Return to the Painting Scroll

"Okay, I understand."

Meng Jingxian had already made a judgment in his mind: those who could enter the Three Saints Sect without being questioned by the disciples guarding the mountain must be high-ranking members of the Three Saints Sect.

But this scope is far too broad.

It could be True Disciple, an inner sect elder, or even the Peak Master of several peaks.

Under these circumstances, finding the Blood-Handed Butcher is virtually impossible.

Meng Jingxian clenched her fists involuntarily.

This time, he suffered a double loss, as his master's power could not be used indefinitely; each use could only last for one hour.

His Celestial Venerable power will disappear after one hour.

If you want to use it again later, you'll have to wait a while.

His original plan was to obtain the Dao Crystal, then use it to break through his cultivation level continuously, and finally leave the Xuanhuang Realm once the boundary wall opened.

But now, the Dao Crystal has been taken away by someone else, and all the plans he's been working on for so long have completely fallen apart.

Meng Jingxian was unwilling to give up, so he immediately headed towards the sect's affairs hall, where he could find out who had recently left the sect.

The modern world, the solar system.

After leaving the Three Saints Sect, Chen Feng returned directly to the Solar System through the Haotian Secret Realm.

With the concealment effect of the power of stars, even if Meng Jingxian had the strength of a Heavenly Venerable, she wouldn't be able to track him down.

But just to be on the safe side, he still planned to return to the Painting Scroll World and stay for a while.

Only by completely isolating the two realms can all risks be avoided.

Chen Feng didn't linger; he immediately headed towards the lunar base.

Before returning to the Painting Scroll World, he needed to find Lin Wei.

Inside the laboratory at the lunar base.

Lin Wei was busy at the moment. With the completion of the warp drive, scientific research on Earth was also beginning to move towards modifying the warp drive and researching more powerful weapons.

After witnessing the destruction of the Moro tribe, Lin Wei felt a sense of urgency.

She has been watching the videos Chen Feng left her repeatedly these past few days.

"So, did you figure anything out?" Chen Feng's voice suddenly rang out in the laboratory.

Upon hearing this, Lin Wei immediately turned her head, and when she saw Chen Feng's expression, her expression changed:

"What's wrong? Why are you so pale? Are you hurt?"

Lin Wei rarely saw Chen Feng with a pale face, which made her extremely nervous.

"It's nothing, it just took a lot of energy, I'll recover in a while."

Although Chen Feng had previously blocked Meng Jingxian's Heavenly Venerable power,

However, he also paid a heavy price. His internal star array was operating at high capacity, and some of his star cores had already dimmed. Fortunately, they would recover in a short time.

"If you encounter danger, run away. Don't be reckless. At worst, we can leave the solar system. The universe is so vast, anywhere can be home."

Lin Wei looked at Chen Feng intently as she spoke.

"Don't worry, it's not that time yet. Take this and study it to see if you can create a warp drive like the Xuanhuang Crystal."

Chen Feng then took out the Tai Xuan Crystal.

Lin Wei's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and she immediately took the jade box.

She did not open the jade box, but instead used her Divine Sense to examine it.

"Specific experiments are still needed, but it should be fine if it's a material of the same level."

"Hmm, take your time studying it, no rush." After saying that, Chen Feng looked at the screen again.

The screen was showing what he had seen in the Moro Starfield.

Lin Wei said, "After these past few days of analysis, we have a general understanding of the civilization that destroyed the Moro Starfield."

Upon hearing this, Chen Feng became intrigued.

Tell me about it.

Lin Wei nodded, then paused a scene showing three stars in the Moro Starfield, with devices on them absorbing their energy.

"This should be a Dyson sphere-like device, capable of absorbing stellar energy as its power source. The technology of this device alone surpasses ours. Based on our initial assessment, Harvey and I believe this civilization's technological level has reached at least level two."

Civilizations naturally have different levels, and human society has long divided civilizations into multiple levels.

Human civilization on Earth is only at level 0.7.

However, thanks to Chen Feng's efforts over the years, human civilization has now reached Level 1.

Each higher level of civilization represents a difference in power as vast as heaven and earth.

For example, the Type II civilization that Lin Wei mentioned is capable of completely collecting, controlling, and utilizing the entire energy output of a star.

In terms of weaponry, they already possess stellar-level weapons.

Of course, this is just a hierarchy defined by humans, and it cannot be generalized.

The reason Lin Wei didn't believe the Crimson Cloud Empire had reached Level 3 civilization was...

That's because a Type III civilization must at least have the ability to explore the entire Milky Way galaxy, and clearly, the Crimson Cloud Empire cannot do that.

"This civilization has a very high level of technology, and it's very likely that they surpass us in terms of weaponry," Lin Wei said with a serious expression.

Actually, what she said was an understatement. The Crimson Cloud Empire was free to explore other star systems and even plunder them.

This proves that the Crimson Cloud Empire may possess warp drive spaceships, or other means of rapid space travel.

Chen Feng nodded:

"My assessment is similar to your analysis, but there's nothing to worry about; just take precautions."

Chen Feng was also very wary of this red empire.

But there was nothing he could do; he had far too many things to deal with and simply didn't have time to concern himself with the Crimson Empire.

All we can do now is take precautions.

After that, Chen Feng inquired about the situation on Earth.

With the Earth now fully revived by the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, the number of extraordinary individuals cultivated by various countries is increasing at an alarming rate every day.

Moreover, many people with the aptitude for cultivating immortality have emerged.

A new group of cultivators has been recruited in the Golden Triangle and are currently training under Xiao Ning and the others.

Xiao Ning, Yang Fuqiang, and others are now specifically responsible for liaising with superhuman organizations in various countries, and can be considered the representatives of Xingfeng Group on Earth.

With several Golden Core level cultivators stationed on Earth, there's no need to worry about any trouble arising.

After learning that nothing was wrong, Chen Feng decided not to stay on Earth any longer.

After giving Lin Wei a few instructions, he returned to the Painting Scroll World.

Painting Scroll World, Xingfeng Sect.

Chen Feng's return to the modern world didn't take long, so there were no changes at the Xingfeng Sect.

Today, Xingfeng Sect mainly manages the nine star regions and builds new factories to meet trade demands.

During this period, more and more cultivators from other star regions have been visiting Xingfeng Sect.

After what happened last time, the name of the Xingfeng Sect has spread throughout the surrounding star fields, and many forces even regard Xingfeng Sect as a force of the same level as Tianxuan Holy Land and Taiyi Sect.

In addition, Xingfeng Sect sells a large number of technological weapons, which are not available in other star systems, making many star system forces want to befriend Xingfeng Sect.

After all, top-tier powers like Xingfeng Sect, which do not expand outwards and only engage in trade, are extremely rare.

After returning to the Xingfeng Sect, Chen Feng first went to the back mountain.

He checked on Yin Yin's condition; she was still in seclusion and showed no signs of needing to undergo her own tribulation.

Chen Feng was not surprised by this.

It is common for ordinary cultivators who have reached the Dao Integration stage to spend hundreds of years in seclusion to prepare for the next breakthrough.

Chen Feng didn't disturb Yin Yin; he planned to return to his cave abode to study the Dao Crystal he had just obtained.

But just then, Zhengjiao and Xiaotong flew over from a distance.

Upon seeing Chen Feng, Xiao Tong immediately called out:

"Greetings, Sect Master!"

Xiao Tong's attitude towards Chen Feng has now undergone a complete 180-degree change.

Chen Feng used to be just a junior in his eyes, but recent events have made him realize that Chen Feng has reached a point where he has to look up to him.

The safest way is for you and your owner to stay with each other.

Chen Feng looked at the two of them:

Is there something you need?

Zhengjiao hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "Could you give me another drop of your blood?"

Ever since it evolved after consuming Chen Feng's blood, Zheng Jiao has been eager to obtain more.

Although he had already reached the Void Refinement stage, his combat strength was considered decent on Canglan Star, but within the broader star field, it was nothing special.

Zhengjiao increasingly felt like a pretty face.

People like Liu Qian and Wang Hu, though not very strong, can help Chen Feng manage affairs within the sect.

But he's not good at that.

This made him feel that his status would likely continue to decline.

Chen Feng glanced at Zheng Jiao:

"With so many resources inside the sect, you can easily go to the treasure vault to exchange for some pills and spiritual items for cultivation."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Jiao was momentarily speechless.

Although those spiritual objects were helpful to him, the progress was still too slow.

Seeing that Zheng Jiao remained silent, Chen Feng didn't say anything more. He flicked his finger, and a drop of blood radiating starlight flew to Zheng Jiao's face.

"Cultivate diligently." With that, Chen Feng turned and left.

Watching Chen Feng's departing figure, Zheng Jiao stood there, stunned.

Xiaotong asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhengjiao shook his head and sighed, "It's nothing."

Zheng Jiao was deeply moved. If it were in the past, Chen Feng would definitely have scolded him.

But Chen Feng didn't today.

This filled Zhengjiao with both gratitude and trepidation.

The reason he was moved was because Chen Feng still held a place in his heart; he gave him his Essence Blood without hesitation.

His fear stemmed from the fact that Chen Feng seemed to no longer need him.

"Xiao Tong, I want to go out and gain experience. Will you come with me?" Zheng Jiao looked up at the starry sky.

Xiao Tong said in surprise:

"Training? Isn't it good to stay inside the sect? There are Cultivation Resources and you don't have to worry about danger. You're only at the Void Refinement stage; your strength isn't enough to explore beyond the realm."

Zhengjiao said seriously:

"It's safe to stay inside, but I need to fight. My bloodline tells me that only through battle can I truly grow."

"Alright, but only after my master has overcome his tribulation." Xiaotong agreed.

"Okay, it's settled then."

Zhengjiao burst into hearty laughter.

Inside the cave abode, Chen Feng sat down cross-legged.

Chen Feng truly didn't need Zheng Jiao to do anything anymore, and he wouldn't mind supporting Zheng Jiao for the rest of his life, after all, Zheng Jiao had been with him for so many years.

Without thinking about these things anymore, Chen Feng immediately took out the Dao Crystal.

As the Dao Crystal was taken out, the entire cave abode was filled with the aura of Dao.

This Dao Crystal was obtained at the cost of dozens of Dao Integration cultivators; one can imagine how vast the Dao essence contained within it is.

Although Chen Feng didn't know how to use this thing, his Dao Fruit sent a surge of longing through him.

He didn't study it too much, and completely let go of his own path to enlightenment.

Soon, the Daoist essence within the Daoist Essence Crystal flowed into his Dao Fruit at an extremely rapid speed.

As the Daoist aura flowed in, his originally dim Dao Fruit brightened at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Chen Feng sensed that less than one-tenth of the Dao essence within the Dao Essence Crystal had been consumed.

"Just one-tenth of the achievement can restore my Dao Fruit!" Chen Feng's eyes lit up.

But soon, he found himself in a dilemma again.

He felt that if he directly absorbed this Dao Crystal, his Dao Fruit might undergo a qualitative change, but he didn't want to use it directly.

Because the ability to modify a painting requires the use of Daoist principles.

With the Daoist essence preserved, he can use his ability to modify many paintings.

"Forget it, I'll keep it for now." Chen Feng didn't choose to absorb the Dao Crystal directly, even though absorbing it might cause a qualitative change in his Dao Fruit, which would then directly trigger the tribulation of the second step of Dao Integration.

But right now, he doesn't need to urgently improve his cultivation level.

There are other ways to increase strength, such as continuing to condense star cores.

After breaking through to the Dao Integration stage, his Primordial Spirit was strengthened, allowing him to condense more star cores.

His physical body is what he needs to improve most right now; the reason he was able to withstand the Heavenly Venerable's attack is because of his powerful physical body.

The Crystal of Daoist Essence can be used as a trump card.

Having made his decision, Chen Feng put away the Dao Crystal.

He then focused his mind on the painting in his sea of consciousness, and just as he had guessed, he could use the painting's modification ability again.

"The scroll can only modify a very small area right now. Will that area expand in the future?" Chen Feng couldn't help but wonder.

The changes in the painting all occurred after he broke through to a higher realm.

If he could directly modify an entire star system in the future, could he also completely erase that star system from the universe?

Thinking about that scene, Chen Feng couldn't help but feel excited.

Just then, a sound came from outside the door.

"Sect Master, Liu Qian requests an audience!"

Chen Feng came to his senses and said:

"Come in."

Soon, Liu Qian entered the cave abode.

At this moment, Liu Qian looks no different from when he was still a mortal. If you only look at his appearance, you can't tell that he is now a robot.

The mechanical bodies produced by the Xingfeng Sect have undergone multiple iterations and can now achieve a humanoid form.

"What is it?" Chen Feng asked Liu Qian.

Liu Qian usually wouldn't come to him unless it was something important.

Liu Qian said:

"Sect Master, people from the Taiyi Sect arrived a few days ago. They said they have important matters to discuss with you, and they have been waiting inside the sect for several days now."

"The Taiyi Sect?" Chen Feng seemed to ponder.

Liu Qian explained, "Sect Master, according to the latest intelligence we received, the Taiyi Sect recently dispatched several powerful individuals to investigate the star field where the Tianxuan Holy Land is located, but almost none of them have returned. I suspect that their reason for sending someone to find you this time is related to the barrier."

Chen Feng nodded. "Let's go then, let's go see him."

He guessed that the Taiyi Sect must have suffered a setback at the Tianxuan Holy Land and was looking for some help.

And he, who has a grudge against the Heavenly Profound Holy Land, is undoubtedly the best partner for cooperation.

They probably came to see me this time for the same reason.