Chapter 286: Traveling with You

Night fell, and Li Fei was cultivating in his room as usual.

He had just won the championship of this year's Wu Gong Tournament today, and the participating students from the Wu Gong University all said they wanted to celebrate at the "Cangyun Tower," the largest restaurant in the provincial capital of Cang Province.

But Li Fei refused, citing that he still needed to cultivate.

Having just captured the tournament championship and become the undisputed "number one" of the younger generation, was he really unwilling to relax even a little on such a night, choosing to continue cultivating instead?

The scene at the time was once very awkward.

Finally, amidst the complex gazes of the crowd, Li Fei bid them farewell and turned to leave.

None of them could understand why someone whose talent was almost at the absolute peak still had to be so diligent.

His speed of breaking through realms was already the first in history; what exactly was he chasing?

Only Qin Zhen had a profound look in his eyes, while Li Tianyu was filled with heartache.

In Li Tianyu's impression, the little Li Fei from before was not someone who raced against every second and was diligent to the point of being almost abnormal!

After the deaths of Hao Yi and Shangguan Xiao, Li Fei had completely changed into a different person.

He had become more silent and reticent, as if he were moving forward while carrying a mountain on his back!

Thus, the championship night became another night of solitary cultivation for one person.

After 【Flame Core】 broke through to the Qi Transformation stage, Li Fei's physique was further strengthened.

The total number of Blood Souls increased by a few, becoming 401.

With the total number of Blood Souls exceeding 400, Li Fei once again obtained an opportunity to strengthen a Blood Soul skill.

This time he did not need to hesitate, because there were no other choices left.

There were a total of four Blood Soul skills, and now only 【Blood Might】 remained unstrengthened.

After the strengthening was completed, 【Blood Might】 changed from a single-target attack to a group attack.

Li Fei discovered that his control over 【Blood Might】 had increased significantly!

If it could be said that he was like holding a gun in his hand before, knowing only how to pull the trigger to shoot out a bullet, then now that gun had become a bow.

And he had become a brilliant master archer, capable of precisely controlling his every shot, able to shoot one arrow at a time, or shoot many arrows simultaneously, hitting different targets respectively.

Li Fei tried it out; he could hit a maximum of 10 targets simultaneously using 【Blood Might】, with an effective range within one hundred meters.

This did not actually increase his combat power much; it was nothing more than being able to deal with group attacks more easily in the future.

But after discovering that his control over 【Blood Might】 had improved, Li Fei suddenly had an idea:

"Can I fuse 【Blood Might】 together with other means?"

When he first obtained 【Blood Might】, Li Fei had relied on this Blood Soul skill to survive crises repeatedly and defeat strong enemies by surprise.

But as the opponents he faced became stronger, the effect of 【Blood Might】 was constantly diminishing.

For Dao Foundation stage martial artists who had cultivated Dao Strength, pure spiritual-type technique attacks like 【Blood Might】 were already very difficult to make effective.

But if 【Blood Might】 could be integrated into martial arts, would the effect become different?

In a certain sense, this was the true "Dual Cultivation of Law and Wu Gong."

But for such a special method, Li Fei could not find any reference.

Not only did the Wu Gong University not have it, but the other twelve universities did not either.

Because looking at the thousand-year history of martial arts, only that "Absolute Peak" of the current era had walked both of these paths to the summit simultaneously.

All other martial artists, without exception, were stuck at a certain stage; the two systems conflicted with each other, and not only could they not go further, some even suffered qi deviation and died from heavy injuries!

Currently, only the Tianyi Tower, the sect founded by that "Absolute Peak," possessed the most complete inheritance of "Dual Cultivation of Law and Wu Gong."

Even so, very few Tianyi Tower disciples walked the path of "Dual Cultivation of Law and Wu Gong," and there was not a single one who had practiced both systems to a high realm.

Li Fei's "Dual Cultivation of Law and Wu Gong" had been practiced until now, and the solution was simply and crudely relying on medicine to suppress it; as for the understanding and exploration of the mutual fusion of the two systems, that was truly completely non-existent.

Now that he was attempting to combine 【Blood Might】 with martial arts, it could be considered truly taking the first step of "Dual Cultivation of Law and Wu Gong."

More than two hours later.

"Forget it, let's put it aside for now."

Li Fei rubbed his temples with some fatigue.

He had tried many methods, but still could not find a clue.

Void Thought and Heart Intent power were one Yin and one Yang; the latter was naturally restrained within the flesh and blood Qi, and could perfectly fuse with martial arts.

But Void Thought manifested externally, and it was very difficult to fuse it with martial arts, just like making someone perform punches and kicks while shooting arrows at the same time.

It felt very awkward!

Li Fei could not find a clue for a moment, but he was not in a hurry, deciding to put it aside first.

He took out the Dream Order from his bosom, intending to explore that dream realm again tonight.

This dream realm was very likely related to the elixir lost by the Daluo Sect, and the Daluo Sect's lost elixir was a trigger; from the subsequent Wu Gong Exchange Tournament adding the Pudu Temple, to today's Crown Prince publicly announcing he wanted to petition the Emperor to elevate the status of Buddhism.

This series of events all started from the Daluo Sect's lost elixir.

Next, Li Fei was going to follow the Crown Prince to the Imperial Capital, and his intuition told him that he would likely be involuntarily drawn into this vortex!

Therefore, he wanted to grasp as much information as possible, so that he could grasp more initiative.

Void Thought probed into the Dream Order, once again coming into contact with that special aura.

The next second, Li Fei entered the dream.

Once again using the Nightmare Sect's technique to blow away the thick fog, he arrived inside that great hall.

After waiting for a few seconds, that young Daoist priest with powerful strength walked out from behind the screen.

"This Senior Brother, this is this year's elixir."

"Is this the Life-Prolonging Elixir for His Majesty the Emperor?"

Li Fei asked.

Although he had almost confirmed that this was the Life-Prolonging Elixir, he still needed to confirm it.

Upon hearing this, the young Daoist priest frowned slightly, looking at Li Fei with a majestic gaze:

"Of course."

"May I ask which Junior Brother you are? Why have I never seen you before?"

Li Fei asked.

The other party addressed him as Senior Brother, but possessed the cultivation of a True Person, which was definitely impossible, so the other party had intentionally hidden their identity.

"You don't need to know, take the item."

The young Daoist priest handed over the wooden box in his hand.

Li Fei did not reach out to take it, but instead stared tightly at the other party:

"Are you True Person Qingding?"

He had already inquired that only True Person Qingding of the Daluo Sect had the ability to refine the Life-Prolonging Elixir.

"You are not a disciple of my Daluo Sect!"

The young Daoist priest's gaze suddenly became severe.

The next second, a thunderclap sounded in Li Fei's heart lake.

Then he was forcibly exited from the dream realm again.

Under normal circumstances, this young Daoist priest with powerful strength should have captured Li Fei to interrogate his origins.

But the final result was that Li Fei was killed by the other party's strike.

This was the difference between reality and the dream realm.

Characters in a dream realm could be lifelike, with every move conforming to the impression in the "host's" memory.

But interaction could not be absolutely real; unless the person who constructed this dream realm had specifically set up a large amount of interaction, otherwise, the interactions of characters in the dream realm were limited.

Li Fei speculated that it might be very difficult for him to directly ask for too much information from that young Daoist priest's mouth; if he wanted to better explore this dream realm, he had to defeat this young Daoist priest.

Only then would it be possible to go behind that great hall to take a look.

Wanting to defeat a True Person of the current era in reality was naturally extremely difficult, and Li Fei definitely could not do it in a short time.

But it was different in the dream realm.

Many of the Nightmare Sect's techniques were aimed at the dream realm, which could allow Li Fei to change his situation in the dream realm, enhance his strength in the dream realm, or even directly control the entire dream realm!

Therefore, Li Fei planned to study the Nightmare Sect's techniques well next, striving to be able to control this dream realm as soon as possible.

"Moreover, fighting with a True Person of the current era without any scruples is also a precious experience."

Li Fei thought to himself.

The Nightmare Sect had a very famous method, which was to simulate near-real combat by constructing dream realms.

Sect disciples could fight with others in the dream realm without any scruples, tempering their martial arts and increasing combat experience.

Such a method made many major martial arts sects very envious, and they would spend heavy money to specifically invite Nightmare Sect sorcerers to construct dream realms for their disciples.

Now that Li Fei possessed this dream realm, it was equivalent to having a True Person of the current era as a sparring partner!

In the next few days, the people from various universities and the three Daoist sects left one after another, and Qin Zhen also took the people from the Wu'an University and left, leaving only Li Fei alone to continue staying at the Tianqu University.

Li Fei was going to go to the Lanling City with the Crown Prince to meet the Emperor!

The Crown Prince still had to inspect various places in Cang Province, and only after he returned would he take Li Fei and Ming Qi to the Lanling City.

Therefore, Li Fei was temporarily staying at the Tianqu University during this period.

And Li Fei almost never stepped out of the house, cultivating martial arts during the day, studying techniques at night, and also finding time to study toxicology.

It could be said that every day, except for eating and sleeping, he spent almost all his time cultivating!

And his diligence, which was almost abnormal, was intentionally spread out by the Tianqu University, making all the students of the Tianqu University aware of it.

Upon learning that the "First in History" was still so diligent, many students were indeed stimulated and became more hardworking than before.

Among them, Yuwen Donghao was the most prominent.

"He really hasn't gone anywhere these past few days and has been staying in his room?"

"That's right, Brother Hao, he doesn't even go to the cafeteria for meals; he has everything sent to his room."

"Damn it, I'm not going to the cafeteria either; from now on, have the meals sent to me!"

Yuwen Donghao cursed, and then drove all his companions away.

He still thought about getting back at Li Fei in the future and winning against the other party.

But now, such a Li Fei made him feel that the pressure was too great!

"When is the Crown Prince coming to take him away?"

Yuwen Donghao had already started looking forward to the Crown Prince returning early to take Li Fei away, as that should be able to delay Li Fei for quite some time.

Amidst such anticipation, on September 28, His Highness the Crown Prince returned to the provincial capital of Cang Province.

He had successfully completed this "inspection" mission and was preparing to return to the Lanling City.

After resting for one night, early the next morning, the Crown Prince's party, plus the two "First in History" Li Fei and Ming Qi, were sent to the train station by a group of high-ranking officials including the Inspection Commissioner Zhu Yue, and personally seen off onto the train.

Traveling as His Highness the Crown Prince, he naturally took a special train.

An entire carriage was cleared out, with sofas, dining tables, desks, tea stoves, and other utensils placed inside.

The Crown Prince sat on the sofa, with Li Fei and Ming Qi sitting opposite him.

There were only the three of them in the carriage; the eunuchs and maids serving were all driven away by the Crown Prince, and that eunuch with the cultivation of a Grandmaster was also guarding outside the carriage.

A tea table and a set of tea utensils were placed between the three of them, and the Crown Prince skillfully fiddled with the tea utensils, personally brewing tea.

Li Fei naturally had no mind to drink tea, but since His Highness the Crown Prince had invited him, he could not refuse.

Just as Yuwen Donghao had expected, he was indeed delayed in his cultivation by the Crown Prince.

However, such a "delay" was something many people could not envy.

The Crown Prince drove everyone away to meet Li Fei and Ming Qi alone, and personally brewed tea, clearly intending to open his heart to the two "First in History."

Sure enough, the first sentence he spoke did not use "Gu" (the royal "I"), but "I":

"I have liked dancing with knives and guns since I was young, dreaming that one day I could become an peerless expert. Unfortunately, although I have the best elixir supply, the best implants to use, and the best teachers to teach me, my status is destined to have no way to experience life-and-death trials, and in the end, I have no way to become a true powerhouse."

The charm of cultivation lies in this; if one could become a powerhouse just by having good resources and good teachers, then the strongest person in this world should be the Emperor.

But in fact, among the many emperors of the Great Lan Dynasty, only the founding Emperor cultivated to become a Martial Saint, and the highest cultivation of the other emperors was only the Dao Foundation stage.

The Crown Prince looked up at Li Fei and Ming Qi:

"So actually, I quite envy you two."

Ming Qi's eyes were pure, looking at the Crown Prince very calmly, and he said:

"Your Highness was born with a body of ten thousand gold, with a noble status, and now a single word can make a Grandmaster drive for you. Yet you say you envy us; perhaps your greed is too great."

Damn!

Upon hearing this, Li Fei turned his head abruptly, looking at Ming Qi in surprise.

Is this guy so good at chatting?

"Hahahaha!"

The Crown Prince laughed upon hearing this, showing no sign of anger at all.

He looked at Li Fei: "What about you? Do you also think I am too greedy?"

Li Fei thought for a moment; since Ming Qi was so direct, if he were too reserved, it would instead seem like he was not giving face to this Crown Prince who was personally brewing tea.

So he said: "Your Highness says you envy us, so if you were given a chance to swap identities with us now, would you be willing?"

The Crown Prince was startled upon hearing this.

"Haha, hahahahaha!"

He laughed loudly again, not answering Li Fei's question, but the answer was actually affirmative.

Let alone swapping identities with peerless geniuses like Li Fei and Ming Qi, even if a Martial Saint or a True Person wanted to swap with him, he might not be willing!

"It seems it really is me who is too greedy."

The Crown Prince smiled and picked up the freshly brewed teapot, personally pouring tea for Li Fei and Ming Qi!

"You two can be said to be the best of the younger generation in the world today; I am very curious, what are your respective ambitions?"

After the Crown Prince finished pouring the tea, he asked.

This time it was Li Fei's turn to speak first.

This question had also been asked by Hao Yi before, and he had said he wanted to master his own destiny.

Now he said to the Crown Prince: "To reach the absolute peak of martial arts."

He was very calm when he said this, just like saying he was going back to his room to rest in a while.

The Crown Prince was not surprised by this at all, smiling and turning his head to look at Ming Qi.

Ming Qi put his hands together, lowered his eyebrows, and said:

"Amitabha, this poor monk has obsessions in his heart; in this life, the only thing I desire is to leave my name in history."

Becoming the youngest Wu Gong Master in history was not enough; he also wanted to become the youngest Grandmaster in history, and become the youngest Martial Saint!

Only in this way could his master be remembered more by the world, and also be remembered by future generations.

Upon hearing this, Li Fei turned his head and glanced at Ming Qi.

He did not say anything.

"Good!"

The Crown Prince clapped his hands with a smile, "One wants to reach the absolute peak of martial arts, the other wants to leave his name in history; both are good ambitions, worthy of a big drink! Today I use tea instead of wine to toast you two."

As he said this, he took the initiative to pick up his teacup.

He indeed possessed a very strong affinity; with his status and position, doing these things without any airs could make people feel a kind of sincerity.

Li Fei and Ming Qi picked up their teacups and clinked them lightly with the Crown Prince.

Inside the carriage, the atmosphere was just right.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 287 =====