Chapter 168: Forbidden
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"Become stronger!" The disciples of Cloud Sea Sect all had reddened eyes. Lin Feng was right—if the Cloud Sea Sect were powerful enough, who would dare come to destroy them? If they were strong enough, how could they have become slaves?
Those peerless prodigies could annihilate an entire sect with a wave of their hand, or even destroy an entire kingdom. That was true freedom, soaring above heaven and earth. But they, the weak, could only suffer bullying, even becoming slaves, being enslaved and treated like livestock. They refused to accept this.
Lin Feng watched the crowd's reaction, feeling a quiet satisfaction. These people clenched their fists, veins bulging on their hands, burning with a fierce sense of shame. Anyone branded with a slave mark and turned into a slave would understand the meaning of humiliation, comprehending the law of the jungle in this world. Their desire to grow stronger would become more resolute, their will more intense.
Light flickered, and suddenly, cultivation techniques and martial skills appeared in Lin Feng's hands. These were exactly what he had obtained from the ancient hall of Cloud Sea Sect that day. Now, using them to nurture the people of Cloud Sea Sect was just right.
"Before his death, Sect Leader Nan Gong bestowed the position of sect leader upon me. These are some powerful cultivation techniques and martial skills from our Cloud Sea Sect, all at the mid-grade Profound level. See if any suit your cultivation, and take them to practice."
Lin Feng placed these techniques and skills on the ground, causing the crowd's eyes to freeze. Techniques and martial skills always held immense attraction for martial cultivators.
Some stepped forward to select techniques and skills, but many remained where they were, watching Lin Feng with flickering eyes.
"Go back." Lin Feng stamped his foot, releasing a cold, fierce aura into the air that made the hearts of those selecting techniques tremble. They looked up at Lin Feng.
"Get back."
Lin Feng's eyes narrowed, cold light shooting forth. These people didn't understand why Lin Feng was angry, but they all retreated anyway.
"Sect Leader." Among those who hadn't moved, someone bowed slightly to Lin Feng. The others immediately understood and also bowed, calling out, "Sect Leader."
Lin Feng's eyes swept over the crowd, a cold glint in them. He said indifferently, "I am very disappointed in you."
Hearing Lin Feng's words, the hearts of the crowd trembled slightly.
"I don't need to hear you call me 'Sect Leader.' I only want to see how many of you can remain calm in the face of techniques and martial skills. Someone who only cares about immediate gains, who can't even discern the situation, and yet dreams of becoming a strong cultivator—I tell you, that's nothing but a fool's fantasy."
Lin Feng spoke without mercy. "I wonder if it's because you've been slaves for too long that some of you have even abandoned your sense of shame. I saved you—do you really think I want a bunch of people who only grab techniques and skills without the slightest courtesy or respect, and then, after hearing others call me 'Sect Leader,' sycophantically chime in and call me that too? Do you think I want such petty people?"
"You disappoint me."
Lin Feng repeated himself, making the slave cultivators feel their faces burning.
"Do I owe you something? Several thousand mid-grade Origin Stones—do you think I want a group of people who don't understand propriety, who have lost all sense of shame, who only care about profit and have forgotten gratitude? If I nurture you, in the future, for the sake of profit, you might betray your companions, or even betray me."
Lin Feng stared at the crowd and continued, "Of course, perhaps you were just careless just now. I'm saying this to make you remember today's events. This time it's me; next time, if you encounter someone else, your carelessness and impulsiveness might cost you your lives."
"Remember, I don't want trash, and even less do I want petty people." Lin Feng said indifferently, then added, "Is there anyone who wants to leave? You can speak now."
Everyone looked at Lin Feng and shook their heads slightly.
"Remember your own choice." Lin Feng said, then turned and lifted his foot. "Pick any techniques and martial skills from the ground. Cultivate here. No one is allowed to leave this mansion. I will return in three months."
Lin Feng stepped away, with Overlord Blade and Yi Xue silently following behind him.
"Overlord Blade, you stay here too." Lin Feng said to Overlord Blade beside him, handing him a technique manual. "This technique suits you well. Take it and cultivate. Also, if anyone dares to take half a step out of this mansion, kill them!"
Lin Feng's word "kill" carried a chilling aura, making Overlord Blade and Yi Xue's eyes freeze as they looked at him.
Lin Feng's face was expressionless as he continued walking away.
He always remembered that this was a cruel and merciless world. Those people were from Cloud Sea Sect, so he, Lin Feng, spent Origin Stones to save them and used techniques and martial skills to nurture them. He did this for no other reason than the name "Cloud Sea Sect."
But after he saved them, if they showed no gratitude and secretly chose to leave, they were petty people, devoid of shame.
Moreover, the moment they chose to leave, they were destined to have no connection with Cloud Sea Sect. What use was a shameless petty person unrelated to Cloud Sea Sect to Lin Feng? Was he supposed to wait until one day he was betrayed by such a person?
The crowd in this mansion represented the last bloodline of Cloud Sea Sect. Lin Feng would not let anything happen to them lightly.
Overlord Blade remained where he was, glancing at Lin Feng's back. Then he lowered his head, opened the technique manual in his hand, and his body trembled violently.
"Overlord Blade Art: cultivates the domineering blade essence. A low-grade Earth-level technique. When cultivated to a high level, the entire body's true essence becomes as domineering as a blade, destroying everything."
"Overlord Blade Art, an Earth-level technique!"
Overlord Blade muttered to himself. This technique seemed tailor-made for him, and it was a terrifying Earth-level technique at that.
Lifting his head, Overlord Blade looked at Lin Feng's back again. Lin Feng's heart was unfathomable, but there was no denying that Lin Feng was very clever, extremely clever.
He had so casually tossed out an Earth-level technique, leaving it for Overlord Blade, and then drifted away. This kind of bestowal and trust made Overlord Blade's heart feel somewhat heavy.
It seemed he owed Lin Feng more and more.
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Lin Feng returned to Heavenly One Academy, first taking Yi Xue to his residence to settle her in, then he went to the Peach Blossom Forest to listen to the zither.
His teacher seemed to always be there, using ten fingers to pluck the sounds of heaven.
The heart must be calm, using the zither to wash away the dust of the mind.
Lin Feng listened to his teacher play for half a day before leaving the Peach Blossom Forest and returning to the ancient castle. However, he didn't go to his residence but instead walked directly into the cultivation tower.
Three months was but a snap of the fingers for a martial cultivator. Naturally, Lin Feng hadn't forgotten his agreement with Black Demon.
Now, his strength was at the Fifth Layer of Spirit Martial Realm. With his many trump cards, he could even defeat cultivators at the Sixth Layer of Spirit Martial Realm.
But Black Demon's strength was at the peak of the Sixth Layer of Spirit Martial Realm. Within the academy, no one of the same level could defeat him. Even many at the Seventh Layer of Spirit Martial Realm didn't dare to fight Black Demon, which showed how formidable he was.
Black Demon's ranking of tenth in Heavenly One Academy was earned through strength, and no one knew whether Black Demon's cultivation would be even stronger by the time the three-month agreement arrived.
Lin Feng's current strength was still insufficient, lacking something.
Black Demon could defeat those at the Seventh Layer of Spirit Martial Realm, but for Lin Feng to face a strong cultivator at the Seventh Layer of Spirit Martial Realm alone would be very difficult.
Just like in the tavern—if not for Overlord Blade's cooperation in delivering a fatal blow, that gray-robed man alone would have caused him considerable trouble.
That was why, as soon as he returned, Lin Feng hurried to the Peach Blossom Forest to calm his heart, and then came to this cultivation tower. He urgently needed strength.
This time, Lin Feng didn't go to the upper levels of the cultivation tower but went directly to the third floor. Even standing on the ground, he could feel the intense fluctuations of heaven and earth origin energy coming from below.
Someone passing through the third-floor space saw Lin Feng stopping here, seemingly looking for a cultivation room, and couldn't help showing a surprised expression.
They wondered which strong cultivator from the General Star System Lin Feng was, actually looking for a cultivation room on the third floor. They knew that the first three floors of the cultivation tower were all reserved—they were exclusive cultivation rooms.
That meant every cultivation room here had an owner. Even if the owner wasn't present, the room had to remain vacant, and no one was allowed to enter.
So when Lin Feng arrived at the third floor of the cultivation tower, he found that two cultivation rooms here were empty, with no one cultivating inside. Yet the people passing by didn't even glance at them, heading straight for the upper floors of the tower.
Also, on the stone doors of these two cultivation rooms, a large character "Forbidden" was carved, and next to it was a person's name!