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This village is called Liu Family Village, located fifty thousand miles from Qingyang City. It is a mortal village with fewer than five hundred residents, and while cultivators occasionally pass through, they rarely stay in the village.
The back mountain of the village stretches over a hundred miles, where Xu Feng hides deep within Tiger's Den. Mortals cannot see him, and cultivators disdain coming to such places to investigate.
The entrance to Tiger's Den is only one meter wide and long. After entering for ten meters, it opens up into a spacious cave that measures about two zhang in diameter, and the terrain rises, protecting it from wind and rain.
Xu Feng settled down in Tiger's Den and took out the rings of Zhu Ban and Xiao Hun to examine them.
In Zheguo, almost all Yuan Ying Cultivators use Spatial Rings, and even some slightly wealthy Golden Core Cultivators will purchase them. The Spatial Ring, considered a treasure in Liuxiang Kingdom, is common in Zheguo and can be bought for around a hundred thousand Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, equivalent to the price of an Inferior Magical Artifact.
Calculating it out, Zhu Ban was the second Yuan Ying Cultivator that Xu Feng had killed.
Zhu Ban was a Gray Robed Elder of Xiaoyao Sect and not a high-ranking figure. The assets in his ring were not much more than Xiang Ge's, containing only seven to eight hundred thousand spirit stones, a drop of Earth Immortal Essence, and a Medium-Grade Talisman. His weapon was just a Medium Quality Sword, along with some miscellaneous Seventh-Level Healing Pills.
Clearly, Zhu Ban was a miser.
Xu Feng was not disappointed; he then opened Xiao Hun's ring. Xiao Hun was one of the Xiao Yao Qi Gong Zi and had participated in the competition for Young Master. No matter how poor he was, he would still be ten times stronger than Zhu Ban.
As expected, what greeted him was a mountain of spirit stones, including twenty thousand High-Quality Spirit Stones and over thirteen million Mid-Grade Spirit Stones. A young master is indeed a young master! The Xiaoyao Sect is wealthy; it is normal for each young master to have tens of millions of spirit stones at their disposal.
Xiao Hun had over a hundred bottles of pills, all Seventh-Level Healing Pills—nothing extraordinary, just larger in quantity. Additionally, there were two Superior Talismans and ten Medium-Grade Talismans. In the center was a long knife with a five-finger width—his Superior Magical Artifact Wuji Guangdao.
Poor Xiao Duan had Treasure Talismans and a Superior Magical Artifact but was intimidated by Xu Feng's overwhelming presence and did not dare to engage him. He lacked even the courage to draw his sword; otherwise, with his Treasure Talismans and Wuji Guangdao in hand, Xu Feng would have needed to expend some Kung Fu to subdue him. However, this incompetent fool had been flaunting his power in Xiaoyao Sect without ever experiencing true life-and-death battles. At the critical moment, he did not dare to resist even slightly, which only benefited Xu Feng.
In addition to the wealth and treasures that Xu Feng desired, there was also Xiao Duan's identity token in the space. Not daring to keep it, Xu Feng shattered the token with a slap to eliminate future troubles.
Earth Immortal Essence requires Nascent Soul Stage cultivation to use; thus, Xiao Hun did not purchase it. The Supreme Treasure would also be useless for him; given Xiao Hun's strength, he could manage to activate the Superior Magical Artifact but could not handle the Supreme Treasure. This was also why Xu Feng chose Ultraman over Cutting Cloud Sword back then.
To unleash the power of the Supreme Treasure, one must possess at least the strength of the Nascent Soul Stage.
Placing the Windfall carefully, Xu Feng let out a sinister laugh and directed his gaze at Zhu Ban's Yuan Ying.
Zhu Ban seemed to sense that something was amiss and roared from within the bottle, "What do you want to do? Don't act recklessly! If you destroy my Yuan Ying, the Xiaoyao Sect will definitely find out. Even if you run to the Cape of the End, you won't escape their pursuit."
"It's not just you who can..." Xu Feng had already refined Xiang Xiao, so he wouldn't hesitate to add Zhu Ban to his list. "If you want to kill me, then you can't blame me for killing you."
"Refining Yuan Ying is not something for the Right Path..."
"You are mistaken; I am not part of any Right Path. I only know that one must be as harsh as winter towards their enemies."
Realizing he could not escape his fate, Zhu Ban did not plead for mercy but instead began cursing loudly from within the bottle.
Xu Feng's gaze turned cold as he took out Zhu Ban's Yuan Ying and held it tightly in his hand. Zhu Ban's Yuan Ying was defeated and could no longer make a sound.
"Soul Refining Technique!"
A ball of flame enveloped Zhu Ban. The red flames gradually turned blue, and the one-foot-tall Zhu Ban slowly transformed as his Water Elemental Energy flowed like water into Xu Feng's body.
Having gained experience from refining Xiang Xiao, Xu Feng completed this refinement much faster, finishing it in just three moments.
Zhu Ban practiced the Water Element Technique, and five hundred years of cultivation flowed into Xu Feng's Dantian, then dispersed throughout his body. His flesh and bones felt like they were about to burst, but Xu Feng continuously used Wood Element Spiritual Power to repair his body while maintaining maximum refinement.
As Zhu Ban's Yuan Ying vanished, a stream of light flashed across Xu Feng's body. Unsurprisingly, with Zhu Ban's "assistance," Xu Feng's Water Element Technique advanced to the Late Stage of Golden Core, soaring until it reached the mid-stage before finally stopping.
Xiaoyao Sect and Zhu Ban disappeared from then on.
After receiving the residual memories from Zhu Ban in Yuan Ying, Xu Feng gained a deeper understanding of Xiaoyao Sect. Zhu Ban was not part of the core leadership of Xiaoyao Sect, and only knew common information.
The purpose of Zhu Ban and Xiao Hun's trip to Kuang Mang Mountain was also revealed in the memories. It turned out that not long ago, traces of the Seventh-Level Spirit Ginseng had been discovered at Kuang Mang Mountain. In order to obtain the Spiritual Ginseng, Fourth Young Master led Ye Zhong and two other Yuan Ying experts to Kuang Mang Mountain. Coincidentally, Pingyang Valley also received the news, but they were slightly delayed, resulting in an ambush by Fourth Young Master, leading to heavy casualties.
No wonder Yuan Yongyi was sneaking ahead alone; it was to search for the Seventh-Level Spirit Ginseng. The others, including Xu Feng, were called in at the last minute. It was reasonable for Pingyang Valley not to inform them about such news. Unexpectedly, due to a twist of fate, the Seventh-Level Spirit Ginseng ended up in the hands of the fleeing Xu Feng.
Zhu Ban had some connections within Xiaoyao Sect, and managed to gather a piece of information: despite being wealthy, Xiaoyao Sect did not genuinely care about this particular Spiritual Ginseng. Instead, they intended to find it and present it to Elder Guest Li Hongxiu, hoping she would continue serving as an Elder Guest for Xiaoyao Sect.
Li Hongxiu, at the Mid Stage of Spirit Separation, was also the new master of Cai Shujun.
It seemed that Li Hongxiu did not wish to stay at Xiaoyao Sect. Her term would end in six months, and unless something unexpected happened, she would leave with Cai Shujun. By gifting her the Spiritual Ginseng, it was likely that she would be more interested in it.
After refining the memories of Zhu Ban, Xu Feng packed up and left again.
Less than half an hour after Xu Feng departed, a red-clad Mid-Stage Nascent Soul Cultivator landed outside the cave of the Tiger's Den.
"Strange, clearly the aura of Zhu Ban vanished here, yet there is no one around—only a tiger. Could it be that our Yuan Ying Cultivator from Xiaoyao Sect was eaten by a tiger? Impossible; it seems I arrived too late." This person was the Red-Clad Elder from Xiaoyao Sect, who had been involved in the Great War at Kuang Mang Mountain Pingyang Valley.
The Red-Clad Elder sighed lightly. With the aura of Zhu Ban lost, tracking him down would be impossible. He took off into the air and flew back to report to Xiaoyao Sect.
As his strength grew, so did his understanding of Dao. He could increasingly sense impending danger; thus, after each killing or theft, he had to leave immediately.
After leaving the village behind, instead of heading east, Xu Feng traveled north for twenty thousand miles. He then found a desolate mountain rarely visited by people, opened up a cave for shelter, and began seclusion.
In less than two months since arriving in Zheguo, Xu Feng had consecutively killed two Yuan Ying Cultivators and refined their Yuan Ying. His strength was advancing too quickly, leaving his foundation somewhat unstable; he needed time to digest and consolidate his gains.
Since Cai Shujun was temporarily safe, improving his own strength became a pressing priority. Xu Feng was unclear about who Li Hongxiu was; if Li Hongxiu made any demands that could harm Cai Shujun, Xu Feng would be left anxious and helpless, as their power gap was too vast for him to contend with.
As Xu Feng consolidated his cultivation, he reflected on the gains and losses from his recent battles.
Starting from the kill at Sinking Sand Valley, Xu Feng had consecutively slain over ten people, including two Yuan Ying Cultivators and one Demon Cultivator. He possessed the strength to contend with Nascent Soul Early Stage practitioners, but to achieve kills, he could only rely on the advantages of his magical artifacts. If he encountered a Nascent Soul Period Cultivator wielding a Superior Magical Artifact, he would be at risk of being killed himself.
Currently, Xu Feng's Fire and Wood attributes had reached the Late Stage of Golden Core, significantly enhancing his power. However, this alone was not enough to ensure he could kill a Nascent Soul Early Stage practitioner; he would need to utilize magical artifacts to have a chance of victory.
After closing himself off for seven days, Xu Feng took out the eighteen Inferior Swords left by Xiang Ge and began refining them one by one. This time, Xu Feng decided to practice the Gale Sword Formation.
Back in Liuxiang Kingdom, Xu Feng had attempted to cultivate the Gale Sword Formation but found that with his Late Stage of Golden Core strength, he couldn't sustain the massive consumption required for eighteen Flying Swords. Now that his Water and Wood Dual Systems had advanced and the thickness of his spiritual power had increased, he could barely maintain the consumption of eighteen swords.
The main reason Xu Feng chose this moment to practice the Gale Sword Formation was due to the book "Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin Formation" brought by Wan Jian Sect. This sword technique was said to have been slightly mastered by the founder of Wan Jian Sect, allowing him to unleash thousands of swords in a single wave, thus naming this Sword Formation after it and establishing Wan Jian Sect.
Xu Feng had witnessed Xiang Ge activate the Gale Sword Formation; it lasted only a brief moment before exhausting all its power with just eighteen swords. If Wan Jian Sect could control thousands of swords, how could that possibly be achieved?
Xu Feng searched through "Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin Formation" but couldn't find any methods until after killing the Demon Cultivator when he suddenly grasped a hint of Spirit Light.
Controlling ten thousand swords was impossible; only by controlling Flying Swords with "intention" could one achieve such mastery. The demon clan abandoned physical attacks in favor of soul attacks, which were equally lethal.
Why couldn't one use Soul Power to control Flying Swords?
With this thought process opened up, Xu Feng revisited "Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin Formation." Indeed, within the text was a line stating, "Control the sword with intention; release ten thousand swords simultaneously." This seemingly simple phrase encapsulated the essence of this Sword Manual. Had it not been for Xu Feng's experience with attacks from the demon clan, he would never have paid attention to those few words.
The sword is controlled by intention, and with a unified release of ten thousand swords, it is indeed a matter of controlling the sword with one's mind.
Treasures inherently possess Spiritual attributes, and after being refined, they resonate with the heart's intention. It is only natural to control the sword with one's mind. Why couldn't this simple truth be understood? Xu Feng couldn't help but feel like kicking himself.
However, Xu Feng did not realize that it wasn't that others didn't know how to control swords with their intentions; rather, doing so requires a high level of Soul Power. Who else could possess two souls like Xu Feng, with Soul Power far exceeding that of ordinary people? Just like Jin Liaoyuan's Control Vein Technique—no matter how much you offer it to someone, they wouldn't want it because they simply can't practice it. Even someone as talented as Qiu Wuling cannot cultivate the Control Vein Technique.
For nearly a thousand years, no one in the Wan Jian Sect has been able to master the Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin Formation. The main reason is likely that no disciple with extraordinary Soul Power has emerged.
Xu Feng's Five Elements Cultivation method allows for a more robust soul under comprehensive cultivation. With the five elements in harmony, all things thrive; this Five Elements Power is crucial for nurturing the soul.
Sigh, yet another set of Sword Formation tailored just for me. How can I accept this?
Following the incantation of the Gale Sword Formation, Xu Feng performed several hand seals to connect his eighteen Flying Swords together. This time, instead of using spiritual energy, he directly communicated with the treasure's Spiritual attributes using his Soul Power, as if summoning eighteen disciples.
"Children, come out and play."
The eighteen Flying Swords slowly rose into the air, leaving Xu Feng dumbfounded.
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