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 226: The Mysterious Elixir Chamber

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The Tong Ling Priestess chanted repeatedly, "Must find a way to prevent this from happening, must find a way to prevent this from happening ... must find a way to prevent this from happening!"

She suddenly lifted her head. "Master, if there's no other way, we'll make more preparations before bargaining with the brat when he arrives. If he gives up the bet voluntarily, we won't treat him shabbily, and we'll give him some compensation."

As she said this, her eyes flickered menacingly. "If he doesn't, we'll simply detain him on Xingyun Peak!"

The Azure Clouds Grandmaster let out a long sigh, "This won't work either."

The Tong Ling Priestess lost her cool. "Master!"

The Azure Clouds Grandmaster shook his head and replied, "I'm not saying that your method is wrong, but your method is not feasible at all."

The Tong Ling Priestess asked perplexedly, "Why?"

After the Azure Clouds Grandmaster briefly recounted the events of the battle on the barren plains outside Shazhou City, the Tong Ling Priestess was flabbergasted. She then forced a wry smile that looked more painful than a crying face. "Just what kind of people are there in the Celestial Sect of Wonders?"

"If that's the case, not only is Yanran's bet a gone case, the Sword of Radiance Sect would be the laughing stock of the entire world!"

If Murong Yanran was any other normal disciple, this wouldn't be too serious, and this issue can be settled discreetly.

But in the last three years, Murong Yanran followed the Tong Ling Priestess everywhere in her travels, and was known across the entire Nine Heavenly Sword Alliance and the Great Qin Empire as the disciple with the strongest potential and the most famous reputation among all her peers in the Sword of Radiance Sect, and as the sect's most promising talent to nurture.

If such a disciple loses to someone else and becomes his slave, the Sword of Radiance Sect would be utterly ashamed.

Furthermore, Murong Yanran despised Xiao Yan previously as unwanted trash, and riotously rejected his marriage proposal, and now, that unwanted piece of garbage now has evolved into an outstanding prodigy and would soon pulverize her. If this was made known to the outside world, it wouldn't just be a slap to Murong Yanran's face, but a clean, hard smack to the entire Sword of Radiance Sect's face.

If Xiao Yan just relied on his own abilities without any backing, the Azure Clouds Grandmaster definitely wouldn't reject the Tong Long Priestess' suggestion. This idea had even surfaced in that old duff's mind multiple times before.

But just thinking about Lin Feng's various counterattacks sent chills down his spine.

But if he allows Xiao Yan to charge in and have Murong Yanran lose her bet and become Xiao Yan's slave, the Azure Clouds Grandmaster wouldn't be able to accept it even more.

He chanted to himself, "Think of a way, must think of a way."

After a good long while, his eyes suddenly glistened with hope.

"Perhaps this idea can work." The Azure Clouds Grandmaster stopped pondering, and his wrinkled face finally relaxed. He was no longer frowning and was beaming like a chrysanthemum

The Tong Ling Priestess looked at the old man, puzzled. "Master, what idea have you come up with?"

The Azure Clouds Grandmaster glanced at her and thought to himself, "I still need the Tong Ling Priestess to explain it clearly to Murong Yanran as her master." He then briefly explained his plan.

After the Tong Ling Priestess heard his plan, she was stunned, and replied hesitantly, "Master, I'm afraid this may ..."

The Azure Clouds Grandmaster said calmly, "There's nothing to be afraid of. You just need to follow my orders."

After the Tong Ling Priestess took her leave, he sighed, "Let's hope this succeeds."

"Xiao Yan, sigh, why did you just have to take Lin Feng as your master?"

Lin Feng , who was making so many people very anxious, was staring at his own System blankly.

After Yue Hongyan and Yang Qing entered the sect, Lin Feng obtained two more chances at the Lottery, which he naturally wanted to claim.

But he couldn't enter the Lottery System, which just displayed a line of words. "System upgrading in progress, please access it after upgrading is completed!"

Lin Feng scratched his head and examined the System again. It was indeed undergoing upgrading and access was denied.

The previous time there was a System upgrade was when he had just reached the Foundation Establishment stage.

"There wasn't a System upgrade when I formed the Aurous Core either." Lin Feng thought about it carefully, "Looks like the System upgrades are not purely tied to my own mastery level, but also my enlightenment of the 'Heavenly Classic of the Way's Virtues'."

The first System upgrade was after he discovered the 'Great Celestial Way of the Eight Trigrams', the first chapter of the 'Heavenly Classic of the Way's Virtues', the same time he successfully reached the Foundation Establishment stage.

And the second System upgrade was when he created the 'Four Appearances Heaven Cleaving Script', the second chapter of the 'Heavenly Classic of the Way's Virtues', which coincided with his successful Soul Formation.

Lin Feng then realized, "The advancement in my mastery levels, and the advancement in my self-created mantras, are both conditions that must be met."

Previously when he had just created the 'Four Directions Heaven Cleaving Script' and there was no System upgrade, it was because he had not successfully advanced to the Nascent Soul stage.

Lin Feng sighed: whatever, I can only wait until the upgrading is completed before I can use my Lottery tickets. Hopefully, the upgrading churns out some precious prizes.

Temporarily unable to use the Lottery, Lin Feng loitered around the mountain alone.

As he wandered around, Lin Feng reached the entrance of the Elixir Chamber. He lifted his head and gazed at the plaque carved with the words 'Celestial Golden Pavilion', and thought to himself, "As the Heavenly Temple of the main hall, its most salient feature is actually its formidable defence."

"The Disciples' Abode can draw in the surrounding spiritual energy to keep the people inside warm. These buildings created from sect-construction deeds seem to each have some unique features, so what's so special about the Elixir Chamber?"

As he pondered, Lin Feng entered the Celestial Golden Pavilion Elixir Chamber and saw Xiao Yan circling the Ethereal Heart Cauldron with a face full of soot.

A fire burned within the cauldron, producing a strong herbal aroma.

When Xiao Yan noticed Lin Feng, he let out a bright smile, revealing his sparkling white teeth, which looked even better juxtaposed against his dirty black cheeks.

Lin Feng chuckled, "Why didn't you clean yourself up?"

With Xiao Yan's current mastery level, he could be completely free of dust at all times if he wanted to, and never come close to looking like an African.

"I couldn't bother, Master." Xiao Yan's eyes were glued to the cauldron as he answered, "Master's Elixir Chamber is really amazing. I experimented a little with the Eight Trigrams Formation on the ground by adding the effects of the Wind and Fire Fan, and the success rate of crafting elixirs increased by at least 3%."

Lin Feng was slightly surprised to hear this. A treasure like the Ethereal Heart Cauldron only increased the success rate by 3%.

Now with the Celestial Golden Pavilion's power, the success rate may shoot up by 60%.

This is a terrifying figure.

Strictly speaking, the success rate of crafting elixirs mentioned here, actually refers to the rate of efficient utilization of the medicinal ingredients.

When normal cultivators craft elixirs, the heat intensity, ratios of ingredients, duration, and various other factors result in poor efficiency of herb usage. On average, most cultivators only achieve around 30% of successful herb utilization, and the remaining amount is wasted as dregs.

This would already be considered as a crafting success. By definition, a crafting failure means to ruin the entire cauldron of ingredients and to waste all the time and effort put in to craft the elixir.

Cultivators with outstanding crafting skills achieve an efficiency rate of around 40 to 50%.

Xiao Yan could already achieve this percentage, and he had no formal training, relying purely on trial and error.

With that in mind, Lin Feng felt a tinge of regret. "It's a pity I didn't capture the Baicao Grandmaster alive previously, then I could have obtained his elixir crafting skills and have had something to teach Xiao Yan. Now I cannot fully harness his potential, what a waste."

The Baicao Grandmaster's thousands of years of training all revolve around spiritual herbs and elixirs. When he crafts elixirs, the rate of efficient herb usage is minimally above 70%, and higher quality cauldrons may even achieve a yield of over 90%.

If he uses the Ethereal Heart Cauldron, he would surely achieve a yield of 100%, with not a single ounce of ingredients wasted.

And now, if Xiao Yan combines his crafting talent with the boosts from the Ethereal Heart Cauldron and the Celestial Golden Pavilion, he can achieve a yield of 100% too.

There may be some hiccups, but it would be nearly perfect.

Xiao Yan was very excited too. Even though he had evidently been cooped in the Elixir Chamber for a very long time, with his bloodshot eyes, tired demeanour, and his mana almost exhausted, he was still particularly fired up.

With a sweep of his mana, he discovered that several large gourds hanging from the walls already contained elixirs. They were Thunderous Echo Elixirs and Barrier-breaking Elixirs.

After Lin Feng obtained the crafting recipes for these two elixirs, he immediately gave them to Xiao Yan.

Seeing how excited Xiao Yan was, Lin Feng thought to himself, "Looks like I need to find more recipes. Hmm, it would be best to obtain an elixir from the System that's never been created before, like the Trāyastriṃśa Elixir of Creation."

Since he already established his Celestial Sect of Wonders, only crafting elixirs from the monk temple wouldn't be quite right.

"Xiao Yan, you'll have to inquire and investigate more yourself and develop our own new product as soon as possible. Engaging in more technological development and innovation would be essential to our core competitiveness."

Lin Feng looked up at the ceiling, and he was stunned.

Besides the gold Eight Trigrams pattern on the floor, the Celestial Golden Pavilion had another silver Eight Trigrams pattern on the ceiling.

After staring at the silver pattern for a good long while, he gradually worked through a few ideas and formed a guess in his mind.

He took out a porcelain vial containing seven elixir pills. These were the ones that Yang Tonghui gave him during the Spiritual Conference of Hanhai, the speciality elixir of the Heavenly Sword Sect, the Celestial Elixir.

Xiao Yan just completed the final step of the crafting process and produced another batch of quality elixirs. He extracted over ten pills of the Barrier-breaking Elixir and placed them in a gourd hanging on the wall.

He looked at Lin Feng curiously, "Master?"

Lin Feng smiled, "Xiao Yan, the secret of this Elixir Chamber lies not only in the increased success rates of crafting elixirs."

As he said this, he threw a Celestial Elixir pill into the air and used telekinesis to control the silver Eight Trigrams on the ceiling. In that instant, rays of silver light shot down and caught the elixir pill.

Once the silver light came in contact with the Celestial Elixir, it began to flash continuously, and a long passage of words appeared among the light.

Xiao Yao took a closer look, and his eyes immediately widened. He shrieked, "Master, this is the recipe for the Celestial Elixir!"

Lin Feng nodded smilingly, and thought to himself, "I guessed correctly. This Elixir Chamber is full of mysteries, and is far from simple."

With that in mind, a thought jolted Lin Feng. "If the Elixir Chamber is like this, then what about the Tripitaka Block?"

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Chapter 227: The Three-storey Tripitaka Block

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Xiao Yan gazed at the silver light emitting from the Eight Trigrams pattern on the ceiling of the Elixir Chamber. An entire map of words appeared among the light.

Although he had never seen the actual recipe for the Celestial Elixir, nor consumed the Celestial Elixir before, Xiao Yan could immediately identify the map of words as the real recipe for the Celestial Elixir. And on the first line of the list of ingredients, was the 'Nine Steps to Heaven' Herb.

Xiao Yan's eyes glimmered in excitement, "Master, our Elixir Chamber can even use existing elixirs to elicit their recipes?"

"Not bad, it's indeed so." Lin Feng wore a calm expression as if he had known this previously, but he was actually as surprised as Xiao Yan was.

The crafting of elixirs does not only involve harnessing the herbal essence and spiritual energy within the ingredients but also comprises various complex changes and combinations.

A recipe, too, is not just a simple list of ingredients, but an integration of multiple skill sets.

Even all-powerful Immortal Soul cultivators cannot elicit a complete recipe from an existing elixir.

Perhaps there may be a chance using lower-level elixirs, but it would be completely out of the question for more advanced elixirs.

The Eight Trigrams Formation on the ceiling of the Celestial Golden Pavilion could actually elicit the recipe using an existing elixir, which for Lin Feng was definitely something worth rejoicing about. And it was not just because he could now expand the recipe archives of his Elixir Chamber on a large scale.

More importantly, the Celestial Sect of Wonders could possibly recover ancient elixir recipes that have been lost in the sands of time.

Over the tens of thousands of years of the Grand Celestial World's history, countless sects had risen, and countless great cultivators had been born, but many sects have also been annihilated, and many great men have fallen, drowned in the long river of history.

And with their demise, many precious mantras, abhijna, and elixir recipes have been lost.

Some of these elixirs and medicines still have completed elixir pills being circulated around, but the recipes have been completely lost.

Without the original recipe, new elixirs of the same kind cannot be produced, and remaining existing pills will definitely be used up one day. In the end, these elixirs cannot escape the inevitable fate of disappearing from the face of the earth for good.

"If I can get my hands on these elixirs, I can use the Celestial Golden Pavilion to retrieve their lost recipes." Lin Feng pondered for a bit. "Hmm, perhaps the true value may not lie within the elixir itself. Operating the Celestial Golden Pavilion well may yield other rewards."

Of course, having the recipe does not necessarily guarantee successful crafting. Some elixirs require unique and rare ingredients.

Take the Celestial Elixir for example. Without the 'Nine Steps to Heaven' Herb, the elixir cannot be crafted just with the recipe.

But despite this, this realization was invaluable for Lin Feng. He cracked his mind and instantly churned out many different ideas. "I'll try to collect as many high-level and rare elixirs as possible, even one is fine."

Besides collecting other elixirs, Lin Feng also reminded Xiao Yan not to stop renewing his skills.

After he exited the Elixir Chamber, Lin Feng went to the neighbouring Tripitaka Block.

Compared to the brilliantly grandiose Celestial Golden Pavilion, the Tripitaka Block was evidently more rustic and modest, with an antique charm to it.

The Tripitaka Block was close to ten meters tall and consisted of three levels. The building was constructed using emerald bamboo that flashed with a purplish glow.

Lin Feng entered the block, first into the spacious outer room, then he continued further in. He passed through a passageway to where the first storey library was.

The library was thousands of square meters wide and was neatly lined with rows and rows of bookshelves, just that all of them were empty at this moment.

Lin Feng frowned, "Does this mean I'll have to fill these up myself?"

His fingers grazed the bookshelves, and sensed the mild spiritual energy flowing within them. The tracks were faint but distinct, and Lin Feng felt a tingle in his heart.

After stroking the shelves for a while more, the pupils in Lin Feng's eyes suddenly glowed with purple light.

Amidst the purple light, paragraphs of cryptic incantations flowed continuously. This was the Great Thunderclap Temple's Dharma Mantra which Lin Feng previously obtained from the Lottery System - the Art of Acalanātha.

When he first obtained the Art of Acalanātha from the System, it only contained the first half of the mantra. Only afterwards when he slaughtered the monks of the Black Cloud Earth Palace, did Lin Feng obtain the complete mantra.

But he did not release the full version now, instead using just the first half of the Art of Acalanātha.

Under the effect of Lin Feng's mana, the lines of words condensed into a book of Buddhist scriptures with a purple cover and gilt words, and landed on the shelf.

Lin Feng calmed down and observed it for a moment, but the scriptures showed no changes, and the shelves and library did not react either.

After mulling over it, Lin Feng channelled his mana into the bookshelf.

All of a sudden, the bookshelf's internal spiritual energy flow began to change. It began diverging from its original trajectory course as it absorbed and converted Lin Feng's mana, and channelled it into the Buddhist scriptures on the shelf.

The scriptures started to transform. The physical, tangible book was cloaked in a brilliant purple light, and gradually morphed into a virtual shadow.

The shadow slowly increased in size as countless cryptic runes dotted around within the purple light before merging into the shadow. Once the purple light faded, the shadow reverted to a physical entity, back into the shape of a scripture book.

But the book of Buddhist scriptures was evidently twice as thick as before.

Lin Feng flipped it open, and noticed that it already contained the full version of the Art of Acalanātha.

"Is this all?" Lin Feng scanned the rows of bookshelves in the library and frowned. He laid the scriptures down and walked to the centre of the first-storey library.

There was a spell formation silently emanating a soft glow. Once Lin Feng stepped into the formation, the light instantly became blinding, and in the next moment, Lin Feng was already transported to the Tripitaka Block's second-storey library.

Compared to the first storey which was packed with bookshelves, the second storey was very empty. There was nothing in the wide empty space.

Lin Feng walked up to a wall, and noticed the multiple reels of scrolls hanging on the wall, just that these open scrolls were completely blank with nothing written on them.

After quietly sensing the aura of the scrolls, Lin Feng lifted his finger and fired a ray of purple light which landed on a blank scroll.

Many dark green images surfaced among the purple light, flying around continuously. Once the image touched the scroll, it swiftly melted into the scroll.

The originally blank scroll was suddenly decorated with a lifelike scene of green mountains and rivers.

Lin Feng's consciousness entered the scroll, and the scenery before him instantly changed, as if he had actually stepped into a world of green.

In this world, the dark green Grand Moon Primordial Water flowed quietly, but being in this world, Lin Feng was enlightened by the real meaning of the Mantra of the True Understanding of the Grand Moon, and experienced the mystifying spiritual powers of the Grand Moon Primordial Water that can create the heavens and earth.

Lin Feng's consciousness exited that world, and his finger pointed towards another empty scroll beside him, shooting out another ray of purple light. This time round, gold images flickered amidst the purple light.

The second scroll also transformed instantly when in contact with the purple light. The blank scroll now depicted a scorching sun shining down from the skies.

Lin Feng's consciousness entered the scroll, and everything before him was showered with the golden, resplendent holy light from the Grand Sun Primordial Flame. Being in an entirely golden world, he could clearly feel the intense heat of the Grand Sun Primordial Flame, and the esoteric mystery of the Scripture of the Great Heaven-Illuminating Sun.

"These scrolls can follow the recorded mantras to conjure a section of space, a space constructed completely from the profound scriptures of the Taoist mantras."

Lin Feng already understood what was going on. "Practicing a unique mantra in such a space would yield twice the results with just half the effort, and greatly increase the training efficiency."

Lin Feng was very satisfied with this realization. He was not in a hurry to fill the scrolls up, and just headed up to the third storey straightaway.

The first and second storeys each have their magical uses, so the third storey should be even more fantastical.

After riding the formation up to the third storey, Lin Feng scanned the scene before him and was slightly dazed.

The third storey's floor area was much smaller than the first two storeys, with a spacious, simple layout. There were only a few bamboo tables and chairs, and one could gaze at the world outside the Tripitaka Block through the railings.

There were no peculiarities. It looked as normal as the living quarters of very down-to-earth people.

Lin Feng naturally did not believe that the Tripitaka Block's third storey was as normal as it seemed. He probed around using his mana, and it triggered a reaction akin to being rebounded off a wall.

He frowned, and went over to the railings and looked into the distance.

The Elixir Chamber was just beside the Tripitaka Block, and in the distance was the Black Heavenly Treasure Tree with an incomparably thick trunk. Under the Treasure Tree, Zhu Yi sat there upright and cross-legged, and in front of him were the new disciples, over thirty of them.

Zhu Yi had undoubtedly immersed himself in the role, and was imparting mantras to them.

Lin Feng smiled and gently stroked the purple bamboo railings. His mind was one with the entire Tripitaka Block, and he slowly pried for some clues.

"It seems like I'll need to advance to the Immortal Soul stage before I can truly unlock the magical uses of the Tripitaka Block's third storey." Lin Feng had an inkling but just shrugged his shoulders. "Heck it. The first two storeys are adequate for now."

As he pondered, the System's prompting voice suddenly rang in Lin Feng's head. "System upgrading complete. The Lottery System and the Exchange System can now be used."

Lin Feng sprung back to life, and his consciousness entered the Lottery System immediately.

But this time, instead of entering it straight, he was first greeted by a hint from the System.

"The System has reached Level 3. The Host's newest privilege is that, the Host automatically receives one chance for the Lottery at the start of each month!"

Lin Feng was stunned for a good long while before regaining his composure. But his first reaction was not to rejoice, instead he became incredibly wary.

F*ck, could the System be plotting something?

In view of the System's usual tendency to provide deceiving messages, Lin Feng had no reservations for testing it out with the greatest scepticism.

After examining the System's explanation carefully, he could not identify any signs of wordplay, nor did it seem like a trap. Lin Feng wondered, "Has the sun risen in the west?"

Unfortunately, it was already past the start of May. If he wanted to verify whether the System was scheming something, he needed to wait until June.

"Heck it. I'll see what tricks you're trying to pull then." Lin Feng thought over it then threw this matter to the back of his mind for now, and entered the Lottery System.

"I'll just use the two Lottery chances I obtained from taking in new disciples. These two chances shouldn't pose any problems."

Lin Feng first entered the Spin-a-wheel page, which he had the most confidence in. After examining the list of possible prizes, his eyes widened, "This one's great!"

The Spiritual Replenishment Elixir. It can raise the talent and innate ability of the cultivator that consumes it. The first consumption is effective.

Once Lin Feng noticed this, he could not pry his eyes away for a moment.

"Since the Elixir Chamber can use the existing elixir to elicit its recipe, if I get my hands on just one Spiritual Replenishment Elixir pill, I can mass-produce this elixir."

Lin Feng hesitated no more. He immediately locked on to the Spiritual Replenishment Elixir, and began spinning the wheel to draw a prize.

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Chapter 228: The Spiritual Replenishment Elixir

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Having roughly calculated the position of the Spiritual Replenishment Elixir, Lin Feng had a gauge of what to do and began spinning the wheel.

Lin Feng fixed his eyes nervously on the spinning wheel. After three complete rotations, the wheel started spinning at a slower speed and after laboriously going for another half a round, it was about to stop.

Lin Feng's eyes narrowed. According to his estimations, the wheel would spin for three and a half rounds and stop at the third box which contained the Spiritual Replenishment Elixir.

According to the regulations, the wheel would spin for three and a half rounds before stopping within the first to the fourth boxes.

Lin Feng had previously chosen the third box, and succeeded, so he chose the third box this time out of habit again.

But a one-in-four probability would not bless him every time. This time, the God of Luck just brushed past Lin Feng's shoulders. The wheel spun for three and a half rounds and stopped at the second box, refusing to move another inch forward.

Lin Feng shook his head. Things that relied on luck simply cannot be forced.

After looking at the reward he received, Lin Feng scratched his head. Before attempting the Lottery, he already observed the other prizes surrounding the Spiritual Replenishment Elixir and recognised his alternative choices.

The Dragon Tendon Rope. It is made from the tendons of the Immemorial Celestial Dragon, which are incredibly durable, being one of the toughest materials in existence in the Grand Celestial World. After being made into rope, the tensile strength and durability had become top-notch.

Lin Feng examined the Dragon Tendon Rope before him carefully. It has evidently undergone further processing, being thinner than a finger and completely dyed in a faint gold hue, emanating forth the overpowering aura of dragons.

Even though the dragon was dead, with the tendons extracted to make rope, but the sturdy vigour and spiritual energy within the dragon's blood were still inside.

"Dragon Tendon, Dragon Tendon ..." Lin Feng suddenly tightened his grasp around the Dragon Tendon Rope. An idea had struck him. "The Zhuyan Demon Eye that Yan Mingyue gave me, is formed from the eyeball of an Immemorial Celestial Dragon at the level of a Demonic Grand Sage."

The Zhuyan Demon Eye that Yan Mingyue gave as a congratulatory gift was indeed a precious treasure, but Lin Feng had not had any plans to test its capabilities.

The Zhuyan Demon Eye was no doubt a Magic Treasure Embryo, but that did not mean that anyone who got their hands on it could develop it into a Magic Treasure.

There was still that saying, Magic Treasures are treasures that can only be generated by great Immortal Soul cultivators, just that this is not an easy task even for them. They too need to find Magic Treasure Embryos that yielded the spiritual energy of the heavens and earth.

Creating a Magic Treasure from scratch is impossibly difficult, which is why Magic Treasure Embryos are extremely precious.

And even if cultivators below the Immortal Soul stage manage to obtain Magic Treasure Embryos, they can only look at them and salivate. Attempting to forcefully craft a treasure can only yield two possible outcomes.

One, the embryo becomes completely ruined. Although it might still be a precious treasure, it would lose its spiritual energy, and the final product would be a Nascent Soul stage Magic Item at best.

Two, the embryo's spiritual energy overflows, and repels the unqualified cultivator, and may even escape.

Lin Feng has never shied away from harbouring suspicions for others with utmost mistrust, and to him, Yan Mingyue seemed to bear intentions to observe how long Lin Feng would take to cultivate the Zhuyan Demon Eye into a true Magic Treasure.

If Lin Feng accomplished this task quickly, then Yan Mingyue could confirm that Lin Feng had reached the Immortal Soul stage.

But if Lin Feng did not make a move, Yan Mingyue would inevitably become suspicious and come up with various speculations.

"The Zhuyan Demon Eye, Dragon Tendon ... Immemorial Celestial Dragon, hm, perhaps this might work!" After contemplating for a moment, Lin Feng cracked a smile. "Under normal circumstances, Magic Treasures can only be crafted by Immortal Soul cultivators."

"But I'm not an ordinary person. It'll just be very difficult, with very intricate planning required."

With his mind set on an idea, Lin Feng threw this matter to the back of his mind for now and turned his attention back to the Lottery System.

The first spin did not yield the Spiritual Replenishment Elixir, which made Lin Feng slightly depressed.

And the second attempt would reshuffle the prizes. Lin Feng entered the Lottery System to check out his options and became even more dejected.

This time round, the prizes offered by the Lottery System did not even include the Spiritual Replenishment Elixir. Both the Spin-a-wheel System and the Dice System showed no sign of the Spiritual Replenishment Elixir.

Lin Feng cursed silently, exited the Lottery System, then entered the Exchange System. The list of items was unveiled, and Lin Feng was suddenly greeted by the Spiritual Replenishment Elixir once again.

"Don't get excited yet." Lin Feng took a deep breath and calmed his nerves before checking the trading price of the elixir. With one glance, his vision momentarily turned black.

8000 exchange points!

Among all the available elixirs and medicines in the Exchange System, its price was only second to the Trāyastriṃśa Elixir of Creation.

Lin Feng instantly became crestfallen. His entire accumulated net worth did not even reach this price of 8000.

The thing Lin Feng resented the System the most for would be their ambiguously deceiving punishments, and the thing he resented next would be his abysmally low exchange points.

The main point was about not the low number of points he had, but with such little points, the prices of desirable things in the Exchange System were sky-high!

This made Lin Feng particularly want to swear and curse.

He previously earned a large amount at the auction at the Spiritual Conference of Hanhai, and Mei Wulang also gave him a large congratulatory sum on behalf of the Zhou Emperor Liang Pan at the Sect-opening Ceremony. In the real world, Lin Feng's net worth was already a considerable amount.

He cannot compare to the big players with sects running for tens of thousands of years, but compared to the average person, Lin Feng was already an indisputably rich man.

But in his own Exchange System, Lin Feng was always terribly poor, and could never enjoy the thrill of unrestricted shopping.

Staring at his meagre few hundred exchange points, then looking at the price of the Spiritual Replenishment Elixir again, Lin Feng became so despondent that he wanted to punch someone.

He swore, if the Exchange System was a shop in the real world, he would definitely barge in and rob it.

Lin Feng exhaled a long breath of impure aura and exited the Exchange System, returning to the Lottery System.

With only one chance left, Lin Feng unhesitatingly selected the Lucky Draw System, gunning only for the Spiritual Replenishment Elixir!

The Lucky Draw has four different lots. Drawing the red lot's special prize would allow Lin Feng to obtain his desired item from the Exchange System. It is akin to using a chip to exchange for the item and works even if the item's price is a few hundred thousand exchange points.

Lin Feng wanted the red lot in order to obtain the Spiritual Replenishment Elixir.

Just that figuring out what to use as collateral for the chip was a real pain. After checking the available property he could use, Lin Feng went into deep thought, "Those Buddhist relics? They're not very suitable, though I believe that these relics would have an unreplaceable role in certain situations."

"The Black Crow Jade Sculpture? This thing conceals dark mantras in it and still has its uses but it's nowhere as precious as the Spiritual Replenishment Elixir, so the chances of drawing a red lot would be very slim."

"It's the same for the Wind and Thunder Sigel."

Lin Feng already handed the three Nascent Soul Magic Items to Xiao Yan and the others, which included the Desolate Nine Thunder Divine Web, Heaven and Earth Mirror, and the Green Bronze Crucible of Emptiness. Lin Feng has no intention of taking them back.

"Right, I almost forgot." After pondering for a bit, Lin Feng knocked his head and took out an ink brush.

It was the Spring and Autumn Brush, the personal Magic Item of Zhang Hai, the household manager of the Marquis of Xuanji.

At that time, Zhang Hai was imprisoned inside Lin Feng's Celestial Small World and was almost obliterated to dust by the Destruction of Heaven and Earth Spell. Fortunately, Mei Wulang pleaded for his life in time, and Lin Feng spared him.

But Lin Feng just seized his Spring and Autumn Brush for himself.

The Spring and Autumn Brush was Zhang Hai's personal magic weapon, and when coupled with his Abhijina Celestial Talisman, it can unleash incredible amounts of firepower. During the battle on the barren plains outside Shazhou City, although Zhu Yi could hold his ground against him, Zhang Hai gained the upper hand as the battle progressed.

In that battle, Zhu Yi, Xiao Yan, and Xiao Budian fought against the three great Nascent Soul stage cultivators. Although Zhu Yi applied the greatest pressure on their opponents, his odds of victory were the slightest.

Previously, two Nascent Soul stage elders from the Great Thunderclap Temple perished at the hands of Zhang Hai, which proved how formidable his Abhijina and mana were.

But to Lin Feng, this Spring and Autumn Brush could not be put to good use. It was not compatible with any mantras or Abhijina he mastered in.

But it could not be any more suitable to be used as collateral for the Lucky Draw.

Lin Feng immediately placed the Spring and Autumn Brush down and stared at the bamboo cup of lots in the Lucky Draw space. Soon enough, thirty lots appeared above the cup.

Six red lots!

Lin Feng confirmed his sight immediately and heaved a small sigh of relief. The highest possible occurrence of red lots was six, a 20% chance, he could not ask for more.

Besides the six red lots, there were fifteen long white lots that would randomly select a prize, six normal white lots that would return the collateral with no net gain, and three short white lots that would leave him empty-handed.

Lin Feng heaved a long sigh of relief. Using a Nascent Soul stage magic item was indeed the right choice.

The number of red lots and long white lots that would yield better results totalled up to 21. A 70% chance was already pretty high.

Lin Feng still remembered the first time he participated in the Lucky Draw, there were only three red lots and nine long white lots, which added up to a mere 14% chance.

"Start shaking the lots!" At Lin Feng's order, thirty lots fell into the bamboo cup and starting shuffling rapidly. It stopped shortly after, and all the lots sat quietly in the cup.

The exposed portions of the lots were all identical. Lin Feng waited no longer and just relied on his luck, swiftly picking one random lot.

When the lot was drawn out from the cup, Lin Feng instantly let out a wail.

F*ck!

It's white!

Lin Feng then forced a crumpled smile that looked more painful than someone crying. "It can't be that I've exhausted all my luck during my previous attempts, can it?"

He gazed at his lot, and made a wry smile. At least he had some consolation, the lot he drew was a long white one.

Although the System's explanations state that long white lots would randomly draw a prize to trade with the collateral offered, but based on past experiences, the randomly selected prize may not necessarily be too shabby, and may even be quite useful.

For instance, Lin Feng's first Sect Construction Deed was obtained by drawing a long white lot.

"I can only comfort myself like this now." Lin Feng shook his head and watched as the long white lot flickered thrice in mid-air and morphed into a ray of white light which landed in front of him.

The white light dissipated to reveal a box.

Lin Feng blinked his eyes. He opened the box, but the box was completely empty.

Then, the System's prompter rang in Lin Feng's ears. After hearing the message, Lin Feng was momentarily stunned but soon broke out into laughter.

"How did that old saying go again? When the heavens close a door on you, they will definitely open a window for you."

"Haha, the Spiritual Replenishment Elixir, I'm coming for you!"

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Chapter 229: That Image Is Too Beautiful, I Can't Bear to Look at It

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Zhu Yi bowed to greet Lin Feng, and said, "Master, I've just explained the mantras to the new disciples, and discovered a problem. Our sect's Great Celestial Way of the Eight Trigrams is too profound, and there are no new disciples with an established foundation in mantras, so no one could grasp its inherent abstractness."

Lin Feng let out a faint smile, as he had expected this from the beginning.

Previously when his personal mastery and Qi cultivation reached a perfect Level 12, he integrated eight kinds of mantras and used the System to create the Great Celestial Way of the Eight Trigrams. This mantra was originally meant to be used during his own Foundation Establishment stage.

Later Xiao Yan, Zhu Yi, and the rest also completed their Qi Cultivation stage and prepared for their Foundation Establishment stages before learning the Great Celestial Way of the Eight Trigrams.

Lin Feng's reasoning then was that his sect's signature mantra could only truly take off during the Foundation Establishment stage, and when Xiao Yan and the others joined, the mantra had not been created yet. However, objectively speaking, the Great Celestial Way of the Eight Trigrams would indeed be too arcane for cultivators in the Qi Cultivation stage to comprehend.

This is especially so for inexperienced people with absolutely no background in Qi cultivation. Although learning the Taoist scriptures would not be impossible, the difficulties faced would be greater, as the scriptures would seem too abstract and complex. This requires very high levels of intelligence, comprehension, and perceptiveness.

Hence, among those who had not completed their Qi Cultivation stage, there was only one person who could harness the Great Celestial Way of the Eight Trigrams - Lin Feng's third disciple, Wang Lin.

But who was Wang Lin? Although his innate ability was sub par, his intelligence reached freakishly exceptional levels.

Regarding this matter, Lin Feng had already found a solution. After all, a sect needed an extremely basic mantra that can be picked up by new disciples with no prior experience.

However, he did not reveal his solution immediately as he wanted to see how Zhu Yi would tackle this challenge.

"In your opinion, how should we resolve this problem?" Lin Feng asked with a smile.

Zhu Yi lifted his head and looked at his master, and thought to himself, "Looks like Master already had a plan from the start, but he's using this to test me."

He already formed a rough outline in his head and did not panic. He replied calmly, "I came up with two solutions to deal with situations like this, and I would like Master to review them."

"In the first solution, like how Master first taught us, we would teach each disciple in accordance with their individual aptitude. By selecting a method tailored to the disciples' various individual foundations, we would introduce them to the basics. And when the time is ripe, we then impart the Great Celestial Way of the Eight Trigrams."

"In the second solution, we would create a simplified version of the Great Celestial Way of the Eight Trigrams for the new disciples to practice. Once they have built up their foundations, we can then impart them the full version of the mantra."

Zhu Yi paused, then softly said," I have spent the last few days organizing the teaching material, and I've revised and drafted a simplified version of the Great Celestial Way of the Eight Trigrams, but I would need Master to vet it."

Lin Feng let out a smile, "Zhu Yi, you've done well. I can see your effort."

Not only did Zhu Yi work hard in educating the new disciples, he also invested much effort in practising his mantras.

Breaking down a mantra to obtain a simplified version was by no means a trivial task, and did not just involve mere cancellations and corrections. The essential, profound components of the mantra could not be distorted. Maintaining its integrity was a task of utmost difficulty, and the one bearing this responsibility needed a deep and thorough understanding of the mantra.

When Yang Qing and Yue Hongyan gazed at Zhu Yi, it was evident that the duo revered him deeply. When they became Lin Feng's disciples and were taught the Great Celestial Way of the Eight Trigrams, they converted all their mana into Taoist Scripture mana.

The more one practised, the more one felt the esoteric profundity of the Great Celestial Way of the Eight Trigrams and realized the infinite possibilities waiting to be discovered.

Zhu Yi was able to make adjustments due to his solid foundation in the mantra, which Yue Hongyan and Yang Qing admired greatly.

Lin Feng chuckled, "The first method won't work. Previously, I used this method to allow you all to explore and realize your individual talents freely. This was to nurture you all to produce your own personal interpretations and understanding of the ways of the world.

"But for these disciples, their situation is vastly different from yours." Lin Feng said bluntly, "Their innate talent differs greatly from yours. Hence, following the same path as you all would not be suitable for them."

Xiao Budian grinned but did not utter a word. Zhu Yi's expression remained unchanged. They were neither overly arrogant nor self-deprecatingly humble.

Lin Feng continued, "Thus, among the two solutions you proposed, the second one would be more viable."

Zhu Yi nodded, then handed over the simplified Taoist Scriptures he had prepared for Lin Feng to inspect.

After reading through them, Lin Feng did not speak and instead, seemed to be lost in thought.

"It's not bad, but if Wang Lin reaches the Aurous Core stage now and has a thorough grasp of the Great Celestial Way of the Eight Trigrams, entrusting this matter to someone with his intelligence would produce a better-simplified version of the mantra.

Obviously, Lin Feng could not say this to Zhu Yi's face. He smiled faintly and said, "Very good, but there are some areas that can be further improved."

Upon saying this, he made some corrections to Zhu Yi's simplified version of the mantra without changing the core essence of the mantra.

Lin Feng was the original creator of the Great Celestial Way of the Eight Trigrams, and having already formed his Nascent Soul, his comprehension and internalization of this mantra was nearly perfect.

Previously, he had simplified the mantra for new, inexperienced disciples to practice. Naturally, he could now easily edit the imperfect parts of Zhu Yi's version.

Zhu Yi got back the corrected version and browsed through it, and instantly let out a sigh.

Xiao Budian who was reading from the side also laughed, " That's Master for you!"

Lin Feng patted his small head and jested, "What did you expect?" Xiao Budian retracted his head with a mischievous laugh.

Zhu Yi carried on saying, "Although this is the simplified version of the Great Celestial Way of the Eight Trigrams, it has evolved into an entirely new mantra. Master, please bestow it a name."

Xiao Budian snickered, "Since it's the simplified version, we should call it the Small Celestial Way of the Eight Trigrams."

Yue Hongyan and Yang Qing, who were listening from the side, both cracked a smile.

Zhu Yi was momentarily rendered speechless, but he too shook his head and laughed.

Lin Feng glanced at Zhu Yi and suddenly felt like teasing him. He coughed and said, "Speaking of which, this mantra is the fruit of your labor and the result of your integrated compilations and personal interpretation of the Great Celestial Way of the Eight Trigrams."

"Erhem, hence this new mantra should be called Zhu Zi's Eight Trigrams Variorum."

"In short, Zhu Zi's Variorum."

Lin Feng thought to himself, " Senior Zhu Xi, I mean no disrespect, I hope you won't mind."

So what if he takes offence?

Crawl out of the grave and hit me if you can!

You're already in the afterlife!

Upon hearing what Lin Feng said, Zhu Yi's expression immediately became incredibly solemn and even started to take on a slightly sacred radiance.

"Zi is an age-old term used for wise saints who have enlightened the people, who all possess immense wisdom, compassion, courage, and righteousness. Hence, they would add the 'Zi' salutation behind their surname." He continued slowly, "Even though you are not eligible for this prestigious title yet, you must strive hard towards this goal. There will come a day when you will live up to such a title, you definitely won't disappoint me!"

When Xiao Budian and the others heard this, they knew that this was Zhu Yi's aspiration, one that he strived towards with utmost earnestness.

Xiao Budian was no longer smiling. He patted Zhu Yi on the shoulder, "Second Senior, work hard!"

Yue Hongyan and Yang Qing also showered Zhu Yi with their blessings.

Lin Feng, however, grimaced at one side, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. "I swear I didn't mean it this way ..."

Whether or not he meant this, Zhu Yi was now totally overwhelmed by the adulation that he replied solemnly, "I have something to report to Master."

"After daily self-reflection and much thought, I have narrowed down eight values to abide by in order to discipline and motivate myself."

Zhu Yi said in a serious tone, "I have termed them as the Eight Principles, and have prepared them to be the benchmark for my everyday actions. Would Master be so kind as to point out any areas of improvement?"

"Very well, you ..." Lin Feng nodded with a smile, suddenly feeling that something wasn't quite right.

The corners of his mouth started to twitch uncontrollably as he fixed his stare on Zhu Yi.

"How many principles are there again?"

Zhu Yi blinked, "Eight principles."

"Eight principles?"

"Eight principles!"

Xiao Budian curiously asked from one side, "Second Senior, what Eight Principles?"

Zhu Yi cleared his throat, "One, constantly strive for self-improvement, and bear great responsibilities with great virtue."

"Two, be intelligent and prudent, and think before you act."

"Three, do not fear the strong, nor bully the weak."

"Four, do not lose your dignity when stricken with poverty, nor lose your way when blessed with prosperity."

"Five, strive towards your goals with boundless courage, and reflect upon your actions three times a day."

"Six, act with proper judgement, and lead a smooth-sailing life."

"Seven, respect your seniors, and protect your juniors."

"Eight, live to benefit all, and be one with the world."

"Huh?" Xiao Budian blinked his huge sparkling eyes, and exclaimed in frustration, "I don't understand!"

Yue Hongyan, who was standing at one side, looked slightly embarrassed, and whispered, "I don't understand the fourth, sixth and eighth principles."

Yang Qing mulled over them and said, "Do not lose your dignity when stricken with poverty, nor lose your way when blessed with prosperity. This principle probably means, in times of poverty, never lose sight of justice and righteousness. And after you've achieved greatness, don't turn your back on the proper, honourable path."

"Act with proper judgement, and lead a smooth-sailing life probably means, one must differentiate between right and wrong, treasure friendship, and love oneself, then one would not be led astray."

"Live to benefit all, and be one with the world. A scholar's definition of benefit does not refer to personal gain, but to be useful to society. A gentleman who contributes to society can then co-exist harmoniously with the world."

Zhu Yi smiled and nodded, "It is just as Fifth Junior said, these are the values that I abide by. Creation, Success, Benefit, and Sincerity - these are a gentleman's four virtues. By enlightening the masses, they benefit, and can hence live fruitfully and subsequently inculcate these values to others. This should be our fundamental cause."

Xiao Budian chuckled, "Although I don't quite get it, this sounds really impressive."

"Second Senior, would these Eight Principles also be called Zhu Zi's Eight Principles?"

Zhu Yi laughed, "I wouldn't dare, these are just values that guide me in self-reflection."

As they were chatting up a storm, they did not notice how flustered Lin Feng had become.

Eight Principles … and the Second Senior …

As he gazed at Zhu Yi draped in purple robes and dressed like a scholar, Lin Feng could not help but picture a scene, where Zhu Yi's head was swapped for a …

Wait! Stop!

The scene he imagined was too beautiful. He really should not continue picturing it in his mind.

"Zhu Yi, it suddenly dawned upon me. This mantra, we should call it Yi Zi's Eight Trigrams Variorum instead." The corners of Lin Feng's mouth curled upwards, and he coughed dryly, " Your ... Eight Principles can also be titled Yi Zi's Eight Principles."

Zhu Yi looked at Lin Feng, slightly perplexed. Lin Feng put on a neutral expression and said, "Your mother placed the word 'Yi' in your name, and bears the connotation of revolutionizing the world and changing the universe. You better live up to her expectations."

When Lin Feng mentioned Meng Bingyun, Zhu Yi immediately turned solemn, "I shall let Master decide everything. I will definitely remember your teachings with all my heart. I won't let Mother or Master down."

"That's good then, that's good." Lin Feng discreetly wiped off his cold sweat.

After sending Zhu Yi and the others off, a thought struck Lin Feng. He entered a Celestial Small World which he created using his own mana. There, the little Taotie Tun Tun was about to rage from sheer anxiety.

On the Sword of Radiance Sect's Lingyun Peak, Murong Yanran was sitting in her cave, dazed.

The Tong Ling Priestess looked at her and let out a sigh. She had just gotten wind of Xiao Yan's current mastery levels, which was far greater than Murong Yanran's.

"Actually, there is still a solution to this problem." The Tong Ling Priestess hesitated for a moment, gritted her teeth and exclaimed.

Murong Yanran's eyes suddenly flickered with hope. She anxiously tugged at the hem of the Tong Ling Priestess' robes, "Master, what solution is that?"

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Chapter 230: The Runaway Bride

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Murong Yanran could not describe her current emotions. Surprised, lost, panicked, flustered.

After years of dedicated cultivation in the old Wu City, her memory of that young man in black has already blurred.

She always believed that the young man's abilities and hers were worlds apart and that he would eventually mock himself for his youthful ignorance and throw his unrealistic dreams to the back of his mind, then go about his life earnestly.

And from then on, the two of them would have nothing to do with each other, and a hundred years later, the young man would be reduced to a pile of dirt, but how far could she go on her path of cultivation?

Murong Yanran had always believed this way. But now, the young man's bold words that day resounded in her mind once again, never so vividly before.

"Miss Murong, I'll leave you with a saying. Every dog has its day, don't look down on someone just because he is young and poor".

"I'll come back for you in three years!"

At this moment, those words that day were not just vivid memories anymore. After the Tong Ling Priestess told her about the state of Xiao Yan and the Celestial Sect of Wonders, Xiao Yan's bold pronouncement that day became as heavy as a mountain, weighing down on Murong Yanran's heart and making her terribly breathless.

Seeing how petrified Murong Yanrong was, the Tong Ling Priestess hesitated for a second, then gritted her teeth and said, "Actually, there is still a solution to this problem."

Murong Yanran's eyes suddenly flickered with hope. She anxiously tugged at the hem of the Tong Ling Priestess' robes, "Master, what solution is that?"

Seeing Murong Yanran's desperation, like a drowning person grabbing onto a straw of hay for dear life, the Tong Ling Priestess tilted her head away, unable to look her in the eye.

"Prince Chongyun of the Great Qin Empire is going to choose a consort soon, and this is your only chance."

Murong Yanran's eyes were wide open. "Master …"

The Tong Ling Priestess sighed. She too was shocked when the Azure Clouds Grandmaster suggested this plan.

The Azure Clouds Grandmaster's intention was to marry Murong Yanran to Prince Chongyun before Xiao Yan challenges their sect. This way, he would be able to transfer the feud between Murong Yanran and Xiao Yan from the Sword of Radiance Sect to Prince Chongyun.

The Great Qin Empire certainly does not have an autocratic rule like the Great Zhou Empire. The four aristocrat families of Qin are very influential and control huge amounts of resources. At the same time, the Mount Shu Sword Sect and the Sword of Radiance Sect have also monopolised many resources.

However, the royal family of the Great Qin Empire is not as weak as they seem. They still hold immense control within the Qin borders to be able to maintain diplomatic, interdependent relationships with the aristocrat families and the sects.

If Murong Yanran marries Prince Chongyun, she would not become an ordinary concubine, but a high-ranking consort second only to the crown princess.

If Xiao Yan dares to seek trouble, he might have to face the wrath of the entire Great Qin Empire.

Especially with the Celestial Sect of Wonders rising steadily in power, with a possible alliance with the Great Zhou Empire, it would be easier to trigger the various factions of the Great Qin Empire to act.

This tremendous force is far more powerful than the Sword of Radiance Sect alone.

The Azure Clouds Grandmaster replied complacently, "Don't even bother mentioning Xiao Yan. Even the Leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, Lin Feng, wouldn't dare to mess around with us."

The only worry was whether Prince Chongyun would willingly become the Sword of Radiance Sect's scapegoat and whether he, the heir to the Great Qin Empire, would be angered if the sect forces him to take a bullet for them.

When the Tong Ling Priestess surfaced these problems, the Azure Clouds Grandmaster just replied calmly, "You just need to follow my instructions, there's no need to ask about anything else. I have my plan."

How could he not have considered the problems that the Tong Ling Priestess raised? There were just some secrets of the Sword of Radiance Sect that she was not aware of but only made known to Nascent Soul stage Grandmasters like himself.

Long before he set off to Shazhou City to attend the Sect-opening Ceremony of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, the Leader of the Sword of Radiance Sect and the various sect Elders have already decided to implement certain changes to the direction the sect will be heading towards in the future, and to get closer to the Great Qin Empire.

Marrying Murong Yanran into the Qin's royal family can also foster stronger bonds between the Sword of Radiance Sect and the Great Qin Empire, thereby killing two birds with one stone. Furthermore, by having the support from the entire Sword of Radiance Sect, Prince Chongyun's heart would naturally be swayed to make a favourable decision.

The Azure Clouds Grandmaster was not worried that Prince Chongyun would be unhappy as these matters could be discussed openly even before the marriage.

What he needed to plan was how to make Murong Yanran truly Prince Chongyun's consort. As far as he knew, there were quite a few people also aiming for that position.

The Azure Clouds Grandmaster said composedly, "You don't have to care about anything else. Go inform Yanran so she would be prepared."

The Tong Ling Priestess looked at the astonished Murong Yanran and recalled the Azure Clouds Grandmaster's instructions. She sighed and said, "Yanran, you don't have to worry. Once you are married to Prince Chongyun as his consort, your rank would be second only to the Crown Princess."

"You will also have the sect backing you up, you don't have to worry about being bullied.".

Murong Yanran was stunned and speechless. She could only stare at the Tong Ling Priestess in bewilderment as if she just met her Master for the first time.

The Tongling Priestess hardened her heart and said, "Could it be that you wish to reconcile with Xiao Yan after seeing how successful he is now?"

Murong Yanran shifted her eyes around, finally regained her composure. She said coldly, "Regardless whether it's the wastrel Xiao Yan then, or the genius Xiao Yan now, I will never regret my decision to cancel my engagement with him."

"What about your marriage to Prince Chongyun?" The Tong Ling Priestess continued.

Murong Yanran gazed up at the blue sky and white clouds above her abode and said calmly, "I'll leave everything for Master to decide."

"I'm glad that you can come to terms with it." The Tong Ling Priestess patted Murong Yanran's shoulder and left the abode to give her disciple some time to calm down.

Murong Yanran was the only one left in the abode. She closed her eyes gently and just sat there motionlessly.

After some time, she muttered under her breath, "I'm sorry, Master."

I will be the master of my own destiny! I don't need a life that others have arranged for me!

Murong Yanran opened her eyes and grinned in self-mockery. "Prince Chongyun's consort? What a noble rank, just a pity I don't care for it! If I let others arrange my marriage, why would I have rejected Xiao Yan's marriage proposal then?"

She leapt to her feet and began packing her belongings, then left her abode unhurriedly, even stopping to greet her junior and seniors like she always did, acting completely natural. Half an hour later, the Tong Ling Priestess received news that Murong Yanran has left the mountain.

"Idiot, idiot!" The Tong Ling Priestess berated under her breath, wanting to report the matter to the Azure Clouds Grandmaster, but hesitated just before doing so.

Perhaps being a woman like Murong Yanran, caused her to bear a natural resistance towards the Azure Clouds Grandmaster's decision.

The Tong Ling Priestess shook her head and sighed, "I'll still have to report this matter to the Grandmaster eventually. My disciple, helping you stall for time is the only thing I can do for you now."

The Tong Ling Priestess soon regretted her decision. Just as she brought the news to the Azure Clouds Grandmaster, she noticed the usually calm old man's body shivering slightly.

"Find her… you must bring back this traitor!" The Azure Clouds Grandmaster completely lost his composure. His usual refined and gentle self thoroughly disappeared as he let out a ferocious roar. The Tong Ling Priestess was aghast, "Master, what in the world..."

The Azure Clouds Grandmaster panted heavily like a wind box. Depressed, he said, "I've just contacted Prince Chongyun, and he has already mentioned that he will travel here personally to discuss this matter."

The Tong Ling Priestess gasped, "That was so fast …" She did not dare continue as the Azure Clouds Grandmaster's eyes were flaring with rage. She quickly excused herself in search of Murong Yanran.

The Azure Clouds Grandmaster took a long while to regain his composure, with his old face completely wrinkled into a chrysanthemum.

Extreme joy really begets sorrow. He thought that Murong Yanran would be elated to marry Prince Chongyun, but he was awfully wrong.

Who would have thought that Murong Yanran would give up the prestigious title of the Crown Prince's consort and immediately run away? The Azure Clouds Grandmaster contacted the Prince Chongyun without first securing Murong Yanran and now, a total tragedy has unfolded.

The runaway bride Murong Yanran would definitely bring about a terrifying disaster.

With Prince Chongyun getting stood up and no one left to duel Xiao Yan, the pressure from both sides was now crushing the Sword of Radiance Sect, and perhaps completely borne by the Azure Clouds Grandmaster alone.

It was truly as if he had lifted a rock up to crush his own feet.

He instantly felt his whole world becoming purely black and white.

"I must get that brat back!"

Back on Mount Yujing, Zhu Yi gathered the newest version of the teaching materials to continue his lesson. Xiao Budian followed him just to join in the fun.

Yang Qing stayed behind in the herb valley to tend to the spiritual herbs and medicines. Although his Grand Moon Primordial Water cannot be compared to the One Heavenly Primordial Water when it comes to combining compounds together, it is still a highly beneficial spring-water for all forms of life and works wonders for watering the herb fields.

On the other hand, Yue Hongyan continued to study her mantras. After training in the Great Celestial Way of the Eight Trigrams, she could sense that her mantras have shown excellent improvement, and believed that she would soon be able to form her crucible.

Lin Feng sent his disciples on their way and allowed his consciousness to enter one of the Celestial Small Worlds.

In this world of purple clouds, the little Taotie Tun Tun was going around in circles restlessly. She was incredibly annoyed not just because she was robbed of her freedom, but being a glutton, she was more irritated that she could not enjoy the sumptuous meal that laid before her.

Lin Feng's Heaven-Revolving Purple Clouds were among the most delicious and concentrated things that Tun Tun has ever eaten in her life.

If she had not been taught a lesson by Lin Feng previously, she would have already devoured the Celestial Small World made of Heaven-Revolving Purple Clouds that was imprisoning her.

Upon noticing Lin Feng approaching, she pursed her lips and grunted loudly, "You big liar, when exactly are you letting me go? Also, are you going to honour your word regarding the delicious food you promised?"

Lin Feng pursed his lips too. "The last sentence was your main point, right?"

Tun Tun's face flushed red and exclaimed ferociously, "So what? I'm a Taotie!"

"Don't panic, don't panic." Lin Feng smiled and said, "The first light of dawn is right before you."

With that, he pointed a finger to clear the Heaven-Revolving Purple Clouds that formed the Celestial Small World and destroying the prison that trapped Tun Tun.

Tun Tun went blank for a moment before finally cheering, "I'm finally free!"

She reached for the ground and inhaled the rich spiritual energy of Mount Yujing greedily. As she gazed around Mount Yujing, her eyes widened, "This is wonderful!"

"All this delicious food!"

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Chapter 231: An eating monster causing trouble at Mount Yujing

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Tuntun landed at the peak of Mount Yujing and she scanned her surroundings. She started to salivate. "Gosh, am I dreaming? There is so much good food here?"

For a Taotie, its innate talent was its ability to eat anything. The only difference laid in whether the food was tasty, whether it could be digested and whether it would cause stomach upset.

There was no such thing as "It could not be eaten".

In Tuntun's eyes, the spiritual herbs and medicine in the medicine farm in the mountain valley, the disciples who were listening to Zhu Yi's preaching under the tree, the branches of the Black Heavenly Treasure Tree above it and even the stones of Mount Yujing were fragrant delicacies.

"Better not eat the humans, otherwise a good half of them will stare at me anxiously." Tuntun wiped off her saliva and secretly peeped at Lin Feng. After that, she cheered loudly before rushing towards the medicine farm in the mountain valley.

Lin Feng shook his head and his laughter disappeared. He had a mild tingling in his heart, which communicated with everyone in the mountain.

"I have a spiritual pet, which is a young Taotie. It is now active in the mountains. Nanhua and Shihao, do not interfere. Xiao Yan, the few of you will be responsible for catching it alive.

"Take it as a homework that I am giving to all of you."

Everyone agreed in unison, before Xiao Yan and the rest begun to act rapidly.

When no one was looking, Lin Feng smiled with ill intentions, "Also to let all of you know, the world has many weird things and strong individuals. You must never let down your guard."

As an Immemorial Demon, the Taotie was one of the four ill omens. Its innate ability to swallow anything and everything is very powerful. Although Tuntun was still only at the peak of a demonic commander, without forming a demon soul and promoting to a demonic lord, she had infused the flesh of the Gengjin Tiger Tribe with the Grand Sun Primordial Fire. Adding this to its natural abhijna, it was definite to claim that she was the top-notch demonic commander.

A normal demonic lord might not even be its worthy opponent, which was a prime opportunity for Xiao Yan and his group to practice their skills.

Lin Feng grinned widely, "Rascals, do not underestimate your enemies or you will suffer."

Tuntun's first target was the medicine farm. Yang Qing, who was responsible for maintaining the medicine farm, was the first to meet Tuntun. His cultivation was only in the middle stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage and thus he did not dare to underestimate Tuntun. He directly released the Grand Moon Primordial Water, which he could control.

Who knew that the Tuntun's eyes would brighten and she gave up the medicine farm, salivating while looking at Yang Qing. "I was not deceived. The Grand Moon Primordial Water really existed!"

The small Taotie did not stand on ceremony. Opening its small mouth, it instantly swallowed Yang Qing's Grand Moon Primordial Water into its stomach as if it was an endless pit.

Yang Qing was shocked and quickly kept his Grand Moon Primordial Water. He looked at Tuntun with shock and suspicion.

"So little?" Tuntun was displeased until she groaned loudly. She flew in front of Yang Qing and fiercely said, "Is there more? If there is, hand it over!"

Yang Qing looked at Tuntun with a weird expression on his face and accurately found a loophole in the words of Tuntun.

He carefully replied, "There is no more remaining. That was everything I had just now."

Tuntun was unhappy and shouted, "Why was it so little, it was only enough for rinsing my mouth."

Yang Qing wiped off his cold sweat, smiling awkwardly, "Please forgive my ungracious hosting."

"Eh, it was actually a pure blood Taotie." A huge figure appeared in the mountain valley and reformed into a human form. It was the Black Dragon Jieyu He sized up Tuntun with a stunned gaze, "My Lord had actually come up with a Taotie as a spiritual pet."

Tuntun was enraged when she heard that, "Who is his spiritual pet? If you do not know, do not spout nonsense. Otherwise, be careful that I will hit you!"

Jieyu held his lips, "A wild personality. Seems like it was brought back not long ago. As an elder, let me teach you some things. You can throw a tantrum, but you must be aware of the time and location. My Lord has clearly stated that he wants you to be brought back, so you better listen to me obediently and follow me back."

Jieyu strategized perfectly, "My Lord only said that only two sect guardians are not allowed to be involved, but he did not restrict me from interfering. If I successfully bring back this Taotie, I guess the leader will treat me well?"

"Mm, but I may lose the face of the disciples of my lord. I must think of a method, which is the most comprehensive?"

Jieyu was thinking excitedly, while Tuntun was furious until her eyebrows became crossed.

She looked at Jieyu and laughed, "I have eaten dragon meat before, but too bad it was not a Bastille Black Dragon meat. I hope that you will taste better!"

As it was saying, Tuntun suddenly opened her mouth. As if there was a black hole, her mouth emitted a strong suction power.

As she opened her small mouth, its size was infinite. She could engulf the entire heaven and earth. She wanted to swallow Jieyu in one mouth.

Since surrendering to Lin Feng, Jieyu had been restraining his own unhappiness. He did not dare to react in front of Lin Feng or take it out Lin Feng's immediate disciples. Now that Tuntun had made her move, it was what he wanted.

The Bastille Black Dragon also laughed creepily, "Others may fear you, but as a Bastille Black Dragon I am unafraid!"

Saying this, Jieyu started to shake uncontrollably and a huge volume of internal power burst forth. His figure moved away instantaneously and dodged the intense suction power of Tuntun's Gifted Engulfing Theurgy. On the other hand, he had even managed to get close to Tuntun and struck with a deadly fist.

The Taotie's innate engulfing abilities was obvious in its power to restrict spells. It was the best in engulfing away any type of mana and spiritual energy.

The Bastille Black Dragon clan fare poorly at the diversification of spells and specialized in the flesh and soul. Jieyu did not boast when he claimed to be fearless towards the Taotie.

Tuntun saw that her Gifted Engulfing Theurgy was unable to overcome its enemy and emerge victoriously, but she was not frantic. She laughed, "I am not a normal Taotie."

Her entire body shone with a golden radiance and clashed strongly with the fist of Jieyu. Although she retreated, she did not suffer greatly.

Tuntun smiled like a flower, "Using the Gengjin Tiger King's body to reform my flesh has definitely increased the strength of my body by a notch. Even as I clash with this fellow, it was not to say that I could not retaliate."

Jieyu engaged in a close fight with Tuntun, but he was unable to defeat Tuntun, which made him the disadvantaged one.

Although he was unafraid of Tuntun's engulfing abilities, Tuntun's entire body suddenly burnt brightly with the Grand Sun Primordial Fire, which could threaten him.

Fortunately, Jieyu had been cultivating at Mount Yujing for quite some time. Although he did not form the demon soul and advanced to a demon lord, he had still obtained some rewards from it.

A layer of black scales suddenly appeared on his entire body. The scales were flashing with dense incantations.

This layer of black scales managed to block off the Grand Sun Primordial Fire in a short period of time.

Lin Feng's attention never left Tuntun. Even as Jieyu attacked, he did not stop him. At this moment, Lin Feng's eyes brightened as he saw Jieyu used this Refined Mana Black Scales.

"The Bastille Black Dragons possess tough flesh and their ability to defend themselves from the attack of various matters has been outstanding throughout. This Refined Mana Black Scales seemed to raise the mana defensive levels. Not bad, it was really not bad."

Lin Feng grinned and stared at Jieyu, "Very good, in this way, the initial plan will really be plausible."

Jieyu seemed to feel something and his entire body went cold.

"Not good, why do I have an ominous feeling? It seems like something bad is about to happen." Jieyu shook his head hardly, trying to discard the bad thoughts and focus on the fight with Tuntun.

"Let us see whether the power of my flesh will take you down first, or your Grand Sun Primordial Fire will break through my Refined Mana Black Scales first!"

Tuntun can tell that although the Grand Sun Primordial Fire can break through the Refined Mana Black Scales, it would still need some time. She laughed, "You came knocking on my door first and brought this upon yourself."

The small Taotie ferociously opened its mouth and the Engulfing Theurgy was once again activated. This time, it was used to engulf the demonic powers Jieyu used to sustain the Refined Mana Black Scales.

Jieyu was in a daze and simultaneously wanted to give himself two tight slaps. He had been trying to prevent Tuntun from engulfing his mana, but Tuntun still managed to do it.

"My Lord, why was the Grand Sun Primordial Fire given to this crazy animal?" Jieyu was almost in tears, "I have been loyal, but I have never received something so good!"

As a member of the Dragon clan where the demonic clan pyramid exists, Jieyu should have many worthy opponents in the same realm. This was even more so especially since he did not cultivate spells but specialized in the physical martial prowess, which was an opponent the Taoties did not fancy.

Besides its own Gifted Engulfing Theurgy, the unstoppable Tuntun also possessed the remnant soul of the Gengjin Tiger King and the Grand Sun Primordial Fire. Under this three-pronged attack, it was able to easily defeat the Dragon.

At this time, Wang Lin also rode the Feilian into the medicine valley. Seeing the two demons fighting in space, he creased his brows, "This Taotie is not easy to deal with."

The pressure that Tuntun brought was bigger and bigger. After Jieyu cursed under his breath, he had no choice but to escape faraway.

Tuntun was unable to keep him there if he was determined to escape, which made Tuntun dispirited, "Irksome, now I have no dragon meat to eat."

Tuntun scanned its surroundings and landed on the Feilian that Wang Lin was sitting on. Its eyes brightened, "Although it is just the level of a demonic general and its bloodline is complicated, I think the meat will still taste decently."

Feilian noticed the look on Tuntun and started to shiver.

Wang Lin's brows creased even more. Looking at the hungry expression on Tuntun, he had no intention of starting a conversation. He directly extended his arm and pointed his finger.

After witnessing the battle between Tuntun and Jieyu, Wang Lin recognized the frightening powers of this demon. He entered the Destructive Stage of the River of Styx at the first moment. The Finger of Destruction of the Celestial Finger of Styx was unleashed and a space of black destructive gas, which began to mask Tuntun.

Tuntun creased her brows and immediately opened her mouth to unleash her engulfing abilities. She swallowed the mana of Wang Lin which was full of destructive power.

Wang Lin was in shock.

Tuntun shut her mouth and expressed a disgusted look. With a retching action, she claimed, "It is disgusting. I feel sick eating it."

Lin Feng, who was in space, witnessed this scene and was speechless, "It only felt disgusted and sick…."

Even with Lin Feng's current cultivation, he dared not use his mouth to swallow Wang Lin's destructive powers. It was almost as if the Destruction of Heaven and Earth was carried out in his body.

Maybe after he separated his soul from his body, he might give it a try.

Lin Feng slightly shook his head, "At the end, Lin's cultivation is still very low. If he was in the Aurous Core Stage like Xiao Yan, Zhu Yi, and the rest, his destructive powers would be inedible even to Tuntun."

Wang Lin quickly regained his awareness and screamed, "Fifth Junior!"

Yang Qing responded with a sound and connected his palms. A huge volume of Grand Moon Primordial Water emerged out and had even exceeded the limit that he could control.

Wang Lin also used both of his hands to conjure out a spell and recited the Road to River Styx mantra. He laid a black-yellow path in space.

What was different from normal was that the Road to River Styx had changed. The middle of it caved in while the sides were erected at a higher level as if it was a river path.

Yang Qing's Grand Moon Primordial Water landed on this river path.

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Chapter 232: Surrounding and catching the small Taotie

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Yang Qing's Grand Moon Primordial Water landed into the river path that Wang Lin had reformed from the Road to River Styx, forming a jade-green long river.

The power concepts of Water and Earth blended perfectly to form a brand-new fusion.

Whatever that happened in the past could never be retrieved anymore, leaving immeasurable sorrow.

The Grand Moon Unholy Long River was a new spell formed!

Wang Lin could also move the River Styx Primordial Water within the Pearl of Styx to complete a similar spell, but he was willing to support Yang Qing now, focusing on harnessing the power of the Road to River Styx. Without being distracted, the power of the Road to River Styx was unleashed to its greatest potential.

And Yang Qing did not let Wang Lin down, as he guided his own Grand Moon Primordial Water.

Normally, Yang Qing would consistently approach Wang Lin for help regarding the mantras and Wang Lin was never selfish, always thoroughly guiding him. Through this process, a spell like the Grand Moon Unholy Long River was created as the 9-pointer and 10-pointer Intelligence individuals congregated together.

Although this was the first time that they were practically applying their skills in battle, their chemistry while fighting against the enemy was perfect.

The Grand Moon Unholy Long River was like the reverse of the Vast Heaven River. It surged vigorously towards Tuntun.

As Tuntun saw this, her small face was instantly wrinkled into the shape of a bun. "You obviously have so much, but you lied to me that you did not have any more just now. You are such a dishonest person."

She was not a little scared and directly opened her big mouth. The Gifted Engulfing Theurgy was exhibited and it engulfed the Grand Moon Unholy Long River.

Yang Qing was a little frantic when he witnessed this scene. Wang Lin stole a glance at him, "Remain composed and develop some guts."

"Yes." Yang Qing breathed in deeply and calmed his nerves. He managed to get his state of mind together to control the spell.

The Grand Moon Unholy Long River did a U-turn in Tuntun's mouth and flew out of it.

Tuntun was stunned and shouted, "Do not run!" The suction power in her mouth became stronger. But this time around, Yang Qing steadied his mind and meticulously controlled the Grand Moon Unholy Long River, causing it to spin nonstop. It contended with the Gifted Engulfing Theurgy of Tuntun.

Wang Lin slightly nodded his head and stared at Tuntun's gaze. In the silence, there was. As his mind wavered, a pearl emitting a light golden hue suddenly floated in mid-space. It was the Pearl of Styx that Wang Lin always carried around with him.

After Wang Lin established his foundation, he could finally use some of the powers of this pearl.

Under the control of Wang Lin, the Pearl of Styx suddenly released the sound of flowing water.

Dark yellow River Styx Primordial Water began to surge out of it.

As Tuntun saw the River Styx Primordial Water, her face revealed a disgusted expression. "The River Styx Primordial Water tastes disgusting. Annoying."

She did not want to engulf the River Styx Primordial Water, thus when she saw the light yellow Primordial Water approaching it, she released the Grand Sun Primordial Fire to resist the Grand Moon Primordial Water.

When the shining Grand Sun Primordial Fire went up against the dim River Styx Primordial Water, there was an intense battle between both parties.

Tuntun's cultivation was of a higher level than Wang Lin, but Wang Lin's River Styx Primordial Water had the backing of the Pearl of Styx. Both parties were unable to gain an edge over the other.

"This pearl is good stuff, how does it taste like?"

As she said it, Tuntun opened h4 small mouth and a strong suction power rushed towards the Pearl of Styx.

Wang Lin's face changed color and he tried to recover the Pearl of Styx. But he realized that the Pearl of Styx had been stuck in place by Tuntun's Gifted Engulfing Theurgy and he was unable to recover it back.

"Let go of it!" Wang Lin's face turned black. He pointed his Finger of Destruction at Tuntun but was unable to stop Tuntun from releasing his Gifted Engulfing Theurgy. The destructive powers of the Finger of Destruction were quickly engulfed by Tuntun.

Just as Wang Lin was frantic, a bright light flashed in space. A strong force of coercion fell on Tuntun's head, causing her to feel pressured.

Two flaming wings – one golden and one blue – converged, signaling Xiao Yan's arrival at the scene. Staring at Tuntun, he laughed creepily, "Trying to swallow the treasure of my junior. What about my thing, do you want it?"

As Xiao Yan whistled, the two wings that were made of the Grand Sun Primordial Fire and the Nefarious Spectral Primordial Fire were converted into two sides of huge flames, surrounding Tuntun.

Xiao Yan, who had already formed the golden elixir, brought upon a much larger pressure to Tuntun than both Wang Lin and Yang Qing, who were in the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Facing him, Tuntun had to abandon the delicacy that she was about to enjoy and released the Pearl of Styx to retaliate against the two Primordial Fires.

The small Taotie used the Grand Sun Primordial Fire against itself and managed to resist Xiao Yan's Grand Sun Primordial Fire. It then used the Gifted Engulfing Theurgy to aim at the Nefarious Spectral Primordial Fire.

After engulfing some of the Nefarious Spectral Primordial Fire, Tuntun instantly shouted, "So hot, the taste is too strong."

That tone was not of fear, but she was like a tourist trying to swallow hot food and burnt her tongue. But she still ate until she was satisfied.

Xiao Yan wrinkled his brows, "I shall let you eat!"

As he said that, he retrieved the Nefarious Almighty Sword. But his mind wavered and he developed a new idea. "Maybe I can try it."

As he changed his mind, Xiao Yan's two Primordial Fires underwent a change. They were no longer separated clearly.

The newly changed Nefarious Spectral Primordial Fire and the Grand Sun Primordial Fire were combined at their tips above Xiao Yan's forehead.

The combination of both Primordial Fires was not smooth. Both Primordial Fires were challenging for the title of the best spiritual fire on earth. They were only able to maintain a peaceful existence together due to Xiao Yan's intentional control.

However, Xiao Yan's desire to combine them together led to an intense collision, causing a chaotic and violent mana oscillation, which radiated in all directions continuously.

Even the Black Heavenly Treasure Tree at the top of Mount Yujing was affected, causing the leaves to shake slightly, due to this aura of destructive power.

Xiao Yan's face revealed a laughing intent and within it was a hint of craze. Both of his eyes were initially black, but at this moment, one of his eyes was shining with a golden color and an evil purplish-blue color appeared in the other eye.

Both Wang Lin and Yang Qing subconsciously retreated, trying to keep their distance from Xiao Yan.

Tuntun swallowed her saliva and her body also inched backward slowly.

As the surrounding audience watched fearfully, Xiao Yan's Primordial Fire managed to gradually combine with greater stability.

But it was also due to this stability that revealed a more frightening aura.

Xiao Yan's eyes emitted a weird light. His three-year battle with Murong Yanran was imminent, which led his mind to enter a state of excitement and stress. He was dying to do something to vent his feelings.

Right now, the frightening power unleashed by the combination of the two Primordial Fires made him feel better.

As Lin Feng saw this scene, he slightly nodded his head. "It cannot be wrong anymore. Being the King of Fires is the destiny of Xiao Yan."

Although Xiao Yan's experiment was not fully successful, Lin Feng could tell with his level of cultivation and foresight that if Xiao Yan's abhijna was fully completed and be controlled naturally, a normal cultivator in the early stage of the Nascent Soul Stage would not be able to stop him.

Crossing an entire realm to kill an enemy could be considered to be a sign of dominance.

But Lin Feng would not let Xiao Yan do this on Mount Yujing. The current Xiao Yan still could not perfectly control the combination of the two Primordial fires. If there was something not dealt with carefully, this could backfire on Xiao Yan himself.

"Xiao Yan, your spell still has room for improvement. Do not unleash it on Mount Yujing and scare it."

Lin Feng used his mana to convey the message to Xiao Yan. Upon hearing Lin Feng's voice, Xiao Yan's mind became clearer and he calmed himself down.

But on the surface, Xiao Yan continued to grin suspiciously at Tuntun, "Will you be interested in eating this thing?"

Tuntun looked at the Primordial Fires that were gradually combining on top of Xiao Yan's head and licked her tongue as if she made a big decision. She shook her head, "Forget it, this thing will give me a stomachache."

"But wait for me to form a demon soul and promote to a demonic lord. When I reach that stage, I will definitely try it!" Tuntun made a funny face towards Xiao Yan before turning around and running away without a trace.

With Xiao Yan around, Wang Lin's Pearl of Styx and Yang Qing's Grand Moon Primordial Water were forsaken by Tuntun.

Lin Feng looked at the situation with interest, before he received a call by Zhu Yi, "Master, this Taotie is very strong. If all of us band together, we can kill her. But if we want to catch her alive, it will be difficult."

"If we want to catch her alive, it is actually not that difficult. You must change your perspective in whatever problems you want to solve." Lin Feng laughed while saying, "Let me tell you, everything has its own logic behind it."

"Think about how the Zhongshan Forest hunters were able to catch wild animals. Besides using arrows, swords, and spears to kill, what other methods did they use?"

After a few moments of silence, Zhu Yi replied with a hint of laughing intent in his voice, "I understand now."

Lin Feng lived in Mount Yujing and everything that happened at the mountain was under his control. He soon saw Zhu Yi returning to the Heavenly Golden Pavilion Elixir Room, picking a gourd amongst many that were hanging on the wall.

Zhu Yi poured out a pill from the gourd and pointed his finger at it. One black and one white mana were injected into it before Zhu Yi returned the pill into the gourd. Afterward, he dumped the gourd on the floor and left.

Tuntun appeared after a while. The little fellow landed from space and stared at the gourd for a few moments, before mumbling to herself, "It seems like this is an obvious trap and bait."

Lin Feng and Zhu Yi laughed as they spied on Tuntun.

Not worried that you suspect there was a trap, just worried that you did not know where the trap was.

Knowing a Taotie's natural behavior, they could not resist themselves from eating even if they knew it was a trap. On one hand, this was due to their greedy personality. On the other hand, they were confident of their engulfing abilities.

As expected, Tuntun smirked and directly engulfed the entire gourd containing the pill.

Zhu Yi laughed while shaking his head. He used his hands to conjure up a spell. As the mana was activated, Tuntun felt that something was not right.

Suddenly, a boundary similar to a sacrificial altar that was formed using both light and darkness appeared in its stomach.

Great Boundaries of the Celestial Light and Darkness Mandala!

Following Zhu Yi's state of mind, the light and darkness boundary momentarily had the tendency to collapsed.

"I have been tricked again." Tuntun lamented. This method that Zhu Yi used to deal with it was the same as the Heaven-Revolving Purple Clouds that Lin Feng used to form the Celestial Small Worlds in its stomach, following the tactics of the Destruction of Heaven and Earth.

As Lin Feng saw this scene, he shook his head and laughed uncontrollably, "Smart people do not trip over the same stone twice. But you as an eating monster can only remember to eat and not fight. Not sure whether to say you are stupid or just greedy."

Lin Feng was in the process of thinking, but Zhu Yi was already ready to complete the trapping process. Suddenly, a shadow flashed past and was one step ahead in capturing the immobile Tuntun.

It was Xiao Budian.

But he did not greet Zhu Yi and directly snatched Tuntun away, before running away without any trace.

Lin Feng looked at Xiao Budian curiously and realized that he did not plan to hand Tuntun over. Instead, he decided to kidnap Tuntun and put her away at an isolated cave in the mountains.

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Chapter 233: There Is Always an Elite Amongst the Elite and A King Amongst the Eating Monsters.

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Tuntun swore that if she was given an opportunity to choose again, she would not be duped so easily again.

To say that was easy, but this little creature was still lacking in confidence and strength.

"It is mainly those guys who are too cunning. They are so bad! They are always tricking me!"

No matter how unhappy Tuntun was, the Great Boundaries of the Celestial Light and Darkness Mandala had already started to collapse, mimicking the power of the Destruction of Heaven and Earth.

The powers of the Destruction of Heaven and Earth that Zhu Yi, who was in the Aurous Core Stage, had created was much more overwhelming than that of Wang Lin, who was only in the Foundation Establishment Stage. Tuntun did not dare to move recklessly and used all her powers to stop the Light and Darkness boundary from spinning and stopping its destructive powers.

When Lin Feng destroyed the Celestial Small Worlds, Tuntun was unable to retaliate. At least she could repress it now, but it was just that she became paralyzed and was subjected to the actions by anyone.

Tuntun was cursing in her heart before darkness appeared before her. A young man barely older than her appeared in front of her. It was Xiao Budian.

As Xiao Budian saw Tuntun, he laughed and quickly grab Tuntun up before leaving the place.

"Faster run, faster run, if not Second Senior will catch up," Xiao Budian nagged continuously. As he grabbed Tuntun, he disappeared to an isolated cave in Mount Yujing like a whiff of smoke.

He first threw Tuntun on the ground before he inched slowly towards the cave opening. He tactically observed the situation outside the cave and realized that Zhu Yi did not catch up. He pleasantly nodded his head and pointed his finger forward, using his mana to perform a concealment spell, covering the cave opening.

Tuntun was still under the control of the Great Boundaries of the Celestial Light and Darkness Mandala, thus she was immobile and could only speak, "Why did you save me?"

"Who says I am saving you?" Xiao Budian walked over gleefully and knelt in front of Tuntun, using a weird gaze to analyze her.

Tuntun suddenly shriveled its body and shouted, "What do you want? I will only make love with the Dark Aqua Xuanming!"

"Make love?" Xiao Budian was shocked, before reacting, "Who wants to make love with you? I will not even if you beg me!"

Tuntun creased its brows, "Then why did you bring me here for?"

Xiao Budian laughed and started to use his creepy gaze to analyze Tuntun.

Tuntun suddenly felt that Xiao Budian's gaze was a little familiar, "Eh, this is familiar, where did I see it before?"

"Yes, when my clan members, including my parents, see something delicious, they have this gaze.

Yes, this is it. I also have this look when I see something delicious."

"Then him…wait!"

Tuntun suddenly opened her eyes wide and looked at Xiao Budian fearfully, stammering, "You…surely not, surely not interested in eating me?"

Xiao Budian nodded his head, "Of course I want to, if not why do I catch you for?"

He rubbed his hand excitedly, laughing, "You do not know that I have many things that I love to eat. But my favorite is still meat. I have basically eaten all the spirits and demons in the north foot of Mount Kunlun and many of them have been tasty.""

"Such as the Spiritual Fire Sparrow, Dragon Carp, Spiritual Silver Loach, Eight Treasures Chicken." Xiao Budian listed the delicacies and licked his tongue, "My favorite is the Eight Treasures Chicken, it is the most delicious."

He turned his head around and laughed at Tuntun, "However, I have not eaten Taotie meat.

Thinking about it, your meat should be tasty?"

Tuntun's shook his head vigorously, "Not tasty, it is not tasty at all!"

She was almost in tears.

It had only been the Taoties who engulfed everything since when did anyone wanted to eat them?

Tuntun suddenly felt that her perspective of the world had been upturned and she cried out in her heart, "Father and Mother, where are the both of you? Tuntun is so pitiful. Not only can I not find delicacies, I am even being preyed on by a human now…."

Xiao Budian was undisturbed and continued to walk in circles around Tuntun, sighing, "I already said that good food can nurture delicious meat. Taoties have eaten so much, by right the taste of the meat should be rather good."

"Furthermore, you have eaten so much delicacies, the meat quality should be filled with spiritual energy and power."

In the face of life and death, Tuntun needed to work her lazy brain to find a solution and she managed to find a good excuse.

"My meat is not tasty at all. My original Taotie flesh was destroyed. This flesh was reformed."

Seeing that Xiao Budian had already started salivating, Tuntun hurriedly said, "My body now is formed from the remnants of the Gengjin Tiger King, who I had engulfed."

Xiao Budian picked his brows, "The Gengjin Tiger King?"

Tuntun nodded his head. But who knew Xiao Budian started to laugh, "That is not bad either, I have never eaten the meat of a Gengjin Tiger before."

"But it is horrible!" Tuntun anxiously said, "Think about it, it is entirely Jinxiang essence, making it extremely tough. It will be extremely difficult to chew!"

Seeing that Xiao Budian was skeptical, Tuntun quickly added fuel to the fire, "I am a Taotie. Since we are so greedy, we do not even consciously think of eating a Gengjin Tiger, because it is too horrible tasting already."

"In this way, it is such a pity." Xiao Budian creased his brows, looking at Tuntun unhappily, "Why are you so useless, letting others destroy your flesh."

Tuntun was on the verge of crying, thinking that she should have defended her own flesh. But protecting her flesh was purely meant to be food for him?

But seeing that Xiao Budian had decided not to eat her, Tuntun heaved a sigh of relief.

"Yes!" Xiao Budian's eyes suddenly brightened. He used his right hand to hit his left hand on his heart and let out a crisp shout and his gaze fell on Tuntun again, which made the small Taotie anxious again.

Tuntun hurriedly said, "I am really not nice to eat, I am really not nice to eat!"

Xiao Budian waved his hands, laughing, "I did not say I want to eat you."

After hearing that, Xiao Budian was relieved, asking cautiously, "Then what do you want?"

Xiao Budian laughed and was slightly embarrassed, "About that, I have something to tell you, but

you must not tell anyone."

After hearing this, she was jolted awake and slammed her chest, "Don't worry, I will not tell anyone."

Xiao Budian replied embarrassedly, "In fact, my favorite food is not meat, but it is, but it is…..."

Tuntun asked curiously, "What is it?"

"I like to drink the milk of creatures." Xiao Budian stood with pointy toes and started grinding the ground continuously, revealing a hint of embarrassment and his cheeks started to blush.

Tuntun was almost laughing silently, looking at Xiao Budian who was around twenty years old, thinking, "It seems like he is not that scary. He is almost twenty but still like to drink milk, hahaha!"

But Tuntun naturally did not dare to mock Xiao Budian and could only hold his laughter, "Actually it is nothing much."

Xiao Budian laughed embarrassedly, before saying, "If I wanted meat, I could go to Mount Kunlun to hunt, but if I want to drink milk, the best is to keep a domesticated female creature on Mount Yujing."

"But there are only two demon creatures on Mount Yujing, one is a Feilian and the other is the Bastille Black Dragon of my master. They are also males…."

Xiao Budian was focusing on what he was saying, but Tuntun face color changed when he heard it. At this point, it was unable to laughed, but could only look at Xiao Budian stunned.

"So, you understand what I mean?" Xiao Budian laughed embarrassedly, hooking his eyes on Tuntun, "Do you have milk? Squeeze some for me to drink. Talking about it, I have not drunk Taotie's milk before."

Tuntun was dizzy. Under the excited scrutiny of Xiao Budian, she started to cry.

This little fellow was crying for real.

Xiao Budian looked at Tuntun who was making a crying fuss and held his lips, "What are you crying for, if you have no milk, just tell me, I will not mock you."

"Eh, I should be the one crying okay?" Xiao Budian sighed, "I have not tasted milk for quite some time, I am so pitiful."

"So pitiful."

Lin Feng, who was at the peak of Mount Yujing, saw this scene. His lips were trembling non-stop, laughing uncontrollably, "Is this what they mean by evil guys have their own problems too?"

This was really the case where there were elites amongst elites and there was a king amongst the eating monsters.

Bringing both fellows up the mountain, Lin Feng looked at Tuntun, who was crying uncontrollably, laughing, "Still dare to recklessly run around?"

Tuntun hugged Lin Feng's pants, saying pitifully, "The mountains are dangerous, it is much safer beside you."

Lin Feng laughed, pointing at Xiao Budian, "You are a little fool."

Xiao Budian was confused, "Master, what is wrong with me?"

Xiao Budian laughed while pushing Tuntun in front of his eyes, "This little fellow has spent the last

thousand years of his life eating good food and the delicacies that it has eaten are uncountable. It is like a moving food compass, why don't you pacify it?"

"The future happiness of your stomach rests on her."

Xiao Budian's eyes brightened, "Yes." He laughed and patted Tuntun's shoulders, "Before you go

out next time, tell me where the delicacies are at. We can go together."

Tuntun nodded his head with a miserable look, thinking, "I just hope that you do not eat too happily and and then think of eating me in the end."

Lin Feng laughed and waived off the both of them. As he wavered his mind, he called for the Black Dragon Jieyu beside him.

Jieyu looked at Tuntun's back view as he left, with something weighing on his mind. He greeted Lin Feng, "My Lord, are you finding me?"

Lin Feng smiled slightly and asked, "Are you envious of that little fellow, as he has obtained many good stuff?"

Jieyu replied in panic, "I dare not, dare not…" He stole a glance at Lin Feng's expression and saw that he wore a smile on his face. He courageously said, "Just a little envious, but I am sure you have your own arrangements, my lord."

Lin Feng nodded in agreement and pressed his finger, causing a ball of light to land in front of Jieyu.

Jieyu saw this and was excited immediately. The ball of light was one-third the essence of the demon soul of the Gengjin Tiger King.

His bliss came too sudden, causing Jieyu to become dizzy.

Lin Feng looked at the happy Jieyu and started to reveal a warm smile at the edge of his lips.

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Chapter 234: Don't Be Scared, It Won't Hurt

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Ever since Lin Feng killed the Gengjin Tiger King and obtained the essence of his demon soul and corpse, Jieyu had been coveting it.

To him, he could supersede the peak of a demonic commander if he was given anything to eat.

As a result, he could successfully form a demon soul and promote to the level of a demon lord.

But it was a pity that Lin Feng did not fulfill his wishes even up till now.

Now that what he had coveted was finally in front of him, Jieyu was touched until he was on the verge of crying.

"It must be my performance during the battle with the Taotie that caught your attention, My Lord.

Although I did not win, you managed to recognize my hard work."

Although it was just one-third of the essence of the demon soul, Jieyu was still very happy.

Cultivating on Mount Yujing did not seem to be inferior to Mount Baiyun of the Great Void Sect.

Over these days, his abilities had indeed grown by a lot.

He swallowed the essence of the demon soul in one mouth. Jieyu's demonic powers suddenly grew exponentially. After it grew, it suddenly shrank again.

After the shrinking of his demonic powers, Jieyu's dragon stature actually became more breathtaking.

The space above Mount Yujing resonated impressively the sound of thunder.

After swallowing one-third of the essence of the demon soul, Jieyu was able to attain a breakthrough and overcame the Thunder Tribulations, forming the demon soul.

Lin Feng looked at this scene curiously. He realized that there was still a difference in the way demons and humans overcame the Thunder Tribulations.

Regardless of whether it was him or Kang Nanhua when they overcame the Thunder Tribulations and formed their soul, they managed to resist the Thunder Tribulations through their own mana.

Holding off the Thunder Tribulations, they did not dare to let it touch their body.

Whereas for the demonic clan, their way was the reverse. They directly spat out their demonic pill, allowing the Thunder Tribulations to strike the demonic pill.

If it could sustain, the demonic pill would be converted to a demon soul, attaining the realm of a demonic lord.

If it could not sustain, then it would be dissipated into bubbles.

As compared to the human method, it was more ancient, bloody and dangerous. It consisted of a wild survival instinct and a resilient mindset.

But it was also closer to the ancient rules of Heaven and Earth. It was a natural law.

Jieyu did not expend too much energy to overcome the tribulations to form the demon soul. With his initial cultivation, he could already activate the Thunder Tribulations, just that the success rate would only be fifty percent. That was why he purposely repressed the vibration of his demonic powers to prevent the Thunder Tribulations from being activated.

Now that he had attained one-third of the essence of the demon soul, the savings of his powers were enough to successfully overcome the Thunder Tribulations.

After being struck by lightning, the black demonic pill started to shine with a dim golden radiance, boosting the toughness of the pill, such that it could not even be moved by lightning anymore.

As the Thunder Tribulations slowly disappeared, the black demonic pill was still unharmed.

After the Thunder Tribulations had passed, Jieyu's black demonic pill released a crisp sound amongst the flashing radiance. It was as if an egg shell was cracked, revealing various cracked lines on it.

But this form of cracks did not suggest that it was broken. Rather, it revealed an aura of a new beginning.

The cracks rapidly increased until they covered the entire demonic pill. An evil aura emanated from each of the cracks.

After the demonic pill fully cracked open, an immature dragon slithered out of it, as if it was a little snake. It shook its body slightly. In between its scales, there were no fishy smell like snakes and bugs, but rather there was a fresh scent.

This fresh scent rapidly condensed to form blossoming, dark clouds. One is tempted to submit to the tiny dragon that came from within it.

Lin Feng laughed, "Very good. Now you are also one of the demonic lords in the dragon clan. It is a pity that the situation of your dragon clan is a little special, thus you cannot be called the dragon king."

In all the demonic clans, one who formed a demon soul could be called a demonic lord. Once they successfully go through cultivation, their demon soul would not be destroyed and they would be termed Great Saints.

This was with the exception of the dragon clan. In the dragon clan, a successful cultivation would prevent the dragon soul from being destroyed and allowed one to be called a dragon king.

It seemed like they were of a lower level than the other demonic clans. But in fact, there was a saying in the demonic clans, "Always bow down when we see a dragon". Except for immemorial demons who inherited through their bloodlines, like the Taoties and Golden Crows, other demons had to bow down when they were in front of the dragon clan.

They controlled the world since immemorial and even up till today, they still had their own prestige.

Jieyu's demon soul became one with his flesh. As he opened his eyes, an aura of dominance was released.

The Bastille Black Dragon clan had one of the strongest flesh in the demonic clans, not to even say amongst the Immemorial Celestial Dragons.

After Jieyu had promoted to the realm of the demonic lord, his flesh and blood was steaming vigorously even as he was sitting without moving, as if he wanted to tear apart time and space.

If he fought the Gengjin Tiger King now, Jieyu had full confidence that he could trounce him.

But in front of Lin Feng, Jieyu was afraid to be rude. Before the Sect-Opening ceremony, in the battle at the barren land of Shazhou, Jieyu witnessed the entire proceedings even though he did not participate, all with the deliberate arrangements by Lin Feng.

The scene where Lin Feng killed Yu Qianshan and the Cloud Elephant Grandmaster with his fingertips in a split second was etched in his mind. He did not dare to entertain any thoughts of a rebellion.

He respectfully bowed towards Lin Feng, "It was all possible due to you, my lord. I will listen to any orders, even if I have to go through heaven and hell, and follow your wishes, My Lord."

Lin Feng slightly smiled, "You do not have to go through hell for me, but I really need your help in one matter now."

Jieyu replied without hesitation, "Please instruct me, My Lord. I will carry it out without further questions!"

On the surface, he looked passionate, but he had his own schemes in mind, "This leader of the Celestial Sect is also pretty kind when he does things. During the battle of Shazhou, he did not push me to fight against the cultivators in the Nascent Soul Stage. Even if he had something he wanted me to do, it was something I could complete. I was never placed in a difficult spot."

"Furthermore, he is quite a generous person. As long as I do my tasks well, he will treat me well."

Jieyu laid out his own schemes in his mind. Lin Feng did not probe further and only asked, "When you fought the Taotie earlier, you once used some form of defensive abhijna?"

Jieyu nodded his head and replied, "That is a gifted theurgy from my Bastille Black Dragon clan, called the Royal Bastille Curse. It uses demonic powers to form a special curse that can be incorporated on our scales, turning out scales into Refined Mana Black Scales, which can resist and destroy the powers of a large majority of spells."

He revealed a proud expression on his face, "This is the move that can only be cultivated after forming the demon soul, but after cultivating on this mountain for quite some time, I have understood a lot about the laws of the Heaven and Earth. That is why I am able to unleash everything during the peak of a demonic commander."

"Now that I have formed the demon soul and promoted to a demonic lord, using this abhijna will allow me to build a stronger resistance." Jieyu laughed, "Even if you let the small Taotie burn me with the Grand Sun Primordial Fire, I will not be scared at all."

"As one of the seven Primordial Fires on Earth, the Grand Sun Primordial Fire is very dominant. But she is only a demonic commander, thus if she wants to overcome my Refined Mana Black Scales, she will take a long time. Before she even reaches there, I will tear her apart already."

Lin Feng nodded with excitement, "What if she progresses to a demonic lord?"

Jieyu's neck shrunk and he hesitated for a moment, "I cannot tell, we will only know after we fight."

Although he was talking big, he certainly knew that if both parties were of the same level, he would face a losing battle coming up against the Grand Sun Primordial Fire, Gifted Engulfing Theurgy and Tuntun's flesh, which was not much weaker than him.

Lin Feng did not try to probe further, saying, "It is definitely a strong power, now I need your

scales to be practically put into use."

Jieyu slapped his chest with gusto, "My Lord, please feel free to instruct me, I will…wait, My Lord, did you say you need my scales to be practically put into use?"

Lin Feng nodded, "Yes."

Jieyu asked cautiously, "My Lord, may I ask, for what use exactly? Do you want me to spar with someone with a high level of mantra?"

"That is not the case." Lin Feng shook his head, as a smile appeared at the edges of his lips, "I have explained clearly previously, you do not have to read between the lines. It can be understood literally."

"I need your scales. No, it will be more accurate to say that I need you to provide some of your scales."

Jieyu started to let out cold sweat as his greatest fear was fulfilled. He instantly realized that Lin Feng wanted to directly scrape off his scales.

"My…. My…. My Lord, I…please do not…." Jieyu's was speechless.

Lin Feng grinned from ear to ear and treated Jieyu with the most kindly smile he had ever been,

"Trust me, it will be fine, come, do not be scared, it will not hurt."

In the next moment, a helpless groan resonated around Mount Yujing.

Both Xiao Budian and Tuntun heard the crying howl and they could not resist withdrawing their necks, "Who is that shouting so fearfully, is he being deep-fried alive?"

Seeing the Refined Mana Black Scales that he had obtained, he tried to figure out the way and concept of the curse, thinking to himself, "This so-called Royal Bastille Curse puts the Bastille as the secondary point. The main point laid in the 'Curse', seemingly like a different version of some secret abhijna of the dragon clan. If I have the time, I shall research a bit."

"The amount of Refined Black Mana Scales in your hands should be enough?" Lin Feng nodded his head with satisfaction, "It is okay if there is not enough, I can obtain it again when the time comes."

Jieyu was crying and shivering from head to toe as if he was beaten up by a dozen men. Initially, he was glad that the torture for him was over, but after listening to Lin Feng's words, his eyes rolled up and fainted.

After Lin Feng dismissed Jieyu, he flew up to a branch of the Black Heavenly Treasure Tree and sat down. Holding up the Refined Mana Black Scales, he whipped out the dragon tendons that he had obtained at a lucky draw. He also took out the Zhuyan Demon Eye that Yan Mingyue gave to him.

The dragon tendon and Refined Mana Black Scales achieved a chemistry. When they met each other, they let out a dragon chant and there was even the condensation of a Mighty Auspicious Cloud special only to the Immemorial Celestial Dragons.

As the Mighty Auspicious Cloud encountered the Zhuyan Demon Eye, the Zhuyan Demon Eye let out a sound. The flame within the transparent ball structure was burning peacefully initially, but it suddenly started to burn vigorously. It was as if a sleeping Immemorial Celestial Dragon was jolted awake and opened its eyes.

That majestic yet frightening power was stronger than Pang Jie's Heaven and Earth Appearance Mantra, although it was only slightly weaker than that of the Six Appearances Sword.

Lin Feng nodded in approval, "It is not just an embryo of a magic treasure, its quality was pretty top-notch. Once it becomes a magic treasure, its power will be the best."

"It's a pity that I have not attained the Immortal Soul, thus I am unable to let you display your prowess." Lin Feng laughed, "But, a wealthy man has his way of living, so does a poor man."

After he finished speaking, Lin Feng pointed his finger at the Black Heavenly Treasure Tree, causing a branch along with a few leaves to break off.

A huge branch shrunk continuously in the process of falling, until it became the size of an average tree branch, landing on Lin Feng's hand.

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Chapter 235: Lin Feng Forming a Magic Treasure.

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In his right hand, Lin Feng held the branch of the Black Heavenly Treasure Tree. He used one of his fingers on his left hand to lift the branch, causing a few leaves to drop out and float in mid-space.

"Form!" Lin Feng called out softly, causing the leafless branch of the Black Heavenly Treasure Tree

to be thrown into mid-space. After that, the dragon tendon also flew up together, dividing into a few components and wrapping around the branch.

A rainbow radiance flashed on the surface of the branch and plated a layer of light on the dragon tendon. The dragon tendon seemed to have become alive, as it intertwined around itself, forming

a framed network.

Lin Feng pointed at the Refined Mana Black Scales, "Rise!"

The Refined Mana Black Scales, which was flashing with a great number of curses, also flew into space. Under the control of Lin Feng's belief, the scales adhered to the frames created by the dragon tendon.

The dragon tendon and the Black Heavenly Treasure Tree flashed with the same rainbow light. After encountering the Refined Mana Black Scales, it penetrated the scales and formed a singular

matter.

Very soon, the Black Heavenly Treasure Tree became the spine, while the Refined Mana Black

Scales and dragon tendon weaved a flashing rainbow, armored dragon scales.

In between the flashing lights, the armor formed seamlessly. The mighty dragon stature diffused across, leaving one in awe.

It was just that there was a hole in the chest area of the armor.

Lin Feng was silent and lifted the Zhuyan Demon Eye, softly shouting, "Combine!" Under the control of his mana, the Zhuyan Demon Eye also flew into mid-space, nicely inserting itself into the chest area of the armor.

After the Zhuyan Demon Eye and the armor combined to form a complete body, there was a

resounding dragon chant suddenly, piercing through the endless space.

The branches and leaves near the Black Heavenly Treasure Tree all began to vibrate.

Everyone else on Mount Yujing were alarmed and twisted their heads to look into the sky. They saw that a faint red cloud was spinning under the shade of the Black Heavenly Treasure Tree, emitting a frightening aura that made one disturbed.

Kang Nanhua and Miao Shihao had already undergone the Soul Formation, but as they faced the red cloud, they were also frightened.

"My Lord…he is forming the magic treasure!" Kang Nanhua reacted quickly. Miao Shihao also exited the cave and walked towards the Black Heavenly Treasure Tree, standing shoulder to shoulder with Kang Nanhua. "For something to cause the both of us to feel frightened, it is definitely a magic treasure."

Jieyu also looked at the red cloud in a daze, "That is…that is the Mighty Auspicious Cloud from my dragon clan! And it is also the Flaming Dragon clan, yes, Yan Mingyan had delivered a Zhuyan Demon Eye to the Lord. He must be forming the magic treasure."

"That means…he wanted my scales, so as to form the magic treasure?" Jieyu felt a little better, "A magic treasure is such a miraculous thing. It was worth it to have my scales taken for this purpose."

"If my Lord is able to form it successfully, I will also have some credit."

Xiao Yan and his bunch noticed the movement at the peak. It was hard not to notice. The Nascent Soul Stage magic item on their bodies once again revealed a chilling situation, similar to the coincidental meeting with the Six Appearances Sword at the Sect-Opening ceremony.

That was a form of Nascent Soul Stage magic item. When it encountered an Immortal Soul Stage magic treasure, it would naturally be repressed.

Xiao Yan's brows converged and he twisted his head to look at Zhu Yi, "Although I am not sure whether it is this piece of magic treasure, but according to Master's rules, he would reward a magic treasure to the one who promotes fastest to the Nascent Soul Stage. For the rest, they will have to wait for the good stuff."

"Second Junior, are you interested to compete to see who gets this magic treasure eventually?"

Zhu Yi laughed slightly, "It is not always the smallest junior that gets the lead."

On one hand, his words expressed his confidence. On another hand, his words were used to put down Xiao Yan.

Previously the one who first formed the elixir and obtained the Nascent Soul Stage magic item was also not you, what was the point of being so excited?

Xiao Yan could not grasp his meaning, only laughing after hearing, "Then let us see what will happen."

Regarding the noise created, Lin Feng had expected it earlier. However, he was not too concerned about it. Seeing the armor in front of him, the Zhuyan Demon Eye was like a huge dragon eye smack in the middle of the chest area of the armor, staring at him.

Lin Feng laughed and pointed his finger. The few pieces of leaves that had detached from the Black Heavenly Treasure Tree flew up together and landed on the Zhuyan Demon Eye, covering it.

These leaves combined with the armor and its shape experienced a change, seemingly becoming a helmet that was metallically-enriched.

The rainbow light of the leaves of the Black Heavenly Treasure Tree and the armor blended into a single body. The Zhuyan Demon Eye was not left out even though the leaves were covering it, as its inner power was still unleashed to its fullest potential.

At this point, the entire armor was successfully formed. An unlimited amount of spiritual and demonic aura combined and released an aura of life.

Lin Feng could clearly feel the consciousness of a new life that was ready to be birthed.

"Now is not the time." Lin Feng shook his head regretfully. He lifted his hand and pointed in the middle of the chest area of the armor, where the Zhuyan Demon Eye laid.

The aura of life was not destroyed by Lin Feng, but the knowledge and consciousness was repressed back into the inner part of the Zhuyan Demon Eye by Lin Feng.

Lin Feng had a slight movement in his state of mind and the Avatar of Ares came beside him. The

armor made a resounding sound and wore itself over the body of the Avatar of Ares.

The size of the armor adjusted to fit the figure of the Avatar of Ares. The width and length was perfect, without a single flaw.

After the armor and the Avatar of Ares were fully connected, there was a mighty dragon chant that was suddenly released. A bright red flame shone and flashed the rainbow light, causing the Avatar of Ares to be entirely packaged.

The flame caused the skull of the Avatar of Ares to be masked, but not harming it. Rather, it gradually formed a durable material, like a helmet covering the face of the Avatar of Ares.

The look of the helmet resembled that of a dragon head. Wearing the helmet allowed the Avatar of Ares to reform into a giant with a dragon head and a human body.

The leaves on the armor opened and closed as if the scales on a dragon body was vibrating.

Many fire pythons and flaming dragons were galloping and roaring. A raging fire surrounded the

Avatar of Ares. The figure of an Immemorial Celestial Dragon loomed behind him in space. As the scales flickered, the earth shattered.

The Immortal Soul magic treasure, Flaming Dragon Celestial Armor!

Experiencing the frightening power fluctuation in front of him, Lin Feng revealed a satisfied smile.

Strictly speaking, the armor in front of him was not a real magic treasure. The Zhuyan Demon Eye was also not truly cultivated. This was a device that was formed from many treasures, reaching the power level of a magic treasure.

Although it was formed and not truly cultivated, the power, way, and concept had reached the level of a magic treasure, even forming its own magic treasure spirit.

But in that way, it birthed a Flaming Dragon Celestial Armor that had its own mindset, which might not submit to Lin Feng. Even if it did submit, it would harbor other thoughts. During key moments, it would be a blessing if it did not interfere with matters.

That was why Lin Feng decisively repressed the birth of the magic treasure spirit and allowed the armor and the Avatar of Ares to infuse into a single body.

From a certain perspective, the Avatar of Ares became a part of this piece of magic treasure.

Otherwise, it could be said that it was a component that formed the magic treasure.

Lin Feng converted the consciousness of the Avatar of Ars into a magic treasure spirit, infusing it with the armor.

It was also actually a part of Lin Feng's consciousness, which was reposed into this piece of Flaming Dragon Celestial Armor.

In this way, it ensured Lin Feng's full control over this piece of constructed magic treasure. The bad point was that if the magic treasure came into any form of breakdown, Lin Feng would be implicated too.

The toughness of the flesh of the Avatar of Ares was basically on par with the peak level of a cultivator in the Nascent Soul Stage. Although the mantra was slightly worst, it would not be exaggerated to say that the overall battling power was even stronger than Lin Feng's original self.

At this point, after infusing with the Flaming Dragon Celestial Armor, the power had increased another level and it was almost equivalent to that of a senior cultivator in the Nascent Soul Stage, who were one of the most powerful in terms of their powers.

Lin Feng thought to himself, "These good stuffs in front of me are so powerful even though they were artificially combined. Wait till I promote to an Immortal Soul and fully infuse them into a single body, creating a true magic treasure. The power would be earth-shattering."

As his mind wavered, the Flaming Dragon Celestial Armor was converted into a ball of flame and drilled into the brows of Lin Feng, disappearing soon after.

Lin Feng disembarked from the Black Heavenly Treasure Tree. Both Kang Nanhua and Miao Shihao came to welcome him. Kang Nanhua grabbed his fist and laughed, "Congratulations to my Lord for successfully forming a magic treasure."

Miao Shihao covered his mouth and laughed too, "Knowing My Lord's habit, guess who will eventually attain this magic treasure?"

"It may not be this magic treasure." Lin Feng slightly laughed and boasted without thinking,

"When I give my disciples treasures, I allocate based on their practical need for it."

"But, I am actually not considering changing my habit. Out of those guys, the first to form their soul will receive a magic treasure from me."

Miao Shihao laughed, "God knows who is the lucky one? I have higher expectations for Xiao Yan. He is mighty, dominant, full of guts and strives for improvements. Therefore, he is a good man that I think highly of."

Lin Feng grinned, thinking that if Xiao Yan was to overhead that, he would be scared until his cultivation regressed to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

He twisted his head and looked at Kang Nanhua, laughing, "What about you?"

Kang Nanhua slightly smiled, "My Lord, are you trying to be the banker? In that case, let me place my bet. I bet that your second disciple, Zhu Yi, will be the first to form his soul."

Lin Feng's eyes flashed, "Oh, what is the reason?"

"Tianhao is about to become an adult and his mind is gradually becoming mature. His abilities will take a huge leap toward a rapid development. Initially, he had the most hope." Kang Nanhua explained. "But his aurous core is a little special. There were naturally nine holes, as if there were nine cave openings, spitting and swallowing the Heaven and Earth. His powers were the most brilliant out of all your disciples."

"But after he had promoted to the Aurous Core Stage, he had to ensure that his aurous core was flawless. This process contained more obstacles for him than the rest. If there was no special opportunity, he had to expend a lot of effort and time on this level."

Miao Shihao, who was standing at a corner, also nodded his head, "This is the correct rationale."

Kang Nanhua followed by saying, "Among all your disciples, Xiao Yan's control of the two Primordial Fires is one of the best. His previous combination of the two Primordial Fires produced a frightening power that left me and Shihao fearful."

"But in terms of character-wise, he is overly resolute, which makes him easy to fold. If he is always this way, I am afraid that he may be taken advantage of, although it may not be till the extent of harming his vitality. But it will still inevitably delay his cultivation time."

Kang Nanhua concluded, "And for your second disciple Zhu Yi, he may look moderate, but he is actually very calm and disciplined. Every step he takes, he will plan properly. His every step is very stable and he is the least likely to get into any accidents. Therefore, I think highly of him."

Lin Feng slightly smiled. Kang Nanhua's conclusion was inevitably influenced by some traces of his own character.

As for Miao Shihao, it was purely for his own entertainment.

"My Lord, what about you, who do you value the most?" Miao Shihao asked while laughing.

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"My Lord, who do you think is the best?"

After hearing Miao Shihao's question, Lin Feng grinned, "I shall not hide it from the both of you. This question is not suitable to be answered at this point in time. I also hope that they will give me a surprise."

Kang Nanhua and Miao Shihao looked at each other, as Miao Shihao laughed secretly, "My Lord, you do not know too?"

"Because there is a huge change coming." Lin Feng answered, "This change is Wang Lin."

Kang Nanhua and Miao Shihao revealed a thoughtful expression.

They might not possess a Talent Analysis Device like Lin Feng, which could accurately tell the four

statistics of the potential of Lin Feng's disciples, but with their current cultivation and time spent with Xiao Yan, they could tell Wang Lin was different from the rest.

Lin Feng continued, "The suspense lies in when Wang Lin can form the elixir."

"Let us say that if Wang Lin can form the elixir before the rest has promoted to the Aurous Core Stage, then I think Wang Lin has the highest potential to form his soul." Lin Feng drew a light circle in space. "If Zhu Yi promotes to the Aurous Core Stage before Wang Lin forms the elixir, then I agree with Nanhua's point that Zhu Yi may be the fastest to form his soul."

The figure of the light circle floated about, revealing an image from the medicine valley. There were two human figures in it, both Wang Lin and Yang Qing.

Yang Qing picked up a spiritual herb that Tuntun had crushed and sighed, revealing a sorrowful expression.

In front of Tuntun, he literally had no retaliatory powers. He needed to use all the Grand Moon Primordial Water within him to protect himself, much less talked about fighting Tuntun.

But the unleashing of the entire Grand Moon Primordial Water was not something that he could control. If the Primordial Water escapes, the result would similarly be unpredictable.

Wang Lin looked at Yang Qing, saying, "Understanding one's own shortcomings should only lead to greater efforts at cultivating. Whining about it will not help and develops an attitude of reliance on others, which will not help too."

Yang Qing cautiously said, "I feel that no matter how hard I try, I will still be unable to catch up with everyone, including our smallest Junior. Haiz, when he calls me Senior, I will get frantic and cannot wait to find a hole to hide myself in."

Wang Lin got up and climbed onto the Feilian and flew far away. His voice resonated in space, "If you have this kind of mentality, you will never be able to catch up."

Yang Qing looked at the medicine farm in front of him and was stunned. After a while, he slapped his cheek hard, "Get your spirits up. The enemy who ruined the Cloud Water Cave are more savage than that Taotie. If I am like that, how can I avenge the rest?"

"Master accepted me as a disciple, but if I remain so downbeat, am I not letting him down? No, I cannot make him lose his face."

Lin Feng and two others looked at the feed in the light circle, which made Miao Shihao laughed, "Although he is a little soft in his personality, he knows what is good for him. It is just that in the future…"

On the other hand, Kang Nanhua creased his brows and twisted his head to look at Lin Feng, "My Lord, given Yang Qing's personality, he is a little similar to Hongyan. But as comrade Miao has said, his personality is too gentle. In the long run, this may not be ideal."

Kang Nanhua's words seem to be a little illogical. He categorized both Yang Qing and Yue Hongyan together, even though Yang Qing was more gentle and humble, while Yue Hongyan was more tough and generous.

But Lin Feng understood his words instantaneously and nodded his head in deep thought.

Kang Nanhua did not refer to the way both Yang Qing and Yue Hongyan's did things when he said that they were similar. He was saying that they both lacked initiative.

Their hard work, determination, and drive were all for the sake of others.

Yang Qing's perseverance, ever since he fought the Taotie, was different from that of Wang Lin. Wang Lin was unwavering as his motive was to become stronger.

Whereas for Yang Qing, he did all that not to let Lin Feng down. To put it more accurately, as Lin Feng's disciple, he did not want others to say that he threw Lin Feng's face and did not want others to point fingers claiming that Lin Feng accepted disciples recklessly.

He wanted to get stronger so as to avenge his Cloud Water Cave Sect and repay Lin Feng for saving him.

But Yang Qing's main purpose in making himself stronger was not convincing enough.

Yue Hongyan appeared fearless, but in terms of the cultivation ideals, she was similar to Yang Qing. Yue Hongyan was urgent to become stronger, because she inherited the remains of her deceased senior, Yue Hongfeng, due to the rivalry between the Arctic State and the Great Zhou Empire.

It was Yue Hongfeng's beliefs that always led her forward. After the Covenant of Liefeng was destroyed by Zhang Lie, Yue Hongyan's forward-looking outlook became a search for revenge against Zhang Lie.

Lin Feng and Kang Nanhua were certain that if the Great Zhou Empire and Zhang Lie disappeared overnight, then Yue Hongyan would lose her purpose and not know what to do in the future.

It was just that Yue Hongyan was tough and she had a strong will. Even if she lost her goal, she would just follow her habits and continue moving forward.

Whereas for Yang Qing, after losing his motivation from the outside world, he might entirely lose his motivation for the future. He lacked a thirst for personal improvement, thus maybe if he

returned to the fields in the wild and became a free person, he might feel more at home.

Lin Feng said, "Yang Qing's potential is unlimited."

That was the truth, but it was not convenient for him to reveal to Kang Nanhua and Miao Shihao in detail.

Since he accepted Yang Qing as his disciple from the first day, Lin Feng was already very curious.

It was due to Yang Qing's Innate Ability, which was 9 points. How did that come about?

Xiao Bu Dian's Innate Ability was 10 points. It was his natural foundation, the Natural Supreme Spiritual Altar.

Xiao Zhen Er's Innate Ability was 9 points, but it could be told that she was special. Her Innate Ability was so high, such that it could be possible that she had inherited some of it through her blood line.

Yang Qing's Innate Ability was also 9 points. As of now, he was the one with the highest value among those who were analyzed by Lin Feng, only below Xiao Bu Dian.

What did he have that warranted such a high Innate Ability?

After he came under Lin Feng, Lin Feng also investigated it secretly, but he did not have any findings. This made Lin Feng curious.

Kang Nanhua and Miao Shihua misunderstood Lin Feng. Miao Shihao laughed, "If Yang Qing's determination was a little stronger, his future could be very bright."

Lin Feng was expressionless, but he was laughing bitterly internally.

The system showed that Yang Qing's determination was only 5 points. It was the statistic for his innate potential and not the statistic for his current attributes.

In other words, the system was bent on putting Yang Qing's determination at a maximum of 5 points.

This was unless there was a huge external factor that interfered with it.

Like that brainless fool who opened his harem and wasted his fortune, Hong Ye.

If one was allowed to develop normally, the statistic given by the system was the upper limit.

To increase Yang Qing's determination, there had to be a painful change that altered his determination greatly.

Before Lin Feng's skepticism of the ability to change one's determination overnight was even mentioned, if we were to assume that such a thing was to happen, given Yang Qing's fragile determination, it was more likely to put him down and led to his emotional destruction.

The destruction of the Cloud Water Cave was an opportunity, but the continuous interference of the Aeolus Sect and Lin Feng let the opportunity slipped.

Without the Aeolus Sect and Lin Feng's interference, Yang Qing's character could have a big change and he could walk up a path of solitude. But he could also be unable to handle such a setback, the mental breakdown and his willpower would be entirely gone.

The Aeolus Sect's pursuit of him and Lin Feng's appearance as his savior gave Yang Qing one more choice in the three crossroads of life.

Lin Feng had also often thought about it, if the Aeolus Sect and himself did not appear, which road would Yang Qing actually take?

"Although I am very excited to see you get stronger, I fear that that may incur a huge price, one that you cannot bear." Lin Feng sighed in his heart, "After all, you do not seem as opinionated as

Xiao Yan and the rest. In the face of danger, life and death cannot be predicted easily."

Lin Feng used his mind to cause a change in the light circle, reconverting it back to the figure of

Wang Lin. He saw that Wang Lin was still seated on top of the Feilian and had not returned to his cave. But he had already started cultivating as he would not let go of any second.

Kang Nanhua and Miao Shihao looked at each other and nodded concurrently, "Wang Lin's Intelligence is shocking. Once he successfully forms the elixir, his reliance on his Innate Ability for his cultivation will drop significantly, while putting more focus on his Intelligence. With his determination, he will progress significantly then."

Lin Feng laughed and waved his hand. The light circle disappeared and he descended from space, appearing in front of Xiao Yan and the rest.

Lin Feng was sneering at Tuntun when that happened, "I almost forgot, if I am not wrong, when I was first trapped in the ring, the Taotie that sucked all my mana was you, am I right?"

Tuntun twitched his mouth, "How dare you even mention it, with that little bit of mana, coupled with its poor quality, it is still unable to even fill the gaps in my teeth."

Xiao Yan mocked in anger, "Hey, you are still quite picky. Now I can let you eat as much as you want in one shot, but I am not sure if you have the guts?"

Tuntun wanted to rebut immediately, but he remembered Xiao Yan's infusion of the two Primordial Fires and its frightening powers, which made him back away. He muttered, "Hold it for me, I will eat it when I form the demon soul."

"Big senior, calm down, calm down." Xiao Bu Dian quickly blocked off Xiao Yan, who was filled with killing intent. "I am still waiting for her to bring me somewhere nice to eat."

Xiao Bu Dian followed saying after a while, "Furthermore, killing her has no point. Her meat is not delicious."

Tuntun, who was initially grateful towards Xiao Bu Dian, twitched his mouth and twisted his face,

"They are no good things!"

Lin Feng also shook his face and laugh, coming beside Tuntun. He extended his head to grab her small head and directly pushed her to bow towards Xiao Yan in a 90 degrees' angle, "I will give you a chance to say again, what should you say now?"

"A good Taotie will not fight when the odds are against it." Tuntun resisted Lin Feng, twisting her mouth, "Sorry, I was wrong in the beginning. I apologize to you now, please forgive me."

Lin Feng laughed, "What else?"

Tuntun rolled her eyes, "In the future, if you need my help, please instruct me. I will make amends for my past mistakes."

Xiao Yan recalled that Lin Feng said that Tuntun was his spiritual pet and saw that Tuntun apologized under his command, which made him feel much more appeased. Looking at Tuntun snorting, he said, "Forget it, if you do not cause any more trouble for me, I can thank Heaven already."

Tuntun made a funny face at him.

Lin Feng slapped her head and turned his head to look at Xiao Yan, suddenly asking, "Are you ready?"

The rest were unsure of what Lin Feng was referring to, but Xiao Yan understood immediately. He held his smile and seriously bow towards Lin Feng, "Greetings my Master, your disciple is ready!"

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"Your disciple is ready." Xiao Yan said seriously.

Lin Feng nodded his head, "Go and pack up, we are going."

Xiao Yan replied, "Master, you are going with me?"

Lin Feng laughed, "I will not interfere in your battle with Murong Yanran, but if the Sword of

Radiance Sect dares to try anything funny, I will teach them what the rules are."

Although he said it nicely, it was what Lin Feng wanted to do.

"This is the legendary fight against the loser! This fun must not be missed!"

Lin Feng only felt that the Fire of Eight Trigrams was burning vigorously in his heart. When he first accepted Xiao Yan as his disciple, the day that he had been looking forward to had finally arrived, where he could just be an onlooker from the stronger party.

As for the Sword of Radiance Sect, it was not worth mentioning in front of Xiao Yan. They should just watch their back.

Xiao Yan laughed, "Just target those who went with Murong Yanran to Wuzhou City and we will know what the Sword of Radiance Sect is up to."

"The abode of the Sword of Radiance Sect, Xingyun Peak, is it at the southeast part of the Great Qin Empire?" Xiao Bu Dian recalled how it looked and turned his head to ask Tuntun, "I remember that you mentioned a delicious demon snake meat in the southeast part of the Great Qin Empire?"

Tuntun nodded his head and licked her lips, reminiscing about it, "Blue Cloud Horn Snake, the taste is fairly good."

Xiao Bu Dian answered with a "Mm" and came before Xiao Yan, saying seriously, "Big Senior, let me follow you. If Murong Yanran and his sect dare to pull any trick, I can give you a hand."

"Get lost!" Xiao Yan replied furiously, "Just tell me directly if you want to catch demons, do not act so high and mighty around here."

Xiao Bu Dian laughed cheekily, "My main aim is to cheer you on, anything else is just a bonus."

Lin Feng shook his head while laughing and he was just looking at the crowd without worrying much. Even if Xiao Bu Dian tagged along, it would be nothing much.

Zhu Yi remained at the mountain to guide the new disciples. Wang Lin and Yang Qing were both training hard. Besides Xiao Bu Dian, Lin Feng brought Yue Hongyan along too.

Yue Hongyan and Yang Qing was different. She did not suit a style of meditation to cultivate her skills. In other words, engaging in a practical battle would be more efficient in helping her achieve a breakthrough.

Xiao Bu Dian looked at Xiao Yan and was distracted suddenly. After a while, he turned his head and looked at Lin Feng, saying, "Master, after Big Senior's tasks have been settled, I will like to find my parents."

Lin Feng nodded his head, replying, "I had kept a lookout for news of your parents, but they have not returned back to your Shi family clan. There has been no news in the past few years."

"The most probable thing is that they may have stayed in an alternate dimension, that is why news of them was cut off."

Xiao Bu Dian opened his eyes wide and looked worried, "Master…."

Lin Feng laughed slightly, "Do not be worried. You may not know something, which is that whoever possesses a cultivation in the Aurous Core Stage within the Shi Family Clan will leave their Natal Light in the clan temple, forming a connection with my soul. If my soul does not perish, their Natal Light will not burn out."

"Your father left the family because of you, but your Shi family did take pity on the ancestors of your father and yourself, thus they continue to keep the Natal Light of your father." Lin Feng followed with, "I recently received news that your father's Natal Light is intact."

Xiao Bu Dian heaved a sigh of relief, but he was still a little worried.

Zhu Yi, who was at a corner, said gently, "Master, in half a year's time, it will be the scholarly examination again. I will like to attend this examination."

"Please do not be worried, Master. I will not affect my guidance of the disciples on the mountain."

Lin Feng looked at him, answering him slowly, "I have always been at ease when you do things.

This examination is definitely a very apt opportunity for you to realize your dream."

Zhu Yi nodded his head in silence.

He and Lin Feng were both sure that the Celestial Sect of Wonders and the Great Zhou Empire were in a period of honeymoon. To take care of Lin Feng's emotions, the Zhou Emperor Liang Pan would not dare to be stingy.

If Zhu Yi could top this examination, he would be able to give his mother, Meng Bingyun, fame and a comfortable life.

With Liang Pan's edict, even the Marquis of Xuanji, Zhu Hongwu, had to obey.

As to how much he could get, it depended on how much Zhu Yi knew about the circumstances of the Great Zhou Empire.

Before embarking on their journey, Lin Feng went to Wang Lin's cave after explaining many things to Kang Nanhua and Miao Shihao.

Wang Lin saw that Lin Feng had arrived and stopped his cultivation immediately, greeting Lin Feng. Lin Feng waved his head and passed Wang Lin a ceramic jar that was full of elixirs.

"Master?" Wang Lin was a little confused. Lin Feng said, "This ceramic jar contains the celestial elixirs of the Heavenly Master Sword Sect. There are seven elixirs in total. You shall consume them according to the situation. Although this elixir can be consumed with effect for a couple of times, its effectiveness will dwindle over time."

Wang Lin received the celestial elixirs but did not realize that anything was amiss. In the entire sect, only he was suitable to consume such an elixir.

Using the elixir to help in the cultivation was definitely not as reliable as one's own cultivation, as the foundation was not as stable. Xiao Yan, Xiao Bu Dian, Zhu Yi and even Yang Qing and Yue Hongyan would hope to cultivate based on their own hard work and not through consuming elixirs.

Even if they wanted, Lin Feng would not allow.

If it was the Trāyastriṃśa Elixir of Creation, then it would be a different issue. It was a different level than the Celestial Elixir. There were no side effects after consuming it and its effects were unbelievable.

But Wang Lin was different. His natural Innate Ability was too low, thus it was predestined that his Qi Cultivation Stage and Foundation Establishment Stage was slow like a turtle's crawl. He would need longer than others.

But attaining both full points for Innate Ability and Determination could ensure that even if Wang

Lin had to rely on the elixir to increase his cultivation, he could perfect the foundation that was not naturally reliable and achieved significant results.

If it were not for the fact that the effectiveness of the elixir decreases after each use, Lin Feng would have thought of a way to produce the celestial elixir in huge amounts and fed them to Wang Lin.

That was why when Wang Lin received the celestial elixir, he had only gratitude in his heart for Lin Feng and never thought that he would attract the unhappiness of his fellow sect members if he was to consume everything for himself.

Lin Feng looked at Wang Lin, saying gently, "Lin, you have a strong will and that is your strength. I will not say any further, but I need to remind you that you must never rush. More haste, less speed."

Wang Lin lifted his head and looked at Lin Feng. He felt that Lin Feng's gaze had pierced into his heart.

When battling various opponents, the differences were not that obvious yet. But during the process of capturing Tuntun, many took turns to spar with her and revealed the gaping differences in the cultivation of Lin Feng's disciples.

In terms of practical battle, the strongest currently was his most senior disciple, Xiao Yan. He repressed Tuntun, who substituted the Gengjin Tiger King's corpse for her flesh, contained the Gifted Engulfing Theurgy and the Grand Sun Primordial Fire.

The combination of the Nefarious Spectral Primordial Fire and the Grand Sun Primordial Fire brought about a frightening pressure, causing Kang Nanhua and Miao Shihao to stare at it and scared Tuntun away.

Strictly speaking, Zhu Yi did not make a move but eventually used his Great Boundaries of the Celestial Light and Darkness Mandala to contain Tuntun.

Xiao Bu Dian was also not directly involved and he gained a cheap advantage because of Zhu Yi.

But after Lin Feng removed Zhu Yi's Light and Darkness boundaries, Tuntun did not dare to make any wrong movement beside Xiao Bu Dian.

Xiao Bu Dian, whose Nine Holed Aurous Core could spit and swallow up the Earth, had the most vigorous mana that trumped all of Lin Feng's disciples. After cultivating the Heaven Shaking Thunderstorm, the destructive abilities of Xiao Bu Dian's strong flesh and soul became even more frightening.

The Bastille Black Dragon clan was the strongest amongst the Immemorial Celestial Dragons.

Even among the demonic clan, it was also one of the strongest. But if Jieyu did not form the demon soul and promote to a demon lord, he might not be able to overcome Xiao Bu Dian.

As they clashed head on, Tuntun was unable to deal with the three of them.

Among the remaining, Yue Hongyan was not around. Yang Qing and Wang Lin clashed with Tuntun and were repressed by her easily.

Especially when Tuntun engulfed Wang Lin's destructive powers, nothing happened to her at all.

With the same magnitude of power as the Destruction of Heaven and Earth, the collapse of Zhu Yi's Light and Darkness boundaries caused her to be paralyzed.

Wang Lin was not like Yang Qing who doubted himself. But he would double his efforts because of the hate for his own uselessness.

Staying beside Xiao Yan and the rest caused great stress among the others. Once they could not convert stress into motivation, they would be greatly burdened.

Calculating the amount of time spent in the Heavenly Cosmic Ray World, Wang Lin had already been held down for many years. Fortunately, his determination was strong enough. If it was another person, he would have collapsed in a defeatist attitude or be consumed by a jealous mind.

Lin Feng looked at Wang Lin quietly. Wang Lin was very calm and nodded his head vigorously,

"Your disciple will follow your teachings and will take great care."

After acknowledging Wang Lin, Lin Feng brought Xiao Yan and the rest out of Mount Yujing and proceeded towards Xingyun Peak, the location of the Sword of Radiance Sect.

He did not control Mount Yujing and caused it to descend. That would be too attention-seeking. But its nature had changed. It was no longer a sparring session between the disciples, but an attack on someone else's house.

However, Lin Feng had his own way of seeking attention.

The best tool was Jieyu, who had just promoted to the level of a demonic lord.

Everyone stood in a line on Jieyu's back and flew towards the direction of Xingyun Peak in a blink of an eye.

"There is no need to travel through space." Lin Feng told Jieyu. "Just fly there all the way. Let these guys understand the beauty of the mountains and broaden their minds."

Lin Feng decided to make this planned battle as recognized as possible. This allowed him to boost his own reputation and the reputation of his sect outside of Mount Kunlun.

Riding a dragon of the level of a demonic lord across the borders was definitely not low profile at all.

Very soon, Lin Feng's and the Celestial Sect of Wonders' reputation became more and more pronounced as they traveled from Mount Kunlun to Xingyun Peak.

On Xingyun Peak, the elders of the Sword of Radiance Sect also heard about Lin Feng's impending arrival at their abode, causing the huge crowd to open their eyes wide.

"Azure Clouds Grandmaster has not found Murong Yanran?"

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Lin Feng and the rest rode on Black Dragon Jieyu and entered the southeast district of the Great Qin Empire.

Tuntun looked at the mountain view below her and said, "I remembered that the Blue Cloud Horn Snake is somewhere in the vicinity."

Xiao Bu Dian heard that and his eyes lighted up immediately, shouting, "Master!"

Lin Feng smiled slightly and used his toes to tap on Jieyu. Jieyu understood his intention immediately and reduced his pace, descending downwards.

"Contain your breath, or else the Blue Cloud Horn Snake will be frightened off." Tuntun slapped Jieyu's head.

Jieyu was furious, but he noticed that Xiao Bu Dian had the same thoughts as Tuntun. Therefore, he could only contain his anger.

"Bitch, do not give me an opportunity or else I will tear you apart. The gap in cultivation between me and you is different now!" Jieyu thought of it hatefully but still hid her dragon aura.

Those in the demonic clan that had formed the demon pill could hide their demonic aura. But the dragon clan's dragon aura was too special. If they were only in the cultivation of a demonic commander like Jieyu, even if they tried to control it, they would still be unable to fully hide it.

But since he had already formed the demon soul and attained the position of a demonic lord, this was an easy task for Jieyu. Although he was a thousand foot long huge dragon, there was no vibration of his inner demonic powers.

Everyone landed within the mountains and Jieyu shook his head, groaning, "Two hundred miles to the east."

Xiao Bu Dian heard of the great news and said, "Thank you!" After saying he jumped off with Tuntun and rushed towards the east side.

Xiao Yan looked at them, "Master, let me follow them and take a look. I do not want any accidents to happen."

Lin Feng said, "No harm, it is just a Blue Cloud Horn Snake in the demonic commander level."

"I am just worried that if they meet someone, something unpleasant will happen." Xiao Yan explained.

Yue Hongyan was confused, "With Tianhao's cultivation, there is hardly anyone who can deal with him."

Xiao Yan twisted his lips, "I am worried that the person they meet get into trouble and not them mischievous monkeys."

Yue Hongyan was silent, whereas Jieyu nodded in agreement.

Lin Feng looked at Xiao Yan and smiled slightly, "If Zhu Yi said something like this, I may still find it reliable. As for you? If something really happens, I fear that you will make it a bigger matter than Tianhao."

Xiao Yan laughed, "Master, do not view me with a prejudiced mind."

Lin Feng shook his head while laughing, "Forget it, just go if you want to." He turned his head and looked at Yue Hongyan, "Hongyan, do you want to join in the fun too?"

Yue Hongyan shook his head, "No. I shall meditate and cultivate for a while."

Lin Feng smiled slightly and was silent.

Yue Hongyan and the rest were all quite straightforward and did not really bother about the opinions of others. If this was a sociable person, he would grab any opportunity to exploit and build up his relationship with the seniors.

Both parties had their strengths and weaknesses. No one was right or wrong. It depended on the circumstances and the situation.

Although Lin Feng's disciples were all brilliant in their own ways, they had a rather peaceful relationship with one another.

The saying goes that there cannot be two tigers on the same mountain.

The four of them, including Xiao Yan, were all blessed with the destiny to become a protagonist of an era.

Normal people have differences with one another in terms of personality, hobbies, way of doing things and style, which could lead to friction. They were not excluded.

Lin Feng was very fortunate. Although there was some competitive friction between them, it was very healthy competition. Furthermore, they had established a strong and deep friendship with one another.

Initially, in the Chessboard World, Lin Feng witnessed Xiao Bu Dian's and Xiao Yan's impression and thoughts on each other.

Xiao Bu Dian treated Xiao Yan as his shield and a gorilla who was easily duped when he was in bad mood.

But if we turned this around, was it not a form of recognition towards Xiao Yan? In Xiao Bu Dian's subconscious awareness, this senior of his was strong and could overcome difficulties. When he got into trouble, the first person he looked towards for help was this Big Senior.

Whereas in Xiao Yan's heart, Xiao Bu Dian was a troublemaker that kept getting into all sorts of trouble and needed his help to clean up his mistakes.

Although he had a lot of complaints and whined over it, in his subconscious mind, Xiao Yan never gave up on Xiao Bu Dian and continued cleaning up after him.

Using the same reasoning, in Xiao Bu Dian's mind, Zhu Yi was a naggy white goose who kept preaching towards him. Although Xiao Bu Dian found that annoying, he did not walk out on him but remained patient listening to Zhu Yi.

In Xiao Bu Dian's heart, Wang Lin was a dog who did not bark but bite, which left him scared. But in truth, Xiao Bu Dian's powers were above Wang Lin. However, he always tried to avoid Wang Lin in his mind and did not try to beat this black dog to death.

This situation was one of the more ideal ones already.

Yue Hongyan's personality would be suitable in such a benign environment.

It was just that the more people there were, they would be more opinions, which would make the group more difficult to move around with.

These problems were tests for Lin Feng's control as a master. If he could guide his disciples in the direction of healthy competition, then it would be good.

Therefore, even though the Spiritual Replenishment Elixir had already been completely derived, it did not need to be preserved and could be given to any disciple for his consumption, but Lin Feng still kept it.

He had already formed his soul. At this stage, the contribution of his Innate Ability to his cultivation was negligible, hence it was natural that he did not require the elixir and should give it to his disciples.

The most suitable successor of all was undoubtedly Wang Lin.

The rest might not even need it at all.

If the foundation was poor, the room for improvement was large. On the contrary, if the foundation was already solid, it would be difficult to improve leaps and bounds.

Lin Feng had reason to believe that giving the Spiritual Replenishment Elixir to Xiao Bu Dian had no difference compared to giving him sweets.

For someone like Yang Qing whose Innate Ability was already 9 points, there would be no significant effects. As for Xiao Yan and Yue Hongyan, who both had Innate Ability of 8 points, as well as Zhu Yi, who ranked in with 7 points, they might achieve a higher level if they consumed the elixir.

As for Wang Lin, although the detailed effects were unknown, it was definite to witness a huge improvement from him.

It was just that this sort of elixir was different from the Celestial Elixir. It was difficult to predict what kind of thoughts the rest of Lin Feng's disciples would have if he only gave the elixir to Wang Lin.

They might not have any, but it was imperative for Lin Feng to completely remove any possibility of that happening.

Although it might delay Wang Lin's cultivation, Lin Feng could only temporarily deal with it in that way. The fortunate thing was that he already had the recipe. As long as he could gather all the necessary medicinal components, he could produce the Spiritual Replenishment Elixir in bulk.

When that happened, not only would Wang Lin benefit, the level of the entire sect would also be greatly boosted.

Lin Feng was pondering before he thought of something and lifted his head to look in the southern direction of the sky.

"Is that the Azure Clouds Grandmaster?" Lin Feng asked softly, but it still resonated at a radius of three hundred square miles in space.

Three hundred miles down south, a crack suddenly appeared in the sky. A great amount of green Azure Clouds flowed out of it. The Azure Clouds dragged an old person along. It was the elder in the Soul Formation Stage of the Sword of Radiance Sect, the Azure Clouds Grandmaster.

It was just that compared to the calmness he exuded at Shazhou previously, the Azure Clouds Grandmaster of present was obviously more anxious. After seeing Lin Feng, he calmed his expression and became composed again.

But Lin Feng could sense that the Azure Clouds Grandmaster became more anxious after seeing him.

The Azure Clouds Grandmaster greeted Lin Feng after seeing him, "So it really is the leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders. Pardon my discourtesy."

Lin Feng laughed slightly, "You are too kind. Did you come to receive me specially? This is unnecessary, I do recognize the way to Xingyun Peak."

"It is necessary." Azure Clouds Grandmaster started to speak bitterly and lowered his head to look at the silent Black Dragon Jieyu. He became more light-headed upon seeing him, "A dragon in

the cultivation of a demonic lord as the chauffeur. The rumors were true!"

Although he knew Lin Feng brought Xiao Yan to Xingyun Peak to fulfill his promise, the Azure Clouds Grandmaster wished that he would not have to see this pair of master and disciple anymore.

He did not come to welcome them but came to see Murong Yanran.

Murong Yanran was a new generation disciple that the Sword of Radiance Sect nurtured. For safety purposes, her master, Tong Lin Priestess, gave her three Great Teleportation Talisman.

This was initially something that the Azure Clouds Grandmaster consented to, but now he was furious until he wanted to berate someone.

After Murong Yanran left Xingyun Peak, she consecutively used all three of the Great Teleportation Talisman and escaped thousands of miles away in an instant. Not to even mention the rest of the Sword of Radiance sect members, even Tong Lin Priestess, an elder in the Aurous Core Stage, could not locate her.

Out of desperation, the Azure Clouds Grandmaster had no choice but to find her himself. The three Great Teleportation Talisman was created by him, which gave him some traces to find her.

That was why he chased till here.

He thought that he was almost onto her and his hope was ignited, but who knew that the Azure Clouds Grandmaster would bump into Lin Feng.

The old man was really on the verge of crying.

But the Azure Clouds Grandmaster did not dare to neglect Lin Feng. He could only pass the message to the rest of the elders of the Sword of Radiance Sect in the Soul Formation Stage that he arrived to welcome Lin Feng secretly, while still searching for Murong Yanran, although he had to thicken his skin to welcome the visitor.

The slight movement of the Azure Clouds Grandmaster could not be hidden from Lin Feng. It was just that Lin Feng did not mind. Even if they wanted a set a trap for him, he was unafraid.

Lin Feng was just curious why the Azure Clouds Grandmaster was so anxious. "This old man seems to have lost something and he is finding it anxiously."

However, he did not reveal anything on the surface and just slightly laughed, "I have heard of the glorious reputation of the Sword of Radiance Sect, but I have never done a proper visit. This time around, I must really pay a proper visit."

The Azure Clouds Grandmaster restrained his anxious mood, answering politely, "Before I left, my sect's master had also mentioned that he wanted to meet with the leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders."

Lin Feng's previous exhibition of his abilities was an evidence of his immortality, which was something that also had to be taken seriously.

The Azure Clouds Grandmaster paused for a moment and tested by asking, "My sect's disciple, Murong Yanran, seemed to have a misunderstanding with your disciple in the past. I think that it is just a squabble between youths and it is not something to be taken seriously. What do you think?"

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The Azure Clouds Grandmaster tested waters by asking, "My sect's disciple, Murong Yanran, had some sort of misunderstanding with your disciple. I think it is just a squabble between youths and should not be taken seriously. What do you think?"

The Azure Clouds Grandmaster also knew that the way he asked was too straightforward, but he was too anxious at that point in time, thus he could only thicken his skin to ask.

"It seems like Murong Yanran's abilities are limited and she is not as strong as Xiao Yan." Lin Feng realized and smiled slightly. He opened his mouth and said, "Whether it can be taken seriously, it

is not up to me to say. It depends on parties involved."

"However, it seems like my disciple has remembered the promise they made." Lin Feng answered in a plain voice, but the content of his words made the Azure Clouds Grandmaster frightened.

"Xiao Yan is my most senior disciple. He has decided to come over to Xingyun Peak and I will support him fully in this decision."

Lin Feng saw that the Azure Clouds Grandmaster was starting to break out in cold sweat and said quietly, "Please do not misunderstand, my friend. I will not interfere in the wager made between these two young juniors. My only purpose here is to visit the leader of the Sword of Radiance Sect."

The Azure Clouds Grandmaster laughed, "That is naturally so."

Although he wore a smile on his face, his heart was extremely bitter.

And although Lin Feng's words were simple, there were hidden meanings within it that revealed his intentions.

The wager between the two young juniors would not be interfered by anyone.

In other words, if anyone else interfered in the matter between the two young juniors, he would not be merciful either.

Yes, the leader of the Sword of Radiance Sect contained immortality abilities, but in front of Lin

Feng, he had to follow the rules too. If he tried to renege on the promise, then he and Lin Feng could spar to determine whose mana was more powerful and whose abhijna was greater.

The Azure Clouds Grandmaster grew cowardly in his heart but did not dare to react in front of Lin Feng. He was extremely depressed.

Lin Feng's mana placed him at the center of a boundary covering three hundred square miles that was cut off from the outside, causing the Azure Clouds Grandmaster to be three hundred miles apart. The Azure Clouds Grandmaster did not dare to use his own mana to explore the zone that

Lin Feng was in.

That was why he could not see from Lin Feng's position that Xiao Yan and the rest were curiously admiring a Blue Cloud Horn Snake hunting, two hundred miles east from him.

As Lin Feng said, this was a Blue Cloud Horn Snake that had formed the demon pill and reached the level of a demonic commander. Its entire body was greenish-blue like a piece of jade and its size was not very huge. It was only ten meters in length, but its demonic aura was ferocious.

This Blue Cloud Horn Snake grew several long horns on its forehead and it emanated a fragrance from within.

The opening of the scales on the snake's surface subtly contained foul greenish-blue clouds. It surrounded the entire body of the Blue Cloud Horn Snake. Although it did not have the mighty stature of the dragon clan, it was still special.

Tuntun saw that the Blue Cloud Horn Snake was salivating and began to introduce it to Xiao Bu Dian and Xiao Yan in full details, "This Blue Cloud Horn Snake has three treasures. The most delicious part of its entire body is the horn on its head."

"That horn is very tough and does not taste very nice on its own. But the horn is hollow and contains an amber liquid. It is the essence of the Blue Cloud Horn Snake, which is extremely delicious."

"Besides the liquid in the horn, the second most delicious thing on the Blue Cloud Horn Snake is the foul greenish clouds in between the openings of the scales. Do not view it only as a gas. After you consume it, the taste is actually very delicious. Compared to this, the snake meat can only come in third."

Xiao Yan twisted his lips, "The liquid in the horn is still acceptable, but what is so good about the gas? I believe only Taoties can eat something like this."

Tuntun snorted, "You cannot appreciate delicacies."

"Try it later and you shall find out." Xiao Bu Dian interrupted their debate and stared at the Blue

Cloud Horn Snake. "This little fellow seems to be hunting as well."

The Blue Cloud Horn Snake continued to release the foul greenish-blue clouds around it and packaged it into a ball of reddish clouds as if it was trying to refine the reddish clouds.

Xiao Yan and the rest scanned their surroundings and immediately knew that the reddish clouds was something different. It was a treasure. Looking at the fluctuation in the spiritual energy of it, it was probably a device that was sacrificed by human cultivators.

It was just that the said person's cultivation was a little low. When it was surrounded and attacked by the Blue Cloud Horn Snake that had formed the demon pill, it could only defend itself.

But the Blue Cloud Horn Snake noticed the presence of Xiao Yan and the other two and was obviously very fearful. It became wary of them and that was why the reddish clouds became very stable, not in danger of being broken into.

Xiao Bu Dian rubbed his palms and walked towards the Blue Cloud Horn Snake, laughing,

"Tuntun, do you think it is better to make snake soup or should I grill it?"

Tuntun rolled his eyes, "No matter how you eat it, the best is to catch it alive. Otherwise, the greenish-blue clouds will be wasted."

The Blue Cloud Horn Snake possessed a comparable intelligence to humans and overheard the conversation between the three of them. It was furious, but it dared not move as the stress that

Xiao Bu Dian and the rest brought on it was too huge.

But if it just escaped straight away, the Blue Cloud Horn Snake would be unable to swallow this bitter pill. The vertical-like eyes of the snake moved and it suddenly opened its mouth, spraying an amber demonic gas out.

This amber demonic gas was converted from the liquid within its horn. When the demonic gas came into contact with the reddish clouds, although it did not directly break through it, it caused the reddish clouds to reel from the ground.

The reddish clouds was directly swallowed by the Blue Cloud Horn Snake as it was surrounded by the amber demonic gas.

It was preparing to escape. Even if the reddish clouds could not be broken through in that instant, it was more imperative to escape with it and slowly form it again once the danger had been averted.

After keeping the reddish clouds, the Blue Cloud Horn Snake bounced off the ground and converted itself into a green light, preparing to slither away.

"Thinking about it, it was quite beautiful." Xiao Yan laughed creepily, waving the Black Cloud Flag to shift time and space. In a flash, he had already blocked the Blue Cloud Horn Snake from the front.

The Blue Cloud Horn Snake howled loudly and a huge amount of greenish clouds surged forward, ready to swallow Xiao Yan.

The greenish clouds brought with it a light leafy aroma, but Xiao Yan had no time to understand it better. There was a big vibration of ferocious demonic powers in the clouds, causing light tremors.

Xiao Yan creased his brows, "What a demon. Your gifted theurgy does have some similarities to my Crash of the Eight Trigrams."

As he said it, Xiao Yan punched his fist out and a great amount of disintegration powers encountered the greenish clouds. The greenish clouds started to disintegrate.

But this greenish clouds from the Blue Cloud Horn Snake was indeed powerful, as it also caused

Xiao Yan's mana to collapse gradually.

Xiao Yan slightly frowned, as he knew that this could not be sustained.

Out of Lin Feng's three disciples who had formed the Aurous Core, only Xiao Bu Dian's Nine Holed Aurous Core was able to spit and swallow spiritual energy. The accumulated mana caused it to be the most ferocious, while the recovery ability was particularly strong at the same time. As the Nine Holed Aurous Core spat and swallowed spiritual energy, it instantly converted a huge amount of spiritual energy to mana.

Zhu Yi's Light and Darkness Aurous Core combined two elements to form life. Although its mana was not as ferocious as that of Xiao Bu Dian, its recovery ability was much stronger.

Whereas Xiao Yan's Primordial Fires Aurous Core had the highest explosive strength and instantaneously exploded to release a huge amount of power. However, its sustainability and recovery ability was much worst.

Xiao Yan cultivated the Great Celestial Way of the Eight Trigrams and sucked the Purple Clouds for his own cultivation. With his mana, he could overwhelm the Blue Cloud Horn Snake, but he remembered Lin Feng's teaching.

"Xiao Yan, regardless of your Aurous Core mana or your normal cultivated abhijna, the key lies in its explosive strength. Fighting a long-drawn battle is not your strength. You should try your best to minimize your weaknesses. But when you fight in a real battle, you must try to display your strengths."

"Habit is a scary thing. It influences your judgments unknowingly, that is why you must show your strengths and hide your weaknesses. A dead enemy is a good enemy."

Up till this point, Xiao Yan did not hesitate any more. He conjured all his mana and exhibited his pair of purplish-blue flaming wings. The destructive and frightening stature slowly appeared.

"No!" Both Tuntun and Xiao Bu Dian both shouted, but the wings that Xiao Yan formed using the Nefarious Spectral Primordial Fire suddenly combined in mid-space. It was like a big pair of scissors and it directly cut through the greenish clouds by the Blue Cloud Horn Snake.

There was no stopping of the purplish-blue wings. As the Blue Cloud Horn Snake stared at it fearfully, it was cut in half by it.

The willpower of the snake was strong. Even though it was chopped into half, the upper half of the snake's body escaped, albeit struggling. Whereas for the lower half of the snake's body, it continued to wriggle continuously on the ground.

Thunder and lightning were raging all around Xiao Bu Dian and he heavily stepped on the head of the Blue Cloud Horn Snake, trapping it on the ground. Seeing that the upper body of the Blue Cloud Horn Snake was still burning ferociously with the purplish-blue Nefarious Spectral Primordial Fire, he shouted hurriedly, "Big Senior, quickly retrieve back your abhijna, otherwise the snake meat would be burnt till nothing left."

Tuntun was jumping while screaming beside Xiao Yan, "I already told you to catch it alive, this is such a waste!"

Xiao Yan snorted, "If I did not act faster, the person that was swallowed by it would have been in danger. Is a life more important or eating more important?"

Tuntun thought for a while, before replying, "Of course it is eating!"

Xiao Yan rolled his eyes and ignored her.

Xiao Bu Dian increased his leg strength, causing the Blue Cloud Horn Snake to be fully

immobilized. He raised his head to look at Xiao Yan, "Big Senior, what if the person you save is an evil person, then what follows?"

Xiao Yan answered, "Kill him directly then. What do you mean what follows?" He retrieved back his Nefarious Spectral Primordial Fire and tore apart its guts, revealing a reddish cloud device.

The amber demonic had already been converted to liquid and kept in the horn of the Blue Cloud Horn Snake. Without the repression of the amber demonic gas, the digestive power of the Blue Cloud Horn Snake was unable to break down the reddish clouds.

As if it felt that the demonic powers attacking it had disappeared, the reddish clouds slightly trembled but it did not scatter.

Xiao Yan raised his hands to hit against the reddish clouds and he felt that he was hitting cotton candy.

"Okay, that Blue Cloud Horn Snake can no longer threaten you. You can come out."

Listening to Xiao Yan's voice and feeling that the vibration of the mana was not from a demonic clan, the other party seemed to relax. The reddish clouds slowly dispersed and revealed the appearance of the person inside it. The reddish clouds were converted to a streak of red and was hidden in the gourd between his waist.

After clearly seeing the appearance of the other party, both Xiao Yan and that guy revealed a ghastly expression and shouted, "Murong Yanran?" "Xiao Yan?"

At the next moment, both shook their head and said, "You recognized the wrong person!"

Xiao Yan was momentarily shocked. He had spent so much time trying to save his opponent. If

Xiao Bu Dian and the rest knew about it, he would be extremely embarrassed.

Murong Yanran was even more embarrassed and she could not wait to find a hole to bury his head inside. For the first time, she felt that there was something worse than being trapped in the body of a snake.

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Chapter 240: Xiao Bu Dian Has an Evil Tongue

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Even if it was their first meeting, it was only a casual one. Furthermore, they might not have recognized each other's appearance clearly.

But if the time of cultivation in their own caves were considered, maybe they had not seen each other in more than ten years.

That was even though the appearances of both had experienced a huge change.

But both Xiao Yan and Murong Yanran still were able to recognize each other.

It was just that they were taken aback under such a situation. Murong Yanran and Xiao Yan were both embarrassed and awkward.

Xiao Yan had expected Murong Yanran to oversee Xingyun Peak, grandly awaiting his arrival.

Otherwise, he would have expected him to bring together the members of the Sword of Radiance Sect, intercepting him halfway and killing him. But he had never expected Murong Yanran to be in such an embarrassing state.

Xiao Bu Dian passed the Blue Cloud Horn Snake to Tuntun and approached forward, curiously asking, "Big Senior, are the both of you acquainted?"

Murong Yanran and Xiao Yan shouted in unison, "No!"

"Who are you trying to bluff?" Xiao Bu Dian looked at the two embarrassed individuals, twisted his lips and looked at Xiao Yan. "Big Senior, I am already 21 years old and not a little kid. Do not treat me like it is so easy to pacify, okay?"

Xiao Yan rolled his eyes and did not answer him.

Xiao Bu Dian looked at Murong Yanran with a smile on his face, "If I did not hear wrongly, I remember him calling your name."

Murong Yanran's face turned black, knowing that Xiao Bu Dian was acting foolish even though he obviously knew about it.

"So, you are Murong Yanran?" Xiao Bu Dian walked around her. "So, it was you who rejected my Big Senior. You have a special personality."

As Murong Yanran was scrutinized by Xiao Bu Dian, she felt extremely embarrassed although Xiao Bu Dian was still a big child.

What made her more embarrassed was that Xiao Bu Dian was not appreciating her beauty, but curiously observing her like an animal.

"Although I am not a cultivator in the Aurous Core Stage, you are wrong if you think you can belittle me." Murong Yanran calmed her nerves and said seriously, "Are the disciples of the

Celestial Sect of Wonders of such low upbringing?"

Xiao Bu Dian opened his eyes wide, as if he saw the most shocking thing on Earth, before laughing, "You cannot stand this already? When you dumped my Big Senior at Shazhou County, where did your upbringing go to?"

"Someone who humiliates others subjects herself to humiliation. What gives you any special rights?"

Murong Yanran went pale and she was silent.

Xiao Yan waved his hand in a distance and Xiao Bu Dian stopped talking. Xiao Yan stared at Murong Yanran, saying calmly, "Lady Murong, why are you here?"

"Travelling? It seems like you have forgotten that someone said before that he will go to Xingyun Peak to challenge you. Or you may have thought that the person will never appear?"

Murong Yanran took in a deep breath and raised her head to look at Xiao Yan, "I did not forget.

Since we have met today, let us fulfill our wager from before."

As she was saying, she slapped the treasure gourd on her waist and a reddish fog surged out, masking her entire body. At the same time, the long sword at her waist was drawn and became a white radiance flashing in mid-space.

At this point, she already knew that Xiao Yan's abilities were well over hers, but she was still determined to give it her all. Her pride and dignity did not allow her to back down in front of Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan looked at Murong Yanran without speaking, whereas Xiao Bu Dian laughed while looking at Murong Yanran, saying, "Middle stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage? You cannot overcome my Big Senior then."

He turned his head to look at Xiao Yan, "Big Senior, let us return to where Master is. Let him create a Celestial Small World for the both of you to duel and let Master repress your cultivation."

"There is no use repressing it to the Foundation Establishment Stage though. The disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders have invincible powers. If she wants to spar with you, Master must at least repress your cultivation to the Qi Cultivation Stage."

Murong Yanran was enraged while Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Bu Dian expressionlessly.

Tuntun could care less about the Blue Cloud Horn Snake and looked at Xiao Bu Dian while shaking her head, thinking, "This little devil's mouth is too evil already. If I was Murong Yanran, I have no other path to choose other than fight for my life. Otherwise, I will have no more face to show others."

The problem was, the result will literally be death.

Murong Yanran took in a deep breath and threw all nonsensical thoughts to the back of her head. The long sword was lifted straight in front of her chest and she said in a deep voice, "Disciple of the Sword of Radiance Sect, Murong Yanran. Please advise."

After she finished speaking, she suddenly saw that Xiao Yan and Xiao Bu Dian were both looking at each other. Xiao Bu Dian spoiled the moment by whining, "No more nice show for me to see."

Before Murong Yanran even reacted, a streak of purple gas suddenly broke through space and dragged her away. After that, she lost her consciousness.

Lin Feng's voice resonated from space, "Xiao Yan, do not rush to make a move. This girl could have secretly escaped from the Sword of Radiance Sect."

Xiao Yan and Xiao Bu Dian were both stunned. Xiao Yan laughed, "What is the Sword of Radiance Sect doing?"

Xiao Bu Dian revealed a smile again, "This seems even more fun."

Lin Feng answered quietly, "Just act like you did not see this girl. We will go to Xingyun Peak as planned. When we are there, we will see what games they are trying to play."

Xiao Bu Dian and Xiao Yan agreed. Xiao Yan dazed in his position, while Xiao Bu Dian's attention was quickly shifted to the Blue Cloud Horn Snake that was with Tuntun.

Although Murong Yanran was dragged away by Lin Feng's powers, she awoke after a while. As she opened her eyes, she saw a young man in a purple robe looking at her quietly.

She could not feel any sense of stature or vibration of mana on the young man, but she was still frightened. She felt that the person in front was stronger than her elder, the Azure Clouds

Grandmaster, by multiple times.

Murong Yanran had only seen this person for the first time in her life. The only time she felt the same feeling was when she visited the leader of the Sword of Radiance Sect.

The oppression of the Sword of Radiance Sect was more straightforward, but it was not as composed as the person in front of her.

Lin Feng looked at Murong Yanran with interest and he had something he really wanted to tell Murong Yanran.

"Lady, thanks for nurturing Xiao Yan for me. You are such a nice person!"

Murong Yanran looked at Lin Feng and felt that he looked familiar, but could not recall where she saw him.

Lin Feng looked at Murong Yanran's perplexed expression and could not refrain from smiling. He knew what she was perplexed about.

Strictly speaking, they had both met once before.

Lin Feng learned from her the existence of Xiao Yan.

At that time, the gravely injured Long Ye possessed a peach tree, posing a threat to the Shi villagers and Xiao Bu Dian. A fledgling Lin Feng was only in the Qi Cultivation Stage. To save Xiao Bu Dian, he scammed Murong Yanran and her sect members to deal with Long Ye.

Lin Feng of the past and present was different. After staying in the Heavenly Cosmic Ray World for eight years, besides the changes in appearance, his stature and temperament had both changed.

To a bystander, it would be like there were two different individuals.

Murong Yanran thought that he was very familiar. This was all thanks to the fact that she had already started cultivating mantras, which made her spiritually enhanced, enabling her to retain some of the memories.

Lin Feng used his mind to summon the Purple Clouds to influence Murong Yanran's senses, wiping off her faint memories of Lin Feng.

Murong Yanran did not realize this and only felt a little faint-headed. After regaining her senses, she looked at Lin Feng and did not realize anything amiss. Although it was a little weird, she could only take it as she had recalled wrongly.

She looked at Lin Feng, asking politely, "Elder, may I ask who you are…"

"I am the leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, Lin Feng." Lin Feng answered, "You are Murong Yanran, a disciple of the Sword of Radiance Sect who had a wager with my disciple Xiao Yan?"

Murong Yanran smiled bitterly while nodding her head, bowing and greeting, "Murong Yanran is honored to meet the leader of Celestial Sect of Wonders."

Lin Feng asked, "What do you feel upon meeting Xiao Yan?"

Murong Yanran went pale, pursing her lips and asked softly, "I was young and reckless and suggested a foolish method to reject the marriage. I did not realize then, but when I grew older and thought about the matter, I realize that I have caused Xiao Yan and his family much embarrassment."

"Regarding this, I am extremely apologetic. But I do not regret rejecting the marriage. Now that Xiao Yan's cultivation has far exceeded mine, it is all due to his destiny and achievements. I am not jealous. I will make the decisions regarding my marriage and I will not regret them."

The expression on Lin Feng's face did not change, but he muttered silently, "Do not say this, little

girl. His achievements are partly your credit."

Murong Yanran looked at the emotionless Lin Feng, slowly bowing, "The promise we made in the past was that if I lose in the hands of Xiao Yan, I am willing to be a slave or a maid. However, I am unable to fulfill this wager now. My family and sect will not be able to accept such a result."

"Anyway, in Xiao Yan's eyes, I am just a thick-skinned person. Let me just be thick-skinned once more. The mistake that I had made in the past, I am willing to use my life to pay for it. But if you want me to be a slave or a maid, I am unable to do it."

Lin Feng looked at her but did not reply. On the other hand, he said, "Oh yes, the Azure Clouds Grandmaster from the Sword of Radiance Sect, is he your elder?"

Murong Yanran trembled in shock, before hearing Lin Feng continuing his words, "He is now three hundred miles south from here. According to him, he is here to welcome me on my journey to the Sword of Radiance Sect at Xingyun Peak."

"But now it seems like he is here to find you?"

Murong Yanran trembled again, lowering her head. After a while, she said softly, "I do not know why he is here. I had only gone out for traveling purposes and I am preparing to return to the Sword of Radiance Sect."

Lin Feng laughed, "Oh, that is just nice. I will call him over and you can go with him."

Murong Yanran did not know what to say and her body just trembled vigorously.

Lin Feng looked at her and suddenly asked, "Why did you secretly escape from the Sword of Radiance Sect? According to what you said previously, you did not plan to avoid the battle with Xiao Yan."

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Chapter 241: Something Interesting

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Lin Feng looked at Murong Yanran with much interest as his mind raced with calculations.

"Why would she run away privately from Sword of Radiance Sect? Based on what she said earlier, she didn't do it to avoid fighting with Xiao Yan."

If she did not do it to avoid the fight, it only meant that the Sword of Radiance Sect took measures of some sort and she could not accept the new change of plans.

This girl did not want to follow through with the bet, yet she was willing to give her life for it.

Although it could be that she was temporarily withdrawing as a stepping stone to progress his attitude already showed that her personality was rather strong and resilient.

"Do we decide on our own marriages?" Lin Feng thought to himself as he slowly worked things out in his head. "If I were the Sword of Radiance Sect and I was faced with a problem like this, what would I do?"

If I were no match for my adversary and I did not want to be bullied, the best solution would be to seek help elsewhere and reduce the pressure.

Lin Feng watched the distressed and restless Murong Yanran and suddenly asked, "Tell me, who did the Sword of Radiance Sect want to send you to and connect by marriage? Was it the Mount Shu Sword Sect or the Great Qin Empire?"

Murong Yanran raised her head to look at Lin Feng in trepidation. Lin Feng was calm; the only two entities that were suitable to help the Sword of Radiance Sect resist the pressure from the Celestial Sect of Wonders were the Mount Shu Sword Sect and the Great Qin Empire.

"I... I don't know what you're talking about, sir." Murong Yanran lowered her head.

The corner of Lin Feng's mouth curved into a faint smile and his voice was warm and amiable. Yet, every word that he had said to Murong Yanran seemed to send shivers down her spine.

"You could not accept being a slave girl to one of my disciples for the sake of avoiding embarrassment for your family and your Sect. But did you consider the consequences? Did you consider the fact that your escape from the arranged marriage will cause irreparable damage between the Sword of Radiance Sect and the other party?"

"It is still okay if it's the Mount Shu Sword Sect, but if the other party is the Great Qin Empire, your actions may bring demise to your entire family. If I recall correctly, even though the Murong family isn't considered within the four big families of the Great Qin Empire, its reputation is still rather considerable."

"Furthermore, the base of your Murong family is right under the nose of the Great Qin Emperor, inside the capital of the Great Qin Empire, Xiling City."

Murong Yanran's body trembled in shock as she began to see stars. Previously, her mind was a mess and all she thought about was to escape the marriage and run from Xingyun Peak as far as possible. She had failed to consider the fact that she was supposed to be married to Prince Chong Yun, the crown prince of the Great Qin Empire.

There was a huge possibility that her escape from the marriage would incur severe consequences for her family.

Grief arose from within as she heaved a heavy sigh. "Is this my fate? Is there no way to escape it?"

Lin Feng observed Murong Yanran in silence as he twitched his lips in his mind.

Her predicament could be viewed from two different perspectives. Put nicely, she was seeking freedom, independence of thought and wanted to make choices for herself.

On the other hand, she had many privileges in status and finances as the prized daughter of the Murong family and a disciple of the Sword of Radiance Sect that most people could only dream of, yet she did not want to pay any price for it.

Be it the normal world or the world of cultivation, arranged marriages or marriages for the alliance between renowned families and sects were commonplace and the opposite was, in contrast, a minority.

As the saying goes, you reap what you sow. In other words, one should be willing to take responsibility for the privileges bestowed upon him or her.

Murong Yanran was disgusted by the marriage arranged by her family and sect, but she forgot that it was only because she was the prized daughter of the Murong family and a disciple of the Sword of Radiance Sect that she could enjoy such privileges.

Of course, maybe she just wanted to be born into a normal family.

This was no longer something that Lin Feng could guess. He could only deduce based on the clues presented to him; he could not possibly see through her heart.

Lin Feng was not sure and he could not possibly be about Murong Yanran's state of mind. Approaching the question with different perspectives usually produced different conclusions.

The only issue that Lin Feng was concerned about was how this problem affected him, Xiao Yan and the others.

At this point in time, Murong Yanran had calmed down. Even though she was frantic and her face was as pale as paper, she still greeted Lin Feng with due respect. "Sir, please point me in the direction of the Azure Clouds Grandmaster."

"Sir, you and your company have travelled far and are considered our guests here. As a disciple of the Sword of Radiance Sect, I am willing to be your guide and take everyone around Xingyun Peak."

Lin Feng shot a faint smile at Murong Yanran but said nothing.

Murong Yanran suddenly grew anxious as she realized that if Lin Feng knew the intentions of her grandmasters and masters, why would he let her go so easily?

The Great Qin Empire and the Sword of Radiance Sect would fall foul of each other if she were taken hostage. The Azure Clouds Grandmaster's plan would be thwarted and the Celestial Sect of Wonders could take this chance to cause the Sword of Radiance Sect some trouble with incredible ease.

The Sword of Radiance Sect had to be held accountable as Lin Feng brought Xiao Yan to Xingyun Peak to follow through with the gamble but Murong Yanran was a no-show. How could they explain themselves?

Following the opening ceremony of the mountain outside Shazhou City, Lin Feng and the Celestial Sect of Wonders had garnered some reputation. Lin Feng aside, the backgrounds of the rest of his disciples were no longer secrets.

Before everything, Xiao Yan squandered his talent and wasted his life away until he was taken in by Lin Feng, and his prowess skyrocketed. He became a role model as his story became the inspiration of today's youths.

It was inevitable that old accounts were spaded on the day of Murong Yanran's escape from her arranged marriage. In the end, everybody loved some juicy gossip and this kind of stories was the most welcome.

Initially, the circulation was minimal and within a small circle. However, with Lin Feng's growing reputation and him personally accompanying Xiao Yan to Xingyun Peak to follow through with the gamble, increasingly more people knew about this.

The Sword of Radiance Sect was getting more headaches from this as they could feel the trouble piling up.

If Murong Yanran was unable to show during the day of the fight, outsiders would think she was afraid; this result was more humiliating than actually losing the battle.

Furthermore, the Sword of Radiance Sect had already released Prince Chong Yun's dove. The Sword of Radiance would crumble under the pressure from both sides.

Murong Yanran looked up and met Lin Feng's gaze as her thoughts stopped there. It was obvious that there was fear in her eyes.

Lin Feng's attention was not on her, however, as he released a stream of consciousness and pinched a voice-projecting crystal to communicate with the other party through silent voice-projection.

"Did anything interesting happen recently?"

On the other side of the crystal, a crisp female voice could be heard. It seemed like the voice of the former holy priestess of the Great Void Sect, Yan Mingyue. "If you are looking for something interesting then it is you, Master Lin. You crossed half of the Great Qin Empire to accompany your disciple to Xingyin Peak."

Lin Feng was already accustomed to Yan Mingyue's teasing as they had spent a lot of time together. "You know what I'm asking."

Of course, Yan Mingyue knew. Lin Feng was referring the responses of the relevant powers to him crossing multiple territories on a dragon.

"The Crown Prince of the Great Qin Empire, Prince Chong Yun, left Xiling City recently but nobody knows where he is." Yan Mingyue said quietly, "People have been saying that he's on his way towards the South-Eastern territories of the Great Qin Empire."

The South-Eastern areas of the Great Qin Empire were the territory of the Sword of Radiance Sect and Xingyun Peak was there as well.

"He's coming personally?" Lin Feng thought for awhile and asked all of a sudden. "I heard there was a up and rising star from the Great Qin Empire?"

Yan Mingyue answered, "Master Lin must be referring to their new prime minister? Rumour has it that he does not possess and form of cultivation mastery and yet he has been able to subdue the subjects of the Great Qin Empire and bring them under his wing."

"He was able to create an uproar without being a cultivator himself. There is definitely something special about this person." Lin Feng smiled as he began to calculate again. "Thank you, cultivator Yan."

Yan Mingyue's voice was calm as she asked, "You're welcome, Master Lin. May I ask, when is your disciple Zhu Yi returning to Tianjing City? He has not visited Master Meng's grave in a while."

Lin Feng asked plainly, "Are you asking for yourself or for the Marquis Xuanji, Zhu Hongwu?"

Yan Mingyue replied, "I'm asking for Zhou Diliang."

Lin Feng laughed and said, "I see you intend to enter the palace directly instead of following in the Meng Bingyun's footsteps and marrying Zhu Hongwu?"

"Master Lin must be joking." There was a hint of glee in Yan Mingyue's voice. "The person I seek, similar to Master Meng, is poles apart. Naturally, I wouldn't use the same method."

Lin Feng's pupils contracted. To his knowledge, Meng Bingyun and Yan Mingyue should be on the same side in the Great Void Sect. What Yan Mingyue was saying now seemed to suggest that she intended to break off. Did she develop other ideas?

Lin Feng did not betray any clues in his tone as thoughts spun around in his head. "I see. It is my bad, then."

Yan Mingyue continued and said, "Yes, there are some things that I have to let you know beforehand. After a few days, I am going to return to Mount Baiyun. When that happens, I won't be able to contact Master Lin like this."

Lin Feng nodded. What Yan Mingyue informed him about beforehand was good enough as he could now plan ahead and avoid being caught off guard by unforeseen circumstances.

"I pray that you have a safe journey." Lin Feng said as he smiled plainly.

Yan Mingyue laughed and said, "I am already satisfied that I'm not being chased out. Speaking of which, Junior Pang's has returned to Mount Baiyun. With his talent and the benefits he's received from his journey to Shazhou, he must have a breakthrough pretty soon."

Lin Feng smiled but did not continue with the topic at hand and breezed over it. "Bon Voyage, my friend."

"I wish you all the best in your journey to Xingyun Peak as well." Yan Mingyue understood. She did not went on about Pang Jie and cut off communication immediately after.

Lin Feng pondered for a while and mumbled to himself, "I just have to make a trip to a certain place if I want to test my theory."

He raised his head and looked at Murong Yanran and met her anxious gaze. He smiled as he swept her with a stream of purple energy without explanation and Murong Yanran immediately lost consciousness.

Lin Feng called Xiao Yan and company back and released the mana barrier to let the Azure Clouds Grandmaster come near.

The Azure Clouds Grandmaster had a similar apprehension. Even though he tried his best to show a calm and composed expression, he scrutinized Lin Feng and his disciples constantly as he was afraid they had already met Murong Yanran.

Xiao Yan and company had already received instructions from Lin Feng and controlled their emotions and did not let the Azure Clouds Grandmaster read any clues off them.

Because of this, the Azure Clouds Grandmaster became warier.

Lin Feng took the initiative and smiled as he said, "Before we proceed to Xingyun Peak, I wish to go somewhere else on the way. Are you willing to follow us, friend?"

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Chapter 242: Returning Home

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"Oh? If Master Lin has such an interest then I am happy to follow." Even though he was jittery and uneasy, the Azure Clouds Grandmaster had no choice but to leave Murong Yanran's issue aside for now and focus on handling Lin Feng.

At least he had already informed the other members of his sect to take over his duties of searching for Murong Yanran.

What the Azure Clouds Grandmaster was most afraid of was whether or not Murong Yanran was in already in the hands of Lin Feng. If that was the case, following Lin Feng at least gave him time to come up with a solution.

Lin Feng laughed and said, "If so, let us be on our way." The Black Dragon Jieyu beneath him let loose a long howl as it brought Lin Feng and company back into the air.

The Azure Clouds Grandmaster did not dare to step up. No matter how docile the Jieyu seemed in front of Lin Feng, it was ultimately a Demonic Lord of the dragon tribe and its powers were as strong as his.

He could catch up as he flew alongside the Jieyu in a gust of azure mist. He was patient as he wanted to see what tricks Lin Feng had under his sleeve.

As they were travelling, the Azure Clouds Grandmaster gradually felt that something was wrong. Lin Feng's destination was, surprisingly, Xiao Yan's hometown – Wuzhou City.

Xiao Yan peered at the city far away across the horizon and immediately recognized their destination as well. He could feel the warmth of his hometown and he turned towards Lin Feng, "Master?"

Lin Feng smiled faintly and replied, "It has been about three years since you've returned to Wuzhou City since joining my sect."

There was a saying that went, not going home to brag about your new riches is comparable to wearing silk clothes in the dark. Basically, it meant that now that one has achieved so much, it was only right to go back to flaunt your achievements and not let it go to waste.

Some people may perceive this way of thinking as shallow, but they could not dispute the fact that everybody fighting for a living elsewhere would want to return home at some point in time.

The allure was even greater if there was someone familiar back home.

Xiao Yan nodded his head lightly and said, "I wanted to tell you that I'm going to return to Wuzhou to visit my family after the battle at Xingyun Peak is over."

"Do you feel the suspense of the upcoming battle?" Lin Feng and Xiao Yan shared a laugh together.

The Jieyu flew over Wuzhou city and sent the citizens of the city into hysteria. The pressure from the arrival of a demonic lord-level demon was undeniably huge, and the cultivator of the highest level was the city mayor and he was only at the Aurous Core stage.

A middle-aged man in distinctly Chinese clothing flew up into the air and met with the people on the Jieyu. He greeted the incomers and probed their identities. "Are all of you from the Celestial Sect of Wonders? I am Li Yuncong, also the city mayor of Wuzhou City and I hereby welcome everyone into my humble city."

Lin Feng did not answer. Xiao Yan leapt down from the Jieyu, treaded on air and arrived in front of Li Yuncong and returned the greeting. "I am Xiao Yan of the Celestial Sect of Wonders. Thank you, Mayor Li."

Li Yuncong peered at Xiao Yan and silently approved of what he saw. "This must be the Celestial Sect of Wonders' big disciple Xiao Yan. He is indeed a cultivator of the Aurous Core stage. Rumour has it that he can put up a fight against a Nascent Soul stage grandmaster. I wonder if that's true?"

"Who would have thought that the Xiao Family could produce a character such as this." Li Yuncong was still quietly observing Xiao Yan. Even though he was also an Aurous Core stage cultivator, he could still feel the pressure from the intimidating aura that Xiao Yan emanated.

As for Lin Feng's complete disregard for him, Li Yuncong did not dare to show his displeasure but accepted that it was a natural thing to happen. He looked at Xiao Yan, then at Lin Feng, and released a quiet sigh. "The Celestial Sect of Wonders is indeed mysterious and unpredictable, with their sudden ascension and everything."

Then he turned towards the Azure Clouds Grandmaster. Even though he did not recognize the latter, he could definitely feel the enormous waves of mana coming from him. As his vision shifted to the green clouds beneath the Azure Clouds Grandmaster, he made a guess at his identity. "I wonder which grandmaster from the Sword of Radiance Sect is here?"

The Azure Clouds Grandmaster replied plainly, "I am the Azure Clouds Grandmaster. Thank you for your courtesy, Mayor Li."

Li Yuncong immediately reacted and said, "Ah, it is the Azure Clouds Grandmaster. Welcome, welcome."

Xiao Yan suddenly voiced, "We're at Wuzhou City today because it was on the way to our real destination. We won't be staying long."

Li Yuncong nodded and smiled as he ushered his guests onward. "If that's the case, then I shall stop blabbering. Everyone, please." Li Yuncong definitely had a decent emotional quotient as the leader of the city and left the scene with no further delay.

Xiao Yan was from Wuzhou City and thus needed no other guidance and direction.

Whether it was Lin Feng, the Azure Clouds Grandmaster, the Black Dragon Jieyu or even Xiao Yan, Tun Tun or Xiao Budian, Li Yuncong had no power to stop them even if they wanted to flatten Wuzhou City. He refused to worry himself over something he had no control over.

"It should be okay. The Celestial Sect of Wonders should be happy with the current arrangement." Li Yuncong wiped his sweat and congratulated himself for following through with Prince Chong Yun's instructions perfectly.

Li Yuncong was congratulating himself on the other side while Xiao Yan was watching his old home. He was a little dazed and he glanced left and right to make sure he did not get his address wrong.

The problem was, the Xiao family house before him was nothing like it was when Xiao Yan left all those years ago. Their estate seemed to have expanded by more than twice its original size.

The brick walls, doors, the pavilions and the courtyards had all been renovated. In fact, the aforementioned items were still undergoing development and expansion. Some of the small buildings and pavilions had foundations that originally belonged to his neighbours.

The entire Xiao family estate was being developed and swallowed much of the nearby land.

The entrance to the mansion was filled with a row of people patiently waiting there. They were the members of the Xiao family who were secretly informed by Li Yuncong, and they all wore bright smiles and exhibited warm dispositions as they all waited to get close to Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan frowned at the sight, however. He recognized every single face but they all looked like strangers at this moment.

He reminisced some of his old but not so memorable memories. From what he remembered, he had only seen all these smiling faces when he was only twelve years old.

The Xiao Yan back then had yet to destroy himself over Yan Mingyue and Tun Tun. He was still the star of Wuzhou City and the child prodigy with a reputation all over the eastern regions of the Great Qin Empire.

It was a pity that the big change occurred when he was twelve. His mastery and cultivation regressed overnight and his decadence was of his own volition.

In his memory, from that point onwards, all the smiling faces around him began to disappear and those who remained harboured pitiful and regretful attitudes toward him. There even people that mocked and laughed at him.

Xiao Yan's eyes grew ever colder.

"Love needs a reason, and hate needs a reason as well," Lin Feng's words suddenly rang loud in his head. "You are not the Xiao Yan of old and the times have changed. It is normal if the others have changed their attitude towards you."

"Do not let the judgments of others affect your emotional state of mind."

Xiao Yan was momentarily stunned and nodded his head.

"Thank you for your advice, master. I was wrong before."

He turned to look at the audience with renewed attitude and with a far more composed state of mind. Of course, he was not about to feel elated at the sight of the smiling faces of the welcoming party.

Xiao Yan's own grandfather was the leader of the Xiao Family. When both of Xiao Yan's parents perished and his powers regressed overnight into nothingness, he was one of the only few who had always cared about him.

He knew that his grandfather had received a lot of pressure from the other elders in the family because he had always doted on Xiao Yan. Even so, his grandfather never complained about it and was always silently taking care of his dear grandson.

When his mastery and skills regressed, the old leader of the Xiao family was one of the only few warm influences left in his life.

Murong Yanran's rejection of the marriage humiliated his grandfather. The marriage was an arrangement he made together with Murong Yanran's grandfather.

"Grandfather, I'm back!" Xiao Yan leapt down onto the ground and hurriedly knelt down in front of his grandfather. Ever since his parents perished, his grandfather was the only one that commanded such respect from him other than Lin Feng.

The old leader of the Xiao Family did not have the same elation on his face, however. His face had a look of deep but natural emotion and he gazed into Xiao Yan's eyes with a look of warmth. He patted Xiao Yan on the shoulder and whispered, "My good child, my good child…"

Xiao Yan stood up and a smiling Lin Feng stepped out from behind him.

"Grandfather, this is my master!"

The old leader of the Xiao Family hurriedly greeted Lin Feng. "Hello, leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders. A great many thanks for talking care of my grandchild!"

Lin Feng smiled faintly and replied, "You don't have to be so polite. As a teacher, I can only do so much and it's all up to the disciple and I can't change decaying wood into a crystal jade. Xiao Yan is a rare prodigy."

Except, his words sounded terribly modest. The youngsters of the Xiao Family all peered at Xiao Yan and Lin Feng and began to fantasize about being one of Lin Feng's disciples as well and, they too, could reach heights like Xiao Yan did.

Everybody had exchanged their greetings and the impatient Xiao Yan began to tug on his grandfather's sleeve. "Grandfather, is Zhener not here?"

Of the entire Xiao Family, the only two people that Xiao Yan cared about the most were his grandfather and Xiao Zhener.

The old leader of the Xiao Family heaved a sigh and replied, "You should know that Xiao Zhener was never really from the Xiao Family. Her real biological family came down a year ago to pick her up and took her away from Wuzhou City."

Xiao Yan was greatly disappointed by this piece of news. Anybody could see the despair on his face.

"She left this for you," the old leader of the Xiao Family tapped his grandson's hand and retrieved a small pouch. "I can tell that she really missed you. She was thinking about hanging around in Wuzhou City to wait for you but seemed to have something else on her mind. Don't blame her."

Xiao Yan took the silk pouch and pinched on it a few times. He could feel the texture of a paper letter within and his head drooped.

Lin Feng's gaze swept the estate of the Xiao Mansion and suddenly said, "Old Leader Xiao, the materials you are using to develop and renovate seem a little unusual."

Old Leader Xiao was afraid of his family giving Lin Feng a bad impression because this would affect Xiao Yan negatively and immediately replied, "Many of these materials are indeed relatively exotic and rare. They were all gifts from the crown prince of the Great Qin Empire, Prince Chong Yun. We could not possibly say no."

Lin Feng did not show express any emotion but a faint grin on his face.

The Azure Clouds Grandmaster was a little shocked, however. He scrutinized every inch of the Xiao Mansion and he descended into deep thought.

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Chapter 243: The Confusion

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"Is it a gift from Prince Chong Yun?" The Azure Clouds Grandmaster was a little surprised and asked to confirm the fact.

Elder Tribe Leader Xiao did not want to patronize the Azure Clouds Grandmaster and hurriedly tried to explain.

According to Elder Xiao, Prince Chong Yun took special care of the Xiao family. With his support, the Xiao family's prowess improved day by day. They dominated the other reputable families in Wuzhou that were previously competing with them to create a hegemony in the region.

Xiao Yan suddenly realized that something was wrong. He peered at his grandfather and asked, "Grandfather, you've reached the Aurous Core stage? I almost failed to notice."

Before he left Wuzhou in the company of Lin Feng, Elder Xiao was only in the final levels of the foundation establishment stage. Even though he had already consolidated and refined the crucible, old age robbed him of his energy and livelihood, thus severely hindering his chances of advancing to the Aurous Core stage.

Elder Xiao seemingly understood what Xiao Yan meant and laughed as he said, "Prince Chong Yun bestowed upon me the Barrier-breaking Elixir and the Sky-piercing Elixir. Thus, I managed to break through the bottleneck to advance to the Aurous Core stage after consuming those pills. Furthermore, it was a green one.

Upon hearing his words, there was no change in the Azure Clouds Grandmaster's expression, but a little bit of gloom could be seen in his eyes.

"Prince Chong Yun must have discovered the planned marriage with Yanran. Yet, from the looks of it, he doesn't want to ruin his relationship with the Celestial Sect of Wonders," the Azure Clouds Grandmaster thought to himself. "Perhaps giving the Xiao family preferential treatment was just a measure to compensate Xiao Yan."

"However, it is a problem if he simply wants to form a rapport with the Celestial Sect of Wonders and he has no thoughts about leaving Yanran as a mistress."

Prince Chong Yun agreed to the marriage but the bride had disappeared. Even if it were the Sword of Radiance Sect, they had to contemplate the consequences for releasing the Crown Prince of the Great Qin Empire's dove. If Prince Chong Yun declined the offer of marriage, then the pressure from the Great Qin Empire would be non-existent. Even so, Lin Feng and Xiao Yan's return to follow through with the battle was another problem altogether.

The Azure Clouds Grandmaster was fraught with agony and anxiety while the corner of Lin Feng's mouth curved upwards into a faint grin.

There was something weird with this smile.

"Indeed, the Great Qin Empire does not intent to challenge me outright or force the issue. I just thought the idea was originally that of their new prime minister."

Lin Feng still harbored some suspicions. "How could it be Prince Chong Yun's order?"

Lin Feng consolidated the information he obtained from all sorts of avenues and formed a vivid impression of Prince Chong Yun of the Great Qin Empire.

He was arrogant, overbearing, slightly stubborn, had a strong desire for possession and a relentless perseverance and determination to reach his goal.

These kinds of characteristics, strictly speaking, did not adhere to the standards expected by the masses.

If not for the Qin Emperor's lack of another son, Prince Chong Yun might have had great difficulty ascending to the status of Crown Prince.

Prince Chong Yun had always been like this. After combining information from various sources over the years, the possibility of him putting up a pretence had been eliminated.

His current actions, which were conspicuous moves to strike a camaraderie with the Celestial Sect of Wonders, were at odds with his usual style, personality and way of doing things.

This confused Lin Feng a little. "Interesting. What is he thinking?"

Maybe he wished to compensate Xiao Yan for taking in Murong Yanran as his side mistress?

Or perhaps there was no intention to complete the marriage with the Sword of Radiance Sect in the first place. Maybe he just wanted to build a healthy relationship with the Celestial Sect of Wonders?

"Interesting." Lin Feng smiled. The whole idea of coming to Wuzhou City was to glimpse the state of the Xiao family and make a judgment on the Great Qin Empire's attitude.

Yet, there were still a little bit of confusions and contradictions about the whole thing.

If Prince Chong Yun decided to take Murong Yanran in as a side mistress and was willing to bear the burdens of the Sword of Radiance Sect after the fact, then Lin Feng would definitely continue to hold onto Murong Yanran.

The Sword of Radiance Sect had already released the Crown Prince's dove. Let them slowly sort it out on their own.

If Prince Chong Yun never had the intention to take Murong Yanran in as a mistress, then her disappearance would be a satisfactory outcome for him. He would eventually meet with the regretful and guilty Sword of Radiance Sect, and when that happened he could display his magnanimity and tolerance to bring the Sword of Radiance deeper under his wing.

There seemed to be a layer of mist in front of Lin Feng and he could feel a flickering pair of eyes scrutinizing him from deep within.

"Is it you, Wu Qingrou, the new prime minister of the Great Qin Empire?" Lin Feng laughed softly as he deliberated.

You have your ideas and I have mine. We will see.

As per Xiao Yan's intentions, they were just passing by Wuzhou City. Not before long, Xiao Yan bid Elder Tribe Leader Xiao farewell and they were on their way back to Xingyun Peak of the Sword of Radiance Sect.

The Azure Clouds Grandmaster became increasingly restless and worried as Xingyun Peak loomed bigger and bigger. All of a sudden, a stunned expression flashed across his face.

Initially, he thought he was just too worried and thus his senses were hindered and his rationality was compromised. The Azure Clouds Grandmaster released another stream of his psychic sense and, after careful searching, betrayed further astonishment.

He realized that Murong Yanran, whom he had been trying to find for days, was actually perched atop a small hill in the immediate proximity of Xingyun Peak; she was right under the noses of the Sword of Radiance Sect this whole time.

She seemed, however, to have slipped into a coma and she was unconscious.

The Azure Clouds Grandmaster peeked at Lin Feng. Lin Feng's expression was still normal, as if nothing had happened or he was simply unaware of whatever that was happening.

Even though he had a stomach full of questions, the Azure Clouds Grandmaster heaved a sigh of relief. He sent another stream of his mana to the small mountain and whisked Murong Yanran away.

The Azure Clouds Grandmaster appeared composed on the surface as if nothing was happening as he showed Lin Feng around and introduced Xingyun Peak's sceneries. At the same time, he was releasing a stream of sword Qi to stimulate Murong Yanran to wake her up.

Murong Yanran woke up to a patch of green as she was enveloped in a cloud of green mist. Within the cloud of green mist generated by his mana, the Azure Clouds Grandmaster appeared in front of her in the form of a hologram, expressionless.

"Greetings, master." Murong Yanran said as she knelt down in front of him.

The Azure Clouds Grandmaster said plainly, "You could have just told me or Tong Ling if you are not willing to marry into the royal family. No one will force you."

Murong Yanran had already returned to a state of composure and replied softly, "I don't know what got into me before. I can see it now. I understand that I have committed a huge mistake and I am willing to bear whatever punishment that is necessary."

The Azure Clouds Grandmaster shook his head. The main thing is, he found Murong Yanran and any punishment of whatever kind could be sorted out later. For now, he was concerned about something else.

"Tell me all that has happened since you left Xingyun Peak. Leave no details out."

Lin Feng did not remove Murong Yanran's memory of meeting him. He knew that doing so could hurt her soul and her mental state and thus could potentially leave traces of tampering behind that would have exposed him.

Even if the Azure Clouds Grandmaster could not tell, the Nascent Soul stage cultivators of the Sword of Radiance Sect could definitely see it.

Lin Feng had plans of his own. He had no qualms about the Sword of Radiance Sect knowing what had happened or was going to happen. As for their suspicions as to why he sent Murong Yanran back, he was not going to help allay them and they could guess all they want.

The Azure Clouds Grandmaster could already feel the depths of his brain hurting. He squinted at Murong Yanran and frowned as he said, "So you're saying that the Celestial Sect of Wonders had already guessed that it was possible that Prince Chong Yun could take you in as a mistress?"

"If that's the case, he still let you go by his own volition?"

Murong Yanran had already accepted the fact of the marriage and was more or less at peace with the fact. "Even though he didn't expressly state that conclusion, one could infer from his tone and sentences that he thinks I should marry Prince Chong Yun."

The Azure Clouds Grandmaster was perplexed once again. He was most afraid of Lin Feng finding out about the whole thing along with him taking Murong Yanran hostage and going up Xingyun Peak to look for her.

By the time Prince Chong Yun came around looking for trouble, the pressure from both sides would spell disaster for the Sword of Radiance Sect.

However, the fact that Lin Feng sent Murong Yanran back on his own accord perplexed the Azure Clouds Grandmaster.

"Forget it. Let's return to the mountain first." The Azure Clouds Grandmaster could not figure it out so he might as well not think about it. He intended to report his findings to the elders back in the mountain and brainstorm together.

The Azure Clouds Grandmaster's silent retrieval of Murong Yanran fell into the eyes of Lin Feng. His mouth curved into a smile as he peered towards the horizon and said, "Is that Xingyun Peak?"

In the distance, a single peak that was faintly golden in color unassumingly stood out from the rest of corrugated peaks.

This golden peak did not have the majestic and staid feel like the rest. It seemed to give an aura similar to that of floating clouds.

One could almost see the cliffs at the edge of the peak morphing and changing to its environment.

Yet, Lin Feng could feel a sharp essence of swordplay within the inner sections of the peak; it was one of unpredictable change and undeniable radiance, and between the movement of the clouds there seemed to be an aura of limitless and sparkling sword luminescence.

The Azure Clouds Grandmaster smiled and replied, "This is Xingyun Peak, the mountain entrance to my Sect. After you, Master Lin."

In the blink of an eye, a great mass of misty clouds barreled forward and immediately split apart like the dawn of the rising sun in a clear sky. A flight of stairs flashed in a streak of golden light and extended in front of Lin Feng and company.

On the other side of the staircase stood seven people. There were fat and skinny ones, tall and short ones, male and female ones, but every single one of them possessed an intimidating and overwhelming aura of mana as if it could rip the sky apart at any moment.

One could not detect any kind of hostility from them. They withheld their sword auras, but just seeing them standing there gave onlookers an immense and blinding pressure.

Seven Nascent Soul stage cultivators came forward personally to welcome their guests.

It seemed to Lin Feng that the seven elders wanted to receive him courteously and display their prowess at the same time. Lin Feng also knew that the number of nascent soul stage cultivators, including the Azure Clouds Grandmaster beside him, exceeded the number that was currently present.

Lin Feng glanced upwards. The seven individuals seemed to have integrated with the void as one and were in a state of transcendence. This was the characteristic of attaining the pinnacle mantra and achieving a high level of mastery in the Sword of Radiance Sect.

What bothered Lin Feng more was that he seemed to feel a fierce and unmoving consciousness scrutinizing him from Xingyun Peak.

The strength of this consciousness gave Lin Feng a feeling of trepidation and uneasiness. There was no doubt that the only person that could pressure him as such was the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster of the Immortal Soul stage.

Of the seven nascent soul stage grandmasters, a middle-aged and scholar-looking grandmaster smiled as he said, "We are glad to witness the arrival of the leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders. We have been giving orders by the master of my sect to receive you. Please forgive us if there was anything of inconvenience."

Lin Feng smiled but did not move, and looked towards Xiao Budian, who was beside him.

Xiao Budian immediately understood Lin Feng's intentions. He chuckled and took point as he walked forward.

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Chapter 244: The Supreme Radiance Swordmaster

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Seven Nascent Soul stage elders of the Sword of Radiance Sect on receiving duties was a display of respect and strength.

Lin Feng smiled at the sight but did not move. He looked towards Xiao Budian who instantly understood what his master meant. Xiao Budian chuckled and poked the Black Dragon Jieyu with his toes.

Lin Feng, Xiao Yan, Tun Tun and Yue Hongyan removed themselves from the body of the Jieyu. Xiao Budian, steering the Black Dragon Jieyu by himself, proceeded alone towards the transparent staircase made of golden light.

Xiao Budian's voice was not yet broken at this point in time and his childish voice remained still clear and charming. "I am Shi Tianhao of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, and I come forth on behalf of my master to give my greetings and respect to the elders of the Sword of Radiance Sect."

The Jieyu did not say anything as its body roosted atop the golden staircase and let loose a deep howl. The dragon's ferocity and feral dominance were on full display as its movements created ripples along the golden staircase as if it were a flowing river.

Individuals of the dragon race were born superior to humans. The Jieyu, which was a demonic lord and had already attained the Demon Soul, faced the seven Nascent Soul stage Grandmasters of the Sword of Radiance Sect with unwavering courage and fearlessness.

On the other side of the staircase, one of the Nascent Soul stage Grandmasters appeared a little unhappy while the scholar-looking Grandmaster beside him shook his head in disapproval.

He projected his voice to rest, "Do not be intimidated and lose our advantage."

There was a certain measure of hostility from the Jieyu but, in fact, it withheld its powers. It had the ability to shatter the golden light staircase but did not do so.

"Purple Cloud Grandmaster, let's not be viewed with condescension," the only female Grandmaster voiced out as she tapped her foot lightly on the staircase and channelled her mana within.

The trembling staircase stabilized in an instant. The Jieyu's eyes closed into a squint as it realized that it could no longer cause the golden staircase to move and shake no matter how much more force it injected.

The scene amused Lin Feng. "Cultivators of the Nascent Soul stage, I see. In that case, they are certainly stronger in terms of strength in mana than the Jieyu, which had only formed the Demon Soul in recent days. However, the strength of the Jieyu lies in its physical prowess – where the victor a real battle could be either party."

One of the sentient features of the cultivators in the initial level of the Nascent Soul stage was their ability to understand some of the mysteries of space and void.

Cultivators at the middle level could begin to imbue the Nine Heavens Clear Air within themselves and focused on improving their mana strength and mastery while nurturing the Nascent Soul.

After that, cultivators whose Nascent Souls had reached the next level could begin to experiment with the Heaven and Earth Appearance Mantra. Once they had mastered the Heaven and Earth Appearance Mantra, they would have reached the final level of the Nascent Soul stage.

The female Nascent Soul Grandmaster was a cultivator that had begun her intake and nurturing of the Nine Heavens Clear Air.

Atop the Jieyu, Xiao Budian gave his greetings with a cheeky and mischievous smile. "I am Shi Tianhao of the Celestial Sect of Wonders and I hereby give my cordial greeting."

As he opened his mouth, his voice furiously exuded spiritual energy and the majestic and unstoppable momentum whirled forward, turning many heads of even the Nascent Soul cultivators.

The middle-aged scholar-looking Grandmaster's eyes sparkled as he pondered, "The Azure Clouds Grandmaster indeed did not overestimate them. This guy's ability is indeed impressive. With the help of a magic treasure of the Nascent Soul stage, he could possibly take a Nascent Soul stage cultivator head-on."

Xiao Budian was only in the initial level of the Aurous Core stage, and could not yet manipulate the natural spiritual energy of the world. If he could do so, the plentitude of his mana pool would have had been even more intimidating and powerful.

Upon reaching the middle level of the Aurous Core stage, just his mana pool alone could match that of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

The Purple Cloud Grandmaster's brows curled into a frown. "His possession of such an impressive mana pool without using the Great Chaos Primordial Water is indeed a rare sight. From what I have heard, Xiao Yan's powers and abilities were as good as his, if not better. The Sword of Radiance Sect is indeed facing a tough problem this time."

The display of dominance from their formation, which included the Azure Clouds Grandmaster and the seven others, was offset by just one person and a dragon.

Even so, the Jieyu was only in the infant stages of the Demonic Lord and had only recently formed the demon soul; it could not yet be considered a full-fledged being of the dragon race.

The Purple Cloud Grandmaster, the Azure Clouds Grandmaster and company were revered seniors in the Sword of Radiance Sect who bore executive positions. On the other hand, the Jieyu was only, put bluntly, Lin Feng's mount!

Xiao Budian was just starting out in the Aurous Core stage. Bar the Grandmasters, there were still a great many Aurous Core foundational stage cultivators within the Sword of Radiance Sect.

However, forming the Aurous Core at such a young age and possessing enough combat ability to challenge a Nascent Soul Grandmaster showed undeniable talent. An individual with such potential was a rare occurrence – how many could there be elsewhere in the world, let alone the Sword of Radiance Sect?

The Purple Cloud Grandmaster heaved a sigh of envy but was also a little excited and eager to witness the development of such a prodigious kid. "I heard this kid is on par with the legendary prodigy Shi Tianyi of the Great Qin Empire's Shi family. I wonder what the outcome would be if they faced each other off?"

In actual fact, the elders of the Sword of Radiance Sect were only fearful and impressed by Xiao Budian's potential. Even though he could give the Nascent Soul Grandmasters some pressure, he was, undoubtedly, still no match for them.

Xiao Budian was only in his childhood days, and a dead prodigy would never be a true prodigy.

It was the same logic with Xiao Yan, who was the source of the Sword of Radiance Sect's headaches in recent days.

Yet, as the Nascent Soul Grandmasters glanced at the calm and composed Lin Feng at the side, everyone sighed in resignation.

This man was the key.

With such a master protecting them, the average person had no chance to cripple Xiao Budian or Xiao Yan in their adolescent days.

The Red Cloud Grandmaster, the only female in the group, exchanged looks with the Purple Cloud Grandmaster as their moods dropped and their hearts sank.

Lin Feng personally accompanied Xiao Yan to settle the bill with the Sword of Radiance Sect. Everybody in the Sword of Radiance Sect had considered forcefully preventing them from leaving, perhaps at a bloody cost.

In the end, they could only sit on the mountain and wait for Lin Feng to come forward. Even if Lin Feng had the ability to challenge the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster of the Sword of Radiance Sect, there was only one path he could go if he came to the Sword of Radiance Sect.

With the help of Xingyun Peak's geographical advantage, the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster was not afraid of other cultivators of equal standard as he could execute the Mountain Defence Spell Formation to its maximum effectiveness.

However, no one in the Sword of Radiance Sect was confident of facing Lin Feng alone.

On one hand, Lin Feng's mastery was a mystery to all and outsiders had no idea what his background and history was.

On the other hand, Mount Yujing could break the time-space continuum. If the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster wanted to tap on their geographical advantages, Lin Feng could summon Mount Yujing with a single thought. If that happened, it would just be an offensive magic formation versus a mountain defense magic formation.

In other words, Lin Feng was not afraid to be deep into an enemy or foreign territory as he could offset any geographical disadvantages with a single thought and convert the scene to a neutral battleground.

He could even convert it to his own turf.

"A guest has arrived from a faraway land. Why don't you come in and meet us, Master Lin."

Suddenly, an illusory voice resembling that of smoke and clouds echoed from Xingyun Peak. The tone was one of indifference and simplicity but carried an undertone of piercing radiance.

Lin Feng smiled and replied, "You're way too polite, Leader of the Sword of Radiance Sect."

As soon as he finished his sentence, Lin Feng took Xiao Budian, Xiao Yan and company through the layers of misty clouds and landed on Xingyun Peak.

There was an array of intricate temples and buildings at the summit of the mountain. A middle-aged man clad in a white shirt stood at the entrance of the basilica.

Lin Feng's expression was calm as he sized up this middle-aged man.

This man had the face of a crown jewel and long black hair like a storm. Lin Feng estimated his age to be around forty, give or take, but long strands of white hair extended from his temples.

There was an unassailable dignity and prestige in his eyes.

Even though they had never met, Lin Feng was sure that this middle-aged man was the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster of the Sword of Radiance and he had already attained the Immortal Soul.

This person did not seem to exude any special aura or pressure. Yet, just by standing there, he seemed to integrate with Heaven and Earth, and even then he seemed like he transcended the mortal world into the great beyond. Lin Feng watched him but he felt like he could not pinpoint the material position of his body.

This was the first time since reaching the Nascent Soul stage did Lin Feng experience this kind of feeling.

The Supreme Radiance Swordmaster was observing Lin Feng at the same time. What bothered him, however, was that despite his standard and his level he could not fathom Lin Feng's level of mastery.

Lin Feng was definitely not a normal individual without any experience in practising mantra. Yet, upon reaching the level of the Immortal Soul, any magic item or spell for masking one's mastery was completely ineffective.

"Master Lin's intention of coming to Xingyun Peak is to follow through with the gamble?" The Supreme Radiance Swordmaster's voice was serene but his speech was completely unmasked and sufficiently embodied the radiant essence of a sword cultivator.

At his level, masking anything was unnecessary. He could do as he liked and go as he pleased.

Lin Feng showed no weakness and replied with a faint smile, "I wonder what do you have in mind?"

The Supreme Radiance Swordmaster did not reply and just peered at Lin Feng. His gaze grew more piercing with each passing moment.

Lin Feng's gaze was the opposite. The spark in his eyes gradually disappeared and became one of gloom. He matched the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster's gaze but somehow instilled increasing wariness in the latter.

The Supreme Radiance Swordmaster understood Lin Feng's intentions. The battle was bound to happen and Lin Feng would not put his disciple in a spot.

After a long moment, the radiance in the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster's eyes, which resembled that of the tip of a sword, was slowly withdrawn and he nodded his head in approval. "If that's the case, let our disciples compete with their skills."

Lin Feng nodded his head lightly and replied, "Yes, I agree."

All of a sudden, the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster's direction of speech took a turn and he said, "However, the contents and stakes of the bet will affect other people."

Lin Feng remained composed as the corner of his mouth curved into a grin. "Is he not here already?"

As he was speaking, immense waves of force and power spiralled forth from beyond the horizon – it was headed directly for Xingyun Peak.

The arriving party stopped just outside of Xingyun Peak. A shrill voice much alike rubbing metal plates could be heard, saying, "The Great Qin Empire's Prince Chong Yun is here to visit. May I cordially invite the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster of the Sword of Radiance Sect to come and meet him?"

The Supreme Radiance Swordmaster waved his finger and the mass of mist and clouds dispersed, revealing a company of people.

The foremost person had a royal demeanor. He was not particularly handsome and had skin the color of charcoal, but he emanated an overbearing aura – one felt like he had dominion over all life.

He was cladded in an orange robe and his sleeves were embroidered with the Five-Claws True Dragon and not the Four-Claws Serpent. In comparison to the robe of the emperor, his robe had only four dragons and was orange in colour while the emperor's had nine dragons and was bright yellow.

This was the trademark dressing of the Crown Prince of the Great Qin Empire.

His identity was clear as crystal – Prince Chong Yun of the Great Qin Empire had arrived.

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Chapter 245: Tit for Tat

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Lin Feng watched Prince Chong Yun saunter over and laughed under his breath. He voice-projected a message to Xiao Yan, "Xiao Yan, this is your rival in love."

Xiao Yan looked stunned. "Zhener and him…?"

"This has nothing to do with Xiao Zhener." Lin Feng was a little surprised at Xiao Yan's reaction as well but recovered quickly. He laughed as he said, "This is the fiancee the Sword of Radiance Sect has arranged for Murong Yanran. Of course, whether or not he wants Murong Yanran is another thing altogether."

Xiao Yan's personality was usually rather straightforward but also highly intelligent. He had already understood what the Sword of Radiance had in mind with only a little bit of prodding from Lin Feng.

"Master, what do you think?" Xiao Yan's eyes sparkled but withheld his attitude towards the issue and just sought Lin Feng's opinion.

Even though this suggested that the goal that he had so dearly sought after for three years may be hindered, Xiao Yan remained calm. He would still consider Lin Feng's opinions carefully.

Lin Feng smiled faintly and said, "Xiao Yan, you have to remember that disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders cannot be greedy, but we pay back the debts that we owe."

Xiao Yan contemplated Lin Feng's words. "Over at Wuzhou City…?"

Lin Feng replied, "That may not be of Prince Chong Yun's making. It's quite likely someone else was doing it using his name."

Upon hearing his master's words, Xiao Yan chortled. "I'm relieved if you meant what you have just said."

While Lin Feng was communicating with Xiao Yan using voice-projection, he was also observing Prince Chong Yun and company.

Ignoring his personality, Prince Chong Yun's natural talent and prowess matched his status as the crown prince of the Great Qin Empire.

His real age naturally did not match up with his appearance, which was one of a youth, but he was definitely not too senior.

In comparison to the realm of the Nascent Soul stage cultivators, Prince Chong Yun's age was actually considered very young.

Lin Feng could sense an aura of pressurizing and arousing mana coming from him. Even though it was as veiled and obscure as it could possibly be, it definitely existed.

"Magic treasure?" Lin Feng instantly understood. As the crown prince of the Great Qin Empire, the royal family would be expected to bestow magic treasures as safeguards or as a form of protection.

This particular magic treasure ability to mask was extremely effective. The average Nascent Soul stage cultivator would not be able to detect anything. Only individuals of the Immortal Soul or special cultivators like Lin Feng could pick up on the minute details.

Thoughts spun around Lin Feng's head as he arrived at the crux of the issue. "The effectiveness of this magic treasure is not due to its low-key nature. Instead, it is because its characteristics complemented that of its owner, Prince Chong Yun. The complementary energies of the magic treasure and the user were able to fool the average person."

Prince Chong Yun emanated an aura of the True Dragon Prince but it was not strong enough. The most conspicuous dispositions one could pick up from Prince Chong Yun was that he was an immensely invasive predator; he was greedy, tyrannical and had an enterprising vitality of extreme ambition.

It was as if he wanted to take all the good things in the world for himself and believed that was the way it should be.

There was no wonder that a person like this was disliked by the majority of the people in the Great Qin Empire, and most of them hoped that he would not ascend to the throne as the Qin Emperor.

Since the essence of the magic treasure was so complementary to the sentient features of Prince Chong Yun's personality, it must be one of relative ferocity and brutality.

"However, how could such a magic treasure be suitable as an amulet for the crown prince of the Great Qin Empire? Did he choose it for himself?" Lin Feng mulled over the facts. "There must be something else going on here, or maybe he still has another trump card he has yet to show?"

Behind Prince Chong Yun stood a group of servants in black armor. Every single one of them was silent but one could tell from the ripples of mana that the weakest individual among their ranks was already an Aurous Core stage cultivator.

Prince Chong Yun indeed displayed great power with a personal guard formation of individuals who were at least Aurous Core stage cultivators.

Yet, even with Prince Chong Yun included, the whole party attracted only roughly a third of Lin Feng's attention. A good chunk of his attention was concentrated on an elderly figure beside Prince Chong Yun.

Even though this elderly figure stood behind Prince Chong Yun, he wore an expression of indifference and calm independence and did not seem to be Prince Chong Yun's follower.

His long robe was embroidered and embellished with multiple diagrams of star constellations of such intricacy that they seemed to come alive under the shine of the Sun. It appeared as if the constellations were moving on their own accord and one could derive from them the most profound and mysterious principles of the universe.

Even though he was standing atop the summit of Xingyun Peak, it seemed as though he had transcended this part of the world into the universe above, and was peering down at the mortal world.

Lin Feng's eyes squinted slightly. "An Immortal Soul stage cultivator! Prince Chong Yun actually has an immortal soul cultivator following him around as a bodyguard?"

Naturally, this elderly figure could not possibly be Shi Chongyun's follower, even if Shi Chongyun was the crown prince of the Great Qin empire.

The only possibility was that this elderly figure was the enshrined champion of the Great Qin empire, and was accompanying and protecting Prince Chong Yun at the Qin emperor's request.

The great immortal soul cultivators could not be ordered around, even by the Qin Emperor. They could only be approached for help in return for something else.

The Qin royal family's financial background could still afford to hire a person like this.

The Supreme Radiance Swordmaster also noticed the elderly figure at once. He even seemed to recognize the latter. "Ah, it's the Stellar Holy Man. I thought you were living the life out at Xiling City? What changed your mind?"

The Stellar Holy Man smiled and replied, "I have not seen you in a while, the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster. Prince Chong Yun wanted to come here so I took the initiative to accompany him."

"I am flattered," the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster nodded his head and greeted Prince Chong Yun before turning to Lin Feng. "Master Lin, let me introduce you to the crown prince of the Great Qin Empire, Prince Chong Yun, and this is the Stellar Holy Man."

Prince Chong Yun's eyes circulated around Lin Feng and company and his gaze stopped at Yue Hongyan. There was no attempt to mask the invasive nature of his vision.

The aura produced by his Nascent Soul stage abilities could not pass Lin Feng, who was standing in front of Yue Hongyan, and hence, he was unable to pressure the latter. Yue Hongyan met his gaze fearlessly with a cold look and a pair of red eyebrows which resembled the color of two swords after killing a man.

Prince Chong Yun chuckled and turned to look at Lin Feng. The grating voice that sounded like two pieces of metal scraping against each other once again rang out to say, "This must be the leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, Master Lin? Your reputation precedes you."

Lin Feng had no interest to entertain such a self-centered person. Instead, he turned to the Stellar Holy Man and said, "It's a pleasure to meet you."

Prince Chong Yun's eyebrows bundled into a frown and a dark and gloomy aura began to flow from within him as he glared at Lin Feng.

The Stellar Holy Man remained expressionless as he glanced towards Prince Chong Yun. "Master Lin's reputation in recent times has shocked the world, indeed."

Lin Feng could clearly read an undertone of sarcasm and smiled as he replied, "It's okay if you get used to it."

The eyes of the Stellar Holy Man abruptly exploded with brilliance, much like a supernova or an exploding star. He stared at Lin Feng for a moment before nodding and said, "I hope so."

Prince Chong Yun was still glaring at Lin Feng and the energies coming from his body was increasingly hostile. However, his concentration was forcefully shifted to the other side.

A youth clad in purple clothing and a black robe stood beside Lin Feng and wore a faint smile on his face as he looked at Prince Chong Yun.

Prince Chong Yun observed him for a moment with a look of hostility and arrogance.

Xiao Yan returned his gaze with a similar look of indifference.

Prince Chong Yun turned to Lin Feng and asked, "They are the disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders? They have no sense of respect."

Lin Feng refused to answer and glanced towards the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster. "Those who have to be here are here. When do we start?"

"You…" Prince Chong Yun raised his eyebrows and was about to say something else when he was interrupted by Xiao Yan.

"Disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders have always been courteous and respectful, but only to people who are courteous and respectful as well. Otherwise, we don't care."

"Politeness is not so cheap."

Only now did Prince Chong Yun stare at Xiao Yan directly, yet it was not because he withdrew his arrogance.

Previously, he treated Xiao Yan with condescension and was too lazy to bother about Xiao Yan's disrespect, as if it were a human interacting with a dog.

Now, he was annoyed at the dog that was still barking non-stop and he was more than prepared to eliminate it.

Prince Chong Yun said coldly, "Master Lin, your disciple is way too boisterous and noisy. I have no choice but to kill him."

"You?" Xiao Yan scoffed and replied and his pupils lit up with enchanting fiery brilliance. One of it was golden in color while the other a bluish purple.

Prince Chong Yun became more solemn only after he witnessed the golden and purple flames. He nodded and said, "So you are Xiao Yan. To wield the Grand Sun Primordial Flame and the Nefarious Spectral Primordial Flame at the same time is no easy task. You are indeed special."

After the battle at Shazhou, the reputations of the disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders spread across the region. The intelligence branch of the Great Qin Empire was also highly efficient, thus Prince Chong Yun naturally enjoyed information first-hand.

However, his arrogance remained. He continued apathetically, "Yet you are only at the Aurous Core stage. You still pale in comparison."

Lin Feng was rather amused by the attitude Xiao Yan was giving to Prince Chong Yun, and thought to himself, "It looks as if the benefits received by the Xiao family of Wuzhou City was not of Prince Chong Yun's doing. It even seems as if he doesn't know a thing about it."

"Heh heh, this is getting more interesting."

If Lin Feng did not say anything, then the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster, the Purple Cloud Grandmaster and the Azure Clouds Grandmaster certainly remained silent. The scene unfolding in front of them was the outcome of their dreams.

Murong Yanran was yet to be dragged into the picture and Prince Chong Yun was already at odds with Xiao Yan. Things were so smooth that the Azure Clouds Grandmaster began to suspect if things were too good to be true and there was something fishy going on.

"The Prince was too fast, it took me a long while to catch up."

All of a sudden, a voice could be heard from beyond the horizon. "I am Tan Yingjie, and hereby give my greetings to the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster, the Leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders and the Stellar Holy Man."

"Tan Yingjie?" The Supreme Radiance Swordmaster and the Stellar Holy Man exchanged glances, and it appeared that they heard this name before. The Supreme Radiance Swordmaster coolly said, "Xingyun Peak is so lively and happening today."

He swiped his finger across the air and the clouds dissipated once again. A middle-aged man in a blue coat dropped from the sky, and the ripples in the air caused by his mana suggested he was a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

As Tan Yingjie touched down, he greeted Lin Feng, the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster and the Stellar Holy Man once again.

Prince Chong Yun frowned as Tan Yingjie showed up. "Tan Yingjie, what are you doing here? Was it by Prime Minister Wu's orders?"

Tan Yingjie laughed and replied, "I was indeed under the instruction of Prime Minister Wu to pass something to the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster, nothing else. Do not worry, my prince."

He looked at Lin Feng with a smile on his face. "However, it looks like something interesting is going down. I wonder if I have the honour to watch from the side?"

Lin Feng eyed Tan Yingjie in silence. At the same time, he received a message from the Black Dragon Jieyu by voice-projection. "Master, this person's surname is Tan and he has intricate connections with the Great Qin Empire. It is very likely that he belonged to the Tan family, one of the seven great families of the Ancient Yuantian World."

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Chapter 246: The Multiverse

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"Master, this person's surname is Tan and he has intricate connections with the Great Qin Empire. It is very likely that he belongs to the Tan family, one of the seven great families of the Ancient Yuantian World."

Lin Feng squinted his eyes as he received the voice-projected message from the Black Dragon Jieyu.

He had never heard of the Tan family before. However, the Ancient Yuantian world rang a few bells.

The two main parts of the formation of the great Yuantian world was the Divine Lands, so it was called, and the Barren Expanses.

Surrounding these two Greater Worlds, with them as its core, were a myriad of other dimensional voids and planes. Together, they wholly formed the great Yuantian world.

There were dangerous voids with dimensional storms and chaotic voids that served as battlegrounds. There were also spaces where matter and energy were relatively more stable. In such dimensions, life was precious and minerals were cherished and thus were suitable for the existence of the human race or demonic tribes.

These kinds of dimensional planes were typically referred to as "Middle Worlds". There were many of them obscure and hidden within the dimensions; some had already been discovered and were undergoing development, and some were still undiscovered and were just sitting there waiting for the fortunate explorer.

Such were the origins of the term: Multiverse.

After some millennia of development, the population of humans residing in the Greater World gradually increased and the number of cultivators rose as well.

Some resources for cultivation were recyclable or reusable, but some were non-renewable and the supplies would only dwindle upon continuous usage. Many such valuable resources and whatnot had become extinct in the Divine Lands and the Barren Expanses.

Yet, some of these resources could be found in the Middle Worlds. This was the reason why sects and factions put in so much effort to develop each and every Middle World. The Ancient Yuantian World was one such world and was also considered a relatively big one. It was named an ancient world because it had been excavated a millennium ago by human cultivators.

The seven big families of the Ancient Yuantian World were basically the most powerful and influential families in the Divine Lands and were also interest representatives of third parties in the latter.

For example, Tan Yingjie of the Tan Family represented the Great Qin Empire's interests in the Ancient Yuantian World.

Many resources had already been transferred from the Ancient Yuantian World to the Great Qin Empire via the Tan Family.

"This person claims to be sent by Wu Qingrou. It looks like Wu Qingrou's status in the Great Qin Empire is quite solid – he even wields influence over areas outside of their territories."

Tan Yingjie was polite but Lin Feng did not underestimate him. Even though quite a number of resources of the Divine Lands in the Middle Worlds were extinct, other planes tended to have their own dimensional laws.

The Ancient Yuantian World could provide subsistence for all things. However, strangely, it possessed normal thunder and lightning but lacked the void-piercing thunder tribulations.

This meant that the highest level that cultivators in the Ancient Yuantian World could reach was the ultimate stages of the Aurous Core stage and they were unable to advance to the Nascent Soul.

If cultivators in the Ancient Yuantian World wanted to obtain the Nascent Soul, they had to travel to the Divine Lands in the Greater World. This was the reason the Great Qin Empire had such influence over the seven big families of the Ancient Yuantian World, and not because their influence is that wide per se.

Cultivators who had reached the final stages of the Aurous Core stage usually arrived in the Greater World to experience thunder tribulations and form their Nascent Souls. However, their amounts and circumstances were largely controlled by the Great Qin Empire; sanctions and rewards were also included, as per the current situation.

Tan Yingjie, now a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, remained at the Greater World instead of returning to the Ancient Yuantian World. This could suggest that he acted as the spokesperson for his family and the messenger between his family and the Great Qin Empire, thus his status could not have been low.

The fact that Wu Qingrou, the Prime Minister of the Great Qin Empire, had this person running errands for him impressed even Lin Feng.

Thoughts ran through Lin Feng's head as he continued to say, "You are too polite, my friend. I don't mind – but you have to ask the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster first."

Upon hearing Lin Feng's words, the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster's eyes flickered and replied, "I have no problem with you staying behind to witness the ceremony. What does Wu Qingrou want to give me?'

Prince Chong Yun turned towards Tan Yingjie and stared at him with an expressionless gaze.

Tan Yingjie shook his head. "I have no idea what the item is exactly. Prime Minster Wu said you will understand when you see it."

He subsequently retrieved a jade letter and courteously placed it in the hands of the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster.

Prince Chong Yun's eyed the jade letter and his eyes sparkled as if he knew something, but remained silent.

As the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster handled the jade letter, his actions slowed down a little bit. After a brief moment of silence, a strange expression came across his face and he nodded in response. "I will consider his opinions. I will reply him later."

Tan Yingjie laughed gleefully at his reply. "I am just a messenger, you don't have to be so modest."

His vision swept across towards Lin Feng and he smiled again before saying, "I have also come here to cordially invite the Sword of Radiance Sect and the Celestial Sect of Wonders, on behalf of Prime Minister Wu, to participate in the opening ceremony of the Ancient Huanghai World."

Lin Feng turned and glanced at the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster. The latter had a similar reaction and they exchanged a look before Lin Feng's gaze returned to Tan Yingjie. "One month later?"

The Ancient Huanghai World was similar to the Ancient Yuantian World; they were both Middle Worlds independent of the Greater World.

The dimensional laws of the Ancient Huanghai World were even stranger than that of the Ancient Yuantian World. The Ancient Huanghai World only allowed cultivators below the level of the Nascent Soul.

There was a typically functioning space-time portal connecting the Ancient Yuantian World and the Divine Lands but the connection between the Ancient Huanghai World and the Divine Lands was usually closed shut. One had to wait for a period of time before the entrance will open by itself.

The entrance to the Ancient Huanghai World lay near the northern border of the Great Qin Empire. After a prolonged period of fierce competition and fighting, the surrounding powers reluctantly conceded authority over the Ancient Huanghai World to the Great Qin Empire.

In exchange, the Great Qin Empire would have to host a ceremony, also known as the Spiritual Conference of Huanghai, when the entrance to the ancient world opened up.

The inauguration of the Spiritual Conference would see each and every participating sect and power send their sub-Nascent Soul stage champions to compete with one another for the privilege of passage into the Ancient Huanghai World. After years of development, the Spiritual Conference of Huanghai gradually became a grand event and something of a pageant. On many occasions, participants show up not for entry permission but simply took the chance to learn more about their rivals and about each other.

Tan Yingjie continued, "Yes, one month. Exactly thirty days later, the entrance to the Ancient Huanghai World will reopen."

"I would like to thank the Great Qin Empire for the invitation. If unforeseen circumstances do not occur then the Celestial Sect of Wonders will be there." Lin Feng nodded his head lightly and gave his confident reply. His main aim right now was to expand his sect's influence and reputation; he would definitely not let this chance slip through his fingers.

Lin Feng glanced at Prince Chong Yun out of the corner of his eye and suddenly realized that the Prince was a lot more composed and calmer than before.

Just as he heard Tan Yingjie declare Wu Qingrou's invitation for Lin Feng to attend the event, the Prince was initially stunned but flames subsequently poured out of his eyes.

This kind of anger was way stronger than the one he harbored previously against Xiao Yan.

This kind was dark, cold and full of murderous intentions.

It was apparent that Prince Chong Yun was completely unaware of Wu Qingrou's arrangement.

However, after the momentary fit of rage, Prince Chong Yun abruptly returned to a state of calm.

Prince Chong Yun did not display any attempt at protesting or whatnot against Wu Qingrou's decision to invite the Celestial Sect of Wonders and the Sword of Radiance Sect to the Spiritual Conference of Huanghai. It was as if the issue did not concern him at all.

Lin Feng was honestly surprised. Tan Yingjie was a little worried, however, as he recalled Wu Qingrou's instructions: "If the Prince developed any animosity or antagonized the Celestial Sect of Wonders or vice versa, you must declare the invitation immediately. Take heed, take heed."

"Prime Minister Wu… What you're doing is just fueling the fire!" Tan Yingjie sighed as he turned to look at Prince Chong Yun. He knew that he had to explain to the Prince later on, and that even though he had a look of cool temperament the Prince was breaking at the seams.

"According to previous information, Shi Chongyun is highly dominant and the weight of his words cannot be trifled with. But what is Prime Minister Wu trying to do now that he's patronizing the Prince?" Lin Feng contemplated whilst observing Tan Yingjie and Prince Chongyun. "Could it be that the Qin Emperor wants to elect a new crown prince? That's not quite possible, is it? He doesn't even have another son."

"Wait!" Lin Feng's pupils contracted rapidly. "The person that stole Xiao Budian's foundation of Tao, Shi Tianyi, has enjoyed some serious reputation in recent years and is touted to become the next legendary prodigy."

"Of the four big families of the Great Qin Empire, the Shi Family was the most special as they were a branch connected to the royal family by bloodline." Thoughts spun around Lin Feng's head in the blink of an eye. "If the Qin Emperor requests the adoption of Shi Tianyi into the royal family proper…"

As Lin Feng pondered on one side, the Sword of Radiance Sect gleefully accepted the Great Qin Empire's invitation.

The Supreme Radiance Swordmaster glanced at Lin Feng and then at Xiao Yan behind him before he said, "There are four more days before the arranged battle between your disciple and Murong Yanran. We will converge again four days later at this exact place for them to carry on. What do you think, Master Lin?"

"I remember the date very clearly." Lin Feng knew in his heart that the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster intended to execute some plans of his own in the next four days but he was unafraid. He turned to look at Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan looked serene and composed and gradually nodded his head. "I have no problem with it, master."

Lin Feng nodded his head in response and turned back towards the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster. "It will be as you've said."

"Please direct Master Lin and his disciples to the resting areas please, the Azure Clouds Grandmaster," the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster gave out his order blandly. The Azure Clouds Grandmaster bent over as a greeting and took Lin Feng and company to the guest room.

Behind them, Prince Chong Yun was staring at Tan Yingjie with an expressionless look.

Lin Feng smiled and ceased to bother himself with what was going on. They leisurely followed the Azure Clouds Grandmaster to the guest pavilion and settled down.

Lin Feng extended his consciousness outside as he sat in the pavilion and saw Xiao Budian and Tuntun standing outside. Two pairs of eyes were scanning Xingyun Peak and they seemed like they were spying for something. Xiao Budian whispered, "Is there any nice food up at Xingyun Peak?"

Tuntun swallowed a ball of saliva and replied, "Of course there is. Everyone knows about the Red-Feathered Crane of the Sword of Radiance Sect…"

Lin Feng could not hold back his laughter as he heard the ongoing conversation. He looked towards the other pavilion where Xiao Yan crossed his legs in silence. His eyes were closed and it was apparent that he was meditating as final preparations for what was to come.

Inside Yue Hongyan's room, she was also quietly meditating with her legs crossed. Of Lin Feng's other disciples, only Wang Lin could match the effort she put in while practising and cultivating. The two of them did not waste a single second.

As the day passed into night, Lin Feng was resting inside his pavilion before he was jolted awake. He grunted and said, "You wish to die?"

In the middle of the night, one of Shi Chongyun's servants appeared outside Yue Hongyan's room.

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Chapter 247: The Troublemaker is here

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Lin Feng's extended his consciousness outside and discovered cultivator of the Aurous Core stage in black armor arriving outside Yue Hongyan's room. It was one of Prince Chong Yun's followers from earlier in the day.

He seemed to know he could not hide from Lin Feng. He wore a respectful smile on his face and bent his body in a greeting towards Lin Feng's pavilion before standing outside Yue Hongyan's room and letting loose a deep-throated howl.

This person left immediately after and did not loiter around any further.

Lin Feng watched from the side and he saw Yue Hongyan exit her room in a hurry. She seemed to be quite excited.

"Master, that person was imitating the call of a snow fox. The snow fox is an exotic animal found in the Arctic State, so that person could be from there." As pumped as she was, Yue Hongyan still reported to Lin Feng as soon as possible.

Lin Feng did not move in his seat and gave her a faint smile before voice-projecting, "Then go ahead and catch up."

Yue Hongyan took a deep breath and calmed herself down before chasing out.

The other party travelled deep within Xingyun Peak as Yue Hongyan followed closely behind along with Lin Feng's consciousness.

The man stopped in front of a cave entrance and turned to flash a smile at Yue Hongyan.

Yue Hongyan took a clear look at the man's face and her smile froze immediately. The excitement on her face about meeting a person from her neighborhood vaporized.

She stared coldly at the man in the front of her. "Isn't this Wang Jiannan? Were you not in the first batch of traitors when the Zhou Empire invaded the Arctic State? How are you with the Great Qin Empire now? It can't be because even the Zhou bastards couldn't accept a heinous traitor like you?"

Yue Hongyan's tone of speech was not that much different from that of her direct and straightforward fighting style; she left no wriggling space for her adversary.

As for Wang Jiannan, she was not a stranger. This man used to be her and her brother Yue Hongfeng's mentor, and it was because of this fact that caused her to hate him even more.

Even though Wang Jiannan was mentally prepared, his face flushed red all the way down to his neck but quickly recovered. He smiled at Yue Hongyan and said, "You are wrong, Hongyan. You were just a kid back then – there are so many things you didn't know."

"When the Great Zhou Empire invaded the Arctic State, I was indeed in the first batch to offer my help to invaders. However, all that was fake as my heart has always been with the Arctic State. My entry into the Great Zhou Empire was but an artifice for a better future and service to my country."

Wang Jiannan spoke with eloquence. "Alas, it was not to be in the end. The Arctic State fell to ruins, and of course I could not continue serving the Great Zhou Empire so I switched my loyalty to the Great Qin Empire."

"The Great Zhou Empire's power is great – that is a fact. If I want to avenge the Arctic State and maybe even reinstate it, I have to rely on another power. The Great Qin Empire is one such suitable power."

Yue Hongyan remained silent. Thinking that she had been convinced, Wang Jiannan tried to strike while the iron was hot. "Hongyan, there is a great opportunity at hand. Prince Chong Yun will ascend to the throne of the Great Qin Empire in due time, and reinstatement will be possible with his help."

Yue Hongyan interrupted him coldly. "Why would he help us?"

Wang Jiannan laughed and replied, "Hongyan, I want to say that this is your good fortune and privilege. When Prince Chong Yun saw you today, he already had the idea of asking for your hand. Even though he already has a main spouse, the position of mistress is still vacant…"

Yue Hongyan suddenly erupted into a bout of hysterical laughter.

The smile on Wang Jiannan's face gradually changed. He could tell that Yue Hongyan's laughter was not one of joy and gleefulness but was one of bitterness and acrimony.

Yue Hongyan stopped laughing abruptly as she turned to look resentfully at Wang Jiannan. Her voice was calm but terribly apathetic. "Wang Jiannan, I appreciate your master's good will but I am not worth it."

"The mess the bunch of you have created was meant to target the Celestial Sect of Wonders and my master, right?" Yue Hongyan raised her head to the starry night above. "Meeting people from my old neighborhood is supposed to be a happy event. Little did I know I met a stranger and a criminal!"

"To hell with your lies." Yue Hongyan continued, "Wang Jiannan, please get out of my sight. I won't pursue what happened today and take you down – although that is because we're at Xingyun Peak and not because I used to know you."

Wang Jiannan's expression turned ugly. "Hongyan, you…"

Yue Hongyan repeated herself and said, "Please get out of my sight."

"Yue Hongyan, you don't know what's right for you." Anger surfaced on Wang Jiannan's face. A cultivator in the foundation establishment stage – and also an ex-student – showing such disobedience to an ex-mentor and an Aurous Core stage cultivator was irrational. All of this sent Wang Jiannan into a fit of rage.

He did not particular stand out as a follower of Prince Chong Yun. He finally established connection with Yue Hongyan and wanted to score a big one. Little did he know that Yue Hongyan showed him no respect or face and left him humiliated.

She remained expressionless as she reiterated the same few words. "Get out of my sight."

Wang Jiannan glared at Yue Hongyan with a death stare. After a long while, he restrained his anger and patiently said to Hongyan, "Think about what happened today. Don't blame me for not warning or reminding you – Prince Chong Yun will not wait for you for long."

"Screw off!" Yue Hongyan shot back a glare and flames were pouring out of her eyes.

"You…" Wang Jiannan shook his sleeves in frustration and left with a face of humiliation.

Yue Hongyan stared at Wang Jiannan's shadow. Her fists were clenched tight, and after a long moment she muttered under her breath, "Master, I want to kill him."

Lin Feng shifted out of the shadows beside her and said plainly, "Do not worry. I will give you the chance."

He turned to look at Yue Hongyan. "Are you more angry or disappointed?"

Yue Hongyan pouted and sighed. "I'm more disappointed."

Lin Feng smiled in response. "Let's go back and rest," The corner of his mouth curved into a grin. "Tomorrow's going to be exciting."

As Lin Feng predicted, the next day was indeed exciting.

Except it was Xiao Budian and Tun Tun who began arguing with each other.

"I thought you said there were Red-Feathered Cranes around here? Why have I not seen one?" Xiao Budian complained as he grilled a piece of snake meat over a fire. It was the Blue Cloud Horn Snake he caught earlier.

Tun Tun pouted and replied, "I caught one outside. Surely Xingyun Peak has its own pens and farms where they keep the Red-Feathered Cranes. Xingyun Peak is so big, how could I possibly know where they were exactly?"

She picked up a twig and skewered a piece of snake meat as well. "The way you're eating the meat is so troublesome. I used to just swallow the piece whole." Tun Tun kept on whining.

"That's because you're stupid and you don't know how to enjoy good food. The more you eat the more food you'll be wasting." Xiao Budian replied her without even lifting his head. Once the piece of meat he was holding was cooked, he immediately poked it towards Lin Feng. "Master, you should try first."

Lin Feng peered at him with a faint smile. "Eh? Why are you suddenly so respectful to me? Weren't you always too busy filling your own stomach?"

Xiao Budian had really thick skin. He laughed mischievously as he heard his master's words and replied, "What we had previously weren't good. The Blue Cloud Horn Snake is good stuff – it even smells good."

Lin Feng took the skewer with the piece of meat and laughed. "Okay, okay. What do you want, tell me."

"You understand me so well, master." Xiao Budian scratched the back of his head. "Master, can you help me ask the Sword of Radiance Sect where the Red-Feathered Cranes are?"

Lin Feng replied, "Can't you ask yourself?"

"I already have." Xiao Budian paused and glared at Tun Tun. "But this person gave it away. Everyone knew she's a glutton so nobody was willing to tell me where the Red-Feathered Cranes were."

Tun Tun pouted when she heard what he said but did not make a sound. It seemed as if she was regretful.

"I thought it was clever to alert them and make them wary so that they'd go and check on their Red-Feathered Cranes while I follow behind. Maybe they would have even switched the spots of the Red-Feathered Cranes." Xiao Budian was upset. "Little did I know that people of the Sword of Radiance Sect were smarter than me. I squatted in wait for a long time but I never discovered where they hid the Red-Feathered Cranes."

At the side, Xiao Yan, Yue Hongyan and the Black Dragon Jieyu could not control their laughter.

Xiao Yan tapped Xiao Budian on the shoulder. "You little imp. You only become smart when it comes to food."

Yue Hongyan glanced at Lin Feng. "Since you guys have already given it away, asking our master to ask again may not be a good idea."

"Senior Yue, you can't put it like that. They can reject telling me where the cranes are, but if master requested to see the Red-Feathered Cranes, they have to give him some face and show them to him."

Yue Hongyan chuckled as she knew that if Lin Feng went ahead to ask, the Sword of Radiance Sect would definitely answer. However, would that not place Lin Feng at the same level as Xiao Budian?

Xiao Budian was a little embarrassed to ask Lin Feng as he clearly understood that.

Lin Feng smiled and tapped Xiao Budian's forehead. "I don't have to ask and you don't have to worry. Not before long, they will come forward with what you desire."

Xiao Budian's eyes lit up. Suddenly, sounds rang out from outside the pavilion.

"I am Zhao Yan of the Sword of Radiance Sect. I am here to visit the Celestial Sect of Wonders."

Xiao Yan and company exchanged looks with each other and were a little bit baffled. Everyone trained their eyes on Lin Feng as he calmly said, "Aren't they already here?"

"Master, who is this?" Xiao Budian's eyes darted around as he did not believe the Sword of Radiance Sect would take the initiative to send him Red-Feathered Cranes for him to eat.

Yue Hongyan took some time to search her memory. "The name Zhao Yan rings a bell. I think he is the most outstanding prodigy of the Sword of Radiance Sect's younger generation. He's barely a hundred years old and he is already in the final stages of the Aurous Core stage."

"Everybody touted him to reach the Nascent Soul within a hundred years. He has quite a reputation around the Divine Lands."

Xiao Yan's eyes sparkled and looked as Lin Feng. "Master, is he looking for trouble?"

Lin Feng refuted Xiao Yan's theory indifferently. "The Supreme Radiance Swordmaster will not resort to measures like this. It might be the idea of the Nascent Soul stage Grandmasters."

Xiao Yan scoffed and said to Yue Hongyan and Xiao Budian, "Since he's already here, let us welcome him."

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Chapter 248: Inner Monologue

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Lin Feng sat upright in his pavilion and did not move but his attention was still focused Xiao Yan and the others.

Lin Feng was flooded with emotions as he watched the agitated, upset, but forever calm and composed Xiao Yan.

Three years of hard work, waiting and perseverance could be said to be for the trip to Xingyun Peak.

This was meant to be the first battle that would send Xiao Yan on the path to fame and make him a legend.

Lin Feng was clearly aware of what the Sword of Radiance Sect had in mind; they simply wanted to grind Xiao Yan's spirit with their resident talents before the big fight.

However, in Lin Feng's eyes, it was futile.

The Celestial Sect of Wonders had no problem overcoming others of their own level and standard of ability. This was not an exaggeration they came up with on their own.

Lin Feng scanned the several disciples of the Sword of Radiance Sect and flashed a sadistic smile. "I hope we don't completely destroy your confidence."

The Xiao Yan of today would never let anybody hinder or disturb his arranged battle with Murong Yanran.

Not even Prince Chong Yun.

In terms of status, he was the crown prince of the Great Qin Empire. In terms of mastery, he was a Nascent Soul stage cultivator. In terms of prowess, he was protected by magic treasures.

Yet, not even he could stop this battle. Along the path that he was on, all that was meaningless.

Even though he did not know what Xiao Yan was thinking about exactly, Lin Feng tried to imagine himself as Xiao Yan in a humorous manner.

"I've waited three years for this chance. I want to make a difference, not because I want to prove that I'm better but because I will take back what I have lost."

"That is close to your mood, isn't it?" An unscrupulous master thought to himself as he watched Xiao Yan and company walk up to Zhao Yan and the other visitors.

Behind Zhao Yan stood several other sword cultivators of the Sword of Radiance Sect. One could tell by their mana waves that they were at the final stages of the Aurous Core stage, the golden elixirs they formed were all of purple pill qualities and they were all quite young.

It appeared that these people were the most talented youngsters of the Sword of Radiance Sect.

If there were no unforeseen circumstances, Murong Yanran was hopeful and definitely on track to join their ranks in the future. This was also the reason why the Sword of Radiance Sect regarded her so highly.

These kinds of talented disciples with unlimited talent and potential were foundational stones at the moment but pillars of the future.

The aura these people emanated was unlike that of the usual sword cultivators. Those were filled with hostility and piercing radiance but these guys had the essence of floating clouds that perplexed the onlooker.

Even though he knew that he could not estimate Xiao Yan and Xiao Budian's abilities the normal way, Xiao Yan was still calm as ever when faced with his adversaries. This confidence stemmed from being the star disciple of the Sword of Radiance Sect and him being in the final stages of the Aurous Core stage. He harbored enough power to give Grandmasters who were just getting into the Nascent Soul stage a good fight.

"I am Zhao Yan and I send you all greetings on behalf of the Sword of Radiance Sect." Zhao Yan smiled as he physically greeted the pavilion Lin Feng was in. "Greetings, Master Lin of the Celestial Sect of Wonders. I do not wish to disturb you, and the point of us coming over is to discuss mantra with your junior disciples. I hope you don't mind."

Lin Feng was silent and seemed to give a green light.

Xiao Yan, Xiao Budian and the others glanced at each other as weird smiles appeared on their faces.

According to what was known, Zhao Yan was a little over a hundred years old and definitely spent over a hundred years learning from the Sword of Radiance Sect. As a cultivator in the final stages of the Aurous Core stage, calling Xiao Yan and the others 'juniors' was not really wrong but it sounded exceptionally annoying in their ears.

Xiao Yan replied plainly, "And how do you want to 'discuss', Cultivator Zhao?"

Zhao Yan's eyes contracted a little bit as he heard what Xiao Yan called him. Even so, he still wore a smile on his face but his tone was a lot less amiable. "I have heard rumors that the disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders are unbeatable by cultivators of the same level. How true is that, I wonder?"

"If my memory didn't fail me, Junior Xiao must be the cardinal disciple under Master Lin? As the main disciple of the Sword of Radiance Sect, I would like to 'learn' from you."

Zhao Yan's attitude began to change as he uttered his sentence. The aura that was originally alike floating clouds morphed into something like an unsheathed sword; it was an incredibly blinding aura that surpassed that of other sword cultivators.

The disciples of the Sword of Radiance Sect behind Zhao Yan wore smiles of amusement, as if they were watching a show, and showed no signs of spirit. They were still much like the drifting clouds and the foggy mist.

Xiao Yan scoffed and did not reply. Beside him, Xiao Budian took a step forward and released a stream of fierce and oppressive mana, stopping Zhao Yan's sword Qi in its tracks.

Zhao Yan's trained his gaze on Xiao Budian. Xiao Budian smiled with that charming child-like look and said, "Zhao Yan, you wish to test the theory that we are unbeatable by other cultivators at our level? You can just try it with me."

He laughed as he continued, "Oh right, I'll just add on something else. Of all the disciples my master took in, I am the youngest."

The smile was instantly wiped from Zhao Yan's face – he could not reject Xiao Budian's challenge. Xiao Budian still had that sly smile but the aggressive mana stream was still locked on Zhao Yan.

"I knew you are going to take the fight for Xiao Yan. That is the reason why we brought so many people along," Zhao Yan thought to himself, "Little kid, let me teach you a lesson today. I'll have you know the true immensity of heaven and earth."

Zhao Yan was expressionless and replied with a tone of tranquillity. "Please, junior, will you help him out?"

The said junior was about to attack when Xiao Budian screamed, "Wait!"

"What now?" Zhao Yan held his breath.

Xiao Budian laughed out loud. "A battle with no stakes has no meaning. How about we spice it up? In the event that I win, you have to give me two red-feathered cranes, and…"

Tun Tun suddenly interrupted him and tugged on the corner of his shirt. Xiao Budian understood what she wanted to do and immediately changed his statement, "…Sorry, four! Four red-feathered cranes."

Zhao Yan recalled one of his juniors reporting the sighting of a Tao Tie and was mildly amused. "Ok. Four red-feathered cranes for you if you win. But what if you lose?"

"That's not possible." Xiao Budian replied without hesitation and Zhao Yan's face turned black.

Xiao Budian watched him and shook his head as if he were in pain. "Forget it, forget it. If I lose, this is yours." He waved his hand and took out a skewer with pieces of Blue Cloud Horn Snake meat.

Zhao Yan was speechless. "I should not waste my time talking to this little shit."

He slapped the sword strapped to his back and unsheathed it, releasing a brilliant golden light and a loud ring, and slashed towards Xiao Budian with dazzling speed.

Xiao Budian did not budge nor did he dodge the attack. He raised his fists and circles of lightning exploded outwards with booming sounds so loud it hurt one's eardrums.

He did not use any spell to meet Zhao Yan's sword radiance and neither did he use his own magic treasures. Instead, he simply punched out his fists and met his adversary with his physical prowess.

A few Nascent Soul stage Grandmasters of the Sword of Radiance Sect were secretly observing the battle. As they witnessed what just transpired, the Purple Cloud Grandmaster began to frown. "What a wildly arrogant kid."

The only female Grandmaster, Red Cloud Grandmaster, shook her head and said, "Yet you still have to admit that his potential and mana pool, even though he is only in the initial stages of the Aurous Core stage, is as good as that of Zhao Yan, who is already at the ultimate stages of the Aurous Core stage. Now I believe what the Azure Clouds Grandmaster said – this little fellow has the ability to put up a fight against early Nascent Soul stage cultivators."

The Purple Cloud Grandmaster nodded in response. "Even so, there is no way he can defeat Zhao Yan."

Indeed, Zhao Yan grunted and casted a spell. His sword radiance began to change.

Lin Feng was watching the ongoing battle from within his pavilion and he completely understood all that was happening or changing. His gaze momentarily froze as he saw Zhao Yan's sword radiance zip towards Xiao Budian. As Xiao Budian attempted to repel the piercing streak, the golden ray of sword radiance suddenly dissipated into grey mist, turned around and avoided Xiao Budian's thunderous punches with ease.

The grey mist morphed continuously after the evasion.

From the cloudy mist, a thin ray of light emerged – much like the calm after the storm and the reappearance of the sun. The rays of light became stronger and stronger and gradually bore forward.

Finally the golden sword radiance materialized from the fray and cut directly towards Xiao Budian's vital point!

The changing between the cloudy mist and the sword radiance was smooth adept. This display of skill by Zhao Yan was spectacular indeed and the Azure Clouds Grandmaster cheered for him in response. "This is the trademark sword mantra of the Sword of Radiance Sect, the Radiant Clouds Sword Technique. Zhao Yan is getting better and better every day."

"He is, indeed. This is great." The Purple Cloud Grandmaster grinned and it was obvious that he was delighted.

Zhao Yan's sword radiance and the cloudy mist changed back and forth and nimbly dodged Xiao Budian's defenses. It even came to a point where it almost seemed as if Zhao Yan was playing with the latter and teasing the poor kid. This Radiant Clouds Sword Technique's reputation followed that of the Sword of Radiance Sect and was undeniably the trademark skill, and the force of destruction was not to be trifled with.

The onlooking Lin Feng had already discovered the special characteristics of this technique.

The Radiant Clouds Sword Technique was based on understanding the true meaning of the intersection between light and darkness, and by extension, the interaction between the clouds and the rays of light. Cultivators could eventually produce their own sword radiance, and with this technique, their sword radiances could shift into misty or cloudy sword energy, similar to the former, and back to confuse the opponent.

The sword radiance was strong and resilient, but could only travel in a straight line after its release from the cultivator and the direction could not be changed. Even though the average person could not dodge such a strike from a fast sword cultivator, there was still a potential weakness. By integrating the sword radiance with the misty sword energy and transforming back and forth, one overcame the aforementioned weakness and the acute sword radiance would become immensely more versatile and dangerous. More people would struggle against such a tactic.

The intersection between light and darkness – the clouds represented darkness – perplexed adversaries as they could not fathom the current form of the sword radiance. In one moment it could seem like a piercing ray of sword radiance which was coming right at you, and you would dodge towards the side and the next moment what was the ray of sword radiance suddenly became a winding and snaking cloud of misty sword energy.

Lin Feng silently gave his approval. The Sword of Radiance Sect's trademark skill was both practical and insidious.

As the old saying goes, "Play the pig to eat the tiger."

What was released was sword Qi to confuse the opponent about the speed and power of one's attacks. Only when the killer move arrived in front of the adversary did the ray of light instantly morph into a fierce and powerful sword radiance mode, impaling the latter party before he or she could even react.

Some of the other disciples of the Sword of Radiance Sect saw Xiao Budian struggling to keep up and began to tease Xiao Yan. "Senior Zhao is having a good time with your junior. How about we have a little practice battle as well, Xiao Junior?"

Xiao Yan scoffed. "What's the hurry? It's going to be over soon."

The other party was taken aback by his response. He turned his head and began to realize something had changed in the battle between Zhao Yan and Xiao Budian.

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Chapter 249: Probing Forward

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Zhao Yan was extremely adept at one of the moves in the Radiance Clouds Sword Technique called "Day and Night, Dance of the Clouds". One could compare Zhao Yan to a bull-fighter and Xiao Budian was the bull; it was undeniable that Zhao Yan was teasing Xiao Budian. All that was happening made Zhao Yan intensely gratified as he settled the score.

Xiao Budian's constant expressionless face still irked him, however. There was not a single hint of frustration on Xiao Budian's childish face – in fact, all he was doing was watch Zhao Yan and the switching of sword radiances and the cloudy mist with those beady eyes of his.

The feeling was like he was trying to catch a fluttering butterfly.

This discovery ruined Zhao Yan's mood but also put Xiao Yan slightly on edge.

Indeed, after a short while, Xiao Budian laughed and shook his head. "I'm done playing with you." He punched out with intense force and layers of lightning, centered around his body, exploded outwards like unstoppable tides.

As for Zhao Yan's ever-changing sword radiances, Xiao Budian actually had the power to capture them but he got lazy to continue to play with Zhao Yan. His resolution was the clumsiest and most direct one possible but it was also the most effective.

Deploying an attack with a large surface area did not require much mana but attempting to dodge such an attack would be futile and highly ineffective.

Zhao Yan's brow moved up an inch and he said plainly, "Are you treating me like an Aurous Core stage cultivator, like you?"

He made a gesture and the surrounding streaks of light and misty energy began to concentrate on his sword radiance. The strength and potency of the sword radiance increased exponentially as the transitioning back and forth between light and mist continued.

The sword radiance rose up and met Xiao Budian's lightning strikes. The two forces clashed and light, mist and lightning clustered into a mess, annihilating each other.

Xiao Budian chuckled as his body blew up into a hurricane. The energy began to build up as the lightning melded together with the winds into a thunderstorm.

Ever since he formed the Aurous Core and advanced to the Aurous Core stage, the power of his Infinite Thunderstorm had also been improving exponentially.

More accurately put, the potential of the Infinite Thunderstorm is unlimited. However, Xiao Budian might not be able to handle its power once it reached a certain level.

When Xiao Budian successfully advanced to the Aurous Core stage he developed special capabilities to control the power of the thunderstorm. He could let the Infinite Thunderstorm get stronger and terminate its metaplasia and continue strengthening it.

The rolling thunderstorm blanketed the entire scene and was unstoppable as it pushed back Zhao Yan's sword radiance.

That was not the end, however. Xiao Budian huffed and puffed, and absorbed the spiritual energy of the world with his Nine-holed Aurous Core. The power of the Infinite Thunderstorm continued to rise.

Even the Mountain Defense Formation Spell to protect Xingyun Peak responded to the spike in power. Layers and layers of clouds and light bore down on Xiao Budian.

The Purple Cloud Grandmaster frowned and raised his hand to stop the Cloud-Sky Sword of Radiance Formation. If the formation continued to press on, Xiao Budian could not possibly handle it and it would embarrass the Sword of Radiance Sect.

"The power of his thunderstorm act is immense. He could indeed put up a fight against a Nascent Soul stage cultivator, at least in terms of mana and pure power comparison." The Red Cloud Grandmaster thought to herself and a dreary look could be seen on her face as she glanced at the Azure Clouds Grandmaster.

She was a middle-period Nascent Soul stage cultivator and was unafraid of Xiao Budian. However, the Azure Clouds Grandmaster was only in the infant stages as a Nascent Soul stage cultivator and could definitely feel the pressure from Xiao Budian.

The Azure Clouds Grandmaster's facial expression also darkened. He witnessed Xiao Budian's battle against Yu Wanfeng and was quite clear about Xiao Budian's potential. Yet, a battle such as this would stir anyone regardless.

"From what the Azure Clouds Grandmaster said, the power of Xiao Yan is far greater than this guy. I'm afraid of what comes when they reach the Nascent Soul stage." The Purple Cloud Grandmaster slowly iterated.

Both the Red Cloud Grandmaster and the Azure Clouds Grandmaster's expression changed and anybody could see that it was a forlorn and dismal one. They peered at Xiao Yan and Xiao Budian and heaved heavy sighs after a long while.

Sometimes, we might be a lot happier if we stopped thinking so much.

They turned their gaze towards Lin Feng's pavilion. Nothing was going on there, but its very existence exerted some kind of invisible pressure on the Purple Cloud Grandmaster.

"The Leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders actually brought up disciples of this calibre – it is frightening, indeed."

Zhao Yan stood fast under the pressure from the Infinite Thunderstorm. His face was solemn and dark. "There must be something wrong with his Aurous Core! It's not possible that he could possess such strength and such a mana pool."

He could feel that Xiao Budian's Infinite Thunderstorm was still gathering power. He could wait no longer and raised his hand to fire a golden talisman.

The Sky Sword Talisman was a Nascent Soul stage magic item. It could store large amounts of intense sword energy that only Nascent Soul stage cultivators could release. This item was Zhao Yan's trump card.

The sword energy generated by the golden talisman-like item pierced the sky in waves and forcefully pushed back Xiao Budian's Infinite Thunderstorm.

"Metaplasia of the clouds, Gasification of a million blades!" Zhao Yan shouted as the sword energy generated by the Sky Sword Talisman fused with that of his own. The result was a bright mass of sword Qi, nearly covered the entire area and shot towards Xiao Budian like a hurricane.

Xiao Budian was unafraid. With a laugh, he stamped on the ground with his right foot and the Infinite Thunderstorm stopped expanding and retracted around his body.

Divine Martial Way of the Muscular Body, Heaven-Shaking Thunderstorm!

The raging thunderstorm enveloped Xiao Budian's body. One could see his silhouette becoming bigger and bigger, rising from six feet to over twenty feet in no time. It was as scary as the descent of the Ghost God onto earth.

The thunderstorm seemed to have become his armor. He shook his gigantic arms and explosive force of the act repelled the hurricane sword radiance.

"What fearsome physical power! The dragon race does not seem to be much better." Zhao Yan bit his lip. "Let me see how strong you actually are."

Zhao Yan's "Metaplasia of the clouds, Gasification of a million blades" immediately morphed into the most powerful technique of the Sword of Radiance Sect, the "Flight of the Clouds, Strike of the Thunderstorm"!

Zhao Yan appeared to merge with his sword and flew into the sky. He was one with the clouds and the sword radiance in the sky, and brilliant streaks of light shot out all around the sword radiance. The unpredictable and obscure nature of the clouds and mist were completely gone – what was left was pure destruction. Once again, the sword radiance slashed towards Xiao Budian's Thunderstorm Demon and God with seemingly unstoppable force.

The sword Qi from the Sky Sword Talisman was emptied into this blow. The power injected into the sword caused it to shuttle through space; it disappeared from its original position and appeared in front of Xiao Budian at the exact same time.

Even a Nascent Soul stage cultivator had to pay attention when defending against such a fearsome sword technique. One would definitely be dead or heavily injured if stabbed or impaled by such a blow.

Xiao Budian did not show any sign of fear. The Thunderstorm Demon and God Avatar opened its mouth and released a booming laughter. "Not only you have a Nascent Soul stage magic item."

The green light on his body flickered as his whole person immediately vanished into thin air.

Zhao Yan was taken aback. He suddenly recalled the Azure Clouds Grandmaster's reminder that Lin Feng once bestowed upon Xiao Budian a small green crucible that was capable of breaking the space-time continuum. The small crucible was a Nascent Soul stage magic item and it was with this item that Xiao Budian could stand up to Yu Wanfeng, a Nascent Soul stage Grandmaster.

However, that was only what he heard. It was a completely different story when faced with the real thing. Only now did he know how frustrating the situation was and how difficult to handle Xiao Budian's Green Bronze Crucible of Emptiness was.

This magic item was made to unlock spatial mysteries and give the user control over the latter.

Xiao Budian's body kept on flickering in the air and was much more insidious and unpredictable than Zhao Yan's sword radiance before.

The thunderous punches hammered upon Zhao Yan's sword radiance again and again, but never once met head-on with the sword the radiance. Xiao Budian avoided direct contact and repeatedly attacked from the flanks until Zhao Yan's sword radiance began to waver and collapse.

Zhao Yan heaved a heavy sigh and muttered under his breath, "Barrier of Clouds and Mist, Veil of Wind and Rain…"

The arching sword radiance began to dissipate and all the power injected into the former transformed into layers of sword Qi, enveloping Zhao Yan within. The thick barrier of clouds and mist collectively defended the user against Xiao Budian's iron fists.

The attack on the cluster of clouds hammered upon the cluster of clouds. As powerful as the attacks were, the cloud mass simply trembled without any real damage caused. Sword Qi that had been pushed back quickly rejoined the rest of the cloud mass and continued to defend against Xiao Budian's hurricane attacks.

Lin Feng had been observing the fight all along and a smile appeared on his face.

Previously, the technique "Flight of the Clouds, Strike of the Thunderstorm" could be said to be the Sword of Radiance's most aggressive and offensive killer move.

In contrast, the technique "Barrier of Clouds and Mist, Veil of Wind and Rain" was the most defensive and protective move of the Sword of Radiance Sect. The user gave up all offensive power in the sword radiance and retracted the latter to protect himself or herself.

However, using the defensive technique for long was not the solution as Xiao Budian would continue to step up his advantage. In the end, he was the one that was on the offence and had the initiative. If Zhao Yan, who was but desperately defending himself, made a wrong move or lost his focus for just one moment he was irrevocably lost.

"The outcome is obvious." Lin Feng grinned as the Purple Cloud Grandmaster on the other side let loose a heavy sigh.

Xiao Yan peered at the Sword of Radiance disciple beside him with mocking eyes and said, "I told you, this would be over soon."

The company of disciples from the Sword of Radiance all wore solemn expressions. They watched Xiao Budian repeatedly assault Zhao Yan and the pace of invasion was only getting fiercer. It seemed as if Zhao Yan cloud mass was going to collapse and fail him anytime.

Xiao Yan laughed again and directed his gaze to one side, "How long more do you wish to watch?"

The air split in half as the tyrannical Prince Chong Yun stepped forward from the void. He was in the company of the Aurous Core stage cultivators that he brought along, including Wang Jiannan.

Prince Chong Yun eyed Xiao Budian but did not say anything.

He did not want to enter the battle himself, but not a single person in his company of Aurous Core stage cultivators could stand up to Xiao Budian. This fact deeply embarrassed him.

The disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders were touted to be unmatchable by cultivators of the same stage and level. Even if he stepped in and won the battle, there was not much glory in it as he was already at the Nascent Soul stage.

There was not yet any movement from Prince Chong Yun's camp but someone was already thinking about him.

Lin Feng watched Prince Chong Yun silently and thought to himself, "I wonder what Wu Qingrou is thinking about. Maybe he wants to probe forward and gather information before he walks it."

At this point in time, Lin Feng voice-projected to Yue Hongyan and said, "Hongyan, you can challenge Wang Jiannan now. Whether or not you wish to let him live is up to you."

Yue Hongyan's eyes erupted into flames as she heard Lin Feng's message. Without any hint of hesitation, Yue Hongyan stepped forward and raised her Black Ember Pole-Ax at Wang Jiannan.

Prince Chong Yun squinted a little bit as the Aurous Core stage cultivators began to exclaim.

The company of disciples from the Sword of Radiance Sect reacted by staring at Yue Hongyan with astonished looks.

The red-haired young lady remained silent. She simply raised her eyebrows a little bit – her intentions were clear.

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Chapter 250: The Tyrannical Hongyan

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Yue Hongyan pointed her Black Ember Pole-Ax at Wang Jiannan, and her intentions were clear.

Wang Jiannan's face lost all color and went completely pale – it appeared that this was caused by fear.

He was not afraid of Yue Hongyan, but of what Prince Chong Yun might do.

Indeed, Prince Chong Yun turned with an expressionless look and glared at him. "I remember you saying that progress was smooth?"

Wang Jiannan hurried replied, "My Prince, please let me explain…"

"I don't have the patience for this. You resolve it here immediately." Prince Chong Yun waved his hand and said with impatience.

"Yes, sir." Wang Jiannan was relieved. As long as Prince Chong Yun did not pursue the matter, he was confident he could turn the situation back.

He eyed Yue Hongyan as his emotional state returned to composure. He leapt out from the company of people and deliberately said in a calm manner, "Hongyan, it's been a long time. Come, let me check your progress!"

Yue Hongyan raised her eyebrows and said no more. With one step backwards, she launched herself at her foe with incredible speed, much like an arrow leaving its bow.

The Purple Cloud Grandmaster was a little shocked as he witnessed what just transpired. "This girl seems to be the Lin Feng's direct disciple. She should only be in the Foundation Establishment stage, right? Yet, she took the initiative to challenge an Aurous Core stage cultivator. Could it be that every disciple of the Celestial Sect of Wonders is insanely prodigious?"

The Azure Clouds Grandmaster thought for a moment and replied, "Let's just wait and see. There was a disciple under the Celestial Sect of Wonders named Wang Lin, and during the Battle of Shazhou City he was in the Foundation Establishment stage himself and swept all other Foundation Establishment stage cultivators."

The Red Cloud Grandmaster's eyes flickered and said, "There must be something unnatural about the mantra and abhijna of the Celestial Sect of Wonders."

Previously, Yue Hongyan had only just entered the middle level of the Foundation Establishment stage but had the courage to challenge two adversaries, who were in the ending stages of the Foundation Establishment stage. Back then, she was only practicing the Mantra of the Apocalyptic True Flame.

Currently, her foe was an Aurous Core stage cultivator, Wang Jiannan. It was certainly incomparable to the aforementioned, but Yue Hongyan's mantra had by now been improved and changed to the Grand Celestial Way of the Eight Trigrams, and her power was far greater than before.

No matter what changed, however, the straightforward and direct fighting style was a constant. She soared every step of the way.

Initially, Wang Jiannan thought he would have no trouble dispatching Yue Hongyan with his superior powers as an Aurous Core stage cultivator. However, after two of his spells were forcefully broken through by Yue Hongyan, he knew he was gravely wrong.

"Blizzard!" Wang Jiannan erased all his disorganized thoughts from his mind and began to treat Yue Hongyan like a real enemy. The spell he cast whipped up a blizzard around the area with him at the center of it. The dome of winds and the snow covered had a radius of more than a hundred feet and covered everything within.

Under the influence of the snowstorm, the gusts of winds would carry dark and cold magic and attack the adversary. Even if the other party could successfully block and repel the gust, the hidden dark magic within would have already disseminated through his body and it would be too late.

Yue Hongyan took big steps and stormed through the blizzard. Her tight purple suit began to radiate and uncountable streaks of light twisted and folded into tessellated hexagons.

The tessellation of the hexagons formed a plate of armor that looked like glass. At first sight, it might seem weak, as if it was a piece of furniture for decoration, but it emanated an intense and unmovable aura of energy.

It was an Aurous Core stage item, the Ancient Jade Armor.

The front of the armor radiated light in all directions and formed a hexagon-shaped screen.

The hexagonal screen hovered in the air and did not look like it was going to dissipate.

The streaks of light danced about and the hexagonal screens in the air proliferated and ultimately tessellated into one beehive-like piece, forming a complete wall.

The wall of light bent backwards and formed a dome over Yue Hongyan, protecting her, and shifted forward as she moved forward.

Innumerable gusts of cold wind battered on the dome of light but could not damage it more than the scratches they left on the latter.

Wang Jiannan was speechless. In the blink of an eye, Yue Hongyan had already arrived in front of him. With a wave of her Black Ember Pol-Ax and the likeness of a roaring dragon, Yue Hongyan went for the killer blow.

"No wonder this girl is so outrageous. She has an Aurous Core stage magic item given to her by the leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders," Wang Jiannan thought to himself, "Her magic item has superior defensive abilities. I may not be able to pierce through the dome of light – looks like it's going to be hard to teach her a lesson today."

Wang Jiannan placed his hands together as thoughts ran through his head. He made a gesture and casted another spell, this time bringing the gusts of cold wind spinning around him.

Yue Hongyan's Black Ember Pol-Ax stabbed onto the protective layer of wind and snow. The torque of the snowstorm diverted the force of the attack and even the direction of exertion was pushed to another side.

Wang Jiannan opened his mouth in the midst of everything and said, "Yue Hongyan, you have indeed improved so much since we last met. I am extremely glad. As for this fight, let's call it a draw."

Lin Feng heard his words from inside the pavilion and chortled to himself, "You cunning little shit."

Both parties had yet to exchange more than two moves and neither of them was at a disadvantage and Wang Jiannan already suggested a draw. The onlookers would only think that he was trying to maintain his status as an Aurous Core stage cultivator and was unwilling to battle Yue Hongyan due to the fact instead of him being afraid of her.

As an extrapolation of his words, their battle would only seem like a senior giving pointer to a junior.

How could Yue Hongyan not detect his nonsense? She scoffed and flared her red eyebrows. Instead of replying him, she simply swept the Black Ember Pol-Ax in a half-circle and released a fearsome wave of power.

In the blink of an eye, thousands of aggressive strikes began to hammer upon the spinning blizzard enwrapping Wang Jiannan.

"This kind of aggressive force is definitely not what a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator should possess. What kind of mantra is she learning from the Celestial Sect of Wonders?"

Wang Jiannan was trying his best to resist the pressure from Yue Hongyan – how could he not feel embarrassed?

However, he was confident that Yue Hongyan would not be able to break past his barrier. "The closer I bring in the snowstorm, the stronger this Spinning Snowstorm Technique gets. There is no way you're breaking through all that."

Under Yue Hongyan's relentless assault, the Spinning Snowstorm continually contracted and seemed as if he was retreating backwards.

Even so, the onlookers could tell that the defensive ability of the Spinning Snowstorm was getting stronger and stronger, but Yue Hongyan's aggression seemed to be getting gradually weaker.

The Red Cloud Grandmaster let loose a heavy sigh. "She could force an Aurous Core stage cultivator into a full defensive mode – that is quite an achievement in itself."

As her voice dropped, the Red Cloud Grandmaster's expression became one of intense astonishment. "This is…"

Just at that moment, a sphere of black flame began to concentrate upon the tip of the Black Ember Pol-Ax. The sphere of black flame flickered with streaks of red light and grouped together into a huge fiery hurricane. The sphere continued to spin around the Black Ember Pol-Ax until it reached the tip of the latter.

This point was incredibly heavy – the mass was so great that everything in the immediate vicinity seemed to be collapsing towards it.

Wang Jiannan was taken aback. "From her previous moves, this should be the Apocalyptic Spear Technique."

"When the Apocalyptic Spear Technique is trained to the pinnacle of its potential, the spinning fiery hurricane could produce a huge gravitational force. The foe would be forced forward and would be unable to retreat. This much, I know." Wang Jiannan observed the scene with continued awe.

"However, that kind of suction depends on the strength of our mana pools. Mine is superior – she's unable to suck me in."

"Even so, such a scene is truly astonishing. Surrounding matter began to collapse into the singularity as if there was a mini-blackhole consuming everything around it. This could not possibly be the effect of the Apocalyptic Spear Technique, so what technique is this?!"

Everybody watching the battle had their attentions focused on Yue Hongyan's move.

Even though they were not the targets, the onlookers began to feel a mysterious force pulling them towards the point in question, much like a moth attracted to fire and eventually flying to its death. They knew they would perish in the black flames but they could not resist the attraction.

This was Yue Hongyan's own innovation after practising the Great Celestial Way of the Eight Trigrams.

The Space-Destroying Spear Technique!

Xiao Yan watched on from the side and slowly nodded his head.

"She managed to attain enlightenment on some spatial mysteries and she's only in the Foundation Establishment stage. Her talent at this is undeniable!"

Prince Chong Yun was also surprised by the move. He glanced at Yue Hongyan's eyes and realized that the red pupils of hers were full of invasiveness and flickering with an intimidating gaze.

Wang Jiannan was not given further opportunities to react as the force of Yue Hongyan's Space-Destroying Spear Technique began to slam onto his Spinning Snowstorm.

The impacts were not that great. Instead, all the winds and the snow in the snowstorm released by Wang Jiannan were instantly sucked into the singularity at the tip of the Black Ember Pol-Ax.

A scene such as this shot fear into the hearts of the audience.

Wang Jiannan could not be more stunned. He wanted to retreat but even he began to gravitate towards the Space-Destroying Spear Technique.

"You dare!" Wang Jiannan was desperate and could not hold back any longer. His Aurous Core shook intensely as he explosively released the mana and power within his body. A small snow-white pill materialized in the air.

In the moments following the fact, the snow-white pill exploded and countless streaks of snow and wind shot out.

Even though he had already used his trump card, the Snowstorm Explosion, Wang Jiannan did not underestimate his enemy. He flung out a Nascent Soul stage purple talisman and it morphed into a thunderbolt, heading straight for Yue Hongyan.

It was a matter of life and death. After clearing his head, he could no longer bother about Yue Hongyan being Prince Chong Yun's target and gave no chances. He released all the power that he could possibly muster in his battle against Yue Hongyan.

The force of an Aurous Core stage cultivator fighting for his life was naturally a force to be reckoned with. What made it scarier was that the Nascent Soul stage purple talisman was equivalent to a Nascent Soul stage cultivator striking out a blow with all his might. In comparison, Yue Hongyan was only a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator and this move was akin to nuking a tank. The two sides were simply on different levels.

The thunderbolts and thunderclouds were looming dangerously close to Yue Hongyan.

No matter how strong the Space-Destroying Spear Technique was, it could not alter the fact that Yue Hongyan was, after all, a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator and the force of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator's all-out blow would definitely eliminate the former.

The Purple Cloud Grandmaster and the Red Cloud Grandmaster glanced at each other and simultaneously shook their heads.

Yue Hongyan was Lin Feng's direct disciple, and even though it was her folly by challenging someone stronger than her, the Sword of Radiance Sect was still accountable if she perished on Xingyun Peak.

The Red Cloud Grandmaster split open the sky and prepared to receive this attack on behalf of Yue Hongyan.

"Do not worry," the Azure Clouds Grandmaster suddenly voiced out from beside her. "Even her own master is unworried."

The Purple Cloud Grandmaster and the Red Cloud Grandmaster were momentarily stunned as they suddenly recalled Lin Feng was still in the pavilion.

"He's not worried?" The Purple Cloud Grandmaster frowned slightly. "Unless…"

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Chapter 251: Facing the Immortal Soul's Powers

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Facing Wang Jiannan's deadly Snowstorm attacks, and his killer move – the Nascent Soul Purple Charm, Yue Hongyan had only one reaction:

To keep charging forward!

Wielded both space and the Space-destroying Spear Technique, she sprinted ahead, flipped her palm and two objects flew to mid-air.

One of them was a shield. Its surface area was not large, but it gave off an aura of wholesomeness and indestructibility.

The shield was a perfect circular shape; there were markings on the surface of the shield resembling many tributaries and distributaries, all interconnected with one another, as though water flowed through them ceaselessly. It could not be distinguished which was the river source, and which was the river mouth. It was almost as if it were limitless.

It was the Great Chaotic Shield of the Ganges by Kang Nanhua. The other day he gave Xiao Yan and company one each, and Yue Hongyan received one too.

Even though the Great Chaotic Shield of the Ganges was assembled by Kang Nanhua while he was in the final level of the Aurous Core stage, using it to defend oneself against Wang Jiannan's charms and spells was more than enough.

The ferocious Snowstorm crash violently on the shield, but the Great Chaotic Shield of the Ganges remained still and sturdy.

The Great Chaotic Shield of the Ganges was able to resist attacks even those by Cultivators of the Nascent Soul Stage, but Yue Hongyan certainly did not intend to wear out the shield yet.

In the face of Wang Jiannan's Purple Soul Charm, Yue Hongyan reacted by using the exact same Purple Soul Charm!

Yue Hongyan's Purple Soul Charm transformed into a towering mountain in the sky, stubbornly resisting the deadly lightning strikes created by Wang Jiannan's Purple Soul Charm.

Eventually, the mountain was zapped into pieces, but the lightning strikes had also abated completely.

Wang Jiannan was brimming with extreme anger, as he watched Yue Hongyan weathered through all the obstacles unscathed. At that moment, the ruthless Space-destroying Spear Technique confronted him.

"Save me, Your Highness!" Wang Jiannan screamed at the top of his voice.

Prince Chong Yun's eyebrow moved slightly. Even though he was not fond of Wang Jiannan, after all he was his follower. If Wang Jiannan were killed like that, Prince Chong Yun would have his share of embarrassment.

At this thought, Prince Chong Yun raised his arm slightly, intending to block Yue Hongyan's attack.

Xiao Yan witnessed this, and laughed mirthlessly and quietly. Two bright flames blazed in his eyes all of a sudden. The pressure created by these two Primordial Flames momentarily distracted Prince Chong Yun.

Disrupted by Xiao Yan, Prince Chong Yun could not save Wang Jiannan in time.

The power of Yue Hongyan's Space-destroying Spear Technique exploded in its entirety, and the impact blew Wang Jiannan into smithereens!

A mere Foundation Establishment cultivator at the initial level had just annihilated another superior Aurous Core stage cultivator!

This battle made Yue Hongyan!

Purple Cloud Grandmaster who was spectating beside sighed deeply, "Zhao Yan, please come back."

Initially, Purple Cloud Grandmaster thought that Xiao Yan and company did not have the audacity to kill and wound the disciples of the Sword of Radiance Sect on Mount Xingyun. But now that he saw that they did not spare a thought for Prince Chong Yun at all, he started to feel unnerved.

Even though he was 99 percent sure that he could kill Zhao Yan, Xiao Budian did not dare to end his life. However, Purple Cloud Grandmaster did not want to take that one percent risk.

Zhao Yan was the Sword of Radiance Sect's top-notch and essential disciple, the Sword of Radiance Sect could not afford to lose him.

"Your powers are indeed impressive, I have lost to you," Zhao Yan sighed discreetly. Even though he could barely hold on, he knew deep down that if the battle continued, he would eventually be defeated by Xiao Budian.

Zhao Yan thought that if he risked his life to challenge Xiao Budian, he might be able to severely wound Xiao Budian, or even kill him. But there was obviously no need for this outcome, so he might as well concede defeat.

From now onwards, he would not dare to address Xiao Budian as his junior anymore.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Budian smirked darkly and stopped his attack, but continued to wield his Wind and Lightning. Standing tall with his massive and intimidating stature, he stared down at the Sword of Radiance Sect's disciples, "Is there anyone else who wants to challenge the disciple of the Celestial Sect of Wonders?"

The remaining few Sword of Radiance Sect's disciples from the Aurous Core Stage looked at each other, speechless. They were the most skillful from their sect, but they were no better than Zhao Yan and had no confidence to defeat Xiao Budian.

Prince Chong Yun, who was standing beside, laughed coldly, "Tsk, the Celestial Sect of Wonders is unbeatable."

He did not look at Xiao Budian; his steely stare fell upon Xiao Yan and Yue Hongyan as he spoke slowly, "You knew very well that Wang Jiannan is my servant, and yet you killed him. Good on you."

An atmosphere of violence and mercilessness began to spread, pressing strongly against and smothering Yue Hongyan. The red-haired teenage girl felt like a small boat amidst strong currents, at risk of capsizing anytime.

But she stiffened herself, refusing to give in to the pressure exerted by Prince Chong Yun.

Xiao Yan walked in front of Yue Hongyan, taking on Prince Chong Yun's pressure on her behalf. He said calmly, "Yue Hongyan is my Junior, my Master will deal with her wrongdoings."

"If you are unhappy with her, you can take it out on me instead."

Prince Chong Yun laughed coldly, "If it weren't for the fact that I wanted to save your master the embarrassment, I would have killed you yesterday."

Xiao Yan sniggered indifferently, "I am afraid you don't have the ability to do that."

"Let's try it out then," Prince Chong Yun's demeanor changed to that of a calm one suddenly, like a churning sea turning calm with no waves all of a sudden.

Deep down, however, Xiao Yan could sense the danger ahead and was more than vigilant.

The next moment, Prince Chong Yun suddenly moved. He put a step forward, teleported to the front of Xiao Yan and extended his hand towards him.

Xiao Yan could feel that the sky before his eyes momentarily turned dark as the sunlight vanished, leaving him in darkness.

Beneath Prince Chong Yun's palm, everything was in complete darkness.

Lin Feng, who was in the cave, witnessed this and nodded, "Putting aside the blemish in his character, his accomplishment in terms of his powers certainly does justice to his name as the Crown Prince of the Great Qin."

Different from the world of mere mortals, regardless of the Great Qin Dynasty or the Great Zhou Dynasty, for those able to establish royal ruling in the world of Cultivators, their royal family members must have mastered some of the best charms and spells and possessed the necessary resources for Cultivation.

They were perhaps even better than the biggest sects such as the Sword of Radiance Sect, Intense Flaming Sword Sect, Aeolus Sect.

Even when compared to the Three Great Holy Ground, they were perhaps lacking slightly in the fundamentals only.

In a sense, the royal family of the Great Qin Dynasty is a more powerful Cultivator family than the big four families of the Great Qin.

As the Crown Prince of the Great Qin, the mantras and powers practised by Prince Chong Yun were naturally among the best and most formidable. When it came to battle strength, he was far better than Cultivators of the same stage. In fact, challenging those from the higher stages was not out of the question.

Even if Purple Cloud Grandmaster and Red Cloud Grandmaster from the Intermediate Nascent Soul Stage challenged Prince Chong Yun, they could not afford to be reckless.

"Lord Lin's disciples are, I am afraid, too arrogant and flamboyant for their own good."

At that instance, a voice rang beside Lin Feng's ears, "Need to understand that well-grown trees are often destroyed by strong winds - outstanding and talented individuals often incite hatred and jealousy from the rest."

A man in a Stars Magic Robe suddenly appeared in Lin Feng's resting place with a smile. It was the Stellar Holy Man.

Lin Feng looked nonchalant, before adding calmly, "If the trees were destroyed by the winds, that would only be because the trees weren't sturdy enough. The Stellar Holy Man does not have to be involved in matters related to my disciples."

"Let's try things out then," the Stellar Holy Man laughed, "Seeing your disciples challenge others, I am tempted to try too. Sword of Radiance Sect's Grandmaster is the host here, I don't want to trouble him. I will just challenge Lord Lin then."

"I hope Lord Lin will not refuse."

While saying this, the Stellar Holy Man paced up and down in Lin Feng's place.

What seemed to be a few ordinary steps were, from Lin Feng's perceptive observation, something extraordinary.

The view before Lin Feng changed instantly. Everything previously vanished completely, even the Stellar Holy Man was nowhere to be seen.

What appeared before Lin Feng now, instead, was a ubiquitous sea of stars in a dark universe. Infinite stars twinkled brightly.

From afar, every star in the universe was a shiny spot. Each shiny spot moved ceaselessly along their respective orbits, yet they also seemed to adhere to a peculiar rule.

The stars moved in the ubiquitous sky. Innumerable stars followed fixed orbits, as they changed their positions each second.

"Is it the Big Dipper Move?" Lin Feng knew he was thinking the obvious. The few steps that the Stellar Holy Man executed set up a huge starry night sky that shielded him from the outside world.

The Stellar Holy Man did not vanish himself, instead, his entirety fused as one with the Cosmic Charm.

Once Lin Feng fell for the trick, he was trapped in it, unable to interfere with the fight outside between Xiao Yan and Prince Chong Yun.

"How do you find my Cosmic Charm?"

In the seemingly endless galaxy of stars, the Stellar Holy Man's voice came from all directions, reverberating non-stop in the hollow space.

Facing an Immortal Soul Cultivator, Lin Feng actually felt excited. He marched forward in the galaxy of stars, looking completely relaxed and at ease.

Lin Feng took a few steps and realised that as he moved, the orbits of the innumerable stars in the dark universe started to change.

Before his eyes, tens of thousand of stars began to crash onto him.

With a flick of his finger, he used the Heaven and Earth Destroyer and instantaneously shattered the asteroids crashing upon him.

After a flick of finger by Lin Feng, the universe created by the Stellar Holy Man's Cosmic Charm formed a big hole. Chaos ensued – countless Land, Water, Fire and Wind engulfed the entire sky, as though the apocalypse had taken place.

The Stellar Holy Man sighed, "What a ruthless move by Lord Lin."

As he spoke, the constellations in the universe changed again suddenly. The stars began to change their positions as their orbits changed; the universe seemed to be reborn – balance was restored to the universe that seemed to be on the verge of destruction.

Lin Feng's eyebrow rose, "An Immortal Soul Cultivator, extraordinary indeed."

The Stellar Holy Man had not used his most advanced skills. Cultivators who had succeeded in accomplishing the Immortal Soul would first use the Nascent Soul as the core, the Heaven and Earth Appearance Mantra as the backbone, before successfully creating an Immortal Soul avatar exclusive to him.

Once the Immortal Soul avatar was created, one would be immortal. They could traverse the sky and the land and the entire universe.

At the same time, the Immortal Soul avatar was also where an Immortal Soul Cultivator's true powers lay. The Stellar Holy Man merely used his basic powers to cast the Cosmic Charm and did not reveal his personal Immortal Soul avatar.

It was clear that he did not intend to risk his life in a fight with Lin Feng. Even though Immortal Soul cultivators can live on almost forever, they could still be killed by external forces. Unless absolutely necessary, they would not risk their lives. After all, it was not easy for them to attain immortality, of course, they would want to enjoy it and would not put their lives on the line easily.

He challenged Lin Feng for two reasons: firstly, he wanted to stop Lin Feng from interfering in the battle between Prince Chong Yun and Xiao Yan; secondly, he wanted to find out Lin Feng's true ability.

To everyone out there, what Lin Feng was capable of remained a mystery.

The Stellar Holy Man stabilized the Starry Universe that he created with his Cosmic Charm, and continued to command the stars to crash on Lin Feng, in an attempt to compel Lin Feng to show his true skills.

Lin Feng immediately understood the Stellar Holy Man's intention. He laughed. Instead of utilizing his powers to challenge the Stellar Holy Man, he whipped out an object: A huge black umbrella!

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Chapter 252: Invincible

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Lin Feng took out a huge black umbrella. It was a special reward he received from the System after he accomplished the main quest on opening the mountain doors.

This reward was especially unique: if one were to use it at the right moment, it could work wonders; if used at the wrong moment, it could work against the owner.

Now, Lin Feng opened the umbrella and held it over his head. He walked slowly within the Cosmic Charm in a seemingly relaxed manner, as though he were looking at an exhibition.

The Stellar Holy Man could not see through Lin Feng's actions. He stared at the huge black umbrella above Lin Feng's head and observed it for a while, but he still could not figure out what so special about it.

Unable to figure out, the Stellar Holy Man decided to give up. He willed it mentally and another bout of asteroids hurtled towards Lin Feng in a lethal manner.

Standing beneath his umbrella, Lin Feng smiled calmly as he paid no attention to the incoming asteroids.

However, the Stellar Holy Man opened his eyes widely all of a sudden.

That was because he just witnessed how the thunderstorm of asteroids he created with his powers splashed and scattered when they fell upon the big black umbrella. It was as though his asteroids had turned into raindrops and could not penetrate the surface of the black umbrella.

The Stellar Holy Man fixed his gaze, and again willed infinite asteroids beneath Lin Feng's legs to fly towards Lin Feng from below him.

Curiously, when these asteroids neared Lin Feng, the dimension seemed to be distorted incomprehensibly. Like a moment ago, these asteroids fell upon the top of the umbrella like raindrops while Lin Feng remained unscathed.

This time, the Stellar Holy Man was stunned. The Starry Universe formed by his Cosmic Charm was in actuality a dimension independently created by him. Supposedly, in this Starry Universe, any principles and rules undergirding the dimension should be within his control.

However, as long as Lin Feng was shielded by the black umbrella, no matter from which direction the Stellar Holy Man initiated the attack, eventually the trajectory of the asteroids would be distorted so that they will on fall on the surface of the black umbrella above Lin Feng's head.

The Stellar Holy Man refused to concede, "I don't believe that I can't find a way to breach the umbrella's defence."

Under his manipulation, the formation of the stars changed again. On the northern side of the sky, seven bright stars were arranged into a dipper formation surrounded by infinite stars. They formed a colossal column of light, once again striking the black umbrella above Lin Feng.

But it was completely futile. Lin Feng held up the black umbrella, and, just like an umbrella shielding one from the sunlight, Lin Feng was shielded from the column of light, completely unharmed.

The Stellar Holy Man did not give up. He cast another spell: the sky changed once again, with nine stars lining up. He created a formidable and immensely powerful dimension-distorting force, intending to crush both Lin Feng and the huge black umbrella into pieces.

Again, it was pointless. The Space around Lin Feng was already distorted beyond recognition, even light could not pass through without being bent. However, Lin Feng could not be harmed – he was still holding the black umbrella and strutting around.

The Stellar Holy Man still did not want to give up. With his will, millions of stars gathered together to form a magnificent river of stars which flowed ferociously towards the direction of Lin Feng.

But, once again, the dimension was distorted. The vast galaxy of stars turned into a small stream of water as it fell on the umbrella. Leaving a small trace on the surface of the umbrella, the stream of water slid off the edge of the umbrella, unable to reach Lin Feng at all.

The Stellar Holy Man stared at the black umbrella above Lin Feng's head. He was dumbfounded. After a long while, he finally mustered the ability to speak, "It cannot be destroyed in any ways whatsoever? It's completely invincible?"

Lin Feng continued to hold the umbrella and walk calmly ahead. He saw all the things that the Stellar Holy Man did, but he merely smiled and his sight fell on the huge black umbrella above him. It was as though it shielded him from the entire sky.

Meanwhile, beneath the umbrella, it was a different world altogether.

Let the hurricane and thunderstorm rage on in the outside world, but with my umbrella, a single raindrop could not reach me.

Let the Heaven and Earth be destroyed in the outside world, but with my umbrella, nothing could hurt me.

He had an umbrella that protected its owner from all the trials and tribulations for the eternity. So why should it matter to him if it were a hurricane and thunderstorm, or the Destruction of Heaven and Earth?

This umbrella, it was called, the Sky-shielding Umbrella.

Lin Feng held the Sky-shielding Umbrella and marched forward without any obstacles ahead. Within a few steps, the sea of stars in front of his eyes began to be wiped out. The pitch-black universe, the twinkling stars all vanished in their entirety. Everything returned to what it was like on Mount Xingyun.

Lin Feng exited the rock cave. Xiao Budian and Yue Hongyan came over to greet him, "Greetings, my master."

"You have all done well," Lin Feng nodded approvingly. Xiao Budian stared at the Sky-shielding Umbrella above Lin Feng's head curiously, "Master, why are you holding an umbrella?'

Lin Feng laughed, "I didn't use the umbrella for myself, but rather for someone else."

Xiao Budian and the rest were perplexed. Behind Lin Feng, the Stellar Holy Man had come out of the cave with a countenance that plainly revealed his slight displeasure. After hearing Lin Feng's words, he stopped moving and looked at Lin Feng's Sky-shielding Umbrella in a contemplative manner.

If one were to say that the Cosmic Charm was a trial for Lin Feng, the Sky-shielding Umbrella would be Lin Feng's way of returning the favor.

I have found a way to counter your charm, but could you break the powers of my umbrella?

The Stellar Holy Man hesitated for a while but still could not decide if he should make a move to challenge Lin Feng. If he revealed his Immortal Soul avatar, both of them would be risking their lives. He and Lin Feng had no deep hatred between them, there was no need to fight to the death.

The Supreme Radiance Swordmaster appeared beside him soundlessly. His sight did not leave Lin Feng's Sky-shielding Umbrella; his stare was like two swords leaving their sheaths.

"I have the urge to try if my sword can penetrate his umbrella," the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster said quietly.

The Stellar Holy Man did not doubt that at all, "You are a Sword Cultivator, it's unsurprising for you to have such a thought."

After standing quietly for a while, the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster shook his head rather regretfully, "I think I will have to give this a miss. I will find an opportunity in the future."

"What wish did Wu Qingrou make for you to cause you to be so encumbered and hesitant?" the Stellar Holy Man asked curiously.

The Supreme Radiance Swordmaster remained silent for a moment, before saying, "You will find out in the future."

The Stellar Holy Man did not press on. He nodded and spoke no more.

Even though Lin Feng could not understand the conversation between the two Immortal Soul masters, he could palpably feel that the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster had the urge to challenge him.

He could feel that the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster eventually, like the Stellar Holy Man, chose to give up. Lin Feng curled his lips secretly, evidently disappointed.

He was not trying to be flamboyant; he genuinely hoped that either of the Immortal Soul masters would test the defence of the Sky-shielding Umbrella.

And that was because, once shielded by the Sky-shielding Umbrella, while Lin Feng's personal safety was guaranteed, he could not use his powers to attack his opponents.

The Sky-shielding Umbrella's power insulation worked both ways, that means both parties on either sides of the umbrella could not hurt each other.

But its defensive ability was impeccable and definitely satisfactory. It could withstand thousands of trials and spells and charms and still would not give way.

Lin Feng was 80 per cent confident that if the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster or the Stellar Holy Man exhausted their powers to attack the umbrella, their efforts would be in vain, and they might even injure themselves severely.

But both of them had suppressed the urge to engage in a fight. Lin Feng was mildly disappointed, but he quickly cast aside this bit of negativity as his attention shifted to the battle before him.

The battle between Xiao Yan and Prince Chong Yun was now in its throes.

The Nascent Soul Stage weapon, Heaven and Earth Mirror, given to Xiao Yan had already been used in the battle. With the Heaven and Earth mirror as a defense, the two Primordial Flames as an attack, coupled with the Black Cloud Flag's space-shifting ability to aid his movement, Xiao Yan had already exhausted his means in the battle against Prince Chong Yun.

Similarly, Prince Chong Yun was using his powers. A dragon figure flashing golden light was hovering non-stop on his head as he was engaged in the battle against Xiao Yan.

As the Crown Prince of the Great Qin, he had many treasures, much less Nascent Soul Stage weapons. Even the mantras and skills he learned were among the best. Even though he was a Beginner Nascent Soul Cultivator, and Xiao Yan was a Beginner Aurous Core Cultivator, he was clearly having the lead at the moment.

Xiao Yan looked excited. Save for the instances he challenged his seniors and juniors during practice sessions, he had not had such an exciting battle in a long while. The prior battle at the outskirts of Shazhou city with Master Cyclone was nowhere as thrilling as the one transpiring before his eyes now with Prince Chong Yun.

Under Prince Chong Yun's pressure, Xiao Yan had used up all of his tricks, and he had seemingly outdone himself.

"Let's make this a good battle!" two flames, one golden one purple, flashed in his pupils. He clasped his hands together – the Grand Sun Primordial Flame and the Nefarious Spectral Primordial Fire began to merge!

The same thing that took place in Mount Yujing not too long ago was going to happen again.

The tremor created was so frightening that it shook the entire mountain as the mountain became unstable. Sword of Radiance Sect's mountain protection formation, the Cloud-sky Sword of Radiance Formation, was once again activated, this time the response was greater than when Xiao Budian battled.

Even the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster and the Stellar Holy Man could not help themselves, "Are you trying to merge both Primordial Flames? This is madness!"

"You are a loony!" Prince Chong Yun who was facing Xiao Yan directly must have felt the extent of that destructive power more palpably.

Xiao Yan was using the Great Celestial Way of the Eight Trigrams to its optimum level. His ten fingers moved nimbly as he cast one spell after another onto the merging Primordial Flames.

Lin Feng's previous teachings rang beside his ears, "The Heavenly Stings of the Grand Sun Primordial Flame are originally stable, but become explosive only after coming into contact with the enemy. When merging, you must keep controlling it to make sure it continues to be stable."

"The Nefarious Spectral Primordial Fire burns fiercely throughout and is wild. Do not attempt to tame it or suppress its unique characteristics, instead guide it effectively and ensure that it burns at a level that you are able to control."

"However mad, however powerful the forces are, it boils down to your being able to control and harness. After all, man controls the fire, not the other way round."

Xiao Yan spun his head and saw that Lin Feng was standing under the Sky-shielding Umbrella smiling at him.

"Master, I have succeeded!" Xiao Yan took a deep breath, and suddenly put his hands together. The ferocious flames suddenly abated. Before the impressive looks of everyone present, the flames condensed into a Purple-golden Lotus the size of Xiao Yan's palm.

The Purple-golden Lotus took shape. Xiao Yan tossed it at Prince Chong Yun without hesitation.

"Boom!"

Amidst the ear-splitting explosive sound, everyone's vision was filled with purple-golden colour flame light. Nothing else could be seen.

The next moment, waves of fire rose high up into the sky, as though a gigantic hole had been burnt into the sky.

A huge part of the golden fog hovering above Mount Xingyun for thousands of years immediately disappeared. The fire was so strong that the fog immediately evaporated into thin air, leaving not a single trace of it.

Zhao Yan and the group of Sword of Radiance Sect's Aurous Core disciples were dumbstruck. Deep down, they were still reeling from the shock they just felt, "Can't believe that we almost wanted to challenge this freak of nature."

Purple Cloud Grandmaster and the other Nascent Soul Grandmasters looked on solemnly. Purple Cloud and Red Cloud, two Intermediate Nascent Soul Grandmasters might be able to survive this blast, but they could not escape the fate of a life-threatening injury.

Azure Clouds Grandmaster and the other Beginner Nascent Soul Cultivators looked even more worried. They momentarily realised that if they were to take Xiao Yan on individually, and that Xiao Yan had used this move, they might not have survived it.

Even those from the Celestial Sect of Wonders, who were on Xiao Yan's side, were too shocked to say anything. Tuntun swallowed, secretly glad that she did not press him at Mount Yujing, otherwise, she might be banished to the Ring Dimension again.

The Supreme Radiance Swordmaster and the Stellar Holy Man were clearly uncomfortable, "He had accomplished so much as a Beginner of the Aurous Core Stage…" They looked at Lin Feng at the same time and saw that Lin Feng was slightly glad despite his relatively mild expression and nodding his head gently.

Witnessing this, the two Immortal Soul masters' hearts sank, "Even the disciple is so impressive, much less his master!"

After a long moment, the flame dispersed, revealing an embarrassing figure that was howling dolorously like a werewolf.

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Chapter 253: The battle has come

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The impact of Xiao Yan's attack lingered on for a long while before it dissipated gradually. Within the waves of burning fire, a figure revealed itself – he was Prince Chong Yun.

At this point, he resembled a wounded lone wolf, looking as brutal as ever.

Even though he was in a most embarrassing situation, he did not seem to be injured. His face was covered with dirt and filth; his Four Dragons Robe was torn beyond repair.

However, all the spectators present were able to tell that this robe he was wearing was actually a Nascent Soul Stage weapon that combined the abilities to attack and defend, making it an unprecedentedly powerful magic item.

And it was this robe that shielded Xiao Yan from this immensely destructive strike. But now, this robe was completely defunct, having lost all of its powers, and there was no way the powers could be restored or the robe repaired.

A Nascent Soul Stage magic item was destroyed completely by Xiao Yan's previous strike immediately!

Prince Chong Yun stared intently at Xiao Yan with a murderous look. He did not speak a word and waved his arm. Suddenly, a flash of black-purple sword radiance flew to the sky.

When this flash of black-purple sword radiance appeared, concern was registered on the expressions of everyone present.

Only a magic treasure could release so much power. It felt almost as though the sky were going to be split into halves.

Although he refused to admit, Prince Chong Yun actually felt threatened by Xiao Yan whose training and skills were a far cry from him. He therefore resorted to unleashing the Evil Shadow Sword that he always carried with him.

Purple-black sword radiance suddenly spread apart in the sky, like fairies scattering petals of flowers, shrouding the entire sky. The ubiquitous sword radiance formed a huge enchanted barrier, shrouding Xiao Yan and Prince Chong Yun within.

Someone from the Nascent Soul Stage having to use a magic treasure in a fight against another from the Aurous Core Stage was supposedly amusing, but none of those present felt that Prince Chong Yun's action was disproportionate nor unjustified. Recalling the powerful blow executed by Xiao Yan, everyone was still reeling from shock and fear.

Lin Feng felt that he could let Prince Chong Yun humiliate his own disciple. Disregarding the fact that Xiao Yan's power just hit an all-time low after executing that last blow, even if Xiao Yan were in his prime, he was still no match for the magic treasure. After all, he was now only a beginner in the Aurous Core Stage.

Holding the Sky-shielding Umbrella, Lin Feng briefly scanned the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster and the Stellar Holy Man and flicked his finger gently. A red ball of fire entered the space that Prince Chong Yun's Evil Shadow Sword sealed off.

The Stellar Holy Man was silent. Indeed, the wheel of fortune was always turning. Just a while ago, he attempted to stop Lin Feng from interfering with the battle between Xiao Yan and Prince Chong Yun. But now, things had changed. Instead, he was wary of Lin Feng's existence and did not dare to interfere with the battle as he wished.

What caught his and the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster's attention was that the Red Fireball flicked by Lin Feng directly penetrated the enchanted barrier set up by the Evil Shadow Sword Radiance.

The Evil Shadow Sword is a sword device; its primary powers lay in its attacking ability and not in its ability in creating enchanted barriers to insulate a space from the outside world.

However, the fact that it could be penetrated easily only demonstrated the extraordinariness of the Red Fireball.

They believed that, based on Lin Feng's status and character, he would not directly aid his disciple in attacking Prince Chong Yun or take on Prince Chong Yun alongside his disciple.

Paying close attention to the Red Fireball, the two Immortal Soul cultivators discovered that within the fireball hid a violently destructive power. It vaguely releases an awe belonging to the Dragon Tribe, striking fear in the hearts of many. With an earth-shattering surge of power, it must be an Immortal Soul magic treasure.

The fireball penetrated the space surrounded by the enchanted barrier, immediately transforming into a set of blazing full-body armor. Its unrelenting power expanded ceaselessly, causing the entire barricaded space to inch towards collapse and destruction.

This set of armor was precisely the Flaming Dragon Celestial Armor created by Lin Feng.

Originally, Lin Feng's Avatar of Ares was supposed to be inside the Flaming Dragon Celestial Armor. The Avatar of Ares and the armor were supposed to merge as one to form the complete Flaming Dragon Celestial Armor. But Lin Feng delivered the armor into the barricaded space not with the intention of settling the battle himself.

As he controlled with his mental will, the Avatar of Ares quickly shrunk and entered directly the Zhuyan Demon Eye located in front of the chest armor.

The Flaming Dragon Celestial Armor made an ear-splitting roar, and latched itself onto Xiao Yan's body.

The armor transformed itself automatically to fit Xiao Yan's body. Indeed, the armor fit Xiao Yan perfectly well – the headgear which resembled the dragon head covered all of Xiao Yan's facial features, leaving only his eyes visible. Flames danced in his pupils, one of them golden and the other purple, replete with the potential and the power to wreak havoc.

As it was his first time synthesizing the merging of two Primordial Flames, it was inevitable that Xiao Yan was not entirely skilled at it. Not only was his powers completely exhausted, his soul also sustained some damage, causing his head to be in splitting pain.

But now that the Flaming Dragon Celestial Armor was latched onto Xiao Yan's body, its immense powers momentarily revived Xiao Yan's Primordial Flame Aurous Core. His entire state of mind became unprecedentedly clear.

He bellowed loudly at the sky, like a dragon's roar penetrating the heavens. By then, his powers were already as one with the magic treasure. Behind the armor, a thunderous noise was heard as a pair of gigantic wings covered in flames extended themselves.

One of the wings was purple while the other was golden, and they were formed by the Nefarious Spectral Primordial Fire and the Grand Sun Primordial Flame respectively. Their impressiveness was unparalleled – each wing spanned miles, and when they were both extended at the same time, they could cover the sky.

The space surrounded by the enchanted barrier, which was created by the Evil Shadow Sword Radiance, was instantly destroyed. Prince Chong Yun was worried. He gestured with his fingers. Immediately, the shattered Evil Shadow Sword Radiance evolved, transforming itself into an infinite number of Sword Shadows populating the sky.

Every black-purple Sword Shadow transcended the void and was directed at Xiao Yan with lethal impact. Countless Sword Shadows were woven together, and they fell upon Xiao Yan in a crushing and endless fashion. The void within miles was sliced into pieces.

When Zhao Yan and the Sword of Radiance Sect's disciples witnessed this, their expressions immediately changed. When Prince Chong Yun wielded his magic treasure, the Evil Shadow Sword, to launch attacks, the impact of every Sword Shadow was much greater than that of Zhao Yan when he wielded the most lethal attack of the Radiant Clouds Sword Technique in the battle with Xiao Budian.

Prince Chong Yun's single attack was tantamount to millions of Zhao Yan launching full attacks at the same time.

Being up against this sword technique, even Xiao Yan was impressed, "The magic treasure's potential is indeed shocking."

But he was unafraid, for he was donning Lin Feng's Flaming Dragon Celestial Armor!

Shi Chong Yun was not the only one with magic treasure, after all.

Xiao Yan extended his armor-covered arms forward. Suddenly, the armors on his left and right hands lit up with fire at the same time. On one side was the Nefarious Spectral Primordial Fire, while on the other was the Grand Sun Primordial Flame.

Under the godly powers of the Flaming Dragon Celestial Armor, fiery flames extended from his arms, forming two massive dragon claws made of the two Primordial Flames.

Xiao Yan spread open his arms. The two massive claws held close to each other in front of his chest were separated. As he swung his extended arms, the impact was so strong as though it would shatter the heaven and Earth. Instantly, the ubiquitous Sword Shadows by the Evil Shadow Sword were destroyed.

It was as though a person held a tattered cloth, and used all of his might to tear it apart from the center of the cloth.

Witnessing this scene, Prince Chong Yun was more concerned and worried than before. With a gesture of his finger, a flash of black-purple sword radiance hovered mid-air before him. It revealed its original self – an old common sword replete with evilness. The tip of the sword pointed right at Xiao Yan.

The blade of the Evil Shadow Sword resembled a black mass of shadow. It vibrated non-stop in mid-air, as though it were not in solid form. But the blade was so sharp that everyone present could sense its lethality and the bloody havoc it could wreak.

Xiao Yan looked at Prince Chong Yun and the Evil Shadow Sword coldly without any hint of fear. Every piece of armor around his body vibrated non-stop as though they were imbued with life. The Mighty Auspicious Clouds exclusive to the Dragon Tribe arose beside him, threatening Prince Chong Yun unyieldingly.

Right at that moment, Lin Feng, the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster, and the Stellar Holy Man could sense something amiss, as they looked towards the distant sky at the same time.

The sky suddenly cracked open and an elderly clothed in a simple manner walked out of the crevice slowly. The elderly stood in the void and stopped moving forward. Instead, he put his hands together to greet Lin Feng, the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster and the Stellar Holy Man.

"Greetings to Lord Lin, Supreme Radiance Swordmaster and Stellar Holy Man, " he bowed to each of them, and then greeted Prince Chong Yun, "Huang Jiugong pays his respect to Your Highness."

Prince Chong Yun did not bother to turn around, his eyes remained transfixed on Xiao Yan. He said impatiently, "Huang Jiugong, what are you doing here?"

Huang Jiugong, the elderly man, replied calmly, "Prime Minister Wu received news regarding Your Highness's concubine. It seemed that His Majesty has decided on the lady. I am just here on Prime Minister Wu's order to give Your Highness a heads up."

Prince Chong Yun's demeanor changed immediately. He could not even be bothered about Xiao Yan. He quickly turned his head to look at Huang Jiugong.

Huang Jiugong's demeanor was respectful, but he did not cower in the face of Chong Yun's wolf-like stare. His stare remained as calm as ever.

Dead silence permeated the entire Xingyun Peak. Everyone kept quiet, held their breaths, and fixed their state on the two individuals in the sky – Prince Chong Yun and Huang Jiugong.

A grin appeared on Lin Feng's face. Undoubtedly, Huang Jiugong must be Prime Minister Wu Qingrou's subordinate.

Even though it was never made explicit, many of those involved knew that the reason Prince Chong Yun came to Xingyun Peak was that the Sword of Radiance Sect brought up Murong Yanran's marriage.

He picked on Xiao Yan was, to a large extent, also because of Murong Yanran.

What Huang Jiugong just did or, to be more precise, what Wu Qingrou just did, was as good as giving Prince Chong Yun a resounding slap in his face in front of Lin Feng, the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster and the rest.

The power play in the empire and the confusion related to the succession of the throne were made public entirely.

"What is Wu Qingrou really trying to do?" Lin Feng looked at Prince Chong Yun with great interest, "Could it be that Shi Chong Yun's title as the Prince of the empire is now at stake?"

Prince Chong Yun took a deep breath, and asked with a deep voice, "Who's it?"

Huang Jiugong uttered a name. It was neither Murong nor Yanran.

An ambivalent smile appeared on Prince Chong Yun's face. He said darkly, "Wu Qingrou… Wu Qingrou… tsk!"

"Let's go!" he shouted suddenly, ready to leave with the Evil Shadow Sword. With a blink of an eye, he vanished into thin air.

Huang Jiugong sighed, and quickly followed him. Prince Chong Yun's followers also quickly left with Huang Jiugong.

Xiao Yan looked at the direction where Prince Chong Yun disappeared. Prince Chong Yun's wolfish voice rang beside his ears, "So, you are Xiao Yan? I concede that you are quite impressive. But this is only the start, I would love to see if the Leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders can protect you for the rest of your life!"

Xiao Yan frowned. He did not say a word but merely smiled coldly. He knew very clear deep down that this would not be his last battle with the Prince of the Great Qin Empire.

He descended onto the ground. The Flaming Dragon Celestial Armor had disappeared completely. Just as he wanted to report to Lin Feng, his heart skipped a beat, as he looked at the other side.

There, a girl in white was walking over slowly. That was Murong Yanran.

Murong Yanran came to the front of the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster and paid her respect gracefully. She did not say a word.

The Supreme Radiance Swordmaster was expressionless. He said slowly, "Don't worry about it. The battle was inevitable; it was only a matter of time. The few days don't make any difference."

"Yanran is indebted to the sect and the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster. Thank you for your forgiveness," Murong Yanran stood up; her gaze at Xiao Yan was steady and calm.

"The Supreme Radiance Swordmaster, Murong family, Murong Yanran, send their greetings to Senior Xiao."

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Chapter 254: Three-step Plan

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Murong Yanran was daring to take on the challenge not because she had a plan to defeat the opponent, but merely because she knew that it would do her no good to drag this on. She would be better off agreeing to the battle and to settle the issue early on.

Therefore, it was a battle that ended before it had even started.

Murong Yanran did not adopt a pessimistic attitude. She gave her best as soon as the battle started. Unfortunately, at this point, she and Xiao Yan were not on the same level.

The Flaming Dragon Celestial Armor was unnecessary, neither was the Nefarious Almighty Sword, nor the two Primordial Flames, nor the Heaven and Earth Mirror, nor the Black Cloud Flag.

Despite having fought a tough battle with Prince Chong Yun prior to that, Xiao Yan could still overpower Murong Yanran easily with his own Mana and Abhijna.

All the Sword of Radiance Sect disciples turned their heads; they could not bring themselves to witness the outcome of the battle.

The colors on Murong Yanran's face had drained completely, but she still held on stubbornly, unwilling to collapse. Xiao Yan and she were one step apart; they stared at each other face-to-face, akin to a couple from afar.

However, in reality, between this man and woman, the attraction was zilch.

"Speaking from the bottom of my heart, during that time, I admit that I looked down on you because of your ability then. But today, it is clear as day that I was short-sighted then."

Murong Yanran looked at Xiao Yan stubbornly, knowing very well that even her Master was not his opponent, much less her. And now that she had witnessed Xiao Yan's vast powers after combining the two Primordial Flames, she believed that even her Grandmaster, Azure Clouds Grandmaster was not his opponent.

"However, as I have said before, even if time rewinds itself, I would still choose to go to the Xiao's family to reject the marriage proposal! This is my marriage; I don't need them to decide for me. To have to be by a stranger's side for the rest of life is something I can never do."

Xiao Yan's expression was one of weariness. He said calmly and rather emotionlessly, "Neither can I be with a stranger for the rest of my life."

"As such, I never blamed you for rejecting the marriage proposal. I just think that the way you chose the method of rejection was wrong. Unfortunately, arrogant as you are, you would not understand."

"However, as it stands today, arguing who is to blame is meaningless. I also don't need you to slog for me. After today, we will go our separate ways without crossing paths."

"Initially, I thought that even though I did not want you to slog for me, I still wanted you to admit your mistake and concede defeat in public to make up for the shame you brought to my family. Now that I think about it, that won't be necessary and is no longer important. The outcome could not have been clearer. The rest, the world will judge for themselves."

Xiao Yan sighed softly. Three years of hard work finally brought him today's victory. He felt relieved as though the weight pressing against his chest all these years had been removed.

"The promise to meet after three years has now come to an end, Murong Yanran."

Xiao Yan howled at the sky. The Primordial Flame Golden Elixir vibrated non-stop in his body. Raging fire ignited and burned from his body.

The facial expressions of the Purple Cloud Grandmaster, Azure Cloud Grandmaster and company changed slightly. Zhao Yan and the Sword of Radiance Sect disciples seemed even more worried.

They had also experienced it, so they could tell that the raging fire surrounding Xiao Yan was not the product of his individual Mana, but because he extracted the fire and spiritual energy from the external dimension and transformed them into raging fire.

Being able to manipulate the spiritual energy in the heaven and earth for one's own use was the realm of mastery of the Intermediate Aurous Core Stage!

In the battle with Prince Chong Yun, he pushed his limits to the extreme; in the battle with Murong Yanran, he found closure after all these years. After achieving tremendous progress in his powers and state of mind, he succeeded in reaching the middle level of the Aurous Core Stage!

The Tribulations of the Yin Fire that made so many Cultivators of the initial level of the Aurous Core Stage cower seemed to have little effect on Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan overcome them easily, as though he were walking on a flat land. They did not seem to affect him at all.

The raging fires lit up Murong Yanran's pretty face, accentuating the sense of loss and helplessness written on her face. Her cheeks were not rosy at all, but seemed to grow paler with each second.

Amidst the raging fire, Xiao Yan turned around to where Lin Feng stood. He collapsed onto his knees before Lin Feng with his head buried in the ground.

He did not utter a single word but everyone present could understand how Xiao Yan felt at that precise moment.

Lin Feng smiled slightly. He extended his arm and gestured to the air to help Xiao Yan up. Xiao Yan was dragged to his feet.

Everyone from the Sword of Radiance Sect looked at the Master and his student, feeling puzzled and bothered.

Red Cloud Grandmaster's gaze suddenly shifted to Xiao Budian and Yue Hongyan who were in a corner. After a long while, he sighed, "A rather deserved defeat."

The Azure Cloud Grandmaster was livid and remained silent. The Purple Cloud Grandmaster pondered, "The Leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders is really biased towards his own disciple…"

The Supreme Radiance Swordmaster took a look at Murong Yanran. He suddenly waved his arm; a flash of white light coiled around Murong Yanran and swept her off her feet.

"From today onwards, Murong Yanran is my Immediate Disciple. I will pass on my Mantra and sword technique to her directly and teach her myself."

All of the Sword of Radiance Sect disciples were shocked, even the Purple Cloud Grandmaster and the other Nascent Soul Grandmasters were taken by surprise. The Azure Cloud Grandmaster was even dumbfounded.

No one would have thought that a completely humiliating defeat could bring so much fortune to Murong Yanran that she became the immediate disciple of the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster.

Outsiders might not have known, but they knew very clearly that the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster had not accepted any Immediate Disciple in hundreds of years.

And the most unbelievable of all was that the lucky one in hundreds of years was actually also the one who brought so much shame to the Sword of Radiance Sect.

Lin Feng turned around and beamed at the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster. The Supreme Radiance Swordmaster, who usually wore a stern expression, started to smile slightly, except that his eyes flashed with a sense of competitiveness.

Lin Feng laughed and tilted his head, "Xiao Yan, for you, it is the end. But for someone else, this is only the beginning."

By now the fire on Xiao Yan's body had extinguished. He stood diagonally behind Lin Feng and smirked after hearing that, "If I can defeat her once, I can defeat her for the rest of her life."

"What an admirable spirit," the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster said noncommittally while his gaze never left Lin Feng, "There are many places of attraction on Peak Xingyun, Lord Lin should take a tour around this area."

Lin Feng laughed, "The younger ones can do that. Meanwhile, I am more inclined to have some meaningful exchanges with the Leader of the Sword of Radiance Sect."

Here, there was no intention to challenge the Leader of the Sword of Radiance Sect. It was purely an exchange for the sake of learning. Of course, if the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster wanted to battle Lin Feng, Lin Feng would not mind taking him on in an actual battle.

Prior to this, in the exchanges with the Stellar Holy Man, Lin Feng gained a lot of exposure and acquired some new understanding about the Immortal Soul Stage. To him, it was a rewarding experience.

Naturally, the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster did not misunderstand Lin Feng's intention. He looked at Lin Feng closely; Lin Feng could sense his intention to take on him deep down, but the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster suppressed this urge forcefully.

"Let the younger ones move around as they please. Lord Lin, shall we?"

Xiao Budian still had not extinguished his powers. He still stood on the ground with his thirty-feet tall Thunderstorm Demon and God figure. After hearing the conversation between Lin Feng and the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster, he turned his head immediately to look at Zhan Yan and growled in a deep voice, "Four Red-feathered Crane. Don't forget, it's four!"

Tuntun, who was beside, nodded strongly. After pondering for a short while, she added, "Tianhao, add another two!"

Xiao Budian heard this and immediately bargained, "Make it six now!"

The entire group of Sword of Radiance Sect disciples stared at the sky speechlessly; Purple Cloud Grandmaster and company also twitched their lips.

Zhao Yan's expression darkened, "I can't believe I just lost to a glutton!"

Lin Feng, who was preparing to leave, had the urge to facepalm and sigh in embarrassment after hearing this.

As the battle between Prince Chong Yun and Xiao Yan was too overwhelming and impressive, the battle later with Murong Yanran was, in contrast, rather anti-climactic. But perhaps it was precisely because of this that the Sword of Radiance Sect felt better about the defeat.

Now that the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster accepted Murong Yanran as his Immediate Disciple, and even though he said nothing about the decision, everyone could tell that this Immortal Soul Cultivator intended to pass on his skills to Murong Yanran himself, hoping that one-day Murong Yanran could avenge herself and salvage the situation.

It seemed that the Sword of Radiance Sect had to swallow the embarrassment they suffered today.

Lin Feng was curious. Since he accompanied Xiao Yan to this place, he had actually mentally prepared himself for a battle against the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster. But, surprisingly, it was the indomitable Immortal Soul Sword Cultivator who shied away.

Of course, it was not because the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster was afraid. In his dictionary, the word "cower" did not exist. If it did, he would not have reached the Immortal Soul Stage.

Lin Feng was confused, "What wish exactly did Wu Qingrou make for the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster to make the Sword Cultivator hold himself back?"

What Wu Qingrou's real intention was, Lin Feng was merely curious. But to Prince Chong Yun, he was angry beyond control.

Not too far from Xingyun Peak, Prince Chong Yun stopped in his track and turned to look at Huang Jiugong calmly.

Those who knew him well knew that as soon as the invariably unreasonable and vicious Prince calmed himself down, that would only portend an upcoming thunderstorm that would be more violent.

Huang Jiugong naturally knew about it. He immediately took out a circular plate and injected some of his mana. Soft light flashed on the plate's surface and projected a figure mid-air.

It was a scholar in his thirties clothed in cloth robe. He looked simple and elegant; his features were refined; he had a deep look in his eyes. He seemed as accommodating as the sea is able to accommodate everything. But at the same time, he was unfathomable and mysterious.

Prince Chong Yun looked at the middle-aged scholar quietly, "Prime Minister Wu, this time round you are making things difficult for me."

The middle-aged scholar was the first-generation Prime Minister of the Great Qin, one who was able to lead the Great Qin Court despite being a mere mortal. He was Wu Qingrou.

Upon hearing this, Wu Qingrou said nonchalantly, "This is only the first step of the plan. Your Highness needs not be overly anxious."

Prince Chong Yun fixed his stare at Wu Qingrou for a long while, "Is it? May I ask you then, Prime Minister Wu, how many steps there are in your plan?"

"Three steps," Wu Qingrou replied calmly.

Suddenly, Prince Chong Yun calmed down completely. It was not a calm before the storm, but his state of mind was actually completely calm and relaxed.

Perhaps his brashness and irascibility were defects in his personality. But to be able to be where he was today, he was not entirely uncivilized. When he felt that the other party was inferior to him, he would be extremely arrogant; but when he met someone whom he valued, Prince Chong Yun could actually remain calm.

"Prime Minister Wu's three steps are directed at me, or at others?"

Prince Chong Yun suddenly asked that question. And when Wu Qingrou heard it, a smile was carved out on his face.

He said unhurriedly, "Directed at those who are inimical to the Great Qin Empire."

Prince Chong Yun's eyes flashed. He said contemplatively, "The first step is to publicize the conflict between you and me by embarrassing me in public. This is to give people the false impression that my succession to the throne is threatened… … Nah, I don't think it is this simple."

He suddenly lifted his head, looked at Wu Qingrou and said slowly, "You want to make people believe that you are at odds with the Great Qin royal family, that you intend to counter and usurp the ruler's power?"

Wu Qingrou said indifferently, "And I want whom to believe this?"

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Chapter 255: Each With His Own Plan

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Wu Qingrou's tone was like a teacher gently and patiently guiding the student to enlighten him.

On other occasions, regardless of how wary Prince Chong Yun was of Wu Qingrou, if he had used this tone to talk to him, Prince Chong Yun would lose his temper.

However, right now, Prince Chong Yun remained as calm as before, his gaze not leaving Wu Qingrou.

Behind him, the Stellar Holy Man also stared at Wu Qingrou's projection in the air. His eyes flashed with incomprehensibility, "Is Wu Qingrou really showing his cards, or is this yet another subterfuge?"

"Apart from the Four Great Aristocratic Families and the major sects in the Great Qin, I can't think of anyone else," Prince Chong Yun said quietly.

Wu Qingrou nodded, "Yes, you're right about it. For an empire to flourish, central power must be concentrated, the ruler and his officials must be united as one. The Great Zhou Empire is an emphatic example."

He sighed softly, "The power of the Great Zhou Empire is still expanding at a fast pace. If the Great Qin continues to be divided internally, it will only be taken over by the Great Zhou."

Prince Chong Yun's eyes flashed, but he did not say anything.

As everyone knew, only a hundred years ago, the Great Qin Empire was still the most prosperous empire in the Divine Lands, even more prosperous than the Great Zhou.

However, in only a hundred years, the Great Zhou developed at a rapid rate while the Great Qin stagnated. Eventually, it was overtaken completely by the Great Zhou Empire.

During the Buddha-destroying Battle, the Great Zhou Empire was the biggest winner and reaped the greatest benefit. Its power grew by leaps and bounds, eclipsing the Great Qin entirely.

"Remove the power of the Aristocratic Families, strengthen the central executive power – this will be the second step in your plan," Prince Chong Yun asked, "So what is the third step?"

Wu Qingrou answered, "The Four Great Aristocratic Families are the leaders, with many other Aristocratic Families supporting them. It will not be easy to remove them from power. The second step, at best, is to suppress and weaken them. Tangible actions will only be taken in the third step."

"At the same time, the third step will get rid of the greatest obstacle to this plan."

Prince Chong Yun's eyes twinkled, "The Shi family, the Man with Polycoria!"

To the royal family of the Great Qin Empire, their relationship with the Shi family was one that was complicated. The Shi family was related to the royal family, and at the same time, it would deal with matters on behalf of the royal family.

However, it was also precisely because the Shi family was related to the royal family that the Great Qin Empire royal family was wary of it. Alas, the Shi family had constantly given birth to the Sons of God. Especially with the recent birth of the Man with Polycoria, the Shi family had once again given birth to another Son of God, thus cementing its position as the greatest Aristocratic Family in the Great Qin.

As the royal descendants were limited, rumors circulated internally regarding Shi Tianyi's succession were rampant.

Prince Chong Yun said, "I have to admit, among those in my generation, the Man of Polycoria is giving me a huge deal of pressure. As long as he lives, I cannot live in peace."

He paused for a while, before continuing calmly, "From today onwards, Xiao Yan from the Celestial Sect of Wonders is someone to be reckoned with."

Wu Qingrou smiled slightly, "There is something I have not told you. A while ago, in your Highness's name, I put in the effort to nurture and look after the Xiao family in Wuzhou where Xiao Yan was born."

Prince Chong Yun registered his displeasure but did not say anything.

Wu Qingrou continued to say, "That can be considered part of the first step of the plan. Establishing an amicable relationship with the Celestial Sect of Wonders will ease the implementation of the third step."

He sniggered, "The youngest disciple of the Leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, Shi Tianhao, I believe Your Highness is aware of his background."

"Of course I am. That Man of Polycoria can accomplish so much today is at least partially attributed to the assistance and support he received from the little girl," Prince Chong Yun said, "It's just that I did not expect that the kid whom we thought was doomed could survive till today."

"Not only has he lived till today, he has also mastered considerable powers. Having reached the Aurous Core Stage despite being merely more than ten years old, he must be one of the few rare gems since the inception of human history."

At this point, Prince Chong Yun changed the focus of his conversation, "But at present, his powers are still no match for the Man with Polycoria."

Wu Qingrou said nonchalantly, "Before today, Your Highness never thought that Xiao Yan would be that difficult to deal with right?"

These words were as good as sprinkling salt at Prince Chong Yun's wound. His face darkened momentarily, but he did not blow his top. He merely snorted coldly.

Wu Qingrou sighed, his eyes alert, "I wonder how the Leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders did this. I am not too surprised that he managed to groom such a talent. But his disciples are all devilish and aberrant, now that is quite something."

"He is definitely not a simple person."

Prince Chong Yun's expression returned to normal. He said calmly, "He is also very biased. Judging from how he accompanied Xiao Yan to Xingyun peak for the meeting, we can tell that, in the future, when Shi Tianhao battles the Man with Polycopia, he will not stand aside and do nothing."

Prince Chong Yun looked at Wu Qingrou, "And this must be part of Prime Minister Wu's calculations to be used in the implementation of the third step of the plan?"

Wu Qingrou nodded calmly, "That is not definite. We can also rely on the authority of the Four Great Aristocratic Families to give the Celestial Sect of Wonders a difficult time."

"The Great Zhou Empire wants to establish good relations with the further countries, but attack the neighboring ones. It is forming an alliance with the Mount Shu Sword Sect, Celestial Sect of Wonders and the likes to invade the Great Qin Empire, how can I sit here without doing anything?"

Prince Chong Yun mocked, "If Prime Minister Wu still takes into account the Great Zhou Empire, then you must know that when you are busy implementing your plan, the officials in the Great Zhou will definitely interfere and do something."

Wu Qingrou smiled slightly, "Your Highness, thank you for your reminder. Your Highness, however, can rest assured that when the time comes, the Great Zhou Empire will struggle to deal with their own problems, much less have the time and effort and disrupt our plan."

"Oh?" Prince Chong Yun curiosity was piqued, but he did not press him, "Between the political power of the Great Aristocratic Families and the Celestial Sect of Wonders, Prime Minister Wu plans to weaken the power of the former and strengthen the latter. Is that the case?"

Wu Qingrou answered, "Yes, precisely, you are right. If one party completely overpowers the other, this will only increase the power of the stronger party, contrary to my wishes. A pyrrhic outcome will be most beneficial to the Great Qin Empire."

Prince Chong Yun nodded his head, and examined Wu Qingrou closely, as though he wanted to see through him.

Wu Qingrou looked him in his eyes, his eyes still as unfathomable as the sea.

Only after a long while, Prince Chong Yun averted his stare and said quietly, "Since Prime Minister Wu is so confident of the outcome, I will just wait patiently for good news." At this instance, he took a step forward, entered the void and vanished into thin air.

The Stellar Holy Man took a look at Wu Qingrou and sighed gently, "Prime Minister Wu's three steps don't just involve the Celestial Sect of Wonders and the political power of the Great Aristocratic Families."

Wu Qingrou smiled slightly, "Thank you for your compliment."

The Stellar Holy Man shook his head. He transformed into a ball of star light that scattered in the air."

In the Great Qin Empire's Jingshi Xiling City, in the North City Prime Minister's Residence, Wu Qingrou sat in his reading room, looking at the circular communication device as the light above the circular plate disappeared. He rapped the table gently without saying a word.

A young gentleman standing behind him suddenly asked, "Why did you pick Shi Chongyun?"

Wu Qingrou replied indifferently, "Because he is ambitious."

The gentleman followed up, "But I feel that he is one to cause more problems than succeed."

"There is a huge flaw in Prince Chong Yun's character. And it is that he is arrogant and ill-tempered," Wu Qingrou said nonchalantly, "But unless he does not want to reach the Immortal Soul Stage, he will want to improve himself and rectify this flaw of his character, even without being told by others."

"Like what I just said, he is an ambitious man, so he will make the necessary changes. After this trip to Xingyun Peak, and after being humiliated by the disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, the process of self-improvement will only be expedited."

The gentleman was silent for a moment before continuing, "Why didn't you choose the Man with Polycoria?"

Wu Qingrou chuckled, "He will be of use elsewhere."

"Even you, my Big Senior, is concerned about the Celestial Sect of Wonders?" the gentleman's eyes flashed. His calm countenance could no longer conceal his surprise.

Wu Qingrou replied noncommittally, "In the Grand Celestial World, every tribe and living person of the Divine Lands concerns me."

The finger that was rapping the table stopped, "Go check on him. Even though I have made things clear with Shi Chongyun, I cannot guarantee that his temper won't get the better of him and that he won't bother the Xiao family at Wuzhou city."

"With his identity and status, he needs only to say a few words and show some attitude to make the Xiao family suffer," a smile appeared on Wu Qingrou's face, "Naturally, Shi Chongyun will change for the better. But before he reaches the latter levels of the Nascent Soul Stage, he will not truly understand how arduous the mental test is in order to accomplish the Immortal Soul."

"Meanwhile, before that happens, we just have to put up with it."

The gentleman nodded, took a step backward, entered the Void, and disappeared completely.

In the royal palace of the Great Zhou Empire situated in Tianjing City, Liang Pan, the Emperor of the Zhou Empire, sat above the rest on his dragon throne. On the ground beneath, Yan Mingyue and Zhu Hongwu sat facing each other while Mei Wulang was standing before Liang Pan to report some recent news.

"... And this is the outcome of the battle," Mei Wulang finished his report to the emperor.

Liang Pan, the Emperor of the Zhou Empire, nodded and looked towards Mei Wulang, "Wulang, what do you make of this?" he paused before adding, "I am referring to the Celestial Sect of Wonders."

Mei Wulang quickly bowed and replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, from this incident, we can tell that the Lin Feng, the Leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, is very protective of his disciples. A while back, I received news from the Celestial Sect of Wonders that Zhu Houye's son, Zhu Yi, will return to the Great Zhou to take part in this year's national exam."

"The Leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders might perhaps come along like this time to my Great Zhou."

Yan Mingyue heard this and smiled but did not say anything.

Meanwhile, Zhu Hongwu sat as still as a wooden statue on his seat, as though the current topic of discussion did not interest him at all.

"Wulang, you might be wrong this time," Liang Pan shook his head gently, "If I am right, the Leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders will not come down himself."

He did not provide an explanation, and Mei Wulang did not dare to ask for one.

Both Yan Mingyue and Zhu Hongwu remained silent throughout but Liang Pan was not bothered about it. He merely sighed, "With the level of Mastery of an Aurous Core, they could, with one blow, destroy a Nascent Soul magic weapon. The disciples of the Celestial Sect of Wonders are indeed head and shoulders above the rest."

"From what we can observe, they are still at the stage of learning and growth. When they have full matured, they will indeed be talents that are hard to come by."

"Lin Feng, the Leader of the Celestial Sect of Wonders, is really impressive," at this point, Liang Pan took a look at Zhu Hongwu, "we must also congratulate Hongwu, your son is one of them."

Zhu Hongwu rose up, "Thank you, your Majesty."

Liang Pan then looked at Yan Mingyue and said slowly, "Wishing Yan Xianzi the best in her journey to return to Mount Baiyun."

Yan Mingyue replied with a smile, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for those auspicious remarks."

She was slightly distracted, "The Flaming Dragon Celestial Armor… It took him such a short time to refine the Zhuyan Demon Eye into a Magic Treasure?"

Even if it were an Immortal Soul Cultivator refining the Magic Treasure, it would require a huge effort over an extended period of time to succeed. Many Magic Treasures may not be successfully refined even after hundreds, thousands, even tens of thousands of years.

"Lin Feng, where on earth did you come from?" Yan Mingyue frowned slightly, "And what is it that you intend to achieve?"

Yan Mingyue suddenly chuckled, "Perhaps you do not know this yourself, but you will actually be a helping hand in my return to Mount Baiyun this time. I don't know why, but it seems like I am suddenly slightly afraid of you."

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Chapter 256: Leading the Wolves into One's Own House

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To the north of Xingyun Peak was a large piece of flat land. On that land, there was a small lake.

Hundreds of gigantic cranes were resting in the middle of the lake. These cranes, if you measured them from their heads to the ground, were all above three meters in height, far exceeding that of similar species. They can even be ridden.

The tips of their feathers were all vermilion in color. They were a bird species indigenous to Xingyun Peak – the Red-feathered Crane.

These Red-feathered Cranes were bristling with spiritual energy. Copious amounts of magical powers flowed through their bodies. Apart from the nestlings, the majority of them had magical abilities belonging to that of the Demonic General category, which was similar to the Foundation Establishment Stage in the human realm.

Among them some had formed the Demonic Core, reaching the Demonic Commander stage. The leader of the pack of cranes was a very powerful Demonic Commander, with only a step away from forming the Demonic Soul and advancing to become a Demonic Lord.

The leader of cranes was still looking at his pack leisurely when his heart suddenly throbbed. He raised his head to observe his surroundings, and heightened his senses to its extremities, but could not discover anything.

"Am I being too sensitive?" the Red-Feathered Crane leader shook his long neck, but still could not get rid of the sense of unease within, "I blame this on that human child, and that little Taotie!"

Whenever he thought of the six abducted pack members that still had not returned, the Red-feathered Crane leader trembled with fear. The other party had with them a Taotie, and that was indeed worrying. He had a nagging feeling that the six pack mates would perhaps never return.

It was very likely that the abductors took them not to ride on them, but to consume them as food.

"What the hell is the Sword of Radiance Sect doing? How could they treat us like this?" the Red-feathered Crane leader felt indignant. He thought, "This cannot be. I must remind my pack mates to be constantly vigilant. They should not wander beyond the lake, much less move around alone."

While he was thinking, he suddenly felt that something was amiss. He looked down, and was nearly frightened to death.

In front of him, a teenager in a purple shirt who was probably eleven or twelve years old was looking up at him, grinning.

The leader of the Red-feathered Crane almost wanted to shout instantly.

The teenager in the purple shirt was none other than Xiao Budian. He reacted quickly by grabbing the Red-feathered Crane's long, slender beak. He clutched it tightly, refusing to let the bird open his beak.

The Red-feathered Crane leader was livid; he was ready to retaliate anytime. The Red-feathered Cranes may not be adept at battles, but their powers belonged to the peak of the Demonic Commander Stage. Even if they could not defeat Xiao Budian, they could at least create some commotion.

As long as the other Red-feathered Cranes were alerted, the Sword of Radiance Sect's disciple in charge of supervising this place will naturally be alerted. The outcome might change anytime as a result.

However, just when the Red-feathered Crane leader wanted to react, he felt that the demonic powers he released were like a clay ox entering the sea, gone without return. He could not create any impact nor draw any attention.

He looked down again. This time, he saw a beautiful little girl whose mouth was opened widely as though she were exhaling something. All the demonic powers that he was releasing were sucked into this little girl in their entirety.

Seeing this little girl, the Red-feathered Crane leader was even more fearful than when he saw Xiao Budian. This was because he could remember her as the little Taotie who swallowed cranes along with their bones – Tuntun.

The Red-feathered Crane leader's demonic powers were constantly swallowed by Tuntun. He wanted to struggle, but Xiao Budian's other hand was already placed on his body.

Violent flows of electricity momentarily travelled through his entire body. He was shocked, causing him to tremble uncontrollably. His entire body felt numb, and he could not exert any strength at all, much less trying to move at all.

At this moment, what Tuntun said made the leader of the Red-feathered Crane sink into complete despair, "This guy here should be the most delicious out of all the Red-feathered Cranes. He has so much spiritual energy in him."

Xiao Budian said, "This is too little, I need more. Go catch some more," as he said this he increased the voltage of the electricity.

The leader's eyes rolled and he momentarily fainted. Before his lost his consciousness, the last thought in his head was, "All you Sword of Radiance Sect's bastards, you just brought the wolves to my home!"

After putting the leader out of consciousness, Xiao Budian and Tuntun continued to take out the other Red-feathered Cranes who had reached the Demonic Commander Stage.

The two of them had intended to capture all of the Demonic General Red-feathered Cranes. Eventually, they would also want to capture the nestlings as well.

"The nestlings lack spiritual energy, but their flesh is succulent," Tuntun was greedy and wanted to devour the hundred of Red-feathered Cranes.

Xiao Budian criticized Tuntun firmly, "Master said that we should not be too heartless. We should let some live on."

"At the very least, we should leave a male and female nestlings for the Sword of Radiance Sect, so that they can breed more in the future."

Unfortunately, reality always differed from expectations. They were overly optimistic because soon they felt magical powers exclusive to the Nascent Soul Stage approaching them.

While the human and the demon were unafraid of the approaching person, they were worried that the Sword of Radiance Sect's member would inform Lin Feng of their actions. They had to stop what they were doing and escape quickly with more than ten of the Red-feathered Cranes that they managed to capture.

When they fled back to where they stayed, they found Xiao Yan waiting for them with a wide grin.

Since she witnessed Xiao Yan's impressive powers after he merged the two Primordial Flames, Tuntun felt timid when she saw him. She never forgot that she was partially blameable for Xiao Yan's fall from a genius to a loser.

"Big Senior, you're so free?" Xiao Budian walked towards him with a mischievous grin. Xiao Yan looked at him sternly, "So you stole people's Red-feathered Cranes, huh?"

Xiao Budian curled his lips, "The point of rearing them is to eat them!"

Xiao Yan tapped Xiao Budian's head, "Stop spurting nonsense! These people keep the Red-feathered Cranes for them to ride on. Meanwhile, the moment you see anything the first thing you think of is eating."

He shook his head helplessly, "Master knew since the beginning that both of you would do this, so he sent me there to wait on both of you and to bring you back to Xingyun Peak immediately when I see you. After our master bids farewell to the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster, he will take us out of here."

Xiao Budian and Tuntun laughed guiltily and followed Xiao Yan back to Xingyun Peak. There, Lin Feng was conversing with the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster. Beside him stood Jieyu and Yue Hongyan. On the other hand, Purple Cloud Grandmaster and the other Nascent Soul Elders from the Sword of Radiance Sect stood behind the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster.

Lin Feng saw Xiao Budian and Tuntun through the corner of his eyes. Xiao Budian smiled widely, while Tuntun felt embarrassed. How could he not know that they indeed went after the Sword of Radiance Sect's Red-feathered Cranes?

"The Sword of Radiance Sect just opened their door to thieves this time," Lin Feng felt both unhappy yet amused at the same time. However, he did not show it outwardly and continued to converse with the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster normally.

Following Xiao Budian and Tuntun closely behind was an angry Red Cloud Grandmaster. He stared at Xiao Budian and Tuntun, panting heavily.

In front of her, Xiao Budian and Tuntun seemed to be more at ease. They looked at her with ignorant, child-like eyes. That look was as innocent as it could get.

Red Cloud Grandmaster was irate, but could not do anything. Now she knew that unless she caught them red-handed with evidence, these two mischievous kids would not admit their misdeed.

The Supreme Radiance Swordmaster's expression remained the same. He looked at Lin Feng and said emotionlessly, "A month later, I hope that I can interact with Lord Lin at the entrance of the Ancient Huanghai World."

Lin Feng smiled, "That is indeed my wish too. The leader of the Sword of Radiance Sect, you do not have to send us - I will leave with my disciples. Sorry for the inconvenience all this while. You are always welcomed to visit me at Mount Yujing anytime. I will await you with open arms."

Jieyu transformed into a black dragon for Lin Feng, Xiao Yan and the rest to mount his back. With a long roar, Jieyu took off and flew to the sky, leaving the Supreme Radiance Swordmaster and company far behind.

After leaving Xingyun Peak, Lin Feng looked at Xiao Budian and Tuntun with an ambivalent expression, saying nothing throughout.

Xiao Budian laughed sheepishly; he poured out more than ten Red-feathered Cranes that he shocked into unconsciousness from his storage bag. He presented them to Lin Feng like he was presenting a treasure, "Master, these cranes are still alive. We can slaughter them anytime and eat them while they are still fresh."

"I also harbor a different intention: these cranes were captured in pairs of males and females. If we can't finish them at once, we can rear them on Mount Yujing and let them procreate. Like that we have an endless supply."

Looking at how unabashedly proud Xiao Budian was of himself, Lin Feng's lips twitched a few times.

Lin Feng conceded that he was one to love delicacies. But he was nowhere as stubborn and devoted as Xiao Budian who was constantly making plans about his next meal. As long as they were non-human living things, anything could be in his recipe.

When it comes to the question of eating, the master and the disciple were definitely not on the same wavelength.

"These Red-feathered Cranes really taste good. Once we have returned to Mount Yujing, we should let the Seniors and other disciples try too!" Xiao Budian said happily.

Lin Feng was torn between frustration and amusement, "Sure, that's nice of you. At least you did not forget to share your things with other people, especially those on the mountain."

Xiao Budian made a face at Xiao Yan, "Big Senior, you had already tried it on Xingyun Peak, so this time I won't leave any for you!"

"Don't worry, no one will fight with you," Xiao Yan scowled, "Look at how greedy you are."

After joking with Xiao Budian, Xiao Yan's smile gradually disappeared from his face. He looked at Lin Feng, suppressing the urge to say something.

Lin Feng smiled, "You want to look for your wife?"

At Wuzhou City, Xiao Yan was extremely disappointed that he did not see Xiao Zhener. Later on, Xiao Laozu passed Xiao Yan a small bag made of cloth and mentioned that Xiao Zhener left it for him.

Even though Lin Feng did not know what was contained in the little bag, he could tell that the situation was not bad from the fact that Xiao Yan was not depressed.

Xiao Yan did not promise only Murong Yanran the meeting after three years. Indeed, he also promised to meet someone else after three years. All these years, she had always been on his mind.

Now that the matter with Murong Yanran was settled and that he had found closure, Xian Yan naturally started to miss Xiao Zhener.

After hearing what Lin Feng said, Xiao Yan blushed a little, "Master, I really want to look for Zhener," the solemnity of his expression increased as he retrieved a letter from his chest and handed them over to Lin Feng.

Lin Feng did not accept the letter right away. Instead, he gave Xiao Yan a probing look. After all, this was a private letter given to Xiao Yan by Xiao Zhener and it probably contained mushy and intimate words no stranger to young couples. Lin Feng may be nosy parker, but he did not intend to read the letter.

"Master, please read," Xiao Yan said very seriously. He did not show any sense of embarrassment but was very solemn instead.

Lin Feng took over the letter and gave it a cursory look. His curiosity was instantly extinguished. After a short contemplation, he nodded, "If you are insisted on searching for her, I do not object to it. But there are a few things that you must always bear in mind and never be negligent about."

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Chapter 257: The Most Pressing Matter

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"There are three things that I insist you must take note of," Lin Feng looked at Xiao Yan and impressed upon him, "Firstly, you are still not exactly adept at merging the fires, so you should not use it as you wish. You should know very well that this is still an incomplete technique that you have not mastered completely."

Xiao Yan nodded; he agreed with this judgement: based on his current level of mastery, the risk of merging the fires remained high like walking on a tightrope. If something was amiss, and he failed to merge the fires, he could end up immolating himself.

Merging the two Primordial Flames was his ultimate killer move. Unless absolutely necessary, he would not use it.

Lin Feng put up two fingers, "There are two ways to get around this: the first one is to reduce the strength of the flames after merging. Use two flames – one is the Grand Sun Primordial Flame and the other is the fire formed using your own Mana – and this will increase the stability and safety of the fires. Of course, the impact will drop."

Xiao Yan nodded, "You are right. The Nefarious Spectral Primordial Flame is too savage. On its own, it is still usable. But as soon as it is merged with another fire, there is a multiplied increase in the safety risk."

Lin Feng continued to say, "The second way to get around this is by raising your level of Mastery. I predict that, when you reach the final level of the Aurous Core Stage, you will have a success rate of more than 70 per cent when merging the two fires."

"One day, you will successfully complete the Soul Formation, and enter the Nascent Soul Stage. When it comes to merging the two fires, it should not be a problem to you at all then."

Xiao Yan replied seriously, "I will put in great effort to practice. Even if I am not at Mount Yujing and Master will not be around to push me, I will not slack off, not even a bit."

"I am glad that you recognize the importance of this too," Lin Feng nodded his head satisfactorily, before continuing, "The second matter that I am going to tell you – you need to be mentally prepared."

"During your journey to search for Zhener this time round, it might not be a smooth one and many unexpected things might happen. If indeed an accident happens, you must bear in mind to never have conflicts with Xiao Zhener's family."

Xiao Yan frowned slightly. Lin Feng took a look at him and said, "Based on the letter Xiao Zhener left for you, her family background is a unique one. A small mistake, and it will be a huge setback for you."

Lin Feng continued slowly, "I am not asking you to suffer in silence and swallow all the insult and humiliation. I just want to remind you to consider each of your action thoroughly and to not behave rashly. You should not let any conflicts escalate. In fact, you should do your best to not let them happen in the first place."

"If you suffer any indignities or humiliation, always remember that you are my disciple. We, the Celestial Sect of Wonders members, will never let others take advantage of us!"

At this point, Lin Feng raised his hand and did a motion in the air, "And this will be the third matter that I want to tell you."

He used his Mana to produce a talisman mid-air. Once it had taken shape, the talisman fell into Xiao Yan's hand.

"If you find yourself in a very tricky situation, you don't have to suffer alone. Our sect will always be your pillar of support and we will always back you," Lin Feng said with a calm expression, "Carry this talisman at all times with you. If something happens, crush it and I will immediately sense that something is amiss."

"This talisman has the ability to locate you in any space or dimension. It will inform me your exact location. Even if you are not in the Greater World, or if you are trapped in any Middle World or even any void, I can still determine your exact location."

Xiao Yan accepted the talisman solemnly, and said softly, "Master, please rest assured that I will not forget your words."

Lin Feng nodded, and then laughed loudly, "Go, my silly boy. Go and bring home my daughter-in-law. I will be waiting for both of you to pour me some tea when you marry her."

Xiao Yan was a prideful person and laughed after hearing this, "Master, just wait for my good news."

Xiao Budian chuckled beside them, "Big Senior, are you going to bring home a little sister-in-law for me?"

Xiao Yan laughed, "You silly boy, you should not be calling her 'little sister-in-law', she will be your big sister-in-law. She is definitely older than you."

Yue Hongyan also laughed, "Wishing Big Senior the best in bringing home the beauty."

"Thank you, Fourth Junior Sister, for your auspicious remarks," Xiao Yan laughed heartily as a pair of flaming wings extended on his back, taking him on a flight to the sky, "Master, I take my leave now!"

Watching Xiao Yan gradually become a small dot and eventually disappear from the sky, Lin Feng sighed and rubbed his eyebrows.

He thought of the letter Xiao Zhener left for Xiao Yan and smiled bitterly deep down, "I also want my spouses, many of them. I want spouses with lots of nuptial gifts!"

Lin Feng shook his head, and turned to look at Xiao Budian, thinking, "Hmm, it will be quite a while before this little boy can swindle on my behalf to get nuptial gifts?"

Looking at Xiao Budian, Lin Feng thought of Wu Qingrou and Prince Chong Yun, and subsequently of the name that even he had heard of plenty of times.

The Man with Polycoria, Shi Tianyi.

Not only within the Shi family, not only within the Great Qin Empire, the entire Divine Lands, the entire Grand Celestial World, his reputation was known to everyone like thunder piercing the ears.

The Shi family and the Great Qin empire had the Alternate World Time Zone which expedited the passage of time. Accordingly, even if it was based on the Alternate World Time Zone, Shi Tianyi was only fourteen or fifteen years old.

It was notable that this teenager of the age of fourteen or fifteen had long reached the peak of the Aurous Core Stage. Long ago he secluded himself from the outside world again, this time hoping to ascend to the Nascent Soul Stage.

In the course of human history, very few can be compared to him in the speed of cultivation.

As crude as it sounded, even if he were to pass away now, he would still enter the history books as a legendary person.

Lin Feng's Celestial Sect of Wonders disciples were already reputable for their peculiarity and aberrant abilities. The only ones who could match them, if not eclipse them, would be the Great Void Sect and Shi Tianyi.

And Lin Feng had sufficient reasons to believe that Shi Tianyi's Aurous Core must have its uniqueness.

Shi Tianyi had stolen Xiao Budian's Supreme Spiritual Altar a few years back. That, coupled with his unparalleled and outstanding talent, had ensured his remarkable achievements thus far. Combining these two factors, and given that no accident happened, Lin Feng would wager a bet that he would not only form the Purple Pill but that his Purple Pill would differ from the rest.

With such a strong foundation, coupled with his remarkable talent and the Shi family's dedication in nurturing him, his ability and powers would certainly enable him to challenge cultivators from other realms and stages. In fact, his actual fighting ability far superseded the average Aurous Core Cultivators.

"Xiao Yan's matter has come to an end for now. Even though Zhu Yi will be back to the Great Zhou Empire to take part in the examination soon, he and the Marquis of the Xuanji, Zhu Hongwu, are still in stiff relationship," Lin Feng considered carefully, "The most pressing matter at the moment should be regarding Xiao Budian."

To be fair, Xiao Budian had already cultivated the Aurous Core at a young age of merely eleven. If one must compare, Xiao Budian was arguably more aberrant than Shi Tianyi.

Not long after Xiao Budian's birth, Shi Tianyi and his mum dug up his Supreme Spiritual Altar. That meant that Shi Tianyi had started directly from the middle level of the Foundation Establishment Stage.

And after encountering that disastrous event, Xiao Budian was already almost four years old when he first met Lin Feng. By that time, Shi Tianyi, who was at the Intermediate Foundation Establishment Stage, had already been cultivating diligently for more than three years.

Having already had a starting point ahead of the rest, together with a longer cultivating period, Shi Tianyi's impressive achievement today was not without reason.

On the other hand, despite the huge gap between them, Xiao Budian could catch up with Shi Tianyi so fast. It was indeed a feat that he could catch up with him to where he was today.

Without a doubt, though, if the trajectory of things continued the same way, the gap between them would remain, unless Shi Tianyi's Soul Formation was never successful and he was stuck in the final level of the Aurous Core Stage for a few years.

However, judging from Shi Tianyi's talent and speed of cultivation in the past, it was unrealistic to hope that he would stagnate at the final level of the Aurous Core Stage for Xiao Budian to catch up.

"The little boy has to quicken his pace of learning and increase his powers," Lin Feng thought hard, "But, more haste, less speed. I must be mindful of that. If I am too obsessed with progressing through the stages fast, and his foundation is not good enough as a result, then I would only achieve the opposite effect."

He raised his head to look at the sky and said suddenly, "Jieyu, please stop."

Black Dragon Jieyu followed his command and stopped mid-air. Lin Feng said to his disciples, "You all wait for me here." Then, Lin Feng disappeared from Jieyu's back. He teleported through thousands of miles in altitude, appearing above the clouds. He continued his flight higher into the sky.

Soon, Lin Feng had reached the Heavenly Squall Layer above the Nine Heavens.

Here, the place was covered in the Nine Heavens Formless Squalls that could literally destroy anything.

The squall here was drastically different from the Nine Heavens Formless Squall cultivated through the Aeolus Sect Mantra, with the former clearly overpowering the latter. The Nine Heavens Formless Squall that the Aeolus Sect Cultivators were cultivating was formed by acquiring a small bit of squall using their individual powers and then combining it with their own powers.

But only here in the Heavenly Squall Layer, the Nine Heavens Squall was the authentic and original one. It could tear literally tear through anything. Even Immortal Soul Cultivators might not survive it once within, much less Nascent Soul Cultivators.

The danger it posed was comparable to the Void Storm in the Void's Turbulent Flow which made all cultivators cower at the sound of it.

Lin Feng arrived at the place and, by forming Celestial Small Worlds with the Heaven-revolving Purple Clouds, attempted to take away a small part of the Nine Heaven Formless Squall. However, his Celestial Small Worlds were instantly destroyed completely by the Nine Heavens Formless Squall.

"Incredible indeed," Lin Feng raised his eyebrow, extended both of his hands and opened up his arms.

On his left, he wielded the Fences of the Heaven; on his right, he wielded the Dual Dimension Vacuum Charm.

First, he used the Fences of the Heaven to insulate a space. The violent squall was momentarily cut off. Then, he used the Dual Dimension Vacuum Charm to immediately substitute the space at which a small part of the Nine Heavens Formless Squall was. This had the effect of removing the small part of squall from the Heavenly Squall Layer.

All of these were completed almost all at once in an instance. Right after that, the violent squall managed to break through the barrier formed by the Fences of the Heaven, resuming its normal flow.

And at this point, Lin Feng performed a different charm with his hands and formed the Celestial Small Worlds again. He used the Celestial Small Worlds to trap the part of the Nine Heaven Formless Squall that he managed to separate.

The most primitive, but also the most powerful Nine Heavens Formless Squall did not cease its turbulent flow even though it was now trapped within the Celestial Small Worlds. It churned non-stop like an unbridled wild horse, trying to break through the Celestial Small World and escape from it.

But Lin Feng decisively strengthened the Celestial Small Worlds, thus effectively trapping the squall within.

"Having the squall alone is not enough," Lin Feng mumbled to himself. With a long wail, the bright light above his head opened up as a small child rose up slowly. His look resembled that of Lin Feng closely – clearly, he was Lin Feng's Nascent Soul!

The Nascent Soul came out of Lin Feng's body and pointed his short and fat arm at the sky. Thunder started to rumble in the Nine Heavens.

The next moment, a merciless flash of lightning passed through space, directly striking Lin Feng.

Lin Feng felt confident and was not nervous at all. He dealt with the Lightning Tribulations the same way he dealt with the Nine Heavens Formless Squall.

First, he used the Fences of the Heaven as a barrier, then he used the Dual Dimension Vacuum Charm to detach a part of the lightning, before finally trapping it with the Celestial Small Worlds.

Once he had collected enough Squall and Lightning, his Nascent Soul returned to his body. Despite being immensely powerful himself, his face started to show some exhaustion.

What he had been through today was almost tantamount to braving through the Lightning Tribulations multiple times.

"Nonetheless, it was all worth it," a smile appeared on Lin Feng's face. He passed through space before returning to Jieyu's back. He looked at a confused Xiao Budian with a wide grin, thinking, "Little boy, be prepared to face my specially designated torturous training regime."

Xiao Budian was not sure what was exactly happening, but when he saw the grin on Lin Feng's face, he could feel a chill run down his spine and trembled uncontrollably.

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