Chapter 255: Vajra Eight Parts, Raging Waves and Billowing Seas

After returning to Martial Arts University, Li Fei got out of the car first, then walked straight toward the Academic Affairs building.

Upon arriving at the Academic Affairs building, he found Wen Ke's office and knocked on the door.

"Please come in."

Wen Ke was indeed in the office.

Li Fei pushed the door open and walked in.

Wen Ke looked up at Li Fei, a smile appearing on her face:

"You broke through your realm? Congratulations!"

Li Fei had only just finished breaking through his realm, and the aura on his body had not yet completely stabilized, so Wen Ke could tell at a glance.

"Are Professor Wen and Professor Xu very close?"

Li Fei got straight to the point and asked directly.

Wen Ke was startled; she looked at Li Fei's expression carefully, then said softly:

"Sit down and let's talk."

After Li Fei sat down, she said slowly:

"I was once his student, and it was with his help that I realized my heart of slaughter. He possesses an extraordinary ability called 'Heart Inquiry'; it is a very profound ability. If used well, it can bring many benefits. I think you have already experienced it."

Li Fei nodded: "I have indeed experienced it."

Wen Ke heard the coldness in his tone, but she still smiled gently:

"You took my class and have already gained some understanding of the essence of slaughter, and your progress is quite good. If you experience a 'Heart Inquiry,' there is a high chance you can break through your realm. This is the reason the school had you follow Professor Xu to Tiefeng Mountain this time."

Li Fei being able to break through his realm today was also related to the fact that he had previously taken Wen Ke's class.

Without that preliminary groundwork and effort, he would not have been able to break through his mental barrier in one go today.

"Is that all?"

Li Fei asked.

Wen Ke looked at him: "It seems you are very dissatisfied with this arrangement?"

Li Fei bowed to her: "It doesn't matter anymore. I ultimately broke through my realm, and on this point, I want to thank the school for the arrangement."

Wen Ke nodded: "It is good that you can think this way. In this world, apart from your parents, no one is obligated to be good to you. Martial Arts University is not something that can be decided by any one person; at least in the big picture, you can still trust the school."

Li Fei was thoughtful; he bowed to Wen Ke again and said sincerely:

"Thank you for your guidance, Professor Wen."

"Hmm, since you have successfully broken through your realm, I will count this course as passed. Give me your student ID."

Wen Ke said.

So Li Fei handed his student ID to her.

Soon, 25 credits were added to his student ID; this was the score obtainable after passing Wen Ke's course.

"By the way, what kind of force did you cultivate?"

Wen Ke asked suddenly.

"It is Vajra Force."

Li Fei said calmly.

"Ah?"

Wen Ke suddenly widened her eyes, looking at Li Fei in surprise: "Vajra Force?!"

Li Fei nodded, extended his right hand, and channeled the force within his body.

The next second, his right hand emitted a golden, brilliant light.

"It really is Vajra Force."

Wen Ke was somewhat pleasantly surprised.

She thought for a moment and said to Li Fei:

"Vajra Force is a very rare force. Martial Arts University has several legacies that require Vajra Force to practice. I will help you apply for them later."

"Thank you, Professor Wen."

Li Fei bowed to her again.

After saying goodbye to Wen Ke, Li Fei walked out of the office.

He had come specifically to find her to probe for some information, and in the end, he had indeed managed to probe it.

Wen Ke said, 'In this world, apart from your parents, no one is obligated to be good to you.' This was telling Li Fei that since Martial Arts University specifically arranged this matter to help him break through his realm, there was naturally an ulterior motive—perhaps to satisfy Xu Jing's requirements, or perhaps for some other purpose. In short, there is no help without a reason.

Next, Wen Ke said, 'Martial Arts University is not something that can be decided by any one person; at least in the big picture, Li Fei can still trust the school.' This was a reminder to Li Fei that there were people within Martial Arts University who were hostile toward him!

"Besides Xu Jing, who else could it be?"

Li Fei pondered to himself.

"Is it because I blocked someone's path? Or because I snatched someone's resources?"

The tallest tree in the forest is the first to be broken by the wind; this saying is indeed applicable everywhere.

However, Li Fei did not regret the choices he had made along the way. What he needed to do was not spend his days nervously guarding against someone, but to become stronger at a faster speed.

As long as his speed of becoming stronger far exceeded his opponents' imagination, his ability to resist risks would always be the greatest!

Next, Li Fei went to another office in the Academic Affairs building to register.

Now that he had successfully broken through his realm, according to the rules of Martial Arts University, he could obtain another 20 credits!

After coming out of the Academic Affairs building, Li Fei went to the Qingyun Building to register the completion of his mission at the Mission Hall.

After confirmation by the staff, Li Fei successfully completed this personal mission, and 60 credits were in hand.

In this way, Li Fei had increased his credits by 105 in a single day!

At 6: 0 that evening, the credit leaderboard was updated, and a group of students was still gathered there watching.

The staff member responsible for updating the leaderboard walked to the blackboard and began to update the information.

As usual, they started updating from the first place:

First place, Li Fei, 309 points.

"What the f***?!!!"

Upon seeing this latest content, the surrounding students instantly exploded.

Yesterday, Li Fei's credits were still 204, and today they had suddenly become over 300?!

Increasing by over a hundred credits in a single day was something that had never happened in the history of Martial Arts University!

"He broke Wang Fengqing's record!"

Someone suddenly shouted loudly.

When Wang Fengqing was about to leave the credit leaderboard, the highest record she left behind was 302 points.

Although many people felt that Li Fei had a chance to break this record, no one expected it to be so fast.

He had broken the record left by Wang Fengqing less than three months after enrolling; how monstrous would the brand-new record left by Li Fei be two years from now?

Soon, the news of Li Fei breaking Wang Fengqing's credit leaderboard record spread throughout Martial Arts University.

And along with this news, another piece of information spread: today, Li Fei followed a professor from Martial Arts University to storm the mountain gate of the Tiefeng Sect, killing twelve martial masters of the Tiefeng Sect from the foot of the mountain all the way to the summit!

In the dormitory, Li Fei first completed today's cultivation content—taking medicine to let the 【Phantom Leaf】 absorb nutrients.

Afterward, he walked to the table, picked up the receiver, and dialed a number.

The call was connected quickly, and a somewhat serious voice came from the other end:

"Hello?"

"Teacher, it's me."

There was only one person Li Fei could address directly as 'Teacher' without any prefix—Hao Yi.

"Xiao Fei?"

There was a bit more joy in Hao Yi's tone, "Is something the matter?"

"Teacher, I have broken through to the mid-stage of Qi Transformation."

Li Fei said truthfully.

After arriving at Martial Arts University, he had kept in touch with Hao Yi, reporting his cultivation progress at any time and asking for advice on cultivation problems from time to time.

Previously, after he 'broke through' to the Qi Transformation stage and told Hao Yi the news, Hao Yi had specifically instructed him to notify him the first moment he cultivated force.

"You broke through your realm so quickly?"

Hao Yi's voice was very surprised.

In his understanding, Li Fei had only just broken through to the early stage of Qi Transformation less than two months ago, and now he had actually broken through his realm again; this speed was truly shocking!

"I received help from several professors at Martial Arts University, and with some coincidental opportunities, I successfully broke through my mental barrier."

Li Fei did not mention the matter of Xu Jing to Hao Yi.

"Hmm, your speed of breaking through realms is enough to leave your name in history across the entire Great Lan Dynasty."

Hao Yi sighed with emotion, "What kind of force did you cultivate? Golden Origin Force? Heavenly Gang Force?"

The types of force he mentioned were the ones most likely to be cultivated with the 【Steel Armor】 implant plus Geng Metal True Qi.

"Teacher, this student has cultivated Vajra Force."

Li Fei said.

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On the other end of the phone, Hao Yi was silent for a moment, his breathing clearly heavier:

"Vajra Force?"

"Yes, Vajra Force."

"Good! Very good!"

Hao Yi was rarely so uncomposed. "Having cultivated the Vajra Force, the probability of you successfully mastering the 【Primordial Heaven Gold】 in the future is at least seventy percent!"

"Master, what should I do for my cultivation next?"

Li Fei asked.

Even though there were a bunch of professors at the Martial University in the Dao Foundation realm he could consult, the person he trusted most was still Hao Yi.

Moreover, after hearing the conversation between Xu Jing and Gu Vanguard Commander today, Li Fei felt that Hao Yi's level, even at the Martial University, was likely among the best!

"The martial art in this world that can unleash the power of the Vajra Force to its greatest extent is the 'Vajra Eight Sections' of Pudu Temple."

Hao Yi said, "This was originally a secret of the Buddhist faith, only accessible to the true disciples of Pudu Temple. However, more than a hundred years ago, Emperor Wencheng intended to eradicate Buddhism and exalt Daoism. To help the Buddhist faith survive this crisis, the abbot at the time personally took over a hundred carts of gold, silver, and treasures, along with a large number of Buddhist secret manuals, to the Imperial Capital and offered them all to the imperial court. Only then did Emperor Wencheng abandon the idea of eradicating Buddhism."

Li Fei nodded. He had seen this piece of history in the "Great Lan Records." As for the things the Pudu Temple abbot offered at the time, not to mention the gold, silver, and jewelry, those Buddhist secret manuals were the true priceless treasures!

However, even so, Emperor Wencheng did not completely let the Buddhist faith off the hook; he limited the number of temples in the Great Lan Dynasty to one hundred and eight, not allowing it to exceed this number.

Because of this, to this day, the number of registered temples in the entire Great Lan Dynasty remains only one hundred and eight. Other temples can only be considered 'wild temples' and are liable to be sealed off.

"Did the secret manuals that Pudu Temple handed over to the imperial court include the 'Vajra Eight Sections'?"

Li Fei asked.

Hao Yi replied: "Pudu Temple handed over four of the eight sections of the 'Vajra Eight Sections.' After the imperial court established the twelve universities, they distributed a portion of the Buddhist secret manuals to the twelve universities. The Martial University should have one of the sections of the 'Vajra Eight Sections.' If you can learn it, it will be of the greatest help to you."

Li Fei remembered what Wen Ke said today about wanting to apply for a few martial arts legacies suitable for him, and he couldn't help but feel expectant:

"This student understands."

"Besides the 'Vajra Eight Sections,' you can practice a few other martial arts next. I will have to teach you those once you come back."

Hao Yi said.

"Alright, there are only ten days or so until the break, I will come back then."

Li Fei said.

The academic system at the Martial University is one semester every six months, starting in September each year and ending in mid-March of the following year, with a half-month break before the new semester begins.

"Good."

Hao Yi then gave Li Fei some pointers on matters to pay attention to in the mid-stage of Qi Transformation and other issues regarding his subsequent cultivation.

The two talked on the phone for over an hour before finishing.

After hanging up, Li Fei made another call to Shangguan Xiao.

"Hello?"

"Aunt-Master, it's me."

"Little Fei, is something the matter?"

After Li Fei arrived at the Martial University, his contact with Shangguan Xiao remained very close, as he had to communicate with her from time to time about the Qingyuan City Management Company and send back some martial arts elixirs.

"Aunt-Master, I ran into Xu Jing today."

Li Fei said directly.

He did not tell Hao Yi about Xu Jing, because Xu Jing clearly wanted to use him to target Hao Yi, and he naturally would not let Xu Jing succeed.

He told Shangguan Xiao about this, firstly to learn more information about Xu Jing from her, and secondly because Shangguan Xiao's stance was inevitably the same as his—neither of them wanted to see Hao Yi get hurt.

"Xu Jing?"

As soon as Shangguan Xiao heard this name, her tone changed instantly. "Did he do anything to you?"

"He helped me break through my realm."

Li Fei said.

"Ah???"

Even over the phone, Li Fei could imagine her face full of question marks from her tone.

So, he gave Shangguan Xiao a rough account of what happened today.

"That scumbag!"

After hearing Li Fei's account, Shangguan Xiao said in an icy tone.

"Aunt-Master, I'm fine, I'm doing quite well now. I just wanted to know what kind of grudge exists between this Xu Jing and Master?"

"Your master didn't want you to get involved in the grudges of the previous generation, so when you came to the Martial University, neither he nor I told you about those things from back then."

Shangguan Xiao said, "I still have to respect your master's wishes, so I won't tell you too much. You only need to know that Xu Jing is a very proud person. He lost to your master many times back then, so he certainly won't make a move against you. At most, he is thinking of provoking your master into making a move through you."

Li Fei: "Then I understand."

A person so proud who had repeatedly lost to Hao Yi—before he had truly won against Hao Yi, how could he possibly lay a hand on his student?

If he did that, his final shred of pride would be lost as well.

Li Fei now also understood why Xu Jing was so angry when Gu Vanguard Commander, the sect master of the Iron Peak Sect, spoke words of contempt for Hao Yi in front of him today.

Although Xu Jing's current realm had surpassed Hao Yi's, he did not feel that he had already won against Hao Yi, so to belittle Hao Yi was to belittle him.

"If Xu Jing gives you a hard time again in the future, tell me first."

Shangguan Xiao said.

Li Fei: "Alright, I understand."

On the same night, in the Jinsha District of Datong Prefecture.

While Li Fei was on the phone with Shangguan Xiao, Zhang Zongyang quietly walked into a private residence alone.

He was the current head of the Zhang family, one of the three great noble families of Datong Prefecture, the helmsman of the Datong Prefecture Stop-the-War General Academy, a fourth-rank official, a level 13 official, and one of the most prominent figures in Datong Prefecture!

Back then, when Li Fei entered Datong Prefecture alone under the identity of the Green-Faced Ghost, attending the meeting single-handedly and entering the 'Beast King's' Human-Face Villa, and was finally able to escape unscathed, it was mainly because Zhang Zongyang, the head of the Zhang family, had sent someone to deliver a letter to the 'Beast King' that night. (See Chapter 137 of Volume 1 for details)

And the reason Zhang Zongyang was willing to send that letter was because of Shangguan Xiao's request.

He was Shangguan Xiao's father.

That night, not long after Zhang Zongyang walked into that private residence, a thunderous sound suddenly erupted from within.

Subsequently, the ground shook violently, and the buildings in the residence collapsed one after another!

A few minutes later, this private residence turned into a ruin.

The massive commotion soon attracted inspectors patrolling nearby. When these people arrived, the commotion here had already ceased.

Following that, these inspectors discovered Zhang Zongyang lying in a pool of blood within the ruins.

A few minutes later, a bombshell piece of news spread across the entire Datong Prefecture at an extremely fast speed—

The helmsman of the Stop-the-War General Academy and head of the Zhang family, Zhang Zongyang, had been attacked and killed!

A true storm of upheaval was unleashed this night!

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(End of chapter)