Chapter 269: Chapter 268: Heaven-Ascending Mountain

In the following days, Shu Feng went into seclusion to train, extracting Spiritual Power from Top-grade Spirit Stones and using the power of Source Energy to accelerate his cultivation.

「Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.」

"I’ve finally reached the limit of a Great Spirit Master!"

Inside the Energy Evolution Tower, Shu Feng slowly opened his eyes. With a thought, a flood of information appeared before him.

"Shu Feng!"

"Power: 438 (+20), Agility: 416 (+20), Defense: 505 (+20), Constitution: 520 (+20), Intelligence: 475 (+20), Spirit: 520 (+20), Magic Power: 13,000,000 (+5,000,000), Fighting Spirit: 0, Badge Power: 1,320,000."

"Charm: 465 (+20), Spiritual Power: 13,000,000 (+5,000,000), High-level Soul Power: 7 units."

A fiery look flashed in Shu Feng’s eyes. ’Thirteen million Spiritual Power Value! An ordinary expert at the Spirit Sect Realm could already advance to become a Spirit Venerable with this much spiritual power! I should head to Azure Dragon Spirit City, enter the Super-grade Ascension Pool, and undergo the transformation to advance to the Spirit Sect Realm.’

’Badge Power is difficult to improve. As expected, this path of Extraordinary Power is too narrow.’

Shu Feng glanced at his Badge Power and sighed softly. His first path to the Spirit Sect Realm was through Badge Power. Unfortunately, this type of Extraordinary Power had an evolutionary limit.

’Of course, if I were to gather the essence of evolutionary paths from many worlds, I might be able to deduce a supreme path suitable for Badge Power. But I already have a direct path to the Spirit Saint realm. Why would I take the long way around and waste countless resources deducing the evolutionary path for a Badge Master?’

「Outside the Fang Family villa in Shuijing City.」

DING-DONG! DING-DONG!

The doorbell rang incessantly. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

"Which bastard is out there disturbing my beauty sleep? You got a death wish?"

With a BANG, the villa’s main door was blasted open, and Fang Yao’s furious voice echoed from within.

Shu Feng was speechless. He strode inside.

As soon as he entered the villa, Shu Feng saw Fang Yao sprawled lazily on the sofa in black silk pajamas. She shot him a sidelong glare.

"Shu Feng, what is it? If it’s not important, don’t bother me! And let me be clear: the Noble Family Mobilization Order has the highest authority. All Noble Families are required to send their experts to the battlefield. As the Patriarch of the Yuanhai Shu Family, you enjoy the power, so you must fulfill your obligations. I can’t help you with that!"

Fang Yao watched as Shu Feng shamelessly sat on the sofa across from her. She closed her eyes and spoke lazily.

Shu Feng said, "That’s not it! Master, I came today hoping you would act as my Guardian. I’ve reached the limit of a Great Spirit Master and can break through to the Spirit Sect Realm at any moment!"

Fang Yao’s eyes snapped open. She sat up straight, her expression turning serious. "Shu Feng, I know the Void Demon Battlefield is extremely dangerous, so advancing to the Spirit Sect Realm to increase your strength is a logical choice. However, I still hope you’ll reconsider and build up a more solid foundation before breaking through. After all, if you break through to the Spirit Sect Realm without even manifesting the Black Water Profound Serpent Phenomenon, then you’ll have no hope of ever reaching the Spirit Venerable realm!"

When experts in the Blue Star Realm advanced to the Spirit Sect Realm, a Phenomenon would always appear. These Phenomena were divided into six grades: Flash of Spiritual Light, Black Profound Light, Black Water Profound Serpent, Black Flood Dragon Pearl, Black Dragon Soaring in Mist, and True Dragon Suppression Heaven.

The vast majority of Loose Cultivators who advanced to the Spirit Sect Realm only manifested the Flash of Spiritual Light Phenomenon. Those who did generally had their evolutionary potential capped at the First-level Spirit Sect. Elder Tie, the Tributor from the Han Family who had submitted to Shu Feng, was an expert of this caliber.

Only a Spirit Sect who manifested the Black Profound Light Phenomenon could cultivate to the Eighth-level Spirit Sect, the Spirit Sect Peak realm. After that, further progress was nearly impossible.

Only experts who manifested a Phenomenon of the Black Water Profound Serpent grade or higher could cultivate to the Spirit Venerable realm and beyond.

Fang Yao didn’t want Shu Feng to advance to the Spirit Sect Realm too quickly, since it hadn’t been long since he had become a Great Spirit Master.

Shu Feng smiled faintly and activated his Spiritual Power. A terrifyingly immense Spiritual Pressure erupted from his body, spreading out in all directions.

"Such powerful Spiritual Pressure! It’s only a bit weaker than someone at the Spirit Sect Realm! You really have reached the limit of a Great Spirit Master! This is wonderful! A great master produces a brilliant student! I really am a top-tier master! HAHAHAHA!!"

Shu Feng stared at Fang Yao, speechless. ’This so-called master of mine, after teaching me the Secret Technique of the Sun and Moon Scripture, has been completely hands-off. She never even bothered to explain the important points of the cultivation technique. She’s not a qualified master at all.’

"Haha! Let’s go! To Azure Dragon Spirit City! Your master will act as your Guardian!"

Being stared at like that by Shu Feng, Fang Yao couldn’t help but give an embarrassed laugh. She was self-aware enough to know that besides teaching him the Secret Technique and helping him get access to the Dragon Transformation Spirit Pool, she hadn’t fulfilled her duties and was not a qualified master in the slightest.

To the northwest of Azure Dragon Spirit City lay a vast, continuous mountain range: the Wolong Mountain Range. This range was one of the most spiritually powerful Spirit Mountains in the entire Qianyuan Republic.

The Qianyuan Republic had originally established its capital in Azure Dragon Spirit City precisely because of the Wolong Mountain Range. The entire range was exceptionally rich in Spiritual Power, and numerous Ascension Pools of Middle Grade and above had been constructed within it.

In the deepest part of the Wolong Mountain Range, a dozen or so luxurious villas had been built. It was a Holy Land where only Saints were permitted to reside.

A handsome young man and a mature, stunningly beautiful woman dressed in black approached Heaven-Ascending Mountain, a Spirit Mountain within the Wolong Mountain Range.

The stunning woman in black arrived before Heaven-Ascending Mountain and shouted, "Song Nanxin, get your ass out here!"

"Coming! Coming! Miss Fang, I’m here!"

A man in black, as round as a ball, literally rolled down Heaven-Ascending Mountain and came to a stop before Fang Yao, grinning obsequiously.

Song Nanxin grinned. "Miss Fang, to what do I owe the pleasure of your visit?"

Fang Yao said, "Isn’t it obvious? I’m here with my disciple. He’s going to use the Super-grade Ascension Pool to advance to the Spirit Sect Realm."

Song Nanxin’s face fell. "Miss, I don’t have any say over the use of the Super-grade Ascension Pool. You need a permit for that."

Fang Yao smiled proudly. "My disciple was the champion of the National High School Spiritual Martial Arts Competition. He has a permit."

Song Nanxin’s worried expression vanished, and he heaved a long sigh of relief. "Then there’s no problem at all!"

"Hold on!"

A voice called out from the side. A stunningly beautiful woman with long, flowing hair, a figure like a model’s, and an extraordinary air about her walked over. She was dressed in a white blouse, a black miniskirt, and black stockings, and appeared to be about twenty-four or twenty-five years old.

Beside her was a middle-aged man dressed in black. He had long, slender hands, several scars on his face, and eyes as sharp as a hawk’s. The shout to "Hold on" had come from him.