Chapter 53

Jiang Feng opened his eyes, and at that moment, his feeling was incredibly wondrous.

The colors of the world became incredibly rich and vivid, every tree, every blade of grass, the sunlight filtering through the branches, and the shadows quietly spread on the ground... everything was distinct and detailed, and he had never felt anything wrong with his world before, but now he knew what true clarity was!

Is this the feeling of the Dawn Realm?

Jiang Feng closed his eyes and then opened them again.

This time, something changed before his eyes.

The noon cultivation time ended, and the dense Ming Force that was like a substance had disappeared, and the world returned to normal.

However, he could still see a faint, thin golden light flowing, filling the space like water, as if it were breathing.

Suddenly, the water-like flow began to undulate. He followed the direction of the Ming Force and saw a faint golden light enveloping Pingluan Shan, who walked up to him.

Pingluan Shan asked, "What's wrong with you? Why do you feel a bit off?"

Jiang Feng raised his hand, and his skin was also glowing, as if he were inhaling and exhaling the Ming Force.

The brightness on his body was the same as Pingluan Shan's.

He looked up again and saw a vortex of light in the area of Pingluan Shan's heart, with two branches extending upward, and three bright spots on the second branch.

He asked in surprise, "You have already opened the third acupoint of the second chain?"

Pingluan Shan scratched his head and smiled happily, "Hey, how did you know? Yes, I just opened it. With this, the county exam should be no problem!"

Jiang Feng closed his eyes again and then opened them.

The world returned to its original state.

He smiled slightly and said, "Yes, I also made a breakthrough; I have entered the realm."

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Pingluan Shan broke through the third acupoint of the first chain, and Jiang Feng broke through the Dawn Realm. Both advanced on the same day, and Pingluan Shan was overjoyed, insisting on cooking to celebrate.

He ran into the kitchen, kneaded and rolled the dough, his gestures extremely skilled, clearly showing he had done this many times before.

He did not let Jiang Feng help and chased him out of the kitchen. Jiang Feng and Hua Su sat by the stone table under the tree, drinking tea and waiting for the meal.

Neither of them was talkative, and without Pingluan Shan to liven things up, the atmosphere was somewhat silent.

Hua Su smoked intermittently and suddenly asked, "How old are you this year?"

Jiang Feng was taken aback. The time had been so fulfilling that he had momentarily forgotten he was not yet sixteen. Ordinary people fused the Ming Heart Seed at sixteen, and he had entered the realm before his sixteenth birthday. If someone asked, he needed an explanation.

Hua Su blew a smoke ring and said, "Generally, sixteen is when the body and bloodline mature, making it the best time to fuse the Ming Heart Seed. Some noble families or hidden sects have special methods to cultivate, allowing fusion after fourteen. You can勉强 be considered part of a family, but your family is not at that level."

Jiang Feng was silent. Hua Su pressed the cigarette butt into the plate on the table and said casually, "If someone asks, just tell them four words."

He stared at Jiang Feng and said slowly, "Thousand mountains, ten thousand waters. Remember these four words. Those who should understand will understand, and those who don't, let them find out for themselves. But apart from these four words, say nothing more, understand?"

Jiang Feng was surprised that Hua Su had even considered this and nodded gratefully, saying softly, "Thank you!"

Hua Su grunted, "This is also because you suit my taste! What about after the county exam? What do you plan to do?"

Jiang Feng said, "After the county exam is the state exam, and after the state exam is the prefecture exam... How can a disciple of Teacher Hua stop here?"

Hua Su stared at him for a while, then tapped the table and said, "Kid, get me a cup of tea."

Jiang Feng did not understand but still carefully boiled water, brewed tea, and presented it to Hua Su with both hands.

Hua Su picked up the cup, drank it in one go, and laughed, "I can freeload on a cup of tea from you, so I'll take one. Maybe it won't be long before it's my turn to serve you!"

Jiang Feng was very serious about everything he did. He looked straight at Hua Su and shook his head, "A teacher for a day is a teacher for life; I will always serve tea to Teacher Hua."

Hua Su was taken aback and suddenly burst into laughter. He swept away his previous gloom and looked incredibly open and cheerful, "Hahaha, well said! I'm more and more excited about your future every day!"

At this moment, Pingluan Shan ran out of the kitchen with a plate and called, "Come, come, try my cooking!"

A white shadow leaped and lunged at the plate.

Pingluan Shan shouted, "Get away, this isn't for you! Old Jiang, come and help!"

Jiang Feng hurried to help catch the night snack, but it moved too fast and had already bitten off the largest piece of meat on the plate.

Pingluan Shan glared at it with a snarl, "Watch out, one day when your owner isn't around, I'll catch you and put you in a hot pot!"

The night snack broke free from Jiang Feng's hand and bit Pingluan Shan's arm, hanging on.

Pingluan Shan screamed, and the backyard was filled with chaos and laughter.

Hua Su sat by the table, watching the commotion, and a smile appeared on his face.

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The night was as still as water. After dinner, Jiang Feng did not return to his room. He held the rabbit and lay on a large tree by the pear blossom stream, looking at the bright moon in the sky.

Jiang Feng murmured, "Miss, I have finally entered the realm..."

Thin clouds continuously flowed past the moon, and the light of the world changed with them. After entering the realm, Jiang Feng's vision was completely renewed, and he felt as if the world had come alive, with vitality in every corner.

Scenes from the past appeared before his eyes.

Since Miss left, he had been forcing himself to move forward, rarely looking back or thinking about anything.

Today, finally entering the realm, certain emotions suddenly became uncontrollable.

A mixed-blood boy, left alone in Nanjiang, had now become a martial cultivator who had entered the realm. As long as he passed the county exam, he would be equivalent to passing a qualification, thus acquiring a different identity.

Even without the Ming Heart Seed, he was now much stronger than martial cultivators of the same level.

Control of power, understanding of martial techniques, and understanding of combat... only after officially starting cultivation did he realize how much Miss had given him, laying an incredibly solid foundation for him.

He reached into his chest and pulled out the hard metal token.

Tianzhao Order, only three days left!

Suddenly, the rabbit flopped onto Jiang Feng's shoulder, and Jiang Feng was startled to see a white figure emerge from the rabbit's body and stand before him.

He exclaimed in surprise, "You came out? I haven't seen you for a long time, I thought you had disappeared!"

For a while, the rabbit that had been with Jiang Feng was always a gluttonous and lazy one, and the white figure Ye Xiao seemed to have completely disappeared inside it.

After more than a month, Ye Xiao had changed again.

She looked more real than before, almost showing the patterns on her silver armor, but her face was still blurry, and it was unclear what she looked like.

Ye Xiao took a step back, no longer floating as she used to, and her movements were full of vigor.

Ye Xiao took a step back, swung her long spear, and suddenly, Jiang Feng felt the world become silent, and all sounds completely disappeared!

Ye Xiao leaped into the air, with the vast moon behind her.

She released her grip and threw the spear to the side, then clenched her fist and punched toward Jiang Feng!

At first glance, the punch seemed extremely simple, but upon closer inspection, it contained countless changes.

It was as swift as lightning and as slow as a drifting cloud, creating a contradictory feeling. The surrounding air, guided by it, spun wildly, forming wave after wave of huge waves, layer upon layer, crashing toward Jiang Feng.

Jiang Feng's eyes widened, and the Tianji Cube in the Ming Heart Seed suddenly appeared, with different numbers appearing on each small cube. Jiang Feng did not understand them, but he knew that these numbers corresponded to the punch, breaking it down and analyzing it!

The waves piled up, growing higher and stronger, and in a moment, a huge wave crashed into Jiang Feng, enveloping him and slamming into his body!

Jiang Feng suddenly woke up, finding himself lying on the tree with the rabbit, and Ye Xiao had disappeared, as if she had never appeared.

The surroundings were silent, and various low roars and the sounds of plants sleeping could be heard from the nearby Twilight Forest.

Ye Xiao's punch was deeply etched in Jiang Feng's heart, and he remembered every detail clearly.

His heart stirred slightly, and his consciousness followed.

In the Ming Heart Seed, the Tianji Cube had appeared, now with sixteen squares on one side, seven more than before.

The numbers that Jiang Feng had seen on the squares not long ago had disappeared, but with a thought, they reappeared—this punch, engraved in his mind, was composed of these numbers.

Now, another thought entered his mind.

He had advanced to the Dawn Realm, and the Tianji Cube had upgraded, gaining stronger functions.

At the same time, it asked him:

Do you want to perform a second optimization on the "Guiding Decree"?

Jiang Feng was taken aback, looked at the moon in the sky, and gritted his teeth, "Come on!"

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In the deep night, unknown to anyone, a strange phenomenon appeared by the pear blossom stream.

A beam of white light shot down from the moon, completely enveloping a tree by the stream.

The white light was as thick as milk, and when it enveloped the tree, the figure inside could not be seen.

On the other side of the stream, the Twilight Forest became deathly silent. Whether it was enlightened beasts and plants or ordinary wild animals and insects, they all fell silent.

They lay in their nests, both frightened and terrified, watching the light on the other side, but none dared to move.

Only they could feel the extremely mysterious and vast fluctuations coming from the light, pressing down on them so hard that they could hardly breathe.

Most importantly, only the creatures of the Twilight Forest felt this, while the people of Linxi County were immersed in the silence of the night, completely unaware.

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