Chapter 2292: All the Shrines

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"His life is in peril," said a voice.

The Diviner looked furious. "Bing Yan, take him away. Save him, thanks for your help."

"Alright." The dazzling green lights disappeared across the sky. Lin Feng had already lost consciousness.

The Fire Shrine"s strong cultivator groaned coldly. Lin Feng thought he could still survive? That attack was enough, Lin Feng was about to die!

"Great Life Destruction!" said the Diviner coldly.

The Fire Shrine"s Saint was stupefied and shouted furiously, "MarDeva, you want to kill me?!"

A terrifying life corroding strength emerged and surrounded his body. His life was being drained out. The Diviner overbearing Qi was surging. The Fire Shrine"s strong cultivator could sense that the Diviner wanted to kill him!

"We"ve all been at peace for so many years, it seems like you"ve all forgotten where my name comes from! But you remembered my name; at least, you"ll die knowing who killed you!" sighed the Diviner.

Lights emerged from his eyes and blotted out the sky. The whole territory became his. The sky went dark. Even the Saint Emperors in the distance were shaking.

A Saint from the Empty s.p.a.ce Shrine arrived and gazed into the distance. However, when he saw the Diviner and the Fire Shrine"s Saint fighting, he was astonished… and he remembered the Diviner"s name!

He didn"t know what to do anymore: help the Fire Shrine"s Saint, or not?

If he dies, the Fire Shrine will go crazy, thought the Empty s.p.a.ce Shrine"s Saint. He turned around and left as if events had nothing to do with him anymore.

The Diviner and the Fire Shrine"s Saint were fighting, their energies already blotted out the sky and covered the earth. The atmosphere was sealed over a distance of thousands of li. The Diviner"s strength was incredible, no matter what, he wanted to kill his enemy, he didn"t care about the consequences anymore.

All of this would have terrifying consequences in the Imperial Court of the Continent of the Nine Clouds. At least five Shrines had gotten involved. Such a terrifying thing hadn"t happened in such a long time. Now, Lin Feng had served as the match for the fire!

Lin Feng had finished first at the Meeting of the Continent of the Nine Clouds, he had become famous in the Imperial Court of the Continent of the Nine Clouds. Back when he had finished first at the Meeting of the Continent of the Nine Clouds, people in the Imperial Court of the Continent of the Nine Clouds hadn"t paid attention to him because there were too many geniuses in the Imperial Court of the Continent of the Nine Clouds.

But now, things were different!

This day, a Saint of the Fire Shrine fell! It had been a very, very long time since a Saint from the Imperial Court of the Continent of the Nine Clouds had died. But because of Lin Feng, the Fire Shrine"s Saint had died. The Diviner, whose real name was MarDeva, had killed him. People had forgotten that name with time. The Diviner of the Fortune Shrine had killed a Saint of the Fire Shrine!

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A Saint had died, a terrible thing for the Fire Shrine. Apart from losing an important a.s.set, they had also lost face. Everybody thought that the Fire Shrine would be furious, but actually they calmed down, and didn"t continue fighting against the Fortune Shrine. People in the outside world didn"t know what was going on behind the scenes, though. But they could imagine that the Fire Shrine was actually furious. Maybe they were scared, too…

For the Fire Shrine, chasing Lin Feng was just something they had agreed to do because all the Shrines had joined hands. The Fortune Shrine didn"t dare attack all the Shrines, but the Diviner, MarDeva, had dared kill one of their Saints. The Fire Shrine"s strong cultivators weren"t stupid, they knew that if their Saint had died, it was because the Saints from the other Shrines had probably abandoned him during the battle.

The Fire Shrine"s members had already heard many people tell their versions of what had happened on that day. They could imagine what had happened in the end: that Saint had died because the other Shrines, with whom they had formed an alliance, had abandoned him and left. The other Shrines hoped that the Fire Shrine would start a war against the Fortune Shrine. The Fire Shrine was convinced that if they started a war against the Fortune Shrine, n.o.body would help them, and on the contrary, they would watch and then, when the two Shrines were weak enough, they would finish them both off!

They hadn"t forgotten the War of the Shrines in the old days, it was why the Shrines didn"t dare fight anymore. The consequences in the ancient days had been too tragic.

However, everybody thought that the Diviner was cruel. He had dared kill a Saint!

But now, the problem was… was Lin Feng dead?

Everybody had heard that the Fire Shrine"s Saint had attacked Lin Feng and that a strong cultivator of the Life Shrine had taken him away. Therefore, n.o.body knew if he was dead or not…

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Green lights flashed deep within the Life Shrine. Beautiful emerald green gra.s.s fields and trees. There was a beautiful lake there containing an incredible amount of life strength. Lin Feng was lying in the water of the life lake, floating at the surface. Life strength kept flowing into his body.

Life strength also kept emerging from the gra.s.s and trees and entering his body. His life essence was getting thicker and thicker.

There was someone at the lakeside staring at Lin Feng, frowning. It was the Diviner.

The Diviner raised his head and looked at an ancient tree, asking, "Bing Yan, how is he doing?"

"His own life strength is very powerful, so he can absorb life strength even better than most people. It"s like he is in a state of suspended animation. He should have woken up, but I don"t know why he hasn"t," said the ancient tree, "I"ll call Xi Xi, she"ll come and check."

"Thank you, Bing Yan," said the Diviner, nodding at the ancient tree.

Bing Yan looked at the Diviner and said, "You attach much importance to him, you even killed a Saint because of him; does he really have a Forbidden Body?"

"It"s not important. He"s a disciple of the Fortune Shrine, how could I let anyone oppress them like that?" replied the Diviner calmly.

A beautiful woman appeared, landing on the lakeside. She had an extraordinary Qi, and looked like a Life G.o.ddess.

She flashed out above the lake, she crouched and looked at Lin Feng.

"Death and life type."

She was surprised. She looked at the Diviner and asked, "He understands life and death Dao?"

"I think so," said the Diviner.

"Life and death are not very compatible. His life and death strengths are competing. He"s in a special state. I don"t know why he can"t wake up, though," said Mu Rong Xi Xi.

The Diviner frowned. The Fortune Shrine"s strong cultivators had incredible powers, but they didn"t understand life strength that well compared to the strong cultivators of the Life Shrine.

"What should we do?" asked the Diviner.

"I will continue healing him. I think he"s the only one who knows when he will wake up, though," said Mu Rong Xi Xi, shaking her head.

(Translator"s note: Mu Rong or Murong is a rare family name in China, the story behind it is interesting, "Although rare, Mu Rong is still one of the more popular compound last names in China. They are the descendents of the youngest son of Di Ku (2,435 2,365 B.C.), who resided in the northeast. Later on, they moved to the west and were known as the Xian Bei tribe. These people admired (the Chinese word for admire is Mu) the heaven and the earth, and they believed they resembled the appearance (Chinese word for appearance is Rong) of the sun, moon, and stars. Therefore they a.s.sumed the last name Mu Rong.    Hometown: Northwest of Xi Dai in Shanxi Province.”

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"What if he doesn"t wake up?" asked the Diviner, frowning.

"We"ll need to expel his death strength from his body then, no other choice." replied Mu Rong Xi Xi. Lin Feng"s condition was strange, even to them

The Diviner was speechless as he stared at Lin Feng. What was wrong with this little boy?

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In the Fortune Shrine, Meng Qing and Zhe Tian were extremely nervous. They didn"t know how Lin Feng was doing. The Diviner told them they had to be patient. How could they be patient, though? Now the relations between the Shrines were not good. The Diviner didn"t want them to leave the Fortune Shrine for the time being. Otherwise, the Fire Shrine might seek revenge and kill them!

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Apart from Meng Qing and Zhe Tian, in the Void Phoenix Clan, some people were also extremely worried too. Qing Feng was staring at Saint s.h.i.+ Jue Lao Xian and asked, "Teacher, how is Lin Feng doing?"

"I"m not sure," said s.h.i.+ Jue Lao Xian, shaking his head, "I"ve heard that he was in the Life Shrine."

"Life Shrine." Qing Feng was surprised. She said, "I want to go to the Life Shrine!"

"To do what?" said s.h.i.+ Jue Lao Xian, "Lin Feng will be fine, there are strong cultivators in both Shrines. If they can"t do much, you won"t be able to do much, either. Be patient."

Qing Feng was surprised, and said, "I"ll go and see Sister Jing!"

She left quickly.

All the Shrines were watching the Life Shrine these days. They needed to know whether Lin Feng was dead or not. The Fire Shrine had lost a Saint, after all, and lost face. They hadn"t even managed to kill a Celestial Emperor!

People from the Snow Clan were also watching the Life Shrine. They were convinced that if Lin Feng died, everybody would quickly know it.

Chapter 2293: Lin Feng"s Condition

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Lin Feng was calmly lying above the life lake of the Fortune Shrine. Life strength kept flowing into his body.

Mu Rong Xi Xi was in front of Lin Feng. She stretched her hand and put it on Lin Feng"s body. She released even more life Qi, which flew throughout Lin Feng"s body. However, she could sense that there was a life and death vortex in Lin Feng"s body. His death strength didn"t disperse. She felt powerless.

"Why would you do that?" whispered Mu Rong Xi Xi. Some green leaves pa.s.sed next to her and brushed her.

"He"s in a state of suspended animation, why doesn"t the death energy disperse?" asked Bing Yan.

Mu Rong Xi Xi shook her head, "I"m not sure. I can"t see what"s happening inside his head, or I"d solve the situation."

"What you mean is that he"s doing that on purpose?" asked Bing Yan.

"Yes," said Mu Rong Xi Xi nodded. It was possible.

Bing Yan didn"t understand. Was Lin Feng staying asleep on purpose?

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Lin Feng was in a state of suspended animation. When the Fire Shrine"s Saint had attacked him, he had thought he was dying, and actually had almost died. However, because he controlled life and death Dao, he had released life stamps into his body and had used all of his life strength. He hadn"t died, and at that moment, Bing Yan had released life strength into him and prevented him from dying.

However, Lin Feng had never been that close to dying before, he really had almost died. Then, life strength had saved him, and he had fallen into a state of suspended animation. Initially, he didn"t want that, but he also knew that going through such a thing was a rare opportunity. He had the opportunity to study life and death in real conditions, and he couldn"t miss it. If he missed it, he wouldn"t be stupid enough to try to cause such a situation again. Cause such a situation to happen just to study it?

Therefore, he had decided not to wake up to study each part of his body and how they reacted when facing death. It would also be a great opportunity to reach perfection on the Path of Life and Death.

Lin Feng had already heard that his Life and Death Dao was a dual Dao. It was a difficult path. Finally, he had the opportunity to study death in a real-life situation. Therefore, he didn"t want to wake up!

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There was a giant at the lakeside, his Qi was ancient. He looked like a G.o.d. Qin Shan had found the way here himself. He had already studied the Rebirth Scriptures, and even though he couldn"t become as strong as he used to be in his previous life, he was already vastly stronger than when he was only a small thread of consciousness.

A blue-green bird whistled and called out, "Two women from the Void Phoenix Clan from the Northwest Area are here and want to see Lin Feng!"

Bing Yan raised his head and said, "Let them come."

The gra.s.s undulated in the wind, and after a short time, two beautiful women arrived: Jing and Qing Feng!

"Lin Feng!" shouted Qing Feng when she saw Lin Feng. She landed in front of him and looked at him lying on the surface of the water, it made her feel extremely sad.

"What"s wrong with him?" Qing Feng asked Mu Rong Xi Xi.

Mu Rong Xi Xi shook her head, "He"s in a state of suspended animation. He"s half dead, half alive. I don"t know any more."

"Half dead, half alive." Qing Feng was stunned. "What you mean is that he can die anytime?"

"Yes," Mu Rong Xi Xi nodded. Qing Feng"s face stiffened. She didn"t know what to say. She just stared at Lin Feng.

"How could it be…," said Qing Feng, almost crying. She looked devastated. She crouched down and put her hands on Lin Feng"s face. A few days before, he was with her, he had told her he wanted to take care of her. He was smiling so broadly. He had even told her mother that. However, only a short time had pa.s.sed, and he was almost dead…

"Qing Feng…" said Jing. Poor Qing Feng… she was devastated, she had fallen in love with Lin Feng and now…!

Qing Feng didn"t say anything. She just stayed there, kneeling next to Lin Feng. She looked at Mu Rong Xi Xi and asked, "Master, if I die and turn into Dao and I enter into his body, will he come back to life?"

"Die and turn into Dao?" Mu Rong Xi Xi was astonished. The Void Phoenix Clan really had such an ability, but only strong cultivators could use it. It was an ancient phoenix sacrificial technique!

"Maybe," replied Mu Rong Xi Xi. "At least, his chances of waking up would be higher, I guess."

"Alright," Qing Feng nodded.

Jing was astonished, "Qing Feng, you can"t turn into Dao now." Qing Feng couldn"t sacrifice herself yet!

"I"ll accept what the clan asked of me. I"ll have my phoenix blood cleansed again, and I"ll be able to turn into Dao. I"m going back," said Qing Feng. She smiled at Jing and turned around.

Jing"s mouth twitched, "I don"t accept this!"

"Let"s go, sister," Qing Feng said. Her silhouette flickered as she left.

Mu Rong Xi Xi and Bing Yan were astonished. Mu Rong Xi Xi smiled wryly and shook her head. She smiled at Bing Yan and said, "Sister Bing Yan, you probably understand."

Bing Yan smiled wryly, "You"re making fun of me."

"I"m not, back in the days, back in the days, you and MarDeva were so pa.s.sionate," replied Mu Rong Xi Xi, giggling.

It was difficult to imagine two Saints giggling like that. At that moment, they looked like little girls.

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Lin Feng didn"t know what was going on outside at that moment. His soul and consciousness were almost dead. His life and death Dao was about to reach perfection.

When a cultivator"s Dao reached the maximum level, perfection, it meant that they met one of the requirements to become a Saint. Every Saint had gone through this. Lin Feng"s journey was even more difficult. He had almost died!

His G.o.d strength fused together with his life and death strength…

People in the outside world were still watching the Life Shrine. They were waiting for news, was Lin Feng dead yet?

Qing Feng accepted getting married to a member of the Fire Shrine in order to have her phoenix blood cleansed. It was a great opportunity for the Void Phoenix Clan. But it didn"t draw too many people"s attention. The Fire Shrine didn"t even care about it. All they cared about was Lin Feng"s death!!

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Time pa.s.sed slowly. The suspended animation started dispersed slowly in Lin Feng"s body. His life and death strength started connecting again.

"What"s wrong?" Bing Yan looked startled at that moment, and looked at Lin Feng strangely. She immediately released life strength, which flowed throughout his body.

"How could it be? My life strength is dividing inside of his body, it"s dividing into life and death strength! And the division is perfectly equal!" Mu Rong Xi Xi didn"t understand, she didn"t know what it looked like when a cultivator"s life and death Dao was reaching perfection, so she didn"t understand. She thought the death strength in Lin Feng"s body had appeared because of the Fire Shrine"s Saint"s attack; in other words, that it was the injury itself. It was partly true, and by a lucky coincidence, Lin Feng had been given the opportunity to improve.

"Let"s watch," said Mu Bing Yan. Lin Feng absorbed more and more life strength. It was as if the life Qi of the lake wasn"t enough for him. The two women were stunned.

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Qing Feng and Jing came back to the Life Shrine. Jing didn"t want to Qing Feng to come back, but Qing Feng was stubborn. Jing could only hope that Lin Feng would wake up before Qing Feng did anything stupid!

Chapter 2294: Waking Up

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The Life Shrine was boundless. From the sky, it didn"t look like a city, it looked like a gigantic tree. There were millions of leaves everywhere, and they all contained an endless amount of ancient life Qi. Each branch of the tree looked like an ancient tree in itself.

Lin Feng was somewhere in there, lying calmly at the top of the lake. He continued absorbing the strength of the lake.

Qing Feng and Jing finally arrived, when Jing saw that Lin Feng hadn"t woken up, she was nervous. Her heart was pounding.

"Master, when will he wake up?" Jing looked at Mu Rong Xi Xi and asked telepathically, "Master, tell my sister that Lin Feng will wake up, otherwise, she will do something stupid."

Mu Rong Xi Xi was surprised, she glanced at Qing Feng, but tried to look normal. She said calmly, "He"s absorbing life strength now. He will probably wake up soon."

Mu Rong Xi Xi didn"t know when Lin Feng would stand up, but she knew that Jing was extremely worried. She had to cheer Qing Feng up. Mu Bing Yan knew why Xi Xi said that. She also hoped that Lin Feng would wake up at some point, so Qing Feng wouldn"t sacrifice herself!

Qing Feng glanced at Mu Rong Xi Xi and whispered, "Really?"

"Of course, I"m a Saint, I wouldn"t lie to you," said Mu Rong Xi Xi, smiling.

Qing Feng trusted her instantly because she looked so kind. She nodded, "I"ll wait for seven days, if he doesn"t wake up during these seven days, I"ll turn into Dao."

"Eh…" Mu Rong Xi Xi was surprised and said, "Give him time."

"No, if he"s already absorbing life strength, he should wake up quickly, if he doesn"t wake up within seven days, then it means that it"s not working," said Qing Feng, smiling at Mu Rong Xi Xi. She was staring at Lin Feng. Now, she hoped that Lin Feng would wake up quickly.

But Lin Feng didn"t know about that. If he knew, he would have woken up!

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During those seven days, he continued absorbing life strength. After seven days, Qing Feng smiled from where she was seated next to Lin Feng. She looked calm, she just smiled in a silly way.

"It seems like I"ll become a part of your body now," Qing Feng smiled.

"Feng!" Qing Feng"s Qi started burning, a phoenix called out sadly. An ancient phoenix shadow appeared around her body, dazzling to see.

"No, Qing Feng! Don"t do it!" said Jing. Her face turned deathly pale. She was shouting desperately.

"Sister." Qing Feng smiled at Jing, her smile was resplendent, "Sister, thank you for being good to me. I owe you."

"Qing Feng, don"t!" said Jing, shaking her head urgently. However, a strong wind started blowing. Death strength emerged from Qing Feng"s body. She was dying, and her energy was going into Lin Feng"s body.

Lin Feng sensed something, his G.o.d strength allowed him to control things. Actually, he also viewed his G.o.d strength as control strength. At that moment, a strange death strength filled with emotions was merging into his body. Lin Feng sensed his death strength was improving!

Qing Feng"s ability was incredible, her life turned into death strength and then into life strength in the other person"s body. It was a kind of rebirth!

That death strength turned into life strength in his body.

Eh? That death strength filled with emotions is turning into life strength?, thought Lin Feng. It was a completely different strength from his life and death strength. His life and death strength were completely distinct in his body.

Jing started crying above the lake. Qing Feng"s body was burning away!

But Qing Feng wasn"t sad, she was happy, she looked confident and at ease. Her silhouette gradually became illusionary.

Mu Bing Yan looked at Qing Feng and closed her eyes. She was too sad, she didn"t dare look.

Mu Rong Xi Xi felt very sad, too, but she suddenly released an incredible amount of life strength, surrounding the lake. She looked at Lin Feng, he was still absorbing life strength! She shouted, "Stop! Don"t turn into Dao!"

Jing was surprised and looked at Lin Feng. She shouted, "Feng, stop! Lin Feng is going to wake up!"

"Stop! Cancel!" Life strength surrounded Qing Feng"s body. Mu Rong Xi Xi flashed over next to her. Instantly, Qing Feng"s strength went back into her body, and she recalled her fire.

How dangerous!, thought Mu Rong Xi Xi. Qing Feng"s soul was badly injured even though she had started her Dao transformation technique only a few seconds before.

Qing Feng was astonished too, but she calmed down quickly and looked at Lin Feng. Lin Feng was still absorbing life strength.

"What"s going on?" asked Qing Feng. She was surprised.

His life and death strength are changing. They coexist peacefully!, thought Mu Rong Xi Xi. She was astonished. She whispered, "He"s going to wake up! He"s practicing cultivation, he"s not pretending to be dead!"

"Practicing cultivation?!" Qing Feng was astonished.

Jing took a deep breath and said to Qing Feng, "You almost died!"

Qing Feng"s eyes twinkled. She smiled at Jing and then continued looking at Lin Feng.

"Let"s move back," Mu Rong Xi Xi said to the two younger women. Lin Feng was still absorbing life strength. A strong wind made of life and death strength started blowing around him. They quickly enveloped the whole lake. The trees around the lake started turning pitch-black.

Mu Rong Xi Xi and Mu Bing Yan looked at the changes in the atmosphere and s.h.i.+vered. This guy"s Dao had reached perfection, his comprehension abilities were incredible! He had almost died and had seized that opportunity to study death strength, what a genius… No wonder all the Shrines made such great efforts to kill him. A Saint had even been killed because of him!

The Fire Shrine was probably furious. They had lost a Saint, and they still hadn"t managed to kill Lin Feng!

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Life and death lights dashed to the skies. Suddenly, Lin Feng opened his eyes and looked around, seeing everything was emerald green around him. It felt good to be there…

He smiled, life and death Dao was difficult, but finally, he had really reached the peak of perfection. He felt great.

But when he opened his eyes, he felt some cold eyes on him. He slowly rose up into the air and exclaimed, "Jing?"

Jing was staring at him coldly. She looked furious!

"You b.a.s.t.a.r.d, you weren"t not dead! You were practicing cultivation!" said Jing coldly. "Feng almost killed herself because of you!"

"What do you mean?" said Lin Feng, stunned.

Jing spat, "When she saw that you didn"t wake up, she wanted to turn into Dao to save your life!"

When Lin Feng heard that, he s.h.i.+vered. No wonder he had sensed a strange death strength, it was Qing Feng"s…!

His silhouette flickered and he landed next to Qing Feng. She was beaming at him. He caressed her cheeks and said, "Silly girl!"

"I"m alright now," said Qing Feng, smiling back at him.

"You"re fine, but if the Saint hadn"t prevented you from turning into Dao, you"d be dead now!" said Jing, she was furious.

Lin Feng looked at Mu Rong Xi Xi and Mu Bing Yan. He said, "You"re the ones who saved me, I guess? I feel very touched and grateful."

He bowed before the two women.

"It was a slight effort. However, take good care of that girl," said Mu Bing Yan, glancing at Qing Feng. She sighed and said, "It"s rare to have someone who would be willing to sacrifice themselves for you. Cherish her and protect her!"

"I understand, Master!" Lin Feng nodded. He grabbed Qing Feng"s warm hand, she felt warm. He glanced at the green trees and asked, "Where are we?"

"The Life Shrine. Master Mu Bing Yan and the Diviner have known each other for a very long time," said Jing. Lin Feng understood, the Diviner had asked Mu Bing Yan to save him!

"Fire Shrine, Ice and Snow Shrine, Empty s.p.a.ce Shrine!" Lin Feng"s eyes were filled with murder. They had almost killed him, but he was too weak to compete with the Shrines for now…

The Shrines were terrifying ent.i.ties. At that moment, he wished he could be like the King of the Ten Thousand Beasts, he wished he stood at the top, he wished he could crush the Shrines!

Chapter 2295: Going Back to Purple Clouds

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There were two golden lights in the sky of the Life Shrine, a pair of eyes which could see everything.

Those two dazzling eyes could see everything that was happening in the Life Shrine. When Lin Feng stood up, that pair of eyes slowly disappeared.

Very quickly, the Shrines all learned that Lin Feng wasn"t dead, and that he had woken up.

The Shrines were all furious, especially the Fire Shrine. A few Saints had joined hands and failed to kill Lin Feng. They had even lost one. How ridiculous! Was it some kind of a joke?

And the worst thing was that the Shrines had also killed many, many innocents, and in the end, they hadn"t even managed to kill Lin Feng. The Shrines didn"t care about anyone"s life because they were extremely powerful, but their reputation would be tarnished.

The Shrines didn"t like losing face. They had failed to kill Lin Feng, who probably had a Forbidden Body. They had missed an opportunity, and opportunities were rare. At that moment, many people from different Shrines went and encircled the Life Shrine.

The Fortune Shrine knew it, and the Diviner informed Mu Bing Yan.

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Life Qi kept surrounding Lin Feng and penetrating into his body. Lin Feng absorbed it greedily. Mu Bing Yan didn"t mind, the others were just chatting while Lin Feng did that.

Lin Feng was very grateful. He kept thanking Mu Rong Xi Xi and Mu Bing Yan. They had healed him the whole time he was practicing cultivation.

"Lin Feng, all the Shrines want to kill you. When you were practicing cultivation and looked dead, many eyes were in the sky of the Life Shrine watching you, they didn"t hide at all. They all saw that you woke up. They have probably encircled the Life Shrine. You"ll have to go to the lower world, I think," Mu Rong Xi Xi told Lin Feng.

Lin Feng was startled. Indeed, he would have to leave and go to the lower world. He couldn"t stay in the Imperial Court of the Continent of the Nine Clouds.

"I should go back and see how strong the King of the Ten Thousand Beasts is," murmured Lin Feng. He knew the King of the Ten Thousand Beasts" cultivation level, he knew how strong he could be, and now, he needed to collaborate with him!

"Sis Xi Xi, thank you for having saved my life, I will never forget it," Lin Feng said to Mu Rong Xi Xi.

She smiled and said, "Hahaha, you just called me "sis"? You know how old I am? I am much, much older than you."

"We"re cultivators, age doesn"t matter. Besides, when a cultivator reaches a certain level, it is almost impossible to tell how old they are. And Sister Xi Xi, you look like a very young woman," said Lin Feng with a smile.

Mu Rong Xi Xi"s eyes twinkled, she smiled at Lin Feng and said, "MarDeva"s disciples know how to talk to women, I see."

"Alright, stop joking now. If Lin Feng goes to the lower world, the Shrines will chase him to kill him. Lin Feng, will you be alright?" asked Mu Bing Yan.

Lin Feng smiled, "Don"t worry. I have some incredible hiding and disguising abilities. n.o.body can recognize me when I use them. To kill me, they"d have to destroy the Continent of the Nine Clouds."

"Alright, good. But Qing Feng and Jing won"t be able to follow you that way, otherwise, they will immediately recognize you," said Mu Bing Yan.

Lin Feng nodded. He smiled at Qing Feng and said, "You go back to the Void Phoenix Clan, wait for me there. When I come back to the Imperial Court of the Continent of the Nine Clouds, I will come to you."

Qing Feng was stunned, her heart twitched. She tried to hide her emotions with a smile and nodded, "Alright, don"t worry."

Jing"s eyes glittered. She wasn"t happy. Qing Feng had almost committed suicide to save Lin Feng, and she had promised her clan something. She wasn"t dead, so of course, Jing was happy about that, but now, what could Qing Feng do about her promise? She couldn"t take back her word…

She had agreed only because of Lin Feng!

"Xi Xi, bring Lin Feng to the lower world"s pa.s.sage," Mu Bing Yan told Mu Rong Xi Xi. Mu Rong Xi Xi nodded and took Lin Feng to the pa.s.sage in the depths of the Life Shrine.

"Sister Xi Xi, how come there are so few people in the Life Shrine?" asked Lin Feng. He was surprised.

"You just haven"t seen them," smiled Mu Rong Xi Xi. "Gra.s.s is alive. Everything in the Life Shrine is life."

Lin Feng was surprised and smiled. He didn"t say much more. After some time, they arrived at the pa.s.sage. Mu Rong Xi Xi asked Lin Feng, "Which continent do you want to go to?"

"Purple Clouds!" said Lin Feng smiled. He turned around and caressed Qing Feng"s cheeks, smiled and said, "Wait for me!"

"Alright!" Qing Feng agreed.

Lin Feng said to Jing, "Jing, take care of Qing Feng!"

Jing rolled her eyes and looked at him angrily. Lin Feng turned around and jumped into the teleportation portal which led to Purple Clouds. He quickly disappeared from their field of vision.

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Lin Feng suddenly appeared in Purple Clouds. He glanced at the sky… it was difficult to imagine that it was another world which had been created by people…

Lin Feng changed his face and body. He was back in Purple Clouds, and had one target destination in mind: King of the Ten Thousand Beasts Territory!

With his current strength, he could travel anywhere in Purple Clouds without any problem. He easily found a map of the continent and quickly made his way to Long Night City.

Back then, Lin Feng had gone to Long Night City with a terrifying group of beasts and had killed many people. The inhabitants of Long Night City now understood that the King of the Ten Thousand Beasts existed, they just didn"t have the opportunity to see him. The King of the Ten Thousand Beasts Territory was truly a forbidden territory!

There were legends about Lin Feng in Long Night City, too. Some people said he was a descendant of the King of the Ten Thousand Beasts. Otherwise, how could he have had such a terrifying army of beasts with him?

But Lin Feng didn"t know about those things. He had gone back to Long Night City, and was calmly walking around. He continued on in the direction of the King of the Ten Thousand Beasts Territory.

The King of the Ten Thousand Beasts Territory was still lively. Many beasts had gathered there living in peace with one another. They continued competing in the b.e.s.t.i.a.l Memorial PaG.o.da, improving their fighting abilities. n.o.body could really die inside, so the beasts were happy. Lin Feng admired the King of the Ten Thousand Beasts for that. He had created a great society!

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Lin Feng had arrived at the entrance of Minister Roc"s territory. There were many beasts around him, shouting out, "The Fighting Phantom is back!"

"Indeed, it"s the Fighting Phantom! We can"t even see how strong he is anymore! How terrifying! He was only at the top of the Huang Qi layer when he became a Fighting Phantom. A field littered with corpses appeared around him. He amazed everybody! Now, he"s a Fighting Phantom, and he"s terrifyingly strong. He seems to be like a Celestial Imperial Beast now!" said one beast. What an incredible cultivation speed!

"We should go and see how strong he is," declared another beast bravely.

"He"s a Fighting Phantom, we can"t do that. The Ministers won"t be happy," said another beast indifferently. He was half rhinoceros, half ox.

"Why not? We can check his strength, there"s nothing disrespectful about that. The King of the Ten Thousand Beasts likes it when people compare themselves and try to become stronger," said the other beast courageously.

"Alright," nodded the other beast. Thunder began to sound as he ran towards Lin Feng. The beasts around roared enthusiastically.

"Fighting Phantom, be careful!" shouted the ox. He raised his fists, lightning appeared around him.

Lin Feng punched out in his direction. There was a boom, and the beast was slammed away and crashed into the ground violently. He stood up again, he looking enthusiastic. How strong!

How strong! How powerful! The Fighting Phantom is progressing so d.a.m.n fast!, thought the beasts around, astonished.

"Bunch of stupid beasts, p.i.s.s off now! You dare try to see how strong the Fighting Phantom is, even though someone like me can"t even see how strong he is!" swore Minister Roc after coming out. He looked at Lin Feng and said, "You"re incredible! I"m very surprised!"

"Minister Roc," greeted Lin Feng. "I want to go and see the King of the Ten Thousand Beasts."

Minister Roc was surprised, but said to Lin Feng, "Alright, I"ll take you to the leader."

He opened his ma.s.sive wings as he turned into a great roc. "Come on!"

Lin Feng jumped onto his back and they started flying away faster than most of the beasts could follow. Everybody was astonished. The Fighting Phantom really had an extraordinary position within the hierarchy, he could even ride the great roc who was a Minister!

Chapter 2296: Joining Hands

Edited by RED

The span of the great roc"s wings was a thousand meters. He could cross millions of li in no time. When he flapped his wings, it caused hurricanes.

Minister Roc took Lin Feng directly to the leader"s mansion house. However, they didn"t see him there.

"Fighting Phantom, do you know where to find the leader?" said Minister Roc.

"I"ve informed him already. Let"s wait here," replied Lin Feng calmly. Even though he was a Fighting Phantom, he had never seen the King of the Ten Thousand Beasts" real body. He had seen him in his previous lives, that was all. He wasn"t even sure that the leader had seen him personally. Maybe very few people knew who the King of the Ten Thousand Beasts really was.

Lin Feng was even convinced that he had had even more than eighty-one lives, and that he had practiced all sorts of cultivation. Lin Feng was also convinced that many worlds the King of the Ten Thousand Beasts had lived in had disappeared.

Of course, those were just guesses. Only the King of the Ten Thousand Beasts knew the truth.

Besides, the leader"s cultivation level was also terrifying. How many social statuses did he have in the world?

Even though Lin Feng knew he was a leader and at the same time an ordinary father and husband, he probably had other social statuses in the world.

Lin Feng also had many social statuses. Who knew that he was both a Fighting Phantom in the King of the Ten Thousand Beasts" world, and a disciple of the Fortune Shrine?

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"Lin Feng!" The leader finally arrived. He slowly descended from the sky and looked at Lin Feng, his eyes twinkling. "Your cultivation level?"

Lin Feng laughed, "I"ve understood a lot. I progress quickly. Regarding my cultivation level, you can regard me as a Saint Emperor."

"Saint Emperor?" The leader was astonished, almost trembling. Back then, Lin Feng was an emperor and he could fight against Celestial Emperors. Now he had studied a lot and he could already oppress Saint Emperors? How quick! He had never seen someone progress so quickly!

"Leader, I would like to see the King of the Ten Thousand Beasts," Lin Feng said to him.

The leader looked at Lin Feng and nodded, "Alright, I"ll take you to the King of the Ten Thousand Beasts."

They both instantly disappeared from there.

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Lin Feng"s silhouette flickered. After a short time, he recognized his surroundings. He asked, "Leader, how big is the King of the Ten Thousand Beasts" world?"

"I"m not sure, either," said the leader smiling.

Lin Feng frowned and asked, "Is it completely isolated from the outside world?"

"It is isolated from the outside world, but it can"t be completely apart. Great Emperor Bai was extremely strong and the King of the Ten Thousand Beasts accepted letting him go out, his life is in his hands now," said the leader calmly.

Lin Feng was surprised. Great Emperor Bai had seemingly died because of his own actions, the King of the Ten Thousand Beasts had nothing to do with it.

"Of course, core people can move in and out freely, for example you as a Fighting Phantom, and all the leaders.

"The way the King of the Ten Thousand Beasts manages his worlds is stricter and more organized than the way the Shrines manage the Continent of the Nine Clouds," observed Lin Feng.

The leader smiled and nodded, "Indeed. I"ve been to the Continent of the Nine Clouds. The Shrines are arrogant. They consider everybody like tiny little insects. n.o.body can provoke them."

"Yes," Lin Feng nodded. He agreed with the leader. The Shrines were too arrogant. Many people in the Continent of the Nine Clouds didn"t even know that the Imperial Court of the Continent of the Nine Clouds existed, or it was not what they thought it was. When people talked about the Shrines, they thought the Shrines were legendary.

The Shrines had been like that for a long time. They considered themselves G.o.ds. n.o.body could say anything about the Shrines, apart from the other Shrines themselves. And apart from the Supreme Animal World and some other groups, everybody feared the Shrines.

A terrifying Qi rolled in waves. When they arrived, Lin Feng was stupefied. They both landed on the ground.

"Leader, where are we?" asked Lin Feng, glancing around. He recognized this place. It was the leader"s village!

"Follow me and you"ll know," said the leader with a knowing smile. He looked like an ordinary person again, recalling all his Qi and walking normally.

"Uncle w.a.n.g!" Lin Feng recalled his Qi too. He smiled wryly. They were in the leader"s small village again. The young woman ran out to them to greet them. She glanced at Lin Feng and said, "You"re back here."

"Yes, I came to see Uncle w.a.n.g," said Lin Feng cheerfully.

The leader looked at the young woman and asked, "Is the old painter here?"

"Of course, and he"s still painting, what else could he be doing?" giggled the young woman.

"I"ll go and see him," said the leader.

Lin Feng and the leader were soon walking on an ordinary road of the village. They arrived in front of a small house with a small gate in bad shape. Lin Feng saw an old man in a courtyard, painting.

"It"s blank?" Lin Feng was astonished when he saw the painting, it was blank. There was nothing on it. The old man was painting on a rock. He was just brus.h.i.+ng a rock, how could he be painting?

"Leader?" Lin Feng looked at his superior strangely.

The leader smiled, "Stay here and watch. He can"t stop when he"s painting."

Lin Feng turned his head again and watched curiously. He didn"t understand why the leader had taken him here, but very quickly, Lin Feng frowned. He realized that the old man wasn"t just painting, lights were entering into the stone. He couldn"t really see them with his real eyes.

"What"s going on?" Lin Feng didn"t think he was wrong. He was staring at the brush. It was similar to when he drew on the pages of his celestial book…

"Sometimes, he stays here and paints for years, or even dozens of years, without taking a break," said the leader indifferently. Lin Feng frowned. Lin Feng couldn"t draw for years, and even less so for dozens of years!

He wasn"t patient or focused enough. This ordinary old man seemed to have no Qi at all, but he could draw for dozens of years without stopping, without eating or drinking!

Lin Feng slowly turned around and said slowly, "He"s…?"

The leader smiled and nodded. Lin Feng frowned, and looked at the old man again. His eyes glittered.

The King of the Ten Thousand Beasts!

That ordinary old man was the King of the Ten Thousand Beasts… He looked so ordinary…

But he had gone through so much in life. Lin Feng could understand, so after a few minutes, he calmed down. He took a deep breath and sat down next to the leader. They both watched the old man.

After eighteen days, he finally stopped. He didn"t raise his head the entire time, and he didn"t glance at Lin Feng even once.

"Finally, it"s good," said the old man nonchalantly. Only then did he raise his head and look at Lin Feng. He frowned a moment before smiling. "Lin Feng, here we meet again!"

"King of the Ten Thousand Beasts!" Lin Feng greeted him. Lin Feng had experienced the King of the Ten Thousand Beasts" lives, but they had never actually met personally.

"Not bad. Really not bad," nodded the King of the Ten Thousand Beasts. He smiled and asked, "So, what do you want from me?"

"King of the Ten Thousand Beasts, you once said that Fighting Phantoms were strong enough to manage a world. I want to know how strong you are. I want to join hands with you," Lin Feng declared calmly. He was talking to the King of the Ten Thousand Beasts and saying he wanted to join hands with him!

The King of the Ten Thousand Beasts laughed. "Join hands to do what?"

Lin Feng stared at him and said coldly, "Destroy those arrogant b.a.s.t.a.r.ds and conquer the world!"

Chapter 2297: Forming An Army

Edited by RED

The King of the Ten Thousand Beasts frowned deeply. He had small eyes, so when he frowned, he looked like he had his eyes closed. But the dazzling lights in his eyes pierced through his eyelids. He looked like a peerless sword cultivator.

"Interesting," said the King of the Ten Thousand Beasts. "Even though you are talented, it"s still a bit early to destroy those arrogant b.a.s.t.a.r.ds."

"Indeed, it"s still too early. But you taught me that it takes a lot of time to prepare something like that. I want to prepare myself now, and then we"ll see when we have an opportunity," said Lin Feng calmly. He always looked natural and at ease, no matter whom he was talking too.

"What do you think an opportunity is?" the King of the Ten Thousand Beasts asked shrewdly.

"The first one will be when I am strong enough. The second one will be when someone can help you," answered Lin Feng slowly.

"Who will help me? You?" said the King of the Ten Thousand Beasts smiling softly.

Lin Feng nodded, "I can"t help you now. But sooner or later, I will."

The King of the Ten Thousand Beasts remained silent for a few seconds. He was staring Lin Feng in the eyes. Lin Feng didn"t look away, staring him back in the eyes, calm and sure.

Finally, the King of the Ten Thousand Beasts smiled and stated, "I will give you a world army and a leader."

"How strong is a world army?" asked Lin Feng.

"In my world, all the leaders are Saints or half Saints. A world army is composed of thirty Saint Emperors, three-hundred Celestial Emperors, and as for great emperors, you can choose however many you want, as you wish. Regarding the leader, you can have him, he"s a low level Saint," said the King of the Ten Thousand Beasts, pointing at the man who had brought Lin Feng there.

Lin Feng was astonished, his heart was shaking. The King of the Ten Thousand Beasts was talking about a terrifying army; he had probably needed a great deal of time to create such an army… thirty Saint Emperors!!! That was more Saint Emperors than there were in one of the main cities of Dark Clouds. If the King of the Ten Thousand Beasts Territory was composed of more than eighteen worlds, then it meant that he had more Saint Emperors than there were in one of the Nine Clouds.

How fearsome!

Of course, that was still far from being enough to compete with the Shrines…

But if the Shrines saw that, they would also understand that the King of the Ten Thousand Beasts was probably an extremely dangerous force.

"Thank you very much, King of the Ten Thousand Beasts," said Lin Feng after taking a deep breath.

The King of the Ten Thousand Beasts smiled and asked, "What do you want to do with one of my armies?"

"To be honest, those arrogant b.a.s.t.a.r.ds chased me, they wanted to kill me and I nearly died. I need a powerful army," said Lin Feng.

The King of the Ten Thousand Beasts nodded, "Alright. I"ll leave it to you, then. Anything else?"

"I would like to experience all your lives now," said Lin Feng.

The King of the Ten Thousand Beasts was surprised, but he grinned. "You want to experience all of them? Why? Go now."

The old man walked to Lin Feng and tapped his shoulder. He said to the leader, "I"ll leave the rest to you. Go outside and wait for him."

"Sir," the Leader nodded. The King of the Ten Thousand Beasts took Lin Feng to some other place, they instantly disappeared.

After the leader saw them leave, he walked over to the stone. He raised his hand and immediately punched it. It exploded and turned to ashes. However, underneath it, dazzling golden lights appeared.

It was a s.h.i.+mmering golden pattern. He put his hands in it and used his strength. A landscape with mountains and rivers appeared.

"Very good, it"s a world!" The leader"s eyes looked sharp. Who would have thought that he was drawing worlds in stone! Achieving such a thing was incredible, he had to be extremely strong!

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Lin Feng was now with the King of the Ten Thousand Beasts. He experienced lives he hadn"t experienced the previous time.

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Meanwhile, the Imperial Court of the Continent of the Nine Clouds didn"t calm down. All the Shrines knew Lin Feng had gone to another region. But the Continent of the Nine Clouds was too big, how could they find him? It was impossible.

Time pa.s.sed. Three months pa.s.sed quickly. Lin Feng hadn"t reappeared. The Shrines gave up and stopped looking for him.

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Huo Xing Zi was in a courtyard in the Northwest Area in the Void Phoenix Clan. He was with Jing"s father.

"What you mean is that the one I saw last time in the Void Phoenix Clan was Lin Feng? He simply disguised himself?" asked the middle-aged man slowly.

"Yes, I hadn"t thought about it either, but then some people informed me about it," Huo Xing Zi nodded.

Huo Shang was next to him and said, "And we also know that last time, Qing Feng accepted the marriage alliance to have her phoenix blood cleansed, and that after that, she went to the Life Shrine because she wanted to sacrifice herself to save him."

The middle-aged man looked astonished, Qing Feng wanted to kill herself to save Lin Feng?

"After that, we started watching her, and we realized that Lin Feng and Qing Feng were extremely close, intimate even. Then, we learned that Miss Jing had always known about that. That"s how I understood that that guy was Lin Feng. After he disappeared, did he come back to the Void Phoenix Clan?" Huo Shang asked.

The middle-aged man nodded and said to Huo Shang, "So, since it was Lin Feng, what do you intend to do?"

"Make him show up," said Huo Shang.

"Using Qing Feng?" the middle-aged man was astonished. He thought of his wife, who loved Qing Feng deeply.

"Uncle, it"s not "using". Qing Feng accepted getting married to a member of the Fire Shrine, Lin Feng obviously doesn"t know about that. We"ve never put pressure on anyone for her to accept that marriage alliance. Tell the Fortune Shrine about it, I"m sure they"ll inform him," said Huo Shang.

His eyes were filled with cold lights. The Fire Shrine was still in charge of killing Lin Feng, even after they had failed. They had even lost a Saint; they hated him and wanted to get their revenge!

The middle-aged man remained. Huo Shang was right. Qing Feng had accepted getting married to someone from the Fire Shrine. But if she knew they wanted to use her, would she be happy?

After remaining silent for a long time, the middle-aged man finally nodded, "As you wish."

"Thank you very much, Uncle," said the two happily. If the middle-aged man hadn"t agreed, they wouldn"t have been able to force them. The Void Phoenix Clan was a powerful clan, and this man had a high social status in the Void Phoenix Clan, he was a half Saint already. Luckily, their teacher was friends with him. Since he had nodded, things would be much easier.

"Uncle, we"re off. See you," said the two, bowing before the middle-aged man before leaving. The middle-aged man sat there and sighed. He didn"t want to do this, but since Qing Feng had come back, she had disappointed him.

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At the same time, in the Fortune Shrine, Lin Feng"s clone was with Meng Qing, they were looking at the sky and snuggling.

"Lin Feng, are you in that world?" asked Meng Qing pointing at Purple Clouds. Lin Feng nodded, "Yes, Purple Clouds."

"Where will you go afterwards?" asked Meng Qing. She didn"t know what Lin Feng intended to do. He seemed to be preparing something.

"After?" Lin Feng remained silent for a few seconds and said, "I will go back to the Holy City in Dark Clouds. I"ll check the Holy City, and then I will come back to the Imperial Court of the Continent of the Nine Clouds."

He raised his head and looked at the sky again. He wanted to come back to the Imperial Court of the Continent of the Nine Clouds and crush so many people!