Just as the two leading disciples said, the news of Ling Tian's return had already caused a storm in the underground cave in an instant.
Of course, calling this place a cave would be a bit unfair to them. If Ling Tian had to describe it, it should be called an underground city.
Although it is not as large as the Tiantian League, the area of a single wheel is almost the same as that of a city. However, because it is built underground, the architectural style is obviously much rougher.
However, as a city, its functions are already quite complete. It has even opened up special streets and shops to allow disciples of various sects to communicate with each other and conduct transactions.
And no matter whether it is the Lanfeng Sect, the Huayu Sect, or the disciples of several other sects, on the surface, they seem to be getting along very happily.
"Ling Tian!" At this time, a familiar voice came. Hearing the words, Ling Tian couldn't help but trembled. The next moment, he took the initiative to greet the visitor and saluted the visitor: "I have met the master!"
"Okay, okay, okay!" Who could it be if it wasn't Shi Ling, whom Ling Tian had been thinking about day and night? Shi Ling's temples, which he hadn't seen for two years, actually had a few gray hairs. Not only had there been no progress in his cultivation,
Instead, there are vague signs of fading.
It can be seen from this that Shi Ling's life in the past two years may not have been satisfactory.
Ling Tian naturally saw Shi Ling's situation at a glance, but now that there were too many people around him, it was naturally difficult to explain these things face to face, so Ling Tian could only pretend that he could not see them.
But no matter what happened to Shi Ling, Ling Tian was confident that he could help him recover. Anyway, the two of them have met now, and they have plenty of time, so they are not in a hurry.
At this time, Shi Ling's eyes were also red. He walked up to Ling Tian and patted Ling Tian's shoulder and said, "It'll be good to come back. It'll be good to come back." Then he said half-jokingly: "Thankfully, we are always here for you.
I’m worried. Judging from your appearance, I’m afraid you’ve had a much better life than us in the past two years!”
Ling Tian didn't know how to respond, so he immediately scratched his head and laughed twice.
But Shi Ling already understood, and immediately waved his hand and said: "What do you all look like here? You are all busy with your own business. When Ling Tian returns, there will definitely be a banquet in the sect. At that time, do you want to meet with Senior Brother Ling Tian?
There are plenty of opportunities to reminisce about old times!”
"It's the leader!" When the rest of the group saw Shi Ling speak, they quickly bowed and left.
In the blink of an eye, everyone around him was gone.
Shi Ling looked at Ling Tian's confused eyes and immediately said with a wry smile: "I don't want to be the leader. I am the only one who has no choice but to take orders in times of crisis. This time you came back just in time, and the burden on my shoulders can finally be lifted!
"
After finishing speaking, before Ling Tian could speak, he waved to Ling Tian and said, "I know you have many questions, but this is not the place to talk. Come with me!"
The two of them passed through a long underground passage one after another, and then arrived in front of a stone chamber. This stone chamber was obviously different from the other stone chambers. Just from the nearby structures, it can be seen that it is different from the ordinary ones.
I don’t know how many times more detailed the stone chamber is.
The most important thing is that there are several seals on the door of this stone chamber.
And looking at Shi Ling's solemn look, you can guess that the things in this stone chamber must have extraordinary significance to him.
"Come in!" He pressed several spells in succession, and the door of the stone chamber slowly opened.
Stepping into it, you can see that the stone chamber is about more than 100 square meters, and it is empty. There is only a huge table in the middle. There are densely packed tablets on the table. In front of the tablets, there is a scent of fragrance.
It showed a bit of solemnity.
And among the many tablets, the name on the one placed at the front is none other than the former head of the Blue Maple Sect, Dou Yunzi!
No wonder Shi Ling just said that he had no choice but to accept the order in the face of danger, but he didn't expect that the leader of Dou Yunzi would also die.
"Place incense sticks for the past heads!" At this time, Shi Ling handed over three lit incense sticks. Ling Tian quickly took them, kowtowed three times to the tablets of past heads respectfully, and inserted the incense sticks.
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Shi Ling waited aside, watching Ling Tian finish everything, and then said straight to the point: "Ling Tian, I am going to pass the position of head of the Blue Maple Sect to you!"
"What?" Ling Tian was stunned, then shook his head: "Master, I..."
"Don't be too busy to refuse!" Shi Ling sighed and said: "I know that with your current ability, it is too unfair to trap you in a small Lan Feng Sect. However, I want you to take over Lan Feng.
Zong, but I have never thought about restricting your freedom. I just hope that when you leave in the future, you can take your remaining 731 brothers and leave with you to find a way out for their future!"
After speaking, Shi Ling showed a sad look: "Although our Blue Maple Sect has little popularity, it can be regarded as a famous and authentic sect that has been passed down for more than two thousand years. However, we did not expect that it would be destroyed by our generation. But these disciples are innocent
Yes, they are loyal to the Lan Maple Sect, and I must give them an explanation for their affection and reason. I am begging you this time for my master..."
"You misunderstood, Master!" Ling Tian shook his head and said: "That's not what I meant. It is my duty to take care of my fellow disciples. How can I despise them for their troubles? It's just that Master, you are in the prime of life now, so you come to talk about this so early.
It’s too urgent to pass on the throne!”
"Master knows his own body!" Shi Ling smiled calmly: "You don't have to worry about me. There is no problem for me to live like this for another two or three years, but if I have to manage these disciples,
It’s hard to do anything, so I can only ask you to worry more!”
"How is that possible!" Ling Tian looked Shi Ling up and down and found that although he was weak, he showed no signs of injury. According to his cultivation level, there would be no problem if he lived for another two hundred years.
But now when Shi Ling opened his mouth, he seemed to be looking down on life and death, which was too exaggerated.
However, Ling Tian didn't want to dwell too much on this matter. Seeing Shi Ling's haggard appearance, Ling Tian couldn't bear to let him continue.
As the saying goes, those who are capable work hard, so it is not a big deal for Ling Tian to help him take on this responsibility.
The next moment, Ling Tian suddenly asked: "By the way, master, I have been to the Tianmeng before, but I don't know what happened in the past two years? And how did the head of Dou Yunzi suddenly fall? What is this?"
Who did it?"
Hearing the word Tianmeng, Shi Ling couldn't help but let out a long sigh and said: "When Tianmeng was founded, the original intention and original intention was to integrate all the cultivation forces nearby, and then cultivate them to serve as your strongest backing.
.It’s also so that one day when you come back, you won’t have to fight alone, but will have a group of allies you can rely on!”
"Master, you have taken the trouble!" Ling Tian was moved when he heard the words. Although he had guessed before that the reason for the establishment of the Tianmeng might be related to him. But now that he knew the truth, he was still unavoidably moved.
"You don't have to think too much!" Shi Ling waved his hand and said: "Of course we also have selfish motives. After all, as the successor of Tianhun, you are too involved with us. If there is a force to retaliate against you in the future, they will inevitably count us out.
Together. With the Tianmeng, we can have the power to fight, but it's a pity..."
"Could it be because of Qi Teng and others?" Ling Tian asked back.
"Oh? You've seen him!" Shi Ling was a little surprised, but then he said: "Actually, we left Tianmeng not because of them. If we have to say it, we would like to thank them for covering us.
Otherwise, I’m afraid none of us will be able to escape!”
"Escape?" Hearing this word, Ling Tian couldn't help but be startled: "Could it be that someone came to you because of me?"
"That's right!" Shi Ling nodded: "Although it went through a period of twists and turns, Tianmeng was finally successfully established. And the smoothness of its development far exceeded our imagination. So we began to expand our staff and recruit some nearby small businesses.
The sects were also absorbed. The Qi Teng you mentioned is one of these sects, but his strength is indeed beyond our imagination. Relying on various means, it only took two or three months.
, just be on an equal footing with us.”
"Indeed, his cultivation level is even higher than mine!" As he spoke, Ling Tian communicated with the beast control cauldron, shook it slightly, and sprayed a person out of it.
This man was in ragged clothes, with unkempt hair and a dirty face, looking like a beggar. If not Qi Teng, who could he be?
I only heard Ling Tian continue to say: "I have probably interrogated their identities clearly. They are actually the remnants of ancient times. This Qi Teng Yuan Ming is called Ku Teng, and he is already at the peak of Yuan Shen's cultivation!"
"Yuan Shen Stage!" Shi Ling was shocked when he heard this: "He is at the peak of Yuan Shen, but you still captured him easily, then aren't you already the Dharma Prime Minister!"
"That's not true!" Ling Tian smiled faintly, and the next moment the foodie jumped out of Ling Tian's sea of consciousness, sitting in Ling Tian's simple position, and bowed to Shi Ling with a weird look.
"Master, you remember my monster foodie. In fact, the foodie has achieved Dharma status, and these people were also caught by the foodie. As for me, I am only in the early stage of Yuan Shen!" Ling Tian gave an explanation. In front of Shi Ling,
Naturally, he has nothing to hide.
"Yuan Shen Stage!" Shi Ling stared at the boss, almost unable to believe his ears. He looked at Ling Tian up and down and said: "How is it possible? You have only been away for two years. These two years
Here, what exactly have you experienced?"
"That's a long story!" Ling Tian laughed, but pointed at Ku Teng in front of him and said, "But master, you just said that he helped you cover, what do you mean?"
"At that time, a total of three Yuan Shen stages came to find Tianmeng and asked us to tell them your message. Of course we refused, so they attacked us directly. Hua Jian, the leader of Huayu Sect, and our leader
Men Dou Yunzi was severely injured by them at that time. In the end, it was Ku Teng and others who took action and killed those three people!"
"Humph!" Ku Teng snorted coldly at this time: "You have not forgotten our kindness, but I would like to ask you Shi Ling, what do you mean by this!"