events of the past. In the blink of an eye, several years had passed. The young man who once fancied himself a swordsman now had a greater understanding of the Sword Dao.

Thinking about his insights in Sword Dao, Lin Xuan couldn't help but reveal a smile on his face, replying with a smile.

"Miss Ling is too polite. Back then, Lin Xuan merely happened to perceive the weakness in Miss's Heart Meridian, and only then was he fortunate enough to win!"

Heart Meridian?

Ying Huanhuan subconsciously stared at Ling Qingzhu's chest, looking at the thick layers of clothing, then turned her head to look at the smile on Lin Xuan's face, feeling another surge of bitterness in her heart, directly picking up the newly filled teacup beside her and gulping it down in one go.

The scalding hot tea entered her mouth, causing Ying Huanhuan's expression to change, but she stubbornly endured it, causing Lin Dong, who was standing there, to twitch his eyes twice.

Even more shocked than Lin Dong was Yan.

Just now, the aura that flashed across Ying Huanhuan's body was also captured by Yan. Although that aura was fleeting, it resembled that of the Ice Master, one of the Ancient Eight Rulers.

Of course, if it was just a fleeting aura, Yan naturally wouldn't dare to be certain. But Yan had personally witnessed Sword Saint unhesitatingly taking action to save Ying Huanhuan when the Yuan Gate Grand Elder was about to attack her at the top of Hundred Dynasty Mountain.

With Yan's understanding of Lin Xuan's God of Slaughter temper, this Sword Saint wasn't the kind of person who would risk his life to save someone casually. At that time, he was even injured by the Yuan Gate Grand Elder.

This kind of attitude was similar to that of the Reincarnation Realm body of the Lord of Life and Death, that little girl named Jiang Yinyin, whom Lin Dong and the others had encountered before.

Considering all these factors, Yan was eighty percent certain that the girl named Ying Huanhuan in front of him was the Reincarnation Realm body of the Ice Master.

And after guessing Ying Huanhuan's true identity, Yan was even more shocked when he saw the girl's jealous expression. Was this still the Ice Master he knew?

Back then, the Ice Master had disdained the pursuit of many strong individuals. Even the carefree rogue like the Devouring Master didn't dare to express his feelings when facing the Ice Master, because he would really get beaten up.

But the Ice Master, who was so cold back then, was now so proactive towards a guy who was as cold as her, no, perhaps even colder? If word got out, the jaws of the other Ancient Eight Rulers would probably drop in shock, right?

"Young Master Lin Xuan is too serious. Losing is losing. Qingzhu knows her limits. Even if we fought many more times, Qingzhu would not be Young Master Lin Xuan's opponent."

Hearing Lin Xuan's humble words as in the past, Ling Qingzhu's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she said softly, but compared to her stronger self back then, there was a bit more admiration.

"Moreover, speaking of which, I must thank Young Master Lin Xuan. If it weren't for Young Master Lin Xuan, Qingzhu would not have been able to enter the Supreme Induction Sutra."

"Being able to cultivate the Supreme Induction Sutra is all due to Miss Ling's extraordinary talent, and has nothing to do with Lin Xuan."

Watching Ling Qingzhu and Lin Xuan's 'intimate' exchange, thanking each other back and forth, the girl was so angry that she gritted her silver teeth, and faint cracks appeared on the teacup in her hand, already on the verge of shattering.

Ying Xiaoxiao, who was beside her, watched the girl's secretly bitter expression, and couldn't help but reach out and tightly grasp the other's hand, gently patting it.

Yan, who was hiding in Lin Dong's body, couldn't help but shrink back when he saw the Ice Master's jealous appearance. Immediately, he no longer hesitated and directly floated out of Lin Dong's body.

He had to come out, if he didn't, when the Ice Master woke up in the future, Yan was afraid that the Ice Master would think that he was deliberately watching her make a fool of herself in secret, and then beat him up severely.

Seeing that the Taiqing Palace Master and Ling Qingzhu had both turned their heads to look at him, Yan's expression became strange again, because at this time, he suddenly realized something.

That was, the Supreme Induction Sutra was also passed down by his old master, and the Ice Master only had half a foot in the door, and had not truly mastered the Supreme Force, but the Ling Qingzhu in front of him had truly entered the door. According to the rules, Ling Qingzhu was also considered a disciple of the Supreme Palace.

In other words, Ling Qingzhu was his old master, Symbol Ancestor's disciple, a remotely passed down disciple, the youngest disciple, and wouldn't the disciple ranked above Ling Qingzhu be the Ice Master herself?

Moreover, according to this calculation, Sword Saint was also considered half a disciple. Of course, Yan didn't dare to accept Sword Saint as a disciple for his old master. This person's talent was far inferior even to his old master, so he could only be considered half.

After all this time, the relationship between the three of them was completely that of fellow disciples, uh, senior and junior brothers, uh, and senior and junior sisters competing with each other.

Shaking the messy thoughts in his mind out of his head, Yan quickly calmed his mind and introduced himself to the Taiqing Palace Master and Ling Qingzhu again, but there was a slight difference from before.

"Ahem, let me introduce myself, my name is Yan, the spirit of the Ancestral Stone ranked second on the Ancient Divine Object Ranking. You two may not have heard of my name, but you should know my old master's name, he is known as Symbol Ancestor!"

"Symbol Ancestor!"

The Taiqing Palace Master exclaimed, instantly standing up from her seat, looking at Yan in shock, then at Ying Xuanzi and Lin Xuan, whose expressions remained unchanged. In her heart, she no longer doubted Yan's identity in the slightest.

The Taiqing Palace Master might not necessarily trust Ying Xuanzi, but she absolutely trusted Lin Xuan's character and personality. He was someone who would never lie. Even the polite words that outsiders might see as insincere were, for him, absolutely from the bottom of his heart.

"Disciple greets the Spirit of the Ancestral Stone!"

The Taiqing Palace Master's reaction caused Ling Qingzhu, who was originally shocked by Yan's identity, to immediately turn her head and look at her master in astonishment, her eyes filled with confusion.

"This matter has actually always been a secret of our Taiqing Palace. Our Taiqing Palace Master lineage is not actually the Taiqing Palace's inheritance, but the Supreme Palace's inheritance, passed down from Lord Symbol Ancestor!"

Seeing Ling Qingzhu's confusion, the Taiqing Palace Master no longer concealed it. After all, Ling Qingzhu had also mastered the Supreme Induction Sutra. In theory, these secrets should be passed on to her, but Ling Qingzhu's strength was not yet sufficient, so the Taiqing Palace Master had not revealed them before.

However, now that the Spirit of the Ancestral Stone had appeared, there was no need to hide it any longer. Moreover, the Taiqing Palace Master even had a feeling that Ying Xuanzi's message for her to come was likely related to even more astonishing secrets.

"That's right, so, by that reckoning, you should be considered my old master's ninth disciple. Oh, right, your senior brothers and sisters are the famous Ancient Eight Rulers!"

As Yan spoke, he couldn't help but glance at Ice... Ying Huanhuan, only to see a hint of doubt flash across her eyes, which then quickly returned to normal.

After hearing Yan's words, surprise appeared on the faces of Ying Xuanzi and the others as they looked at Ling Qingzhu sitting there. If calculated according to this identity, then Ling Qingzhu should be the Ninth Ruler, with a status equal to the Ancient Eight Rulers. In that case, the seat of honor specially reserved to respect Lord Symbol Ancestor of the past should be occupied by Ling Qingzhu.

After all, they were discussing the great plan to resist the demons, and previously, Lord Symbol Ancestor had burned his Reincarnation Realm to forcibly seal the Otherworldly Demon Emperor in order to resist the Otherworldly Demons. Therefore, reserving the highest seat was actually a way of inviting Lord Symbol Ancestor to preside over the alliance and serve as a witness.

As for Ying Huanhuan, a strange feeling welled up in her heart, but it quickly disappeared. Then, the girl stared at Ling Qingzhu with a somewhat complicated gaze. Her former rival in love had, in the blink of an eye, become someone of the same generation as her.

Even Lin Dong, as the master of the Ancestral Stone, looked at Ling Qingzhu in surprise. Then, as if he had remembered something, he blurted out subconsciously.

"Young Clan Leader has also comprehended the Supreme Force, so wouldn't that mean..."

"Sword Saint is not a disciple of the Taiqing Palace, at most he can only be considered half, half..."