Volume 1: Heavenly Machine Pavilion Turbulence Chapter 47: Divine Wind Decision

  More than thirty li south of the inner temple is a small nameless mountain.

  A streak of blue light fell from the sky, and at the foot of the mountain, two figures appeared, one big and one small. They were none other than Zhong Sun Tian and his disciple Ling Feng!

  Stand firm, gaze sweeping across, and find that the surroundings are all green trees, with a faint mist swirling around, but no birds or beasts can be seen, making it exceptionally quiet.

  "Master, why can't I see your cave?" Lingfeng asked curiously.

  Zhangsun Tian smiled but did not respond. He simply waved his large sleeve, and a black flag over a foot long shot out from his sleeve, falling into the fog-shrouded forest ahead.

  As the small flag fell, the scene in front of them was like a calm water surface, rippling with layer upon layer of waves, spreading outwards. However, in the blink of an eye, the mountain mist disappeared without a trace, and a rugged small path appeared before their eyes, winding its way forward, about thirty zhang away, where a cave appeared.

  "As a teacher, I like quietness and don't want to be disturbed by idle people. So, I set up an illusion array outside the cave, those who can't find the way in will be trapped by this illusion!" Zhong Sun Tian explained while pulling Ling Feng's small hand, walking towards the cave.

  "What a mysterious escape! The Taoist's skills are indeed extraordinary!"

  Ling Feng admired in his heart and followed all the way into the cave mansion.

  The rules of the Tianji Pavilion state that as long as one's cultivation reaches the Foundation Establishment stage, they can choose a location with concentrated spiritual energy within the sect's territory to open up their own cave and cultivate independently.

  Zhangsun Tian's cave mansion is located in the belly of the mountain, with a small spiritual vein at the bottom. The spiritual energy is very dense, and cultivating here has great benefits for improving one's Taoist practice.

  As they entered the cave, a young boy of eleven or twelve years old came walking towards them. When he saw Zhong Sun Tian, he hastily stepped forward and bowed, calling out: "Master!"

  "This is your senior brother Bai Tao!" Zhong Sun Tian glanced at the young man and introduced him to Ling Feng.

  "Chang Qing has seen Bai Shixiong!" Ling Feng hurriedly stepped forward to pay his respects.

  That young man named Bai Tao saw the situation, stretched out his hand to help Ling Feng up, and smiled: "We are all brothers of our own family, no need for courtesy. With Zhang Qing as a companion in the future, I won't be dull either!"

  Seeing him with a smile on his face and speaking politely, Ling Feng also felt happy. After exchanging a few pleasantries, the two followed Master Zhong Sun Tian to a secret room.

  "Chang Qing, you haven't cultivated any skills yet, have you?"

  Sitting cross-legged on a stone bed in a secret room, Zhong Sun looked at Ling Feng who was standing in front of him with his head bowed and asked in a gentle voice.

  "There is no wind attribute technique in our clan, so I have never practiced it before!" Ling Feng replied.

  "The wind attribute technique is extremely rare, and it's not surprising that the Li family of Four Pings doesn't have any collections. Master Zhong Sun stroked his chin-length beard and continued: "Chang Qing, I have two types of wind attribute techniques here. One is called the Great Wind Technique, which is easy to cultivate and can quickly improve one's realm, allowing you to cultivate up to the Golden Elixir stage. However, this technique has a weak divine power; another type is called the Divine Wind Decision, which is extremely difficult to cultivate, and it takes three times longer than the previous one to improve one's realm. Nevertheless, once cultivated successfully, the divine power of this technique is incredibly strong, making you almost invincible among cultivators of the same rank!"

  He paused for a moment, his eyes fixed on Ling Feng, and asked slowly: "You can choose one of these two skills, and I will respect your decision as your master!"

  Ling Feng hesitated for a moment after hearing this, and then made up his mind. "Master, I want to cultivate the Divine Wind Skill!"

  "Oh?" Zhong Sun Tian let out a surprised cry, and turned to look at him with great interest, asking: "Can you tell Shifu, why did you choose to cultivate the Divine Wind Skill?"

  "The disciple must be like the master, becoming the first of the same rank cultivators!" Ling Feng thought for a moment and replied.

  "Good, good, a first-rate cultivator of the same rank!" Zhong Sun Tian suddenly burst out laughing, his expression extremely joyful.

  Zhong Sun Tian's reputation as the number one foundation-building cultivator among his peers is closely related to his cultivation method, for he himself practices the Divine Wind Scripture. With his innate talent and diligent practice of over a hundred years, it would be reasonable to expect him to have broken through the bottleneck and become a Golden Dan cultivator by now. However, due to the profound mystery of the Divine Wind Scripture, his progress has been extremely slow, which is why he remains stuck at the Great Circle of Foundation Building.

  He himself had suffered greatly, but did not want his disciples to follow in his footsteps. On the other hand, although the Divine Wind Decision was difficult to cultivate, once it was successful, its power was rarely seen!

  Therefore, Zhong Sun was entangled in his heart and found it difficult to make a decision. After repeated consideration, he decided to let Ling Feng choose for himself, lest the disciple would regret it in the future and blame himself as the master!

  "Chang Qing, your choice is just like that of a master, if you're going to do it, then be the strongest! " Zhong Sun's heart felt relieved, his sleeve fluttered, and a jade slip flew slowly towards Ling Feng.

  "This jade slip contains the cultivation method of Shenfeng Jue. You will paste this slip on your brow, and I will help you memorize the mantra!" Zhong Sun Tian said with a faint smile.

  In his opinion, Ling Feng had never cultivated any skills, so it was naturally impossible for him to use his spiritual sense to check the jade slip message.

  Ling Feng took the jade slip, followed the instructions and stuck it between his eyebrows. Then, he saw Zhong Sun pointing with one finger, a point of green light burst out from the tip of his finger and struck the jade slip in an instant.

  Suddenly, a vast message emerged from the jade slip and surged into Ling Feng's mind. It wasn't until half a moment later that he was able to digest this message and commit it to memory.

  "Master, this Divine Wind Technique seems a bit incomplete?" With the techniques fully grasped in his mind, Ling Feng naturally sensed the inadequacies.

  "You're absolutely right!" Zhong Sun Tian nodded and said, "The jade slip that recorded the Divine Wind Sword Technique was obtained by chance when I was young. It was in an ancient cultivator's cave dwelling. This jade slip only records the first half of the Divine Wind Sword Technique. As for the second half, even I don't know where to find it."

  He paused, saw a look of loss on Ling Feng's face, smiled and comforted: "Although this Divine Wind Decision only has the first half, it is enough for you to cultivate to the late Golden Elixir stage. If one day you can really reach this realm, wanting to find the second half of the Divine Wind Decision shouldn't be too difficult!"

  "Anyway, even if you can't find the second half of Shenfeng's ultimate skill later on, you can still modify other wind-based skills and it won't affect your breakthrough. Shattered elixir, reborn!"

  Ling Feng let out a sigh, thought for a moment, and then laughed at himself, saying: "The disciple thinks too far ahead. Even Master, you haven't yet fully mastered the Divine Wind Technique, so how can I know when I'll reach your current level?"

  "Don't belittle yourself!" Zhong Sun Tian smiled slightly and said, "Your innate talent is excellent, and with a few decades of time, you can reach the level I am at now. Moreover, the initial heart method of the Divine Wind Technique is not too difficult to cultivate, and it will take only several decades to achieve great success. It's only when you lay your foundation and start cultivating the second layer of the heart method that you'll feel extremely struggling and slow progress!"

  "According to Master, he must have been unable to complete the second layer of Shenfeng's heart method, so he has been stuck in the foundation period for many years, unable to break through the bottleneck and impact the condensation period!" Ling Feng thought to himself.

  Then, Zhong Sun Tian gave Ling Feng three bottles of Dan medicine, which were all kinds of spiritual elixirs that nourished the origin and cultivated the air. They had a great auxiliary effect on Ling Feng who was just starting to cultivate.

  As for things like magic tools, Zhong Sun Tian did not bestow any. He instructed Ling Feng to cultivate diligently and strive to reach the Qi Refining stage as soon as possible.

  After everything was arranged, Zhong Sun Tian stood up and ordered another disciple, Bai Tao, to take Ling Feng down to arrange his living quarters. He then sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, regulating his breath.

  With a farewell word, Lingfeng followed Baitao and turned several corners before arriving at a stone chamber.

  "This is where you will live from now on!"

  Without Zhong Sun Tian by his side, Bai Tao seemed to have become a different person. The previous enthusiasm was gone, and his face was extremely cold. He threw out a sentence and turned to leave.

  "Hey, this guy is quicker at turning his face than turning a page, what a hypocrite!"

  Ling Feng gazed at Bai Tao's back, spat, and secretly became vigilant in his heart, thinking that he must be more careful around this person from now on.

  Standing inside the stone room, Ling Feng's gaze swept across and found that except for a stone bed, table and chairs, there were no other decorations, looking extremely simple.

  "Starting from today, I, Ling Feng, will become a cultivator!"

  With a faint smile, he came to the stone bed, sat cross-legged, took out a dan medicine and swallowed it, silently reciting the Divine Wind Heart Method in his heart, and began to cultivate.