Blessed Disciples

Lingfeng observed as the old man and his disciple walked into the room. The room was lush and had an excellent view of the city. The wind was blowing slightly but the man's clothes were barely disturbed.

He tried to probe at the man's cultivation level but it was as if he was a mortal. There were no qi fluctuations whatsoever. Was this an expert who had reached the level of oneness? Matriarch Ling poured the man some tea, which he accepted graciously. There was a hint of fondness in his yellow eyes but it was gone almost as soon as it had appeared

He then smiled and said something that Lingfeng didn't quite catch. He then waved his hand and the table by the side was populated with entry tokens. He did a quick check and found that there were one thousand three hundred and fifty tokens. This meant that this elder was not interested in the secret realm.

"You can offer equal compensation," the man asked.

"Elder ..." the matriarch said.

"Sun, that is my given name and dao name." the man said.

"Elder Sun," I don't think we can compensate you for these. She said they are already very valuable. I don't think we can exchange these for the list of things you asked for earlier.

"You mistake me," I am not selling these, "I am giving them to you, in exchange for a favour."

Matriarch Ling looked at Lingfeng worried. A favour of that magnitude wouldn't be that simple.

"I just need you to take good care of my disciples," All eyes turned to Linghua who was standing by the door.

The elder shook his head and looked around for someone. When he didn't see who he was searching for Matriarch Ling asked, "Is there someone you were waiting for?"

"I would have assumed you would have brought him. There are two youths in surname Ling given name Yun and Hua." Elder sun said.

It all made sense now. The two boys said they had been rescued by a passing elder who had also helped them a breakthrough. It also made sense why neither chose a cultivation technique from the Ling family.

Their benefactor was someone great. Matriarch Ling calmed down and smiled inwardly. It seemed that they still had an edge over the Zhang clan. If they played their cards well, their clan could very well rise to among the top of the Kingdom.

"Can you bring them, I should give them a few pointers." Elder Sun said.

"I will send someone to bring them over immediately," Lingfeng said and nodded to another elder who was standing by outside. Meanwhile, Matriarch Ling was communicating with him through voice transmission, "Today of all days they chose to embrace youth and adventure," Lingfeng shrugged and didn't say anything.

"It seems that they are not with you." Elder sun said. He waves his hands and a simple brown wooden box appeared. It was not made of any valuable material but simple wood. He opened it and inside were stacks of scrolls.

Linghua walked up and started arranging them on the table next to the entry tokens. most had the White tree emblem and a slightly enchanting aura was leaking from them.

Lingfeng sifted through them reading the names: Water flow sword, Mystic palm technique, Dark blade burst, Profound seal technique, Immovable Mountain footwork, Golden body cultivation, Yin and Yang Sutra and many others There were so many. He looked at the matriarch worried.

He had guessed that the techniques were on the same level as the ones that had been traded to the Zhang clan earlier. The wealth of the clan probably wouldn't be enough to buy them. But this was an opportunity that would never come to the clan again. With these techniques, they could establish the clan's foundation twice over.

"These are for sale, I will take spirit stones, I can detect there is good karma between your Clan and me." He took a sip of his tea. His golden eyes bore a hole into Lingfeng. "Ten Million spirit stones and the list I sent earlier for all these.

The number was vast. It was such a large number that the two Ling elders were shocked. The revenue of the clan every year was about that much.

In Matriarch Ling's eyes Elders Sun was brimming with confidence. He knew he had them. She had probed Zhang Xuan after he had finished cultivating in front of the crowd earlier and she could clearly see the effect of just one hour of cultivating. If the members of the younger generation cultivated these techniques from infancy she could see them turning into young dragons.

The choice had been made when the price was stated. "Give us a few hours to gather the items on the list."

"No need, give them to either of my disciples, they should know what to do with them," Elder Sun said.

Lingfeng was surprised. He had assumed that the list was alchemical ingredients. Elder Sun was probably also a skilled alchemist. Cultivation required one to be skilled in a few fields to generate enough wealth to fund their cultivation as well as a means of acquiring required resources. If his son had gained some alchemical experience, this would also be a boon for himself first and foremost but for the clan as well.

"In that case," Matriarch Lin took off one of her rings and passed it to Elder Sun who checked it and nodded. he took out a million spirit stones and passed them back to Matriarch Ling.

"I don't mean to doubt you Elder Sun, but would we be offending an unknowable existence by using your clan's techniques." Matriarch Ling asked.

"These are my techniques, and the symbol is for my Golden Tree Alliance," He responded poking at the symbol on his chest.

"In that case, thank you for your favour." Matriarch Ling said clasping her hands

"I would have liked to introduce those two to their senior brother, but...." he shook his head ruefully, "...pass along these to those two little ones."

He stood up and was heading to the door when he stopped and looked back, "Tell them that if I don't come looking for them, they should be steadfast in their cultivation and seek the Blessed Realm."

Lingyun and Linghua walked out of the auction house and started walking. There were definitely people following them. As long as he was in the city he was at ease. They went back to the inn they had spent the night and undid their disguises. Discreetly they ordered drinks to be brought up to their rooms.

The idea was to stage a scene of spoilt scions to any who came searching. With their clothes slightly dishevelled they left the inn. The auras of the White Tree Faction Master and disciples had lingered for a few hours. Lingyun and Linghua used this time to slip out of the inn. At some point in the night, the two auras had expanded and then disappeared.

The martial artists barely noticed two unsightly youths who had left the inn earlier that day.