Chương 44: Lord Yi Ming

Long feng felt his surroundings blurring. They moved so fast that he even felt a headache. This was Elder Zhang's speed. The speed of a Yang level cultivator! They came to an abrupt stop in front of a Majestic gate. The guards there all emanated the aura of a rank five or six Yin level cultivators! And these were only guards!

"Inner court Chief." Elder Zhang spoke to the guards, whipping out a token with the drawing of a mortal wielding a sword and staring into the heavens. On the token, the character 'Inner court Chief' was boldly written on the token. Seeing the token, the guards bowed and moved for Elder Zhang and Long feng. Elder Zhang pulled Long feng's arm and entered through the gates, then sped up again. Long feng's surroundings blurred again and he began to feel an urge to puke.

The next time they stopped, they appeared before a huge palace in a secluded area after passing countless pavilions. The palace was emanating a suffocating soul aura. Elder Zhang had a respectful look on his face as he clasped his fist. Long feng was immensely stunned.

"Lord Yi Ming, I have brought him as you instructed!" He said respectfully. Long feng tried to guess who this Lord Yi Ming was, and only one person came to his mind. The Soul cultivator of the Mortal heaven sect! He had heard about him already, being the sole soul master of the sect. He had an authority that nearly equalled the Sect Master of the entire Mortal Heaven Sect!

"Let the boy come in. Zhang Tian, you can return to take him back within an incense stick worth of time." An old voice spoke from the depth of the palace. It seemed as if the palace itself was speaking. Nodding respectfully, Elder Zhang turned and left instantly. Long feng hesitated for a moment before stepping closer to the palace.

"Junior feng pays respect to Lord Yi Ming" he said loudly as he stepped into the palace. Within the palace was a wide space. In the center of the palace, a white haired old man sat. His eyes seemed gentle, his aura and his face were gentle. Beside him were two youths. The youths looked no older than twenty years. They glanced at Long feng curiously as he entered the palace. The cultivation level of the youths stunned Long Feng. He had to rub his eyes to confirm he wasn't hallucinating.

Rank seven and rank eight Yin level!

"Good young boy!" The old man laughed. He was obviously the Lord Yi Ming.

"Long Feng is it? Have a seat." Lord Yi Ming said. Long feng sat down beside the two youths. That was the only place to sit he could think of. The whole palace was filled with soul power and he felt slightly uncomfortable.

"Young boy, I am sure you know how to release your soul power?" Lord Yi Ming asked. Nodding, Long feng released his soul power. The gentle and pure yet suppressive soul power spread to a few meters and stopped. The narrative has been taken without permission. Report any sightings. Even the two indifferent youths were stunned as they sensed his aura. They both were Lord Yi Ming's apprentices, which meant they were naturally soul cultivators.

Yet their soul power couldn't hold a candle compared to this foreign youth's. His soul power was far purer than both their soul powers combined. Lord Yi Ming's eyes shone with surprise.

"Good! Very good!!" He repeated, observing Long feng's power.

"Young friend Long feng, would you like to come under this old man's wings as my third disciple?" Lord Yi Ming asked with an earnest look on his face. Long feng was quite unprepared for this question. He was stunned for a minute. He was already Wu Kong's disciple. Could he still accept another master? But Wu Kong was only his master in name. He wasn't really teaching him anything. But judging from this Lord Yi Ming's fame, he would probably help him a lot in his soul cultivation path.

Weighing the pros and cons, he decided to take the bait.

'I'm sure Master wouldn't be offended by such a minor thing anyway' Going on one knee, he clasped his fist and bowed his head.

"Long feng pays respect to master!" He said. Lord Yi Ming nodded.

"Good. In my life, I promised to take only three disciples, and I have finally fulfilled that oath." He smiled and pointed at the two youths beside him.

"Now, these are your fellow disciples, Lin Dong and Yi Ling. They are my first two disciples. If you have any need for help, feel free to ask them." Long feng nodded at both Lin Dong and Yi Ling and Lin Dong nodded back with a friendly smile while Yi Ling ignored him, but Long feng didn't bother. Lin Dong was the rank seven Yin level cultivator while Yi Ling was the rank eight Yin level cultivator. Their martial talent was also good as their soul talents.

"You two should go and practice on what I taught you today. Gain better control over your soul power or your progress will be limited." Lord Yi Ming spoke to Yi Ling and Lin Dong. They both stood up and left the palace.

"Long feng, what do you know about the soul cultivation?" Lord Yi Ming asked.

"Yes. This junior knows a little. The first layer is the Heaven layer, followed by the Saint layer and the Spirit layer. All three layers are divided into three each." Long feng replied.

"You know the basics. Very good. The path of soul cultivation is vastly different from the martial cultivation path. It is the cultivation of your soul, and the soul is the most delicate, most fragile part of a cultivator. A single mistake could cost you both your martial cultivation and your soul cultivation, and probably even your life. You must dedicate yourself to the path of the soul if you wish to succeed." Lord Yi Ming spoke slowly. Long feng nodded, listening intently.

This was the first time someone was slowly explaining the intricacies of the soul cultivation to him. Wu Kong probably knew it all, yet he was too indifferent to sit lecturing someone.

"Before you begin on the path of soul cultivation, you need to cultivate an arcane soul technique. These techniques differ based on the quality of your soul power. They prepare and mould your soul, strengthening it and increasing your resilience against soul attacks. I feel ashamed to tell you that I have no soul technique for your soul power because your soul power is special. Still, I have a technique which may be of help." Lord Yi Ming said. Long feng's mind drifted to what Wu Kong had told him.

He told him not to use the soul techniques of the lower realm, whatever that meant. This slightly put Long feng in a tight spot. Lord Yi Ming touched his ring and took out an ancient script. The runes and writings were old and the script emanated a strong soul power.

"This is the Natal soul script. It is a good soul technique. I will give it to you for a week. By then, you should have at least comprehended the basics of the technique. Zhang tian will bring you back in a week. The technique has many methods of controlling the soul power. You will demonstrate the basics for me in one week." Lord Yi Ming said. Long feng nodded, collecting the script and kept it carefully aside.

"Master, what is that ring? And how are you able to take things out of it?" Long Feng asked. He had seen a similar ring on Jio yu's finger and he found it interesting how they all took things out of thin air by touching the ring. Lord Yi Ming glanced at his finger and smiled.

"Ah! This is storage armament. It's main use is to store objects within it. Contained within this seemingly ordinary ring is a small parallel space. The space is just as small as a table. You can't keep living things in it. It is called a Void Ring" Lord Yi Ming said. Long feng wore a surprised expression on his face as he stared at the ring.

"Another space?" He sent a strand of his soul power into the ring with Lord Yi Ming's permission, and indeed, there was a large table sized space in it. The space was gloomy and dark, but it didn't matter since life wasn't living there. Many weapons and scripts lay around. Apart from that, he also observed something else.

"It is made from a soul formation?" Long feng asked. Indeed, There were runes scattered around the space. The runes were emanating faint mixed soul power. Lord Yi Ming smiled widely.

"You noticed that. That means your perception is superb. Very good. The rings are created by soul cultivators through some methods that are rare. A void ring itself is quite rare. But seeing as you are my disciple, I will give you one as a gift. I have a couple of them." he said, taking out a brand new Void Ring out of his own ring and gave it to Long feng. Long feng accepted it with glee and slid it into his index finger. Without wasting time, he placed his Sovereign sword and other things into the ring.

The ring was really a nice storage artifact.

"Alright. Go and study the Natal soul script. That old Zhang could be impatient sometimes. He has been waiting for a while now." Lord Yi Ming said. Long feng hurriedly stood up, bowed to Lord Yi Ming and left the palace, only to meet Elder Zhang patiently waiting outside the palace. Upon seeing Long Feng, he didn't say a word. He simply grabbed his arm and they disappeared into the distance.