Chapter 265

September 5th.

Li Fei and his party returned to Datong Prefecture and went back to Wu'an University.

Ke Yan went to report the situation and the specific details of the Martial Arts Exchange Tournament to the high-level officials of Wu'an University, while Li Fei went directly to see Shi Caiming.

Arriving at the top of that small mountain, Li Fei saw Shi Caiming, who was drinking.

Every time he saw this Grandmaster, he was either smoking, drinking, or sleeping; in any case, Li Fei had never seen the other party cultivate.

Could it be that the Grandmaster's way of cultivation is different from what he understands?

"Principal, I'm back."

Li Fei walked to Shi Caiming's side and said.

Then he roughly recounted the series of events that happened during this trip to the Daluo Sect.

After listening, Shi Caiming silently lit a cigarette for himself:

"You were right not to get involved in the dispute between the Crown Prince and the Daluo Sect; if the Crown Prince wants to win you over, you should also try not to get too close to the other party."

Li Fei nodded.

Before he left the Daluo Sect, a eunuch beside the Crown Prince took the initiative to find him and left him a contact method, telling him that if he wanted to repair the Cloud Dream Golden Thread Robe in the future, he could call this number.

This was actually giving him a way to take the initiative to contact the Crown Prince.

Li Fei believed that if he expressed his willingness to serve the Crown Prince, even if he failed to take the crown in this Martial Arts Exchange Tournament, he would still be able to obtain the inheritance of the 'Eight Jin Gang Sections'.

This was the 'subtext' of the Crown Prince setting a stake for him in public.

However, even without Shi Caiming's reminder, Li Fei would not consider serving the Crown Prince.

From the first day he arrived in this world, he never thought about letting others control his destiny!

What's more, whether it was the identity of the 'Azure-Faced Ghost' or the experience of Hao Yi, it made Li Fei have no good feelings for the current feudal dynasty...

"Principal, there is one thing I haven't figured out."

Li Fei asked, "The Daluo Sect has not participated in party strife for many years; the Crown Prince's move is undoubtedly pushing the Daluo Sect to his opposite side. Is this his intention, or the intention of that Emperor?"

If it were only the Crown Prince's intention, it would mean that this matter is likely only related to party strife.

And if it were the intention of that Emperor, combined with the fact that the Pudu Temple has joined this Martial Arts Exchange Tournament, then perhaps the pattern of the Great Lan Dynasty 'belittling Buddhism and honoring Daoism' for hundreds of years might change!

This will affect many people and many things.

Shi Caiming looked at Li Fei, noticing that he was not very respectful in his address to the Emperor:

"When did you start caring about these things?"

"Just curious."

"People, have a little less curiosity, and you can live much more easily."

"Student has been taught."

Li Fei bowed to Shi Caiming.

He cared about this mainly because of that 'dream' he had on Daluo Peak.

Intuition told him that this dream was related to the Daluo Sect and might also be related to this change; if he could figure it out in advance, it would also be beneficial for him to deal with various variables in the future.

But since Shi Caiming did not intend to say more, Li Fei did not ask further and turned to leave.

After coming out of the exotic beast breeding area, Li Fei left Wu'an University directly, and then used the 'One Leaf Obstructs the Eye Technique' and the Jin Gang Seal: Treasure Vase to hide himself, and went to the residence where Zhao Yi was.

He had made an appointment with the other party by phone before coming, so when he arrived, Zhao Yi was waiting for him in the room.

"You have reached the late stage of God-Change?"

After Li Fei entered the room, he subconsciously sensed it and looked at Zhao Yi with some surprise.

He had performed the 'Wood Ghost Binding Curse' on Zhao Yi, establishing a spiritual connection between the two; plus, he had now also cultivated 'Void Thought', so after meeting, he immediately sensed Zhao Yi's realm.

"Yes."

Zhao Yi nodded with a somewhat complicated expression.

Being able to sense her realm immediately meant that Li Fei had also reached the God-Change stage.

In the situation where martial arts cultivation broke historical records, Li Fei's cultivation in the art path could also be so fast, which really made Zhao Yi feel somewhat inferior...

"Congratulations."

Li Fei said to Zhao Yi with a smile.

Now he, this 'Azure-Faced Ghost King', seems to have unified the entire martial arts world of Datong Prefecture, with infinite glory.

But in reality, he doesn't even have a single powerhouse under his command that can be brought out.

As the territory expands and business increases, Li Fei alone cannot possibly take care of it.

In the future, if there are some frictions and conflicts with other forces, Li Fei cannot possibly do everything himself and come forward to solve everything.

Now everyone fears the Ghost King's power and dares not do anything, but it's hard to say after a long time.

So Li Fei hopes that there will be a few experts under his command as soon as possible.

"What things do you need to use next?"

Li Fei asked.

When the art path is cultivated to the late stage of God-Change, one must start preparing to break through to the Possession stage; this stage requires integrating the implant into the selected material and then refining it into a magic tool.

Because the implant is no longer integrated into the human body, the way of absorbing energy becomes more difficult, so to maintain the growth of the implant, one needs to pay a greater price.

In addition, various materials needed to refine magic tools are also very expensive.

Simply put, this stage is two words—burning money!

The higher the talent, the fewer resources are needed.

If the talent is not enough, the resources needed are an astronomical figure!

Zhao Yi's talent is naturally very high, otherwise, it would be impossible to cultivate from the early stage of God-Change to the late stage of God-Change in just half a year.

"Okay, I'll give you a list in a while."

Zhao Yi was not polite to Li Fei either.

"Hmm."

Li Fei nodded and looked at Zhao Yi, "I came to find you this time because I have something I want to ask you."

Then he told Zhao Yi about the dream-entry technique he encountered on Daluo Peak.

"You encountered a dream-entry technique while cultivating meditation? How is that possible..."

Zhao Yi showed a look of astonishment.

Li Fei was stunned: "How so?"

"If you perform a dream-entry technique on an ordinary person, you only need the cultivation of the Body-Breaking stage, but if you want to perform it on a martial artist with powerful intent power, the difficulty is very high. You are a Dao Foundation stage powerhouse; to perform a dream-entry technique on you, an ordinary Possession stage Great Mage cannot do it at all, and even a descendant of the Nightmare Sect must use a powerful magic tool and set up an array in advance."

Zhao Yi said.

The dream-entry technique is not unique to the Nightmare Sect, but the Nightmare Sect's dream-entry technique can be called a unique skill in the world, but even a Possession stage Great Mage of the Nightmare Sect finds it very difficult to perform a dream-entry technique on a Dao Foundation stage powerhouse.

Li Fei understood Zhao Yi's meaning: "But at that time, I had already transformed my intent power into Void Thought and was performing meditation; would the difficulty of being entered into a dream be reduced?"

Zhao Yi shook her head:

"You transformed your intent power into Void Thought, so your Void Thought is also far beyond that of a mage at the same realm. And you were performing the Nightmare Sect's visualization method at the time; this kind of visualization method itself has the effect of resisting the invasion of external spiritual power. To perform a dream-entry technique on you under these circumstances, the difficulty is also not small."

Li Fei fell into thought:

"So, just check if any Great Mage of the Nightmare Sect went to the Daluo Sect during that time period? If not, could it be that a True Person performed a dream-entry technique on me?!"

He was startled by his own speculation.

A True Person of the Daluo Sect secretly performing a dream-entry technique on him, what for?

Why him?

"As for the content of the dream, I have no clue about that; that is entirely controlled by the other party."

Zhao Yi said to Li Fei.

Li Fei thought for a while: "Besides the dream-entry technique, are there any other possibilities?"

Zhao Yi: "Then I need to carefully flip through those classics my master left me."

She had only embarked on the path of cultivation for a few years, and her main energy was spent on increasing her cultivation and practicing techniques, and she did not know much.

"Okay, then I'll trouble you to help me check."

Li Fei said.

He is not a person who is used to being passive; since things have found him, he wants to try his best to understand them actively.

Only in this way can he decide whether to solve the problem or avoid trouble.

Taking the list Zhao Yi gave him, Li Fei left the other party's residence and returned to Wu'an University.

He first went to the Qingyun Building and used his credits to exchange for a portion of the resources Zhao Yi needed, then returned to the dormitory and called Yang Zhe, asking the other party to prepare the remaining resources on the list.

After annexing several major forces, Li Fei now has a lot of resources available.

What is mainly lacking is talent.

After doing all this, Li Fei went to the Ping'an Building and applied for a secret room for seclusion.

His 'Return to One' for 【Shadow Feet】 was already nearly half completed, and next he only needed to go into seclusion for six days to completely finish it!

September 8th.

On a train returning to Datong Prefecture City, more than a dozen students from the Women's Society of Wu'an University were in a carriage.

Du Ya, the president of the Women's Society, had booked the entire carriage, so there were only a dozen or so women in the carriage.

"President, look, this Martial Arts Exchange Tournament actually has the Pudu Temple participating!"

By the train window, a woman with outstanding appearance and temperament handed the newspaper in her hand to Du Ya to look at.

Their group had taken a multi-person cooperative credit mission to go to a small town to suppress bandits.

Now that the mission was successfully completed, they were returning to Wu'an University.

On the way back, they saw overwhelming reports, all related to this Martial Arts Exchange Tournament.

Du Ya took the newspaper, read it carefully, and was thoughtful.

She is the daughter of the Inspector General of the General Inspectorate, and under her father's cultivation since childhood, she has developed a keen 'political sense', so she saw a lot of hidden information from the information reported in the newspaper.

"Wow, the prizes this time are at least twice as generous as the first tournament! The Imperial Court is so generous?"

"It also says here that the Crown Prince has specially set a stake for first place."

"Where is it? Let me see."

"..."

The female students in the carriage passed the newspaper around and discussed this Martial Arts Exchange Tournament.

"President, last time you were almost able to enter the top sixteen; this year you have already cultivated force, you will definitely be able to go further."

A female student said to Du Ya.

Du Ya gave a self-deprecating smile:

"The competition this time is countless times more intense than the first tournament; I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to even enter the top thirty-two this time."

"No way? A force-cultivating martial artist can't even enter the top thirty-two?"

"Yeah, that's too exaggerated."

Everyone felt it was incredible.

The level of the twelve universities is not much different; those who can cultivate to the Qi Transformation stage within four years of entering university are already considered very talented, and the vast majority of students are still stuck at the early stage of Qi Transformation when they graduate, failing to comprehend the corresponding state of mind.

Du Ya is 25 years old this year, just stuck at the maximum age limit for the Martial Arts Exchange Tournament, and this year will be her last.

She just broke through to the middle stage of Qi Transformation this year and became a force-cultivating martial artist; under normal circumstances, she would have a chance to make a difference in the Martial Arts Exchange Tournament, but after reading the content in the newspaper today, she immediately knew that she had no chance...

In the first exchange tournament, the three Daoist sects actually gave the twelve universities face and did not send all their elite disciples; the most talented ones in the sects did not participate.

Even so, six of the top eight in the last tournament were taken by the three Daoist sects!

In this situation this year, the Daluo Sect will definitely want to 'show its muscles'.

The Shangqing Sect, which has finally gained the right to speak, will definitely not be outdone and wants to suppress the Daluo Sect.

And the Pudu Temple, which has finally obtained the opportunity to appear, will definitely bring out its strongest lineup!

Under these circumstances, Du Ya, a force-cultivating martial artist who just broke through not long ago, really has a hard time making a difference.

"Tianyu is out."

Someone suddenly greeted.

Du Ya looked up and saw Li Tianyu, who had short hair, wore a red martial arts suit, and looked heroic, walking out of a compartment.

"Tianyu, how do you feel? Are you feeling better?"

Du Ya asked with concern.

In this bandit suppression mission, Li Tianyu charged the most fiercely and killed the most ruthlessly, resulting in serious injuries; after getting on the train, she had been recuperating in the compartment.

Li Tianyu nodded with a smile and raised her palm.

A faint golden light lit up on her palm.

"Force?"

Du Ya showed a look of surprise and stood up abruptly, "Tianyu, you broke through?!"

"Yes, this time I turned a misfortune into a blessing and finally comprehended the heart of slaughter."

Li Tianyu smiled.

Previously, under Li Fei's guidance, she had already gained a certain understanding of the heart of slaughter; in the following months, she frequently went on missions, experienced real slaughter, and charged at the front every time, disregarding her own life!

If it weren't for the Level 5 protective garment Li Fei gave her, she would have died several times already.

But it was precisely because of this reckless style that she made rapid progress, and today she officially comprehended the heart of slaughter, broke through to the middle stage of Qi Transformation, and became a force-cultivating martial artist.

Li Tianyu entered Wu'an University in September last year; from September this year, in one year's time, she broke through from the Embryo-Nurturing stage all the way to the middle stage of Qi Transformation; this speed is much stronger than the 'Grade A-minus' aptitude she tested when school started!

"Congratulations, Tianyu!"

"Tianyu, you are amazing!"

"Wow, powerful, congratulations!"

"..."

The female students of the Women's Society present all congratulated Li Tianyu one after another, and they were all from the heart, without any jealousy.

Because in the past few months, they had witnessed how much Li Tianyu dared to risk her life!

Such dedication in exchange for such results really makes people unable to be jealous.

What's more, Li Tianyu has such a younger brother, they would only try every possible way to be on good terms with Li Tianyu.

A bright smile also appeared on Li Tianyu's face.

A force-cultivating martial artist can be considered an important combat force in any force and can stand alone.

"What were you talking about just now?"

Li Tianyu was pulled to sit by Du Ya's side and asked.

"We were talking about this Martial Arts Exchange Tournament..."

Du Ya introduced it to her simply, "You have cultivated force, and you can just happen to verify yourself in this tournament."

Although she broke through the realm earlier than Li Tianyu, Li Tianyu stimulated a core-level extraordinary ability 'Berserk Battle', plus her fearless fighting style.

To be honest, if she really had to fight Li Tianyu to the death, Du Ya would feel guilty.

She herself had no confidence that she could go very far in this Martial Arts Exchange Tournament, but she felt that Li Tianyu had a chance.

If she could enter the top sixteen, then their Women's Society would have face!

"Martial Arts Exchange Tournament."

Li Tianyu's eyes became bright.

Last year, she had just entered Wu'an University and was not yet a martial artist, so she could only be an audience member off the stage and watch the first tournament.

Now, she can finally be a member on the stage and has a chance to go a little further.

"Your younger brother Li Fei will definitely participate too; he might have a chance to take the crown this time!"

Someone said to Li Tianyu.

Li Tianyu was stunned.

She suddenly realized that she could compete on the same stage with Li Fei again.

The last time the two participated in a competition together was at the graduation exam of Xingcheng Middle School.

That time, Li Fei unexpectedly won the championship under the circumstances where everyone did not look favorably upon him.

And this time, Li Fei is already a peerless genius who is the focus of everyone's attention and a strong contender for the championship!

"Yes, I believe he will definitely be able to go to the end."

Li Tianyu raised her head, smiling brightly.

September 11th.

Ping'an Building, inside the secret room.

Several important heart meridians in Li Fei's heart were repaired, and the channel he occupied with Innate One Qi was also completely stabilized.

At this point, he had completed the 'Return to One' for 【Shadow Feet】 and could incorporate a third implant!

And the physical strengthening brought to him by 【Shadow Feet】 had also completely ended; now his total blood soul had increased to 347!

After taking a bath, washing away all the blood on his body, and changing his clothes, Li Fei left the secret room and ended this seclusion.

Arriving at the lobby on the first floor, Li Fei deliberately stood in place and waited for a while; seeing that no one came to find him, he subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

Last time he ended his seclusion here, the result was that earth-shaking changes happened outside, the Tiefeng Sect was destroyed, and Shangguan Xiao was arrested...

This gave Li Fei some psychological trauma, fearing that something big would happen outside when he came out of seclusion this time.

"Teacher, I want to ask, did anything big happen outside during the few days I was in seclusion?"

When Li Fei went to the window to return the secret room he rented, he asked the lecturer inside.

The other party was stunned, and then said to Li Fei with a smile:

"If you want to talk about big events, recently only one big event has caused widespread discussion."

"Oh?"

"That is the upcoming Second Martial Arts Exchange Tournament."

"Oh."

Li Fei nodded, completely relieved.

"You are the favorite to win this time; come on, bring back a championship for our Wu'an University, for all universities!"

The lecturer at the window said to Li Fei with a smile.

Although he knew that the gap between them and top-tier sects like the three Daoist sects was not small, the results of the university side in the first Martial Arts Exchange Tournament were still too ugly.

This time, they have a 'First in History' participating, which makes people full of expectations.

"I will try my best."

Li Fei also responded with a smile.

Then he walked out of the Ping'an Building and went to the Qingyun Building.

"Hello, I want to extract the Grade 3 superior fire-attribute implant 【Flame Core】."

Li Fei came to the window on the second floor of the Qingyun Building and said to the staff inside.

The third implant 【Flame Core】 needed for 【Mixed Origin Heavenly Gold】 was now in the warehouse of Wu'an University, just waiting for him to extract it.

"Please wait a moment."

The staff said to Li Fei very politely, and then called to have the things sent over from the warehouse.

More than ten minutes later, two staff members carrying a burning furnace arrived under the Qingyun Building.

Li Fei had also gone downstairs at this time and took the initiative to greet them.

"Hello, Student Li Fei, this is the implant 【Flame Core】 you want; please complete the implantation within one hour, otherwise you need to keep it at a high temperature continuously."

The staff pointed to an iron can on the furnace and said to Li Fei.

"Okay, many thanks."

Li Fei reached out and picked up the hot iron can on the surface, and then took this iron can back to his dormitory.

After returning to the dormitory, he opened the iron can in his hand, revealing a fist-sized thing inside that was burned red like stone coal.

This is 【Flame Core】; the initial integration part is near the person's heart meridians, so the integration method is to press it against one's heart.

Li Fei had prepared the necessary medicinal materials in advance; he applied the refined medicinal water to his chest and then took three pills.

After the medicinal effect took hold, he picked up the red thing in the iron can and pressed it against his heart.

Soon, 【Flame Core】 began to melt and gradually integrated into Li Fei's body.

For other Dao Foundation stage powerhouses, because it involves heart meridians, this process has certain dangers, and it is best to absorb it slowly, taking a few days to complete.

But for Li Fei, he didn't need to worry about injury at all, so the speed of absorption was extremely fast.

More than two hours later, he completed the absorption and successfully incorporated the third implant!

The ordinary extraordinary ability of 【Flame Core】 is 'Flame Control'; Li Fei can turn Innate One Qi into flames, or directly control the real flames around him.

As for the core-level extraordinary ability, it depends on how Li Fei stimulates it.

His 【Shadow Feet】 only took twenty days to cultivate from the Embryo-Nurturing stage to the Qi Transformation stage, so the time needed for 【Flame Core】 should not be too long either.

The start time of the Second Martial Arts Exchange Tournament is September 15th; Li Fei wants to cultivate 【Flame Core】 to the Qi Transformation stage before the tournament starts, cultivate the third kind of Innate One Qi, and thus cultivate high-level force, which is definitely too late.

If he uses his full strength, there is definitely no problem for him to win the championship.

The problem is that he cannot expose the identity of the Azure-Faced Ghost, so it is best not to use the Ten Thousand Blood Pearl, because there may be many powerhouses present at that time.

"I wonder what kind of peerless geniuses the three Daoist sects and Pudu Temple will send this time?"

Li Fei was somewhat curious and also somewhat expectant.

PS: I had an upset stomach yesterday, and my condition today is extremely poor... I originally wanted to ask for leave, but in the end, I still tried my best to update one chapter.

Mainly, I found that from opening the book in April until now, for nearly half a year, I haven't asked for leave once; no matter how bad the condition is, I have at least completed one update, so let's continue to work hard to keep this good habit.

Finally, the monthly ticket lucky draw event ends tomorrow night at 8 o'clock~

(End of this chapter)