Chapter 665: Chapter 538_2
Lin Feng took a sharp intake of cool air, his master was truly powerful! Justly known within the Heavenly Spirit Sect as the second only to the Sect Master in strength.
After a short while, everything had returned to calm, as if nothing had ever happened.
Huangfu Qing didn’t ask Lin Feng why he had offended Hou Yuan.
Lin Feng let out a bitter smile, looking at the halfway collapsed pavilion, and shook his head helplessly.
Not only had he suffered severe injuries this time, but the spiritual energy from a million Middle Grade Spirit Stones had also been dispersed. A million Middle Grade Spirit Stones, wasted in vain.
Sighing, Lin Feng took out several Healing Pills, swallowed them, and began to heal.
Outside, the scene of Hou Yuan striking at Sky-reaching Peak naturally attracted the attention of other powerhouses within the Heavenly Spirit Sect.
At Haotian Peak, within a dimly lit space, a pair of eyes seemed to pierce through the void, focusing on Sky-reaching Peak.
"Your strength, has it already reached such a level?" A sigh echoed wistfully.
Luotian Peak.
At the summit stood a tall middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man’s face bore a majestic look, and his aura seemed to blend with heaven and earth. If one did not use their eyes to see, they would not feel the presence of this person at all.
The middle-aged man gazed in the direction of the Sky-reaching Peak, his eyebrows tightly furrowed.
"One day, I will settle our score completely, Huangfu Qing," the middle-aged man said, his eyes filled with icy resolve.
Xuantian Peak.
Beside a clear pond sat a breathtakingly beautiful woman, ethereal and otherworldly in her white garments, her long hair cascading down like a waterfall onto the grass below.
Next to the woman was a beautiful spirit crane. Clear pond, beauty, and spirit crane came together to form a picturesque scene.
This woman was none other than Qingxuan’er, the Xuantian Peak Master, Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady, Qian Xunyue, famed as the most beautiful woman in the East Continent.
The woman looked up towards the direction of Sky-reaching Peak and shook her head slightly.
Just then, a stunningly beautiful young girl approached from behind.
The young girl was Hong Qingxuan.
"Xuan’er, have you not heeded your master’s words?" a gentle voice came from Qian Xunyue.
"What words?" Hong Qingxuan stepped forward, asking with confusion.
"Did I not tell you to sever all ties with Lin Feng?" Qian Xunyue shook her head helplessly and sighed.
"But... it’s thanks to Brother Lin Feng that my cultivation has increased so much this time," Hong Qingxuan muttered with pursed lips.
Hearing this, Qian Xunyue turned to look at Hong Qingxuan, her delicate eyebrows drawing together ever so slightly.
Hong Qingxuan was deeply involved; how could her master not notice?
The word "love" has since ancient times destroyed the lives of many women. To reach the pinnacle of martial arts, one must sever romantic attachments, a creed Qian Xunyue always adhered to.
"He will harm you one day," Qian Xunyue sighed softly.
Hong Qingxuan shook her head and chuckled lightly, "How could he? Master, I know Brother Lin Feng well, he won’t harm me."
"He might not harm you, but you may die because of him!"
Qian Xunyue’s pretty face darkened, she pondered briefly before saying, "Lin Feng, this man, has a destiny that towers to the heavens. On the contrary, he is also entangled with calamitous fate. A slight misstep and he will be beyond redemption. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!"
"This...!" On hearing these words, Hong Qingxuan’s expression froze, she lightly bit her lip, wrestling with what to do.
Her master, the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady, was not only profound in her cultivation but also skilled in divination, capable of glimpsing fragments of the future.
If someone else had made this claim, Hong Qingxuan would’ve outright dismissed it.
But she could not disregard the words of her own master.
For a moment, Hong Qingxuan was filled with bitterness, unsure of how to choose.
"And moreover, he is not worthy of you. Think about it carefully yourself!"
Qian Xunyue’s voice rose again. She didn’t pressure Hong Qingxuan, knowing that walking out of the maze of emotions had to be done by Hong Qingxuan herself; others couldn’t force it.
Of course, providing some guidance was still feasible.
Qian Xunyue lapsed into contemplation.
...
At Sky-reaching Peak, within the pavilion, Lin Feng fell into the process of healing.
The injuries he sustained this time were rather severe; it seemed that Hou Yuan had specifically targeted him, his shout causing Lin Feng’s internal organs to all split apart.
Time slowly passed in the healing process, and before he knew it, half a month had gone by.
It took Lin Feng a full half-month of seclusion to recover most of his injuries.
"Ah! Another half month wasted!" Lin Feng sighed helplessly.
Then, Lin Feng got up and left the loft, found some good-quality trees at the foot of the Sky-reaching Peak, and repaired the collapsed part of the loft.
Once the loft was fixed, Lin Feng began swallowing Spirit Stones and resumed his cultivation practice.
The Spiritual Energy from the one million Spirit Stones from before, because of Hou Yuan’s arrival, had all been scattered; Lin Feng had absorbed less than a tenth or two of it.
He took out another one million Middle Grade Spirit Stones and swallowed them all, causing them to burst open, and the rich Spiritual Energy enveloped Lin Feng.
Driven by the dense Spiritual Energy, Lin Feng’s cultivation level kept climbing.
Earth Martial Master Fifth Layer Middle Stage!
Earth Martial Master Fifth Layer Late Stage!
Earth Martial Master Fifth Layer Peak!
A moment after, Lin Feng’s cultivation reached the Peak of the Earth Martial Master Fifth Layer, at which point the Spiritual Energy of the one million Middle Grade Spirit Stones was almost exhausted.
Whoosh!
Lin Feng took out another five hundred thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones, the violent Spiritual Energy gushing out continuously, and the Nine Spirit Vortices inside his body kept vibrating.
Halfway through the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, the five hundred thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones were about to be depleted, yet Lin Feng’s cultivation still hadn’t made a breakthrough.
"Just a little more!" Lin Feng gritted his teeth and took out another two hundred thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones.
BOOM!
A booming sound arose from within Lin Feng, and a short time later, Lin Feng finally made a breakthrough, his aura climbing rapidly, and all the Spiritual Energy in the surrounding space surged towards him, all being absorbed into his body.
The Nine Spirit Vortices expanded wildly and rapidly, and Lin Feng’s aura surged like a storm.
After a short while, everything returned to calm, and the aura on Lin Feng’s body was completely retracted.
"Earth Martial Master Sixth Layer, my current strength should be a bit stronger than that of an average martial artist at the Ninth Layer Peak."
Lin Feng clenched his fists, feeling the soaring power within his body, and murmured to himself.
His current strength, among the Outer Disciples, was already considered top-notch, yet he estimated that there was still a gap compared to those super geniuses of the Outer Sect.
"First, enhance my physical body, then start Artifact Refining."
Afterward, Lin Feng began swallowing Spirit Stones again, the shadow of the Ancient Dragon Elephant continually appearing on his body.
This time, Lin Feng elevated his Physical Strength to a level comparable with a martial artist at the Peak of Martial Master Eighth Layer, consuming more than two million Middle Grade Spirit Stones in the process.
The enormous consumption left Lin Feng feeling somewhat helpless.
Ending his cultivation, Lin Feng then took out the purchased Artifact Refining Furnace.
The Artifact Refining Furnace’s appearance was not much different from an Alchemy Furnace; it was dark red, about one meter tall, and oval-shaped, with two serpent-mouth-like fire passages.
Besides, the Artifact Refining Furnace had many holes, serving two purposes: one was for heat dissipation, and the other was for spiritual power to enter the furnace.
Lin Feng lifted the furnace lid, placed the mysterious iron and Silver Essence Sand into the furnace according to the required proportions, then immediately closed the furnace lid.
Circulating the Fiery Fire Burning Sky Technique, the Vigorous Origin within Lin Feng turned into a crimson shade in an instant.
Then, he placed his palm on one of the fire passages, and with Vigorous Origin driven, he slowly channeled it into the fire passage.
As the Vigorous Origin entered the fire passage, it instantly transformed into roaring flames that exploded with intense heat, smelting the mysterious iron and Silver Essence Sand.
Such a fire passage can transform Vigorous Origin into flames, and this is possible with any type of True Essence except for the Water Element.
Of course, Fire Element Vigorous Origin is more suitable for artifact refining, with a higher success rate, which is why Lin Feng converted his Five Elements Vigorous Origin into Fiery Fire Vigorous Origin.
The size and power of the flames in this type of Artifact Refining Furnace are entirely controlled by the Artifact Master’s spiritual power.
Time slowly passed by, the fierce flames smelting the mysterious iron and Silver Essence Sand, Lin Feng’s spiritual power, through the holes in the furnace, clearly inspecting the situation inside.
After the time it takes to brew half a cup of tea, the mysterious iron and Silver Essence Sand had completely melted into a black mass of liquid iron, merging together.
Next, it was time to remove the impurities within.
After the time it takes to brew a full cup of tea, under Lin Feng’s observation, the impurities in the liquid iron had been refined away by ninety-nine percent, becoming extremely pure. With the impurities removed, the next step was to cast the shape.
Casting the shape meant transforming the liquid iron inside the furnace into the form of the artifact being refined; for example, Su Mo was now about to cast a sword, and so the liquid iron needed to be melted into a sword shape.