Chapter Sixteen: The Great Elder of the Ling Family
Early morning.
Unlike the usual tranquility, the atmosphere in the Ling family was somewhat gloomy today.
And all of this started from the young master and mistress of the house coming together to the family's council chamber!
"You, go inform Second Elder to come immediately, and be sure to tell him that this matter concerns the life or death of my Ling family."
"You, go invite the three elders..."
"You, go and invite the five elders..."
"You, go to Fourth Master's place..."
At this time, Shangguan Yun's face was as calm as water, standing at the door of the council hall, instructing his subordinates one by one.
Ling Qingyan sat beside the table inside, his right hand constantly rotating the teacup on the table.
He got up early this morning and rushed to his parents' room, telling them about the conversation he had overheard from the Mo family's son last night.
Who would have thought that this time the major forces came, it actually had something to do with the "Yong Huang" of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors from 10,000 years ago passing down the "Yong Huang Scripture"...
The Ling couple was shocked at the same time, and they thoroughly felt the underlying crisis of this trip to Moyuncheng!
If it were ordinary things, perhaps those superior powers would still consider their status and would not easily take action against such a small family like them.
But once it involves the "Yong Huang Dian" that is said to make even a Zixia Houjie Wu Zhe excited...
After Ling Qing finished speaking, Ling Nuo and his wife thought for a moment before he personally went to invite the elder who usually wouldn't appear in front of everyone.
Shangguan Yun brought Ling Qingyan to the council hall, and also instructed his subordinates to invite other elders and younger uncles.
This matter may even be related to the survival of the Ling family, and Mr. and Mrs. Ling are also not daring to be careless at all.
………
At the entrance of the conference hall, Shangguan Yun kept pacing back and forth, occasionally glancing inside at Ling Qingyan, with a mix of worry and comfort in her heart.
Son, you've grown up! You're no longer that child who always clings to your side!
"Huh?"
Seeing her son suddenly stand up and walk towards the door, Yuwen Yun couldn't help but pause, "Yan'er, what's going on..."
"Mother, several elders are arriving soon!" He casually tidied up his clothes, took a light breath, and smiled as he looked into the distance.
A moment.
Looking at the three elders slowly appearing in the distance, Shangguan Yun was taken aback, and then her eyebrows furrowed slightly as she turned to look at Ling Qingyan who was now standing beside her.
At this time, she felt that she couldn't see through her own son anymore.
"Three junior grades..."
Ling Qingyan had been sitting inside earlier, but his consciousness in the Consciousness Sea occasionally swept over a range of nearly a hundred meters around him...
One hundred meters is also the limit of his current consciousness!
"Second Elder!"
"Three Elders!"
"The Five Elders!"
Shangguan Yun and Ling Qingyan waited until the three elderly men approached, all of whom slightly bowed their heads in greeting.
On the continent of Chongwu, no matter what family, big or small, the so-called elders are all pillars of the family and the martial power that intimidates the outside world.
So, the status of elders in a family is also extremely high!
"Yun Yaotou, you've summoned us old bones so early in the morning, what's going on?"
The two elders looked at Shangguan Yun in confusion, the person who came to deliver the message earlier said it was a matter of life and death for the Ling family, but he hastily washed up and came over.
Shangguan Yun slightly shook her head and said, "Three elders, please go in and take a seat first! Wait for big brother to invite the great elder over, and we'll discuss it together."
"What! Is big brother coming over too?!"
As soon as Shangguan Yun's voice fell, all three elders exclaimed in unison.
Their eldest brother was someone they knew well, an absolute martial arts fanatic who usually wouldn't appear in front of a crowd.
He also said that unless the family encountered something that couldn't be solved, don't bother him casually. And this time, the host actually invited even the eldest brother...
It seems things aren't so simple after all!
A faint sense of heaviness in their hearts, the three elders stepped into the conference hall and took their seats. Shangguan Yun and Ling Qingyan followed suit, sitting down as well.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the entire conference hall seemed somewhat dull.
"Xiao Qingyan, have you made any progress in your cultivation recently?"
But it was the Second Elder who couldn't bear this dullness first, looked up at Ling Qingyan and smiled.
When the two elders heard this, for a moment, the eyes of the three elders, five elders and Shangguan Yun also gathered on Ling Qingyan's body at the same time. It was clear that they were also eager to know about Ling Qingyan's cultivation progress.
All along, Ling Qingwan's cultivation speed has been a legend in their eyes...
Started practicing at the age of eight and entered the Red Rank Initial Stage in just two months!
At the age of ten, he broke into the orange rank beginner stage, and at thirteen, he even broke into the yellow rank beginner stage!
Seeing the elders' eyes all focused on himself, Ling Qingyan couldn't help but smile wryly and shake his head, then slowly stretched out his right hand.
"Ah!"
A surge of true energy suddenly burst out from within, and the pale green glow set off the gloomy atmosphere in the conference hall, making it look eerie.
Silent.
Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!
Three elders and Shangguan Yun slowly came back to their senses from the shock, all of them secretly took a cold breath, then looked at Ling Qingyan with strange eyes.
Fifteen years old, Green Level Primary!
"Qing Yan! You've actually broken through to Green Rank! Haha! It's about time you can spar with me, Fourth Uncle..."
A loud and hearty laugh came from the entrance of the meeting hall, followed by a young man who walked in slowly. He first greeted the three elders and Shang Guanyu, then sat down beside Ling Qingyan, making a series of facial expressions at him.
"Fourth Uncle..."
Ling Qingyan looked at the young man sitting beside him and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
As for him, this fourth uncle of his was also helpless. All along, he had been like a child, yet he was actually a martial artist at the level of a Qing-level beginner! It's really hard to understand how someone with such a lazy temperament could cultivate himself into a Qing-level martial artist.
"Xiao Qingyan, you..."
The two elders were just about to ask Ling Qingyan when he had broken through to the Green Level Martial Artist realm.
"Great elder, please come in!"
A slightly respectful voice came from the entrance, interrupting the Second Elder's inquiry about Ling Qingyan.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The sound from outside had just come in, and the three elders, Shangguan Yun, Ling Qingyan, including Ling Ran who was winking at Ling Qingyan, all stood up simultaneously, their eyes converging on the aged figure slowly entering the conference hall.
Medium build, wearing a light white long gown, gray and white hair scattered behind, under a pair of snow-white sword eyebrows, eyes shining brightly, not looking like nearly seventy years old at all!
This is the pillar of the Ling family, the rarely seen great elder of the Ling family!
"Big brother!"
"Great Elder!"
Inside the conference hall, six people stood up and bowed in unison.
The great elder of the Ling family, that one move ten years ago, although it was fleeting, had secretly established the Ling family's position as the leader in Moyun City.
As long as the great elder of the Ling family is alive for one day, the Ling family will always be superior to the Yuan and Ren families in Moyun City!
It can be imagined how high Ling's family status is in the Ling family.
