Li Shouzhuo and Meng Cangxing stood outside Ye Feng's window for over a minute, the cold wind whistling past the necks of the two Tianyun big shots, leaving them momentarily stunned.
It wasn't until Ye Feng let out a low howl from inside the room, his entire body surging with Profound Qi as if about to break through, that the two of them suddenly bolted away.
...
At the edge of the mountain peak.
Meng Cangxing was still wide-eyed, looking at Li Shouzhuo in disbelief:
"Senior Brother, how is it possible for that kid..."
Li Shouzhuo shook his head with a wry smile, "I can't figure it out either... Back then, the Great Qin Emperor personally destroyed all the Heart Methods of the Spirit Cloud Scripture, leaving no remnants. Unless it's the Patriarch passing down his teachings, I can't think of any other possibility..."
"Could it be that this kid was really sent by the Patriarch to save our Tianyun?" Meng Cangxing was completely unsure about Ye Feng's background, muttering, "Then, Senior Brother, we absolutely cannot delay him!"
"Let me think this through..."
Li Shouzhuo's mind had never been so chaotic.
Ye Feng's performance today was truly terrifying, making this calm elder, who bore the century-old fate of Tianyun, feel a bit overwhelmed.
"At present, it seems that whether intentionally or not, Ye Feng hasn't hidden the phenomenon of his cultivation. Cangxing, you must handle this matter first, and under no circumstances let others know that Ye Feng has reached the 'Hundred Stars Like a Stream' realm."
"That's simple."
"The rest of the matters cannot be rushed. This child's character is rebellious, and he probably still harbors resentment towards our Tianyun Sect. It's not yet time to confront him directly. It's better to leave him in your care. Also, I'll personally deliver the spiritual wine you gave him last time. For now, let's just watch how things unfold."
"Let's do as you say, Senior Brother."
Meng Cangxing knew that Li Shouzhuo always acted with caution, and he was well aware of Ye Feng's temperament. This kid was someone who responded better to kindness than force, and the relationship with Tianyun Sect needed to be slowly mended. However, he remembered something else:
"By the way, Senior Brother, what should we do about those kids who came to trouble Ye Feng last time? I'm afraid it might affect his cultivation."
"No." To his surprise, Li Shouzhuo smiled slightly, a rare mischievous expression appearing on his face, "That Fan Yuntai is actually beneficial to Ye Feng!"
Damn!
Senior Brother is planning something sneaky.
Meng Cangxing felt a chill down his spine.
...
It wasn't until the next morning that Fan Yuntai woke up in his dormitory.
What happened?
He felt dizzy, with several parts of his body aching, but his mind was a blur, unable to recall anything from the past two days.
"What happened? I clearly remember going to Cloud-Falling Peak to trouble Ye Feng, so how did I end up here?"
He knocked on his head in frustration, "Did I go or not... And what about these bruises, where are Wu Gang and the others?"
Fortunately, his injuries were light. In a daze, he left the courtyard and found some familiar disciples to ask, only to be completely dumbfounded.
"What?" Fan Yuntai grabbed a disciple's sleeve in shock, "You say I went with Wu Gang and the others to deliver supplies to Cloud-Falling Peak, then fell off the Cloud-Ascending Steps and tumbled down the mountain?"
"Yes, that's right..." The disciple looked at Fan Yuntai's bewildered expression, trying not to laugh, "You're actually the lucky one. Those three guys were worse off, one broke an arm, another shattered a rib, and they're still bedridden."
"How is that possible? Am I a pig? Falling off the Cloud-Ascending Steps!!"
"Pfft~~ That's what you said yourself." The disciple chuckled as he walked away, leaving Fan Yuntai standing there, grinding his teeth in thought:
"No way, this is absolutely impossible! Something must have happened at Cloud-Falling Peak, was it Ye Feng? It doesn't make sense, he definitely doesn't have the strength to pull off something like this, so what on earth happened??"
"No, there's definitely something fishy going on here. There's something strange about Cloud-Falling Peak. No matter what, for safety's sake, I absolutely can't go there again. Too bad I don't know if that damn Ye Feng is dead yet, the Ji Family should have already made a move..."
At this moment, Fan Yuntai's heart was still cursing Ye Feng, and perhaps his resentment truly reached the heavens, for just then, a stern-looking elder from the Tianyun Sect strolled in from outside.
"Disciple Fan Yuntai, greets Elder Han."
The newcomer was none other than Han Yun, whom he hadn't seen for some time. This elder, responsible for the internal affairs of the Tianyun Sect, wasted no words today and directly issued an order to Fan Yuntai:
"Disciple Fan Yuntai, by order of the Chief of Cloud-Falling Peak, you are hereby transferred to Cloud-Falling Peak for cultivation, while also taking on some miscellaneous duties of the Inner Disciples. Now, follow me to report to Cloud-Falling Peak."
"What? Cloud-Falling Peak?"
Fan Yuntai was stunned.
He had been cultivating at Angry Cloud Peak all this time. Although he wasn't an exceptionally talented elite disciple, why was he suddenly being transferred to Cloud-Falling Peak and assigned to some Inner Disciple chores?
What's going on?
Soon, Fan Yuntai understood, because as soon as he arrived at Cloud-Falling Peak, he was assigned an important task—to deliver supplies to Cloud-Falling Peak.
Damn it!!
Fan Yuntai's face turned green when he heard Han Yun announce this order.
He had just said that the waters at Cloud-Falling Peak were too deep to venture into, and now this order came down. This must be a setup...
However, as an Inner Disciple, he had no right to refuse the elder's assignment. According to the demands of the Chief at Cloud-Falling Peak, he would have to deliver goods to Cloud-Falling Peak again in two days.
...
Ye Feng slowly opened his eyes, exhaling a long breath of turbid air, and then his eyes flashed with a sharp light.
He had broken through!
The Two-Vein Profound Realm, finally broken through.
At this moment, the Profound Qi within Ye Feng surged, far surpassing before. A faint golden light flowed between the Heroic Vein and the Sharp Vein, filling his more powerful body with exhilarating strength.
Ye Feng stood up, and with just the strength of his physical body, he could now deliver a punch with the force of a thousand pounds at the Two-Vein Realm. If he added the destructive power of the golden Profound Qi, Ye Feng was no longer sure of his current limits.
Could he fight against the Four-Vein Profound Realm, or even the Five-Vein?
He wasn't sure.
But Ye Feng's focus wasn't on that right now. After breaking through the Two-Vein Profound Realm, with the doubled circulation of Profound Qi in his body, he could finally attempt to perform the body technique from the Angry Thunder Palm—Thunder Shadow Steps.
Without a word, Ye Feng went directly to the mountain wall plaza. In his heart, he had already memorized the essentials of Thunder Shadow Steps. At this moment, with a push of Profound Qi, golden electric arcs far surpassing before burst from his feet. As his body moved, he instantly left a golden afterimage in place, flashing to the edge of the mountain wall in an instant.
Angry Thunder Palm!
Boom!!
Golden electric arcs burst forth, Ye Feng's palm force was overwhelming. The already destructive Angry Thunder Palm, with the speed boost from Thunder Shadow Steps, became even more formidable. With one strike, he punched a terrifying pit over a meter deep into the mountain wall, wisps of white smoke rising from it, still exuding a chilling residual power.
"Not bad!!"
Not far away, Meng Cangxing, who had been waiting to watch the spectacle, patted the fur on Bone's head, his eyes wide with admiration, "This kid's golden Profound Qi is indeed something. Heh, originally Senior Brother was worried that Fan Yuntai might harm Ye Feng, but now, who knows who will harm whom."
"Boring..."
Bone wasn't impressed by Ye Feng's so-called progress, finding the small-scale scene less interesting than a chicken leg.
Ye Feng paid no attention to the situation on the side. He was completely immersed in practicing Thunder Shadow Steps. With time and sweat, in just a day or two, he had mastered this body technique to perfection.
...
Ye Feng's progress in cultivation over the past two days was very promising. He took another blue spiritual pill, and with the ultra-fast Qi absorption speed of the Nine Heavens Spirit Cloud Scripture, he managed to open up a tenth of the third Profound Vein in just two days. At this rate, he could reach the Three-Vein Realm in less than a month.
This was an unimaginable speed for others, mainly thanks to Ye Feng's heaven-defying efficiency in consuming pills with the Golden Plate, coupled with a Qi absorption speed faster than even the Tianyun Sect Master. The combination of the two made it impossible for his cultivation speed not to be fast.
That morning, Ye Feng woke up feeling refreshed, but his mind began to ponder another important matter: the third crossing journey in five days.
Just thinking about it gave him a headache. Without a way to refresh the memory of that violent Chief, he would surely be killed if he went. Unless he avoided Cloud-Falling Peak, but that would mean wasting the opportunity to learn the Nine Heavens Spirit Cloud Scripture, which was too unwise.
If only there were a way to avoid being discovered by that Chief...
Or, was there a way to muddle through three days without changing the fate of those in the past?
This was a big problem that required Ye Feng to think carefully.
But just then, a 'familiar' voice suddenly sounded from outside the courtyard:
"Disciple Fan Yuntai, greets the Chief of Cloud-Falling Peak!"
Damn?
Ye Feng was shocked.
This guy is back again?
Outside.
After Fan Yuntai shouted loudly, he was crying inside.
Do you think I want to be here?
With a creak, the wooden door opened, and Ye Feng walked out from the small house.
When enemies meet, their eyes blaze with anger.
No matter how much Fan Yuntai feared Cloud-Falling Peak, the moment he saw Ye Feng, his gaze turned cold and sharp. He couldn't show any weakness in front of Ye Feng.
Ye Feng, too, felt a small flame of anger rising in his heart.
This guy still won't leave him alone, huh?
Fine, he had just broken through the Two-Vein Profound Realm. If they were going to fight, they might as well have a good one.
He said coldly, "Fan Yuntai, you dare come here again..."
Dare come again?
Those words made Fan Yuntai's heart skip a beat.
So he did come last time, but what on earth happened afterward?
But on the surface, he remained imposing, pressing down on Ye Feng:
"What? Ye Feng, are you afraid of me?"
"Afraid?" Ye Feng sneered, "I'll give you three seconds to roll off Cloud-Falling Peak, or I'll show you what true fear is."
"What right do you have to say such things to me!"
Boom.
Fan Yuntai's Profound Qi erupted, a surge of fiery light rising from his body.
In reality, there wasn't much to say between him and Ye Feng. The six years of grudges could only be resolved with fists.
"Enough talk!" Ye Feng pointed to the platform outside the mountain wall, "Let's settle this with a fight!"
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