After Ling Feng left and boarded the small spaceship, he immediately rushed back.
After two transfers, he returned to his home on Lingjian Mountain.
Upon arriving home, he saw that the courtyard was already filled with people.
Among them were Yun Cheng and many other Fourth Grade disciples.
Seeing everyone’s anxious expressions, Ling Feng said in a deep voice, "Everyone, don’t worry. The Elder wouldn’t leave without reason; there must be something important."
"The Elder is the spiritual pillar of Lingjian Mountain. What if something happens to him?" someone asked.
"Don’t worry, the Elder’s abilities are unfathomable; nothing will happen to him!"
Ling Feng said.
The crowd was skeptical, but since he was a Second Grade and held an esteemed position, they were less tense with his reassurance.
After calming everyone, Ling Feng left the house and headed straight for the peak of Lingjian Mountain.
Upon entering the great hall, Ling Feng asked in a deep voice, "Elder, are you here?"
The surroundings were very quiet, with no response at all.
After calling out twice more with no response, Ling Feng proceeded to the back of the hall.
This was a place that disciples of Lingjian Mountain had never been to.
At the entrance, Ling Feng paused and instantly expanded his Divine Sense.
The result was surprising, even though the Empress of Starlight had restored the spatial order here to normal, his Divine Sense still couldn’t penetrate this door!
In other words, the world behind the door could still block Divine Sense.
Ling Feng thought this was strange, and then he pushed the door open and entered.
This was a side hall, not large in space, but upon entering, Ling Feng felt it was very strange because the environment here was peculiar.
Dark, damp, with a peculiar smell in the air!
This side hall seemed to be neglected for a long time, as if no one was looking after it.
Ling Feng knew that the Elder usually resided here.
Seeing another door opposite, Ling Feng walked over.
The Elder was almost certainly not here, but where exactly he went was unknown.
Others dared not enter this forbidden area, but Ling Feng didn’t care, so he had to explore it.
With that, Ling Feng passed through the door.
Upon seeing the environment at the entrance, he was once again taken aback.
There was a large pond here.
But the pond had almost no water, only sludge!
The sludge emitted a putrid smell, making anyone who smelled it feel uncomfortable!
Ling Feng frowned, walked along the small path by the pond, and after pushing open the final door, he was surprisingly at the back mountain of Lingjian Mountain!
Here there was a sheer cliff, so steep that the bottom was invisible, obscured by layers of clouds and mist.
This place had always been a forbidden area of Lingjian Mountain, where no disciples were allowed to trespass.
Standing there, Ling Feng recalled the search process earlier and suddenly felt even stranger.
Because throughout, he hadn’t seen any living materials.
How many years had the Elder been staying here?
If he didn’t eat or drink, that was one thing, but there were not even clothes or any such items, no tables or chairs, as if the dwelling hadn’t been tended to for years, already in disrepair, which was odd!
Not until now did Ling Feng realize the mystery of the Elder.
Before, he only felt it was a little strange, but not enough to suspect anything.
But now, Ling Feng felt more and more that there was something wrong with the Elder.
Especially since the Empress of Starlight informed him that the catastrophe experienced by Lingjian Mountain was entirely due to the Elder’s actions, Ling Feng became even more wary of him.
Now that he wasn’t around, and not knowing what the Elder originally looked like, even sending someone to find him seemed futile.
So Ling Feng pondered for a moment and gradually had a plan in mind.
The people of Lingjian Mountain couldn’t be thrown into chaos, so he suddenly came up with the idea of issuing a false command.
Then, returning to the front, Ling Feng stood on the square and shouted loudly, "I am Ling Feng, Second Grade disciple of Lingjian Mountain, following the Elder’s command. As he is retreating for cultivation, from now on, all affairs of Lingjian Mountain will be managed by me, and I hope all disciples take note!"
Ling Feng’s voice was powerful, echoing around Lingjian Mountain, reaching everyone’s ears.
That’s all he could do for now.
Back at home, those people from earlier had already dispersed, and Xiao Xiao and Mu Mu told Ling Feng that upon hearing his words, everyone sighed in relief and went about their own business.
Ling Feng was reassured by this.
Then, back in the room, he shared what he had discovered.
Xiao Xiao, Mu Mu, and Feiyan were all taken aback, not expecting the Elder’s dwelling to look like that.
After a moment of silence, Mu Mu raised her head, "Who would idly set up a pond full of sludge in their living space?"
"Hmm, that’s not a typical human behavior!"
Xiao Xiao nodded and continued, "So, the Elder might not be human!"
"This...."
Feiyan was stunned upon hearing this.
But she didn’t object, just thought for a moment, "If the Elder truly lives in such a place, it might just be like Xiao Xiao said, he’s not human!"
"Hmm!"
Ling Feng nodded, "Before, no one ever saw what he looked like, and there was a reason for that."
"If that’s true, then the Elder is quite terrifying, isn’t he?" Xiao Xiao said.
"Who says otherwise!"
Ling Feng sighed and continued, "This matter isn’t simple. I’ll find the Empress of Starlight later to see if she knows anything, as she knows the whereabouts of the Dark Overlord, she might also tell me where the Elder has gone!"
After saying this, Ling Feng soon set off to Starlight Empire.
Having received the Empress of Starlight’s approval, he could naturally come and go at will, so he soon reached his destination.
When Ling Feng told the Empress of Starlight about the events at Lingjian Mountain, she just smiled and said, "He is afraid, so he’s hiding."
"Afraid?"
Ling Feng was taken aback, then suddenly realized: "Something happened in the Dark Domain, and he’s worried it would implicate him!"
"Yes, that’s right!" The Empress of Starlight nodded.
"Do you know whether the Elder of Lingjian Mountain is human or not?" Ling Feng asked.
"I am unaware; from the beginning to the end, I have no interest in the three lower worlds; I always let them develop on their own," said the Empress of Starlight.
"Alright then."
Ling Feng nodded, then said, "In that case, I will not concern myself with this matter for now, and instead, I should cut back that Crystalline Planet!"
"Isn’t Fengxue helping you with that?" the Empress of Starlight asked.
"I shouldn’t leave her to guard it alone; it’s better to accompany her!" Ling Feng smiled.
"You don’t need to go, Fengxue will understand, and you have more important things to do!" the Empress of Starlight said.
Ling Feng was startled, "What things?"
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