Chapter 1726: Turning into An Ancient Tree
Lin Feng was seated in his new boat, flying above the clouds with incredible speed. Sometimes, some people passed near him, but they didn't talk to each other.
Even though the boat was terrifyingly fast, Lin Feng would still need a while before reaching the Holy City. Therefore, he wasn't in a rush. He enjoyed the landscapes of the great world, relaxing a bit.
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A few days later, Lin Feng descended from the sky towards a large city. Even though it wasn't as big as Vast Celestial Ancient City, it was a lot larger than Gold-Fire City. Lin Feng stayed there for a day and then continued traveling. The Continent of the Nine Clouds was gigantic, but how big was it really? And how many people were there in the world?
Regardless of modern ancient clans or ancient Holy Clans, in antiquity, clans had been created because of a peerless cultivator. The Ancient Holy Clans had been created by very strong cultivators. Therefore, cultivators admired strong people and wanted to become stronger, and with time more and more strong cultivators emerged in the world. Millions of years ago, strong cultivators had started creating the world as people knew it now.
Lin Feng didn't fly at full speed, but he didn't have too many breaks along the road, either.
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Lin Feng was standing in a field. He glanced around. There was grass everywhere, it was filled with vitality.
"Life!" Lin Feng looked calm, serene, and relaxed.
"Life strength, life is the opposite of death; people, animals, grass, the ten thousand things of creation, everything is made of life," whispered Lin Feng. Around him, the grass started rolling in waves as a terrifying wind rose. Gigantic clouds appeared in the sky. However, those clouds looked strange, as they were filled with destructive energy… life Kalpa strength!
How could life cosmic energy turn into life Kalpa?, thought Lin Feng, looking at the cloud in the sky. Apart from life energy, all other energies could turn into Kalpa, but life energy wasn't supposed to be destructive, so what was wrong with this cloud containing Kalpa strength?
The life Kalpa cloud roiled in waves. Lin Feng wondered if the Kalpa strength would be the same or not.
The terrifying life cosmic energies condensed and descended from the sky, bombarding Lin Feng's body. Lin Feng sensed an infinite vitality invade his body and flow through it, and started shaking violently. The energies left his body and turned into an ancient tree.
What a powerful life strength. Life Kalpa strength, is that Kalpa strength though?, thought Lin Feng, laughing. He was surrounded by life Kalpa strength and felt good. The landscape around was so beautiful, full of life.
Boom! More Kalpa cosmic energies bombarded Lin Feng's body, but they couldn't injure him, his physical body was far too powerful. Lin Feng could sense that the life strength was becoming more oppressive, however.
"Argh!" Suddenly, Lin Feng sensed that his blood was starting to boil like fire and that dragons were roaring. The earth and the sky started shaking. His eyes suddenly started twinkling.
"Is my dragon going to wake up?"
Lin Feng's eyes were filled with sharp lights. Back then, when the crows cawed as the moon went down, Lin Feng had received the dragon embryo and dragon blood. He had promised he'd raise the baby dragon, and now life energy was cleansing his body and the dragon was chanting. His blood was also boiling. Was the dragon embryo going to finally hatch?
When the third wave of vitality Kalpa strength bombarded his body, dragon lights appeared all around Lin Feng, dazzling him. The grass became greener and the wind more powerful. Energies dashed to the sky.
Then, the Kalpa strength slowly started dispersing.
Lin Feng looked at the sky and smiled indifferently. He was still surrounded by grass.
He then released his spirit. His world gradually appeared on a page there.
Life strength can create, thought Lin Feng, smiling to himself. In the small world of his spirit, a Celestial Ancient Tree appeared and grew in his body, the tree's roots intertwined with the roots of the other trees. Inside, there wasn't a Lin Feng anymore, but a forest; an ancient forest, with an ancient tree…
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In the distance, Lin Feng sensed the life Kalpa energy. Some people far in the distance saw some dazzling lights in the sky and shivered. What a terrifying life strength! Had someone broken through to the Huang Qi layer using life strength? However, they had the sensation that the sky was furious. When cosmic energies cleansed a cultivator's body, it didn't look like that…
Some people who were closer by sensed the life Qi and trembled. How terrifying! There were some pale and pitch-black colors in the lights too, and it also felt like there had been a dragon inside. They had never seen something as surprising and terrifying as that!
Many people rose up in the air. When they arrived, they saw nothing, just a forest.
Is there a terrifying life cultivator here?, thought the crowd. Many people left. However, some people stayed there and started looking for something in the forest, thinking that maybe there were precious treasures there.
We're not far from the Holy City anymore, and surprisingly such a weak cultivator is here in the wild? thought the crowd about those people who were looking for treasures. Surprisingly, those very weak people were also very young, around 15-16 years old, and they were of the Xuan Qi layer, a baby was even of the Ling Qi layer.
No wonder they're looking for medicine here, that place is filled with vitality Qi. Some herbs can be useful. Maybe that they could use herbs to become a bit stronger?, thought many people disdainfully.
"Brother, that person despises us,"noted a young woman to a young man.
"They don't understand alchemy. No need to talk to them," replied the young man indifferently. When he looked for herbs in the wild with the elders, many people despised them, too. He was used to it.
"Indeed. We can change everything with our herbs and potions. Grand talents mature slowly, they just don't know that," agreed the young woman with a bright smile.
"Alright, let's continue looking for herbs, maybe that we could find a Dragon Vein Herb," prodded the young man. This place was incredible and filled with many sorts of herbs. They would be able to make great potions.
The handful of people continued looking for herbs. Even though their cultivation level was low, they were quite stubborn. They looked everywhere and found some herbs.
"Brother, that ancient tree is strange," pointed out the young woman loudly. The others also came over to see the ancient tree. They were surprised.
"It looks very strange, indeed. Even though it contains life, it's also different from a tree," said one of the young men. The others nodded. They sensed that that tree was different.
"Brother, could it be precious?" asked the young woman enthusiastically. "We can't break it. We have to uproot it and bring it back to the clan," said the young woman. The group used their full strength to uproot the tree.
"What's going on? I can't put it into my ring," swore the young man, stupefied. What a strange tree, he couldn't put it in his ring! He was astonished.
"Never mind, let's carry it back to the clan. It could be precious!" suggested the young woman. The others nodded and headed back to their clan. They hadn't thought that tree could be so strange.
Poor Lin Feng, he was in a dream and he didn't know that the tree he had created was being taken away by people!
PMG Chapter 1727
Chapter 1727: Tribe
In an ancient tribe, people looked ordinary and simple. Only the young people had new clothes.
At this moment, in the ancient tribe, a few young people hd returned carrying a strange tree.
"How strange, this tree's life Qi is very thick, but it doesn't look like a tree and its Qi doesn't disperse. What sorcery is this?" asked the young man, examining the tree.
"You little boy, you're dreaming. You're so weak, how could you understand such an ancient tree which might be millions of years old! It might be an immortal and legendary life tree!" said someone with a laugh. Everybody around also started laughing. The tribe was noisy.
"Who knows? Maybe that I was lucky to find this tree!" said the young woman, she tried to look determined but she knew that if that was a precious treasure, she probably wouldn't be able to do anything with it. How could a life tree be so easy to obtain?
"The elders are here. Let's see what they think," said someone at that moment. A few older people walked up to the tree, prodding and touching it.
One of the old men frowned and whispered, "How strange…"
"What is strange?" asked someone else.
"That tree's life Qi is very dense and thick, but its life energy is as motionless as if it was dead. How strange," murmured the old man. The other old people were stupefied and touched the tree again. Indeed, its vitality was motionless!
"Have you ever heard of the tree of life and death?" asked the leader of the group to the other elders, who shook their heads.
"Then, move back and have a look," said the old man. He released a terrifying strength.
The young people were very weak, but the old men together had a scary Qi.
Boom! A gigantic hand crashed onto the tree, and the terrifying strength broke the tree. A silhouette flew away and crashed onto the ground, astonishing everyone. It was a young man, appearing clean and handsome.
Lin Feng was terribly annoyed, he had created that tree to practice cultivation, and surprisingly someone had interrupted him! The worst part was that the old man had broken his world with that attack!
When Lin Feng saw the crowd looking at him as if he were an alien, he rolled his eyes. He wanted to kill some people, but the old men were strong. Getting read of them wouldn't be easy.
"Who are you and why did you come to our clan?" asked the old man of Lin Feng.
Lin Feng shook his head, greatly displeased. "Mister, I was practicing cultivation in the wild, you brought me here, then you attacked me, and now you ask me what I am doing here? You're ridiculous!"
"Eh…" the old man looked embarrassed. Indeed, that's exactly what had happened… "Please do as you wish, baby boy. I just thought of something," said the old man with a hesitant smile, then he looked at the young people and ordered, "Please take our guest for a walk around our territory!"
He was smiling cheerfully before scuttling off with the other elders. Lin Feng frowned and then smiled indifferently. Those old men were funny…
But calling him baby boy was a bit strange!
"I'm back!" said someone in the distance. The crowd turned around and saw two people. One of them was tall and sturdy, and the one who was speaking looked even taller, stronger, and wilder.
"Eh…" Lin Feng was stupefied when he saw the one on the right. He suddenly rose up in the air.
The smaller young man scratched his head and smiled when he saw this. "Lin Feng, you're not dead!"
Lin Feng coughed and rolled his eyes. They hadn't seen each other for a long time. Lin Feng was happy despite himself!
"You're not dead, why would I be dead?" shot back Lin Feng.
"How could Huang Fu Long die? I heard about your adventures in Ba Huang and so on and about how you came out from the small world. You're still alive, that's impressive!" laughed Huang Fu Long, smiling and bumping fists with Lin Feng.
When they bumped fists, Lin Feng sensed a sharp pain in his hand, but he tried not to think about it. Huang Fu Long looked at Lin Feng and asked, "Lin Feng, why haven't you broken through to the Huang Qi layer?"
Such a long time had passed, they had almost all broken through to the Huang Qi layer. Lin Feng was even more talented than the other elites back then. Even though some of them benefited from the wealth of their clans, Lin Feng should have broken through to the Huang Qi layer at least at the same time as they did.
"I can't," said Lin Feng, shrugging and smiling.
"Huang Fu Long, who is he?" asked the bigger cultivator who was with Huang Fu Long. The others were looking at them in a strange way. Surprisingly, Huang Fu Long knew a strange guy in the middle of nowhere? Something had to be wrong…
"My brother, Lin Feng!" said Huang Fu Long with a broad smile, then he said to Lin Feng, "Lin Feng, that's Tantai the Idiot."
"Tantai the Idiot!" What kind of nickname was that?
"Tantai the Wise!" shouted Tantai furiously. He was even more domineering than Huang Fu Long.
"It's all the same. In any case, your name is Tantai, a little bit stupid, but that's enough," Huang Fu Long went on. Lin Feng was speechless. He looked at the huge Tantai, who looked rather scary.
"Huang Fu Long, when did you come to the great world, and how did you meet Tantai?" asked Lin Feng.
"After you left Ba Huang, many people started saying that the Holy City was a fake place, that we lived in a small world. After learning about that, many people started leaving the small world, nobody prevented them from leaving. I also heard about the Holy City and learned that it existed. Then, I started traveling and I met Tantai. Even though he's stupid, he's an excellent fighter. He's massive! We also exchanged views on cultivation and he hurt me, so we came here to heal my wounds,"said Huang Fu Long, rather annoyed.
Huang Fu Long is strong and massive. His cultivation level was probably too low, Lin Feng thought.
"As years will pass, you will have less and less chance to defeat me," said Tantai to Huang Fu Long in a disdainful yet joking way.
"It's because you have medical scriptures and you used many ancient pills from small tribes to make your vitality, blood, Qi, bones and soul stronger! Your grand talents matured slowly, and now you're progressing faster and faster. Life's not fair," sniffed Huang Fu Long unhappily.
Tantai looked at him and said, "I'm going to help you too!"
Lin Feng understood that there could be conflicts between people like that. However, young people in the tribe did look strange. The young people were weak and looked pitiful. Tantai was very young too, maybe a year older than some of them, and he had already broken through to the Huang Qi layer. His cultivation was already very stable. He looked like a massive beast with great vitality.
"Lin Feng, unfortunately, you haven't broken through to the Huang Qi layer, otherwise I would have fought against you!," said Huang Fu Long. He had never defeated Lin Feng, and each time they met he liked to challenge him.
"Alright, stop fighting, you two. Did you offend people outside, you two?" asked the old man to Tantai.
Tantai smiled, he looked embarrassed. "Mister, in the Holy City, that bunch of bastards despised us and didn't let us enter university. We were furious, so we fought with that bunch of bastards."
"You lost?" said the old man indifferently.
"That was an accident…" replied Tantai nervously.
"You lost and came back because you want me to heal you? How shameless," sighed the old man suddenly. His Qi was terrifying, and even Tantai shivered.
A bunch of weirdos, thought Lin Feng, sweating. All those people were strange, even the old people.
PMG Chapter 1728
Chapter 1728: Medicine Scriptures
"Accident? Show me your injuries," said the old man unhappily. He inspected Tantai's pulse and frowned.
"How cold. That's Cold Hells strength? Did you meet the Ice King's grandson?" asked the old man of Tantai.
"I didn't. It was someone from the Snow Clan," answered Tantai, scratching his head.
The old man raised his head andasked, "The Snow Clan arrived in the Holy City?"
"Indeed. A few young people, they're incredibly arrogant," Tantai told him unhappily. He had bad memories. "But the Snow Clan's women are so beautiful. It's incredible!"
Tantai was smiling at the thought. The old man rolled his eyes and said, "You're starting to think about women. The women of the Snow Clan are extremely beautiful, of course, but you can't go and offend them. Your injuries are serious. I'll go and prepare a potion for you. You know what to do."
"Don't worry, Mister, just heal my injuries, and then give me some medicine I can take in different circumstances. I'll just take them myself," Tantai agreed with a smile, as if being injured was a good thing.
Lin Feng was speechless, but he was more preoccupied with the fact that the Snow Clan was in the Holy City.
"Baby boy, come too," said the old man to Lin Feng. Lin Feng nodded and followed along as they were brought to a simple room.
It was a small world, but different from other small worlds Lin Feng had seen. This small world didn't have pavilions, rivers, lakes, or forests, it was desolate and unpopulated. However, they could see medicinal herbs in the distance, gigantic fields, and the peasants living in thatched huts.
It reminded Lin Feng of the ancient times. That world seemed perfect for Tantai.
The old man set a flower on fire; a simple fire, no cauldron, no special fire.
"Lin Feng, did you notice anything strange?" Huang Fu Long asked Lin Feng. Tantai was next to them. He was so tall that even when seated it was as if he was standing.
How strange…, thought Lin Feng.
"The first time, it was the same for me but I'm used to it now. The ancient tribes are like that, they're not civilized. People who can heal cultivators of the Ling Qi layer or Xuan Qi layer are already very rare. In old days, the ancestors taught them how to heal, they had all Medicine Scriptures with recipes and so on. And the most incredible part of that story is that they can drain the energy out of your injuries, which is then good for them because they can use them for other purposes. It's so strange," Huang Fu Long explained to Lin Feng.
Lin Feng was stupefied. An ancient tribe? This tribe was probably a powerful one…
"Do they get hurt on purpose then?" asked Lin Feng.
Huang Fu Long nodded: "You're right, those people fight every day and get hurt, then they recover and fight again. Their blood is different from people in the outside world. They don't use the stuff they give to babies to make them break through to the Tian Qi layer like people in the outside world, they like to practice cultivation slowly, and become stronger step by step. When they feel they're ready, they start practicing cultivation and then suddenly they become stronger and stronger at the speed of light."
Lin Feng glanced at Tantai. No wonder this Tantai was a bit strange!
"I see, but do they use medicine to start?" Lin Feng asked Tantai.
"Indeed. We look at the cultivation level of our children when they're about fifteen years old, it's the most important age in our tribe. And then we start giving them suitable potions. No matter how you grew up, in what conditions, poor or wealthy, all the children are raised and can change their body, blood, will, and soul. We have so many potions here for everything; the blood, the bones, the soul, anything. We have powders, pills, liquids. We also have many seeds. Some people can become giants, many people choose this. From the age of fifteen, people are raised by the clan in every aspect!" explained Tantai.
Lin Feng was stupefied. Some people in the middle of nowhere understood such deep principles. Lin Feng definitely agreed with their methods. They could share, their society was almost perfect. They lacked nothing!
"When you're injured, it's the same, you can also take pills. The problem is that we prefer using herbs to heal rather than to become stronger. We like being injured to convert it into strength and courage. We don't want to depend on herbs," continued Tantai, smiling at Lin Feng. "But I don't understand those things that good, anyway. Only old people know about those things. Lin Feng, don't worry, of course, I think our philosophy is not that bad."
"I think so too. The philosophy of your group is great," agreed Lin Feng with a nod.
"You can understand what I said?" asked Tantai. Lin Feng had understood him, but Tantai didn't understand what he said himself.
"A few things," replied Lin Feng, smiling. They belonged to different worlds. Learning about the culture of that tribe was an honor for Lin Feng.
"Lin Feng, this tribe are expert at creating medicine. They helped me change my body. Otherwise, I wouldn't have broken through to the Huang Qi layer that fast,"Huang Fu Long told him with a smile. Tantai and Huang Fu Long had fought against each other back then, it was a great thing and the tribe was perfect for him.
"By the way, Lin Feng, you didn't tell me, how did you end up here?" asked Huang Fu Long of Lin Feng.
"I traveled for a while. I went to Vast Celestial Ancient City, and then I was on my way to the Holy City and those people brought me here," replied Lin Feng cheerfully. He was trying to be clear and concise.
"You're also going to the Holy City? Great! When we recover, let's go there together, but you better try and break through to the Huang Qi layer, especially if you want to go to university. There are too many terrifying cultivators and some young people who are called kings. In the Region of the Dark Night, I am extremely weak," admitted Huang Fu Long. His eyes were twinkling and he felt enthusiastic. "Lin Feng, people here are much stronger than in the small world, I love it here!"
"The region is gigantic, the Holy City is one of the three main cities, of course there are terrifying cultivators there, the best ones all move there," Lin Feng told him happily, but he was also impatient. He wanted to see incredible cultivators! Lin Feng, and maybe Huang Fu Long and the others, if they had stayed in a small world, they might not have broken through to the Huang Qi layer because the environment wasn't suitable.
But in the great world, there were more possibilities!
"Indeed. Some people are terrifyingly powerful. There are also incredibly beautiful women. Men chase them constantly. And outstanding women are arrogant," said Huang Fu Long in annoyance.
"He's looking for a girlfriend!" mocked Tantai.
"Shut up!" said the old man loudly. "Stop arguing. Don't forget past lessons!"
"Hmph!" Tantai groaned. "Nobody outside knows that I'm here. I didn't cause trouble. That bastard says he's a Champion. He's insane. I didn't want the clan to get involved."
"Bastard!" said the old man furiously. "Tantai, did you hear what you said? You said you don't want the tribe to get involved? Don't forget about Ling Tian. Do you think I could let you die?"
"Grandpa, it's not that serious. Don't worry. As long as I'm not strong enough to kill him, then I won't fight against him," said Tantai. Fighting against that person would be too difficult. Ling Tian was from another tribe, he had defeated Tantai. Now, he had proclaimed himself a Champion and despised everyone.
PMG Chapter 1729
Chapter 1729: Champion
"Champion?" Lin Feng was curious. Some people were geniuses, some people had king bodies, but what was a champion?
"Lin Feng, you don't know what a champion is?" Huang Fu Long asked him.
"I only know about king bodies," replied Lin Feng.
"Indeed, in Vast Celestial Ancient City, maybe there are no champions, but the Holy City is different. It's in the central part of the region. No matter whom they face, such people proclaim themselves Champions and challenge people," Huang Fu Long explained to Lin Feng.
"Well, if those people are champions, they keep challenging the most outstanding geniuses?" wondered Lin Feng.
"Of course. Those who proclaim themselves Champions are terrifying. They fear nobody. Of course, some of their opponents are stronger and defeat them, and then they become new champions. As long as they don't die, they fight to amaze the whole region."
Huang Fu Long seemed very enthusiastic and laughed loudly. He dreamed of being a Champion.
"I see." Lin Feng now understood what Champions were. It seemed that ancient traditions persisted through the ages. Tantai was saying that he had to become stronger to kill his opponent, a Champion.
"Alright, take it now," ordered the old man, giving a full jar full of liquid medicine to Tantai. Tantai swallowed everything in one bite. After that, he opened his mouth and burped as his face twisted. The drink was awful!
"Refine the potion now!" shouted the old man. Tantai nodded and closed his eyes,starting to modify the medicine inside his body. Even though the old man's cultivation level wasn't very high as he hadn't become a great emperor, his medical skills were incredible. Tantai had faith in him.
At that moment Lin Feng sensed a cold energy invade the atmosphere. He looked at Tantai assessingly. A terrifying ice energy was being forced out of Tantai's body.
That medicine is very good for Tantai. He's healing quickly…, thought Lin Feng. The tribe had been doing research into medicine for a very long time, they had such incredible skills. Many people dreamt of having such potions!
"Master, the Medicine Scriptures probably contain terrifying skills, right?" said Lin Feng to the old man.
"Indeed. The doctors of the tribe created many techniques and skills involving medicine. They also did much research about animal strength. My clan found out that animal strength was good for various things, and especially for people like Tantai, who use animal attacks and skills. He's like a lion, and a lion can destroy mountains and rivers. If someday he had the lion king body, that would be incredible," replied the old man, not hiding the truth. "There are also some people who still practice dragon strength, elephant strength, great roc strength, etc. We have all sorts of people and techniques."
"I see!" Lin Feng nodded. Animal powers were perfect for those people, no wonder Tantai acted like an animal. He practiced lion skills and techniques!
"Huang Fu Long has a powerful and brutal dragon body, so our clan is suitable for him. That's why we helped him. Unfortunately, he's not that young anymore, and it's difficult to make his body change. He can only rely on strength now," said the old man sadly.
Huang Fu Long smiled happily "It's already good, I benefit a lot from being here. I even broke through to the Huang Qi layer really quickly! If I hadn't been here, it would have taken much longer!
"By the way, Lin Feng, maybe he can help you break through to the Huang Qi layer?"
"Potentially?" wondered Lin Feng, but he smiled and shook his head. "No need. I don't use medicine."
Lin Feng had cleansed his body many times with the DevMara Kalpa strength, each time in his small world he already modified his body. The effects were similar to this tribe's methods, but the DevMara Kalpa strength was mysterious.
"You!" said Huang Fu Long, shaking his head. The old man smiled at Lin Feng, this little boy wasn't easy to understand. Surprisingly, he had refused calmly!
"Good!" said Tantai at that moment. He looked like he was having fun.
Lin Feng looked at him, Tantai released lion Qi. He was really strong, the medicine had made him stronger!
"Let's go back to the Holy City. This time, let's hope that moron doesn't die," said Tantai.
The old man rolled his eyes. "You little bastard, can you stop talking nonsense?"
"You get angry easily. You don't want me to become stronger?" said Tantai to the old man. "Don't worry, I have the feeling that you are approving!
"Lin Feng, come with us! The Holy City is much more fun than the tribes. Let's go and travel!" declared Tantai, smiling down at Lin Feng.
"Right, Lin Feng, come with us," said Huang Fu Long. He looked excited. Lin Feng shook his head and smiled wryly. But going with them was a good idea. Being with two friends while traveling was a good thing!
His two friends were wanted by some people, though. With them, the situation could get dangerous…
"Let's go!" said Lin Feng with a helpless smile.
"Awesome!" said Tantai, clapping Lin Feng's shoulder. Lin Feng said goodbye to the old man, and they quickly left.
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In the outside world, up in the sky, there was a boat with three people on it. Tantai sensed the very strong wind brushing against his body and said, "Lin Feng, our speed is incredible, we're going to save a lot of time, we can be there within half a day!"
"It's the first time I have seen something this fast. Lin Feng, how did you get this?" asked Huang Fu Long. He was very curious. Lin Feng hadn't broken through to the Huang Qi layer, and surprisingly he had such a terrifying treasure.
"Vast Celestial Ancient City is far away from the Holy City, so an elder helped me and gave it to me," answered Lin Feng easily.
"With the strength of the Zun Qi layer, it would have taken you ages to travel to the Holy City from Vast Celestial Ancient City," said Tantai with a nod. "By the way, Lin Feng, the beautiful women of the Snow Clan are so beautiful and very arrogant. Should we go and try to find a girlfriend among them?"
Lin Feng smiled wryly. No wonder that Huang Fu Long called him Tantai the Idiot. This guy had just forgotten what his grandpa had told him.
"Forget about Lin Feng. His wife is even more beautiful than the women of the Snow Clan. If you want to do that, you can go and do it yourself," Huang Fu Long told Tantai.
"Hehe, I was just joking! But I must get my revenge against the one who injured me…" said Tantai unhappily. It had been hard for him.
"Eh!" said Huang Fu Long. "The Snow Clan thing is complicated to deal with anyway, let's go to university first."
"Indeed. No worries for the revenge. First university, and then we'll see if we can study anything interesting," agreed Tantai. "Lin Feng, you haven't broken through to the Huang Qi layer yet. It'll be difficult for you to go to university, the exams are very tough. Huang Qi layer doesn't have any guarantee, either."
"How come you were rejected last time? You failed the exam?" asked Lin Feng.
"That bastard! Last time, I looked at that girl too much and we started fighting," said Tantai angrily.
Lin Feng understood.
"You said that you wanted her to be your wife, you started fighting, it's normal!" said Huang Fu Long.
Tantai laughed and said spiritedly, "Have you never seen a beautiful woman? I wish I could have one!"
"Alright!" said Lin Feng, shaking his head. "What kind of exam do we have to sit to enter university?"
"Battles, if can battle your way through, then you pass the exam. Different criteria for people of different ages and cultivation levels," replied Tantai. Lin Feng nodded, that exam was fair. No matter what the person's social status, they could try!
PMG Chapter 1730
Chapter 1730: Champion University
The Holy City was incredible, it was a gigantic city, but it looked like a small world. There were probably billions of people there!
Therefore, Lin Feng could also see mountains, lakes and rivers on the horizon among gigantic buildings. There were also people everywhere, some of them having fun in parks. In the Holy City, everybody was a cultivator!
"Lin Feng, can you see that mountain?" asked Huang Fu Long, pointing at a mountain. It was gigantic, with precipices all around, lofty and piercing through the clouds. Lin Feng and the others were flying and still had to raise their heads to look at it.
"That is the Buddha Mountain, people who practice Buddhist Cultivation go there on pilgrimages. There are 99,999 steps to get to the top. That's a way of achieving enlightenment for them. It is said that the record to get to the top is three years, and it was someone a long time ago," Huang Fu Long told him.
Lin Feng was stupefied. What a difficult test! Three years? It meant that some people might need ten years or more to get to the top!
"People who succeed are very determined. Otherwise, how could they become incredible Buddhist cultivators?" murmured Lin Feng. Three years to climb up a flight of stairs for enlightenment? Lin Feng didn't really want to do that. Besides, three years was the record, it could take more.
"You're wrong," said Huang Fu Long, laughing at Lin Feng: "You can't imagine."
"Oh?" Lin Feng didn't understand. "How am I wrong?"
"A long time ago, very few people came here and from what people know, they all became great demon cultivators, and not Buddhist cultivators," laughed Huang Fu Long.
Lin Feng frowned, they didn't practice Buddhist cultivation, they became incredible demon cultivators?
Unexpected…
"At the top of the mountain, is there a Buddhist school?" asked Lin Feng. Why did those people become demons if they were Buddhists?
"It must be a Buddhist school. It is said that people there are terrifying. Nobody has doubts about that, otherwise, nobody would do the pilgrimage," Huang Fu Long told him.
"Can't you get to the top by flying?"
"Nobody has ever tried. Never go against ancient Buddhist rules," said Huang Fu Long, shaking his head.
"Very strange place," agreed Lin Feng with a smile. He turned around and looked at the mountain. Unfortunately, he didn't practice Buddhist cultivation, otherwise he would try.
"The Holy City has many mysteries!" said Huang Fu Long, laughing in anticipation.
"By the way, there are several universities in the Holy City, to which one are we going?" asked Lin Feng. He had heard about several universities but he didn't know their names.
"In the Holy City, there are four universities for different majors. Champion University, which trains people to become champions. People there love fighting. The Celestial Godly University is where people study special powers. The Ancient University trains people to develop their godly awareness, they're very strong, they can destroy people's will and stuff like that. Only the Four Seasons University is different, they don't put the emphasis on anything in particular, they think every discipline is important," Tantai informed him.
"Which ones are the best?" asked Lin Feng.
"They can't be compared, they have different purposes," replied Tantai. Those universities had existed for a long time in the Holy City. Because every generation was different, different universities were created. There was no competition between them.
"Which university do you want to go to?" asked Lin Feng. He was curious. These guys were fighters and had powerful physical bodies. Maybe that they wanted to go to the Champion University.
"Not sure yet," replied Tantai, scratching his head and smiling uncertainly.
"How will you find a girlfriend from the Snow Clan if you're not sure?" asked Lin Feng. That guy had said that he had had a problem with a girl from the Snow Clan last time when sitting an exam.
Tantai looked embarrassed, but laughed to cover it up.
He's odd, thought Lin Feng.
Then Huang Fu Long said in a low voice: "Let me explain. It doesn't matter really, Lin Feng, we're in the Holy City now. Last time we went to the Champion University but we failed the exam, that's all. Tantai just didn't want to tell his grandfather about that. Then, we went to the Celestial Godly University and encountered someone from the Snow Clan, whom we fought."
Lin Feng twitched. He understood now. Tantai was embarrassed, he had failed the exam of Champion University and then he had lost against a member of the Snow Clan. No wonder he didn't want to tell his grandpa.
"Lin Feng, we failed the exam of the Champion University, you choose, which university should we go to? In any case it's all about cultivation, there will be people to fight everywhere," said Tantai. The Region of the Dark Night had many outstanding young men who came to the three main cities to practice, those people were usually already strong. The four universities of the Holy City probably raised incredible talents.
"You want to go to the Champion University, right? Last time you failed, do you want to try again?" asked Lin Feng.
"Alright! The exam is every three months. If you fail, you can try again. The last exam was a month ago. We have to wait to enter the next exam," replied Tantai. The Champion University was perfect for Tantai and Huang Fu Long, they were real fighters. They had failed the last time and three months wasn't a long wait to wait for the chance to become much stronger. They were worried for Lin Feng who hadn't broken through to the Huang Qi layer.
"Alright, let's try Champion University again then," Lin Feng nodded.
"Alright, last time, I failed. Even if I went to other universities, I'd probably fail as well. My best chance is to try Champion University until I succeed. If I fail next time too, I'll just wait three more months and then try again," said Tantai firmly. The three of them headed towards Champion University.
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The boat was extremely fast, and after a short time, they saw a gigantic campus, a city within the city.
"Lin Feng, that's Champion University! Outsiders can't enter by flying. Even students can fly only at a thousand meters around the area. They're very strict!" Huang Fu Long explained to Lin Feng.
"I understand!" nodded Lin Feng. The place was so famous, so being strict wasn't surprising.
"I think the university looks like a country in the small world," observed Huang Fu Long with a laugh. The campus was gigantic. There were mountains, lakes, and rivers. There were historical remains too!
"Indeed. In the small world, you'd be a god, but here at university?" agreed Lin Feng, laughing. "That university is very old, the buildings are so well preserved though! And there are some mysterious historical remains, just like in a country actually!"
"Let's go." Lin Feng and the others descended to the ground and arrived outside of Champion University. There were some people looking at the university and dreaming that someday they'd be able to study there.
"We must wait a little less two months before the next exam. I wonder how many people will be accepted?" asked someone outside.
"Something great is going to happen before the next exam, though. The Champion will be announced," replied his interlocutor. Many people were stupefied when they heard that. The Champion? Maybe that if they defeated the Champion, they'd become Champions too!
"You can't fight against him. At the same level, he's too strong, and you have no experience. People of the same generation can't fight against him."
People nodded. Indeed, in the Holy City, there were too many geniuses. But at the same time, there were also many potential champions!
Kacha! Tantai clenched his fists when he heard them. He looked like an animal.
Lin Feng looked at Tantai. The one who had said he was a Champion, was that the person Tantai had talked about?
PMG Chapter 1731
Chapter 1731: Grudge And Resentment, Beginning And End
"Bullshit, despicable people dare call themselves King Ying!" shouted Tantai furiously.
People around looked at Tantai. He was brave and audacious, he dared humiliate champions, everybody knew that Ying Cheng was very aggressive and arrogant. If someone dared disrespect him, he killed them without hesitation.
"Tantai!" shouted Huang Fu Long grimly. He was furious because of the champions.
"What's going on?" asked Lin Feng.
"Let's go!" said Huang Fu Long, dragging Tantai away. People looked confused. Ying Cheng was terrifying, in the Holy City, he was very famous. Weak people better not offend him!
After leaving, Tantai said coldly, "Back then, when Ling Tian reappeared after a long time, he was extremely strong, he had studied Dragon Elephant strength. His strength was unfathomable. Nobody could compete with him in the tribe. He came to the Holy City, joined the Champion University, and then Ying Cheng plotted against him. He tried to kill him secretly, and Ling Tian was really badly injured and couldn't recover. Such despicable people dare call themselves champions!?"
"What did he do?" asked Lin Feng. Even the small tribe had such incredible cultivators sometimes.
"I'm not sure. Only a few people knew about that battle, and they're all dead now," Tantai answered grimly.
"How can you be sure that Ying Cheng plotted against him? He's extremely strong and he dares call himself a Champion, but he really is incredibly strong!" Lin Feng challenged him.
"I perfectly understand that. Back then, Ling Tian and Ying Cheng were considered incredible geniuses. Ling Tian was in Champion University, Ying Cheng is in the Celestial Godly University. They fought, Ling Tian's gigantic elephant strength was terrifying and he defeated Ying Cheng. However, after that, Ling Tian was friendly to him and they became friends. But during the Competition of the Four Universities, Ling Tian was suddenly injured and couldn't recover, he was killed. If you told me that Ying Cheng defeated Ling Tian in the framework of a normal battle, I wouldn't believe it. Besides, Ling Tian thought of him as a friend, even during the competition, he would have never hurt him. But in the end, Ling Tian died… Ying Cheng definitely did something tricky!" declared Tantai. He sounded furious.
Ying Cheng had secretly killed Ling Tian? How sad. What a pity. A genius had been killed for no reason…
"Did Champion University get involved?" asked Ling Tian. After all, Ling Tian was a member of the Champion University, Ying Cheng was from the Celestial Godly University.
"Ling Tian died during the Competition of the Four Universities. Even if Ying Cheng resorted to evil methods, the Champion University couldn't say anything. but some strong cultivators of the Champion University learned about it, but didn't manage to do anything. That's also one of the reasons why I want to join Champion University," replied Tantai. He seemed annoyed. "Unfortunately, I'm not as talented as Ling Tian, and Ying Cheng is extremely strong. He's become famous already. I can't catch up with him anymore."
"If you really want to, you'll succeed, grand talents mature slowly, especially in your tribe," said Lin Feng slapping Tantai's shoulders and smiling encouragement. Tantai just nodded. "Since Ying Cheng is supposed to be a champion, we'll see how arrogant he is."
"Alright, good. I also want to see what a Champion looks like. There should also be many strong cultivators there," nodded Lin Feng. Lin Feng actually didn't care much about Ying Cheng. If he could see him, why not though? However, Lin Feng also thought that he might meet people he knew there.
Many people from the Vast Celestial Ancient City went to the Holy City, Lin Feng knew that. He also knew that Jun Mo Xi was there and also, he couldn't wait to meet other friends from Tiantai. Maybe some of them would be in the Holy City? After all, for those people from the small world, the Holy City was symbolic, the name itself had always been very mysterious. Jun Mo Xi was here, Huang Fu Long was here, Lin Feng was here.
Since they were all here, Lin Feng was convinced that other people would come to the Holy City as well. It was only a matter of time. Besides, the Holy City was vast, it was as big as a small world. Bumping into friends or acquaintances wasn't easy there, but during a big event, it would be possible.
"By the way, Huang Fu Long, Jun Mo Xi is also in the Holy City. You didn't know that, right?" asked Lin Feng, grinning at Huang Fu Long.
"Really?" asked Huang Fu Long, stupefied.
"Indeed. You know the King of Hell Palace?" asked Lin Feng.
"King of Hell Palace?" Tantai was startled. "The King of Hell Palace was created by the King of Hell! In his best years, he started calling himself the King of Hell and amazed the Holy City. Now, the elders of the King of Hell Palace must have become incredibly strong."
Lin Feng smiled. People admired strong cultivators in the world. Tantai admired Champions, but he was sad that Ying Cheng was one.
"Jun Mo Xi is now the Prince of Hell in the King of Hell Palace," Lin Feng smiled.
Huang Fu Long and Tantai glanced at each other. Huang Fu Long smiled and said, "Not bad. He's really awesome! Surprisingly, he became the Prince of Hell of the King of Hell Palace! Let's go there! Let's go and find Jun Mo Xi!"
"Huang Fu Long, you surprisingly have such strong friends!"Tantai said teasingly. Becoming a Prince of Hell of the King of Hell Palace was very difficult!
"Of course, Jun Mo Xi has the Imperial immortal body! In the small world, we didn't care about king type bodies, but here we do. I have a Brutal Dragon Body, I am quite satisfied!" replied Huang Fu Long with a grin. Their boat started moving in the direction of the King of Hell Palace, they wanted to see Jun Mo Xi!
"Your Brutal Dragon Body is a joke!" mocked Tantai. Huang Fu Long looked angry, he wanted to hit the other, but unfortunately, he wasn't strong enough.
"Tantai, I've never told you, but in our group of friends, Lin Feng was the most talented one, he was even stronger than Jun Mo Xi!. The most surprising thing is that he can't break through to the Huang Qi layer." Huang Fu Long shook his head. After so many years, Lin Feng should have broken through to the Huang Qi layer, why was he stuck at the top of the Zun Qi layer?
"Lin Feng was the most talented one? How strange." antai looked intrigued.
"Huang Fu Long, my cultivation is different from yours. Whether I will break through to the Huang Qi layer or not is not a problem for me. You'll understand soon." smiled Lin Feng.
"Alright, I believe you. I hope you will surprise me pleasantly!" agreed Huang Fu Long, smiling and not insisting.
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The King of Hell Palace was suspended above dark waters. Lin Feng and the others arrived by their skyboat. They looked at the vast palace in front of them; it looked like Hell, and it rather unreal.
The palace in front of them was floating above the water and kept flickering as if it was shaking. In front of the main gate, there was a bridge, and the bridge was floating in the air too.
"King of Hell Palace." Lin Feng read the letters at the top of the gate. It looked incredible. Lin Feng thought that that place was probably a small world, including the murky waters.
"Let's go!" said Lin Feng, jumping onto the bridge.
After a short time, he arrived in front of the main gate of the King of Hell Palace. Some guards were there, wearing dark metal armors. They looked at Lin Feng and asked, "Who are you?"
"I'm Jun Mo Xi's friend. If we can't go in, we can also wait for him here," answered Lin Feng patiently. He had already contacted Jun Mo Xi using their talismans anyway.
"I see, please wait here," replied one of the guards coldly. Not just anyone could get into their territory.
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Very quickly, Jun Mo Xi arrived. He smiled at Lin Feng and Huang Fu Long. "Huang Fu Long, you came to the Holy City as well!"
"Right! And you became the Prince of Hell of the King of Hell Palace, that's incredible!" exclaimed Huang Fu Long enthusiastically. "By the way, this is Tantai the Idiot, a new friend of mine."
"Tantai the Wise!" said Tantai furiously. That bastard, how dare he say such an insulting thing?
"Oh man!" sighed Jun Mo Xi, glancing at Huang Fu Long. He then glanced at Tantai and said, "Brother Tantai, come to the King of Hell Palace."
The friends headed along the main road of the King of Hell Palace. There were many palaces as it was gigantic, and the Qi there was pale but everywhere, like water.
"The King of Hell Palace is a cold place, Ice Hell," exclaimed Tantai. He felt cold even though he was extremely strong. It meant that the energies here were terrifying.
"It's cold here, it's normal," said Jun Mo Xi with a smile. The palace was beautiful, but still cold.
"Prince of Hell!" greeted someone, bowing before Jun Mo Xi on the way. Jun Mo Xi smiled back.
After a short time, they arrived in front of an ancient pavilion, Jun Mo Xi took some Hot Unit bottles from Lin Feng and grinned. "We haven't drunk together for such a long time. Now, the four of us can have a drink!"
"Hehe, unfortunately, a girl is not here," chuckled Huang Fu Long.
Lin Feng smiled at him and asked, "Do you miss Tian Chi Xue?"
"How could I? In the great world, there are many amazing women, how could I miss her?"
"Huang Fu Long, I'll help you, I'll introduce you to beautiful women. In the Holy City, there are many of them, and they're very strong on top of that," Jun Mo Xi smiled. He was the Prince of Hell of the King of Hell Palace. He knew the Holy City quite well already. He probably knew many geniuses.
"That's…" Huang Fu Long looked confused and embarrassed, Lin Feng and the others just grinned at him.
"Come, have a drink." Jun Mo Xi raised his glass and everybody downed their drinks. "Did you come here to go to university? In a month, the exams will start. Which university do you want to go to?"
"Champion University!" Lin Feng grinned.
"Champion University is not bad, but Lang Ye will go to Four Seasons University, he wants to learn everything," Jun Mo Xi told him.
"Four Seasons University!" repeated Lin Feng: "It reminds me of Chu Chun Qiu. Of course, Chu Chun Qiu will probably go to the Ancient University."
(Translator's note: Chun Qiu means four seasons in Chinese, and the university is called Chun Qiu Xue Yuan).