A few days later, Zhang Sanfeng returned to Lingyun Grotto and released the Fire Qilin. The Fire Qilin had completed his advancement, rising from the peak of the martial dao golden core realm to the martial dao primordial spirit peak. He was now just one step away from the martial dao tribulation realm.
The Fire Qilin tilted his head, signaling for Zhang Sanfeng to follow him.
Curious, Zhang Sanfeng followed the Fire Qilin through a series of turns into a cave, where he discovered the Xuanwu True Skill carved into the wall.
Half an hour later, Zhang Sanfeng finished reading the Xuanwu True Skill and began practicing it in his mind. The aura around him gradually grew stronger.
An hour later, after integrating the entire Xuanwu True Skill into his own martial dao, Zhang Sanfeng advanced from the martial dao primordial spirit realm to the martial tribulation realm.
Zhang Sanfeng nodded in satisfaction, then took out his pill furnace. Under the impetus of his magical power, it grew to the size of an ordinary large cauldron, and he began studying pill refining.
Just like that, day after day and year after year, Zhang Sanfeng remained immersed in pill refining.
During that time, Nie Feng visited once. Zhang Sanfeng returned the Snow-Drinker Saber to him and told him that his father was at China Pavilion.
Overjoyed, Nie Feng bid Zhang Sanfeng farewell and immediately went to find Nie Renwang.
Afterward, under Nie Renwang's guidance, Nie Feng's strength increased greatly. He advanced from the middle Master stage to the peak Master stage, and with the Snow-Drinker Saber, he could hold his own against an early-stage Grandmaster.
After staying at China Pavilion for a while, Nie Feng bid Nie Renwang farewell and went to Sword-Casting Manor to find Bu Jingyun.
After rescuing