Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard” - Chapter 458: A “Chance Encounter” with Jiuxu

The Primordial Phoenix of Antiquity opened his eyes, an intense sense of presence leaving him stunned and speechless.

Only when he saw the calm Su Yuan did he immediately kneel and kowtow: “I thank the Dominator for the grace of resurrection! I, Qi Feng, am at the Dominator’s disposal, willing to go through fire and water without hesitation!”

Su Yuan looked at him, but instead turned his gaze to the data panel.

[Ding, Dao Source Fame Points +100 million]

Su Yuan was somewhat surprised, not expecting that Qi Feng could already provide Dao Source Fame Points!

But at this moment, Qi Feng’s cultivation was only barely at the early Hunyuan stage!

“From now on, you’ll work for me!” Su Yuan nodded.

“Yes, Dominator!”

Qi Feng kowtowed again.

Su Yuan pointed a finger, and Eternal Fame Value merged into Qi Feng’s body.

Qi Feng’s cultivation instantly began to soar wildly.

Almost in the blink of an eye, Qi Feng recovered to the Wuji Realm, then continued to surge at a staggering speed, with no bottlenecks in sight at all.

The moment Su Yuan elevated Qi Feng’s cultivation to the peak of the Great Emperor level.

Qi Feng remarkably initiated a breakthrough on his own.

He directly and successfully communicated with the Wind Dao Principle and Fire Dao Principle within the Seven Stars Chaos, mastering both Dao Principles in one go.

In this short time, Qi Feng had restored himself to the level of a Second Stage Dao Lord!

“Next, try to master the Earth and Water Dao Principles!” Su Yuan instructed.

“Yes! Dominator! I originally cultivated the Four Symbols of Earth, Water, Wind, and Fire before.” Qi Feng nodded.

But he soon showed a troubled expression: “Dominator, although I previously comprehended the Earth and Water Dao Principles, mastering them won’t be as easy as Fire and Wind.”

Su Yuan waved his hand, condensing twenty trillion Dao Sources before Qi Feng.

“Use these Dao Sources, see if you can master them quickly!”

“Yes!”

Qi Feng immediately began refining the Dao Sources. When he successfully refined the first Dao Source, he was overjoyed, practically leaping for happiness.

Su Yuan tossed him into an area of time distortion.

When Qi Feng returned, he had already cultivated within that time distortion field for several Kalpas.

An aura of four Dao Principles emanated from Qi Feng’s body;
he had remarkably succeeded in mastering four Dao Principles, becoming a Fourth Stage Dao Lord.

However, there was no joy on Qi Feng’s face.

“Dao Venerable, it seems this subordinate’s potential has been exhausted. The fifth and sixth Dao Principles simply cannot integrate into my body!” Qi Feng reported the situation to Su Yuan.

Su Yuan said: “You can try fusing Earth, Fire, Wind, and Water into one, constructing a low-level perfect cycle. You should then have a chance to break through the bottleneck. Of course, you’ll still need to consume Dao Sources, but you’ll have to earn those yourself slowly later!”

“I understand!” Qi Feng nodded.

“Now, I’ll arrange for you to return to the Dao Realm for tempering!”

Su Yuan waved his hand, sending Qi Feng back to the Dao Realm, allowing him to move freely within it.

Su Yuan glanced back inside the Seven Stars Chaos.

The Chaos was still in its early evolutionary state, with scattered Chaotic Boulders and Chaos Isles appearing, but it was still far from forming a Chaos Continent.

The Great Dao creatures were still in a state of gestation.

Some Chaos Demon Gods had already emerged and were traveling and cultivating within the Chaos.

Su Yuan did not interfere with the natural evolution of the Seven Stars Chaos, instead silently observing its development while conveniently collecting Dao Sources.

That’s right, the Seven Stars Chaos could condense Dao Sources for Su Yuan. Currently, the speed was quite slow, far inferior to the Primordial Chaos, with extremely low efficiency. Only one Dao Source could be condensed per Kalpa. Although slow, the future was promising!

For now, accumulating initial capital still relied on the Primordial Chaos.

“Not a single Dao Lord seedling! Sigh, truly garbage!”

Su Yuan stopped paying attention to the situation within the Seven Stars Chaos, focusing his attention on the Dao Realm.

Su Yuan continued walking within the Dao Realm.

But his attention was fixed on Qi Feng.

At this moment, Qi Feng had arrived at a plain within the Dao Realm. After arriving, he stopped moving and silently waited.

Not long after.

A figure entered the plain.

Then the two parties encountered each other!

The Lord of the Nine Void looked suspiciously at the figure ahead. He could sense the other party was not a residual shadow from the Chaotic Space-Time of the Dao Realm, so he said with surprise: “Which fellow Daoist is this?”

“You are the Lord of the Nine Void, correct?” Qi Feng spoke.

“That is indeed me!” The Lord of the Nine Void smiled faintly, “Might I ask who you are, fellow Daoist?”

“Heh, I am the Lord of the Four Symbols.” Qi Feng said calmly.

“Oh? So it’s the Lord of the Four Symbols, I’ve long heard of your great name!” The Lord of the Nine Void pondered this name in his heart but had no impression of it whatsoever.

He actually had not the slightest impression of this so-called Lord of the Four Symbols before.

Qi Feng said calmly: “Once, a good friend of mine fell into your hands. Do you still have any impression of that?”

The Lord of the Nine Void’s expression changed, his voice turning grave: “What do you mean, fellow Daoist?”

“I mean, since we’ve run into each other! Today, we’ll settle past karma!” Qi Feng said indifferently.

Having said that, Qi Feng had already made his move!

The power of the Four Symbols—Earth, Water, Wind, and Fire—coalesced into a three-pointed, double-edged blade, slashing towards the Lord of the Nine Void!

“Damn it!”

The Lord of the Nine Void cursed inwardly and immediately counterattacked.

The Void Dao Principle transformed into a Void Great Hand Seal, clashing with the three-pointed, double-edged blade!

The two instantly entered into a fierce battle.

The Lord of the Nine Void truly lived up to being a veteran Third Stage Dao Lord, his combat ability astonishingly formidable, actually fighting Qi Feng, a Fourth Stage Dao Lord, to a draw!

However, as Qi Feng’s mastery of the four Dao Principles grew increasingly proficient, he gradually began to suppress the Lord of the Nine Void!

The scales of victory soon tipped towards Qi Feng!

This made the Lord of the Nine Void grow more and more solemn.

He hurriedly fought while retreating, moving towards a certain direction. There, a Chaotic Space-Time residual shadow at the Fifth Stage Dao Lord level was enough to slay Qi Feng!

Just as he had retreated a certain distance, another figure approached from afar.

“Eh, Fellow Daoist Nine Void!” Su Yuan called out towards Nine Void.

Seeing Su Yuan, the Lord of the Nine Void’s eyes lit up: “Seven Stars Dao Sovereign, come help me quickly! I’m willing to offer Dao Sources to hire your assistance!”

Su Yuan looked at Qi Feng and said to the Lord of the Nine Void: “This person is a Fourth Stage Dao Lord. The price is no less than one trillion Dao Sources!”

“Deal! Help me escape, and I’ll give you the reward!”

The Lord of the Nine Void agreed without hesitation.

Su Yuan chuckled: “Don’t worry, Fellow Daoist Nine Void, I’ll help you!”

Su Yuan transformed into a streak of escaping light, forcefully barging into the battle!

He blocked the attacks for the Lord of the Nine Void, then began fighting with Qi Feng.

The Lord of the Nine Void seized the chance to flee far away, distancing himself from the combat range.

He quickly found a place to hide.

After several days, Su Yuan finally contacted the Lord of the Nine Void.

The two completed the transaction on the Transaction Platform, then reunited.

“Thank you, Fellow Daoist Seven Stars, for lending a helping hand!” The Lord of the Nine Void expressed his gratitude.

Su Yuan waved his hand: “We’re old acquaintances, it’s a small matter. Honestly, even without the Dao Sources, I would have helped you, fellow Daoist.”

The Lord of the Nine Void wore a smile on his face, but in his heart, he thought otherwise. Without the Dao Sources, this guy would definitely have turned and walked away.