Chapter 84 ·Feng Jiuge Travels the Central Region

Meanwhile, ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍in the Spirit Realm, Eastern Continent, Azure Wave Sect.

On ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍this day, Nether Soul, the evil-body external incarnation of Gu Yan, was resting with eyes closed inside his cave residence.

A ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍clear voice suddenly came from outside the door: “Master, this disciple requests an audience.”

Without ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍even opening his eyes, Nether Soul said, “Enter.”

The ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍door opened, and a young figure strode in.

The ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍person was Feng Jiuge.

Once Zhou A’niu, his cultivation had now reached Foundation Establishment seventh layer.

At such a speed, even within Azure Wave Sect, it made many elders exclaim that he was a monster.

There were already rumors within the sect that this child had the potential to reach the Transformation Spirit Realm.

Feng Jiuge walked before Nether Soul and respectfully performed a salute. “Master.”

Nether Soul opened his eyes and glanced at him.

The boy now stood tall, with clear brows and bright eyes.

The only thing unchanged was those eyes.

Still clean. Still pure.

“What is it?”

Feng Jiuge hesitated for a moment before speaking, “Master, this disciple wishes to go out and travel.”

Nether Soul’s brows moved slightly. “Where do you wish to go?”

Feng Jiuge shook his head. “This disciple… hasn’t decided.”

“Hasn’t decided?”

“Yes.” Feng Jiuge said seriously.

“This disciple feels that reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles.”

“I want to go out and walk, to see how vast the world is, to see how wide the human realm is.”

“To walk, to see—perhaps then I can compose a song that belongs to me.”

Feng Jiuge continued, “Master named me Jiuge—was it not in the hope that I would walk my own path and sing my own song?”

Nether Soul fell silent for a moment.

This kid…

To be able to say such words, it seemed his mind had indeed become much more flexible than before.

Back then, that little beggar who couldn’t even start a fire properly was now beginning to contemplate life.

The name “Jiuge” had not been given in vain.

Nether Soul nodded inwardly.

After a moment of thought, he did not stop him.

A young eagle must eventually leave the nest—one kept in a cage could never become a true dragon.

“In that case, go.”

Feng Jiuge’s eyes lit up. “Thank you, Master!”

Nether Soul raised his hand to stop his excitement. “Don’t rush to thank me.”

As his voice fell, he flipped his hand and took out an object.

A streak of clear light appeared, landing in his palm.

It was a ring.

Entirely silver-white, adorned with specks of starlight. Upon closer inspection, those stars were slowly rotating, like a miniature cosmos.

“This item is called the Lesser Zhou Heaven Star Ring,” Nether Soul said.

“A supreme-grade magic treasure. It can attack, defend, and also gather the power of the stars to assist in cultivation.”

“Worn on the body, even a Nascent Soul cultivator would not be able to harm you for a short time.”

Feng Jiuge was stunned.

A supreme-grade magic treasure?

He was no longer a clueless novice—he naturally knew what such a treasure meant.

In the entire Azure Wave Sect, many elders’ best treasures were only high-grade.

Yet what his master casually took out was a supreme-grade one.

And just one of them.

“Master, this is too precious…”

“Silence.” Nether Soul interrupted him. “I’m not finished.”

He raised his hand and pointed a finger at Feng Jiuge’s forehead.

Feng Jiuge’s body trembled as a vast flood of information poured into his sea of consciousness.

《True Explanation of the Star River》—an ancient cultivation method directly pointing to the Fusion Realm Great Dao.

The star river power it cultivated was vast and boundless, containing both the transformations of the stars and the mysteries of cosmic time, with immense power.

Feng Jiuge froze on the spot.

Fusion Realm Great Dao?

He was only at Foundation Establishment, not even having formed a Golden Core yet, and his master had directly given him a technique pointing straight to the Fusion Realm?

It was like just learning how to walk, and his parents suddenly handing him the keys to a grand mansion in the capital.

“Master…” Feng Jiuge’s eyes reddened slightly.

“You treat this disciple… too well.”

Nether Soul’s face remained expressionless. “Stop talking nonsense. Keep it.”

Feng Jiuge took a deep breath, suppressing the surging emotions in his heart.

He naturally knew how precious these two items were.

The Lesser Zhou Heaven Star Ring—if taken to the marketplace, it could buy the entire Azure Wave Sect.

《True Explanation of the Star River》—an opportunity countless cultivators could only dream of.

His master truly treated him beyond reproach.

He raised his head, looking at Nether Soul’s cold expression, his heart filled with boundless gratitude.

“Master…”

“This disciple has nothing to repay you…”

“This disciple can only…”

Nether Soul’s brows furrowed, sensing something was off.

Sure enough, the next moment, Feng Jiuge took a deep breath and suddenly began to sing at the top of his lungs:

“Mas——ter——is——so——wise——and——great——”

“To——his——disciple——full——of——care——”

“Gives——trea——sures——and——teaches——Dao——”

“This——kindness——I’ll——fore——ver——bear——”

Nether Soul: “…………”

The corner of his eye twitched violently.

What was this?

A mountain song?

Where did this kid even learn that?

After finishing, Feng Jiuge looked at him expectantly. “Master, this was improvised just now. What do you think?”

Nether Soul took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled.

“Get lost.”

“Now. Immediately. Right now. Get lost.”

Feng Jiuge froze. “Master?”

Nether Soul waved his hand, and a gust of wind swept him out the door.

“Remember this!” Nether Soul’s voice came from inside the cave residence.

“When you’re out there, don’t say you’re from Azure Wave Sect! And don’t say you’re my disciple! If you cause trouble, solve it yourself! If you dare use my name, I’ll personally beat you to death!”

Feng Jiuge climbed up from the ground and dusted himself off.

Moved?

Gone.

But…

He lowered his head to look at the star ring on his wrist, then sensed the technique within his consciousness. A smile appeared on his lips.

His master had a tough mouth but a soft heart—he knew that.

He stepped toward the mountain gate, thinking as he walked—where should he go?

What he said earlier about wanting to travel was true, but he really hadn’t decided where.

The world was so big—he just wanted to go out and see it.

Yet the moment he spoke, his master stuffed him with treasures.

Even passed down a cultivation technique, as if sending him off never to return.

Feng Jiuge shook his head and quickened his pace.

Forget it—since he was already out, he might as well go farther.

Azure Wave Sect was in the Eastern Continent, but the Eastern Continent was not particularly prosperous within the Spirit Realm.

The most flourishing land of the human race was the Central Region.

It was said that there, sects, dynasties, and great clans stood side by side, with powerful figures everywhere, and marketplaces filled with all kinds of rare treasures.

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