Cang Yuelan

Time flies, and two months have passed in the blink of an eye.

Dinghai Starfield, Thunder Continent.

Like the Underworld Continent, the Thunder Continent is located on the edge of the Dinghai Star Region.

As a vassal state of the Sea Fork Clan, the Thunder Continent also bears the responsibility of resisting cultivators from outside the region. During this period, the Thunder Continent has blocked several outside forces that attempted to enter the Central Star Sea.

At this moment, we are near a star vortex outside the Thunder Continent.

Qiong Leizi was waiting here with a Void Refinement cultivator from the Thunder Palace.

They had been waiting here for a full two weeks, but neither of them showed the slightest impatience.

Because they were waiting here for the fifth holy maiden of the Sea Fork Clan, who was also the recipient of their annual offerings to the Thunder Palace.

"Palace Master, why should we form an alliance with the Xingfeng Sect?"

The monk beside him asked a question.

The man was a burly man, shirtless, with a tuft of white hair on his chest that looked somewhat comical.

The man's name was Lei Panzi, and his cultivation had reached the late stage of the Void Refinement realm.

The Thunder Palace originally had four Void Refinement cultivators: one at the peak of Void Refinement, two at the late stage of Void Refinement, and one at the middle stage of Void Refinement.

The Thunder Palace is stronger than the Yin Corpse Sect overall.

However, the Thunder Palace has suffered heavy losses recently.

First, a mid-stage Void Refinement cultivator died in a battle with a force from outside the realm, and then Shen Qingyue, who had late-stage Void Refinement cultivation, died at the hands of Chen Feng.

Now, only Qiong Lei Zi and Lei Pan Zi remain in the Thunder Palace.

Qiong Leizi looked at Lei Panzi:

"The Xingfeng Sect is very powerful; forming an alliance with them would also benefit our Lei Palace."

Qiong Leizi did not tell Lei Panzi that he had already joined the Xingfeng Sect.

As for Shen Qingyue's death, he blamed it on the Fire Brahma Star Region.

Lei Panzi frowned and said:

"Palace Master, you must still be careful. The Xingfeng Sect is an extraterrestrial force. Cooperating with such a force is like seeking help from a tiger. Although Her Highness the Holy Maiden agreed to this force's allegiance, she only wants to use the Xingfeng Sect."

Qiong Leizi calmly replied:

I know what to do.

Qiong Leizi was getting impatient with Lei Panzi, as he had been going against his opinions for some time.

Just as the two were talking, the vortex of starlight in front of them stirred.

A gigantic creature resembling a seashell flew out from the vortex of starlight.

This seashell is tens of thousands of meters long, and inside it are crystal buildings surrounded by rays of light.

This seashell is actually a top-tier flying magical artifact.

Upon seeing the seashell appear, both Qiong Leizi and Lei Panzi simultaneously bowed in respect.

"Greetings, Your Highness."

As the two finished speaking, a woman in a light blue dress slowly walked out of a building inside the seashell.

She had wavy hair, a delicate and fair face, and eyes that seemed to hold the ebb and flow of tides.

The woman's skin was as smooth and lustrous as a mermaid's pearl, and she had three slits on her neck.

Cang Yuelan, the fifth holy maiden of the Sea Fork Clan.

Beside Cang Yuelan was an elderly man from the Haicha tribe, whose body was hunched over and whose head was always bowed.

Cang Yuelan looked at Qiong Leizi with her beautiful eyes:

"Qiong Leizi, where is the Chen Feng you're talking about?"

Upon hearing Cang Yuelan directly inquire about Chen Feng, Qiong Leizi quickly replied:

"Reporting to the Holy Maiden, Sect Master Chen is currently on the Underworld Continent."

Upon hearing this, the old man beside Cang Yuelan frowned:

"Her Highness the Holy Maiden has come in person, yet this man hasn't even come to greet her?"

The old man's voice was calm, but it carried an extremely strong sense of pressure; this old man clearly possessed the strength of the peak of the Void Refinement stage.

Qiong Leizi quickly explained:

"Please calm your anger, Your Highness. The Underworld Continent has just been taken over by the Xingfeng Sect, and the Huofan Star Region has been making trouble ever since. Sect Master Chen has no choice but to stay there to guard it."

Qiong Lei Zi also wanted Chen Feng to come and greet him, but Chen Feng had been in seclusion ever since he killed two members of the Sea Chariot Clan.

He didn't want to bother Chen Feng, so he came to greet Cang Yuelan himself.

Cang Yuelan immediately smiled:

"Interesting. No wonder you dared to kill my Sea Chaser tribe. Tell me in detail what happened that day."

Qiong Leizi dared not delay and immediately recounted how the two Sea Chariot Clan members had been killed.

However, Qiong Leizi embellished the description.

They insisted that the two Sea Fork Clan members were enraged by the destruction of the Yin Corpse Sect and directly slaughtered tens of thousands of cultivators from the Xingfeng Sect, and that Chen Feng was forced to take action.

Lei Panzi, who was standing nearby, was dumbfounded. He had no idea about this at all.

He found it particularly unbelievable that the sect leader of the Xingfeng Sect had actually killed two Void Refinement cultivators from the Sea Chariot Clan.

In the Dinghai Starfield, someone actually dared to kill a member of the Sea Chariot Clan? Are they insane?

After listening to Qiong Leizi's description, Cang Yuelan asked in a deep voice:

"You're saying those two knew that Xingfeng Sect was a vassal state of mine, yet they still chose to attack?"

Qiong Leizi nodded:

"That's right. I told those two about the Xingfeng Sect's allegiance to His Highness, but they said they only listened to the Sixth Prince, and I couldn't stop them."

"Hmph, Sixth Brother is really getting more and more of a wanderer." Cang Yuelan's face turned cold.

The old man beside him said:

"Regardless of the circumstances, Chen Beijing killed two of our clan's Void Refinement cultivators. We must give an explanation to the clan for this."

The old man was clearly much calmer than Cang Yuelan. He didn't care about the reason at all; the key issue was the death of two Sea Chariot Clan Void Refinement cultivators.

"Let's go to the Xingfeng Sect and meet this person first." Cang Yuelan left these words and turned back into the seashell.

The old man followed.

Soon, the giant seashell transformed into a streak of light and headed towards another vortex in the starry sky.

Seeing this, Qiong Leizi quickly followed.

"Palace Master, why didn't you tell me about this before? Chen Beijing actually dared to kill a Void Refinement cultivator from the Sea Chariot Clan. Has he gone mad? And you even spoke up for him."

Lei Panzi stared at Qiong Leizi in shock.

Based on his understanding of Qiong Leizi, the other party had absolutely no reason to speak up for the Xingfeng Sect, especially since Xingfeng Sect had killed two Haicha Clan members at the Refinement stage.

One wrong move and they could very well drag their Thunder Palace down with them.

Qiong Leizi said with an unchanged expression:

"I know what I'm doing. You stay inside the palace and keep watch; you don't need to come along."

Qiong Leizi didn't want to explain too much to Lei Panzi, and his figure quickly disappeared from the spot.

In a cave abode on the continent of Mingzhou.

Chen Feng was inside his cave abode, gazing at the Principle of Power before him, trying to comprehend it.

Two months ago, Chen Feng returned to the Underworld Continent to continue comprehending the Principle.

He currently has fifteen strands of the Principle of Power, but it will still take a long time to reach the one hundred strands required to break through to the Void Refinement stage.

Moreover, Chen Feng also discovered that as the threads of Principle condensed, the subsequent threads of Principle would become increasingly difficult to obtain.

This is even with the Eye of Principle and some spiritual objects that help him comprehend the Principle.

For an ordinary cultivator, it would probably take several years or even decades to comprehend a single Principle. The fact that he was able to condense so many threads of Principle in just a few months has already surpassed countless others.

"Call"

Chen Feng breathed a sigh of relief; he had successfully condensed the sixteenth Principle of Power.

"At this rate, breaking through to the Void Refinement stage within twenty years shouldn't be a problem. Once you reach the Void Refinement stage, you can return to Earth to continue condensing your star core."

Chen Feng has already made arrangements for his upcoming cultivation journey.

Just then, his phone, which was on the ground, flashed.

Chen Feng glanced at it; it contained a message from Qiong Leizi.

"Are they here?" Chen Feng stood up and then disappeared from the spot.

If I want to cultivate in peace, I must first resolve the problem of the Sea Fork Clan.

Outside the continent of Mingzhou, in the starry sky.

A giant seashell is floating here.

Cang Yuelan, the old man, and Qiong Leizi were standing in front of the seashell, gazing at the distant Mingzhou continent.

"We have already arrived, yet Chen Beijing has not even come out to greet us. He is truly arrogant beyond measure!" the old man said with an unfriendly expression.

The old man was quite displeased that such a small force from outside the region was acting so arrogantly.

When their Holy Maiden went to other forces in the Dinghai Star Region, those forces all made a grand welcome, but the Xingfeng Sect made them wait here.

Qiong Leizi's forehead was already covered in cold sweat. He explained:

"Sect Leader Chen is probably handling some matters. I've already notified him, and he'll be there soon."

Almost as soon as Qiong Leizi finished speaking, a stream of light flew out from a distance. The light materialized, and Chen Feng's figure appeared in front of them.

Cang Yuelan and the old man both turned their gazes to Chen Feng.

But soon, both of them showed surprise.

Because they couldn't sense any fluctuations in Chen Feng's aura.

The other party seemed to be an ordinary person without any cultivation.

However, the two were only slightly surprised. According to the information reported by Qiong Leizi, Chen Beijin, the sect leader of the Xingfeng Sect, only had the cultivation level of the mid-stage of the Void Refinement Realm. The reason he was able to destroy the Yin Corpse Sect was because of several powerful spiritual treasures.

Qiong Leizi quickly explained:

"Sect Leader Chen, this is Princess Cang Yuelan, the Fifth Holy Maiden of the Sea Chaser Clan."

Chen Feng also sized up the two men. Both of them had the unique cheek clefts of the Sea Chariot tribe, which he had seen before.

The old man possessed the strength of the peak of the Void Refinement stage, while Cang Yuelan was only at the early stage of the Void Refinement stage.

Chen Feng then released his Divine Sense to investigate carefully.

Chen Feng's current Divine Sense strength has surpassed that of a Void Refining cultivator; if he wanted to hide, the people in his Divine Sense field wouldn't be able to detect him at all.

Furthermore, the power of the stars concealed his presence, so unless he made a move, others would be able to detect his current cultivation level.

The old man became even more displeased when he saw Chen Feng standing still without even bowing.

"Chen Beijing, you killed two of my clan's Void Refinement cultivators. Do you know your crime?"

Chen Feng completely ignored the old man and instead looked at Cang Yuelan, asking, "Just the two of you? No one else?"

Upon hearing Chen Feng ask this question, Cang Yuelan was taken aback at first, then became curious:

"What? Sect Leader Chen, do you think the two of us aren't enough? You said you'd pay a heavy price to protect you, I'd like to hear what you're willing to give up?"

Cang Yuelan came here this time because she wanted to see Chen Feng.

The fact that an extraterrestrial force could destroy the Yin Corpse Sect is enough to prove that the Xingfeng Sect is no ordinary sect.

As for the other party's offer to pay a price to keep her Xingfeng Sect, Cang Yuelan didn't take it seriously at all.

She had already made up her mind. No matter what conditions the other party proposed, she would not agree. What she wanted was for this Xingfeng Sect to be loyal to her forever, and for them to place a restriction on her.

"Is it really just the two of you?" Chen Feng asked again.

The old man immediately flew into a rage. "Chen Beijing, His Highness is asking you a question, do you...?"

Boom!

A loud bang rang out, and the old man's words came to an abrupt halt.

Because Chen Feng had appeared in front of the old man without anyone noticing, and unleashed a punch!

With this punch, Chen Feng directly used all the power of the Star Array, and also covered the area with the Star Domain.

However, the old man was a peak Void Refinement expert with extremely fast reaction speed. The moment Chen Feng made his move, his body was covered with the protection of the Principle of Water.

Moreover, a giant phantom, a full kilometer tall, appeared above the old man's head.

This is the Divine Ability supernatural power of the Sea Chariot Clan: the Yaksha Dharma Form.

The Yaksha's form has four arms and four wings on its back, resembling a demon god descending to earth.

As soon as it appeared, it broke free from the constraints of Chen Feng's Star Domain.

Fa Xiang lunged fiercely at Chen Feng's fist!

Boom!

The moment the two collided, a deafening roar shook the starry sky, and ripples spread outwards from the two figures.

The space within a radius of tens of thousands of miles was completely annihilated at that moment.

Even Qiong Leizi and Cang Yuelan, who were relatively close, were violently pushed back by the energy ripples.

Almost simultaneously, the chakra dharma form released by the old man began to shatter at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Chen Feng's all-out attack was terrifying; even the old man's use of the Sea Fork Clan's innate supernatural Divine Ability to resist it was completely ineffective.

"No!" The old man's desperate cry rang out in the arena the instant the Dharma form shattered.

But he only had time to utter that one word before his physical body and Primordial Spirit were instantly reduced to nothingness by the terrifying power of Chen Feng's punch.

Everything happened too fast; only a breath had passed from the moment Chen Feng made his move to the moment he killed the old man with a single punch.

Just then, Chen Feng's figure disappeared from the spot again.

Stunned by the scene before her, Cang Yuelan suddenly felt a chill rise from the depths of her heart. She hurriedly took out a crystal pendant from her body. The crystal pendant lit up with blue light, forming a protective shield that enveloped her.

The moment the protective shield formed, Chen Feng's hand landed on it.

The terrifying power of the stars bombarded the shield relentlessly, and the shield's light began to fade at a visible speed.

Cang Yuelan's face showed a look of horror.

This is a defensive magical artifact given to her by her father; it has already reached the level of a near-heavenly magical artifact.

Even if three peak Void Refinement cultivators joined forces, they wouldn't be able to break through it.

But now, they're already struggling to hold on after just coming into contact with Chen Beijing's attack.

"Chen Beijing, do you know what you're doing?" Cang Yuelan looked at Chen Feng outside the protective barrier, her face pale.

She couldn't understand why the other person would attack her.

She is the holy maiden of the Sea Fork tribe; killing her will surely enrage the tribe.

Chen Feng didn't speak, but instead increased his strength again.

From the very beginning, Chen Feng had no intention of trading anything with the Holy Maiden of the Sea Chariot Clan. He knew very well that even if he offered her something valuable, she would inevitably covet it.

The best solution is to capture this saintess and force her to hand over her vital essence.

Once he can control this woman, he can focus on his cultivation.

Even if this control cannot last, as long as it can buy some time, it will be fine.

"Sect Master, you mustn't! The Holy Maiden bears a mark planted by the Holy Lord of the Sea Fork Clan. If she faces a life-or-death crisis, that mark will be triggered, which will surely attract a half-step Dao Integration level expert!"

Qiong Leizi shouted anxiously at Chen Feng, who was completely terrified.