Chapter 183: Forging the Vajra in the Furnace

Early the next morning, Li Fei and the other two took a long-distance bus back to Xingcheng.

As the three of them walked out of the bus station, they quickly spotted Li Lei and Zhang Yuqing waiting outside.

"Dad, Mom!"

Li Tianyu shouted excitedly, then rushed over with her luggage and hugged Zhang Yuqing.

"Li Shu, Aunt Zhang."

Li Fei walked over with a smile.

"Xiao Fei seems to have grown taller and sturdier."

Li Lei looked at Li Fei with gratification.

He had already heard the rumors about Li Fei at the Martial University and felt very proud!

"Why did you bring so much stuff back?"

Zhang Yuqing asked.

"Mom, Xiao Fei bought these for you. There are cosmetics, supplements, and even two of the latest watches."

Li Tianyu said with a smile.

"You child, it's such a waste to buy these. You need to spend a lot of money on your martial arts training too."

Zhang Yuqing chided Li Fei.

Li Fei laughed: "It's fine, I don't spend money at the Martial University, and I even have scholarships."

"That's right, Xiao Fei is amazing now!"

Li Tianyu chimed in from the side.

"Still, don't spend money recklessly. Keep the money for yourself; you'll have use for it later."

Li Lei glared at Li Tianyu and then said to Li Fei.

After chatting for a while, Chen Lixin, who had been standing quietly to the side, took the initiative to speak to Li Lei and Zhang Yuqing:

"Li Shu, Aunt Zhang, I'll be going now."

"Lixin, don't you want to come home with us for a meal?"

Zhang Yuqing asked.

Because they had played together since they were children, Chen Lixin often ate at the Li household.

Chen Lixin smiled and shook his head: "Thank you, Aunt Zhang, but no need. My mom is waiting for me at home."

"Alright, come over for a meal another day then."

Zhang Yuqing said.

Chen Lixin then bid them farewell, taking a deep look at Li Fei before leaving.

After returning home, the family had lunch together, chatting about events at the Martial University, with the conversation centering on Li Fei.

"Dad, Mom, Xiao Fei is a peerless genius at the Martial University now!"

"... Before there was Wang Fengqing, but Xiao Fei is even more powerful than her..."

"Do you know that Xiao Fei went to the Mount Mount Tiefeng Sect and stormed their mountain gate?"

"... On the Dragon-Tiger Platform, Xiao Fei won several matches in a row against experts from the Chu family..."

Li Tianyu talked incessantly about Li Fei's achievements to Li Lei and Zhang Yuqing, looking very proud.

"Actually, Sis is amazing too; she's already reached the late stage of Body Tempering."

Li Fei added from time to time.

Two months ago, Li Tianyu was only in the mid-stage of Body Tempering. With the elixirs Li Fei provided, her progress accelerated, and she broke through to the late stage two weeks ago.

In fact, this speed was already very fast. Under normal circumstances, even for someone with Grade A aptitude, it would take about a year to go from the Embryo Nourishing stage to the late stage of Body Tempering, while Li Tianyu had only taken a little over half a year.

It was only because she was in the presence of a monster like Li Fei that she seemed lackluster.

In reality, anyone who could enter the Martial University was a heaven's pride in this era.

"You must be careful when you break through to the Qi Transformation stage."

Li Lei warned Li Tianyu.

Although he didn't practice martial arts, he knew that the gap between Body Tempering and Qi Transformation was a hurdle that required life-and-death tempering.

"Don't worry."

Li Tianyu said confidently.

After the meal, Li Lei called Li Fei into his study.

"Sit."

After Li Fei sat down, Li Lei went straight to the point:

"Xiao Fei, I already know about your Aunt Shangguan's situation. Is there anything you need my help with?"

He knew that Li Fei had stood up against the Chu family to help the Zhang family, or rather, to help Shangguan Xiao.

Since Li Fei had already stepped forward, he naturally wouldn't shrink back and intended to contribute his part.

Li Fei didn't stand on ceremony with Li Lei, as he had returned specifically to ask for his help:

"Li Shu, Aunt Shangguan received news that the Chen family has been secretly cooperating with the 'Beast King'..."

In the study, Li Fei informed Li Lei about the situation in Chen Family Village and discussed their next course of action.

That afternoon, Li Fei walked into the Lecture Hall.

Hao Yi's office location hadn't changed, and he walked in with familiarity.

"Master."

Li Fei bowed respectfully to Hao Yi.

"You're here."

A smile appeared on Hao Yi's face. "Let's go."

He stood up and walked out of the office first.

Li Fei was stunned for a moment, then smiled and followed him out.

The teacher and student walked into the training building together and opened a practice room.

Just like before.

"Master, I obtained the 'Vajra Seal' and the 'Red Sound Fire Vajra Method' at the Martial University."

After entering the practice room, Li Fei said to Hao Yi.

"'Red Sound Fire Vajra Method'? One of the 'Eight Vajra Sections'?"

Hao Yi asked.

Li Fei: "That's right."

Hao Yi nodded: "Very good. You should practice the 'Vajra Seal' first, then the 'Red Sound Fire Vajra Method'."

He had originally prepared several martial arts techniques suitable for Vajra Qi for Li Fei, but since Li Fei had obtained better ones, he didn't mention them anymore.

"You can only stay for half a month, so I will teach you some techniques for using Qi and a blade technique."

Hao Yi said.

"A new blade technique?"

Li Fei's eyes lit up.

When he went to the Mount Mount Tiefeng Sect with Xu Jing, he heard Xu Jing personally recount the past, saying that the Mount Mount Tiefeng Sect Master, Gu Xianfeng, couldn't even last fifty moves under Hao Yi's blade back then!

It should be known that Gu Xianfeng was now hailed as the "Blade King."

This showed how high Hao Yi's attainments in blade technique were!

Now that the other party was going to teach him a new blade technique, he was naturally expectant.

Hao Yi didn't say much, just picked up a steel blade from the weapon rack.

"Use your Vajra Qi to defend."

Hao Yi said.

Li Fei activated his Vajra Qi, and a layer of golden Qi enveloped his body, making him look like he was cast in gold.

Then, without seeing how Hao Yi moved, he simply slashed out with the blade.

Swish—

The steel blade in his hand was ignited, wrapped in a ball of crimson flames.

Li Fei raised his arm to block this slash, and the flame Qi collided with his Vajra Qi.

The steel blade in Hao Yi's hand couldn't withstand such a powerful collision of Qi and shattered into many pieces, but the flame Qi attached to the blade didn't dissipate, slicing across Li Fei's arm in the shape of a blade edge.

Hao Yi withdrew the blade, leaving only the hilt in his hand.

Li Fei stood where he was; the sleeve of his right arm was sliced open, and a charred blade mark appeared on his skin.

With this slash, Hao Yi had broken through his Vajra Qi!

The most crucial point was that Hao Yi hadn't mobilized much powerful strength, still remaining within the scope of the Qi Transformation stage.

"This..."

Li Fei savored the changes in the Qi from that slash:

Vibration, spiral, cutting, piercing...

In a split second, the Qi contained over a dozen changes!

"I call this move the 'Armor-Breaking Style,' specifically used for breaking through armor and protective Qi."

Hao Yi said, "Your Vajra Qi and my Qi have different characteristics; yours is sharper, so it's even more suitable for breaking armor."

Next, Li Fei began to learn the Armor-Breaking Style from Hao Yi.

The Armor-Breaking Style had extremely high requirements for the control of Qi, and the changes weren't fixed, requiring adjustments based on the opponent's protective Qi.

This wasn't something that could be learned simply.

Fortunately, Li Fei had broken through by "breaking the heart's barrier," and his heart's strength was sufficiently powerful, so his learning progress was quite fast, which pleasantly surprised Hao Yi.

After teaching for over two hours, Hao Yi took the initiative to stop:

"You are currently in the mid-stage of Qi Transformation. To break through to the late stage, your Qi needs to be sufficiently condensed, and your heart's strength must be strong enough. Only then can your Qi leave your body and take shape. According to my judgment, your heart's strength is already sufficient; the only thing lacking is the condensation of your Qi. This point can actually be bypassed."

"Bypassed?"

Li Fei looked curiously at Hao Yi.

His teacher was upright and honest, never liking crooked paths, so he never expected him to teach him how to take a shortcut.

"The 'Heaven and Earth Furnace Qi' I practice is just right for forging your Vajra Qi."

Hao Yi said.

Heaven and Earth Furnace Qi was a high-level Qi, which he had used when fighting Yu Hu (see Chapter 110, Volume 1).

"Heaven and earth are the furnace, creation is the craftsman"—this was the characteristic of Heaven and Earth Furnace Qi, which could be used to forge all things and remove the dross to keep the essence.

If Li Fei's heart's strength hadn't been strong enough, and if he hadn't been practicing Vajra Qi, Hao Yi wouldn't have chosen to use this method to help Li Fei take a shortcut.

Because tempering one's own Qi to make it more condensed was a process of exercising heart's strength and control, which shouldn't be omitted.

But Li Fei's heart's strength was already enough, and the Vajra Qi itself was pure enough; Li Fei's breakthrough could be said to be a matter of course, with only time being the missing piece.

So Hao Yi felt that he could save this time for Li Fei.

After all, Li Fei had once told him that he only fought for the morning and evening!

"Then I'll trouble you, Master."

Li Fei bowed to Hao Yi.

He didn't expect to have such a benefit upon returning.

"Continue to activate your Vajra Qi."

Hao Yi said.

Li Fei activated his Vajra Qi again to protect his body, his whole body turning golden.

Hao Yi took off his black leather gloves, revealing his blood-red hands, and slapped Li Fei with a light palm.

Boom—

Li Fei felt as if he were in a high-temperature furnace, his whole body wrapped in flames!

In reality, no flames appeared in the practice room; it was just a ball of red Qi wrapping Li Fei.

Under Hao Yi's precise control, not a single bit of Qi leaked out, and the temperature in the room didn't rise much, nor did the floor or ceiling melt.

A moment later, Li Fei felt his Vajra Qi being melted.

Under Hao Yi's guidance, Li Fei withdrew the "melted" Vajra Qi back into his body and then activated new Qi to fill the gaps.

This continued for over twenty minutes, and Li Fei's body was now filled with "melted" Vajra Qi.

He felt as if he had a lot of magma in his body!

Hao Yi withdrew his Qi, a look of obvious fatigue appearing on his face.

Heaven and Earth Furnace Qi was a high-level Qi, and maintaining it for over twenty minutes while keeping precise control was much more tiring than fighting a Dao Foundation stage expert of the same level.

"Carefully experience the changes in the Qi and try to control the Qi to condense further..."

Hao Yi continued to guide Li Fei.

Half an hour later, Li Fei had consumed more than half of his Vajra Qi, but the remaining Vajra Qi was clearly more condensed than before.

Now he only needed to wait for the Qi to recover; if the new recovered Qi also showed changes, then this "forging" would be effective.

"For the next half month, come to me every day to forge your Qi. Whether you can break through after half a month depends on your own fortune."

Hao Yi said.

"Yes, thank you for your hard work, Master."

Li Fei bowed to Hao Yi again.

Over the next few days, he followed Hao Yi in the morning to learn the "Armor-Breaking Style" and in the afternoon to forge his Vajra Qi with the help of the Heaven and Earth Furnace Qi.

In the evening, besides practicing 【Phantom Leaf】, he had to practice the "Wood Ghost Binding Curse," and also study the "Vajra Seal" and the "Red Sound Fire Vajra Method," keeping him so busy he almost had no time to sleep.

Li Fei now wished he could split himself into two; he could only further compress his daily sleep time to just over three hours...

Fortunately, his physique was strong enough, and his energy was sufficient to carry him through.

While Li Fei was busy training, Li Lei was also busy doing things.

After several days of preparation, the Inspection Court began to take action.

Changheng Street, Chen Mansion.

Four Inspection Court vans drove from afar and stopped outside the main gate of the Chen Mansion.

Lu Sheng, captain of the First Brigade of the Inspection Court, got out of the car first, then led dozens of fully armed team members to storm directly into the Chen Mansion.

"Officer, please..."

"Inspection Court handling a case! Move aside!"

The guards at the main gate wanted to intercept them, but were pushed aside very roughly by the team members Lu Sheng brought.

Facing the dark gun barrels, the Chen Mansion guards didn't dare to act recklessly.

Soon, Chen Li, the general manager of the Chen family, greeted Lu Sheng and asked neither humbly nor arrogantly:

"Captain Lu, how can I be of service?"

"Acting under orders to make arrests. Show him the arrest warrant."

Lu Sheng waved his hand, and an inspector beside him stepped forward and took out a piece of paper stamped with a seal to show Chen Li.

"May I ask who Captain Lu is here to arrest?"

Chen Li remained calm.

"The Chen family is suspected of murder for money, illegal seizure of others' farmland, illegal detention, enslavement, and other crimes. There are many people I need to take back today."

Lu Sheng said to Chen Li word by word, "And that includes you, Chen Li."

Chen Li's expression finally changed: "Captain Lu, you..."

"Cuff him!"

Lu Sheng didn't waste any words with him and let two inspectors step forward to cuff Chen Li directly.

Then he continued to lead his men to make arrests in the Chen Mansion, finally provoking the Chen family's guards.

These guards were all martial artists, some even being Qi-practicing martial masters. Even without weapons, the pressure they brought was quite strong.

Just as the two sides were confronting each other, Chen Yujing, the head of the Chen family, rushed over.

"Lu Sheng!"

Chen Yujing's face was gloomy as he called Lu Sheng by his name, "This is the Chen Mansion! Aren't you being too presumptuous!"

After the Tiger Blade Gang collapsed, although all the remaining industries were taken over or cleared by the Qingyuan Property Management Company and the Chen family didn't seize any benefits, their gains in the officialdom were huge.

The officials of the Tiger Blade Gang system were either dead, fled, or arrested, leaving a large void.

Many officials of the Gu Zhenhui system also fell, so the Chen family took the opportunity to win over and support their own people.

Compared to before, the Chen family's influence in the Xingcheng officialdom had at least doubled!

That was why Chen Yujing could shout at Lu Sheng with such confidence at this moment.

(End of chapter)