Chapter 206 - 206 203 Ownership of Grotto Heaven
Chapter 206: Chapter 203: Ownership of Grotto Heaven Chapter 206: Chapter 203: Ownership of Grotto Heaven The next day, Qin Feng packed his belongings and bid farewell to his master.
He was ready to leave the mountain gate and search for the places his master had mentioned, hoping to complete the cultivation of his Small Divine Power as soon as possible.
The Shrinking Ground to Inch technique was the only Divine Power he could currently cultivate.
He wanted to master it quickly so he could then compare and reference it to obtain Divine Powers from his Lifebound Spiritual Snake.
This was no easy task, or rather, it was incredibly difficult.
Even with the assistance of Lifebound Spiritual Beasts, over ninety-nine percent of the Beast Taming Sect disciples would not congeal Divine Powers until after reaching the Golden Core Realm.
It was rare to see anyone in the Foundation Establishment Realm form a Divine Power Seed; among the tens of thousands of disciples in the Outer Sect, only three or five might achieve it, and while the Inner Sect had slightly more, it wasn’t by much.
…
Thus, Qin Feng decided to focus on cultivating the Small Divine Power technique awarded by the Sect.
Having that experience and a bit of insight into cultivating Divine Powers would surely help him later when he used his Lifebound Spiritual Beast to congeal Divine Powers.
“You are still of low cultivation, and when you leave the mountain gate to act outside, it’s best to keep a low profile and not to rashly court disaster,” Ning Wuxu looked at his junior disciple before him and added after some thought, “However, if trouble does come your way, you don’t need to endure it.
All the places you’re going to are within our Beast Taming Sect’s control.
If someone dares to provoke you on our turf, feel free to fight back.
I, your master, will take care of anything that comes from it.”
“Yes, disciple understands,” Qin Feng nodded and promised.
“Good,” Ning Wuxu said and handed him a Jade Talisman, “Keep this on you.
Should you encounter an opponent you cannot defeat, stimulating this talisman will allow you to make a flying escape, which will be enough to save your life.”
“Thank you for your generous gift, master,” Qin Feng’s face immediately showed joy.
He had only seen similar life-saving objects on others before.
People like Zhuo Feifan and Li Miaozhen had them, and cultivators of such kind, who have not exhausted their treasures, were very hard to kill.
Qin Feng knew this all too well.
Now, he had finally reached the point where he, too, was someone with a powerful elder’s protection.
Seeing the joyful expression on his disciple’s face, Ning Wuxu couldn’t help but shake his head with a smile.
Actually, he had even better treasures, but since Qin Feng’s cultivation was too low and wouldn’t be able to use them, he did not bestow them.
Moreover, he had no intention of giving more.
Sending Qin Feng out to congeal Divine Powers was just one of the reasons.
His real intent was for Qin Feng to travel and gain exposure.
His disciple had cultivated for a very short time and had already reached the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, but the number of times he had gone out was very few.
Since it was a journey, it was always supposed to involve some risks.
Ning Wuxu didn’t want to raise a disciple who would rely on elders for everything.
Therefore, he only gave Qin Feng one life-preserving treasure, to instill a sense of crisis in him.
Once the protective treasure is used, it’s gone, so Qin Feng wouldn’t rely on having a protective treasure and recklessly cause troubles everywhere without measuring the heaviness of Heaven and Earth.
“Master, your disciple will take his leave now,” Qin Feng deeply bowed to Ning Wuxu, bidding goodbye with respect.
“Go on, go,” Ning Wuxu waved his hand, “There’s no need to rush in searching for the Earth Evil to cultivate.
Take this as a journey, mingle more with other cultivators in the cultivation world, and see how other cultivators practice.
This will benefit your future understanding of the Daoist Heart and the grasp of Dao.”
“Disciple obeys,” Qin Feng left his master’s side, planning to directly summon the Spiritual Vulture.
However, upon looking up, he saw Hao Shicheng, not far away, taking care of the Spiritual Medicine in the Spiritual Medicine Garden.
Thus, he walked towards Hao Shicheng’s Spiritual Medicine Garden, intending to bid farewell to this senior brother.
“Second Senior Brother, I am about to leave the mountain gate to travel afar,” Qin Feng said with a smile.
“Oh, that’s good news,” Hao Shicheng gave a slight smile, “Our brothers and sisters have all traveled outside more than once during the Foundation Establishment Stage.
Big Senior Brother and Junior Sister Liu are particularly active, constantly causing trouble and attracting countless enemies.
Especially Junior Sister Liu, who used to roam everywhere from south to north, offending disciples from various factions.
If not for master’s protection, she probably would have suffered untold hardships by now.”
Speaking of these things, Hao Shicheng couldn’t help but feel a bit sentimental, “Me, your Second Senior Brother, I’m the only one among master’s disciples who is truly honest and modest, rarely causing trouble for master outside.
But as a result, my cultivation progress is also the slowest among us.
Sometimes I wonder if stirring up more trouble outside could speed up the progress of my cultivation.
It’s just that my temperament really doesn’t like causing trouble for others without a good reason, which is why I usually stay and cultivate at the mountain gate.
When you are traveling alone, be careful…
Actually, never mind.
I won’t nag you.
Junior Brother Qin is quite clever.
You’ll know how to weigh the situation when something happens.”
With a wry smile, Hao Shicheng shook his head and then took a few Jade Bottles out of his Storage Bag.
With a wave of his hand, he sent the Jade Bottles to Qin Feng, “These are the Spirit Pills I have concocted myself, useful for treating injuries.
You take them with you.
There might be a chance they’ll come in handy in the future.”
“Thank you, Second Senior Brother,” Qin Feng didn’t make a fuss and directly reached out to accept them.
During these few months at Heavenly Snake Ridge, he had come to understand his master and two senior brothers even further, knowing that his second senior brother had a relatively honest and steady disposition, fond of fiddling with spiritual medicines and skilled in alchemy, indeed the elixir pills he refined were quite good.
That was where Hao Shicheng’s interests lay, for if he weren’t fond of it, he wouldn’t be dedicating so much energy to fiddling with spiritual medicines every day.
Seeing Qin Feng looking towards another building not too far away, Hao Shicheng laughed and said, “Our eldest senior brother isn’t at the mountain gate; who knows what he’s busy with now, you can just leave, there’s no need to find him to say goodbye.”
“Alright then.”
Qin Feng nodded and said, “If that’s the case, I shall take my leave.”
He released his Spiritual Vulture, jumped onto its back directly, and flew towards the outside of the mountain gate.
After leaving the mountain gate, he traveled westward, planning to visit Nanyue Country first, the only place he was somewhat familiar with.
The few places his master had given him were located in the far reaches of the Beast Taming Sect’s sphere of influence, which made Qin Feng quite suspicious of whether his master had done this intentionally.
He couldn’t believe that with his master’s status, not even the closest Earth Evil Land to the mountain gate could be located; the sect was sure to have many records about it.
In this light, it seemed his master was set on letting him travel more outside to accumulate some cultivation insights.
With this realization in mind, Qin Feng was no longer in a hurry to travel.
Even if he were in a hurry, it would be pointless, because, he found that the flying speed of the Spiritual Vulture could no longer meet his needs.
Unless there was a large amount of resources for a spiritual beast’s cultivation, the innate pace of cultivation for any spiritual beast or Demon Beast was slower than that of the Human Clan, not only because the Human Clan were the protagonists of this world, but also because their bodies were naturally more suited to cultivation than those of beasts.
This was also the reason why many Demon Beasts aimed to transform into human forms upon reaching a certain realm of cultivation.
Of course, there were also many Barbaric Beasts and Wild Beasts that chose to focus solely on cultivating their own bodies, unwilling to undergo transformation.
This represented the two directions of beast cultivation: those who transformed could cultivate more easily, while those who didn’t transform had stronger combat abilities.
Which was superior was a matter of debate.
Since Qin Feng had not provided the Spiritual Vulture with an abundance of cultivation resources, its progress in cultivation was slow, naturally unable to keep up with his pace.
He was now in the mid-stage of the Foundation Establishment Stage, and riding a Spiritual Vulture at the late stage of Qi Refinement, he naturally felt that its speed was inadequate.
What he was now unsure of was whether he should replace it with a flying mount at the Foundation Establishment Realm or nurture this current Spiritual Vulture.
No matter what, since the Spiritual Vulture had served as his riding tool for so long, some sentiment was there, and to simply discard it would leave him feeling somewhat reluctant.
“Never mind, let’s just keep it this way for now.
If I encounter a suitable flying Demon Beast on the road, I’ll just capture one to bring back.”
Qin Feng quickly made up his mind and decided to forego training the Spiritual Vulture specifically; he did not want to waste the Spirit Stone resources on himself to buy a large amount of advancement elixir pills for it, as it would not be worth it.
Even if he went to great lengths to promote the Spiritual Vulture to the Foundation Establishment, what then?
He was currently in the mid-stage of the Foundation Establishment.
According to the cultivation resources provided by his master, within three years, he would be able to advance to the late stage, and certainly, within ten years, he would be able to cultivate to the peak of the Foundation Establishment Realm, by which time he could start preparing for Core Formation.
Once he had achieved the Golden Core, the Spiritual Vulture would still be unable to keep up with his cultivation, and sooner or later, it would still be phased out.
As he was flying towards Nanyue Country, an unknown void deep in space suddenly emitted strange fluctuations.
“Hahaha…”
A sharp laugh, tinged with a touch of sleaziness, echoed through the entire underground space.
Elder Kongkong stood up, laughed heartily, and said to the heavens, “Success, from now on, Heavenly Pool Cave Heaven belongs to our Beast Taming Sect.”
“So soon?”
Hearing this, Luo Zhancheng nearby was immediately overjoyed, his figure shimmered, and in a flash, he arrived close to Elder Kongkong.
His massive body engulfed Elder Kongkong completely into his shadow, “Didn’t the elder say it would take several years?”
“That was the estimate under the assumption that Heavenly Pool Secret Realm was intact.
However, once I truly began refining it, I quickly discovered that the Cave Heaven World had vulnerabilities, caused by that great battle in ancient times which left this grotto heaven crippled.
It allowed me to easily find the core carrier of the grotto heaven, and after refining it, the grotto heaven now belongs to us.”
As he spoke, Elder Kongkong waved his hand, and the mountain wall connected to the underground space opened anew.
The rule power from outside gathered at his will and gradually formed his face, overlooking the entire Heavenly Pool Secret Realm.
For a moment, the massive pressure startled all the Demon Beasts in the grotto heaven into a panic.
But within this Cave Heaven World, Elder Kongkong was the ruler, his oppression was omnipresent, and those Demon Beasts had nowhere to hide.
They quivered in their lairs before long.
After a good while, Elder Kongkong, content with his success, dispersed the rule power of the Cave Heaven World.
Just as he was about to walk out, he looked up to see Luo Zhancheng standing right in front of him with his massive form.
He couldn’t help but irritably push him away.
This fellow, to be so massive was one thing, but why keep crowding in front of me?
You know I’m shorter than average, yet you still come looming over me.
What, are you asking for a beating?
Luo Zhancheng was unfazed, cheerfully following behind Elder Kongkong as they walked out.
Elder Kongkong’s mastery over space was akin to divine transformation; despite Luo Zhancheng’s long strides, he couldn’t keep up with him and could only trail behind.