Wind-Breaking Boat

The room was quiet for a while.

The four of them were as white as paper, but they all managed to stay upright and not faint.

Lin Jingfeng sheathed his sword, sat back down in his chair, poured himself a glass of wine, and drank it down in one gulp.

Do you know why I'm cutting you down?

The four men clutched their wounds, too afraid to speak.

"That woman is Su Ying. She's the runner-up in the Grandmaster- level competition, from the Su Prefecture of North City. Even if I fought with all my might, I couldn't withstand a single move from her."

"As for that man, his name is Lu Feng. He's the number one in the Hua Jin Realm. I couldn't even beat him in a physical contest."

The four people's eyes widened even more.

Only now did they truly understand who they had offended.

The man with the large mole collapsed to the ground, his legs giving way completely, his lips trembling so much he couldn't utter a single word.

"Brother Lin... thank you so much, Brother Lin, for saving our lives..."

The man with the large mole managed to squeeze out half a sentence through gritted teeth after a long while.

"Don't thank me. I'm cutting you down to save you, and to save myself."

Lin Jingfeng stood up and glanced down at them.

"Take your hands and go find Divine Physician Qiu. If you go quickly, perhaps he can still bring them back."

The four men, as if granted a pardon, scrambled to pick up the severed arm from the ground, clutched their wounds, and limped out of the private room.

After leaving Drunken Immortal House, Lu Feng and Su Ying spent most of the day wandering around the market.

Su Ying was in high spirits and dragged Lu Feng from the east street to the west alley.

Lu Feng followed along, exchanging some of his unused loot for Origin Crystal, and replenishing his supplies with a considerable Origin Recovery Pill and Healing Pill.

By the time the two returned to their residence at the Demon-Slaying Bureau, it was already completely dark.

As soon as Lu Feng arrived at the entrance of the cave, he saw Lin Jingfeng standing there.

He stood with his arms crossed, leaning against a pillar, and it's unclear how long he had been waiting.

Upon seeing the two return, Lin Jingfeng immediately stood up straight. His face no longer held the arrogance he displayed on the stage; instead, it showed a hint of awkwardness.

He strode forward, took a storage bag from his pocket, and handed it over with both hands.

"Here's one Origin Crystal, to cover your meal expenses for today. I've figured out everything; it was all caused by my few incompetent subordinates. I apologize on their behalf."

Lu Feng was somewhat surprised.

He thought that cutting off one of the four men's arms at Drunken Immortal House would settle the matter.

Unexpectedly, Lin Jingfeng came knocking again, and judging from his demeanor, he had come here specifically to wait for him.

The North City Demon-Slaying Bureau and the East City Demon-Slaying Bureau have a long-standing feud, and it's really unlike Lin Jingfeng's style for him to stoop to such a level.

"I'd completely forgotten about that."

Su Ying spoke calmly, without even glancing at the storage bag.

"Give the Origin Crystal to Lu Feng; he's treating us today."

Lu Feng reached out and took the storage bag.

Lin Jingfeng seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and was about to say something when the tokens at the waists of the three men vibrated almost simultaneously.

"I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave now."

Lin Jingfeng clasped his hands in a fist salute to the two men, then turned and left.

"It was Uncle Xiao who contacted us."

Su Ying took out the token and glanced at it.

"Their meeting is over. Let's go."

The two arrived at Xiao Tianqi's cave.

Xiao Tianqi was already waiting in the hall. When he saw the two of them enter, he didn't waste any words and spoke directly.

We'll depart for Yongzhou early tomorrow morning.

"So urgent?"

Su Ying was slightly taken aback. She knew the situation in Yongzhou was serious, but she hadn't expected that the higher-ups wouldn't even give her a day to rest.

"Okay. We'll set off with the team tomorrow morning on the Wind-Breaking Boat. There will be people from headquarters on board, so there shouldn't be any trouble on the way."

"The Wind-Breaking Boat is fast; it will reach Yongzhou in less than three days. Pack everything up tonight. Once we're in Yongzhou, things won't be as peaceful as in Central Province."

Lu Feng and Su Ying exchanged a glance but neither asked any further questions.

Judging from Xiao Tianqi's tone, the situation on the front lines in Yongzhou was probably more serious than they had imagined.

Even after leaving Xiao Tianqi's cave, Lu Feng was still pondering the words "Wind-Breaking Boat."

Three days to traverse tens of thousands of miles.

"Senior sister, how come the Wind-Breaking Boat is so fast?"

"The Wind-Breaking Boat is a top-grade Spirit Artifact," Su Ying replied naturally.

"A high-grade Spirit Artifact?" Lu Feng frowned.

He had heard of this term before, but he had never understood its specific distinctions.

Seeing that he didn't seem to be faking it, Su Ying patiently explained.

"Mortal Artifact are divided into five tiers. The Ink-Sunken Saber you used before was a fourth-tier Mortal Artifact. Above Mortal Artifact are Spirit Artifact."

"Spirit Artifact are divided into low-grade, mid-grade, high-grade, and top-grade."

"They're called Spirit Artifact because they've been infused with divine souls—some are the souls of demonic beasts, and some are the souls of humans."

"Spirit Artifact require divine sense to unleash their true power, so generally speaking, only experts at the Yin Spirit Realm or above can use them freely."

"Like Lu Shuang's Frost Sword, it's Low-Grade Spirit Artifact."

"Do you have any Spirit Artifact? Let me see."

Lu Feng suddenly became interested. Su Ying was the eldest daughter of the Su family and a disciple of the Sacred Hall. Logically speaking, it was impossible for her not to have even a single Spirit Artifact.

Upon hearing this, Su Ying blushed and unconsciously clenched her collar.

No! Even if I did, I wouldn't show it to you!

Lu Feng looked completely bewildered.

Asking about a Spirit Artifact is being treated like a scoundrel's act.

"Hmph, don't interrupt. I haven't finished yet."

Su Ying glared at him, cleared her throat, and continued speaking.

"Above Spirit Artifact, there are Dharma Treasure. Magical Dharma Treasure can develop their own sentience, fight autonomously, and even grow and improve their rank."

"I've only heard of this kind of thing a few times; I've never actually seen one."

"Alright, that's all. I'm tired, I'm going back to sleep."

Before Lu Feng could ask any more questions, Su Ying had already turned around and disappeared into her cave.

Lu Feng stood there, looking at the closed door, muttered something inexplicable, and then returned to his residence.

Inside the cave, Lu Feng sat cross-legged on a futon.

He closed his eyes and regulated his breathing for a moment, then opened the system panel.

[Host: Lu Feng]

[Cultivation Level: Hua Jin Perfection]

[Cultivation Techniques: Five Elements Primordial Chaos Art (Progress 77%); Nine Extremes Heaven-Breaking Slash (Level 3); Phantom Sword Art (Minor Success); Hundred Beasts Body Tempering Art (Level 3)]

[Perfect Martial Arts: Phantom Steps, Immeasurable Golden Body Art, Cold Plum Jin, Golden Bell Shield, Iron Cloth Shirt...]

[Demon Points: 430000]

"System, 230,000 Demon Points have been consumed to upgrade the Five Elements Primordial Chaos Art."

Lu Feng silently recited this in his mind.

The moment the words fell, streams of pure spiritual energy, almost solidified, poured into his dantian like a floodgate being opened, and then surged into his limbs and bones.

His meridians were stretched to the point of slight distension, and the five elements of Qi between his five internal organs were circulating wildly, mutually generating each other, causing his Qi to rise layer by layer.

"Boom!"

It felt like something inside my body had shattered.

The barrier that had been holding him Hua Jin for so long finally collapsed at this moment.

The Nei Jin was originally surging in the meridians began to contract, compress, and transform violently.

The Nei Jin is becoming less and less, but each point is becoming more solid and heavier.

It was a power completely different from Nei Jin; it was no longer like airflow, but like mercury, flowing heavily through the meridians.