Chapter 18: Preparations Before Battle (Seeking Bookmarks and Recommendations)

  In the next ten days, Yu Feng searched for the so-called Illuminati in various cities of the Qing Dynasty. Once he found someone with supernatural powers, he would kill them on the spot without asking any questions, unaware of the karma that had accumulated on his body. At this time, it was already difficult to distinguish between good and evil, and Yu Feng didn't have the luxury of time!

  He spent two days specially refining six Shura flags, using up the last of the Jiuyou ghost bamboo, because he found that these people's spiritual power was extremely strong, and the effect of absorbing the souls of the dead Light Church followers was more pronounced than that of the Shura flags. After more than ten days, Yu Feng returned to the Yingshan cave mansion, exhausted, with a lot of blood on his body, but it was all from those Light Knights who had self-destructed and splattered him. If not for the protection of the Shura flag, he might have been injured already. In the past ten days, he had killed no less than seven hundred people, including two who were comparable to the later stages of Qi refining in the Taoist school, said to be some kind of Grand Archbishop.

  Three months later, Yu Feng flew to those countries to gather some information and took the opportunity to make a big harvest. In those three months, he cleaned up several large copper and iron mines in more than a dozen major mining areas, including England, Germany, and France.

  This is also why he was able to reach the stage of Nirvana after using the Three Flavours True Fire to refine the copper and iron mother at an extremely fast speed, being able to smelt and refine 30,000-40,000 catties of copper and iron ore in a single day. Otherwise, how could he have brought back so many materials? In total, he brought back over 3 million catties of copper and iron, but after refining them, they didn't take up much space. During this time, he also learned about the matters of Christianity, and the more he understood, the more horrified he became. However, he didn't dare to stay for long because those people were constantly searching for him. He had to wait until the winds died down a bit and his own affairs were settled before coming back to cause trouble again.

  He decided to return to Yīn Shān first, putting the materials in his hand into Huáng Quán Shuǐ temporarily. He returned to the third layer of the cave and poured all the corpses and materials from the Qián Kūn Jiè Zhǐ into the Huáng Quán Míng Shuǐ. Then he collected all the Xuán Yīn True Water inside, and picked some aged Huáng Quán Guǐ mushrooms. He then reactivated the formation to seal this place again. Returning to the second layer of the cave, he summoned Li Xiāng and his five companions over. It seemed that Lǐ Sān had already achieved the First Heaven Great Perfection, and was now cultivating with Li Xiāng. These disciples were quite impressive.

  "Xiang Er, this is the Three Pole Shura Flag, take it, it can be used separately or combined into a three-talent formation to protect yourself and harm your enemies. Be careful with it. Here are also four Qian Kun rings, each containing some good artifacts and materials for refining equipment. There's also some Xuan Yin water, you can keep it for when they break through later. After you reach the middle stage, you can find some children with good qualifications outside to take as disciples. I'll be in seclusion for about two months, then I'll go overseas, I don't know when I'll return. At that time, this cave will be left to you." Yu Feng finished explaining everything.

  "Thank you, Master!" The five replied.

  "Master, don't worry, I will take good care of this place and also take care of them. You can rest assured to close your door for meditation. When you come out, I will definitely be able to enter the middle stage of Qi Gong." Li Xiang continued to say.

  "It's good that you have this heart, I'll go into seclusion first. You four can also go out with Xiang'er after reaching the initial stage of Qi induction, but don't stay in the mortal world for too long. If you encounter those bright and arrogant Light Sect disciples, be sure to be careful how you deal with them. Do you understand?" Yu Feng still had some concerns.

  "Yes, Master!" The four of them replied in unison.

  Yu Feng came alone to the Yin Mountains, this time he went to England and other places, but unlike last time, he would not sneak around, only making small moves, not confronting the enemy head-on. Because this time he was going to delay the Nine States' land, he must face those Cult of Light followers head-on.

  He also knew that the entire religious power was not just something he could handle alone, and if he didn't make some preparations, it would be a hundred percent self-inflicted death. So he planned to refine some powerful attack magic artifacts, and the Demon Dao's Extinction Thunder, which can only be refined in the middle of the Hua Shen stage, is one of his main hidden cards. Although his Fa Li Zhen Yuan had not reached the middle stage, he could rely on the steady supply of spiritual energy from the underground Spirit Gathering Array, and his divine sense was not inferior to that of a mid-Hua Shen cultivator, so this Extinction Thunder could barely be refined.

  Two months later, Yu Feng's Qian Kun ring had fifteen more Xie Pinyin divine thunderbolts inside, all of which were sealed with a forbidden seal. As long as he used his unique technique to activate them, they could explode instantly, and their power was comparable to the full-strength blow of a mid-term Huashen cultivator. However, it took three days to condense one of these divine thunderbolts, and the materials consumed were numerous. Having fifteen such divine thunderbolts already made him feel content. It's worth noting that these Xie Pinyin divine thunderbolts had been tempered by Yu Feng with a large amount of yin energy, so their power was definitely more than 20% greater than what was described in the Jade Scroll.

  However, these fifteen are already the limit of Yu Feng's ability. There are still hundreds of Qian Kun Thunderbolt Pellets in other rings, which can be refined quickly if there is material. If you throw a few in the crowd without incident, it would be fun.

  Moreover, Yu Feng risked his life to refine a final trump card, the Zi Mu Yin Lei, which was created by combining 49 Qian Kun Pi Li Zi with an additional Gui Shui Yin Lei. Once it explodes, even Yu Feng himself cannot predict its power, and he can only be certain that if he is hit, he will undoubtedly die, even with the protection of the Xiū Luó Flag.

  At the last moment of refining the child and mother yin thunder, Yu Feng was inexperienced in refining this kind of thing, the child and mother divine thunder. He was so nervous that he concentrated all his spiritual thoughts on condensing the gui water yin thunder, but unexpectedly almost caused a divine thunder backlash. Yu Feng had to use demonic dao techniques to suddenly increase his magical powers, only then did he successfully refine the child and mother yin thunder!

  But that dangerous aura made Yu Feng certain that once the divine thunder exploded, he would surely perish. So Yu Feng decided to use this as a last resort, and not take it out until the moment of life and death. However, because he used demonic dao secret techniques, he injured his primordial energy, and could only stay underground for another ten days before his cultivation recovered.

  After leaving the customs, he took out three Extinction Thunderbolts and twenty or so Dry Sky Thunderclaps to give to Li Xiang for protection, and then transmitted the unique method of using the thunderbolts.

  "Xiang Er, remember this: the Qian Kun Pi Li Zi is somewhat better, you can use it and still have time to run away, with the Xiū Luó Flag protecting your body, you won't get hurt. But when using the Miè Pò Shén Léi, be extremely careful, don't use it lightly unless it's a matter of life and death. Even if you use it and immediately run away, the Xiū Luó Flag may not be able to protect you completely without harm. When you need to use the Miè Pò Shén Léi, don't worry about the consequences, don't hesitate at all, just escape with maximum speed. Got it?" Yu Feng wasn't reassured and carefully reminded him again.

  "Don't worry, Master. I've remembered all of these and won't forget them. You must be careful when you're alone in the Western Regions. If things really don't work out, just come back. In any case, Heaven will not cut off a person's road." Li Xiang said.

  "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Time is pressing and I've already delayed for over ten days. I must hurry to the other side as soon as possible. You all take care of yourselves too." After saying these words, Yu Feng swiftly departed and left the Yin Mountain.

  Yu Feng didn't directly go to the Western Regions, but instead flew around for a day or two in Nanjing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other places, gathering information. Finally, he found a high-ranking priest in a Sacred Heart Church in Guangzhou. After using his Soul Searching Technique on him, Yu Feng discarded the priest's corpse and quickly flew towards the Western Regions.

  From the memory of that high-ranking priest, it was known that their Pope of Light had a great anger towards the almost complete destruction of all high-ranking priests in Middle-earth last time, because there were also many white-robed bishops and even two red-robed cardinals among them. These several people were high-ranking clergy of the Vatican. Later, due to some disturbances in various churches (because Yu Feng stole mines everywhere and sometimes killed a few local small churches), although the Vatican suppressed these things at that time, after the failure of the Eastern Expedition was re-raised at the meeting, so the Vatican decided to take out half of its strength within five months to prepare for another Eastern Expedition, and this time there were many Knights of Light who specifically fought for the Vatican.

  It's been over two months since I've been in seclusion, and adding the few days it took to get back, I estimate that the people sent by the church will be departing soon. That's why Yu Feng was so anxious to fly west immediately. Yu Feng didn't stay for long, only passing through Rome and throwing a few Dry Thunderbolts into those churches, not caring about the outcome. He came to stir up trouble, but his main goal wasn't assassination, although that would have been more effective. However, he didn't have much time, so Yu Feng could only attract their attention at the fastest speed possible, delaying their eastern expedition plan for a while. Of course, if there was an opportunity to weaken them, Yu Feng wouldn't hesitate either.

  Three days later, Yu Feng arrived in the UK. He used his magical skills to thoroughly change his appearance, from head to toe, into that of a Westerner. In the UK, he didn't take action at first because he still wanted to wait and observe, striking fear into the hearts of others. Those small churches no longer held any interest for him. To get the attention of the Church of Light and make them postpone their plans, he could only pull off something big before leaving again.

  Yu Feng had set his sights on York Minster, but this was not his ultimate goal in the UK. He just wanted to destroy York Minster first to attract their attention, disperse the church's power in the UK, and finally destroy the headquarters of the Bright Church in the UK, St Paul's Cathedral, with lightning speed. This would make the entire Bright Church feel like it was facing a great enemy, and even more dare not divide its forces to conquer the east. Although this method was riskier, Yu Feng still thought it was safer, making his hometown even more secure.

  He had been staring for half a day, and it was already late at night. Just as Yu Feng was about to make his move, he suddenly stopped because he discovered a strange aura that didn't belong to either the cultivators or the people of the Glorious Church. At the corner in front of him, twenty black-clad figures appeared, flying towards York Minster at an inhuman speed. On their bodies, Yu Feng sensed a cold and gloomy aura, yet it seemed to have a strong smell of fresh blood.

  I recalled the memories of those Bright Church followers who had been subjected to his soul-searching magic, and there was an organization called the Dark Church that was the arch-nemesis of the Bright Church. For thousands of years, the two churches had been at war, although the Dark Church had always been at a disadvantage. However, considering that the Dark Church had managed to survive for several thousand years despite being in a state of constant warfare, it could be imagined that their strength was not much different from that of the people in this church.