Chapter 1277 - 1274: Breakthrough! Breakthrough! Falling Star Sky-Splitting Tiger!

"Elder Hai, why didn’t you come out just now?"

Luo Feng looked at Elder Hai and asked.

Since the moment he exchanged blows with the prince of the Cloud Rock Dynasty, Elder Hai had already arrived nearby. Luo Feng was aware of all this, but since the other party didn’t show up, he did not reveal it.

Elder Hai approached with a smile and said, "I believe you can handle the situation properly."

Luo Feng smiled faintly, "Aren’t you afraid I might act impulsively and kill the Third Princess of the Dali Dynasty?"

"If you want to kill her, then naturally you have your reasons. You are now the Hidden Dragon Marquis and an esteemed figure recognized by His Majesty, how could I stop you?"

Elder Hai shook his head and hinted, "Even if you kill the Third Princess of the Dali Dynasty, it’s not an unmanageable situation. Just eliminate all witnesses and frame the incident on roving bandits in the jianghu, and then..."

Luo Feng, seeing that Elder Hai had already started planning countermeasures, couldn’t help but smile bitterly, "Rest assured, things between us haven’t escalated to that point."

Now that Qing Ling is safe, Luo Feng didn’t want another life taken by his blade. Besides, even if he had to kill Chi Wei, he wouldn’t do it in Azure Sky City.

"Haha, it seems I was being talkative," Elder Hai chuckled.

Luo Feng thought of Jiang Fengfeng, whose actions were impetuous, and feared she might cause trouble on her own outside. He couldn’t help but ask, "Elder Hai, where is Jiang Fengfeng?"

"She asked His Majesty for a high-grade six-level Spirit Pill and then went into closed-door cultivation at the Second Prince’s estate," replied Elder Hai.

Luo Feng nodded, feeling relieved, and said, "Then I will continue to cultivate."

...

Bidding farewell to Elder Hai, Luo Feng returned directly to the underground stone chamber of the Canglan Palace.

This time, Luo Feng stayed in the stone chamber for two whole days, fully focused on cultivating the Divine Dragon Nine Changes, without pausing at all.

During these two days, he used dozens of third-grade Yuan Stones and many Spirit Pills for auxiliary cultivation to accelerate his training; however, only he could endure such a method.

For an ordinary True Yuan Realm Martial Artist, reckless cultivation like this might make their meridians unable to withstand such a massive amount of Yuan Qi, potentially leading to deviation. Even though Luo Feng had a unique physique, surpassing a Small Success in the Refining Body Realm, two days were nearly his limit.

On the morning of the third day, Luo Feng finished cultivating.

He exhaled a breath of impure air and stood up. Through internal observation, he saw that the True Yuan Dragon Vein in his Dantian had grown dozens of times compared to four days ago, occupying eighty to ninety percent of his entire True Yuan. Without needing to consciously feel it, he could sense the terrifying True Yuan contained within.

"The aura of the Dragon Vein is truly amazing. In just four days, the Cloud Dragon Transformation has reached the peak of the eighth level! It might take half a year of cultivation to reach such a level," Luo Feng thought with delight.

During these two days of focused cultivation, he had gained immensely. The third transformation of the Divine Dragon Nine Changes, the Cloud Dragon Transformation, had directly broken through from the seventh level to the peak of the eighth level. The True Yuan in his body had made significant improvements, both in quality and quantity.

As a result, his cultivation had advanced further, now in the later stages of the third level of the True Yuan Realm, not far from the fourth level.

Luo Feng initially planned to advance the Cloud Dragon Transformation to the ninth level in one go and cultivate the ’Dragon Yuan Power.’

However, a medium-sized Yuan Spirit Vein is not like a large-sized one. Doing so would definitely harm the foundation of this medium-sized Yuan Spirit Vein, contrary to his original intention, so he eventually chose to give up.

Although not achieving the Dragon Yuan Power was somewhat regrettable, Luo Feng was already very satisfied with the results of this closed-door cultivation.

He estimated that with the Cloud Dragon Transformation breakthrough to the eighth level, his current strength would be enough to compete with any fourth-level True Yuan Realm Martial Artist. Even in a clash with Jiang Fengfeng, he shouldn’t fall into a disadvantage, provided Jiang Fengfeng hadn’t broken through to the fifth level of the True Yuan Realm.

As the first major hurdle in the True Yuan Realm, there is a significant gap in strength between a fifth-level and a fourth-level True Yuan Realm Martial Artist.

"In two days, it’s the North-South Martial Arts Tournament; it’s time to return."

Stretching his muscles, Luo Feng stepped into the light door.

Exiting the side hall, Luo Feng found two people already standing on the square outside—Elder Hai, and the spirited Jiang Fengfeng, with a silver sword at her side.

"Why are you here too?" Luo Feng looked at Jiang Fengfeng and asked.

Jiang Fengfeng nudged a pebble at her feet and said casually, "I heard you’re coming out today. Since I have nothing else to do, I came to take a look. How was it? No deviation, right?"

Luo Feng was already used to Jiang Fengfeng’s tone, and he smiled, "I’m afraid to disappoint you."

"Luo Feng, it seems like your aura has become much stronger than before. What level are you at now?" Elder Hai asked, curious.

Luo Feng had already concealed his aura using Qi Concealment Jue, but his first level of Qi Concealment Jue wasn’t fully mastered, so the faint True Yuan fluctuations after his breakthrough couldn’t be hidden.

Not intending to hide from them, Luo Feng frankly said, "Later stages of the third level of the True Yuan Realm."

"Later stages of the third level of the True Yuan Realm!"

Elder Hai took a deep breath, staring at Luo Feng, dumbfounded.

When Luo Feng fought with Lu Xiao Yun, he was only at the initial stages of the third level of the True Yuan Realm. In just four days, his cultivation level had advanced two stages, showcasing such a monstrous cultivation talent! Even calling it demonic wouldn’t suffice.

If it weren’t for the fact that this was Luo Feng, and someone else had said this, Elder Hai would never believe something like this could happen, dismissing it as boasting.

Although Jiang Fengfeng was surprised, she remained relatively calm. Rapid breakthroughs in a short time, while rare in the Sword Tomb, were not unheard of.

Sudden insights into Martial Arts, breakthroughs in cultivation techniques, or consumption of some natural treasures and precious spirit pills could all potentially cause such results. When she arrived here earlier, she had already sensed that the Yuan Qi of heaven and earth was quite peculiar here, which she figured was related to Luo Feng’s cultivation.

Luo Feng shifted his gaze to Jiang Fengfeng, "How’s your attempt at breaking into the fifth level of the True Yuan Realm going?"

When Luo Feng asked about her progress, Jiang Fengfeng proudly raised her eyebrows, "Since you’ve broken through, how could I fail? Right now, you surely can’t even withstand a single sword from me."

Luo Feng smiled faintly but didn’t speak. In his mind, he was unconcerned.

Although Jiang Fengfeng’s cultivation had advanced to the fifth level of the True Yuan Realm, it was unlikely he would surpass her, much less be defeated by a single sword strike.

Now, he was no longer the same as before and was confident he could exchange thirty moves with Jiang Fengfeng without losing.

"In that case, let’s set off then."

With only two days till their return to Linglong Hall, time was not abundant. Luo Feng also wanted to see if Qing Ling had returned, hence he didn’t want to delay further.

"Are we leaving now?"

Elder Hai frowned slightly and said, "I will go inform His Majesty."

Luo Feng shook his head, "No need. He’s just ascended the throne, and surely has many matters to attend to. Elder Hai, please say goodbye to the King on my behalf."

Elder Hai hesitated slightly and nodded, "Alright then, I’ll be waiting for your good news at the North-South Martial Arts Tournament."

"I’ll win," Luo Feng nodded.

Elder Hai smiled faintly. He didn’t find Luo Feng’s words arrogant but rather felt they were perfectly natural.

Luo Feng was already a genius who could challenge beyond his level, and now his cultivation had advanced to the later stages of the third level of the True Yuan Realm. He couldn’t think of a reason why Luo Feng would be defeated.

Soon, Luo Feng and Jiang Fengfeng bid farewell to Elder Hai and left the palace.

After exiting the palace, Luo Feng did not immediately leave Azure Sky City. Instead, he went in search of the South Mountain Inn from memory, intending to thank the Wild tribe elder who once gave him the Thousand Fierce Ten Thousand Poison Liquor.

However, when he and Jiang Fengfeng reached the South Mountain Inn, they did not find that Wild tribe elder.

From other members of the Wild tribe in the inn, they learned that the inn’s shopkeeper, that Wild tribe elder, was actually Yan Hu’s grandfather. After the New Dragon List Tournament ended, Yan Hu had come to Azure Sky City, requesting his grandfather to personally guide his training, and the two had left Azure Sky City ten days ago.

Hearing that Yan Hu had come to Azure Sky City, Luo Feng was not too surprised.

When parting at Sky Water Port, Yan Hu had said he would come to the Canglang Dynasty again to challenge him. It seemed this time, the opponent was serious. This made Luo Feng somewhat expectant; Yan Hu’s undeterred fighting spirit was admirable and made him a respectable opponent.

"Luo Feng, is Yan Hu the Wild tribe member from the Top Ten New Dragons?" After leaving the South Mountain Inn, Jiang Fengfeng suddenly asked.

Luo Feng nodded and smiled, "Why are you interested in him?"

Jiang Fengfeng snorted lightly, "I’m not interested in him, but in his Beast Taming. His beast is called the Falling Star Sky-Splitting Tiger, and even in the Barbaric South Forest, it’s the king of all beasts. Do you know what it represents to have a Falling Star Sky-Splitting Tiger as a beast in the Wild tribe?"