After returning to the Ximen n, Yun Lintian stayed in his courtyard and practiced with Ning Yue while waiting for good news from Shen Yan.


    At this moment, Qin Mei watched as Yun Lintian absorbed millions of the Divine Stones in astonishment. She swore that she had never seen anyone practice like this before.


    What surprised her the most was the absorption speed. Millions of the Divine Stones could onlyst for an hour at most before turning into a bunch of wasted stones.


    "Now I understand why you need so many Divine Stones. What a freak." Qin Mei said when she saw Yun Lintian open his eyes.


    Yun Lintian waved his hand to store all the emptied Divine Stones away and said. "How are people usually practicing?"


    Qin Mei pursed her lips. "We also use the Divine Stone, but it''s impossible for us to absorb arge amount in one go like you. Usually, it took me around five minutes to absorb a single best-graded Divine Stone."


    "That long?" Yun Lintian was surprised.


    "Not everyone is a freak like you, alright?" Qin Mei rolled her eyes annoyingly as she felt her self-esteemed was hurt.


    Yun Lintian chuckled. He didn''t mean to look down on her but rather genuinely surprised by the revtion. He always thought that a top-talented individual like Qin Mei would be able to absorb divine energy as fast as he could. Clearly, he waspletely ignorant about this.


    In the future, he must restrain himself and conceal this fact carefully.


    "The environment is also essential. Back in the Mystic God Realm, there''s a pocket space dedicated to training. It''s simr to the Heavenhold Secret Land but much worse, and only one person can enter at a time." Qin Mei said further.


    She looked at Yun Lintian curiously. "Seriously. I don''t understand why you choose to stay here instead of going back with my Young Miss. Although she has a conflict with her family, her authority is still there. She can easily arrange a good ce for you to live in. It''s certainly better than this ce."


    Yun Lintian responded. "I don''t want to owe her, and there''s no guarantee that Ning Yue and I will be safe over there. Since she has a conflict with her family, imagine what would happen when she brings us back? I probably be an entry for her enemy to attack."


    Qin Mei shook her head. "You''re overthinking. The Shen n is different from others. While thepetition in the n is highly intense, they arepeting in absolute fairness. Whoever disys higher strength and talent will eventually be a winner in the end."


    "Even so, it doesn''t mean they don''t resort to an underhand method." Yun Lintian shrugged. "Wait until they are in a desperate situation. Anything could happen by then."


    Qin Mei frowned slightly. "It seems you have a prejudice against our Shen n, huh? Why would you trust me then?"


    "You''ve misunderstood me." Yun Lintian exined. "I don''t have any prejudices against the Shen n nor doubt about what you have just said. It''s just that I preferred to be cautious first than sorryter."


    He took a deep look at Qin Mei and said further. "As for you, it couldn''t be said that I trust you. It''s more like I believe you won''t do anything recklessly… Would you?"


    Qin Mei let out a chuckle. "So you''re telling me you have a way to keep me in check?"


    Yun Lintian spread his arms, offering no exnation.


    Just as Qin Mei was about to say something further, she frowned slightly. "Oh? Someone from the Zhou n is here."<novelsnext></novelsnext>


    Yun Lintian was slightly surprised and looked toward the entrance. At this moment, Zhou Xianyang''s maidservant arrived in front of the courtyard with the apaniment of Mu Qing.


    "Greetings, Vice-President Lin. I am the Crown Prince''s servant. I am here to send you an invitation to the uing banquet." The maidservant said.


    Yun Lintian frowned slightly. He had no intention of participating in the banquet at all. Moreover, he had never met this so-called crown prince before. Why would he send him an invitation out of nowhere?


    "Oh? It seems someone is plotting against you." Qin Mei curled her lips yfully.


    Yun Lintian shook his head and walked out of the courtyard.


    The maidservant stepped forward and handed a golden letter to Yun Lintian. "Crown Prince said it doesn''t matter whether Vice-President Lin wants to join in."


    Yun Lintian retrieved the golden letter and looked at it briefly before saying. "Please tell him. I''m truly appreciating his kindness. I''ll give him an answerter."


    "Understood. I''ll take my leave first." The maidservant bowed politely and left directly.


    Watching the maidservant disappear, Mu Qing said in a low voice. "Her name is Gu Xin. She''s the closest servant of the Crown Prince."


    Yun Lintian nodded slightly. "Her strength is not low."


    With a nce, he could see that Gu Xin''s profound strength had already reached the peak of the Divine Transformation Realm. Such a person could uphold a top position anywhere, yet she was willing to be a maidservant. Obviously, this crown prince must have something.


    "She''s a daughter of the Gu n in the Great Xia Dynasty. Since her n got destroyed, she managed to flee and was rescued by Zhou Xianyang. Although extremely talented, she doesn''t want to take any position besides a maidservant. It can be said Zhou Xianyang is a lucky bastard to have her." Qin Mei walked out and said with a disdainful smile.


    "Oh?" Yun Lintian was slightly surprised. "Her n should be powerful, right? What happened to them?"


    "Long story short. The Gu n had offended a figure from the top force called Dark Sea Pce and had no way to resist them." Qin Mei exined casually.


    "The Dark Sea Pce? How could they appear here?" Mu Qing''s expression became serious. She obviously heard about this faction before.


    "The Dark Sea Pce is a force under the Dark Sea God Emperor. I heard they are looking for someone in various middle star realmstely." Qin Mei said.


    She turned to Yun Lintian. "You better don''t offend them. Although my Young Miss can protect you, it will be very troublesome."


    Yun Lintian spread his arms. "How could I know them? Are they having a te hanging around their necks saying they belong to the Dark Sea Pce?"


    "Well, as long as they don''te to me first. There shouldn''t be a problem."