Chapter 563: Chapter 570: This day! Things are finally about to change! (Fourth update)
Elder Feng’s words almost handed the entire fate of the Feng family over to Yang Zhen.
But on the other hand, Elder Feng’s existence was critical to the survival of the Feng family; Yang Zhen had saved him from the brink of death with his own hands. This favor, even weighed against the fate of the entire Feng family, still incurred no loss for them.
Feng Jingtu looked at Yang Zhen with eager eyes; among everyone present, aside from Elder Feng, he was probably the one most willing to go along with this.
Meng Tinghao and the man in the purple robe looked surprised. They glanced at Elder Feng, a flash of astonishment crossed their eyes, and then they reacted, their faces full of weird looks as they turned to stare at Yang Zhen.
Yang Zhen’s talent, demonstrated over the past few days, was unparalleled in the entire Mountain and River City, if not even the entire Northern Island. How high could such a gifted young man ascend in the future was beyond anyone present’s imagination.
At that time, the Feng family, or even the whole Mountain and River City, may not be worthy in Yang Zhen’s eyes. At this moment, Elder Feng’s decision seems hard for anyone to accept. However, from a long-term perspective, Elder Feng’s course of action was the best possible decision for the Feng family.
Besides a few young people who couldn’t comprehend Elder Feng’s profound intentions and showed hesitation, most of the Feng family members looked at Yang Zhen with eager faces.
Suddenly, a weird-looking cat came up from one side and examined Elder Feng for a while, then murmured to himself, “Damn it, it’s incredible, Yang Xiaozi! How did you come up with such a trick, to use Yin and Yang energy in such a mysterious yet simple way? This… this can’t be something that you figured out in just a few days… Are you maybe… Taiji?”
The cat’s eyes suddenly widened, an excited expression on its face as it jumped onto Yang Zhen’s shoulder, “Kid! This Yin-Yang Diagram and Taiji Diagram are somewhat similar, did you get inspired from the Taiji Diagram?”
Yang Zhen cast a mockingly amused glance at the cat, this bastard certainly knew a lot, but seemed to have forgotten a great deal.
The theories of the Blue Planet combined with the core principles of the cultivation world were indeed the best practical synthesis; this was what Yang Zhen had come to realize over these past few days. It seemed as if he should learn a little more from this cat in the future.
Ignoring the startled cat, Yang Zhen turned to Elder Feng and smirked, “You’re one cunning old man; I almost fell for your scheme. Even though Sao Saint might need the Feng family’s help, he would never join your family. Let it go. The Feng family cannot offer what Sao Saint truly desires. As for treating your illness, it was merely a favor promised to Feng Lingqiao… Speaking of, by the way…”
At this point, Yang Zhen met Elder Feng’s surprised gaze and said, “I am about to leave for the Heavenly Snow Holy Domain Conference. If you have nothing else to do, why don’t you send someone with me and fetch Feng Lingqiao since she’s been taken by the people of Heavenly Spring Sacred Land?”
Elder Feng took a deep breath, his face showing no embarrassment despite having his schemes seen through by Yang Zhen. He laughed heartily, “No matter what, you saved my life and whether it’s today or in the future, should you ever need anything, the Feng family of Mountain and River City will go through fire and water for you.”
After saying this, Elder Feng’s expression turned dark, he said, “Time has passed in a blink of an eye, and it’s been two years. It’s high time that I got moving again.”
“Yes, two years have passed!”
Yang Zhen looked towards the direction of the East Sea. Time was truly a luxury for practitioners. Unbeknownst to him, two years had flown by since he arrived in the cultivation world. During these two years, Yang Zhen had been suppressing his cultivation. Now, after breaking through to the Heavenly Realm and fortuitously gaining comprehension of the Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon, it was time for Yang Zhen to immerse himself in intense cultivation.
A playful smile crossed Yang Zhen’s face. If he went all-out in his cultivation, his terrifying speed would certainly shock many. At the very least, he was sure to give Fang Zhongjian a good surprise.
Meng Tinghao, standing on one side, looked at Yang Zhen with an expression full of awe and confusion, as he gnawed on a piece of bamboo. The surrounding crowd tried to restrain their laughter, as they watched him with amazed expressions.
Yang Zhen gave a start, “Such an interesting hobby you have, senior.”
“None of your business!” Meng Tinghao rolled his eyes, took another fierce bite of his bamboo, thoroughly savoring it, his mouth making smacking sounds.
Yang Zhen marveled at Meng Tinghao. Truly, every distinguished senior he met had their own eccentricities.
At the sound of Yang Zhen’s words, the crowd present couldn’t restrain themselves any longer. One after another, they broke into fits of laughter.
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Two days later, Yang Zhen strolled out of an ordinary wooden house. Taking a deep breath, he stretched lazily. Cracking sounds filled the air immediately, the environment around him subtly changed under the influence of his aura.
The changes were not obvious. Still, they silently influenced the arrangement of heaven and earth.
“Damn it, is this the terrifying power that comes with the Mahayana Phase cultivation level?”
Yang Zhen muttered to himself, his expression somewhat bizarre.
Before, when he was suppressing his cultivation, could hard posture against practitioners at the peak of the Mahayana Phase, but it was always just that — hard posturing, barely managing to fight.
Now that Yang Zhen had broken through to the peak of the Mahayana Phase in two days, he truly understood how terrifying the cultivation at this peak was.
With Yang Zhen’s current strength, he was confident that he could withstand an attack from Master Tie, Elder Feng, Meng Tinghao, and that mysterious old man in the purple robe combined!
How truly powerful he was!
Yang Zhen reveled in the surge of power within his body and the finely tuned perception of the atmosphere. He was overcome with the urgent desire to fight.
Next, he was headed to the convention at the Heavenly Snow Holy Domain. It was said that some of the sects and sacred lands from the previous eons already had practitioners at the Divine Transformation Stage who had awakened. How strong would they be? He hoped they wouldn’t disappoint him.
As Yang Zhen was taking deep breaths of fresh air, there was a clatter. The Cheap Cat mysteriously produced a large chicken leg, which fell to the ground. He stared at the chicken leg in confusion, then at Yang Zhen, rubbed his eyes in disbelief, and said, “Fucking hell, lad, did you secretly brew a pot of invigorating soup? Your cultivation jumped up by so much?”
“What other use do you have besides eating, you bastard?” Yang Zhen glared at the Cheap Cat without amusement.
The man and the cat stared at each other, their expressions becoming increasingly bizarre.
“Grass, you’re at the unity stage of the peak Mahayana Phase?”
“Damn it, you bastard, why did you get fat again?”
Man and cat started talking at the same time, both pointing at each other in utter bewilderment.
The Cheap Cat had grown fatter, the bastard. In just two days, it had eaten so much it was nearly round.
However, for some reason, the fatter the Cheap Cat got, the better it seemed to look. It was far more appealing than when Yang Zhen had first met it.
It was definitely a strange creature. At this point, Yang Zhen was almost certain that this bastard was no longer a cat, or at least not an ordinary one.
“Peak…peak Mahayana Phase?” Feng Jingtu appeared not far from the man and the cat, his eyes wide as saucers, stuttering as he spoke. He stared at Yang Zhen in shock, muttering to himself: “Two days…traveling from the Tribulation Crossing Period to the peak of the Mahayana Phase. Are you some kind of monster? No, even monsters don’t progress this quickly.”
…
Elder Feng woke up. Not only did he wake up, but he also broke through to the Heavenly Realm, a realm everyone longed for, all coincidentally.
This news spread throughout the Mountain and River City at an alarming rate. Everyone was excited to the point of celebrating for two whole days. During that time, the city gates were wide open, allowing anyone and everyone access.
Are you joking? With Elder Feng awakening, there was no need for a city lockdown.
No matter where they had come from or what they intended to do in the Mountain and River City, they were all welcome. The only condition was that they shouldn’t be afraid of a practitioner at the peak of the Mahayana Phase in the Heavenly Realm above their heads.
Experience proved that the title of a practitioner at the peak Mahayana Phase in the Heavenly Realm was even more shocking than the Dragon City Guard’s lockdown. Any newly arrived practitioner in the Mountain and River City kept an incredibly low profile, as if they didn’t even exist.
At the same time, two days later, another piece of news that nearly caused everyone to bite their tongues spread.
Yang Zhen, the Tribulation Crossing Period practitioner who saved Elder Feng from the brink of death, had incredibly risen from the Tribulation Crossing Period to the peak of the Mahayana Phase in just two days. He too was now a Heavenly Realm practitioner.
Everyone was dumbfounded. When did Heavenly Realm practitioners become so commonplace?
Meng Tinghao and the old man in the purple robe looked at each other and sighed, “The…the world is about to change!”