Primordial Cultivator

Grand Elder Huo's words sent a shocking strike at Meng Yan.

"Impossible… father wouldn't have hired those people to capture me." Meng Yan flatly refused his words to be true.

Even though she had gone against him this time, Meng Yan was sure that his father would never harm her.

"Maybe he wouldn't in the past, but now with power and wealth in front of him. I bet he would risk anything, including his own daughter." Grand Elder Huo sighed softly as he began explaining Meng Pao's motive.

"Your father wanted to sell you off to the Envoy that's coming from the Central Zone as a gift. After all, the Envoy had promised to make the Phoenix Sky Sect set foot in the Central Zone and have them as support."

Meng Yan held a dumbfounded expression as she staggered backward.

As much as she wanted to believe her own father, she knew him the best.

Anyone or anything that could benefit her father, he would definitely do everything in his power to obtain it. It doesn't even matter if he has to sacrifice his beloved woman or not.

"Xiao Yan, I know it's hard for you to accept this, but it's best that you leave Ling City as soon as possible." Grand Elder Huo said as he then glanced at Jing Feng and Shan Zhilan.

"I hope the two elders will understand my difficulty. I know that if Xiao Yan wants to leave, your sect must forfeit the tournament." He added.

Shan Zhilan pondered for a few moments before turning around to look at Jing Feng.

Her meaning was clear, whatever Jing Feng's decision is, then that'll be the final choice.

Meanwhile, Jing Feng cursed at her silently as she handed the decision to her.

By doing so, the responsibility will land on her, and Shan Zhilan would be scot-free.

"You are really insidious, Shan Zhilan." Jing Feng sent a mental transmission toward her.

Shan Zhilan smiled cheekily as she shrugged her shoulders.

Sometime later, Jing Feng took a deep breath as she held an apologetic expression to Yang Wei and the other disciples.

Yang Wei understood her decision by seeing her expression.

He held her hand secretly and sent a mental transmission to her.

"It's alright, Jing Feng. Forfeiting now might not be a bad choice since we already had our fill with the Purple Scorpion Sect."

Jing Feng held a grateful attitude when the rest of the disciples also nodded their heads with a smile on their faces.

"Grand Elder Huo, it seemed like our Swift Feather Wind Sect would announce our departure earlier than usual." Jing Feng said.

Grand Elder Huo smiled blissfully.

"Thank you for understanding," Grand Elder Huo said with his utmost gratitude.

Normally, not every sect is willing to do what the Swift Feather Sect had just done.

Forfeiting a tournament after they had won against a sect like Purple Scorpion Sect was unimaginable.

Not to mention, there was a high chance they would be able to obtain more benefits since Yang Wei's strength and prowess were definitely on par with any core disciples in the powerhouse sect.

Meanwhile, Meng Yang held an apologetic look as she bowed her head toward Shan Zhilan and Jing Feng, "I'm sorry for causing you trouble, Elder Jing and Elder Shan."

And she continued, "If it weren't because of me, we wouldn't have to forfeit the tournament."

Jing Feng shook her head.

"No worries, disciple Meng Yan. We were thinking about forfeiting from the start anyway since it's taking way too long."

"But you were just thinking about it… If it weren't because of me, you wouldn't have really gone through with it."

"Stop blaming yourself, Meng Yan." Yang Wei decided to intervene as he patted her shoulder.

"None of this is your fault except for your father. Greed has blinded his eyesight and now all he can do is think about how many more benefits he can reap." He added.

Yang Wei wasn't going to be polite about Meng Pao.

Ever since he had plotted to kill him simply because of his interaction with Meng Yan, and now he heard of his disgusting deed of trying to capture his own daughter.

The grudge between them had just increased to an incorrigible relationship.

Sometime later, everyone calmed themselves as Grand Elder Huo smiled at them.

"Anyway, since my position has been discarded, would it be an inconvenience for you guys if I want to follow you back to the Swift Feather Wind Sect?" Grand Elder Huo asked.

Jing Feng shook her head.

"It'll be an honor if we have Grand Elder Huo to accompany us." Jing Feng said.

Who were they kidding?

Grand Elder Huo's high cultivation base would help their sect increase in strength. In addition, it was clear his relationship with Meng Yan is extremely good.

Thus, this was a win-win situation for everybody.

"Anyway, now that we have no point in staying here and we don't know if the Wolf Gang will come back later on. We should check out of the Ivory Hotel and leave as soon as possible." Shan Zhilan said.

Everyone agreed with her words as they quickly checked out of the Ivory Hotel and proceeded to leave Ling City.

Of course, the guards were confused to see Grand Elder Huo leaving with them.

However, one word from him saying that he wanted to go take a walk was enough to deter them.

Going against Grand Elder Huo would not benefit the guards much.

Sometime later, the group arrived at a nearby forest where Shan Zhilan retrieved the flying treasure.

"T-This is your so-called flying treasure?" Grand Elder Huo stuttered in disbelief as he glanced at the poorly designed flying treasure.

'How can my Xiao Yan be comfortable sitting in this kind of flying treasure?' Grand Elder Huo thought.

Shan Zhilan held an embarrassed expression as she muttered, "This is the best flying treasure our sect could offer. We are a third-rate sect after all…"

Jing Feng nodded her head.

"We were kind of hoping to gain a new flying treasure with the sect tournament ranking, but now all hope is lost." Jing Feng said pitifully.

Meanwhile, Yang Wei was dumbfounded by the actions of these two women.

'Jing Feng, aren't you being a bit shameless here?' Yang Wei sent a mental transmission to her as he asked in disbelief.

'Shut it, Yang Wei. We have a fat and wealthy person here. It would be a shame if we didn't milk his wealth dry.' Jing Feng replied swiftly.

'You better act pitifully as well. Otherwise, you can sleep on the cold floor when we get back to the sect.' She added.

Hearing her threats, tears quickly appeared in Yang Wei's eyes.

"Sigh, I was a poor man living in a small village for a long time. If it weren't for the Swift Feather Sect taking me in, I would have died a long time ago. I was really hoping to use my strength to return some favor to the sect, but now everything is futile." Yang Wei cried aloud as he showed an ashamed face.

His exaggeration made Grand Elder Huo twitch his mouth.

"Enough, I can lend my flying treasure to you." Grand Elder Huo said as he could no longer stand them.

With a flick of his hand, a huge flying treasure appeared. It was a Phoenix-shaped boat with lots of defense mechanisms around the side.

The fiery flame red color around it showed an ambiguous side of the flying treasure.

"Woah, Grand Elder Huo is indeed magnanimous," Jing Feng praised in admiration.

"Indeed, to think Grand Elder Huo was willing to give this kind of amazing flying treasure to our Swift Feather Wind Sect for free." Shan Zhilan added.

"W-Wait a minute… I never said it was for free-"

Just when Grand Elder Huo tried to correct them, Meng Yan suddenly held his arms as she smiled blissfully.

"Uncle Huo, the Swift Feather Sect, has done a lot for us. Just a flying treasure isn't even enough for us to repay their favor." Meng Yan said as she dragged him inside the flying treasure.

Grand Elder Huo felt heartache when he was practically scammed of his own personal flying treasure.

Meanwhile, Jing Feng and Shan Zhilan clapped their hands in joy to obtain a free flying treasure.

"Jing Feng, you should have acted more pitifully like me." Shan Zhilan said as she pointed out some of her flaws.

Jing Feng shook her head.

"I think my acting was on point, whereas you were a bit fake with that embarrassed expression. What kind of Disciplinary Hall Leader would show such an embarrassed expression? It's too unrealistic." Jing Feng argued back.

As they continued to spend the next few minutes arguing who was the one having the most flaw, Yang Wei decided to step in to remind them of their motive.

"Elder Shan… Jing Feng, everyone already boarded the flying treasure. Can't you two leave this discussion when we return back to the sect?" Yang Wei asked lightly.

"Hmph, I think the biggest flaw should be you, yang Wei." Shan Zhilan and Jing Feng shouted at the same time as they pointed their fingers at him.

'I should have kept my mouth shut…' Yang Wei thought as he feared for his life.

After getting bombarded by Jing Feng and Shan Zhilan simultaneously, Yang Wei finally escaped death when they decided it was time to board the flying treasure.

"Let's go, Jing Feng. Why should we be questioning our acting when your man is the most flawed one?"

"Agreed, his acting was so ridiculous that Grand Elder Huo noticed it within a second."