Chapter 1921: Chapter 1922: The Nine Major Families
Heading west all the way.
While passing through a relatively large commandery, Ling Feng finally found an opportunity to purchase a detailed map of the West Sword Domain.
What surprised Ling Feng was that within this West Sword Domain, there was actually a branch of the Sky Alliance Commerce, although its influence was not as wide as in the Eastern Spirit Domain.
However, this was good news for Ling Feng, considering that as long as it was a branch of the Sky Alliance Commerce, his Supreme Black Diamond Card could come into play.
After getting a map from the Sky Alliance Commerce, Ling Feng’s traveling speed noticeably increased.
Finally, after half a month, Ling Feng arrived at the domain of the Du Yue Heaven Palace from Feijiang County at the border of the West Sword Domain.
With just a little inquiry, he could quickly obtain the exact location of the Du Yue Heaven Palace.
From the gathered news, Ling Feng also learned that the family behind Xiao Juanyun was considered a significant force within the Du Yue Heaven Palace, which explained why most of the Du Yue Heaven Palace disciples seemed to follow Xiao Juanyun naturally at the Sunset Ancient City.
Besides Xiao Juanyun’s undeniable strength, another reason was that he came from the Xiao family line, one of the nine major families of the Du Yue Heaven Palace, and moreover, he was a direct lineage disciple!
At this time, Ling Feng and Yeu Junyao temporarily stayed in an inn within Yueelin City, the location of the Du Yue Heaven Palace.
Compared to the Three Great Sacred Lands of the Eastern Spirit Domain, the situation of the Du Yue Heaven Palace was slightly different.
The entire Yueelin City was actually a gathering place for the nine major families, while the Du Yue Heaven Palace was located at the center of Yueelin City, resembling a dojo or a Study Palace.
Basically, all core disciples of the Du Yue Heaven Palace were descendants of these nine families, and unless one was extremely talented, outsiders joining the Du Yue Heaven Palace could only become ordinary disciples and would hardly receive the true core inheritance of the Du Yue Heaven Palace.
Although this approach seemed to have an air of secrecy, it indeed reduced the threat of disciples defecting from the sect to some extent.
After all, since the core disciples were descendants of the family clan, their loyalty to the family was generally not in question.
Upon learning this news, Ling Feng couldn’t help but feel a bit dejected.
It seemed that accessing the real high echelon of the Du Yue Heaven Palace would be quite challenging!
"Lady Yeu, I have some matters to attend to; could you wait for me in this inn for a few days?"
Gazing at Yeu Junyao, who was eating to her heart’s content opposite him, Ling Feng said mildly.
This woman would try all the local delicacies wherever she went, a classic glutton.
Perhaps due to spending a lot of time with Ling Feng, Yeu Junyao paid no attention to maintaining her ladylike image. With her mouth full, she immediately stood up upon hearing Ling Feng’s words and protested, "I object! How could you leave me behind if there’s fun to be had? You’re likely trying to ditch this lady!"
Ling Feng was speechless, "I say, young lady, were you a hungry ghost in your past life?"
"Hmph!" Yeu Junyao shot Ling Feng a glance and said, "Haven’t you heard the saying, ’No delicacy should be missed!’?"
Ling Feng shrugged and continued, "Then stay here and enjoy the food. I told you I’d come back for you, and I will!"
Seeing Ling Feng’s serious expression, Yeu Junyao nodded, "Alright, anyway, you can’t escape the Five-finger Mountain of this lady!"
Yeu Junyao made a fist gesture and flashed a sinister smile as she spoke.
In fact, initially, Ling Feng had tried to shake off this woman, but later realized that Yeu Junyao always found a way to locate him. She must have done something to him secretly.
Over time, Ling Feng gradually became accustomed to the woman’s presence.
Especially after Ling Kun’s death, Ling Feng was truly downcast for a long period, with Yeu Junyao being the only one by his side.
In Ling Feng’s heart, he gradually accepted the slightly annoying young lady, treating her as his companion.
"Just make sure you don’t cause trouble while you’re here."
Ling Feng took another look at Yeu Junyao, thinking to give some reminders, but swallowed back his words in the end.
Although her strength wasn’t as great as his, Yeu Junyao was armed with magic treasures all over her body. Even if a Saint Level practitioner came, Ling Feng believed she would definitely have means to escape.
After all, she was a direct lineage of the Jiuli Divine Race!
After a hearty meal, Ling Feng went to the counter to prepay the room for three more days before leaving the inn to head for the Xiao Mansion in search of Xiao Juanyun.
If everything went smoothly, he should soon have a place to stay at the Xiao family.
After all, he had helped retrieve the "Spirit Xiao Sword" for Xiao Juanyun, which was a small kindness to the Xiao family.
The entire Yueelin City spanned an enormous area, even ten times larger than the Sky White Imperial City.
The nine major families each controlled a region, with the territory of each family nearly equivalent to the imperial city of an empire, which showed how deep the foundation of the nine major families was, far beyond what Pegasus City’s Lyee Family could match.
Among these nine families, the Xiao family’s power was considered at the lower end, ranking only eighth, not the very bottom.
The most powerful, however, was the Xuanyuan Clan.
This clan had produced Saint Level practitioners in every generation, and the one who founded the Du Yue Heaven Palace was famed as the "Xuanyuan Sword Ancestor!"
Although the Du Yue Heaven Palace was managed jointly by the nine families, the Palace Master had always come from the Xuanyuan lineage.
Before long, Ling Feng arrived at the territory of the Xiao family, quickly finding a magnificent building complex comparable to an imperial city, surrounded by walls over three meters high, and four gates at its cardinal directions like city gates, embodying the uncommon foundation of this family.
As Ling Feng approached, a squad of swordsmen carrying long swords quickly surrounded him with serious expressions, admonishing, "No unauthorized persons allowed near!"
Their leader was a middle-aged man in a black suit, with a slanting scar above his left brow, adding some evil aura.
This person evidently saw Ling Feng was unusual, gesturing to his subordinates, walking slowly over to Ling Feng with a hand salute, and said in a slightly softer tone, "And who are you, sir, what business do you have with the Xiao family?"
"I am Ling Feng!"
Ling Feng took a token from his Spirit Storage Ring and handed it to the middle-aged man, saying calmly, "I am here to see Brother Xiao Juanyun of your mansion."
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