Chapter 98

Lin Haoming carefully examined the woman who had suddenly appeared. Ignoring her mysterious appearance, just by her looks, she was absolutely a woman whose beauty could make Lin Haoming exclaim in admiration.

The woman was wearing a long white dress with sleeves that only reached halfway, exposing two sections of her white and tender arms. She seemed to be a couple of years younger than Xie Ruolan, but perhaps because she looked more youthful, she gave off the impression of an innocent and pure young girl, radiating a kind of pristine beauty. As a result, the playful look in her eyes seemed somewhat out of place with her overall appearance.

"Who are you?" Although the woman in front of him was very beautiful and seemed to be a very pure person, Lin Haoming still felt a sense of caution.

The woman looked at Lin Haoming's cautious appearance and extended a finger that seemed to be carefully crafted by the best artisan from the finest white jade, pointing at Lin Haoming.

A seemingly gentle white light shot out from the tip of her finger, landing on the light shield formed by the Vajra Talisman. The shield instantly shattered into specks of starlight. Immediately, the jade slip of the *Heavenly Demon Cultivation Technique* in Lin Haoming's hand flew out and landed in her palm.

At this moment, Lin Haoming was already completely certain that if this woman wanted to take his life, it would be as easy as extending a finger. Given her strength, she was at least a Golden Core Ancestor.

Facing a Golden Core Ancestor, Lin Haoming immediately put aside any thoughts of fighting back. Against such a terrifying opponent, even a desperate fight would be a death sentence.

Lin Haoming felt the atmosphere was extremely oppressive. Although the woman had only taken the cultivation technique and done nothing else, he still felt as if he were being restrained, even daring not to breathe heavily.

The woman held the *Heavenly Demon Cultivation Technique* and glanced at it, then looked at Lin Haoming, her red lips slightly moving, and finally spoke, "Did you kill Mu You?"

Lin Haoming didn't know who Mu You was, but he knew who she was referring to. Since there was no chance of escape, he decided not to be too cautious and directly answered, "If you are referring to the cultivator with a mustache, I admit that it was indeed me who killed him!"

Upon hearing Lin Haoming's admission, the woman showed no reaction and continued to ask, "Mu You's storage bag has a mark I planted. How did you conceal it?"

Upon hearing this question, Lin Haoming felt a shock. Clearly, he knew that he had completely hidden the storage bag by putting it into the spatial pearl.

Lin Haoming was already clear that although this woman had not taken action against him, if he did not speak or if his answer did not satisfy her, she might directly perform a soul search. With this in mind, he gritted his teeth, and a flash of spiritual light appeared in his hand, revealing the spatial pearl.

The woman was somewhat surprised when she saw it, then pointed at it again, drawing the spatial pearl into her hand. After a brief inspection, she exclaimed in shock, "It's actually a storage treasure that can overlap two layers of space. You, young man, have extremely good luck!"

Seeing that she was moved by the spatial pearl, Lin Haoming's face showed even more helplessness as he watched her directly put the spatial pearl into her storage bracelet.

However, when he saw this, Lin Haoming was even more surprised. To be able to store a treasure that could overlap two layers of space, the storage treasure must have more than two layers of overlapping space. This meant that the woman's storage bracelet was even more powerful than the spatial pearl.

The woman did not pay attention to Lin Haoming's surprised reaction and continued to ask with a neutral expression, "You are only at the ninth level of the Qi Condensation stage, yet you managed to kill Mu You, which is quite unexpected. I have seen the place where you killed Mu You. What did you use?"

With the spatial pearl taken, Lin Haoming had no choice but to face the woman's questioning and took out the *Fengtian Mirror* talisman from his storage bag.

As soon as he took it out, it was immediately taken by the woman, and Lin Haoming could only watch.

The woman carefully examined the talisman and said with some surprise, "This is a talisman made from the disassembled *Fengtian Mirror* replica. How could a Qi Condensation disciple like you have this? Could you be the descendant of one of those Yuan婴 old monsters?"

Seeing her ask, Lin Haoming's expression became serious, even displeased, and he immediately said, "If I were the descendant of a Yuan婴 Ancestor, how could I have been ambushed by Mu You? I bought this from the Treasure Pavilion!"

"You are not a disciple of those old guys, where did you get so many spirit stones to buy the talisman?" the woman continued to ask.

"Late junior recently participated in the Red Leaf Mountain spirit stone mine competition. Because I had the spatial pearl, I hid a large number of spirit stones inside it, avoiding the sect's inspection and bringing them out. Also, due to a large transaction, I became a VIP of the Treasure Pavilion!" Lin Haoming explained, showing the VIP jade token.

The woman saw the jade token in Lin Haoming's hand and her eyes flashed with surprise. She knew very well that a VIP jade token was not something a Qi Condensation disciple could obtain with a so-called large transaction. Instantly, her eyes narrowed as she asked, "What is your name?"

"Late junior is Lin Haoming. In this Red Leaf Mountain treasure hunt, I found a piece of top-grade spirit stone, which was my greatest contribution!" Lin Haoming deliberately emphasized his importance and then obediently answered her.

"Lin Haoming? What is your relationship with Lin Feng?" the woman asked after thinking for a moment.

"Lin Feng is my ancestor. Senior, do you know our old ancestor? Late junior was brought into the sect by Old Ancestor Lin, but unfortunately, he fell a few years ago while on a mission. Because of my low cultivation, I was bullied by other disciples in the sect and eventually ended up in the outer sect, where I had to struggle on my own. Recently, I was able to return to the inner sect because of my contributions in the Red Leaf Mountain mission." Lin Haoming sighed bitterly.

"I see, so this pearl was left by Lin Feng?" the woman asked.

"Yes!" Since she had asked, Lin Haoming naturally agreed.

"From what you say, it seems you have a lot of resentment towards the sect?" the woman asked lightly, the previous solemnity on her face now gone.

Lin Haoming noticed the change in her expression. Although he didn't know who she was or her identity, he felt that she definitely had some hostility towards the sect. Thinking this, he deliberately shook his head, "How dare I? I can only blame my own poor talent."

"Hehe, do you think I would believe that?" the woman saw through his act and mocked him.

Lin Haoming sighed on purpose, "Late junior naturally feels dissatisfied with unfair treatment, but over the years, I have seen many cases of the strong preying on the weak in the sect, so I have no resentment. As long as I have the ability, I will naturally get the position I deserve."

"You are quite a wise person!" the woman nodded in approval at Lin Haoming's insight.

"Late junior dares not, but after seeing so many things, I naturally have my own views!" Lin Haoming said humbly.

"You don't need to be humble. Lin Haoming, I will be honest with you, I appreciate you. If you can reach the Foundation Establishment stage before the age of thirty, I can personally take you as a disciple. Do you want to be my disciple? If you agree, I can take you as a nominal disciple now, and formally take you as a disciple after you reach the Foundation Establishment stage!" the woman suddenly offered this choice.

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