Ye Yun raised a finger, and a long sword that resembled green jade materialized in his hand. A faint green light flowed over the sword's surface. It appeared to have no sharpness, yet the blade contained an astonishing sword intent!
This was Feng Lan, the spiritual sword returned with a hundredfold bounty after bestowing the Qingyun Ancient Sword.
He loosened his grip, and Feng Lan landed at his feet, transforming into a greatsword several meters long.
"Xue Yan, come up quickly."
Feng Lan's appearance stunned Lin Xue Yan.
Though she couldn't sense how powerful the sword was from its appearance alone, a closer inspection revealed its extraordinary nature.
"Is it an illusion... I feel as though this sword has a life of its own."
Lin Xue Yan murmured to herself, her respect for her master growing even deeper.
Truly worthy of being her master; even her sword was so exceptional!
She and Ye Yun leaped onto Feng Lan's blade, and Ye Yun smiled slightly.
"Disciple, hold on tight. I'm about to activate it!"
Ye Yun formed a hand seal, and the sword's surface immediately glowed with green light, faintly crackling with electricity.
"Let's go!"
With Ye Yun's command, the Feng Lan sword beneath their feet trembled violently and then shot forward.
The sword's speed was like a wind and thunder streaking across the sky, vanishing into the horizon in an instant.
The Feng Lan spiritual sword was inherently wind-attributed, and combined with the Earth-tier top-grade Wind-Thunder Sword Control technique, it more than doubled the speed of their sword flight.
Such terrifying speed was something even ordinary Venerates might not be able to match, causing the unprepared Lin Xue Yan to cry out.
"Master! You're too fast! Too fast!"
High in the sky, Lin Xue Yan's face was pale, her hands clutching Ye Yun's waist tightly from behind, fearing she might fall at any moment.
"Xue Yan is scared, please master, slow down!"
Ye Yun enjoyed this speed, but she, with only Innate cultivation, could barely endure it. Her whole body felt weak and limp, on the verge of collapse.
Helplessly, Ye Yun had no choice but to slow down, flying at a normal Emperor-level speed. Only then did Lin Xue Yan breathe a sigh of relief.
Glancing back at Lin Xue Yan, whose face was still pale, Ye Yun sighed with a hint of resignation.
He had intended to test the limits of his flying sword, but it seemed he would have to try that alone later.
However, slowing down directly affected their arrival time at Feng Long Ancient City.
What would have taken half a day at full speed now took a day and a half.
About a hundred miles from Feng Long Ancient City, Ye Yun and Lin Xue Yan sat on the sword, meditating with their eyes closed. This was the only way Lin Xue Yan felt safe.
Ye Yun, on the other hand, was examining a newly discovered ability of his system.
View Others' Talents!
Just like Lin Xue Yan beside him, he could obtain her information with a single thought.
[Name: Lin Xue Yan]
[Cultivation: Innate Triple Layer]
[Physique: Innate Sword Body (Can be advanced to Profound Sword Saint Body, requires Heavenly Star Grass!)]
[Comprehension: Tier 4 (Tier 9 is the highest, can be greatly improved with the most suitable Nine-Leaf Exquisite Flower!)]
Ye Yun felt that with this function, it would be much easier to check the information of other disciples he might take in the future.
What concerned Ye Yun the most, however, were Lin Xue Yan's physique and comprehension.
"Innate Sword Body can be upgraded to Profound Sword Saint Body?"
Ye Yun was quite surprised. The Innate Sword Body itself was already formidable.
As for the Profound Sword Saint Body, he knew of it, but it was considered a legendary physique, existing only in myths. To think it truly existed in reality!
However, the conditions for its advancement were quite difficult, as Heavenly Star Grass, like the Profound Sword Saint Body, was also a legendary item. Who knew where it could be found.
Compared to that, the condition for improving comprehension was slightly easier.
Although the Nine-Leaf Exquisite Flower was rare, there were occasional opportunities to obtain it.
For instance, Feng Long Ancient City, where they were heading, was originally a large cultivator trade gathering place, where various rare items could be found.
Perhaps they could find some news about the Nine-Leaf Exquisite Flower.
Currently, Lin Xue Yan's physique was considered excellent, but her Tier 4 comprehension still needed improvement.
Of course, his reference standard was himself, possessing Tier 7 comprehension.
The level of comprehension directly affected the speed of cultivating techniques and profound skills, making it quite important.
With a glimmer of hope, Ye Yun brought Lin Xue Yan to Feng Long Ancient City.
"Master, I heard that Feng Long Ancient City has very chaotic law and order?"
"Somewhat, as it was originally an unclaimed city established by the Feng Long Small Gathering, with no one to maintain order."
"Then won't we be in danger?"
Seeing his disciple's concern, Ye Yun chuckled softly and patted her head.
"Rest assured, with my strength, it would be more than enough to flatten this city alone."
This was no joke. Within the Eastern Domain, Venerate-level cultivators were considered peak experts, and their numbers were extremely scarce. The four major sects combined had fewer than ten such individuals.
As for Feng Long Ancient City, despite its long history, it did not even have a peak Emperor-level cultivator. It would be simple for him to level it.
This was also why he dared to bring Lin Xue Yan to directly confront the Black Demon Sect; his strength was simply that formidable.
Ye Yun's domineering reply put Lin Xue Yan at ease, and she smiled.
"It's good that we're safe. Then let's go down quickly, it seems we've arrived!"
Just as Ye Yun had said, after they entered the city, most of the cultivators they encountered on the streets were at the Innate or Transcendent level. Even King-level cultivators were rare, let alone Emperor-level powerhouses.
Since he had promised the Sect Master, Ye Yun planned to stay for a day. On one hand, he would inquire about Gu Xiaoyue's whereabouts, and on the other hand, he would see if he could find any news about the Nine-Leaf Exquisite Flower.
However, before that, they needed to find a place to stay.
Wang Chen Inn was the most luxurious and safest area in Feng Long Ancient City, with an explicit rule prohibiting any fighting within the premises.
Behind this inn sat an Emperor-level ninth-layer expert, and importantly, it was one of the properties under the Feather Fall Immortal Palace's jurisdiction, so naturally, no one dared to defy it.
Choosing to stay here was also to avoid encountering any real trouble that would require him to personally intervene.
But as Ye Yun and Lin Xue Yan approached the front desk to book a room, the clerk apologized profusely.
"Apologies to you both, we are fully booked for today and have no extra rooms. Please find accommodation elsewhere."
"No rooms?"
Ye Yun frowned. This inn was usually not this crowded, was it? But since they had spoken, he had no choice but to concede.
"Alright, let's find another place."
As he was about to leave, a girl's voice called out from the side.
"Hey, clerk, I want to extend my stay, for another ten days!"
Hearing this voice, Ye Yun instinctively turned his head to look, and was immediately stunned.
What met his eyes was a girl with a ponytail, wearing a blue dress. She appeared slightly older than Lin Xue Yan.
But that wasn't the important part. The key was that Ye Yun recognized her and couldn't help but call out.
"Xiao Yue? What are you doing here?"
Hearing her name, Gu Xiaoyue also looked up.
When she saw the face of the person in front of her, she was first taken aback, then she excitedly threw herself into Ye Yun's arms.
"Elder Ye! I never expected to see you here! This is wonderful, I thought I'd never see you again in this lifetime!"
Seeing her overjoyed expression, Ye Yun became even more confused.
"I say, what's going on? You've been away from the sect for so long, your master is worried sick about you."
Mentioning this, Gu Xiaoyue looked up with a wronged expression.
"It's not that I don't want to go back, it's that I can't!"
"Hmm? What do you mean? Why can't you go back?"
Gu Xiaoyue pouted and said resentfully.
"Because I'm being cornered here. If I leave the inn, I'll be killed..."