The Heavenly Dragon's Beginning in the Journey Through the Heavens

After absorbing Ding Chunqiu's power, Ling Feng's internal strength did not break through to a new level and remained at the peak of the Grandmaster realm.

Actually, this is not surprising. After all, breaking through from the peak of the Grandmaster realm to the Great Grandmaster realm is a qualitative change, and the required internal energy is naturally enormous.

According to Ling Feng's estimate, it would take at least twenty more years of practice before he could break through to the Grandmaster realm.

However, Ling Feng was not discouraged or disappointed by this.

After all, with his current strength, there are probably very few people in the world who can defeat him.

Not long after, Su Xinghe returned alone.

Ling Feng noticed that Su Xinghe's face was beaming with joy at that moment.

Clearly, the successful resolution of Ding Chunqiu's major concern has finally allowed him to let go of his inner burden.

"How's it going? Is it cleaned up?"

Ling Feng looked at him and asked.

"Thank you, junior brother. It's all been taken care of."

"Well, now that it's all taken care of, let's go in together and report back to our master."

"Um"

The two entered the cave and saw that Wuyazi still had his eyes slightly closed, as if he was immersed in his own world.

The two exchanged a glance, but neither made a sound to disturb them. Instead, they stood silently to the side and waited.

After a long while, Wu Yazi finally slowly opened his eyes, his gaze revealing a trace of weariness and sorrow.

He sighed softly, turned his head, looked at Ling Feng and the other person, and asked in a low voice:

"already solved?"

"Yes, Master, it's all cleaned up."

Ling Feng answered with a serious expression.

Upon hearing Ling Feng's words, Wu Yazi showed no joy whatsoever; instead, the sadness on his face deepened.

He silently looked up at the sky, seemingly recalling various past events.

For a moment, the atmosphere inside the cave became unusually heavy.

After a moment, Wu Yazi slowly recovered from his grief. He looked at Ling Feng and the other man with somewhat vacant eyes and said in a low voice:

"You all go down first, let me have some peace and quiet."

"Yes, master."

The two exchanged a glance and realized that Wuyazi was not in high spirits, so they excused themselves and left the cave.

Over the next two days, Wu Yazi continued to interact with everyone as before, seemingly unaffected by what had happened before.

However, on the morning of the third day, a painful scream suddenly came from the cave.

"master!"

Upon hearing the sound, everyone looked alarmed and quickly ran towards the cave.

When they entered the cave, they found Wu Yazi sitting there with his head down, while Su Xinghe was kneeling in front of him, her face covered in tears.

Ling Feng was startled and quickly stepped forward to check the situation.

When he approached, he found that Wu Yazi had stopped breathing for a long time and his body had become cold and stiff.

Ling Feng realized that Wu Yazi had passed away, and his heart was heavy beyond words.

He silently knelt down and kowtowed three times to Wuyazi, expressing his final respect to his mentor.

Seeing this, the other disciples understood what had happened and knelt down, their expressions filled with grief.

A somber atmosphere permeated the entire cave, and everyone fell silent.

For the next two days, everyone was busy with Wu Yazi's funeral arrangements.

After the funeral arrangements were completed, Ling Feng sought the opinions of Su Xinghe and the others:

"Senior brother, now that we have avenged our great enemy, what are your plans for the future?"

Su Xinghe sighed and said:

“Junior brother, Master has suddenly left us. Although we have avenged our great enemy, I have no desire to venture into the martial world again. I want to live in seclusion here and remember Master.”

Ling Feng understood Su Xinghe's feelings at that moment. He had been with Wu Yazi for many years, and Wu Yazi's departure had been a great blow to him. So Ling Feng said:

"Since you are unwilling to go out, then you can stay here in seclusion for the time being. After I go to Lingjiu Palace and officially take over the Xiaoyao Sect at Piaomiao Peak, I will send someone to pick you up."

Su Xinghe nodded and said:

"That's good, but I can't help you much. You'll have to rely on me."

Su Xinghe was still full of anticipation for being able to return to Misty Peak.

After all, they wouldn't have fled from there in such a panic if they hadn't been forced to.

Then Ling Feng turned to the Eight Friends of Hangu and said:

"Since your senior brother is unwilling to leave now, you must take good care of him. Now that Ding Chunqiu is no longer a threat, you can resume your status as disciples of the Xiaoyao Sect."

"Thank you, uncle."

Upon hearing Ling Feng's arrangements, the group quickly thanked him.

Previously, because they were worried about Ding Chunqiu, they never dared to identify themselves as disciples of the Xiaoyao Sect.

Now that Ling Feng has eliminated the threat of Ding Chunqiu, they can walk openly in the martial world, so their gratitude is truly heartfelt.

Ling Feng then made some further arrangements before leaving with the women.

Ling Feng planned to head to Xiaojing Lake first, find Mu Wanqing, and then go to Lingjiu Palace's Misty Peak.

After all, if they missed Mu Wanqing this time, they didn't know where they would find her next time.

The addition of the girl Ah Zi to the journey this time was quite interesting.

Moreover, Ling Feng noticed that this girl had always been cautious and timid, which might be related to her childhood experiences.

She had lived alone since she was a child, without the care of her parents. A little girl like her would naturally have to please everyone around her if she wanted to survive.

In fact, the reason why she developed such an eccentric behavior in the original work was also related to her childhood experiences.

After all, she had lived in constant fear since birth, and if she made a mistake, it would be worse than death!

How could children raised in such an environment not be extreme?

When Ling Feng found A Zi, he had already sent a message to Qiao Feng at Juxian Manor, instructing them to go to Xiaojing Lake, saying that there was news about A Zhu's background there.

They must have already set off.

It took Ling Feng and his group half a month to finally reach Xiaojing Lake.

At the same time, Ling Feng also received a message from Qiao Feng that they had arrived here ahead of time.

Ling Feng and his companions found Qiao Feng and his two companions at an inn in a small town next to Little Mirror Lake.

As soon as they met, A'Zhu anxiously asked Ling Feng:

"Young Master, you summoned us here. Is it because my background is related to this place?"

Ling Feng answered calmly:

"Sister Azhu, don't panic. Since I called you here, I certainly won't lie to you. It's just that we haven't found the person yet, so please allow me to keep you in suspense for now, otherwise you'll be disappointed."

Hearing Ling Feng's words, A Zhu was still very anxious, but she didn't press him any further.

Seeing Azhu's dejected look, Ling Feng smiled and comforted her:

"Sister Azhu, although I can't tell you who your mother is for now, there's another surprise here. I wonder if you'd like to know?"

Upon hearing this, A'Zhu remained calm and composed, and said in a steady tone:

"What surprise is it? Young Master, just tell me!"

However, Azhu knew this wasn't about her own background, and her interest waned.

Seeing her nonchalant attitude, Ling Feng couldn't help but find it amusing. He then turned around and called out to A Zi:

"Little girl, come here."

"Okay, Brother Feng, what's up?"

Upon hearing Ling Feng's call, A Zi immediately hurried over.

During the two-week trip, due to Azi's deliberate attempts to please and flatter, their relationship had become very close.

Both Wang Yuyan and Zhong Ling adored this quirky little girl, treating her almost like their best friend.

Therefore, her relationship with Ling Feng naturally became very good, and even the way she addressed him had changed.

After Azi walked up to him, Ling Feng pointed at Azhu and said to her:

"Hey, let me introduce you to someone. This is your biological sister, Azhu."

Then, he turned to Azhu and said:

"Sister Azhu, this is your younger sister Azi."

"what!"

Two exclamations came from their mouths at the same time.