Chapter 215-216 (Patreon)

215. Who hurt you？

Lin Fei had been meditating in his cave for three days. Suddenly, Lin Fei's body shook. He felt the Blood Essence Nine Transformations pause slightly. It seemed to stop. The Blood Essence Nine Transformations was quite diligent. It's always transforming the blood essence in the body every moment.

"Your Blood Essence Nine Transformations, after three days of hard cultivation, has finally transformed all the blood essence in your body."

"Your Blood Essence Nine Transformations, cultivation progress increased by 50%."

"Whoosh."

Lin Fei opened his eyes.

"Is the transformation complete?"

Lin Fei knew that his body needed to complete the first transformation of the Blood Essence Nine Transformations cultivation. That was to transform the blood in the body. He also wanted to see how much blood essence can his body now transform.

"System."

Lin Fei immediately brought up the system panel to check the cultivation situation of martial arts.

Host: Lin Fei

Martial Arts Realm: Early Martial Saint

True Intention Myriad Transformation Technique: Early stage (Progress 3%)

Blood Essence Nine Transformations: First transformation (Progress 50%)

Holy Spirit Saber Technique: Mastery (Progress 8%)

Flame Burning Heaven Saber: Mastery (Progress 15%)

Rainbow Transformation Saber Technique: Mastery (Progress 10%)

Saber Momentum: Transcendence (Progress 0%)

Lin Fei's martial arts were increasing again. For example, the True Intention Myriad Transformation Technique's cultivation progress had reached 3%. Almost increasing by 1% each day.

It seemed very little. But actually, it's not.

In about a hundred days, the True Intention Myriad Transformation Technique's cultivation progress could reach 100% and thus break through to the middle stage. Once it broke through, Lin Fei's cultivation would also reach the middle stage of Martial Saint!

Under normal circumstances, the cultivation of a Martial Saint actually looks at "Qi". That is the situation of true essence cultivation.

Of course, Lin Fei was very clear nothing was unchangeable.

If he got a bit of heaven and earth's treasures, for example, some spiritual grasses containing abundant spiritual power, then his True Intention Myriad Transformation Technique could advance by leaps and bounds.

Next is the Blood Essence Nine Transformations. The first transformation is to accumulate blood essence.

Currently, it had transformed all the blood essence in Lin Fei's body. The cultivation progress had only reached 50%.

In other words, he could still continue accumulating to break through to the second transformation. So he had to increase his blood essence.

Typically, the augmentation of blood essence came from the blood and flesh of exotic beasts, or from elixirs made from the same. This, essentially, was a resource! As long as he had enough resources, forming the Energy Flower wouldn't be an insurmountable task.

As for the three martial saint level saber techniques, it took him a mere three days to achieve mastery in all of them. This was rather terrifying. These were martial saint level saber techniques, each unfathomably profound. It would be considered quite impressive to achieve proficiency in just one of them within three days.

As for mastery?

That was destined to be challenging for others.

However, Lin Fei was different. After all, Lin Fei had already reached the level of saber saint with his transcendence in saber momentum. His foundation in saber technique was extraordinary, surpassing the majority of martial saints.

Therefore, with such a profound foundation in saber technique, it seemed reasonable that he could master the pinnacle martial saint level saber techniques in just three days.

However, this was just about his limit. Lin Fei's foundational saber technique had been almost completely depleted. Moving forward, If he wished to enhance his saber technique further, enlightenment was his only recourse.

Lin Fei hoped that these saber techniques were "hard-working" enough to reach transcendence or even perfection soon.

To comprehend the essence of the saber, to then reach perfection. Even just hearing this sounded extremely difficult. But this was the only way for Lin Fei's saber momentum to reach perfection. Moreover, this was the only method!

The path of martial arts was challenging, this was clearly demonstrated at the martial saint level. Every step was difficult. Even if the physical body could be enhanced with resources, it required a vast amount of them. It wasn't as simple as just piling them on. Some independent martial saints couldn't amass enough in their entire lifetime.

"I have only a thousand contribution points. To use them to buy resources from the sect at the early stage of Martial Saint would be somewhat uneconomical. For the Blood Essence Nine Transformations, I just need to consume the blood and flesh of exotic beasts. The vast ocean is home to an infinite number of sea beasts. Seems I could make a trip back to Fairy Mist Island. I could hunt sea beasts and consume their blood and flesh. At the same time, I could fulfill my agreement with the eight noble families."

Lin Fei planned a return to Fairy Mist Island. After all, he had an agreement with the eight noble families. Once he and Lin Fei became outer sect elders of the Ancient Origin Sect, each of them could nominate five disciples to join the sect, without the need for an examination.

The eight noble families on Fairy Mist Island were probably yearning for Lin Fei and Shen Lianxin's attention. The reason they had not disturbed Lin Fei yet was probably because they knew he needed time to familiarize himself with the Ancient Origin Sect.

Once Lin Fei gained a foothold in the Ancient Origin Sect, people from the eight noble families would certainly come to him. Now, if Lin Fei took the initiative to go back, he could also settle the agreement with the eight noble families.

Lin Fei thought of Shen Lianxin. He had been in the Ancient Origin Sect for several days now. How was Shen Lianxin doing? Since he had to go back to Fairy Mist Island, Lin Fei naturally had to ask Shen Lianxin if he wanted to go back too. Thus, Lin Fei rose to his feet and flew towards Shen Lianxin's cave dwelling.

Lin Fei was in the Outer Enforcement Hall, and Shen Lianxin was in the Outer Transmission Hall. Their caves were not in the same place and were a distance apart.

Soon, Lin Fei arrived at Shen Lianxin's cave. Shen Lianxin was sitting cross-legged. When he saw Lin Fei, he opened his eyes. However, Lin Fei frowned.

"You're injured," Lin Fei asked coldly, "Brother Shen, who hurt you?"

Shen Lianxin and Lin Fei had journeyed together from Great Chang, struggling to find their Dao, and finally arrived at the Ancient Continent. Naturally, they had to help each other.

Seeing that Shen Lianxin had only been in the Ancient Origin Sect for a few days and had already been injured, Lin Fei felt a trace of anger. However, Shen Lianxin seemed quite calm.

"Brother Lin, it's no big deal. As you know, I'm a martial fanatic. Injuries are inevitable when sparring with others. Moreover, the injuries are not severe. I can handle this."

Lin Fei stared at Shen Lianxin. It seemed Shen Lianxin didn't want Lin Fei to interfere.

Lin Fei did not continue to inquire. In the Ancient Origin Sect, nobody dared to kill the elders. It was just an injury. Since Shen Lianxin said he could handle it, Lin Fei would not press the matter.

"Brother Shen, I am planning to go back to Fairy Mist Island. Do you need to go back?" Lin Fei asked.

Shen Lianxin shook his head and said, "I need to heal now, so I won't go back to Fairy Mist Island for the time being. As for the matter of nominating five disciples from the eight noble families, Brother Lin, I ask you to take care of it for me."

"That's natural. Brother Shen, rest assured, you take good care of your injuries. I will handle the matter with the eight noble families."

"Thank you, Brother Lin."

Lin Fei did not say much. He turned around and left the cave dwelling. Shen Lianxin's injury was a bit unexpected for Lin Fei. However, judging by Shen Lianxin's demeanor, he should be able to handle it himself.

Lin Fei did not want to interfere too much. After all, Shen Lianxin was also a Martial Saint. He and Lin Fei were friends, not Lin Fei's followers. Some things, Shen Lianxin could handle himself. He didn't need Lin Fei to step in.

Moreover, even in the Ancient Origin Sect, even though Lin Fei had the transcendence saber momentum, there were still others who were Martial Saints with transcendence martial arts momentum.

Even the two elders who transmitted their skills had formed the Energy Flower. Even with Lin Fei's transcendence saber momentum as pressure, Lin Fei did not feel that he was an opponent for those two transmitting elders. The three flowers of energy, qi, and spirit. Once a flower was formed, it represented a Martial Saint at the peak!

In some aspects, they had reached the limit. Compared to other Martial Saints, the difference was as great as the difference between heaven and earth! They were completely on different levels.

So, Lin Fei also had to enhance his strength as soon as possible. He didn't need to think about the saber momentum for the time being. Reaching perfection was too difficult. On the contrary, forming the Energy Flower or Qi Flower seemed to have a glimmer of hope.

"Let's go."

Lin Fei didn't stay in the Ancient Origin Sect for long. He turned into a streak of light and flew towards Fairy Mist Island.

216. Lin Fei Returns to Fairy Mist Island

Lin Fei had returned to Fairy Mist Island. In the Ancient Origin Sect, especially in Tianqi Country, everyone was a martial artist. But what about Fairy Mist Island? Almost everyone was a Qi cultivator. For a while, Lin Fei was somewhat unaccustomed.

Regardless, Fairy Mist Island was not within the sphere of influence of the Ancient Origin Sect. It didn't even belong to any force. Fairy Mist Island was a group of overseas cultivators, primarily Qi cultivators. There were also martial artists. They all lived together on these overseas islands.

However, when Lin Fei returned to Fairy Mist Island, he found that something was not quite right. Fairy Mist Island seemed to be on higher alert. Lin Fei was detected as soon as he arrived.

Fortunately, Lin Fei was now a guest elder of the eight noble families. Therefore, he had a token with him. He passed the questioning of the patrolling Qi cultivators and smoothly entered Fairy Mist Island.

The entire atmosphere of Fairy Mist Island seemed somewhat heavy. There were noticeably fewer people coming and going.

Lin Fei did not inquire. Instead, he quickly went to the Shangguan family and met Shangguan Feiyun.

"Elder Lin, you're back? That's great. Where is Elder Shen?"

When Shangguan Feiyun saw Lin Fei, he seemed somewhat surprised. A smile appeared on his face.

"Brother Shen is busy cultivating and can't spare the time. This time I came back, I plan to take away ten juniors from the eight noble families to fulfill our agreement. Have the eight noble families settled on the people?" Lin Fei asked.

Together, Lin Fei and Shen Lianxin could recommend a total of ten people. There were only eight noble families. Each family could nominate one person, leaving two vacancies. Everyone wanted these two spots. Therefore, this definitely involved some wrangling among the eight noble families.

However, Lin Fei didn't care at all. This was an internal matter of the eight noble families. They could handle it themselves. He just needed to take ten people to the Ancient Origin Sect.

"Elder Lin, we have already arranged the spots. You can take them away anytime."

Lin Fei nodded. Shangguan Feiyun was preparing to notify the eight noble families.

Lin Fei then asked, "By the way, has something happened on Fairy Mist Island recently? A lot of Qi cultivators are on patrol. Also, the atmosphere on the island seems quite tense."

When it came to this matter, Shangguan Feiyun's expression also became solemn. He said in a deep voice, "Elder Lin, there have indeed been some changes on the island recently. Our Fairy Mist Island has many islands, three of which were raided by pirates a while ago. These pirates looted three islands and then fled. The defensive formations on the islands couldn't hold for long. By the time the Foundation Establishment True Persons arrived, it was already too late. Three islands were wiped clean. Therefore, all the islands of Fairy Mist Island are currently tense, preparing for the pirates' next attack."

"Pirates?"

Lin Fei thoughtfully considered this. Shangguan Feiyun explained in detail. Originally, the people of Fairy Mist Island were uncared for by both heaven and earth. Being overseas, they seemed to command the vast sea.

But in reality? The place was actually quite barren. Neither martial arts sects nor immortal sects cared about them. Therefore, though Fairy Mist Island was home to many people, including Qi cultivators and martial artists, no large forces intervened. Though this gave them some freedom, it also brought increased risks.

For instance, pirates. These pirates consisted of martial artists and Qi cultivators. They had fallen into piracy for various reasons, specializing in looting.

In places like Fairy Mist Island, which lacked the backing of a large force, these pirates acted without restraint. Occasional raids on several islands were commonplace. This was not the first time such a thing had happened.

The pirates came and left without a trace. Even if the Foundation Establishment True Persons of Fairy Mist Island set up ambushes, once the pirates began to flee, the True Persons would not dare to chase after them.

Because pirates were desperadoes. They could venture into the open sea. But Foundation Establishment True Persons? They dared not!

The open sea was incredibly dangerous. Although it seemed that Lin Fei and Shen Lianxin who had sailed across the sea and survived several months of drifting in the open sea didn't face much danger.

In fact, they had encountered numerous perils. Luckily, they had the Sky Reaching Tower. After all, it was a magic treasure at the Golden Core level. It had a trace of heavenly thunder aura. This could deter some sea beasts. Thus, Lin Fei and Shen Lianxin were able to survive and reach Fairy Mist Island.

As for other Foundation Establishment True Persons and Martial Saints, venturing into the open sea would truly be a gamble with their lives. The pirates, too, often ended up in the bellies of sea beasts. But they were desperadoes. They could pay any price. Therefore, Fairy Mist Island was helpless against these pirates. They could only do their best to defend themselves.

Having understood the ins and outs of the situation, Lin Fei then quietly waited in the Shangguan family. Soon, the other noble families also arrived. Upon seeing Lin Fei, they all paid their respects. Lin Fei was no longer an ordinary Martial Saint. He was an outer sect elder of the Ancient Origin Sect. His status was revered.

"Greetings to Elder Lin."

"All right, you can leave the people here," Lin Fei responded indifferently.

Soon, the eight great families left behind ten family disciples. There were seven males and three females in total. They were all in their teens the right time to build their foundation. Moreover, all of them had strong martial arts talents. Once they were sent to the Ancient Origin Sect, they would likely make rapid progress and quickly reach the acquired level. They might even have a chance to reach the innate level! From the outer sect to the innate level, they could become inner disciples. Only then could they be truly carefree. Otherwise, as outer disciples, they could be expelled from the Ancient Origin Sect at any time.

"Elder Lin, please take good care of them," Shangguan Feiyun once again bowed in salute.

"The rules of the Ancient Origin Sect are clearer to you than to me," Lin Fei said calmly. "Whether they can stand out or not is up to them!"

The competition in the outer sect of the Ancient Origin Sect was extremely fierce. Lin Fei estimated that it would be good if half of these ten individuals could stay in the Ancient Origin Sect. If a third of them could advance to become inner disciples, that would be considered a great success. As an elder of the outer sect, his ability to help was quite limited.

"We are well aware of that. Thank you in advance, Elder Lin!"

The people from the eight great families also showed great respect for Lin Fei. Although their relationship with Lin Fei was essentially a transaction and it was now over, their relationship still was unusual. After all, Lin Fei was an elder of the outer sect of the Ancient Origin Sect. If he really wanted to help, he could. Now, it was not Lin Fei who needed the eight great families, but the eight great families that needed Lin Fei.

The people from the eight great families took their leave, and the ten disciples were left behind. Lin Fei did not immediately take the ten disciples back to the Ancient Origin Sect. Instead, he said to Shangguan Feiyun, "This trip down the mountain is not only for taking the disciples from your eight great families to the Ancient Origin Sect. I also need to kill sea beasts to aid my cultivation. So, I need to go to the open sea. Please let these ten disciples stay at Shangguan's house. After I come back, I'll take them to the Ancient Origin Sect."

Hearing that Lin Fei was going to the open sea, Shangguan Feiyun's face changed slightly. He said softly, "Elder Lin, it's not safe to go to the open sea at this time. There have been pirate invasions on Fairy Mist Island recently. And those pirates are drifting in the open sea. If you encounter them, wouldn't it be dangerous?"

Lin Fei's face remained calm as he said, "The open sea is vast, and the pirates are just a drop in the ocean. It's not that easy to encounter them. Besides, even if I do encounter them, I have my ways of escaping. If I can't even deal with pirates, how could I have crossed the sea?"

Although Lin Fei seemed a bit overconfident, when Shangguan Feiyun thought about it, Lin Fei was no ordinary Martial Saint. He was an enquirer who had comprehended the reverse side. He had drifted in the open sea for several months in the past. What kind of danger hadn't he faced? Lin Fei surely had some reliance.

"Regardless, Elder Lin, it's better to be cautious. If you encounter pirates, try to return to Fairy Mist Island. No matter how rampant the pirates are, they wouldn't dare to attack Fairy Mist Island," Shangguan Feiyun advised.

Lin Fei nodded. Then, he took a step forward, turned into a streak of light, and flew out of Fairy Mist Island, heading towards the vast sea.