Chapter 42

Startled, Qin Fengming was greatly puzzled. This Feng Xianshi, however, exuded an aura that made Qin Fengming want to prostrate and worship. (www..com) It was clear that he was even more formidable than the young man surnamed Wang.

At this moment, Qin Fengming had a look of suspicion on his face, his lips slightly moving as if he wanted to ask something, but ultimately did not speak.

He knew that this might involve some secrets of Luoxia Valley. If they wanted him to know, they would certainly explain it to him.

Seeing Qin Fengming's expression, everyone naturally knew what he was thinking. Without waiting for the Sect Master Sima and Feng Xianshi to speak, the young man surnamed Wang, after a brief consultation, began to explain.

After listening to the young man surnamed Wang's explanation, Qin Fengming's expression changed dramatically. A secret of the world had appeared before him.

It turned out that Luoxia Valley was not the martial arts sect as he had known it. In fact, it had a powerful cultivation sect backing it, which was the Luoxia Sect.

Luoxia Valley was responsible for the secular affairs of the Luoxia Sect, such as the mining and transportation of the Luoxia Sect's mineral deposits in Yingzhou Prefecture.

Due to the three prohibitions in the cultivation world, which were: 1) cultivators must not display their powers in the secular world; 2) cultivators must not interfere in secular disputes; and 3) cultivators must not use magic to kill mortals.

These three unchanging prohibitions completely separated the cultivation world from the secular world. Regardless of the cultivation level, all cultivators must abide by these rules, and any violation would result in severe punishment.

In fact, the last time Qin Fengming was ordered to go to Haobai City to snatch the white jade box, it contained a material for refining artifacts. This material was highly coveted by cultivators in the Chengdan stage. Since it was discovered in the secular world, only the people of Luoxia Valley could be sent to retrieve it.

The Wang brothers originally intended to hand it over to Wohu Mountain, which had connections with them. However, the Luoxia Sect obtained it through unconventional means.

Sect Master Sima handed over the refining material to the Luoxia Sect and was rewarded with a potent essence pill, which could extend his life by several decades. This made Sima Qingshan overjoyed.

Every month, Luoxia Valley would hand over the minerals collected that month to the Luoxia Sect. The young man in black was the representative from the Luoxia Sect who came to Luoxia Valley to handle this matter. These matters were known only to a few high-ranking officials in Luoxia Valley, including Sect Master Sima, while the other hall masters and elders were unaware.

What is known as a spirit stone, to the people of the secular world, is merely a beautiful object, useful only as a decoration.

However, spirit stones are of great importance to cultivators.

Spirit stones contain abundant energy from the heavens and earth. Cultivators absorb the energy from spirit stones much faster than they can absorb energy from the environment. Whether in battle or flight, cultivators need spiritual energy to support them. Without spiritual energy, cultivators are not much stronger than ordinary people. Therefore, the importance of spirit stones to cultivators is self-evident.

A few days ago, the young man surnamed Wang encountered danger in the deep mountains and was saved by Qin Fengming. He learned that Qin Fengming was a cultivator at the third level of the Gathering Qi stage. Upon returning to the Luoxia Sect, he reported the incident to the sect's officials, which immediately drew the attention of the sect.

This time, the Luoxia Sect specifically sent the young man surnamed Wang and the middle-aged man surnamed Feng to Luoxia Valley to meet Qin Fengming. Knowing that Qin Fengming was a cultivator and a member of Luoxia Valley, they could not let him continue to wander in the secular world, as it would surely bring him to his death, which would also be detrimental to Luoxia Valley.

The young man in black briefly recounted the events to Qin Fengming. He did not know how much Qin Fengming could understand in such a short time.

The middle-aged man surnamed Feng observed Qin Fengming, seeing his thoughtful expression, and nodded, saying, "I wonder where you learned your cultivation techniques, to have reached the third level of the Gathering Qi stage? Truly remarkable."

Cultivating alone is extremely dangerous, with the risk of mental and physical destruction.

Although Qin Fengming had not truly interacted with cultivators, based on his years of experience in the martial arts world, he was certain that this middle-aged man surnamed Feng was more powerful than the young man, and could likely kill him with just a glance.

Daring not to hide anything, Qin Fengming respectfully replied, "No one has taught me any cultivation techniques. I practiced according to the internal cultivation methods in an unnamed booklet."

"May I see this booklet?" The middle-aged man, surprised by his straightforward answer, asked.

Qin Fengming knew that if he did not let the middle-aged man surnamed Feng examine the booklet, he would surely be killed. The martial arts world was a place of the strong preying on the weak, and the cultivation world was no different. Thinking this, he took the booklet from his chest and respectfully handed it to the middle-aged man surnamed Feng.

The middle-aged man took it, flipped through a few pages, and found that it was just a common Five Elements cultivation method for Gathering Qi disciples. He lost interest and indifferently returned it to Qin Fengming.

"May I ask where you obtained this booklet? Could you explain it to me?"

"This internal cultivation method, I found it unintentionally in a cave. I only thought it was a profound internal cultivation method and did not know it was a cultivation technique." Qin Fengming answered without hesitation.

The middle-aged man surnamed Feng looked at Qin Fengming, and from his expression, it did not seem like he was lying. After a moment, he slowly said:

"Regardless of how you learned this technique, since you have already cultivated spiritual energy, you cannot continue to cultivate in Luoxia Valley. Are you willing to join our Luoxia Sect to learn more advanced techniques, with the hope of successfully building a foundation and reaching a higher realm, possibly even achieving immortality?"

Although Qin Fengming did not fully understand what the middle-aged man surnamed Feng meant by "building a foundation" or how it could lead to immortality, he knew that by following these two people, he could learn the techniques to make a sword fly and the methods to fly in the air. He was already inclined to agree.

Seeing that Qin Fengming was somewhat moved, the middle-aged man surnamed Feng continued:

"Our Luoxia Sect is a major sect in the cultivation world of the Daliang Kingdom. Many wandering cultivators would break their heads to enter our Luoxia Sect. This is an invitation extended to you because you are a disciple of Luoxia Valley. If you miss this opportunity, you will surely regret it."

The young man surnamed Wang, standing behind the middle-aged man surnamed Feng, kept giving him signals, urging him to agree quickly.