# Chapter 1483: Heavenly Wall Mountain Villa
Three months later, still in that same mountain range, Lin Feng sat quietly in a cross-legged position. Gone was the heart-stopping sensation of heaven and earth splitting apart, but he could feel every tremor of the earth, faintly sensing a fusion with the ground. Sitting upon the earth, he seemed to have become a part of it.
"Hu..." He let out a long breath, stood up, and stamped his foot on the ground. Instantly, cracking sounds rolled out continuously as fissures spread across the earth, following a seemingly wondrous pattern, splitting apart according to Lin Feng's will, forming a massive character for "earth."
"Earth, heavy and solid!" Lin Feng murmured softly. A layer of earthy yellow light rippled and flowed around him, covering his body like a thick suit of armor. Yet when he shifted his mind, the armor dissolved into specks of earthy yellow light and vanished into thin air.
"Not bad. These three months of focused cultivation on the Earth Essence have pushed the Earth Essence to the Eighth Layer, catching up to the power of the Flame Essence." Lin Feng thought to himself, then cast a glance toward Yu Emperor at the mountainside, smiling as he called out, "Master!"
"The results are excellent. There isn't much time left before the passage to Holy City Central Continent opens. I'll take you to one more place, then we'll return to Heavenly Realm City to reunite with your senior brothers." Yu Emperor said with a smile, then looked at Feng Xuan and Feng Ling'er: "Your master has already returned to Perching Phoenix Mountain and entrusted you to my care. I'll take you along with Lin Feng."
"Thank you, Senior Yu Emperor!" Feng Xuan said politely to Yu Emperor.
"Let's go!" The group stepped forward, charging into the clouds. They were still in Tian Wen Kingdom; Hou Qinglin and the others had already left ahead of them.
"Master, where are we going?" Lin Feng asked Yu Emperor from within the clouds.
"In an ancient city of the Tian Wen Empire, there is a villa called Heavenly Wall Mountain Villa. Its owner is a reclusive Martial Emperor expert who rarely involves himself in worldly affairs. Within the villa, there are eight Heavenly Walls that can enhance one's comprehension of the grand momentum of heaven and earth. Heavenly Wall Mountain Villa is our destination." Yu Emperor replied.
Lin Feng nodded. The world was vast and full of wonders; it was indeed possible for a Martial Emperor to live in seclusion among mortals.
The group moved swiftly through the void like wisps of smoke, so fast that even if they passed by others, no one would notice them.
As Yu Emperor had said, Heavenly Wall Mountain Villa was located in a vassal state of the Tian Wen Empire, situated in a small city within that state.
When Yu Emperor and the others stepped into the small city, they found that the cultivators here were generally weak. Most were at the Heavenly Martial or Mysterious Martial Realm, and experts at the Sovereign Martial Realm were rare.
"Sovereign Martial Realm, and at the Sixth Layer!" At that moment, Lin Feng noticed a group of young figures ahead. They didn't exude any powerful aura, moving through the crowd like ordinary people, with no special features. Among them were both men and women, and the strongest had reached the Sixth Layer of the Sovereign Martial Realm.
They seemed to notice Lin Feng's group as well, casting surprised glances their way. Lin Feng and the two women already had considerable cultivation levels, but Yu Emperor was completely unreadable to them.
"Why have so many people been coming to our Heavenly Wall Mountain Villa lately?" The young man's voice was very low, but Yu Emperor and the others still heard him clearly. Seeing their cultivation levels, they had already guessed that Lin Feng's group had come for the Heavenly Walls. Moreover, they themselves were members of the villa.
"It seems another century has passed. They want to borrow the momentum of our villa to elevate their strength and enter Holy City Central Continent." Another person replied, causing Lin Feng's expression to stiffen. Although Heavenly Wall Mountain Villa was a reclusive establishment, it seemed to know quite a bit about the outside world. Such secrets were usually inaccessible to anyone below the upper echelons of Martial Emperor factions.
Both groups were indeed heading in the same direction. Before long, they arrived at the villa. Outside the gate, Lin Feng could sense an ethereal quality about the place, as if it were merging with heaven and earth.
"Lin Feng, we've arrived. I won't accompany you inside. Go on your own; just borrow the Heavenly Walls for observation." Yu Emperor smiled at Lin Feng, then stepped into the air and vanished without a trace.
"Let's go in." Lin Feng glanced at where Yu Emperor had disappeared, then said to Feng Xuan and the other woman. He stepped through the villa's gate, and no one stopped them.
Inside the gate was a long corridor. Ahead stood a group of people looking at them—the same ones they had encountered on the road.
"I am Lin Feng. I've come to Heavenly Wall Mountain Villa to borrow the Heavenly Walls for observation. Could you gentlemen grant us this convenience?" Lin Feng called out to them. The group sized him up, and one young man laughed: "The Heavenly Walls are already being used by someone else. Come back another day."
"Sir, we've traveled thousands of miles to get here, and time is pressing. We can't afford to wait. If there's any price to pay, please let us know." Lin Feng remained very polite. After all, this villa was where a Martial Emperor lived in seclusion, and he was the guest while they were the hosts, so basic respect was necessary.
If there were rules for borrowing the Heavenly Walls, he was willing to follow them. Since his master had brought him here, it meant borrowing was possible. If he couldn't manage it, that would be his own failure.
"Borrowing the Heavenly Walls requires no price. Moreover, Heavenly Wall Mountain Villa has always been hospitable. If you had come on any other day, we would naturally let you proceed. But today, the timing truly isn't right. If you're willing, we can arrange lodging for you here in the villa for a few days of rest." The young man, seeing Lin Feng's politeness, maintained his own courtesy as the host.
Lin Feng's face showed disappointment upon hearing this. Had he really come at the wrong time?
"You're lying!" At that moment, a voice rang out. On the eaves outside the villa, a figure stood with arms crossed, looking coldly at the speaking young man with a sneer.
Lin Feng turned to look and saw a familiar face, breaking into a smile: "Brother Xiao Yu!"
"Brother Lin, the master of Heavenly Wall Mountain Villa is a reclusive expert who doesn't concern himself with worldly affairs. According to the villa's rules, anyone who comes to borrow the Heavenly Walls must be guided inside by the villa's people. There's no such thing as 'bad timing.' He's lying!" Xiao Yu said coldly. Sure enough, upon hearing his words, the expressions of the several young men shifted slightly, and they glared coldly at Xiao Yu.
"You really are a persistent ghost." The young man said coldly.
Lin Feng frowned. It seemed Xiao Yu was telling the truth. Since the villa's owner had decreed that anyone could borrow the Heavenly Walls, why were these villa members blocking them?
"Sir, so it's not that my timing is bad, but that you're deliberately making things difficult?" Lin Feng looked at the young man ahead and asked, a sharp edge creeping into his voice. Earlier, seeing the man's politeness, he had thought the timing was genuinely off, but according to Xiao Yu, that wasn't the case.
"I said the timing isn't right, so it isn't right. Please leave!" The young man said coldly, waving his hand in dismissal. Now that he had been exposed, he no longer bothered with courtesy, showing his true face.
Lin Feng's expression turned icy, his gaze suddenly sharp.
"Brother Xiao Yu, do you know what's going on?" Lin Feng turned to ask Xiao Yu.
"A month ago, a group arrived at Heavenly Wall Mountain Villa. You should have seen them too, Brother Lin—they attended the banquet with us three months ago. After they arrived, they seemed to gain the favor of the villa's people and entered the Heavenly Wall area together. From that day on, the villa refused entry to anyone else wanting to borrow the walls, claiming the timing wasn't right. The real reason is that those people don't want to be disturbed; they want the walls all to themselves."
Xiao Yu explained, making everything clear to Lin Feng. He asked, "The ones at the same table as the Envoy?"
"Sharp!" Xiao Yu laughed.
"So, it's not that our timing is bad, but that these people from Heavenly Wall Mountain Villa don't think much of us, looking down on us?" Lin Feng's eyes revealed a cold smile. After that group arrived, they closed the doors, monopolizing the Heavenly Walls and refusing entry to anyone else.
"It seems so!" Xiao Yu nodded with a smile.
Lin Feng slowly turned his gaze back to the villa members before him: "Does the villa master know about this?"
"The villa master is a recluse and doesn't concern himself with villa affairs, so of course he doesn't know. Only these people do as they please." Xiao Yu said coldly.
"Have you said enough?" The leading young man sneered, looking at Lin Feng and the others. "You're right. My master doesn't bother with villa affairs; everything is up to us. Now, the villa is closed to guests. Please, make yourselves scarce!"
The young man gestured toward the exit, dismissing them.
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