Chapter 79: The Wind Rises as the Storm Approaches

“Lin Fan, an outer disciple, has an urgent matter and requests an audience with the Sect Leader!” At this moment, Lin Fan gathered all his strength and shouted loudly.

“Silence! The Sect Leader is in seclusion and must not be disturbed!” Elder Qingfeng’s face darkened, and he rebuked fiercely.

But at this moment, Lin Fan had no intention of listening to the elder. If he couldn’t see the Sect Leader this time, there might truly be no hope left.

Meng Yangquan was startled. He hadn’t expected his junior brother Lin to suddenly raise his voice. It was forbidden to make noise in front of the Ninth Peak’s main hall, but with Elder Qingfeng blocking the way and refusing entry, it seemed they had no choice but to resort to this.

“Disciple Meng Yangquan requests an audience with the Sect Leader. This concerns the survival of our sect…” Meng Yangquan summoned his true energy, roaring like a lion or a dragon, sending waves of shock through the air.

Wow, my senior brother’s shout is really powerful, Lin Fan thought as his eardrums vibrated painfully. Clearly, this was an extremely profound sound-based technique.

“Daring to make noise before the hall, wait until I capture you both for punishment.” Elder Qingfeng’s face darkened ominously as he suddenly spread his five fingers, radiating green light as he grabbed toward Meng Yangquan.

This move exuded a mighty aura, as if the entire world were within his grasp.

“Green Heaven Palm!”

Meng Yangquan’s expression turned serious as he covered his body in true energy and met Elder Qingfeng’s attack head-on.

Seeing Meng Senior Brother fiercely fighting with Elder Qingfeng, Lin Fan also strained his voice and roared furiously.

“Disciple Lin Fan requests an audience with the Sect Leader!”

“Sect Leader, disciple has an urgent matter to report!”

…

Lin Fan exerted all his strength to shout, but his voice seemed to vanish without a trace, as if sinking into the sea without a ripple.

At this moment, Lin Fan grew anxious. Meng Senior Brother’s cultivation level was two ranks lower than Elder Qingfeng’s. How could he possibly compete? If they couldn’t summon the Sect Leader soon, both of them would likely be captured.

However, when Lin Fan glanced toward Meng Senior Brother, he was speechless with shock. Meng Senior Brother seemed to have been injected with adrenaline and was actually suppressing Elder Qingfeng, who was at the eighth stage of entering the divine.

This was simply unscientific.

Though surprised, Lin Fan couldn’t afford to think further and continued to scream at the top of his lungs.

“Brother Qingfeng, what’s going on?” Just then, another person flew in from a distance.

“Senior Brother, quickly capture these two rebellious disciples. They dared to make noise before the hall!” Elder Qingfeng shouted with a face full of fury.

He hadn’t expected that Meng Yangquan, whose cultivation level was clearly lower than his own, could actually overpower him. This was simply intolerable.

Lin Fan, seeing the newcomer approaching from afar, was instantly drenched in cold sweat. This person had arrived at the Small Heaven Realm.

The gap in major cultivation realms was vast. If this person joined the fight, Meng Senior Brother would have absolutely no chance of resistance.

No good, it was time to use real skills. If the Sect Leader still wouldn’t come out, a major disaster would occur.

“Sect Leader, what are you still meditating for? The sect is about to be completely destroyed. Have you gone deaf?” At this moment, Lin Fan shouted recklessly.

Hearing his junior brother’s words, Meng Yangquan, who was fighting Elder Qingfeng, nearly fainted.

How could his junior brother show such disrespect toward the Sect Leader?

The person flying in from afar, upon hearing that an outer disciple had dared to insult the Sect Leader, instantly attacked with a palm strike. The entire heaven and earth seemed to twist as a suffocating pressure bore down on Lin Fan.

Lin Fan’s heart was filled with terror. Was he about to die again?

“Senior Elder Eighteen, please show mercy!” Seeing Senior Elder Eighteen attack, Meng Yangquan hurriedly shouted.

If his junior brother Lin was struck by Senior Elder Eighteen’s palm, there would be no chance of survival. However, at this moment, Meng Yangquan was preoccupied and unable to come to his rescue. He could only hope Senior Elder Eighteen would show mercy and spare his junior brother’s life.

“Hmph, insulting the Sect Leader deserves death.” Senior Elder Eighteen’s face was filled with coldness, clearly indicating he had no intention of holding back.

Just as Lin Fan prepared to accept his fate, suddenly the space froze. That earth-shaking palm strike seemed to hit a layer of cotton, unable to advance any further.

“Enough, stop!” At this moment, a voice came from within the main hall.

“Sect Leader!”

Lin Fan’s heart was filled with joy. This must be the Sect Leader’s voice. Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, it was the Sect Leader who had saved his life.

At this moment, Lin Fan exhaled in relief. Good thing, good thing. If he had died, it would have been truly tragic.

“Come inside.”

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Meng Yangquan also exhaled in relief. Fortunately, the Sect Leader had intervened in time; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

“Hmph,” both Elder Qingfeng and Senior Elder Eighteen snorted coldly. These rebellious disciples deserved to be struck down.

Lin Fan glanced at the two elders without concern. Just moments ago, they had tried to kill him. Fortunately, the Sect Leader had intervened; otherwise, his life would have been lost at the hands of these elders.

Then, Lin Fan followed everyone into the main hall.

Inside the hall, eight square pillars stood upright, with nothing else in the vast space. In the center between these eight pillars sat a middle-aged man dressed in plain clothes.

Though his attire was simple, just one glance made Lin Fan feel immense pressure.

Great Heaven Realm, third stage.

At this sight, Lin Fan nearly spat out a mouthful of old blood. This was the first Great Heaven Realm cultivator he had ever encountered.

And this person was at the third stage of the Great Heaven Realm.

At this moment, Lin Fan’s heart was filled not with joy but more with concern.

The Sect Leader was already at the third stage of the Great Heaven Realm, yet the Yan Emperor still dared to ally with other sects to attack the Saint and Devil Sect. This meant that other sects must possess top-tier combat power no less formidable than the Sect Leader’s.

“Greetings to the Sect Leader.”

…

“Hmph, so you are the outer disciple Lin Fan who insulted me as deaf earlier?” At this moment, the Sect Leader, seated there, asked emotionlessly and calmly.

Upon hearing this, Lin Fan’s heart exploded with alarm. This Sect Leader had a grudge-bearing nature.

“Disciple didn’t mean to, it was unintentional.” In front of the Sect Leader, where would Lin Fan dare to be reckless? If he angered the Sect Leader, wouldn’t his life be snuffed out with just one slap?

Only those who can bend and stretch appropriately can be considered great men.

The Sect Leader gave Lin Fan a meaningful look but didn’t ask further, “What important matter has brought you both here at such risk?”

Meng Yangquan glanced at Lin Fan and then nodded, allowing his junior brother to speak for himself, since only Lin Fan truly understood everything.

“Reporting to the Sect Leader, disciple overheard in the Yan Imperial Court that the Yan Emperor has colluded with other sects and is preparing to attack the Saint and Devil Sect.”

As soon as Lin Fan spoke these words, Senior Elder Eighteen and Elder Qingfeng’s faces changed, and they exclaimed in unison, “That’s impossible.”

The Sect Leader raised his head, his eyes flashing with a glint of sharpness.

“You, an outer disciple, speak nonsense. How could the Yan Emperor collude with other sects to attack our Saint and Devil Sect? Moreover, our sect has no conflicts with other sects. How could such a thing happen?” Elder Qingfeng said.

“Sect Leader, Elders, disciple speaks the truth. The Yan Emperor’s cultivation level is only at the Divine Entry stage publicly, but disciple knows he has already reached the seventh stage of the Small Heaven Realm. Other sects are attacking the Saint and Devil Sect because the Sect Leader has obtained something called Divine Blood,” Lin Fan revealed everything without hesitation. If he didn’t clarify this matter thoroughly, it would be difficult for the sect to believe him.

“What? How would they know about this?” Senior Elder Eighteen and the others were astonished.

The matter of obtaining Divine Blood had been kept highly secret, yet someone had found out.

“No, no, you’re lying. You claim the Yan Emperor is at the seventh stage of the Small Heaven Realm. how could you have overheard their conversation without being noticed?” Elder Qingfeng questioned fiercely.

At this moment, the Sect Leader looked at Lin Fan without speaking, seemingly also wanting to know the reason behind all this.

“Disciple, by chance, obtained a cultivation technique, which I practiced to perfection. It allows me to enter a state of invisibility, moving silently without emitting any aura. After arriving at the Yan Imperial Court, I had nothing to do and thus joined the Tianfu Academy as a teacher. Later, when the Yan Emperor and Empress inspected the academy, I hid invisibly inside their room and overheard their conversation,” Lin Fan explained and then immediately demonstrated, entering the invisible state.

“How could such a technique exist…” Senior Elder Eighteen and others were astonished, finding it unbelievable.

Even the Sect Leader showed a flicker of interest.

When this disciple vanished before their very eyes, they truly couldn’t detect him. Indeed, it was a miraculous technique.