Chapter 26: Looking for a Beating Again

  Ye Feng saw Zixiao True Person holding the python skin without speaking, and curiously asked: "True Person, is there something special about this crimson flame Wu Tu golden python?"

  "Damn it! So this little brat already knew, and wanted to show off his old man's vast knowledge. You pretend not to recognize me? You'd die from that?! I was about to praise you a few more times, but I guess there's no need now." Zi Xiao, the true person, said with a hint of annoyance in his heart, "Hmph, what's so special? Just a first-class demon beast, and it's got you looking like this. Back when I had your level of cultivation, I was already going to the deep mountains alone to gather all sorts of medicinal herbs for my master. What kind of demon beast hadn't I fought?"

  "Yes, yes, the true person's teachings are," Ye Feng didn't think that killing a hybrid python was anything remarkable, and after taking back the python skin, he said: "Does the true person have any other orders?"

  Zi Xiaozi threw the refined demon pill to Ye Feng and said with a wave of his hand, "Unfortunately, this demon pill is not pure. Otherwise, it would be possible to refine several grains of Huiqi Dan suitable for you young people." After finishing speaking, he called Song Renjie and Meng Changjun to return to the dan room and continue refining the great elixir.

  "Isn't it impure? Is it the Hui Qi Dan?" Ye Feng hastily put away the scarlet flame Wu Tu Huang Jin Mang's demon dan, turned around and disdainfully curled up the corner of his mouth, muttering: "Fortunately you didn't take it to refine the Hui Qi Dan, that would be a waste of this demon dan. The Hui Qi Dan can't be refined with just any demon dan, this earth-fire dual-attribute demon dan can actually increase the efficacy of spirit dan and below by 40-50%. I'll just wait until later and use it myself."

  Zi Xiao Zhenren was about to enter the Dan room when his ears, which were not easily noticeable, trembled slightly and he suddenly stopped in his tracks. Song Renjie and Meng Changjun did not hear what Ye Feng said, but Zi Xiao Zhenren, who was facing away from them, had a layer of fat on his face that could not help but quiver with excitement. In his heart, the words had stirred up a wave of emotions: "Ah, yes! Earth and fire are dual attributes, fire is fierce and earth is thick, when combined, they have a natural transformative power that can be used to enhance the quality of Dan medicine. How did I not think of this before?" Thinking that his alchemy skills were once again looked down upon by the stinky brat, even his ear roots turned red with anger.

  Cultivators have different levels of boundary and real power, and this elixir is also divided into several grades according to its effect. It can be divided into divine elixirs, immortal elixirs, spiritual elixirs, mysterious elixirs, and primordial elixirs. For example, the legendary elixir of immortality belongs to the divine elixir, while the Star Sword Hongtian Elixir refined by Zi Xiaozhen is an immortal elixir. The Three Yang Prenatal Hunger-Relieving Elixir refined by Ye Feng himself is a primordial elixir. Below the primordial elixir are the mundane world's elixirs.

  Although the Divine Elixir and the Immortal Elixir often have earth-shattering effects, when it comes to what's important for cultivators, it's still the spiritual elixirs below them. Firstly, although the materials are difficult to obtain, there is still hope of gathering them all. Secondly, even if one were to obtain a single Divine Elixir or Immortal Elixir, ordinary cultivators may not be able to withstand its power.

  "You little stinker, we'll see about that in the future. I want to see just how much stuff you've got stored up in that brain of yours." Zixiao True Person was so angry he could hardly bear it, and would have liked nothing better than to turn around and drag Ye Feng back for some severe interrogation. But thinking about his own furnace and elixir, he finally clenched his teeth and led Song Meng into the dan room.

  Ye Feng sat cross-legged on the couch, his eyes slightly closed, and his sword-shaped eyebrows occasionally twitching. In his mind, he recalled a battle with the Golden Giant Python, reflecting on the gains and losses of that fight. Although he complained that Zixiao True Man did not give him a good sword, in his heart, he also knew that a sharp weapon was only an external object, and self-improvement was the foundation. Relying on his sharp flying sword, he could cut through anything with one slash, which would save a lot of trouble, but it also lacked the process of accumulating experience and tempering his sword skills, and that sharp weapon would eventually have a day when it would not be useful.

  The warehouse was half empty, with sword lights flying about. With the changing hand seals of the Ye Feng below, the Twelve Hands of the Ling Xuan Sword Technique were performed. Indeed, having an opponent and not having one had a great difference in the effect of tempering one's sword skills. A person who practiced alone could never cultivate high-level sword skills. Compared to before this trip, his current sword skills had gained several points of agility and flexibility, truly embodying the four words "Ling Xuan Ru Yi".

  Ye Feng made a collecting sword gesture, and the silver sword light returned to its sheath like a spirit snake returning to its lair, falling into his palm. At this point in practicing the sword technique, the twelve sets of moves had been deeply ingrained in his mind, and if he wanted to make further progress, he could only rely on actual combat to hone his skills.

  For practitioners, swordsmanship is not just about various sword techniques and the use of sword talismans. It's also an important part of swordsmanship to know how to match different effects of sword talismans with sword techniques. Ye Feng felt that this was similar to playing cards, what kind of card to play, what combination to achieve what effect, etc. In the battle against Chi Yan Huang Jin Mang, there were several times when the effect of the sword talisman was wasted. If he encountered an even more powerful opponent, it's possible that all the sword talismans in his hand would be used up and still might not be able to defeat the opponent.

  Ye Feng inserted the sword symbols into the sword bead, and then triggered them one by one, carefully experiencing the effect of each symbol. In his mind, he imagined what kind of situation would require what kind of symbol combination. Of course, for now it was just imagination, whether or not they truly worked would depend on actual combat experience in the future.

  Three days later, Ye Feng was once again sent out to gather herbs by Zi Xiao Zhenren. Seven days passed and he returned to the cave in a sorry state, handing over the spiritual medicine he had gathered to Zi Xiao Zhenren. Without even taking a moment's rest, he returned to the storage room to continue his cultivation, preparing for his next trial.

  Time flew by, and nearly half a year had passed in the blink of an eye. In these six months, Ye Feng had been fighting for his life against all sorts of demonic beasts, and he was no longer the naive boy he once was. The number of demonic beast souls under him had also reached over a dozen.

  Although Ye Feng's cultivation progress seemed to have stagnated, he himself was clear that if he were still the same person who only knew how to bury his head in bitter cultivation as before, even if his cultivation were higher than now, it would be easy for his current self to kill him.

  Of course, what is meant by stagnation is in comparison to Ye Feng's previous cultivation speed. In fact, Ye Feng's current cultivation speed is still something that ordinary people can't catch up with. Every time he returns from collecting medicine, although it's only a short two or three days of cultivation, the improvement in his cultivation is equivalent to others' long periods of bitter practice.

  It's time to go out and collect medicine again, Ye Feng didn't wait for Zi Xiaozhen to come and shout, he woke up very consciously from his meditation, packed his things and went to ask about this trip's task.

  Ye Feng walked out of the warehouse and unexpectedly saw Meng Changjun and Song Renjie standing outside, seemingly waiting for him. He raised an eyebrow slightly and said, "What's up, gentlemen?"

  "Ye Feng, dare you fight us again?" Meng Changjun said impatiently.

  Ye Feng glanced at the two of them, seeing that they both had confident expressions on their faces. Irritated, he said: "You two are annoying, can't you just go outside and get some sun?"

  "Hmph," Meng Changjun sneered, smiling smugly. "What, are you afraid? My master is now at the tenth level of Qi Refining, let's see what kind of tricks you can still play!"

  Since the two of them, Song Meng, were defeated by Ye Feng, they clearly felt that Zi Xiao Zhen Ren was extremely cold towards them, and they didn't dare to have any more extravagant hopes for the Chi Lian Xuan Jin Su Shen Dan. However, unexpectedly, after this period of cultivation, Song Ren Jie reached the 10th layer of Qi Gathering Period, while Meng Chang Jun reached the 9th layer of Qi Gathering Period. This kind of improvement speed made them feel unbelievable themselves.

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