Chapter 16

Tall and strong, Dao Ge weighed about two hundred catties, but at this moment, he was held by Ye Feng like a powerless chicken, his face quickly turning red from the difficulty in breathing, his body continuously flailing in the air, yet he could not break free from Ye Feng's grip.

Intense guilt and immense anger drove Ye Feng to act this way, but he had not lost his reason. Seeing Dao Ge's body convulse, he finally let go and threw Dao Ge down.

Ye Feng stepped on Dao Ge's face and shouted loudly, "Do you feel the same pain that Wang Hailong once felt? Do you know he was driven to death by you and your gang? Have you ever thought that even if you escape legal punishment, you cannot escape the condemnation of your conscience? Even if you have no conscience and fear no condemnation, you must always be on guard, for one day, Wang Hailong's ghost might come to claim your life."

Saying this, Ye Feng squatted down and leaned close to Dao Ge's ear, speaking in a low voice that only he could hear, "Remember my words. Don't disbelieve me. Perhaps before long, you will see Wang Hailong's ghost, and he will take you away to suffer in endless hell."

Ye Feng did not say this to deliberately threaten or scare Dao Ge; he was almost certain that these words would come true.

Because of the Soul Capturing Technique, once Ye Feng learned it, he could create illusions in Dao Ge's mind, as the spatial law had clearly indicated to Ye Feng.

The Soul Capturing Technique not only made a person speak and act according to Ye Feng's will but also created illusions that could confuse and even destroy a person's mind.

Although the Soul Capturing Technique that Ye Feng could learn at the initial stage of Qi Cultivation was only a basic spell, the duration of the illusions it created could not last very long, only about tens of minutes. However, this was enough to help Wang Hailong get his revenge.

A young life, a young orphan who had strayed but not deeply, a young man whom Ye Feng considered decent, a guy who always called him "Brother Ye" with a carefree smile, died at the age when his life should have been the most vibrant, and in such an extreme way.

When this cruel reality was presented to Ye Feng, he realized he could not escape his responsibility. No matter how noble his reasons were, no matter how urgently he wanted to improve his strength, he could not deny the moral condemnation he felt as a human being.

Ye Feng believed that in the lives of ordinary people like him and Wang Hailong, unsatisfactory things were always the majority. There was disappointment, harm, and coldness that chilled to the bone, and there were things that struck them deeply. There might be a long, dark path to walk, one that made them despair, or perhaps seemingly trivial matters that almost overwhelmed their entire lives.

But, life in the world should be lived for the good and beautiful things, for the bright prospects after a long tunnel, for the love and care amidst countless injuries, for the beautiful scenery opposite the ugliness, for the unquenchable hope that persists, even if life is as powerless as drifting with the current, and the journey is filled with despair and gloom. They still have the instinct to love, and when drifting downstream, at least they have the scenery along the riverbanks to accompany them...

Ye Feng knew from the spatial law that in the cultivation world, human life was as worthless as an ant, and everything depended on strength. If you lacked strength, you had to be prepared to be eliminated at any time. The survival rules for cultivators were extremely cruel, and killing and robbing were common. Often, the lives of thousands of people were not worth as much as a single heavenly material that could enhance cultivation.

Ye Feng had no experience in the cultivation world, so he could not understand the origin of this cruelty. He only knew that he was a Chinese person, a small figure who had lived at the bottom of society for over twenty years. He had his own understanding and cognition of life, and whether this understanding and cognition were despised and mocked by the law, this was who he was, a real Ye Feng.

The sudden death of a young life before Ye Feng's eyes brought a great shock and impact, especially since this young man's death was somehow related to him.

Therefore, Ye Feng swore that once he learned the Soul Capturing Technique, he would definitely help Wang Hailong get the justice he deserved, because the one who truly deserved to die was not Wang Hailong, but people like Liu Yong, Liu Meimei, and Dao Ge, who were despicable and sinister.

For many days after Wang Hailong's death, everyone in Ye Feng's cell became silent and taciturn. Dao Ge, who usually liked to show off and act arrogantly, could no longer be arrogant. That morning, when Ye Feng stepped on his face, he not only crushed his arrogance but also his confidence.

Ye Feng buried the matter of Wang Hailong deep in his heart, clearing his mind of distractions. Besides practicing at night, Ye Feng now began to collect souls during the day. He had a thorough understanding of the daily routine and schedule of the detention center, and no one in the cell dared to have any strange thoughts or intentions toward him. Everyone was afraid of him, no one dared to speak to him, and everyone feared any interaction with him.

Therefore, Ye Feng no longer participated in classes or recited the rules of the detention center. He faced away from the cell door and was not afraid that the patrolling police would notice his abnormal behavior. He seized every opportunity to collect souls.

After more than two weeks, Ye Feng's soul collection value had accumulated to 320 points, which was not fast but not too slow either.

Without any additional value boosts, Ye Feng's cultivation progress had successfully advanced to 30%, meaning he could now enter the spatial realm and take out the items from the bottom shelf of the Spirit Gathering Cabinet corresponding to the initial stage of Qi Cultivation. Additionally, if he collected enough souls, he could quickly advance his cultivation progress to 90% of the initial stage of Qi Cultivation.

Regarding the complex cultivation rules set by the law, Ye Feng had identified the key points. In the simplest terms, the best scenario would be to invest 3,000 value points at once, allowing him to cultivate to the initial stage of Qi Cultivation. However, this was impossible for him at the moment.

If he did not have the 3,000 value points at once, he needed to proceed step by step. The law stipulated that during the initial stage of Qi Cultivation, normal cultivation could slowly advance progress, and for every 100 value points accumulated, he could exchange for a 10% advancement in cultivation progress.

The law also humanely stipulated that one did not need to reach 100% completion; reaching 90% was sufficient to fully obtain the corresponding cultivation techniques, spells, and heavenly materials from the Spirit Gathering Cabinet.

These rules seemed complex, but once mastered and memorized, they were simple. One hundred soul points were equivalent to 10% of cultivation progress, and each exchange required a whole number of 100 or more, such as 100, 200, 300, but not 120, 230, or 340. From 100 to 1,000, 10,000, 100,000, or 1,000,000, all exchanges had to be in whole numbers. The larger the amount, the more difficult the exchange, especially after 100,000, where amounts like 190,000 or 290,000 were not valid; only 200,000 or 300,000 were acceptable.

Given Ye Feng's current situation, with normal cultivation at 30%, he needed 600 soul points to advance his progress to 90%. Similarly, if he reached 40% through normal cultivation, he would need 500 soul points, and if he reached 50%, he would need 400 soul points, and so on.

Ye Feng's current progress, achieved through normal step-by-step cultivation, had already reached 30%, meeting the conditions to take out the basic cultivation technique and a human-grade heavenly material from the bottom shelf of the Spirit Gathering Cabinet.

So that night, after entering the spatial realm, Ye Feng did not climb the high platform and sit on the cushion to continue his cultivation as before. Instead, he eagerly walked to the Spirit Gathering Cabinet corresponding to the initial stage of Qi Cultivation, adjusted his breathing, suppressed his heartbeat, and slowly reached out to the basic cultivation technique and the jade box containing the human-grade heavenly material at the bottom shelf.

This time, Ye Feng was not blocked by any mysterious force and successfully took out the basic cultivation technique and the jade box from the bottom shelf of the Spirit Gathering Cabinet.

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