History's Number 1 Founder

by Stayrr

He time-traveled and got a system but Lin Feng’s pressure is as big as a mountain. System main quest: Ling Feng creates a school, establishing history’s number 1 sect, Ling Feng himself becoming the number 1 founder. And so to become history’s number 1 founder Lin Feng started to work hard. “Your name is Shi Tianhao? Natural born supreme king but it was stolen by your cousin. No

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Chapter 161: Here Comes the Cavalry!

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'Kiddo, you're still too young and simple'

Lin Feng chuckled, as he watched the ongoing duel between Gengjin Tiger Demon and Hong Ye, and pondered if he should grab a stool. Or perhaps, a packet of sunflower seeds to nibble on.

As expected, Hong Ye was loaded with precious treasures and weapons. Multiple Aurous Core stage equipment combined and complemented, creating extraordinary capabilities.

After all, he majored in the Agile Flesh Theurgy. With nimble movements, he dodged Gengjin Tiger Demon's multiple attempts to close quarter attacks.

There was once when Taoist Tiemu and company attempted to scam Hong Ye, but play quickly went out of control and escalated to a real duel, where Hong Ye's abilities were shown. Despite Taoist Tiemu taking up the duel personally, he still succumbed to the Hong Ye, in the process losing his treasures and swords.

Hence, it would not be surprising if Hong Ye, with his powerful equipment, could defeat the Aurous Core stage Initiate Cultivator of a higher level.

Facing the Gengjin Tiger Demon, however, he clearly showed he was facing a greater challenge.

Gengjin Tiger Demon was covered with highly reflective metal pieces from top to bottom, as though wearing a crack-less armour, surprisingly glaring under the moonlight. The armour took the shape of his exoskeleton, and beautifully sculpted to his curves. It was skintight and did not ensure his movements a single bit. The joint sections of the armour were full of metallic spikes, that looked ferocious and lethal.

Most importantly, it drastically increased his defence stats. Apart from Dragon Slaying Sabre, none of the Hong Ye's weapons worries him.

Hong Ye, with his high-quality weapons, though might not deal lethal damage to Gengjin Tiger Demon, could at least protect himself from great harm.

During the duel, metallic blades spontaneous formed in the air and shot at Hong Ye from unexpected angles, quite similar to that of a sword disciple. There were no ways to trace the source of these blades at all. In fact, they appeared in groups of ten and closed in towards the target from all angles, similar to a fisherman drawing his fishnet, albeit a deadly one.

Lin Feng observed and gently smiled, ''Seems like the Tiger Demon's skills are equaled to that of a human cultivator in the middle phase of the Aurous Core stage hmm…''

When a cultivator achieves mastery to evolve into a Qi disciple, he transcends the boundaries of life and death, to gain the eternal life. Apart from unwavering spirit, the cultivator must remove all fears and converts it into courage. This courage will not be bounded by the flesh and bones, and only this, will allow the cultivator to reach the realm of qi.

From here, the master would have full control of even the slightest organs in the body, from skeletons, organs, to the thinnest veins and nerves. A master would still be injured like any other mortal, but with this ability, he would be able to accurately detect it and self-heal.

Some micro-injuries might not be obvious and taken seriously, but they are the key to the human body aging and ultimately decomposing. The disciples who have yet to reach the Aurora Core Stage would not be able to detect these, and as time passes, they build up and ultimately cause irreversible damages.

Initially, Lin Feng too took this long and arduous journey. Looking back, the gains he made has been incredible.

The devil is in the detail.

If Lin's body was viewed as a dyke stretching thousands of miles, the micro-injuries would be the numerous ant-nests within; no matter how solid the dyke is, one day it will be destroyed by these hidden imperfections.

Identifying details, and longevity would be achieved upon reaching the Aurora Core Initial Stage.

A Qi disciple could further his level to the Aurora Core Mid-Stage, characterized by the 'Tao of Knowing'.

The 'Tao of Knowing' allowed one to understand the mystery of the infinitely vast universe, the heavens and hell, and communicate through the realms. The disciple would be able to warp the spiritual energy through the realms, to absorb them to be at his own disposal, and re-release them to his advantage.

Gengjin Tiger Demon exactly was able to extract the metallic spiritual elements from the air, crystallizing them into razor blades that could be freely used to strike at Hong Ye.

When the essence of the universe is unravelled, the disciple achieved the Aurora Core Mid-Stage.

With this advantage in mind, in a duel between a mid-stage disciple and initial stage disciple, the mid-stage disciple would have an absolute advantage, purely due to the greater energy able to be harnessed from the environment. The initial stage disciple would be at a huge disadvantage.

Achieving both an eye for details and the 'Tao of knowing' would spur the disciple to attempt to cut through the negative 'Yin' energy to reach the Aurous Core Final Stage.

Hong Ye's ability definitely overpowers initial stage disciples like Taoist Tiemu, but against mid-stage disciples, he had much to be wary of. After all, Gengjin Tiger Demon was one of the most formidable disciples in the mid-stage tier.

The duel was such a commotion, Hundred Herbs Grandmaster took notice. The grandmaster didn't pay much attention. After all, he was already in his Nascent Soul Stage. But as his Mortal Spiritual Elixir was on the verge of being brewed, he couldn't help but take care.

At this moment, from the summit of Changchun Peak, emerged a streak of white smoke. In the darkness, visibility was low, but everyone could feel an evil energy enveloping the valley below. It lashed at Gengjin Tiger Demon like a whip.

The smoke came with a delicate, floral scent with a note of Chinese herbs. But upon inhaling the smoke, it caused confusion and intense headaches.

Gengjin Tiger Demon was horrified. Hundred Herbs Grandmaster may not be powerful in duels among the Nascent Soul stage cultivators, but with such a huge power difference, he was no match. While the Gengjin Tiger Tribe had an advantage over the Hundred Herb Sect, only the Tiger King was a match for the grandmaster.

Watching the white smoke streaked down the peak, Hong Ye frowned. Clearly, he disapproved anyone else interrupting duel. The frown didn't last long. "Since it's the territory of the Hundred Herb Sect, I should be courteous and save them some face", he thought.

He retracted his equipment, as he observed the capture of the Tiger Demon by the Grandmaster.

Against the looming attack, Gengjin Tiger Demon dared not lose any concentration. He withdrew a bone-like pole and injected it with a dose of demonic energy. The bone-pole instantly lit up with a golden light.

The golden light rose to the sky and lifted the Tiger demon together as it flew into the distance.

"You Tiger demon, how dare you stir up trouble on my turf. Don't think you can get away with it." From the Changchun peak came a gentle, soothing voice of an elder. The elder was the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster.

The streak of white smoke spun in the air and went into pursuit. With a tremor, it gained tens of miles in the air and appeared right behind the Gengjin Tiger Demon. A blow was dealt, aimed straight into his face. The passengers on Hong Ye's Thunder Chariot exclaimed.

"Impressive," nodded Hong Ye, "but not out of the world. Once I craft my elixir, I would be able to discover my own spell to teleport through space-time without much difficulty."

As he spoke, the streak of smoke trembled again without reason and vanished in front of the demon. Next moment, another streak appeared in the air. Gengjin Tiger Demon seized this opportunity and flew away into the horizon.

Lan Ying, the lady of Hong Ye, exclaimed, 'Honey what is going on?'

Hong Ye had no answer. He too, could not understand what happened to him.

With the white smoke lagging too far away, and Hundred Herbs Grandmaster unwilling to give chase personally to protect his brewing Mortal Spiritual Elixir, the Gengjin Tiger Demon was in luck to slip through.

The Tiger Demon was gone. Hong Ye, unable to fulfil the promise to his lady, was feeling an intense frustration.

"Where is that guy?" He suddenly recalled being chosen as Lin Feng's backup chariot rider. He searched around but realized Lin Feng was gone.

'Damnit, everyone is going against me.'

In the grand court on the Changchun Peak, Hundred Herbs Grandmaster felt melancholic, 'Who could possibly disrupt my teleportation spell to capture that demon?'

By his side, Qu Bin cautiously asked, 'Could there be another Nascent Soul Stage disciple spying and affecting your spell?'

'I do not know, but what he did was no mean feat. Command of time was exceptional and decisive. I almost thought my Mana was unstable, and lead to the demon's escape, ' frowned the Grandmaster.

'The key now is to find out, how much did the Gengjin Tiger Demon discover? Did he discover signs of our Mortal Spiritual Elixir?' Hundred Herbs Grandmaster gently spoke. 'If he reports any such information to the Tiger King, we will be in trouble.'

Qu Bin knew deep down, even with the Mountain Defence Spell Formation, Hundred Herbs Sect was no match for the Gengjin Tiger Demon race.

"My master is currently away, and unable to rush here in time. If we notify other grandmasters, the news of the Elixir is bound to be leaked," Qu Bin uttered apprehensively.

"No worries, I recall your master has an equipment by the name of Nine Thunder Screen. With the aid of this equipment, I will easily finish off that Tiger. Please return to your mountain immediately, and bring the Screen to me."

Qu Bin nodded and made his leave from Changchun Peak towards Great Barren Sword Sect.

Far from Changchun Peak, on the summit of another barren mountain, Lin Feng watched closely and pondered, 'Incoming reinforcement…?'

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Chapter 162: A Thousand Tigers Descend Upon the Mountain

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Lin Feng watched, as the crimson sword radiance flew from Changchun Peak and headed north.

"Is that disciple from Great Barren Sword Sect getting reinforcement?" He pondered. Rumours had it that when the Great Barren Sword Sect came to investigate previously, the Mortal Spiritual Elixir was pure fabrication.

Current events proved that the earlier conclusion was nothing but a mistake.

"If Hundred Herbs Grandmaster was concealing the Elixir in the past, without a doubt the secret will be leaked," he thought. 'The Gengjin Tiger King is his main source of pressure now, but ultimately it will be difficult to answer to the Great Barren Sword Grandmaster."

His eyes lit up.

"There must be contact agents within the Great Barren Sword Sect! That's the most plausible reasoning. Previously during the investigation, they must've assisted to cover up the whole event." Lin Feng concluded.

It was unlikely to have many individuals involved in this, for there was not much profit to be shared. The individuals were likely to be of a senior rank in the Sect, at least a master who was in the Nascent Soul stage would have sufficient influence to pull off the cover-up.

And now, facing Gengjin Tiger King's looming threat, Hundred Herbs Grandmaster has no options left. He would definitely require assistance, but his agent within the Great Barren Sword Sect definitely could not reach in time.

"Why didn't he used the sound transportation device… That would save so much time. But he chose to send a messenger. He must be attempting to retrieve something, possibly a relic to resist the Tiger King!" Lin Feng gasped.

"I hope that old Tiger will not disappoint me," he took a deep breath and began patiently waiting for further developments.

The Gengjin Tiger King didn't make him wait for long.

3 days later, in the valleys south of Changchun Peak, the thunderous roars from thousands of tigers began to sound! They were not just roars, but mixed within were metallic shrieks that struck fear into the hearts of disciples on the Changchun Peak.

In the great hall of Changchun Peak, Hundred Herbs Grandmaster gave a cold grunt that morphed into huge waves of sound, rushing down the mountain. Instantly, all the tiger roars became subdued. Deep in the valley, all the tiger demons felt as if their chest was tightly pressed down, and no matter how hard they tried, unable to make a sound.

The disciples on the mountain cheered, "Our grandmaster's powers are without boundaries…"

Before they could finish, a loud jeer came from the skies south of Changchun Peak.

"Hundred Herbs, you are still as useless as before!' The jeers shook the ear drums of the Changchun Peak disciples, with some of the weaker ones unable to handle the soundwaves and passed out.

'You damned tiger demon, how dare you stir trouble in my Changchun Peak!' Hundred Herbs Grandmaster's face turned green. He may be furious, but he can longer suppress the hysterical laughter.

Hundred Herbs Grandmaster began to concentrate and initiate his spells. The white fog looming over the Peak began to change.

The white fog became clouds and lowered downwards, pressing down to earth. These clouds changed from white to yellow-brown, almost like the colour of the soil. Clouds around the mountainside turned jade-green. On the mountain peak, these clouds became purple, with a reddish –hue.

All round the Changchun Peak, myriad of colours popped out, like a blooming sea of flowers, incredibly eye-catching.

Instantly, disciples within Changchun Peak became shielded behind the clouds from the jeers in the horizon.

Lin Feng watched this scene unfold, impressed. 'To have a Grandmaster at Nascent Soul Stage leading the Mountain Defence Spell Formation is indeed effective.'

He looked south again. This time, the jeers became louder, 'So is this the Changchun Heaven-Defying Formation?'

A pulse of golden light pierced down from the clouds down into the woods south of the mountains. Down in the woods, thousands of tiger demons reflected a metallic shine from top to bottom.

The common tiger demons, equivalent to a Human Race cultivator, walked on all fours and were laying on the ground.

The Gengjin Tiger Demons, who were Demonic Commanders, however, were physically larger, almost 20 feet in height, and able to stand on 2 back limbs. However, they still resembled Tigers more than human beings.

Right in the centre of the congregation, a few Demonic Generals of the Gengjin Tiger Race stood. For these demons, their faces were clearly more humanoid than their counterparts. As they stood, you would realize they were no taller than humans, and physically paled in comparison to the rest of the tiger demon race.

But these Demonic Generals released a metallic aura from their bodies covered with iron blades and mineral crystals. Without a doubt, they were more powerful than any other tiger demons present.

The pulse of golden light pointed straight onto the ground between these Demonic Generals. As the light faded, a white-gold tiger's silhouette emerged.

All the Gengjin Tiger Demons within the woods, no matter physical size or features, kneeled down on the ground respectfully.

"Long live the King!"

This tiger did not possess a humanoid figure or release a strong demonic aura. Purely from his appearance, apart from the reflective metallic glow, looked completely like a regular tiger. Physically it was not outstanding either, approximately three metres in length.

The reaction of all the tiger demons present gave away his identity.

This was the Gengjin Tiger King, the one who forced Hundred Herbs Grandmaster to cast his Mountain Defence Spell Formation in desperation.

At the southern section of Hengduan Mountain range, any mention of Gengjin Tiger King would only be kept to a whisper. His offensive prowess is feared by all. Even if you step the Barren Expanses, the home of the demons, he would still be one of most powerful Demon Kings in existence of his level.

The Gengjin Tiger King focused his gaze onto Changchun Peaked and mocked, "Hundred Herbs Grandmaster, that witty old man, quick enough to cast the Mountain Defence Spell Formation just as I arrive. But his efforts shall be proven futile; I am set to be undefeated."

The Demonic General next to the king was much more cautious. He stepped up and warned, "Your highness, pardon me for my inadequacy, but the information gathered from that human cannot be verified at this point. What's more, he was acting so mysterious all this while. Perhaps there's a conspiracy involved."

The Demonic Commander who spoke was the exact one who managed to escape Hundred Herbs Grandmaster days ago with the help of Lin Feng. After he returned to report the news, Gengjin Tiger King ordered an immediate move out for an offence to Changchun peak.

Upon hearing this, Gengjin Tiger King smirked, "Even without the Mortal Spiritual Elixir, I would willingly clear them out. They have been an eyesore for too long. The man in purple robes you mentioned definitely has his little plot going on, but I have no fear for it."

"Whatever he's plotting, just come at me," he growled proudly.

"We are at your command, your highness!" The tigers cheered in unison.

In the mind of the Gengjin Tiger King, he wondered, "The only consideration, is the reaction of the Great Barren Sword Sect. Had it not been for them, I would have wiped Changchun Peak ages ago."

"If news of the Mortal Spiritual Elixir is true, then Hundred Herbs Grandmaster would have committed a serious taboo in the eyes of Great Barren Sword Sect by hiding this information. As such, Hundred Herbs Grandmaster would definitely be hesitant to request for assistance."

"Even if the news reach them and they do come to provide reinforcement, it will be too late. I would have wiped out the Hundred Herbs Sect and returned back to my Barren Expanses."

The Gengjin Tiger King raised his paws, gave it a stretch and asked, "But if Hundred Herbs Grandmaster truly does not possess the Elixir, the reinforcement might reach in no time."

The Tiger Demonic Commander considered, and suggested, "Let us probe lightly and observe their reaction"

The Tiger King nodded in agreement, "We shall send out the undead spirits to test out their Mountain Defence Spell formation."

At his command, thousands of tiger demons obeyed and came out from the woods to surround the boundaries of the Mountain Defence Spell Formation. These tigers expanded their jaws wide, and out came balls of black smoke. The smoke chained and linked to form a sea of black fog that engulfed the Changchun Peak. From deep inside the fog, there were all kinds of silhouettes stumbling out.

Out came black, translucent creatures, some with human figures and others with all sorts of demonic figures too. They had nothing but evil from their gaze, with green, blood-lusting eyes, and stared intently at Changchun Peak.

On the peak, the disciples of Hundred Herbs Sect all became numb with fear, 'Undead spirits, there are so many of them!'

Unique to the tiger demon Tribes, anything that it consumed would be enslaved, coming back out as Undead Spirits mindlessly being at the tiger demon's disposal. These spirits would remain loyal, like a zombie being under the command of a necromancer.

The tiger demons stored these Undead Spirits as black smoke within their bodies and release them when launching an offensive.

On one hand, sending the Undead Spirits would effectively test the Mountain Defence Spell Formation, while on the other, prevent the tiger demons from actively being brought into battle.

Hence, if the Great Barren Sword Sect did come to render assistance, the tiger demons may immediately exit the battlefield back to the Barren Expanses and not worry for being enveloped by a combined force.

Lin Feng watched from afar and thought, "Looks like these Undead Spirits still preserved their abilities from their previous life. Comparing to the Hundred Wraiths Nightwalking Technique, these undeads may have a greater killing instinct, but they have completely lost their intellect, merely puppets."

It was supposedly noon, with clear blue skies, but the masses of Undead Spirits created a sea of death, dimming the sunlight.

Under the control of the tiger demons, hordes of Undead Spirits gave waves of ghastly howls, as they charged into the Mountain Defence Spell formation senselessly.

Lin Feng instantaneously became alert.

"It's about to begin!"

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Chapter 163: Who Fell for the Ploy?

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The Hundred Herbs Sect was not known for their offensive spells and abhijnas, and the Changchun Heaven-Defying Formation lacked the intensity required to deal critical damage. However, the Mountain Defence Spell Formation became heavily fortified with the essence of heaven and earth tapped on by Hundred Herbs Grandmaster. It was definitely not penetrable by any ordinary cultivators, even if they came in large numbers.

Unless, they could strategize a battle formation, similar to the Divine Martial Army of Zhou, to merge the mana of all into a combined mana pool.

However, quantitative change may very well lead to qualitative change. When the quantity of any element increased substantially, the after effects of the change would not be proportionate and easily predicted logically anymore.

Thousands of Tiger demons, released all the Undead Spirits stored within their bodies, amounting to more than tens of thousands of Undead Spirits. Most of these were at their Foundation Establishment Stage, but there were many who have reached the Aurora Core Stage.

The concentration of Undead Spirits, driven by their desire to kill, formed a current of darkness and charged into the Changchun Heaven Defying Formation.

The sheer numbers and density of Undead Spirits were enough to strike fear into anyone on Changchun Peak.

The foot of the mountain was covered by a thick brown fog. It was the first barrier of the defence formation. The fog was further thickened by the absorption of the essence of the soil, turning dense and viscous.

Upon entering the thick fog, anyone would feel the crush of the soil essence, as though being weighed down by thousands of pounds. The weak would have no chance of survival. Bones would be crushed and flesh would be flattened. These Undead Spirits might not be bound by a body of flesh, but the thick fog remained effective.

Once inside, the movements of the spirits decelerated. Every inch forward was with great difficulty. Tens of thousands of spirits formed a sea of death, stumbling forwards and backwards in the fog.

These spirits did not feel pain nor lethargy and pushed on with the lust to kill. Those who crumbled to the pressure were trampled over by others from behind. Undead Spirits did not care about the life and death of their compatriots; pushing on was their sole purpose.

The crumbled Undead Spirits did not disappear completely. Instead, they turned into black smoke particles to be absorbed by others who carried on charging forward. Those who survived took in the essence and grew further.

Within the spell formation, the numbers of Undead Spirits dwindled quickly. Natural selection took place; those who could not handle the pressure were eliminated. The numbers halved, and only approximately five thousand Undead Spirits remained.

However, these five thousand were tough and tenacious, even more so after absorbing the remains of those who fell before them.

The numbers might have fallen, but the strength of the group did not.

Lin Feng watched the scene unfold, smirking silently, 'I wonder how the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster is feeling right now? The first obstacle of his Changchun Heaven-Defying Formation actually increased the power of these Undead Spirits.'

In the Great Hall of Changchun Peak, Hundred Herbs Grandmaster could sit down no longer. He stood emotionless in the center, as he bound his mind with the formation spell and focused on the developments of the Undead Spirits.

The most skilled of the Undead Spirits did not exceed past the Aurora Core Stage, Hundred Herbs Grandmaster could wipe them out with ease personally.

But the Gengjin Tiger King was expecting him out there. Any mistake he made will be an opportunity for the Tiger King to rip him into pieces.

Looking down, the army of Undead Spirits had reached the halfway mark of the mountain and were marching past the first barricade into the second.

The movement of the Undead Spirits came to a sudden halt.

The interior of jade-green clouds was teeming with the essence of life. Life was an impeccable enemy to these undead spirits. And to them, being within clouds of life was as good as being thrown into a sea of lava; it was nothing short of pure agony.

The aura of life caused some of these Undead Spirits to recall some of the short-lived memories in the past life.

Looking at their pitiful state, many of these Undead Spirits broke down in howls. Some even looked the other way round, staring at the tiger demons with eyes full of hatred.

Below the mountain, the tiger demons sensed this change and frowned, clearly not expecting this effect of the Changchun Heaven Defying-Formation.

The Gengjin Tiger King squinted at the scene from afar and sneered.

He tilted his head towards the sky and gave a deep, earth-shaking roar. The roar contained immense demonic energy that penetrated through the green clouds and into the minds of the Undead Spirits.

Gradually, the memories of these Undead Spirits were erased and they became blood-thirsty once again. Control over their minds was returned to the tiger demons and the Undead Spirits resumed their march up the mountain.

Hundred Herbs looked on blankly. He raised his right hand and began conjuring a spell.

At once, countless thorns and vines sprouted out from the clouds. They were dark green in colour, with a hint of purple light shimmering through. These thorns were growing out at an extraordinary pace, covering the mountain's midsection in no time. One by one, the Undead Spirits were tied up and motionless. The purple shimmer glowed brighter, and large numbers of Undead Spirits lost their focus and drive, especially so for those still in the Foundation Establishment Stage.

'These vines seem to especially effective against spirits," Lin Feng thought as he watched from far.

More frowns came from under the mountains, where the Tiger Demons clearly did not expect this new development. Compared to the previous obstacle, these vines were proving to be a greater challenge and posed a true threat to the Undead Spirits.

The Gengjin Tiger King swept the scene with his gaze as he pondered the problem.

'These are the Soul Corrosion Vines, designed to be efficient against spirits of the dead and living. Looks like these were aimed to wipe out our Undead Spirits…'

'Hmph! Watch me break his spell!' Tiger Demonic Commander grunted, and began channeling his demonic energy.

On Changchun Peak, among the Undead Spirits, one of Aurous Core stage began to experience changes. This specific Undead, before being consumed by Tiger Demonic Commander, used to be a cultivator specializing in fire spells.

This Undead gave out a sudden shriek, and out from the jaws shot out jets of flames. The flames were pale white in colour, and instead of producing any heat, icy cold winds came out.

The pale white jets landed onto the Soul Corrosion Vines, and the vines burst into flames. Hordes of Undead Spirits reacted by charging straight into the centre of the blaze. These pale white ignitions were by no means high in temperature. Quite the contrary, great amounts of negative yin energy were produced, drawing in Undead Spirits in waves and acting almost like a steroid.

Approximately ten of Aurous Core Stage Undead Spirits charged from the front. Aided by the demonic flames, they forcefully pried open the first gap in the Soul Corrosion Vines defence line. The Foundation Establishment Stage spirits followed right behind, causing the gap to widen further. The remaining Qi Cultivation stage Spirits at the back provided the final push and drove the tsunami of spirits past the Soul Corrosion Vines defence lines.

While the essence of life may be the nemesis of the undead, a dense essence of death could also be the bane to the living.

Under the influence of the thick, demonic essence, many plants within the Changchun Heaven Defying Formation withered.

The Undead Spirit broke through the second defence line swiftly and proceeded to the last line of Changchun Heaven Defying-Formation.

Lin Feng anxiously observed the situation and thought, "Changchun Heaven Defying Formation's main purpose is to create the essence of life and brewing of herbal medicine, and not for combat."

"Even though it was not meant for combat, it was still cast by Hundred Herbs Grandmaster who was in the Nascent Soul Stage. How could it possibly be so weak? The enemies are about to charge up the mountain anytime soon."

With events going so strangely, could there be an ambush? Lin Feng regained his composure and carried on focusing on the ongoing brawl.

Down the mountain, the Gengjin Tiger King barely took notice of any abnormalities going on. He raised his paw idly and commanded all his tigers to join in the attack.

"If I knew how weak Hundred Herbs Grandmaster was, I would've taken the mountain ages ago." Clearly, his guard was lowered after the initial attacks by the Undead Spirits.

The tigers acknowledged his command eagerly. The desire to kill flashed from their eyes as golden rays, splitting through the layers of brown fog.

"Charge!" The tiger demons charged past the first line of defence without any difficulty, and straight into the green clouds. They assumed the path was cleared by earlier waves of Undead Spirits. But as they entered the green cloud covered layer, countless black vines sprouted out unexpectedly.

Unlike the green-coloured Soul Corrosion Vine, these black vines were peppered with red cysts. Upon contact with the Tiger Demons, these cysts burst instantly, with blood-red liquids flowing out. These liquids sizzled after dripping onto Tiger Demon Armour, producing a thick gaseous substance. The armour on the Tiger Demons could not handle the red substance and began to melt down rapidly.

Upon contact with the bare skin, Tiger Demons howled in excruciating pain.

These demons wildly thrashed at the black vines, attempting to slice them apart with their sharp claws. Only the Demonic Commanders proved capable of this, with attempts of all others ending fruitlessly. Neither the claws, nor the metallic spines sprouting out from their bodies were useful, and the vines remain resilient as ever.

From the Great Hall on Changchun Peak, Hundred Herbs Grandmaster finally smiled in relief.

'These demons are ultimately no different from livestock. No matter how they similar they look to humans, their intelligence remains deficient and lacking. A simple plot and all were hooked!"

"I knew Tiger Demon Race was a potential problem to begin with. Of course, I would've taken necessary precautions. I searched far and wide to discover this Heme Blood Cane and took years of cultivation to produce this specific strain. The purpose? To target the Gengjin Tiger Demon Race!'

The tiger demons realized something was amiss and began retreating down the mountain. To their horror, the brown fog they went through easily and thickened up a thousand fold. Compared to the brown, soil – like substance in the fog earlier, the consistency now has turned into Granite!

Clearly, it was a ploy to lower the guards of the Tiger demons, and now to cut their way of escape.

Hundred Herbs Grandmaster smirked lightly, commenting, 'Today is the day, I will cripple the Gengjin Tiger Demonic Race, and permanently remove this scourge from the realms!'

A storm was forming over Changchun Peak. Lin Feng watched and thought, "Hundred Herbs's ambition seems immense…"

"The trump card of Hundred Herbs Grandmaster got revealed. So, have you fallen for his ploy…?" He wondered as he turned to the direction of the Gengjin Tiger King.

Since the beginning, the Tiger King has been lying on the ground, unassuming to the events in front of him, almost absent-mindedly ignoring his troops falling to their deaths in the Changchun Heaven Defying Formation.

This crucial moment, the once arrogant Gengjin Tiger King finally stood up.

"Damn Hundred Herbs, the one who fell for the ploy is you!"

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Chapter 164: Who Is the Better Actor?

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"Arrogance is human nature."

The Gengjin Tiger King finally stood up, with a gaze reeking with sarcasm.

"Fool! You thought I couldn't tell you were faking your weakness? I'm simply playing along with your trick. In fact, it is Hundred Herbs Sect that will get wiped out today!"

The Gengjin Tiger King gave out a violent roar, causing a tremor throughout Changchun Peak.

He stretched out his front limbs, forcefully stretching out towards the peak. Instantly, demonic energy spiraled over the mountain, endless lightning struck, and his front paws morphed into a gigantic claw of pure metal stretching out across the horizon.

The metallic claw was truly enormous in size, as it grabbed hold onto the mountain in one sweep.

A mountain thousand of meters high was within the grasp of a metallic claw. With the mountain held tightly in its palm, the surrounding clouds and fog were effectively dissipated.

The physical size of the Gengjin Tiger King, however, did not change at all and became disproportionately small compared to the metallic claw in the skies.

Had it been viewed from above, all that would have been seen was the claws. The Tiger King would have been completely covered below.

Lin Feng watched from far, thinking, "The demonic energy is absolutely horrifying. It's no wonder Gengjin Tiger King is so infamous through the realms."

Since Lin Feng entered this realm, apart from the injured Ming Yue, Long Ye and Tun Tun, he had only observed three cultivators achieving the Nascent Soul Stage: Pu Beizi, the Grandmaster of Xuandao Sect, the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster and Gengjin Tiger King.

In the duel going on before his eyes, the Gengjin Tiger King no doubt was the more powerful one.

The Tiger King looked at the Changchun Heaven Defying Formation's desperate defence against his metallic claws and gave a cold chuckle, "You fool, why do you think I would willingly send in my forces into your formation?"

'With thousands of Undead Spirits and thousands of tiger demons within the formation, how will you be able to freely manipulate the defence formation against my metallic claws!'

The smile was gone from Hundred Herbs Grandmaster, who was standing still in the centre of the Great Hall. He finally came to the realization he committed a grave mistake.

A spell formation was able to capture and absorb great amounts of essence and energy from the environment, and comparably stronger than most spells within the same tier. However, it lacked any mobility, and much more complex to be planned out.

As the power of the formation increased, so did the difficulty and intricacy required in planning.

With the lack of powerful followers within the Hundred Herbs Sect, the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster was left with little option but to deploy the Changchun Heaven Defying Formation to fend against Gengjin Tiger King. Additionally, he needed the formation to perform to its maximum potential.

However, thousands of enemies were struggling within the formation. Though they might not disrupt the structure of the formation, much attention was diverted, to prevent their escape. In the face of a powerful the Gengjin Tiger King, it was proving to be an enormous challenge. The Gengjin Tiger King's sheer brutal power definitely had the ability to break through the spell formation before his forces were harmed on the inside.

Lin Feng watched the metallic claw tightly locking the Changchun Heaven Defying Spell Formation, not simply through brute force. Through the grasps of the jaws, the metallic essence was released constantly and breaking down the formation from all angles.

Metallic essence with a high offensive power was also especially effective against wood-based essence. Facing the incoming offence, the clouds surround Changchun Peak was diffusing at a rapid rate. So rapid, it could be observed from the naked eyes.

The Gengjin Tiger King burst out laughing, "Your reaction further proves your guilt! Why don't the Great Barren Sword Sect care about your plight? Will they be sending reinforcements? Oh please, feel free to continue your pathetic defence and time delay tactics with me."

"You fool, your impatience to wipe out my forces was expected since the beginning. In fact, I saw through your inner fears. Without Great Barren Sword Sect's assistance, I'll easily crush your forces without breaking a sweat. Defence is futile! It's just a waste of time!"

Deep down, Hundred Herbs Grandmaster thought, "I'll annihilate your trapped forces and delay further to wait for Desolate Nine Thunder Divine Web's arrival. The fate of us will only be decided then."

He did not speak a word, just further manipulated the Changchun Heaven Defying Spell Formation's powers to fend off the Gengjin Tiger King's waves of attack. The tempo to kill enemies trapped within the spell formation was increased with a greater urgency.

"Hundred Herbs Grandmaster's fate now purely lies in the hands of Great Barren Sword Sect's reinforcements," Lin Feng concluded.

"However…" Lin Feng laughed coldly, "with you crafting the Mortal Spiritual Elixir, how would I allow you to succeed in this escape?"

Lin Feng could not determine the exact duration of Qu Bin's trip to and from the Great Barren Sword Sect.

However, to allow Qu Bin to return for assistance, they must have made the necessary calculations. Qu Bin would likely return to be at Hundred Herbs Sect's assistance.

The Gengjin Tiger Demon Clan was on the verge of victory. If his deduction was accurate, Qu Bin would be returning any moment from now.

Lin Feng glanced at Gengjin Tiger Demon Clan's offence and waved his Black Cloud Flag. From there, he began travelling away from Changchun Peak up north, tracing the path towards the Great Barren Sword Sect.

"Better be safe," he remarked. Raising his right index finger, he pointed it onto his forehead and initiated the Dual Dimension Vacuum Charm. There was a slight temporal shift, Avatar of Ares' physical body disappeared, and a separate Lin Feng emerged.

The effects of the Dual Dimension Vacuum Charm did have a range limit, with one exception: constant switching of the true body and the avatar.

"If only I could create another avatar. While staying at Yujing Mountain, I could keep an eye at home, and instantly teleport back to safety when facing dangers."

Lin Feng checked for the safety of his surrounding mountain and teleported his avatar by his side. This ability was one exclusive to the true body; an avatar, in turn, could not summon the true body from a distance.

He withdrew the avatar and turned back to squint at Changchun Peak to watch the struggle between the surrounding clouds and golden light. The layers of clouds were gradually thinning out; lights were becoming more glaring. Clearly, the Changchun Heaven Defying Spell formation could not hold up much longer.

Half a day went past. The Changchun Heaven Defying Spell Formation's fog had diminished to a delicate level and pressed closely to Changchun Peak by the offence.

At this very moment, from the corner of his eyes, a streak of crimson sword radiance sliced across the horizon, travelling urgently in the direction of Changchun Peak.

"He's coming," Lin Feng smiled.

In a swift movement, Lin Feng rose to mid-air and readied to intercept the light.

The person riding on the crimson sword was Qu Bin, and he was shocked to realize there was an interception in the air.

The Battle at Changchun Peak was at a critical point. From far, Qu Bin could sense it was moments before Changchun Heaven Defying Spell Formation broke down.

To be halted in midst of such a precarious situation, all Qu Bin wanted to do was to cut Lin Feng in in half.

He watched as Lin Feng hovered straight in the air, without the aid of any artifact. It was an ability of one of at least Aurous Core Stage, he deduced.

Qu Bin observed this man in front of him closely but was unable to make an estimation of his ability. He frowned and spoke warily, "I'm on urgent matters. Dear friend, what reasons do you have to block my path?"

"From the essence you exude, you must be from the Great Barren Sword Sect sword disciples. May I ask if you belong to the Great Barren Sword Sect?" Lin Feng asked without hurry.

"What if I am?" Qu Bin raised his eyebrows.

"Oh please don't misunderstand. For I have some matters to inform you."

Qu Bin looked on at the crumbling defence from far, and snapped, "I'm in a great hurry to save a man's life. Whatever you have to inform me, wait to till later."

'What I'm about to tell you, is imperative. Similarly, it's about saving a man's life,'

Impatient and anxious, all Qu Bin desired was to ignore Lin Feng, fly over him to reach Changchun Peak.

Just as he was about to make a move, Lin Feng mildly whispered, "The Hundred Herbs Sect crafted an Elixir, named Mortal Spiritual Elixir. Its crafting methods were incredibly heinous, absolutely degenerate of any morals. Since the Great Barrens Sword Sect is investigating this matter, some investigation into the matter is definitely not too much to ask for."

Qu Bin's heart leapt. He could no longer move, as though targeted by a freeze charm. He allowed himself to gradually regain composure, and replied, "It's nothing but a rumour. My Great Barrens Sword Sect has gotten this information in the past and made the investigation. It was proven to be nothing but a fabrication."

"Oh? Were you the one who came to investigate the other day?"

Despite the anxiety, Qu Bin could not help answer patiently, "That's right. I've questioned people from the top to bottom of Changchun Peak, and nothing about the Mortal Spiritual Elixir was found."

"But not too long ago, I've discovered a secret chamber at the heart of Changchun Peak, completely sealed from the outside, and witnessed the Elixir with my naked eyes." Lin Feng stared at him, and a smile could be seen from the corner of his eyes.

"And that Mortal Spiritual Elixir was crafted in a cauldron with the bodies and spirits of infants."

Panic flashed through Qu Bin's eyes for a split second, before he calmed down.

'There's such a thing?" Qu Bin appeared to be awfully shocked before his expression turned into anger.

"Let's travel to Changchun Peak. Once the mountain is split, the truth will be out." Lin Feng nodded.

"I thought Hundred Herbs Grandmaster was slandered! I can't believe I was fooled by this vile being! Let's go, and if anything of such is found, I will investigate it thoroughly without fail." Qu Bin declared, clearly outraged.

"Great! It's no wonder Great Barrens Sword Sect is the top sect of the Hengduan Mountain range. Let's go," Lin Feng spoke earnestly.

Watching his back, Qu Bin's eyes sparkled with a desire to kill. He conjured a spell, and a flying sword transformed into a crimson sword Qi, straight to Lin Feng's back.

Lin Feng did not bother turning around and merely smirked, 'You're a great actor but nothing compared to me.'

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Chapter 165: The Desolate Nine Thunder Divine Web

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As Lin Feng turned and flew towards Changchun Peak, many thoughts flashed through Qu Bin's mind, "This person has too much information. Who knows what he'll do if we fly to Changchun Peak now? I can't spare him."

Without any hesitance, Qu Bin struck his sword towards Lin Feng!

Lin Feng did not turn, and simply laughed lightly, "Life is like a play, all depends on your act. What a shame though, you can't act as well as I do."

As his words ended, his body vanished.

Qu Bin was shaken and suddenly, he heard Lin Feng's voice from behind him.

"I was worried, what if I killed one who is innocent? But now, you've proved yourself to be someone who deserved death."

"He could warp space-time? Nascent Soul stage? Or was it an equipment to warp space-time?" Qu Bin panicked. He turned and raised his hand, as a ball of white lightning flashed towards Lin Feng.

Lin Feng's pupils narrowed. The ball of white lightning clearly worried him of an impending danger. Clearly, he felt threatened by the presence of something.

The ball of lightning abruptly expanded in mid air into a white thunder web, with the interior roaring with thunder, crashing towards Lin Feng's scalp.

"Nascent Soul stage equipment? Is this what Hundred Herbs Grandmaster is waiting for?" Lin Feng came to a realization, that they intended to 'harness thunder and electricity to cripple the metallic armour of Gengjin Tiger Demon clan.'

Qu Bin's equipment belonged to his master: the Grandmaster of the Great Barren Sword Sect and was named the Desolate Nine Thunder Divine Web.

The Thunder Web was rapidly expanding, and quickly covered the visible horizon. Currents and lightning bolts were sparkling in abundance, as though the web was filled with thunder dragons circling the sky and gradually loomed over Lin Feng. Despite efforts to escape, he realized no matter where he travels, the web would follow suit, and the borders extended infinitely. It seemed he had no path for escape.

The roaring currents were full of explosive power. Lin Feng could confirm that if he was covered by the web, his body would instantly turn into ashes.

"Fascinating. A Nascent Soul Stage equipment is definitely extraordinary," he remarked, nodding his head. He pointed towards the Desolate Nine Thunder Divine Web and activated the Dual Dimension Vacuum Charm.

"If as expected, this equipment should contain the Nascent Soul stage Grandmaster's understanding of the many mysteries of space, time and universe."

Under the influence of Dual Dimension Vacuum Charm, a portion of the web became distorted, but the attempt to replace it was unsuccessful.

Within the thunder and lightning, crystallized elements folded and interweaved, to create layers as thick as a hardened wall. It securely locked out the horizon, preventing the effects of Dual Dimension Vacuum Charm to be maximized.

"Just as I had anticipated…" Lin Feng thought.

Qu Bin was relieved.

"The matters of the Great Barrens Sword Sect are private. Now you pay, for meddling in things not of your business!"

"From your reaction, I guess you are aware of the Mortal Spiritual Elixir's brewing process?" Lin Feng stared.

Thinking Lin Feng would be captured soon, Qu Bin lowered his defences and laughed.

"What if I do? All the lives lost are nothing compared to the true value of the Elixir. Don't you know the powers of a single batch of Mortal Spiritual Elixir?"

Lin Feng chuckled softly, "Don't bother letting me know right now. Give me a moment, and I'll force it out of you even if you don't want to."

Qu Bin shuddered and sensed danger behind his back, forming and disappearing. Whatever he sensed was subtle, but not negligible. In fact, if Qu Bin reached the middle phase of the Aurous Core stage, his sensitivity to the elements would have caused him to miss out on sensing the imminent danger.

Realizing the danger, he tried to make a quick dash for safety, but it was too late.

Avatar of Ares had formed silently behind Qu Bin, across hundreds of yards in mid-air. Instantaneously, the Avatar summoned the Dual Dimension Vacuum Charm, warping itself to within metres behind Qu Bin's back. This distance was more than sufficient for the Avatar.

A fiery fist smashed towards Qu Bin's backbones.

Above the forearm, there was a layer of strange glimmering substance etched in the skin. The result, was a bright and delicate skin, with an unnervingly powerful undercurrent about to be released!

As the punch was thrown out, a huge tornado formed, tightly taking in Qu Bin, effectively immobilizing him. He was left with no evasion and sucked right into the ground zero of punch impact.

Shocked, Qu Bin felt pressure rapidly building up on his spine, and felt his body hair standing straight. Life and death were determined at this crucial moment.

As a sword cultivator, Qu Bin was already far stronger than other Aurous Core stage Cultivators. At this decisive moment, he let out a howl and instantly released every ounce of remaining power within his body.

This powerful explosion, allowed Qu Bin to make a slight turn to his immobilized body in an attempt to evade Avatar's incoming punch.

However, the evasion was too slight to be effective, and the metallic punch landed square on his mid spine. Upon contact, the true explosive undercurrent was released, with waves of impact pulsating through Qu Bin's body.

The pain was excruciating, yet Qu Bin could not muster the energy to cry out. The flesh and bones along his spines instantly ripped apart, and a huge hole was formed on his body.

"Distance! Must create distance!" This was the only thought in Qu Bin's mind. As the in-house follower of the Great Barrens Sword Sect, he was already an Aurous Core Mid Stage sword cultivator and possessed the powerful Great Barren Sword Code. In his hands were the Mystical Flame Sword, a much feared Aurous Core Stage equipment.

But now, before he could even make a single move, his life was about to be taken. His back was still within the strike range of his opponent.

"If only I can create distance, can I have any chance of launching a counter-attack!" Qu Bin rode the sword radiance and desperately evaded the incoming attacks, but before he knew the Dual Dimension Vacuum Charm had shifted right in front of him.

Qu Bin's heart sank, his time was up.

The Avatar smiled, and a punch was aimed right onto the face of Qu Bin.

"No!" Qu Bin gave his final, desperate wail before his skull was smashed into tiny bits.

Qu Bin's influence was lost, causing Desolate Nine Thunder Divine Web to freeze mid-air.

Lin Feng's main body gave a hearty laugh and took the opportunity to escape from its grasp. The Desolate Nine Thunder Divine Web rapidly decreased in mass, reformed into a ball of white lightning the size of a fist, and flew north in the direction of the Great Barren Sword Sect.

"Trying to return to the rightful owner? I can't believe he Nascent Soul Equipment possesses such spiritual energy, not bad indeed.' Lin Feng smiled, raised his palms and muttered, 'how is it possible for me to let you leave? I'll need your help to counter that Tiger.'

With the dynamic murmuring of spells, the purple clouds over the vast horizon opened up and covered the Desolate Nine Thunder Divine Web's ball of lightning. Within the purple fog, light and shadow were constantly evolving. There were mountains, waters, flora and fauna, pagodas and pavilions, and the wonders of the weather. These ever changing sceneries made it look as though it was a miniature universe trapped within.

The ball of white lightning was trapped within this miniature universe and appeared uneasy. Through the lightning, the shadow of a person could be seen.

The person donned an ancient costume, had pale white hair, and clearly looked agitated. Powerful mana was emitted, similar to that of Gengjin Tiger Demon King, and Hundred Herbs Grandmaster.

This was none other but Qu Bin's master, the Grand Master of Great Barrens Sword Sect: Desolate Thunder Grandmaster. Desolate Nine Thunder Divine Web was his personal equipment.

For Hundred Herbs Grandmaster and Qu Bin's convenience sake, the Desolate Thunder Grandmaster removed the majority of the divine restrictions of the equipment. Whatever restriction was left was purely to prevent the equipment from being stolen.

The remaining divine awareness would also allow the Grandmaster to implant a portion of his soul to view the Thunder Web and fend off any enemies.

"How dare you kill my disciple and attempt to steal my equipment!" Desolate Thunder Grandmaster rumbled.

Lin Feng simply grinned. He did not answer, and continue manipulating the clouds above.

The Avatar beside him had already captured the soul of Qu Bin, and walked up to Desolate Thunder Grandmaster, laughing.

"You talk too much!"

As he spoke, he raised his palms and swiftly made a slice. The connection between Desolate Thunder Grandmaster and his thunder web was lost.

From a cave deep in the Great Barren Sword Sect, the Desolate Thunder Grandmaster was stunned. It took awhile before he regained his composure, and what he felt was pure rage.

"You wait till I hit my middle phase of the Nascent Soul stage! I'll make sure to shred you into bits!"

The rant could still be faintly heard from the white ball of lighting miles away. Lin Feng grinned and focused back onto the Thunder Web. At this point, the Desolate Nine Thunder Divine Web had quietened down and was floating gently mid-air amongst the purple clouds.

"Looks like this new Heaven-Revolving Purple Clouds still requires some improvement…" Lin Feng sighed.

"After I reach the middle phase of my Aurous Core stage, I'll be flexible enough to absorb all form of mana to create my third unique spell to complete my package of abilities."

Lin Feng gently placed the Desolate Nine Thunder Divine Web into his pocket and pondered, "I will still need much refinement to completely wipe out any traces of the Desolate Thunder Grandmaster. Only then will this equipment be truly mine. But for now, this should be sufficient."

A deafening quake sounded from the Changchun Peak in the distance, and the haze covering the mountains dissipated.

The Changchun Heaven-Defying Formation had finally been breached by Gengjin Tiger King.

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Chapter 166: Who Is More Attention-Grabbing?

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Changchun Peak, at this moment, was lit with the dances and howling from the demons and ghouls.

The Changchun Heaven-Defying Formation had already been destroyed by the Gengjin Tiger King. The dirt-yellow cloud mist at the foot of the mountain and the jade-green cloud mist at the halfway mark of the mountain had already vanished.

All that was still left struggling was the luxuriant-purple cloud mist at the peak but it was like an isolated flame amidst gales of wind, trembling and ready to be extinguished.

Batches and batches of Gengjin Tiger Demons were committing atrocities at Changchun Peak.

"Badum! Badum! Badum!"

A thunderous roar drew attention to a chariot pulled by four humongous Thunder Draco Horses. The Azure Thunder Chariot appeared to be pulling a small city by itself as it knocked two Gengjin Tiger Demons, who attempted to stop the chariot, with its sheer power and momentum.

The disciples of the Hundred Herbs Sect who had been struggling to fend off the tiger demons cheered and rejoiced at the sight of the chariot.

Hong Ye was attired in black which contrasted against his white hair. He stood on the Azure Thunder Chariot wielding both the Dragon Slaying Sabre and the Universal Magneton Yin Yang Mirror as he exuded a suave look. Both the Dragon Slaying Sabre and the Universal Magneton Yin Yang Mirror were Aurous Core Stage magic items which assisted Hong Ye in his offensive and defensive needs.

Another of his Aurous Core Stage magic item, the Dragon's Leash, was floating in mid air above the chariot, waiting to bind itself against any tiger demon that came in its way. Following which, the Dragon Slaying Sabre would supplement the attack with a clean stab to take away the life of the tiger demon.

Witnessing this scene, some of the disciples of the Hundred Herbs Sect sighed and discussed amongst themselves, "I used to think that Hong Ye was nothing but a cultivator extolled and lauded to the skies by the ignorant masses. He did not have any Sects to back him nor any remarkable evidence of his abilities. Only until today, did I know that he is really worthy of all those praises."

"I know right. Even the tiger demons which are already at the level of a Demonic General would not be able to last for more than a single round." The other disciples continued to add, "I believe that he would be able to defeat demons that are at the Demonic Commander level."

"I really wonder how powerful he would be if he were able to attain the level of the Aurous Core Stage… The mere thought of it is simply horrifying."

Of course, there would also be cynical remarks made. "What is there to admire about? He is merely relying on a few powerful magic items. If you were to give his items to me, I am sure I can do a better job!"

Hearing this remark, most of the disciples laughed, "Having that many powerful magic items mean that Hong Ye is a fortuitous man. Looking at how petty and sardonic you are, the magic items would never choose you as their owner."

In the face of the besiegement from the tiger demons, Hong Ye gave no chance as he unleashed the full power of the Azure Thunder Chariot and bashed through the crowds of Gengjin Tiger Demons like rolling thunder.

During its movement, endless electric snakes hissed and shot themselves towards the tiger demons in an arrow-like manner, dealing heavy damages to the dense groups of tiger demons.

The humongous Thunder Draco Horses, which were basically like elephants, sped forward and trampled every Gengjin Tiger Demon which was in the slightest bit weak or small to its death.

The four Thunder Draco Horses, which was on par with demons that were at the level of the Demonic General, were extremely blessed and gifted as they had inherited the bloodline of the Immemorial Thunder Dragon. Despite the bloodline being slightly muddled with time, the horses continued to possess the ability to control thunder.

When they were put together with the Azure Thunder Chariot, the way they sped through the battlefield resembled a speeding thunderstorm, which left groups and groups of tiger demons charred and squashed to their deaths.

Lightning was a natural bane of the Gengjin Tiger Tribe. When it came to dealing with these tiger demons, the combination of the chariot and the horses were much more effective and efficacious than the Hong Ye and his three magic items.

Hong Ye braced the Dragon Slaying Sabre and continued with the slaying of another tiger demon. As he looked towards the peak, he muttered with much hate within him, "Gengjin Tiger King, you will pay for your actions!"

"When that day arrives, even if you beg for mercy or agree to be my watchdog, I will still kill you!"

The suave and attention-grabbing Hong Ye had finally attracted the attention of a group of Tiger Demonic Commanders.

The Tiger Demonic Commander whom he had fought with before laughed haughtily before exclaiming, "It's the lad who does not fear. Let's go and take him down swiftly. He has a lot of treasures on him. Killing him will allow us to reap plenty of rewards."

The other Demonic Commanders also noticed the powerful magic items that were in the Hong Ye's possession and immediately dashed towards the chariot.

At this moment, they were no longer interested in any unspoken rule about one-on-one duels. Hong Ye would barely be on par with any single Tiger Demonic Commander. But now five of them were pouncing onto him, spelling much danger to him.

The Dragon's Leash was rendered useless in no time and the Universal Magneton Yin Yang Mirror followed suit. Before long, the Dragon Slaying Sabre was also taken down by two of the Tiger Demonic Commanders.

One of the Thunder Draco Horses almost had its brain raked off by the claws of a single Tiger Demonic Commander.

His mood darkened as he exclaimed furiously, "When the dragon runs into shallow waters, it is mocked by the tiniest of prawns! In future, I swear if I do not exterminate the entire Gengjin Tiger Tribe, I shall not be considered as a human!"

The Tiger Demonic Commander grinned hideously, "You can stop your dream of being a human from today! I will turn you into my pet ghost!" Amidst a wild burst of golden flash, a gigantic gold-plated claw formed. It had a radius of a good two meters as it came sweeping towards the head of the Hong Ye.

"With your own effort? I don't think so!" Hong Ye exclaimed as he remained calm despite his items being preoccupied with the rest of the Demonic Commanders. Just as the gold-plated claw was about to land on his body, the space around the Hong Ye's body trembled and twisted unnaturally.

The enormous energy generated from the twisting and trembling of the void repelled the claw instantaneously.

"What was that?" The Tiger Demonic Commander exclaimed in surprise. A few of the Tiger Demonic Commanders which were encircling around Hong Ye were soon also repelled by this mysterious energy.

Hong Ye might have remained unscathed from the multiple attacks but deep inside his heart, he was feeling not much better. He was frustrated by how helpless he could be when it came to facing multiple Demonic Commanders.

Roar!

At this moment, a loud and authoritative dragon roar could be heard from the sky.

An aura of solemnity and authority could be felt as the tiger demons which were below the level of the Demonic Commander found their knees turning into jelly.

Even the Demonic Commanders, who had already completed the cultivation of the Demonic Pill, found themselves shaken by the roar of the dragon.

The four Thunder Draco Horses which were pulling the Hong Ye's chariot was even more affected by the roar as their legs crumbled, leaving them in a kneeling position, as though they were receiving their leader.

The sliver of dragon blood within them made them easier targets for subjugation when it came to encountering actual dragons.

In fact, everyone present at the battlefield stopped all fighting as they lifted their heads to gaze at the sky afar where thick and heavy clouds continued to rumble and flip.

Within the stacks of cloud, the faint shape of a celestial dragon could be seen, revealing its scales and claw momentarily at times but never showing its head nor its tail.

However, the strong aura from the clouds which radiated the energy and authority of the dragon clan reassured everyone that the celestial dragon had one of the purest possible dragon blood.

Finally, the clouds opened up to reveal a hundred feet long creature which descended majestically from the sky towards Changchun Peak.

It had a bull-like head, antelope-like horns, prawn-like eyes, elephant-like ears, snake-like neck, serpent-like body, fish-like scales, phoenix-like claws and tiger-like palms.

On its back, there were exactly 81 scales, completing the Yang Positive Square of Nine.

Every breath it took created clouds and mists, while its roar was like the clanging of bronze plates, while beard-like whiskers crowded themselves around its mouth. It also had a bright pearl below its chin, radiating a majestic aura.

This was a real and actual dragon that was staring at their faces. The black scales that armoured its body gave off a thin glimmer as they encapsulated a body which contained an explosive amount of energy. Yes, this was the Bastille Black Dragon, the dragon among the Immemorial Celestial Dragons which had the strongest and toughest body.

"Look, there is a person standing on the dragon!" Out of nowhere, someone exclaimed suddenly.

Chaos broke as everyone was aware that dragons were one of the strongest species of creatures out there. The Immemorial Celestial Dragons ruled the world aeons ago and their prideful and haughty character was well-known. How was it possible that it actually allowed someone to stand on its back?

Even Hong Ye and the flock of ladies around him were perplexed by this sight. They focused their poor eyes on their shocked face onto the dragon to get a good sight of the person.

All they saw was a young man standing on the back of the dragon with both his hands behind his back. The purple robe which wrapped around him was flapping against the wind which gave him the look of a celestial deity descending into the realm of the mortals.

Three Tiger Demonic Commanders took in the sight and revealed an expression of dissatisfaction. "This might be a pure blood Bastille Black Dragon, but it is merely at the level of a Demonic Commander. We have nothing to fear!"

As the saying goes, "The tiger and dragon shall fight", seeing how the Bastille Black Dragon had stolen all the limelight and gave off an aura of unfriendliness, the three Tiger Demonic Commanders gave a loud howl before pouncing towards the Bastille Black Dragon which was in mid-air.

The person on the back of the Bastille Black Dragon was, of course, Lin Feng. At this moment, he was looking at the luxuriant-purple cloud surrounding the peak. Amidst the cloud mist, one could barely see the reflection of a certain metal flickering from time to time.

"It seems that we are just on time. Not too late nor too early." Lin Feng pondered to himself as he heard the three howls from the tigers before shifting his gaze to the three Tiger Demonic Commanders which had leapt towards himself and the Dragon.

The Bastille Black Dragon which had long been frustrated and infuriated by how Lin Feng was stepping on its back, channelled its bottled-up rage onto the Tiger Demonic Commanders.

It extended its humongous claws and swept them towards one of the Tiger Demonic Commanders. The spikes on the exterior of the tiger gave off a cold flash as the claw and the Tiger Demonic Commander collided. However, the spikes could not penetrate the scales of the black dragon, which were like refined iron.

When it came to defensive prowess, the Refined Mana Black Scales of the Bastille Black Dragon was definitely stronger and tougher than the iron skin of the Gengjin Tiger Demons.

The Tiger Demonic Commander did not only fail to breach the defence of the Black Dragon but it also found itself pinned onto the peak by the Dragon's claw.

The other two Demonic Commander level Tiger Demons were enraged as they prepared to free their comrade.

Lin Feng stared at them with an expressionless look as he lifted his finger casually.

The two Tiger Demonic Commanders which were dashing towards their comrade suddenly found themselves stopping abruptly. They gazed down in confusion to find the lower half of their bodies gone.

The iron-like skins of the Tiger Demons were made from condensed Jinxiang Essence and even the Hong Ye's strongest Aurous Core magic item, the Dragon Slaying Sabre, would find it difficult to deal any life-threatening damage.

But now, two Tiger Demonic Commanders had just found themselves sliced into half from the waist!

It was as easy as slicing a tofu! Zero resistance!

Everyone found themselves dumbfounded at this sight as they saw how the three Tiger Demonic Commanders were either immobilised or killed with such ease.

Speechless!

After a good long pause, someone from the crowd shouted, "Holy! Who is that? It's incredible how he took down the Tiger Demonic Commanders in seconds! And how cool is that? To ride on a dragon?!"

"Could he be a Grandmaster at the level of the Nascent Soul Stage?"

"I don't know...But all I know is that he is insanely powerful! He killed the Demonic Commanders with as much ease as it was to kill ants…"

Amidst the rowdy crowd, someone muttered loudly, "Hong Ye is nothing compared to him."

That statement quieted everyone before another discussion erupted again. "How could you compare them? He was fighting against the Demonic Commanders while the Hong Ye was only slaying Demonic Generals. When surrounded by Demonic Commanders, the Hong Ye could do nothing but to get ready for a beating."

"You can totally see the difference when you look at their rides. Did you see how the horses kneeled down when they saw the dragon?"

Although the person was not very loud but how could the Hong Ye not hear with his abilities?

He was angry beyond words as his face darkened. He was especially infuriated by his disappointing horses which had fought hard for his reputation in the past.

But now the horses did not display any of the superiority that they had in the past as they kneeled on the ground, attempting to flirt with the Bastille Black Dragon.

At the sight of this, Hong Ye found himself even more enraged than before.

On the chariot, the lady, which the rest of the harem had addressed as Big Sister, stared at Lin Feng for a good moment before exclaiming, "Husband, don't you find that guy familiar?"

Hearing her words, Hong Ye took a closer look and indeed, he recognized Lin Feng as the man whom he wanted as the carriage driver. Immediately, he found himself giddy from the previous ideas that he had.

He calmed and stabilized himself to find a peculiar look on his harem's faces. Immediately, he could feel all the rage within him soaring to new heights.

"How dare you?! How dare you embarrass me like this?!" Hong Ye howled as a flash of green light flickered on his body before a tiny cauldron emerged.

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Chapter 167: You Are Too Inexperienced…

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The truth was that the moment Lin Feng had never given the Prince of Autumn Leaves much of his attention since arriving at Changchun Peak. He was much more interested in the battle between the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster and Gengjin Tiger King which was happening within the colourful cloudmist at the peak.

Lin Feng's lack of attention towards him further angered Hong Ye.

Being treated as a nobody was not as bad as being treated as invisible or non-existing.

The spicy young girl who had a nickname called Xiao Man looked at Lin Feng before shifting her glance back to Hong Ye. She said, "Husband, he is really the guy whom you wanted as our carriage driver!"

After her words were out, regardless of whether it was a cultivator of the Hundred Herbs Sect or a demon from the Gengjin Tiger Tribe, everyone stared at Hong Ye.

It was dead silence as everyone stared blankly at Hong Ye.

He actually wanted to take Lin Feng as his carriage driver?

After a brief moment, everyone including the demons burst into laughter.

No one spoke and everyone was just laughing non-stop while some even ran out of breath.

Despite not talking to one another, everyone understood clearly the reason why they were all laughing.

At this moment, Hong Ye was red with both embarrassment and anger, like a well-cooked prawn.

"How dare you?! How dare you humiliate me like this!" Hong Ye exploded and howled as a green light flashed on his body. As the green light flashed, a tiny green bronze cauldron emerged from the green light.

It was only when the green bronze cauldron appeared, then Lin Feng started to pay some attention to Hong Ye. "Oh? I did not know that this rascal actually had such an extraordinary treasure. It can actually shift spaces and voids, just like my Black Cloud Flag."

"Hey...wait a minute. No, this cauldron is stronger than the Black Cloud Flag. This is not an Aurous Core Stage magic item. Its level is definitely higher than that. Just that, it is currently damaged and is unable to perform at its full potential."

Now Lin Feng was interested in this item. He turned his head around and saw how the cauldron, under Lin Feng's control, suddenly trembled.

As it trembled, it vanished instantaneously as it teleported through space and appeared in front of the Tiger Demonic Commander.

The Tiger Demonic Commander was caught offguard and knowing that it was too late to run away, it could only muster all the demonic power that it had to absorb as much of the Jinxiang Essence from its surrounding to form a gigantic golden shield.

The tiny green bronze cauldron might not look impressive but even at the level of a Demonic Commander, the Tiger Demonic COmmander could feel the immense threat from the cauldron and henceforth, called upon all its demonic powers to defend itself.

At its current level, a full potential defence would be more than enough to handle the blow from the Dragon Slaying Sabre.

But just as the green bronze cauldron collided into the golden shield, formless ripples formed on the space surrounding the cauldron.

And just like a pebble thrown into a pond, the cauldron moved with the ripples and penetrated the golden shield with ease.

The Tiger Demonic Commander watched the cauldron with its fearful eyes as its body was penetrated by the cauldron. It could not do anything about it because it could not put up any form of resistance.

A hundred percent effort in defence and a body as tough as steel was powerless and weak like paper pulp in the face of the tiny cauldron.

The laughter amongst the crowd soon died down as they were shocked at how Hong Ye slayed the Tiger Demonic Commander in a single move.

Hong Ye's face soon turned pale as it was quite exhausting to manoeuvre the cauldron at his current stage of training, especially with at the rate which his mana was being consumed.

However, Hong Ye was unbelievably relieved as he thought to himself, "How dare you all mock me?! Now you know how good I am! It was nothing but a Demonic Commander...Just a puppy!"

"Usually, I always keep the Green Bronze Ding of Emptiness at my side for self-defence. Today it seems as though I have widened the horizons of all these ignorant fools."

"I just want to let you all know that my Green Bronze Ding of Emptiness when employed for defence, creates a ring of void space around me, allowing me to survive through countless catastrophic encounters. When used for offensive operations, it can penetrate through spaces and voids. Nothing can stop it!"

Hong Ye's face became a sickly red as he scanned through all the shocked expressions of the masses, feeling good.

As he continued to scan his surroundings, Hong Ye ended on Lin Feng as he gave a hearty laugh.

However, the expression on Lin Feng's face was neither fearful nor shocked. Instead, he seemed to be somewhat sympathetic.

"Who do you think you are? How dare you look at me with such a look? I will…."

Before he could finish speaking, Hong Ye felt a throbbing pain from his chest. He looked down to find the tip of a sword protruding from his chest.

Behind him, the ice-queen whom the harem had been addressing as Big Sister was wielding the longsword as she sighed.

"The day when you shifted the Green Bronze Ding of Emptiness away from your body has finally arrived. It has been a long wait."

Hong Ye blinked his eyes and seemed to finally understand what was going on. He gave off a loud battle cry and was about to retaliate.

Just at this moment, multiple blades of sword were stabbed into his body. Different types of mana ravaged his body as they flooded his veins and arteries as well as his organs.

"Boom!"

The crucible on his spiritual altar shatted and soon, the altar crumbled while the aurous sea was torn apart.

His vitality was destroyed in its entirety instantly.

"Why? Why are you doing this?" Hong Ye questioned as his body crumbled to the ground.

The ice-queen who was dressed in a palace attire smiled, "Have you ever wondered why we follow you?"

Hong Ye shook his head in pain and asked himself, "So it wasn't for my charisma?"

The ice-queen smiled, "I am very interested to lay my hands on your little cauldron."

Hong Ye panted heavily and looked at the rest of his harem, "So...what about the rest of you?"

A cultured young girl who was dressed in purple replied coldly, "People claimed that you attained enlightenment in your own training in the mountain as you began your road of cultivation. Do you dare to say that it is the truth?"

"There was one day when you were strolling in the mountains when you met a cultivator who had ran into psychosis due to poor control over his cultivation. He was on the brink of death but it was not beyond hope. As long as you followed what he instructed you to do, which was to place him into a ice-pond timely, he would have survived."

"But then your selfishness got the better of you! You took away his Taoism manuals and left him alone, leaving him to struggle before his poor death." The young girl dressed in purple recounted without any tinge of emotion. "That man was my father. I had arrived late on that day, and was unable to save him. All I could do was to watch him struggle and die."

She lowered herself to get a better look of Hong Ye's pale face before whispering to him, "My good husband, what do you say? Should I kill you?"

Another young girl who was dressed in white spoke without emotions, "Don't you dare look at me with those sad eyes. I am training in the Self-beautifying Technique and needed a cauldron badly. I happened to bump into you, who had a pretty fitting cauldron, and hence I followed you."

Hong Ye's eyes widened in disbelief after hearing her little confession.

"Ahem. Ahem…" Lin Feng choked onto his saliva as he looked at Hong Ye, unsure of whether he should laugh or cry for him.

"Wow, I can't believe how bad your luck actually is... After harassing them for so long, it seems like you did not manage to take advantage of them but rather they took advantage of you!"

Hong Ye was not ready to give up as he looked towards the three other ladies and asked, "What...what about the rest of you?"

Xiang Lanying shook her head with regret, "It is true that I do not share any hatred with you. But I do not love you. I followed you for the Mortal Spiritual Elixir."

Another shy young girl looked down and refused to say anything. The spicy and fiery girl called Xiao Man spoke cynically, "Xiao Rou is too nice to speak anything bad about you. Let me help her."

"Xiao Rou had a young sweetheart back at her village. But after bumping into you, and the fact that you had gone to her house to raise an official proposal, her dad saw how powerful you were and agreed so as to get onto your good side. Fearing that you would harm her loved ones, she had no choice but to consent to this marriage. So please stop thinking so highly of yourself!"

Xiao Man continued with a cynical smile on her face, "As for myself, I was simply using you as a protection against my enemies when they were chasing after me that day."

"I had wanted to express my gratitude but who knew that you would try to rape me."

As she mentioned this, Xiao Man capitalised on the rage which she had bottled up all these while and stepped on Hong Ye's dick with much rage and force!

After a single step, she found herself unable to quench her thirst for revenge and continued to step twice more with even more force than before. Before she lifted her leg, she moved her foot back and forth to maximise the damage dealt.

Lin Feng and the Bastille Black Dragon who were in mid air felt a chill down their crotch as they saw how Hong Ye curled up like a little shrimp.

Lin Feng moved his hand to cover his crotch subconsciously before shaking his head slowly, "Ouch! That must have hurt…"

Since the first time he had met Hong Ye, Lin Feng had been confused by how someone who was as fortuitous as him, who also had plenty of treasures would only score a five point in the Fortune aspect in the Talent Analysis Device. He had almost suspected that there were some issues with the Talent Analysis Device.

When they met again outside of Changchun Peak because of the Tiger Demonic Commander, Lin Feng had used the Talent Analysis Device again.

But then at that time, the Fortune score had fallen to a four.

So what had actually happened during that short period of time which could cause his Fortune score to drop to four?

Simple. Mr Charisma had included another lady into his harem.

Increasing the size of his harem was not the main problem. Fortune was a difficult thing to discuss because it was always a fuzzy topic. It was related to the character of a person and the way he handled things. It was somewhat linked to an old saying which went like this, "Character decides the destiny".

Having more wives and concubines did not necessarily result in misfortune but the problem lied in Hong Ye amassing a bunch of ladies with malicious intents.

Because he had killed Taoist Tiemu, Lin Feng had already known of Xiang Lanying's intent of a sex scam.

As for the performances of the rest of the ladies, Lin Feng had observed that the ladies were always trying to create more problems for Hong Ye when he encountered Taoist Tiemu and the Tiger Demonic Commander.

It was really as though they were scared that their husband would die too slowly.

With all these information, the question had became simpler than before. The six ladies including Xiang Lanying were probably the reason why Hong Ye's Fortune score was so low. He probably had a full score considering how many treasures he had stumbled upon. Poor Hong Ye.

Lin Feng shook his head as he smiled, "Young man, you are too young and too simple. Love is always selfish. Who would be willing to share their loved one with others? A harem which doesn't squabble...Wouldn't you be suspicious? If they would really come together united as one, who would they be against then? It would be you of course!"

"The problem was that you simply took in any beautiful lady that you bumped into without even a proper check on their background." Amassing a group of your enemies into your harem is really a stupid mistake. And so you believed that you could charm anyone in the world?"

Lin Feng looked at Hong Ye who was still surviving on his final breaths with much pity in his eyes. "Starting and maintaining a harem is a feat which demands much skill and precision. Young man, you are still too inexperienced and young…"

The Bastille Black Dragon turned its head, "Huh?"

Knowing that the Dragons were lustful creatures, Lin Feng gave a rare word of advice, "My dear dragon, a harem usually spells trouble, please take utmost caution when it comes to such matter."

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Chapter 168: And Changchun Peak Crumbled!

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Hong Ye widened his eyes but his final breath had left his body.

Following his death, his treasures lost their sagacity and stopped moving about in mid-air.

It was only the Green Bronze Ding of Emptiness and Dragon Slaying Sabre that became increasingly sagacious with the death of Hong Ye as they bounced about in mid-air as though they had just been liberated.

The Dragon Slaying Sabre was especially energetic as it surged towards the Bastille Black Dragon at break-neck speed.

The Bastille Black Dragon gave a low growl as it felt the menacing threat which the sword posed to it. As its name showed, the Dragon Slaying Sabre was definitely extra powerful when dealing with dragons.

Lin Feng saw the flying sabre and put his palms together to chant a certain incantation. A cloud of purple mist formed and quickly constructed a little atmospheric cell which contained the Dragon Slaying Sabre.

Sensing the repeated struggles of the Dragon Slaying Sabre within the atmospheric cell, Lin Feng smiled, "Such a disobedient sabre we have over here. Let me find a partner for you to play with."

Just as the Green Bronze Ding of Emptiness was about to disappear into another space-time dimension, Lin Feng stopped it with his Fences of the Heavens.

It seemed that his actions had angered the Green Bronze Ding of Emptiness because the cauldron transformed into a streak of green flash as it turned around to come for Lin Feng.

Lin Feng gave a little shrug as he smiled and ignored the frustration of the cauldron. He opened up the little purple atmospheric cell and captured the little cauldron with ease.

The tiny cauldron tried to tear up the space and void of the atmospheric cell to flee but Lin Feng had already made preparations in advance to prevent that from happening. He had previously reinforced the atmospheric cell with the Fences of the Heavens to ensure a secured sealing of the cauldron and sabre within the cell.

Afterwards, the purple atmospheric cell was shrunk to the size of a rice grain as Lin Feng opened his mouth to swallow the blip of purple light.

After he was done with handling those two little treasures, Lin Feng had no interest nor intention to stay behind as he commanded the Bastille Black Dragon to fly towards the top of Changchun Peak.

However, the Bastille Black Dragon gave off a loud roar, "There is a Demonic Lord up there! It is not just any Demonic Lord but the Gengjin Tiger King. I don't want to go up there to meet my own death!"

Lin Feng used the tip of his foot to tap on the dragon's head before reassuring it, "I am here. You don't have to worry at all."

The black dragon insisted with a snort, "Nope, I'm still not going up."

"You might be big but it seems like you don't have a pair down there eh", Lin Feng laughed but quickly followed with a stern order. "Regardless of whether you want to go up or not, I will make sure you go up."

He laughed cheekily as he read out a name slowly, "Black Dragon Jieyu!"

The Bastille Black Dragon began to shiver and almost dropped down from the sky.

"How would you know my real name?" The Bastille Black Dragon rushed Lin Feng for his reply.

Lin Feng grinned but remained silent. Because he had the soul of its original owner Chen Gang in captivation, the Black Dragon Jieyu no longer had anything which it could hide away from Lin Feng.

No wonder the Great Void Sect was able to be labelled as the world's number one cultivation ground. It not only bred dragons but invented the technique to ride and control dragons.

The Dragon Taming Technique required one to know the real name of the dragon before performing a secret spell which involved the mixture of the dragon's blood and the cultivator's blood. After the technique had been perfected, one could at a certain extent control and ride dragons.

However, this technique was only effective with dragons which were relatively weaker. It was primarily planned for dragons which were below the level of the Demonic Lord.

Still, it was widely considered as a strong secret spell because dragons were considered the cream of the crop amongst the rest of the demons. At the same level, dragons were unparalleled in the demonic world.

Jieyu had no choice but to adhere to Lin Feng's orders and took flight towards the top of Changchun Peak.

However, along the way, Lin Feng did not hesitate to harvest and keep some of the rare herbs which the Hundred Herbs Sect had cultivated on Changchun Peak. Although quite a bit of the herbs had been destroyed during the intense battles, there was still a considerable bit left in a pristine state.

Lin Feng was not picky as he collected a bit of everything.

By the time he had reached the top of Changchun peak, Lin Feng had a thousand different type of herbs in his possession.

At the top of the peak, the Hall of the Hundred Herbs Sect was already in ruins.

The Gengjin Tiger King was sitting on the ground but both of its front claws had already transformed into two gigantic metallic claws which looked as though they could cover the limits of the universe.

The two metallic claws were grabbing onto an extremely thick and long cane which was probably a good thousand meters long and had a diameter of thirty meters of so. Basically, the cane resembled a green dragon.

However, this green dragon-like cane was being held down by the gigantic claws and could barely struggle against them. It could barely put up a fight against the Gengjin Tiger King and looked as though it was going to die anytime.

The foundation of the humongous cane was a huge green ball of light. The ball was transparent and in it sat the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster.

The Hundred Herbs Grandmaster's face was very dark as things did not look good for him. He was multi-tasking between controlling the gigantic cane as well as casting spells to communicate with the colourful cloud mist which was above the peak.

The cloud mist was the final protection from the Changchun Heaven-Defying Formation. And under the command of the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster, the luxuriant-purple cloud mist continued to descend from the skies and enshrouded the peak.

The Gengjin Tiger King gave a loud laugh as it tilted its head upwards before giving the mist a hard blow.

While dragons breathed out clouds, tigers exhaled wind. With a single blow, the Gengjin Tiger King created a huge gale.

The gale was saturated with Jinxiang Essence which was transformed into countless metallic blades which impaled the colourful cloud mist endlessly.

Lin Feng observed from aside and thought, "The penetrative ability of this gale is almost on par with the Nine Heavens Formless Squall."

Gengjin Tiger King might be in a more advantageous position right now but the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster was not far behind him. The Hundred Herbs Grandmaster never stopped retaliating as the gigantic cane kept secreting a green fluid which burnt the gigantic metallic claws of the Gengjin Tiger King.

The corrosiveness of the green fluid was even stronger than the red fluid which the Heme Blood Cane secreted against the normal tiger demons.

The moment any of the Gengjin Tiger Demons which were below the level of Demonic Lord came into contact with these green fluids, their steely skins would be corroded instantaneously.

These fluids were the essence of the thousand years of cultivation which the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster had gone through. Its power was beyond imagination.

The original lustre fur of the Gengjin Tiger King started to show signs of wear and tear due to the corrosive ability of the green fluids.

At his level of cultivation, he still had to do his best to avoid coming into contact with the green fluids.

Nevertheless, all in all, the Gengjin Tiger King was still winning the battle.

After blowing and scattering the colourful cloud mist, the Gengjin Tiger King gave off a loud howl before tightening its grip onto the cane. At this moment, it no longer cared about the corrosiveness of the green fluids but concentrated all of its metallic demonic powers and continued to chop away at the gigantic cane.

The expression on the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster changed immediately as he tried to counter the Tiger King's attack. However, the explosiveness of its attack was too strong and had actually chopped a thousand meters long cane into half from the centre.

"You demon!" The Hundred Herbs Grandmaster's face turned red but became green immediately as he vomited blood out.

The gigantic cane was the culmination of all his blood and mana. Hence, the moment the Tiger King had destroyed his spell, the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster was severely injured even though he had hundreds and hundreds of years of training as his foundation.

"I really cannot let that lad handle anything important! What is Qu Bin doing? Judging from the path he had to take, he should be back by now!"

The Hundred Herbs Grandmaster felt a pain in his heart as he watched the destruction done by the tiger demons. He felt helpless as he watched the Gengjin Tiger King swapped the gigantic claws for a humongous axe.

Gengjin Tiger King raised the axe and lowered it with a might that could have shaken the world onto the top of Changchun Peak.

Changchun Peak, being the foundation and base of the development of the Hundred Herbs Sect, was impossibly tough with the large concentration of spiritual energy due to the activities of cultivation from the various disciples.

Along with the thousand years of cultivation, Changchun Peak had amassed a large amount of spiritual energy within its soil, giving it a robusticity which normal peaks would not be able to match.

However, the moment the Gengjin Tiger King's axe landed on it, the entire top of Changchun Peak was actually cleaved into half!

Countless boulders which were almost the size of little knolls rolled down the side of the mountain, smashing onto the cultivators and demons which were still in their heated battles. Thus, they had no choice but to put their differences aside for now and began to avoid the shower of boulders.

The Hundred Herbs Grandmaster gave off a loud cry, "Don't you dare to treat this like your backyard!"

The broken gigantic green cane transformed into a foggy mist of green glow which was as wide as the ocean.

At the center of the green glow, one could barely see a red light which was like the blossoming of a flower.

"Breaking my Changchun Cane is nothing to be proud of! Let's see if you can handle my Flower of Samsara!"

Under the control of the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster, the red light spun rapidly and like a blossoming flower, it flew towards the Gengjin Tiger King.

Anyone who was engulfed by the Flower of Samsara would never be given a chance of rebirth.

Gengjin Tiger King, who had been fighting with the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster while sitting down, immediately stood up after seeing the Flower of Samsara. He hastened his movement but he did not flee. Instead, he rushed towards the Flower of Samsara.

Lin Feng focused his vision to see a flash of white light which flickered at least a thousand times in a blink of an eye.

At every instant, the white light would tap the Red Flower of Samsara gently like how a dragonfly would gently land on the water. However, after each tap, it would vanish instantaneously, to tap at another angle.

A single tap was nothing impressive but if we were to view it as a repetition of a thousand times, it actually destroyed the Flower of Samsara by hand.

At this moment, the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster had lost all hope. His trump card did not even have a chance to unleash its destructive abilities before being disabled by his foe.

The flickering white light finally stopped its movement to reveal the body of the Gengjin Tiger King. The Tiger King also showed signs of fatigue because the rapid movement probably took a lot from it as well.

"Need to replenish first. I shall continue playing with you later." The Gengjin Tiger King laughed eerily as its claw once again transformed into the gigantic metallic claws. It went on to pry open the broken peak to reveal the secret elixir chamber within.

The Gengjin Tiger King did not even try to be courteous at all as it clawed open the icy exterior of the storage before lifting the roof off, revealing the pots which contained all the elixir.

Just when the Gengjin Tiger King was about to grab a large pot, suddenly, countless streams of yellow dirt which formed a murky long river blocked its claws.

Lin Feng's eyes widened at the sight of this.

Just as he thought, the next moment, Kang Nanhua appeared on top of the elixir chamber, as he stared at the Tiger King with much composure.

Before anyone knew it, a red figure dashed into the chamber. Yue Hongyan had taken advantage of this distraction to rescue the children which were in the different pots.

The Gengjin Tiger King and the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster bellowed with anger, "Who are these impudent kids?"

Kang Nanhua did not reply but raised both his hands to begin another incantation.

Countless grains of sand congregated together to form a gigantic shield which covered the opening on top of the elixir chamber.

The sand shield was streamlined and perfectly symmetrical. On its surface, if one were to pay attention to its design, one would notice the stream-like carvings which decorated the entire surface of the shield. The streams were connected to one another and the grains of sand flowed within these streams, which contrasted to the static nature of the shield. One would not be able to tell the start and the end of the streams apart.

The Gengjin Tiger King narrowed its eyes before delivering a claw towards the sand shield in a single rapid motion.

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Chapter 169: Wait Up, My Fellow Cultivators!

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The humongous steely claws, made from the metal elemental demonic powers landed onto the sand shield erected by Kang Nanhua with a loud bang.

By right, the power from a Nascent Soul Stage attack would pulverise any cultivator at the final levels of the Aurous Core Stage.

However, for some weird reason, the claw of the Gengjin Tiger King was unable to smash the sand shield into bits.

The eyes of the Gengjin Tiger King widened in surprise and anger. Even if he had expended a large amount of demonic mana and energy fighting against the Changchun Cane and the Flower of Samsara, an Aurous Core Stage cultivator should not be able to parry the attack.

Gengjin Tiger King gave off a snorting noise of displeasure as he increased the amount of power and energy pumped into the claws.

Because of this surge in power, the sand shield was destroyed with a loud clang.

However, before the Gengjin Tiger King had a chance to make his next move, countless grains of sand had come together to reform another sand shield, blocking the Gengjin Tiger King.

And of course, on the other side of the shield was the calm and determined face of Kang Nanhua. His face was a little paler than before but his eyes still radiated his determination.

Everyone could tell that he was not going to give up easily.

Lin Feng looked from afar and a thought formed in his head, "Kang Nanhua must have discovered the complete version of the Ancient Mantra of the Flowing Sand of Ganges!"

The mantra which Kang Nanhua was practising and building his cultivation on previously was called the Secret Mantra of the Flowing Sand. It was a torn chapter of the Ancient Mantra of the Flowing Sand of Ganges. This resulted in an incomplete technique that was not very powerful.

Therefore, there were a lot of mantras, abhijna and spells which Kang Nanhua was unable to pick up and consolidate.

But the present Kang Nanhua had mana which was filled to the brim and like the Ganges, it flowed seamlessly as though it was endless.

In addition, after he had attained the final level of the Aurous Core Stage, Lin Feng dared to claim that since the splitting up back at the Great Swamp of the Ancient Regions, Kang Nanhua definitely had a fortuitous encounter, resulting in him acquiring the complete version of the Ancient Mantra of the Flowing Sand of Ganges.

This set of mantra was supposed to be a top tier mantra, giving the cultivator unique and powerful properties. If Kang Nanhua were to set up the Flowing Sand of the Ganges Formation again, the Almighty Celestial Destroyer Formation set up by General Xie then would not be able to win that easily anymore.

Now, if Kang Nanhua had the opportunity to set up the formation, Gengjin Tiger King would also have a hard time prying the formation apart.

However, Gengjin Tiger King was not the only one angered by Kang Nanhua. The Hundred Herbs Grandmaster was equally displeased with how Kang Nanhua and Yue Hongyan tried to free the children which were meant to be used to make the Mortal Spiritual Elixir.

There were only a few days left before the Mortal Spiritual Elixir was ready, but because Yue Hongyan had freed the children, the painstaking efforts made by the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster had gone down the drains.

"For all your actions, none of you will be leaving today!" The Hundred Herbs Grandmaster roared as his face darkened the more he thought about his lost elixir. Following which, he flew into the sky and disappeared into the depths of the colourful and bright cloud mist.

Immediately, the large volume of spiritual energy within the cloud mist began to concentrate towards the center of the cloud mist.

An aura of destruction and catastrophe filled the entire sky.

After scanning the colourful cloud mist, the Gengjin Tiger King turned his head around to look at Kang Nanhua and Yue Hongyan. "I don't really care if both of you remove the children from the jars because I don't care about the Mortal Spiritual Elixir. As long as their bodies still contain sufficient spiritual energy and medicinal power, that will be enough."

"Go ahead and run. Let's see how fast you all can run", the Gengjin Tiger King laughed eerily before gazing at the sky. "Don't blame me for not reminding you all. I won't take much time to settle that old fool."

After finishing his sentence, the Gengjin Tiger King let out a loud howl before flying up to the sky into the depths of the colourful cloud mist.

Lin Feng's eyes brightened as he thought, "It seems that the colourful cloud mist has the ability to insulate the environment within and prevent anyone from trying to sense or detect the activities within."

That would really be helpful because he happened to need to perform his next action in secrecy, without the two monsters who were fighting up in the sky.

Lin Feng revealed himself and Kang Nanhua identified him immediately. "It seems that my fellow cultivator Lin Feng is here as well. I hope you're not here for the Mortal Spiritual Elixir."

"I am sorry but I'm here for the Mortal Spiritual Elixir. But not to wait for them to be ready from the crucible. I'm here to ensure that they'll never appear on the face of our world again." Lin Feng replied truthfully with utmost sincerity. Afterwards, he looked up at the sky into the cloud mist before continuing, "Could you kindly escort these children down the mountain. I'll clean up the rest of the mess over here."

Yue Hongyan stared at Lin Feng who was in mid-air, and his eyes revealed signs of being impressed.

Kang Nanhua gave a smile of relief as he replied, "Thank you, my friend. There are still many tiger demons on Changchun Peak. Amongst them, there are quite a few Demonic Commanders. After I've brought them to a safe place, I'll return to lend you a hand."

Lin Feng laughed, "That would not be necessary." While his laughter was still resonating in the air, he had already begun flying into the depths of the colourful cloud mist.

The moment he entered the colourful cloud mist, Lin Feng discovered the mysterious ability of it.

The Changchun Heaven-Defying Formation had three levels of restrictions. At the foot of the mountain, there was the dirt-yellow cloud mist. It was the result of repeated refining of the essence from the earth and mud. Its dense Earthen essence had the ability to suppress and challenge any intruder.

At roughly the halfway mark of the mountain, the jade-green cloud mist formed the bulk of the Changchun Heaven-Defying Formation. Within the mist, one could find a strong and concentrated sense of vitality which was beneficial for the rapid growth of plants which possessed offensive abilities.

However, these two levels of restrictions were only suitable against weaker foes. When it came to restricting enemies of Aurous Core Stage and above, the formation would rely on the colourful cloud mist in the sky near the peak.

Inside the colourful cloud mist, one would lose his or her clarity in thought and henceforth, found himself entrapped within the cloud mist. AT the same time, the mist also had a strong corrosive ability, corroding the mana and energy of the intruder.

Therefore, the colourful cloud mist was essentially like a venus flytrap plant, inviting the intruder before swallowing and digesting them.

The colorful cloud mist was also linked to the consciousness of the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster and therefore, the moment that Lin Feng had entered the cloud mist, he had known about it immediately.

However, Lin Feng did not utilise the Fences of the Heaven for self-defence against the corrosiveness of the mist. He simply released some of his mana to deny the mist from corroding him in order to create an illusion that he was just an average Aurous Core Stage cultivator.

The Hundred Herbs Grandmaster thus continued to put in his best against the Gengjin Tiger King, believing that the corrosiveness of the cloud mist would be sufficient to kill Lin Feng.

In the center of the colorful cloud mist, the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster was sitting cross-legged while a giant circular fruit remained suspended in mid-air above his head.

Large volumes of spiritual energy and mana from the colorful cloud mist was concentrating towards the center of the fruit.

The gigantic fruit had a green exterior which flashed streaks of luxuriant purple colour, like a heart, beating and contracting at its own rhythmic pattern.

The Hundred Herbs Grandmaster glared at the Gengjin Tiger King which was at the center of the colorful cloud mist before bellowing, "You demon, watch out for my Heaven Cleaving Fruit!"

The gigantic fruit fell from the sky as it headed for a landing below it. If one were to pay attention to the exterior of the fruit, one would notice that there were signs of it being cleaved open which was analogous to the cleaving of the sky and earth which formed our world.

The separation of the sky and earth from this cleaving resulted in the formation of matter, leading to a vibrant growth of mother nature, creating a green natural world.

Although it gave off the strong scent of life, the sheer power, which was similar to the strength required to cleave apart the sky and earth, immediately demanded attention from the Gengjin Tiger King.

After a loud roar, an armor-like plate formed on the exterior of the Gengjin Tiger King while countless metallic sharp blades emerged from the exterior of the plates, giving him the look of a metal porcupine.

Just like how he parried the Flower of Samsara, the Gengjin Tiger King did not choose to evade or defend himself passively. But instead, he transformed into a streak of bright golden light with such high velocity that could seemingly destroy the colorful cloud mist and faced the Heaven Cleaving Fruit head-on.

The green fruit and the golden light collided heavily right in the center of the colorful cloud mist.

The sheer might and strength of the Heaven Cleaving Fruit exploded into action as countless streaks of colorful light were sprayed endlessly in all direction.

When the streaks of light came into contact with the colorful cloud mist, it was like sparks coming into contact with dry firewood, the cloud mist became violent and energetic.

The view from outside of the cloud mist would only show the rapid expansion of the cloud mist and the increasing density of it which made it looked as though it was solidifying.

The strong rippling of mana made the entire area a death zone where all living organisms would be melted and refined.

However, there was that single streak of golden flashing light which was like a destructive blade shrouded in an aura which radiated determination, as it smashed through all the energy and mana which stood in its way as it forcefully ripped the cloud mist and the rays from the Heaven Cleaving Fruit apart.

The Hundred Herbs Grandmaster was stunned, "What?! Even the Heaven Cleaving Fruit is unable to restrict and contain this demon?"

In the blink of an eye, the golden light had reached him and as it trembled, it transformed back into the figure of the Gengjin Tiger King.

The Tiger King which was enshrouded in a murderous aura gave a cruel smile to the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster before lifting his claw, which was like a consolidated stack of sabres. With a swift action, the Tiger King scratched towards the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster.

The Hundred Herbs Grandmaster retreated in shock and fear but was too late. Blood was already splattered as a few severe gashes were already formed on his body.

"How dare you! I will repay the humiliation that you have given me today in the near future." The Hundred Herbs Grandmaster took a deep breath as he circulated the mana in his body. Almost immediately, his injuries had recovered by a significant bit. Even though his offensive abilities were not that remarkable, his healing abilities were still one of a kind.

Seeing how his strongest offensive spell, the Heaven Cleaving Fruit, was powerless against the Gengjin Tiger King, thoughts of fleeing appeared in his head.

He glanced at Kang Nanhua and Yue Hongyan, who was at the top of Changchun Peak, with much hatred before muttering under his breath, "Those two brats took advantage of the situation and wrecked my plans. If both of you were able to escape the wrath of this wretched demon, I will find you and I will torment you!"

The Hundred Herbs Grandmaster believed that if he were to flee now, the Gengjin Tiger King would not go after him as there were plenty of Mortal Spiritual Elixirs and other magical elixirs which he could salvage.

Just when he had torn up the void in front of him to flee, the Grandmaster suddenly heard a voice behind him.

"Wait up, my fellow cultivator!"

Both the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster and the Gengjin Tiger King were shocked to hear the voice of another person as they saw a young man robed in purple emerged from the center of the colorful cloud mist. The man, as you would have guessed, was Lin Feng.

Lin Feng gave a gentle smile before greeting the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster, "My fellow cultivator, do not worry. I am here to lend some assistance to you."

As he spoke, the Black Dragon Jieyu was released as it surged towards the Gengjin Tiger King.

"No! Please don't send me to the Tiger King! That is a Demonic Lord level creature!" Jieyu wanted to scream but no voice was coming out of its mouth.

Lin Feng brought his hands together and began an incantation before smiling, "The one who is named Jieyu, shall fulfil its orders and answer to my command. It shall fight to its death with this wretched tiger demon!"

Jieyu growled in return, "If somehow I don't die from this battle, I'll demand some form of compensation from you!" Despite being very unwilling, the contract rooted in its very soul demanded compliance to Lin Feng's Dragon Taming Technique. Hence, he had no choice to fight with its nightmare, the Gengjin Tiger King.

Lin Feng chuckled, "Relax! Don't worry! As long as I'm here, you won't die."

The Gengjin Tiger King saw the fearful dragon and laughed mockingly, "Its body strength might be comparable to mine. But do you actually think that a Demonic Commander dragon would be able to win me? I shall skin this dragon alive before ripping apart its innards. Then I will wipe all of you out!"

The Hundred Herbs Grandmaster wrinkled his brows as he stared at this scene blankly without speaking.

Lin Feng smiled, "Don't you worry my fellow cultivator. The fact that I had revealed myself means that I do have much confidence when it comes to slaying this demon." After which, he flailed his arms to reveal a ball of white brilliant lightning, which transformed into a humongous net of lightning which was tossed towards the head of the Gengjin Tiger King.

"Nine Thunder Screen?!" The Hundred Herbs Grandmaster exclaimed in disbelief as he stared at Lin Feng and questioned, "Who are you? How did my friend Huang Lei's magic item land into your hands?"

Lin Feng smiled but remained silent. The only thing which he did was to lift his finger and point it at the Gengjin Tiger King.

Seeing the Nine Thunder Screen, the Gengjin Tiger King gave a few tamed roars and seemed to be quite fearful of the net.

The Hundred Herbs Grandmaster gritted his teeth and decided not to flee but to stay behind to guard and protect the estate which he had painstakingly built for the past thousand years.

He brought his hands together and a gigantic Heaven Cleaving Fruit formed once again in the center of the colorful cloud mist.

Lin Feng saw the fruit and a warm smile formed on his face.

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Chapter 170: Lend Me Your Body, My Friend

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The Black Dragon Jieyu was scolding the entire family lineage of Lin Feng after being commanded to what it thought was mission impossible. But the moment it saw the Nine Thunder Screen, its spirit was lifted.

The Gengjin Tiger King was enraged as it bellowed in anger, "Do you actually think that with this single magic item you would be able to restrain me?!"

The Tiger King might have said that but the truth was that if it actually got entrapped under the screen, he would be in tremendous danger. And that is not including the passive threat from the by-standing Hundred Herbs Grandmaster.

Jieyu was already at the final level of the Demonic Commander Stage and with the gifts and flair from the Bastille Black Dragon species, its brute strength was actually on par with the Gengjin Tiger King. However, due to the gulf in the demonic powers and mana, when it came to a one-on-one battle, the Gengjin Tiger King was confident of knocking out Jieyu in two to three rounds of battle.

However, if the Gengjin Tiger King were to be entrapped by the Nine Thunder Screen, much of its power would be directed to protect itself against the white thunder and lightning. In that case, its battle against the Bastille Black Dragon would no longer be as easy.

If it were to factor in the likelihood of the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster and Lin Feng joining in the battle, the Gengjin Tiger King was very well aware that the odds were against him.

Hence, in an instant, the Gengjin Tiger King had made up its mind to ignore the cowardly Bastille Black Dragon.

It transformed its body into a white-gold light which was as thin as a millimeter, and like a fish in a stream, it manoeuvred itself through the holes of the Nine Thunder Screen and avoided the compound attack from the thunder and lightning. In a flash, it had managed to avoid the Nine Thunder Screen attack.

After transforming back to its original form, the Tiger King grinned cynically, "If it were the old man Huang Lei from the Great Barren Sword Sect who had used the magic item, I would not have been able to flee that easily. It seems to me that you are not really that impressive eh?"

Following which, it adopted a stance and was about to pounce towards Lin Feng.

Jieyu saw that and retreated slightly. It thought, "I just have to wait for the Tiger King to kill him and I will be free!"

The Hundred Herbs Grandmaster's Heaven Cleaving Fruit was still floating in mid air, primed but not yet released as he glared at Lin Feng. "Pass me the Nine Thunder Screen quickly. It was totally wasted in your hands. Making such poor decisions at such a critical juncture!"

Lin Feng was standing with both his hands behind his back as he stared at the Gengjin Tiger King before smiling gently, "And so you thought that you had escaped from the screen?"

The Gengjin Tiger King paused for a moment and then found the void in front of him twisting and changing in form. A figure, which looked exactly the same as Lin Feng but was much taller and bigger, formed right in front of him.

That was the technique, the Avatar of Ares!

The avatar was now exploding with yang-positive energy and was as hot as the sun. The rage within the avatar made it stronger than Jieyu!

The Gengjin Tiger King was mildly shocked by the technique and at the same time, it could sense that the Nine Thunder Screen was coming from the back again. Not wishing to stay at his current place any longer, the Tiger King once again transformed into a streak of golden light and shot upwards.

However, the Avatar of Ares was even faster and its humongous body displayed agility and alacrity which belied its size, like a dragon amongst the clouds. After its rapid ascent, it made a quick somersault and shot downwards towards the Gengjin Tiger King.

With the avatar above and the net below, it appeared that the Tiger King was sandwiched into an inescapable situation.

"Do you really think I'm scared of you?" Gengjin Tiger King was triggered as he chuckled. He lifted his right claw which transformed into the gigantic metallic claw as he scratched towards the Avatar of Ares.

The Avatar of Ares let out a loud roar as it raised its right fist and braced for the blow.

The Gengjin Tiger King widened his eyes when he saw the dense cloud of the aura surrounding the fist. The aura was so dense that it almost coagulated to form a solid itself. The aura had elements of the Heaven, Earth, Wind, Thunder, Water, Fire, Mountain and Pond. They were all present within the aura of the fist.

When the Heaven and Earth are aligned and matched, the Thunder and Wind would breed life, the Water and Fire would negate and dissolve one another, while the Mountain and Pond would be interdependent.

Within this powerful fist, one would be able to identify insights which were similar to Xiao Budian's Infinite Thunderstorm's. However, the fist was far more intricate than the Infinite Thunderstorm.

With all eight elements successfully paired and housed within the Eight Trigram, power was continually created and channelled.

However, due to the natural opposing nature of Heaven and Earth, Fire and Water, and the Mountain and Pond, there were also destructive forces within the elements.

As such the continual growth and destruction generated an insane amount of energy which was like nuclear fission, leading to an exponential growth of power and energy.

It was Lin Feng's newly created physical combat move!

The Art of Combat: Eight Trigrams, Heaven-Collapsing Hammer!

When unleashed by the insanely strong Avatar of Ares, the punch was simple and close to the essence of Taoism. It was both rigid yet agile. The only constant in its ever-changing nature was its sheer might and domineering power!

Just as how the Eight Trigrams gave birth to life, it had the same ability to destroy all life in our world!

The metallic gigantic claw of the Gengjin Tiger King was broken into infinite bits the moment it came into contact with the aura from the fist!

Gengjin Tiger King could only sense that the internal bits of its right front claw had imploded before realizing that a chain reaction had begun where the implosion slowly spread to the exterior.

The sheer power from the fist had destroyed the right claw, including its bones and muscles to its blood vessels and mana-carrying passages!

The Gengjin Tiger King led out an insanely loud cry and before he could do anything, the Nine Thunder Screen had contained him.

Countless white streaks of thunder and lightning exploded themselves onto the body of the Tiger King while the severely injured right claw was further damaged till one could not discern between flesh and blood.

The jaws of both Jieyu and the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster dropped as they simply could not believe their eyes.

That was an actual Demonic Lord! The Gengjin Tiger Tribe was considered by many as a demonic clan blessed with unimaginable physical strength. However, their eyes had just shown them how an avatar from an Aurous Core Stage cultivator could actually smash its claw into bits.

Jieyu swallowed its saliva before thinking, "He might be a strong cultivator but the key thing was that skill. That was just insane…"

As Jieyu reflected about the incident on Mount Yujing, he realised that if back then the Avatar of Ares had used the Art of Combat: Eight Trigrams, Heaven-Collapsing Hammer, he would have been turned into dragon pulp.

Jieyu trembled at the thought of the prospect of that. Suddenly it noticed that Lin Feng was smiling at it in a very strange manner.

Immediately, Jieyu understood what Lin Feng wanted to see and exclaimed, "Ahhh!" as it charged decisively towards the Gengjin Tiger King. It was charging so recklessly as though it was scared to misunderstood as a disobedient pet.

After ensuring that the avatar and Jieyu were giving the Gengjin Tiger King its overdue punishments, he nodded his head in satisfaction before turning around to ask the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster, "I'm sorry my friend but I didn't quite catch what you were saying. Could you repeat it again?"

The Hundred Herbs Grandmaster's mouth twitched as he silently turned around to face the Gengjin Tiger King before deploying the Heaven-Cleaving Fruit towards the Gengjin Tiger King.

The already giddy Tiger King was bogged down by the Nine Thunder Screen and was busy dealing with both the avatar and Jieyu. He no longer had any more energy to parry the attacks of the fruit.

Thus, the explosion from the fruit was taken by him to the maximum effect and he, of course, was blown into bits.

But before that, the Tiger King had let out a deafening roar and a blinding beam of white light had shot out from his forehead.

At the center of the white light, there was the silhouette of a baby tiger. It was extremely tiny but yet everyone could feel their spirits and soul being suppressed by the aura emanated by the tiny tiger.

And that baby tiger was the nascent soul of the Gengjin Tiger King which was also the foundation for future cultivation of an indestructible demonic soul. It was the essence of all the demonic mana within the Gengjin Tiger King. It was so powerful but because it was a scarce resource, it was usually conserved.

So the fact that he had summoned his nascent soul, it meant that he was ready to give his very all!

"Comet of the White Tiger!" The nascent soul White Tiger shrieked as it exploded into countless streaks of pure white light, which rushed out through the holes of the Nine Thunder Screen. They made a turnaround in the sky and like comets, they fell from the sky towards Lin Feng and the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster.

The Hundred Herbs Grandmaster was surprised by the Tiger King's trump card. But just when he was about to dodge the comets, he suddenly found Lin Feng behind him.

"Lend me your body, my friend!"

Lin Feng smiled and extended his hands in a swift motion.

"Fences of the Heaven, The Heaven Arrests! Stabilize!"

The void and space surrounding the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster started to ripple and tremble, generating layers and layers of wrinkles. As a result, the void and space around became blurred.

Before he could react, the void had transformed into two humongous invisible hands which applied a death grip onto the body of the Hundred Herbs Grand Master. They refused to let him budge and he, therefore, became a sitting target for the comets.

The Hundred Herbs Grand Master was shocked and bellowed in anger, "You lied!"

Despite being in repeated battles with the Gengjin Tiger King, his low batteries were still powered by the Nascent Soul Stage mana and could still easily break free from the Fences of the Heaven.

However, Lin Feng had already achieved his objective of delaying him for those few seconds.

The Comet of the White Tiger's speed was unbelievably fast and during the time which Lin Feng was trying to delay the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster, it had already reached the area right in front of the Grandmaster.

The Hundred Herbs Grandmaster let out a howl of unwillingness as he became bathed in green light while he attempted a last ditch attempt to put up a defence against the shower of comets.

However, his mana had always been no match for Gengjin Tiger King's and now that the Tiger King had summoned his trump card, it would be even more unbalanced.

In the blink of an eye, the green light was penetrated like the holes of a cheese.

The body of the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster, which did not manage to escape from a similar fate, withered.

His body was pierced through by the countless comets and countless spurts of blood shot out from his body. As much as he tried to use his mana to boost his regenerative abilities, it was like trying to fill up a tank with a huge hole in the bottom with a tiny tap.

Because of the pressure of the mana and the blood, the gashes in his body grew bigger and before long, he exploded into a rain of blood.

From the blood rain out flew a streak of green light. And from the green light, a kid which was roughly eight to nine years old bounced out.

The kid looked very similar to the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster and was probably the child figure of him. However, the child bore an expression which resembled as though he was in pain. In his eyes, one could tell that he bore much hatred towards Lin Feng.

This kid was the nascent soul of the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster.

However, right now, he could not bother to look for Lin Feng as the Comet of the White Tiger had not ended and he was still in unbelievable pain.

Lin Feng changed his physical stance when he saw that the nascent soul of the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster wanted to open up the void to flee. He raised his right hand immediately and did a slashing motion.

The power of the Fences of the Heaven was activated and it prevented the Grandmaster from fleeing by restricting the opening of void and spaces. Although it was countered by the Grandmaster in an instant, this delay was once again sufficient for him to be pelted by the countless comets which were very much like a thunderstorm.

Because of this, the nascent soul of the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster was also severely injured, leaving him hanging on the brink of the death.

The Hundred Herbs Grandmaster glared at Lin Feng with a perplexed expression. "Why? Who are you?"

Lin Feng looked back nonchalantly and smiled, "I definitely have a reason for killing you."

"However, I don't intend to tell you. So hopefully you will still die in peace."

The Hundred Herbs Grandmaster growled, "Even if I were to die, I will make sure you pay for it!"

As he spoke the child-like nascent soul shrunk exponentially and as the green light flickered, it transformed into a peculiar kind of seed.

Before anyone knew it, the seed expanded rapidly and was about to explode, radiating a scary amount of energy which was even more powerful than the Gengjin Tiger King's Comet of the White Tiger.

The Explosion of the Nascent Soul!

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Chapter 171: A Great Loot

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The Nascent Soul of the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster ferociously morphed into a green seed, which began to expand. Cracks then split all over it, and blinding rays of green light shot out from within, emanating indescribably horrible vibrations.

This was the most powerful energy vibration Lin Feng had seen since he began cultivating.

An old weirdo in his Nascent Soul stage deliberately drawing upon the energy generated from blowing up his Nascent Soul.

"Dumbo, I've met with many Nascent Soul stage cultivators, and the thing that I am the least afraid of is you splitting your own Nascent Soul."

This was the truth. Despite being only in his Aurous Core stage, Lin Feng, like the Nascent Soul stage weirdo, had already understood the secrets of space and hence, that was why he could single-handedly defeat many Aurous Core stage cultivators.

While facing this Nascent Soul stage weirdo, Lin Feng's advantage had been greatly eroded. He was at a disadvantage in terms of mana and mastery, and hence he feared that the Nascent Soul stage old weirdo would use spells to fight him.

However, once a Nascent Soul stage cultivator split his own soul, he would completely destroy the laws of space and lose control over space itself while his destructive prowess would surge to its extreme.

Here, Lin Feng's Dual Dimension Vacuum Charm could fully demonstrate its potential.

Even if the Nascent Soul stage old weirdo split his soul while facing similarly skilled opponents, he could only allow himself to burrow through time and hide as far as he could.

Lin Feng, however, could swap the positions of the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster and send him far far away.

And Lin Feng hence decided to send the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster to the location of the Demon Child of the Gengjin Tiger King.

Looking at how the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster and Lin Feng had sunk into an internal disagreement, the Gengjin Tiger King reduced the intensity of his attacks to observe the situation.

However, with a slight wiggle of his fingers, the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster, together with his almost-split soul, suddenly appeared before him.

Ever since Lin Feng showed himself, he had only used the Dual Dimension Vacuum Charm once. That was when he used it to send his Avatar of Ares near to the Gengjin Tiger King to pull off the Heavenly Hammer of the Eight Trigrams.

As it initially appeared to be no different than the usual space-manipulating techniques, it reduced the sense of the wariness both the Gengjin Tiger King and the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster had against Lin Feng. Now, once he demonstrated his full powers, they could not even react to it.

Their two Nascent Souls were close to one another that they could almost touch.

"No!"

The Gengjin Tiger King roared in anger, but he could not stop the many destructive rays of green light that were exploding near him.

"Despicable coward!" The Hundred Herbs Grandmaster roared in displeasure. He could only watch Lin Feng smiling in the distance, waving to him as if he was saying goodbye.

This scene before him enraged the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster beyond words, but he could not stop the splitting of his Nascent Soul. No matter how much he hated Lin Feng, he could do nothing.

"Who exactly is this person?"

The last thought in the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster's mind was that as he died confused and enraged.

The Gengjin Tiger King, too, was infuriated beyond words. The tiger cub-like Demon Soul, despite being powerful, was still easily hurt due to the inherent fragility of the corporeal form of the soul. This was also why the Nascent Soul stage old weirdo did not dare to easily summon his soul.

Watching a similarly-skilled cultivator split his own soul in front of him, the Gengjin Tiger King's Demon Soul too was full of injuries.

Such a serious injury was fatal, even if no one came up to deal the finishing blow.

The Gengjin Tiger King's mind was full of dancing golden stars. Before he could even catch his breath, he found himself surrounded by Lin Feng, the Avatar of Ares and the Black Dragon Jieyu.

Without even giving him the chance to split his Demon Soul, Lin Feng dealt the final blow against the Gengjin Tiger King with his own hands, completely destroying him.

"Owner had destroyed a Demonic Lord, increasing his popularity potential amongst Man in the southern regions of the Hengduan Mountains to 70!"

The system sounded near Lin Feng's ears. In shock, he paused and activated the system for more details.

He discovered a giant world map that encompassed the Divine Lands that belonged to Man.

The map was divided into zones. Amongst them, the region south to the Great Qin Empire showed that Lin Feng's popularity was 40.

Lin Feng recalled carefully, and he remembered that he initially killed Tao Er and the Elder Qiu with his Demonic Avatar of Ares in front of the Grandmaster of the Xuandao Sect, Piao Beizi. This may have increased his popularity in that region.

However, as his popularity was below 60, the system did not notify him.

However, in the region south of the Hengduan Mountains, Lin Feng's previous popularity was zero. Once his popularity potential hit 70, the system activated its announcement.

He, however, needed someone to spread the news that he had killed the Gengjin Tiger King. Only then could his popularity potential turn into his actual, current popularity level.

Other than that, in all other regions, Lin Feng's popularity was basically zero.

The most useful function of having a high popularity was the ease of recruiting disciples. Many people wished to become disciples of a popular master.

With a popularity of 60, should Lin Feng ever mention that he was accepting disciples, the people of the region would agree without hesitation.

With a popularity of 70, ordinary people with the skill potential of 20 and above would willingly seek Lin Feng out as their master.

With a popularity of 80, exceptional people with the skill potential of 24 and above would willingly implore Lin Feng to become their master.

With a popularity of 90, genii with skill potential of 28 and above would also willingly implore Lin Feng to become their master.

With a popularity of 100, prodigies with skill potential of 30 and above would come and implore Lin Feng to become their master.

"Popularity of 80..." Lin Feng smacked his lips. As long as his popularity hit 80, he did not need to go and search for disciples. They would seek him out themselves. There was hope yet for the main quest of the system.

However, he then realized that despite killing the great Demonic Lord the Gengjin Tiger King, his popularity was only 70. Evidently, popularity was not something that could easily be obtained.

Here, Lin Feng was slightly disheartened, especially since he realized that his popularity was highest in his base zone, the northern foot of Mount Kunlun.

Here, Lin Feng's current popularity was only 20. It could be possible that Yang Qing and Li Chenxi had helped spread it.

"Now that I think of it, I wonder how is that dolt Yang Qing doing?" Lin Feng shook his head and thought in his heart. "While I do have enough time, from a long-term perspective, this is still a no-go. I'll go to the Hengduan Mountains to erode away the influence of the Great Barren Sword Sect.

After settling the issues posed by the system, Lin Feng smiled and as he flipped his palm, a ball of white light appeared to be floating on it.

Within the ball of light, a platinum-colored tiger cub lay silently without any sign of despair nor aggression. Its two eyes were blank and vacant, and it appeared to be a shell without a soul.

This was the Demon Soul essence of the Gengjin Tiger King. After his Demon Soul evaporated, it produced this crystal of his demonic powers. It was left without its memory and only the pure manifestation of its powers.

Before the Gengjin Tiger King died, Lin Feng used a spell to preserve his Demon Soul's essence. This could be said to be his greatest loot of battle.

Other than that, the Avatar of Ares held a Desolate Nine Thunder Divine Web next to him. In it contained the corporeal body of the Gengjin Tiger King. As its demon soul was outside of its body when it was severely injured by the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster, it was unable to flee back into its body before being killed by Lin Feng.

Hence, his corporeal body, which was just a shell, belonged to Lin Feng too. Despite having accumulated many battle wounds, it still possessed enormous value.

The Black Dragon Jieyu stood next to Lin Feng, staring at him.

If he was given the demon soul essence of the Gengjin Tiger King along with his corporeal body, he would become a Demonic Lord in no time.

Lin Feng noticed Jieyu's gaze, and turned his head and said to him, smiling yet not smiling at the same time, "I remembered something someone said to me some time ago, what was it again?"

Jieyu's heart missed a beat, as he felt an ominous feeling.

Truly, Lin Feng continued to say slowly, "Oh, I remember. He said that if he did not die in this battle, he would demand justice from me. I'm curious, what kind of justice does he want from me?"

Jieyu's body trembled for a while, before saying with great gravity and severity, "That idiot's brain was not working, and hence he spouted nonsense. What Your Divine Holiness say is justice!"

Upon hearing that, Lin Feng was stunned as he stared speechlessly at Jieyu.

Bro! You were born a member of the Dragon Tribe! Where's your sense of dignity? Pride? Self-respect?

Initially, when they met on Mount Yujing, Jieyu was a suave and cool hunk who created trouble nonstop for quite a while before settling down. Now, it appeared that he was just a cowardly dragon.

"Regardless, a cowardly dragon has its uses too," Lin Feng said while rolling his eyes slightly. A radiant smile appeared on his face, and he asked, "Tell me if I want you to..."

Jieyu thumped his chest, and said, "I will follow your commands without a second thought. I'll dive into the waters, run into fires, ascent into the heavens and burrow into the earth. A single look from you will make me do so!"

Lin Feng nodded his head contentedly.

Jieyu noticed that Lin Feng was no longer harping over his previous misdeeds, and he breathed a sigh of relief. Then, he asked carefully, "Your Divine Holiness, could you spare the corpse and the demon soul essence of the tiger..."

"Eh?" Lin Feng turned his head and looked at Jieyu, expressionless.

Jieyu quickly swallowed his words, as he lowered his giant dragon head in uncertainty.

Lin Feng's mouth curled into a smile and said, "This will depend on your performance then. If you do good, I will not short-change you."

Jieyu rejoiced upon hearing this, and his tail wagged behind him like a dog.

With the death of the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster, the colorful clouds began to dissipate.

As the clouds dissipated, the outline of Lin Feng riding upon Jieyu became visible. After a long battle through the night, dawn had arrived. With the sun rising behind him Lin Feng was basked golden.

On Changchun Peak, the others raised their heads to look and were blinded by the rays of sunlight. However, everyone could see clearly that next to Lin Feng, the Avatar of Ares held a giant net. Within the net was the corpse of the previously-terrifying Gengjin Tiger King, who had torn Changchun Peak apart in his better days!

Earlier on, the Gengjin Tiger King previously pummeled the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster. The other Gengjin Tiger Demons were also in a position of strength in their battle against the human cultivators, as they massacred the disciples of the Hundred Herbs Sect.

However, in that moment, both sides stopped their battle to look dazedly at Lin Feng in the sky. Their minds were blank.

After a long while, the entire group of Gengjin Tiger Demons wailed in grief.

Meanwhile, the human cultivators stared with their mouths open in shock, speechless.

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Chapter 172: What a Bountiful Reward!

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While emotions ran high in the group, all of the Gengjin Tiger Demons chose to retreat. The Gengjin Tiger King was dead, and if they did not leave, they would be asking for trouble.

Lin Feng did not care about the fleeing tiger demons. Instead, he took the chance to the console the disciples of the Hundred Herbs Sect.

To turn his potential popularity into actual popularity, he would require the help of these people to spread it.

During his recounts, Lin Feng turned himself into the best friend of the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster, who rushed to his assistance upon hearing about the crisis that the Hundred Herbs Sect was facing.

Despite having slain the Gengjin Tiger King, the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster too lost his life.

"Who would have thought that that marked the end of a friendship of a thousand years?" Lin Feng sighed as he shook his head slightly.

The many disciples of the Hundred Herbs Sect, upon thinking about of the loss of their elder and the difficult days ahead, felt a sense of immense grief from within their hearts.

Lin Feng encouraged them for a while, before extricating himself from the crowd. Looking at the crowd, he noticed that the playboy Hong Ye and his harem had disappeared. It was likely that they escaped in the chaos on the Azure Thunder Chariot.

Lin Feng suddenly remembered the leader of the harem mentioning something about the Green Bronze Ding of Emptiness. He furrowed his brows but decided against pursuing it.

Lin Feng went to the bottom to the Changchun Peak, where Kang Nanhua and Yue Hongyan were waiting for him.

"My fellow Taoists, I hope to find you well," Lin Feng said smiling.

Kang Nanhua sighed, his expression was crestfallen and he did not say a word.

Lin Feng was curious. He looked at Yue Hongyan who was next to him. The normally headstrong girl had eyes that were slightly bloodshot.

"The Covenant of Liefeng has ended!"

Lin Feng turned to Yue Hongyan, stunned. Despite himself, he was taken aback.

What kind of eyes was those? They were cold and icy, like the sky before a great storm, and yet at the center, they burned with the intensity of a blazing inferno.

Extreme hatred and vengeance were compressed into the space of those two eyes, turning both of them red, akin to storm clouds that had been set ablaze.

Lin Feng then looked at Kang Nanhua and felt his discomfort and disheartenment. He did not know what say in that moment.

Kang Nanhua came to his senses, shook his head, and turned to Lin Feng. "Let's not mention that anymore. As for these kids, do you have any plans for them?"

Lin Feng waved his hand and he took away the Swelling Earth from the bottom of the giant pot, and said, "I came here to take these Swelling Earth initially. However, upon witnessing how the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster cultivated his pills with such inhumane methods, I then decided to kill him."

"As for these kids, if they remember their way home, I believe that it's for the best to send them back to their families."

Kang Nanhua nodded his head in agreement, "I plan on doing that too. However, looking at the situation now, I don't think it's possible."

"Oh, why?" Lin Feng asked.

Yue Hongyan began to explain, "Senior, these kids were taken by the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster from many different places. When they were taken, they were young and not fully mature. After placing them inside the giant pot to stew, many of them are confused and unable to recall where they came from and whether they have family members."

Lin Feng sighed silently, and thought, "The Hundred Herbs Grandmaster is truly a troublemaker."

Despite not knowing what had happened to the Covenant of Liefeng, but looking at how Kang Nanhua and Yue Hongyan were both homeless and normally preferred to go alone, it would be a great burden to ask them to take care of so many kids.

Lin Feng thought about it for a while, before saying, "Never mind, my sect still needs some medicine boys and elixir boys, I would take them back to the mountain and wait for them to regain their senses. If they know where they lived and wanted to go home, I will send them home."

Here, Lin Feng had some regrets. If these kids could survive the pill-making process, which had a high failure rate, it meant that their wills were strong. Too bad they had poor innate abilities.

Within them, they were only imbued with fake dings and fake elixirs. Even if they were given a lot of resources, they could only turn the fake elixirs inside them into ordinary, Class Yellow golden elixirs.

If they possessed superhuman intellect, the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster would not have used them to cultivate medicines. Rather, he would have taken them as disciples to turn them into the future pillars of his sect.

"However, if they could really turn out real elixirs in the future, then a bunch of Aurous Core stage kids, tsk tsk, that's not bad too," Lin Feng thought in his heart. "However, once that is done with, I will need them to cultivate their Tao from the very beginning. God knows how long will that take."

Turning his head to look at Kang Nanhua, Lin Feng asked, "What plans do you have?"

"First, I will find a place to meditate in solitude. I could my powers reaching a bottleneck. Once I break through the bottleneck, I can successfully begin on my Soul Formation and enter the Nascent Soul stage."

As Kang Nanhua said that, he paused for a while, and his eyes showed more determination, "I must enter the Nascent Soul stage! I must!"

Lin Feng looked at him again, and smiled, "If I am not wrong, I believe that your bottleneck is caused by an imbalance between Water and Earth."

Kang Nanhua's Ancient Mantra of the Flowing Sand of Ganges was a combination of the Water-type and Earth-type auras, derived through practising both together. Looking how he had battled with the Gengjin Tiger King earlier on, he was able to reach the pinnacle of his Earth-type powers with his Infinite Sand Shields of the Ganges in his Aurous Core stage. He almost took the Gengjin Tiger King head-on.

However, his Water-type powers did not improve much since they last met in the Great Swamp of the Ancient Regions.

Kang Nanhua's eyes, upon hearing this, flashed, and he lowered his head while sighing, "Your are right indeed, and you got to the point succinctly and accurately. My Ancient Mantra of the Flowing Sand of Ganges could achieve two great breakthroughs, one of them is the Sands of Ganges and the other is one of the Six Great Primordial Waters, the Great Chaos Primordial Water.

"This time, I will endeavour to cultivate the Great Chaos Primordial Water. If I succeed in combining the two, I will be able to reach the Nascent Soul stage."

Lin Feng said, "If that's the case, why don't you follow me back to Mount Yujing? I believe that it will help you with overcoming your bottleneck."

Kang Nanhua was slightly hesitant, and he looked towards Yue Hongyan.

Yue Hongyan smiled, "If Mr Kang is worried about, I promise you that I can look after myself."

Lin Feng said, "If you wish, you can come along."

When they were in the Great Swamp of the Ancient Regions, Yue Hongyan was no more than 15 to 16 years old. However, she was already in her pre-Foundation Establishment stage. Talent truly astounded people.

Lin Feng initially wanted to use his Talent Analysis Device to test her, but it turned out that she already had a master.

However, he now used his Talent Analysis Device on her, and her stats were revealed.

"The Talent Analysis Device had finished its analysis. The target's stats are as such."

"Innate Ability - 8; Intelligence - 8; Determination - 7; Fortune - 7."

"In conclusion, the target's talent is extremely high. Strongly recommend that you take her as a disciple and mentor her patiently into a future pillar of your sect."

Lin Feng eyes narrowed. With a talent value of 30, despite not being in the same league as Xiao Yan and the rest, she too was a prodigy.

Despite being a refugee of the former Arctic State, but ever since Lin Feng accepted Zhu Yi as a disciple he had placed himself against the Great Zhou Empire and the Marquis of Xuanji.

With more lice, one would not itch as much. With more debts, one would not worry as much. Lin Feng did not object to taking another disciple who would be willing to challenge the Great Zhou Empire.

However, he wondered why did she leave her former master or sect?

Yue Hongyan's eyes brightened. Since Lin Feng invited Kang Nanhua to his recluse to attain Soul Formation, one could imagine that the place would be extremely well-suited for cultivation.

She desperately wanted to increase her mastery so that she could avenge her companion.

Yue Hongyan said shyly, "Can...can I come along?"

Lin Feng laughed, "Of course, I haven't had guests for a long time."

Hearing this, Yue Hongyan nodded her head vigorously.

Kang Nanhua raised his head to look at Lin Feng, and said seriously, "When we were in the Great Swamp of the Ancient Regions, I was saved by your assistance. Now, you offer me assistance once again. I owe you way too much. What I can do now is to follow you till the end of my days and await your orders. Should I die because of your order, I will have no regret."

As Lin Feng was about to say something, the system sounded.

"Congratulations on activating the sect-guardian quest."

"Will you accept Kang Nanhua as the guardian of your sect?"

Lin Feng was shocked, "This works too?"

After thinking about it for a while, he said, "In the Great Swamp, I have already said that you should never mention anything about being my follower. When I intervened, I did not plan on taking advantage of your situation."

"Today, my invitation to you to come to my home to achieve Soul Formation too is altruistic."

Kang Nanhua shook his head, and said seriously, "I do not mean that." Without saying anything else, he bowed deeply to Lin Feng.

Lin Feng sighed and helped him up. Then he said, smiling, "My words don't change. Never mention anything about being a follower. However, I will not abandon my friend. Are you willing to be my sect's guardian?"

"I have some unskilled disciples, and I may need your help in disciplining them."

Kang Nanhua smiled slightly and changed his term of address, "A great master will produce great disciples. To advise my lord's disciples is truly stressful."

"Kang Nanhua is now your sect's guardian. You have completed the sect-guardian quest, and have obtained a chance at a lucky draw!"

Lin Feng smiled. This was like a buy-one-get-one-free.

His quest was not in vain, as he found the Swelling Earth and the many valuable treasures of the Hundred Herbs Sect. He also obtained his loot from killing the Gengjin Tiger King, which were his soul essence and his corpse. Also, he got some kids with potential.

Finally, he also obtained a nearly Nascent Soul stage cultivator as his sect's guardian, and a chance at a lucky draw.

"What a bountiful loot! What a bountiful loot, indeed!" Lin Feng could not resist but to throw his head back and laugh into the skies. "Oh right, as long as I'm successful in my cultivation, I would obtain three decent magic items. This voyage is truly worth it!"

The Black Cloud Flag unfurled itself to allow Yue Hongyan and a bunch of kids to sit on it, before following Lin Feng and Kang Nanhua back to the Kunlun Mountains.

Under Lin Feng's instructions, everyone reached Mount Yujing. As they stared at Mount Yujing, it was akin to being in paradise. Yue Hongyan and a bunch of kids could not help themselves but be stunned.

Even Kang Nanhua revealed shock on his face, "My lord, this blessed spot is something I had never seen before in my life. Thinking about it, does this exceeds even the locations of both the Great Void Sect and the Mount Shu Sword Sect?"

He gulped, and as the bountiful aura of Mount Yujing invigorated him, he said, "Cultivating here I am 99% sure of overcoming my bottleneck and achieving Soul Formation."

Yue Hongyan looked at the Black Heavenly Treasure Tree and said with much emotion, "I wish I could cultivate here forever. My mastery would definitely improve beyond measure."

Lin Feng was pleased with himself, as he reminded himself to maintain a calm demeanor. He said, with a neutral expression, "As long as you are happy, then all is good. Come on, let me introduce you to my unskilled disciples."

Saying that he tried to contact Xiao Yan and the rest telepathically.

Who knew that in that instant, his heart began to pump furiously. "These little monkeys? While I was gone, what trouble did they create now?"

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Chapter 173: The World of a Chess Board

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"Come, let me introduce to you my unskilled disciples."

While Lin Feng appeared sincere superficially, he was brimming with glee inside. Despite calling his disciples 'unskilled', any single one of them would stun Kang Nanhua and Yue Hongyan beyond belief with their skills.

Eh, maybe all except Wang Lin, who had yet to reach his full potential. However, his understanding of spells and abhjina was definitely above average.

Initially, he wished to show off his disciples. Who knew that he could only sense Zhu Yi and Wang Lin now?

Xiao Yan and Xiao Budian were completely silent as if they had disappeared.

"Zhu Yi, what is this? Where are Xiao Yan and Xiao Budian?" Lin Feng arched his brows, as he threw his voice using mana to Zhu Yi.

Immediately, he heard Zhu Yi's panicky voice. "Master, you come at the right time. When Litte Junior went to play with the treasure tree, there was an old man playing chess alone underneath it. He got sucked into the old man's chessboard!"

"Big Senior wanted to save him, but he himself too was sucked into the chessboard. Third Junior and I wanted to save them, but we dared not make a wrong move."

Lin Feng's heart thumped rapidly, as he almost forgot about entertaining Kang Nanhua and company. He wanted to see if Xiao Yan and Xiao Budian were alright.

"Calm down, calm down!" Lin Feng took a few deep breaths as he controlled his thoughts. He threw his voice to Zhu Yi, "I will be there shortly, don't panic, don't do anything. Stay there and wait for me."

"I'm sorry that you had to see that," Lin Feng turned his head to look at Kang Nanhua and Yue Hongyan. Smiling, he said, "Kids are not yet fully mature in thought, and hence they like to play pranks. Sometimes, these pranks will occasionally get themselves into accidents. Let me go and take a look."

Kang Nanhua and Yue Hongyan exchanged a glance and nodded. They indicated that they would stay outside and look after the other kids.

Lin Feng smiled and nodded, as he flew slowly into the sky and entered the Heavenly Cosmic Ray World above the Black Heavenly Treasure Tree.

Once Kang Nanhua and the rest had disappeared from view, he changed his demeanor immediately. Throughout the journey to the location of the smaller treasure tree, he was so anxious he felt as if his heart was on fire.

The young lady carrying a sword was still circling the treasure tree round and round.

Lucky the baby could be heard wailing. As he could not find Xiao Yan, he was rolling on the ground, throwing a tantrum.

Zhu Yi and Wang Lin were too panicky to focus on him, and hence they stood next to the old chess player. Upon seeing Lin Feng, they bowed and said, "We humbly greet our master."

Lin Feng waved his hand and came before the old chess player. The old man was dressed extremely shabbily, his hair was messy like a chicken's nest and his clothes were old and torn. He was sitting and playing chess alone.

"What did Tianhao do to get sucked into the chess board?" Lin Feng turned his head to ask.

Wang Lin answered, "Little Junior wanted to take a chess piece from the chess board. Immediately, his entire body shrunk and flew into the chess board. Big Senior wanted to hold onto him, but who knew that once he touched Litte Junior's hand he too shrunk and flew together with Little Junior into the chess board."

"When they landed on the chess board, they had disappeared completely."

Zhu Yi added, "I tried to communicate with them by breaking the Voice-Projecting Crystal, but to no avail."

Lin Feng looked at the old chess player, and he made some calculations in his heart. He then nodded, and said, "Don't worry. The two of you stay here. I'll bring them out."

After saying that, he casually lifted a chess piece from the board.

The moment the chess piece left the chess board, an odd wave of energy appeared. Lin Feng felt as if a whirlpool had appeared before him, and it was trying its best to suck him into it.

Lin Feng did not resist, and he allowed himself to enter the whirlpool.

"Just as I predicted, within the chess board is an independent alternate dimension."

After the sight before him returned to normal, Lin Feng landed on solid ground. Before his eyes was a world composed entirely of neatly-divided black and white.

The ground beneath his feet was white like an endless expanse of snow. On the other hand, the sky above him was completely black, but it did not affect him from seeing clearly. The horizon in the distance the line that separated the black from the white.

Lin Feng walked forward, and as he walked he thought, "Where did the two idiots go?"

As he walked, he suddenly felt as if the black and white world was turning increasingly impure in their separation. Shades of gray began to appear.

In that instant, a weird energy harassed his sense and induced a drowsy sensation in him.

Lin Feng felt a sense of dread creeping up on him, as he began to use his mana to resist the onslaught of this weird energy. However, the effects were not evident as his brain became increasingly muddled him, increasingly sleepier.

" Fences of Heaven," Lin Feng arched his eyebrows and brought his hand down in a chop. With this, he split the space between him and the weird energy, allowing himself some reprieve from it.

However, Lin Feng knew that once his Fences of Heaven was gone, the weird energy would be back.

In his mind, he was beginning to understand. Only those cultivators who were in their Nascent Soul stage could enter, as the only way to prevent oneself from falling prey to the weird energy was to continually separate the space between oneself and the dimension.

Had Lin Feng not cultivated the Great Celestial Way of the Eight Trigrams and realized the dangers of this dimension earlier, he too would have fallen into a deep sleep here.

"Unfortunately, this could only be the unintentional doings of this dimension. If it really sensed hostility and used all of its powers, even a Nascent Soul stage cultivator could not resist it."

Lin Feng used the Fences of Heaven to carve out a path for himself. As he walked forward, he saw two figures collapsed on the floor before. They were Xiao Yan and Xiao Budian.

Xiao Yan's face appeared to have aged and matured. Initially, he still had a tinge of youth on his face but now, all signs of childishness had evaporated. All that was left was a strong and handsome grown-up face.

On the other hand, Xiao Budian's changes were more drastic. Lin Feng was stunned when he saw him. Before Lin Feng left, he was still a little boy of about five to six years old. Now, he became a pre-teen of about ten years old.

Just like before, his skin was still chubby, powder-white and cute. He was still a true little shota.

However, the two of them were sound asleep, and that affected their image.

Lin Feng used his mana and sensed that two of them were unhurt, only sound asleep.

"Eh? They didn't waste their time here," Using his mana Lin Feng realized instantly that Xiao Budian had begun to construct his spiritual altar, and was in the middle of the Foundation Establishment stage. Xiao Yan took it to a next level, his crucible was already completed. His mastery was in the later stages of the Foundation Establishment stage.

Lin Feng was curious. Xiao Budian joined him the earliest, and his innate ability was the highest. Despite his age and childishness, his mastery was without equal amongst Lin Feng's disciples. How did he lose to Xiao Yan?

Furthermore, what shocked Lin Feng was that the spiritual altar that Xiao Budian erected was actually a first class spiritual altar.

Theoretically, even in a sect like the Great Void Sect which was brimming with talent, it was a matter of great celebration for a disciple to erect a first class spiritual altar.

For other sects, such an act would warrant sending invitations to fellow cultivators to witness such a feat.

However, this was Xiao Budian, who was born in the Foundation Establishment stage, a prodigy that seemed to have descended from the heavens. Right after his birth, he managed to split his aura sea and built a supreme spiritual altar upon it. His innate ability was a solid ten out of ten.

When Lin Feng took him as a disciple initially, despite being harmed by others and hence losing his supreme spiritual altar. However, with his high innate ability level, Lin Feng believed that should he ever construct another spiritual altar, it would be a supreme spiritual altar.

Who would have thought that it was merely a first class one?

"His kin should really be killed!" Lin Feng arched his eyebrow, as he felt terribly sorry for Xiao Budian. He then used his mana to sense again carefully.

Upon his second sensing, he opened his eyes in shock.

"This little b*stard!"

Probing deep with his mana, Lin Feng could clearly view Xiao Budian's innate aura sea. Only then did he realize that in Xiao Budian's aura sea was a whole line of spiritual altars, formed up like soldiers in a parade.

"One, two, three, four...five! F*ck me, five spiritual altars?!"

Five spiritual altars and all were first class!

Lin Feng was truly stunned beyond measure. According to what he knew about the Grand Celestial World and its many eons of history, there were, though extremely few and rare, supreme spiritual altars.

However, no one, not even the most prodigious of prodigies, could form more than one spiritual altar. Xiao Budian's formation of five spiritual altars was truly unprecedented.

As Lin Feng probed deeper, he eyes narrowed. In Xiao Budian's aura sea there was actually a sixth spiritual altar, and it would rise any minute. It already possessed a general outline, and as long as Xiao Budian concentrated he would soon be able to establish his sixth spiritual altar.

Furthermore, according to precedents, Lin Feng had reasons to believe that the sixth spiritual altar too would be a first class spiritual altar.

"Full marks for innate ability, full marks for innate ability..." Lin Feng gritted his teeth, as he thought, "No wonder that when Xiao Yan was in the later stages of Foundation Establishment, you were still in the middle phase. How many spiritual altars do you want to build?"

The sound-asleep Xiao Budian, as if having felt Lin Feng's probing, turned in his sleep.

Lin Feng's consciousness exited from his aura sea. He raised his head and saw a halo floating above Xiao Budian's head.

"What's this?" Out of curiosity, Lin Feng allowed his consciousness to enter the halo. However, he realized that a picture flashed non-stop in the halo.

In the picture, Xiao Budian was laughing nonstop. Behind him, a giant, ferocious beast roaring with rage was chasing him nonstop. Laughing, Xiao Budian hid behind a black shadow and said, "Big Senior, hit him!"

The black shadow roared and charged towards the ferocious beast, kicking him aside with one foot.

However, what flummoxed Lin Feng was the fact that the black shadow was actually a fierce gorilla.

"Sc*w me, why is the image of Xiao Yan a gorilla in your mind?" Lin Feng then realized that in this halo was the subconscious memories of Xiao Budian. That is to say, his initial take on everyone.

In another picture, Xiao Budian appeared extremely drowsy. However, he had no choice but to muster his strength and sit there, while listening to a big white goose cry out.

The big white goose wore a green robe and an antique crown on its head.

In the image, Xiao Budian muttered angrily, "Second Senior is so annoying!"

Lin Feng covered his face and could no longer bear to watch. This was the image of Zhu Yi in the mind of Xiao Budian.

In the third image, it was silent. Xiao Budian hid behind a tree and watched a quiet black dog that was staring at him silently.

Xiao Budian appeared to be slightly scared of the dog, and he mumbled, "I could beat Third Senior easily, but why is it that I am scared of him everytime I him?"

Lin Feng watched this scene expressionless, thinking, "So you are saying that dog who does not bark should be replaced? That's what you want to say right? You little b*stard!"

"Wait a minute, what's my image in the mind of this little b*stard?" Lin Feng suddenly thought of this important question.

Here, the soundly asleep Xiao Budian turned again, as he muttered, "Master..."

Lin Feng's ears perked up, as he stared unblinkingly at the halo above Xiao Budian's head. Indeed, the image began to change again.

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Chapter 174: What Do You Think of Me? What Do I Think of You?

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"You little b*stard, if you dare to destroy my magnificent and awe-inspiring image, I'll beat you up!"

Lin Feng stared intently at the image in the halo above Xiao Budian's head. In that halo, a completely new image appeared.

Inside the image, there was only a single person: Xiao Budian. He was sitting underneath a mountain, and he leaned quietly against the mountain, sound asleep.

Lin Feng searched everywhere but he could not find another living creature.

The little boy slept peacefully, his face a picture of bliss. It was if he was detached from the troubles of the world, and as long as he leaned against the peak nothing dangerous could possibly disturb him.

The mountain helped him support the nine heavens, the mountain helped him stand firm on the ground. The mountain shielded him from the wind and rain and the mountain guaranteed for him that all was well.

"Am...I the mountain?"

Lin Feng's suddenly reached a new level of understanding. As he looked at the soundly asleep and gently snoring Xiao Budian, he felt a great sense of calm washing over him. "You little b*stard..."

He steeled himself, and he could not help but smile as he shook his head. The halo above Xiao Budian's head started to move and placed itself above Xiao Yan's sleeping body.

Xiao Yan too projected images into the halo. One particular image flashed constantly inside the halo.

Lin Feng was interested in Xiao Yan's perception of everyone too, however, he used his mana to feel for Xiao Yan's spiritual altar and crucible.

"Xiao Budian had already formed five spiritual altars in his aura sea, perhaps there would be more in the future," Lin Feng thought. "What about Xiao Yan?"

Xiao Yan's prodigious innate ability was not possessed by everyone. Xiao Yan had only one spiritual altar, and on top of it was a single first class crucible.

Lin Feng sighed, slightly disappointed. His Great Celestial Way of the Eight Trigrams was already extremely powerful. Those who could perfect it would likely establish a first class spiritual altar. That was already something prodigious.

The most powerful mantra of Man could be found in the two books of the Great Void Sect. Respectively, they were "Mantra of the Great Oblivion" and the "Yin Yang Mantra of the Void". Those who cultivated these two ways would be guaranteed a second class spiritual altar at least. As to whether one could form a first class spiritual altar, it was contingent upon one's own ability.

Other than the "Heavenly Classic of the Way of the Tao", the Great Celestial Way of the Eight Trigrams was already superior to all other mantras in the Foundation Establishment stage.

However, as for the supreme spiritual altar, that was something that could only be encountered rather than coveted. As for Lin Feng himself, he only created supreme spiritual altar due to a promotion in the system.

However, a talented individual like Xiao Yan could only produce a first class spiritual altar. Despite the fact that a golden elixir could also lead to one obtaining the best elixir, the purple elixir, Lin Feng felt that something was still not right.

As he thought about it, Lin Feng suddenly felt Xiao Yan's crucible wiggle.

"Eh? What's this?" Lin Feng dexterously noticed the abnormal movement in Xiao Yan's crucible. Despite it being only a slight movement, Lin Feng became alert.

For one's Tao foundation to be ready for the intense amount of effort required to reach the aurous core stage, one's crucible must be firm and stable.

Xiao Yan's crucible was not firm, and that made Lin Feng highly wary. He did not want anything to happen to his most senior disciple.

However, in Lin Feng's heart, he cautiously hoped that Xiao Yan's crucible possessed some unknowable secret or was unique in some way or another, just like how Xiao Budian managed to build five spiritual altars.

As a prodigy too, Xiao Yan must possess some extraordinary talent too right?

Once his aura entered Xiao Yan's crucible, Lin Feng felt as if he had entered a purple world. Endless amount of purplish-blue flames engulfed the sky and the earth, burning all around him.

"F*ck me!" Lin Feng cursed silently. Xiao Yan's crucible was not based solely on his powers, but also the Nefarious Spectral Primordial Fire from Nefarious Almighty Sword to form a fire crucible.

Lin Feng's eyes flashed as he stared and thought for a while. Suddenly, he retrieved his kindling of the Grand Sun Primordial Flame, controlling it carefully, before injecting a little bit of it into Xiao Yan's crucible.

"Boom!" Xiao Yan's crucible reacted immediately as it swallowed the kindling of the Grand Sun Primordial Flame and incorporated it into itself.

Li nFeng could feel clearly that Xiao Yan's crucible was more concentrated and of a higher quality than before.

Lin Feng then fed the Nine Heavens Formless Squall, the River Styx Primordial Water and the Acalanātha Inferno into the crucible, but without result.

Even if there was a result, it was not a good one. For example, the River Styx Primordial Water was nearly blown away by Xiao Yan's crucible.

"Indeed, Xiao Yan's crucible is bigger than ordinary people, and hence there's a possibility that it can continue evolving. However, it appears that it'll require the Seven Legendary Primordial Fires to upgrade his crucible."

Lin Feng chewed his lips and thought, "I wonder if he would possess any sort of special abilities after he finished cultivating his aurous core. If I continue to let him absorb whatever I throw into his crucible, I wonder what would happen if I gather the Seven Legendary Primordial Fires?"

However, even if it was the Seven Legendary Primordial Fires, Xiao Yan could only improve if the firepower was enough. One required power akin to the Nefarious Almighty Sword. Lin Feng's kindling was evidently not enough.

"Quickly mastering the Spell of the Grand Sun Primordial Flame will be beneficial to not only me but also my disciple."

As Lin Feng calculated in his mind, he stared at the halo image above Xiao Yan's head.

In it, a picture continued to flash.

The first image showed Xiao Budian jumping up and down in a barren land, without showing any sign of exhaustion.

Over here, he destroyed the river banks and caused a flood of biblical proportions. Over there, he set ablaze a mountain and created an apocalyptic scene.

Xiao Yan followed behind him, bored. He was continually clearing up the mess left by Xiao Budian, such as stopping the flood and suppressing the volcanic lava. He was busy beyond belief.

Xiao Budian, on the other hand, ran ahead, clapping his hands and laughing, "I loved to wreck havoc, create trouble and destroy things! I like it! I like it! Ehh ya, hey!"

Lin Feng looked at it and smiled bitterly. While the two of you may be a pair of treasures, you were my scapegoat in my eyes and in your eyes, I was a trouble-maker.

In the second image, Xiao Yan appeared to be climbing a mountain by himself, but Zhu Yi suddenly appeared.

Zhu Yi was reciting poetry and discussing morality while his head bobbed up and down. He leapt up the mountain casually, and upon reaching its peak he roared like a mighty dragon. Truly, Zhu Yi appeared carefree.

However, in the next second, a bolt of thunder struck Zhu Yi's head.

Lin Feng stared at it with his mouth agape, he took quite some time to react. "Are...are you saying that this is the legendary 'fake till you're struck by thunder'? Is this the image of Zhu Yi in your mind?"

In the third image, the protagonist changed to Wang Lin.

Under the foot of a mountain, Wang Lin held a hammer and chisel and was futilely digging away.

In comparison to the gigantic mountain, Wang Lin's digging speed was extremely slow. At that pace, it would take him hundreds and thousands of years to move the mountain.

However, Wang Lin's expression was determined. He was silent, and his hands showed no sign of slowing and an amazing stability. He dug at the moment steadily and firmly.

Unlike someone who would walk around the mountain and give up, Wang Lin showed extraordinary perseverance in his dig.

Looking at this scene, Lin Feng sighed in his heart. The image Wang Lin left for Lin Feng appeared to be not bad.

"In your heart, Wang Lin is like the old man who tried to move the mountain right? Maybe not now, but once Wang Lin started to really improve his achievements may not be beneath yours."

The image changed again. It was the fourth one now.

Lin Feng jolted back to his senses as he knew that this image would be related to him.

In it, it was a field of blue. Xiao Yan swam alone in the vast ocean.

The waves raised and lowered him. It was limitlessly vast. When the ocean was calm, he swam to his heart's content and did as he wanted.

However, once he met with an obstacle, the ocean turned into a ferocious tsunami that helped him crush his obstacle.

It appeared to tolerate him and supported him in whatever he did, but once he was met with danger it shielded him like a father.

"Am I the sea?" Lin Feng wondered to him, as his consciousness left the image.

He raised his head and looked at the messy gray world formed by the coming together of the black and white, and thought, "The powers of this dimension is extremely abnormal. Once someone enters a dream, one could sense the true thoughts and feelings of the person."

This power may be unintentional, but whatever led to its formation made Lin Feng uneasy.

"If I were to fall asleep here, would someone see my inner world should he enter this world?"

Lin Feng tightly arched his eyebrows, as he scooped up Xiao Yan and Xiao Budian.

"Split!" Lin Feng hollered as he emitted a vast purple aura which formed a tiny purple world, within which the elements of creation clashed.

The small world was akin to an alternate dimension like the world of the chess board. Its borders were in flux, and through Lin Feng's willpower, it collapsed suddenly, like a scene from Doomsday.

Such a powerful energy also forced the chess board dimension to change, and as the two dimensions came into contacted and rubbed against each other a dimensional split was generated.

Through the split, Lin Feng could see the terrified faces of Zhu Yi and Wang Lin.

"Spin!" The split disappeared, but Lin Feng took advantage of the limited time he had and pulled off a Dual Dimension Vacuum Charm. He turned swapped places between his current location and the dimension on the outside, bringing Xiao Yan and Xiao Budian out of the chess board world.

As he stepped into the Heavenly Cosmic Ray World, he turned around and looked at the grubby old man playing chess, who appeared totally detached from everything. It was if he did not realize that Lin Feng and his disciples had entered into the chess board world.

Once they exited the chess board world, Xiao Yan and Xiao Budian woke up. Looking at Lin Feng, both of them were filled with glee, "Master!"

Lin Feng nodded his head, and said, "You, while you have grown you became even more mischievous."

Xiao Budian grinned shyly.

Lin Feng waved his hand, "Alright, we have guests. All of you please be on your best behavior."

He almost wanted to say, "Follow me to receive the guests". However, he felt that something was amiss, and he swallowed his words. He realized that his disciples were all dressed differently, and he stroked his chin and said, "Before that, let us standardize our attires."

Saying that he waved his hand and a thick wave of purple gas enveloped the four disciples.

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Chapter 175: The Path Less Taken

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It goes without saying that people should be clothed according to their status in society as well as their respective circumstances.

All of the cultivators of the Mount Shu Sword Sect, while dressed differently individually, bore the same type of sword.

The disciples of the Great Void Sect would all be clothed in a robe as white as the clouds in the sky.

The Intense Flaming Sword Sect would all be clad in a brilliant scarlet.

As for the now-defunct Great Thunderclap Temple, they were even more particular in their attires. Their robes came in crimson, bright yellow and graphite. Some of them bore golden threads while other possessed jade buttons. Also, robes differed in the style in which they were worn. Some preferred to wear their robes like a coat while others let it sling across their right shoulders. With the number of monk robes it possessed, the Great Thunderclap Temple could open a clothing retail shop.

The examples mentioned above were hardly mere formalism.

Having a neat and distinctive uniform was crucial for any sect. For outsiders, it could raise the image of the sect while for its own disciples, it promoted a certain esprit de corps.

It was just like how Lin Feng's school in his previous life required him to wear uniforms. However, while there was dissatisfaction among the student populations towards the uniforms, it stemmed from the uniforms' poor designs.

With a wave, Lin Feng's four disciples were enveloped in a purple mist. It destroyed their previous attires and changed into four purple robes that wrapped themselves around his disciples.

"I am allowing you to exhibit your creativity. What kind of uniforms do you want?"

The four of them looked at each other, and Xiao Yan said, "Master, I like black."

Lin Feng smiled, and with a flick of his finger, a black coat wrapped itself above Xiao Yan's purple robes.

"I prefer a longer ceremonial robe," Zhu Yi said while bowing to Lin Feng. Lin Feng smiled, and in a spark of inspiration, he clad Zhu Yi with a purple ceremonial robe.

Wang Lin smiled, "I have no special request."

His final attire was similar to Xiao Yan's, less the black coat.

Xiao Budian smiled sheepishly and said, "Master, I like the clothes I wore when I was young. It was made from the furs and pelts of a hundred beasts."

Lin Feng laughed, "No problem, but if I recall correctly didn't that piece of clothing expose your butt? I'll help you make another one, how about it?"

No matter how shameless Xiao Budian was, he blushed upon hearing that. His three seniors stared at him deviously, which made him feel a little bit exposed, especially his nether regions.

"Then...forget it," Xiao Budian said with a grimace.

Lin Feng was only joking with him. With a tap of his finger, a short-sleeved attire fell upon Xiao Budian. The top of this attire was unlike anything else in this world, and it slightly resembled t-shirts in Lin Feng's previous life.

Xiao Budian waved his little white elbows around, and he smiled in delight. He felt carefree.

Lin Feng was not particular about Xiao Budian's unique tastes. He was still young and there was a chance that his taste would change as he grew older.

While all of them were clad differently, the purple in their clothes was similar to Lin Feng's own purple robes. Other than that, a Taijitu was also embroidered in their clothes.

The Taijitu did not exist in the Grand Celestial World, but Lin Feng used it as the basis of his sect, and hence it became his sect's symbol too.

As the purple mist engulfed Zhu Yi and Wang Lin, Lin Feng used his powers to obtain a sensing of their progress.

Wang Lin knew that his progress was slow and that his mastery was the lowest. Hence, in the days Lin Feng was away, he stayed in the Heavenly Cosmic Ray World and meditated throughout.

Unlike Xiao Yan and the other three who played on Mount Yujing, Wang Lin appeared to have spent his entire time in the Heavenly Cosmic Ray World meditating. He spent almost ten years there, longer than the other disciples.

Wang Lin appeared to have matured into a young adult already. Despite his ordinary appearance, his eyes sparkled and his aura was composed and well-cultivated.

Before Lin Feng left, Wang Lin was only a Qi Disciple Level 5. Now, he was close to surpassing Qi Disciple Level 12 and completing his qi training.

Based on his innate ability, it would require almost ten years for him attain that level. However, with the help of Mount Yujing and the Heavenly Cosmic Ray World, as well as the assistance of the blessed spots which supplied an endless amount of aura, Wang Lin finally reached the peak of his qi cultivation.

Lin Feng thought, "Wang Lin will probably improve the most after he finished cultivating his aurous core. Past the aurous core stage, cultivation depends more on intelligence than innate ability."

Zhu Yi progressed decently as well. He had already reached the end of the foundation establishment stage and he had already cultivated his own crucible.

However, Zhu Yi's spiritual altar and crucible too were only first class, rather than supreme.

Lin Feng became composed, "Come, let me see what surprise did you bring to the table?

With a glance, it was evident that Zhu Yi's crucible was different from that of ordinary people.

Xiao Yan's crucible, superficially, did not appear too different from that of an ordinary person. Only with additional probing would one realize that he had incorporated the secrets of the primordial fires into it.

Zhu Yi's crucible, upon the first gaze, stood out. Everyone knew that prodigies were different from ordinary mortals, even down to the way they farted.

His crucible only had two legs!

Lin Feng almost choked on his saliva upon seeing it clearly.

In reality, there were crucibles with three legs and there were crucibles with four legs.

When a cultivator formed his own crucible, barring those who used special spells and hence formed three-legged crucibles, most of them would form four-legged crucibles.

To be precise, a three-legged crucible was in no way inferior to a four-legged one. Based on differences in spells alone, a crucible possessed ten classes, from the ninth class to the first class and then the supreme class.

However, no one had seen a two-legged crucible before!

Furthermore, it was rather steady too...

Lin Feng stared speechlessly at Zhu Yi's crucible. Under normal circumstances, it too should have four legs. Now, it only possessed two neatly-aligned legs, whereas two other legs were missing.

This first class two-legged crucible, however, was the real deal. It did not appear to have any other problem, and it would not interfere with Zhu Yi's cultivation as he persevered towards aurous core stage.

However, why did it look awkward?

"Perhaps this was the result of incomplete spell mastery?" Lin Feng analyzed. "However, the spells I taught him were not lacking in anything. Did this little b*stard added something of his creation into it like Xiao Yan?"

Probing deeper, Lin Feng realized the reason, "He used the the Dark Path, which combined both Light and Darkness in its formation."

Lin Feng suddenly recalled bringing Zhu Yi and the others along to the Sea of Storms, where he had met a cultivator who had failed to transcend and obtained his essence, his spells and his magic items.

"I remember that spell, it was called the Dark Mandala Formation. It appears that the cultivator who failed to transcend used a spell combining both Light and Darkness." Lin Feng suddenly understood. "Zhu Yi did not learn his spell in totality, he only absorbed a part of it and inserted it into his crucible."

Light and Darkness were the earliest and the most mysterious elements of creation. Both the path of light and the path of darkness were amongst supreme wisdom of the universe, and the boundless Tao was incorporated into them

Lin Feng's Two Elements of Creation Formation had a Change of Light and Darkness in it. It was as powerful as the Change of Heaven and Earth and Change of Life and Death.

Zhu Yi's current situation arose because he incorporated elements of the Change of Light and Darkness into his cultivation.

However, it appeared that he absorbed more Darkness than Light in his cultivation.

If only there were some magic item that possessed the power of the Light for Zhu Yi to use, then it would balance the Darkness in his cultivation and his crucible would achieve its perfect form.

Lin Feng smiled derisively, "The so-called prodigy does not want to take the usual path. As for the supreme spiritual altar and the supreme crucible, only an unskilled fool like me would have any use for them."

Thinking about that, he looked at Wang Lin. "When you start building your spiritual altar and forming your crucible, will you give me some deviation too?"

"None of them saves me any trouble," Lin Feng sighed quietly as he swooshed his robes. The main thing for him to do right now would be to bring them out and meet his guests.

As Lin Feng walked, he asked, "Tianhao, the spiritual altars in your aura sea. Do you know how many have you created?"

"Master already knows?" Xiao Budian asked while scratching his head. He replied, looking slightly perplexed, "I believe it there to be nine?"

"Nine?" Lin Feng did some mental sums, and he realized the uniqueness of Xiao Budian's situation. He wondered what would Xiao Budian pull off once he started cultivating his golden elixir.

Regardless, as his master, Lin Feng must do his best to help him.

"When I was on the system screen, I remembered seeing something called the Blessed Nine-Petalled Lotus, which is one of the most elegant items under the heaven. It's one of the best items for combining and harmonizing various forms of energy. I wonder if it will benefit Xiao Budian."

Lin Feng thought, "The number nine seems to be extremely prevalent. I wonder if there's a link?"

Exiting the Heavenly Cosmic Ray World, Lin Feng brought his four disciples to meet his guests.

As expected, the four disciples, especially Xiao Budian, dazzled Kang Nanhua and Yue Hongyan with their brilliance.

In particular, Yue Hongyan's eyes brimmed with limitless respect for Lin Feng.

Kang Nanhua smiled and said upon meeting the four disciples, "I had received much guidance from my lord and hence, I am akin to half a disciple. However, I cannot compare to you immediate disciples. Just call me by my name."

Xiao Yan looked at the rest of them, while Zhu Yi said smiling, "We'll just call you Mr Kang."

Amongst the four of them, only Wang Lin had accompanied Lin Feng to the Great Swamp of the Ancient Regions and had seen Kang Nanhua. Then, however, Wang Lin was hidden in the Black Cloud Flag, and he did not present himself to him.

However, Kang Nanhua's every word and action did not escape Wang Lin's gaze. After Wang Lin's introduction, Xiao Yan and the rest understood Kang Nanhua's personality.

Zhu Yi, in particular, had endless respect for Kang Nanhua's fidelity to his promises.

Now, after having met Kang Nanhua and realizing that he had no false air of seniority over them, Zhu Yi and the rest were even more respectful towards him.

Kang Nanhua, however, praised them incessantly, "Having the four of you as the future pillars of the sect is more than enough in inspiring awe of our sect."

Lin Feng forced a smile and shook his head, using his spell he communicated to Kang Nanhua, "In all honesty, something had been bothering me."

He did not mention the deviations exhibited by Xiao Budian and the rest but only said that he had been searching hard for the Blessed Nine-Petalled Lotus.

Kang Nanhua, upon hearing that, was silent for a while. Then he said, "While I don't have this on me right now, I know a place that you should visit. Who knows? Perhaps you may even benefit from it? At least, according to what I know, the Blessed Nine-Petalled Lotus had appeared there before."

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Chapter 176: The Spiritual Conference of Hanhai

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Upon hearing Kang Nanhua mentioning the Blessed Nine-Petalled Lotus, Lin Feng was jolted to his senses. "Oh, where is it?"

To obtain a Blessed Nine-Petalled Lotus through an exchange in the system would be too expensive, and as Lin Feng had limited amount of points he was unable to afford a single one.

Kang Nanhua replied," To the north of Mount Kunlun lies a wide expanse of barren land, and at the place where the barren land intersects with Mount Kunlun lies a plain. The plain is the westernmost territory of the Great Qin Empire, and it's called Shazhou."

"While Shazhou nominally belongs to the Great Qin Empire, it is actually controlled by a sect called the Pavilion of Heavenly Trade. The Pavilion, while extremely powerful, is extremely secretive as well. While it never interferes in conflicts of the Divine Lands, it controls mainly trade and resources."

"Every year on the ninth of the tenth month, the Pavilion of Heavenly Trade would organize a Spiritual Conference of Hanhai where all participating cultivators can engage in the free exchange of resources for cultivation. The cultivators across all the lands would participate," Kang Nanhua recalled. "I once participated in it too. The scale of it was indeed big and it was crowded beyond belief. There were numerous treasures there."

"When I was in the Great Swamp of the Ancient Region earlier, I had mentions of the Blessed Nine-Petalled Lotus appearing there in the past three years. The Lotus apparently appeared twice, and it was apparently the same person who procured it."

Lin Feng asked, "Do you know of his background?"

Kang Nanhua shook his head, "This I do not know, but according to others the person was searching for something at the conference. As he did not obtain it before, he probably would attend the upcoming one."

Lin Feng nodded his head as he made a mental note of the Spiritual Conference of Hanhai.

According to the geographical demarcations given by the system, the Spiritual Conference of Hanhai would be held near to the northern foot of Mount Kunlun. Hence, if Lin Feng could create a name for himself there, it would help with his popularity in the region.

If he did a good job, he would not need to fight to attain his desired popularity.

Especially since Shazhou was the most populated area in the northern foot of Mount Kunlun, it would be unlike the sparsely-populated Mount Kunlun where dangers lay abound.

If he increased his popularity there, it would help in his recruitment of disciples.

Lin Feng even thought of recruiting disciples from Shazhou and bringing them up to Mount Yujing together. Regardless, Mount Yujing was located on top of the Lingyun Peak in the depths of Mount Kunlun. For an ordinary person, it would be extremely difficult to find this place.

However, the problem with recruiting disciples in Shazhou was that he could attract the unwanted attention of Pang Jie and company.

For its concrete details, more deliberation was required.

"However, I must attend the Spiritual Conference of Hanhai to increase my popularity. At the same time, I need to resolve the problem with Xiao Budian's cultivation." Lin Feng looked at the four of them and sighed. "I'm like a father and a mother."

Speaking about one's father and mother, Lin Feng suddenly remembered the kids he brought back. That was another headache for him too. He summoned Zhu Yi and said, "Zhu Yi, I'll leave you in charge of these kids. Teach them the rules of this place, and as for accommodations..."

Lin Feng lightly pushed skywards with his palm, and with this action, a bunch of Heaven-Revolving Purple Clouds descended and morphed into rows of houses. Despite it being an illusion, but once the purple cloud houses touched Mount Yujing it appeared to stand firmly on the mountaintop as if they had been erected with sturdy foundations.

"As for food and clothing..." Lin Feng flicked his finger and a bunch of purple clouds covered the twenty-odd kids. They became clad in a bunch of form-fitting purple attire, which looked as if they were tailor-made.

Lin Feng released the hundreds and thousands of magical herbs and plants he'd obtained from the Hundred Herbs Sect, and he shot Xiao Yan a look.

Xiao Yan smiled and whistled. Lucky bounded over from the Heavenly Cosmic Ray World and after Xiao Yan fed him some Nefarious Spectral Primordial Fire he squealed in delight as he pigged out on the food. Suddenly, he collapsed on the ground and turned into a bunch of spiritual soil.

Xiao Yan waved his hand, and the seedling of the spiritual herbs planted themselves on the spiritual soil. In a blink of an eye, odd plants began to blossom from the seedlings. They resembled a bunch of fat babies running around wildly.

"This is called the spiritual potato. That's the purple broccoli and that's the Hidden Canyon Fruit and that's the Holyman Fruit..." Lin Feng counted the herbs like he was counting treasures, for they were indeed critical for any cultivator.

Those medicines that did not require cultivation could be simply taken care of by devouring them. They could be consumed raw, and since they were full of spiritual aura as well as soft and cotton-like, they could be consumed by ordinary people who were not cultivators. However, that would be waste of their potential.

Xiao Budian took a purple fruit and threw it into his mouth, as he chewed he smiled and said, "This tastes not bad."

The kids looked at the curious sight before them, and those who were braver approached hesitantly. Xiao Yan looked at them and smiled, he picked some fruits for them to eat too.

They were soon smiling in delight.

Zhu Yi looked at them and asked Lin Feng, "Master, they are..."

Lin Feng introduced the kids to them, and said, "These are some wretched kids, they can't even remember where did they come from. Let them stay here for now."

"Let them cultivate here for now to regain their memories. Once they can recall their childhood, they can decide whether they want to leave or stay. Before that happens, they are considered to be disciples of my sect. You can teach them about the rules."

Zhu Yi nodded his head and said, "Master is indeed merciful. I would take care of it."

Lucky transformed back into his human form and flew back next to Xiao Yan.

Mount Yujing was already filled with spiritual aura, and hence suited for the growth of these various herbs. Coupled with Lucky's fertilization, the quality of these herbs were no doubt higher. Even if Lucky returned to his human form, the patch of medicinal herbs would gradually take shape.

Lin Feng's consciousness connected with Mount Yujing and through his abhijna, he incanted, "Rise!"

The mountain rocks on top of Mount Yujing circled the plot of medicinal herbs. Slowly they rose and formed a small canyon. Within the canyon, the various forms of herbs and medicine began to grow.

"Hmm, something seems lacking. Eh, nevermind. Let's not think about it first," Lin Feng irresponsibly called Xiao Yan over. "Xiao Yan, in the future, you are in charge of our sect's plot of herbs."

"Why?" Xiao Yan's face turned glum, but he then saw Lin Feng's expression as he eyed Lucky.

Xiao Yan hung his head and bemoaned his fate silently as he accepted this task.

That's not all, as he heard Lin Feng say, "This patch of herbs lack something. Find it and apply it. Treat it like a test from me."

"Yes, master," Xiao Yan replied sullenly as he stared with a pain expression at the plot of herbs.

To resolve these inconsequential issues, Lin Feng dismissed everyone for the time being. Zhu Yi brought a bunch of kids to settle down while Xiao Budian followed behind. Ever since he left Shi Village, he had never seen before so many kids of his own age.

Xiao Yan stared blankly at the plot of herbs, while Wang Lin returned to Heavenly Cosmic Ray World after reporting his status to Lin Feng.

Yue Hongyan found a quiet place on Mount Yujing and began to practise cultivation by herself. It was almost as if she did not want to waste a single second.

Kang Nanhua too found a corner in the mountain to cultivate.

Lin Feng originally wanted to invite him into the Heavenly Cosmic Ray World to cut down on the amount of time he needed to cultivate. However, after thinking about it for a while, he decided against it.

Blessed spots like this that could speed up the flow of time were the foundation for the sect. While the aura within the Heavenly Cosmic Ray World was plentiful and renewable, it was ultimately limited. It could accommodate too many cultivators.

While there were few people in the sect as of now, there would ultimately be a day where the sect would be filled with other members. It was best to set the sect's rules immediately.

Rules were always easy to break and hard to keep.

Lin Feng decided that only his immediate disciples and himself could enter and exit the Heavenly Cosmic Ray World freely. As for a sect guardian like Kang Nanhua and his future grand-disciples and great-grand disciples, entrance into the cave shall be kept given based on merit.

This would create an incentive and disincentive system in the sect, as well as create healthy competition, which would be an important driving force in the sect.

Kang Nanhua understood this principle, and hence while knowing about the existence and properties of the Heavenly Cosmic Ray World he did not mention it to Lin Feng to avoid putting him in a difficult position.

After bidding goodbye to Kang Nanhua, Lin Feng did not return to the Heavenly Cosmic Ray World but instead, entered the system instead.

When Kang Nanhua became the sect guardian, Lin Feng obtained a chance at a lucky draw. He did not forget that.

However, this choice did place him in a bit of a dilemma. He agonized over whether it would be worth fighting for the Blessed Nine-Petalled Lotus through the system.

Lin Feng thought of it for a long while before deciding against it.

Firstly, he did not know about the odds of this lucky draw. Nextly, he did not have any cheap goods on his hand right now.

"I'll wait for the Spiritual Conference of Hanhai. If I did not get anything from there, I'll fight for another chance at a lucky draw then." Lin Feng thought as he spun the wheel in the system.

In a daze of flashing lights, the items that were available for the draw appeared before Lin Feng.

Lin Feng swept them with his gaze before settling on the "Disciple's Abode".

The Disciple's Abode was a place for new disciples to live. While Lin Feng used the purple clouds as houses, it was ultimately an issue of a power play. Should others see it, it would appear deficient.

While Lin Feng could blast open caves in the mountain, which would provide more aura compared to the purple houses, it would still be unsightly for all his disciples to reside inside.

Having a Disciple's Abode would greatly alleviate this problem. According to the description, a disciple's abode would be the only solution with the capability for expansion.

The first construction would not require too many houses and could accommodate all his disciples.

Once he had more disciples, the Disciple's Abode would expand automatically and provide customized and sufficient accommodations for all.

As he was about to start a sect, Lin Feng was particular about this requirement.

Looking at the numbers of the wheel, Lin Feng gave a command and it began to spin.

The Disciple's Abode belonged to the 14th section. After some calculations, Lin Feng began the spin at the third section.

As the wheel began to spin faster, it blurred into a wheel of light. Lin Feng stared anxiously at the wheel and counted in his heart, "First section, second section...third section!"

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Chapter 177: What a Nice Cabbage! Thankfully the Pig is Stupid Enough

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Three rounds passed, then another half of a round.

The wheel spun forward by another two sections before gradually coming to a halt. Finally, it stopped spinning.

"Success!"

A smile came to Lin Feng's face as he looked at his reward. His heart was joyful.

His prediction was indeed correct, as the system ruled that the wheel would stop within the first and fourth section after spinning three rounds.

While he managed to obtain his Disciples' Abode, Lin Feng was in no haste to use it.

He only possessed the deeds for the "Great Hall of the Main Pavilion" and the "Disciples' Abode". It was as if a skyscraper had been constructed overnight. Even if some divine force helped him to establish these two structures, they would just be two lonely buildings.

If anyone mentioned that they wanted to build other buildings, then he would be in a difficult position.

Lin Feng planned on accumulating more deeds before using them all at once. In doing so, he would be able to reach the pinnacle without much headache nor problem.

He exited the system's interface and strolled slowly on top of Mount Yujing. He felt the mountain underneath his feet, the Heavenly Cosmic Ray World above his head and the Heaven-Revolving Purple Clouds.

Time, space, being and essence. All four of these things appeared to have reached a new height.

"Eh? Are you about to build your spiritual altar?" Everything upon Mount Yujing was under Lin Feng's control. With his consciousness, he could sense any occurrence.

Lin Feng came to a peak, where a young girl clad in red robes sat. Her long fair, like the tongues of a blazing fire, danced about even though there was no wind.

Yue Hongyan's eyes were shut and her eyebrows, narrow like two skinny swords, arched gently.

After stepping into Mount Yujing, Yue Hongyan felt its power and with it, the laws of heavens and earth. She improved tremendously, and while she was previously in a bottleneck she took this opportunity to break through. In her aura sea, she began to build her spiritual altar and advanced to the middle stage.

"Innate Ability - 8, Intelligence -8, indeed she's not bad," Lin Feng nodded her head as he observed her surroundings closely. he discovered that Yue Hongyan had accumulated enough mana, but in terms of her understanding of the Tao, she still needed a bit more help.

At this moment, she was inches away from the middle portion of the Foundation Establishment stage where she would start building her spiritual altar.

"You cultivate fire-type spells, and hence could obtain the All-Powerful Apocalyptic Primordial Flame, which is one of the Seven Legendary Primordial Fires and a cadet branch of the True Torch of Kṣitigarbha," Lin Feng said gently. "What's the power of the True Torch of Kṣitigarbha? While the All-Powerful Apocalyptic Primordial Flame only possessed 10-20% of its total power, it was already very powerful."

"As a female, you belonged to the yin side. While you can cultivate fire-type spells, you have to use a different path from males."

Upon hearing Lin Feng's words, Yue Hongyan's body trembled a bit, but she did not open her eyes. She appeared to be listening intently.

Lin Feng continued,"When a female cultivates spells with too much yang, she would need to use to activate the tiny sliver of True Yang in her Original Yin. Only by using her True Yang to direct the yang of the spells could she obtain success."

Upon hearing that, Yue Hongyan's body trembled furiously for a while. She blushed.

Lin Feng's mouth twitched as he pretended to have not seen it.

What he said was the truth, which of course was hard to swallow.

To cultivate the Tao, beyond some special skills, there was not much requirement for either boys or girls.

However, as the female body is inclined towards the yin side, a female cultivator would not face any obstacle while cultivating yin spells. However, if she wished to practise spells that were overtly yang, then she would need to use her True Yang hidden in her Original Yin to balance the Yin-Yang auras. As for the True Yang hidden in her Original Yin, it could only be found in female virgins.

For males, vice versa. Once a boy lost his virginity, he would be unable to cultivate yin spells.

At the very least, one would need to build a spiritual altar, and form one's crucible. Only when the foundation is stable could one begin to explore.

Amongst cultivators of Man, Xiao Budian's mortal enemy stood out in this particular regard. The Yu Family of the Great Qin Empire's ultimate spell is the Mantra of Xuanming which can ultimately be perfected into one of the Six Great Primordial Waters: the Xuanming Primordial Water.

The Yu Family and the demonic Xuanming Tribe are the only two major forces in the Grand Celestial World that controlled the Xuanming Primordial Water.

The third rule of the Yu Family stipulated that male members of the immediate family who cultivated the Mantra of Xuanming could not have sexual relations with females after they entered the Foundation Establishment stage and before they formed their crucibles. If they contravened this rule, their skills would be forfeited and they would be banished from the family.

Yu Tian, who was killed by Lin Feng near Mount Hengyue, lived only for 20 miserable years as a virgin.

Yue Hongyan quickly steadied her heart, and sank deep into her subconscious. With only slight coaxing from Lin Feng, she knew what to do.

She was just inches away from forming her spiritual altar. Now, with a slight prod, the mana in her aura sea concentrated and a black and red spiritual altar began to rise from the earth.

"First class?" Lin Feng arched his eyebrow, but he knew that Yue Hongyan borrowed the powers of Mount Yujing to achieve that.

It was not that her skills were lacking, but rather that she cultivated a poor spell set. If she cultivated the fire-type Earthly Torch Mantra of the True Torch of Ksitigarbha, then with her innate ability she would have no problem creating a first class spiritual altar.

However, the All-Powerful Apocalyptic Primordial Flame was indeed inferior.

Lin Feng thought for a while, "Nevermind, prodigies with potential above can only be encountered and not desired. I'll just treat it as an investment."

He slammed his palms together and cast a spell. A leaf dropped from the Black Heavenly Treasure Tree.

The Black Heavenly Treasure Tree on top of Mount Yujing appeared to be big without limit. Its crown covered the sky just a tiny leaf from it could cover many square kilometers.

Lin Feng flicked his finger and the tree leaf from the Black Heavenly Treasure Tree began to shrink. In the end, it was reduced to the size of only a fingernail.

The shrunken leaf landed on Yue Hongyan's forehead and was absorbed from between her eyes.

Yue Hongyan's body jolted as her spiritual altar, which almost plateaued, begun to shoot out auras left and right.

Lin Feng, seeing that, thought, "The Black Heavenly Treasure Tree could only give you a fighting chance. Now it's up to you."

A first class spiritual altar was as rare as a dragon's scale or a phoenix's feather. It could only be formed with the right combination of talent, chance, spell and willpower. Despite the powers of the Black Heavenly Treasure Tree, it only played a supporting role to marginally increase Yue Hongyan's chance.

Yue Hongyan appeared to have felt something as her spirit became more at ease. She quietly directed the aura in her body to concentrate on building her spiritual altar.

Under the watchful gaze of Lin Feng, mana trembled ceaselessly on the top of Yue Hongyan's spiritual altar. Finally, it solidified into a spiritual altar made entirely out of flames.

The Nine-Tiered Spiritual Altar! First class!

"Her spiritual altar is special too! The top layer is constructed completely from fire, just like a signal tower," Lin Feng thought as he admired it from the side.

The trembling from Yue Hongyan's body gradually died down as her cultivation became purer. It was a great improvement compared to before, and she was already a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator.

She opened her eyes, and her red pupils were filled with joy. She calmed her heart, and bowed towards Lin Feng while saying, "Thank you senpai for your assistance!"

Lin Feng waved his sleeves and smiled while saying, "All I did was to optimize the situation. Without your inherent talent, all of these would have been for naught."

Yue Hongyan raised her head to look at Lin Feng. Doubt colored her gaze.

Lin Feng knew what she was thinking, but he could not say it directly. He really wanted to take her in as a disciple after seeing her innate ability level.

But doing to would be too classless.

"Your eyes are filled with hatred and anger," Lin Feng said. "The fire in your heart, if it's not used to destroy your enemies would destroy you instead."

"Fate brought us together, and I gifted you a chance at advancement. Whether you could actually accomplish anything will depend on yourself."

Upon hearing Lin Feng's words, Yue Hongyan's heart jolted massively. She looked at the space beyond Mount Yujing and was visibly distressed.

"I don't know. He's too strong. If even Mr Kang could not beat him, then I would use all my strength to become stronger. I want to kill him personally to avenge the deaths of the other members of the Covenant of Liefeng. But... but I don't know if I could it."

"Sometimes I don't even dare to think too much. Every time I think, I could feel my courage dying a little and my confidence falling."

At this moment, Yue Hongyan appeared extremely fragile. Her two skinny brows, slick as swords, also drooped downwards. In that moment, she appeared more beautiful.

Lin Feng did not say anything as he listened to her.

From Yue Hongyan's tale, he finally understood what had befallen upon the Covenant of Liefeng.

While one may deem it a tragedy, it was more of a tragic joke.

The Covenant of Liefeng was a resistance organization formed a few years after the Great Qin Empire annexed the Arctic State by loyalists of the former Arctic State.

There were two main founders of the Covenant. One of them was Yue Hongyan's brother, Yue Hongfeng, who had died many years ago in the battle against the Great Qin Empire.

The other person was called Zhang Lie, who was Yue Hongfeng's best friend. The two of them formed the Covenant of Liefeng and after Yue Hongfeng had died, Zhang Lie became its leader. He led its members in a resistance against the Great Qin Empire.

The families of Zhang and Yue were friends for generations. Yue Hongyan was brought up by Zhang Lie. Even the Mantra of the Apocalyptic Primordial Flame Yue Hongyan practised was taught to her by Zhang Lie.

In the battle of the Great Swamp of the Ancient Region, Zhang Lie was practising alone elsewhere as he sought to progress into the Nascent Soul stage.

Some time ago, Zhang Lie finally ended his solo meditation. Not only did he enter the Nascent Soul stage, but he was already in the middle phase of the Nascent Soul stage.

However, in Yue Hongyan's description, Zhang Lie had changed. He became extreme, even deviant as if he had been afflicted with an obsession. Upon knowing that Yue Hongyan had led the remnant faction of the Covenant of Liefeng out of the Great Zhou Empire, Zhang Lie flew into a rage.

"He told us that we were easy-to-bully weaklings and garbage," Yue Hongyan's red eyes flared up again. "I remember his exact words, which were, 'Useless cowards, there's no use in keeping all of you. Hence I shall use your flesh and blood as offering to my Arctic State.' Saying that, he killed everyone and sacrificed them in the name of the Arctic State with his deviant spell."

"Those were his comrades!" Yue Hongyan's eyes blazed. "Only him, I will just kill him to avenge the Covenant of Liefeng."

Lin Feng's mouth twitched, but he said nothing.

From what she said, why did it sound like a story of a love went wrong?

Zhang Lie and she did not appear to be just master and disciple. Could this be the legendary master-disciple relationship?

"How did such a good cabbage get fed to a pig? No, since you could use her True Yang to practise her yang-type spells, it means that she's still a virgin. Oh, that's good. It means that she hasn't been 'eaten'." Lin Feng's mind ran wild as he thought in his heart, "What a good piece of cabbage, so much better than that pig head."

However, something seems amiss about that Zhang Lie.

Who cares? If you did want this disciple, then I'd take it. If you wanted to argue, I would beat you beyond recognition.

"However...the middle stage of the Nascent Soul stage..." Lin Feng's mouth twitched again. "I need to improve my cultivation. Despite Mount Yujing and my efforts, I am not fully confident of entering the Nascent Soul stage after leaving here."

Those who wished to understand the will of heaven must begin from the middle phase of the Aurous Core stage.

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Chapter 178: Those Who Wished to Understand the Will of Heaven Must Begin from the Middle Phase of the Aurous Core Stage

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At the top of the Black Heavenly Treasure Tree, Lin Feng sat. His body and mind were in their perfect condition.

"Let us begin," Lin Feng closed his eyes and with his mind's eye, he viewed his body. A white jade aurous core brimmed with a spinning purple light.

Under Lin Feng's control, the mana in his body began to work.

A thick torrent of mana swept through Lin Feng's body like water after a dam had been breached.

Following which, the mana went 'boom' and began to burn like matchsticks that had been lit. The mana burned from feet-first all the way to the top of Lin Feng's head. Evidently, it was Immolation by the Yin Fire.

This was the Tribulation of the Yin Fire!

As one progressed the middle stage of the Aurous Core stage, one must go through the Immolation by the Yin Fire. Successfully going through this stage would bestow one with unlimited chances for progression and advancement. Failure to do so would reduce one to ashes.

Many cultivators in the early phase of the Aurous Core stage deliberately suppressed their power so that they would not inadvertently encounter the Tribulation of the Yin Fire as they had no confidence in successfully overcoming it. They would rather spend their entire life in the early phase of the Aurous Core stage and enjoy a thousand-year lifespan than to be reduced to ashes in a single instant.

Lin Feng, however, was filled with confidence. Hence, he deliberately ignited the Tribulation of the Yin Fire as he believed that he had made the necessary preparations.

In that moment, while his entire body burned from the fire from the Immolation of the Yin Fire, the spiritual altar in him was calm as if it had been blown over by a gentle gust of spring wind.

Lin Feng could every inch of his body transforming as it communicated with every single creation under heaven. In a flick of a finger, it felt as if a thousand years had passed.

As the Yin Fire burned Lin Feng's aurous core, it vibrated non-stop. From it, black smoke billowed out.

In the early phase of the Aurous Core stage, despite having formed a aurous core it still contained impurities. One had to borrow the power of the Yin Fire to get rid of them.

After a while, Lin Feng opened his eyes rapidly. His eyes glowed.

Boom!

Between the Heaven and Earth, Lin Feng's willpower turned into a powerful force linked the upper echelons of Heaven with the nethermost River Styx.

Lin Feng felt his entire body trembling with force from head to toe as it underwent a thorough transformation from inside out.

An aurous core, glistening and flawless, emerged without a single trace of impurity.

A gust of invisible air appeared out of nowhere and connected with Lin Feng's body.

As fate would have it, Lin Feng's consciousness connected with the heaven and earth. Yet, it did not integrate with them. Rather, he felt like a frog that had lived its entire life in a well finally realizing the vastness of the sky.

A door that was originally closed had been pushed open by Lin Feng's hand, allowing him to step into a brand new world.

Those who wished to understand the will of heaven must begin from the middle phase of the Aurous Core stage.

Lin Feng could only understand the veracity of this statement after he had entered this phase.

Before that, a cultivator only used the power in his body to store energy.

From the perspective of one's innate power, there was not a big difference between the middle phase and the early phase of the Aurous Core stage.

However, only after one had entered the middle phase of the Aurous Core stage could someone be said to have controlled the entirety of mana.

Cultivating one's Tao meant that while a power of an individual was limited, the power of the Heaven and Earth was unlimited just as how the sun and moon were eternal. Only by borrowing the power of the Heaven and Earth could one break through the limitations of Man and live freely, without any prospect of destruction.

In the early phase of the Aurous Core stage, one could glimpse into the prospect of immortality. However, one could only bring one power to its peak, reflect upon one's existence and through repairing one's wounds indefinitely and hence, obtaining immortality.

However, that is only limited to one's mastery of the flow of Heaven and Earth. One could not yet reach the pinnacle of one's power and maximize its potential.

However, in the middle phase of the Aurous Core stage, one could achieve that after understanding the will of heaven. That is the fundamental difference between these two phases.

One had power, but could not use it. The other had and could use the power. That was the difference.

Cultivators in the middle phase of the Aurous Core stage did not have to rely upon external powers to defeat a cultivator in the early phase.

As Lin Feng stared into the void in the distant, he noticed stars sparkling in the distance. He did not know how far away were they from here, but he could feel that in the space of a flicker of a star the cosmos possessed a destructive force that would tremble even the bravest of men.

"That is true power," Lin Feng sighed as he said it. He reached out his right hand and tried to grasp at it.

The void in front of him connected with the Water-type spiritual energy in him to form on his hand a mini stream that trickled gently.

Lin Feng's left hand pointed gently, and Earth-type spiritual energy was summoned. It materialized into a clump of earth.

"Light?" Lin Feng blew gently and the void lit up.

"Fire?" Lin Feng made another gesture with his hand and Fire-type spiritual energy was picked up from it. It came together and turned into a ball of burning fire.

Normally, a cultivator could only cultivate a single type of spell. Even after advancing to the Aurous Core stage, one could only draw from the space around them a single type of spiritual energy.

Hence, an ability like Lin Feng's to summon so many different types of spiritual energy from the void could be said to be unprecedented.

"I only managed to truly understand the Great Celestial Way of the Eight Trigrams." A smile broke on Lin Feng's face. "Other than the Dual Dimension Vacuum Charm, the Steps of Heaven and the Heaven-Collapsing Hammer, I have mastered my fourth spell."

Lin Feng retrieved his mana and descended from the Black Heavenly Treasure Tree. He saw Kang Nanhua sitting underneath it as he stared into the distance.

"This aura..." Lin Feng swept his surrounding with his gaze and smiled, "It appears that you have made much progress."

Kang Nanhua nodded and turned his head. Smilingly, he said, "It was all thanks to my lord's bringing me here."

He flicked his finger and a droplet of water of the deepest blue hovered in the space before him.

Lin Feng's pupils contracted. Even though the water droplet hung in mid-air, he could feel its unbridled power.

That was one of the Six Great Primordial Waters, the Great Chaos Primordial Water.

The Six Great Primordial Waters each had their specialty. The Blood River Primordial Water could pollute and besmirch anything. The River Styx Primordial Water could destroy everything. The One Heavenly Primordial Water could synthesize with anything. The Xuanming Primordial Water could freeze anything. The Grand Moon Primordial Water possessed the greatest amount of Yin Energy.

As for the Great Chaos Primordial Water, it was heavy beyond belief. A single droplet of it weighed five thousand kilograms. After it was turned into a spell, it possessed the ability to douse and drown everything under heaven.

Those who cultivated the Great Chaos Primordial Water were undefeatable solely based on their mana. They surpassed other cultivators of the similar mana level.

Kang Nanhua, having cultivated the Great Chaos Primordial Water, could hold his own against cultivators in their Nascent Soul stage. Certain cultivators in their Nascent Soul stage could not even compare with him in terms of mana.

At this moment, Kang Nanhua body trembled with unbridled mana. He could easily battle against the Gengjin Tiger King, and could even best the Hundred Herbs Grandmaster.

Lin Feng nodded seriously, and said, "Congratulations, Nanhua."

"It's all thanks to my lord's assistance," Kang Nanhua smiled. "Where are Xiao Yan and the rest? I have yet to give them my presents. Initially, I didn't want to give them as I had nothing worth giving. Now, I finally possessed something that is worth giving."

Xiao Yan and the rest came upon hearing the news. Kang Nanhua cast a spell with his hands.

The Sand of the Ganges and the Great Chaos Primordial Water appeared together before everyone. A single grain of the Sand of the Ganges combined with a single droplet of the Great Chaos Primordial Water.

Then, countless amount of sand and water came together and turned into four tiny shields. They then dispersed themselves before Xiao Yan and the rest.

"This item is called the Great Chaotic Shield of the Ganges. Treat it as my gift to you," Kang Nanhua said while smiling. "It may be slightly ugly but I hope you don't mind."

Kang Nanhua taught them the method to control it and now, the Great Chaotic Shield of the Ganges belonged to the four of them.

Xiao Yan gently tapped the shield and felt its power. "It's so firm."

Lin Feng said, "Of course it's firm. The defensive power of this shield could not be breached by cultivators below the Aurous Core stage. To even leave a single scratch would require an immense effort."

"Cultivators who are past the Aurous Core stage must expend all of their energy to break through this shield. It would require cultivators who possessed supremely offensive weapons to do so."

"Even for a cultivator in his Nascent Soul stage, he could not breach the shield in his first blow." Lin Feng smiled, "With this 'turtle shell', even if the four of you met unbeatable enemies you would not be defeated."

Xiao Yan and the rest were taken aback in delight as they stared at the Great Chaotic Shield of the Ganges with a different light.

Xiao Budian turned his eyes to Kang Nanhua, and said while smiling, "Mr Kang, do you have anything else to give us? Why not just give everything you want to give in one shot?"

Xiao Yan and the rest chided him, "You little thick-skinned b*stard!"

Lin Feng tapped Xiao Budian's head and said, "One must learn to be content. If you really want something, I could prepare one for you."

Xiao Budian withdrew his head, and gleefully said, "I knew it if Mr Kang could be so generous how could master be stingy?"

"There's no rush in it. Accompany me on a long trip out, and I'll tell you about it slowly," Lin Feng turned his head to look at Kang Nanhua. "I intend to head towards the Spiritual Conference of Hanhai. While I'm gone, please help me take care of the mountain."

Kang Nanhua nodded his head, "I still need time to practise my spell and temper the Earth and the Water. While I await my lord's return, I shall try and surpass more challenges."

Lin Feng said, "That would be for the best. This too would help you in your role as the sect's guardian."

Wang Lin said suddenly, "Master, I wish to remain on the mountain and continue cultivating. I hope to at least enter the Foundation Establishment stage."

"That's good too," Lin Feng thought about it for a while before agreeing. "The item I've passed to you shall be used for your victory celebration after you entered the Foundation Establishment stage."

Wang Lin nodded his head in agreement, and said to Kang Nanhua, "Mr Kang, I thank you in advance for your care."

"I'll take care of the small things so you could focus on cultivating," Kang Nanhua nodded and said.

Lin Feng turned his gaze to Yue Hongyan and asked suddenly, "Would you be willing to come with me?"

Yue Hongyan was startled, "I could?"

Lin Feng replied, "Your personality is like a strong fire and unfit for idling. Practising and cultivating alone does not suit you. Rather, you should obtain real-life experience. Only then could your mastery improve."

Yue Hongyan thought about it for a while. She found Lin Feng's words reasonable and agreed, "Thank you senpai for your care. I'm immensely grateful."

"Let's go then," Lin Feng said while nodding his satisfactorily. With a flourish of his robe, he flew off together with Xiao Yan, Zhu Yi, Xiao Budian and Yue Hongyan and disappeared from Mount Yujing.

The next time they appeared, they were flying in the sea of clouds over the Kunlun Mountains towards the north.

Xiao Budian smiled and said, "Master, what present did you prepare for me? Stop teasing me and take it out please."

"What an impatient little monkey!" Lin Feng chided. He flicked his finger, and three balls of light appeared in the sky.

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Chapter 179: The First Treasure Distribution

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He flicked his finger, and three balls of light appeared in the sky.

Even Yue Hongyan shared the three disciples' curiosity as they examined the three balls of light.

In one of the balls floated a tiny black flag that was about as big as a palm. The banner and the pole of the flag were completely black. Its entire body spun as it appeared abnormally active.

As the flag flew in the tiny space, the void around it rippled like water in a pond after a rock had been thrown into it.

In the second ball of light, a sword without its scabbard brimming with a malicious killing intent as well as unholiness floated. With a swish of the sword, one could feel its murderous intent. It was truly startling.

Looking at the sword was like looking at a mountainous pile of corpses and a river full of blood. It was indeed uncomfortable.

In the last ball of light was a golden plate. Platinum-colored light shone from it, and every single ray of light appeared exceptionally sharp as if it could cut open space itself.

Lin Feng pointed at the black flag and said smilingly, "All of you recognize it, yes?"

Xiao Budian smiled as he replied, "Of course, this is the Black Wind Flag."

Lin Feng nodded and then introduced the other two items. "This sword is known as the Dragon Slaying Sabre. It possessed an immensely strong killing intent, and based solely on its offensive properties few Aurous Core stage items could match it."

Zhu Yi looked at the Dragon Slaying Sabre, arched his eyebrows and said, "What a ferocious sabre!"

Xiao Yan, however, looked at the golden plate and asked, "Why do I feel such a strong pressure when I face this item?"

Lin Feng smiled and replied, "This golden plate is called the Tiger Soul Golden Plate. Strictly speaking, it could not be termed a magic item, but only a cage."

Xiao Budian inquired, "A cage?"

"Yup. This golden plate was forged after I had killed the Gengjin Tiger King and obtained the essence of his Demon Soul. From his Demon Soul essence, I forged a tiger soul that possessed the power of an Aurous Core cultivator but without any sense of self-awareness."

Lin Feng then explained, "Whoever among you that obtains the Tiger Soul Golden Plate can release the tiger soul trapped within it during a battle. It will be a good assistant, and as long as you have the plate you can control it."

"While the three items all belong to the Aurous Core stage, they can be said to the first amongst equals."

"For more powerful magic items, none of you can control them and hence, unusable." Before Lin Feng appeared a flash of green light, and then a green bronze crucible appeared. The amount of mana and power within it was indeed startling.

The Green Bronze Ding of Emptiness' appearance made the Black Wind Flag, the Dragon Slaying Sabre and the Tiger Soul Golden Plate appeared insignificant.

Lin Feng smiled, "Among the three of you, whoever first forms his aurous core shall get the Green Bronze Ding of Emptiness."

Xiao Yan and the rest became excited upon hearing the news. They exchanged a look, which was filled with a competitive spirit.

Lin Feng lightly tapped the light ball with his finger, and the Black Wind Flag floated before Xiao Yan.

"Xiao Yan, regardless of your Nefarious Almighty Sword or the Crash of the Eight Trigrams that you have taught yourself, you possessed more than enough offensive power. In fact, the Nefarious Almighty Sword is beyond your ability to control."

Lin Feng then said, "Under these conditions, what you need is agility and speed. Hence, I bestow upon you the Black Wind Flag, and I hope that you would come up with good uses for it."

Xiao Yan nodded his head vigorously. He understood Lin Feng's intent in distributing the goods. He was fully aware of his own abilities and limitations. The Crash of the Eight Trigrams could be used for both defensive and offensive purposes, whereas his trump card the Nefarious Almighty Sword had no downsides when it came to either offence or defence.

Whereas he did need to improve on his agility, if not he would be easily outclassed by nimbler opponents.

The Black Wind Flag could move between spaces in a matter of seconds, and that was what he sorely needed. Furthermore, it had uses beyond just combat and hence could be said to be extremely useful.

Lin Feng gave the Black Wind Flag to Lin Feng, and then he handed the Dragon Slaying Sabre to Zhu Yi. "Zhu Yi, this sabre belongs to you now."

Respectfully, Zhu Yi took the sword from Lin Feng as he thought in his heart, "Does master think that my Way of the Facile Blade, while volatile in battle, lack destructive powers?"

While he knew that amongst the three items, the Dragon Slaying Sabre was the most ideal for him, but doubts nagged his heart. "This sabre is way too offensive. If I did not use it properly, then it would appear less suited for a king and more for a butcher."

Lin Feng understood Zhu Yi's thoughts completely, and he said, "Do you think that this sabre has too much killing intent and is hence, unsuited for you?"

Zhu Yi was silent for a while, before nodding his head. "Master is indeed wise. The sabre does not correspond with my notion of swordsmanship. There is even a chance that this sword may turn around and kill me."

"How could I not know your swordsmanship and your personality?" Lin Feng replied quietly. "It was exactly because of those reasons that compelled me to give you this sabre."

Zhu Yi was startled. Lin Feng would definitely not con him intentionally, and hence he must have his reasons for this arrangement.

Lin Feng looked him deep in his eyes, and said, "Among my disciples, you have the steadiest mind while you too possess the strongest self-control. Hence, you are most suited for this sword. At the same time, this is a challenge to you too."

On one hand, he hoped that Zhu Yi could control this sword and not let its power corrupt him and turn Zhu Yi into a butcher.

At the same time, he hoped to use the Dragon Slaying Sabre to test Zhu Yi and improve his willpower. He hoped that Zhu Yi would become more resilient and calm and collected.

With the threat of the Dragon Slaying Sabre, Zhu Yi would be compelled to train harder.

The higher one's mastery was, the more likely one could control the Dragon Slaying Sabre. Should Lin Feng use the Dragon Slaying Sabre, it would obey his commands like all other weapons.

Zhu Yi's breathing slowly normalized as his expression became serious. He bowed towards Lin Feng and said, "I would not disappoint you, master."

Lin Feng smiled slightly and thought, "Different people will need different methods. As for this type of people, one will need to constantly stimulate him and let him know that you have high hopes for him. That is the best method."

From a practical perspective, the Dragon Slaying Sabre was the aptest weapon for Zhu Yi amongst all Aurous Core items.

Xiao Yan's Nefarious Almighty Sword and Xiao Budian's Infinite Thunderstorm, which they mastered during their Foundation Establishment stage, could already threaten Aurous Core stage cultivators.

Zhu Yi's Way of the Facile Blade had many incarnations and could be appropriately applied to different battles. It had no obvious weakness or strength, and against similarly skilled opponents he could select the best way to defeat his opponent without showing any sign of weakness.

However, while facing Aurous Core stage cultivators, if they were to come at him head-on and use their superiority in terms of mana to fight him, then he would be placed in a very awkward position. He did not have any skill that could allow an underdog to achieve victory.

And now, the Dragon Slaying Sabre, which could be said to the first amongst equals amongst all Aurous Core stage weapons, would nicely complement him.

Xiao Budian, noticing that Zhu Yi and Xiao Yan were given the Dragon Slaying Sabre and the Black Wind Flag respectively, then looked at the Tiger Soul Golden Plate and said gleefully, "Is that mine, master?"

Lin Feng nodded his head and said, "Cherish it."

"Thanks, master," Xiao Budian whooped in joy. Evidently, Lin Feng had deliberated through before allocating each weapon to each person. He tried to give each item based on the recipient's potential, and hence maximize their strength.

The clever Xiao Budian should recognize that his Infinite Thunderstorm had its limitations.

Among Lin Feng's four disciples who had derived their own spells from the Great Celestial Way of the Eight Trigrams, Xiao Budian's Infinite Thunderstorm was the most powerful.

Hence, given enough time, Xiao Budian could elevate the power of the Infinite Thunderstorm to a level whereby no Foundation Establishment stage cultivator could match. Even Aurous Core stage cultivators had to be careful.

Wang Lin had yet to enter the Foundation Establishment stage and hence could be excluded for now. Xiao Yan's Crash of the Eight Trigrams, while strong, could not defeat Xiao Budian's Infinite Thunderstorm despite Xiao Yan almost approaching the Foundation Establishment Stage.

During the internal spar earlier on, Zhu Yi was pummelled relentlessly by Xiao Budian. Had Xiao Budian not panicked at the end, Zhu Yi would not have been able to turn the table around and obtain victory.

The problem, however, was time. If insufficient time was given to Xiao Budian to gather the power of the wind and thunder, then the power of the Infinite Thunderstorm would be adversely affected.

By giving him the Tiger Soul Golden Plate, Lin Feng had effectively given him a guardian. During a battle, it could help him buy time and increase the power of the Infinite Thunderstorm.

As long as Xiao Budian had enough time, his Infinite Thunderstorm would be a terrifying threat.

Xiao Yan and company were delighted to obtain the magic items. Each of them used their heart to master it and as they did so Lin Feng turned and looked at Yue Hongyan.

The young girl stared at the three items as an expression of admiration came to her face.

Lin Feng smiled in his heart. Without saying anything, he continued to bring everyone up north.

Exiting the Kunlun Mountains, one could see an endless expanse of yellow desert stretching into the horizon.

At the point where the Kunlun Mountains intersected with the Hanhai Desert sat a strange old town. That was the westernmost important town of the Great Qin Empire, Shazhou.

West to Shazhou was a giant desert. The auras of Heaven and Earth were in chaos there and hence, it was inhospitable for normal people. Even for cultivators, they would face great dangers within.

In such a chaotic environment, the powers of a cultivator would massively decrease.

Conversely, certain races that had lived for thousands of years in the desert and had adapted to its harsh environment could flourish. They dug for exquisite items in the desert and traded them with Man.

After much time and effort, the Pavilion of Heavenly Trade successfully obtained the confidence from the tribes of the desert to do business with the other desert races. They also obtained the tacit approval of the Great Qin Empire to run Shazhou.

Once Lin Feng and company entered Shazhou, a gust of hot wind assaulted their senses.

Both sides of the street were filled with merchants and stores of all types. Before a storefront stood many customers picking their wares.

The sound of bargaining, advertising and people seeking out small loans from one another caused Lin Feng to feel as if he had returned to a normal city.

In reality, however, barring the few streets near the city gates, all those engaged in trade in the city center of Shazhou were cultivators.

There were normal-looking human cultivators and cultivators from the desert with exotic appearances.

"Senpai, what's going on in front?" Yue Hongyan inquired suddenly.

Lin Feng followed her gaze and saw two people walking together side-by-side. While one of them appeared slightly shy, his eyes brimmed with unbridled passion as he looked at his partner.

"What else can it be, it's naturally..." Just as Lin Feng was about to say something, he paused as he noticed the other person's appearance. All of a sudden, he was at loss as to what he should say.

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Chapter 180: Ferocious Yue Hongyan!

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Yue Hongyan stared intently at the other end of the street; her expression was filled with suspicion and curiosity.

Lin Feng followed her gaze and saw two people standing there side-by-side. They were picking a gift from a storefront. Despite having only seen them for a short while, Lin Feng could tell that they were deeply in love.

The synergy between the two was perfect as their every action seemed to be coordinated. One could feel a deep sense of joy and happiness just by looking at the two of them engrossed in their own little world.

Facing Yue Hongyan's curious look, Lin Feng felt cold sweat dripping down his back.

Steadying himself, Lin Feng's expression was fixed as he asked, "What do you think they are?"

Yue Hongyan's face was filled with suspicion, "They appear to be lovers?"

Lin Feng coughed and said, "Have you never seen anything like this before?"

Yue Hongyan shook her head vigorously.

Lin Feng's mouth felt bitter as he agonized over how should he explain something like this to a virgin.

The lovey-dovey couple in front were indeed mushy. However, both of them were men!

"The tale of Long Yangjun and the King of Wei? The story of the broken sleeve? Sharing of the peaches? Apparently, this world did not have such tales," Lin Feng thought as a layer of sweat emerged from his forehead.

According to his calculation, in the Grand Celestial World, the situation before him was not an isolated example. There should be some homosexuals in this world too.

Looking at the people around them, he could find people who shot the gay couple looks too, but these gazes did not linger for long. Evidently, homosexuality was not very shocking in this world and the vast majority of people appeared to have been accustomed to it already.

Some pretty girls would shake their heads upon seeing two attractive males together. They thought it to be a waste of precious resource.

They couldn't be blamed for this. In the past 16 years of Yue Hongyan's life from the time she began her account, she had been fighting against the Great Zhou Empire. Today I would go and assassinate your general, tomorrow your army would encircle my encampment.

As there were predictably few gay members of the Covenant of Liefeng, Yue Hongyan's entire brain was dedicated to cultivation and battling.

While she may be familiar with many old social norms, boy love was evidently something she was unprepared to deal with.

However, this put Lin Feng in an awkward position. As he faced Yue Hongyan's curious expression, Lin Feng grimaced in his heart, "Am I going to responsible for creating a girl with an infatuation for gay men? My balls hurt from just thinking about it."

He tempered his phrasing as he said slowly, "In this world, there are some people... very few in fact, who like members of their own sex. Eh... this doesn't sound right too."

Lin Feng looked at the gay couple in front of them and said, "You can understand it as such. It's not that they like guys, but rather it just happens that the person they like is a guy."

Yue Hongyan's confused expression made Lin Feng's hair curled.

"However, isn't it the natural way for a girl and a guy to come together?" Yue Hongyan said suspiciously.

Lin Feng's lips moved, but he didn't say anything.

Letting a straight male explain to a pretty girl what was homosexuality was indeed a type of torture.

Yue Hongyan appeared to have understood only partially, and said, "Unless, there's a type of love that transcends everything. Could that be true love... Senpai what's wrong with you? Why are you sweating so much?"

Lin Feng's mouth trembled as he almost choked himself to death on his own saliva. He looked at Yue Hongyan and said, "This could only be said to be individual's choice. You do not need to look at them like this, but believe me when I say that heterosexual love comprises the majority of relationship in our world."

"I still don't understand," Yue Hongyan sighed, but she quickly cast this aside. "Nevertheless, this isn't important."

Lin Feng chuckled and thought, "It's for the best that you don't want to think about it. If not, I really don't know what to say."

"Miss, is this your first time attending the Spiritual Conference of Hanhai?"

At this moment, a gentle voice sounded next to their ears.

Lin Feng was stunned as he looked at the speaker, then at the pretty Yue Hongyan. He could not help but sigh to himself.

"Since when has it been my ambition to become a playboy with my own group of coneys who would help me bully decent girls?"

The newcomer wore red robes and his face was like a piece of jade. He appeared to be a fashionable young man. As he gently caressed his fan, one could tell that he was a cultivator in the middle phase of the Foundation Establishment age. He was evidently wealthy and handsome and probably could attract a whole bunch of pretty girls.

However, between his eyes emanated a rapey and devious feel, making people uncomfortable.

The red-robed youth was followed by a group of people. Lin Feng's eyes swept through the entourage and saw that his opponents were all in their Foundation Establishment stage, some of them were in the later phases of the Foundation Establishment stage.

Without even thinking, Lin Feng could guess their intention. He lazily waved his hand as he beckoned Xiao Yan and the rest over. For scums like these, Lin Feng had no intention of dispatching them personally.

Yue Hongyan looked at the red-robed youth approaching her as her fire-red brows arched slightly.

When she talked to Lin Feng, her brows were relaxed and she appeared warm and approachable. In that moment, however, her brows appeared to be swords.

That action, however, showed off her heroism amidst her beauty that was absent in many ordinary girls.

The gaze of the red-robed youth became more intense, as he thought, "She appears to be no more than 20. Like me, she too is in her Foundation Establishment stage. She seems to uncommonly clever. If I bring her home tonight and she gives birth to a gifted child, then how happy would father be?"

He looked at Yue Hongyan and smiled, before saying, "Since this is your first time here, you probably aren't familiar with the people and land. There are many things that are inconvenient for you. Why not allow me to be your guide? My sect, the Crimson Fog Sect, is well respected in Shazhou. Bargaining at the Pavilion of Heavenly Trade will be easier if you say that you are with me."

"Crimson Fog Sect? I've never heard of it before," Lin Feng stared at the red-robed youth with a tinge of humor. His ears wiggled as he heard the people around him discussing in hushed tones.

"This b*stard want to take advantage of some girl again, why don't anyone do anything about him?"

"Be quiet! Don't be a busybody! While his Crimson Fog Sect is only a second-class or third-class sect, he has a powerful backer. His sect's master's younger sister is a concubine in one of the four major families of the Great Qin Empire - the Yu Family."

"A normal concubine is fine, but his aunt is a favored concubine in that family."

"Aish, the Yu Family, no wonder even the Pavilion of Heavenly Trade must show some deference."

"What a troublemaker..."

A crooked smile appeared on Lin Feng's face, as he thought, "The Yu Family... hee hee!"

Facing the red-robed youth, Yue Hongyan's expression was calm and she replied in a neutral tone, "Thanks, but I don't need it."

"A rose with thorns, eh?" The red-robed youth stared at Yue Hongyan's sexy and graceful body. His heart felt as if it had been scratched by a cat.

At that moment, he saw Lin Feng and his crooked smile. In that moment, his eyebrows furrowed together as he analyzed Lin Feng. "What can an ordinary person like you possibly be looking at? Piss off!"

Lin Feng almost broke into laughter as he shook his head. As the system hid his true ability, other people could not gauge his ability. However, no one had mocked him like this before.

Yue Hongyan's eyebrows shot up immediately as her body tensed up. She turned her head to look at Lin Feng.

Lin Feng smiled and nodded his head.

He looked at the red-robed youth and thought, "You filth, even if you are a bully and playboy, at least grow some eyes and brains. If not, someone will come and kick your ass."

Looking at the gaze between the two of them, the horny look on the youth's face grew in intensity, "Miss, what I meant was that someone with absolutely no cultivation is not in the same league as you and I. He is in no way compatible with you..."

Before he could finish his sentence, something appeared to have choked him.

Looking at Yue Hongyan's back, which was turned towards him, he saw her raise her elbow and went straight for his heart.

After obtaining Lin Feng's permission, and knowing that it would not interfere with his matter, Yue Hongyan lost all reservations. She did not need to use her big black polearm. Instead, she used her arms. Her elbow was the tip of the polearm, her arm was its pole and her first was its tail.

Her limbs appeared to resembled a giant spear, as she went straight for his chest. With such a big force, she knocked the wind out of him and forced his words back down his throat.

Despite using her hands as a weapon, Yue Hongyan's technique of using one's body as a weapon was ferocious beyond belief. Anyone could see that her elbow was sharp and hard as a rock. To be struck by it would leave a hole in one's body.

The red-robed youth, while being a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator too, was too used to a life of luxury. How could he possibly possess Yue Hongyan's experience in combat?

Furthermore, as Yue Hongyan deliberately cultivated her body to be a weapon, coupled with the distance between her and him, not a single cultivator could be a match for her.

The red-robed youth was defenceless as he could not react on time. Fortunately, his robe was of decent quality. In a flash of red, it blocked Yue Hongyan's spear-like elbow.

"Break!" Yue Hongyan breathed. The most ferocious fire on top of her spiritual altar blazed as a strong blast of mana erupted from it. Her arms were like bamboo shoots as it messed with her opponent's defence. Her arms continued on its path as they landed squarely on his chest.

The red-robed youth felt as if his internal organs had shifted places. He spat out blood from his mouth and dropped like a dead fish to the ground.

Before he could hit the ground, he had already shut his eyes and died.

The originally noisy street immediately hushed as everyone stared blankly at Yue Hongyan. No one could have thought that this girl would be so fierce and kill her opponent without uttering a single word.

Lin Feng stared speechlessly at Yue Hongyan. While he knew that she was ferocious in battle, he could not join the dots between the female dragon before him and the previously-curious young girl.

In that moment, Xiao Yan and the rest had just arrived on scene. Looking at the scene before them, Xiao Budian said, "Big Senior, Second Senior, I had not offended Yue Hongyan before right?"

Zhu Yi moved his mouth, but he then turned his head to one side, saying nothing.

Xiao Yan replied brusquely, "Who cares about? I myself am trying to remember if I had ever offended her before."

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Chapter 181: What Zhu Yi Buys Must Be Something Extraordinary

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Destroying the red-robed youth with one elbow was no mean feat but to Yue Hongyan it appeared as if it was nothing. After killing him, Yue Hongyan's killing intent died down significantly and her razor-sharp eyebrows relaxed. She appeared to be at peace once more.

It was only at that moment did the entire bunch of cultivators from the Crimson Fog Sect regain their wits. They surged forward, cursing.

Yue Hongyan's eyes shone again. With a wave of her right hand, a giant pitch-black pole-ax appeared in her hands.

Facing the squad led by two late Foundation Establishment stage cultivators that numbered more than 10, Yue Hongyan did not pay much heed to them. The pole-ax shone and began to envelop itself in a hot black aura.

She did not retreat, but instead rose her Black Ember Pole-Ax and charged straight towards the cultivators from the Crimson Fog Sect.

"Such guts!" One of the late Foundation Establishment stage cultivators from the Crimson Fog Sect cried out. He raised a fire-red bamboo whip, which had 9 segments and shone with red light, into the air.

In the next moment, nine blazing projectiles emerged from the bamboo whip and rushed straight towards Yue Hongyan's face. These were Holy Lihuo Bullets.

The other late Foundation Establishment stage cultivator slammed his palms together and a thick crimson fog rose from the ground. It enveloped every on-scene.

Lin Feng stood quietly as he allowed the crimson fog to be stuck onto his body. He did not resist, as the opponent's techniques to him were but harmless raindrops.

The crimson fog was corrosive to a certain extent. It could corrode away the opponent's mana and weapons. As it was sticky too, stepping into it was as if one had stepped into quicksand.

Looking at Yue Hongyan, Lin Feng wondered how would the little girl handle the situation.

Objectively speaking, Yue Hongyan's battling abilities exceeded his expectations. But after thinking about it carefully, it kind of made sense.

Yue Hongyan, who had fought in countless of battles before and experienced death and danger on a regular basis, possessed more battling experiences than Lin Feng and his four disciples combined.

While Lin Feng was much stronger than her and could perfectly suppress her with his powers. Under these circumstances, her battling experiences counted for nought.

With my finger or even a single breath, I could kill you. Under these circumstances, your experiences meant nothing.

However, as for people of similar mastery level as Yue Hongyan, like the group she was battling with now, they were severely disadvantaged.

With a similar level of mastery, a nerd would die in an instant when going up against a war-hardened veteran. There was no doubt about that.

Yue Hongyan could even beat cultivators above her mastery level, provided the gap in abilities was not too big.

It was like the old saying, "Regardless of whether I am your opponent or not, I will find a way to kill you."

Yue Hongyan in that moment was like that. Facing two Foundation Establishment stage cultivators whose mastery exceeded hers, her expression was fixed. The Nine-Tiered Spiritual Altar in her Aura Sea burned intensely and her Mantra of the Apocalyptic True Flame had been pushed to its extreme.

The girl in the red dress was surrounded by flying black embers as she sliced through the crimson fog. Her body, like an arrow released from a bow, flew forwards.

It was still the same old her. For that ferocious gal, the word 'retreat' had never been in her dictionary.

The Black Ember Pole-Ax in her hands spun as she pulled off the Apocalyptic Spear Technique and sliced open the many layers of thick red fog and advanced forward.

In that moment, the nine Holy Lihuo Bullets flew in different directions and bombarded Yue Hongyan from all directions.

Under the control of the Crimson Fog Sect cultivators, the Holy Lihuo Bullets controlled their speed as they covered all angles. Their attacks became increasingly unpredictable; one could predict the first wave and not the second.

The Holy Lihuo Bullets were a result of his dedicated cultivation and were immensely powerful. Every single one of them was equivalent to a single Aurous Core stage talisman.

Normally, these bullets would be stored as magic items and could be said to be an expendable item; using one would expend one and required re-cultivation. However, after seeing his young master injured, the cultivator became anxious and decided to release all in one go.

Yue Hongyan once again demonstrated her bravery. Facing the nine Holy Lihuo Bullets, she was fearless as she continued her advance.

In rising to the challenge, Yue Hongyan demonstrated that within her aggressive battling techniques, she possessed a tinge of meticulousness.

The Black Ember Pole-Ax looked as if it was about to be abandoned, but instead, it scribbled a few indecipherable lines in the air and landed a perfect hit on one of the bullets.

Yue Hongyan's meticulous control was pushed to her limits as she managed to send three bullets out without detonating them.

In that moment, the cultivator of the Crimson Fog Sect turned green. With his remaining bullets, he took careful aim and planned to detonate them upon contact with Yue Hongyan's Black Ember Pole-Ax.

Who knew that Yue Hongyan saw through his strategy as she slowed down her wielding of the Black Ember Pole-Ax by half a second.

In the end, the cultivator detonated his Holy Lihuo Bullets without Yue Hongyan even approaching them. As they blew up pointlessly in the air, they did not injure Yue Hongyan at all.

In one corner, Lin Feng looked amusedly at the cultivator's sorry expression. He smiled, shook his head and thought, "They are on completely different levels."

While her opponent could not grasp her rhythm, Yue Hongyan had a perfect understanding of his manipulation of the Holy Lihuo Bullets. With a wave of the Black Ember Pole-Ax, she managed to expel all of the remaining Holy Lihuo Bullets.

Not only did she simply expel them, she also carefully planned the landing area of the bullets and used them to blow up the surrounding crimson fog.

With one move, Yue Hongyan completely overcame the two Foundation Establishment stage cultivators' attacks.

In the next instant, she was before them.

A cultivator in the later phase of the Foundation Establishment stage was equivalent to a cultivator in the middle phase of the Foundation Establishment stage in terms of mana. The two of them specialized in spells. Once Yue Hongyan, who specialized in martial arts, got close to them, their fates were sealed.

With a feint, she already made them panic and then, with two blows from her pole-ax, she killed them.

The other cultivators of the Crimson Fog Sect still hoped to encircle her, but upon seeing the bloodstained pole-ax and her burning red eyes, they lost all of their courage. They carried the motionless red-robed youth from the ground and fled.

The people around Yue Hongyan looked at her with complex emotions. While she was not fierce, her killing intent was heavy. In the blink of an eye, she killed two cultivators superior to her in terms of mastery without thinking.

Lin Feng watched from the side. He was silent for a while before he turned his head to Xiao Yan and the rest and said smiling, "I hope you all have learnt something today."

Seeing as there was nothing else at the moment, Yue Hongyan kept her pole-ax. Xiao Yan and three disciples nodded their heads like baby chicks as they echoed in unison, "Yes, we have."

Lin Feng looked at the Crimson Fog Sect disciples in the distant and thought, "This is still the territory of the Great Qin Empire. I wonder if any member of the Yu Family will be participating ni the Spiritual Conference of Hanhai. If there are, hee hee..."

Yue HongYan came before Lin Feng and smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry for causing you trouble, senior."

"It's alright, I don't care for such small matters," Lin Feng smiling and shaking his head.

With the end of this hiccup, Lin Feng and the rest turned their attention onto the many shops within Shazhou City.

With a single command from Lin Feng, Xiao Yan and the rest began to explore the streets on their own.

"The reason I brought you guys out is so that you can help me scout for treasures," thought Lin Feng happily. Shopping had become an enjoyable experience for him as he did not have worry about selecting goods. Sending his disciples out sufficed as they would bring back a bunch of goodies.

Looking at Zhu Yi's disappearing figure, he smiled slyly and thought, "Especially Zhu Yi, with a Fortune of 10 he would pick up treasures as he walks. As I was busy recently, I did not make use of your skills."

Lin Feng even thought about deploying Zhu Yi out permanently after he had set up the sect.

Yue Hongyan did not go. Instead, she chose to stay next to Lin Feng and stared at him weirdly.

Lin Feng coughed softly as he said, "Let us go shop too, do you have anything in mind?"

Yue Hongyan shook her head as she stared at the merchandise available in the stores. Her gaze contained only curiosity instead of a desire to purchase anything in particular.

Lin Feng came before a store. Upon stepping in, a middle-aged man stepped up to receive him.

This person's skin was yellow and he had a unique appearance about him. His skin appeared severely dehydrated and similar to an old tree bark with numerous creases.

However, in the creases, there were many lights shimmering about. He looked extraordinary.

His two eyes were evidently different from normal people as they possessed a golden halo each.

"One of the tribes of the desert?" Lin Feng thought. The person looked at Yue Hongyan and warmly took out an azure-blue pearl.

The pearl contained a strong amount of water essence. Through the description provided by the shopowner, it appeared as if the pearl could help women maintain perpetual youthfulness.

Lin Feng was silent. Did he really appear to be a looks-conscious person who would spend money on this?

However, it was still funny. Lin Feng turned his head to Yue Hongyan. After all, all women loved to look pretty. Perhaps Yue Hongyan liked it too.

Who knew that upon seeing this, Yue Hongyan twitched her mouth as her face turned to one side. She muttered something softly.

"What?" The shopowner did not hear clearly and was slightly thrown off-balance.

Lin Feng heard it clearly. Yue Hongyan actually said, "What a useless object!"

"It appears that only battle-worthy items are worth something in your eyes." Lin Feng smiled and shook his head.

The shopowner wanted to keep them, but the two of them had already left the shop.

Upon exiting the shop, he saw Zhu Yi approaching them holding a perfume bag.

"Master, I found something strange about this item. Looking at it, I feel both extremely affectionate and extremely repulsed by it. It's unbelievably strange." Zhu Yi passed the perfume bag to Lin Feng and said, "Hence, I bought it for you. It's quite pricey though..."

"Nope, it's not pricey at all!" Lin Feng said repeatedly. "Buy what you like, I'll foot the bill."

Holding the perfume bag, Lin Feng suddenly understood what Zhu Yi meant when he said it was both affectionate and repulsive.

The problem was not with the perfume bag itself, but its material. For some reason, the cloth that was used to make this bag contained stands of the Great Solar Brilliance within it.

Zhu Yi's crucible combined dark powers within it and hence, needed light energy to perfect it. He needed the perfume bag desperately, hence he felt affectionate towards it.

However, as Light and Darkness opposed each other. Zhu Yi would feel repulsion in the midst of his affection.

"However..." Lin Feng carefully squeezed the perfume bag and rubbed it with his index finger. Breaking open the bag, he unveiled the items within.

It contained small, bright red seeds that emitted a golden light.

Lin Feng slightly arched his eyebrows as he investigated it for a while. After a while, his eyes flew wide open and he turned his head to look at Zhu Yi.

Zhu Yi stared at his master, perplexed.

Lin Feng retracted his gaze as he sighed.

"You have to believe in fate. What Zhu Yi buys must be something extraordinary."

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Chapter 182: My Sassy Brother Shihao

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Lin Feng squeezed the perfume sachet and could feel bits of energy from the Great Solar Brilliance through the sewn fabric of the perfume sachet.

Lin Feng flooded the sachet with his mana and slowly began to understand the mechanism of the sachet.

In the depths of the endless darkness within the sachet, a brilliant glow suddenly appeared. Within the glow, a Buddha sat afloat in mid-air, with its hands placed in a certain symbol position, radiating brilliantly.

By now, Lin Feng had understood that the fabric for the perfume sachet was actually from the kasaya of Daneng the Eminent Monk from the Great Thunderclap Temple.

Most of the kasayas of the eminent monks from the Great Thunderclap Temple were usually top-tier magic items.

However, the fabric right in front of him was merely a fragment of the kasaya, where most of its magic essence had scattered, leaving only remnants of its previous glory.

Nevertheless, the remnants of the magic essence was still quite a substantial amount, which meant that the kasaya must have been a very high level magic item.

Lin Feng had a vague impression of the dharma used to cultivate this kasaya.

Endless Brilliance Tathāgata Mantra was a highly revered ancient text of the Great Thunderclap Temple. It was one of the five Tathāgata Mantras and was the top text which illustrated the path towards enlightenment and brilliance in the Grand Celestial World.

"Seeing the fragment of the kasaya, I can almost feel the remnants of the essence of the Endless Brilliance Tathāgata Mantra. I guess it's really true when the saying goes that a camel which had starved to death would still be larger than a horse."

Lin Feng shook his head and retrieved a few red grass seeds, which were giving off a faint golden glow, from the perfume sachet. "Even though it might have came from a very powerful kasaya, but nevertheless it was still only a fragment and had limited uses. But these seeds are really remarkable."

Initially, Lin Feng's focus was placed on the fabric used to stitch the perfume sachet together. It was only after a while when he realised that the contents within the perfume sachet were the seeds of a precious spiritual grass called the Xihe Grass.

The actual value of the Xihe Grass by itself was not really anything impressive. Regardless of whether it was used as an ingredient for an elixir or to cultivate magic items, it did not possess any exceptional uses. In fact, its actual availability was very low and was nearly extinct.

Fortunately, the Grand Celestial World did not have a large demand for the Xihe Grass and hence, even though its numbers were small, no one was really concerned about it.

But Lin Feng was different. He was very concerned about the Xihe Grass because it was the only spiritual herb which could be used as a fuel for the Grand Sun Primordial Fire!

With a large quantity of the Xihe Grass, Lin Feng could then finally nurture the spark of the Grand Sun Primordial Fire into the real and actual Grand Sun Primordial Fire.

Lin Feng's spark might be able to activate the Grand Sun Primordial Fire but was never really the true Grand Sun Primordial Fire. It could at best be considered a "castrated" fire.

The Seven Great Primordial Fires had almost limitless potential when it came to the power of their flames.

Lin Feng's spark, however, was actually adulterated by the Golden Crow Grand Sage before passing onto its own bloodline. In order to make it easy for them to control, the Golden Crow Grand Sage had reduced the power of the adulterated Grand Sun Primordial Fire.

Because of this, Lin Feng had always felt disappointed. Now that he had finally gotten a glimpse of hope of obtaining a large quantity of the Xihe Grass, he was excited about the prospect of nurturing the complete Grand Sun Primordial Fire.

"The seeds have already lost the vitality and their lives. But because of Lucky, it shouldn't be a problem to revive the seeds. I shall give it a try after returning to the mountain." After drafting out his plan, Lin Feng kept the perfume sachet properly.

It was just right at this time when Xiao Yan and Xiao Budian began returning one after another, with their own rewards and findings.

"No wonder he scored an Eight for the Fortune Score. Look at the things that they had found." As Lin Feng checked through their loot, he thought, "However, they are not items that they can use immediately. They should just put them aside first."

Lin Feng led his three disciples as well as Yue Hongyan who was getting closer to his Sect along the path in Shazhou. Till now, there was still no clue or trace of the Blessed Nine-Petalled Lotus, which was the main objective of the trip.

Following the intelligence provided by Kang Nanhua, Lin Feng and the rest entered a huge shop in the south of Shazhou.

In the previous two Spiritual Conference of Hanhai, rumour had it that the Blessed Nine-Petalled Lotus was being sold around here.

As Lin Feng entered the shop, he realised that there were not many people inside but all the rippling from their pool of mana demonstrated the high calibre of the people inside. The weakest among them was a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. Most of them were at the Aurous Core stage but Lin Feng could barely sense that there were ripplings which indicated the presence of the Nascent Soul stage cultivators.

The hall which faced the door was filled with floating paintings.

Of course, the shop did not sell paintings but they were rather the pictures of how the different treasures which the shop sold looked like.

There were descriptions of the origins, the uses and the price of the treasures next to the paintings.

Sometimes, the picture on the painting scroll would suddenly disappear and the painting scroll would become a white piece of paper. This meant that the item had been sold to someone else and the shop had ran out of stock.

Lin Feng glanced across the hundred or so paintings and very soon, he found his target in a rather conspicuous position.

A green lotus with nine lotus seeds which gave off a colorful radiance was nicely drawn on a painting scroll.

At the bottom righthand corner of the painting, the words, "The Blessed Nine-Petalled Lotus" were written in a beautiful font.

"The price must be decided over a discussion?" Lin Feng frowned as he realised Kang Nanhua seemed to have mentioned before about how the owner of the Blessed Nine-Petalled Lotus wanted to settle the deal by trading one treasure for another.

He had tried to trade for two years but to no success. It can be learnt that the owner had very high expectations of the treasure he should be getting in return.

Lin Feng thought for a while before summoning the manager of the shop. He pointed at the Blessed Nine-Petalled Lotus before saying, "I need you to help me contact the seller and tell him that I want this treasure of his."

The manager might not know how strong or weak Lin Feng was but because he had managed and seen many powerful clients, he was not willing to risk it by being impolite in any way. He replied politely, "I will gladly pass your message to the owner. However, the location of the Mirror Master is very uncertain and when it comes to when he will be able to come, I cannot make any promises. Therefore, I seek for your forgiveness in advance."

"Mirror Master?" Lin Feng squinted his eyes after hearing the name.

The Grand Celestial World had the implicit rule that all cultivators of the Nascent Soul stage could be addressed as Masters or Grandmasters.

Since the person was labeled as the Mirror Master, he must then be a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

The manager nodded his head, "That is right. The Blessed Nine-Petalled Lotus was left by the Mirror Master, Miao Shihao in th shop for sale."

Mirror Master, Miao Shihao?

How come it sounded so weird?

Yes, Miao Shihao sounded like a pretty tough guy's name. But for some warped reason, he had a weird title of Mirror Master. It sounded like a big and tough guy staring in the mirror, which was pretty oxymoronic.

As Lin Feng continued to ponder on this, he suddenly felt a powerful ripple of mana entering the shop. The person who just entered did not give any attention nor concern to the other Nascent Soul stage cultivators and simply demonstrated his own mana haughtily.

The implicit demonstration of the ability to move between voids and spaces demonstrated clearly that the person was at the Nascent Soul stage.

Lin Feng turned his head around and was shocked.

The man whom he saw was a tall and lean young man which had the most exquisite of facial features. Lin Feng could not help but admit that the man was the most handsome man he had ever seen thus far.

However, the handsome man was dressed in a long purple robe decorated with golden edges. He was as fair as a virgin and it was clear that his brows were trimmed. The sweet aroma which he carried around with him when he entered the shop nearly caused Lin Feng to faint.

As he walked towards Lin Feng, it was a weird sight to see how his knee caps were knocking into one another and how his hips shook about crazily.

What struck Lin Feng the most was how he formed a feminine hand gesture with his right hand!

"I could sense that someone was using his mana to understand more form the painting of the Blessed Nine-Petalled Lotus. Hence, I rushed here immediately to see who was interested in my treasure?"

The young man laughed in a sissy manner as he walked to Lin Feng's side before 'examining' Lin Feng with his penetrative eyes.

"What the… Where did this sissy come from?" Lin Feng shivered as he felt goosebumps rise on his entire body.

It was now when he could hear how the manager paid his respects to the handsome young man, "Master Miao, you are finally here. That man over there is interested in your Blessed Nine-Petalled Lotus . I was just about to inform you."

Lin Feng shivered as he screamed in his own head, "What the…? So this is the Mirror Master guy?"

Xiao Yan and the rest also donned a very strange expression as they continued staring at the sassy Master Miao.

No matter how confused they felt, the man in front of them who was sexier than Yue Hongyan demonstrated the mana rippling of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Miao Shihao stopped scanning Lin Feng after a few sweeping glances as he lifted his lender and long finger to his lips before speaking in the most seductive of voices, "You look decent enough. Come, let's discuss."

Naturally, the shop had rooms specially arranged for top clients and the rooms had an impossibly nice atmosphere. Its seats were made from exquisite soft purple jade which could helped condition the mana of the cultivators without them having to circulate the mana themselves.

At the corner of the meeting room, smoke rose slowly from the incense burner. The incense was made from combination of many different types of spiritual herbs, which was very beneficial for both the body and soul of all cultivators.

However, Lin Feng and his group felt deeply uncomfortable after entering the meeting room.

Apparently, this meeting room belonged to Miao Shihao only. He must be a big client of the shop and hence could own his own meeting room. In fact, he was given the liberty to decorate the entire meeting room.

The problem was that the Master Mirror had actually designed it to be like the room of a lady.

"I must take my leave the moment when I have acquired the Blessed Nine-Petalled Lotus," Lin Feng thought. He really did not want to stay here any longer than he needed to as Master Mirror could no longer be sufficiently described with the word 'sassy'.

Zhu Yi, who was shrewder than the rest, could conceal his own thought just like Lin Feng. However, when it came to Xiao Yan and Yue Hongyan, they could not conceal the discomfort which was clearly written on their faces.

Xiao Budian, being the ever curious one, was too absorbed in observing the room.

After entering the meeting room, Miao Shihao did not bother welcoming Lin Feng and the rest but simply laid on his own mattress as his head rested on his right hand. He did nothing but stared at Lin Feng with a lazy look.

Lin Feng found the corner of his mouth twitching uncontrollably after seeing what Miao Shihao did.

Hey, that was supposed to be an exclusive move of a sexy lady?

Don't think I had not realise that you actually have an Adam's apple!

Lin Feng felt like he had offended all the Gods in the world to land up in a situation like this.

Miao Shihao appeared to be unaware of these as he began to talk while maintaining his lazy look, "I can give you the Blessed Nine-Petalled Lotus. But only if you can offer what I specify. If not, there is no room for discussion."

He gave off a very sissy laugh, "But then you might find it quite hard to find. Hehehe!"

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Chapter 183: We Need Actors

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"Your brother Shihao here wants something but it's not very easy to find what I want."

Miao Shihao covered his lips and chuckled in an extremely charming fashion.

The corner of Lin Feng's mouth twitched as he said plainly, "What do you want, my friend?"

Miao Shihao raised his left hand and began to admire it; he had a slender hand that was as graceful as a woman's one. He casually spoke, "Your brother Shihao here wants the Six Great Primordial Waters, just one will do. Do you have any?"

Lin Feng raised his eyebrows. "How coincidental. I do happen to have one."

"Oh?" Miao Shihao put down his hand and peered at Lin Feng with interest. "You really have one?"

Lin Feng nodded his head. "I have the River Styx Primordial Water. Are you satisfied?"

"The River Styx Primordial Water is indeed one of the Six Great Primordial Waters…" Miao Shihao droned. "Sadly, no!"

Lin Feng frowned slightly. "Are you patronizing me?"

Miao Shihao scrutinized Lin Feng with a look of curiosity, then giggled as he said, "Don't be angry, don't be angry. I have not explained properly yet."

He stuck out a slender index finger and waved it around. "I do want the Six Great Primordial Waters, but I only want the One Heavenly Primordial Water or the Grand Moon Primordial Water. I don't want anything else."

Lin Feng looked at him quietly. "Is there anything special I'm not aware of?"

"Of course!" Miao Shihao flicked his nails and reverted to his casual expression. "The Blood River Primordial Water is too dirty. Can that even be called water?"

"The Xuanming Primordial Water is too cold – I don't like it. I prefer warmth like the flowers during springtime."

"The Great Chaos Primordial Water is too clumsy. I prefer more agile and nimble items as I have a good mind."

He raised his head and looked at Lin Feng. "As for the River Styx Primordial Water, it's too dry and uninteresting. I don't like it either."

Lin Feng fell silent and thought to himself. "You bastard. So picky. Are you keeping fish?"

He contemplated for a moment and slowly said, "The Grand Moon Primordial Water is hard to say, but from what I know the spring of the One Heavenly Primordial Water is at the mountain entrance to the Great Void Sect…"

Miao Shihao raised his hand and cut Lin Feng off. His expression turned into one of disgust and contempt as he said, "Don't speak of Great Void Sect in front of me. It disgusts me and makes me nauseous!"

"If I had the enough powers and abilities, the first thing I would have done would be to kick down the mountain entrance of the Great Void Sect." Miao Shihao pouted and said, "If you want me to find the Great Void Sect for the One Heavenly Primordial Water, you can wait for a lifetime and it's not going to happen. It's not even going to happen in the next."

He seemed a little distressed as he picked up a willow leaf and rubbed his temple lightly with his fingers. "The One Heavenly Primordial Water had been claimed by those trashy people who love to embroider white clouds onto their clothes, and there has been no news of the Grand Moon Primordial Water. If not for these two realities, I would not have been so anxious."

"Trashy people?" Lin Feng did not know whether to laugh or cry as he heard Miao Shihao's description of the cultivators from the Great Void Sect.

He had seen some cultivators from the Great Void Sect before – Yan Mingyue, Pang Jie and Chen Gang – and with their personalities and heart for cultivation aside, their appearances were already impeccable.

Miao Shihao looked at Lin Feng and slammed the small table angrily. "If it wasn't so hard to find them, I certainly would not have placed my Blessed Nine-Petalled Lotus up for sale. It's been three years and yet I have achieved nothing!"

Lin Feng laughed coolly. "My friend, your emotions are all over the place. This is not the state of mind you should have when discussing important issues."

"Eh?" Miao Shihao shot Lin Feng a look of surprise. "What, surely you cannot possibly have the One Heavenly Primordial Water or the Grand Moon Primordial Water with you, besides the River Styx Primordial Water?"

He made clear what he so greatly desired, but Lin Feng did not seem to intend to give up. Clearly, Lin Feng was confident and this gave Miao Shihao some hope.

However, wariness surfaced upon Miao Shihao's face. "I can't tell how deep is your mastery. Are you from the Great Void Sect? Are the four people behind you your disciples or just from the same Sect? Their mana waves do not look like the mantra of the Great Void Sect, however."

Lin Feng did not answer his question but pulled out a small vial instead. He took out the seal of the vial with his mana and a faint and clear fragrance wafted out from within. The vial emanated a fragrance with a profound feeling of mother nature's blessing upon all things.

Miao Shihao's eyes sparkled. "It really is the One Heavenly Primordial Water!"

He got up from his couch as he stared at the small vial in Lin Feng's hands with those sparkling eyes of his.

Lin Feng laughed faintly and said, "What I do not know is whether or not this is enough for you? If this is not enough, I don't have any more for you."

Miao Shihao nodded. "This vial is enough."

He looked at Lin Feng and said, "How did you get this vial of One Heavenly Primordial Water? I don't mean anything else, I just want to know if you're friends or enemies with the Great Void Sect."

"I don't mind telling you." Lin Feng laughed lightly again as he said, "There was a junior from the Great Void Sect who was being rude and unruly in front of me, so I destroyed him and took this One Heavenly Primordial Water from his body."

Miao Shihao's eyes brightened. "Oh? Was his name Chen Gang?"

Lin Feng looked up and stared into Shihao's eyes. "This I do not know. I don't usually ask for my adversaries' names before I destroy them."

"Please do not misunderstand." Miao Shihao smiled amiably. "Several months ago, the Great Void Sect lost contact with one their new disciples called Chen Gang. Even though they tried their best not to spread the news but they couldn't fool me."

"At that time, I thought the demonic clans of the Barren Expenses, the Mount Shu Sword Sect and the Great Zhou Empire were the only ones that dared to attack and kill people from the Great Void Sect. I never thought it was you. Tsk tsk, what a great kill!"

Miao Shihao made a gesture resembling an orchid with his right hand and tapped the air lightly. Suddenly, streaks of colorful and brilliant light appeared. Within the streaks of light, a lotus pedestal appeared and the nine lotus flowers upon the pedestal exuded blinding light and a forceful spiritual energy.

"Just because you killed that trashy Chen Gang, I shall give you the Blessed Nine-Petalled Lotus."

As he said those words, the Blessed Nine-Petalled Lotus drifted in front of Lin Feng.

Lin Feng was a little surprised. He scanned the item with his mana and immediately recognized that Miao Shihao did not do anything illegitimate with it and the item in front of him was the authentic Blessed Nine-Petalled Lotus.

Lin Feng looked up and asked Miao Shihao, "What is the meaning of this? Don't you want the One Heavenly Primordial Water anymore?"

Miao Shihao rolled his eyes and replied, "Oh you, of course, I still want the primordial water. But I will exchange it with you for something else. If you want Talisman-Dollars, please do let me know the price."

Talisman-Dollars referred to the currency set by the Pavilion of Heavenly Trade for the world of cultivation. It was widespread in the western areas of the Great Qin Dynasty as well as the Hanhai Desert Clans and was essentially treated as basic currency by all.

Talisman-Dollars were the same thing as talismans. The values of the talismans were separated by the respective levels of the cultivators who created them.

Qi Cultivation stage cultivators liked to refer to them as Qi Talismans. Only Qi Cultivation stage cultivators who have reached the twelfth level can produce talismans that could be exchanged with other talismans of equal value.

Cultivators within the three realms of the Foundation Establishment stage could produce Ocean Talismans, Alter Talismans and Crucible Talismans.

Cultivators within the three realms of the Aurous Core stage were used to differentiating talismans by their substance with reference to the Aurous Core, from the lowest to the highest value: Yellow Talismans, Green Talismans and Red talismans.

As of current, the highest level of Talisman-Dollars in use were the purple talismans. These were produced by cultivators of the Nascent Soul Stage. It was also known as the Origin Talisman.

The Qi Talisman, Ocean Talisman, Altar Talisman, Crucible Talisman, Yellow Talisman, Green Talisman, Red Talisman and the Origin Talisman comprised eight different levels of Talisman-Dollar currency, from the lowest to the highest. From one level to the next represented a value jump of a multiple of ten.

For example, one Ocean Talisman was equal to ten Qi Talismans, one Altar Talisman was equal to ten Ocean Talismans which were also equal to one hundred Qi Talismans, and so on.

The only exception was the Origin Talisman as the power was so great and the supply so little that one Origin Talisman was equivalent to one hundred Red Talismans.

Miao Shihao looked in Lin Feng's direction and said, "I have had some savings over the years. As long as your price isn't too outrageous I should have no problem meeting it, and I will not haggle with you. Alternatively, do you want something else?"

Lin Feng thought for a second and said, "You seem to understand a lot about the Great Void Sect. Is that right?"

It was likely to be more than just 'understand'. Miao Shihao received insider information from within the Great Void Sect that Chen Gang had gone missing. He must have had some serious influence over the transmission of intelligence in the Great Void Sect.

Indeed, Miao Shihao pouted and said, "Ah, those trashy people. What happens inside the mountain entrance I do not dare to say, but those who are Striders-On-Earth I can say I know enough."

His eyes suddenly lit up as he looked at Lin Feng. "Unless you want to…"

Lin Feng shook his head and laughed. "It's not like that. I do not wish to disturb the holiest ground under the Heavens as long as they don't disturb me as well."

"My search for information is more about curiosity than anything else."

Upon hearing his words, Miao Shihao bent over like a tomato shrunken from the frost. "Forget it. I will pass on information to you and you give me the One Heavenly Primordial Water? What do you say?"

Lin Feng pushed the vial and sent it in front of Miao Shihao. Miao Shihao laughed and accepted the gift and rolled his eyes at Lin Feng. "Oh, you seem like you trust me."

Lin Feng's lips twitched again and laughed dryly, "My friend, you are a straightforward person so I shall not be stingy."

Miao Shihao nodded with a look of satisfaction. "I am beginning to like you more and more. How about this, the Spiritual Conference of Hanhai will be inaugurating after a few days, and they will be opening an auction. If you wish to bid for anything in the auction and you lack the funds to do it, feel free to look for me and I'll lend you. Don't be afraid to bid."

Lin Feng automatically absorbed the former part of his sentence. His attention was focused on the latter part.

"Many cultivators slay demons and then auction off their treasures. Could it be that you're welcoming the legendary auction?"

A new idea popped out in Lin Feng's mind.

"Wait, auction… Maybe this is my chance?" Lin Feng was calculating ceaselessly. "I already have the props and as the director, I'm already here. I lack some actors and players."

As he completed his calculations, a warm and amicable smile habitually appeared on Lin Feng's face.

He turned and looked at Xiao Budian and the others, and laughed as he said, "I will remain to speak to my friend Miao for a while. You all can go out for a spin and have some fun."

He paused before continuing, "If you meet anybody looking to cause trouble with you, I have a request."

Xiao Budian and company glanced at each other and thought to themselves, "Surely Master is not asking us to fight with them?"

Lin Feng spoke gradually. "If you meet anybody looking for trouble, remember: You can do anything you like, but never be on the losing side!"

"You guys can only take advantage of others and not the other way around. If you've been bullied, come back and complain to me."

Xiao Budian and the three others were stunned for a short while, but smiles subsequently broke out on their faces. Xiao Yan was elated. "Master, you don't have to worry."

As he watched the silhouettes of his disciples leaving, Lin Feng's smile became even more radiant and bright. "The script is done; the props are ready. Now I just have to wait for the other players and actors to be in position."

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Chapter 184: But We Are the Good Guys!

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Yue Hongyan, staring at the backs of Xiao Yan and co., turned and looked at Lin Feng, mystified. "Elder…" Lin Feng, through a shake of his hand, conveyed that there was nothing to be alarmed about. He had already left his mana mark on Xiao Yan and co.; as long as they did not leave the borders of Shazhou City, at this sort of distance, he could arrive in time in the event of danger. Miao Shihao, looking interested, covered his lip coyly and smiled. "They're your disciples? Outstanding, all of them."

Lin Feng was already capable of selectively ignoring Miao Shihao's many feminine gestures. "Just a few hopeless brats, sorry that you have to see these," he smiled drily. Repeatedly shaking his head, Miao Shihao gushed admiringly, "I, Brother Shihao, will never sweet-talk or flatter others. Sir, those few disciples of yours are truly extraordinary. When I was at Foundation Establishment, sadly, I did not think that I was as strong or capable. When they form their Aurous Cores or even their Nascent Souls, naturally, they should all be the finest of their stage."

"My friend, you flatter them." Lin Feng smiled faintly. After a moment of thought, he asked, "The Spiritual Conference of Hanhai, is it just for trading of treasures?"

Miao Shihao extended one hand into the air, his five slender, jade-white fingers open. As he examined his fingers, he said mindlessly, "Not just to trade treasures. After the conference is formally opened, there will be many mantras and spells available."

Tipping his head, Miao Shihao stared at Lin Feng and smiled. "However, the majority of the stuff traded privately during the conference are fragments. There are few of the truly valuable. The real good stuff can only be found in the Pavilion of Heavenly Trade's official auctions."

"What are the qualifications for attending the auctions?" Lin Feng asked quietly. "Minimum of Aurous Core, at least one treasure of your own up for auction, and one previous attendee of the conference as guarantor. If you fulfill these three criteria, you can receive an invitation." Miao Shihao said. "You can only act as guarantor for one person each time. If you receive an invitation, you can bring at most two companions." Nodding, Lin Feng smiled at Miao Shihao, "If so, I'm afraid I would need you, my friend, to make a guarantee for me." "No problem at all, since you're interested, I'll definitely act as this guarantor for you." Miao Shihao simpered.

As they conversed, Lin Feng suddenly felt his heart tinge. "Xiao Budian? This feeling…he ploughed into someone's formation?" Remembering that people from the Yu Clan might be in Shazhou as well, Lin Feng still didn't feel entirely confident. "Before the official opening of the auction, I will come here again to find you, my friend. I would ask that you be my guarantor then." He said, standing up.

"You're going already?" Miao Shihao was rather unwilling to see him go. Lin Feng's body shivered, cringing, and laughed drily. "One of my disciples seemed to have got into a little trouble, I'm going to take a look." Covering his lip coyly, Miao Shihao smiled. "You tell your disciples not to look for you when they get into trouble, but actually you care for them a lot." "So it's goodbye now, my friend." Lin Feng turned and walked towards the door; Yue Hongyan bowed and followed behind him.

As Lin Feng pushed open the door, a fragrant odor suddenly drifted towards him as Miao Shihao followed. On his attractive face, a curious grin stretched from lip to lip. "Sir, those disciples of yours are rather to my liking as well, so I came to see how they can surprise me. You would not mind if I tag along, would you?" Lin Feng smiled, "My friend, you insist on witnessing my embarrassment." Miao Shihao seductively rolled his eyes at him, "How unflattering! As if I could bear to." Lin Feng's lips twitched, resisting the urge to punch his nose in, and walked out wordlessly. If this joker wishes to follow, let him.

After they exited the shop, Lin Feng probed mentally and headed straight for the west of the city, arriving in front of a large compound. The compound appeared completely unremarkable, but Lin Feng could subtly sense a strong feeling, sharp and aggressive, baring its teeth yet carefully hidden, as if confronting a sword ready to be unsheathed any moment.

"Someone set up a formation here, a powerful sword formation no less." Lin Feng considered carefully. "A way of the sword, indomitable and indefatigable, treading on the Heavens and singing to the skies. The idea within links the Nine Heavenly Skies and melds Heaven and Earth. Ah, I remember, this should be the way of the Heavenly Master Sword Sect!"

Together with the Mount Shu Sword Sect, the Sword of Radiance Sect, the Intense Flaming Sword Sect and the Great Barren Sword Sect, the Heavenly Master Sword Sect comprised part of the Nine Heavenly Sword Alliance. Its strength even surpasses that of the Sword of Radiance Sect, the Intense Flaming Sword Sect and the Great Barren Sword Sect; within the Nine Heavenly Sword Alliance, the Heavenly Master Sword Sect was a solid second place. The profoundness of its sword Way, its number of masters, the extent of its influence, are all second to only the Mount Shu Sword Sect.

Gazing at the sword formation in the compound before his eyes, a confused expression came over Miao Shihao's face. "How could the Heavenly Master Sword Sect's Skywalking Sword Staircase Formation be here? The Heavenly Master Sword Sect has a dedicated resting place in Shazhou, but that's in the north of the city."

"This looks like a private residence." Lin Feng's eyes flashed. There was no need to enter; Lin Feng raised his hand and drew a circle of light in mid-air. Within the circle, images flashed and transformed, and the figure of Xiao Budian instantly materialized. The little brat twisted and turned slyly, passing through the layered sword formation like a slippery fish. From time to time, bursts of sword Qi would erupt, forming a web of death and blocking Xiao Budian's path. He did not attempt to go against them heads-on; twisting his fingers and stopping from time to time, he managed to continuously calculate the pattern of the formation's transformations, wandering through it unobstructed. What's even better was that, without breaking the formation by force, he would not alert the one who set the formation up.

The trio, Lin Feng, Miao Shihao and Yue Hongyan, all stared at Xiao Budian curiously, unaware of what was going on in his little head. Surrounded by the destructive sword Qi, Xiao Budian has already penetrated the periphery sword formation and entered the main hall of the residence. Here, Xiao Budian's speed visibly slowed; after some lengthy calculations, his face crumpled. "It's not working. Screw the calculations!" Xiao Budian curled his lips, holding his palms together. Wind and Thunder Energy amassed, blasting through the masses of Sword Qi barriers blocking his path. The sword formation was completely activated; countless bursts of sword Qi formed a staircase in front of Xiao Budian, reaching up to the Heavens. It's just that every step on this staircase was formed by innumerable bursts of sword Qi; as the ladder extends, the sword Qi became more solid, forming bursts of sword aura. At the very top, the concentrated sword Qi were indistinguishable from real swords, awe-inspiring and incredibly intimidating.

Xiao Budian laughed, wind and thunder at his feet as he stepped onto the Heavenly staircase. Lin Feng and Miao Shihao looked at each other, coming to a realization. "So it's because the master is not in the formation." With the scale of the ruckus Xiao Budian made, there was still completely no reaction, with only the sword formation reacting automatically; obviously, the master who set the formation up was not in the compound now. Lin Feng was silently puzzled, "Did Xiao Budian find something strange about this compound?" He watched patiently as Xiao Budian rapidly scaled the sword Qi staircase; any step he walked was immediately shattered, as if treaded on by an ancient beast. At the upper steps formed by sword aura, the magic power was more consolidated, and correspondingly, the attacks stronger. Wind and thunder raged in Xiao Budian's hands as his strength rised. Storms and thunder, weaved together, smashed onto the steps of sword aura, blasting the aura into smithereens as well.

"The formation of an Aurous Core cultivator…it's so strong!" Drops of sweat appeared on Xiao Budian's forehead as he pants, cheeks red as fire. He did not halt, charging straight onto the top step composed by sword radiance. Right as he steps onto this step, numerous bursts of sword radiance streaked straight at him ferociously; the idea within was impossibly savage, penetrating even the Heavens and the Earth. However, with the previous preparation, the power of Xiao Budian's Infinite Thunderstorm spell had already risen to a whole new level, its strength equal or even surpassing the strongest attack of an Aurous Core cultivator. To Xiao Budian now, such strength was at the edge of losing control. However, he had an extremely good grasp of the degree, halting the power of the Infinite Thunderstorm at the critical point of his control and manipulating the tremendous wind and thunder energy to battle the sword radiance triggered by the formation. In a serious of fierce vibrations, the wind and thunder dissipated, and the sword radiance was smashed and disintegrated as well.

Chuckling, Xiao Budian stepped over the final step. Stepping onto the highest step, he did not reach the rooftop of the main building but rather, a secret room beneath the building. The secret room was completely empty, with no decorations or furnishings, save for the floor in the center of the room, where a Spiritual Herb was planted. The Spiritual Herb was over a meter tall, its slender stem, like bamboo, divided into eight segments, appearing a radiant dark blue.

Even across the formation, Lin Feng could sense the incredible Medicinal power it contained; the Concept appeared to connect above the Nine Heavens, just like the sword Way of the Heavenly Master Sword Sect. Beside him, Miao Shihao gasped. "'Nine Steps to Heaven' Herb? This thing is not common at all. It can only be found at the blessed spot - Heavenly Master Sword Sect's headquarters, Mount Tongtian."

"'Nine Steps to Heaven' Herb?" Once Miao Shihao said the name, Lin Feng realized that the Spiritual Herb before his eyes was the most important ingredient of Celestial Elixir, the secret Spiritual Medicine of the Heavenly Master Sword Sect. Celestial Elixir has the same effect as the Trāyastriṃśa Elixir of Creation in Lin Feng's system. They can both raise the Mastery of the user; it's just that its effect was not as aggressive as the Trāyastriṃśa Elixir of Creation. Raising the mastery level of cultivators using the Celestial Elixir involved a certain chance of failure; but even so, it was definitely one of the few notable Elixirs of the entire Grand Celestial World, reinforcing the high status of the Heavenly Master Sword Sect.

This particular 'Nine Steps to Heaven' Herb has only eight segments, obviously yet to fully mature. However, Xiao Budian could not care less; although the only one in the secret room, he still glanced around furtively and then, grabbing the 'Nine Steps to Heaven' Herb, pulled it out of the earth. Yue Hongyan, staring at this scene in shock, looked at Lin Feng hesitatingly. "Sir, Tianhao, he is…" Lin Feng, lips twitching, did not reply as Miao Shihao chuckled ceaselessly. "What else? Stealing their Spiritual Herb. Or to be exact, not just stealing, but robbing in broad daylight. Breaking past their sword formation and robbing them unabashedly. Oh god, I'm going to die of laughter. This little brat is interesting, I like him! Fits Brother Shihao's liking!" Lin Feng looked at Xiao Budian, expressionless, as he howled silently. "Disciple, Disciple! We're the good guys! With this move, our image was destroyed!"

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Chapter 185: How Unreasonable!

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Xiao Budian plucked the 'Nine Steps to Heaven' Herb, and rubbed its thin bamboo-like leaves between his fingers. He grinned to himself, "It's just like what that person said. This is a rare treasure."

He scanned his surroundings shiftily with his large round eyes, "Well, I should leave now. That person should be returning anytime now."

With that, Xiao Budian slipped out of the mansion and disappeared amongst the crowds on the street.

Lin Feng gazed at Xiao Budian's back in silence, and as he noticed Miao Shihao's vision shifting towards him, he coughed to clear his throat. "Ahem, how embarrassing."

Miao Shihao grinned widely and said, "Not at all. I'm actually quite fond of this brat."

Lin Feng forced a hollow laugh, and thought to himself, "My poor disciple, you're being admired by such a sissy. I don't even know whether this is a blessing or a curse."

"Eh?" While attempting to entertain Miao Shihao with this awkward conversation, Lin Feng suddenly recalled something and gazed into the distance. He saw a group of people walking towards the mansion, and judging by the confident demeanour of the man right at the front of the group, Lin Feng knew that the mansion's owner had returned.

The owner was dressed completely in green, with a long sword secured to his waist by a blue ribbon. A ray of sword radiance shot up from his head all the way to the sky, as if opening the doors to heaven and drawing in the celestial spiritual energy from above.

This was a trait unique to cultivators of the Heavenly Sword Sect, or more specifically, sword cultivators who have already formed their Aurous Cores.

Behind him was a crowd of over ten people with nonuniform clothes and varying levels of mastery. Most of them, however, seemed incredibly intimidating, as if they all had their long blades drawn and ready to kill.

Among them were four Elders who were not ostentatiously flaunting their overpowering aura like the others, like razor-sharp swords kept in the scabbard. But if they needed to, their contained powers could explode violently, making them even more frightening than their haughtier counterparts.

With their sword radiance permanently exposed, the spiritual essence within is consequently more scattered, making it more vulnerable to erosion from the elements. Eventually, it would become blunt and useless.

But these four Elders were all cultivators at the Aurous Core stage, and could effectively contain their own mana and Sword Qi to prevent any leakage. Only during battle do they unleash their blinding and decimating sword radiance.

In doing so, their blades become even sharper and deadlier than before.

Everyone in this group shared one similarity – all of them yielded long swords. Regardless of whether the swords were secured at their waists or slung behind their backs, the swords all looked identical, as if they had been manufactured on an assembly line.

An ancient yet regal pattern depicting the mountains and rivers was carved onto each of their scabbards. This was the symbol of the Mount Shu Sword Sect.

These sword cultivators were all Mount Shu cultivators.

The Heavenly Sword Sect cultivator leading the way chuckled, "The 'Nine Steps to Heaven' Herb has been transplanted to my secret chamber. It still needs a little more time before it's completely ripe. My four respected seniors may lodge in my mansion for a few days."

"Once the Spiritual Conference is over, the spiritual herb should be completely matured by then."

One of the four Mount Shu Sword Sect elders stroked his long beard and nodded in satisfaction. "Thank you for the trouble you've taken, Fu Shuo."

Fu Shuo, the Heavenly Sword Sect cultivator, smiled and replied, "Since I wish to dedicate myself to Mount Shu, I can't possibly pay them a visit empty-handed. I just hope that the Baizhen Elder can put in a good word for me then."

His words were too direct, causing the various Mount Shu sword cultivators to curl their lips secretly in disgust.

Nonetheless, they were still very satisfied. After all, being able to obtain the Heavenly Sword Sect's most precious spiritual herb was certainly no small achievement.

The four Aurous Core elders looked at each other, and all of them cracked a bright contented smile.

"The Heavenly Sword Sect's strength has been rising fast in recent years, and their actions have also become increasingly presumptuous. They even tried to usurp our sect's position as the First Holy Land for Sword Art. It's time we teach them a lesson, and let them know that they should never challenge the authority of Mount Shu." The Baizhen Elder stroked his long beard and thought to himself, "Without the advantage bestowed by the 'Nine Steps to Heaven' Herb and the Celestial Elixir, the Heavenly Sword Sect is incapable of causing any real harm."

The Mount Shu Sword Sect has been coveting the 'Nine Steps to Heaven' Herb for a very long time, repeatedly formulating various strategies to secure it. They just have not confronted the Heavenly Sword Sect to demand for it.

The Heavenly Sword Sect was naturally well-guarded and under strict surveillance. Even if there were deserters attempting to flee to Mount Shu, no one would be able to take a single leaf from the 'Nine Steps to Heaven' Herb out of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

But this time, Fu Shuo managed to extract an entire plant. Even though this was just a seedling, it has aroused the Mount Shu Sect's strong interest.

With that thought in mind, the Baizhen Elder gave a very straightforward answer. "You need not worry one bit. I will put in a good word for you in front of the Grandmaster. If it concerns the 'Nine Steps to Heaven' Herb, even the Holy Masters may make an exception to welcome you."

Upon hearing this, Fu Shuo was elated, but he did not lose his cool and simply nodded, then raised his hand and gestured towards the elders. "Respected Elders, allow me to bring you to the 'Nine Steps to Heaven' Herb. This way please …"

Fu Shuo suddenly froze without even completing his sentence. After carefully sensed his surroundings, he broke out in cold sweat.

He could sense that the Heavenly Stairs Sword Formation, which he installed to defend the mansion, had been broken by an intruder.

"Calm down, calm down!" Fu Shuo bit his tongue and forced himself to regain his composure. Even though he felt incredibly frantic, he could not reveal his anxiety in front of the Mount Shu cultivators.

He was still desperately clinging on to the improbable possibility that the intruder did not notice the 'Nine Steps to Heaven' Herb hidden in his secret chamber.

In fact, besides the 'Nine Steps to Heaven' Herb, Fu Shuo also hid various talismans, spiritual herbs and other precious treasures around his mansion.

Fu Shuo was now begging the heavens, hoping that the intruder stole something else from the mansion. He didn't care if everything else was lost, but the 'Nine Steps to Heaven' Herb must be left intact.

Especially since this herb only needed a few days more to reach maturity. If the herb was stolen, it would waste all the effort and time poured in to nurture it.

"Please follow me." Fu Shuo's heart was palpitating wildly, but he maintained a perfectly calm and confident composure as he led the group into the mansion.

Unfortunately, Mister Fu Shuo was so nervous that he did not notice that he was no longer walking in a straight line.

He led the cultivators into the main building of the mansion, and then straight down to the secret chamber. When he slammed the doors open, Fu Shuo almost collapsed in shock.

There was only a large depression in the ground at the centre of the empty chamber. The 'Nine Steps to Heaven' Herb was gone. Even the roots were all dug out.

When the Mount Shu sword cultivators entered the room after Fu Shuo and saw the cold barren chamber, their faces turned red.

The Baizhen Elder raised his eyebrows in vexation and asked, "Fu Shuo, what is going on?"

"Some bastard dug up the herb while I was away!" Fu Shuo's face was burning with resentment and he started hyperventilating in sheer anger. His body's sword Qi was surging uncontrollably, with the overwhelming power forcing the Mount Shu cultivators with lower mastery levels in the Foundation Establishment stage backwards.

Even though he already anticipated this outcome, Fu Shuo was still falling into hysteria. His eyes were seething with rage, wanting so hard to tear the thief apart and to peel the skin off that bastard's body.

He deserted from the Heavenly Sword Sect to join the Mount Shu Sword Sect. To the Heavenly Sword Sect, this was a crime worthy of death. With his previous sect being so desperate to slaughter him, his only chance of survival is to receive protection from the Mount Shu Sword Sect.

But after losing the 'Nine Steps to Heaven' Herb, his golden ticket for salvation, the Mount Shu may no longer defend him with all their might.

The Mount Shu Sword Sect and the Heavenly Sword Sect might not be on good terms, but they are still members of the Nine Heavenly Sword Alliance. Furthermore, the Mount Shu Sword Sect is the leader of the Alliance, and sheltering a traitorous deserter from an ally sect is most certainly unacceptable.

Only the 'Nine Steps to Heaven' Herb would give the Mount Shu Sect enough reason to shield him from his pursuers.

Now with the herb missing, an ominous shadow of death loomed over Fu Shuo, making him nearly breathless.

"The spiritual energy in the soil hasn't dissipated completely. The herb thief hasn't gone far, chase after him! There's still a chance to get the herb back!

Fu Shuo screamed in exasperation and, without even waiting for the Mount Shu Elders, morphed into a ray of sword radiance and rocketed upwards, bursting straight through the floorboards and the roof of the mansion, into the sky.

The Mount Shu Elders glanced at each other and nodded in unison. Since Fu Shuo already abandoned the Heavenly Sword Sect, there would be no one else left in the world willing to protect him if he tries anything funny with the Mount Shu Sect too.

"It looks like someone has really stolen the herb." The Baizhen Elder said solemnly. "The 'Nine Steps to Heaven' Herb is extremely important to us. Let's go after him. We must retrieve the herb, it already belongs to Mount Shu. The herb thief will pay the price with his blood!"

Over ten rays of sword radiance rose into the air and propelled towards the direction that Fu Shuo flew off in.

"Xiao Budian strolled down the streets and contemplated to himself, "Hm, I'll bring this back for Master. But since there are eight segments in total, should I eat one segment first?"

As he was mulling over this, Xiao Budian suddenly sensed a murderous blast of energy lunging at him from behind. He turned around and saw an azure ray of sword radiance slicing through the skies, tearing through the clouds, and flying straight towards him.

A middle-aged man in green robes was riding on the sword radiance. It was indeed Fu Shuo. After a sweeping scan of the area with his mana, he quickly spotted the herb that Xiao Budian was carrying and roared maliciously, "You little pest, put down that herb!"

Xiao Budian spat out his tongue in response, and kicked up a storm of wind and thunder with his feet. He picked up speed instantly and slipped away without a trace.

Fu Shuo was smouldering in fury, and bellowed, "Heavenly Sword Teleportation Technique!"

He charged upwards into the skies and fused with his sword radiance in mid-air, morphing into a resplendent ray of azure light and pierced down through the clouds.

Fu Shuo's Heavenly Sword Teleportation Technique possessed extreme levels of speed as fast as lightning. In a blink of an eye, he had already caught up with Xiao Budian.

Xiao Budian turned around and exclaimed unhappily, "You are so unreasonable. Herbs are grown to be eaten, you're so petty!"

Such a bold and indignant statement inflamed Fu Shuo to the point where he almost vomited blood, nearly causing him to separate from his sword radiance.

"Eat this instead!" Fu Shuo's bloodshot eyes glared menacingly at Xiao Budian and with a swipe of his fist, the attacking power of his sword mastery of the initial Aurous Core stages soared to its peak. Fu Shuo was about to pierce Xiao Budian to death with one blow of his sword.

"How dare you steal my herb, I'll kill you ten thousand times!"

Xiao Budian snickered and flipped out his hand to reveal a golden plate.

The golden plate glowed brilliantly, and a ferocious tiger shimmering in a coat of pure gold light leapt out from the plate. Its thunderous roar shook the earth and reverberated through the lands, and countless gusts of winds sliced Fu Shuo's sword radiance into pathetic little bits like razor-sharp knives.

The giant golden tiger glared venomously at Fu Shuo with its piercing eyes, with its overpowering aura making Fu Shuo weak in his knees.

"The … the peak of the Aurous Core stage?!" Fu Shuo's eyes were bulging from their sockets.

With a powerful swipe of its massive paw, the giant tiger sent Fu Shuo's sword radiance flying backwards as if it was swatting a fly.

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Chapter 186: Master of the Celestial Sect

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The Heavenly Master Sword Sect cultivator Fu Shuo, who was in the initial Aurous Core stage, came and went in a flash.

He charged all the way to Xiao Budian like a sudden lightning bolt, then was thrown all the way back again with even greater force and speed.

At that moment, Fu Shuo felt as if his heart had ten million immemorial beasts galloping across it.

Never did he expect that an elixir thief supposedly only in the middle stages of the Foundation Establishment actually possessed the soul essence of a Demon Tiger at the peak of the Aurous Core stage.

And what made the situation even less tolerable for Fu Shuo was Xiao Budian snickering in the distance. "Unreasonable people should be taught a lesson."

Motherf*cker, who's the unreasonable one here?

Fu Shuo was still in mid-air, fuming mad until his eyes turned black. He opened his mouth wide to refute Xiao Budian, but he suddenly felt a sharp pain at the bridge of his nose and swallowed a mouthful of sand instead.

He had, very unfortunately, slammed face-first into the ground.

Over ten rays of sword radiance, some fast and some slow, followed behind Fu Shuo to the scene. Everyone stared at the sight before them in complete bewilderment. No one expected that Fu Shuo, who had arrived just seconds before them, was already sprawled on the ground, utterly defeated.

The Baizhen Elder and three other Mount Shu Sword Cultivators in the Aurous Core stage looked at each other. The Baizhen Elder took a step forward and looked down at Xiao Budian, "Dollie, was it you who stole the 'Nine Steps to Heaven' Herb?"

Xiao Budian rolled his eyes, "I don't know what you're talking about."

He glanced at Fu Shuo lying flat on the ground and curled his lips. "This man is crazy and unreasonable. He charged in to attack me, so I taught him a little lesson."

"What a cunning little brat." The Baizhen Elder was infuriated but cracked a smile at Xiao Budian. "Looks like you need to be taught a lesson instead."

He slapped the scabbard at his waist and shot a ray of sword radiance towards Xiao Budian.

Xiao Budian anticipated his opponent's move and with a bellowing roar, the Demon Tiger's soul essence opened its huge mouth and fired a ray of golden light tens of meters in length and as wide as a door.

The Gengjin Shattering Demonic Light!

It was razor-sharp, slicing down everything in its path with its immense power, outmatching even the Baizhen Elder's sword radiance.

The Baizhen Elder smiled, "Although its power is at the peak of the Aurous Core stage, it's still a mindless soul essence. It has respectable power yet it cannot control itself. How can it possibly defeat my superior Mount Shu sword art?

He raised his sword. The emitted sword radiance suddenly vanished right before it was about to collide with the Demon Tiger's Gengjin Shattering Demonic Light.

And before Xiao Budian could react, the sword radiance that had supposedly vanished then passed through the Demon Tiger's soul essence and instantly reappeared before Xiao Budian, about to strike him.

At this moment, Xiao Budian could clearly feel the piercing mercilessness of the sword, sending chills up his throat.

"Block it!" Xiao Budian called out telepathically in a moment of desperation. With a thunderous roar from the Demon Tiger's soul essence, its tail suddenly erected into a steel whip and ruthlessly lashed the Baizhen Elder's sword radiance.

With a deafening "Clang!", both sides collided, producing a thunderous resonance of metal crashing against each other. The sword radiance was repelled to one side by the iron tail.

The Baizhen Elder frowned in mid-air. "Is the Shaoze Sword not lethal enough?"

His sword was the Shaoze Sword of the Mount Shu Six Passages of Swords.

It slices through space and turns great distances into mere meters. It can traverse space to slaughter its opponents.

The Shaoze Sword of Mount Shu can only be harnessed by the Grand Celestial World's few cultivators in the Aurous Core stage and is one of the few all-powerful weapons that transcends spatial boundaries.

Based on the mastery level of the cultivator and his familiarity with this particular style of swordplay, the distance of space it can traverse and its attacking power would differ accordingly.

The Shaoze Sword is the most lightweight and agile of the Mount Shu Six Passages of Swords, hence it is correspondingly the weakest in terms of pure attacking power.

The Baizhen Elder took another glance at the Demon Tiger's soul essence and frowned, then turned to the three other Mount Shu Aurous Core cultivators and said, "Let's do this together. We'll set up our sword formation to resolve this quickly. There are many eyes watching us here, it wouldn't be good to drag this any longer."

The short and fat Mount Shu Elder replied nonchalantly. "What about the Pavilion of Heavenly Trade?"

The tall Elder beside him shook his head. "The Heavenly Master Sword Sect is already aware that Fu Shuo stole the 'Nine Steps to Heaven' Herb and escaped. They'll be here in no time. It won't be good to cross swords with them here."

The short and fat Elder sneered, "What's bad about that? If those bastards dare to slander us, we'll just eradicate them. I want to see if they have the guts to spout nonsense at Mount Shu."

The oldest Elder who had been silent the entire time then said, "If the Heavenly Master Sword Sect dares to slander us, Mount Shu's thirty thousand Divine Swords will annihilate their mountain, but this decision is not ours to make. This must be arranged by the Sect's internal counsel and the various Grandmasters."

"All we need to do is to acquire the 'Nine Steps to Heaven' Herb as soon as possible."

The Baizhen Elder replied, "Indeed. Let's get to it then."

The other three nodded and in a quick flash, they spread out and formed a square surrounding Xiao Budian and the Demon Tiger's soul essence.

The sword in the Baizhen Elder's left hand shielded his chest while the sword in his right hand was pointed to the sky. A magnificent surge of Sword Qi enveloped his body and gushed upwards through the clouds, before crashing down to the ground. It was like a pillar of Qi holding up the heavens.

Within the Sword Qi, countless fragments of broken space resounded like colliding crystals.

The other three cultivators followed suit. The short and fat Elder cracked a wry smile as the Sword Qi that enveloped him was the sturdiest, illuminating a breathtaking sight. The outpouring torrents of power were vigorously overwhelming and seemingly unstoppable, able to destroy everything in the way.

The Shaoshang Sword is the most lethal and overpowering of the Mount Shu Six Passages of Swords.

The oldest Elder may look weak and feeble, but as he was enveloped by Sword Qi resembling towers of white mist, the mana pulses he emitted were the most vigorous of the four.

The white mist of Sword Qi looked like wisps of clouds floating around flimsily, continuously changing their shapes with the wind.

But those with experience would recognise this as the Taiyin Sword, the most versatile and unpredictable of the Mount Shu Six Passages of Swords. The blade is like a cloud of mist with no definite shape, but that doesn't impair its lethality in the slightest.

Precisely because it has no definite shape, victims are unable to anticipate its movements.

The tall Elder stared down at Xiao Budian expressionlessly. The Sword Qi he emitted was pure gold, not glittering and flamboyant but dull and opaque, mellow like the mountains.

Before the golden pillar of Qi, anyone would appear to have lowered their head, bowing humbly and reflecting on their sins.

The Shaoyang Sword is the most balanced of the Mount Shu Six Passages of Swords. It's hard to master, but once one master it, it has no weaknesses and can handle all types of enemies. Most acknowledge it as the most formidable of the Six Swords.

Having all four Mount Shu Aurous Core elders attacking together would definitely be showing Xiao Budian enough courtesy.

The four pillars of Sword Qi appear to be holding up the four corners of the skies, a truly majestic sight to behold.

What's even more frightening was that the mana of all four cultivators seemed to be in sync with each other, with the vast columns of Sword Qi merging to form a simple sword formation.

Within the sword formation, all spiritual energy had been expunged, leaving only endless amounts of Sword Qi, trapping Xiao Budian inside.

This was the precaution they made against Xiao Budian's Great Teleportation Talisman, in case he wanted to open a hole in space to flee.

The four cultivators had taken all possibilities into consideration and naturally believed that they already had the 'Nine Steps to Heaven' Herb in the bag.

Facing such a formation, Xiao Budian's face turned solemn, but he did not show any sign of fear, instead patting the Demon Tiger's soul essence in front of him and saying, "Boy, I'll still need you to lend me a helping hand."

The Demon Tiger's soul essence let out a low roar, its body bathing in a shower of golden light. Through Lin Feng's training, it lost independent thought, hence it was equally fearless, religiously following every one of its master's orders.

Xiao Budian clasped his hands together and summoned two merging spirals of violent thunderbolts and howling gales, both feeding the other's growth with soaring levels of power.

The four cultivators still in mid-air shook their heads and laughed at this sight.

The tall Elder seemed to show some adoration for him. "To possess this high level of mastery at such a young age, you must have a strong mind and highly commendable bravery."

"Heck, if you hand over the 'Nine Steps to Heaven' Herb, I promise that I'll not pursue this matter further, and I'll even accept you as a disciple of the Mount Shu Sect. Will you take this offer?"

Xiao Budian blinked his eyes but did not utter a word, and just continued conjuring his Infinite Thunderstorm spell.

The short and fat Elder yielding the Shaoshang Sword scoffed. "Insolent brat. If you want to live, quickly surrender the 'Nine Steps to Heaven' Herb. Consider yourself lucky that we're extending an invitation to the Mount Shu Sect to you, don't push your limits!"

Xiao Budian curled his lips. "No way. Come at me with whatever tricks you have up your sleeves. I'm a disciple of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, who would I be afraid of?"

"The Celestial Sect of Wonders?" The short and fat Elder taunted. "I've never heard of that name before. Who even knows what sort of obscure little sect this is?"

He was about to continue flouting, but then his expression changed drastically.

A gaping crack suddenly split through the space that was sealed up by the four cultivators' Sword Qi.

Their Sword Qi mana, which was previously in perfect sync with each other, now seemed to be separated by an invisible wall, no longer able to communicate and coordinate their movements.

Their sword formation had miraculously been broken!

The Sword Qi dissipated in all directions, unveiling the overhead sun once again. The layers of clouds parted to reveal the silhouettes of three people.

One of them was a young lady dressed entirely in fiery red, with scarlet hair and a blood-flushed face. She looked like a blazing flame.

One of them was an exceptionally handsome young man dressed in violet robes with dashes of gold. His radiant smile and gorgeous eyes made him seem unbelievably energetic and vibrant, making him even more eye-catching than the girl in red.

The young man smiled but didn't pay much attention to the four cultivators below, instead of fixing his gaze on the person in front of him.

They were naturally Yue Hongyan and Miao Shihao. And in front of them, striding forward and walking down from the clouds, was Lin Feng.

The short and fat Elder bellowed, "Who are you?"

Lin Feng gave him a brief glance. "I'm Lin Feng, Master of the Celestial Sect of Wonders"

"Perhaps you've not heard of it before? No matter. After today, you'll remember my name and the grand name of the Celestial Sect of Wonders even better than that of the Mount Shu Sword Sect."

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Chapter 187: The Mirror, Flower, Water and the Moon

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"From today onwards, you'll remember my name and the grand name of the Celestial Sect of Wonders even better than that of the Mount Shu Sword Sect."

Lin Feng's tone was casual and light as if mentioning a very trivial matter.

But to the four Mount Shu Sword cultivators, it was incomparably grating to their ears.

The short and fat Elder sneered, "Aren't you bragging a little too shamelessly? Even the Great Void Sect wouldn't dare to boast in front of the Mount Shu Sect."

Lin Feng smiled, not saying anything else, and turned his gaze to the faraway skies.

Behind him, Miao Shihao also did the same. He looked as if he had cracked a smile even though he didn't.

In the distant skies, the clouds suddenly parted, blowing in a gust of cold wind that was chilling to the bone, almost freezing everyone solid.

An icy blue cloud carrying a small army of people descended from the skies and approached Lin Feng.

The convoy dressed in red was the group of cultivators from the Crimson Fog Sect that butted heads with Lin Feng and Yue Hongyan previously.

Standing in the centre of the convoy was a young man in red robes, glaring at Yue Hongyan with intense hatred.

But he didn't dare to move a muscle and waited deferentially behind another convoy dressed in white.

The cultivators in white that stood in front of the Crimson Fog Sect cultivators evidently looked far more superior, as their mastery levels indeed exceeded those of their counterparts in red.

Especially the Elder in white at the forefront, whose terrifying waves of mana mercilessly tore the surrounding space. He was clearly a grand cultivator who had formed a Nascent Soul.

The frigid air was emanating from his body. He barely moved but by just standing there, he had caused the air temperature of the entire Shazhou City to plummet drastically.

Since Shazhou City is located at the edge of a desert, the weather was still unbearably hot even though it was autumn.

But this Elder in white, with just a brief discharge of his mana, instantly plunged the entire city seemingly at the peak of summer into the depths of winter.

Lin Feng could tell without looking that this person was definitely the Nascent Soul Grandmaster of the Yu Family, and the spells he specializes in would be the Xuanming tactics passed down in the Yu Family.

The young man in red glared at Lin Feng and Yue Hongyan, then said to the Elder in white, "Sixth Uncle Grandmaster, it's these two who didn't stop attacking me even after I declared that I was part of the Yu Family, and even assaulted me further instead."

The Elder in white was Yu Wanfeng and has very high seniority in the Yu Family as the sixth uncle of the household's master. The young man in red hence addresses him as Sixth Uncle Grandmaster.

Yu Wanfeng glanced at Lin Feng and Yue Hongyan, then turned to the young man in red and said coldly, "Is this the incompetent gigolo that you spoke of, the one without a single sliver of mana mastery?"

The young man in red wanted to reply, but his eyes were wide open in shock, unable to utter a single word.

He gawked at the sight of Lin Feng, shrouded by purple clouds, striding on space, and even levitating Yue Hongyan, who was in the middle Foundation Establishment stages and previously couldn't walk on space.

How could this be someone with no mana mastery?

Being able to stand upright on space is a feat only achievable by cultivators minimally in the Aurous Core stage.

The young man in red was momentarily lost for words, and scowled at Lin Feng vengefully, "Look at you, your mana levels are far greater than that beauty over there, but you didn't do or say anything, and let a lady only in the middle Foundation Establishment stages singlehandedly fight against over ten of us. Can you still call yourself a man?"

Alright, she may be in the middle Foundation Establishment stages, but she stood her ground against her opponents, and even overpowered them and sent them running.

But the man in red was still extremely spiteful, "A tiger pretending to be a pussycat, and making me embarrass myself in front of Sixth Uncle Grandmaster. All the sacrifices I made to create a good impression have all gone to waste!"

Yu Wanfeng was indeed unhappy with the man in red, but it didn't bother him too much. He glared at Lin Feng and Yue Hongyan from the corner of his eye and said, "The Crimson Fog Sect is still a part of the Yu Family. Whoever dares to mess with the Yu Family must pay the price."

As he said this, Yu Wanfeng stretched out his hand and grabbed the air, gathering terrifying amounts of cold air which morphed into a giant hand and reached for Lin Feng and Yue Hongyan.

"So you've delivered yourself to me." Lin Feng snickered to himself. He could use this chance to test just how powerful a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage truly was.

"Trying to hurt my friend right under my nose, do you think it'll be that simple?" Miao Shihao sneered. "I have not repaid you for giving me the One Heavenly Primordial Water. Let me handle this for you."

As he said this, his right hand held out an Orchid Finger and pointed it at the incoming giant hand of cold air.

Numerous shimmering rays of light intersected in mid-air to form a perfect rhombus.

The rhombus flickered with a faint glow, like a mirror without a frame, and faced the giant hand of cold air.

The surface of the mirror then swelled like ripples on water, and another giant hand of cold air suddenly erupted from the mirror. Its size, shape, mana level and temperature were all exactly the same as the one Yu Wanfeng conjured!

This wasn't just a virtual reflection in a mirror, but a tangible reproduction manifesting as a physical entity.

"A copy? No, a projection, or more of a reflection." Lin Feng stared in amazement.

Two identical giant hands of cold air collided and instantly exploded, bursting in a thick cloud of fog and hail.

"The Ray Reflecting Zone?!" Yu Wanfeng was stunned, then carefully sized up Miao Shihao before exclaiming, "The Mirror Master, Miao Shihao?"

Miao Shihao smirked. "Yes, that would be me."

Yu Wanfeng's face turned sour and glared icily at Miao Shihao, his words cold and piercing like icicle spears. "Miao Shihao, I know that your current mastery level did not come easily. If you turn around and leave now, I'll ignore whatever happened just now."

"Or, do you actually think that you can handle the wrath of the Yu Family with your mastery at most at the initial Nascent Soul stages? Don't let yourself suffer such a pitiful death!"

Miao Shihao retaliated sarcastically. "I'm so scared, you're really frightening me."

He placed his hands behind his back and looked to the sky. His gaze was not fixed at a particular point and his eyes were in a dream-like trance. "Life is but a mirage. You may attain longevity through mastery, but you'll still pass on one day. Can you escape the jaws of death or the Destruction of Heaven and Earth?"

"Well then, what's so scary or significant about the cycle of life and death?"

Yu Wanfeng nodded slowly and said with a solemn face. "Alright then. Since that's the case, I'll send you back to Samsara now!"

He clasped his hands together and summoned a spell. An icy blue ball of water abruptly appeared before him

Dense cold air spouted out from the ball of water, instantly causing another drastic plunge in the surrounding air temperature.

Snow was falling from the sky!

Lin Feng examined the ball of water, and the pupils of his eyes contracted slightly. Calling that an ice ball would be apter since it was not in liquid form, but a solid sphere of ice.

The freezing Xuanming Primordial Water, one of the Six Legendary Primordial Waters!

Yu Wanfeng then separated his hands, and the Xuanming Primordial Water before him abruptly surged upwards then torpedoed towards Miao Shihao.

In that instant, everything around them was dyed icy blue. The Xuanming Primordial Water even froze the surrounding space, hence trapping Miao Shihao who could no longer escape by tearing a hole in space.

"This is why I hate the cold." Miao Shihao sighed and pointed the Orchid Finger in his right hand at the incoming Xuanming Primordial Water.

A pure white flower appeared in front of the Xuanming Primordial Water. It had four petals forming the shape of a cross, and its pure white petals shimmered with a light pink glow.

When this seemingly delicate and fragile flower landed on the Xuanming Primordial Water, its petals suddenly severed, radiating a brilliant burst of light in front of everyone.

An instant of beauty, a moment of eternity.

The lifespan of a flower from blossoming to withering is ephemeral, like a meteor shooting across the sky, but it flaunts the most spectacular and eye-catching resplendence.

In that moment, the icy blue of the Xuanming Primordial Water disappeared, and the whole of Shazhou City was bathed in a pinkish white glow of light.

The glow appeared and vanished in a flash. The pink light had faded, the flower had disappeared, but Yu Wanfeng's roaring tempestuous Xuanming Primordial Water also disappeared along with everything else.

"The Superior Orchid Cacti!" Yu Wanfeng exclaimed in rage as he glared at Miao Shihao.

Miao Shihao beamed, but did not reply. His gaze shifted towards the faraway skies, "There sure is a lot of people today."

Lin Feng too looked into the distance. There, a sword radiance of the highest level ripped through space and raced towards them.

In the blink of an eye, the sword radiance had already landed in front of everyone. The sword radiance was only three feet long, but its lustrous Sword Prowess level was over a thousand times higher than the meagre sword formation that the Baizhen Elder and his fellow comrades made.

This Sword Prowess was like a straight path to heaven, able to overcome all obstacles and ascend all the way up to the Nine Heavens.

Once it arrived in front of Lin Feng, the sword radiance abruptly protracted, instantly transforming into a Pristine Light Avenue rolled out in mid-air.

A convoy of people stood on the Pristine Light Avenue, and at the forefront was a middle-aged man in flowy green robes. The blue ribbon fastened around his waist wafted with the wind with inexplicable charm.

The four Elders below were astounded when they recognised that man. "The Skywalker Master, Yang Tonghui!"

Yang Tonghui didn't say a word and immediately reached out and grabbed Fu Shuo, who was still sprawled on the ground.

When he saw Yang Tonghui, Fu Shuo's body trembled like a sieve sifting wheat bran. "Mas ... Master, I ..."

"Where's the 'Nine Steps to Heaven' Herb?" Yang Tonghui went straight to the point without beating around the bush. Fu Shuo was shivering and bawling, and pointed at Xiao Budian, who was hiding behind Lin Feng.

Lin Feng smiled, "Fu Shuo stole the herb and was preparing to hand it to the Mount Shu Sword Sect. My disciple knew about this by chance and retrieved the herb from him. Now's the time to return it to its rightful owner."

He turned to Xiao Budian. Xiao Budian was not willing to give it up, but he didn't dare to throw a tantrum at his master in front of others, and meekly ceded the herb to Yang Tonghui.

Xiao Budian felt as if his heart was bleeding. "Had I known this would happen, I would have taken a bite first."

Yang Tonghui accepted the herb and heaved a sigh of relief. "I thank you. How may I address you, my friend?"

Lin Feng smiled, "I'm Lin Feng, Master of the Celestial Sect of Wonders."

Yang Tonghui nodded. "I'll pay you my respects at a later time."

He turned to the Mount Shu Elders and frowned instantly.

The Baizhen Elder pleaded, "Skywalker Master, please be fair. We too knew about this just a short while ago. Both our families are members of the Nine Heavenly Sword Alliance. Why would the Mount Shu Sect take in our ally's traitor?"

Yang Tonghui nodded and replied in a neutral tone. "Very well then."

The Mount Shu Elders could only swallow their pride. They already possess the highest mastery levels among all the Mount Shu Sect members in Shazhou City. Even if they wanted to exact revenge, they still need to contact their sect's Nascent Soul Grandmaster.

"Let's go." The Baizhen Elder exchanged fleeting glances with his comrades and was preparing to leave. As for Fu Shuo, he was already captured by his master, and could only submit himself to fate.

As they turned to leave, Lin Feng's voice bellowed from behind.

"Do you think you can just leave after bullying my disciple?"

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Chapter 188: Let Us Be Fair

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"Do you think you can just leave after bullying my disciple?"

Lin Feng gazed at the Mount Shu Elders calmly.

The short and fat Elder sneered, "You still don't want to let us go in peace? Mount Shu has ten million sword cultivators, each with one sword. You'll be minced to scraps."

Lin Feng was not angered by that comment and smiled instead. He extended his right hand and spread his fingers wide.

Surging purple clouds jetted out abruptly from Lin Feng's right palm and blanketed the four Mount Shu cultivators.

"What insolence!" The Mount Shu cultivators bellowed and drew their swords to destroy Lin Feng's cloud formation.

But the purple clouds cordoned off an independent area of space, isolating them from the real world.

After a flurry of chaos, The Mount Shu cultivators watched, aghast, as the sky above them, the clouds, the ground beneath their feet, the flowing rivers, all turned purple. It was as if they had been transported into another world.

In the distant skies, a purple sun was steadily rising over the horizon, bathing everything in the violet sunlight that even gave a comforting warmth to the skin.

The Baizhen Elder was terrified, and searched his surroundings anxiously for his companions, only to realize that everyone that was beside him had vanished. It was as if he was the only soul left in the entire world.

It wasn't just for the Baizhen Elder. All four Mount Shu cultivators realized that they were alone, trapped in an alien purple world.

Back in the real world, both Yang Tonghui's convoy from the Heavenly Sword Sect and Yu Wanfeng's army of Yu Family disciples gawked at Lin Feng in complete astonishment.

Lin Feng stood calmly on space. On the ground below him was a perfect cube with walls of dense purple clouds trapping the Mount Shu cultivators inside.

The interior of the cube had been divided into small individual sections, with each section housing one Mount Shu cultivator.

Even though they were observing from the outside world, Yang Tonghui and everyone else present could tell that each individual section was a miniature world existing independently of the other sections. Each section had its own mountains, rivers, wind, sun and moon - everything an actual world consisted of.

"To be able to create nature and conjure life ... Just who is this man, to display such a level of Abhijina?" Yu Wanfeng was perplexed as Lin Feng's spell did not use shockingly exuberant levels of mana.

But his enigmatic abilities of space manipulation, as well as his powers of creation and his knowledge of summoning life-forms, were all unfathomable mysteries even for a senior Nascent Soul cultivator like Yu Wanfeng.

Yang Tonghui stared at Lin Feng and was similarly lost in thought. "Master of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, Lin Feng ... right? Seems like a formidable talent who was previously reserved and elusive, but is now preparing to establish his own sect to impart his skills to the next generation."

Lin Feng looked at the individual little worlds formed by his purple clouds and nodded to himself. "Just as I thought. This spell can only be executed completely after I advanced to the middle Aurous Core stages."

The Celestial Small Worlds, the fourth spell that Lin Feng mastered in the Great Celestial Way of the Eight Trigrams, uses one's mana to isolate space, craft worlds and create life.

In this miniature world, Lin Feng was absolute.

Enemies outside the cube are unaffected, but once one is trapped within the Celestial Small Worlds, even a Nascent Soul cultivator would have to submit himself to Lin Feng's every whim and fancy.

Only the Original Cow Deity and a few other Nascent Soul beings with all-powerful mana and Abhijina can evade capture from this spell, and can promptly escape from the isolated world if trapped.

But the Baizhen Elder and his comrades clearly did not possess those powers.

They soon dawned upon an even more frightening realization.

"Why has my mana mastery been suppressed to mere Foundation Establishment levels?" The short and fat Elder shrieked after he discovered the changes to his body.

Inside Lin Feng's Celestial Small Worlds, the Elder's Abhijina and mastery levels have all been restricted to the Foundation Establishment stages.

Just as the short and fat Elder was becoming increasingly hysterical, the world before him suddenly glowed and flickered, and another figure entered the world.

A small child around ten years old, wearing a purple sleeveless robe, was giggling at him. It was Xiao Budian.

Lin Feng's mighty omnipresent voice reverberated through the purple world.

"My mastery levels are about the same as yours, so this wouldn't be considered as picking on the weak. But since you assaulted my disciple, you must be punished."

"I do things fairly. All four of you were using your superior Aurous Core mastery to pick on a single opponent in the Foundation Establishment stages. Was battling my disciple four-against-one very enjoyable for you?"

"Now that both of your mastery levels are back at the Foundation Establishment stage, battle each other one more time. Let's see whether your Mount Shu swordplay is sharp enough to combat the profound spells of my Celestial Sect of Wonders."

The short and fat Elder was hopping mad. "How dare you ridicule the Mount Shu Sect ..."

Without waiting for him to finish his sentence, with a strong gust of wind, Xiao Budian was already beside him chortling, "Hey shorty, are you paying attention?"

After fumblingly dodging Xiao Budian's fist, the short and fat Elder was so enraged that his face flushed red. "This brat has the soul essence of a Demon Tiger at the peak of the Aurous Core stage. How can I possibly take it down?"

Xiao Budian chuckled, "So that's what you're afraid of. Relax. Since your powers are also at the Foundation Establishment stage, I won't be using that Demon Tiger."

He gleefully sized up the short and fat Elder and said, "If you're still afraid, I'll let you have the first move."

The Shaoshang Sword is indeed formidable, being razor-sharp beyond compare. But now with only the power of 'One Foot of Winter', using it against Xiao Budian's Infinite Thunderstorm was like yielding a sharpened sword that was only two fingers wide and a few centimetres thick against a massive ten-ton metal hammer!

The sword, in this case, is a peerless treasure sword, and can even slash off the sides of the metal hammer.

But this doesn't change the huge gap in power between the two. In the end, the sword would obviously be smashed to pieces by the massive hammer!

Outside the purple world, Yang Tonghui and Yu Wanfeng were observing in awe and shock.

They then glanced at Lin Feng, their gaze clearly marked with trepidation and sombreness.

Lin Feng was using his powers of world-creation and his mana mastery to suppress opponents in small constructed worlds, and he did not completely quell their powers but rather accurately adjusted them to the peak of the advanced Foundation Establishment stages, just one step short of the Aurous Core stage.

Such intricate manipulation meant that Lin Feng had nearly absolute control over his little, isolated worlds.

Unless opponents have higher mastery levels than Lin Feng, they wouldn't have a chance to fight back once they were trapped inside the isolated world.

The problem was that they couldn't pinpoint Lin Feng's exact mastery level.

The less they knew, the more frightening it was.

Yu Wanfeng watched the short and fat Elder very closely. Mount Shu is one of the three Holy Grounds, and their mantras are definitely among the best in the Divine Lands.

The Shaoshang Sword is also one of Mount Shu's signature Six Passages of Swords and is known for its raw attacking power.

Theoretically speaking, being a sword cultivator specializing in war and slaughter, the short and fat Elder's combat abilities should usually go unmatched even among cultivators in the same stage.

At the very least, Yu Wanfeng pondered to himself, if he fought against a Mount Shu Elder also in the initial Nascent Soul stage, he would probably be on the losing end. This was already considering that he yielded the Xuanming Primordial Water and that his abilities exceeded those of his peers.

But in spite of all that, the short and fat Elder was being helplessly pulverized by Xiao Budian.

Even though his mastery levels were suppressed, he was still at the final stage of the Foundation Establishment, while Xiao Budian was only at the middle stages!

Such a gap in mastery made Yu Wanfeng break into cold sweat.

He looked at Lin Feng again and felt even more miserable. He then turned and glared furiously at the young man in red robes, who had complained about Lin Feng previously.

The man in red robes stared blankly at Lin Feng, with his mind in a complete mess. When he noticed Yu Wanfeng glaring at him, he felt as if he was drenched by a bucket of ice water, his legs numb and wobbly.

Yu Wanfeng gazed at Lin Feng, looking conflicted. He had the mind to yell a couple of insults, but his words morphed when they left his mouth. "Excuse us for the misunderstanding."

With a wave of his hand, icy-blue clouds shrouded the Yu Family disciples and the Crimson Fog Sect cultivators, instantly transporting them far away.

Lin Feng smiled to himself, "Very well. I'll have one more actor at the auction. This one even delivered himself to my doorstep pleading to join my show."

He calculated to himself expressionlessly. "He'll probably speak up soon."

Just as he had expected, Yang Tonghui pondered momentarily after witnessing the Mount Shu cultivators trapped in the Celestial Small Worlds and then gestured to Lin Feng, "Sect Master ... Lin, they have indeed committed a grave mistake and should be punished for it, but ... I believe they've learnt their lesson. Please spare them."

He paused, took out a porcelain vial and said, "This is the Seven-piece Celestial Elixir. Please allow your disciple to accept this, and please show some mercy and spare them."

Lin Feng thought to himself, "I knew you'd play the Samaritan here. I was waiting for this. If you hadn't spoken up, I'd still be reluctant to let such brilliant actors go."

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Chapter 189: Perfecting the Plan

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"If you hadn't spoken up, I'd still be reluctant to let such brilliant actors go."

Lin Feng smiled and raised his hand, withdrawing the Celestial Small Worlds. He said calmly, "Mount Shu actually condones their disciples running wild like this, truly unbecoming of the leader of the Nine Heavenly Sword Alliance."

Yang Tonghui clearly picked up the subtle message behind Lin Feng's words.

He mentioned Mount Shu being the leader of the Nine Heavenly Sword Alliance instead of one of the Three Holy Grounds.

"A tree with lush verdant leaves will inevitably have some wilted branches and dried leaves. I believe their seniors would never allow such a rampage to tarnish their reputation." Yang Tonghui laughed, gazing at the Mount Shu Elders below him.

The Mount Shu Elders emerged from the Celestial Small Worlds, beaten to a pulp by Lin Feng. Even the short and fat Elder, the most pompous and stubborn of the four, was pulverized by Xiao Budian.

When they met Yang Tonghui, their Sect's reputation no longer provided a psychological advantage against a Nascent Soul Grandmaster, hence did not dare to say anything.

Lin Feng nodded and said to Yang Tonghui, "Now that this matter is settled, I'll take my leave."

Yang Tonghui asked, "Is Sect Master Lin here to participate in the Spiritual Conference of Hanhai?"

"Yes." Lin Feng replied frankly. Yang Tonghui pondered for a while and smiled, "Will Sect Master Lin also be joining the auction organized by the Pavilion of Heavenly Trade three days from now?"

An idea suddenly flashed across Lin Feng's mind after repeated mental calculations. Perhaps he could use Yang Tonghui to perfect his plan.

After much consideration, Lin Feng smiled and said, "I'm attending the auction for the first time, I don't know how to participate. Are there any requirements or restrictions?"

As Lin Feng said this, Miao Shihao, who was silent all this while and seemingly staring blankly at the sky, finally came to his senses and shot a look at Lin Feng.

Lin Feng met his gaze and said nothing.

Miao Shihao pursed his lips and smirked, then lowered his head without saying anything as well.

Yang Tonghui, on the other hand, was happily introducing the requirements of the auction to Lin Feng, namely the three conditions, exactly as Miao Shihao had explained previously.

Lin Feng pondered, "I see, I need a recommender."

Yang Tonghui turned to look at Miao Shihao, who he assumed was travelling together with Lin Feng.

Miao Shihao grinned, "The Skywalker Master need not look at me. I may be going with Sect Master Lin but unfortunately, I've already agreed to be the recommender of another friend this time round."

Yang Tonghui nodded and smiled at Lin Feng. "I can be your recommender if you'd like."

Lin Feng looked relieved. "You've really saved me by being so willing to extend a helping hand. How can I reject your kindness?"

Yang Tonghui smilingly shook his head without saying anything.

Speaking of helping, it was actually Lin Feng who had been a massive help to Yang Tonghui.

Not only did Lin Feng retrieve the 'Nine Steps of Heaven' Herb for him, Lin Feng also spared the Mount Shu cultivators on his account. This meant stomping on the dignity of the Mount Shu Sword Sect and raising the stature of the Heavenly Sword Sect.

In a sense, this gesture would definitely be just as beneficial as retrieving the 'Nine Steps of Heaven' Herb, if not more.

Although Yang Tonghui did give up the Seven-piece Heavenly Elixir, it's an insignificant sacrifice compared to what he gained.

Lin Feng called Xiao Budian and Yue Hongyan to his side and nodded at Yang Tonghui. "Thank you, my friend. See you in three days' time."

After he bid farewell to Yang Tonghui and his convoy of Heavenly Sword Sect cultivators, Lin Feng turned to leave with Miao Shihao, with Xiao Budian and Yue Hongyan in tow.

After travelling a considerable distance, Miao Shihao used his mana telepathy and said, "What are you up to again?"

Lin Feng chuckled, secretly grateful for Miao Shihao for being so cooperative in putting up an act in front of Yang Tonghui. He wanted to reply when Miao Shihao shook his head violently. "Wait, no, don't say it!"

His eyes glimmered and smiled lightly. "It wouldn't be fun if you reveal it now. I'll wait and see what tricks you have up your sleeves. You truly are interesting, I was right to follow you."

Lin Feng was dumbfounded and twitched his lips. He wanted to tell Miao Shihao that his last sentence would easily cause unwanted misunderstandings.

But he knew that Miao Shihao wouldn't take it to heart if he said it, so Lin Feng just shook his head and laughed along.

Lin Feng wouldn't object to Miao Shihao travelling with him, but he definitely would not return to Miao Shihao's "boudoir".

After finding a place to rest in Shazhou City, he sent a message to Xiao Yan and Zhu Yi, requesting them to return quickly and regroup.

After they've settled in, Lin Feng was determined and unbending in chasing Miao Shihao out of his room, leaving only Xiao Budian with him.

Xiao Budian gazed at Lin Feng pitifully, "Master ..."

Lin Feng could tell straightaway that this brat was still indignant at the 'Nine Steps to Heaven' Herb flying away from him right in front of his lips.

"Stop looking so pitiful. As your master, how would I not know what you're thinking?" Lin Feng was displeased yet amused at the same time. Xiao Budian rolled his huge round eyes and cracked a wide grin. "Hehe, Master, what a pity this is."

Lin Feng smiled, "Silly boy, treat that as a pre-investment. We'll earn much more next time."

He flipped out the Blessed Nine-Petalled Lotus. "Not to mention, this is all yours."

Xiao Budian was elated. He carefully scrutinized the green lotus on Lin Feng's hand and felt the bountiful spiritual energy contained within it.

"Hm?" Xiao Budian's expression turned deadly serious. "Master, my spiritual altar ..."

He couldn't bother to say much more. He just sat cross-legged on the ground and conjured a spell from the Great Celestial Way of the Eight Trigrams.

Lin Feng scanned the situation and realized that the sixth spiritual altar in Xiao Budian's Aura Sea, which had been steadily developing its foundation up till now, was speedily shooting up from the ground.

Enveloped by powerful spiritual energy, the spiritual altar was being erected layer by layer, rising higher and higher until it assembled into a nine-storey spiritual altar.

It was the sixth first-class spiritual altar in Xiao Budian's body.

Lin Feng nodded and said, "Tianhao, concentrate, don't lose your focus."

With a flick of his hand, the Blessed Nine-Petalled Lotus floated into the air and landed on Xiao Budian's head. The lotus shone lustrously, morphing into a ray of Pure Aura with a brilliant rainbow-colored glow and fusing into Xiao Budian's body.

Xiao Budian shuddered for a moment before calming down and guided the Blue Nine-Petalled Lotus' spiritual essence into his Aura Sea.

Once the Pure Aura entered Xiao Budian's Aura Sea, it instantly dissipated and nine rainbow-coloured light spots flew forth. These are the mana essence of the Nine-Petalled Lotus.

The nine rainbow-coloured light spots floated motionlessly above Xiao Budian's Aura Sea, while the Pure Aura infiltrated into the Aura Sea below.

Xiao Budian's Aura Sea instantly rippled with pure light and began to churn and swell like boiling water.

With that, the seventh, eighth and ninth spiritual altars also shot up towards the sky and moulded into shape.

Xiao Budian's entire body was flooded with surging mana. All nine spiritual altars were first-class!

At the same time, the nine spiritual altars that were all arranged in a straight line began to shift.

Lin Feng's eye pupils contracted as he saw the drastic changes in Xiao Budian's nine spiritual altars.

The spiritual altars, that are supposed to stand anchored at stationary positions in the Aura Sea, were rearranging themselves to form three concentric rings.

In the outermost ring, four spiritual altars were arranged in positions corresponding to the North, South, East, and West directions respectively. The middle ring also consisted of four altars, but these were placed in the Southeast, Southwest, Northeast, and Northwest positions respectively instead.

The innermost ring contained the last remaining spiritual altar.

Lin Feng, who has been observing the changes closely, immediately recognized the new pattern formed. "This pattern is exactly how the nine lotus seeds are arranged within the Blessed Nine-Petalled Lotus."

Once the nine spiritual altars fell into position, the nine rainbow-coloured light spots formed from the lotus seeds floating above the Aura Sea began to move, landing on each corresponding spiritual altar.

A shadow began to form on each spiritual altar. They were shadows of crucibles.

Xiao Budian's mastery levels have always grown the fastest among all of Lin Feng's disciples.

If it wasn't for the abnormalities in his body requiring him to erect nine spiritual altars, he could have formed his crucibles before Xiao Yan and Zhu Yi and proceeded to the advanced Foundation Establishment stages earlier.

Now with all nine spiritual altars successfully completed, he immediately entered the crucible-formation stage, wanting to complete his crucibles as well.

When each crucible shadow on the spiritual altars was matched with a lotus seed, the virtual shadow instantly began manifesting as a physical entity.

"Manifesting nine crucibles at once would really take a toll on one's spirit, even if one possesses ample mana." Lin Feng watched and pointed at Xiao Budian, infusing a ray of purple Qi into Xiao Budian's body.

The stronger the mana, the easier it is to manifest the crucibles. Completing the process as quickly as possible would inflict significantly less stress on one's spirit.

Xiao Budian was not distracted in the slightest, concentrating wholeheartedly on channelling his mana. He transported Lin Feng's purple Qi into his own Aura Sea, and split the ray of Qi into nine portions, distributing them evenly to each crucible.

On each of his nine spiritual altars, his sumptuous mana was all concentrated within each shadow.

"Boom!" Xiao Budian hastily opened his eyes. His eyes were gleaming brightly as if there were nine light spots shining forth from his pupils.

In that instant, the nine crucible shadows in his body manifested into nine real massive four-legged crucibles.

Xiao Budian stood up then grovelled before Lin Feng, "Master!"

Lin Feng smiled and helped him up, then thought to himself, "Nine first-class crucibles? He still hasn't reached the Supreme Master's glory. Perhaps he is accumulating them to metamorphize all at one go when forming the Aurous Core?"

Nine spiritual altars would normally be able to form nine crucibles, but nine crucibles surely cannot produce nine Aurous Cores.

For Foundation Establishment cultivators to form an Aurous Core, they must channel all their mana and Abhijina into the Aurous Core. But for Xiao Budian to do the same, he must merge the nine crucibles into one.

After sending Xiao Budian off with a few warm words of encouragement, Lin Feng sat alone in his room. After deliberating for a moment, he took out a ring.

Lin Feng's psychic sense entered the ring and saw the small Taotie Tun Tun, still petite and adorable, sitting alone in the Light Prison, seemingly bored to death.

When she noticed Lin Feng, Tun Tun twitched her nose and let out a grunt, then back-faced Lin Feng, looking particularly unwilling to entertain him.

But unfortunately for her, Lin Feng had grasped her weaknesses and said something that made her turn back around unhesitatingly.

"Do you still want the Grand Sun Primordial Flame?"

Tun Tun swung around to see Lin Feng smiling widely, and barked angrily, "You're such a bastard!"

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Chapter 190: Take Up Positions!

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"You are such a terrible person!" Tun Tun shouted angrily.

Lin Feng quietly nibbled at the side of his mouth as he thought, "At least it's better than being someone who's unreliable like you, who is hell-bent on beating up your crush and then raping him."

However, he was unwilling to spend too much time on this issue with Tun Tun. Smiling, he turned to her and said, "So do you want the Grand Sun Primordial Flame or not?"

Tun Tun swallowed, and said wistfully, "You're willing to give it to me?"

"Of course," Lin Feng smiled like a fox that's about to steal a chicken. "I don't only plan on giving you the Grand Sun Primordial Flame, I also plan on giving you a corporeal body again and bringing you back to full strength."

Tun Tun was stunned as she looked at Lin Feng warily, "What do you want?"

Lin Feng smiled, "Nothing! I never said I will not give you the Grand Sun Primordial Flame, right"

While he didn't exactly say that he would not give her the flame, he remembered the last time he remained mum about this. She turned and ran off without looking back!

Tun Tun appeared to be mulling the issue over as she stared at Lin Feng suspiciously. Lin Feng, however, was smiling when he said, "The kindling of the Grand Sun Primordial Flame that I possessed had undergone some alterations. There is an upper limit. Even if I give it to you it won't be much use to you."

"As of now, I've found a way to increase its firepower. After I cultivated the real Grand Sun Primordial Flame, I will naturally give a portion to you."

Tun Tun asked, "You have Xihe Grass? That item is apparently extinct in the Barren Lands."

Lin Feng's smile was radiant and warm like the sun in springtime as he said, "I've always been good to you. If you feel that there's something wrong, then it's your problem."

Lin Feng waved his robes as a black mass landed outside the Light Prison.

That was half of the corpse of the Gengjin Tiger King. While it had already been severely decayed, it still shone with an eye-dazzling vibrancy as it emanated an unimaginable power.

In reality, it was thanks to Lin Feng's Dual Dimension Vacuum Charm that created the illusion that Lin Feng had torn the corpse apart. If he were to use his bare hands, it would be unimaginably difficult.

Tun Tun's eyes fell straightaway on the Gengjin Tiger King's corpse as she became unable to avert her gaze. She drooled, "The remains of a Gengjin Tiger Demon? It's actually a Demonic Lord level member of the tribe."

Despite the fact that it's only half a corpse, but Tun Tun was still able to swallow it and re-create her corporeal body. Despite not being able to regain her former glory, she would still be able to attain the level of a Demonic Commander, or the equivalent of human Aurous Core stage cultivator.

With the powers of the Taotie tribe, she would not need to be afraid of any demons below a Demonic Lord or a human cultivator who had yet to reach the Nascent Soul stage once she hit the level of a Demonic Commander.

While she can't do much to her foe, her foe can't kill her too.

Lin Feng smiled and asked, "Do you like it?"

Tun Tun's eyes were straight as she nodded, "I like, I like, I...wait!"

It took her some effort to peel her eyes away from the remains of the Gengjin Tiger King. She deliberated for a while before saying, "You are willing to give it to me? Aren't you scared that I'll take revenge on you?"

Lin Feng smiled as he looked at her, "You think you can do that? I think your father is more of a match for me thank you."

Tun Tun unhappily hit the bars of her Light Prison, "What? He's already so old and can be said to a Demonic Lord with his Demon Soul. He's much better than that stupid old tiger in his glory days."

"Right, right," Lin Feng nodded his head carelessly. "Let's be clearer here, do you want it or not?"

Tun Tun said immediately, "Of course!"

Lin Feng smiled as he collected the Gengjin Tiger King's corpse. Tun Tun became anxious instantly, "Are you fooling around with me?"

"I'll give you the thing when the time comes, but not now," Lin Feng said quietly. "After the Xihe Grass matures and I've cultivated a huge amount of the Grand Sun Primordial Flame, I'll give you this tiger corpse and the flame."

"Be patient, it won't be long."

Saying that Lin Feng's consciousness exited the ring, leaving an anxious Tun Tun.

"This move was right, but to see when would it be useful depends on my opponent," thought Lin Feng as he pushed opened the door and entered the room.

Helping Xiao Budian create his spiritual tower and form a crucible took quite some time. As of now, the auction was starting.

"It's starting, take up your positions everyone," Lin Feng tapped with his ring and the Avatar of Ares appeared next to him. Then, it disappeared.

Lin Feng raised his head to look at the horizon. A sword radiance flashed past and stopped before Lin Feng. From it emerged three humanoid shapes, with one of them being Yang Tonghui. Behind him stood Aurous Core stage cultivators from the Heavenly Master Sword Sect.

Yang Tonghui looked at Lin Feng and asked while smiling, "Are you ready Master Lin?"

Lin Feng nodded, "Thank you, my friend."

With that, he summoned Xiao Budian and Yue Hongyan, who headed to the auction with Yang Tonghui.

Yang Tonghui looked at Xiao Budian as his gaze flashed, "After not seeing you for a few days, you actually entered the later phase of Foundation Establishment? Could it be that you had been in the bottleneck for too long and you managed a breakthrough earlier?"

Before Lin Feng, he would never have dared to assess Xiao Budian's powers with his skills. He could only see that Xiao Budian was concentrating his crucible and in the later stages of Foundation Establishment already.

If he knew that Xiao Budian had nine spiritual altars and nine crucibles, it was likely that his eyeballs would have hit the ground.

The group of them reached the center of Shazhou. Under the leadership of Yang Tonghui, they flew up in the sky.

Lin Feng looked at the space above, "So the Pavilion of Heavenly Trade's auction site is actually hidden in the void above. Not bad."

"Master Lin is indeed sharp," Yang Tonghui nodded his head in agreement. "The auction by the Pavilion of Heavenly Trade is actually located in a blessed spot owned by them. Normally, it's hidden. However, during the annual Spiritual Conference of Hanhai, it would open once."

As they continued flying, the space in the sky began to ripple as if someone flung a rock into a pond. Five streaks of color appeared.

In the entrance of the space, there were a few cultivators. The leader wore his robes loosely as if he had merged with the space around him into one. He was a cultivator in his Nascent Soul stage.

This person knew Yang Tonghui before. Upon meeting him, he greeted him, "Master Yang, long time no see. I hope you're fine."

Yang Tonghui smiled, "Mr Song, it's been a while."

He introduced Lin Feng, "Master Lin, this is one of the executives of the Pavilion of Heavenly Trade, Mr Song Fu."

Song Fu's gaze flashed as he looked at Lin Feng, "Are you Celestial Sect's leader Master Lin?"

Lin Feng's heart rejoiced. He checked the system and realized that his prestige in the northern foot of Mount Kunlun had already hit 75. He could accept disciples with potential value above 75 here.

Initially, Lin Feng's prestige in the Hengduan Mountains was 70 as he killed the Gengjin Tiger King.

While he did not kill a Nascent Soul stage cultivator earlier on, he did humiliate Mount Shu Sword Sect. The impact of that act was greater than slaying the Gengjin Tiger King.

Song Fu probably guessed Lin Feng's identity upon hearing Yang Tonghui's address and from Lin Feng's appearance.

Lin Feng smiled, "Mr Song, sorry to trouble you."

"Not at all," Song Fu shook his head.

Yang Tonghui said from the side, "This is the first time Master Lin is attending the Pavilion of Heavenly Trade's auction. I am his referee."

Song Fu smiled, "I hope you are not too troubled by our rules. Please, come in."

Lin Feng brought Xiao Budian, Yue Hongyan and Yang Tonghui into the little blessed spot inside.

Inside the blessed spot, it appeared to be the galaxy. Countless dots shined from inside and if Lin Feng were to concentrate, he realized he could not see through them.

"Are they concealed by mana? Is this to ensure anonymity?" Lin Feng pondered as he arched his eyebrows. Then, he saw a representative from the Pavilion of Heavenly Trade approaching. The representative respectfully greeted Yang Tonghui, "Good day to you, Master Skywalker. Your seat is prepared."

Yang Tonghui pointed to Lin Feng and said, "This is Master Lin, he's my guest."

"Hello Master Lin," said the representative. News spread fast, and he probably knew of the events in Shazhou already. In dealing with new arrivals in the city, they had to be extra careful so to not offend anyone accidentally.

The representative bowed, "Since this is your first Master Lin, do you have any special request? Would you like to be next to Master Skywalker?"

"While I couldn't tell from outside, it appears that frequent visitors have their own seats," Lin Feng smiled as he looked at Yang Tonghui. "Could I trouble you to seat me next to my friend?"

Yang Tonghui smiled, "Of course, no problem."

The two of them laughed. Under the guidance of the executive, they flew towards two dots of light.

As they approached, the dots became balls. The representative took out a pass and the light faded to reveal what's inside.

Lin Feng could only see two granite rock, resembling the stars in the galaxy.

Yang Tonghui brought his two sword cultivators to one of the giant granite. Lin Feng, Xiao Budian and Yue Hongyan then sat on another.

The giant granite appeared to be a table with a tablecloth, but it was bare save for the cloth.

The representative smiled apologetically, "It's not very nice, I hope you won't mind."

Lin Feng noticed that Yang Tonghui's environment looked the same before realizing that every was standardized. Of course, he would not mind. Smiling, he said, "No problem, my coming today is to understand the prosperity of the Spiritual Conference of Hanhai. This is but a small issue."

After settling down, Lin Feng looked out and realized that he was sitting in a ball of light that formed a giant ring of light around a black hole.

Yang Tonghui telepathically told Lin Feng, "The auction would start in two hours. Before that, it's a time for everyone to mingle and exchange knowledge."

"Some items would be exchanged here."

Lin Feng nodded as he calmed himself. Immediately, he could sense countless psychic consciousness interacting with one another in this little galaxy.

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Chapter 191: The Official Opening

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Lin Feng sat upright in his seat as he quietly absorbed the countless psychic senses and interactions around him.

Most of these interactions were between independent cultivators and were messy and disorganized. He had to rely on the radiance of the small asteroid within the holy abode of the Pavilion of Heavenly Trade, which masks the characteristics of individuals' mana when used to search, to cover his identity and mastery.

Dealing and display were not person-to-person affairs but myriad psychic senses intertwined together to convey what each individual wished to buy. Many people's interests would be concentrated on a particular item, be it magic treasures and items or abhijna and mantra.

The concentration of psychic senses formed a small circle of projected consciousness.

Lin Feng was unable to identify every single source of the psychic senses unless somebody made a sound, or because of the small asteroid's radiance.

He was content and in a good mood as he had no interest in murdering someone for their goods in the first place. He picked a circle of consciousness with the greatest number of psychic senses and entered within.

A white patch of intense brilliance appeared and within it was a rock with a deep crater on its surface, and within the crater was a statue of Buddha.

The statue of Buddha sat on lotus flowers and a full moon wheel; its throne was supported by eight peacocks. On his right hand was a lotus and a bell was on his left, and its expression was stoic as its whole body was radiating brilliance. The statue was intimidating and possessed great power and influence.

A thought flashed across Lin Feng's head. "Is this the Forever-Bright Tathagata?"

At this moment, an elderly voice spoke from within the small circle of projected consciousness. "This was the Buddha Statue which originated from the Great Thunderclap Temple of old. It embodies the true Dharma of the Forever-Bright Tathagata. It's a pity I am not fated with Buddha and thus I am unable to seek enlightenment on the mysteries within."

"I brought it out today not for auction but for a buy-out price of eighty yellow talisman-dollars. If anybody likes it and can pay up, he can have it. If there's more than one interested party, the person that can resonate with the statue will take it."

Someone in the audience said, "We can detect traces of Buddhism from the statue, but that is all. There is no Dharma, and neither is there any power of the Buddha within the statue. The price of eighty yellow talisman-dollars is too high."

The elderly voiced replied plainly, "I will not haggle with eighty yellow talisman-dollars. If nobody wants it, I will just continue keeping it for myself."

Lin Feng was silently observing the Buddha statue and shook his head after a long while. There was indeed a pure Buddhist incense emanating from the statue, thus it probably was an authentic item from the Great Thunderclap Temple. However, the statue did not contain any mana or movement of spiritual energy.

In that case, there would naturally not be any mantra or abhijna left within the statue.

Yet Lin Feng felt a bit restless as he peered at the Buddha statue.

The seller of the statue was a stubborn one as he refused to lower the selling price and this caused many potential buyers to back out.

Many of them did not harbour high hopes at this auction as the participants were mostly independent cultivators making private deals amongst themselves. Put bluntly, they were here to pick up the pieces and scavenge.

Even though this description did not include the Aurous Core stage cultivators, eighty yellow talisman-dollars were still considered a hefty sum for them.

Talisman-dollars were the same as talismans. Lower level talismans were easier, but cultivators who were producing talismans at their own level had to expend an immense amount of effort and time. Furthermore, the purchase of the talismanic paper and ink already required expenditure.

Lin Feng contemplated as he watched the independent cultivators bargain and haggle.

The backgrounds of bigger sects were revealed by small details.

For example, the Mount Shu Sword Sect, the Yu Family, the Heavenly Master Sword Sect had their attention focused on the latter part of the auction.

To them, eighty yellow talismans were nothing.

The disciples of these sects were nothing like the independent cultivators. The independent cultivators went through thick and thin to obtain cheap deals and pick up the pieces, or they sold magic items in exchange for talismans or for resources for cultivation.

The disciples of these bigger sects just had to sit within the cave and cultivate peacefully. The holy abodes of the bigger sects were considered cultivators' paradise as they were ample with spiritual energy and had no lack of elixir and booster providence. It was no doubt more than enough for them.

On the other hand, the independent cultivators who were messing around here were all old fritters with only dozens of years of cultivation experience. Even though some of them may have had some form of savings and accumulation, they spent their days moving around outside to try and find resources for cultivation and this wasted precious time; cultivation would thus be much less effective than otherwise.

There was no lack of strong and resilient individuals among the independent cultivators; there even cultivators of the immortal soul stage who travelled the world. However, for independent cultivators to live a comfortable life they had to have to be at least at the level of the Miao Shihao. If independent cultivators with levels of mastery did not have a good master, their days would be hard.

"My sect still has a long way to go." Lin Feng thought to himself.

At this point in time, the Buddha Statue found a buyer and the deal ended. An unnamed independent cultivator finally made the hard decision to spend eighty yellow talisman-dollars to purchase the Buddha statue.

A huge red hand reached out from within the circle of projected consciousness and grabbed the Buddha Statue from inside the rock and subsequently disappeared in an instant.

As the Buddha Statue had a buyer, the circle of consciousness dissipated.

Lin Feng's consciousness withdrew as well. He thought to himself, "Why do I feel as if I missed something?"

He frowned as he extended his consciousness to the Avatar of Ares. "Wait by the door and see if anybody emerges from the holy abode of the Pavilion of Heavenly Trade."

The Avatar of Ares paused as it received Lin Feng's transmission and looked at the holy abode in front of him as he telepathically communicated to Miao Shihao using his mana, "Wait for a while."

Miao Shihao just greeted the owner of the Pavilion of Heavenly Trade, Song Fu, who was standing by the entrance. A sparkle flashed across his eyes as he received the projection, and he immediately stopped in his tracks and began to engage Song Fu in idle chatter. At the same time, he replied with another voice-projection, "What crazy idea are you thinking of now?"

''It's too early to say what we can gain from it. Wait and see," The Avatar of Ares replied.

Song Fu seemingly unintentionally glanced at the Avatar of Ares and continued chatting with Miao Shihao as if nothing happened.

The Avatar of Ares returned to its original state of heavy armour. It covered itself tightly, and it even put on the helmet that it took off initially.

Its attention was not focused on the entrance to the holy abode. Song Fu stood there to welcome incoming guests, but besides that, there were also independent cultivators who were making private deals exiting the holy abode.

"Oh? It should be him." A thought flashed across the Avatar of Ares' mind as it began to stare at an elderly individual exiting the holy abode.

This elderly individual was floating and his mana was fluctuating. He was a cultivator that recently entered the Aurous Core stage.

As he exited the holy abode, he carelessly tossed out a small rock.

As it happened, this rock fell in front of Zhu Yi and continued to drop. Zhu Yi extended his consciousness and mana to catch the falling rock.

The Avatar of Ares peered towards Zhu Yi. Zhu Yi observed the rock for a moment and subsequently passed it to the Avatar of Ares, and said, "Master, there is something weird with the hole in the centre of this rock."

"It is tainted by the aura of the Buddha statue." The Avatar of Ares shared Lin Feng's mind and consciousness but not his physical body. Their thoughts and minds were connected and it could immediately tell that this rock was the one just used to display the Forever-Bright Tathagata statue.

The hole in the centre of the rock was indeed used to display the Buddha statue.

The Buddha statue had been taken away by the buyer, leaving a deep crater in the middle. The Avatar of Ares scrutinized the surface of the deep crater and discovered thin grooves and lines, seemingly formed due to the length of time the Buddha statue spent sitting in the crater.

"There is something weird about these lines." The Avatar of Ares remained expressionless as it turned to look at Zhu Yi. "I'm afraid there's something fishy going on here."

The auction was about to begin. The Avatar of Ares wasted no more time as it brought Xiao Yan, Zhu Yi and Miao Shihao into the holy abode together.

Miao Shihao had his old seat within the Pavilion of Heavenly Trade, while the Avatar of Ares brought Xiao Yan and Zhu Yi to another seat nearby.

Lin Feng had already obtained information about the whole process from the Avatar of Ares, and thought to himself, "Zhu Yi's good fortune certainly wasn't a bluff. He was tripped by a rock as he exited the entrance – there is definitely something about this rock."

Just as he was deep in thought, the auction had officially begun. The Pavilion of Heavenly Trade controlled the holy abode, shut the entrance and completely descended into the void.

The centre of the holy abode resembled a dark cave, but suddenly lit up as countless lights began to appear and surround it; it became a huge sphere of light, something like a shooting star.

A shadow emerged slowly from within the sphere of light. It was one of the owners of the Pavilion of Heavenly Trade, nascent soul stage cultivator Song Fu.

"Everyone, today is the auction hosted annually by the Pavilion of Heavenly Trade, the grandest one there is. Thank you, my friends, for showing up to support us." As Song Fu spoke, he clapped his hands softly and a small blue pearl drifted out from the sphere of light behind him.

Rich water-type spiritual energy emanated from within as if it were of the ocean with the never-ending horizon.

However, the spiritual energy within carried an essence of violence and brutality. The waves of mana more closely resembled demonic power rather than that of Heaven and Earth or that of cultivators of the human race.

Song Fu introduced the item. "This is the Red-Eyed Azure Hydra's demonic core, and it has already attained the level of the pinnacle of demonic commanders. These kinds of water-type demons have extremely short tempers and will fight their enemies to the death for no reason at all. Obtaining the demonic core was no easy task."

"This demonic core's water-type spiritual energy is dense and pure. Most importantly, the product is complete and perfect and is devoid of any blemishes or defects. This is hard to come by."

Many buyers atop their own shining rocks within the void nodded their heads. The Red-Eyed Azure Hydra who had reached the pinnacle of the demonic commanders and about to form his demon soul was a force to be reckoned with as the situation could get ugly even if they were hunted and killed.

To maintain a perfect and undamaged demonic core was a difficult thing to do. Nascent soul stage grandmasters would have had no trouble obliterating the demons but could not guarantee that the demonic core would not be damaged.

The product was excellent; hence the price must naturally also be good. This demonic core's starting bid was eighty green talisman-dollars.

This price was exactly ten times compared to that of the Buddha statue dealt privately by independent cultivators. Furthermore, this was only the starting bid. The final price would be another multiple of the original bid, and if buyers compete and overbid, the final price would be even more outrageous.

Lin Feng had no interest in this demonic core as it was of no use to him nor to most of his disciples.

Compared to the demonic core, Lin Feng was much more interested in investigating the small rock used to display the Forever-Bright Tathagata statue.

He was extremely interested in the grooves and lines within the crater inside the rock.

Lin Feng's thoughts related to the Avatar of Ares, and he extended his consciousness deep into the lines of the rock.

Lin Feng focused and meticulously studied the patterns of the lines and faintly recognized that the patterns formed a painting or picture of some sort.

Within the painting was a Buddha sitting within a void with innumerable suns, moons and stars all around it, as if it focused all of the world's radiance and light upon the body of the Buddha.

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Chapter 192: Forever-Bright

Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations

"Forever-Bright Tathagata?" Lin Feng thought to himself as he tried to understand the concept of power displayed by the Buddha statue in the painting.

Just as his mind began to establish a connection with the Buddha statue, he did not feel anything abnormal except for a field of white covering his vision, making him dizzy.

After delicate appreciation, Lin Feng immediately discovered the profundity within.

There was nothing else in this enormous patch of white, except for radiant light.

Lin Feng could feel himself stepping into a world where only light existed.

"Pristine and extreme light… Everything else is rejected and only light remains."

The empirical nature of light was not warmth or the illumination of all beings but an absolute purity; it was a rejection of everything else.

Lin Feng was inspired. He suddenly realized that did he not exist in a similar world full of light, as a stranger and an unwanted guest?

As his train of thought stopped there, Lin Feng instantly felt the immense pressure from the brilliant light surrounding him.

There was no burning pain and neither was there a sharp one; Lin Feng could only feel the persistent rejection.

In this world, nothing else could be accepted, except for light.

Lin Feng could not feel any warmth from the boundless radiance.

These streaks of radiance were primitive and pristine, and did not carry any kind of warmth or heat; it was just pure light.

Endless, majestic and vast. One did not feel much hostility from it, but rather an unstoppable force without equal.

It was like Mount Tai crushing eggs as it easily pulverized adversity until not even ash remained.

Negative thoughts and scenes began to incessantly flicker across Lin Feng's mind.

"I shouldn't be existing here in the first place. Rejection is normal…"

"This place would be perfect without my existence. My entry was a mistake…"

"I can't block it anymore. Even if I could block it for a while, I will collapse in no time. I might as well stop wasting effort as I have no hope at all…"

All kinds of messy thoughts invaded Lin Feng's mind. Over here, there was a sense of the crushing of one's willpower and caused them to inadvertently develop feelings of dejection and defeat.

Lin Feng had already opened his mind. Under the relentless assault of these negative emotions, he was gradually falling and crumbling.

"Eh, I think I hit jackpot." Lin Feng was elated rather than shocked as he was absolutely confident that there was only one possibility that could pressure him with such crushing force.

The Great Thunderclap Temple's ultimate scripts of Dharma was called the Tathagata Mantras of the Compass. This was the Forever-Bright Tathagata Mantra, the Grand Celestial World's most extensive and extreme mantra on Light.

The text of the Forever-Bright Tathagata Mantra was not printed nor was it hidden within the statue; it was hidden within the imprints and grooves made by the statue.

This pattern of markings detailed the true meaning of the Forever-Bright Tathagata Mantra.

Lin Feng endured the rejection by the Forever-Bright Light. He did not fight back or resist, but just held his position.

He relaxed his senses as he quietly absorbed and appreciated the wisdom contained within the Forever-Bright Tathagata Mantra.

"The teachings of Buddhism speak of equality and everybody can become the Buddha." Lin Feng watched the statue within the Forever-Bright Light silently as he thought to himself, "The true Buddha was not one that instilled fear, nor was it a giant one, but it was one that gave people a feeling of watching himself or herself from the previous life."

"Releasing the hearts of Buddha within people and their mindfulness, along with their understanding of their origins over thousands of lifetimes and their realization of the essence of their inner self is the wisdom of Dharma."

Just as he thought to himself, the face of the Buddha within the Forever-Bright Light began to become clear.

Its eyes were closed into slits and it wore and expression of warmth and peacefulness. It was quite unlike the fearsome and intimidating statues typically seen within temples. Instead, it emanated a rejuvenating energy that people seemed to be familiar with.

Lin Feng smiled as his expression also became one of tranquillity.

He said calmly, "Forever-Bright Light, Limitless Dharma illuminating all things. I diffuse the Forever-Bright Light into the hearts of all man so that they could attain great wisdom and freedom."

The Forever-Bright Light that was rejecting him all along softened and quietened down at this moment. It no longer rejected Lin Feng but existed harmoniously with him.

Lin Feng had completely fused with the Forever-Bright Light as one and could not be told apart as the Forever-Bright Light accepted him as part of itself.

Lin Feng's consciousness withdrew from the lines and patterns along the rock. The Avatar of Ares laughed and pointed its finger at Zhu Yi's forehead. "Zhu Yi, calm your mind and appreciate with care!"

The Forever-Bright Tathagata Mantra's profound wisdom and the Forever-Bright Light's concept of power had been wholly passed on to Zhu Yi.

Zhu Yi's body shook as his eyes radiated.

"The art of the gentleman is remaining steadfast in the face of seduction and the temptation of treasures." Zhu Yi took deep breaths hurriedly as he tried to calm himself down.

Zhu Yi was clear about the problem of his crucible. There was unbalance between light and darkness as there as only the path of darkness but not the path of light, thus only half his crucible was complete.

Even the calm and composed Zhu Yi nearly lost his senses as he

had attained what he so greatly desired.

With such an unsteady mental state, he was definitely unable to grasp the true meaning of the Forever-Bright Tathagata Mantra.

Zhu Yi crossed his legs and shut his eyes. He was not trying to understand the mantra, but was trying to calm himself down completely. Only then did he start to seek enlightenment by studying the Forever-Bright Tathagata Mantra that Lin Feng passed on to him.

In the beginning, the pressure piled upon Zhu Yi was much greater than that of Lin Feng's experience.

Lin Feng had completed the Aurous Core, and the steadfastness of his soul vastly surpassed Zhu Yi.

After a long while, Zhu Yi suddenly opened his eyes and light fired from within; it was an enchanting sight.

The crucible within his body's spiritual altar that stood on two legs suddenly trembled and shot out streaks of light as it gradually formed the other two legs.

Between the explosive sounds, Zhu Yi's crucible finally morphed into one with four legs and stood upright on his spiritual altar.

The aura of light and darkness appeared at the same time. A streak of light energy and another streak of dark energy were intertwined upon the front surface of Zhu Yi's crucible, and faintly exhibited an understanding of the twin elements of creation.

Abnormalities on the crucible was the mark of a supreme one!

Back in the day when Lin Feng completed his own Supreme Crucible, there was a tidal wave of glowing radiance, evolution and limitless morphing of fate and fortune.

By developing the Supreme Crucible from the First Class Crucible, Zhu Yi could be said to have opened a big door of opportunity to the Grand Celestial World's arena of cultivation.

Lin Feng was happy for Zhu Yi as he felt the change within Zhu Yi's body.

Zhu Yi opened his eyes and returned to his standing position. He thanked Lin Feng with utmost respect and reverence, "Thank you, master. I could not have attained today's enlightenment and fortune without your teachings and wisdom."

Lin Feng laughed and said as he shook his head, "This is the result of your own hard work. I do not dare to claim credit. There's an old saying that goes: In the long road of cultivation after you, do not slack and remember today's lessons and hard work."

Zhu Yi nodded his head. "I will remember this by heart."

Lin Feng continued, "Do maintain and nurture your crucible. Surely you must have noticed that previously there was no light but only darkness in your crucible. It was a huge weakness."

"But now, there is an excess of light and darkness is now slightly weaker. The disequilibrium between light and darkness may cause you problems if you want to cultivate to the Aurous Core stage in the future, even if you a Supreme Crucible."

Zhu Yi thought to himself, "The darkness may exceed light once again if I try to strengthen it, and it will remain in disequilibrium. I could enter a vicious cycle of adding to either pillar endlessly."

"I shall suppress the light for now until both parties are at an equilibrium. I will adjust again after reaching the Aurous Core stage."

Lin Feng nodded and laughed. "Good, good, good! No pain, no gain.

Taking a step back today is for advancing two more tomorrow.

You can give up momentary benefits right in front of you for the betterment of the future shows that you understand the real meaning of taking and letting go. I am extremely pleased."

Zhu Yi began to laugh as well. "I definitely still need your guidance."

Subsequently, Zhu Yi began to nurture his crucible while Lin Feng's attention returned to the ongoing auction.

The auction was getting more heated from the popularity of the previous auctioned items.

Song Fu was in a good mood. Participants of the auction had to provide one item each to the auction and the Pavilion of Heavenly Trade had to pick the best items to auction.

Whatever the item that was being auctioned, the Pavilion of Heavenly Trade took a cut from every deal. The higher the final price of the deal, the greater the profits of the Pavilion of Heavenly Trade.

There were many arch-enemies and nemeses within the auction's audience, and the price of the final bid was undoubtedly going to rise when these people bid against each other out of spite.

Song Fu waved his hand and revealed the next item up for auction – it was a small tower.

There were countless streaks of red lightning within the tower.

Upon closer inspection, one could see that the streaks of lightning ultimately morphed into a pillar of ember flame of considerable force.

"The name of this tower is the Red-Jewelled Thunderflash Tower.

Even though it is only a magic item of the Aurous Core stage, there were huge amounts of Scarlet Thunderous Fire stored within," Song Fu introduced the item. "As we all know, the Scarlet Thunderous Fire is one of the most powerful spiritual fire apart from the Seven Legendary Primordial Fires. It is comparable to the Great Thunderclap Temple's Acalanatha inferno of old."

Everybody that could recognize the product sprung to life. The Seven Legendary Primordial Fires, the Six Great Primordial Waters and the Four Grand Primordial Winds were entities that one could only meet but could not ask for. Even if one did come across such an entity, taming it for cultivation was still a challenge.

One could only ask for the second-best alternative. A spiritual fire such as the Scarlet Thunderous Fire was a fantastic choice.

Song Fu announced the bidding price, "This Red-Jewelled Thunderflash tower goes for fifty red Talisman-Dollars. Every bid has to be at least one red Talisman-Dollar!"

The auction quietened down as this item was not cheap. Red talismans could only be produced by cultivators that were at least at the Aurous Core stage. Fifty red talismans, which were equal in value to five hundred green talismans and five thousand yellow talismans, would definitely be considered a huge sum.

Furthermore, this was only the starting price.

Yet when one could understand when the usefulness of the Scarlet Thunderous Fire was considered. This Red-Jewelled Thunderflash Tower was considered the pinnacle of magic items that belonged to the Aurous Core stage. Even if senior cultivators from the Nascent Soul stage would have a use for it if they purchased the spiritual fire.

"Fifty-one red Talisman-Dollars!" The bidding started in no time and rose continuously to seventy red Talisman-Dollars in the blink of an eye.

"I bid seventy-five Talisman-Dollars!"

The auction returned to silence once again as everyone's attention shifted to a point of light.

On the Mount Shu Sword Sect's seat, Bai Zhen laughed coldly as he said, "Lin Feng is afraid of us raising his bids. Even though he entered the venue along with Yang Tonghui of the Heavenly Master Sword Sect, it's just a cover. The seat beside Mirror Master Miao Shihao should also belong to him or his disciple."

"This seat is the one he is using to bid." A short elder beside Bai Zhen scoffed and said, "Teach him a lesson. Let him know that his small sect is nothing in front of Mount Shu Sword Sect!"

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