Extreme Almightiest Young Master

Chapter 993 - 991 I Know the Place

"Who?"

Although the voice wasn’t particularly loud or even a bit deep, it seemed to pierce through everything, directly affecting one’s heart and exuding endless authority with a hint of anger.

"Ancestor, it’s me, Yuntian! Lin Feng, holding the Heaven Character Jade Token, insists on seeing you. I can’t stop him..." Hearing the esteemed and solemn voice of the ancestor, Xia Yuntian’s heart suddenly leapt realizing it was too late, the ancestor had been awakened. Without time to think further, he immediately bowed at the entrance of the cave, explaining that it truly wasn’t his fault, as Lin Feng insisted on barging in, and he really couldn’t stop him.

"Whoosh!"

Just as Xia Yuntian finished speaking, a sound of breaking through the air came from inside the cave, and a yellow figure suddenly appeared in front of Lin Feng and Xia Yuntian. The newcomer was a medium-built, slightly thin old man with greying hair and eyebrows, unguessable in age. He wore a pristine yellow robe and his silver beard fluttered across his chest, looking much like an Immortal—it was Xia Yan, the old ancestor of the Xia Family!

He truly was in a hurry, not anticipating that his own disciple would actually come. Inspecting Lin Feng up and down, the more he saw, the more satisfied he felt. Lin Feng appeared calm and desireless, and his strength was even inscrutable to him, which made a smile of admiration inevitably appear on his face.

"Have you arrived?" Xia Yan nodded at Lin Feng and smiled as if seeing an old friend, his eyes revealing admiration for Lin Feng. He was genuinely delighted, for he had not expected to meet the disciple of the old man after twenty years.

"Yes, I have arrived." As Xia Yan appraised him, Lin Feng also assessed Xia Yan. Hearing Xia Yan’s tone, Lin Feng smiled back, clearly sensing that this ancestor must have some relationship with his master; otherwise, he wouldn’t have treated him in such a manner.

"Come, let’s go inside and chat, slowly chat, haha..." Seeing Lin Feng like this, Xia Yan became even more cheerful. Not to mention anything else, just this unparalleled state of mind wasn’t something ordinary members of the Xia Family could compare to. He immediately invited Lin Feng to join him inside the cave to chat, really wanting to learn some things from Lin Feng.

"Alright!" Lin Feng didn’t stand on ceremony and readily agreed, accompanying Xia Yan into the cave.

Xia Yuntian found himself in a dilemma at this time; generally, he shouldn’t enter if the old ancestor hadn’t spoken, but he was wary that Lin Feng might say something inappropriate. After thinking it over, he decided to follow them into the cave, just in case he needed to explain something.

Thus, the three of them walked into the cave. They didn’t go far before arriving at a huge cavern. The vast space inside made them feel diminutive. Numerous Luminous Pearls hung above, illuminating the originally dark cave like daylight. In the center, there was a stone table with a set of teaware on it, and in the corner, there was also a stone bed, with nothing else around.

Xia Yan pulled Lin Feng to sit on a stone stool by the stone table, while Xia Yuntian stood afar, not yet qualified to sit in the presence of the ancestor.

"How is your master doing? If it hadn’t been for some special reasons that year, I would have wanted to become a disciple under him too. Perhaps it was because of my insufficient talent that he didn’t accept me. Now, seeing you, I’m truly overjoyed."

Smiling broadly, Xia Yan couldn’t help but recall the scene from many years ago when he first saw Lin Feng’s master, back when he was not yet twenty years old and known as the top prodigy of the Xia Family, a peak master of the Transcendent Realm. He was in awe upon meeting Lin Feng’s almost divine-like master, wishing to be accepted as his disciple. However, the old man didn’t accept him and instead enlightened him on some cultivation mysteries before disappearing.

That experience shaped his current achievements—it would be no exaggeration to say that without Lin Feng’s master, he wouldn’t have reached his heights today. Twenty years ago, the old man paid him a visit here and then left him a token, telling him that twenty years later, his disciple would come to the Xia Family and that he should arrange things afterward, then disappeared. Just like that, more than twenty years had passed, and he truly longed to see his old master again.

"He is well." Lin Feng responded softly to Xia Yan’s comments, a bit surprised that this old man almost became his senior apprentice-brother.

Ah... Ah?

Standing on the side, Xia Yuntian nearly fainted upon hearing the conversation between the old ancestor and Lin Feng. He couldn’t imagine what kind of being Lin Feng’s master was. The ancestor was already a legend in the Xia Family, hailed as the top prodigy of the Hidden World in his youth, and even such a man had not appealed to the eyes of Lin Feng’s master. Who then, was Lin Feng’s master?

"I really wish I could meet him again!" Xia Yan nodded upon hearing Lin Feng’s words, speaking solemnly. He truly wished he could meet Lin Feng’s master again, but he knew it was impossible. Only if fate allowed would he get another chance to meet Lin Feng’s master.

"May I ask one thing? Why did you arrange for me to be the teacher for the adults group?" Lin Feng asked Xia Yan, curious as to why he had been appointed to instruct the adults group.

"That was your master’s instruction. I just followed it. Vwenty years ago, your master came here and told me that once you arrived, to directly appoint you to teach the adults group. Have you met the prodigies of our Xia Family’s adults group? What do you think?"

Upon hearing Lin Feng’s question, Xia Yan immediately explained to Lin Feng. To be precise, he himself didn’t know why the elder had arranged it this way. Then, the topic changed, as he wanted to know Lin Feng’s thoughts on the talents in the adult group.

"They are useless," Lin Feng said when he heard Xia Yan’s explanation, which completely aligned with his master’s way of doing things. After hearing Xia Yan’s request for his opinion on the adult group, Lin Feng didn’t conceal anything and lightly expressed his genuine thoughts.

"Ah... what? Useless?" Xia Yan never expected Lin Feng to give such an evaluation, and was momentarily stunned. In his eyes, those people in the adult group were pretty good; how could they be useless? He wondered what Lin Feng meant by that.

"They are indeed useless; they have all deviated from the path, just like a tree that has grown crooked and can’t be straightened anymore. I’m not interested in and don’t want to teach such people." It was the same words, but this time directed at Xia Yan. Lin Feng spoke very seriously, genuinely uninterested in teaching those who were already useless.

"I see." It was only then that Xia Yan understood what Lin Feng meant. Lin Feng’s master had said the same about him years ago, commenting that his path had deviated. It seemed that those in the adult group must also be like that, and he understood why Lin Feng didn’t want to teach them.

"But... your master instructed you to stay here and teach students. What should we do about this?" Remembering the old master’s instructions, Xia Yan spoke with great difficulty. He couldn’t ignore the elder’s words, but Lin Feng was reluctant to teach the adult group. He really didn’t want to mess up the only instruction from the elder.

"Then let’s take some children, some who haven’t grown crooked. It’s better than dealing with those failures." Seeing Xia Yan’s dilemma, Lin Feng said, preferring to teach some children rather than the so-called talents, as at least children still had value in being taught.

"Alright, let’s settle on that," the elder agreed immediately upon hearing Lin Feng say this. Lin Feng was the elder’s disciple, and teaching the Xia family was something others could only dream of asking for. Even if Lin Feng didn’t teach the adult group, teaching the youth group was still very good, certainly better than if Lin Feng had left directly.

After Lin Feng and Xia Yan had discussed official matters, they casually started chatting...

"Lin Feng, what realm are you in now?"

"I’m not sure exactly."

"Er... right, even I can’t tell. When did your master send you here?"

"When I got married. My master gave me the Jade Medallion and left, instructing me to come here."

"You got married? When did this happen?"

"Half a month ago, I had the wedding in the Secular World’s Tianhai."

"It’s such a pity I couldn’t attend. If I had known, I definitely would have come to enjoy a celebratory drink, hahaha..."

...

The two chatted very casually and joyfully, creating a very relaxed atmosphere. They seemed like long-time friends catching up, endlessly chatting away hours. Neither of them felt how quickly time had passed, and Lin Feng also learned some general information about the Hidden World from Xia Yan.

Xia Yuntian had stood still at the side the whole time, becoming almost like a wooden statue. From Lin Feng and the elder’s conversation, he finally started to comprehend Lin Feng’s actual strength. The elder, a master of the Divine Change Realm and almost god-like, couldn’t even see through Lin Feng’s strength. This revelation struck him like lightning, turning his brain blank, and he looked at Lin Feng as if seeing a ghost! Now he finally understood why the elder treated Lin Feng that way, and grasped the relationship between the elder and Lin Feng. His heart was nearly bursting, never having dreamed of such an outcome...

Unknowingly, it was already late evening. Lin Feng noted the time and stood up to bid farewell to Xia Yan, promising to come and chat when free, which pleased Xia Yan very much. Then they left the cave along with the wooden-like Xia Yuntian.

"Lin Feng, let me take you to the Xia family’s youth group. The children there are all between eight and twelve years old," Xia Yuntian said with a smile, leading Lin Feng towards the Xia family’s youth group. From the elder’s attitude towards Lin Feng, he had deeply realized something—that this Lin Feng was extraordinary. With Lin Feng there, the youth group might have a better future.

"No need, I know the way." Lin Feng said curtly, then walked towards the youth group area.

Watching Lin Feng leave, Xia Yuntian felt incredibly lost for words. An outsider to the Xia family who seemed to know every place—it hardly made him seem from the Secular World. Shaking his head, he also turned and left, his mind still somewhat dazed, hardly believing that all those things the elder and Lin Feng talked about were true...