Chapter 1776: Chapter 1776: Bet You Didn’t Expect This
Li Feng glanced at Ran Yue: "Ha, you guessed it all."
"Then you should know the dangers of tomorrow because there are quite a few who want me dead."
"I’ve said it before, this is the path I chose, and in these days, I’ve made some progress."
"At least, I won’t hold you back."
Ran Yue replied.
"Oh?"
Li Feng looked at Ran Yue. During the month at the Sixth Ring, Ran Yue was indeed secretive, often absent from home, but Li Feng didn’t ask much, after all, everyone has secrets.
"I’m going back to sleep."
After saying that, Ran Yue turned and left without hesitation. Li Feng watched Ran Yue leave and smiled slightly, still keeping secrets.
Li Feng also didn’t think much about it, turning to his bed planning to have a good night’s rest. He wasn’t worried about being attacked at night in town.
The status of the Nine Layers Mountain Vermilion Bird Camp Flag Master might not be prominent, but it was enough to make those who wished him harm reconsider, at least in plain sight, they didn’t dare to brazenly kill him.
After all, Nine Layers Mountain was one of the ten great sects, and the leader was the Ancestor Dragon war god, almost no one in Ancestor Dragon City would disrespect him.
Li Feng spared no effort to enter Nine Layers Mountain, which, although couldn’t stop some from wanting to kill him, would make them cautious, and that was enough.
Moreover, he expected the ones who’d come to harm him wouldn’t be powerful enough to easily kill him.
The stronger the enemy, the more noticeable their actions become, and for such powerful forces, bullying the weak is easy to be criticized.
Strong people, too, have pride.
Li Feng boldly headed south on this journey, and even left a hidden move in Nine Layers Mountain, that is, Zhang Qiang.
He was certain that news of his departure from Nine Layers Mountain wouldn’t stay hidden for long, it would soon spread, and he didn’t conceal his plan to go to the Vermilion Bird Holy Temple.
So, his journey south this time was not an escape, but a pilgrimage. If a future star like him, regarded as a potential commander, were killed, even the sect leader who met him wouldn’t let it slide.
Li Feng calculated as much as he could, but he didn’t know how things would unfold, he couldn’t even predict who in the bamboo forest would stand in his way tomorrow.
Zeng Family, or others.
Who knows.
Li Feng didn’t think more about it, directly went to sleep, passed a silent night. Early the next morning, he got up, cleaned, and had a delightful breakfast with Ran Yue downstairs, and the pegasus that rested all night regained its strength.
The two mounted horses, heading south with Thunder Tiger, within two hours they’d reached the Purple Bamboo Sea.
Woah.
It was the first time Li Feng had seen a bamboo sea of such scale, looking out, it truly seemed like a purple ocean as the wind blew, the bamboo forest rippled like waves rolling to the horizon.
Riding closer revealed the mature purple bamboo stood dozens of meters tall, with stalks like purple sugar cane, stepping inside, fresh natural air entered his senses, bringing a refreshing feeling with a sharp inhale.
Just as rumored, this Purple Bamboo Sea brimmed with life energy, Li Feng felt his every cell seemed to breathe in and out.
This place was simply a paradise for cultivation.
Riders and beast raced down the path in the bamboo sea, entering deep within, in mere breaths, the sound of hooves was drowned out by bamboo waves, and two men emerged from the underground entrance.
These two were undoubtedly skilled in Earth Element techniques, seeing Li Feng enter the bamboo sea, exchanged a glance, and took out a messenger sparrow.
This sparrow was a kind of spiritual bird used in Ancestor Dragon City for long-distance communication, flying at incredible speed. They released the sparrow, it soared into the sky, heading into the bamboo sea.
Fortunately, there was only one main road through this bamboo sea, otherwise one would surely get lost, as towering purple bamboo almost blocked out the sky, with only sporadic sunlight spilling in, while the overflow of life energy made the Purple Bamboo Sea dangerous.
Unsurprisingly, fewer people walked this path due to its spooky nature.
However, Li Feng’s party wasn’t ambushed, perhaps Thunder Tiger’s presence deterred many small troubles, given Thunder Tiger held the ferocity of the King of Thunder Valley, enough to intimidate minor foes.
"Roar."
Suddenly Thunder Tiger let out a low growl, Ran Yue heard and promptly warned Li Feng: "There’s an ambush."
Compared to humans, beasts have keener senses, clearly, Thunder Tiger sensed danger.
Li Feng pulled the horse’s reins, the Pegasus reared its hooves, rising upright.
The two halted.
Li Feng scanned the bamboo forest ahead, speaking directly: "Come out, you’ve been found."
"Ha."
"Quite alert."
A cold laugh came from the bamboo forest suddenly, then someone stepped out from the side, turning with a series of mocking laughs to face Li Feng.
"Do you remember me?"
Chen Ziming’s eyes carried a hint of malice as he looked over.
"Oh, it’s you, the trash who gave me a sword."
Li Feng glanced over, speaking lightly.
"Who are you calling trash?" Chen Ziming grit his teeth, fury ablaze as he glared at Li Feng.
"Naturally whoever agrees it’s them, oh, your sword is indeed quite useful, I’m fond of it, so I must thank you."
With that, Li Feng removed the King Sword.
In the next moment, as if to prove a point, Li Feng drew the King Sword, domineering aura coursed through the blade, an unmatched Sword Qi swept a crescent moon-like arc towards the roadside.
The Sword Qi grazed the nearby purple bamboo, the bamboo resounded like metal, yet the Sword Qi didn’t penetrate deep, soon a burst of golden light emitted from the forest.
Sword Qi smacked into the golden light, halted immediately.
Meanwhile, seven or eight muffled impacts resounded, accompanied by ten or more purple bamboos being sliced in half.
With the bamboo bending, gaps in the sky revealed streaks of sunlight.
Chen Ziming’s face turned grim seeing this, and the Dragon Tiger Sect disciples ambushed within the bamboo couldn’t stay hidden anymore, emerging to block both front and rear.
"It is Chen Jia, the Dragon Tortoise among the Nine Dragons of Dragon Tiger Sect,"
Ran Yue glanced at the burly man stepping out, whose skin was nearly bronze, shining in the sunlight like metal.
With that, she observed those jumping out, inhaling deeply in chilling frustration: "These must all be Dragon Tiger Sect people, no less than a hundred."
Li Feng recognized Chen Jia as well from a prior encounter at the Dragon Gate pool, this man’s physical defense was astounding, though now seemed even more formidable, his bronzed skin appeared extraordinary.
Chen Ziming eyed the encircled Li Feng and Ran Yue, a chilling smile on his somber face: "Your name is Li Feng, right?"
"Someone of your caliber even managed to get into Nine Layers Mountain and became a Flag Master, indeed Nine Layers Mountain is more mediocre by the day, taking any random stray to rise to Flag Master, no wonder among the ten great sects Nine Layers Mountain ranks the poorest."
"However, you wouldn’t think entering Nine Layers Mountain granted you an amulet, making me afraid to harm you."
"Hand over my sword; perhaps I’ll spare your life."
"If you stubbornly refuse, ha, then this time next year will be your death anniversary."
