Goddess Painting

Lin Yi gritted his teeth, feeling as if a piece of red-hot coal was stuck in his throat, and finally could only lower his head and remain silent.

"alright."

A clear, cold voice dominated the entire room.

Su Qinghan stood in mid-air, her gaze sweeping over the crowd:

"Lin Yi possesses a Saint-grade spiritual root. I, acting on behalf of the sect master, will accept him as my personal disciple. He will immediately enter the main peak and be personally instructed by me. All other irrelevant persons, please step aside."

After saying that, she didn't give anyone a chance to react. With a flick of her sleeve, she took Lin Yi, who was still in a daze, and they disappeared into the distance.

Even after the protagonist Lin Yi left, the lively crowd did not completely disperse.

The gazes of the peak masters finally fell upon the forgotten Qin Feng.

After all, it's an eight-shot top-grade meat. Although this piece of meat isn't as fragrant as the holy grade, it's definitely not bad!

however--

A bizarre scene unfolded.

The peak masters who had almost fought over Qin Feng earlier were now all looking down at their noses, noses, mouths, and minds, as if they hadn't seen this living person at all!

An awkward, suffocating atmosphere filled the air.

"What's going on? Nobody wants it?"

"Shh! Didn't you see the look in Patriarch Lin's eyes just now? It was obvious he wanted to blacklist Qin Feng!"

"Anyone who takes Qin Feng in is going against the Lin family, whose future is bright! Who's stupid enough to offend the Lin family, which has a Saint-level genius, for a nobody like him?"

Some disciples whispered among themselves, their eyes filled with schadenfreude.

"Tsk tsk, it's truly an unprecedented tale in the history of our Qingyun Sect that a top-tier genius with eight outstanding skills has fallen to the point of being ignored."

"It seems Qin Feng is destined to be a pawn."

Just then.

Wang Tianyi made a move.

He straightened his clothes, slowly walked up to Qin Feng, and wore a hypocritical expression of pity on his face:

"Qin Feng..."

He sighed deeply, looking utterly heartbroken.

"Elder Qin's whereabouts are currently unknown. Although your spiritual root has improved, the road ahead... is difficult!"

"Within the sect, the strong prey on the weak. Now that none of the peaks are willing to accept you, if you have no one to rely on, you may not even be able to keep your status as an outer disciple, and you will find it difficult to move an inch in the future."

Wang Tian paused, a calculating glint in his eyes:

"Today, out of consideration for my past relationship with your grandfather, I will make an exception and accept you as my disciple, a nominal one."

"While it can't compare to the true disciples, and there aren't many cultivation resources, it at least provides some protection, preventing you from becoming homeless. Are you... willing?"

As soon as he said this, a chorus of praises erupted around him for Elder Wang's benevolence and righteousness.

Only a few discerning people sneered inwardly.

Good trick!

This is clearly an attempt to keep Qin Feng firmly in their grasp, ensuring he never has a chance to rise to prominence!

Once you become a disciple, you're nothing more than a servant, your life and death are in your master's hands, and you'll never be able to turn your life around!

Lin Zhengnan stroked his beard and smiled, his eyes full of mockery:

"My dear son-in-law, why don't you quickly thank Elder Wang? This is a blessing you've accumulated over many lifetimes!"

good fortune?

Qin Feng looked at Wang Tianyi's face, which was filled with the word "charity," and then at Lin Zhengnan's confident look.

All I wanted to do was sneer.

Do you really think I'm a three-year-old?

Do you want to keep me confined and ruin me little by little?

dream!

Qin Feng took a deep breath and straightened his spine.

He showed no anger, no hysteria, but calmly looked at Wang Tianyi and said loudly:

"Thank you for your kindness, Elder Wang."

"But...this disciple dares not accept!"

Wang Tianyi's smile froze, and his face instantly darkened: "What did you say? You don't want to?"

Qin Feng whirled around, facing the main hall of the sect, his gaze intense, his voice resounding throughout the entire hall:

"As a member of the Qin family, my grandfather, Qin Xiaotian, once led the Tian Shu lineage, a force to be reckoned with! Now that Tian Shu Peak is shrouded in dust, I am filled with anguish whenever I think of it!"

"I, a junior, refuse to depend on others and merely seek survival!"

"Today, Qin Feng swears an oath to the Heavenly Dao: to inherit my grandfather's will and reopen Tian Shu Peak! In my name, Qin Feng, I will restore the prestige of the Qin family!"

"I humbly request that you, elders, grant me permission to succeed as the Peak Master of Tian Shu!"

boom--!

These words were like a bombshell, crashing down on the crowd!

The entire room fell silent!

Everyone stared at Qin Feng as if he were a madman.

Has he gone mad?!

Reopening Tian Shu Peak?

That was an almost impossible task!

This wasn't just rejecting Wang Tianyi; it was practically suicide!

Elder Zhou, who was in charge of the sect's laws, frowned and said in a deep voice:

"Qin Feng, are you aware of the current state of Tian Shu Peak? Are you aware of the strict rules governing the reopening of the desolate peak?"

"That's no child's play!"

Qin Feng clasped his hands in a fist salute, his gaze unwavering as iron:

"This disciple understands! I will not regret it even if it means dying nine times!"

Elder Zhou gave him a deep look and coldly announced:

"Since you insist on this, then let's do it according to the rules."

"To reopen a peak, three conditions must be met within one month!"

"First, your own cultivation level needs to break through to the Divine Power Realm!"

"Secondly, Tian Shu Peak needs to recruit twenty disciples with at least mid-grade aptitude, including at least two with high-grade aptitude!"

"Thirdly, there must be a Qi Opening Realm expert residing within the peak as a pillar protecting it!"

"These three conditions are indispensable! If they cannot be met within a month, your peak master status will be revoked and you will be expelled from the sect! You... do you still want to try?!"

As soon as the conditions come out.

The scene fell silent at first.

Even Wang Tianyi and Lin Zhengnan, who were prepared to laugh at them, were stunned.

They thought it would be difficult, but they never imagined it would be this difficult!

That's way too harsh!

They don't even need to do anything to suppress it; this is a dead end from the start!

"puff--!"

Someone couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Immediately afterwards, bursts of laughter flooded the entire square!

"Hahahaha! Divine Power Realm?! In just one month?!"

"He's only at the fourth level of Body Forging, right? He crossed the New Life Realm in a month, reaching the Divine Power Realm? I wouldn't even dare to dream of doing that!"

Nine Realms of Cultivation: Body Forging, Rebirth, Divine Power, Acupoint Opening, Meridian Opening, Blood Transformation, Dragon Bone, Spiritual Connection, and Divine Transformation!

Each realm is further divided into nine levels!

There's an entire major realm or more separating them!

"They're recruiting twenty more disciples with mid-grade aptitude? Even two with high-grade aptitude?" A certain peak steward laughed until tears streamed down his face. "Disciples with high-grade aptitude are highly sought after. Who would want to go to that desolate mountain where even dogs don't defecate and starve?!"

"The most outrageous thing is that a Qi Opening Realm expert is in charge!"

One of the peak masters shook his head and scoffed, "Those at the Meridian Opening Realm can become elders in a sect. Who would be foolish enough to become a subordinate of a mere Body Forging Realm brat?"

"They've gone mad! Utterly mad!"

"The Qin family is completely finished. Even this last glimmer of hope will be extinguished in the ugliest way possible."

Lin Yuyan covered her mouth and chuckled, the disdain in her eyes almost tangible:

"Trying to attract attention. Some people probably can't accept reality and have gone mad."

Wang Tianyi, his face grim, flicked his sleeve and coldly snorted, "You ungrateful wretch! I'd like to see how you'll be crying and crawling out of the Qingyun Sect a month from now!"

Lin Zhengnan felt much more at ease.

Yeah.

To avoid getting my hands dirty.

Let him suffer the consequences of this certain death situation!

Faced with a barrage of ridicule and mockery, Qin Feng remained calm and composed.

No one knows what he's thinking at that moment.

A month?

So many stringent conditions?

In the past, this would have been a complete fantasy.

but now……

Qin Feng touched the slightly warm pen in his pocket.

He's going to give it his all!

For my own sake, and for my grandfather's sake!

Since his grandfather went missing, he had inquired with the sect several times, but the sect's response was always, "It's a confidential matter, we cannot disclose it."

Only when he truly becomes the peak master will he be qualified to know the details of his grandfather's disappearance!

Under countless stares that seemed to regard him as an idiot, Qin Feng turned and strode away.

His silhouette was desolate, yet he stood tall and straight like a pine tree.