"Never mind." Lin Feng didn't want to think too much. It seemed that Liu Fei had a very high status among these people, and her identity was extraordinary.
"I don't have a powerful force to rely on; I can only depend on myself." Looking at the backs of those people, Lin Feng's gaze was firm. This time, he had returned to participate in the sect's inner gate competition and to enter the inner gate.
Riding up the mountain, the heads of the two mountain guards were lowered very low. It turned out that these two were the ones who had intercepted Lin Feng and were taught a lesson last time.
Yunhai Sect was still filled with an atmosphere of cultivation. Everyone was diligently practicing to become stronger, especially after the New Year, when the sect would hold a major competition. In this competition, some powerful outer gate disciples could enter the inner gate and become true disciples of Yunhai Sect.
Moreover, it was said that some outstanding inner gate disciples could directly take some exams. If they passed, they could become core disciples of Yunhai Sect, a position of great honor.
It was important to know that as a powerful force in Xueyue Kingdom, the core disciples who came out of Yunhai Sect were all outstanding young talents, respected wherever they went. In a small city like Yangzhou, even the city lord would treat the core disciples of Yunhai Sect with respect.
This was also the reason why most of the Lin family, including the Grand Elder, wanted Lin Qian to rise to power. Once Lin Qian became a core disciple of Haoyue Sect in the future, it would be a great honor for the Lin family, bringing glory to their ancestors. If Lin Qian achieved even higher, there might be a chance to become an elder of Haoyue Sect, which would bring prosperity to the Lin family.
Unfortunately, Lin Feng's appearance put the Lin family in a state of torment.
After returning to the sect, Lin Feng washed off the dust from his journey, changed into a set of Yunhai Sect disciple's clothing, and walked out of his room to the Star Pavilion.
Having reached the Lingwu realm, he needed more advanced cultivation techniques and martial skills to unleash greater combat power.
"Old North." Walking into the Star Pavilion, Lin Feng saw Old North sitting lazily as usual, looking like an old man in his twilight years.
But Lin Feng had been fortunate enough to witness Old North's vigor and spirit, so he knew this was just one side of Old North. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Lin Feng would find it hard to believe that the same person could have such a different aura.
Old North's lazy gaze flashed with a hint of light, and he raised his head, rarely showing a smile. "You're back."
"Yes, I came to choose cultivation techniques and martial skills." Lin Feng nodded with a smile.
"Go to the second floor." Old North said indifferently.
"Thank you, Old North. I'll trouble you to keep time for me." Lin Feng's purpose this time was the second floor. However, Yunhai Sect had a rule that only those at the Lingwu realm and inner gate disciples could go to the second floor. Before becoming an inner gate disciple, even if one had the strength of the Lingwu realm, they were only allowed to stay on the second floor for the duration of an incense stick, meaning they had to choose suitable cultivation techniques and martial skills within that time.
An incense stick's time was too short for choosing cultivation techniques and martial skills. The variety of cultivation techniques and martial skills in the Star Pavilion was vast, and it wasn't easy to find powerful ones that suited oneself. However, rules were rules, and no one dared to break them. Therefore, everyone in Yunhai Sect wanted to become an inner gate disciple, so they could stay on the second floor for as long as they wanted and find the most suitable cultivation techniques and martial skills.
"No need. As long as you don't go to the third floor, you can stay as long as you want." Old North said indifferently.
Lin Feng was taken aback for a moment, then a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. Indeed, there were always backdoors in any place.
"Thank you, Old North."
Lin Feng didn't hesitate, stepped into the Star Pavilion, and headed towards the stairs to the second floor.
"Brat, if I weren't worried about your realm not keeping up, you could go to the third floor without any restrictions." Old North shook his head and smiled, muttering to himself, "The Bell and Drum Cliffs, the eight drums sounding together, you have broken the silence of Yunhai Sect's history. A mere Star Pavilion, how could it not let you come and go as you please?"
Old North thought this way, but many outer gate disciples of Yunhai Sect didn't think so. Seeing Lin Feng, dressed as an outer gate disciple, directly stepping onto the stairs to the second floor of the Star Pavilion, many people on the first floor narrowed their eyes.
"Who is this guy, how dare he step onto the second floor?"
"Unknown. He's clearly an outer gate disciple. Could he have reached the Lingwu realm?"
The crowd on the first floor's eyes flashed with jealousy. Good cultivation techniques could not only speed up a martial practitioner's cultivation and help them reach higher realms but also give them greater combat power. High-grade martial skills could directly provide an advantage in battle. Who wouldn't want to have them?
Cultivation techniques and martial skills were divided from high to low into Tianji, Diji, Xuanji, and Huangji levels, each level further divided into upper, middle, and lower grades. The first floor of the Star Pavilion contained only Huangji cultivation techniques and martial skills, while the second floor had higher Xuanji cultivation techniques and martial skills, which were extremely powerful.
The second floor of the Star Pavilion was quieter and had fewer people, all quietly flipping through and searching for cultivation techniques and martial skills they liked.
At this moment, a person near the stairs saw Lin Feng come up and flashed a look of disdain, ignoring him.
"The number of cultivation techniques and martial skills here is slightly less than on the first floor." Lin Feng glanced around the second floor. The higher the grade, the more precious and harder to obtain the cultivation techniques and martial skills were. It was natural that there were fewer here than on the first floor.
"Let's choose a cultivation technique first." Lin Feng found the bookshelf with cultivation techniques and began to browse.
"Chunyuan Gong, Xuanji middle-grade cultivation technique. It condenses and swallows the elemental energy of heaven and earth, transforming it into pure yuan force, which can make the flesh and blood more robust and expand the meridians. When practiced to the highest level, it can form a powerful and pure true yuan force."
"Note: This cultivation technique is suitable for any martial soul practitioner. It does not directly enhance combat power, and the cultivation difficulty is very high. It requires gradually strengthening the tendons, bones, and blood, expanding the internal needs. Those with insufficient talent will not only fail to speed up their cultivation but may also be hindered in their cultivation."
This was a cultivation technique Lin Feng was browsing, with notes from predecessors to help future generations make a choice.
"You're the one." Lin Feng said to himself, seemingly ignoring the warning in the notes, and directly chose this rarely practiced cultivation technique.
Lin Feng didn't even glance at other cultivation techniques. With his experience, he understood the importance of the foundation. The path of martial arts was like building a skyscraper; if the foundation was not solid, it could lead to irreparable consequences. Conversely, with a solid foundation, one could remain steadfast no matter the storms.
This Chunyuan Gong seemed useless, but in Lin Feng's view, it was a truly good cultivation technique.
"Next, I should choose a few martial skills." Lin Feng went to the section for martial skills and began browsing.
"Kumu Zhi."
"Fenyang Jue."
"Hanbing Mianzhang."
Lin Feng flipped through them one by one, putting them down without finding any that satisfied him.
"Baguang Zhang, Xuanji lower-grade. When practiced to the highest level, it can shake the eight directions and sweep the six directions, with palm prints covering the sky, leaving no place to hide."
At this moment, Lin Feng paused slightly when he saw a palm technique.
"This one." Lin Feng chose Baguang Zhang, but he didn't leave. With his talent, it wouldn't take long to master a martial skill, and he needed two martial skills to assist in battle.
After searching for a while, Lin Feng found a martial skill called Jiemie Jianjue, which was extremely powerful and a Xuanji middle-grade martial skill. However, it had very high requirements, only suitable for those with sword martial souls and high talent, who could understand a thread of sword momentum and ideally achieve a state of desirelessness and emotionlessness when drawing the sword.
These stringent conditions were enough to crush many people's dreams.
"You're the one." Lin Feng's eyes flashed with excitement. This Jiemie Jianjue seemed to be prepared for him. He had already understood sword momentum, and it was more than just a thread. As for desirelessness and emotionlessness, wasn't that exactly the state he was in when he unlocked the first level of the Tianzhao martial soul?
This martial skill seemed to be born for him.
As for the requirement that only those with sword martial souls could practice it, Lin Feng ignored it. Nonsense, did those with sword martial souls necessarily understand the sword better than him?