People in Doupo: Unparalleled Talents Actually Bring a System

After standing firmly on his feet, he looked up and saw Mu Qingluan lightly twisting her fingertips, and a seventh-grade pill appeared in her palm. She looked so casual, as if she was just taking out an ordinary object.

Then, he tilted his head back and swallowed the medicine. After the pill entered his mouth, the aura around him recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye. Feng Qing'er's eyes shrank slightly in an instant, full of astonishment and disbelief.

In her opinion, seventh-grade elixirs are extremely precious. Even though she is from the Sky Demon Phoenix clan with a deep foundation, she still treasures such high-grade elixirs and will never use them easily unless the person is seriously injured, on the verge of death, or at a critical juncture.

Now that Mu Qingluan was so casual about using it to restore her fighting spirit, how could she not be surprised? She thought to herself, "Mu Qingluan is a little too arrogant. Did she treat the seventh-grade elixir as candy?"

However, Feng Qing'er suddenly understood after a while. Xingyun Pavilion now has a real 8th-grade alchemist in charge. Such a person has profound attainments in alchemy, and the pills he refines are all rare treasures. 7th-grade pills are nothing to him.

As the eldest sister of Xingyun Pavilion and the direct disciple of Master Feng, Mu Qingluan represented Xingyun Pavilion in the Four-sided Pavilion Competition. The whole Pavilion would definitely support her. How could Master Xiao Ling not prepare enough elixirs for her? In this way, Mu Qingluan's casual use of the seventh-grade elixir made sense.

With this in mind, Feng Qing'er looked at Mu Qingluan with envy growing in her eyes. If she could have such a close and good relationship with an eighth-grade alchemist, she would be able to avoid many setbacks and take fewer detours on the road of cultivation.

Mu Qingluan's cultivation level is now higher than hers. If one looks into the reason, it is due to the help of the rare elixirs refined by Master Xiao Ling. Otherwise, with the talent of Mu Qingluan and her Tianluan clan, she would not be able to surpass herself as the Heavenly Demon Phoenix.

Thinking of this, Feng Qing'er suddenly glanced towards the seat where Xiao Ling was sitting.

She had heard many rumors about Xiao Ling, but this was the first time she had seen him in person. Because of the competition, she had only taken a quick glance before and had not paid much attention to him. Now that she took such a close look, Feng Qing'er couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

The man was so handsome that he had a face like a finely carved jade, with smooth and perfect lines, sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes. His eyes were deep and seemed to hide the bright stars, his nose was high, and his lips were red without any lipstick. Each of his facial features was exquisite when taken alone, and when combined together, they complemented each other, revealing an irresistible charm.

Even with Feng Qing'er's extremely discerning eyes, Xiao Ling's appearance was truly perfect and impeccable, without even the slightest flaw being found.

When she thought of Xiao Ling's terrifying talent and his remarkable achievements, she couldn't help but secretly smack her lips. Even someone as proud as Feng Qing'er couldn't help but feel ashamed.

Feng Qing'er had also seen the younger generation with direct bloodline in the Heavenly Phoenix Clan several times. With the extremely high purity of their bloodline and the full support of the elders in high positions in the clan to provide them with abundant resources and carefully cultivate them, their cultivation progressed rapidly, leaving people like her with collateral bloodline far behind.

In Feng Qing'er's opinion, perhaps only those outstanding people with unique direct bloodlines can barely be compared with a genius like Xiao Ling, and stand on the same level to compete with him.

Xiao Ling's perception was so sharp that as soon as Feng Qing'er's gaze touched him, he felt something in his heart and immediately turned his head to look where Feng Qing'er was.

In an instant, two pairs of eyes met quietly in mid-air. Xiao Ling's eyes were like a deep pool, revealing a thorough understanding of everything. Feng Qing'er's eyes seemed to contain complex emotions, including astonishment, envy, and a hint of shame.

When Xiao Ling saw clearly that the person looking at him was Feng Qing'er, his eyebrows raised slightly without leaving a trace, and then he curled his thin lips lightly, revealing a faint but warm smile.

Feng Qing'er was shocked when she saw this, full of confusion. She wondered why Xiao Ling was so kind to her. Her mind was full of mixed thoughts, but she couldn't find the answer for a while.

After a brief moment of daze, she instinctively nodded her chin as a response, and then quickly looked away like a panicked bird, with a faint blush on her cheeks, just like the clouds in the sky, faintly revealing her inner embarrassment and shyness.

Feng Qing'er calmed herself down, then lightly tapped the storage ring with her bare hand. A faint light flashed, and several fifth-grade healing pills appeared in her palm, shining with a lustrous luster and a faint medicinal fragrance wafting in the air.

She did not care about much else and raised her hand to put the pill into her mouth. The pill melted in her mouth and turned into a few strands of warm medicinal power, helping her to heal the injuries she had suffered after the fierce battle.

"Tsk tsk, Master Xiao Ling, your charm is truly amazing! Just a glance at a little girl can make her blush and her heart beat faster. This skill is truly admirable!"

Medusa watched the entire interaction between Xiao Ling and Feng Qing'er from the side, and spoke in a sarcastic tone. Although there was a smile on the corner of her mouth, the smile was so cold that Xiao Ling couldn't help but feel a chill on his back after hearing it.

"Don't tease me! I just finished fighting and I haven't even caught my breath yet. How could it be what you think? Do you really think I'm a humanoid succubus? I don't have the ability you say."

Xiao Ling calmed himself down and glanced casually at Medusa with a faint smile on his lips. His tone was a bit nonchalant. He just responded casually with a calm expression, not showing any embarrassment at all.

After hearing this, Medusa's mouth slightly turned down, and a trace of disdain flashed across her delicate face. She secretly complained in her heart, "Aren't there enough girls you have provoked? Do you really think that others are blind and can't see it? You always put on this innocent look, and you don't feel tired of it!"

But she finally suppressed all the complaints in her heart on the tip of her tongue, which turned into a light hum in her nose, and she didn't say any more.

"Brother, what do you think of my performance? Isn't it impressive? Feng Qing'er was no match for me at all. I easily defeated her!"

At this time, Mu Qingluan flapped a pair of green wings and landed lightly on the seat, her face filled with joy and pride of victory. She took a few steps forward, took Xiao Ling's arm and shook it. She looked like a child asking for praise, her eyes were bright and full of anticipation for praise, and her words were full of uncontrollable complacency.

"Haha, this is indeed worthy of praise. Feng Qing'er is not simple. Most of the ordinary Dou Zongs below five stars cannot gain any advantage against her. But Qingluan, you were able to defeat her. You are indeed very outstanding." Xiao Ling had a gentle smile on his face, his eyes showed sincere relief, and his voice was steady and calm.

Xiao Ling stretched out his hand and gently rubbed Mu Qingluan's head. The smile on his face became even more intense. He then said, "When we return to Xingyun Pavilion, I will prepare some good things for you as your reward for winning the Sifang Pavilion competition this time."

"Thank you, senior brother. You are really the best to me!" Mu Qingluan's eyebrows were curved, and the corners of her lips were grinning. The smile spread from the bottom of her eyes to the tip of her eyebrows, just like the flowers blooming on the branches in spring, full of cuteness and joy.

Before she finished her words, she leaned forward, raised her hand and gently pulled Xiao Ling's sleeve for leverage, tiptoed closer, and kissed Xiao Ling on the cheek with a crisp "smack".

Zi Yan, who was standing by, saw how intimate Mu Qingluan and Xiao Ling were, and her brows furrowed slightly, as if a nameless anger was rising in her heart.

She took a step forward, stretched out her arms, and blocked Xiao Ling without any hesitation. She used her palm to push Mu Qingluan outwards, separating the two of them by a distance, before she stopped.

"Hehe," Zi Yan raised her chin, her face full of pride, "Don't forget, if I hadn't taught you my clan's unique skills before, if you hadn't relied on your own strength to defeat Feng Qing'er, you might still be in trouble now, and the outcome would be unknown!

"Hehe, Sister Zi Yan, it's all thanks to the trick you taught me!" Seeing Zi Yan's face full of pride and a look of wanting credit, Mu Qingluan smiled playfully, clasped her hands together and gently waved them, tilted her head slightly, and playfully stuck out her tongue, her eyebrows and eyes curved like crescents, and the joy of victory from before now added a bit of agility and cuteness.

"Hmph, that's better." Upon seeing this, Zi Yan placed her hands on her waist neatly, straightened her waist, tilted her head to the side proudly, and let out a cold snort from her nose.

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Not far away, Feng Qing'er was flying towards the direction of Lei Zunzun. At this moment, she caught sight of the intimate scene between Xiao Ling and Mu Qingluan from the corner of her eye. Her pupils shrank slightly and her body froze instantly.

Her eyes flickered, and thoughts flooded her mind. In just a moment, all those thoughts turned into a definite "result".

“Okay, Mu Qingluan!” Feng Qing’er gritted her teeth secretly, her heart full of resentment and disdain, “I was wondering why her cultivation level seemed to have no bottleneck and it rose so fast. I foolishly thought that Xingyun Pavilion was cultivating her with all its strength. After all this fuss, it turns out that she sold her body to seduce Xiao Ling, an eighth-grade alchemist!”

Her chest rose and fell violently, her face full of shame and resentment, "I lost to such a shameless person. I really can't swallow this. It's too cowardly!"

After saying this, Feng Qing'er's knuckles turned white from clenching her fists, and her cheeks were flushed red with anger.

Feng Qing'er gritted her teeth and looked away angrily, no longer looking at Xiao Ling's situation. She took a deep breath to calm the complicated emotions surging in her chest, then tapped her toes lightly, and in a few flashes, she disappeared into the group of people from Fenglei Pavilion.

"Hey, Qing'er," Lei Zun saw Feng Qing'er return, frowned slightly, and sighed with worry, "I'm afraid it won't be long before your family knows what happened in the Sifang Pavilion Competition. If that happens, I'm afraid we will all be punished."

After saying that, he raised his eyes and looked at Feng Qing'er, his eyes full of concern and helplessness, as if he was also thinking about how to deal with the situation.

Hearing what Master Lei said, Feng Qing'er's beautiful eyes suddenly shone, like a lake being hit by a stone, causing complex ripples. But in an instant, she turned her head away, pursed her lips, and said nothing more.

Her heart seemed to be weighed down by a heavy stone, and she felt depressed and helpless. How could she not know that if the news of today's failure were to spread to the family, especially since she had lost to a mere Tianluan who was inferior to the Tian Yaohuang in every way, what would await her would surely be harsh criticism from the elders of the family and sidelong glances from her peers. She would be trapped in the quagmire of public opinion and punishment, and it would be difficult for her to retreat in the future.

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"The Sifang Pavilion Competition has come to an end. I will not stay here for long. Everyone, we will meet again someday!"

After Sword Venerable finished speaking, he bowed his hands firmly towards Xiao Ling and Thunder Venerable, and after performing the salute, he suddenly swung his arm. The fighting spirit in his body surged out like a surging tide, and in a moment it condensed into a majestic giant sword.

Then, the Sword Master's figure was seen swaying slightly, flickering like a phantom, and the next moment, he was standing firmly on the giant golden sword transformed from the fighting spirit, with his clothes fluttering and his demeanor outstanding, as if he was about to fly away with the wind.

Seeing this, Tang Ying leaped up and quickly followed behind Sword Master. Once the two of them were firmly planted on the golden giant sword, Sword Master shouted softly, and the golden giant sword shone brightly, transforming into a stream of light that shot up into the sky. In the blink of an eye, it completely disappeared from everyone's sight.

Chapter 417 Soul Palace Undercover Plan

"Your Excellency Lord Lei, given the current situation, I will not stay any longer. Goodbye." Seeing that the people from the Wanjian Pavilion had already left, Xiao Ling raised the corners of his mouth slightly and smiled faintly at Lord Lei.

After saying that, Xiao Ling suddenly waved his sleeves forward, and the air in front of him suddenly twisted, and a dark and deep space crack was torn open in an instant.

Xiao Ling flashed and stepped in first. Then he turned back and signaled, and took a few people around him into the space crack. In the blink of an eye, they disappeared without a trace, leaving only the slightly empty space.

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The top of the steep mountain shrouded in clouds and mist was extremely quiet, except for the mountain wind whistling through the rugged rocks, as if humming an ancient ballad.

Suddenly, without any warning, a strange wave appeared in the air, as if the calm lake was stirred by an invisible giant hand. The air was rapidly twisted and torn apart, and a dark and deep space crack suddenly appeared.

After a brief moment of silence, several figures emerged from the crack one after another, their clothes fluttering. They were Xiao Ling and his group.

"Where is this? It should be not far from where we were just now?" Zi Yan frowned slightly, quickly scanned the surroundings, then looked at Xiao Ling and said.

"This is the outskirts of the Fenglei Mountain Range, not too far from the Fenglei East Pavilion." Xiao Ling responded to Zi Yan's question in a calm voice. Then he looked at Qinglin and said calmly, "Qinglin, please summon two snake pets. The guy Liekongzuo is still resting, so don't disturb him."

"Got it, young master." Qing Lin responded obediently and raised his white wrist slightly. The two thin snakes, one blue and one red, that were originally coiled around it, suddenly jumped out like flexible silk ribbons and landed in front of everyone.

In the blink of an eye, their bodies expanded rapidly until they were more than ten feet long. Their huge bodies lay firmly on the ground, like two towering mountains, and their broad backs were wide enough for everyone to ride on.

The two snake-like monsters were surging with the majestic aura unique to seventh-level monsters, and an invisible pressure spread out, which made Xiao Yan and Lin Yan, who were standing beside them, look shocked and surprised.

"I can actually ride a seventh-level magical beast. This kind of treatment is something I have never had before." Xiao Yan smacked his lips, his face full of amazement, his eyes revealing unconcealable curiosity and envy. As he spoke, he raised his foot to tentatively approach the majestic snake pet, and subconsciously stretched out his hand, as if he wanted to touch it but retracted it out of awe.

Lin Yan also nodded heavily, scratched his head and smiled innocently: "Yes, it is difficult enough to encounter a seventh-level monster normally, but I never thought that I could ride one now. It's really awesome!" As he spoke, he was full of excitement that he could not contain, his body trembling slightly, and he couldn't wait to experience this unique "mount".

"Okay, stop getting startled here, both of you. Hurry up and sit down. I'll treat you well when we get to Xingyun Pavilion." Xiao Ling shook his head slightly, urged, and then ignored him.

After hearing this, Xiao Yan and Lin Yan smiled at each other without saying much. In tacit understanding, they leaped up like a nimble flying swallow and landed steadily on the broad back of the giant blue snake.

"Xiao Ling, from what you said, you are planning to go out for a while?" Zi Yan looked at Xiao Ling, her beautiful eyes full of curiosity, and couldn't help but ask.

"That's true. You've been talking about wanting to catch a little pet before. I have to take care of some things when I go out later, so I'll catch one for you on the way." Xiao Ling said as he reached out and gently rubbed Zi Yan's head. There was pampering and gentleness in his eyes, and a faint smile on the corners of his mouth.

"Since we are going to catch pets, I will go with you." Zi Yan's eyes lit up, and her words revealed a bit of eagerness and anticipation.

On the one hand, she was longing to catch the Heavenly Demon Phoenix with her own hands; on the other hand, she was reluctant to be separated from Xiao Ling for too long. Who knew how long it would take for her to see Xiao Ling again after he went out?

"You can go back to Xingyun Pavilion first. I won't be away for too long this time, so don't worry." Xiao Ling patted Zi Yan's shoulder gently and spoke lightly.

When Mu Qingluan, who was standing by, heard Xiao Ling and Zi Yan talking about catching pets, a glimmer of curiosity flashed in her eyes for a moment, but she was only stunned for a moment, then pursed her lips, suppressed her curiosity, and did not ask any more questions. She just stood there quietly, as if thinking about something, with a rather indifferent expression.

After giving a few more detailed instructions to the others, Xiao Ling urged them to set off quickly.

Looking up, I saw four women lightly straddling another giant red snake.

Then, the two majestic giant snakes suddenly stretched out their huge bodies, flicked their long tails, and slowly took off into the air with several people. As the height gradually increased, their figures became smaller and smaller until they gradually disappeared into the distant sky. Seeing this, Xiao Ling also withdrew his gaze.

Immediately, Xiao Ling's expression condensed, and he quietly released the power of his soul, which slowly spread out in all directions, passing through every corner and every inch of space, carefully conducting an all-round exploration of the surrounding environment.

After making sure that there was indeed no one around and the surroundings were so quiet that only the slightest sound of the wind could be heard, Xiao Ling raised his hand cautiously and waved it. A faint light flashed, and the Ten Thousand Souls Banner was taken out by Xiao Ling.

As soon as Xiao Ling took out the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, it emitted a strange and breathtaking aura, as if it was calling from the depths of the netherworld. The surrounding air seemed to be affected by this aura, and the temperature dropped sharply.

Xiao Ling didn't care about it at all, his expression was calm as usual. He just waved his arm lightly, and the Ten Thousand Souls Banner suddenly seemed to have intelligence, a faint light flashed suddenly, and dozens of black streamers shot out from the banner with a "whoosh".

In an instant, these black shadows appeared in front of Xiao Ling. Each of them was illusory, with wisps of black mist lingering around them, like evil spirits from the underworld.

As soon as they appeared, these banner slaves all knelt on one knee towards Xiao Ling, their movements were in unison, and they shouted in unison: "Greetings, Master!"

The voice was hollow and eerie, echoing in this silent place, adding a bit of eerie atmosphere.

Xiao Ling glanced at these banner slaves casually and nodded calmly. The banner slaves he summoned this time were not to be underestimated, and the weakest of them had a high level of cultivation at the high Dou Zong level.

The three black shadows standing in the front had an even more powerful aura. One of them was a five-star Dou Zun, and the remaining two were also powerful masters at the two-star Dou Zun level.

Such a group of strong people gathered together, even in Zhongzhou where there are many strong people, it can be regarded as a force that cannot be underestimated. If they want to deal with the Glacier Valley, with their strength, it may not take too much time to destroy the Glacier Valley, one of the three valleys in Zhongzhou.

"Qinghai, you will lead the team this time. Di Mo and Fei Tian will listen to your orders. They must destroy the Huangquan Pavilion for me, so as to replenish a batch of souls for the Wanhun Banner." Xiao Ling looked indifferently at the black-robed figure in the middle. His tone was cold and revealed unquestionable majesty as he gave the orders.

Upon hearing this, the man in black robe was slightly shocked and immediately responded respectfully: "Yes, master, I will definitely fulfill my mission!" There was a hint of ruthlessness in his words.

Xiao Ling nodded slightly, and then he waved his arm gently, and the Ten Thousand Souls Banner seemed to be pulled, floating and falling directly in front of Qinghai. Seeing this, Qinghai quickly reached out and took it firmly in his palm.

After a slight pause, Xiao Ling then continued, "By the way, you will still act under the name of the Soul Palace this time. You used to be a respected elder of the Soul Palace, so you should be more familiar with the procedures than I am. After you have dealt with the matter, bring the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and go directly back to the Xingyun Pavilion to find me."

"Hehehe, master, just relax. I will make sure this matter is foolproof." A sinister smile appeared on Qinghai's face. A red light suddenly flashed in his eyes, as if he instantly recalled everything he had done in the Soul Palace in the past. There was a hint of ruthlessness and fanaticism in his eyes.

Immediately, he stood up and bowed to Xiao Ling respectfully. After the ceremony, he raised his hand and waved, calling the dozen banner slaves, who turned into black shadows and rushed towards the direction of Huangquan Pavilion like arrows. In the blink of an eye, they disappeared from Xiao Ling's sight, leaving only a gloomy sound of wind whistling in the place.

Xiao Ling stared silently at the dozens of banner slaves as they retreated until they completely disappeared from his sight. Only then did he slowly withdraw his gaze. His eyes narrowed slightly as he fell into deep thought.

Perhaps, he could arrange for a few Banner Slaves to infiltrate the Soul Palace as undercover agents. After all, those Banner Slaves were all under his control, so he could use them with confidence.