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The two chatted for a while, and soon, maids brought them delicacies. It was a very sumptuous meal. The two of them had not eaten together for a long time, so they ate happily.
Most of the disciples had already left the Green Cloud Mountain, but there was still a portion who stayed behind to clean up the mess. When they saw Ling Jian walk out of the Punishment Hall, their eyes all lit up, and in an instant, they all boiled over with excitement.
"They're coming out! They're coming out! Look! You're the young school head! The young school head is coming out!"
"Phew, that's amazing. He had previously suppressed his cultivation and defeated the Third Elder and the Great Elder's prized disciples with just the strength of the Third Heavenly Layer. I don't know how he managed to do that."
"Young Sect Master's true cultivation is at the Fifth Heavenly Layer, you understand? "Amazing, he still hasn't recovered from the shock a few days ago, how did he manage to do that?"
"Sigh, I admit that I have a low opinion of people, I originally belittled the Young Sect Master, I originally thought that this meeting of elders would definitely abolish Ling Jian, but I never thought that Great Elder was actually the culprit, Great Elder has really hidden it well, truly an old fox, he almost controlled all of us to use the Immortal Execution Sword Formation."
"Before this, I thought that he was a trash. I didn't expect that our Young Sect Master would be able to play the part of a pig to eat the tiger. With his physique, how could he be so strong? How could he possess such strength?"
"No matter what, Young Sect Master saved us when he was at the Cirrus House. If not for him, how could we have left the plaza so quickly?"
"That's right. Just thinking about the sharpness of that Divine Punisher Blade made me tremble with fear …"
"..."
Numerous pairs of eyes were staring at Ling Jian at this moment. Their eyes were filled with excitement and surprise. It was as if they were looking at a mysterious and powerful figure appearing.
Ling Jian only took a glance before retracting his gaze. It seems like everything that had happened at the elders' meeting had already reached the ears of all kinds of disciples. He had also achieved his goal of re-establishing Young Sect Master's prestige.
"Greetings, Young Sect Master!"
"Greetings, Young Sect Master!"
"..."
Wherever Ling Jian had passed by on the Azure Cloud Mountain, all the disciples would bow down and greet him as if he was the real Young Sect Master.
He could tell that these disciples were waiting for him on the spot. He had to admit, when he saw the disciples who had looked down on him back then, he now bowed and greeted them one by one. He felt an indescribable pride in his heart and enjoyed it.
When he had been in the sect before, where had he received such treatment? Even though he had the identity of a Young Sect Master, wasn't everyone looking down on him and mocking him? Even the most ordinary culinary disciple looked down on him.
He had been the Young Sect Master for so many years, but this was the first time he had received such treatment. It seemed that he had succeeded in establishing his prestige in the elders' meeting, and this had far exceeded his expectations.
Even the core disciples with the same cultivation level as Ling Jian also slightly nodded their heads to show respect when they saw Ling Jian passing by.
Although they felt that as long as they were careful, Ling Jian would not be able to kill them like he had killed Ye Xue Yue, but when they recalled the terrifying palm techniques in the Cirrus House, they felt a chill run down their spines with a saber at their backs.
Ling Jian's mastery over martial arts, the profoundness of the martial arts he trained, as well as his understanding and comprehension towards martial arts were definitely above theirs. Right now, they had both placed Ling Jian on the list of 'dangerous and unoffendable'.
Ling Jian nodded slightly, and greeted these people.
"This is reality, too realistic."
Seeing this scene, Ling Jian's heart was filled with emotion.
This was the rule of the sect. If you were weak, everyone would look down on you and want to trample on you. However, if you were strong, everyone would respect and fear you!
Everything was built on the basis of strength!
Ling Jian took a deep breath and did not linger. After calming his mind, he headed back to his own residence.
Very quickly, Ling Jian returned to his living quarters. Pushing open the door, he slowly closed the door and walked in.
"Oh, that's right. When I was at the Discipline Hall, I had clearly felt the mysterious scroll infect the jade pendant. I wonder just what happened?"
Ling Jian thought about it. It was something that his mother had entrusted to him, and it was very possible that it was something that belonged to his mother as well. It was likely that not even his father knew that such a precious thing was going to be kept with the mysterious scroll.
However, just as his fingers came in contact with the jade pendant, he was startled.
"Not good, the jade pendant is broken!"
Ling Jian hurriedly took out the entire jade pendant and looked at it in his palm. On the green jade pendant, many cracks had appeared on the smooth surface and many cracks had spread out like a spider web, while many fragments had fallen out. Fortunately, the entire shape of the jade pendant had not changed and was not visibly damaged.
"Was it caused by the sword qi that gushed out of the scroll when I opened it previously?"
Ling Jian thought back to the moment when he had opened the scroll in the Discipline Hall's hall. The red light from the sword qi rushed towards his face and into the jade pendant in his hands. He could hear the jade pendant emit a slight cracking sound.
"This is really strange, nothing happened to my chest, there is no reason for this dense, solid jade pendant to be destroyed by the sword qi! – fortunately, this jade pendant was not damaged, it seems that I need to find the best Tears of the Phoenix to carve this jade pendant again."
With this thought, Ling Jian immediately came up with an idea. The Tears of the Phoenix could repair broken jades, jade and other treasures, and it could be found in the treasury of the Qing-Yun Sect. However, because it was not very useful, and coupled with the fact that Ling Jian did not expect such a scene to occur, he did not take any of it.
Ling Jian carefully arranged the debris on top of the jade pendant, and at the same time, prepared to store the pendant properly.
"Eh?"
While he was tidying up the debris, he caught a glimpse of a crack extending from the center of the jade pendant from the corner of his eyes. When he took a closer look, he was greatly alarmed.
It was not a crack. Instead, it was a cyan ray of light that was unceasingly flowing from within the jade ornament. It was like a sealed dragon snake that was swaying back and forth within the jade ornament.