The youngest son of the Marquis's family, with a heroic and upright spirit.

  The Tianyuan Great World is vast, with a broad land area. Lin Feng used all sorts of methods and spent more than three months traveling through the long distance before finally arriving at the capital city of the Great Zhou Empire, Tianjing.

  Lin Feng felt deeply at this moment that his cultivation was really too low, and precious time had all been wasted on the road.

  In this world, cultivators with high cultivation levels can traverse thousands of miles in an instant, which is nothing remarkable.

  Of course, when facing two apprentices, it's definitely another interpretation, euphemistically saying that it's to let the two of them have more experience.

  These three months Lin Feng did not waste in vain, apart from rushing on the road he was diligently practicing.

  After fighting Li Changlao of the Huoyan Jianzong, Lin Feng had a deep sense of crisis. A Jindan stage cultivator was like a giant to him now, someone who could pluck out a leg hair that was thicker than his waist.

  Last time it was only by relying on the feast that we successfully repelled Li Zhanglao and managed to pretend to be forceful, but that was completely a trick, with the heavens, earth, and people all standing on our side in order to succeed.

  But after Li Changlao's blow, Taotie was severely injured, to use Xiaoluo's words: "Even more severe than three years ago." Now thinking of using Xiaotaotie to block the attack of a Golden Dan period cultivator is simply a dream.

  Without Xiao Tiao, let alone Jindan stage cultivators, even foundation building stage cultivators would be enough to make Lin Feng drink a pot. If the sneak attack didn't work, there was no chance of winning in a head-on confrontation.

  So Lin Feng now spends all his time, apart from rushing on the road, to cultivate Dao techniques. In order to quickly improve his cultivation, he endured the pain and absorbed a part of the thunder system spiritual energy from the Heavenly Thunder Jade Spirit.

  The spiritual energy remaining in Tianlei Yu's body is now very limited, and if used to support the release of the North Pole Heavenly Magnetic Sword's North Pole Heavenly Magnetic Divine Light, it would only be enough for two more times.

  However, the payback was worth it. On their way, Lin Feng advanced to the 9th level of Qi refining, and when they finally arrived at Tianjing City, the capital of Great Zhou Dynasty, Lin Feng made another breakthrough, opening the tenth acupoint in his Twelve Floors of Heaven, successfully advancing to the 10th level of Qi refining.

  As for his own cultivation speed, Lin Feng was actually quite satisfied. Although the newbie gift package allowed him to directly jump to Qi Refining Fourth Layer, advancing to Qi Refining Tenth Layer in just half a year was also unprecedented in the entire Tianyuan Great World.

  However, facing his two demonic disciples, Lin Feng still felt a great deal of pressure.

  Let's just forget about that. From advancing from Qi Refining Fourth Layer to Qi Refining Seventh Layer, all in all, the little guy was only a month away from turning four years old.

  At the age of four, he reached the seventh layer of Qi cultivation, enough to make countless ancient and modern cultivators die of shame.

  Xiao Yan was indeed about to make a breakthrough, having previously cultivated the Twelve-Winged Heavenly Dragon Pagoda to its peak. Now that he had started again from scratch, it felt somewhat like a familiar routine.

  As Lin Feng said, the foundation is laid solidly enough, and when starting again, there will be fewer bottlenecks. The checkpoints that others fear like a tiger, Xiao Yan passes through as if walking on flat ground.

  When they arrived at Tianjing City, Xiao Yan had already reached the sixth layer of refining Qi, a terrifying cultivation speed that was in no way inferior to Xiaodot.

  Xiao Yan's spirit was soaring at this moment, vigorous and energetic, without the slightest hint of his former gloominess.

  The only thing that troubled the black-clad youth was that the task of being a milk dad for Xiaobudian had fallen on his head, while Lin Feng was delighted to be idle.

  Entering Tianjing City, Lin Feng didn't have time to appreciate its prosperous scenery and rushed straight to his destination, the Xuanji Marquis's estate.

  The Xuanji Marquis's estate is located in the southeast of Tianjing City, covering an area of 100 hectares, with a majestic terrain. At the entrance, there is a pair of red lacquered stone carvings of qilin, each as tall as three people, and a crimson gate, exuding an aura of grandeur.

  At the gate of the Hou Mansion stood a row of robust and spirited house guards, who were completely different from those in other households. They did not chat or gossip while on duty, nor did they think about slacking off. Instead, they stood at attention, their sharp eyes fixed intently on the passersby entering and exiting the mansion gate, fully alert and watchful.

  What made Lin Feng frown even more was that these family servants were all actually cultivators who had already entered the inner sanctum, with the lowest among them having a cultivation level of at least six layers of Qi Refining.

  A cultivator, unexpectedly working as a doorman here, without any hint of shame, but instead with an extremely serious work attitude, apparently thinking that this is a job that doesn't humiliate himself at all.

  The great Zhou Taishi, the mysterious and powerful Zhu Hongwu, is fully revealed in these details.

  Rumors have it that Zhu Hongwu himself was a highly accomplished cultivator, roaming the world with ease. In his previous life, he led the siege of Dalai Temple and was the main force behind the extermination of Buddhism.

  "It seems that rumors are true after all." Lin Feng's eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and in this case, it would be even more difficult for him to take Zhu Yi as his apprentice.

  He didn't even know Zhu Yi's specific location, Hou Fu was hard to get into, and he couldn't even see anyone, let alone recruit a disciple.

  First, he settled Xiao Yan and Xiaobudian down, then Lin Feng wandered alone to the vicinity of the Mystic General's estate.

  It was no use rushing, so Lin Feng relaxed his mind and found a tea house near the Hou Mansion to sit down, ordered a pot of tea, gazed at the distant Hou Mansion, and carefully thought about countermeasures.

  The shopkeeper put down the teapot, his eyes spinning around Lin Feng's spotless feathered crown and star-studded robe, a smile spreading across his face: "As for this extraordinary person, everyone often praises one as the literary star descended to earth, another as the martial star born into the world, but if you ask me, neither can compare to the mysterious Marquis."

  Xuanji Hou not only had a noble title, but also held the highest position among officials, serving as a Grand Scholar in the Imperial Cabinet and a Tutor to the Crown Prince. He was accomplished in both literature and martial arts, leading military campaigns in all directions, beheading enemy generals and capturing their flags with ease. The shopkeeper's saliva flew everywhere: "After achieving great military accomplishments at the age of 22, he then abandoned his military pursuits to focus on literature, earning top honors in the imperial examination and being awarded the title of Exploratory Flower. Such a person is truly one of a kind!"

  Lin Feng smiled slightly as he listened to the shopkeeper's chatter, his eyes still fixed on the Hou Mansion.

  "Found the target, suitable for becoming a direct disciple of the Host."

  Lin Feng was drinking tea when he suddenly heard a prompt sound, and the tea almost sprayed onto the face of the shopkeeper.

  He put down his teacup, and Lin Feng scanned the pedestrians on the street, his eyes finally locking onto a young man in a green shirt. The system's prompt tone was clear and unmistakable: this was the target person.

  Taking a closer look, I saw that the young man in green was only fifteen or sixteen years old, with clear eyebrows and bright eyes, his body slightly slender.

  He looks like a bookworm with no strength, but between his eyebrows, he exudes a strong and upright aura, his eyes are warm and gentle as jade, yet there is a sense of integrity and severity that makes evil spirits dare not offend him.

  A voice sounded in Lin Feng's ear: "The innate system has been sorted out, and the data for target number four is as follows."

  "Bone and Marrow—>7. Enlightenment Quotient—>9. Willpower—>8. Auspiciousness—>10."

  "In summary: The target has extremely high innate talent. It is recommended to take them in as a disciple and instruct them with care, they will surely become a pillar of the sect."

  Lin Feng didn't see anything else, his eyes were fixed on the blood-red number "10" behind Fuyuan.

  After Xiaobudian, he finally saw a second person with an attribute of full value.

  Good fortune, namely innate destiny, good fortune and virtue cause and effect, in short, it is luck.

  What does 10's good luck mean?

  It means that he picks up trash and it's an ancient divine artifact, rummages through old books and finds a secret manual, encounters powerful enemies and doesn't need to worry, that's the transportation team leader who sends him treasures and experience... With 10% luck, this guy can even find a sacred herb by relieving himself behind a tree!

  Lin Feng let out a long breath: "It can't be wrong, it's him!"

  As he saw the young man enter the Xuanji Marquis's estate, Lin Feng nodded towards him and asked the shopkeeper, "Who is that young man in green?"

  The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, Lin Feng smiled and quietly handed over a silver corner, smiling as if nothing had happened: "He looks simple in his clothes, seemingly without much status in the Hou Mansion, but his demeanor is majestic, not like that of a servant."

  "The young master has a good eye for people, that man's name is Zhu Yi, he's the illegitimate son of Marquis Xuanyi, I heard his birth mother was from a brothel and passed away early. The shopkeeper gritted his teeth, put away the silver, and lowered his voice to say: 'However, I've heard that he's quite learned, and is preparing to take part in the spring imperial examination and the autumn metropolitan examination. If he really does pass with high honors, it would be a stroke of good fortune, after all, as an illegitimate son like him doesn't have any right to inherit the title or family property.'"

  The shopkeeper sighed and said, "As for Mr. Yi, he's actually not a bad person. He's had tea here before and was very polite, but...he seems to be in a difficult situation at the Hou estate."

  "The other day, she was still muttering about moving out of the Hou Mansion and going to a temple on a mountain outside the city to stay for a while, so that she could focus on preparing for the exam."

  Lin Feng's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard this.

  Behind him, two seemingly ordinary tea customers, upon hearing this remark, exchanged a glance with each other, and their eyes also shone with an inexplicable light.