[Name: Lu Feng]
[Age: 20/100]
[Cultivation: Qi Condensation Layer 6 (0/200)]
[Techniques: Azure Wood Formula (Flawless 0/1000), Longevity Formula (Novice 0/100)]
[Spells: Vine Wood Spell (Proficient 1/200), Spirit Rain Spell (Proficient 150/200), Fireball Spell (Novice 0/100), Golden Armor Spell (Novice 0/100)]
[Hundred Arts of Immortality: Spirit Planter (Tier 2 45/200)]
"Huh?! Isn't the Azure Wood Formula already at the Flawless tier? How can it still be improved?"
"Could there be an even higher tier beyond Flawless?"
Lu Feng was filled with doubt, feeling rather bewildered.
Moreover, the proficiency requirement for the Flawless-tier Azure Wood Formula had actually reached 1,000 points!
This meant he would have to circulate the Azure Wood Formula one thousand times just to break through to the next level.
At this thought, Lu Feng did not hesitate and immediately began circulating the Azure Wood Formula.
He wanted to see how long it would take to complete one full cycle of the Flawless-tier Azure Wood Formula.
Time ticked away second by second. Ten minutes later, Lu Feng suddenly opened his eyes, a flash of excitement darting through them.
[You circulated the Azure Wood Formula once, proficiency +1]
[You carried out a cultivation advancement, experience value +1]
Looking at the data flickering on the panel, Lu Feng felt a surge of wild joy.
Circulating a full cycle of the Flawless-tier Azure Wood Formula took only ten minutes—thirty minutes faster than the Great Accomplishment tier.
It was even slightly faster than when he possessed a top-grade Spiritual Root.
"Holy crap! Brother is about to take off now!"
Although the proficiency requirement for the Azure Wood Formula had increased to 1,000, the time required to circulate one cycle was now several times shorter.
This way, he could increase his proficiency by over a hundred points a day. In less than ten days, the Azure Wood Formula would break through once again.
Furthermore, as the cultivation time for the Azure Wood Formula shortened, the growth rate of his cultivation would also receive a massive boost.
In just two days, his cultivation could break through to a minor realm.
Such a cultivation speed was simply more terrifying than cheating.
If those people back at the Tianling Sect knew of his current cultivation speed, would they regret their choice?
Especially his "master," Luo Qing—wouldn't her intestines turn green with regret?
However, as for the Tianling Sect and Luo Qing, what Lu Feng wanted wasn't for them to regret; he wanted to completely annihilate those hypocritical bastards.
At that moment, Lu Feng's stomach let out a rumbling growl. He stood up, walked over to the stove, and steamed a bowl of spirit rice.
The spirit monster meat Li Yang had brought him last time was long gone, and eating spirit rice every single day made him feel quite miserable.
"Should I go find some game to eat?"
Their spirit field was located on the southeast side outside the market town, and heading further south would lead straight into the Myriad Monster Forest.
The forest was home to all sorts of beasts and fierce monsters, and even great monsters comparable to those in the Foundation Establishment Realm.
With Lu Feng's current cultivation, he could only wander around the outer periphery of the Myriad Monster Forest.
No sooner said than done.
After eating and drinking his fill, Lu Feng bolted straight toward the south.
Walking at the speed of the Qi Condensation Layer 6 was still quite fast; in less than an hour, Lu Feng arrived at the outer fringes of the Myriad Monster Forest.
After observing left and right for a moment, he noticed a mist of moisture lingering on the left side, indicating a water source over there.
Lu Feng strode toward the left and soon spotted a small lake nearly a hundred meters in diameter.
The center of the lake was a deep, purplish-black, looking bottomless at a glance.
Ripples broke the surface of the water from time to time, with various spiritual fish swimming to and fro within.
"Fish!"
Upon seeing these palm-sized spiritual fish, Lu Feng felt a surge of joy.
His rice crops had already grown, and it wouldn't be long before they headed out.
It would actually be a good time to catch some small fish and put them in to raise, then harvest them all together after reaping the spirit rice.
However, Lu Feng had no fishing gear, and he wouldn't dare jump into the lake to catch fish.
Because this lake gave him a sense of danger; there must be some formidable fierce monster lurking within the water.
After pondering over it, Lu Feng decided to try using the Fireball Spell to attack the spiritual fish near the shore.
Immediately, he formed a spell gesture and silently chanted the incantation.
The next second, a fist-sized fireball appeared in his hand.
"Strike!"
With a low shout from Lu Feng, the fireball whooshed forward.
[You circulated the Fireball Spell once, proficiency +1]
The fist-sized fireball plunged instantly into the water, but it only kicked up half-a-meter-high ripples before vanishing.
The spiritual fish near the shore scattered in all directions, and the fireball missed completely.
The novice-tier Fireball Spell was simply too weak to pose a threat to the spiritual fish in the lake.
"Damn it! I refuse to believe this!"
With that, Lu Feng formed his spell gestures once again, and small fireballs continuously shot into the lake water.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
[You circulated the Fireball Spell once, proficiency +1]
[You circulated the Fireball Spell once, proficiency +1]
...
His internal spiritual Qi was plentiful now; using the Fireball Spell a hundred times wouldn't be a problem at all.
As fireballs exploded continuously in the lake, a few spiritual fish were even blasted ashore.
Lu Feng immediately ran over to pick them up, discovering that a total of four had been blasted up, two of which were killed outright.
"If I'd known, I would have brought a wooden bucket."
Lu Feng muttered in complaint, then circled around to the other side of the lake and began casting the Fireball Spell to bombard the spiritual fish there.
Just like that, after a round of bombardment, all the spiritual fish fled to the center of the lake.
As for Lu Feng, he had harvested twenty-six spiritual fish.
Through this bout of fish-bombing, his proficiency in the Fireball Spell rose rapidly, nearing 100.
Cradling the spiritual fish in his arms, Lu Feng hummed a little tune as he headed home.
These spiritual fish would be enough for him to eat for a while. Next time, he would bring a wooden bucket and catch a few more to raise in the spirit field.
Back at the thatched cottage, Lu Feng processed all the spiritual fish using a smoking method.
Just as he was about to take a bite of the spiritual fish mixed with spirit rice, he heard Li Yang's voice ring out from outside the house.
"Brother Lu, are you in?"
Lu Feng opened the door, caught sight of Li Yang, and smiled. "Good afternoon, Daoist friend Li!"
"Brother Lu, I hope I'm not disturbing you?"
"Haha, not at all! It just happens to be mealtime, and I caught some spiritual fish. Would Daoist friend Li care to join me for a bite?"
Li Yang's expression froze. He looked at the spiritual fish laid out in the house and asked in astonishment, "Brother Lu, did you catch all these spiritual fish yourself?"
"Yeah! I just caught them this morning, fresh as can be. Come and try some."
Li Yang swallowed hard and said, "Spiritual fish are too precious; I couldn't possibly eat them."
Lu Feng raised an eyebrow, perplexed. "Aren't they just fish? What's so precious about them?"
Pointing at the spiritual fish, Li Yang explained, "Brother Lu, the kind of fish you've caught here is called Silver-thread Flying Fish. Although they are only Tier 1 spiritual fish, their price is extremely high. A single Silver-thread Flying Fish is worth two low-grade spirit stones."
Upon hearing this, the chopsticks in Lu Feng's hand clattered to the floor.
"Is this true?" Lu Feng asked in disbelief.
"Absolutely true. If they were live Silver-thread Flying Fish, the price would be even higher."
Lu Feng looked at the Silver-thread Flying Fish strung together on skewers, feeling a profound ache in his heart.
Had he known these spiritual fish were so valuable, he wouldn't have been willing to eat them.
What he lacked right now were spirit stones. A single fish was worth two spirit stones, making twenty-six of them worth fifty-two low-grade spirit stones.
However, with Li Yang standing right beside him, it wasn't easy to voice his regret, so he said, "They're just fish; I can still afford to treat a guest. Since Daoist friend Li is here, please sit down and have a bite with me."
Seeing Lu Feng insist, Li Yang no longer hesitated. He scooped a bowl of spirit rice, mixed it with a Silver-thread Flying Fish, and began to eat.