Zhang Zhicong's lips twitched as well.
Although it would give him a sense of pride, and Elder Qi might not do much to him, Elder Qi would definitely hold a grudge against Ling Feng.
As expected, Elder Qi's face immediately turned extremely grim.
In this situation, Zhang Zhicong should have pretended to reprimand Ling Feng, at least saying something about Ling Feng being uneloquent or impolite.
However, facing Ling Feng, Zhang Zhicong simply couldn't bring himself to do it.
He could only laugh heartily, "Haha, Elder Qi, I'm truly sorry. It seems these two are indeed destined to be with me!"
"Heh, good, Ling Feng, right? Kid, I've got my eye on you. I hope you can go further in the inner sect!"
Elder Qi sneered and, as he spoke, even raised his hand and patted Ling Feng on the shoulder!
Immediately, Ling Feng's expression changed slightly.
By the time Zhang Zhicong beside him wanted to intervene, it was already too late.
Elder Qi had finished his actions and turned to flee.
Zhang Zhicong immediately looked at Ling Feng with concern.
Ling Feng's expression remained unchanged, and he simply transmitted a message to the two of them in a cold voice.
"This old fellow is very petty. He just left a strand of sword energy inside me, wanting to destroy my meridians!"
Zhang Zhicong and Sect Master Hong both trembled all over upon hearing this!
Sect Master Hong quickly transmitted a message to appease Ling Feng, "Master, please remain calm. This person is just petty. Your public refusal today made him lose face, so..."
"So, there will be plenty more troublesome matters like this in the future. Very good, tonight I'll start with him. His cultivation has also reached the Nascent Soul stage. He's barely qualified to help me expand our territory in the inner sect!"
Ling Feng casually interrupted Sect Master Hong's words.
Then, he entered the inner sect with the two of them, and Qing'er and the other two were naturally arranged to go with them.
Seeing that there were no outsiders around, Lin Shuainan quickly asked Ling Feng.
"Big Brother, what's going on? That old guy just now definitely wasn't up to anything good, right?"
"He wanted to cripple me, but his cultivation is useless against me!"
Ling Feng replied indifferently, his words filled with disdain.
Lin Shuainan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, then rolled his eyes at the other two, "You two are useless. What kind of arrangements are these! If you handle things like this, it will be difficult for Big Brother to bring you along in the future!"
"Bring us along?"
Sect Master Hong looked bewildered.
Zhang Zhicong seemed to understand Lin Shuainan's meaning and could only bow and say, "Please, senior, guide me!"
"I have nothing to guide you with. I just need a place to stay and to refine pills properly. I'll give you a piece of advice: you two need to quickly improve your cultivation!"
Lin Shuainan waved his hand at Zhang Zhicong, truly unable to stand his fawning demeanor.
"Look at me. My cultivation was inferior to yours at first, but now, my cultivation is almost catching up to yours. Soon, you'll be left behind by me. You say, with your cultivation, if you want to help my Big Brother with anything in the future, you won't even be qualified!"
Zhang Zhicong's forehead was covered in sweat, and he repeatedly nodded and bowed to Lin Shuainan.
Although Lin Shuainan seemed quite unreliable, he didn't seem to have any reason to brag in front of him.
Lin Shuainan's cultivation had actually caught up to Zhang Zhicong's in such a short period?
Could this be possible?
Thinking of this, Zhang Zhicong felt a chill down his spine.
This was somewhat terrifying.
Then what level had Ling Feng's cultivation reached?
Although Sect Master Hong beside him was also shocked, he clearly wasn't focusing his attention on Lin Shuainan, but rather all his attention was on Ling Feng.
"Master, are you really going to deal with that Elder Qi? He lives in the back mountain, which is considered a forbidden area of the sect, and it's also where the Ten Thousand Sword Sect's spiritual ore veins are located. There are many disciples there. If you accidentally expose your identity, all the experts in the entire sect will gather there in a short time!"
As Sect Master Hong's words fell, Zhang Zhicong beside him kept nodding.
It was clear that Zhang Zhicong was also quite aware of how difficult Elder Qi was to deal with.
Ling Feng's expression, however, remained indifferent, even shaking his head with great disdain, "Leave this matter to me. You don't need to worry. The next time you see him, he'll be one of us. If there's anything you need to do, I'll inform you in advance."
Zhang Zhicong and Sect Master Hong couldn't help but exchange glances upon hearing this.
Both of them swallowed with great difficulty.
This matter was not easy to handle.
Ling Feng seemed too confident. Could Elder Qi be dealt with just by taking action?
"You just need to tell me his living location!"
Ling Feng turned and instructed Zhang Zhicong.
Zhang Zhicong quickly nodded repeatedly.
Sect Master Hong beside him was pulled away by Lin Shuainan.
"The refining materials you need, I do have them, but the quantity you require is simply too enormous. If I use so many refining materials, I'll definitely be targeted by the sect in a short time! At that time, it will be difficult for me to explain!"
Sect Master Hong was not feeling well after listening to some of Lin Shuainan's requests, and responded with great difficulty.
At the same time, he looked towards Ling Feng with a pleading gaze.
Lin Shuainan immediately felt a bit awkward and scratched the back of his head, "This is the first time I've asked you to do something, and you can't handle it? I don't want to ask my Big Brother, otherwise, would I need you?"
Ling Feng's matters had also been handled properly, and he naturally noticed Lin Shuainan's situation.
He immediately shook his head and said to Lin Shuainan, "I still have a lot of materials needed for refining pills. It's enough for you to use for now. There's no need to make things difficult for him!"
Upon hearing this, Sect Master Hong couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
However, Lin Shuainan couldn't help but frown and say, "Big Brother, the things you have on hand are mostly from those ancient sects, or things left behind by those who died. Some of them are really not well preserved and are not very good to use. So, I think, can we get some fresh things? This can greatly improve the success rate of refining pills!"
Ling Feng's mouth twitched.
Lin Shuainan wanted to improve the success rate of refining pills?
However, from what he knew, Lin Shuainan's success rate in refining pills was already very high!
What level did he want to reach?
This was simply a joke!
However, Lin Shuainan's expression was very serious, with no hint of joking.
Ling Feng could only look at Sect Master Hong and say coldly, "How short a time will you be discovered?"
Sect Master Hong's heart trembled. He knew that this matter was probably unavoidable.
Of course, if Ling Feng asked him to do it, he would have no hesitation, as his life was more important!
He could still stall Lin Shuainan just now, but with Ling Feng, there was no need to waste words.
"This, at most two weeks, the sect will inquire about it!"
Sect Master Hong frowned and calculated the time.
If things didn't go well, this would be his last period of carefree enjoyment.
Once the sect investigated such matters, Sect Master Hong would definitely not be able to escape unscathed!