With about a week left, Ling Feng would be heading to the Middle East to carry out his mission. Before that, he was anxious to erase any potential dangers.

"Hell's Gate organization, it seems I can only seek help from Uncle Liu or... Long Guangyi now!" Ling Feng sighed; he wouldn't turn to Long Guangyi unless it was absolutely necessary!

But to Ling Feng's disappointment, even the Dragon King was unaware of Hell's Gate. While Dragon Group was powerful, most of its resources were committed to defending Huaxia, with no expansion globally!

"My good disciple, why have you been standing outside without coming in to pay your respects?" As he stood outside Long Guangyi's office, Long Guangyi's voice came from inside.

Ling Feng took a deep breath and entered, "Master, your disciple has a matter to consult with you about!"

Long Guangyi looked at Ling Feng with a smile that wasn't quite a smile, "I know you must have a question to ask me. You came once before, but I wasn't here then. Coming back after a day suggests that this matter is very important to you, right? Go ahead, what is it?"

A wry smile formed in Ling Feng's heart; it seemed Long Guangyi had him figured out.

"Master, do you know about Hell's Gate?" Ling Feng asked gravely.

With a snap, the pen in Long Guangyi's hand dropped onto the desk. He raised his head, the previous ease and laughter gone from his face, replaced by an unprecedented seriousness as he looked at Ling Feng: "Hell's Gate? Where did you learn that name?"

Seeing Long Guangyi's reaction, Ling Feng felt a sinking feeling in his heart. Given Long Guangyi's current strength, his serious demeanor upon hearing of Hell's Gate was an indication of the organization's formidable power.

After some thought, Ling Feng outlined the whole story, though he concealed Ao Yun's involvement.

Fortunately, Long Guangyi did not seem suspicious. He frowned and said, "You mean to say, beneath Panlong Mountain, a Divine Artifact was sealed, and you acquired it, thus offending the people from Hell's Gate, right?"

Ling Feng nodded.

"What kind of Divine Artifact," Long Guangyi queried, "If it were just an ordinary Divine Artifact, I don't think Hell's Gate would risk such danger coming to Huaxia!"

It wasn't that Ling Feng hadn't considered hiding the truth about the Divine Artifact, but as the safety of his women was at stake, he couldn't afford any concealment, so he laid all his cards on the table.

Ling Feng's mind controlled the artifact, and in a blink, Long Guangyi's desk vanished from sight.

Long Guangyi's expression changed: "Is this... The Power of Space? But why didn't I detect anything?"

Ling Feng continued to control the Devil's Ring, and soon his desk reappeared in front of Long Guangyi.

Long Guangyi's expression changed again: "A Spatial Divine Artifact?"

Ling Feng nodded, raising his right hand, "This Divine Artifact is called the Devil's Ring, and it possesses the Power of Space to conceal objects!"

Long Guangyi couldn't help but draw a sharp breath; he was aware that many Divine Artifacts were scattered across the world, but it was his first time encountering a Spatial Divine Artifact!

In this age where Heavenly Dao had sealed off powers, the Power of Space was already a rare force, not to mention a Divine Artifact crafted with it!

"No wonder Hell's Gate is so determined to have it, so that's how it is!" Long Guangyi mused, "With this Space Ring, it's as if one possesses a mobile warehouse, an armory!"

Long Guangyi immediately recognized its strategic significance.

Ling Feng stared intently at Long Guangyi's expression. He was being honest, but he also had the intention of testing Long Guangyi.

If Long Guangyi were to snatch the Devil's Ring by force, Ling Feng wouldn't mind handing it over. That way, he could shift the danger to Long Guangyi and use the situation to free himself from the constraints of their mentor-apprentice relationship.

However, to Ling Feng's slight disappointment, Long Guangyi did not show any intention of monopolizing the Space Ring. He said to Ling Feng, "This Spatial Divine Artifact is very rare and useful. Keep it safe. As for Hell's Gate..."

At that point, Long Guangyi spoke solemnly, "All I can tell you is that Hell's Gate is a very mysterious organization. Even in the Underworld, there are few who know of them. I, too, only learned of this organization by chance! They are mysterious and powerful, and the impression they give me is no less than that of the Papal Court of Light or the Dark Church. But their true purpose remains unknown to me!"

"I know you are worried about Hell's Gate coming after your family and friends," Long Guangyi said seriously, "but rest assured, this is Huaxia, this is Yanjing, and here we have the Dragon Group! I will not allow anyone from Hell's Gate to run wild in Yanjing!"

Hearing Long Guangyi's words, Ling Feng felt a surge of inexplicable emotion. Although he was reluctant to call Long Guangyi his master, aside from Long Guangyi injuring Liu Chengfeng, what Long Guangyi did was not inappropriate!

"Thank you," Ling Feng said seriously to Long Guangyi, "Thank you!"

Long Guangyi looked seriously at Ling Feng and suddenly smiled, "It's the first time you've thanked me so earnestly since I took you as my disciple. I must say, I'm quite a failure as a master, aren't I?"

Ling Feng felt a bit embarrassed.

"Let's not talk about that anymore," Long Guangyi waved his hand and said, "I have something here for you."

As he spoke, he took a stone box from his bosom and opened it to reveal a stone bead inside.

"This is the stone bead guarded by the Feng Family for generations, isn't it?" Long Guangyi said indifferently, "Now, you can return this stone bead to the Feng Family!"

Ling Feng was stunned. That stone bead had been in Xiao's hands, and Xiao was a subordinate of Long Guangyi. Now that Long Guangyi had become the Dragon King, he naturally wouldn't want to make an enemy of the Feng Family over a stone bead, especially since the Feng Family was also a powerful force among the Ancient Martial Arts Families.

"What about the Tang Family's Heavenly Scroll of Hidden Weapons..." Ling Feng hesitated before asking.

Tang Fengxiao was his brother, and naturally, he hoped that the Tang Family could retrieve the Heavenly Scroll of Hidden Weapons that was stolen.

Long Guangyi smiled, took out a small booklet from his bosom, and tossed it into Ling Feng's chest, "This is the Tang Family's Heavenly Scroll of Hidden Weapons. I had stolen quite a few secret manuals from various Ancient Martial Arts Families to accumulate strength. It's time to return them!"

Long Guangyi spoke without any pretense, clearly trusting Ling Feng completely.

After Ling Feng put away the Heavenly Scroll of Hidden Weapons, he then picked up the stone bead.

But just at that moment, Ling Feng felt a sudden, intense suction from his right hand.

The stone bead stubbornly stuck to the palm of his right hand and began to merge into it.

"What... What's happening!" Ling Feng's face turned pale. The Mo Yu Sword's Sword Scar on the palm of his right hand was emitting a soft glow, continuously absorbing the power from the stone bead.

Long Guangyi, too, was startled by this sudden change, sensing the power from the stone bead flowing ceaselessly into Ling Feng's palm.

"This young man is filled with mysteries," Long Guangyi remarked with a sigh.

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