Chapter 862 (2/2)

“A slip of the tongue, my apologies…”

“Alliance Hierarch, please rest assured, this matter will not be disclosed.”

After this reminder from the Alliance Hierarch, the other Elders no longer continued to focus on Lin Jing, instead turning their heads to watch the events in the pavilion.

Only Elder Lei, at this moment, leaned close to Lin Jing and whispered,

“Lin lad, what do you think of our Tianyun Holy Sect’s Holy Maiden?

Are you interested in becoming our Tianyun Holy Sect’s son-in-law?”

Elder Lei’s words were so sudden that Lin Jing, caught off guard, even choked on his breath.

“Cough…cough…”

Lin Jing had to cough twice and tried to ease the awkwardness,

“Senior jests…”

But hearing this, another Elder named Li beside Elder Lei turned his head, looking towards Elder Lei teasingly,

“With your entire Tianyun Holy Sect treasuring this young maiden so much, are you really willing to give her away?”

Elder Lei responded,

“How is it giving her away?

Didn’t I just say, we’d take Lin lad as our Tianyun Holy Sect’s son-in-law.”

“With Lin lad’s talent, he is more than a match for our Holy Maiden.”

Upon hearing this, Elder Li rolled his eyes,

“You really know how to wish for the best…”

“With Lin lad’s talent, not to mention your Tianyun Holy Sect, which force in the entire Cultivation World wouldn’t scramble to have him?”

“If Lin lad is willing to come to our Qinglin Daoist Institute, we would immediately regard him as our Daoist Disciple, and even directly groom him as the next leader.”

As the two spoke freely, Lin Jing, caught in the middle, once again attracted the attention of the other Elders.

However, their conversation also prompted another reminder from the Alliance Hierarch,

“Both of you, that’s enough…”

“Lin Jing has his legacy, and won’t join any of your Sects.

Right now, the competition is underway; let’s focus on the contest and drop the matter of Lin Jing.

No further discussion is needed.”

Following the Alliance Hierarch’s remarks, the two immediately behaved and turned their attention back to the pavilion.

Lin Jing also breathed a sigh of relief and directed his attention to the pavilion.

At this point, the competition had just begun; everyone was engaged in the first step of Alchemy, performing initial Refinement on the materials they had just received.

Among the competitors, their Cultivation varied widely, and even the flames they wielded differed.

Some participants used only the flames controlled by Cultivators themselves and began Alchemy with at most one Art of Fire Control.

Others, backed by powerful forces, had obtained special flames, enhancing the strength of their fire.

Consequently, their Refinement speeds also varied.

Soon…

Someone completed the Refinement of materials, and this individual was none other than the Holy Maiden of the Tianyun Holy Sect.

Following her completion of Refinement, the Sect Master’s son from Ziyun Pill Sect and the Loose Cultivator also quickly finished their Refinement.