Bai Yunfei Seeks Help

The news of Bai Yunfei breaking through to the Ninth Restriction sent no small shock through the Cultivation World. But before everyone could digest it, another piece of news spread, stirring up even greater waves.

The reason Bai Yunfei had broken through repeatedly in such a short time and reached the Ninth Restriction was the Immortal Treasure within the Feather Transformation Sect.

It was by relying on the Immortal Treasure that Bai Yunfei had broken through to the Ninth Restriction in just a few years.

No one knew who had spread this news, but within less than three days, the entire Cultivation World knew of it.

For a time, whether they believed it or not, everyone turned their eyes toward the Feather Transformation Sect.

Those who believed thought that since the Feather Transformation Sect had a way to break through to the Ninth Restriction so quickly, could they use it too?

Even those who did not believe had to visit the Feather Transformation Sect. After all, Bai Yunfei's breakthrough to the Ninth Restriction was undeniable. If they could obtain his insights on breaking through, perhaps they too could gain some enlightenment.

Thus, the entire Cultivation World watched the Feather Transformation Sect. This sect, which had nearly been wiped out, was finally beginning to revive.

Of course, none of this had anything to do with Lin Jiufeng.

He remained in the Scripture Pavilion, reading peacefully and improving himself.

He left the turmoil of the outside world to Bai Yunfei. He simply stayed in the Scripture Pavilion with peace of mind, quietly strengthening himself.

Every day, he practiced boxing, practiced swordsmanship, pursued Enlightenment, painted and wrote, read books, and immersed himself in his own world.

Lin Jiufeng often visited the Feather Transformation Sect's own Mystic Realm. There, he read the collections left behind by past Sect Masters. These books broadened his horizons, enriched his knowledge, and helped him comprehend cultivation techniques. If he was lucky, he might even activate Heaven-Defying Comprehension while reading.

For more than ten days straight, ever since his great battle with Wen Yuan and his Enlightenment through the World Scroll, Lin Jiufeng's cultivation had risen to the Eighth Restriction Peak, only a single step away from the Ninth Restriction.

Lin Jiufeng was in no hurry to take that step. He walked steadily.

Every day, he pursued Enlightenment and improved little by little.

The insights accumulating within him grew ever more numerous, until one night, they finally erupted.

Your accumulated foundation has reached perfection. Heaven-Defying Comprehension activated. You have comprehended the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique.

Seeing those words, Lin Jiufeng said in surprise, "Another sword technique."

He had previously comprehended the Grasswood Sword Technique. It was an incredibly wondrous and terrifying sword technique. Once cultivated to its peak, every blade of grass and every tree could become a sword.

Could this Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique surpass the Grasswood Sword Technique?

Lin Jiufeng watched with eager anticipation.

The next moment, the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique transformed into a streak of light and entered Lin Jiufeng's Sea of Consciousness, allowing him to understand its terrifying nature.

As its name implied, once the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique was cultivated to its peak, even "Heaven" could be slain.

This was a sword technique that cultivated Sword Intent. Sword Intent could commune with the divine, slaughtering every enemy with an absolutely invincible bearing.

"This sword technique is terrifying." After reading it carefully, Lin Jiufeng was deeply shaken.

At its peak, it could even slay "Heaven." What kind of overbearing sword technique was this?

Lin Jiufeng's interest was piqued, and he began to study it in depth.

The Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique required its practitioner to comprehend Sword Intent. Without comprehending Sword Intent, one could not even enter its gates.

"Sword Intent?" Lin Jiufeng frowned slightly. He brought two fingers together and pointed. With a pfft, a dazzling gleam shot into the Sky Dome.

BOOM!!!

The next moment, amid the evening twilight, a streak of sword qi tore through the heavens. A wave of white pierced the sunset clouds and entered countless eyes.

It lingered for a long time without dispersing.

Lin Jiufeng had comprehended sword qi long ago, when he cultivated the Grasswood Sword Technique. Over the years, his sword qi had accumulated to an unfathomably profound degree.

Thus, the cultivation threshold of the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique was as good as nonexistent to him.

The next moment, Lin Jiufeng arrived on the roof of the Scripture Pavilion. Sitting cross-legged, he watched the sun, moon, and stars, observed the tides rise and fall, and cultivated the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique.

The sunset faded, the bright moon rose, the jade rabbit ascended and the golden crow fell, and another day dawned.

Over and over again, Lin Jiufeng sat motionless atop the Scripture Pavilion for three days. At last, he gathered all the sword qi within his body into a single sword.

That sword was the Heaven-Slaying Sword Drawing Technique.

Lin Jiufeng silently stored that sword in his dantian. With this sword, he only needed to nurture his sword qi and cultivate it further, and he would be able to unleash countless streams of sword qi.

Every sword he used in the future would erupt from this stream of sword qi.

Having finished all this, Lin Jiufeng rose and stretched. Just as he was about to go down, someone called out to him.

"Senior Brother, help me come up with an idea. I'm completely at my wits' end." Bai Yunfei rushed over, grabbed Lin Jiufeng's arm, and said in a frazzled mess.

Lin Jiufeng frowned at Bai Yunfei. "What happened?"

Ever since Bai Yunfei had accepted three hundred disciples and expanded the Feather Transformation Sect, Lin Jiufeng had stopped involving himself in its affairs. He knew nothing of the outside world, remaining quietly in the Scripture Pavilion to improve himself. Thus, he knew nothing of what had happened outside.

So Bai Yunfei's panic left Lin Jiufeng completely unaware of what was going on.

Bai Yunfei pulled Lin Jiufeng along and explained, "After I broke through to the Ninth Restriction, my name spread across the world and the Cultivation World was shaken. People were talking everywhere, but then news suddenly spread that our Feather Transformation Sect possessed a treasure capable of breaking through to the Ninth Restriction, which was why I broke through so quickly. Now everything has exploded."

"A huge group of senior experts at the Eighth Restriction Peak have sent visiting cards, saying they want to come to the Feather Transformation Sect to meet me. Their attitudes are extremely sincere, but aren't they really here for that treasure that can break through to the Ninth Restriction? But where would I have such a thing?"

Bai Yunfei said aggrievedly.

Lin Jiufeng frowned. "This is obviously a conspiracy. If our Feather Transformation Sect truly had a treasure that could break through to the Ninth Restriction, why would we have been bullied so miserably by the Supreme Dao Sect before?"

Bai Yunfei nodded. "Exactly. That was what I explained to those people, but they simply wouldn't believe me. They insist that I hand over the method for breaking through to the Ninth Restriction. Threats and inducements, they've tried every method. I've been run ragged these past few days dealing with them. They loiter around near the Feather Transformation Sect. When I ask them to leave, they leave the sect, only to come knocking again the next day. It's unbearably annoying."

"Senior Brother, do you think these people are idiots? Why are they so obsessed?" Bai Yunfei asked gloomily.

Lin Jiufeng shook his head. "They are not idiots. They have simply been driven into a dead end."

Bai Yunfei looked at Lin Jiufeng in confusion.

"You said it yourself. These are all senior experts at the Eighth Restriction Peak. They do not have much life left. They basically have no hope of breaking through on their own and can only count their days as they wait to die. But how could they possibly accept that? They must be exhausting every possible means to seek a breakthrough. Before, they had no way forward. But once news spread that you had broken through to the Ninth Restriction so quickly, they began treating you as a lifeline."

"As for this supposed treasure that can break through to the Ninth Restriction, they would rather believe it existed than believe it did not. You said it yourself: at most, they have been asking how you broke through. Presumably, they also know that compared to some treasure, your method of breakthrough is more reliable," Lin Jiufeng analyzed calmly.

"But my breakthrough was brought about entirely by you, Senior Brother. Even I am still muddle-headed about it. That Heaven and Earth Scroll was something one could only encounter by chance and never seek. How am I supposed to answer them?" Bai Yunfei said bitterly.

"Someone is stirring up trouble behind this matter." Lin Jiufeng's eyes turned cold.

"Who?" Bai Yunfei immediately asked fiercely.

"Who is the Feather Transformation Sect's greatest enemy?" Lin Jiufeng asked in return.

"The Supreme Dao Sect and the Wen Family!" Bai Yunfei named the two forces without hesitation.

"The Wen Family is a reclusive clan. Its influence among the common people cannot be this great. So it can only be the Supreme Dao Sect, currently the foremost sect of the Daoist path. They are spreading the news and fanning the flames. Now these senior experts desperate for a breakthrough have surrounded the Feather Transformation Sect on all sides. If we do not handle this well, it will be enough to make us suffer. The crucial thing is that the Supreme Dao Sect and the Wen Family are still hidden in the shadows. We must be on guard," Lin Jiufeng said gravely.

"Senior Brother, what should we do? Please come up with a plan." Bai Yunfei could only look to his admired senior brother, Lin Jiufeng.

This was a problem he could not solve.