Rapidly Growing Stronger
Lang Feng moved swiftly, leaving early the next morning without even saying goodbye to Zhang Xingfeng. He simply sent a servant with a message: "Second Brother, I'm leaving. Trust me, I'll handle it well! Just wait for my good news!"
Looking at the Dream Lake before him, Zhang Xingfeng felt a pang of sadness for some reason, especially after hearing the parting words left by Lang Feng Zhang Xingfeng.
"Dream Lake, we call you Dream Lake because we hope our dreams will come true. The dreams of the Aristocratic Clan may indeed come true, but can our eldest brother's dream come true?" Zhang Xingfeng asked the Dream Lake before him, because he himself did not know whether Lang Feng could win his love.
"Zhu Li, do you know how angry I am right now? Extremely angry. I've lost my love, but I absolutely will not allow anyone to break my brotherhood. I hope you won't make me angry!" Zhang Xingfeng's lips curled up slightly, and the surrounding air seemed extremely chaotic. Gusts of air caused the lake water to ripple. At this moment, Zhang Xingfeng was already a bit extreme.
"Master, you've been back at the manor for quite some time now, but you haven't seen any of your closed-door disciples yet. Isn't that a bit inappropriate?" Zhang Yu said, walking up behind Zhang Xingfeng.
Zhang Xingfeng quickly regained his composure. He had been so emotional that he hadn't even noticed Zhang Yu's arrival.
He hadn't really paid attention to his twenty-seven newly accepted disciples (the initial thirteen at the third rank or above, and the two groups that won the sword formation). Thinking of this, Zhang Xingfeng felt a little guilty and smiled at Zhang Yu, "Yu, I had forgotten about you if you hadn't mentioned it. Oh, I didn't realize that you had already reached the threshold of the First-grade realm. That's really impressive."
Zhang Xingfeng looked at Zhang Yu and smiled. At that moment, he remembered something—a spiritual pill. If he gave Zhang Yu a spiritual pill, wouldn't Zhang Yu be able to reach the early stage of the Golden Core realm? Moreover, he also had the even more precious Biling Pill, which only cultivators could take.
Zhang Yu was very happy to hear his master's praise and said with a smile, "Master, you don't know, Brother Wang has already reached the First-grade realm. And Li Da is about to break through as well."
Zhang Xingfeng laughed and said, "Don't even mention Li Da. When I took you all as my disciples, you didn't know any kung fu at all. I didn't expect that now your kung fu is the best among us. It seems that I have misjudged you."
Zhang Yu said, "Master, I don't really understand it myself. When I cultivate, my mind is very calm. I just slowly practiced and reached my current level."
Zhang Xingfeng instantly understood the reason: mindset. Only with a calm and composed mind can one cultivate profound skills; a restless mind, no matter how talented, is useless.
"Come on, I haven't been able to keep up with everyone lately, so let's have a good get-together today." Zhang Xingfeng said, and walked forward. Zhang Yu only dared to walk beside Zhang Xingfeng, not daring to overtake Zhang Xingfeng.
"They're all in the training ground, and they're training very diligently," Zhang Yu said with great pride when talking about the Star Peak Guard.
Zhang Xingfeng's mood improved. His disciples were still as outstanding as ever. Suddenly, Zhang Xingfeng felt a powerful aura. He raised his eyebrows, a hint of excitement on his lips, and his body instantly disappeared in front of the Eight Formations.
Zhang Yu was taken aback, then accelerated and rushed from the Eight Formations towards the training ground.
What would it be like to see nearly a hundred masters practicing basic moves? Those who haven't seen it can hardly imagine. Zhang Xingfeng could feel it very clearly at this moment. The highest level among the nearly a hundred masters in front of him was the First-grade realm, and the lowest level was the Fifth Rank. They were all Innate Master.
Every punch and every kick conveyed the meaning of "great skill appearing clumsy." Even Zhang Xingfeng felt a slight power from the combined aura of nearly a hundred people. Appearing instantly beside the training ground, Zhang Xingfeng felt a surge of joy; the Star Peak Guard seemed to be even stronger than he had expected.
In an instant, Zhang Xingfeng's gaze was completely fixed on a young man standing at the edge of the training ground. The only first-rank expert in the entire training ground. A child who hadn't even grown up yet—that was Zhang Xingfeng's first judgment.
Zhang Xingfeng walked slowly but actually quickly to the guy.
"Hello!" Zhang Xingfeng's voice sounded very friendly.
Xiaofeng looked up at the man in front of her and was suddenly struck by his appearance: dressed in white with silver hair, he seemed ethereal and otherworldly, like a celestial being. The faint admiration in his eyes warmed Xiaofeng's heart.
"Hello!" Zhang Xingfeng said again, wanting to see how long the young man in front of him could be fooled by his natural aura.
Upon hearing the voice, Xiaofeng snapped out of his confusion as if he were a drowning person grabbing onto a piece of driftwood. Xiaofeng glared at Zhang Xingfeng and asked directly, "Who are you?"
Zhang Xingfeng was taken aback. Could there be someone in Star Peak Guard who didn't recognize him?
"Xiaofeng, he is your master, the head of the Star Peak Family — Earl Zhang." Zhang Yu's voice rang out behind Zhang Xingfeng.
Zhang Yu said apologetically to Zhang Xingfeng, "Master, Junior Brother Xiaofeng has been focused on practicing his skills. He's simple-minded and doesn't like to talk to people. He's only seen you once so far, and back then, your hair..."
Zhang Xingfeng remembered that his hair was still black back then, and when he met Star Peak Guard on stage, he only exchanged a few words with them from afar. He figured Xiaofeng probably hadn't paid attention to what he looked like then, so it was normal that he wouldn't recognize him as his master now that his hair was white.
"Hehe, most of the Star Peak Guard probably already know that my hair has turned white. This Xiaofeng really doesn't like to communicate!" Zhang Xingfeng looked at the boy in front of him and grew to like him more and more.
"You are Master—" Xiaofeng stammered. He could hardly believe that in less than a year, his master, who used to have black hair, had become like this.
Zhang Xingfeng nodded.
Xiaofeng then asked, "But last time, Master's hair was black. How come it's turned white now?"
Zhang Xingfeng was taken aback, his hand involuntarily touching his chest. The diary was still lying quietly in his arms. A faint bitterness suddenly welled up in his heart. Looking at Xiaofeng's expectant gaze, Zhang Xingfeng smiled and said, "Master, I had a problem with my training, so my hair turned white!"
Xiaofeng was taken aback and immediately said, "Well, I also had some problems with my training, and my hair turned white. Master's white hair is really handsome."
Zhang Xingfeng was stunned, and even Zhang Yu, who was standing beside him, was taken aback. They hadn't expected this martial arts prodigy to have such a thought.
"Ayu, gather my disciples here. I have something to discuss with them," Zhang Xingfeng said to Zhang Yu immediately obeyed and went to gather them.
Zhang Yu looked closely at Xiaofeng and found that this half-grown child was really interesting. Although he looked like a grown-up teenager, his mind seemed to be similar to that of a child.
"Xiaofeng, you absolutely mustn't think about going into Qi Deviation. Qi Deviation almost always results in death. The lucky ones just lose all their power. I was just incredibly lucky to be like this. You absolutely mustn't be experimented on to go into Qi Deviation." Zhang Xingfeng said very solemnly. He was genuinely worried that Xiaofeng might be experimented on to Qi Deviation.
Upon hearing the word "death," Xiaofeng lost all his power and immediately said, "Yes, I won't Qi Deviation, I definitely won't." He extremely enjoyed the feeling of having high power.
"Master, they're all here!" Zhang Yu said quickly.
Zhang Xingfeng glanced at his disciples. Although they were disciples, he hadn't actually taught them anything. But remembering his initial thought, Zhang Xingfeng said to his twenty-odd disciples, "I came today to see how my disciples' skills are progressing. And I've found that everyone has improved a lot. Xiaofeng has actually reached the First-grade realm!"
The twenty-odd landowners below immediately looked at Xiaofeng with envy.
Zhang Xingfeng smiled and said, "For those who reach the First-grade realm, I will offer significant rewards. One is a spirit pill that will allow you to advance from the First-grade realm to the early stage of the Golden Core realm, also known as the Heavenly Realm. The other is an extremely precious Biling Pill that will allow you to immediately reach the late stage of the Golden Core realm, also known as the Divine Realm. In other words, as long as you reach the First-grade realm, I can increase your cultivation several times over!"
Zhang Xingfeng glanced at the shocked crowd, then continued, "Furthermore, I will also give him a Law Artifact, a weapon that will allow you to fly and increase your attack power several times over!"
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I'm so happy today! Yang Liu's 100 brothers are back! I also want to thank Kuanglong King, Blood Soul, Kai Kai, and others who have supported me since the very beginning of this book. And many more are currently supporting me—thank you all!
I'm deeply saddened that I can't communicate with my brothers right now. Does anyone have a QQ group? If so, please share it. I'd be extremely grateful. If you have any information, you can write it in the book review section or send me a private message!
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