Do Not Secretly Practice This

Si Kongtong's beautiful eyes gleamed with surprise as she studied Lu Feng in a daze, as though she wanted to see through everything about him.

"Are you really only in the Five Elements One Qi Realm?" Si Kongtong could not suppress her curiosity. Especially when she saw the sharp, fierce mark left on the stone wall, her heart trembled even more.

With such an attack, even if she swung her blade with all her strength, she would probably only be able to achieve this much!

Lu Feng laughed wildly and confidently. "Don't measure me by ordinary people's standards."

Si Kongtong let out a sweet laugh. "Then tell me quietly—what are your standards?"

"Below the Heaven Soul Realm, I have no equal!"

Lu Feng spoke calmly, yet his breezy words carried boundless dominance.

Si Kongtong froze, looking somewhat astonished. She had thought Lu Feng had used some special method to kill Lu Kui, but she had never expected that he actually...

With the strength of the Five Elements One Qi Realm, he dared proclaim himself invincible below the Heaven Soul Realm?

What confidence and arrogance!

Had she not personally witnessed Lu Kui's miserable state, Si Kongtong would certainly have thought Lu Feng was boasting and becoming complacent.

Seeing Si Kongtong's startled expression, Lu Feng smiled. "What? You don't believe me?"

Si Kongtong came back to herself, considering every possibility. Suddenly, she cried out in shock, "You... could you be a Five Elements Pure Body?"

The Bottle Spirit Sect's ancient texts also contained records introducing Five Elements Pure Bodies.

A Five Elements Pure Body was the only possibility Si Kongtong could think of. Only someone with such a constitution could possess strength comparable to the Half-Step Heaven Soul Realm while in the Five Elements Realm!

"More or less." Lu Feng did not explain further. He could not clearly explain his current situation, and even he himself did not know what that mysterious mass of Gold Element Qi truly was.

Deep down, Lu Feng had a faintly bad feeling. After absorbing and refining that Gold Element Qi, would he become like a Five Elements Pure Body and never be able to break through again?

If that were the case, the loss would outweigh the gain.

After learning that Lu Feng was a Five Elements Pure Body, Si Kongtong did not feel the slightest bit of joy. She knew that although such a constitution was blessed by heaven in its early stages, it could never break through for the rest of one's life. Its future accomplishments were already locked in place.

There was some pity and reluctance in Si Kongtong's eyes. Lu Feng was destined to be unable to break through to the Heaven Soul Realm. In the future, it would likely be difficult for him to gain Xue Er's sect's approval.

As far as the Heaven Lotus Sect was concerned, among Five Elements Pure Bodies, only a Five Elements Pure Water Body might still have a sliver of a chance at recognition.

Unfortunately, judging from Lu Feng's aura, he was clearly a Five Elements Pure Gold Body.

Si Kongtong silently made up her mind. After taking over the Bottle Spirit Sect, she would surely search through every ancient text in the sect and find a way to solve the problem of Five Elements Pure Bodies being unable to break through. She would let Lu Feng continue growing and strive to gain the Heaven Lotus Sect's approval in the future.

That way, Bai Xue could be happy too.

Si Kongtong came back to herself and looked at Lu Feng, who was bending over beside Lu Kui not far ahead, rummaging through his things. Curiously, she asked, "What are you doing?"

Lu Feng held a finely crafted Storage Ring in his hand and shook it. "There should be quite a few treasures inside. Let's search through it. Perhaps they'll help you take over the Bottle Spirit Sect."

Si Kongtong slowly walked closer. Since she had promised her father to become the next Bottle Spirit Sect Leader, she naturally had to find ways to gather as many resources as possible to sustain the sect.

With an inward glance, Lu Feng had already spotted more than ten Low-Grade Source Stones, along with countless bottles, jars, medicines, and herbs.

Lu Feng quickly sorted through them one by one, handing everything to Si Kongtong without keeping a single item for himself.

Si Kongtong accepted them gratefully. These resources were indeed quite useful to her.

Lu Feng searched carefully, hoping to find some clue regarding the Heartless Sutra...

"What is this?" Si Kongtong looked at a book Lu Feng was holding and curiously reached out for it.

Suddenly, Lu Feng hurriedly hid the book behind his back.

"This... this isn't suitable for you, so I won't give it to you."

Lu Feng glanced at Si Kongtong awkwardly.

Si Kongtong frowned. Looking at Lu Feng's strange behavior, she found it increasingly suspicious. Her outstretched hand remained open before him as she repeated, "Let me see it."

"Uh..." Lu Feng hesitated, but still placed the book in Si Kongtong's hand. Embarrassed, he said, "This book really isn't suitable for you."

Si Kongtong gave Lu Feng a strange look, then lowered her gaze over the book. The five words "Yin Yang Joyous Union Sutra" entered her sight, and she immediately understood the nature of the book.

"Shameless!"

Si Kongtong glared at Lu Feng in bashful reproach, a faint flush rising on her cheeks.

"You were the one who wanted to see it." Lu Feng smiled helplessly and raised his hand to take the book back, intending to toss it into the Storage Ring.

Si Kongtong immediately clutched the book and pulled her jade-like hand back. Nervously, she said, "What are you doing? Are you planning to practice it in secret?"

An image of Lu Feng cultivating this book arose in Si Kongtong's mind. Thinking of him pulling Bai Xue into dual cultivation, her heart inexplicably turned sour.

"I'm confiscating this book!" Si Kongtong said with bashful irritation. "You are not allowed to secretly practice this!"

"Uh..." Lu Feng was thoroughly embarrassed. He had never had any intention of cultivating that book.

After searching for a while, Lu Feng still found no clues concerning the Heartless Sutra in Lu Kui's Storage Ring. His Sumeru Space was filled entirely with filthy things.

Lu Feng gave all the suitable cultivation resources to Si Kongtong. As for the remaining special pills, powders, and the like, he threw them all into the Kirin Ring to keep them from falling into the outside world and bringing calamity upon it.

Suddenly, Lu Feng sensed a faint aura flash by and flee into the distance.

Someone had actually been hiding in the shadows just now?

Before he could think further, an enormous boom suddenly rang out.

"Rumble..."

A roar traveled from afar to near, as though lightning had struck the ground. It was deafening, and the stone walls on both sides trembled slightly.

When entering the secret realm, Lu Feng had already noticed that the structure here was extremely sturdy, enough to withstand attacks from the Heaven Soul Realm without collapsing.

Yet now, it was actually shaking. One could only imagine how terrifying the commotion over there was.

It had at least reached the Heaven Soul Realm level!

"Are two Heaven Soul Realm Soul Masters fighting?" Lu Feng instinctively guessed.

Si Kongtong shook her head. "Doesn't seem like it. I didn't sense the aura of any Heaven Soul Realm Soul Masters."

"Rumble..."

Another peal of thunderous noise sounded, even louder than before.

Lu Feng heard this one very clearly and identified its source.

"It's a Thunder Fire Pearl!"

Si Kongtong said gravely, "Lei Hu of the Thunder Fire Sect? Isn't he only at the Earth Soul Realm Middle Stage?"

Lu Feng nodded. "With his strength, he truly couldn't create such a disturbance. Even with a Thunder Fire Pearl, its might would not be enough to carry so far—unless..."

Si Kongtong also realized what Lu Feng had guessed.

The two spoke in unison. "He... self-detonated!"

If he had used Soul Core Self-Detonation together with the might of a Thunder Fire Pearl, it could indeed come infinitely close to the Heaven Soul Realm level.

"What could have happened to force an Earth Soul Realm Soul Master to self-detonate?"

Lu Feng and Si Kongtong quietly hurried over.

It was still that enormous hall.

At this moment, the same people were still in the hall, except Lei Hu's body had already been blown into several pieces.

Standing before him were the heads of the Zhou Residence, Chai Manor, and Zhao Residence. All three of them were also covered in wounds.

It appeared that the three had joined forces to besiege Lei Hu, only to be severely injured by his desperate counterattack before death.

On the other side, Jin Xuan was facing Xing Luan alone—or more accurately, Xing Luan together with a giant python possessing the strength of the Half-Step Heaven Soul Realm.

Xing Luan's skin had turned bright red all over, as though it had been scorched by fire. His face was crimson as well, as if he were about to suffocate.

The giant python, more than ten meters long, coiled beside Xing Luan. Flicking its flame-like tongue, it hissed angrily at Jin Xuan again and again.

Hiding in the distance and watching this scene, Si Kongtong's eyes were full of astonishment. She quietly sent a thread of soul intent toward Lu Feng.

"What happened to him?"

"Is that snake an Earth Flame Python?"

Lu Feng nodded. The giant python was indeed an Earth Flame Python, said to be capable of devouring flames and turning them into energy for cultivation. Most Earth Flame Pythons possessed strength in the Five Elements Realm, but this was the first time he had seen one reach the Half-Step Heaven Soul Realm.

Lu Feng's gaze swept over Jin Xuan's pair of fair, clean hands, delicate as a woman's. Seeing a layer of crimson clinging to them, he guessed, "Xing Luan was probably struck by his special palm technique. He was injured by the Palm Strength, which is why his entire body has turned so red."

While Lu Feng and Si Kongtong communicated in secret, Jin Xuan in the hall had already begun signaling the three residence heads to close in and forcibly separate Xing Luan from the Earth Flame Python.

Lu Feng sensed the aura Jin Xuan was releasing. It was saturated with dense Blood Qi, and his eyes filled with shock. Whether at the City Lord's Mansion or in the Spirit Prison, Jin Xuan had actually concealed his strength.

Initial Heaven Soul Realm!

Jin Xuan was actually a Heaven Soul Realm Soul Master, and judging from his aura, he was no weaker than Si Kongtong—perhaps even stronger.

Si Kongtong's expression also grew solemn. Against such an opponent, she had no confidence whatsoever in defeating him.

As the sounds of the three residence heads battling Xing Luan rang out, Jin Xuan charged toward the Earth Flame Python as well.

He raised both hands, and the crimson color in his palms instantly deepened. As easily as chopping vegetables and slicing meat, he struck the Earth Flame Python with ease.

As one crimson palm print after another appeared, the Earth Flame Python thrashed violently several times before collapsing to the ground with miserable screams. Its snake body, more than ten meters long, was already split open and torn apart.

A beast was still a beast. Not to mention that it only possessed the strength of the Half-Step Heaven Soul Realm—even if it were a little stronger, it would likely still find it difficult to defeat Jin Xuan, an Initial Heaven Soul Realm Soul Master.

"What an incredible palm technique," Si Kongtong could not help exclaiming.

Jin Xuan's palms contained a layer of Knife Intent. With every move, he did not strike or push outward, but instead took on the posture of chopping and slashing.

It was as though he held an invisible blade in his hands.

At first, Lu Feng had thought Jin Xuan's attainment in blade techniques was profound enough to reach the realm of condensing a knife from qi. Yet on closer inspection, he saw no blade marks and judged it to be merely a somewhat special palm technique.

Perhaps it was a palm technique comprehended from blade techniques, which was why it made others feel a trace of Knife Intent.

With the Earth Flame Python's collapse, Xing Luan, who had been fighting desperately on the other side, suddenly threw back his head and roared furiously at the sky. As though a family member had died, his face was filled with grief.

Little did anyone know, he had carefully raised this Earth Flame Python since childhood, nurturing it for nearly twenty years. He usually could not even bear to bring it outside.

He had long treated it as his own child.

And now, he was suffering the tragedy of an old man losing his child!