Chapter 235 - Chapter 235: Chapter 226: Meeting Senior Han Again (1/2)
Chapter 235: Chapter 226: Meeting Senior Han Again
Hearing this…
Lin Jing frowned in thought for a moment before speaking,
“This doesn’t seem quite right, Senior Brother…”
“When we arrived, there was no mention of a cultivation restriction for entering the inner area of the Spirit Cleansing grounds.”
“Moreover…”
“My token is specifically for the inner area, so why would I go to the outer area to cultivate?”
Senior Yue looked quite displeased and then said,
“Indeed, it wasn’t explicitly stated…”
“But that’s because it was unforeseen that someone with the cultivation of Qi Refinement Level Eight would come to the Spirit Cleansing grounds.”
Lin Jing was clearly skeptical of Senior Yue’s explanation.
“If that were truly the case, Elder Master Li would have informed me before I entered.”
With that thought, Lin Jing then addressed Senior Yue,
“Senior Brother, please return my token to me.”
As Lin Jing’s words fell, Senior Yue’s brows inverted in irritation, saying impatiently,
“What now?”
“Do you think I would deceive you?”
“If you don’t wish to cultivate, then leave on your own.”
Having said that,
Senior Yue flicked his sleeve and turned to leave.
He showed no intention whatsoever of returning the token to Lin Jing.
Just then,
from a branch path in the inner area, a voice suddenly rang out, seemingly filled with disbelief.
“Lin Jing?”
Hearing this voice, Lin Jing was also startled.
He then turned his head to look at the person emerging from the inner area.
It was, surprisingly, Senior Han.
“Senior Han…”
“How could you…”
Immediately feeling something was amiss, Lin Jing corrected himself,
“So it turns out you are here as well…”
As an Inner Sect Disciple of the Qingyuan Sword Sect, it was not strange for Han Jing to be here.
At this moment…
The surprise was not limited to Lin Jing and Han Jing.
Even Senior Yue, who had turned to leave, was now frowning and standing still.
He recognized the newcomer.
An Inner Sect Disciple of the Qingyuan Sword Sect.
Last name Han, given name Han Jing.
This person, like him, was in charge of managing the Spirit Cleansing grounds.
Only…
It was unclear how he came to know Lin Jing.
Senior Yue was utterly puzzled.
If he was holding Lin Jing’s token without anyone else’s knowledge, that would be easy to handle.
As a manager of the Spirit Cleansing grounds, he could easily manipulate a minor Qi Refinement Level Eight cultivator.
But…
If this minor cultivator had connections with this ‘Junior Han’ from the Qingyuan Sword Sect…
Then things would be difficult.
After all,
this place was jointly managed by three major sects.
The Elders above, particularly concerned about the relations between the three sects, had repeatedly warned to maintain amicable relations, and to avoid conflict.
Subsequently,
he recalled what Liu Yiyuan had previously said, and immediately felt a surge of antipathy,
“This person clearly has the backing of the Qingyuan Sword Sect, yet Liu Yiyuan deliberately withheld this information from me, nearly causing me to make a grievous mistake.”
“Next time I see him, I must give him a proper warning.”
Seeing Han Jing, Lin Jing was overjoyed.
“Senior Han, I didn’t expect to encounter you here…”
Han Jing clearly had many questions:
“This place is under the management of the three great sects, and my current duty is to assist the Elders in overseeing it.”
“But you, how did you get in here…”
After finishing,
Han Jing sized up Lin Jing from head to toe and then said,
“You’re quite the lad, Qi Refinement Level Eight…”
“How did you cultivate so quickly?”
Han Jing knew Lin Jing very well and was aware that he possessed a talent of the Five Elements Mixed Spirit Root.
In his opinion…