Chapter 59 – Questions
Lu Yunjie shivered. He forced a smile and said, “Wang… Brother Wang, do you need anything? If you need spiritual energy gathering pills, I still have plenty left and can give them to you.”
“Third brother, there’s something I need from you: your helper, Wang Hao.” Wang Lin looked at Lu Yunjie. Previously, he wasn’t confident enough to fight Lu Yunjie, so he didn’t help Wang Hao. However, after this battle, he had a much better understanding of his own strength.
Lu Yunjie’s expression became agitated. He laughed bitterly in his heart. He clenched his teeth and said, “Wang Lin, that Wang Hao is my assistant and is crucial to my pill concoction, so I can’t agree!”
Huang Long stood aside, completely confused, and shouted, “Lu Yunjie, she’s just a maid. How important is she?”
Lu Yunjie’s face darkened. He decided to swallow the bitter pill and said, “Sect Head, this disciple cannot obey. Wang Hao has already…”
Wang Lin’s facial expression changed rapidly. He quickly moved toward Heng Yue Peak.
Huang Long and the other elders were all confused and followed behind. Dao Xu grabbed Lu Yunjie as he followed Wang Lin.
Not long after, Wang Lin arrived at the top of the pill house in the main courtyard. He scanned the area with his divine senses and quickly found Wang Hao’s weak life force in the back room. When he entered the room, his anger reached its limit.
Inside the large room was a giant pill furnace with Wang Hao sitting cross-legged inside. His life force was weakening.
Wang Lin didn’t even blink. He moved his hand and sent out his attraction technique to capture Wang Hao. As the hand formed by the technique drew closer to the pill furnace, a rainbow-colored light shot out from the furnace and collided with the hand.
Wang Lin snorted coldly. In an instant, the power of the pulling technique reached its peak and broke the rainbow-colored light. Wang Lin gently grabbed Wang Hao and placed him on the ground.
He placed his right hand on Wang Hao’s forehead and remained silent.
At that moment, Huang Long and the other elders also arrived. The red-faced elder stared at the pill furnace, then at Wang Hao. His expression suddenly changed, and he shouted, “Fire Furnace Imprint!”
Dao Xu carefully looked at Lu Yunjie in his hand. He threw it to the ground and said, “Lu Yunjie, you really have guts! Although this Trial of the Fire Furnace is not prohibited, you can only use it on people outside the sect, and never on anyone inside! Have you forgotten?!”
Lu Yunjie’s face was completely pale. He knelt on the ground and whispered, “Disciple came, joined the sect, and became your disciple at the age of 15. It’s been 25 years, and disciple is still stuck at the 6th layer. Disciple refuses to give up. After this Fire Furnace Trial is over, that pill can not only prolong my life, but it will also give me a chance to break through, so I must try, no matter what. This Wang Hao is my personal servant. According to the sect’s rules, I can do whatever I want, and he is not part of the sect, so I have done nothing wrong!”
Wang Lin opened his eyes. Previously, Wang Hao’s life had been in critical condition, but after he injected spiritual energy into Wang Hao’s body, he managed to save Wang Hao’s life. After hearing Lu Yunjie’s words, he snorted a few times.
Huang Long frowned. On one side was the genius Wang Lin, and on the other was his loyal disciple of 25 years, Lu Yunjie. He found this decision extremely difficult. After pondering for a moment, he made his decision and said to Dao Xu, “Junior Brother Dao Xu, you are in charge of disciplinary action. How do you want to deal with Lu Yunjie?”
As soon as Dao Xu heard this, he immediately understood the sect head’s decision and said, “Lu Yunjie will go into seclusion for 20 years.”
Huang Long nodded and turned to Wang Lin. He said kindly, “Wang Lin, from now on, this Wang Hao will be the core disciple. Just consider this as a reward for his actions. From now on, you must not make trouble with Lu Yunjie again. After all, you are all in the same sect.”
Wang Lin glanced at Lu Yunjie and said, “Disciple obey!”
Huang Long waved his sleeve and said, “Alright, since this matter is settled, Dao Xu, you settle the matters here, including Wang Hao’s retreat. Wang Lin, you come with me.” After that, he walked out of the room and soared into the air.
Dao Xu looked at Wang Lin and smiled, “Disciple-nephew Wang Lin, don’t worry, leave Wang Hao to me. As long as he’s still alive, I’ll find a way for him to recover.”
Wang Lin nodded slowly. After seeing Wang Hao’s expression had improved slightly, he left the pill house and followed Huang Long.
Wang Lin had been thinking about this the entire time. He completely understood why Sect Head Huang Long wanted to speak with him alone. Soon, Huang Long brought Wang Lin to the main hall. Then, he suddenly shouted, “Wang Lin, you really have guts!”
Wang Lin’s expression remained calm and said, “Sect head, if you have something to say, just say it.”
Huang Long snorted and said, “During that exchange, what technique did you actually use?”
Wang Lin chuckled and said, “The attraction technique. If the sect head doesn’t believe me, you can take a closer look.” With that, he activated the attraction technique and grabbed all the tables and chairs in the main hall. After making them spin around the room a few times, he returned them to their original places.
Huang Long carefully examined the technique, then began to ponder it. After a long time, he suddenly asked, “Earlier, you were clearly at the 3rd layer, and even now, you still look like you’re at the 3rd layer. How can you possess so much power? What level are you at exactly? Wang Lin, tell me the truth!”
Wang Lin’s face showed a bitter expression and he said, “Disciple doesn’t really understand. I’ve been cultivating and become like this. As for what level I’ve reached, disciple doesn’t know.”
Huang Long stared at Wang Lin and said in a deep voice, “Wang Lin, you still won’t tell me?”
Wang Lin smiled wryly and said, “The student really doesn’t know.”
Huang Long secretly sighed. He didn’t want to put too much pressure on Wang Lin because, after all, Wang Lin was still a disciple of the Heng Yue Sect, and he had just rendered great service to the sect. He would also likely become a star among the inner disciples. Thinking about this, his expression became amiable as he asked, “What’s in that bottle you gave to the Xuan Dao Sect?”
Wang Lin chuckled. He waved his right hand and took out two small bottles. He handed them to Huang Long and said, “The sect head is talking about this? The sect head should know more about this than I do. It’s just river water from the back mountain.”