Chapter 77

"First, eat this piece, once every ten days. After finishing this piece, wait a month and then eat this one. Keep it well and don't let anyone see it. With these two pieces of flesh, you can advance your body tempering. If you train diligently, you might even break through to the fifth level of body tempering. These are the Qi Condensation Elixirs; martial cultivators can't neglect them either. Your meridians are fine, so entering the Quasi-Warrior realm shouldn't be a problem! In the future, you can even cultivate to the Warrior realm!"

Ye Feng didn't answer his question but pointed to the two pieces of flesh on the table and explained. After finishing, he pointed to the porcelain bottle on the table.

When Ye Feng treated Ran Hao's injuries, he had seen his meridians and knew they were in good condition. Although he had no talent, there were no issues. With resources, he could definitely enter the Warrior realm.

As one of his few friends back then, Ye Feng naturally wouldn't leave him alone.

After the meal, Ran Hao left. Such precious items, he didn't dare keep on him for long. Robbery and murder were very common in this world.

After Ran Hao left, Ye Feng pondered for a moment and then walked towards the corner of Green Mountain Town.

The Lin Family General Store was as bustling as ever. Green Mountain Town was never short of low-level martial cultivators and members of the Flying Tiger Team, so even though the Lin Family General Store was in a remote location, it was still crowded with people.

"Brother Li, is Shopkeeper Lin here?"

Entering the Lin Family General Store, the same clerk was still busy.

"Xiao Ye has come. Shopkeeper Lin is in the back yard. Go on in!"

Seeing Ye Feng, the clerk's face showed a hint of a smile.

In the back yard, the old man was still lying on the lounge chair in the courtyard. However, the feeling Ye Feng got from him was completely different.

Before, he vaguely felt that the old man seemed to blend with the courtyard. Now, this feeling was even stronger. When he focused his mind, he could sense everything within fifty meters, even an ant. But here, he couldn't sense the old man's presence at all.

If he hadn't seen the old man with his eyes, he would have thought the old man wasn't in the courtyard, as if he were the air itself.

This was the first time since the light ball in his mind had rapidly rotated, causing his mental power to surge, that he encountered a situation where his mental power was ineffective.

"Whoa!"

Seeing this, Ye Feng couldn't help but draw a sharp breath. If he still didn't realize that this shopkeeper was not simple, he would have been living in vain.

The moment Ye Feng stepped into the courtyard, the old man in the courtyard suddenly opened his eyes. The instant he opened his eyes, a sharp light flashed.

The moment he opened his eyes, it was as if the old man had appeared in the courtyard out of nowhere, and Ye Feng's mental power could finally sense his presence.

The shock this scene brought to Ye Feng was unimaginable.

"Xiao Ye has come. It's been a while since you last visited!"

When the old man saw that the person standing at the door was Ye Feng, a hint of surprise appeared on his face, but it quickly disappeared.

Although the old man's face returned to calm, he was still very surprised in his heart.

Two months ago, when he saw Ye Feng, he was already very surprised. Body Tempering Sixth Level had completely exceeded his expectations. After all, in his eyes, Ye Feng was just a Body Tempering Second Level cultivator. To reach Body Tempering Sixth Level in just a few days was strange.

Of course, though strange, it was still within his acceptance range. But now? It was no longer surprise but shock. In just two months, he had gone from nothing to a Sixth Rank Warrior, and his body tempering had even reached the Bone Tempering stage. This was simply inconceivable in his eyes.

In this wild land, he had never seen a martial cultivator who had reached the Bone Tempering stage.

"Old Lin, we've moved to Qing Shuang City. We probably won't come back often!"

Hearing the old man's question, Ye Feng nodded respectfully.

Although the old man still appeared to be an ordinary, unarmed old man in his eyes, he no longer thought of him as ordinary. The moment he stepped into the courtyard, this thought had already been dispelled.

"Ha ha, good, soaring to the sky!"

Hearing Ye Feng's words, the old man showed no surprise. For a Sixth Rank Warrior, buying a house in Qing Shuang City wasn't too difficult.

If he knew that Ye Feng had already bought a house in Qing Shuang City when he was a First Rank Warrior, he wouldn't know what to think.

"However, Xiao Ye, we have a connection. Remember one thing: this place is very small, so small that it can be ignored... the outside world is vast..."

The old man stared at Ye Feng for a while, as if speaking to him, or perhaps to himself.

Although Ye Feng was confused by the old man's words, he still nodded.

...

"Phew..."

An hour later, Ye Feng walked out of the Lin Family General Store. Previously, he had thought about selling some precious materials here to repay the old man for his years of care, but in the end, he didn't take them out.

After leaving the general store, Ye Feng looked back at the small courtyard where the old man was, then turned and left.

"Such powerful mental power! Could he be a Spirit Practitioner? No, it doesn't seem like it..."

In the back yard, the old man lay on the lounge chair, muttering to himself.

After leaving, Ye Feng bought a horse and headed for Qing Shuang City.

The next day was the Dragon Gate Leap, so the usually quiet official road was now filled with people on the move.

Most of these people were martial cultivators and quasi-warriors, and they were mostly young people, forming groups of ten to twenty.

Ye Feng knew that these young people were the elites from various villages going to participate in the Dragon Gate Leap.

However, among these young people, the highest rank was a First Rank Warrior, and most were at the Quasi-Warrior level.

Three years ago, Ye Feng had stood on a tree by this official road, watching the village's elite disciples head to Qing Shuang City. At that time, he had vowed to become a martial cultivator and enter a major sect.

To achieve this goal, he had worked hard for three years, even to the point where his body tempering and blood qi had dried up, but his dream seemed to be getting further away. It wasn't until he paid with his life that the two of them merged.

In fact, Ye Feng had already noticed that with the complete disappearance of the other Ye Feng, their fusion was already very perfect. Even the emotions and memories of the previous Ye Feng seemed to have become his own, but he didn't reject this.

And now? The sects no longer held much appeal to him.

A Sixth Rank Warrior under the age of sixteen, according to his father, was considered a genius across the entire continent. Although not a top-tier genius, he had a place.

At this level, the sects in Lan Shui County were no longer sufficient to support his advancement.

Of course, he still planned to participate in the Dragon Gate Leap to determine his body's attributes. After all, apart from the sects, there was no other way to determine them.

"Look, isn't that Ye Feng?"

"Looks like it!"

"Ye Feng..."

"Ye Feng..."

Ye Feng was galloping down the official road when he suddenly heard some voices and shouts.

Hearing the shouts, Ye Feng stopped and turned to look. He saw a group of more than ten people slowly making their way along the road. These were the people from Horn Village going to participate in the Dragon Gate Leap.

Most of the dozen or so people were walking, with only one middle-aged man and a young man riding horses.

The middle-aged man was the village instructor, a First Rank Warrior named Ma Kui, and the young man was Lin Yuan's son, Lin Ming.

"Coach Ma!"

Hearing the greeting, Ye Feng turned his horse around and politely greeted Ma Kui.

"Ye Feng, didn't your family move to Qing Shuang City?"

Hearing Ye Feng's greeting, Ma Kui nodded and asked.

His attitude towards Ye Feng had changed. Being able to buy a house in Qing Shuang City was a symbol of status. Although he didn't know how Ye Feng bought it, the fact that he could buy it was a sign of strength. Moreover, even in body tempering, Ye Feng's strength was not inferior to his.

This was the fundamental reason for his change in attitude. In this world, everything ultimately depended on strength.

This strength included various aspects. Even an ordinary person, if he had money to hire several high-ranking martial cultivators, would still be considered strong.

However, few ordinary people could afford to hire martial cultivators, as the earning speed of martial cultivators far exceeded that of ordinary people.

"Yes, this time I'm out for training, didn't expect to come out of Green Mountain Town!"

"Um! Since we've met, let's go to Qing Shuang City together!"

"Hmph! So what if you bought a house in the slums, what's there to be proud of..."

From the moment Ye Feng appeared, Lin Ming's face had turned very gloomy. Seeing Ma Kui's attitude towards Ye Feng, which was similar to his own, his anger immediately flared up.