Chapter 304 - 182: Breakthrough, Fortune Point Achieved_2
But among the commoners there was only a ruckus.
Throwing out a brick to attract jade, proactively drawing everyone’s attention—such a crude method made Jiang Feng feel it was quite unrefined.
He didn’t know whether it was his subordinates doing it deliberately, or the Seventh Prince himself who planned it.
Slowly, the Seventh Prince’s men faded from sight among the commoners.
Jiang Feng and Uncle Huo also came down from the city tower, the two returning together to Zhenbei Prison.
In the blink of an eye, another ten days passed.
Triumphant war news arrived at Dragon Capital.
After Xiao Zhan headed south and entered the Jingzhou territory, the army rested for a day, then left the city to confront the Blood Wolf Pack. The Xiao Family Army, bold and battle-hardened from years of fighting in the north, faced countless blood wolves without fear—defending the perilous Jingzhou City, and Xiao Zhan joined forces with the Imperial City Sword Immortal to severely wound a Blood Wolf King, forcing the Blood Wolf Race to retreat two hundred li.
The blood-red sunset in the southern sky also faded considerably.
The moment the news spread—
The people of Dragon Capital broke into songs and dances.
Countless crowds poured into the streets to celebrate, while many households found themselves emptied by petty thieves at this time; unhandled cases at the Dragon Capital Government Office piled up mountain-high.
The first floor of Zhenbei Prison saw more people locked up than usual.
Days passed quickly yet slowly.
Again, ten days slipped by in a blink.
Jiang Feng checked his panel information.
Name: Jiang Feng
Fortune: 640088
Cultivation Technique: Tai Chi Longevity Skill (Perfection+)
Skills: Loulan Slash (Perfection+) Wind Palm (Minor Achievement+) Three-legged Body Technique (Minor Achievement+)
Realm: Innate (Celestial Profound Realm)
Divine Power: Immortality
"Finally, I’ve gathered 640,000 Fortune Points."
Jiang Feng saw a plus sign appear behind Tai Chi Longevity Skill’s Perfection and let out a long breath.
The day had finally come.
"Someone, bring Officer Zhao here."
Jiang Feng closed the panel and instructed the prison guard at the door.
"Lord Commander, you called for me?"
Officer Zhao soon hurried over.
Facing Jiang Feng, he bowed deeply, humbling himself greatly. Having grown accustomed to Jiang Feng, a former Little Prison Chief, now leading over him, he had come to accept reality and had always cooperated well with Jiang Feng’s work.
Jiang Feng entrusted many matters to him.
"I need to go out for a while. All major and minor affairs inside the prison are to be handled according to regulations. If you encounter grave matters you can’t resolve, set them aside and wait for my return."
"I’ll be back in a day or two, most likely."
Jiang Feng instructed.
"Yes, I understand."
Officer Zhao nodded.
"For the next two days while I’m gone, everything is up to you. Don’t disappoint me."
Jiang Feng reminded him once more.
"Please rest assured, Lord Commander. I will not fail you."
Officer Zhao knelt down and kowtowed.
He understood the meaning of Jiang Feng’s words—he was being treated as a confidant, with the intention of making him the head among the three Supervisors. When Jiang Feng was promoted, he would be first to be elevated.
"Alright, you may leave now!"
Jiang Feng helped Officer Zhao to his feet.
"I take my leave!"
Officer Zhao hurriedly bowed and withdrew. After Jiang Feng left, he immediately summoned Chief Duan and Officer Yang, seriously patrolling every corner of all three layers inside and outside Zhenbei Prison. Afterwards, he went to check the outer prison perimeter.
Just like Jiang Feng himself, every day he would lead his subordinates in inspecting all parts inside and outside the prison.
Night descended.
Jiang Feng left Dragon Capital.
Late at night.
He arrived at White Tiger Mountain.
He entered a cavern behind the cliff.
Breaking through in cultivation is no small matter.
Especially this threshold—the Celestial Profound Realm.
Jiang Feng feared breaking through in Dragon Capital would attract unwanted attention. If something big happened and drew the eyes of experts from the Imperial City, it would be troublesome.
So he made a special trip out of the city, arriving at White Tiger Mountain, intent on breaking through his cultivation here and becoming a powerhouse surpassing the Celestial Profound Realm.
"Awooo!"
But just then—
A wolf’s howl erupted from far away. The rolling sound wave wasn’t powerful, the voice flowing gently like water, as if traveling from a thousand li away, able to drift all the way to Dragon Capital.
Jiang Feng sensed something amiss.
Ordinary wolf howls never had such momentum.
He rushed out of the cave and climbed to the mountain peak.
Looking towards the south.
At a glance—
Jiang Feng’s expression changed drastically.
The faraway night sky was blood-red.
The clouds had become a sea of blood, as if blanketing half the lands of Great Tang.
"Awooo!"
The howl came from that blood-red sea of clouds.
"Screech!"
At the same time, a mournful cry echoed atop the sea of blood.
Jiang Feng saw a ray of white split open the blood-colored clouds as if pierced by a sword; a Snowy Owl dove down. Behind it, blood-red clouds morphed into a wolf’s shadow—like the Blood Wolf King appearing in the sky, frantically chasing after the Snowy Owl.
"What the...?"
Jiang Feng was so shocked his jaw almost dropped.
Blood Wolf King can fly?
Is this a racial talent? Or just sheer power?
If it can fight in mid-air, even facing Xiao Zhan, it could remain undefeated!
"Screech!"
The Snowy Owl called out, its originally diving body suddenly soaring upward, like a counterattack, striking backwards.
Wolf howls rang out again.
The wolf’s shadow faded in the air.
The sea of blood clouds dissipated swiftly.
Standing above White Tiger Mountain, Jiang Feng saw the Snowy Owl bleed as it plunged to the ground. The distant blood sea faded away, and the wolf’s shadow vanished.
"That’s not the Blood Wolf King?"
"Then what is it?"
Jiang Feng furrowed his brow.
The battlefield was neither far nor near from him.
At first he was scared out of his wits, thinking the Blood Wolf King had broken through Jingzhou and come north to White Tiger Mountain, preparing to withdraw. Who’d expect that boundless blood-red cloud lasted but a moment.
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, a mighty pressure from the wind swept in from the direction of Dragon Capital.