Bai Yunfei's Plans

Feather Transformation Sect, Scripture Pavilion.

The rain still fell tonight. Lin Jiufeng's physical body remained in the Scripture Pavilion, but his Primordial Spirit had already slain an Eighth Forbidden Realm expert and was now slowly returning.

The stars filling the sky poured down before the Scripture Pavilion, shrouding Lin Jiufeng. Yet they did not immediately enter his body, instead gathering into a human figure.

Wen Xinyun and the other two watched from nearby, their eyes shining. They were especially excited at the sight of Lin Jiufeng's Primordial Spirit, glowing like starlight, but they did not dare approach for fear of disturbing him.

Lin Jiufeng, in his Primordial Spirit state, smiled faintly and beckoned to them, signaling them to come over.

Only then did the three little ones slowly approach, gazing curiously at Lin Jiufeng.

"Martial Uncle, is this your Primordial Spirit?" Wen Xinyun reached out to touch Lin Jiufeng, but her hand passed through his body. She asked curiously.

"Yes, this is the Primordial Spirit I condensed." Lin Jiufeng nodded.

"Martial Uncle, I read in books that Primordial Spirits are all ethereal and intangible. Why is your Primordial Spirit like starlight, encompassing all things?" Zhou Tianzi asked in confusion.

"This is born from my insights into Cultivation. When you condense your Primordial Spirits in the future, they will also change according to your own insights," Lin Jiufeng explained.

"Martial Uncle, did you break through to the Seventh Forbidden Realm tonight?" Yue Dashan asked enviously.

Lin Jiufeng nodded. "I did indeed break through to the Seventh Forbidden Realm."

"Congratulations, Martial Uncle!"

"Martial Uncle is amazing!"

"Martial Uncle is too strong. Breaking through is as easy for you as drinking water."

The three little ones praised him in admiration, circling Lin Jiufeng's Primordial Spirit and staring at it curiously.

Lin Jiufeng let them examine him. He took this opportunity to teach them some knowledge about Primordial Spirits, so that when they condensed theirs later, they would find it easier to comprehend.

Once the three little ones had looked their fill, Lin Jiufeng finally returned his Primordial Spirit to his body, making their eyes fill with hearts once more.

Boom!!!

As Lin Jiufeng's Primordial Spirit entered his body, the power his physical body had gained became instantly tangible. It rose from One Hundred Dragons One Hundred Elephants to Five Hundred Dragons Five Hundred Elephants. This fivefold surge sent his aura spreading invisibly outward, directly knocking the three little ones to the ground and leaving them covered in dust.

Fortunately, Lin Jiufeng quickly brought that power under control. Only then did he pull the three little ones back up and brush the dust from their clothes.

"Sorry. I just broke through, so I couldn't control my strength," Lin Jiufeng apologized.

But the three little ones were thrilled. They did not care in the least that their clothes had been dirtied, instead swarming around Lin Jiufeng and chattering away.

"Martial Uncle, the power from your breakthrough this time was terrifying." Wen Xinyun hugged Lin Jiufeng's arm and swayed it back and forth.

"Martial Uncle, when that aura pressed down on me just now, I felt like I couldn't breathe. If it had lasted any longer, I felt like I would have died." Zhou Tianzi recalled that heart-pounding scent of death with lingering fear and excitement.

"I used to read that true experts could crush people to death with their aura alone. I didn't believe it then, but now it seems it was true." Yue Dashan was frightened as well.

Lin Jiufeng smiled lightly. "Using aura to suppress others still depends on one's realm. You are only at the peak of the Third Forbidden Realm, while I am at the Seventh Forbidden Realm. The gap is simply too great."

"Martial Uncle, I feel that I have recently found an opportunity to break through." Wen Xinyun raised her hand.

Not to be outdone, Zhou Tianzi said, "I feel it too. The Third Forbidden Realm can no longer contain me."

"Martial Uncle, I'm already breaking through," Yue Dashan said even more directly.

The three of them were like children competing for affection, each rushing to declare that they were about to break through.

Lin Jiufeng watched with a chuckle. After all, he was over a hundred years old and greatly enjoyed this warmth of family life.

As they laughed and talked, Bai Yunfei returned. Seeing the scene before him, he also chuckled. "You really have a good relationship with your Martial Uncle."

"Master!"

"Master, have you come out of Secluded Cultivation?"

"Master's Secluded Cultivation was quite short this time."

When the three little ones saw Bai Yunfei, they cried out in delight, then pulled him over to sit beside Lin Jiufeng.

"Your Master broke through, so naturally he came out of Secluded Cultivation." Lin Jiufeng smiled as he poured Bai Yunfei a cup from the tea that was still brewing.

Bai Yunfei accepted the tea, took a light sip, and comfortably leaned back in his chair.

Neither of them mentioned Three Sages of Clarity. They tacitly believed that the other could kill him.

Three elderly men whose final limits were fast approaching might have briefly returned to their peaks due to some stimulation, but were they truly at their peaks?

Thus, neither Lin Jiufeng nor Bai Yunfei took Three Sages of Clarity seriously.

They did not even want to mention him.

Upon hearing that their Master had broken through, the three little ones jumped up in delight. They circled Lin Jiufeng and Bai Yunfei, chattering away and asking countless questions.

Lin Jiufeng and Bai Yunfei indulged them, answering each question one by one. Only after the rain stopped and the sky began to brighten did the three little ones exchange glances and eagerly go off to cultivate, preparing to see who could break through to the Fourth Forbidden Realm first.

A Fourth Forbidden Realm cultivator at thirteen or fourteen years old would be a monstrous talent whom every faction outside would fight to claim.

After the little ones left, Lin Jiufeng and Bai Yunfei could finally sit quietly and drink some tea.

The two watched the pale fish-belly white gradually spread across the horizon, neither speaking.

They quietly drank their tea.

At that moment, the turmoil of the outside world seemed cut off from this place, unable to disturb Lin Jiufeng and Bai Yunfei.

After a long while, Lin Jiufeng came back to himself and asked, "Now that you've broken through to the Eighth Forbidden Realm, what do you plan to do next?"

"Revive the Feather Transformation Sect," Bai Yunfei said softly.

"Recruit disciples?" Lin Jiufeng raised an eyebrow.

"No. It is not yet the time to recruit disciples. We must first resolve the threat of the Supreme Dao Sect," Bai Yunfei said seriously.

"How will you resolve it?" Lin Jiufeng asked. The Supreme Dao Sect was indeed a tremendous threat. As the foremost Daoist sect, it possessed deep foundations and numerous experts. Right now, the young divine beast Qilin had drawn away their attention, leaving them unable to spare a hand against the Feather Transformation Sect. But once this matter ended, the Feather Transformation Sect would have to face the pressure of every Supreme Dao Sect expert.

On the surface, Bai Yunfei alone bore that pressure.

Although he had now broken through to the Eighth Forbidden Realm, Lin Jiufeng wanted to know what he planned to do next.

After pondering for a moment, Bai Yunfei said earnestly, "The Supreme Dao Sect may be the foremost Daoist sect and possess deep foundations, but they also have many enemies. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. I plan to go out and form alliances, display my strength, and have them share some of the pressure from the Supreme Dao Sect for us."

"That is a good method, but we lack sufficient standing for alliances. Others may not take us seriously," Lin Jiufeng said worriedly.

"That is no matter. We only need to hold on for a little longer and give Senior Brother room to grow." Bai Yunfei stared directly at Lin Jiufeng as he spoke earnestly.

"Give me room to grow?" Lin Jiufeng pointed at himself in surprise.

"Yes. Senior Brother attained enlightenment in a single stroke and broke through at astonishing speed. In only a few years, you have already reached the Seventh Forbidden Realm, and you can even easily defeat Eighth Forbidden Realm opponents across realms. So long as we give Senior Brother more time, the Supreme Dao Sect will be no problem before you." Bai Yunfei looked at Lin Jiufeng with blazing eyes and revealed his plan.

He regarded Lin Jiufeng as the future hope of the Feather Transformation Sect. That was why he had thought of forming alliances, withstanding the pressure, and buying Lin Jiufeng time to grow.