Divine Wilderness Dragon Emperor

The next day, Yuan Chong came to find Ling Fei and take him to his new residence.

It was a solitary mountain peak located deep within the Medicine Vein.

The Essence Qi here was incredibly dense, making it extremely suitable for cultivation.

"Hehe, Junior Brother Ling, this will be your residence from now on," Yuan Chong said with a smile. "Here, you'll have your own Alchemy Room, and you can even take on Pill Children and disciples."

Ling Fei's heart stirred. 'I can even take on Pill Children and disciples?'

"That's right. In the Lingyun Sect, all Entry Grade Pill Masters have their own private mountain peaks and can even have some of their clansmen come here to study under them," Yuan Chong explained with a smile. "However, Pill Masters have to complete a certain quota of tasks for the Sect each month, like refining a set number of elixirs, and so on."

"Although you aren't an Entry Grade Pill Master yet, you've fused with the Celestial Fire and obtained the Pill King Inheritance. Your alchemy talent is the greatest in the entire Lingyun Sect, so the Sect has decided to grant you these privileges in advance." Yuan Chong's face was filled with envy. It wasn't hard to imagine that the young man before him would one day become a pivotal figure in the Lingyun Sect.

'So this is how it is.' Ling Fei's brow twitched as he sensed the change in his status.

After all, how difficult was it for an ordinary person to enter the Lingyun Sect?

Yet Pill Masters could allow their own clansmen to study under them, which was basically like opening a back door.

Of course, without these privileges, the Lingyun Sect would likely find it difficult to attract such outstanding geniuses.

If a Sect wanted to grow stronger, it had to learn to value its geniuses.

Furthermore, Entry Grade Pill Masters were extremely rare, even in the entire Southern Wilderness.

'I wonder how Xiaoman and Mu Xue are doing in the Outer Sect,' Ling Fei murmured to himself.

Seeming to have guessed Ling Fei's thoughts, Yuan Chong said with a smile, "If you want to bring your friends into the Medicine Vein, Junior Brother Ling, that's possible. As for Martial Arts, you'll have to use your Merit Points to exchange for them. However, with your current status, exchanging for Martial Arts will be a breeze."

After all, He Tianming and the others had all received handsome rewards for protecting Ling Fei.

How could Ling Fei himself not be treated generously?

In the Lingyun Sect, Ling Fei would now receive a steady supply of cultivation resources even if he didn't accept any tasks.

This amount would be several times what other genius disciples received.

Therefore, Ling Fei had no need to worry about resources at all.

"In that case, I'd like to ask about two people," Ling Fei said.

"Hehe, would those two be Huang Xiaoman and Mu Xue from the Outer Sect?" Yuan Chong chuckled.

Now that Ling Fei's status was so esteemed, even someone like Yuan Chong had to make an effort to learn more about his affairs.

After all, if he could build a good relationship with this future Pill King, his own status in the Lingyun Sect would also rise significantly.

Although it might seem a bit contrived, how could he show his sincerity if he couldn't even handle such simple matters?

"The very same," Ling Fei said.

"Hehe, those two are doing alright in the Outer Sect for now," Yuan Chong said. "However, it will be rather difficult for them to enter the Inner Sect. After all, there are far too many geniuses in the Southern Wilderness."

"If they try to enter the Inner Sect through their own efforts, who knows how many years that would take. It would only waste their time. But if you were to bring them into the Medicine Vein, Junior Brother Ling, they could help you tend to your Medicine Garden and still have plenty of time to cultivate Martial Arts. This way, their progress would be much faster."

"That is indeed a solution," Ling Fei nodded.

"Leave this matter to me," Yuan Chong said with a smile.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Senior Brother Yuan," Ling Fei said, cupping his fists.

"Not at all," Yuan Chong smiled.

After chatting with Ling Fei for a while, Yuan Chong took his leave and headed straight for the Outer Sect to resolve the matter.

After all, he had to inform the people in the Outer Sect, and there were procedures to follow.

He didn't trouble Ling Fei with such errands.

As for Ling Fei, he headed to a Cultivation Room.

This was a separate cultivation facility located on the mountainside.

It contained a total of twenty-eight Cultivation Rooms, allowing up to twenty-eight people to cultivate simultaneously.

Inside were various kinds of Essence Qi Cultivation Platforms.

Naturally, Ling Fei went to a Dragon Qi Platform to cultivate.

'The Dragon Gang Qi here is also extremely dense.' Upon arriving in the Cultivation Room, Ling Fei immediately began to draw in Dragon Gang Qi for his cultivation.

Beside him, the Golden Eagle was also cultivating.

It had also reached the Late Stage of the Celestial Spirit Realm.

Even before this, Ling Fei had been continuously compressing the Dragon Gang Qi within his body, turning it into Primordial Liquid.

The first step was to convert all of his Dragon Gang Qi into Primordial Liquid, which would mark his entry into the Half-step Primordial Pill Realm.

WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

Inside Ling Fei's Dantian, the vast Dragon Gang Qi swirled into a vortex.

This was the True Dragon Technique in operation, refining the Dragon Gang Qi and continuously compressing it into Primordial Liquid.

Compressing Gang Qi into Primordial Liquid seemed like a brutish process. When many people attempted it, the repelling force of the Gang Qi would cause them injury.

This process also required a high degree of comprehension.

With the right insight, the compression became much easier.

At this moment, Ling Fei's Heart Spirit was completely immersed in his Dantian. Under his control, the Gang Qi showed no signs of instability whatsoever.

A mantra echoed in Ling Fei's mind: 'Gang Qi transforms into Essence. Essence is the very root of a person. One must merge their Heart Spirit into it, as if the heart itself is transforming. Only when Essence, Heart, and Body are one can a person Condense Essence into a Pill, forging the foundation of their Martial Arts. Once this foundation is forged, only then can one assault the Martial Arts Peak!'

As his Heart Spirit merged into the Gang Qi, the Dragon Gang Qi gradually transformed into Primordial Liquid.

As the Dragon Gang Qi became Primordial Liquid, Ling Fei's Heart Spirit merged into it as well.

It felt as if his Heart Spirit was a seed planted within the Primordial Liquid, waiting to sprout and flourish in the future.

Many people, unable to merge their Heart Spirit and Gang Qi, could not perform this liquid transformation and remained stuck indefinitely in the Celestial Spirit Realm.

But Ling Fei's talent was extraordinary, and his mental acuity was far beyond that of ordinary people. For him, this process of condensing Gang Qi into liquid presented no bottleneck whatsoever.

...

Time flowed by quietly.

While Ling Fei was in seclusion, news of his deeds in the Dongze Ruins spread throughout the Lingyun Sect.

"What? Ling Fei returned safely from the Dongze Ruins?" Inside a secret chamber within the Lingyun Sect, Li Qinghou's eyes widened in surprise.

"It's true. I saw him with my own eyes," Wang Haoran said.

"I also received word that he has successfully fused with the Celestial Fire," Li Yufeng added from the side, his brow furrowed.

"He successfully fused with the Celestial Fire?" Li Qinghou demanded. "Didn't you say everything was arranged?"

"Everything was arranged," Li Yufeng said. "Not only did the Beiming Sword Sect dispatch their geniuses, but Beichen Yu himself entered the Dongze Ruins wielding a Profound Spirit Treasure. Thousand Lakes Mountain, Wind Watching Cliff, and the Dongze Sect each sent a genius armed with a Profound Spirit Treasure as well."

"All of them attempted to ambush and kill Ling Fei."

"But Beichen Yu was killed. Zheng Yang, Wen Qianshan, and Mo Ziyou all died inside the Dongze Ruins, too," Li Yufeng reported.

"What?! Even Beichen Yu was killed?" Upon hearing this, Li Qinghou's expression changed drastically.

Beichen Yu was a genius from the Beiming Sword Sect, with talent that surpassed even his own.

If Beichen Yu had been allowed a few more years to grow, he would surely have surpassed Li Qinghou.

For such a person, wielding a Profound Spirit Treasure, to be killed—how could it not be astonishing?

"How could Ling Fei be that powerful? Could it be that He Tianming, Lian Shuang, and the others also brought Profound Spirit Treasures with them?" Wang Haoran couldn't help but ask.

In his opinion, only geniuses like Lian Shuang and He Tianming, armed with Profound Spirit Treasures, could have possibly killed Beichen Yu.

Otherwise, how could an ordinary person possibly kill someone like Beichen Yu, who also possessed a Profound Spirit Treasure?

"According to the rumors, Beichen Yu was killed by Ling Fei himself," Li Yufeng said. "Someone saw him activate a Profound Spirit Treasure, which the Sect must have given him for protection."

"Killed by Ling Fei?" Hearing this, Li Qinghou's frown deepened. "A mere Celestial Spirit Realm cultivator, yet he can kill a Profound Pill Realm expert while wielding a Profound Spirit Treasure. If we let him reach the Primordial Pill Realm, what then? And now he's even fused with the Celestial Fire. His future prospects are limitless!"

"We can't let him continue to grow like this!" Li Qinghou said coldly, feeling a profound sense of crisis.

Before, he hadn't been worried about his ability to kill Ling Fei.

There were plenty of opportunities in the Southern Wilderness.

But now it seemed he had gravely underestimated this young man!

"The problem is, the Nascent Soul Realm Powerhouses from the Beiming Sword Sect made a move this time, but they were personally suppressed by our own Sect Leader. Now, it won't be so easy for any of the sects to touch Ling Fei," Li Yufeng said with a hint of resignation.

"The Sect Leader acted personally?" Li Qinghou's face turned grim.

He had been in seclusion recently.

He had assumed Ling Fei would certainly die, so he hadn't given the matter much thought. Who could have known this would be the outcome?

"That's right. The Sect Leader injured eight Nascent Soul Realm Powerhouses and warned all the sects not to let their elders assassinate the geniuses of the younger generation," Li Yufeng said.

He then recounted the events that had transpired in the Dongze Ruins in detail.

"This Ling Fei killed so many of their geniuses, and their Nascent Soul Realm Powerhouses were heavily injured because of it. They definitely won't let this go. They'll strike the moment they get an opportunity. Heh, the Sect Leader said elders can't make a move, didn't he? But he never said geniuses of the same generation couldn't!"

"As for his peers, those in the Profound Pill Realm count, and so do those in the Celestial Pill Realm. Killing him isn't impossible." Li Qinghou's expression turned sinister. "Continue to monitor his movements. If he leaves the Sect again, watch him closely. Next time, we must make him disappear from this world for good."

"Understood." Li Yufeng nodded.

"That's right. The other sects definitely won't let this rest. As long as Ling Fei leaves the Sect, there will be an opportunity—unless the Sect assigns someone to guard him at all times."

Wang Haoran nodded in agreement.

However, most sects wouldn't do that, as it would be impossible to cultivate a truly powerful expert under constant protection.

Even if they were to provide protection from a distance, it wouldn't be impossible to find an opening.

After all, a kill only takes an instant.

Sometimes, even a Nascent Soul Realm Powerhouse could be momentarily negligent.

With that, the men departed.

Meanwhile, the other major sects were also reeling from the news.

"What? The Lingyun Sect has produced an Alchemy Dao genius who formed a pill in just four months and has now even fused with Celestial Fire?"

"He even killed Beichen Yu?"

"What kind of Secret Technique does he possess?" For a time, Ling Fei's name began to spread throughout the Southern Wilderness Martial Arts World.

The powerhouses of the various sects grew increasingly curious about this young man.

After all, a Celestial Spirit Realm cultivator, even one with a powerful treasure, shouldn't be able to contend with a Profound Pill Realm expert who also possessed a powerful treasure!

Unless he possessed exceptional talent and his mastery of Martial Arts was far beyond the norm.

At this thought, the various sects had no choice but to pay close attention to the young man.

An Alchemy Dao genius whose methods in Martial Arts were unfathomably mysterious... could he become a new rising star in the Southern Wilderness Martial Arts World?

"I hope I get a chance to see this Ling Fei for myself." Many young geniuses looked forward to meeting him.

They wanted to see for themselves if this young man was truly as astonishingly brilliant as the rumors claimed.