The Five-Year Term Has Arrived! Welcome the Dragon King's Return!

After dinner.

The disciples returned to their own courtyards to rest.

Su Ru coaxed little Ling'er back to her room to sleep.

Then she went to the backyard of Shoujing Hall and chatted with Tian Buyi in the room.

"Buyi, the Dragon Slayer Sword in Changfeng's hands..."

Su Ru sounded somewhat puzzled.

She still did not understand why Cangsong Daoist had given the Dragon Slayer Sword to Ji Changfeng.

"Alas..."

Tian Buyi sighed softly.

Draping a robe over himself, he slowly walked to the window and looked at the starry night sky.

"Junior Sister, do you think..."

"Old Seven resembles Senior Brother Wan?"

The moment those words fell.

Su Ru's delicate body trembled.

The image of that high-spirited master of the Dragon Slayer Sword surfaced in her mind. How similar he was to Changfeng!

They were both so confident, so proud, so peerlessly brilliant!

In Su Ru's mind.

The two high-spirited figures gradually overlapped. But... the previous master of the Dragon Slayer Sword had already faded from the stage. The new master now stepping forth was—

Ji Changfeng!

"Yes! But..." Su Ru said calmly, "Changfeng's talent is greater than Senior Brother Wan's, isn't it?"

"He is not Senior Brother Wan's replacement."

"He will lead the Qingyun Sect and Dazhu Peak to even greater glory!"

Ji Changfeng was no one's replacement.

One day, when people thought of the Dragon Slayer Sword and Slay Ghosts and Gods, the first person to come to mind would be Ji Changfeng, not Wan Jianyi...

Su Ru firmly believed that.

Because ever since she had personally witnessed Ji Changfeng wield Tianya Sword and use One Sword Opens Heavenly Gate at Xiaozhu Peak, she had understood one thing...

This era—would be called Ji Changfeng's era!

He would shine even more brilliantly than Wan Jianyi.

Tian Buyi paused slightly.

A faint smile appeared on his face. "That's right. Old Seven's talent is greater than Senior Brother Wan's. Perhaps..."

"Cang Song thinks so too?"

Cang Song: I didn't! I'm not! Don't spout nonsense!

Elsewhere.

A gentle breeze swept through the small courtyard.

Soft moonlight quietly spilled over the earth, as though draping the world in a layer of silver gauze. The distant mountains appeared and vanished in the moonlight, like a hazy ink-wash painting.

Ji Changfeng sat cross-legged on his bed.

Two Divine Swords lay across his knees.

Ink Snow! Dragon Slayer!

Whoosh!

A faint strand of Sword Intent washed over the Divine Swords, nurturing their spirituality bit by bit.

Clang—

The two Nine Heavens Divine Weapons occasionally let out clear Sword Cries, as though carrying a trace of joy...

Ji Changfeng was immersed in cultivation.

He paid no attention at all to the outside world.

Jade Pure Fifth Layer...

It was still too weak.

So, he might as well cultivate a little.

And break through to the Supreme Purity Realm for fun.

Ji Changfeng closed his eyes. Four years passed in the blink of an eye amid his cultivation...

Four years later.

Dazhu Peak, Taiji Cave.

Ji Changfeng sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion. An alchemy furnace stood before him, its base constantly scorched by blazing flames.

A faint medicinal fragrance drifted through the air.

"Open!"

The next moment, Ji Changfeng slapped the alchemy furnace.

Boom—

In an instant, radiant light burst forth.

A furnace full of high-grade Face-Fixing Pills had just been refined.

Over the past four years, Ji Changfeng had remained immersed in cultivation. At the same time, he had set aside some time to study alchemy, artifact refinement, and Formations...

Of course, he had not neglected the sword path either.

Aside from Two Sleeves of Azure Serpents, Sword Opens the Heavenly Gate, and the True Art of Slaying Ghosts and Gods, he had gradually mastered all the other major sword techniques of the Qingyun Sect.

During that time, he had also comprehended a new sword technique.

Its name was—

Heaven and Earth Sword!

Ji Changfeng had yet to test the power of this sword technique, but objectively speaking, it was certainly no weaker than the others...

Knock, knock, knock—

Just then, a series of knocks sounded outside Taiji Cave.

Ji Changfeng raised his eyes slightly.

With a casual wave, he sent out a strand of Sword Qi and opened the mechanism at the entrance.

Click—

The stone door slowly opened.

A pretty young girl poked her head inside. Her eyes were bright and pure, her jade-like skin fairer than snow and faintly flushed pink, making her extraordinarily beautiful.

Carrying a food box, the girl walked into Taiji Cave and could not help complaining, "Hey! Ji Changfeng, what's so fun about staying in this cave all day?"

"Every day, you're either refining pills or practicing your sword, and you even make me bring you food..."

Ji Changfeng smiled faintly. "Bring me food? You mean having Little Fan cook, carrying the food box to the entrance, then handing it to you so you can bring it in?"

Tian Ling'er's pretty face reddened. "What? Is there a problem? Wasn't I the one who brought the food to you?!"

The girl was Tian Ling'er.

Four years had passed, and she had gradually grown into a young woman.

At the very least, she was much prettier than that little girl from before, and carried far more of a maiden's charm...

"Yes, yes, Senior Sister." Ji Changfeng took the food box and replied somewhat perfunctorily.

He glanced outside the cave and said,

"Little Fan? Why are you standing around outside? Come in already."

Hearing this, Zhang Xiaofan cautiously poked half his body in from outside the cave. "Seventh Senior Brother, are you done with secluded cultivation?"

"It's over," Ji Changfeng replied casually.

"Oh, okay."

Only then did Zhang Xiaofan cautiously enter Taiji Cave.

While eating, Ji Changfeng asked, "Little Fan, how has your cultivation been lately? Have you broken through to Jade Pure Sixth Layer?"

"Not yet, but I'm close." Zhang Xiaofan scratched his head.

Over the past four years, he had broken the record in Dazhu Peak's cultivation history. Jade Pure First Layer alone had taken him nearly a full year to achieve...

Because of this, he had been mocked quite a bit by his senior brothers.

After all, no matter how poor someone's aptitude was, Jade Pure First Layer should take at most a few months.

Yet Zhang Xiaofan had taken an entire year!

Ji Changfeng knew the reason very well.

Zhang Xiaofan cultivated both Buddhist and Daoist arts, which was why his progress had been so slow. He started slowly, but his foundation was solid.

Simply put, he was a late bloomer.

Thus, after Zhang Xiaofan broke through Jade Pure First Layer, Ji Changfeng would occasionally offer him guidance, causing his cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds...

In three years, he had directly reached Jade Pure Fifth Layer!

It had shocked all of Dazhu Peak.

"What? Little Fan, you're almost at Jade Pure Sixth Layer already?" Tian Ling'er was greatly surprised.

Even she was only at Jade Purity Seventh Layer.

Zhang Xiaofan was about to catch up to her?!

"It's all thanks to Seventh Senior Brother." Zhang Xiaofan scratched his head honestly.

His gaze toward Ji Changfeng was filled with admiration.

In his view.

If not for Ji Changfeng's guidance.

He would not have reached Jade Pure Fifth Layer so quickly.

Ji Changfeng waved a hand casually. "Little Fan, you're naturally a late bloomer. I merely helped you out a little."

Even without his help.

Based on the original timeline, Zhang Xiaofan would probably be close to Jade Pure Fourth Layer by now.

Ji Changfeng finished the food in the box.

Then he put away the few Face-Fixing Pills from the alchemy furnace.

Tian Ling'er leaned closer and asked, "Ji Changfeng, what kind of pill is that?"

Ji Changfeng smiled faintly. "A good pill!"

Seeing this, Tian Ling'er pursed her lips and pretended not to care. "Hmph! Fine, don't tell me. It's not like I'm interested!"

"Oh? Really?" Ji Changfeng looked at her with a smile.

"Hmph!"

Tian Ling'er snorted softly. "Even if you gave it to me, I wouldn't want it!"

"Sure, sure..." Ji Changfeng smiled without saying anything.

As its name implied, the Face-Fixing Pill preserved one's appearance, fixing it at its most beautiful stage. It was a pill Ji Changfeng had developed.

This pill was not particularly useful.

But for female cultivators, it was a fatal temptation!

Ji Changfeng slowly walked out of Taiji Cave.

It had been five years since he joined the Qingyun Sect.

Now that the five-year term had arrived, it was time for the Dragon King to return to his throne...

Pah!

It was time to take a look at this world!

P.S. Three exciting chapters tomorrow~ Remember to keep reading~