Chapter 499: Chapter 499: Setting Off, Mystique Kingdom Four Star Level Upgrading Ceremony
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For some reason, Ye Feng always felt there was danger.
“With my current strength, if I were to fully erupt, I would be strong enough to directly confront any cultivator below the Void Break Realm,” he mused.
“But still, something unsettles me. Could it be that an emperor of the Void Break Realm is about to appear?”
Ye Feng fell into deep thought.
He paced back and forth on the peak of Misty Peak, sensing that the upcoming star-raising ceremony would not be peaceful.
Yet the thought of Misty Peak having a Teleportation Array, which would allow him to instantly teleport back in case of danger, dispelled his worries.
“Let it be!”
“Meet the soldiers with a general, and counter the flood with earth,” he declared.
Ye Feng sat on a lounge chair, took a sip of Happy Water, and calmed his nerves.
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The news of Mystique Kingdom’s star-raising had long been spread.
Within a radius of one hundred thousand li, nearly all Two-Star Rank forces had received invitations.
As for the One-Star Forces, very few were invited.
And those were, in most cases, local forces within the Mystique Kingdom.
That morning.
Ye Feng woke up from his sleep.
“Today is the day of the Mystique Kingdom’s star-raising ceremony; I wonder if there will be any danger,” he pondered.
He yawned, freshened up, and then stood before the Sect Main Plaza.
The plaza was filled with over a thousand disciples.
“As the Sect Leader heading to the Royal Capital to attend the kingdom’s Four Star Level star-raising ceremony, I wanted to bring the entire sect along, but the invitation specified that a maximum of ten individuals could accompany me,” he announced.
“Therefore, I have decided that those whose names I call may set off with me.”
“Li Zilong, Gong Qingqiu, Hu Feifei, Mo Ying, Shi Lei, Huo Yunjie, Qiao Jiaxi, Liang Wanfen, Long Tianxing, Li Jiaojiao.”
Ye Feng read out a total of ten names.
Regarding the Spiritual Beasts, he decided not to take them for the time being.
Especially Brother Flathead, who relished fighting, was not suitable for such occasions.
Otherwise, if it went berserk and challenged Ancestor Lingmiao, things would really get messy.
The entourage that would accompany him, aside from Ye Feng himself, comprised two Elders, seven disciples, and one protector.
To make a good impression, Ye Feng had chosen only those disciples with high cultivation levels.
Originally, Ye Feng had planned to take Liang Wanrou and Liang Wanyu as well, but they happened to encounter a bottleneck and were currently in the Spirit Gathering Tower attempting to advance to the Demon King Realm, so they could not go out.
“Alas, I’m not included!”
The disciples who couldn’t go to the scene felt heartbroken.
Just then, Ye Feng flicked his finger, and a huge image appeared on the mountain wall in front of the Sect Main Plaza.
However, because it had not yet been activated, the image remained blank.
“This is a two-way mirror, which will allow you to see the ceremony in Mystique Capital. You may not be at the scene, but you can take a rest for the day and watch the ceremony right here in front of the Sect Main Plaza,” Ye Feng proclaimed aloud.
Upon hearing this, the disciples became excited.
“Thank you, Sect Leader!”
They gave their thanks in unison.
Though they couldn’t be there in person, the fact that they could watch the ceremony through the two-way mirror was also an experience that broadened their horizons.
“The rest of you, follow me!”
Ye Feng swept his sleeve, and the ten selected individuals including Li Zilong, Gong Qingqiu, Mo Ying, and others immediately followed him to the Teleportation Array.
Whir!
A flash of white light and the eleven of them disappeared.
Above Mystique Capital.
A group of eleven appeared out of thin air.
Ye Feng surveyed his surroundings and saw the Miaoyin Tea House not far away and met the gaze of Ling Yue, who was standing on the top floor of the tea house.
“Sect Master Ye!”
As soon as Ling Yue saw Ye Feng, she promptly came over to greet him.
“Ling Yue, my fellow daoist, these are the Elders and disciples from our Misty Sect who have come to attend the star-raising ceremony with me.”
“I will also be attending the ceremony,” Ling Yue said with excitement, then hesitated, “how about I show you the way?”
“That would be much appreciated,” Ye Feng readily agreed.
Everyone followed Ling Yue.
Watching this dignified and beautiful woman, Mo Ying, Gong Qingqiu, Liang Wanfen, and other female disciples narrowed their eyes slightly.
They felt that Ling Yue’s gaze at Ye Feng was odd.
It was as if…
She was infatuated?
The crowd wore strange expressions.
Could it be that she was another of the Sect Leader’s admirers?
But considering the Sect Leader’s handsome looks, wealth, humility, and immense strength, it was only too common for him to have many admirers.
With this thought, the disciples didn’t find it all that surprising.
As to the possibility of something developing between the two, it seemed nearly non-existent in their eyes.
There was Huo Yunjie with his “no women in his heart, brandishing his sword with divine might,” and following him was Sect Master Ye with his “no women in his heart, leading the sect with divine might.”
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These two, it seems, have little interest in the opposite sex.
Thus, Ling Yue’s affection could only be unrequited love.
The crowd thought as much, their gazes towards Ling Yue now laced with pity.
“Sigh, you’ll never catch up to the Sect Leader.”
“Because, he seems not to like women.”
“Uh… the Sect Leader also seems not to like men.”
The disciples began to wildly speculate.
Soon, the celebration venue was reached.
It was a super plaza located at the heart of Mystique Capital, spanning a hundred miles, with the ground paved with huge slabs of white jade, and many pillars erected upon it.
Each pillar, roughly three hundred feet tall and thirty feet in diameter.
Standing upon them, one had an excellent view.
“Sect Master Ye, there are ninety-nine pillars in total, reserved for distinguished guests,”
Ling Yue began her introduction, “As a Great Power of Divine Origin Realm, you and your ten Elders and disciples can sit atop these pillars.”
“Oh, the seat for Misty Sect seems to be pillar number 77, right here.”
Ling Yue was very familiar with the site.
It wasn’t much later.
She led Ye Feng and the others to a pillar.
“Welcome, distinguished guests from Misty Sect.”
Two young maids dressed in palace attire immediately came forward to greet them, both exuding the aura of the One-Star Rank of the Element Gathering Realm.
“Even the maids are in the Element Gathering Realm; the royal family’s foundation is indeed deep.”
Ye Feng praised them.
“Sect Master Ye, you flatter us.”
The two maids hastily performed a deep curtsy, escorting everyone to their seats.
Atop the pillar was a large round table that could accommodate thirty people.
After everyone was seated, Ye Feng then said:
“I have an appointment, you all sit here.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Feng flicked his finger, opening a two-way mirror, relaying everything happening here back to Misty Sect.
Sect Main Plaza.
“Look quick, the image is coming!”
“Don’t crowd, hurry and sit down to watch.”
The disciples, seeing the images that appeared on the mirror, exclaimed in surprise, then found places to sit down, craning their necks, eyes fixed on the screen.
Royal Capital Plaza.
Ling Yue caught up with Ye Feng.
“Sect Master Ye, aren’t you taking the 77th distinguished guest seat?”
“No need, I have an appointment.”
Ye Feng swept his gaze around, spotting the Third Prince Ling Luotian on the ninth pillar, “I’ve found it.”
As his words fell, he activated Instantaneous Movement.
Whoosh!
When he reappeared, Ye Feng sat in the ninth pillar’s seat, next to the Third Prince.
“Wow!”
“Sect Master Ye has arrived.”
“Welcome, welcome.”
The other nine Everlasting Elders of the Genius List were already seated, and for once, the Third Prince’s Protector, the grey-robed elder, finally took his seat as well, right next to the prince.
“Sect Master Ye, you’ve finally arrived.”
The Third Prince bowed his hands towards Ye Feng.
“Just arrived, having just settled the disciples.” Ye Feng nodded his head, turned back, and nodded to Ling Yue several kilometers away as a gesture.
Whoosh!
Ling Yue flew over.
She landed on the ninth pillar, looked around, and sat down beside Ye Feng.
At this, the Third Prince’s mouth twitched.
But he didn’t dare to intervene.
The other nine Everlasting Elders watching Ling Yue had a slight change in expression, but said nothing.
“It seems that Fairy Ling Yue’s identity is not simple.”
Ye Feng naturally noticed Ling Yue’s arrival, “You also bear the ‘Ling’ surname; could it be that you are a princess of the royal family?”
Ling Yue did not answer, her head bowed.
After a long while.
She finally let out a soft “Mm.”
Upon hearing this, Ye Feng had an epiphany.
No wonder Ling Yue, with her Spirit Sea Realm Cultivation Level, was able to hold down the Miaoyin Tea House, attracting countless young heroes who flocked to her side.
And no one dared to cause trouble.
As it turned out, the root of it all was Ling Yue’s identity.
This, Ye Feng had suspected all along.