Chapter 168: The Storm is Coming!

  Yao Tribe Territory, Phoenix Blood Royal Residence

  Feng Lie had been recuperating in his palace since his defeat at the hands of Mang Shan.

  That war was the greatest shame of Feng Lie's life, making him harbor a strong hatred for Qin Zheng and a deep-seated desire for revenge.

  However, this battle has hurt the root of the matter.

  It took him several months of hard work to recover from this.

  After recovery, Feng Lie entered a state of contemplation. He wanted to take revenge and naturally had to thoroughly study Qin Zheng's methods. As a result of this study, however, he discovered some problems.

  "The Qin government seems to have signs of someone practicing witchcraft."

  "It's said that the aura of the Demon Emperor once appeared outside the Great Flame Emperor's capital, although many people went to search for it after the Nine-Colored Lotus Sutra appeared, but found nothing. However, some can confirm where Qin Zheng went, and that he was chasing after the Scarlet Lightning Beast."

  "Secondly, I heard that the Demon Emperor's son said that his Demon Emperor's power did not pose a threat to Qin Zheng. Although at that time Qin Zheng was cultivating the Tiger Fighting Stance, it was only in the Great Completion stage. Logically speaking, it should have been impossible for him to resist. If he had cultivated the Demon Emperor's method, then it would be understandable."

  "Also, his battles, why does his strength fluctuate greatly?"

  "Before, it was always a battle within the Grand Boundary. Why is it that after obtaining the Three-Pronged Bone Spear, one can transcend the Grand Boundary in one battle? And yet, this Three-Pronged Bone Spear is a demonic energy divine weapon - isn't this a contradiction?"

  "What's most important is that he defeated me with some mysterious martial skill, I didn't recognize it, but the aura mixed in with that skill was clearly the aura of the Demon Emperor. This is probably something he never expected, others may not be able to distinguish it, but at that time I was using the Thousand Mile Phantom Connection, my senses were most sensitive."

  "I thought it was just that pen, but after flipping through all the records of the demon clan, there is no mention of the Demon Emperor's Refining Pen at all."

  "Then Qin Zheng's cultivation is likely to be the law of the You Huang tribe."

  A flash of cold light flickered in Feng Lie's eyes.

  When one cultivates demonic ways, the whole world becomes an enemy.

  What's more important is the Demon Emperor's Canon, which is what the Phoenix Blood Royal Family has been wanting to get their hands on. The Phoenix Blood Royal Family has always had ambitions for the Demon Emperor's throne, but they have never succeeded. Now, if they can obtain the Demon Emperor's Canon and discover the method of cultivating the Demon Emperor's pulse, it will be a great help to the Phoenix Blood Royal Family. As a result, it will also be helpful for them in their future struggle for the Phoenix Blood Demon King's throne.

  "Although it's still unclear whether Qin Zheng has cultivated the Demon Emperor's Scripture, it should be true that he is a human who cultivates demonic arts." Feng Lie's face revealed a gloomy smile, making his originally handsome face somewhat ferocious. "Qin Zheng, defeating me will be your greatest mistake. You have exposed your secret, humph! This time, I'll make you regret it!"

  Feng Lie immediately took the captain of his palace guard and left the Feng Xue royal clan once again, rushing straight to the Da Tong Imperial Capital.

  He didn't tell others, Feng Lie still had a private heart. There were many Phoenix Blood Royal Family members competing for the throne of the Phoenix Blood Demon King. If he told others, it would be hard to guarantee that no one else would go there too. Those princes were much older and stronger, and they were currently beyond his ability to contend with. He wanted to dig out Qin Zheng's secrets alone and get those divine weapons, especially that divine brush, so he chose to keep it a secret.

  Moreover, his captain of the guard was a true powerhouse.

  Humanity Supreme, Divine Covenant Headquarters

  The Lord of the Divine Alliance is the highest authority in the Divine Alliance, second only to him are nine people, namely two Lords, three Divine Envoys, and four Domain Masters. Under these nine people is the General Inspector, each General Inspector has a varying number of Inspectors under their command, and these Inspectors will go to inspect any abnormal situations that occur within the human territory or anyone who is unfavorable to the Divine Alliance.

  Named as inspection, it can be seen that Shenmeng is overbearing.

  They think they are superior to humans, so they can patrol humans.

  This time the emergence of a true spirit in the imperial capital has also shocked the Divine Alliance, and Beidong Yuantian, the Northern Domain Master who is in charge of the northern human race, issued an order to send someone to investigate.

  The order was received by Liu Chen Zong, the touring inspector.

  As a touring envoy with a status only higher than that of an ordinary son, Liu Chen Zong also had his own confidant, namely Lei Huafeng, the eldest son of the Iron Armor God Marquis from the Da Tong Empire.

  "This time I've come to find you, there's something important that requires your presence," said Liu Chen Zong.

  "Inspector General, I will definitely follow your instructions and do my best." Lei Huafeng hastened to express his attitude.

  Liu Chen Zong liked Lei Huafeng's attitude, nodded in satisfaction, "You know that the chances of promotion to Deputy Chief Inspector are slim, but you're young and have great potential, there are still many opportunities. However, becoming a Deputy Chief Inspector is not just about reaching the Xuanwu realm, it also depends on performance and merit. How many Inspectors in the Divine Alliance have reached the Xuanwu realm? Yet only a handful can become Deputy Chief Inspectors. So, having this chance to show yourself is very important for you."

  "Thank you, Inspector General, for your cultivation. I will not let you down." Lei Huafeng had been in the Divine Alliance for many years and naturally knew what Liu Chen said. Hearing him say this, he knew that this was a pre-emptive move to curry favor with him, and he also made a very clever statement.

  "Hmm, I still have high hopes for you." Liu Chen Zong patted Lei Huafeng's shoulder. "This time our mission is to go to your hometown, Datong Imperial City, where a true spirit has reportedly appeared and we need to investigate. Also, you can take the opportunity to visit your family. With your abilities, you can also help them advance from Iron Robe Marquis to Iron Robe King."

  He heard the news of Leihua's return and couldn't help but feel overjoyed.

  The people of Shenmeng are selected from a young age, and generally do not reach the level of deputy general inspector. It is impossible to return home casually, and most people may never have hope to return home for their entire lives.

  Datong Imperial Capital, Companion Moon Building

  In the following days, Qin Zheng entered a state of frenzied cultivation.

  The people he found have all been found, but whether Tianyang's liquid can be obtained is still an unknown number. No one dares to give any guarantee, let alone the time requirement is so tight.

  Qin Zheng can now only cultivate!

  Because he still has an uncertain expectation.

  That's the Blood of Shenlian!

  He has already reached the Intent Martial Realm, and has never condensed the Divine Lotus Blood in this realm before. Last time, only one-tenth of the Divine Lotus Blood that was condensed in the Profound Martial Realm allowed Shunfeng'er to complete her transformation, while nine-tenths allowed Sī Kōng and others to complete their Great Transformation. Now, his bloodline has undergone another great change, turning silver, and once again refining the Divine Lotus Blood will naturally have an even better effect.

  At present, he is in the high-level realm of Yiwu, Qin Zheng is crazily cultivating, wanting to complete a breakthrough as much as possible, and then condense it. Every time his realm improves, the effect of the condensed Shenlian blood will be better.

  With the support of the Silver Bloodline, Huang Long Ba Fa Dragon Scripture, and the three major martial bloodlines, as well as the Dragon Elephant Swallows Heaven Technique and Xiao Yuan's Dou Hu Shi, Qin Zheng's cultivation reached an unimaginable level.

  People have pressure, people must go crazy, either collapse or miracle.

  Qin Zheng's cultivation had reached a level close to that of a demon.

  He has been improving at an astonishing speed every day. After the battle of Mingyang Mountain, it's only been a little over a month. According to conventional wisdom, even if he were to break through to the higher levels of the Yi Wu realm, it would take a lot more time. Even in a sacred place for cultivation, it's hard to achieve anything in just one short month. Otherwise, someone like Feng Lie, who possesses the Phoenix Wing martial vein and has the full support of the Phoenix Blood Royal Family, wouldn't be only slightly older than Qin Zheng and still only at the Tian Wu realm. It's worth noting that Feng Lie spent ten years cultivating from a young age to reach his current level, so it's clear that he must have also had slow breakthroughs starting from the Yi Wu realm.

  More than a month, no external force, purely relying on personal effort.

  Qin Zheng reached the pinnacle of the Yi Wu realm's high level and touched the threshold of the Great Completion of the Yi Wu realm.

  The breakthrough also came under his crazy cultivation.

  "Boom!"

  Qin Zheng didn't think twice about whether it was the best time to charge forward, and without any hesitation, he went for a sprint.

  Just like the meridians on the surface of his body, just like a dragon lying on his body, swallowing the essence of heaven and earth, there is also a silver blood vessel flowing slowly, but its own makes Qin Zheng seem to merge with heaven and earth, making the essence of heaven and earth extremely close to him.

  At this time, Qin Zheng's breathing was like a tiger's roar.

  He himself was like a transformed king of the demon tigers.

  The Douhu stance reached a small perfection, and in terms of cultivation, it surpassed the cultivation effect of Longxiang Tiantian Shu. The two seemed to be competing with each other, constantly increasing Qin Zheng's cultivation speed.

  Continuously breathing, pores opening, also absorbing the essence of heaven and earth. Each hair seems to have transformed into a magical tiger, matching the dragon's meridians, that is the convergence of dragon and tiger.

  "Breakthrough!"

  Qin Zheng took a deep breath, and his entire body seemed to transform into a black hole, as he recklessly absorbed the essence of heaven and earth into his body.

  The surging heavenly and earthly essence separately rushed forth, being overly abundant. A single martial pulse was completely unable to refine it in one breath. Thus, the three great martial pulses simultaneously refined it, transforming into true yuan, causing his true yuan to instantly become full, gathering within the dan Tian, triggering a loud rumbling sound.

  After the rumbling sound, the true yuan in the dantian churned and tumbled.

  "Hmm..."

  Qin Zhenglong let out a sigh of relief.

  "We finally broke through."

  "Nine days in one month, the high-grade boundary of Yi Wu has entered the great achievement."

  For this number, Qin Zheng was also deeply moved.

  It has to be said, this is an achievement worth being proud of.

  However, Qin Zheng couldn't bring himself to be happy. He stopped cultivating and his mind once again replayed the words Mu Gong Zhu had said while leaning into his chest.

  "I have completed the breakthrough, and my bloodline has also undergone a transformation."

  "Silver Bloodline, smelted from the blood of the Divine Lotus, this is also a method."

  Qin Zheng thought so in his heart, but he also knew that Shenlian's blood had a mysterious effect on Wu Mai, but whether it would succeed was really an unknown number.

  It's just that Mo Gongzhu's martial pulse is too unusual.

  Tianming Wumu, the martial vein that inherits the will of heaven, even if you've never heard of it before, just by its name, you know that it's absolutely placed in the realm of gods, making everyone fearful and jealous.

  The only thing that gave Qin Zheng hope was that Wu Mei's problem had been solved more than 90%, leaving only a small bit, so he would have confidence in the divine lotus blood.

  At once, Qin policy took advantage of the nine-color divine lotus martial pulse and refined a bit of divine lotus blood.

  This blood is silver-colored.

  Just one drop.

  Qin Zheng will keep a drop of Shenlian's blood in the nine-colored Shenlian Wu Mai, nourishing it until he sees Mo Gongzhu again and takes it out to ensure its best effect.

  Just then he walked down from the top floor of the Companion Moon Building.

  As he entered the next floor, Qin Zheng felt a surge of murderous aura filling this level.

  The gloomy atmosphere made this place seem like a human hell, and the source of this gloom was none other than... Yu Xiuxian!