The Host Of An Ancient Spirit Chapter 17

Chapter 17  The Council of Elders   Chen Lei intended to stop him, but it was too late, so he had to jump to catch up to him. The strength of the white-bearded old man was far from what Chen Feng had imagined. Following him, they didn’t have even a single chance. Every time they seemed to lose track of him, a voice would always come from the front, saying, "You two are too slow. How come you have the chance to enter the Council of Elders?”   What the old man had said was like a whip against the body of Chen Feng. He had reached the Ling Nature level and his speed was not slower than any other pract.i.tioners at the same level. At that moment, the speed of both of them had been almost the same; however, it was undoubtedly difficult for them to catch up with the old man.   Chen Feng did not give up. With his eyes stunned and blood vitality completely agitated, he spurted a red light out of his body to accelerate his speed to catch up.   Chen Lei was shocked and shouted, “You’re such a brat! How come you’re so quick? I’d better not conceal my actual strength anymore. Come on! All my Ling force!”   In this way, they followed the old man for almost half a day. Then, they found a white figure suspended in mid-air. It was the white-bearded old man. He seemed to be very relaxed after waiting for them for a long time.   "Hey, your speed is really slow, but you have caught up after all, and the time is not too late," the white-bearded old man said slowly.   Chen Feng gasped for a long time. The rapid running for such a long time had consumed all his strength as well as a large amount of vitality. It would take a while for him to recover. He then asked, "White-Bearded Grandpa, where are you leading us to?”   "You will know right away." The old man waved his hand to let out a Ling force that covered them up. Then, he rolled up his palm so that Chen Feng and Chen Lei were involuntarily floating into the air and moving along with the old man's body.   Soon they came to a mountain that Chen Feng found very familiar. Suddenly he felt shocked and said, "Isn’t this the mountain which can be seen from the Chen family’s backyard? How come it’s here? Is this place not far from the Chen family?"   "Aha, who said that it’s far from the Chen family? How come the place where the Council of Elders stays is far away from the Chen family? Such a little fool!"   "But. . . Oh! I got it! You have to take us around the place where Chen family is located!" Chen Feng exclaimed and it was at this time that he slowly recalled something.   The white-bearded old man turned his eyes and laughed.   Then Chen Feng and Chen Lei came into the mountain where cliffs were everywhere. Occasionally, they could hear some fierce roars. While they were wondering, several houses suddenly appeared in front of them. It was like a small village. However, the location was a bit too dangerous because it was on the cliff!   "Here? This is it?" Chen Feng wondered.   "Unexpected? The Council of Elders is here.” With these words, the old man stamped his feet to step upward along the cliff as easily as being on the flat ground.   With only a dozen simple houses, the village seemed not to be so big. But Chen Feng could not look down upon it since it was where the Council of Elders was located; how could it be a land of peace? He was wondering if there was one horrible pract.i.tioner in every room.   Around the house there were thick and tall trees, many of which Chen Feng had never seen before. However, some Ling forces could be sensed out of the woods.   It was at this time that Chen Feng found that the degree of Ling forces here was several times that of the Chen family. It was like a natural spiritual sanctuary and even a common disciple could reach the Ling durability level without any difficulty if he had the chance to practice here.   "Welcome back, senior elder.” A person came out of the village and greeted him.   The white-bearded old man asked, "Have other people already come back? What kind of disciples did they bring back from the Chen family?"   "Yes, master. It was the Ninth Elder and Tenth Elder who were responsible for picking up the candidates from the family. They brought back three people. How about the two behind you?" the man asked.   "These two guys are very curious about where the Council of Elders is located, so I just brought them here to have a look," the senior elder said casually.   The senior elder took Chen Feng and Chen Lei into one of the rooms. Chen Feng, who used to be very doubtful, suddenly felt as he was in a wonderland. The huge cave appeared in front of him; however, it was bright and clear inside, without feeling dim at all.   Looking up, he saw various gemstones inlaid into the top of the cave. These gemstones were radiating light to illuminate the whole cave. Among those gemstones, Chen Feng even felt a strong force. Obviously they were not just gems used for decoration.   Is this village just a camouflage? It’s really a different world inside. How many years would it take to collect so many gems? The Council of Elders must have a lot of treasures here, Chen Feng thought in admiration.   After stepping inside, Chen Feng finally saw other elders. In the middle of the cave, several elders dressed in the same way as the white-bearded grandfather were sitting together.