"Certainly!"
The Third Elder declared firmly.
"I know what you're thinking, but on this Kunlun journey, Bai Yutang is nothing but a minor issue. The most important thing is the ticket to the Kunlun Void, where lies your greatest opportunity."
"Grandfather, what exactly is the Kunlun Void?"
"The Kunlun Void is a Dao Palace hidden beneath Kunlun, also an Immortal Tomb. It can't be described in words; to put it simply, it's beyond all your understanding."
"It's what we cultivators aspire for in the future."
The Third Elder's expression bore so longing, as if that Kunlun Void held the ultimate secrets for cultivators.
"The future of cultivation?"
Lin Xiong inwardly mulled over his grandfather's words.
Days passed quickly, and the commotion from Lu Ziyue's disappearance soon settled down. The Lu Family didn't continue to investigate loudly, but Li Feng knew that Lu Ziyue's death wouldn't be let go easily.
One day, the sun shone brightly, and the warm breeze was intoxicating.
Squeak.
Gao Yuanyuan pushed open the small courtyard where Li Feng lived, stepped into the room, and the cross-legged Li Feng opened his eyes upon hearing the commotion.
Oh.
Li Feng was surprised to see Gao Yuanyuan in modern attire standing in front of him, quite unexpectedly, because at Divine Sword Manor, whether Inner Sect, Outer Sect or Dragon Gate Town below the mountain, people dressed in a more retro fashion, primarily in Hanfu.
Having been at Divine Sword Manor for almost a month, Li Feng had gotten sowhat accustod to the retro style here. Gao Yuanyuan's sudden switch to a trendy outfit indeed surprised him.
Gao Yuanyuan, being a cold and commanding woman, had a naturally fiery physique due to long-term martial arts training. Her appearance wasn't alluringly sexy but carried a mature charm.
Gao Yuanyuan naturally noticed Li Feng's gaze; over the days, the two had grown considerably more familiar with each other.
Gao Yuanyuan spat directly: "What are you looking at, kid? Never seen it before!"
Li Feng nodded.
"To be honest, it's the first ti I've seen such a Senior Sister, truly eye-opening for as a Junior Brother."
Gao Yuanyuan's face flushed slightly, she remarked, "Alright, enough chit-chat. Here's the clothing I brought for you, see if it fits."
"Senior Sister, why the sudden change in clothing? Are we leaving the manor?"
Li Feng had been waiting for this day for so long.
There is sothing peculiar about Sword Mountain; the nearby clouds with magnetic fields prevent signal communication, rendering modern devices unusable and disconnecting contact with the outside world.
Previously, upon leaving town, he was tailed; naturally, Li Feng couldn't continue taking risks, especially with Lu Ziyue's disappearance issue now out in the open.
Gao Yuanyuan nodded, "Hmm, the Family Head transmitted the ssage for us to gather in front of Cloud Platform at the third hour and depart for Kunlun."
"Leaving already? From birth till now, it's my first ti going out."
Li Feng, now playing the role of Bai Yutang, must appear slightly excited. Gao Yuanyuan saw his reaction and gave a light smile.
"Let's broaden your horizons this ti."
"Hurry up, change, and co with to Cloud Platform."
"Um, Senior Sister...!"
Seeing Li Feng's face showing so shyness, Gao Yuanyuan clicked her tongue, "Good to know you're cautious, I'll wait outside."
After seeing Gao Yuanyuan leave the room, Li Feng finally composed himself. Pretending to be a shy young man really took effort, but there was no choice. Li Feng couldn't change clothes in front of Gao Yuanyuan. It wasn't shyness but the inability to explain the bullet holes and knife scars on his body.
Quickly changing into the clothes Gao Yuanyuan brought, he walked straight out the door.
Although he'd only stayed for a while, perhaps he'd never have the chance to set foot here again.
"Kid, are you feeling hosick now?"
Gao Yuanyuan spoke as she noticed Li Feng's wistful deanor.
Li Feng smiled but said nothing.
"Alright, this trip to Kunlun can take two or three months at most, or a month at the shortest before returning."
Gao Yuanyuan then led Li Feng to Cloud Platform, joining other Closed-door Disciples as well as so elite Inner Sect mbers.
In the crowd, Li Feng imdiately spotted Lin Wan'er and two distinctly separate groups. Clearly, one group consisted of the Family Head and various elders' Closed-door Disciples, as Li Feng also saw Lin Xiong among them.
After entering the Inner Sect, Lin Xiong was directly accepted by the Third Elder as a Closed-door Disciple, sothing Li Feng heard about a few days ago.
Being the grandson does help.
The other group comprised elites selected from the Inner Sect, with Lu Ziqi standing among them. In Divine Sword Manor, only the Family Head and the seven Elders had the authority to accept Closed-door Disciples, with the entire Inner and Outer Sects belonging to the Lin Family. The Lu Family's Minister Elder was rely a high-level employee.
Leading the group this ti was Family Head Lin Dong. In addition, among the seven elders, two accompanied the group, naly the Third and Seventh Elders.
"Family Head, everyone is assembled."
"Alright, then let's move out."
Leaving Divine Sword Manor, it's impossible to rely entirely on foot travel, not to ntion Divine Sword Manor is situated in the midst of Ten Thousand Mountains, over a hundred kiloters from the nearest town connected to the outside world by roads.
A hundred kiloters wouldn't be far on a plain, just over an hour's drive. But amid Ten Thousand Mountains, a hundred kiloters might span dozens or hundreds of mountain ranges.
The group descended Sword Mountain, taking a bamboo trail upward, walking for almost half an hour before entering a tunnel.
When their vision suddenly widened at the tunnel's end, Li Feng discovered a modern helipad there.
This helipad was built in a hollowed-out mountain, topped by a crater-like summit, with seven or eight helicopters parked inside.
Without guidance, Li Feng wouldn't have realized that just a few kiloters from Divine Sword Manor was such a modern helipad.
Once the ground crew completed helicopter checks, Li Feng and others were assigned to various helicopters.
During the process, Li Feng also noticed many Inner Sect Disciples gaping in amazent, clearly their first ti learning of this place's existence.
anwhile, several Closed-door Disciples looked accustod, unsurprised.
Soon the helicopters lifted off, one after the other flew out of the summit. Once Li Feng's helicopter cleared the summit, he looked outside through the window.
No wonder it remained undiscovered; except for the open summit, the entire mountain was shrouded in forest. Without knowing the coordinates, one wouldn't imagine such a modern facility existing here.
Moreover, this location was in Sword Mountain's backside foothills, separated from Dragon Gate Town and other populated areas by Sword Mountain; movents in the south would be inaudible and unseen.
Li Feng morized this location.
The helicopter turned northwest, flying for over an hour before landing in a sizeable estate.
Evidently, it's also one of the Lin Family's properties. After landing, the group disembarked and was led to a hotel within the estate.
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