A few days later, a figure erged from the dense jungle.
The youth, looking about twelve or thirteen years old, had a robust physique, indicating clearly that he was a martial artist.
"After days of arduous training, I finally broke through. Ling Moyu, this ti I'll beat you to the ground and make you pay for your arrogance!"
This youth was naturally Ling Xiao.
Counting the days, it was already ti for the Ling Family's annual eting. He had been rigorously training in this wilderness for nearly a month, and his cultivation level had finally broken through to the Cave Heaven Realm.
And with this breakthrough, he directly reached the low level of the Cave Heaven Realm, equivalent to the Third Cave Sky Realm cultivation level.
This was the advantage of being a Reincarnation Warrior when entering the world.
He planned to return to the Ling Family, partly to deliver the pills he had refined to Ling Yuhua.
No matter the circumstances, Ling Yuhua could not be offended for the ti being, as that old man was at the Yin-Yang Realm cultivation, and he was not yet a match for him.
Even with the Night Demon Flower, it was impossible.
Outside the dense forest, there were still guards, but for Ling Xiao now, they posed no threat.
...
As Ling Xiao erged from the dense forest, on his way back to the Ling Family.
The annual eting of the Ling Family had also officially begun.
This eting included not only martial arts sparring but also feasting and entertainnt.
The Ling Family had invited prominent figures from Yuhua Town to attend, including mbers of the Chen Family.
The purpose of the sparring was simple: partly to assess the results of the next generation's cultivation over the past year.
And also, naturally, to showcase their martial prowess to other families.
The battles on the arena were already quite spectacular for the people of Yuhua Town.
After all, the martial artists of Yuhua Town had only so much exposure.
Of course, it must be acknowledged that there were still monts of brilliance in these battles in this small place.
At the very least, the performances of Ling Wansui, Ling Moyu, and Ling Jiaojiao were particularly outstanding.
The competition had progressed to the point where many martial artists had been eliminated, and it was nearing the end.
Yet Ling Xiao had not returned.
Sitting beside Ling Yuhua was a young man of about twenty years, with eyes as bright as stars and a face like jade.
He exuded an aura of sharpness belonging to a swordmaster.
This person was Ling Jian, an outer disciple of the Seven Stars Sword Palace.
Ling Jian surpassed Ling Moyu in both cultivation and strength.
Therefore, he was considered the top among the younger generation of the Ling Family.
His strength had long been recognized by all the high-ranking mbers of the clan, and he was Ling Yuhua's most beloved grandson.
Thus, for this year's annual eting, he was not a participant but one of the judges.
"Jian'er, tell grandpa, what do you think of the current situation?"
Ling Yuhua intended to nurture Ling Jian, so during the martial arts competition, he also let Ling Jian comnt on the battles.
"Yes, grandpa!"
Ling Jian gave a slight bow and said, "So far, there haven't been too many surprises.
But Moyu's cultivation level has broken through to the Fourth Cave Sky Realm, which is indeed a surprise, yet understandable.
I am more surprised by Jiaojiao.
Her cultivation level has broken through to the Third Cave Sky Realm, and what's more, the set of Heavenly Mountain Stormy Sword Technique she's using is quite interesting.
Though it's just a low-level gold-grade sword technique, she has used it with the power of a low-level Yu Pin sword technique, which is unexpected.
I wonder if you, grandpa, have helped her modify it?"
"I don't have the leisure to do such things."
Ling Yuhua shook his head and said.
He actually thought in his heart that even if he wanted to, he didn't have that ability.
"Then it's interesting. This Jiaojiao seems to have been guided by an expert in every move and style.
Previously in battles, she focused on defense, completely unlike a swordmaster.
But now her moves are sharp, and although her opponents know her defense is weak, they can't attack her. Once they get close, they're threatened by her sharp sword technique.
Impressive!
Impressive, indeed. This girl must have an expert guiding her, and in ti, she will surpass Moyu; even I'm getting a bit nervous."
Ling Jian, also being a swordmaster, was very aware of the significant changes in Ling Jiaojiao.
"Do you an Jiaojiao is still not a match for Moyu?"
Ling Yuhua asked.
"At least not now. Moyu, being an outer disciple of Linglong Palace, also has expert guidance. I think she might beco the first place in this year's eting."
Ling Jian replied.
"Just as I thought,"
Ling Yuhua nodded contentedly. This grandson of his was making him increasingly proud.
"By the way, grandpa, I heard that servant Ling Xiao was supposed to compete with Moyu at this eting, but why hasn't he shown up?"
When Ling Jian spoke about others, he seed very polite and calm.
But when ntioning Ling Xiao, he referred to him as a servant, indicating the contempt he held for him.
"Don't bother about him; for this eting, he probably won't co."
Ling Yuhua shook his head and said, "This boy, I'll catch him sooner or later and tear him to pieces!"
In Ling Yuhua's view, since Ling Xiao hadn't returned yet, he must have run off with those dicinal materials.
He had been sending people to search everywhere recently, but to no avail, which was imnsely frustrating.
To think the esteed clan leader of the Ling Family was being toyed with by a child.
He couldn't believe he had trusted that boy to refine the Heavenly Human Marrow Cleansing Pill and the Cave Heaven Spirit Pill.
In retrospect, it was utterly ridiculous.
"No need for grandpa to intervene; your grandson is capable of taking his life! That servant harbors malicious intentions, hiding his strength, clearly up to no good. Killing him would not be unjustified at all."
Ling Jian said through gritted teeth.
He had never even seen Ling Xiao yet harbored an intense hatred for him, which might seem incomprehensible but was actually reasonable.
To him, Ling Xiao was just a servant, yet he had defeated Ling Baiye and nearly killed Ling Wansui, which he viewed as an insult to the Ling Family's honor.
In his heart, he never considered Ling Xiao as part of the family.
"Alright, enough about that, the competition has reached the final showdown, and I should announce the match."
Ling Yuhua said, then stood up and announced, "This is the showdown between the top four of this year's eting.
Ling Moyu, Ling Jiaojiao, Ling Wansui, Ling Yan!
You four can draw lots."
Here, it's worth ntioning Ling Yan.
The Ling Family has three Reincarnation Warriors: one is Ling Xiao, the other two are Ling Yan and Ling Jian.
Ling Jian reincarnated into the world earlier and has already beco formidable.
Ling Yan reincarnated a bit earlier than Ling Xiao but has always kept a low profile. However, his performance in this eting has been quite outstanding, defeating many Ling Family martial artists and advancing to this point.
So no one underestimated him.
Four people drew lots, resulting in Ling Moyu vs. Ling Yan, and Ling Jiaojiao vs. Ling Wansui.
The winners of the two groups would compete for first place.
The losers of the two groups would compete for third place.
The first battle was between Ling Jiaojiao and Ling Wansui.
Ling Wansui had once been nearly killed by Ling Xiao, but afterwards, he worked hard to improve, receiving guidance from experts of the Xuan She Demon Sect, making considerable progress.
Now his cultivation level had reached the Second Dongtian Realm.
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