Free Web NovelChapter 210: Chapter 209: A Fight for Pride
"A conflict between you two?"
Qin Feng was a little surprised. He had heard that the All Stars Academy once wanted to invite Zuo Song to be the president of the Mystic Master Guild’s branch in the Domain of All Stars.
Seeing the surprise on Qin Feng’s face, Zuo Song gave a bitter smile and shook his head.
"Actually, Fan Qingshan and I didn’t just meet for the first time. We’ve known each other since we were young. I came from a Humble Family, while he was from the prominent Fan Family of the Cloud Water Empire. Our aptitudes were comparable, and our fortuitous encounters were about the same. We even entered the All Stars Academy in the same year!"
"Back then, we both entered the Vermilion Bird Academy. We competed against each other every step of the way, but I always lost to him!"
A trace of bitterness touched Zuo Song’s lips. "I lost to him in the contest for the Elder’s seat. I lost to him for the woman I loved. I even lost to him for our master’s favor. He became the first disciple, and I became the second!"
A glimmer of resentment flashed in Zuo Song’s eyes. "But I have never, ever admitted defeat. I refuse to believe I’ll spend my entire life losing to that man, Fan!"
’What a perennial runner-up,’ Qin Feng thought, shaking his head. Anyone else would have broken down or simply given up long ago after failing so many times in a row.
But then again, maybe not.
’Old Zuo is certainly persistent, though. To not give up after so many setbacks.’
Zuo Song’s expression turned grim. "So, all these years, I desperately schemed and clawed my way up. Step by step, I went from an ordinary Steward in the Mystic Master Guild to an Elder, then vice president, president, and finally, the president of the Mountain and River City branch!" freēwēbηovel.c૦m
"But he wasn’t far behind. He rode on the coattails of our master’s legacy after he passed on and eventually became the guild president of the Mystic Master Guild in Baiyan City, within the Cloud Water Empire!"
"And now, the All Stars Academy has approached both of us at nearly the same time, asking us to establish a Mystic Master Guild for the academy!"
"But there’s only one position for guild president."
Zuo Song glanced at Qin Feng and smiled. "He and I made a bet concerning this very Celestial Level Spiritual Root found in the ruins."
"Whoever can revive this Spiritual Root will be the victor!"
"If I win, that Fan fellow has to leave. If he wins, then of course, I’ll be the one to go."
Qin Feng smiled. "You’re just asking for trouble. You’re a Third-Grade Mystic Master, and he’s a Fourth-Grade Mystic Master. You’re naturally at a disadvantage."
Zuo Song snorted. "Of course I’m not stupid. I wouldn’t have made this bet if I hadn’t broken through to the Nirvana Realm. But now that I have, I’m quite confident!"
Qin Feng’s brows knitted, and a sudden shock ran through him. "Old Zuo, don’t tell me you’re planning to use the Heaven and Earth Origin from your own Inner Heaven and Earth to nourish that Spiritual Root? While the Heaven and Earth Origin contains immense worldly vitality and could save the root, your own potential will be completely destroyed!"
Zuo Song burst out laughing, so hard that tears streamed down his face. "Who cares? He’s held me down my entire life! He cruelly snatched away the woman I loved and even stole our master’s favor. I just want to get one over on him, just once, and do it decisively!"
Watching the old man’s strange expression, caught between laughter and tears, Qin Feng felt a wave of empathy and fell silent.
After a long moment, Zuo Song composed himself. He looked at the black-robed youth with a smile and said, "Actually, you don’t have to worry. It’s just a sliver of Heaven and Earth Origin. Sacrificing a little won’t put my life in danger."
"But by severing your own Origin like this, you’ll damage your foundation. Once the Chaos Four Tribulations begin, you’ll have no chance of survival!"
Zuo Song smiled faintly. "It doesn’t matter. I’m already content with having reached the Nirvana Realm. Besides, for titans of the Nirvana Realm, overcoming the Chaos Four Tribulations has always been a one-in-ten chance of survival. What’s the real difference between a one-in-ten chance and no chance at all?"
Qin Feng sighed softly. ’Old Zuo really has had a tragic life, being held down for so long.’
’In that case, I’ll give you a hand. Whether it’s to help you get some catharsis or for my own satisfaction, I can’t let that Fan Qingshan get too smug.’
As he mused, a profound light flickered in Qin Feng’s eyes.
"Oh, right. How are Honglian and the others?" Qin Feng asked, thinking of the little girl.
Before leaving Mountain and River City, Qin Feng had entrusted several of his Qin Family followers and the young Honglian to Zuo Song’s care.
’They should have followed him to the City of Many Stars by now.’
"Ah, that little girl..." Zuo Song said with a wry smile.
"What happened to her?" Qin Feng’s heart tightened.
"Is she all right?"
Zuo Song hesitated, then said after a moment, "She should be fine... I guess."
"What do you mean, ’should be fine’? Either she is or she isn’t!" The look on Qin Feng’s face was murderous. ’This Old Zuo is infuriating, always leaving me hanging.’
Zuo Song thought for a moment before replying, "Then I suppose you could say she’s fine!"
Qin Feng’s expression relaxed, and he rubbed his nose. ’This old fox really knows how to keep someone in suspense.’
For the next few days, Qin Feng secluded himself in the Side Hall to cultivate.
The Spiritual Qi on the Seven-Star Platform was exceptionally dense, making it perfect for cultivation. A single day of practice here was equivalent to four or five days elsewhere.
In particular, the Seven-Star Platform was suffused with wisps of Dragon Qi. Long-term residence here allowed the Dragon Qi Essence to perform a Washing Marrow and Peeling Fur, strengthening one’s physique and improving their aptitude.
Taking this opportunity, Qin Feng consumed a Jade Spirit Pill.
「Three days later.」
Inside the Side Hall, Qin Feng opened his eyes. His aura had strengthened slightly, and his body was wreathed in faint, light-blue wisps of light.
He could feel that the liquid Innate True Qi within his body had increased by nearly ten percent.
’This Jade Spirit Pill’s medicinal properties are truly astonishing,’ Qin Feng mused. ’Twenty-One Waves Innate True Qi, the Peak of Martial Arts Ten Heavens... Perhaps after a few more days of stabilizing my Realm, I can attempt to break through the Martial Arts Third Divine Pass and reach the Martial Arts Eleventh Heaven Realm!’
’Unfortunately, this Jade Spirit Pill is just too rare. Only one bottle a month,’ he sighed to himself, somewhat unsatisfied.
With a slight movement of his hand, a violent power pulsed from Qin Feng. Guided by his Innate True Qi, the Beiming Divine Water Sword flew from its sheath behind him with a resonant CLANG.
He reached out and caught the Spirit Sword. Qin Feng infused his Spiritual Mark into the North Nether God Sword. With a single thought, the Beiming Divine Water Sword began to float.
At his command, the North Nether God Sword moved like a darting fish, swimming and spinning around his body.
’A radius of one and a half zhang!’ frёeωebɳovel.com
After a moment, Qin Feng reached out, grabbed the Beiming Divine Water Sword, and returned it to its sheath.
Having broken through to the Peak of Martial Arts Ten Heavens, Qin Feng’s range of control over the Beiming Divine Water Sword had expanded once more.
It had expanded from a radius of one zhang to one and a half.
Suppressing his excitement, Qin Feng settled down and refocused on comprehending the 11th Layer of the Geng Metal Breaking Killing Sword Technique.
Qin Feng had spent most of the past few days focused on the 11th Layer of the Geng Metal Breaking Killing Sword Technique. He had a gut feeling that he was on the verge of a breakthrough.
「Two days later.」
Inside the Side Hall, Qin Feng’s body suddenly jolted. A pillar of Sword Qi shot toward the sky, only to retract completely in the next moment.
With his eyes closed, a layer of Innate Invisible Sword Qi erupted from beneath Qin Feng’s skin, blasting out from his pores in streams as fine as silk threads.
They wove together in the Void, forming four nine-foot-long Innate Invisible Swords.
They had a faint blue texture and swam back and forth in midair, like a protective blue dragon guarding his body.
He had broken through to the 11th Layer of the Geng Metal Breaking Killing Sword Technique.
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