"Old man, you're quite carefree, handing over the position of Temple Master so early. Are you planning to retire?" Long Tianyin appeared in front of Saint Moon with a smile and teased her.
"You're just envious, aren't you? But unfortunately, this little guy has his own ideas, and I'm afraid I'll have to keep working hard in this position for a while longer," Saint Moon replied frankly in front of everyone.
"Come, let me introduce you." Saint Moon came up to Lin Feng, her tone full of pride, and said, " Lin Feng, the youngest Eighth Rank Assassin Emperor in the history of the Assassin Temple!"
"He is now also the Temple Master of the Assassin Temple."
As soon as Saint Moon said this, Wang Yuanyuan and the others following behind Long Tianyin were also full of surprise.
Sima Xian even stepped out from the group, exclaiming in surprise, "Brother Lin, you're the Temple Master now!"
Compared to Lin Feng's status as the Temple Master, what surprised Wang Yuanyuan even more was that since their parting at Dreamlike Paradise two months ago, Lin Feng's strength had only reached the Seventh Rank, but in just two months, he had already reached the Eighth Rank!
Just as surprised as Wang Yuanyuan and the others, Long Tianyin was equally astonished.
"You are truly young and promising, Lin Feng... no, I should call you Temple Master Lin Feng now. It has only been less than two months since we last met, and you have already broken through to the Eighth Rank. This is an extremely rare occurrence in the entire Holy Alliance."
"Huh?"
"Senior Long, were there any members of the Holy Alliance who broke through from the Seventh Rank to the Eighth Rank in just two months before?" Sima Xian, who was standing to the side, asked subconsciously after hearing Long Tianyin's words.
His words immediately fell silent.
Everyone pricked up their ears, eagerly awaiting Long Tianyin's answer.
Long Tianyin: "..."
"No..."
Seeing the way everyone was looking at him, Long Tianyin remained silent for a long time before finally managing to utter only these two words.
Breaking through from the Seventh Rank to the Eighth Rank in just two months is unprecedented in the history of the Holy Alliance.
"I knew it! How could there possibly be someone more Heaven Defying than Commander Lin?" Sima Xian remarked from the side.
Seeing Long Tianyin's embarrassed expression, Lin Feng said, "Senior Long, the affairs of the Devil Expulsion Pass are still being handled by the Saint Moon Temple Master. There's no need to be so polite."
"Now that the Demon Race Army has retreated, I see that you have just finished a great battle. Why don't you go into the city and rest for a while?"
Seeing that Lin Feng was giving him a way out, Long Tianyin glanced at Sima Xian and said, "We're the same age, how come there's such a big difference..."
Although Sima Xian was usually carefree, he wasn't stupid and understood that Long Tianyin's words were directed at him.
He immediately shut his mouth.
Lin Feng glanced at Saint Moon Saint Moon, who understood his meaning and chuckled, "Alright, old man, you're getting on in years. Let's go into town and talk."
Long Tianyin nodded, and then the group flew into the city.
Looking at the Demon Race corpses strewn across the city walls, with not a single human soldier's body found, Long Tianyin couldn't help but sigh, "I never imagined you, old codger, would grow so much stronger over the years, so easily repelling an army of 100,000."
Hearing the surprise in Long Tianyin's voice, Saint Moon stroked his beard and said with a smug look, "I didn't lift a finger this time; it was all caused by Lin Feng's Ninth Rank dragon-shaped magical beast."
"A dragon-shaped magical beast?" Long Tianyin asked with some surprise.
He naturally had no doubt that Lin Feng was responsible. He still couldn't forget the battle he witnessed between the Teyvat's Sustainer of Heavenly Principles and Austin Griffin in the Holy City.
That's beyond the reach of humans.
"Alright, I'll talk about this with you another time. Let's talk about you first. I heard you went to the Demon Race Hinterland to find your grandson. How did it go?" Saint Moon asked.
"Sigh~" Upon hearing Saint Moon's question, Long Tianyin seemed to age considerably in an instant.
Even Wang Yuanyuan and the others behind him had their expressions darken for a moment.
"What's wrong? Did something happen?"
Long Tianyin sighed and said, " Hao Chen is a good child, but unfortunately his father is not a good father."
"I didn't actually save these children; it was Hao Chen who did."
"At that time, these children accidentally wandered into the territory of the 69th Demon God Pillar and discovered the existence of the Demon God Pillar. If Hao Chen hadn't arrived in time, they probably would have died at the hands of the Demon God."
"I sensed the battle commotion nearby and rushed over, but by the time I arrived, the Demon God had already been killed by Hao Chen. I originally intended to bring him back, but the Demon God Emperor used his mother, Bai Yue, to threaten him..."
"Sigh..." Saint Moon said with some regret, "If it weren't for that incident, Long Haochen's future achievements would definitely not be lower than yours."
Long Tianyin gave a wry smile, then turned his gaze to Lin Feng.
" Lin Feng, actually, I came here specifically to see you."
Looking for me?
"Yes." Long Tianyin nodded and said, "I know that a battle between you and Long Haochen is inevitable..."
Looking at Long Tianyin, whose eyes seemed somewhat unfocused, Lin Feng couldn't help but sigh. Long Tianyin looked much older than when he first met him.
Clearly, he hadn't stopped worrying about Long Tianyin, Long Haochen, and Long Xingyu.
"Senior Long, do you want me to spare Long Haochen's life?"
"Yes." Long Tianyin nodded bitterly and added, "I know this request is excessive, but I still hope that, if possible, that the child's life can be spared. He's not a bad person by nature. If it weren't for his father, he wouldn't have gone to such lengths..."
Before Long Tianyin could finish speaking, Cai'er, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up, "Why should Lin Feng hold back in a life-or-death battle?"
Everyone was taken aback when Cai'er suddenly spoke.
However, Lin Feng was the happiest among them. He couldn't help but feel secretly pleased. Cai'er's comments showed that she cared about him.
Just as everyone was silent, Lin Feng spoke up, "I'm sorry, I can't promise you that. There are many things I can't predict, and I can't guarantee you anything about the future."
Faced with Lin Feng's refusal, Long Tianyin a wry smile, realizing that his request was unreasonable.
"Yes, let's leave everything to fate."
"By the way, there's something I think I need to remind you of. When we left, that little guy named Haoyue seemed to be absorbing the power of the Demon God Pillar."
"Oh~" Lin Feng was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh, "This Demon God Emperor is really willing to spend money."
While the group was chatting, they had already arrived inside the Assassin Temple.