Eastsea Journey, Sword Maniac Insights, and the Senior's Treasury (Please Follow)

Luo Guixing and his father left as quickly as they had come.

The atmosphere in the venue was too strange. From old to young, they had all been utterly crushed. When the wind was tight, getting out was what mattered most.

"You talked such a big game, yet you ran faster than anyone. Useless."

The fight had not happened, leaving Long Chen with a face full of regret.

"There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. No need to rush."

Feng Zaixing smiled amiably, not taking Luo Guixing seriously at all.

"Teacher Hua, you said you're taking us to the East Sea to celebrate your Junior Sister's birthday?"

At the Blacksmith Association headquarters, beneath Night Stars Like Rain, Feng Zaixing set down his spoonful of Thousand Year Earth Dragon Tendon soup. As he looked at Zhen Hua, who had suddenly announced the trip, a gleam of delight flashed through his eyes.

He had still been wondering what excuse he could use to make a trip to the East Sea, yet Zhen Hua was taking the initiative to go there?

"That's right. Back then, Junior Brother Mu Chen, Junior Sister Yuan Bao'er, and I studied under our teacher. Junior Sister was everyone's favorite. Those were beautiful, youthful years..."

A nostalgic expression appeared on Zhen Hua's face, his features full of remembrance. "We've rarely met over the years. It's Yuan Bao'er's birthday, and they invited me. Of course I'm going."

"You're my disciple, so you can take the chance to visit your Junior Martial Uncle in Eastsea City. How does that sound?"

When Zhen Hua spoke of Mu Chen, he was visibly more spirited than usual. Smiling, he said, "Although Mu Chen is a fine Saint Craftsman, if I hadn't voluntarily withdrawn from the competition back then, he might not have been able to marry Junior Sister..."

Feng Zaixing covered his forehead, hiding the twitch at the corner of his mouth. Your little Junior Sister saw much further ahead than you did. She chose Mu Chen, who loved her more than you ever could.

"Oh, right. Mu Chen has a beautiful daughter, Mu Xi. She's four years older than you. She really likes forging and has put in quite a lot of effort, but she still hasn't become a First-Class Blacksmith."

Mentioning Mu Xi, Zhen Hua smiled broadly. "If she knew what you could do, she'd probably be depressed for quite a while. Hahaha."

Feng Zaixing could use Bloodline Power in place of Soul Power to forge. His outstanding Spiritual Power allowed him to rapidly master many forging techniques, achieving the best results with the least Bloodline Power. Hundred Forging was no challenge for him.

Moreover, he had modified many forging techniques into combat techniques. He had used quite a few of them on Soul Beasts today, with remarkable results.

"Then you'd better not tell her. I don't want to cause trouble."

Feng Zaixing took a bite of the crisp, fragrant Thousand Year Earth Dragon Tendon, indicating that one should keep a low profile.

Mu Xi was competitive by nature. Revealing his strength would inevitably bring trouble. If it had not involved Ji Juechen's attitude today, he would not have revealed so many of his abilities so easily.

After nightfall, Feng Zaixing entered his Sea of Consciousness again. The Heavenly Saint Abyss Splitting Halberd stood towering within it, like a colossal peak that could rend the heavens, inspiring awe from afar.

"If a god-level powerhouse attacks you in the future, I will not stand by and do nothing. You may enter this halberd."

Ji Juechen's voice rang out slowly, and Feng Zaixing gradually let out a breath of relief.

A Deep Blue Vortex suddenly appeared before him. After observing it briefly, Feng Zaixing calmly stepped inside.

The light and shadows shifted, and Feng Zaixing entered an entirely new Starry Sky World. He stood suspended in the air, surrounded by brilliant cosmic stars.

Several hundred meters away stood an illusory figure with a longsword on his back. His face was handsome, yet not the slightest emotion could be seen upon it.

"There are many things for cultivation here, all left behind by that Senior of yours. He said he wanted our inheritances to fly to world after world and go in our stead to places we had never visited. You have already obtained one cultivation method, but your background is tragic, so you may take one more item."

Ji Juechen said indifferently, "After this, if you want anything else, you will need to kill Evil Soul Masters and Abyssal Creatures."

"Well, thank you very much..."

Feng Zaixing did not know whether to laugh or cry, his temple twitching nonstop. "Do you have anything good to recommend?"

"You asked me, so naturally I recommend my Sword Dao Insights."

With a casual point from Ji Juechen, a star in the distant sky streaked over and transformed into an ancient book.

"My Sword Dao Insights are among the most precious items here. If you do not take them today, then if you want them in the future, you will have to kill a Quasi-God Level powerhouse."

"So precious? Could it contain the secret to Becoming a God?" Feng Zaixing's eyes shone brightly.

"Yes and no. It records my realizations from the beginning of my cultivation until I broke through level one hundred and inherited a divine position."

Ji Juechen said, "Those who learn from me live; those who imitate me die. You are not me. Copying me wholesale is useless. You may only use it as a reference. Douluo Star is too weak now. You cannot Become a God by following my path."

"Those who learn from me live; those who imitate me die... Does that mean that Senior did not leave behind much?"

Feng Zaixing softly repeated the words, suddenly gaining some understanding.

"The only thing here related to him is his understanding of the Modified Mysterious Heaven Skill. They are all the simplest principles. There is nothing else."

Ji Juechen slowly said, "He said his path could not be replicated. Leaving it behind would only harm people."

Feng Zaixing looked around and asked with a smile, "Senior, aren't you afraid of harming people by leaving behind your realizations?"

Ji Juechen's eyes darkened, revealing a sharp gleam of longing. "If you become trapped by my path, it only means you are trash. I would not care even if you died. But I look forward to the day when you thoroughly grasp my teachings, walk out of them, and fight my true body."

Feng Zaixing was instantly speechless. As expected of a Sword Maniac.

Ji Juechen's stance was very clear. Unless Tang Hao or Ah Yin attacked him, even if Underworld Emperor and Ghost Emperor came knocking together, he would never act.

All he wanted was an opponent with a promising future. Naturally, the dead were unqualified to be opponents.

However, Feng Zaixing had never entertained the foolish dream that the other party would act as his nanny. After sorting out his emotions, he made his choice. "Fine. I'll take these Sword Dao Insights. I hope they'll be useful in the future."

"Keep them well. There is also this catalog, which records every item here and its corresponding price."

Ji Juechen tossed out the Sword Dao Ancient Book and a scroll, then sent Feng Zaixing's spiritual body out of the Starry Sky World.

When his consciousness returned, Feng Zaixing slowly opened his eyes. A copy of Sword Dao Insights and a scroll had appeared in his hands.

"A catalog, huh? I really need to take a good look."

Unrolling the scroll, Feng Zaixing's eyes lit up as he slowly read through it.

A line of red text was the first to enter his sight:

<Xiao Hongchen's Complete Guide to Soul Tool Knowledge>, Kong Deming's Natal Soul Tool System: each worth one Soul Elder-level prey. May be studied independently or passed on to those with affinity.

"In this era, traditional Soul Engineers have already been eliminated. Even their functions have been divided into four auxiliary professions for assembly-line production. Those ninth-rank Soul Engineers from ten thousand years ago were truly superhuman."

Feng Zaixing gently shook his head. Forging consumed too much mental energy. At most, he had the energy to specialize in one more auxiliary profession. He had no ability to inherit the legacies of these two people.

His gaze fell upon a newly appearing section, and Feng Zaixing's pupils abruptly contracted.

—Tang Sect Wholesale Zone (clearance sale of junk):

[Tang Sect Six Ultimate Skills Set: Mysterious Jade Hand, Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, Purple Demon Eye, Hundred Explanations of Hidden Weapons, Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer—Soul Elder-level prey]

[Senior's insights into the Modified Mysterious Heaven Skill (not junk)—Soul Elder-level prey]

[Location of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes and methods to resist its poison—Soul Elder-level prey]

[Location of Dragon Valley—Soul Elder-level prey]

[Titan Divine Fist—Soul Elder-level prey]

"It's obvious that this Senior was not very fond of Tang God King. It seems Tang God King from that world offended him badly."

Feng Zaixing inwardly mocked it, while silently praising the Senior's generosity. He was selling Tang Sect's things like cabbages, and some of them were worth far more than this price.

Upon seeing the second section, Feng Zaixing could not stop the corners of his mouth from rising. If Shitang people saw this, they'd be furious enough to go mad.

—Sea God Zone (discounted sale of second-rate junk):

[Unpredictable Waves—Soul Saint-level prey]

[Thousand Years of Leisure and other Twelve Forms of the Sea God—twelve Soul Emperor-level prey]

[Thirteen Forms Combined: Sea God's Twilight—Soul Douluo-level prey]

[Nine Absolutes of the Vast Sky—Soul Emperor-level prey]

[Great Sumeru Hammer, including the secret of Exploding Ring—Soul Saint-level prey]

Further down, the items became increasingly varied.

The most eye-catching of them all was:

[Right to Use Heavenly Saint Abyss Splitting Halberd—Title Douluo-level prey]

The more Feng Zaixing read, the more he wanted to launch a massive purge of Evil Soul Masters across the continent.

According to Ji Juechen, after the Heavenly Saint Abyss Splitting Halberd had been modified by that Senior, it gained the ability to devour energy. Its devouring power surpassed that of the Golden Dragon Spear, making it an unparalleled divine weapon of war.

Yet the item that drew the most attention from the beast, or rather, the item that made the Heavenly Sacred Winged Divine Tiger excited, was:

[Twenty-five-thousand-year Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Evil God Pearl—Soul Saint-level prey]

"Get it! We must get it! As long as this king devours the Evil God Pearl, this king can turn from illusion into reality and condense a physical body once more. It will bring you endless benefits as well!"

The Heavenly Sacred Winged Divine Tiger was wildly excited, its eyes bulging round. It wished it could rush out at once and tear apart a whole horde of Evil Soul Masters.

"Don't get excited, don't get excited. There will be good things. We'll have them all in the future. Right now, we need to cultivate steadily."

"Ao wu~! This king will slaughter every Evil Soul Master in the world! Let Holy Light descend and erase all evil from this world. It is the duty of our generation..."

The Heavenly Sacred Winged Divine Tiger's righteous appearance was like Qian Daoliu returning to the world.

Feng Zaixing's expression stiffened. Any Evil Soul Master unlucky enough to meet you would be cursed indeed. He continued reading.

[Super Long Range Black Tortoise Summon—Title Douluo-level prey]

[Bear Lord Sky-Tearing Claw Imprint—Title Douluo-level prey]

...

[Heavenly Forging Method That Commands Planar Heavenly Tribulation—Super Douluo-level prey]

[Sea God's Trident Imprint—Super Douluo-level prey]

[Asura Divine Sword Imprint—Super Douluo-level prey]

"With so many good things, are there even enough Evil Soul Masters in the Holy Spirit Cult? There seems to be a Green Skull Organization on the neighboring Star Luo Continent. I wonder whether they're Evil Soul Masters."

After seeing three items that greatly stirred his heart in a row, Feng Zaixing could not help wondering whether the Holy Spirit Cult had enough Evil Soul Masters to exchange for them.

Limit Douluo-level prey corresponded to cultivation realizations from god-level powerhouses. There was a note at the end of the catalog:

Prey may be converted at equal ratios. Three Soul Elders equal one Soul Ancestor, and so on, until three Super Douluo-level prey equal one Quasi-Demi-God-level prey.

Two Quasi-Demi-God-level prey equal one Demi-God-level prey. Three Demi-God-level prey equal one Quasi-God-level prey.

"There are no realizations from Body Martial Soul powerhouses. It seems the Primal Body Sect from that world stood against my Senior. What a pity."

With a sigh of regret, Feng Zaixing closed the catalog, sat cross-legged, formed hand seals with Both Hands, and entered meditation.

Using essence to guide spirit, he circulated his Blood Qi. Strands of Heaven and Earth Origin Power gathered from all around, rapidly seeping into his body in a vortex and circulating endlessly through his Meridians.

Soon, as the Soul Power of the Modified Mysterious Heaven Skill flowed through his body without obstruction, boundless potential was stimulated within him. Pure Blood Qi was extracted from his bones and blood, merging into his body to strengthen his cultivation, while the Spiritual Power in his mind was tempered alongside it.

The more he cultivated, the more Feng Zaixing felt that this technique suited him. Its effect of advancing Essence, Qi, and Spirit together seemed tailored specifically for a Body Soul Master like him. The longer he cultivated, the more energized he became.

After a bloody battle during the day, he now meditated in stillness. His mind was calm as a lake, and whenever ripples arose, they brought little realizations that had once been difficult to obtain. His thoughts were incomparably sharp. Every detail of his battle with the Dark Golden Dreadclaw Bear emerged frame by frame, giving him the illusion of seeing everything from above. For a moment, he seemed to find many subtle flaws in his Soul Power circulation and combat.

By identifying shortcomings and filling the gaps, turning experience into combat strength, his mood became extremely joyful. The combat techniques Mu Ye had taught him in the past all became clear and understandable.

Feng Zaixing gradually felt deep gratitude. No wonder the Sword Maniac was so resolute. With a martial soul and cultivation method like mine, even a blockhead who persevered for decades should reach the Limit Douluo realm.

Besides what Senior has given me, I must seize the opportunities that remain in this era... Dragon Valley controlled by Tang Sect and Devil Island controlled by Shrek must both be visited in the future... After taking them down, I can't overlook their inheritances either...