Chapter 1024: Chapter 1021: As Swift as Wind and Thunder, Blade’s Edge Arises and Fades!

The sky was azure, and the sunshine was bright.

The Business Alliance Hall stood in the middle of Big Market City, steady and stable. The golden sunlight shone on the dark stone walls, radiating a faint golden light, majestic and grand.

Outside the Business Alliance Hall, the square connected to dozens of wide streets, with countless people coming from all directions. There were young talents riding horses, young girls laughing and playful, noble ladies exuding elegance, fierce martial artists, the whole spectrum of human life could be seen.

Luo Feng and Lin Hongyi were talking while walking side by side towards the entrance of the Business Alliance Hall.

"Excuse me, is Senior Red Blood Elder inside the hall?"

At the entrance, Luo Feng asked the beautiful female attendant.

The beautiful attendant’s eyes showed a hint of faint surprise. Many people came to the Business Alliance Hall every day, but few dared to directly ask for the owner, Red Blood Elder. Seeing Luo Feng’s extraordinary demeanor, she immediately smiled:

"The Hall Master is inside the hall. May I ask who you two are?"

Luo Feng said, "This is Lin Hongyi, a disciple of Linglong Hall, and I am Luo Feng, also a disciple of Linglong Hall."

Upon hearing this, the beautiful attendant, accustomed to seeing many notable figures, was slightly stunned, her gaze slightly fixed on Luo Feng.

She hadn’t seen Luo Feng before but had heard from her colleagues about his performance at the Business Alliance Conference. She also knew he was now the City Lord of Big Market City, but did not expect that this legendary Golden Palace disciple was so young.

"So the City Lord has arrived. Please, follow me, I will take you to see the Hall Master."

In a moment, the beautiful attendant collected herself, a bit annoyed at her own loss of composure in front of Luo Feng. If she neglected him, she couldn’t afford the consequences. With a flowery smile, she swayed her hips and led the way.

Luo Feng was unaware of the attendant’s thoughts, and even if he knew, he wouldn’t care. He followed along with Lin Hongyi.

"These days in Big Market City, I’ve heard a lot. After the Heavenly Position Commerce Alliance lost its first place among the four major alliances, their leader Zhouyan and many experts vanished overnight. Afterwards, the Heavenly Position Commerce Alliance was divided between Dayang Commerce Alliance and Massive Cauldron Commerce Alliance. I heard you were present at that time." Lin Hongyi, walking beside Luo Feng, turned her gaze on him with a profound smile.

Luo Feng smiled faintly, saying nothing.

He certainly wouldn’t admit that Zhouyan and many experts from the Heavenly Position Commerce Alliance were killed by him. What Lin Hongyi thought, he didn’t know.

Lin Hongyi’s lips curved into an enchanting smile, not asking further questions as she had already gotten her answer.

Inside the Business Alliance Hall, the two followed the beautiful attendant through several long corridors and arrived at a luxurious hall.

As the three approached the hall.

Suddenly—

With a creak, the heavy stone door opened, and a voice drifted out from inside.

"Come in."

"Please enter." The beautiful attendant had no intention of entering, gesturing for Luo Feng and Lin Hongyi to proceed.

"Thank you."

Luo Feng nodded and entered the hall with Lin Hongyi.

The hall was very spacious. Sitting above was an elder with white hair and beard, a face like heavy dates, and eyes extremely bright, like two stars in the night sky, making the entire hall slightly brighter. This was Red Blood Elder.

Red Blood Elder’s gaze fell on Luo Feng, a spark flashed in his eyes, he nodded slightly and smiled:

"Luo Feng, in just a few months, your cultivation has advanced so much. In my hundreds of years of life, I’ve recognized countless talents; your aptitude ranks among the top three. Having an outstanding genius like you is a blessing for our Big Market City and the Canglang Dynasty."

Luo Feng maintained his composure and cupped his fist, "Senior Diao, you flatter me."

"Greetings, Senior Diao."

Lin Hongyi also cupped her hands respectfully. She had visited Big Market City several times and knew the kind-looking elder before her was the famous Red Blood Elder, whose strength approached the Yuan Sea Realm.

Hearing the voice, Red Blood Elder’s gaze fell on Lin Hongyi, and he paused, his pupils overflowed with sparkling light:

"Oh, her vitality is like a tide, Yuan Qi is thick, and it moves with the force of wind and thunder, with a sharpness that emerges and fades away, could this be..."

The voice paused, Red Blood Elder stared at Lin Hongyi for a long time, his face full of contemplation, his flickering eyes carrying a hint of surprise, then he smiled and said, "Luo Feng, who is this?"

Luo Feng was curious about what had made Red Blood Elder so amazed, and hearing this, he replied, "She is Lin Hongyi, an Inner Sect Disciple of Yuangang Hall."

"Ah, Lin Hongyi, ranked twenty-fifth on the previous New Dragon List..."

Red Blood Elder stroked his silvery beard, nodding at Lin Hongyi, and said with a meaningful smile, "It seems this year’s New Dragon List Conference will be very exciting. I might take a trip there. It has been nearly a hundred years since I last watched the New Dragon List Conference."

Lin Hongyi said, "If the hall chiefs know you, Senior Diao, are attending, they’ll surely be very pleased."

"Haha, I wonder how many still remember these old bones of mine."

Senior Diao chuckled lightly, turned his gaze to Luo Feng, "That mischievous girl Yang Wanyi, why didn’t she come with you?"

"I heard she went for training, I’m not sure where exactly."

Luo Feng shook his head and asked, "Senior Diao, I heard you have news about the remaining manuals for my saber technique? Do you know where that person is?"

"Don’t worry, he’s being hunted, and surely won’t leave Big Market City anytime soon. First, let’s see the saber technique."

Red Blood Elder smiled, suddenly saying to Lin Hongyi, "You be his opponent."

"Alright."

Lin Hongyi did not hesitate, moving directly to a position thirty steps in front of Luo Feng, lowering her center of gravity, ready to strike.

Luo Feng did not immediately attack, saying, "You should put on the gauntlets."

Lin Hongyi was slightly stunned. Luo Feng’s words undoubtedly implied she would be injured without the gauntlets.

Without further words, Lin Hongyi directly took out a pair of blood-red bone gauntlets from her storage ring and put them on.

The gauntlets shimmered with a blood light, lined with sharp spikes, looking very menacing. They were made from the Asura Stingers of a half-step Great Asura, a top-class Grade Four spirit weapon.

"Let’s begin."

With the gauntlets on, Lin Hongyi’s entire demeanor changed, exuding a heavy murderous aura. Her petite figure was like an unyielding towering peak, filled with a terrifying pressure.

Red Blood Elder smiled with interest, having rarely seen an anticipated duel among young martial artists.

"Be careful!"

Luo Feng reminded, slowly placing his hand on the hilt of Emperor Yan’s Sky-breaking Saber.

The next moment!

Whoosh!

The air in the hall split in two as Emperor Yan’s Sky-breaking Saber unsheathed, turning into a fiery red beam, illuminating the entire hall, spirally flying out, slicing towards Lin Hongyi like a bolt of thunder.