stonecrandall 37. The North City Market and Reflections
37. The North City Market and Reflections
With Ling Yongming and Ling Yongsheng's cultivation levels, it wouldn't take them long to return to the Ling family from the cave, especially since Ling Yongming was in such a high state.
When they arrived, it took Ling Yongsheng and Ling Bingtian more than an hour; now, with Ling Yongming speeding ahead, the time spent on the journey by the three of them was further reduced, and they arrived outside the city of Jibing in just one hour.
Landing on the ground, Ling Yongming stared blankly at the magnificent yet familiar city not far away, seemingly lost in distant memories.
Ling Yongsheng arrived with Ling Bingtian, and Ling Yongming arrived a quarter of an hour later, landing beside Ling Yongming.
As soon as he landed, Ling Bingtian covered his head and quickly walked to the nearest tree trunk, retching as if he were gagging.
This time the speed was much faster than the last time. Even though Ling Bingtian's physical fitness had been greatly enhanced, he was still unable to keep up with Ling Yongsheng's speed.
In particular, after Ling Yongsheng discovered that Ling Bingtian's endurance had improved, he would occasionally loosen the protective soul power on Ling Bingtian's body surface slightly, ostensibly to train Ling Bingtian's ability to withstand pressure.
Only God knows the series of friendly greetings Ling Bingtian felt towards his adoptive grandfather when he first took a big gulp of the cold northwest wind.
Seeing his grandson's pale face, Ling Yongsheng couldn't help but smile.
Children need to be raised and educated, but if they don't play, what's the fun in it?
Moreover, enduring the cold winds of high-speed movement is indeed beneficial to Ling Bingtian's future growth.
Therefore, we achieve two goals at once and win!
After running through his thoughts, Ling Yongsheng stopped, walked to Ling Yongming's side, patted the still dazed Ling Yongming, and said, "Big brother, let's go, we're home."
Feeling apprehensive about returning home, Ling Yongming snapped out of his daze when Ling Yongsheng patted him like that, and responded to Ling Yongsheng with extremely complex emotions: "Yeah, let's go, we're home."
However, when the two elders turned around and looked at Ling Bingtian, who was still clutching his head and hadn't recovered, they exchanged a glance and couldn't help but smile.
Immediately, Ling Yongming stepped forward, placed one hand on Ling Bingtian's back, and a small branch of his powerful soul energy flowed gently into Ling Bingtian's body, beginning to soothe his discomfort.
The icy-cold soul power surged into Ling Bingtian's body, giving him a certain cold stimulation while greatly relieving his discomfort.
"Huff—huff—thank you, Uncle." Ling Bingtian, who had recovered a little, thanked Ling Yongming while panting heavily.
Ling Yongming waved his hand and said, "It's alright, Xiaotian, can you still walk now?" As he spoke, he looked at Ling Bingtian with a questioning look. Clearly, although he was also anxious to go home and see his family, he also paid great attention to Ling Bingtian's health.
"I'm fine, Uncle. Let's go. I should feel better as we walk." Ling Bingtian replied immediately. He wasn't that weak. After all, he was a Soul Master who had absorbed an ultimate Soul Bone, so he had some ability to regulate his body.
"Alright, big brother. Xiao Tian will be fine. Let's just go in. If you can't even handle this little storm, you'll be even less able to withstand the training at the youth camp later." Ling Yongsheng seemed indifferent, watching Ling Bingtian's unusually disheveled appearance from the side, and said to Ling Yongming with a smile.
"Alright, Xiaotian, if you feel unwell, be sure to tell me." Hearing this, Ling Yongming didn't say anything more. His second brother was right. The children of the Ling family definitely need to have this much resilience. Taking too much care of Ling Bingtian would only harm him in the future.
Having said all that, the three continued walking forward.
Flying is prohibited within a kilometer radius of the Ice City. Violators will be directly attacked by the flying-type Soul Masters stationed around the Ice City, regardless of their identity.
In the history of Douluo Continent, there once appeared a Soul Master who possessed the ability to change his appearance and body, and cultivated to the level of Soul Saint. Then, in a battle, he transformed into the appearance of a captured local general, and flew into the enemy city walls in front of all the enemy soldiers defending the walls. He carried out a series of actions and ultimately destroyed the enemy city.
From then on, the rules of no-fly zones and indiscriminate attack orders were established in the cities of all the major empires.
The three men, all from military families, were people who valued rules highly, and naturally wouldn't break the rules over such a small matter.
Just like the previous days, the three of them chose to enter the Ice City through the North Gate. Naturally, they passed through the market outside the North Gate once again.
Before even entering the market, from a distance of over a hundred meters, the familiar sounds of vendors hawking their wares, carts turning, and people talking could already reach you.
Feeling the waves of sound from the crowd in the cold wind, and looking at the familiar scenes and unfamiliar people along the way, Ling Yongming had been in a dazed state ever since he stepped into the area of the sound waves.
He had walked this road countless times in his youth!
Now, the market remains unchanged, but the uncles and aunties I used to know so well that I could joke around with them are probably all gone now...
Time is merciless.
The old man, who still possessed a long lifespan, sighed silently in his heart.
If one day you have no acquaintances in the world, what good is it to become a Title Douluo?
In the end, he'll just become a powerful walking corpse.
But Ling Yongming was still willing to slowly stroll through this familiar yet unfamiliar market, hoping that one of the vendors might evoke some memories for him.
Walking on this road, Ling Yongming's heart, which had been somewhat closed off due to his more than 100 years of seclusion and guarding the place, seemed to loosen up slightly after feeling the liveliness of the crowd.
Ling Yongsheng and Ling Bingtian were not in a hurry, and accompanied Ling Yongming as they slowly walked along the road leading to the North Gate in the market.
During this process, Ling Bingtian was not idle either. According to his vision for the future, finding someone with the talent to learn the techniques in the Divine Pearl Study was also a very important matter.
At this point, the additional effects of his Ice Crystal Phoenix Martial Soul can be demonstrated.
Ling Bingtian attempted to release a small amount of his own martial soul power, without summoning the Ice Armor and the mask, but only releasing the martial soul power that could be seen as a pillar of light.
In an instant, Ling Bingtian's originally dark eyes turned crimson.
"Um? 』
Ling Yongming and Ling Yongsheng were puzzled to feel that Ling Bingtian had summoned his martial soul. When they turned their heads to look, they found that he had not fully summoned his martial soul.
"Could he be practicing his control over his martial soul?"
Seeing Ling Bingtian's eyes turn red, the two elders could only offer this explanation in their hearts.
Thinking this way, the two elders were filled with joy. Having such a diligent descendant was something to be proud of.
In fact, the two elders were only half right. At this moment, besides taking the opportunity to practice his control over his own martial soul, Ling Bingtian had another more important purpose.
White, green, and purple—these colors practically filled all of Ling Bingtian's field of vision.
Apart from the purple beams of light above Ling Yongsheng and Ling Yongming's heads, everyone else around them had at most a dark green beam of light above their heads, without a trace of blue.
This result was not unexpected for Ling Bingtian. Even if it is a universally applicable method, it does not mean that everyone can master it.
The only thing that brought Ling Bingtian a surprise was another change that appeared on the pillars of light above everyone's heads.