Chapter 7

It turned out that this Elder Ouyang was the old man who had registered Chu Feng.

However, he had another identity, that of the head of the Martial Techniques Pavilion.

He felt that the person who had crippled the mechanical stake was likely Chu Feng, but upon further reflection, he found it hard to believe.

After all, Chu Feng had only practiced the Illusory Palm for ten days, and in ten days, it was impossible to cultivate it to such a level.

"Elder Ouyang, come and take a look at this." Just as he was racking his brains, a call came from the adjacent secret room.

And upon seeing it, Elder Ouyang was once again greatly surprised, for the mechanical stake in the other secret room had been shattered.

"Thunderbolt Three Styles, the second style."

"No one in the Inner Sect has learned this martial technique." This time, Elder Ouyang's face became serious.

The Thunderbolt Three Styles were martial techniques that only core disciples could cultivate. Now that they had appeared in the Inner Sect, it likely meant that a core disciple had leaked the martial technique to the Inner Sect.

However, upon further reflection, he found it impossible. After all, the laws of the Azure Dragon Sect were strict. If someone dared to leak martial techniques privately, they could be quickly found out, and core disciples would not be foolish enough to do such a thing.

"Could it be..." Finally, Elder Ouyang found a possibility and said to the elder behind him, "Go and invite Elder Su Rou."

At the same time, Chu Feng was cultivating in his room.

After an hour of refinement, Chu Feng had consecutively refined three Immortal Spirit Grasses. If this scene were seen by outsiders, they would certainly be amazed.

Because even martial cultivation experts needed at least a day to refine one Immortal Spirit Grass, but Chu Feng did not even need half an hour.

Moreover, the Immortal Spirit Grasses refined by Chu Feng were completely absorbed by his dantian, with no waste at all.

This was something even martial cultivation experts could not achieve. It was said that ordinary people could absorb only half of the spiritual energy from one Immortal Spirit Grass, which was already quite good.

"It seems that to gain strength from you, a great price must be paid." Even so, Chu Feng still felt somewhat helpless.

Because after refining three Immortal Spirit Grasses, he did not feel any signs of breakthrough, and even felt that his dantian was empty.

But for ordinary people, if they could completely absorb the spiritual energy from three Immortal Spirit Grasses, they could almost break through from the Fourth Level of Spirit Martial to the Fifth Level.

This indicated a problem: although the divine thunder had granted Chu Feng strength far beyond that of ordinary people, to improve his cultivation, he also needed to pay a price far beyond that of ordinary people.

Spiritual energy, though Chu Feng could condense it through techniques, even continuous cultivation for several months would be far less than the spiritual energy contained in one Immortal Spirit Grass.

From this, it was clear how much Chu Feng would need to pay to improve his cultivation, which was a huge challenge he would face.

"Ah, is this what they mean by every advantage has its disadvantage?"

Looking at the two Immortal Spirit Grasses on the bedside, Chu Feng really wanted to refine them, but he did not do so because he intended to return them to Chu Yue.

"Sister Chu Yue should be about to reach the Fifth Level of Spirit Martial. These two Immortal Spirit Grasses can help her a lot." After some hesitation, Chu Feng packed the Immortal Spirit Grasses and blew out the lamp to sleep.

The next morning, Chu Feng got up early. He carried two Immortal Spirit Grasses, intending to find Chu Yue.

Unfortunately, the Inner Sect was too large. It was said that there were more Inner Sect disciples than Outer Sect disciples, totaling about ten thousand.

The vast palace complex stretched as far as the eye could see. Finding someone in such a place was like looking for a needle in a haystack.

"Brother, do you think we should join an alliance? After all, in the hunt for spirit medicines, more people means more strength."

"Joining an alliance makes it hard to extricate oneself. If the alliance is in trouble in the future, we will also be implicated."

"You're right. Forget it, let's go and sign up at the square first." A pair of young men who looked like brothers passed by Chu Feng, but their conversation made Chu Feng very happy.

"Two seniors, did you just say that the spirit medicine hunt is starting to accept registrations?" Chu Feng asked as he approached.

"Yes, the time for the spirit medicine hunt is not fixed every year. This year is indeed earlier than in previous years."

"Looks like you are a new disciple this year. If you want to sign up, come with us." The brothers were quite热情.

"Thank you, seniors." Chu Feng smiled politely, feeling very happy.

Spirit medicines are herbs containing spiritual energy. Depending on the type, they are divided into four grades: low, medium, high, and supreme. The Immortal Spirit Grass in Chu Feng's possession was a high-grade spirit medicine.

The spirit medicine hunt is a benefit provided by the Azure Dragon Sect for Inner Sect disciples.

In a certain area of the Azure Dragon Mountains, a large number of spirit medicines are grown, and this area is called the Spirit Medicine Mountain.

The Spirit Medicine Mountain is a forbidden area of the Azure Dragon Sect, but it is opened once a year, and all Inner Sect disciples can sign up to participate.

It is called the spirit medicine hunt because spirit medicines have spiritual properties, can burrow underground and escape, run at high speeds, and have strong offensive capabilities, making them very difficult to harvest.

Now, what Chu Feng needed most was spirit medicines, the more the better. The start of the spirit medicine hunt was a great piece of news for him.

"Junior, it seems you haven't joined an alliance. Are you planning to hunt alone?" The brothers looked at Chu Feng.

"Is there anything wrong with that?" Chu Feng was a bit puzzled.

"To be honest, the spirit medicine hunt is not a job for one person. I advise you to join an alliance." The brothers kindly reminded him.

An alliance is an organization formed by Inner Sect disciples. Because such organizations can better foster relationships among disciples, the Azure Dragon Sect not only does not oppose this but also encourages it.

"I just entered the Inner Sect and am not very familiar with alliances. Which alliances in the Inner Sect are the strongest?" Chu Feng asked curiously.

"Haha, you asked the right people. We brothers have just conducted a survey of the various alliances in the Inner Sect."

"According to the survey, there are thousands of alliances of various sizes in the Inner Sect, with the largest being the World Alliance and the Sword Path Alliance."

"The World Alliance has the most members, about 5,000. Those with 'World' written on their backs are members of the World Alliance."

"The Sword Path Alliance has fewer members, but at least 1,000. The Sword Path Alliance is somewhat special; to join them, you must cultivate martial techniques that use swords. Those carrying black iron swords are members of the Sword Path Alliance."

"The reason these two alliances are the strongest is not only because of their large numbers but also because their founders are important figures in our Azure Dragon Sect."

"Those two became core disciples ten years ago and are now among the best core disciples. With their support, few dare to touch the members of the World Alliance and the Sword Path Alliance."

"Brother, what you said is not entirely correct. Although the World Alliance and the Sword Path Alliance are strong, I think the strongest should be the Wing Alliance." Just as the elder brother was speaking vividly, the younger brother interjected with an opinion.

"The Wing Alliance is indeed strong, but their numbers are too few. Two fists cannot defeat four hands. If a real conflict occurs, they will not be a match for the World Alliance and the Sword Path Alliance." The elder brother shook his head.

"Not necessarily. Although the Wing Alliance has few members, they are all top-notch. They have the ability to fight a hundred. I think even the combined forces of the World Alliance and the Sword Path Alliance might not be a match for the Wing Alliance." The younger brother rebutted.

"Seniors, what is the background of the Wing Alliance?" Seeing the two argue, Chu Feng became more and more curious.

"Junior, listen to me. The Wing Alliance is absolutely a legend in our Inner Sect." The younger brother grabbed Chu Feng and began to speak animatedly.