Chương 247: Returning to the Yihua clan

Staring at Zhang Mo's lifeless body, Li Yue'er sighed and a faint smile of relief appeared on her face. Her hatred of ten years, was finally over today. Or was it? There was the mysterious black cloaked person who the demon entity apparently belonged to. He was the true reason behind Zhang Mo's annihilation of her clan. But nevertheless, the weight in her heart was finally gone at this moment. Long Feng also felt relieved as he turned around and walked over, staring at Zhang Mo's corpse"He gave us so much headache.

It's good news for the whole continent that he's dead" he smiled softly. From the first time they met, Zhang Mo was like a mountain to them. If it wasn't for the Origin Spirit Palace and their great luck, they would have died a thousand times over before him. And the next time they met, he was even stronger, pushing the four of them to the brink. He very nearly succeeded in his mission if not for the complications that occured later. And now, the third time they met, they finally killed him.

Although they weren't all present. Hua Liuli and Yan jian were unable to witness this, but Long Feng and Li Yue'er did.

"Thank you... for everything" Li Yue'er softly said as she handed the sword back to him. Long Feng took the sword and sheathed it back with a bright smile"You don't need to thank me. It was nothing" Li Yue'er shook her head gently.

"You don't understand. This... this means the world to me. I don't know how to ever repay you" Long Feng laughed.

"You're talking as though we're strangers. Though if you truly want to thank me, you could take the veil off for starters. At least on this continent, it isn't necessary to hide your face" he said confidently. He wasn't boasting. With his current strength, few on the continent could cause any trouble to them. Long Feng even had the reckless thought to go to the Yihua clan and challenge one of their weaker imperial master at the rank one level. That was probably the only way to truly gauge his current strength.

But then if he really did that, leaving the clan in one piece would be a different matter entirely. And beside, he still wasn't willing to give up the hundred continent meeting. If anything, he was much more pumped up for it. Li Yue'er was obviously startled by his request. Then she blushed softly and took the veil off her face, revealing her astonishing beauty to the world again. Even with his preparations, Long Feng was still completely entranced. This was simply too beautiful to an inexplicable level.

"Satisfied?" Li Yue'er asked softly while adjusting the strands of hair that fell to her face. Long Feng's gaze did make her feel embarrassed a bit.

"Yes. I'll have to avoid staring during a fight otherwise I'd most likely get killed" Long Feng moved his gaze away and sighed awkwardly. The sudden silence between them made the awkward atmosphere to increase. At the end, Long Feng had to break the silence"I-i think we should leave. There's still the hundred continent meeting" Li Yue'er immediately nodded silently. Then Long Feng remembered the spirit cloud pill.

This was the best time to take it, otherwise they wouldn't have the chance again after going to the Yihua clan. And who knows what could pop up at the enigmatic hundred continent meeting?

"Um... I wanted t... to give you this. I T-thought it would be useful for you" Long Feng wanted to cry at how awkward he sounded. It would have been much better to just stay quiet and forget about it. He took the pill bottle containing the spirit cloud pill and passed it over. Li Yue'er smiled at his stammer and took the pill bottle"Thank you" she naturally wouldn't reject it. Long Feng's strength was already ridiculously frightening. He definitely didn't need to improve his cultivation urgently.

But she was different. Her cultivation was rank three spirit realm and her combat power was similar to rank six, far from enough if she wanted to gain the attention of some Mainland's forces at the hundred continent meeting. Thus, she needed every chance to raise her cultivation. You might be reading a pirated copy. Look for the official release to support the author. She hesitated and decided to take the pill immediately. She sat down on the ground and closed her eyes, preparing to swallow the pill.

Long Feng stared for a few seconds then he walked farther away to guard her and prevent anything from disturbing her breakthrough. Li Yue'er swallowed the spirit cloud pill and slowly began to refine and absorb it's energy. An hour later, her ice aura rose, reaching the rank four spirit level. But she still didn't open her eyes as the energy of the pill was still remaining over half. Another hour later, her cultivation broke through again to rank five spirit realm!

In terms of combat power, rank five spirit realm Li Yue'er could compare to the rank eight spirit realm Zhang Mo, though a winner would be hard to find. Li Yue'er consolidated her foundation a bit before opening her eyes and rising to her feet. Checking her cultivation, a smile lit up her face. Rank five spirit realm! Even if Gongsun Hao made some progress, he would merely be a rank four spirit realm warrior.

And that Yihua clan's elder brother could have reached rank five, but his combat power was worlds beneath Li Yue'er's.

"Congratulations. Breaking through two conservative levels is extremely great" Long Feng walked over and congratulated with a smile. Li Yue'er smiled back gratefully. Then the two of them didn't stay here any longer and flew in the direction of the Yihua clan, leaving Zhang Mo's cold corpse on the floor.

A week later, Long Feng and Li Yue'er approached the Yihua clan's territory. They took so long because they constantly paused along the way to eat, rest, or even just stop without reason. They still had over a week left anyway, so there was no need to hurry up. Along the way, Long Feng casually decided to open Zhang Mo's void ring which he took and he was extremely shocked by the amount of wealth contained within it. Merely the spirit crystals could easily surpass a million.

He had various techniques, skills and weapons. These were obviously spoils he got from his years of killing. But the most shocking ones were the hundred imperial crystals stacked nearly together in a corner of the void ring. The void ring was filled with an unbelievably dense energy due to the presence of these imperial crystals. Long Feng was completely shocked. He has only ever seen and had one imperial crystal, which was with him right now. Yet here was Zhang Mo with a hundred bright imperial crystals!

Where did he get such wealth from? It didn't matter. So many imperial crystals meant that Long Feng and Li Yue'er had more than enough to reach the imperial realm and even last through a few levels in the imperial realm. It must be known that a single imperial crystal was comparable to two or even three spirit cloud pills in terms of energy, but it was too chaotic and could only be absorbed by rank seven and above spirit realm warriors. Zhang Mo's plan was exactly that.

To hide himself and cultivate to the imperial realm before revealing himself and shocking the continent with a single feat. Unfortunately, he met Long Feng and was killed before he could achieve that. And now, these crystals belonged to Long Feng. Li Yue'er was similarly shocked by Zhang Mo's wealth. And then Long Feng divided the crystals into fifty for both of them each. She didn't reject them and placed them in her ring to be used when she could absorb them.

The rest of their journey continued in peace till they reached the Yihua clan's territory. Long Feng didn't immediately head to the Yihua clan, instead leading Li Yue'er to the valley where his teacher lived, the valley he spent a month learning with old man Solitude. When they reached the valley, although Long Feng expected it, he was filled with melancholy as he was met with a completely empty valley.

The cottage was gone, the farm was no longer there, the woods where old man Solitude would stand and spend hours chopping were gone. Long Feng stood where all of these once were and couldn't help but sigh"Come to think of it, I never questioned where he got so much wood to cut. Everyday, the woods never seem to decrease!" He realized as he thought over this. But old man Solitude wasn't lacking in secrets or mysteries in the least, so this wasn't actually surprising.

At the end, he bowed slightly at the valley"Teacher, rest assured. I will fulfill my promise and find you soon" Li Yue'er stood behind him and watched as he muttered this. None of them knew of his experience in this valley, but she could tell that it was quite memorable for him. After Long Feng was done, they left and rushed over to the Yihua clan before darkness fell. This was the final day left to the date the Yihua clan set for the top ten to converge at the clan. That was the next day.

They flew over to the Yihua clan, stopping by the large gates that filled everyone with the same awe at the overlord of the continent. The guards stopped them coldly, but when they mentioned the hundred continent meeting, they were led through the gates by a guard who took them to a large building not to far from the gates.

"You two are the fourth and fifth to arrive today. This is where you'll all stay for the night. By tomorrow, the higher ups will send for you all" the guard pointed at the building and explained calmly before walking away. Long Feng and Li Yue'er exchanged glances, slightly surprised that they weren't the last to come. But considering that there was still some time till nightfall, the rest of the top the should be on their way.

Walking into the building, Long Feng and Li Yue'er found two adjacent rooms that were empty and entered one each. Long Feng closed the door behind him and looked around the small room. There wasn't much to see, just a bed, a cultivation mat, an incense burner and some fruits in a bowl beside the mat. He walked in and sat on the bed and fell into deep thoughts"I have basically mastered the first of the Nine Firmament Steps. I can begin comprehending the second step anytime.

That would be much harder but it should greatly boost my speed. The heaven ripping finger is also about to reach the fifth level. At that stage, it's power would be comparable to imperial skills. My demon sword has also been improved and I have perfected my light sword. It's as I expected, it is stronger than the demon sword. As for the Firmament Sword Art..." Long Feng sighed.

The Firmament Sword Art was such a headache"I've also mastered the Earth Firmament strike and although I am still infinitely far away from comparing to it's power when used by the Firmament Sword Saint, it is still a few times stronger than before. I believe it should compare to an imperial master's attack, I just don't know what level. But the second level's Heaven Firmament strike is harder to comprehend than I expected. I'm barely scraping it's profoundness.

And it seems much harder to comprehend than the Earth Firmament. Could it be due to my weak cultivation?" Long Feng's cultivation was merely rank one spirit realm, completely trash compared to the Firmament Sword Saint's heaven shaking power. Comprehending the second level of the Firmament Sword Art could be harder due to his cultivation.

"But it's just hard, not impossible. I can use it if I comprehend a bit more. Even that though should be like thrice stronger than the Earth Firmament. This Firmament Sword Art is truly a heavenly sword art. It's power is absolutely amazing." Long Feng praised with a sigh. Thinking about this caused his mind to drift towards the other technique the Firmament Sword Saint created just before his death. The Circle of Firmament!

This skill was derived from the Firmament Sword Art, yet it's power was unfathomably beyond even the strongest strike of the Firmament Sword Art. It could be considered as the final form of the art, the complete merger of the Firmament Sword Saint's life's comprehension of the sword. The profoundness in it was so great that just trying to comprehend it made Long Feng's soul to nearly shatter. He was far to weak to begin to comprehend the circle of Firmament.

But luckily, this circle of Firmament was less of an art and more of a single sword technique, one strike. But this one strike contained power that could scare ghosts away.

"If I can wield even a single ten thousandth of this circle of Firmament... I can't even imagine what could happen. Unfortunately, it's not possible. I expect that I can't even comprehend it without reaching the imperial realm, and using it might require the deity and even the Dao realm." Long Feng sighed and shook his head, clearing his thoughts. He was almost done with his preparations for the hundred continent meeting.

All that was left was to see how the current him could fare against the strongest geniuses of the continent zone. Long Feng didn't wish to overestimate himself nor underestimate the geniuses of the other continents, but he believed that the current him had the strength to fight for the top ten in the competition. He wasn't sure, wasn't confident and wasn't arrogant. And even if he was wrong, the top twenty was still acceptable.

As long as he could draw the attention of a strong force from the mainland, nothing else mattered. Smiling confidently, Long Feng closed his eyes and began to comprehend the second of the Nine Firmament Steps while also trying to comprehend the Heaven Firmament strike.