Chapter 32: A Rebirth

Breaking through from the peak of the Fourth Rank to the Seventh Rank, it could be said that this was a heaven-defying feat.

"Earthly Mystic Thunder, it's actually so terrifying!"

Xu Feng didn't know that if someone else with Fourth Rank strength could successfully refine the Green Rock Mystic Thunder, reaching the Seventh Rank, or even the Eighth Rank, wouldn't be impossible. This was the dominance of Earthly Mystic Thunder!

After a moment of shock, Xu Feng immediately burst into laughter: "To hell with Liu Ke, to hell with Li Wei."

For the first time, Xu Feng felt the dark clouds over his head had been dispelled. With his current strength, dealing with Liu Ke wasn't a big problem. Moreover, Li Wei was one rank lower than him. He had actually taken a step to the heavens, directly advancing from the Fourth Rank to the higher ranks.

Having reached the Seventh Rank, Xu Feng couldn't help but think of a healing technique called the Pure Mystic Art from the Dao Xuan Scripture. At the time, Xu Feng hadn't grasped the energy force and couldn't use the Pure Mystic Art. Now, having reached the Seventh Rank, his energy force was abundant, making it the perfect time to practice!

With this thought, Xu Feng immediately began to implement it. Following the method of the Pure Mystic Art, he channeled his energy force into his fingertips and used his energy-infused fingers to draw lines in the air. Where Xu Feng's energy-infused fingers passed, faint traces appeared, and these traces attracted a strange energy from the space, instantly forming a crystalline, water-like film in the air.

Xu Feng looked at the crystalline water film in the air and pointed his finger at it. The water film quickly rushed to Xu Feng's hand, which had been torn by the Mystic Thunder. As the water film covered Xu Feng's hand, he felt a cool sensation spread over his palm, and at the same time, his hand began to itch.

Xu Feng looked closely and saw that the blood seeping from his hand had instantly stopped. On his palm, the relatively small wounds began to close at a visible speed, quickly forming scabs.

This situation left Xu Feng stunned, and he immediately used the Pure Mystic Art again. When the Pure Mystic Art hit Xu Feng's hand, the originally shocking wounds formed blood scabs, looking much better.

When Xu Feng used the Pure Mystic Art for the third time on his hand, all the wounds except the largest ones began to scab over. This made Xu Feng's eyes widen. Although he knew the Pure Mystic Art was not simple, the effect of regenerating flesh still left him amazed.

Liu Qianru, who was standing to the side, naturally saw this scene. Looking at the three light films Xu Feng continuously emitted, she finally couldn't help but exclaim, "Sorcerer!"

Liu Qianru knew that Xu Feng was a Mystic, but she never imagined that he was also a sorcerer. Just now, Xu Feng's action of using his energy force to create a water film was something only a sorcerer could do.

"How can he possibly be a sorcerer?" Liu Qianru stared at Xu Feng with wide eyes. As a sorcerer herself, she naturally knew a lot about sorcerers. Although she didn't feel the three water films up close, she still felt that this was an extremely excellent spell.

Especially when she saw Xu Feng's scabbing hand, the healing spell that could regenerate flesh left her even more amazed. She had heard of such spells before, but for Xu Feng to use them with his current strength was truly awe-inspiring.

Xu Feng, of course, didn't know that the Pure Mystic Art he used was a spell. Seeing that the Pure Mystic Art was effective, he was delighted and prepared to use it again. However, when he tried to use it again, he felt an extreme heaviness in his head, making it impossible to use it again.

This heaviness made him involuntarily sit on the ground. Xu Feng felt as if his spirit had been drained.

Seeing Xu Feng like this, Liu Qianru shouted at him, "Sorcerers use their mental strength to cast spells. You should rest for a while."

"Spell?" Xu Feng was stunned. Recalling the Pure Mystic Art he had just used, it did indeed resemble the spells of this world.

"Did I become a sorcerer?" Xu Feng was still trying to process this. He thought the Dao Xuan Scripture was too incredible, allowing him to become both a Mystic and a sorcerer. Of course, Xu Feng wasn't sure if he was really a sorcerer, as this knowledge came from Huaxia and had significant differences from this world. However, from the effects he had seen, the Pure Mystic Water was an extremely good technique, far better than the healing techniques he knew in this world.

The heaviness in his head made Xu Feng start practicing the Dao Xuan Scripture. As he expected, after practicing the Dao Xuan Scripture, the heaviness quickly dissipated, and each time he practiced, he felt a clear and refreshed sensation.

After the heaviness in his mind dissipated, Xu Feng tried to use the Pure Mystic Art again but found he still couldn't. Every time he thought about it, the heaviness would return, making Xu Feng realize that he needed time to recover from the mental strain.

Unable to use the Pure Mystic Art, Xu Feng began to consider their current situation. Being suspended in mid-air on a cliff, without the help of the old vine, it was impossible to get down. The cave was different from the grotto, which was a small canyon formed by the mountain. The old vine growing there was not surprising, but the cave had no light, and plants were scarce, making it impossible to find the old vine.

Xu Feng looked at the space around him. The residual lightning from the Green Rock Mystic Thunder still illuminated the cave brightly. Seeing the cave and the connected entrances, Xu Feng took a deep breath and said to Liu Qianru, "Let's follow these connected caves and see if we can find a way out!"

Liu Qianru nodded, praying that these caves were connected and could lead them out of the cliff.

Seeing Liu Qianru nod, Xu Feng walked to her side. Looking at her curvaceous, alluring figure, he reached out and picked her up.

Liu Qianru seemed to have gotten used to this. Although she felt embarrassed, she didn't say anything. She wrapped her arms around Xu Feng's neck and whispered in his ear, "Hold me still. If you touch my thigh again, don't blame me for biting you."

Hearing Liu Qianru's fierce words, Xu Feng was both amused and frustrated. In all honesty, when he carried Liu Qianru, he hadn't intended to touch her thigh; he had wanted to touch her buttocks. He just missed.

"How can she accuse me like that?" Xu Feng felt deeply wronged. He hadn't intended to touch her thigh at all.

Xu Feng carried Liu Qianru through the caves. The caves were intricately connected, and the path was complex, making Xu Feng hesitant to move too quickly. He had to mark each cave he passed through.

After a day and night of fatigue and hunger, Liu Qianru and Xu Feng finally emerged from the cave.

Seeing the green mountains and trees, Liu Qianru excitedly shouted, "Xu Feng, we're out, we're out!"

Xu Feng looked at the excited Liu Qianru and the small cave entrances below. No one would have thought that such a vast cave system lay beneath these small entrances.

Xu Feng placed Liu Qianru in a safe, clean spot and said, "Rest for a while. I'll go find some food for you."

In the mountains, it was hard to starve to death. Soon, Xu Feng found some wild fruits to satisfy Liu Qianru's hunger.

At the same time, Xu Feng didn't forget to use the Pure Mystic Art on Liu Qianru. Over the day, Xu Feng had figured out that he could use the Pure Mystic Art three times before needing to rest for half a day to use it again.

Although Liu Qianru's wounds were not small, they healed well under Xu Feng's repeated use of the Pure Mystic Art.

Feeling the effects of the Pure Mystic Art, Liu Qianru realized that this technique was extraordinary. Besides accelerating wound healing, she found that each time she received the Pure Mystic Art, her body felt refreshed and her spirit greatly improved.

After solving the hunger problem, Xu Feng was about to pick up Liu Qianru to continue their journey but was stopped by her. She looked at him and huffed, "I can walk myself! And your hands are really restless. Is my thigh so easy to touch?"

Xu Feng, hearing Liu Qianru's words, blushed and argued, "You're slandering me. I didn't intend to touch your thigh. I wanted to touch your buttocks."

"You... bastard!" Liu Qianru wanted to bite this bastard to death. She turned her head in anger, deciding that once they left the mountains, she would ignore Xu Feng.

Xu Feng, of course, didn't know what Liu Qianru was thinking. Looking around, he found the area unfamiliar. He didn't know where they were, which made him sigh. Getting out of these mountains would take a lot of time.

Half a month passed. On the stage in the Xiao family courtyard, Liu Ke stood there, his eyes filled with arrogance and arrogance. Many people were gathered around the stage.

"Oh, that Xu Feng has been missing for over ten days. He must have run away."

"Exactly! As a servant, he hasn't done any work for over ten days. If I were the young master or young lady, I would beat him to death."

"That guy must be afraid of the third steward, so he ran away. Coward!"

"That's for sure. The third steward is a Fifth Rank Mystic. Killing him would be easy. Why would he stay and find his own death?"

"I thought that guy had changed, but he's still the same coward!"

The mocking voices naturally reached Jiang Yuan's ears. He looked around and, seeing no sign of Xu Feng, couldn't help but sigh in relief. Although Xu Feng's escape would be despised and the Xiao family might blacklist him, the world was vast, and it would be difficult for the Xiao family to find him. Compared to his life, enduring some slander was not so important.

"Master! That guy seems to have run away. Should we send people to find him and beat him to death as a warning?" Liu Ke looked at Xiao Lin, who was sitting to one side, with a fawning expression.

"Liu Ke! Xu Feng was let go by me. Do you want to beat me too?" Xiao Yilin glared at Liu Ke, her long eyelashes fluttering, extremely alluring.

"I dare not!" Liu Ke quickly said.

"Hmph!" Xiao Yilin huffed, disliking Liu Ke but also thinking of Xu Feng. She sighed, thinking that he had ultimately run away and hadn't kept his promise. Although she disliked men who broke their word, she still defended Xu Feng once, as for a small servant, running away was the only way out when facing someone as powerful as Li Wei.

Xiao Lin, being the young master, was more rational than Xiao Yilin. He took a deep breath and said calmly, "Since Xu Feng has run away, issue the order. If anyone in the Xiao family sees him, they should capture him and bring him back for punishment."

"Thank you, Master!" Liu Ke looked at Xiao Lin excitedly, "I've long seen that Xu Feng is a traitor..."

"Is that so? Your eyesight is so good? You can see this? I'm impressed!" As Liu Ke excitedly slandered Xu Feng, a loud voice came from outside the courtyard, and a familiar figure walked in. Jiang Yuan exclaimed, "Xu Feng?!"

The person was indeed Xu Feng. Due to getting lost in the mountains, it took him over ten days to get out. Xu Feng was worried that the duel time had passed, but fortunately, he arrived just in time. After sending Liu Qianru to a small town inn, he hurried back. This hurried action made Liu Qianru hate him, thinking that she was so unwelcome. This bastard had rushed off as soon as he dropped her off. She wasn't a tiger!

Xu Feng smiled at Jiang Yuan and ignored the servants who were surprised by his appearance. He turned to Xiao Lin and Xiao Yilin and bowed, "Master, Second Miss!"

Seeing Xu Feng really appear, Xiao Yilin excitedly shouted, "Xu Feng, I knew you wouldn't run away. I didn't misjudge you!"

"Thank you, Second Miss!" Xu Feng smiled at Xiao Yilin. He had heard her words defending him and had a very good impression of this beautiful young lady.

Seeing Xu Feng, Xiao Lin didn't pursue the matter of his long absence. He nodded at Xu Feng and said, "Since you're back, the duel was your decision. Let's start."

Xu Feng nodded and walked straight to Liu Ke's opposite side. Liu Ke, seeing the coward he had always looked down on actually dare to show up, was also extremely surprised. According to his understanding, Xu Feng should have run away a long time ago.