Chapter 1018

Because he had read the original work, he also vaguely remembered this point.

Knowing that within a certain distance of this Holy Ancient City, cultivators are not allowed to fly.

Of course, due to their extreme speed, they arrived at the city gate in less than a minute.

At the gate of the Holy Ancient City, Lin Feng and his companion's figures gradually came to a stop.

Inside the Holy Ancient City lies the entrance to the Ancient Clan's Ancient Realm; it is not a city that just anyone can enter freely.

Unless one receives a personal invitation from the Ancient Clan, ordinary people are prohibited from entering unless they obtain consent from within the Ancient Clan.

After Lin Feng stopped behind the crowd, his gaze first fell upon the long line ahead.

Afterwards he couldn't help but sigh, turning his head to the ancient dragon clan strong and saying, "Senior, it looks like we'll have to honestly wait in line."

Uh, okay.

Upon hearing they had to line up, the ancient dragon clan strong's brows furrowed slightly.

However, thinking that the Ancient Clan is now considered the number one power in the world,

even he has no choice but to accept this rule.

After all, within this Holy Ancient City he could faintly sense

somewhere in the city there are several experts not weaker than him stationed to prevent other ancient forces from causing trouble.

Lin Feng and his companion then proceeded slowly with the line, and after a while finally reached the city gate.

Upon reaching the gate, Lin Feng glanced and saw that on either side of the gate stood nearly a hundred figures in black armor holding long spears, standing straight.

Among them was a young man wearing cyan armor.

This person is about the same age as Lin Feng, handsome in appearance, and his strength is that of a one-star Battle Saint.

However, this young man's current actions are rather violent.

When inspecting the invitation cards in the guests' hands, he directly and violently snatched them away, then flipped through them haphazardly.

Are the people of this Ancient Clan brain‑dead? They send such a weirdo to greet guests.

Seeing the former's actions, this ancient dragon clan strong's mouth twitched slightly as he retorted.

Although the Void Ancient Dragon clan are magical beasts, if we were to truly hold a grand event and invite guests to Ancient Dragon Island, we certainly wouldn't behave like this.

Yet the Ancient Clan today is doing something even worse than magical beasts.

This is simply worse than beasts!

Hehe, perhaps the Ancient Clan doesn't even regard us; after all, they are the 'number one power in the world'. In their eyes, other clans like the Soul, Flame, and Thunder clans are probably just ants that can be crushed at will. And since they don't even care about other ancient races, how could they bother with ordinary people like us?

As soon as the former finished speaking, Lin Feng laughed and mocked.

Huh?

Since Lin Feng and his companion did not lower their voices but spoke openly,

instantly it drew surprised glances from the surrounding crowd.

Although the Ancient Clan's actions this time have made them extremely angry,

but overawed by the Ancient Clan's formidable strength, they can only silently curse the Ancient Clan for being unreliable in their hearts.

Yet they never expected that these two people ahead would dare to mock the Ancient Clan on such a large scale.

Such boldness — they have lived this long and still never seen anything like it.

And those nearby could hear the Ancient Clan armor-clad soldiers and that young man at the gate, naturally just as well.

However, because they never expected anyone would dare to openly mock their Ancient Clan,

therefore, after a moment of stunned silence, they reacted and immediately glared at Lin Feng and the ancient dragon clan strong with fury blazing.

Bold!

Immediately, the young man in cyan armor let out a loud shout.

Before his words even faded, he rushed up to Lin Feng and his companion, pointing at them and saying, "You two madmen, dare to insult my Ancient Clan — you deserve death ten thousand times over. Seize them, slap each twenty times, then throw them out a thousand zhang beyond the Holy Ancient City as a warning!"

At this moment, the former's heart was filled with violent rage.

Earlier, Xiao Yan had just finished being arrogant here and left; he now had nowhere to vent his anger.

And these two actually dared to provoke him at this critical juncture.

If he today beats these two half‑to‑death, he wouldn't be called Ling Quan!

Yes!

Meanwhile, the surrounding armor-clad soldiers, upon hearing the commander's order, all shouted in unison.

Immediately, those soldiers leveled their spears and surrounded Lin Feng and his companion.

Although they felt it somewhat improper to kill guests at the gate of the Holy Ancient City,

but thinking of the earlier mockery by those two, they were filled with rage and desperately wanted to kill them.

After all, the Ancient Clan is highly respected on the Qi Continent, yet now someone dares to speak the truth and insult the Ancient Clan.

This anger, they absolutely cannot tolerate!

Hehe, your Ancient Clan is truly overbearing; I merely couldn't stand your behavior and said a couple of sentences, yet you want to violently beat guests. With such an overbearing power issuing invitations, I, Lin Feng, really dare not go. I think I'll just head back today.

Saying that, Lin Feng turned with the ancient dragon clan strong beside him and walked straight toward the Central Region.

As for those Ancient Clan soldiers, he simply ignored them.

After all, what could a bunch of Battle Venerables do to him?

Lin Feng?!

Upon hearing that, Ling Quan in cyan armor's expression instantly turned to surprise.

Because he knew this guy had repeatedly made Xiao Yan suffer losses.

He had even once beaten Xiao Yan half‑to‑death.

And most importantly, this guy is the enemy whom their young lady constantly thinks of day and night.

At this coming-of-age ceremony, the only person we have to deal with!

And it wasn't just Lingquan; the surrounding people, upon hearing the name Lin Feng, instantly had their expressions turn surprised.

But immediately afterwards, the surrounding spectators promptly revealed a look of watching a show.

After all, this Lin Feng is the person personally invited by the Gu clan's young lady and also her opponent.

If he hadn't even made it to the Gu clan before being driven away by the guards of the Holy Saint City, then Gu Xun'er would surely be furious enough to stomp her feet.

"Not good, if this guy doesn't go to the Gu clan and just leaves like that, then later when the young lady finds out what happened, she won't hesitate to kill me."

On the other side, Lingquan also reacted at this moment, and cold sweat instantly appeared on his forehead.

After all, if he gives the other side a reason to leave this time, the consequences would be more than he could bear!

"Damn it, I can't beat him in a fight; does that mean I have to go apologize to him?"

Seeing the opponent slowly walk outward, Lingquan grew increasingly anxious.

After all, he can't even beat Xiao Yan, and since Xiao Yan can't defeat this person, he has even less hope.

However, when he was in a flustered state, the surrounding soldiers, upon hearing that the opponent was Lin Feng, instantly retreated at top speed and then returned to their original posts to stand guard.

It was as if nothing that had happened before had ever occurred.

"Lingquan, this kid, is probably going to suffer a loss today. That young man alone could easily defeat him, and what's more, there is a Dou Saint expert standing beside him."

At the same time, among the two old men, one fat and one thin, standing in midair above the Holy Saint City, the fat old man suddenly smiled lightly and said.

However, while he was speaking, his tone showed not a trace of worry.

It seemed as if the people of the Gu clan below were facing not a Dou Saint but a Dou Zong.

"Hehe, I don't care about the rest, but it's somewhat interesting that the ancient dragon clan, which has been closed off for thousands of years, would actually send a three-star Dou Saint to intimidate the relationship between our clan's Lin Feng and the ancient dragon clan."

Hearing that, the seemingly thin old man gave a light chuckle and continued: "However, this Lin Feng is not comparable to the previous Xiao Yan; this child, whether in strategy or strength, surpasses Xiao Yan. Among those participating in this coming-of-age ceremony, probably only the young lady and Qingyang could possibly defeat him."

"I agree with that as well. From Lin Feng's aura, it's clear he has cultivated the Heavenly Step Technique, and of excellent quality at that. Besides the technique, his soul realm has nearly reached the mid-Heavenly Step standard, and he even possesses several strands of different fire, making him indeed a formidable opponent."

Upon hearing the former's speculation, the fat old man immediately sighed.

"Hehe, no need to worry; although the young lady is willful, her talent is beyond compare, and her future achievements will likely not fall short of the clan leader's. I think defeating a Lin Feng without Dou Emperor bloodline would be more than enough."

However, upon reaching this point, the thin old man changed the subject and continued: "Actually, I originally had no interest in the young lady's desire to kill Lin Feng, but now I am somewhat eager to watch the scene of her sparring with this Lin Feng."

"Great minds think alike; I also want to know just how much Lin Feng's strength falls short of the young lady's."

Having just finished speaking, the former promptly nodded with a smile.

But shortly after, he furrowed his brows slightly and continued: "However, this guy's relationship with the Tai Xu Ancient Dragon Clan, also an ancient race, is not ordinary. In a moment I will go and tell the young lady that we can play other tricks, but we must absolutely not take this kid's life. Otherwise, other ancient races seeing this might think our Gu clan is moving against the younger generation of other families."

Upon hearing that, the thin old man pondered briefly, then nodded and said: "What you say also makes sense; although our Gu clan is strong, if we provoke the dissatisfaction of other ancient races, causing them to ally with the Soul Race, then our Gu clan would become isolated. By then, it would be troublesome."

As they spoke, the thin old man's figure instantly faded and then disappeared from the spot.

At the same time, the atmosphere at the city gate below was extremely eerie.

Lin Feng walked away with a relaxed expression, while Lingquan, who had been extremely arrogant before, was now so anxious he was scratching his ears and cheeks.

But as an ancient race, he could not bring himself to set aside his "dignity" to apologize to someone he regarded as a lowly commoner.

At the same time, because of Gu Xun'er's involvement, Lingquan also dared not ruin the other party's major affair.

At this moment, Lin Feng, on the other hand, walked outward with a relaxed expression.

Anyway, he came to the Gu clan merely to avoid causing greater trouble; otherwise, he had nothing else to do there.

Now that Lingquan has actually scolded him, he naturally doesn't mind, and will apply some pressure to the former, hoping to drive him to desperation.

At the same time, he doesn't believe that on such an important day, the Gu clan would have sent only these people to the Holy Saint City.

Lin Feng believes that the situation here at this moment has long been known to the hidden Gu clan experts.

He believes that before long, other Gu clan members will come to handle the situation at hand.

Of course, if the Gu clan's strong ones don't come, Lin Feng also wouldn't mind really just leaving like that.

After all, since the Gu clan now intends to act against him, he naturally won't just sit there and take the bullying.

As long as it doesn't provoke the Gu clan into a frenzy to the point where they must kill him.

Then, whenever he sees an opportunity, he will surely seize it immediately and thoroughly disgust the Gu clan.

"Lingquan, you guys, so flustered, how can you casually start a conflict with the arriving guests?"

Just as Lingquan was anxious and didn't know what to do, a plain voice suddenly sounded in the venue.

"Elder!"

Upon seeing the thin old man, Lingquan's face instantly showed slight surprise, and he hastily performed a salute.

Immediately afterward, he pointed at Lin Feng and the other person and said: "Elder, these two."

"Alright, go back to your post and honestly do your own duties. You don't need to worry about these matters."

Seeing that the former still wanted to say something, the old man immediately interrupted him.

After speaking, he turned his head toward the departing Lin Feng, immediately changed to a smiling face, and said: "Little friend Lin Feng, please stay. Earlier, Lingquan was provoked, and now he's angry, so he couldn't help but act a bit rashly; please don't take it to heart."

"As compensation, this old man, a Dou Saint cultivator, is willing to personally escort you inside; please follow me. Naturally, since you are a guest of our Gu clan, virtually everyone in the Zhongzhou Continent knows, so there's no need to check invitations—let's go."

As soon as his words fell, the thin old man didn't wait for Lin Feng's reply and walked straight toward the interior of the Holy Saint City.

"Although the Gu clan is arrogant, there are plenty of old foxes inside. It seems I need to muster twelve points of spirit."

Watching the thin old man slowly enter the Holy Saint City, Lin Feng thought to himself.

Upon arrival, the other party merely brushed over the matter, then revealed his identity as a Dou Saint expert and offered to guide him.

Thus, it would be difficult for him to slip away.

After all, on the Dou Qi Continent, such courtesy shown by the strong toward the weak is basically the highest etiquette.

If you still refuse to give the other side face, then do you look down on the Gu clan?

Therefore, after a brief moment of thought, Lin Feng gave a glance to the ancient dragon clan expert beside him, then turned and followed the old man.