CHAPTER 560: CHAPTER 333: THE VILLAIN NAMED JIANG!

The expression froze for a moment.

Looking at the few fellow disciples with unfriendly expressions before him, Jiang Feng suddenly realized that his senior sister had directly dragged him over to cut the queue.

The elders didn’t have any intention of stopping him at all. The Spiritual Spring Ice Room is for one person per session. Since he occupied it, there were bound to be a few unlucky ones.

The expressions of the couple were noticeably off. One appeared embarrassed, constantly exchanging looks with the other, with an anxious expression; the other appeared resentful and displeased, pouting with eyes seemingly ready to spark flames.

The atmosphere was somewhat strange.

Glancing at the entrance, he noticed that the massive stone responsible for stopping the flow had been pushed down by someone, proactively cutting off the Spiritual Spring in the Ice Room immediately. If anything happened outside, it would be cut off in this way to alert those inside.

However, it was indeed somewhat impolite.

"Oh."

The disciple at the forefront from Dragon Head Peak looked a bit helpless.

He was responsible for overseeing the Spiritual Spring here for the elder, not only needing to call people out but also maintaining order, but right now, he really couldn’t stop these two, because according to the scheduled time, it should be their turn to enter the Spiritual Spring, yet someone else had taken it.

If it were someone else, he might have called them out directly, and if all else failed, let the elder resolve it, but...

This person was Jiang Feng.

Given his background and strength, he couldn’t proactively call him out to offend someone; he was personally taken in by Liu Xianzi, but he also had no way of explaining things to these two fellow disciples, resulting in the situation turning out like this.

With a slightly apologetic expression, he cupped his hands.

"I am truly sorry, Brother Jiang."

"I am Xiao Xuan, a third-generation disciple from Dragon Head Peak, temporarily tasked with overseeing the Ice Room of the Spiritual Spring by the uncles. These two are disciples registered under Qingxia Peak, and they are somewhat agitated. If we disrupted your cultivation, we sincerely apologize."

Blinked.

Jiang Feng clearly hadn’t recovered, being in a perplexed state. Seeing Jiang Feng’s expression, the Dragon Head Peak disciple named Xiao Xuan proactively explained to ease the overly cold atmosphere.

"Brother Jiang, these two fellow disciples had already reserved the Spiritual Spring Ice Room, and it’s now their turn. I have mentioned that they should wait a few more days, but they still couldn’t let go, thus temporarily cutting off your Spiritual Spring..."

"Oh."

They were the ones whose position had been taken.

Normally within the sect, no one deliberately distinguishes between inner and outer members; disciples are referred to by their respective peaks, while the vast majority of outer disciples are purely in name. With their capabilities, it might take them several years to earn such a slot, hence their considerable frustration.

After sizing them up, Jiang Feng noticed both had cultivations below Core Formation, one at the Foundation Establishment Peak and the other at Intermediate Foundation Establishment. With their abilities, they wouldn’t pose any trouble, as ordinary disciples still make up the majority within the sect.

"You, how can you be so lacking in manners."

Pulling hard a few times.

There seemed to be some disagreement between the two people whose position was taken. The older man looked anxious, constantly holding the girl’s wrist as if pulling her away, but the latter’s expression showed stubbornness, unwilling to leave.

Initially, they didn’t know it was Jiang Feng who had taken their position, but upon seeing him, their faces changed repeatedly, inevitably feeling a bit bitter as he still wanted to reclaim his position.

But it seems unlikely now since Jiang Feng is known throughout the sect as a firm and formidable figure.

"Brother, why are you pulling me? I must seek justice today!"

Her voice trembled slightly, indicating she was somewhat scared facing Jiang Feng. After all, the siblings were rootless, but with good fortune and their master’s recognition, they entered the sect.

They can’t be considered bad, but not outstanding either, merely trying to get by within the Purple Cloud Immortal Palace, understanding the consequence of offending such a "big figure," but the young her still couldn’t swallow this grievance.

"Brother, you were the one who originally reserved the position, waiting a year and a half for this seven-day qualification for the Spiritual Spring Ice Room, only to have the opportunity snatched by another. How can you swallow this!"

"Little sister, you..."

"For this competition, you’ve already advanced a year of your spiritual energy to break through to Core Formation, borrowing quite a bit to accumulate enough. Now, having waited more than a year and a half, with the competition approaching, the Spiritual Spring gets taken, even if he is a Sword Immortal Disciple, they cannot disobey sect rules!"

Stomping feet in anger.

This made Jiang Feng’s expression change a little, glancing at the leading man, who seemed nearly thirty, reaching Foundation Establishment Peak. While not exceptional within the sect, he wasn’t bad, having a solid foundation clearly stifled for two years, but...

His constitution was somewhat weak?

He never doubted his spiritual sense; such circumstances weren’t uncommon. Just a few days ago during a fight with Xuan Yinzi in Country Liang, he’d sensed this phenomenon from the other.

It was likely this young man had failed to form a core, hence wanting to utilize the power of the Spiritual Spring to condense a Golden Core.

But the girl who was stomping her feet was immediately pulled behind her brother, displaying an embarrassed expression toward Jiang Feng. It was clear he didn’t want trouble, so he changed his tone swiftly.

"Brother Jiang, I apologize sincerely, my sister’s temperament is somewhat fiery and impulsive, please don’t mind her words, if you are cultivating inside the room, it’s only natural, we siblings will not disturb you."

"No, we must get an explanation. Brother, missing this means even lesser chances. You got rejected when proposing at Little Camel Peak last time because of the mishap during Core Formation..."

"You hold your tongue, for heaven’s sake make my life a little easier!"

In the end, he couldn’t hold back, raising his voice a few notches towards his sister.

The girl behind him gradually fell silent, merely lowering her head and no longer speaking, but judging by her clenched fists, she clearly remained unhappy.

"You cut off the Spiritual Spring for this matter?"

Jiang Feng spoke.

Frowning, to be honest, Jiang Feng could indeed be oppressive when not smiling; especially after several life-and-death encounters outside, his aura had become increasingly sharp, somewhat akin to his senior sister out on tasks.

Xiao Xuan, temporarily overseeing the Spiritual Spring, had an equally unpleasant expression, fearing Jiang Feng might be angered over such a minor issue.

Cutting off the Spiritual Spring arbitrarily is not permissible; apart from possibly disrupting others moods, suddenly draining from a rich spiritual energy environment could easily damage meridians, causing deviation, usually one would cut it off slowly bit by bit, never in such a rough manner.

But since they were all from the same sect, he sighed inwardly and still tried to help ease matters.

"Brother Jiang, there’s indeed a misunderstanding here, but since the Yuan siblings are willing to forfeit the Spiritual Spring, and you are unharmed, why not let it go..."

"No."

The corners of his mouth raised.

Jiang simply wore a sinister smile.

"The words ’Sword Immortal Disciple’ have been brought up, if I don’t set an example, wouldn’t it bring disgrace to the sect? It is impossible for this matter to just end this way!"