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The pitch-black surface of the sea was suddenly disturbed as a surge of blood rose, spreading into a mesmerizing rose before quickly fading into the gentle waves.
No one knew what had happened beneath the water; it was likely a battle between soul beasts or perhaps humans being torn apart.
Xu Feng retrieved the demon core of a Soul Beast from a pile of mangled flesh, then stealthily swam ten miles before breaking through the surface of the sea.
Inside an Ancient Cave on an island, Xu Feng took out the demon core and began to absorb its Soul Power.
The demon core of a Soul Beast is also known as the Soul Nourishing Pearl. Holding the Soul Nourishing Pearl while cultivating greatly enhances the increase of Soul Power. Keeping it on his person also nourishes the soul, which is how it got its name.
Xu Feng also possessed another Soul Nourishing Pearl, left behind by Yang Wei. It was thanks to this pearl that Yang Wei managed to cultivate the first layer of the Sorrowful Technique.
The increase in Soul Power was exceedingly slow. Although Xu Feng had the cultivation method for the third layer of the Sorrowful Technique, he had delayed his cultivation for this very reason. This time, Xu Feng decided to take time to cultivate his Soul Power, aiming to integrate two more swords into his arsenal, totaling forty Supreme Flying Swords.
Xu Feng's current Soul Power was sufficient to control thirty-eight swords; with just a slight advancement, he could control forty Flying Swords. At that point, Silverbeard would find it difficult to escape death.
After setting up defenses in the Ancient Cave, Xu Feng entered a brief period of seclusion.
Xu Feng practiced the second layer of the Sorrowful Technique's cultivation method. He was at the peak of the Dark Realm, just a step away from reaching the Sadness Realm. However, unlike other cultivation methods, the progress of soul attack cultivation methods was painfully slow. The gap that seemed so close felt as distant as an unreachable horizon.
Fortunately, Xu Feng now had an additional method to assist him: medicinal pills.
The creation of soul-related pills had been purely accidental. Previously, he had been purifying Fury Grass to produce Nurturing Chicken Soul Pills—these were easy to make but yielded poor results. After obtaining a new Soul Nourishing Pearl, the original one became insignificant.
He decided to shatter it and mix it into his pills, replacing the less effective Fury Grass. To his surprise, this experiment resulted in a new medicine with potency far exceeding that of the Soul Nourishing Pill. After consuming one, Xu Feng estimated its effectiveness to be nearly a hundred times greater than before. This unexpected discovery thrilled Xu Feng; with this new pill, future increases in Soul Power would accelerate significantly.
However, with less than ten years until the decisive battle, Xu Feng could not afford to be distracted by excessive cultivation of the Sorrowful Technique. He would use it as a transitional phase; once his Soul Power reached a certain level, he would immediately switch to cultivating Gale Sword Formation.
Time passed quickly, with the sea breeze blowing back and forth, and in the ebb and flow of the tides, another two years had gone by.
From the Ancient Cave on the island, Xu Feng emerged through an opening. The sunlight spilled onto the gravel path beneath his feet, resembling a super starlit avenue.
During these two years, Xu Feng experienced a significant boost in his luck. With the help of the Soul Nourishing Pearl and Special Soul Nourishing Pill, he not only gained the ability to easily control forty Supreme Treasure Swords, but also broke through barriers to cultivate the Sorrowful Technique to its second realm: Sadness Realm.
The power of Sadness Realm was enough to instantly defeat a Divine Separation Practitioner. He would never dare to jump into a river if asked to do so, and it also had a certain disruptive effect on Great Achievement Stage Cultivators. If faced with severe injuries or a wavering mindset, even a Great Achievement Stage Cultivator could find themselves overwhelmed by Sadness.
"Ah, haha~" Xu Feng faced the sea and laughed loudly.
A passing Divine Separation Practitioner heard the laughter and turned back to glance disdainfully in this direction. Xu Feng shouted, "What are you looking at? Is it a crime to be more handsome than you? Not satisfied?"
Seeing that Xu Feng was not weak in strength, the practitioner did not dare to confront him and retorted, "Crazy!" before flying away.
Xu Feng lay down on the beach, enjoying a sunbath. By midnight, he flew away from the island and chose a deep part of the sea to dive into.
Immediately, dark currents surged beneath the sea, growing stronger and stronger, causing the surface of the water within a hundred meters to bubble like boiling water.
Suddenly, several powerful Seventh-Level Monsters burst forth from around him. The beasts exchanged fearful glances before swiftly fleeing in different directions without hesitation.
Underwater, Xu Feng grinned as he sheathed his Flying Sword and returned to the Shore.
The five sets of Supreme Treasure Swords finally merged into a Sword Formation. The power of the forty Flying Swords increased significantly compared to thirty-eight, leaving no chance for resistance from the underwater monsters. Once the Sword Formation was unleashed, they could only be slaughtered at will.
After resting for two days, Xu Feng once again ventured into the sea at night to practice an enhanced version of the Gale Sword Formation.
Most of the cultivators in the Chaotic Sea are at the Divine Separation Stage, with only a few at the Nascent Soul Stage. Among them are spies from Wuwei Academy. Xu Feng dared not expose himself and could only choose to practice swordsmanship alone in the deep sea at night. Now, the power of the Gale Sword Formation has grown strong enough to kill a Great Achievement Stage Cultivator. If discovered, it would mean certain death for Qianlongzi at the hands of Black Calamity.
Thus, Xu Feng roamed the Chaotic Sea like a lone wolf, practicing with his forty Flying Swords in various locations under the cover of darkness.
The beasts of the Chaotic Sea were driven into a panic, but fortunately, Xu Feng did not indulge in unnecessary killings. As long as he did not provoke them, he would not be hunted. Only when encountering Soul Beasts would he ruthlessly slay them to collect Soul Nourishing Pearls.
The unexpected discovery of refining Soul Nourishing Pearls into pills allowed Xu Feng's Sorrowful Technique to advance to its second realm. Soul Power was indeed difficult to cultivate; after breaking through, taking pills made from Soul Nourishing Pearls yielded much less effect compared to Fury Grass, but it was still significantly stronger.
With the advancement of his Sorrowful Technique, Xu Feng found it easier to control his Sword Formation. He skillfully maneuvered his forty Flying Swords, increasing their activation frequency to thirteen times.
To counter similar Sword Formation attacks, Xu Feng independently developed a countermeasure Sword Formation. Both the Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin Formation and Gale Sword Formation were purely offensive without any defense.
Xu Feng arranged his forty Flying Swords in three layers according to the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams layout, ensuring that each position had three Flying Swords for defense once the Sword Formation was activated. This way, it would be difficult for the thirteen swords of the black-clad men to penetrate.
As Xu Feng rampaged through the Chaotic Sea, he finally attracted an eighth-level Transformation Stage Beast. Upon seeing him, the beast exclaimed in surprise; it was none other than the Purple Crab, an old acquaintance that had lost an arm years ago.
Having suffered from the Gale Sword Formation before, the Purple Crab dared not attack upon seeing how terrifyingly powerful Xu Feng's Sword Formation had become. It took a distant glance and quickly turned to flee.
Cultivators exploring the Chaotic Sea also noticed Xu Feng's presence but did not connect him with the underwater monster that had caused such a stir at night.
Amidst all this commotion, another year passed.
Calculating the time, there were still five years until his duel with Silverbeard.
Xu Feng surfaced, his gaze cold as he spread his Wings of the Strange Dragon and flew towards Zheguo.
Yuan Lake, the largest of the Five Great Lakes of Zheguo, stretches wide for hundreds of miles, its depth unknown. It is said that Yuan Lake is the Spiritual Eye of the Xuan Continent, and even cultivators at the Great Perfection Stage dare not venture into its depths for fear of disaster.
The leading sect of Zhenguo Xian Dao, Wuwei Academy, is situated beside Yuan Lake.
For thousands of years, Wuwei Academy has dominated the realm with its Wuwei Heart Sutra, unmatched by anyone and recognized as The First Academy of Immortal Dao. Many powerful figures have emerged from the academy, with more than two cultivators ascending to the Immortal Realm every three thousand years.
Cultivators from Zheguo have strained themselves trying to gain entry into Wuwei Academy, but those truly selected are few and far between. The admission requirements of Wuwei Academy are extremely strict; anyone with Dual Spiritual Roots or below is dismissed outright.
Just getting into Wuwei Academy, even as an outer disciple, grants one immense respect and admiration upon leaving.
In recent millennia, while Wuwei Academy's influence has slightly waned, it has still produced eighteen experts at the Great Perfection Stage, maintaining its position at the top of the Top Ten Factions. These eighteen individuals are regarded as the core strength of Wuwei Academy, each overseeing a city and known as the Eighteen City Lords. They are famously known as the Three Sovereigns, Four Kings, Five Masters, and Six Disciples.
Any one of these eighteen is a figure of great attention when they appear in public.
However, in the past century, Wuwei Academy's prestige has begun to be challenged. First, in Sealing Magic Gorge, Silverbeard was injured by Shen Nan from Pingdao Sect and Sun Lan from Li Hua Palace. Then a nameless individual from the Xu family publicly challenged Silverbeard to a duel, claiming he would take Silverbeard's life within a hundred years.
Adding to Wuwei Academy's embarrassment was the death of Qianlongzi, one of their six elite disciples, who was killed by a mysterious figure in black at Cat Ear Mountain in Liuxiang Kingdom.
Wuwei Academy dispatched elite disciples to investigate but found nothing. Instead, that mysterious figure ambushed Qingyuanzi among the six disciples, severely injuring him. Fortunately, his subordinates arrived in time to save his life; however, he was wounded in his Yuan Ying and fell back from his cultivation level to Divine Separation Stage.
Bad news continued to pour in. Among the Xian Dao Ten Schools, Pingdao Sect and Li Hua Palace were the first to sever ties with Wuwei Academy. Following that, Shennong Valley failed to provide medicinal pills on time. Recently, Golden Stone Workshop also stopped refining magical artifacts for Wuwei Academy due to some unknown issue.
As for Light Rain Tower, which ranks second, it has never had much interaction with Wuwei Academy.
In an instant, Wuwei Academy—once number one in Xian Dao—found itself isolated. Only Yue Ren Mountain Villa, Mu Jianlin, and Azure Cloud Pavilion remained behind it.
However, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse; the foundation of Wuwei Academy is solid, and it remains the undisputed giant of Zheguo.
Shuangfeng City is located directly north of Yuan Lake, bordering Daming Lake. Two towering sword peaks rise abruptly, standing side by side, with the city built in the space between them, hence the name Shuangfeng City.
Shuangfeng City has a population of five hundred thousand, with dozens of major cultivation sects. Each year, the city lord receives at least tens of millions of spirit stones.
Silverbeard is the city lord of Shuangfeng City.
That night, after finishing his cultivation, Silverbeard was drinking tea at the city lord's residence when a Divine Separation Stage cultivator approached and reported, "City Lord, there is trouble in Chinatown. The Deputy City Lord has already gone there, but he couldn't subdue that person and ended up in a stalemate."
Silverbeard huffed angrily and scolded, "Useless! You can't even handle this small matter. Who would dare to do business in our Shuangfeng City if you keep this up? You idiots only know how to find partners for dual cultivation; when something real happens, each one of you is worse than the last."
There is a rule among Modern Clerks that prohibits all cultivators from fighting within the city. However, some hot-headed cultivators with strong martial prowess refuse to comply and occasionally cause trouble.
It is the city lord's responsibility to deal with these unruly troublemakers. If someone causes a disturbance in Shuangfeng City, it is a direct affront to Silverbeard.
"Let's go; I want to see who has the audacity to cause trouble here," Silverbeard declared fiercely as he flew out of the city lord's residence toward Chinatown.
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