Cultivation Begins with Skill Points
Chapter 303 - 302: Feng Lan Sword Lord Passes Away

Chapter 303: Chapter 302: Feng Lan Sword Lord Passes Away

Time passed slowly, and Zhong Lin kept moving back and forth between the Geng Metal Vein and the Pill Furnace.

In this endless cycle, whenever his body began to metalize, he would leap into the Pill Furnace to temper his body with Spiritual Fire, breaking through the bonds, integrating the Gold Nature Qi into his blood, spreading it throughout his body, and finally combining it with his marrow to strengthen his bones and body.

Half a month later.

As the last trace of skin and a piece of bone were fully infused with Gold Nature Qi, Zhong Lin finally broke through the Realm, and Power soared at that moment.

His once dazzling golden body instantly dimmed, not as radiant as before, but instead, it became as lustrous as jade, filled with an ancient amber’s beauty.

Zhong Lin suddenly opened his eyes, brighter than ever, exhaled, and the airflow rumbled like a hurricane, sending stones beneath him flying and crashing around.

After over half a month’s Cultivation, absorbing nearly half of the Gold Nature Qi from the veins before him, Zhong Lin finally entered the Ninth Layer of the Dragon Elephant Golden Body. Thus, this Earth Level Low Grade Martial Arts finally reached Perfection.

With a gentle clench of his right fist, explosive sounds erupted from it, and white mist appeared around his palm, a sign of air bursting from the sonic boom.

"Hahaha, great, Dragon Elephant Golden Body is perfect, a massive force of two million five hundred sixty thousand pounds, directly doubled."

Feeling the infinite power surging in his body, Zhong Lin laughed wildly to the sky, his voice echoing throughout the entire cave, stones flying, and the whole cavern shaking.

"With the perfect Dragon Elephant Golden Body, I should be able to walk across the Luoxing Islands unopposed. As for Feng Lan Sword Lord, although I haven’t fought him yet, I’m confident I won’t lose."

At this moment, Zhong Lin finally breathed a sigh of relief. Unsure if it was the unique power inadequacy fear syndrome from his previous life or some persecution paranoia, there was always an insecurity if he wasn’t the strongest in a region.

It was the same on the Xuan Gui Continent, and also here on the Luoxing Islands.

Besides occasional relaxation, Zhong Lin spent all his other time working hard for Cultivation.

Though he still hasn’t broken through to the Yunling Realm, the perfection of Dragon Elephant Golden Body gave him enough confidence to slightly relax.

After stabilizing his Cultivation, Zhong Lin did not linger, closed the library door again, wrapped himself in sword light, and soared into the sky, heading toward the Purple Cloud Sect.

Just as he returned to the Fire Cloud Palace, before he could enter the great hall, Wan Pu’s figure approached from afar.

"Greetings, Elder Zhong, you have returned."

Looking at Wan Pu standing in front of him, Zhong Lin asked suspiciously, "Are you specifically waiting for me here? Is there something?"

"Elder Zhong, the Master requests your presence."

"The Sect Master is looking for me? Lead the way."

The two of them flew one after the other towards the Purple Cloud Palace on the Main Peak.

In the great hall, Ouyang Daoyong, looking like a youth, was sitting cross-legged on a meditation cushion, practicing Qi Cultivation, with dense Heaven and Earth Essence Qi flowing in and out of him, as if he were integrated with this heaven and earth.

Ouyang Daoyong possessed Spirit Embryo Realm Cultivation, refined into a Water Element Spirit Body, his aura had long reached perfection, only lacking a Soul Breaking Pill to open the Soul Palace, stepping into the Yunling Realm.

Seeing the two approaching, Ouyang Daoyong slowly opened his eyes.

"Sect Master, you summoned me so urgently, has something happened?"

Zhong Lin immediately asked.

Ouyang Daoyong nodded solemnly and said, "Feng Lan Sword Lord has passed away."

Hearing this, Zhong Lin was momentarily stunned, how could it be so soon? Wasn’t it said that his end was near? Even if it was near, he should have lasted a few more years, how could he suddenly pass away within just half a month?

"Sect Master, is the news reliable? This is no joking matter."

Ouyang Daoyong smiled bitterly and said, "How could I falsify such a thing? Feng Lan Sword Lord passed away three days ago, and just yesterday, Fierce Sun Palace sent someone to invite us to pay our respects."

Zhong Lin sneered, "They sure are eager. I reckon Fierce Sun Palace invited not only us?"

"Elder Zhong, your insight is keen, the entire Luoxing Islands’ major forces have received letters from Fierce Sun Palace. This behavior clearly shows they have ulterior motives, wanting to assert dominance and declare their power.

In recent years, the power of Fierce Sun Palace has been growing, with experts emerging. If it weren’t for Feng Lan Sword Lord keeping them in check, they probably would have clashed with the Seven Stars Sect long ago. Now, with Feng Lan Sword Lord’s passing, Fierce Sun Palace won’t miss this opportunity and invited us probably to intimidate us."

Ouyang Daoyong sighed.

Zhong Lin’s promotion to Sixth Grade Alchemist marked the rise of their Purple Cloud Sect, naturally not wanting to stir this messy situation, but once in Jianghu, many things aren’t for you to decide.

"Moreover, Fierce Sun Palace is likely trying to verify if Feng Lan Sword Lord is truly dead."

"Elder Zhong, do you suggest Feng Lan Sword Lord may have faked his death?"

"Not sure, mainly, Feng Lan Sword Lord’s passing is too suspicious, suddenly news came that his end was near, and then in a blink, he passed away, too quickly."

Zhong Lin couldn’t help but think it felt like Wang Chongyang’s fake death to trap Ouyang Feng.

"In any case, we must go this time, Elder Zhong. I brought you here intending to have you lead the team to Seven Stars Sect, what do you think?"

Zhong Lin pondered for a moment and nodded, "Alright."

He had always wanted to find an opportunity to visit the Seven Stars Sect, as his Sword Intent was stuck at the sixth stage without progress, and the Luoxing Islands were too remote, lacking sufficient Sword Dao Secret Manuals for him to comprehend, while Seven Stars Sect had a Sword Testing Cliff, reportedly bearing the Sword Trace of a Sword Dao master, with Sword Intent lingering year-round.

Zhong Lin wanted to go see if it would help him understand Sword Intent.

"Then there’s no time to lose, Fierce Sun Palace’s given date is the end of this month, which is also the Feng Lan Sword Lord’s seventh day memorial."

"Tsk tsk, a seventh-day memorial, Fierce Sun Palace really harbors enough resentment towards Feng Lan Sword Lord!"

Zhong Lin quipped.

Ouyang Daoyong also felt helpless. Going to cause trouble on the seventh day, if not for extreme animosity, they wouldn’t be so unscrupulous.

The two discussed some specifics before Zhong Lin got up and returned to Fire Cloud Palace.

In the rear mountain of Fire Cloud Palace, Gu Chen was currently practicing the "Tai Bai Jinyao Sword Technique."

At this moment, he had already grasped the basics of this sword technique, and with every move, Sword Qi erupted with great power.

The "Tai Bai Jinyao Sword Technique" is the strongest offensive among the seven fragmented sword techniques, given that gold is the master of killing, best at attacking.

With Sword Qi protection, one can roam freely between heaven and earth.

When mastered, without using any Sword Artifact, a casual point can make Sword Qi burst, shattering the opponent’s body and destroying the Divine Soul with a single move.

"Come here."

"Master, you have returned."

Gu Chen sheathed his sword and stood, his face lighting up upon seeing Zhong Lin’s arrival, he walked swiftly toward him.

"Not bad, you’ve already grasped the basics of the ’Tai Bai Jinyao Sword Technique.’ It seems you didn’t waste the time I was away, demonstrating good understanding." Zhong Lin praised.

Gu Chen scratched his head, humbly said, "Disciple dares not take all the credit; I owe it to the Spirit Sword given by Ancestor. Otherwise, my progress wouldn’t be this fast."