Long Feng returned to the Azura Heaven Sect. However, he didn’t immediately enter the sect.
Instead, after reaching the area outside the sect’s gates, he changed his direction and headed toward the forest beside the sect.
The vast forest stretched endlessly before him.
This was the Crimson Sun Mountain Range.
The mountain range bordered not only the Azura Heaven Sect but also many other large and small sects scattered throughout the Central Region.
Its territory was enormous.
Long Feng had once read some records about this place.
The Crimson Sun Mountain Range was one of the three largest forest regions in the entire True Martial Continent.
And in terms of area, it ranked first. Its longitudinal depth reached hundreds of thousands of miles. As for its horizontal width, it was even greater.
It seemed to extend endlessly toward the horizon, and according to the estimates recorded in ancient texts, it also stretched for hundreds of thousands of miles.
Such an enormous territory naturally contained countless opportunities and dangers.
Even so, countless cultivators continued pouring into the Crimson Sun Mountain Range every year.
For cultivators, this place was practically a massive treasure trove. Rare spiritual herbs also grew in the sparsely populated areas of the mountain range. The deeper one ventured, the more precious the treasures became.
And then there were the beasts. The beast cores of powerful beasts could be sold for astronomical prices.
Their bodies could also be used to refine weapons, pills, and various other treasures.
Because of this, the Crimson Sun Mountain Range had always attracted countless adventure seekers, hunters, alchemists and beast tamers.
Long Feng didn’t venture deep inside and was only in the outer region. A relatively clear area could be seen between the dense trees.
He sat cross-legged on a large stone. His eyes were closed. A faint spiritual energy fluctuation surrounded his body.
Half an hour later, he slowly opened his eyes. A look of surprise appeared in them.
"This is the benefit of a higher-ranked cultivation method?"
He had already successfully learned the cultivation method, Blazing Sun Art.
And after cultivating it for some time, he could clearly feel the difference. The quantity of spiritual energy inside his body had increased.
But more importantly, the quality of his spiritual energy had also improved. His spiritual energy felt much more solid and pure than before.
Feeling the changes between them, he couldn’t help feeling amazed.
His previous cultivation method was only a Mid-Grade Profound Rank cultivation method. But the Blazing Sun Art was a Peak Profound Rank cultivation method.
The difference between them was two minor tiers, that wasn’t small. And this was only a cultivation method at the Profound Rank.
Long Feng couldn’t help wondering what would happen if he cultivated an Earth Rank cultivation method!
"And what about a Heaven Rank cultivation method?"
The thought made his eyes flash with anticipation. Unfortunately, such cultivation methods were extremely rare.
"There is no point thinking about it now."
He shook his head, there was still a long way to go.
He stood up and looked around. His gaze soon landed on Patriarch Wang. The former patriarch of the Wang Family was standing several meters away. He was silently guarding Long Feng.
After becoming Long Feng’s puppet, Patriarch Wang had completely lost his previous identity.
Now, he was simply a powerful bodyguard following his master.
"Let’s see how much stronger I’ve become."
He had just returned from the Wang Family. And after obtaining the Creation Spiritual Liquid, his physique had been completely transformed.
His cultivation had also reached the peak of the True Spirit Realm.
He needed to properly test his current combat strength.
Just then, several beast roars suddenly echoed from the forest as powerful auras were rapidly approaching.
Soon, several beasts appeared between the trees.
They had sensed the spiritual energy fluctuations coming from Long Feng and immediately rushed over.
The beasts were mostly Second-Rank and Third-Rank beasts.
Long Feng wanted to test his own strength and he had found his target. He reached into his storage ring and a sword appeared in his hand.
The moment he grasped the sword—
Boom!
The beasts charged toward him. Long Feng also didn’t back off and his figure moved.
Whoosh!
He used his movement technique, Blazing Shadow step and his figure blurred upon his place.
The first beast suddenly felt a sharp pain.
Puff!
Blood sprayed into the air as Long Feng’s sword pierced directly through its head. Losing its head, the beast collapsed.
Long Feng immediately turned around. Another beast taking advantage of his aftermath, attacked from behind.
Clang!
The sword collided with its claws. A powerful force comes from its hilt, pushed Long Feng backward.
He slid several meters across the ground before balance himself. Looking at his sword, his eyes flashed.
"Not bad."
His current physical strength was much greater than before, even higher than any other peak True Spirit Realm cultivator.
It was no doubt that because of his solid foundation, he could now fight above his realm.
Long Feng stepped forward. His sword moved as his figure once again turned into a red flash.
Puff!
Another beast died under his sword. One after another, the beasts rushed toward him.
Long Feng continued fighting with them. He didn’t use any other powerful techniques and relied only on his physical strength, spiritual energy, and swordsmanship.
He wanted to understand exactly how much his strength had increased.
After a fierce battle, the last Second rank beast fell.
Long Feng stood among the corpses. He looked at the remaining beast. It was much larger than the others, its aura was also considerably stronger.
It’s a Fourth Rank Iron Feng Hound beast.
Facing such powerful beast, even Long Feng’s expression became serious.
"This one is interesting."
A Fourth-Rank beast was comparable to a Golden Core Realm cultivator. Long Feng was currently only at the peak of the True Spirit Realm.
The difference between the two realms was enormous. However, Long Feng didn’t retreat. His eyes became excited.
"Let’s see if I can fight against a Golden Core Realm opponent."
The Iron Feng Hound roared, showing its razer sharp teeths. Its enormous yet agile body suddenly charged forward.
Boom!
The ground trembled upon his force. Its speed no less than Long Feng while using his movement technique.
Long Feng immediately moved to side, as the beast’s claws swept through the air. He narrowly dodged its attack.
Boom!
The ground behind him exploded upon landing such powerful attack.
Long Feng’s expression became serious. He immediately circulated his spiritual energy. His figure moved rapidly around the beast.
The sword in his hand repeatedly struck its body.
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
Sparks flew in the air, but the Fourth-Rank beast’s physical body was extremely tough.
Long Feng’s attacks could only leave shallow wounds. The beast became increasingly furious. Its attacks became faster and more violent.
While he continuing dodging, he searched for an opportunity.
He knew that he couldn’t continue fighting like this forever. His cultivation had already reached the peak of the True Spirit Realm.
He still needed a suitable opportunity to break through.
Even though he hadn’t reached the Golden Core Realm yet, Long Feng’s foundation was extremely solid.
His spiritual energy had become much purer after cultivating the Blazing Sun Art and he was also using a powerful weapon.
All of this allowed Long Feng to fight against a Fourth-Rank beast, but there was still a considerable difference.
"Time to end this."
Long Feng’s eyes suddenly became cold.
The sword in his hand trembled, a terrifying sword intent slowly spread from his body.
The Fourth-Rank beast suddenly sensed danger, it immediately roared. But facing the terrifying pressure of his sword, it still fell short.
"Heaven Cleaving Sword, First Form"
A terrifying sword aura erupted, causing the ground beneath them cracked. The surrounding spiritual energy was violently disturbed.
Long Feng’s sword descended upon it.
Slash!
A massive crimson sword light tore through the air.
The enormous body of the Fourth-Rank beast cleaved from the middle, before collapsed heavily onto the ground.
The entire forest became silent. Long Feng stood there panting heavily, his chest rose and fell rapidly and sweat appeared on his forehead.
Looking at the sword in his hand, his expression became slightly helpless.
"That was only the first form, yet I’m on my knees."
As a peak Earth Rank cultivation technique, Heaven Cleaving Sword was extremely domineering and powerful. It had three form, with each form far stronger than last one.
He had just used its first form, but it still consumed nearly half of the spiritual energy inside his body.
Long Feng couldn’t help shaking his head.
"An Earth Rank technique really isn’t something I can casually use at my current cultivation."
His current cultivation was still too low.
Even though his foundation was powerful, his spiritual energy reserves were nowhere near enough to freely use an Earth Rank technique.
If he tried to use the second form, he was afraid that his entire spiritual energy reserve would be exhausted in an instant.
Long Feng took out a Third-Rank recovery pill and immediately swallowed it. A warm energy began spreading through his meridians.
He sat down for a moment and circulated his Blazing Sun Art. Soon, his depleted spiritual energy began recovering.
After some time, Long Feng stood up again.
"Let’s find another beast."
He wanted to continue testing his current strength, so he began walking deeper into the forest. But just as he took a few steps.
Suddenly, a strange phenomenon appeared in the distant sky. A brilliant blue light suddenly illuminated the entire horizon.
Long Feng immediately stopped his track. Looking at the sky, his eyes widened in surprise.
"What is that?"
The blue light pierced through the clouds. It was so bright that even the surrounding forest seemed to become illuminated.
A strange feeling appeared in his heart as remembered something.
"Could it be..."
His expression became serious.
He had read about such phenomena before.
When some extremely rare treasures were about to appear in the world, they could sometimes cause unusual changes in the surrounding spiritual energy.
Some would produce a heavenly light, some would create strange clouds. Others could even cause massive spiritual energy fluctuations that could be sensed from hundreds of miles away.
"A treasure has appeared?"
Long Feng’s eyes immediately became excited.
He had originally come to the Crimson Sun Mountain Range to test his strength. He hadn’t expected to encounter such a thing so quickly.
Without any hesitation, Long Feng immediately changed direction.
"Let’s go and take a look."
Putting the puppet back in his beast storage pouch, his figure moved rapidly through the forest.