Chapter 105: Chapter 105: Breakthrough
CREAK!
At the summit of the Desolate Mountain, the door to a thatched hut slowly opened.
Drawn by the enticing aroma from outside, Lin Haitao supported his weak body and stepped out of the room.
Seeing the group outside eating joyfully, Lin Haitao immediately put on a stern expression.
"Junior Brother, as an elder of the Sword Institute, you spend all your days poaching and stealing from Celestial City Academy! Where is your sense of decorum?"
Bai Yi tilted his head back, took a large bite of Spirit Beast Meat, and said dismissively, "Senior Brother, how can you call this stealing? Celestial City Mountain originally belonged to our Sword Institute. I’m just returning to my own territory and taking my own things. What’s wrong with that?"
Bai Yi rubbed his thigh with his straw sandal, a roguish look on his face that said, ’This is who I am. What are you going to do about it?’
Nearby, Ling Shuanghua couldn’t help but shake her head. Seeing Shen Daoxing and He Ku eating with such gusto, she gave a helpless smile. "Senior Brother, these two boys are following you. I’m afraid they’ll learn your bad habits before they learn any real skills."
"Exactly!!"
Lin Haitao nodded in agreement. "Junior Brother, as the Grand Elder of the Sword Institute, how can you lower yourself to steal from Celestial City Academy?"
With a slight smile, Lin Haitao added, "Next time you go, remember to call me! With me, the dean, there, I can provide you with better cover!"
Immediately after, Lin Haitao pointed a finger at the large pot. A flash of Sword Intent shot out like lightning, spearing a piece of Spirit Deer Meat and flinging it into the air. With a wave of his hand, he caught it right by his mouth.
His movements were so practiced, it was clear he’d done this many times before.
"..."
Ling Shuanghua was speechless.
Listening from the side, Shen Daoxing couldn’t help but smile knowingly. "Dean, how are your injuries?"
"It’s nothing serious. I’ll be fully recovered in a few days. With this nourishing Spirit Deer Meat, it’ll be even faster."
...
And so, the days passed peacefully on the Desolate Mountain. Celestial City Academy, on the other hand, was in a constant state of chaos.
The elders of Celestial City Academy were on edge day and night, trying to prevent Shen Daoxing and Bai Yi from sneaking over to steal Immortal Pills and Spiritual Medicine. The disciples of the Daoist School were completely unable to stop the two.
The poor old men had to personally guard the gardens and courtyards despite their weary bones. But Bai Yi knew Celestial City Mountain better than any of them and could always slip in, taking things without a trace.
Thanks to Celestial City Academy’s "generous contributions" of so many cultivation resources, Shen Daoxing’s progress was advancing by leaps and bounds.
「On this day.」
Shen Daoxing was naked, soaking in a stone pool on the Desolate Mountain. The pool was filled with a thick, crimson, blood-like liquid that gave off an intense heat, steaming his entire body red.
This was a precious medicinal bath concocted from the blood of a Dry Land Barbarian Ox, mixed with Holy Spirit Grass, Celestial Heart Flower, and various other rare materials.
Soaking in it for several hours each day not only relieved fatigue but also greatly enhanced his constitution and physical strength.
Even in the medicinal pool, Shen Daoxing wasted no time. He activated the Annihilation of Ten Thousand Swords Technique, and his one hundred and eight acupoints opened, greedily absorbing the essence from the pool and the surrounding Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.
Shen Daoxing discovered that within his Dantian, the Seven-Colored Profound Platform was shining brightly. A massive amount of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was absorbed by the Profound Platform, where the refined Spiritual Qi rapidly condensed, changing from a liquid to a solid state. It fell like dust beneath the Seven-Colored Profound Platform, accumulating more and more.
After a few days, it had formed a small mound, as if creating a patch of land from nothing in the vast, white space of his Dantian—even if it was just a tiny hillock.
"HAAH!"
Shen Daoxing roared, and a massive ripple of energy shot out from him, flattening the surrounding grass and trees.
His cultivation had broken through to the Third Layer of the Grotto Heaven Realm.
Meanwhile, the red medicinal pool beneath Shen Daoxing, its essence completely absorbed, evaporated under the intense heat.
Shen Daoxing’s entire body was now covered in a layer of black, filthy grime—impurities expelled from his body after the medicinal pool had reforged his constitution.
Shen Daoxing’s nose twitched. The stench was unbearable.
Shen Daoxing quickly got up and washed himself under a waterfall on the Desolate Mountain.
After washing himself clean, he discovered his skin had become even fairer than before. At the same time, it now contained a profound strength, making it incredibly tough.
"Kid, your strength has improved again!"
Bai Yi had appeared behind Shen Daoxing at some unknown point and couldn’t help but offer praise. "Then let’s see if you can take a sword strike from me!"
As he spoke, Bai Yi casually waved his hand, and an imperious Sword Aura shot toward him.
Shen Daoxing clasped his hands into a fist, unleashed an unparalleled burst of power, and thrust forward violently.
BOOM!
Shen Daoxing’s fists smashed into the white Sword Aura.
SCREEECH!
He was sent sliding backward rapidly, pushed back several dozen feet and carving a deep trench in the ground before he managed to stop.
Shen Daoxing had successfully blocked the strike, leaving only a faint white Sword Mark on his fists.
One had to remember that Bai Yi was an expert at the Earth Profound Realm. Although that strike wasn’t his full power, there was still a gap of two major realms between him and Shen Daoxing.
"Good!"
Bai Yi exclaimed in praise.
Over the past few days, Bai Yi had been testing Shen Daoxing daily.
At first, Shen Daoxing couldn’t even handle ten percent of his power. Now, he could withstand fifty percent without falling. It was clear his physical strength had improved immensely.
"Alright, we should head back!"
Bai Yi smiled knowingly. "Tonight’s dinner is Spiritual-Winged Immortal Crane meat. I’ve heard this Xianhe meat is a delicacy among mortals—exceptionally fresh, tender, and juicy. I’ve been craving it for a long time."
’Spiritual-Winged Immortal Crane? Isn’t that the mount of Celestial City Academy’s Dean, Ren Changfeng?’
Shen Daoxing was taken aback and stared at Bai Yi in astonishment. He never imagined Bai Yi would now dare to go after the dean’s mount.
A short while later, Shen Daoxing got dressed and returned to the summit of the Desolate Mountain.
A large pot outside the thatched hut was steaming. Beside it, an impatient He Ku was already eating the Xianhe meat. When he saw Shen Daoxing and Bai Yi, he quickly waved them over to try some.
Shen Daoxing took a bite and felt his taste buds explode. It was a deliciousness that was hard to describe.
Even Ling Shuanghua, who was usually ascetic and had few desires, couldn’t help but eat several large bowls.
And while Shen Daoxing and the others were on the Desolate Mountain, heartily enjoying the Spiritual-Winged Immortal Crane meat...
...back at Celestial City Academy, Ren Changfeng stared at the empty, feather-strewn crane roost, his expression as ugly as it could possibly be.
"Bai Yi, you’ve gone too far!"
Ren Changfeng’s face was dark as he roared with uncontrollable rage, smashing a fist into a nearby wooden pillar.
BOOM!
With a tremendous crash, the entire crane roost collapsed.
Ren Changfeng didn’t even need to think. He knew this was undoubtedly the handiwork of that scoundrel, Bai Yi.
He simply couldn’t comprehend how Bai Yi, a dignified Grand Elder of his generation, could be so shameless, such a rogue, constantly engaging in petty theft.
But the crucial point was, he was powerless against him. Bai Yi was an expert of the Earth Profound Realm.
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