Song Yiling Seeks Friendship, Two Hundred Thousand Origin Stones!

Quite a few disciples wore puzzled expressions.

By rights, a wisp of white light should have appeared for them as well and entered their bodies.

Yet they received nothing at all!

Meanwhile, the Sword Tempering Pool, which had seemed as though an earthquake were raging within it, gradually returned to calm.

It became like stagnant water.

The many inner disciples looked at one another, their faces full of confusion.

At that moment, Song Yiling, surrounded by the inner disciples, carefully examined the Spirit Swords around Lin Feng.

Unlike the others, she was not curious about where her own reward had gone.

"I possess two layers of Sword Intent, along with cultivation at the peak of the Sea of Reincarnation Realm."

"Even I can awaken quite a few Tier-Two Spirit Swords, yet the commotion is nowhere near as great as his."

"So what grade are the Spirit Swords he awakened?"

Song Yiling stared in Lin Feng's direction, utterly perplexed.

One had to know that opportunities to enter the Sword Tempering Pool did not grow on trees. They were exceedingly rare, and she had spent a great deal of effort to secure this chance.

Song Yiling had prepared for this Sword Tempering Pool opportunity for a very long time, all so that she could awaken more Spirit Swords within the pool!

Awakening more Spirit Swords meant gaining a greater degree of recognition from the Sword Dao Saint. The rewards afterward would naturally be extraordinary as well.

It was said that there had once been someone with exceptional talent in the Sword Dao who, with cultivation at the Palace of Destiny Realm, awakened ninety-nine Tier-Four Spirit Swords in this Sword Tempering Pool. In the end, they received Sword Pool Empowerment, and their Sword Intent directly rose by two layers, making astonishing progress.

Song Yiling was quite powerful and held a respectable ranking among the inner disciples. Yet now she had been surpassed by an unknown disciple. How could she remain unmoved?

Boom!

At that moment, Elder Zhu's massive figure descended beside the sword pool. Light shot from his eyes as he scrutinized Lin Feng. "You awakened Tier-Five Spirit Swords?"

Tier-Five Spirit Swords!

Hearing this, the minds of many disciples shook violently!

Song Yiling's pupils constricted sharply as well.

Tier-Five Spirit Swords?

Countless disciples cried out inwardly that it was impossible.

One had to know that the Spirit Swords within the Sword Tempering Pool were anything but ordinary. They were absolutely not trinkets that any random artifact refiner could forge.

The Spirit Swords here had all once been used by that Sword Dao Saint. Even Tier-One Spirit Swords were already extraordinary, while Tier-Five Spirit Swords were downright inconceivable. Many prodigies at the Palace of Destiny Realm could not accomplish such a feat at all!

Song Yiling was widely experienced and knowledgeable. She remembered that there had once been a core disciple at the peak of the Sea of Reincarnation Realm who awakened a Tier-Five Spirit Sword!

That incident had shaken the entire inner sect. Quite a few Venerable Realm elders had hurried over, hoping to take that disciple as their own.

But Lin Feng had not awakened just one!

He had awakened this many!

Counting carefully—

There were a total of one hundred and forty-five. It was an utterly astonishing number.

In that instant, Song Yiling developed the desire to befriend him. No one would refuse the chance to befriend a genius, much less one like Lin Feng, whose realm was still not high. He was absolutely worth befriending!

The other disciples were all equally stunned.

Awakening more than a hundred Tier-One Spirit Swords would already have been immensely impressive, let alone Tier-Five ones!

Many people stared at Lin Feng with astonishment in their eyes. This person possessed the potential of a core disciple!

Lin Feng nodded slightly.

Seeing Lin Feng admit it, the other disciples could not help their eyelids twitching. If it was true, then this man's talent in the Sword Dao was simply too terrifying. There were likely very few in the inner sect who could rival him!

Elder Zhu said nothing and continued examining Lin Feng. "You gained quite a lot from this Sword Tempering Pool. It seems even your realm has increased considerably."

Lin Feng could be said to have gained the most from this sword pool visit, without question.

At that moment, a disciple beside them suddenly asked, "Elder, why—why did he receive a reward while we received nothing?"

Elder Zhu's gaze was calm, as though he was not surprised in the slightest. "That is perfectly normal. In the eyes of the Sword Tempering Pool, the gap between you and him is like that between fireflies and the bright moon. Naturally, it gave the rewards to him."

"If your levels had been close, then the rewards would naturally have been divided among you."

After hearing the reason, every inner disciple could not help their faces twitching.

That was the reason?

Did that not mean they had failed to gain the Sword Tempering Pool's recognition?

They had not received even the slightest reward!

This trip to the Sword Tempering Pool had practically been for nothing!

Quite a few inner disciples felt deeply depressed.

Song Yiling, however, stepped forward with a smile on her face. "May I ask what this junior brother is called? Which elder's descendant are you?"

By asking this, Song Yiling still assumed that Lin Feng might be the descendant of some Venerable Realm elder.

Lin Feng calmly replied, "Lin Feng. I am merely an ordinary disciple from a cultivation clan, not the descendant of any elder."

A disciple from a cultivation clan?

The smile on Song Yiling's face did not fade, but inwardly, she was shaken.

Did that not mean Lin Feng had no backing?

A genius with no backing...

And one who had yet to fully grow—someone like this absolutely had to be properly befriended!

Song Yiling's beautiful eyes shifted as she smiled faintly. "I am convinced by Junior Brother Lin's talent. I prepared for this Sword Tempering Pool for a long time. Though my Sword Intent also broke through, I never expected that the degree of recognition I received from the Sword Tempering Pool would fall so far short of yours."

"This is our first meeting, and I have nothing particularly good to offer. Please accept this small token of greeting."

Song Yiling's gaze flickered, and she immediately tossed out a spatial ring. Lin Feng was startled. After catching it and examining it carefully, he discovered what lay inside.

There were actually two hundred thousand Low-Grade Origin Stones?

That was an exceedingly generous gesture!

An ordinary inner disciple's monthly allowance was only ten thousand Low-Grade Origin Stones. Song Yiling had casually given away so much, which was enough to show that her background was anything but ordinary!

Lin Feng did not refuse such goodwill and directly accepted it.

After awakening the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body, Lin Feng felt as if his body was trapped in an extreme state of hunger at every moment.

That hunger made him desperately crave Origin Energy.

These Origin Stones were exactly what he needed most.

"Thank you," Lin Feng said softly.

Delight appeared on Song Yiling's face. What she feared most was a genius like Lin Feng refusing her gift. Since he had accepted it, it would be easier to approach him in the future!

Quite a few inner disciples nearby revealed envious expressions.

As expected, geniuses had their advantages. Even Song Yiling directly gave him a meeting gift. Whatever she gave could not possibly be ordinary, since her brother's status was incomparably noble and her elders were also high-ranking figures within the sacred land!

Still, some inner disciples thought Lin Feng was putting on airs. If it were them, they would have already gone over to chat with Song Yiling with boundless enthusiasm. Being able to cling to someone of her stature would be a blessing accumulated by one's ancestors.

But Lin Feng seemed to lack such awareness. All he wanted was to return and cultivate.

Before leaving, Lin Feng gave Elder Zhu a certain amount of Origin Stones and said that they were being returned to the elder of the Cultivation Arts Pavilion.

Elder Zhu was startled, then accepted them with a smile.

Lin Feng then left without the slightest hesitation.

Song Yiling drifted over to Elder Zhu with light steps and softly said, "Elder Zhu, he took first place in the disciple assessment? Then does that mean..."

Elder Zhu nodded. "That is right. Those three boys from the Wei Clan, Xu Clan, and Chen Clan all lost to him. Moreover, he defeated enemies above his realm. His Sword Intent has already reached three layers. The rewards from this Sword Tempering Pool will surely allow him to go even farther along the path of the Sword Dao!"