Land Sword Immortal: Eighty Years as the Guardian of the Sword Pavilion
Chapter 349 – Thinking too much about being the Sect Master of Shu Mountain?

Chapter 349 – Thinking too much about being the Sect Master of Shu Mountain?

"Yes, Sect Master," Meng Fan said cautiously.

"Are you afraid of me?" Lin Jinghong stared at Meng Fan. Meng Fan wasn't sure if it was his imagination, but he felt that Lin Jinghong's lips curled into a slight smile.

That faint smile gave him an extremely eerie feeling.

He tried to adjust his emotions, telling himself it was just psychological, purely guilt from being a thief.

Peeking into someone else's memory was indeed akin to theft, and there was nothing wrong with feeling guilty about it.

Meng Fan forced an awkward smile and said respectfully, "Sect Master, your presence is like a dragon, commanding awe across the world. It's only natural for a disciple to be intimidated by your majesty."

Hearing Meng Fan's flattery, Lin Jinghong's lips twitched, and he smiled.

This time, it wasn't Meng Fan's imagination; he truly smiled.

A cold smile.

"That old fellow Lin Bianyun has changed too. In the past, he would never have taken a disciple with your temperament. Haha, he's gotten old, no longer as stubborn as before. And so have I!"

Lin Jinghong suddenly sighed, a bit melancholic.

Meng Fan had no way to respond to this, so he could only stand awkwardly to the side, maintaining his respect for the Sect Master of Shu Mountain.

"Actually, you don't need to fear me. Even if you were just an ordinary disciple of Shu Mountain, I wouldn't do anything to you.

However, I must remind you of one thing!

If you can't control your eyes, I can overlook it.

But if you can't control your mouth, then I won't be so lenient!"

Seeing Lin Jinghong's stern face and hearing his serious words, a drop of sweat trickled down Meng Fan's forehead.

Whether it was guilt or Lin Jinghong's implied warning, Meng Fan's mind was already conjuring various scenarios.

Not controlling his eyes referred to watching the Sword Wraith Memory.

Not controlling his mouth was a warning to keep certain secrets buried deep inside and never speak of them.

Although Meng Fan didn't believe Lin Jinghong could know everything, he still felt threatened at this moment.

He replied honestly, "Disciple will definitely keep his mouth shut!"

In fact, he had already planned to keep the Sect Master's secrets to himself, never revealing them under any circumstances.

Well, except for one situation...

That would be if Meng Fan's cultivation and strength someday surpassed Lin Jinghong's.

But that was thinking too far ahead, and too optimistically!

"Meng Fan, I know your talent in the Sword Dao is extraordinary. That old fellow Lin Bianyun has mentioned you to me before.

Meeting you today is a kind of fate. I will give you a small opportunity.

Just now, Yang Ling said that Li Xuerou would become the backbone of the Shu Mountain Sword Sect. I won't comment on that.

But you, young man, will definitely have a place in Shu Mountain in the future, so I won't be stingy.

When you reach the Primordial Spirit Realm, come find me.

At that time, I will teach you a technique called 'Sword God.'"

"Sword God."

Meng Fan had long heard of it, even to the point of being thunderstruck by its fame.

Shu Mountain had many Heavenly Grade Sword Techniques, like the Myriad Swords Art, Heavenly Sword, and Free Wanderer's Godly Sword, which Meng Fan had dabbled in...

But if one were to name the strongest sword technique in Shu Mountain, "Sword God" was undoubtedly the one.

Among the countless Shu Mountain disciples, those who had seen the "Sword God" technique were... zero!

"Sect Master, this..." Meng Fan, usually calm and composed, was still at a loss for words and utterly shocked upon hearing Lin Jinghong's words.

The shock wasn't because of the "Sword God" technique itself, but because of its significance!

The Sword God was indeed powerful, but Meng Fan, backed by the Primordial Great Way of the Sword, had ambitions to create his own ultimate technique, Myriad Swords Returning to Me. A single Sword God technique wouldn't be enough to shake his composure.

What shocked him was that the Sword God technique had always been passed down directly from the Sect Master.

Or rather, it wasn't just passed down by the Sect Master, but to the Sect Master!

In short, this technique was only taught to the Sect Master of Shu Mountain.

Lin Jinghong's words implied that he wanted Meng Fan to become the next Sect Master of Shu Mountain?

Impossible!

He was only at the Condensation Pill Realm, and he wasn't even Lin Jinghong's disciple. How could he be treated this way?

It was precisely because he couldn't understand that Meng Fan was so shocked.

Lin Jinghong smiled, his eyes sharp as he looked at Meng Fan's expression, clearly understanding what Meng Fan was thinking.

He chuckled and said, "Don't overthink it. I only said that when you reach the Primordial Spirit Realm, I will teach you 'Sword God.' I never intended for you to succeed as Sect Master.

Since I became the Sect Master of Shu Mountain, I haven't cared about so-called rules.

For example, the rule that only the Sect Master can learn 'Sword God.'

What kind of nonsense rule is that?

As long as someone has enough talent in the Sword Dao and catches my eye, they can all learn 'Sword God.'

To tell you the truth, more than a handful of people have learned 'Sword God' from me.

If they all became Sect Masters, how many Sect Masters would Shu Mountain have in the next generation?"

Hearing this, Meng Fan felt relieved.

If he were really made the next Sect Master of Shu Mountain, the pressure would be immense, enough to crush him.

Fortunately, the Sect Master was just unconventional and didn't like following rules.

That made sense, given that the Sect Master was an undercover agent for the demonic path, acting a bit unorthodox was normal.

However, the Sect Master had never done anything to harm the Shu Mountain Sword Sect.

And at the Sect Master's level, what was the Fengyun Demon Sect to him?

Thinking carefully, the Sect Master had long transcended his identity as an undercover agent for the Fengyun Demon Sect.

It was biased of him to always view the Sect Master as a demonic path agent!

"Thank you, Sect Master!" With this realization, Meng Fan sincerely thanked Lin Jinghong.

This gratitude was genuine, without any flattery.

"Alright, you can leave now." Lin Jinghong lost interest in continuing the conversation and prepared to send Meng Fan out of the Demon Locking Tower.

"Sect Master, wait!" Meng Fan quickly spoke up when he saw the Sect Master about to dismiss him.

"What is it?" Lin Jinghong looked at Meng Fan calmly.

"Disciple has something to report to the Sect Master," Meng Fan said seriously.

"Speak!"

"Sect Master, my master, Elder Lin Bianyun, left the Shu Mountain Sword Sect a few days ago.

According to what I know, Elder Lin went to the Fengyun Demon Sect, possibly related to their election of a new leader.

Now that the new leader has been chosen and everything has settled, Elder Lin still hasn't returned.

Disciple is worried about Elder Lin's safety. Does the Sect Master know of Elder Lin's current situation?"

He actually wanted to ask Lin Jinghong to go to the Fengyun Demon Sect to find Elder Lin.

But after Yang Ling's previous experience, he feared Lin Jinghong would respond with: "It's not your place to tell me what to do!"