Chapter 134: Continuing the Journey

After saying this, Feng Zi raised his head and looked toward the sky: "Calculating the time, Xia should be coming to find me soon."

He subconsciously looked in the direction of the tribe:

Compared to a month ago, the Mu He Tribe had undergone tremendous changes; all the facilities and fortifications within the tribe had been properly repaired.

People were busy with their duties inside and outside the tribe—compared to before, the strength of the tribe members had improved to a certain degree.

For those Qi Refiners at the Qi Refining realm, or tribe members with outstanding natural talent, the Qi and Blood Power within many of their bodies had reached the realm of a Small Success Martial Artist.

Even for those with the most mediocre aptitude, a relatively thick amount of Qi and Blood Power had condensed within their bodies.

This was the beauty of the Body Refining Path; compared to the Qi Refining path, it did not place as much importance on aptitude:

As long as one possessed sufficient resources and supplemented them with diligent, hard training, anyone could obtain a certain degree of self-preservation strength.

Of course, as for how much room for interpretation there was for this "certain degree"... it ultimately still depended on the level of a person's natural talent.

The people of the tribe also understood this point, but since this method ultimately allowed everyone to possess a certain degree of strength, they naturally accepted it gladly.

As if to confirm Feng Zi's words, before long, Xia's figure appeared behind the tribe gate.

Seeing him sitting under the shade of a tree just as usual, the other party walked over quickly:

"Lord Cun Xin, just now Lord Hanwen found me and said that they have stayed here for a month, and it is time to leave.

"After all, they and you have sat here to hold the fort, which helped us get through the most difficult month.

"I am thinking, should we hold a farewell ceremony? But they are your friends after all, so I cannot make up my mind and wanted to ask for your opinion."

To this, Feng Zi only smiled and shook his head, declining:

"They sat here to hold the fort, and you provided the best conditions you could; in my view, this is a fair trade."

It was obvious that Feng Zi could think this way, but Xia could not think so:

"To you and your friends, this was just a small favor, but to our Mu He Tribe, it is a tremendous grace."

Seeing the other party like this, Feng Zi knew that Xia was being stubborn again, so he could only wave his hand helplessly and say:

"Do not be like this; just do as we intend. In the future, if they pass by this place, they will naturally trouble you again."

At this, Xia had nothing more to say and could only helplessly accept Feng Zi's explanation.

Just as they were exchanging pleasantries, Lu Hanwen and the others had already packed their bags and arrived beside Feng Zi.

"You have already packed up? Then take care." Seeing this, Feng Zi only raised his head and greeted them casually.

Although his "true body" was waiting on the only path they had to take, this superficial work still had to be done completely.

"Alright, then we are leaving." To this, Lu Hanwen also just said goodbye to him with a strange expression.

Afterward, the other party turned to look at Xia: "Since that is the case, we shall take our leave first; if fate allows, we shall meet again in the future."

Seeing this, Li Shou and Qingyang also immediately bid farewell to Xia, and the three of them walked toward the south together.

Seeing that they had all embarked on their journey, Qinglin also whispered in Feng Zi's ear: "See you later."

After saying this, she did not even bid farewell to Xia and also walked quickly toward the south.

Qinglin had always been like this, only doing what she wanted to do and saying what she wanted to say.

This young chieftain had long been accustomed to this and immediately cupped his hands solemnly: "I wish you all the best, my lords!"

Although Lu Hanwen and the others had not made it public, the people of the tribe had long known the news that they were about to leave.

Seeing the group leave in a low-key manner, everyone put down the work in their hands and said respectfully: "Take care, my lords!"

For every bit of kindness that had helped them, the Mu He Tribe would keep it in their hearts.

Seeing this, Feng Zi only smiled and waved his hand: "Alright, everyone go back to your own business."

After saying this, he looked at Xia in front of him: "Looking at your aura, you are now a Foundation Establishment Qi Refiner at the Fullness Realm."

Regarding the division of realms, people of this era did not yet have a precise standard of judgment.

Hearing this, Xia only subconsciously scratched his head and said: "I am not very clear about this aspect, I just feel... the True Qi in my body is becoming increasingly difficult to increase."

To this, Feng Zi nodded slightly and offered guidance:

"Your aptitude is good, and you are the pillar of the tribe, so you should have higher requirements for yourself. During this period, you do not need to focus too much on the cultivation of a Qi Refiner.

"Focus more on the affairs of the tribe and the cultivation of the Body Refining Path—for a cultivator, these two, Refining Body and Qi Refining, cannot be neglected.

"When you have cultivated to the realm of a Perfected Martial Artist, I will guide you to break through to the next level of the Body Refining Path."

"Cultivator..." Xia muttered this unfamiliar term.

The other party naturally understood that Feng Zi's instructions were a pointer for him, and he immediately said gratefully: "Thank you for your guidance, Lord Cun Xin!"

Feng Zi only smiled and shook his head: "In the future, you will find that more and more tribesmen's realms and strength will approach or even exceed yours.

"Do not be anxious, do not be discouraged; if you want to go further in the future, solidifying your foundation is the 'shortcut'."

This sentence was not only said to Xia, but also to Feng Zi himself:

As time passed, compared to his previous cultivation progress of a thousand miles a day, his realm was still at the Entry Realm of the Qi Refining Foundation Establishment.

But Feng Zi was not too anxious about this—what of Foundation Establishment? What of Golden Core?

With his current strength, ordinary Demon beasts at the Perfected realm could not withstand a single blow from him; Feng Zi no longer cared about so-called realm differences.

Seeing that Xia had taken his words to heart, he said casually: "Alright, you go back to your own business too; no need to stay here and chat with an idler like me."

Hearing this, Xia immediately bid him farewell.

And what this young chieftain did not know was:

At this very moment, in the rock strata more than fifty zhang deep beneath the Mu He Tribe, there was a stone chamber even larger than the Mu He Tribe.

In the center of the stone chamber, Feng Zi's true body slowly opened his eyes and sighed:

"With the cultivation of the Incarnation technique, I am truly becoming more and more accustomed to controlling several incarnations at the same time."

Sometimes, Feng Zi could not help but secretly wonder, as the number of incarnations increased, would he one day suffer a mental breakdown?

But he immediately shook his head and cast these wild thoughts aside.

Qinglin walked around this huge stone chamber casually, then returned to Feng Zi's side and sighed:

"I truly knew that you had been busy beneath the tribe, but I just didn't expect... that you had actually excavated such a large stone chamber at such a great depth."

Regarding this, Feng Zi did not seem to care much and replied casually:

"Actually, it wasn't that arduous of a task—in the process of digging the secret passage, I conceived a simple Earth Manipulation."