Seeing Lin Feng agree, Elder Yu Jade revealed a satisfied smile.
"Very well, there's no time to delay. I'll have Qingniao and Li Xiang take you to the Demon Sealing Tower. The rest is up to you."
Elder Yu Jade stood up and patted Lin Feng's shoulder, as if entrusting him with a great responsibility.
Immediately, he picked up the phone and commanded, "By my order, the Seventh Division is officially disbanded as of now. Everyone is to leave headquarters immediately."
Elder Yu Jade had already prepared himself to face death alone. With the Demon Emperor emerging, he didn't want the members of the Seventh Division to face the Demon Emperor's wrath alongside him. It was better to disband them proactively than to wait for doom.
"Old man, what about you? Your people are all leaving, can you fight the Demon Emperor alone?" Lin Feng asked. "Why don't you come with me? I'll find a way to have the Demon Emperor spare your life."
Lin Feng found Elder Yu Jade to be quite upright and didn't want him to meet such a tragic end.
"Young man, thank you for your concern, but this is a destined tribulation for this Daoist, and it cannot be avoided." Elder Yu Jade replied. "Moreover, for this Daoist, it is also a release."
"After this tribulation, this Daoist will achieve enlightenment and ascend. What dies is merely this Daoist's mortal vessel. You need not concern yourself with it."
"If fate wills it, we shall meet again. The next time we encounter each other, we will be in different forms. I wish you good luck."
Elder Yu Jade spoke a string of words Lin Feng couldn't comprehend. With a wave of his hand, a beam of purple light enveloped Lin Feng and Qingniao.
The next moment, the purple light vanished, and Lin Feng and Qingniao found themselves at the entrance of the Seventh Division.
At the entrance, the fortune-telling old man was gazing at Lin Feng and Qingniao with a smile. Accompanying him was Li Xiang, whose expression was grave.
Lin Feng was astonished by this sight. Elder Yu Jade's strength was immense; he could teleport people with a wave of his hand, comparable to immortal arts. Lin Feng suddenly recalled Elder Yu Jade's words about achieving enlightenment and ascending after this tribulation. Could it be that Elder Yu Jade was already in the Tribulation Transcending stage?
Lin Feng was startled by his conjecture. After all, cultivators in the Tribulation Transcending stage were just one step away from becoming immortals. Duan Liang, as powerful as he was, was only at the Nascent Soul stage. The three ancestors of the Ye family were also at the Nascent Soul stage. Beyond the Nascent Soul stage were the Soul Transformation stage, Integration stage, Void Glimpse stage, and Mahayana stage. Only after the Mahayana stage came the Tribulation Transcending stage. If Elder Yu Jade was truly in the Tribulation Transcending stage, he would be terrifyingly powerful, virtually invincible!
The more Lin Feng thought about it, the more shocked he became. He, a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator, was like an ant compared to an elephant when measured against Elder Yu Jade. No wonder Elder Yu Jade knew about his secrets; it turned out this old man was the truly formidable one! Lin Feng couldn't describe his current feelings. If Elder Yu Jade was this powerful, how strong must the Demon Emperor be?
"Lin Feng, the boss has informed me to take you to the Demon Sealing Tower. There's no time to waste, let's go," Li Xiang urged, seeing Lin Feng zoning out.
"Alright, let's go then." Lin Feng said. "Oh, and that old man you mentioned said you were going to die today too, why aren't you dead yet?" Lin Feng asked the fortune-telling old man.
"No rush, I'll be dying any moment now," the old man replied. "Kid, don't forget those eight words I gave you; they'll be helpful to you in the future." The fortune-telling old man gave Lin Feng a smile.
"Everyone here is strange; you all say you're going to die." Lin Feng remarked. "Fine, whether you die or not has nothing to do with me. If fate allows, we'll meet again."
With that, Lin Feng followed Li Xiang and Qingniao as they left the Seventh Division. Outside the Seventh Division, Li Xiang took out a small paper boat from his pocket. He murmured an incantation and casually tossed the boat. The boat immediately began to enlarge and floated in the air.
"Get on the boat. The Demon Sealing Tower is far, so we can only rely on the flying ship given by the boss." Li Xiang said, then jumped onto the paper boat first.
Although Lin Feng was shocked by Elder Yu Jade's methods, he didn't say much. He pulled Qingniao along and also jumped onto the paper boat. Immediately, under Li Xiang's control, the paper boat ascended tens of thousands of feet into the sky and began to speed forward.
Qingniao looked down at the vast expanse below and the boundless sea of clouds ahead, her shock beyond words. She knew the Seventh Division was a magical existence, but this was her first time riding a paper boat.
"Li Xiang, what exactly is our boss's strength? He instantly teleported me and Lin Feng just now, and now he can make a paper boat do this? How is that possible?" Qingniao voiced Lin Feng's unspoken question.
Li Xiang chuckled. "Qingniao, let me put it this way: our boss has a semi-immortal body. No one on the Heavenly Ranking or Earthly Ranking can compare to him."
"Our boss is a true master who has achieved enlightenment. Do you really think our boss is just an ordinary old man? That's why no one dares to provoke the Seventh Division and why it stands unshaken!"
Qingniao's eyes were filled with confusion. Hearing Li Xiang's words, she realized her perspective had been too narrow. All this time, she had regarded Elder Yu Jade as a kind and amiable old Daoist priest. Now, she understood that Elder Yu Jade was a hidden master. He usually kept a low profile, but when it mattered, the strength he displayed was beyond the reach of many.
"You're Lin Feng, right? Now do you understand the strength of our Seventh Division?" Li Xiang declared, looking disdainfully at Lin Feng with a hint of arrogance. "You thought you could come to our Seventh Division and act wild just because you held the Netherworld Demon Jar? In reality, in our boss's eyes, you're just an insignificant ant that can't withstand a single blow."
"Yes, in your boss's eyes, I'm no different from an ant. But when your boss can't solve something, doesn't he still need me?" Lin Feng retorted coldly. "If you guys are really capable, why doesn't your Seventh Division go and restrain the Demon Emperor? I'd like to see who's more powerful, your boss or the Demon Emperor?"
Lin Feng's words truly stumped Li Xiang.
"You, you don't get to be smug! Although I don't know why our boss chose you, in terms of true strength, you're still too green. You can't compare to our boss!" Li Xiang, running out of arguments, could only rely on boasting about Elder Yu Jade.
"Why would I compare myself to your boss? It's enough that I'm stronger than you." Lin Feng said, hitting a sore spot for Li Xiang. "You're not much yourself, yet you always use others to show off. I've seen many people like you." Lin Feng's words left Li Xiang utterly speechless.
"Alright, stop arguing," Qingniao intervened, getting annoyed by their bickering. "Let's talk about how you plan to deal with the Demon Emperor after removing the Demon Sealing Lid?"
She hadn't understood a word of the conversation between Elder Yu Jade and Lin Feng. All she could discern was that Elder Yu Jade was facing an unavoidable doom and had entrusted the mission of saving the world to Lin Feng. She was very curious about what abilities Lin Feng possessed that could restrain the Demon Emperor.
"Want to know? I'm not telling you," Lin Feng said with a smile. It was his turn to make others curious.
"Fine, if you don't want to say, then don't. Do you think I really want to know?" Qingniao sat down on the boat's deck, feigning displeasure. Despite saying she wasn't curious, she was inwardly anxious. This feeling of having her curiosity piqued but not being satisfied was incredibly frustrating.
"Lin Feng, how about this? I'll tell you my special ability, and then you tell me how to deal with the Demon Emperor. What do you say?" Qingniao proposed, driven by her curiosity.
"No, no, no. Your secret is too small, and my secret is too big. It wouldn't be fair for me to exchange with you," Lin Feng refused with a smile.