Chapter 28

"Damn, you really have a few tricks up your sleeve." Murong Xue huffed, her delicate nose twitching as she spoke.

Although Murong Xue was still young, she already had a hint of allure. Her delicate appearance made Lin Feng feel a burning desire.

"Of course, you should know who I am. Are you starting to have feelings for me?" Lin Feng smiled at Murong Xue.

As if her secret thoughts had been guessed, Murong Xue felt her heart rate quicken. Naturally, she wouldn't admit it. She huffed, "I would never look at you. Don't daydream."

Lin Feng chuckled, "Even if you don't like me, you can't deny that I've saved you multiple times. Shouldn't we split the treasures left by Wuji Daoist, with me getting seventy percent and you thirty?"

"Why don't you just die?" Murong Xue glared at Lin Feng fiercely.

Lin Feng pouted, "If you don't agree with my suggestion, there's no need to shout. I'm a man, I'll let you have your way."

The two stopped bickering and began sorting through Wuji Daoist's legacy.

Wuji Daoist had left behind many pills, but unfortunately, they had been stored for too long—five hundred years—and had deteriorated, making them unusable. This made Lin Feng and Murong Xue feel quite disappointed. While sorting through the scrolls, Lin Feng discovered many notes on alchemy, which explained why Wuji Daoist had so many pills; he was an alchemist himself.

"Earth Rank martial technique!" Murong Xue exclaimed in surprise.

"What? An Earth Rank martial technique?" Lin Feng was shocked and quickly walked over to Murong Xue.

He knew what an Earth Rank martial technique represented. Even Jialan Academy, one of the ten major academies in Zhenwu Kingdom, did not have an Earth Rank martial technique; the highest rank they had was a High Rank Mystic technique.

As for the Sunfire Sword Technique that Lin Feng practiced, it was of Earth Rank, but it was incomplete and untrainable. If not for the mysterious magic bead that had completed the Sunfire Sword Technique, Lin Feng wouldn't have been able to practice it.

Now, Murong Xue had discovered an Earth Rank martial technique, which was an extremely shocking event. Practicing an Earth Rank martial technique would grant the ability to fight across several levels and defeat enemies of higher ranks.

Lin Feng, who had practiced the Sunfire Sword Technique, firmly believed this.

"There are three Earth Rank martial techniques: one is a sword technique, one is a fist technique called 'Crushing Fist,' and the other is a boneless strangling technique," Murong Xue said.

The sword technique was a method of controlling a flying sword to kill enemies.

Crushing Fist was an extremely hard and yang fist technique.

The boneless strangling technique was a soft technique suitable for women with flexible bodies.

Lin Feng's attention was drawn to the Crushing Fist.

Crushing Fist: A Low Rank Earth technique. This is an extremely hard and yang fist technique, suitable only for men. It凝聚体内至刚至阳之气，一旦修炼成功，一拳打出，可秒杀山林巨妖。

"Such a powerful Crushing Fist." Lin Feng was amazed. According to the *Classic of Mountains and Seas*, mountain forest giants were monsters with bodies as hard as stone, almost impervious to weapons. The Crushing Fist could instantly kill them, showing its immense power. Once unleashed, the fist's energy would surge into the opponent's body, unleashing a terrifying destructive force from within, instantly destroying the opponent's vitality.

Lin Feng liked it more and more. He said, "This Crushing Fist is mine, the sword technique and the boneless strangling technique are yours."

"Okay," Murong Xue nodded excitedly.

Lin Feng put away the Crushing Fist and then began dividing Wuji Daoist's legacy with Murong Xue.

In addition to the three Earth Rank martial techniques, Wuji Daoist had left behind over twenty Mystic Rank martial techniques. Lin Feng did not plan to practice these Mystic Rank techniques, but he could take them back to his clan to improve the Lin family's strength.

Murong Xue took the alchemy notes. Coming from a major power, her sect definitely had alchemists, and these notes would be of great value to them. As for the deteriorated pills, they were useless to Lin Feng, so he didn't take them. Murong Xue took them all, and perhaps her backing power could turn them into something valuable.

"Hey, look, this cauldron is filled with spirit liquid."

Murong Xue opened a medicinal cauldron and exclaimed in surprise.

Lin Feng quickly walked over and saw that the cauldron was filled with golden spirit liquid.

Even after five hundred years, this spirit liquid still emitted a powerful aura.

After the cauldron was opened, the air was filled with the fragrance of medicine. Lin Feng even felt his pores greedily absorbing the medicinal fragrance. What was even more astonishing was that his devouring martial soul began to vibrate intensely, seemingly in response to the golden spirit liquid.

"Is the rumor true?" Murong Xue exclaimed in delight.

Lin Feng was intrigued and asked, "What rumor?"

"Before I obtained the Yin-Yang Wuji Diagram, I heard that Wuji Daoist possessed a golden spirit liquid. This golden spirit liquid can evolve one's martial soul. I can feel my martial soul actively moving, which must be related to this golden spirit liquid," Murong Xue explained.

"What? Martial souls can evolve?" Lin Feng was surprised.

"Martial souls are ranked in ten grades. Lower-grade martial souls can evolve to higher grades if they obtain some extraordinary opportunities. For example, consuming the legendary Divine Martial Grass can evolve a martial soul once. According to my knowledge, among all cultivators, 60% have martial souls below the fifth grade, 30% have martial souls between the fifth and seventh grades, and reaching the eighth-grade martial soul is already very rare and considered a genius. Reaching the ninth-grade martial soul is even rarer, with only one person in ten million achieving it. Even in our Heavenly Saint City, only one person has reached the ninth-grade martial soul. As for the tenth-grade martial soul, it is almost a legendary existence. It's hard to imagine what kind of martial soul could reach the tenth grade. It's said that any tenth-grade martial soul harbors a great secret. Moreover, a tenth-grade martial soul cannot be formed artificially, meaning that even consuming the Divine Martial Grass and other treasures cannot evolve a ninth-grade martial soul into a tenth-grade one. I have an eighth-grade sword martial soul. If it can evolve, it could reach the ninth-grade martial soul," Murong Xue explained excitedly.

Lin Feng, who had never known that martial souls could evolve or that tenth-grade martial souls harbored great secrets, wondered if his own tenth-grade devouring martial soul also held a great secret.

In response to Murong Xue's question, Lin Feng said, "My martial soul is the same as yours, an eighth-grade martial soul."

Murong Xue pouted, "I always felt your martial soul was extraordinary, and I didn't expect it to be at the eighth grade too."

Lin Feng chuckled, "If this spirit liquid can indeed evolve martial souls, we should try it and see if we can evolve our martial souls again."

Murong Xue's eyes lit up, and she said eagerly, "Let's split it, and we'll each try it to see the effect."

Lin Feng nodded and divided the golden spirit liquid. He pointed to a nearby area and said, "There are two stone chambers over there. We'll each use one to refine this golden spirit liquid."

Lin Feng entered the left stone chamber, and Murong Xue entered the right one.