Fishing in Troubled Waters: Yan Yang Three Thorns

Inside the nameless mountain, Zhang Xingfeng, a smile on his face, suddenly flashed, and Zhang Xingfeng figure appeared throughout the caves inside the mountain. Upon closer inspection, one could see that there were eight Zhang Xingfeng figures in the caves, and what was most astonishing was that each figure was different, some raising their hands, some slashing, some performing spinning kicks...

The eight figures in the cave suddenly changed and reassembled into Zhang Xingfeng alone.

"Little Dragon, your Eight Divisions Heavenly Dragon Technique is truly remarkable, its power is extremely formidable. I learned from the secret manuals of those Demon Emperors that there is also an Avatar technique that can create countless clones. However, those Avatar spiders are incomparable to this Eight Divisions Heavenly Dragon Technique. Of the eight bodies formed by the Eight Divisions Heavenly Dragon, only one is the original body, and the other seven are Avatar. But what's most surprising is that the Avatar possess half the power of the original body. In contrast, the Avatar techniques of the Immortal and Demon Realms don't even have half the original body's power. Although there are many Avatar, they are useless. This technique is different. Although using this technique consumes several times the power of the previous ones, when attacking an opponent, the seven Avatar and the original body work together, and with the help of the formation, they can unleash ten times the attack power to annihilate the opponent. If even the Eight Divisions Heavenly Dragon Technique cannot eliminate the opponent, then the enemy is already resorting to physical resistance!"

Zhang Xingfeng spoke fluently, now quite confident. Even when facing Immortal Monarch, he was certain of his success. The Eight Divisions Heavenly Dragon taught by Zhang Xingfeng was the best auxiliary method for attack, while the Blood Escape, the number one escape method in the Immortal and Demon Realms that ignores spatial restrictions, was Zhang Xingfeng's Little Dragon life-saving move.

Blood Escape is undoubtedly a legendary skill. Even the secret manuals of several Demon Emperors don't mention Blood Escape. Of the seven Demon Emperors, only the Blood Kill Demon Emperor knew this move, yet it wasn't recorded in any manual. This is likely Blood Escape was a top secret of the Blood Kill Gate, and only a select few were qualified to learn it. The Blood Kill Demon Emperor, wasn't qualified to teach it. Therefore, he didn't record it in any manuals.

However, the Earth Dragon Clan, a race of divine beasts, possesses inherited memories passed down from countless dragon ancestors. Each ancestor's knowledge is directly possessed by their descendants, passed down through generations. The secrets within these inherited memories are astonishing.

Little Dragon smiled bitterly to himself, "I, Wokashu, have finally revealed the so-called secret of the Dragon Clan!" Suddenly, Little Dragon laughed again, "Hmph, it's already been revealed. And it was even my second brother who revealed it. What can you do to me?"

Yan Bao and his two brothers stared wide-eyed at everything, feeling that what they had seen and heard that day was more exciting than their millions of years of cultivation.

Zhang Xingfeng turned to the three Yanbao brothers, whom he seemed to have forgotten, and asked with a smile, "Among you three brothers, who is the eldest, who is the second eldest, and who is the youngest?"

"I am the leader of the Yanbao!" said the most handsome and imposing man.

"I am Yan Leopard Second!" said the youngest of the three brothers, who was also the weakest but seemed to be the wisest.

"I am Yan Leopard Third!" said the strongest and most imposing of the three brothers, a rather frightening-looking man.

Zhang Xingfeng nodded. It was easy for the three brothers to part ways. As Zhang Xingfeng examined the three brothers, he suddenly felt that something was missing, a certain special quality—confidence!

Zhang Xingfeng frowned. Lacking other things was not a problem, but losing confidence was the worst thing. Without confidence, even if you are stronger than your opponent, you will be killed by a confident opponent!

Suddenly, Zhang Xingfeng had a plan in mind, so he turned to the three brothers and said, "You three brothers are all experts in the Form Transformation Stage, but I don't see any of the aura of experts on you. What is the reason for this?" At this moment, Zhang Xingfeng already had an answer in his mind.

The Leopard Boss Yan and his two brothers exchanged a bitter smile. The Leopard Boss Yan turned to Zhang Xingfeng and said helplessly, "It's not that we lack momentum, but what kind of momentum do the three of us little guys deserve?" The Leopard Boss Yan's words were extremely disheartening, but his two brothers did not refute him at all, both looking helpless.

Zhang Xingfeng was taken aback. Three experts in the Form Transformation Stage were equivalent to three Great Luo Golden Immortal in the Cultivation World. Moreover, because the beast race was naturally strong, these Form Transformation Stage experts were actually no less powerful than Great Luo Golden Immortal in the Cultivation World. Why were such people still feeling inferior? Or rather, lacking confidence?

The Leopard Boss Yan, seemed to have noticed Zhang Xingfeng's confusion. He knew where Zhang Xingfeng came from. When Zhang Xingfeng was fighting the Dark Sting Bear, Little Dragon had already told him about the Cultivation World, almost as if he were showing off. In terms of both martial arts and intelligence, the Leopard Boss Yan, was the strongest among the three brothers, so it was easy for him to see through all this.

The Leopard Boss Yan looked at Zhang Xingfeng and asked in return, "Does True Person Xingfeng think that Beast Valley and your Cultivation World are the same?"

Zhang Xingfeng wasn't stupid. Leopard Boss Yan's reminder, he understood: there were simply too many experts in Beast Valley. The lowest level among humanoids was the Form Transformation Stage, and there were countless beastmen experts above that Form Transformation Stage. These Form Transformation Stage individuals were all cautious and wary, their biggest fear being killed by some higher-level beastmen one day!

Their safest course of action is to stay at the edge of the Beast Valley and not venture into its depths, so they might avoid being attacked by the experts deep inside. However, if they don't go in, won't some of the Beast Valley's top experts come out?

Zhang Xingfeng suddenly smiled and said, "If I gave you a weapon that could rival that Jianyu Essence Cudgel, would you still have confidence?"

The three Yanbao brothers looked at each other, their eyes filled with anticipation. They said to Zhang Xingfeng, "Yes, of course we have it! With such a treasure, our strength can increase by at least two times. If the three of us brothers join forces, we won't be afraid of even a Nascent Soul stage expert!"

Zhang Xingfeng suddenly laughed, a very smug laugh, "I'll make three weapons on the spot for you that are on par with the Jianyu Essence Cudgel!"

The three Yanbao brothers were overjoyed. Looking at Zhang Xingfeng, they were so excited they couldn't speak for a moment. Any beastman expert who had cultivated for millions of years would desire a weapon. However, at their level, their physical attacks were already extremely powerful; if a weapon wasn't of a certain caliber, it wouldn't even catch their eye. But weapons that did catch their eye weren't so easy to obtain!

Zhang Xingfeng smiled slightly and gently lifted his hands... A purple Qi Cauldron flew out from Zhang Xingfeng's body...

Zhang Xingfeng's hands moved like countless phantoms, forming hand seals. In an instant, Zhang Xingfeng's countless palms moved, and fifteen hand seals were released at the same time. This was the Qiding technique!

Zhang Xingfeng smiled slightly, and with a thought, the Jianyu Essence obtained from the Demon Emperor and the Mortal World in the heavens was taken out. The Jianyu Essence seemed to float into the Qi Cauldron as if it had no weight.

With the exquisite three-hand hand seal, the Qi Cauldron was officially sealed!

The three Yanbao brothers' eyes widened. Their Divine Sense easily revealed that the stones were indeed the Jianyu Essence. The Yan Leopard Third couldn't help but exclaim, "The essence of Jianyu can be refined even from precious materials? The Jianyu Essence itself is already incredibly valuable, and the weapons formed from it are already close to divine artifacts. If that Jianyu Essence were refined further, then... then... then..."

Amazing!

This is unimaginable among the beastmen, because unlike the immortals and demons, who can obtain magical artifacts through the once-in-ten-thousand-year Divine Descent from the Ancient God Forbidden Zone, the beastmen have no way to obtain divine artifacts. Therefore, divine artifacts are absolutely unthinkable for them.

Now... the divine artifact is about to become the personal weapon of the three brothers, Yan Bao and his brother! This is something that can't help but excite them.

Doubt? Doubt about Zhang Xingfeng? Yan Bao and the other two brothers never doubted Zhang Xingfeng, because Zhang Xingfeng had given them too many shocks. Even if Zhang Xingfeng said that he could fight against a master of the same level as Immortal Monarch, Yan Bao and the other two brothers would believe him, even though Zhang Xingfeng relied on the Eight Steps Heavenly Dragon to think that he really had such strength!

Zhang Xingfeng's expression was solemn, and a faint celestial fire began to emanate from his body...

A burst of deep purple celestial fire suddenly flew out from Zhang Xingfeng's body. Since his struggle against the tribulation of the Loose Immortal, Zhang Xingfeng had discovered that he possessed a trace of Deep Purple Skyfire within him. Although this deep purple fire was not enough for attacking the earth, it was sufficient to create a protective layer! It was even more sufficient for forging weapons!

The deep purple heavenly fire was extremely brilliant. Although it was just a cute little flower, the entire cave was enveloped by this deep purple heavenly fire. The scorching temperature made even a master like Little Dragon feel uncomfortable. However, the three Yanbao brothers, whose power was slightly weaker than Little Dragon's estimate, ignored the temperature. They stared wide-eyed at Zhang Xingfeng forging weapons, their eyes bloodshot and their gazes focused, forming a tangible beam of light.

At this moment, Zhang Xingfeng had a faint smile on his face, and his confident appearance made the three Yanbao brothers feel a little relieved. Suddenly, the three Yanbao brothers' eyes widened, and Zhang Xingfeng also frowned.

The power of the deep purple heavenly fire is terrifying to even imagine, but this Deep Purple Skyfire has no effect on the Jianyu Essence. However, Zhang Xingfeng has a way to deal with it.

"Does a purple-level Qi Cauldron just sit there and look at it?" Zhang Xingfeng sneered, controlling the Qi Cauldron with his mind. The higher the level of the Qi Cauldron, the greater its effect. At this moment, the purple Qi Cauldron Qi Cauldron reached a very high level.

A faint current of energy began to emanate from within the purple Qi Cauldron, swirling around the Jianyu Essence. The power of the Deep Purple Skyfire began to be absorbed and concentrated by the vortex, burning the Jianyu Essence. The extremely yang and Qi Cauldron Jianyu Essence finally could not withstand it. The combined power of the deep purple heavenly fire and the cauldron was beyond the imagination of ordinary people, so... it began to soften and melt...

The three Yanbao brothers breathed a sigh of relief, and smiles appeared on their faces. "Now that the Jianyu Essence has begun to melt, what else is there to worry about? Although it's slow, as long as there's enough time, that's enough!"

However, Zhang Xingfeng seemed to frown at this moment, because he sensed something was wrong. He quickly calculated that if the melting continued at this rate, it would take at least a whole day to refine the three-reduction weapon he wanted. But... how could the Deep Purple Skyfire in his body last a whole day? It would be remarkable if it lasted for half a day.

"Xingfeng, use that Primordial Milk. Primordial Milk is the nemesis of the Jianyu Essence. Back then, the milk from stalagmites that had been around for hundreds of millions of years could soften me. This Primordial Milk is countless times more precious and effective than that stalagmite milk. Quickly add the Primordial Milk!" Gu Shi's voice rang in Zhang Xingfeng's mind. Zhang Xingfeng's heart stirred. "That's right, if stalagmite milk can soften the Jianyu Essence, then Primordial Milk can certainly do even better!" Zhang Xingfeng finally made a decision.

Zhang Xingfeng frowned, a glint of light flashed in his eyes, and his hands immediately conjured countless afterimages, repeating the mysterious movements from the beginning. Even on the second time, Little Dragon and the three Yanbao brothers, who were watching, still gained nothing.

"Rise!" Zhang Xingfeng gave the order, and fifteen hand seals were immediately unleashed, forcibly opening the purple Qi Cauldron.

"Seal!" Zhang Xingfeng casually placed nine drops of Primordial Milk. The nine drops of Primordial Milk, like pearls, left a brilliant light in the air and fell into the Qi Cauldron. As soon as they entered the Qi Cauldron, they immediately mixed with the Jianyu Essence. At the same time, Zhang Xingfeng cast three hand seals, and the Qi Cauldron closed heavily again.

The Primordial Milk acted like a corrosive poison. Once inside, the already tormented Jianyu Essence, which had been Qi Cauldron by the Deep Purple Skyfire, finally collapsed completely!

In the blink of an eye, half of the Jianyu Essence melted away at a terrifyingly clear speed!

Zhang Xingfeng felt a surge of satisfaction. He now knew how to refine the Jianyu Essence. He now possessed Jianyu Essence that was 20 centimeters in diameter and 4 meters long! It was the same Jianyu Essence Cudgel that the Dark Sting Bear had.

With such a plentiful Jianyu Essence, what weapon couldn't he forge?

Zhang Xingfeng's expression suddenly turned solemn. In a flash, eight Zhang Xingfeng appeared simultaneously in eight different locations around the Qi Cauldron. Each Zhang Xingfeng's hands transformed into a beautiful flower, as if Heavenly Maiden Scattering Flowers were scattering flowers. Every nine hand seals formed a group, and in an instant, 72 hand seals were applied to the Qi Cauldron! At the same time, the eight Zhang Xingfeng closed their eyes and instantly merged into one person.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Xingfeng, who had been keeping his eyes closed, suddenly opened them...

"Withdraw!" Zhang Xingfeng shouted coldly, and almost simultaneously unleashed eighteen hand seals. The purple, or rather, dark purple, Qi Cauldron appeared beside Zhang Xingfeng.

Zhang Xingfeng made a slight gesture with his right hand, and following a strange trajectory, as if attracting the treasures within the Qi Cauldron, three beams of light suddenly shot out from the Qi Cauldron...

"These are the weapons I'm giving you— the Yan Yang Three Thorns!" Zhang Xingfeng smiled and scattered three beams of light from his hand onto the heads of the three Flaming Leopard brothers...