Xu Jun's gaze darkened as he asked directly, "You know Lin Feng?"
A bitter smile appeared on the Inner Disciple's lips. Know him? It was far more than that—he had even been beaten black and blue by him.
Seeing the flying treasures Xu Jun and the other two used, he knew their status was far from ordinary. He did not hide anything and recounted everything that had happened before.
The matter was brief and uncomplicated, and Xu Jun's group quickly heard the whole story.
Step, step.
After hearing it, Xu Jun staggered back three steps in disbelief. Uneasy and astonished, he said, "What did you say? With one sword strike, he swept through dozens of Inner Disciples? Every one of them was at the Fifth or Sixth Stage of the Sea of Reincarnation Realm? Just one strike?"
"That's right," the lean-faced disciple said bitterly.
Xu Jun and the other two fell silent. No one would exaggerate such a humiliating matter, so Lin Feng's strength had not been overstated!
One sword strike!
Could someone truly accomplish something like that?
Xu Jun's heart trembled. He asked himself honestly and knew he could never do it, unless his realm rose by at least two more stages.
Yet Lin Feng could already do it now. How much had his strength improved?!
What a terrifying rate of progress!
Wei Changfeng and Chen Yunjing's faces twitched slightly. Seeking revenge on Lin Feng? With just them? Better forget it—their strength was far too far apart!
Thinking of the bitter cultivation he had endured these past days, Xu Jun felt like a complete joke.
At this moment, the lean-faced disciple pointed in a direction and said, "The place where he lives is over there. Shall I take you there?"
After speaking, the lean-faced disciple showed no expression on his face, but inwardly, he was hoping the three would go trouble Lin Feng. If they could give him a proper beating, that would be even better.
Xu Jun's group was silent for a moment. Then Xu Jun coughed and said, "Well... forget it. No need to trouble you. We'll go ourselves!"
With that, Xu Jun and the other two headed in another direction.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
They moved with incredible speed and vanished in an instant.
Only the lean-faced disciple was left standing there in a daze. Stunned, he muttered, "No, you're going the wrong way. That Lin Feng's cultivation cave is on the other side!"
Boom!!
Inside the cultivation cave, terrifying origin energy surged outward in all directions. Its might was ferocious, nothing someone at Lin Feng's realm should have been capable of unleashing.
"The Fifth Stage of the Sea of Reincarnation Realm."
Lin Feng slowly exhaled a mouthful of stale air. Logically speaking, advancing by one stage should have been something worth celebrating, yet this single advancement had cost him far too much.
More than a million Origin Stones...
All of them had been completely used up!
At the thought, even Lin Feng could not stop the corner of his mouth from twitching.
The Desolate Ancient Sacred Body was indeed powerful. With every breakthrough, he could feel his vitality and blood increase many times over—more than ten times what it had been before. It was utterly terrifying.
Yet this one stage alone had cost him over a million Low-Grade Origin Stones!
Such resource consumption was an astronomical figure. This was only the Sea of Reincarnation Realm. Once he reached the Palace of Destiny Realm and Dao Condensation Realm, how many Origin Stones, spiritual pills, medicinal herbs, and heavenly treasures would each further stage require?
"I need to find a way to increase my cultivation speed. Otherwise, there simply won't be enough for the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body to absorb," Lin Feng thought.
He looked around.
The surroundings felt far too crude.
It was time to change locations!
A gleam flashed in Lin Feng's eyes as something came to mind.
If he remembered correctly, the cultivation cave where he currently stayed was at the very bottom level. Its grade could be said to be low. The spiritual energy within was fairly dense, but it could no longer satisfy the cultivation needs of the Desolate Ancient Sacred Body.
He had to climb upward!
A sharp light suddenly appeared in Lin Feng's eyes.
However, there was another urgent matter at hand: deducing the fifth form of the Yellow Springs Heaven-Severing Sword Art.
The fourth form, Yellow Springs Phantom Kill, already possessed roughly the might of a Venerable-grade Divine Ability. The fifth form might even possess the power of a Mighty-grade Divine Ability.
If he possessed a divine ability of that level, Lin Feng's combat strength would become terrifying beyond imagination. Forget being invincible within the Sea of Reincarnation Realm—even against someone in the Palace of Destiny Realm, he could fight across realms.
After all, within the Palace of Destiny Realm, prodigies capable of cultivating Mighty-grade Divine Abilities were exceedingly rare. Across the entire Azurebillow Domain, they were as scarce as phoenix feathers and qilin horns.
"It is time to deduce it."
Lin Feng then sat cross-legged. With a thought, he reviewed the first four forms of the sword art in his mind. Mysterious passages of scripture flashed through his consciousness like thunderbolts, brimming with supreme majesty.
Gradually, the fifth form of the sword art began to take shape.
This was the power of Heaven-Defying Comprehension. If it were an ordinary person attempting such a deduction, they would cough blood and die in less than three seconds.
By the middle and later stages of the deduction, Lin Feng's face began to turn pale as well. Although he could deduce it, his body still could not quite bear it.
His body even trembled faintly, as though it could not withstand this immense karma.
Desolate Ancient Sacred Body!
Suddenly, Lin Feng's eyes turned golden, and brilliant rays burst forth from them. His will was unwavering as he continued the deduction!
One profound passage after another emerged in his mind.
The fifth form of the Yellow Springs Heaven-Severing Sword Art had been successfully deduced!
Heaven-Severing Fate-Reversing Slash!
This was the fifth form of the sword art!
"Heaven-Severing Fate-Reversing Slash. What an incredibly powerful sword technique. Its strength has truly reached the Mighty-grade, hasn't it? It is countless times stronger than the fourth form!" Lin Feng was shaken to the core, astonished beyond measure.
Then Lin Feng began to learn it.
This was where the true power of Heaven-Defying Comprehension lay.
No matter what martial art or divine ability it was, he could comprehend it at terrifying speed.
Such comprehension was rarely seen in the world. Even if Saints descended, they might not be comparable to Lin Feng.
Time passed bit by bit.
Heaven-Severing Fate-Reversing Slash had reached minor mastery.
Then came intermediate mastery, followed by major mastery!
A Mighty-grade Divine Ability had been cultivated to major mastery in less than half a day. If word spread, it would surely horrify the world. Even Mighty Realm experts would be unable to sit still and would come to see it for themselves; even Saints would be astonished.
Lin Feng rose to his feet.
"What a powerful sword technique. This is my absolute trump card!"
Cultivating a Mighty-grade Divine Ability to major mastery while still in the Sea of Reincarnation Realm—no one would believe it if it spread. It was simply like the reincarnation of a Great Emperor Realm expert, like a youthful supreme being.
Lin Feng walked out of the cave.
Suddenly, he spotted someone familiar. The man had a lean face and was looking around near the cave, as though waiting for something.
Lin Feng frowned. His figure flashed like lightning, and he appeared directly before the man.
The lean-faced disciple was startled and tried to flee, but Lin Feng had already reached his side a step ahead of him.
Boom!
After just a few days apart, the oppressive aura around Lin Feng had grown even stronger. The increase in his strength was like a surging flood!
"L-Lin, Senior Brother Lin." The disciple forced out an ugly expression. He had come hoping Xu Jun would cause trouble for Lin Feng. He had waited and waited without seeing them, only to be discovered by Lin Feng instead.
"I want to ask you something," Lin Feng said calmly.
"How great is the difference in cultivation speed between the cultivation caves on each level?" Lin Feng asked. He had only recently arrived and did not know much about such matters.
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