Immortal Venerable's Order
Chapter 56 Artifact Sect

Chapter 56: Chapter 56 Artifact Sect

Absorbing Spirit Veins for cultivation, Yan Rufeng indeed gained immense benefits. After absorbing one Spirit Vein, he immediately used sword flight to search for the next Spirit Vein.

When Yan Rufeng had absorbed ten Spirit Veins, the Golden Core within his Dantian finally formed the Seven Stars Gathering configuration. The more Golden Cores there are, the more Spiritual Energy is required.

After Yan Rufeng absorbed another Spirit Vein, he exhaled a long breath, "Seven Golden Cores require a whole Spirit Vein to be filled. It seems that even if I absorb all the Spirit Veins in Japan, I can’t reach twelve."

Yan Rufeng continued flying on his sword in the sky above Japan, searching for Spirit Veins. As he approached the sky above Dafu Mountain, he suddenly became excited.

"I didn’t expect there to be a small Spirit Vein that’s been forming for a long time here. This trip to Japan is destined to be fruitful."

Suddenly, Yan Rufeng frowned, "Unexpectedly, there’s someone meditating at the location of this underground Spirit Vein."

"Heh heh!"

Yan Rufeng let out a cold laugh, "I didn’t expect there to be a cultivator with such a high cultivation in Japan. Let me go down and meet him."

Yan Rufeng descended, using the Earth Tunneling Technique to directly arrive next to the Spirit Vein. Concealing his cultivation, he immediately heard a furious roar, "Who trespasses into the forbidden area shall die!"

Yan Rufeng couldn’t understand Japanese, so he curiously scrutinized the person before him.

Short, squat, and a bit unkempt, but the killing intent emanating from his body made one feel like falling into an ice cave, extremely terrifying.

"Baka."

This word, Yan Rufeng understood.

"Dammit, how dare you insult me, seeking death!"

Yan Rufeng’s body trembled, and with a pinch of his hand, a beam of light restrained the person.

"Yi yi ya ya, where to dig potatoes..."

Yan Rufeng didn’t understand what the person was saying, but the next moment, that person moved.

Sword light instantly illuminated the underground sanctuary. The person broke through Yan Rufeng’s restriction, angrily scolding Yan Rufeng, full of murderous intent. The flying sword hovering in front of him was menacing, filled with a cold, deadly aura.

Since his divine soul attached to this body, Yan Rufeng had been tirelessly improving his cultivation, keeping a low profile without exposing any brilliance.

Now, the enemy’s sword was out, and even before it reached him, the frigid sword qi had already pierced through his Spiritual Energy Protection Shield. If Yan Rufeng hesitated for even a moment, he would become a ghost under the sword.

With a thought, Yan Rufeng’s Heart Sword emerged with the wind, a beam of light accompanied by the cry of the sword soared into the sky, turning into a long sword rainbow, rushing towards the opponent’s sword light.

The opponent, also at the Golden Core Stage, had a flying sword in front of him enveloped in Spiritual Energy, emitting a cold glare. If it were an average Golden Core Stage cultivator facing him, they would perish instantly, but his adversary was Yan Rufeng.

Yan Rufeng’s flying sword was a tangible Heart Sword formed from Spiritual Energy.

When Yan Rufeng’s sword rainbow encountered the opponent’s Spiritual Energy-clad sword light, an explosive wave erupted, and the opponent’s sword light shattered instantly. The dispersed Spiritual Energy was absorbed entirely by Yan Rufeng’s Heart Sword. Now, the Heart Sword, which grew stronger against strong opponents and even stronger against weak ones, transformed into countless sword shadows, raining down on the opponent.

The power of Yan Rufeng’s sword filled the underground area for kilometers around with the sword qi emanating from the Heart Sword.

The opponent couldn’t dodge no matter which direction he tried, only to hear a cry, blood splattering, and then saw the opponent shattered into countless fragments drifting down.

Not wanting to cause a major disturbance, Yan Rufeng immediately used his cultivation technique to absorb all the sword qi formed from Spiritual Energy, else the Dafu Mountain region would inevitably erupt in volcanic eruptions due to earthquakes.

"Clank!"

Looking at the longsword falling, Yan Rufeng smiled with satisfaction, thinking, "Killing a Golden Core Stage cultivator of Japan wasn’t in vain. This sword is good; I’ll take it back and give it to Wen Tong."

A sweep of his divine sense, and the longsword entered Yan Rufeng’s Storage Jade Ring.

The confrontation between Yan Rufeng and the opponent had alerted the outside guards, but the guards did not dare to intrude into the forbidden area.

Sitting cross-legged on the ground, Yan Rufeng began absorbing the Spirit Vein in front of him. It took a whole day for Yan Rufeng to completely absorb the Spirit Vein deep within Dafu Mountain. At this time, the number of Golden Cores in Yan Rufeng’s Dantian had reached eleven.

Yan Rufeng couldn’t contain his inner joy, exclaiming, "Eleven Golden Cores! This small Spirit Vein is really powerful. One more Golden Core, and I can prepare to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage..."

Yan Rufeng left Dafu Mountain, continuing his journey to search for Spirit Veins, but what he didn’t know was that the person he killed at Dafu Mountain was the disciple of the most powerful cultivator in Japan. Because of this, shortly after Yan returned, he invited the vicious retaliation of Japan’s top cultivator.

Within three days, Yan Rufeng absorbed all the recently formed Spirit Veins across Japan, and his Dantian’s number of Golden Cores finally reached twelve, but his cultivation remained at the Golden Core Stage.

Yan Rufeng needed to merge the twelve Golden Cores in his Dantian into one to advance to the Nascent Soul Stage, but the mission to rescue Professor Zhou was urgent and permitted no delay. To break through to the Nascent Soul Stage, he needed to seclude himself in cultivation.

Yan Rufeng returned to Tai Ban. Under cover of night, he arrived above the place where Professor Zhou was imprisoned.

Below, the security was tight. Searchlights changed shapes and directions frequently. Soldiers patrolled with machine guns, their expressions stern and cautious.

Yan Rufeng spread his divine sense, detecting Professor Zhou’s location, and was surprised to find that he was being held in a basement.

"Haha..."

"Professor Zhou, being in the basement makes this much easier."

Yan Rufeng detected only two people guarding Professor Zhou in the basement, feeling smug, he pinched a magic spell, tunneling to the basement entrance.

At the basement entrance, Yan Rufeng immediately placed a restriction, sealing the entrance tightly. After completing this, he strode towards the basement.

"Who’s there, dig one sack after another?"

Yan Rufeng still couldn’t understand, but when he tried to use a restriction to control the two guards, he found it failed.

Yan Rufeng was shocked, "What kind of ghosts are these two, Spiritual Energy Restriction can’t confine them..."

Not daring to be arrogant, Yan Rufeng immediately summoned his flying sword. With a sword cry, he pierced through one person instantly.

"Baka..."

Only then did Yan Rufeng feel relieved. Although the Spiritual Energy Restriction couldn’t confine the person, the flying sword could pierce his heart.

Controlled by Yan Rufeng, the flying sword emitted a cold light, cutting a perfect arc in the room. The person fell dead.

Professor Zhou, sitting on a chair, was still in shock, "Young man, were you sent by Huaxia to rescue me?"

"Professor Zhou, this is not a place to stay for long. We need to talk while walking."

Yan Rufeng cast a Spiritual Energy shield over Professor Zhou, then grabbed him, leaping onto the flying sword, shooting out of the basement. Accompanied by a rainbow light, they swiftly disappeared into the sky above Tai Ban.

On the flying sword, Professor Zhou’s face was full of astonishment and bewilderment. His excited and invigorated mood took a long time to calm down.

"Young man, since when did Huaxia develop such a flying artifact? I’ve never heard of it."

Yan Rufeng smiled faintly, "Professor Zhou, this is a flying sword, not something that can be developed through research. I’ll explain it to you when we get back to the country."

Professor Zhou’s eyes were full of anticipation. He muttered to himself, "If I can return to the country alive, I, Zhou Shuhua, will definitely develop a flying artifact even more powerful than this."

Yan Rufeng heard it clearly. He didn’t mock Professor Zhou. Although Yan Rufeng didn’t know what work Professor Zhou did, when Professor Zhou said he would develop a flying artifact even more powerful than the flying sword for the country, Yan Rufeng immediately transmitted the Artifact Sect’s supreme cultivation techniques to Zhou Shuhua.

A beam of light entered Zhou Shuhua’s forehead. He immediately closed his eyes, slowly digesting the supreme techniques of the Artifact Sect.