After awakening, the female supporting character in the abused novel only wants to ascend to immorta

Chapter 278

This time, not only Ma Bin, but even Lin Zhao didn't expect the sect leader to be so tough.

After all, the sect leader has always been easygoing and never puts on airs since they met.

Only the Grand Elder and Mingzhu were unsurprised.

This person was able to maintain his position as sect leader because of his decisive and uncompromising style and formidable strength. Thanks to the ancient dragon bone and nutrients from the blood pool provided by Lin Zhao, the current sect leader is two major levels higher than when he was in the early stage of the Tribulation Transcending Realm. He is now a powerful figure in the late stage of the Tribulation Transcending Realm, and he no longer needs to explain his reasons for doing things.

Mingzhu glanced at Ma Bin behind him, shook his head, and sighed inwardly.

His disciple is indeed talented, but he never thought about why he never dared to approach the sect leader. Why didn't he dare to speak up when the sect leader came?

Ma Bin had only been blinded by jealousy; he wasn't stupid. Upon hearing this, he immediately knelt down before the sect leader.

"This disciple knows his mistake and begs the sect leader to punish him. I also beg the sect leader not to expel this disciple from the sect."

He never expected that the sect leader would have this kind of personality, and even more unexpectedly, the sect leader would go to such lengths for Lin Zhao!
"The various matters concerning establishing Lin Zhao as the young master have already begun. In the next few days, the news will be announced to the entire Northwest Continent. The news will also be released on the Tian Tong Mirror at the same time, and the young master's succession ceremony will be held ahead of schedule."

The sect leader neither told Ma Bin to get up nor said anything about retracting the order, but he also did not insist that the order be carried out.

Therefore, the Grand Elder and Elder Mingzhu exchanged a glance and wisely refrained from interrupting the Sect Leader.

"Little Mingzi, you should be glad that none of your disciple's plans were accomplished today. Otherwise, he would have done it through you, and I would have expelled you from the sect as well."

Upon hearing this, Mingzhu's face twitched, and he lowered his eyes: "Uncle-Master..."

The sect leader looked at him with a serious expression and said in a very earnest tone: "The young master's status is equivalent to that of an elder. I can understand that your disciple is young and impetuous and does not know any better. You have been in the Phoenix Medicine Sect for so many years, you must know better. If Lin Zhao's development is hindered by you, I will naturally deal with you personally."

No one doubted the truthfulness of the sect leader's words, and everyone fell silent.

Even Lin Zhao didn't expect the sect leader to go to such lengths for her. She had only asked the sect leader to come and see how Elder Mingzhu and his disciple would cause trouble, but she didn't expect that the sect leader would silence the two of them with just a few words.

The sect leader lowered his eyelids, took a sip of tea, and continued, "Of course, I am not an unreasonable person. The reason I sent Lin Zhao to the Greedy Wolf Secret Realm is that if she goes, the results she can achieve may far exceed what other disciples gain."

Seeing that Ma Bin still seemed somewhat unconvinced, the sect leader asked, "How much spiritual energy did you have at the initial stage of the Heartbeat Realm?"

Ma Bin was quite confident in his talent, and upon hearing this, he immediately knelt even straighter: "When I was in the early stages of the Heartbeat Realm, my spiritual energy foundation already contained three thousand streams of spiritual energy!"

The sect leader nodded: "Three thousand Dao Spirit Streams at the early stage of the Heartbeat Realm can be considered top-tier talent. Your Divine Palace is at the eighth level, right?"

Ma Bin nodded: "Yes, disciple is at the eighth level of the Divine Palace."

"What is your current spiritual energy level?"

Ma Bin said, "Fifteen thousand streams of spiritual energy..."

The sect leader stopped asking questions, put down his teacup, and gestured for the Grand Elder to speak.

The Grand Elder looked at Ma Bin expressionlessly: "Lin Zhao had ten thousand spiritual streams in the early stages of the Heartbeat Realm. She is a ninth-level Divine Palace cultivator. Do you understand the Sect Leader's intention now?"

Ma Bin's pupils shrank: "Even someone at the Heartbeat stage of the ninth level of the Divine Palace couldn't possibly have ten thousand streams of spiritual energy in the early Heartbeat stage!"

unless……

"A mutated divine palace?" Song Tingning spoke first. The Grand Elder nodded: "That's right."

Ma Bin slumped to the ground, too exhausted to argue.

A mutated nine-layered divine palace—such talent would rank among the top ten even among the transcendent powers of the Central Continent.

Faced with such an absolute gap in talent, his previous jealousy and suspicion seemed particularly ridiculous.

But then Mingzhu added, "You've seen it yourself. It's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that this is the reality."

If he really stubbornly tries to help Ma Bin, the sect leader isn't incapable of expelling an elder from the sect.

Of course, there was another layer to his words that only Ma Bin and he himself could understand.

"I've already done my best to help you. It was the sect leader who blocked it back. It has nothing to do with me, so I can't possibly return the valuables that your family keeps."

After understanding Mingzhu's meaning, Ma Bin's face turned ashen with anger.

However, Mingzhu didn't care about his expression, waved his hand, and said, "Alright, since the sect leader has already made a decision on this matter, and I, as his disciple, don't seem to have any other opinions, I won't disturb you any longer, senior brother. Please go ahead."

The First Elder watched Ming Zhu and Ma Bin's retreating figures and gave the Sect Leader a thumbs up: "Master, I thought your temper would be much better after being imprisoned for so many years."

The sect leader sneered, "If this were when I was young, I would have locked these two troublemakers up long ago. Would I have allowed them to run rampant?"

It's only because the Phoenix Medicine Sect is currently short-handed that the sect leader turns a blind eye to the master and disciple.

The Grand Elder laughed heartily, then looked at Lin Zhao.

"Little girl, now you can tell me what you want me to refine for you."

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhao quickly took out the materials he needed to refine the talisman brush.

After she took out the materials one by one, the sect leader and the Grand Elder fell silent.

The elder then gave a wry smile: "You little rascal, you really don't know what it means to keep your talents hidden. Any one of these things of yours could make us weapon refiners envious."

Lin Zhao smiled and said, "Wealth should not be flaunted, but the elders and the sect leader are not outsiders. These things were originally meant to be entrusted to the elders."

These words made the two old men's expressions improve considerably, which made Song Tingning think to herself.

It's estimated that only a casual remark from Lin Zhao could make these two happy.

"Looking at these materials, are you planning to refine a talisman brush?" the elder asked after a moment of contemplation.

Lin Zhao nodded: "Please take a look, Elder, and tell me the highest and lowest grade of the talisman brushes I can make from these materials?"

The Grand Elder stepped forward, took each piece of material in his hand, examined them carefully, and said, "The highest level is that of a Celestial Artifact, but... I don't have that ability right now."

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhao said, "Elder, just try your best to refine higher quality products. As for what else the elder needs, this disciple can provide it."

The elder waved his hand, looking at the materials as if they were precious treasures: "The rest are just trinkets. You must have made a lot of preparations before you came. These three main materials have arrived. I will complete the rest for you. As for the cost, we'll settle it later."

After speaking, the elder paused for a moment: "If... I can succeed, I will waive the cost of refining it for you."