Alien Science Cultivation

Zhang Qiang's eyes shifted as he looked at Lin Ling. She looked completely different from the Lin Ling he had met at the Qingshan Exchange a few days ago. He couldn't help but wonder: Is this still the same shy girl? With her current aura, someone would probably believe she was the leader of the Qingshan Sect. Of course, that was without considering her cultivation level.

"Wang Cheng thanks the fairy for her great kindness..." Wang Wei's elder brother's eyes flashed, and he bowed respectfully to Lin Ling.

"Wang Wu thanks the fairy for her great kindness..."

"Wang Qiang thanks the fairy for her great kindness..."

...As Wang Cheng finished speaking, similar voices of thanks were heard in the hall.

Most people in the hall politely bowed to Lin Ling, but a few glanced at her with a hint of sarcasm. Zhang Qiang glanced at them and something clicked in his mind... They were divided into groups and stood behind the various young masters of the Wang family. Most of them wore the same attire and attire, undoubtedly hailing from the same sect or family. They were likely hired helpers by the young masters. Many of them possessed cultivation levels above the Mahayana stage. Even the eldest son, Wang Cheng, was followed by a gray-robed elder at the early stage of the Immortal Realm. He looked at Zhang Qiang and the others with disdain, and even looked at Lin Ling with a look of disgust. Wang Xu, the head of the Wang family, was also at the early stage of the Immortal Realm. Clearly, this elder was one of the strongest fighters hired by the young masters.

"All the young masters have been recalled... With our current strength, we're far from enough to deal with the combined might of the Wuyou Sect, the Li Family, the Ye Family, and twelve other factions! I thought we could count on the experts the 12th Young Master would bring back from the Qingshan Sect to aid us, but it seems... it's all just empty talk..." The gray-robed elder pointed bluntly at Lin Ling, his sarcasm evident, his expression of disgust growing stronger. As the old man finished speaking, a dozen or so sycophants in the crowd, beaming with smiles, bowed respectfully to him. A late-stage Mahayana cultivator even shouted, "The Xingchen Sect is still reliable... Patriarch Xu Da even came personally to help..."

Faced with these veiled taunts, most, wary of Xu Da's cultivation, remained expressionless and silent. Seeing someone taking the opportunity to praise the Xingchen Sect and its patriarch, Xu Da, the dozen or so cultivators followed suit, nodding and praising the Xingchen Sect and Xu Da. "Yes... Patriarch Xu Da is truly loyal..." "The Xingchen Sect is trustworthy..." "Patriarch Xu Da deserves respect..." "Yes... Unlike some other sects, eh..." For a moment, the praises were endless, and one young man even seemed to intentionally disparage the Qingshan Sect. After all, in this hall, the Qingshan Sect was the only one worthy of the name "Sect." In the rules for establishing sects formulated by ancestor Yao Chen, it was clearly stipulated that a sect that had produced a quasi-saint or above cultivator could be upgraded to a holy place, and a sect that had produced a god king or above cultivator could be upgraded to a sect. There was no explicit regulation on the naming of sects under the sect, and it could be called a faction or a sect... as long as it was not too outrageous.

Wang Xu looked at the group with a hint of displeasure, but since they were all members of the Wang family, he could only reluctantly try to change the subject. But before he could finish his words, Lin Ling interrupted him. "Haha... I don't know if you're just stupid, or just downright stupid... No matter how weak the Qingshan Sect is, it's not something you can just take for a snack..." Lin Ling responded with a cheerful voice. She lowered her voice even more as she added the last word "for a snack." Simultaneously, a surge of powerful pressure erupted from her body. A crimson sword, blazing with endless virtual fire, instantly shot from in front of Lin Ling towards the central pillar of the hall. Wherever the sword passed, a bone-chilling chill spread, instantly causing frost to form on the ground and the surrounding air. As the sword pierced the pillar, the frost rapidly spread around the hall.

"Ice and Fire Wind-Breaking Sword..." Wang Xu looked at the sharp sword on the pillar with horror on his face and couldn't help but exclaimed.

"Ice Fire Wind-Breaking Sword... the sword worn by Elder Yao of the Fiery Peak of the Qingshan Sect..." Xu Da stared at the sharp sword in disbelief, examining it carefully. After a moment, his face turned pale as death. He hurriedly walked up to Lin Ling, bowed respectfully, and said, "My little brother, I didn't recognize Mount Tai... I hope the Fairy will forgive me..." Following Xu Da's lead, many cultivators in the hall also bowed respectfully to Lin Ling. The cultivators who had just been teasing the Qingshan Sect went limp and collapsed to the ground. Wang Xu looked at the scene, his eyes rolling, and then he knelt down and begged with tears, "Fairy... all of this is our Wang family's fault. The cause and effect of this all started with the Wang family. Please forgive me... I, Wang Xu, am willing to accept any punishment... I only ask that the Fairy not implicate my brothers and sisters..."

Wang Xu pleaded with tears and snot as he pointed his right hand toward the people in the hall. Whether intentionally or not, his finger paused briefly as he pointed. As Wang Xu's right hand descended again, a seemingly inopportune voice rang out: "The fairy exudes the aura of a king. Even with a toe, one can guess that she must be a direct disciple of a great master of the Qingshan Sect. Can't you really see that? I don't know if you guys are stupid, or really stupid... No, really stupid? I think you're deliberately disregarding the Qingshan Sect, the fairy, and the various peak masters... Sigh... Even if you die, you can't blame anyone else... Hehe..." Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw an enchanting young woman in a light green robe, chuckling and scolding the people slumped at her feet.

"Elder Hu...you...you are just kidding...?" Wang Xu turned around and said in a low voice with a hint of anger.

"Why did I act so foolishly... ? If this matter gets to Elder Yao of Qingshan Sect, and he finds out that his beloved disciple was bullied innocently, and that someone is taking advantage of Qingshan Sect, even if such a person doesn't die to atone for his crime, he should at least pay compensation... It's true that Fairy is Wang Wei's senior sister, but his face is only useful in front of this senior sister. How can an ordinary disciple like him influence Elder Yao... You, Wang Xu, are so soft-hearted that you don't even realize what consequences it will bring to these people... Humph... I really misjudged you, humph..." Elder Hu was indignant, and finally shouted at Wang Xu angrily.

Wang Xu continued to plead with tears and snot. When he mentioned his brothers and sisters, he pointed his right hand at the people in the hall again, and his finger paused again in a certain direction. As Wang Xu's right hand fell again, the voice sounded again, still scolding the slumped people. However, when the young woman quoted Lin Ling's words, whether she had truly forgotten the line or was deliberately confusing "really stupid" with "very stupid", which caused everyone to laugh.