Chapter 92

Jiang Feng gradually recalled the details of some previous events.

During the latter part of his time in the alley, he felt as if there was a transparent layer separating him from the world. He knew what he was doing, and it was indeed his own will. However, both his emotions and will were in a state of ambiguity, as if it was himself, yet not entirely himself.

What was going on?

In that state, his strength did not increase, but he seemed to possess a special kind of control.

With one command, he could make Hua Su's Mingxin Seed stop self-destructing; with another command, he could make Huang Gui kneel at his feet, losing the will to resist instinctively.

Where did this control come from? Why did he know he could do this? And why did it succeed?

That peculiar feeling had already disappeared, and this strange control naturally vanished with it.

Jiang Feng thought hard, vaguely feeling that it had something to do with the golden bloodline and the demon bloodline, but he couldn't prove this relationship now. He could only try again after some time.

Huang Gui said before dying that he had hidden in that alley for seven years, just to set up a demon hole inside the Nine Heavens Continent. Now, the task he was supposed to complete was basically done.

What did "completed" mean? Were these the twelve demon holes?

There were actually twelve of them!

Jiang Feng closed his eyes for a moment and then asked, "How is Teacher Hua now? What are Ping Luan Shan and the others doing?"

Ye Xiao answered every question, but not very clearly: "They are all outside."

Jiang Feng nodded, stood up, calmly dressed, washed up, and walked out.

Hua Su and the others were on the training ground. Ping Luan Shan and the others were wearing auxiliary wooden armor, training enthusiastically. Hua Su stood under a tree, smoking a cigarette, occasionally giving instructions.

If it weren't for the fact that Ye Xiao would never lie to him, Jiang Feng wouldn't have thought anything had happened outside—it was too normal!

When the few people saw Jiang Feng, their eyes all lit up. Ping Luan Shan called out, "Old Jiang, you're awake! You scared me to death! If it weren't for Teacher Hua saying you were fine, I would have thought the demons had eaten you down to just a shell!"

Hua Su walked over quickly, waved to the few people behind him, and said, "Continue training. I need to talk to Jiang Feng for a moment."

He led Jiang Feng to the other side and asked in a low voice, "How are you now? Are you okay?"

Jiang Feng replied, "I'm fine. How about you, Teacher Hua?"

Hua Su's expression became strange. He touched his chest and muttered, "Of course I'm fine... I haven't felt this good in a long time."

Jiang Feng extended his hand and asked, "Let me take a look?"

Hua Su's expression became even stranger, and he indeed extended his wrist, allowing Jiang Feng to feel his pulse.

Jiang Feng's Ming power penetrated Hua Su's body, and he quickly saw the "Mingxin Tree" again.

Now, this barren land had become full of vitality. There were only three primary branches left on the tree, but each one was vibrant, with thick golden Ming power flowing through them.

Jiang Feng withdrew his hand and smiled at him, "Only three primary branches left, still at the Body Ming realm, but at least you can continue to cultivate. Congratulations, Teacher Hua."

Indeed, Hua Su's first two primary branches had been directly broken by a powerful force and could not be restored directly. The third primary branch had been withered for too long, leaving no trace.

Fortunately, the last three primary branches had only recently exhausted their Ming power, leaving an empty shell. Jiang Feng's repair work could only go this far.

Although Hua Su still couldn't recover his strongest strength, his Ming power circulation had been thoroughly repaired, allowing Ming power to flow normally. This meant he could start cultivating from the beginning!

With his previous experience and feelings, his cultivation would be much more efficient. It was foreseeable that it wouldn't take long for him to return to the Intent Ming realm and become a powerful Martial Emperor!

Hua Su stared at Jiang Feng for a long time, saying nothing.

After a while, he finally sighed deeply, "In less than half a year, you've unblocked seven acupoints and advanced to a new realm; with one chain and one acupoint, you can kill a Heaven Ming Warrior; after learning to make treasure artifacts for less than five days, you can create your first cultivation-grade treasure artifact; now, you can do something even top Ming therapists can't do, repairing my Ming power circulation in such a short time! Jiang Feng, I thought you were a genius, but I didn't expect you to be a miracle!"

Jiang Feng smiled and said seriously, "I don't want others to know about this. Please keep it a secret, Teacher Hua."

Hua Su said solemnly, "You can rest assured, I know! Even if I die, I won't tell anyone! An innocent person is not guilty, but possessing a treasure can bring disaster. Jiang Feng, be careful in the future!"

Jiang Feng nodded and smiled, "Yes, I know. I've always been careful."

Always careful, yet he took the risk to save Hua Su. There was no need to say more; Hua Su's heart was as clear as a mirror.

He didn't say another word of thanks, just patted Jiang Feng's shoulder. All his feelings were in that heavy pat.

The two didn't discuss this matter further and quickly changed the topic.

Hua Su introduced the current situation in Taicang City to Jiang Feng.

Despite being a poor street, Taicang's Back Street was actually a place of hidden dragons and tigers, with a large number of independent cultivators living there. They had no fixed master, were loosely organized, and had never participated in major exams, yet their strength was not weak.

They brought out the unconscious Hua Su and Jiang Feng, and immediately discovered the demon hole, notifying the state office.

The state office was shocked and quickly sent people to investigate the alley in Taicang's Back Street, sealing it off and preparing treasure artifacts and powerful cultivators to try to close it.

Before they could handle it, a large amount of demonic energy appeared in Taicang City and its surroundings, and in the end, twelve demon holes appeared.

It was determined that these demon holes were all connected, with the one in Taicang's Back Street as the center. Once it was activated, all of them were activated together.

The design of this series of demon holes was extremely ingenious, existing independently yet interconnected.

After research, the state office found that simply closing one demon hole was useless; they would transfer their power to another place and generate new demon holes. To completely close them, all twelve demon holes had to be targeted simultaneously.

However, only Heart Ming Martial Ancestors and above, with specific treasure artifacts, could close the demon holes. Where could they find so many Heart Ming Martial Ancestors to do this simultaneously?

The state office was now urgently seeking help from the surrounding areas. Currently, powerful cultivators had not yet arrived, and small groups of demons had already begun to appear in these demon holes.

"Twelve Heart Ming Martial Ancestors..."

Hearing this number, Jiang Feng was also somewhat startled.

Five-chain Heart Ming Martial Ancestors were a dividing line in cultivation. From this point on, cultivators could truly be called "powerful."

Such powerful cultivators were more common in the Xuanji Continent but very rare in the Nine Heavens Continent.

Jiang Feng had once heard that the entire Zhu Tian Kingdom had only ten Heart Ming Martial Ancestors and above!

In other words, even if the Zhu Tian Kingdom used all its resources, it still wouldn't have enough people and would have to seek help from neighboring countries.

Hua Su said solemnly, "The Jiezi Pavilion is now fully mobilized, using the power of the Zhong family to contact such powerful cultivators to come quickly."

Jiang Feng suddenly had a thought and asked, "Do you know the Jiezi Pavilion's pavilion master in Taicang City, Wen Liangji?"

Hua Su nodded, "I haven't interacted with him, but I've heard of him. Wen Liangji used to be like me, an Intent Ming Martial Emperor. Later, he was injured and dropped to the Body Ming realm, one step away from Heart Ming. And..." Hua Su shook his head and sighed, "He's also like the old me, with his Ming power circulation interrupted, unable to support long-term battles, let alone the long-term, high-intensity Ming power output required to close a demon hole."

Jiang Feng said, "Maybe..."

Hua Su sternly stopped him, "Don't think too much! I don't know how you repaired my Ming power circulation, but this time, you slept for three days! For the first two days, you almost stopped breathing, your heartbeat was almost completely stopped, and your internal Ming power was completely drained. In this state, do you want to do such things again?"

Hua Su's brows were knitted like fists, and his voice was even lower, "If your ability is revealed, what kind of powerful cultivators would be interested, and what would happen, even I can't predict. At that time, who in this world could protect you? When you asked me to keep it a secret, I thought you were clear-headed, but it seems you haven't figured it out!"

Jiang Feng was scolded by him, but his heart felt warm. He nodded obediently, "Yes, I know. Thank you, Teacher Hua."

Hua Su exhaled and said, "Do what you can. You're still young, don't push yourself too hard. Do what you can do. I heard that to deal with the demon hole outbreak, the state exam will have some changes. Pay attention to the news. This is your key matter."

Jiang Feng nodded again, and Hua Su waved his hand, "You can go out and check the situation if you have time. I'm going to cultivate now."

Jiang Feng watched his back and smiled, muttering to himself, "Do what you can, do what you can? Teacher Hua, aren't you also busy cultivating?"

The lack of Heart Ming Martial Ancestors was the biggest problem now.

Hua Su also wanted to quickly cultivate and upgrade to solve this urgent issue!

He returned to the training ground, where Ping Luan Shan and the others had just finished their training, wiping sweat and stopping.

Jiang Feng thought for a moment and asked, "I'm going out to check the situation. Who wants to go with me?"

For the past few days, Hua Su had kept them confined in the small courtyard, not allowing them to go out. Various news kept coming in, and they were already itching to go out.

As soon as Jiang Feng asked, the three of them immediately answered in unison, "I want to go!"

Jiang Feng said, "Alright, go change your clothes quickly. It's very chaotic outside, so you must not act recklessly. Follow my arrangements!"

Although he was the youngest among the four, he had already become the core of the group.

The three nodded simultaneously and immediately took action.

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