Another Passive Skill

Ever since Zhou Feng obtained the Three Demon Devouring Arts, he had not left Bitter Bamboo Peak.

The Martial Arts Tournament was only a few days away, so he had to use this time wisely.

He had to at least learn the Demon Devouring Armor. Otherwise, getting good results in the Martial Arts Tournament would be far too difficult.

The Martial Arts Tournament was also a competition for the distribution of benefits.

There were not only Sect Merit rewards, but also spirit stones and spiritual treasures.

There was no need to mention Sect Merit—it was the most important reward.

With Sect Merit, one could exchange it for many things and even enter the Scripture Repository to study all kinds of secret arts.

The poison arts Zhou Feng had always yearned for were plentiful in the Scripture Repository.

Then there were magical artifacts!

Compared with the other Inner Sect disciples, Zhou Feng had practically nothing.

Possessing a good magical artifact could allow one to seize a great deal of initiative in battle.

From what he knew, ordinary Inner Sect disciples naturally did not possess magical artifacts.

However, those Inner Sect disciples with even a little fame generally had magical artifacts to protect themselves.

Magical artifacts were like equipment. The difference between having equipment and not having it was quite significant.

Zhou Feng planned to use this Martial Arts Tournament to earn more Sect Merit or obtain a magical artifact.

At that moment, he held a spirit stone in each hand and continuously circulated the Demon Devouring Art, drawing out the pure spiritual energy within the stones.

The enormous amount of spiritual energy was continuously converted into spiritual power.

Meanwhile, the Demon Devouring Gu within his body was also actively inhaling and exhaling blood energy and spiritual energy.

The key to successfully cultivating the Demon Devouring Armor was feeding the Demon Devouring Gu until it was full.

Only after the Demon Devouring Gu was full would it assist him in cultivating the Demon Devouring Armor.

Fortunately, Zhou Feng's Demon Devouring Gu had rarely gone hungry.

Thus, it was extremely cooperative when assisting him in cultivation.

Under the dual guidance of the Demon Devouring Gu and Zhou Feng, Demon Devouring spiritual power gradually formed a special circuit.

A rudimentary suit of armor also appeared over his body.

The armor still looked extremely crude.

But from that moment onward, he had successfully taken the first step into the Demon Devouring Armor technique.

Once this prototype appeared, all that remained was to continuously fill it with spiritual power.

Moreover, as his cultivation realm improved, the Demon Devouring Armor would gradually improve as well.

"Finally, I succeeded!"

Zhou Feng slowly opened his eyes and tossed the empty spirit stone husks in his hands aside.

Over the past few days, he had tried for a long time.

Just before he nearly exhausted all his spirit stones, he had finally taken the first step into the Demon Devouring Armor.

Constructing this Demon Devouring Armor had truly taken tremendous effort.

At the same time, he became even more certain that he was not a cultivation genius.

At least when it came to cultivating techniques, his talent was extremely ordinary.

If only I could draw a passive skill that increased cultivation talent!

At that moment, he fantasized about drawing a Passive Skill that could increase his cultivation talent.

That way, cultivating the Demon Devouring Armor would not be so strenuous.

"Huh? I broke through?"

After slowly withdrawing the Demon Devouring Armor, he suddenly discovered that he had actually broken through.

Perhaps he had been too immersed in cultivating the Demon Devouring Armor during this time, since he had not even noticed his own breakthrough.

Breaking through from the ninth level of the Qi Induction Realm to the first level of the Qi Gathering Realm had caused not the slightest ripple.

Everything had happened so naturally.

However, when Zhou Feng examined his spiritual power, it was still as mottled and chaotic as before.

It felt as though many different kinds of spiritual power had been mixed together.

Then he examined his body and found that his physical body could withstand even more of the world's spiritual energy.

The spiritual energy in his surroundings was no longer enough for him to absorb.

Back in the Qi Induction Realm, he had felt that the surrounding spiritual energy was abundant, no matter how much he absorbed.

But now, it was different. The spiritual energy around him vanished almost instantly after being absorbed.

If he wished to continue absorbing the world's spiritual energy, he could only wait for the circulating spiritual energy to slowly replenish it.

Zhou Feng instantly understood why spirit stones were so valuable.

He had merely advanced by one realm, yet the world's spiritual energy was already insufficient for him to absorb.

Thus, the higher his realm, the more spiritual energy he would require.

If he cultivated every day, then aside from residing in a blessed land rich in spiritual energy, he would have to rely on spirit stones.

Otherwise, if he relied solely on absorbing the scattered spiritual energy of the world, how long would that take?

Out of habit, Zhou Feng glanced at his Skill Panel.

"Damn! I can draw another Passive Skill?"

To his surprise, he discovered that he could draw another Passive Skill.

Was it because he had absorbed a huge amount of spiritual energy over the past few days?

Had that caused the progress bar on the Skill Panel to continuously rise?

He did not know whether that was the reason, but who cared?

"Draw!"

Whenever he drew a Passive Skill, Zhou Feng was probably at his happiest.

Because it meant he had become a little stronger again.

"Drawing..."

Underwater Breathing: You can exchange air through your skin, allowing you to remain underwater for extended periods, up to a maximum of twelve hours.

Underwater Breathing?

Judging from the skill description, this was a decent auxiliary Passive Skill.

Although it seemed useless at the moment, if he fought in water—

Then he would possess an enormous advantage.

Or if he needed to flee, he could simply jump into a river and escape?

If he could remain underwater for twelve hours, ordinary people would not be able to catch him if he escaped by jumping into a river.

His evaluation of the Underwater Breathing passive was that it was decent enough.

As always, having it was better than not having it!

"Let's go out and get some fresh air!"

After Closed-door cultivation for so long, Zhou Feng also felt somewhat stifled.

Judging by the date, tomorrow should be the Martial Arts Tournament. Going out to relax now would be good.

He should also prepare a few things, just in case.

Now that he had successfully cultivated the Demon Devouring Armor and broken through to the Qi Gathering Realm, he planned to go out and get some fresh air.

However, the moment he opened his door, he sensed several pairs of eyes fixed on him.

Although he could not see anyone.

His passive Combat Instinct had directly triggered!

"What is going on? Is it because I broke through to the Qi Gathering Realm?"

Clearly, now that Zhou Feng had broken through to the Qi Gathering Realm, the others on Bitter Bamboo Peak no longer saw him as a sapling.

He could now be considered prey. That was why quite a few senior brothers and sisters had begun eyeing him.

What Zhou Feng did not know was that from the moment he began Closed-door cultivation, someone had already set their sights on him and planned to make a move.

This was because Senior Disciple Brother Wang Ming was about to forge his Spirit Platform and prepare to break through to the Spirit Platform Realm.

Breaking through to the Spirit Platform Realm required quite some time.

Senior Disciple Brother would likely not appear for a while, and might not even participate in this Martial Arts Tournament.

Previously, Zhou Feng had been Senior Disciple Brother's prey, and he had even been marked.

This so-called mark was actually poison. Wang Ming had poisoned Zhou Feng long ago.

Therefore, although there had been people eyeing Zhou Feng, there had not been many.

But now things were different. Wang Ming was in Closed-door cultivation to break through to the Spirit Platform Realm, and at this critical moment, Zhou Feng had also broken through to the Qi Gathering Realm.

If he had still been in the Qi Induction Realm, many people could have restrained themselves.

But a newcomer who had just broken through to the Qi Gathering Realm was simply too tempting.

The Qi Gathering Realm meant that the Demon Devouring Gu had undergone one transformation. A Demon Devouring Gu that had transformed once—

Was an immense tonic for their own Demon Devouring Gu!