Martial Arts Overlord-Chapter 798 - 796: Left Hand or Right Hand?

"Please explain what you mean clearly."

Luo Feng disliked ambiguity. Besides, Shui Linglong had shown him kindness.

"Oh? Seeing as you called me Senior Sister, I initially didn’t want to embarrass you too much. Since you’re so insistent, then I’ll make things clear today."

The spirited young woman stopped, her gaze fixed on Luo Feng. A subtle curve touched her red lips, and her cold voice echoed on the third floor, "For the last hundred years, Linglong Hall has never accepted male disciples. So, when the Second Hall Master wanted to take you in as a direct disciple, I found it very strange. That aside, after joining Linglong Hall, you should have only been eligible to enter the first or second levels of Lingxiao Palace. Yet, the Second Hall Master bestowed upon you a Yao Light Jade Token, allowing you to cultivate on the third level. Isn’t that blatant favoritism?"

Ling Qingwu couldn’t bear it any longer and interjected, "Xia Yunjing, the Second Hall Master rewarded Luo Feng with the Yao Light Jade Token because he made a great contribution."

"A great contribution?" Xia Yunjing looked at Ling Qingwu and said indifferently, "Only those who have slain a Demon General level expert are qualified to receive a Yao Light Jade Token. Since you say so, then tell me, what great contribution did Luo Feng make to deserve a Yao Light Jade Token?"

This... Ling Qingwu paused. The fact that Luo Feng had killed Xue Wuqing, an elder of the Floating Snow Hall, certainly couldn’t be publicized. As for the matter of the Demon Sect’s base map, it definitely couldn’t be mentioned now.

Seeing Ling Qingwu’s silence, Xia Yunjing shook her head. "Ling Qingwu, you wouldn’t believe such a lie yourself, so why try to deceive me with it?"

She glanced at Luo Feng, then said to Ling Qingwu, "It seems your sword has dulled after being away for several months. You are currently ranked seventh among the Inner Sect Disciples. In a short while, I will surely surpass you."

With that, Xia Yunjing ignored them both, walked straight to a nearby bookshelf, scanned it, memorized a Secret Manual, and then left the third level.

"Ling Qingwu, is this Xia Yunjing also one of the top ten Inner Sect Disciples?" Luo Feng asked, watching Xia Yunjing’s retreating figure.

Ling Qingwu nodded slightly. "Xia Yunjing is the direct disciple of Law Enforcement Elder Gu Xifeng. Her cultivation is comparable to mine, and she is ranked tenth among the top ten Inner Sect Disciples."

So, she’s the direct disciple of the Law Enforcement Elder. As the saying goes, like master, like disciple. It seems I’ll be facing a lot more trouble in the future. Luo Feng sighed. He had only been in Linglong Hall for a few days and had already offended the Law Enforcement Elder and one of the top ten Inner Sect Disciples...

Looking up at Ling Qingwu, Luo Feng said, "I’m sorry for dragging you into this earlier."

"I was merely stating facts," Ling Qingwu shook her head.

Luo Feng gave a bitter smile. "I’m afraid others won’t see it that way."

"An upright person fears no shadows. As long as your actions are righteous and your conduct proper, why care what others think?" Ling Qingwu glanced at Luo Feng, then added, "However, don’t blame Elder Gu Xifeng either. She isn’t specifically targeting you. She treats all men that way."

"Oh?" Luo Feng was somewhat curious.

Ling Qingwu gazed at the mist-shrouded waters and said slowly, "I also learned of this by chance. When Elder Gu Xifeng was still a disciple of Linglong Hall, she pledged vows of eternal love with a disciple from the Sky Sword Pavilion. However, he later had a fortuitous encounter, and his cultivation improved by leaps and bounds, causing him to gradually distance himself from her. Two years later, that man entered the Holy Land to cultivate. Elder Gu Xifeng traveled thousands of miles to find him once. When she returned, she was gravely injured..."

"What happened?" Luo Feng frowned.

Ling Qingwu shook her head. "The Elder never spoke of what happened back then. But from that day on, her temperament changed drastically, and she came to despise all men. She earned the moniker ’Broken Love Sword,’ signifying her desire to sever all worldly attachments."

After a moment of contemplation, Luo Feng asked, "What became of that man?"

"I don’t know. There’s a rumor that he’s now one of the ten Venerables in the Holy Land, but it’s unconfirmed."

Ling Qingwu suddenly turned to Luo Feng. "If it were you, faced with the choice between the pinnacle of Martial Arts and an oath of love, what would you choose?"

Luo Feng was taken aback. He thought quietly for a moment, then looked at Ling Qingwu and countered with a question, "If you had to lose an arm, would you choose to keep your right or your left?"

Ling Qingwu’s beautiful eyes widened slightly as she stared at Luo Feng. "That answer... is truly your style." A rare smile graced her lips, like the first snow of spring melting, like a hundred flowers blooming. She averted her gaze and said, "Let’s go. Our time is almost up."

"Alright." Luo Feng nodded and flew down from Lingxiao Pavilion with Ling Qingwu, arriving before Elder Lingxiao.

He wasn’t sure if it was his imagination, but Luo Feng felt that Elder Lingxiao’s gaze towards him was somewhat different than before.

"Have you chosen?" Elder Lingxiao asked Luo Feng kindly.

Luo Feng nodded. "Bookshelf D, fifth level, fourth slot."

SWISH!

The moment he finished speaking, Elder Lingxiao waved her hand. A Secret Manual flew out from the third floor of Lingxiao Pavilion and landed in her grasp.

"Sky Fire King Fist?" Seeing the Secret Manual in her hand, Elder Lingxiao’s eyes lit up. She looked at Luo Feng and said, "Indeed, the Sky Fire King Fist is incredibly powerful. Once you reach the fourth level, achieving the Great Accomplishment with ten Sky Fire King’s Arms, you can manifest the Ten-Armed Floating Butcher. A full-power attack could instantly kill any martial artist of the same level."

"However, cultivating the Sky Fire King Fist is exceedingly difficult. Although it’s only a Profound Level top-grade martial art, its cultivation difficulty rivals that of an Earth Level martial art. Without exceptional comprehension and immense courage, it’s best not to choose this technique. Otherwise, you risk accomplishing nothing and wasting a great deal of time."

Luo Feng knew the elder meant well and responded, "Thank you, Elder, but I am confident."

Ling Qingwu also chimed in, "Elder Lingxiao, when Luo Feng was at the Purple Sun School, he cultivated the Teng Dragon’s Step, which no one had successfully cultivated for ten years, to the Perfection Realm. Moreover, his Golden Crow Great Annihilation Saber Technique has already reached the realm of Ten Suns Transforming into Golden Crows."

"Oh?" A flicker of surprise crossed Elder Lingxiao’s calm face. The grade of the Teng Dragon’s Step was unknown, but to cultivate the Golden Crow Great Annihilation Saber Technique to the tenth stage was exceedingly rare. To her knowledge, only three people in the entire Dali Dynasty had achieved it. Without extraordinary comprehension, it would be impossible.

"It seems I was worrying unnecessarily." Elder Lingxiao smiled, handed the Secret Manual to Luo Feng, and instructed, "Alright, these are the rules of Linglong Hall. Martial arts cannot be taught privately, and the Secret Manual cannot be taken out of the Golden Palace. It must be returned to Lingxiao Palace within one month. Violating this rule will result in a light punishment of half a year’s confinement, or in severe cases, the abolishment of one’s cultivation and expulsion from the Golden Palace. Do you understand?"

"I have committed it to memory!" Luo Feng put away the Secret Manual, bid farewell to Elder Lingxiao, and left Lingxiao Pavilion with Ling Qingwu.

Elder Lingxiao watched their retreating figures, nodded slowly, and murmured, "The left and right hands are of one heart and one body; how can one distinguish their importance? Shui Linglong wasn’t mistaken; this person is indeed a man of character..."

After leaving Lingxiao Pavilion and parting ways with Ling Qingwu, Luo Feng returned directly to Panlong Residence.

The assault on the Demon Sect’s stronghold is no small matter; anything could happen. My only option now is to prepare for all possibilities by increasing my strength to handle any sudden situations.

Luo Feng stayed in Panlong Residence, practicing the Sky Fire King Fist by day and tirelessly working on the Divine Dragon Nine Changes by night. He didn’t pause for a moment. The days were monotonous but incredibly fulfilling.

「In the blink of an eye, four days had passed.」

Above the cliff, a sea of clouds churned, and the morning wind was biting.

On a large rock, Luo Feng sat cross-legged with his eyes closed. His eyebrows twitched faintly with each breath. Every exhalation shot out like a sharp sword, traveling several meters before dispersing, accompanied by a sound like rolling thunder. If anyone were present, they would have heard faint dragon roars emanating from within Luo Feng’s body.

WHOOSH, WHOOSH, WHOOSH...

The wind on the cliff gradually intensified, sending pebbles skittering across the ground. Within a radius of several kilometers, wisps of Yuan Qi converged from all directions. They centered on Luo Feng, forming an enormous, endlessly circulating vortex.

As the vortex spun, the faint dragon roars grew louder and clearer, as if about to burst forth from Luo Feng’s body.

SWIPE!

After a moment, Luo Feng abruptly opened his eyes, a cold glint flashing across the cliff top before vanishing.

ROAR!

Instantly, a clear, resonant dragon cry soared into the sky, echoing through the clouds.

WHOOSH!

A dragon-shaped current of Qi suddenly burst forth from Luo Feng’s body. It coiled upwards, rushing into the sky and emitting a mysterious, dazzling radiance under the morning sun.

WHOOSH!

With the appearance of the dragon-shaped Qi current, Luo Feng leaped. His body flickered a few times, and he appeared beneath a waterfall.

The waterfall was a hundred meters high, and the curtain of water, tens of meters wide, crashed down with immense force, producing a deafening, thunderous roar!

With another flicker, Luo Feng positioned himself directly under the cascading water. His body stood straight and tall, like an unsheathed sword, allowing the torrent to crash down upon him.

HUMMM!

His body trembled. The Yuan Qi around Luo Feng exploded, and four Yuan Qi arms materialized behind him. These arms were thick and robust, appearing almost solid, and blazed with raging flames. Their imposing aura was immense, and the intense heat instantly vaporized the nearby water.

"Ruthless Way!"

With a low shout, Luo Feng took a small, illusory step forward. His gaze was as sharp as a blade. He clenched his right fist and punched towards the waterfall. The four Sky Fire King’s Arms simultaneously clenched their fists and punched out.

BOOM!

A thunderous explosion, louder than the roar of the waterfall, erupted. A colossal whip of fire shot upwards. Wherever it passed, the water was compressed and vaporized, clearing a path straight to the sky and momentarily evaporating the entire waterfall.

SWISH!

His figure flashed, and Luo Feng reappeared a hundred meters away. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

BOOM!

Only after several breaths did the water crash down again, making the mountain peak tremble.

Watching the mist-wreathed waterfall, Luo Feng smiled faintly, unconcerned by the water droplets splashing onto him.

After four days of arduous cultivation, his second transformation of the Divine Dragon Nine Changes had finally taken a crucial step: he had cultivated a dragon-shaped Qi vein!

His Sky Fire King Fist had also shown minor success; he had reached the first stage. And it wasn’t just forming two Sky Fire King’s Arms, but four!

To cultivate a dragon-shaped Qi vein in five days... this speed is quite good. Luo Feng was very satisfied with his cultivation speed of the Blood Soul Transformation.

Originally, with his cultivation level, it would have been impossible to dry up a hundred-meter waterfall with a single punch. Only a martial artist at the late stage of the Spiritual Rotation Realm could achieve such a feat. However, by cultivating a dragon-shaped Qi vein and combining it with the Sky Fire King Fist, he had accomplished it with ease.

Thinking of the power of that punch, Luo Feng’s eyes flickered slightly. My Sky Fire King Fist is only at the first stage. By rights, it should only have formed two Sky Fire King’s Arms, but it unexpectedly formed four!