This Martial Saint’s Health Bar is Too Thick!
Chapter 580 - 86: Triumphant Return

Chapter 580 -86: Triumphant Return

Lanling City.

Inside the Inner City, there was a mansion.

Within the mansion, there was a vast training ground where the Eldest Prince, dressed in golden Martial Arts Clothes, was sparring with the Martial Arts Master who always followed by his side, wielding the Soul Cutting Blade in his hands.

The Martial Arts Master did not use Divine Skills nor Extraordinary Ability, instead, he only used Tao Power to spar with the Eldest Prince, intentionally holding back his strength.

Whether in terms of pure physical strength or Tao Power, the Martial Arts Master was much stronger than Tao Foundation Stage Martial Artists, so even without using Divine Skills, there was still a significant gap between the two.

If he didn’t deliberately hold back, the Eldest Prince, with only the strength of the 6th tier, wouldn’t be able to spar with the Martial Arts Master at all.

Even with restrained power, it took the Martial Arts Master only a dozen or so moves to knock down the Eldest Prince.

After falling to the ground, the Eldest Prince quickly got up and continued to charge in, brandishing his blade.

He was knocked down time after time, yet time after time, he got back up.

Even though the Martial Arts Master was holding back, the Eldest Prince had already suffered injuries, which were getting worse.

“Your Highness, that’s about enough,” said the sparring Martial Arts Master all of a sudden.

The Eldest Prince sheathed his blade and ordered his servants to prepare a medicinal bath.

“You’re still not hitting hard enough; it’s not satisfying,” the Eldest Prince said, shaking the fresh blood off his arm and shaking his head.

The sparring Martial Arts Master gave a wry smile, “If I were to hit any harder, Your Highness would truly damage your bones and tendons.”

“A broken bone or tendon is always better than being trampled under someone else’s foot,” the Eldest Prince said, a fierce look flashing in his eyes.

The Martial Arts Master knew who he was thinking about and dared not respond.

If it were someone else, he could have comforted the Eldest Prince by saying that it was okay not to be as good for now, that he would eventually surpass the other person.

But Li Fei…

The Martial Arts Master kept silent.

“How many moves could you withstand against the third-ranked on the Fengyun Leaderboard?” suddenly asked the Eldest Prince.

The Martial Arts Master answered seriously, “If I go all out, within ten moves, I would certainly kill the opponent!”

“Ten moves?” a hint of a smile tugged at the corner of the Eldest Prince’s mouth, as if envisioning a certain scene.

Then his smile faded, “How about Zhu Fenghua?”

Zhu Fenghua had managed to withstand a hundred moves against a Martial Arts Master, even though he was at the same Tao Foundation Stage!

“Your Highness, this person cannot be viewed as a mere Martial Artist. Dual Cultivation of Magic and Martial Arts is the most difficult path to take in this world. Once someone succeeds on this path, the overlapping of the two types of strength cannot be simply added together,” the Martial Arts Master explained.

The legendary Zhu Fenghua was created by the combination of the Tao Foundation Stage Peak and Possession Stage Peak, the synergistic fusion of two powers.

Indeed, he could not be judged merely as a Martial Artist.

“I heard Li Fei took a notebook from the Book Collection Pavilion that belonged to Lin Tianyi,” the Eldest Prince said, touching the blade in his hand.

The nearby Martial Arts Master laughed and said, “Your Highness, there is only one Lin Tianyi in this world.”

The Eldest Prince did not reply but turned and left the sparring ground.

Over an hour later, after soaking in the medicinal bath, he changed into a new set of clothes.

“Your Highness, Pavilion Master Duan Qi from Zhi Ge Pavilion has sent an invitation,” said a housekeeper approaching the Eldest Prince, holding an invitation in his hand.

The Eldest Prince took the invitation, glanced at it, and said, “Reply to the invitation, ask him to join me for lunch.”

“Yes,” the housekeeper said and left.

A sly smile appeared on the Eldest Prince’s face.

Duan Qi was from the ‘Lu Family of the Chong City’; he had previously taken the initiative to contact him about arranging an assassination of Li Fei.

The reason for his visit again must naturally be about Li Fei.

Li Fei had not only returned safely but had also made great achievements. An old case from years ago might be reopened, and the Lu Family couldn’t just sit idly by.

From the day he had openly challenged Li Fei in court, the Eldest Prince had been waiting for this day!

Li Fei was an unrivaled prodigy, a first in history. If possible, he, of course, wanted to win him over.

Even with envy, he couldn’t let such a person become his enemy without reason.

But the Crown Prince had made the first move.

He admitted that compared to the Crown Prince, his advantages were not that clear, so he didn’t think he could snatch Li Fei from the Crown Prince’s hands now that the Crown Prince had already taken early steps to make his moves.

Therefore, it was better to use this historical prodigy to gain benefits for himself.

After thoroughly understanding Li Fei’s life story, the Eldest Prince decided to openly challenge Li Fei and let everyone know that he was at odds with this historical prodigy!

This way, he would be able to recruit two heavyweight allies for himself:

The Chong City Lu Family!

Hongyi University!

The last time he and the two families jointly funded the hiring of the ‘Twelve Xiao’ to assassinate Li Fei, which was a great start.

Ultimately, Li Fei had not been killed by the assassination and had come back alive, which was even more desirable for the Eldest Prince.

As long as Li Fei was alive, the Lu Family and Hongyi University had reason to join forces with him.

The more trouble Li Fei could stir, the more the Lu Family and Hongyi University would need his power.

“Li Fei!” the Eldest Prince clenched his teeth as he spoke the name.

He reached out and touched his chest, feeling as though the footprint from that time was still there.

…

January 17th, in the afternoon.

The express train departing from Daluo Town finally arrived in Lanling City.

The train station was also cleared in advance, and in the plaza outside the station, officials from the Internal Affairs Pavilion had already prepared a ceremonial reception:

Members of the honor guard, dressed in white uniforms, stood in two rows across the plaza, each with a rifle slung on their back.

As Yun Shu led Li Fei and the others out of the train station, the honor guard members in two rows, with synchrony and precision, took the rifles from their backs and fired into the sky.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

After firing three shots, the sound of flutes and drums reverberated, and the rousing music echoed across the square.

The onlooking crowd erupted into deafening cheers and applause.

The court had publicly announced that a rebellion had occurred in Ming Province, and the State Preceptor Yun Shu had led people to extinguish it in time.

Therefore, in the hearts of the citizens of Lanling City, those returning from Ming Province, like Li Fei, were heroes!

To some extent, they indeed were.

At the very least, Li Fei had truly saved the lives of tens of thousands of citizens in Chong City!

“Which one is Li Fei?”

“Where’s Li Fei?”

“That one in white clothes, the youngest one, that’s him!”

“Look, it’s Li Fei!”

“…”

Because the court had previously made a deliberate effort, even the ordinary citizens who didn’t follow the World’s affairs knew Li Fei’s name and knew he had made great contributions in the process of quelling the rebellion, a truly deserving young hero!

“Sir, everyone is looking at you.”

In the team, Lv Wenxing said to Li Fei with a smile.

Li Fei turned his head towards the citizens held back by the Inspectors, and seeing their plain faces, he smiled and waved towards them.

This gesture immediately ignited the crowd, eliciting even louder cheers.

Ahead, several cabinet ministers of the Internal Affairs Pavilion came to meet them, led by the officials of the main ceremonial department. They first paid their respects to Yun Shu, then consoled Li Fei and the others.

Finally, the group boarded the luxurious sedan specially prepared by the main ceremonial department and drove into the Imperial City.

Yun Shu went directly to meet the emperor in the palace, and Lv Wenxing, who had his own home in Lanling City, went to their respective residences.

Only Li Fei was again arranged to stay inside the Imperial City, preparing to meet the emperor the next day.

At this time, it was already late. After dinner, Li Fei, as usual, prepared to cultivate, but a visitor arrived.

“Greetings, Crown Prince.”

Li Fei greeted the Crown Prince who had come of his own accord.

Although the Crown Prince exuded an air of nobility, he was as approachable as ever, coming forward to lift Li Fei:

“We haven’t seen each other for months, how have you become so formal? I’ve told you there’s no need for such courtesy.”

He pulled Li Fei to sit together, sized him up, and laughed:

“I really didn’t expect it. You went out for a trip and suddenly climbed to the third place on the Fengyun Leaderboard!”

“It’s just luck.”

“Ha, you really don’t act like a young person.”

“…”

The Crown Prince and Li Fei chatted leisurely, inquiring about his experiences in Ming Province.

Li Fei had to admit that the Crown Prince was indeed very comfortable to be around, and talking to him didn’t feel uncomfortable at all, despite the difference in status.

After talking for a while, the Crown Prince turned serious:

“Speaking of which, I had previously said that the Lifespan Extension Pill case was extremely dangerous and urged you to back off, but it seems I misjudged. Fortunately, you withstood the pressure from Qing Xu True Monarch, persisted in the investigation, and won the emperor’s appreciation.”

Li Fei replied calmly, “Your Highness was just giving a kind reminder, but I couldn’t be at peace, so I didn’t heed the advice.”

“What a strong resolve.”

The Crown Prince clapped his hands, “That’s why you are peerless in history, capable of doing what others cannot!”

He looked at Li Fei: “Tomorrow is your birthday, isn’t it?”

Li Fei was startled.

The original body’s birthday was January 18th, which was tomorrow.

After coming to this world, he had only celebrated one birthday, which he spent at Hongyi University with Li Tianyu.

Since returning from the Daluo Sect to Lanling City, all he had thought about was what kind of rewards he would get and how to reopen Shangguan Xiao’s case.

He had completely forgotten about his own birthday.

If the Crown Prince hadn’t mentioned it today, he would have almost forgotten about it.

Seeing the smile on the Crown Prince’s face, Li Fei also smiled:

“Yes, tomorrow is my birthday. I didn’t expect Your Highness to know.”

“Not only do I know, but I’ve also prepared a gift for you.”

The Crown Prince smiled, took out a book from his embrace, and handed it to Li Fei:

“Here’s your gift, I’m giving it to you in advance.”

Li Fei was taken aback and quickly rose to his feet, receiving it with both hands:

“Thank you for your generous gift, Your Highness!”

“Sit down.”

The Crown Prince pulled him down, pointing at the book,”Take a look and see if you like it.”

The book in Li Fei’s hands was thick with nothing written on the cover.

He opened the first page to see the bold characters “Dual Cultivation of Magic and Martial Arts: A Practical Examination.”

In the bottom right corner, there was also a line of small print:

Given to my friend Li Fei by Qin Ziheng.

“This ‘Dual Cultivation of Magic and Martial Arts: A Practical Examination’ comes from Heavenly Tower and was specially obtained on my request.”

The Crown Prince said.

Discussions on Dual Cultivation of Magic and Martial Arts and secrets of cultivation were available in many Sects, but Heavenly Tower was certainly the most authoritative in the world.

Without thinking, it was clear that this “Dual Cultivation of Magic and Martial Arts: A Practical Examination” was a closely guarded secret of Heavenly Tower, and even for the Crown Prince, procuring such a book would have come at a significant cost.

Because Heavenly Tower had the number one under heaven!

Li Fei, moved by the small print in the bottom right corner, indeed felt touched for a moment.

Regardless of the motive, at least he took to heart this thoughtful sentiment.

“Thank you, Your Highness, I really like this gift!”

Li Fei once again stood up and paid his respects to the Crown Prince.

“Hahaha, I’m glad you like it.”

The Crown Prince’s hearty laughter filled the room.

It wasn’t until late at night that the Crown Prince left Li Fei’s residence.

Li Fei didn’t go to sleep but immediately began reading the “Dual Cultivation of Magic and Martial Arts: A Practical Examination” and continued until dawn.

“Master Li.”

A voice of an eunuch came from outside the courtyard.

Li Fei slowly stood up.

It was time for him to attend the court meeting.

…

PS: There’s been an issue with the renovation that I need to fix, so I can’t make up for the missed updates today. I’ll try my best to make it up tomorrow, sorry.