Chapter 697: Chapter 697: Naming Shi Qing, Important Meeting (Second Update)
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Crack!
Another bolt of lightning struck down, shattering the lapis stone into dust.
To the astonishment of the disciples, a one-meter tall, light-armor clad white and chubby young boy hovered in mid-air, emanating a formidable aura.
He was actually in the Divine Origin Realm!
“To possess such a cultivation level at birth, his future is immeasurable!”
Sensing the fluctuations of the heavenly tribulation, the Ancestor of Green-garbed Sword walked to the edge of the peak of Misty Peak and looked into the distance with his hands resting on a wooden railing.
“So it turns out that deep within the exclusive lapis stone of the Sect Master, a little boy was being nurtured.”
“That’s a Stone Spirit!”
The Sect Master of Shadow Demon Sect, the Sect Master of Blood Lotus Sect, and other Supreme Elders appeared one after another, watching the Stone Spirit being fiercely struck by countless bolts of lightning.
“Lapis Armor!”
Facing an increasingly terrifying heavenly tribulation, the Stone Spirit soared into the sky, fists clenched, with its aura rising explosively. The light armor on its body expanded, as if it were forged from lapis stone.
Crackle!
Lightning struck it, mostly exploding on impact, while a small portion was absorbed by the Stone Spirit, significantly enhancing its aura.
Once the heavenly tribulation had dissipated.
The Stone Spirit stood proudly in the void, its lapis armor slowly thinning, and a green stone spear appearing in its hand.
“Disciple Stone Spirit, greets Sect Master!”
With the green stone spear on its back, Stone Spirit instantly moved and appeared in front of Ye Feng, kneeling on one knee.
“Rise!”
Ye Feng waved his hand dismissively, looking at Stone Spirit.
“Frankly speaking, you are not suited to be a disciple of Misty Sect.”
“Ah?” Stone Spirit trembled inside. “Does the Sect Master not want me anymore?”
“No, you’re just not suitable to be a disciple, but you can become my personal guard,” said Ye Feng.
“So, you mean a bodyguard?” Stone Spirit scratched its head.
“How do you know the term ‘bodyguard’?”
“Because Senior Sister Ziling often sits by the lake reading books, and she occasionally mentions something about it. She says that once she has money, she would definitely hire ten thousand bodyguards for the Scripture Pavilion.”
“Pfft!”
Ye Feng almost spurted water.
Ji Ziling intended to recruit bodyguards for the Scripture Pavilion?
And ten thousand of them?
Was she planning to bankrupt Misty Sect?
Ye Feng’s mouth twitched, then he turned to Stone Spirit and said, “Such talk must not be mentioned again in the future!”
“Yes,” Stone Spirit nodded repeatedly.
Standing there with the green stone spear in hand, its eyes bright and spirited, it resembled a natural-born God of War.
“Sect Master, I don’t have a name. May you bestow one upon me?” Stone Spirit asked earnestly.
Ye Feng’s eyelid twitched.
He was terrible at naming. Was it really okay for him to choose a name?
After some thought, Ye Feng said, “Your original form was a piece of lapis stone, so your name shall be ‘Shi Qing’.”
“Shi Qing… it seems okay.” Stone Spirit nodded, deciding to use this name from now on.
“From now on, you shall be my personal guard, responsible for protecting my safety… although I don’t really need your protection. But I should give you a nominal position.”
Ye Feng muttered to himself.
He had consulted the System.
Shi Qing wasn’t suitable to be a disciple. It was suggested that he could perhaps be placed in the Spirit Beast Pavilion, Elders’ Hall, and other locations.
After deliberations, Ye Feng arranged for Shi Qing to be part of the Elders’ Hall, becoming the Sect Master’s guard, a position equivalent to that of an Elder.
“Come, let’s get you registered.”
As was routine, Ye Feng took out the Book of Names, wrote down Shi Qing’s name and origin, and stamped it with the Sect Leader’s Seal.
From then on, Shi Qing officially became a member of the Elders’ Hall.
“Greetings to Guard Shi Qing.”
The surrounding disciples, having overheard the conversation between the two, knew that a new Sect Master’s guard had joined the ranks within Misty Sect’s Elders’ Hall.
This person was Shi Qing!
“Hello everyone!”
Hovering in the air, Shi Qing, seeing the disciples warmly greet him, blushed shyly and awkwardly scratched his head.
“From now on, you will live atop Misty Peak… of course, you can also choose your own place to live.”
“Sect Master, I would like to live by the lake!”
“Uh… as you wish.”
Ye Feng, tailoring to Shi Qing’s constitution, modified the “Demon Emperor Art” to become a suitable cultivation technique for Shi Qing’s practice, one that could be practiced all the way up to the Heavenly Emperor level at the peak of Void Break.
Having taken care of all this, Ye Feng sat down in a rocking chair.
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Drinking Ice Cola, he felt very happy.
“Sect Master Ye.”
At this moment, a gentle and familiar voice came from the high skies, making Ye Feng look in its direction.
Yuzhu stood in the sky, nodding at him.
“What’s the matter?”
“All the Five-star Forces and above on the Shenzhou Continent are going to hold an important meeting at the center of the Heavenly Origin Sea. Although the Misty Sect is not a Five-star Force, you, Sect Master Ye, have also received an invitation.”
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The Heavenly Origin Sea.
This place is located at the very center of the Shenzhou Continent.
It spans tens of billions of miles, with the Nine Great Saint Cities and the Nine Great Holy Lands located along its coast, collectively known as the “Heavenly Origin Domain”—the true center of the Shenzhou Continent.
Rip!
Above the center of the Heavenly Origin Sea, a spatial rift appeared, and Ye Feng and Yuzhu slowly stepped out.
“Sect Master Ye, our destination is right below,” said Yuzhu, pointing downward.
Below was an island floating on the sea’s surface, about a dozen miles in circumference, not very large.
Mists curled above it.
Dozens of pavilions adorned the courtyard garden-like island, with spiritual springs and waterfalls, and blossoms everywhere.
An ethereal aura rushed towards them.
“Sect Master Ye, Yuzhu, greetings to you both!”
A burly figure came strolling over and greeted the two of them. In his eyes, as he looked at Ye Feng, was full of reverence.
This man was the Rhinoceros Heavenly Emperor from the Broken Heaven Mountain Range.
Behind him, dozens of other top-notch powerhouses were slowly flying over.
Xiao Cangtian, the son of the Cangqing Forbidden Zone.
Wu Xuan, the son of the Supreme Heaven Forbidden Zone.
The Snowmelt Forbidden Zone, the Fusang Forbidden Zone, the Thorny Forbidden Area.
All five great Forbidden Areas had top-level powerhouses make an appearance.
In addition, each of the Nine Great Holy Lands had sent a representative, each at least at the top Heavenly Emperor level.
Apart from the Suspended Mountain, there were also attendees from the Nine Great Mountain Ranges.
The rest were from the Hundred Strong Five-Star Forces.
Their top powerhouses had arrived at the scene and nodded to each other in greeting.
Those from the Five-star Forces were all Quasi-Saints, mostly older individuals with white beards and hair, giving off an aura of immortality.
They sized up Ye Feng.
Even using Heavenly Eye, they could not discern his true strength.
“Truly worthy of being Ye Feng. He’s completely unreadable.”
“Rumors have it that he appears like a mortal, that even those in the Saint Realm might not be able to see through him, let alone us Quasi-Saints who find it hard to grasp his depth.”
The Quasi-Saints of the various Five-star Forces were communicating through voice transmission.
The Five-Star Forces, each at their weakest, had a One-Turn Quasi-Saint.
But that doesn’t mean a Five-Star Force only has a single One-Turn Quasi-Saint.
Some Five-star Forces have developed to their peak stages, having several or even over a dozen Quasi-Saints in their ranks, many reaching the Second Turn, Third Turn, or even Fourth Turn level.
Their power was incredibly strong!
Such Five-star Forces, although not comparable to Holy Lands, were no trivial matter for ordinary powers to provoke.
“Everyone, please follow me.”
At this moment, a woman wearing a veil on her face walked over leisurely, creating a melodious string music as she moved, which was pleasing to the ear.
A terrifying pressure slowly descended, pressing down on everyone present.
She was actually a Four-Turn Quasi-Saint!
“She is ‘Yin Rurong,’ the Holy Master from one of the Nine Great Holy Lands, ‘Tianmiao Holy Land,’ a Four-Turn Quasi-Saint, the only individual who isn’t a Saint but can hold the position of a Holy Master.”
“This meeting is hosted by Holy Master Yin Rurong. If it weren’t for her invitation as a Holy Master, it would not have been possible to call together representatives from all the top forces.”
Yuzhu explained to Ye Feng through a voice transmission.
Upon hearing this, Ye Feng understood.
No wonder even beings from forbidden areas like Xiao Cangtian and Wu Xuan had arrived—it turned out that behind this meeting was a figure at the level of a Holy Master.
The Holy Master, master of a Holy Land.
Although Yin Rurong was not a true Saint, standing there, even Holy Masters like Jiaoyang Ancient Saint would address her as Daoist friend.
And this was not due to her identity as a Holy Master but because of the prestige and strength of the Old Saint Master of Tianmiao Holy Land.
The Old Saint Master of Tianmiao Holy Land was very powerful!
This individual was among the handful of Heavenly Saints on the Shenzhou Continent!