After the surprise had passed, Ye Feng's mind gradually calmed down, and next he would have to face his first battle in this world, a life-and-death duel with Ruan Jialin.

  He had also fought with others before, first beating Aibin Ke before arriving at Wanghai Sect, then beating Liang Hua and Ge Binbao who was in the Gathering Qi stage, and even killing a strong cultivator in the Refining Qi stage on his way to Fangshi City.

  However, these few times were sneak attacks, especially when I killed that charming Qi-refining bandit, taking advantage of her momentary lapse in attention to land a surprise blow.

  It is no wonder if one can defeat his opponent thoroughly with full preparation.

  But this time it's completely different, Ruan Jialin will also have enough preparation. His successful gathering of Qi will make Ruan Jialin attach great importance to this battle, which will not be easy at all. If he is slightly careless, the life-and-death arena will become the end point of Ye Feng's life.

  In terms of cultivation, Ruan Jialin is at the peak of gathering energy, while Ye Feng has also successfully gathered energy and firmly stabilized his realm, unlike those who have just gathered energy.

  It was entirely the credit of the Seal Painting that allowed him to solidify his boundary. Ye Feng forcibly painted the Seal, causing his physical strength and spiritual energy to be severely depleted. During the process of painting the seal, he absorbed a large amount of heavenly and earthly spiritual energy as well as an excessive amount of crystal stone energy. The excessive energies not only guaranteed Ye Feng's success in painting the seal but also stabilized his boundary, bringing him closer to reaching the peak in no time.

  With time, Ye Feng obtained enough crystal stones and breaking through to the Qi Refining stage would be easy.

  At present, with the two people's cultivation, Ye Feng is not completely without the ability to resist.

  So Ye Feng didn't take his life-or-death battle with Ruan Jialin too seriously, especially since he had the guarantee of Xiao Qiang's powerful repair technique. Ye Feng felt that in the end, he should be the one to emerge victorious.

  Let it go and move on with what needs to be done.

  It's been many days since I came to the library. Yefeng looked at the door of the library, and indeed felt deeply moved. Knowledge is power, this sentence is really true.

  With the knowledge gained from the Book Pavilion, Ye Feng went through one challenge after another, overcame all kinds of difficulties, and even managed to condense his aura successfully, which was also inseparable from the knowledge he gained from the Book Pavilion.

  Whether it's a seal painting or raising a land dragon.

  "Nice to meet you, Elder Xue." Ye Feng respectfully bowed to the old man, Xue Ren Gui. This seemingly ordinary-looking doorkeeper appeared to be on his last legs, as if he could pass away at any moment, yet he was enough to warrant Ye Feng's attention.

  Every time I see Xue Rengu, I feel a kind of intangible aura. After Ye Feng successfully gathered his energy, this feeling disappeared.

  Ye Feng knew that this was the old man gathering his breath.

  "Good job, kid, you've got some skills. But for you, the road ahead will be even tougher." Rarely did Xue Ren Gui speak up like this.

  "Thanks, Elder Xie." Ye Feng found that the elder-level figures of the Wang Hai Sect still had a certain demeanor, and would always remind themselves to work harder in the future. Sun Qi and Yin Mengli were no exception.

  Xue Rengu's respectful attitude seemed to have pleased Xian Feng as well.

  In other sects or factions, it's perfectly normal for disciples to gather their energy, everyone will do so, it's just a matter of time due to differences in innate talent.

  Ling Shou Peak was different, the so-called disciples assigned to Ling Shou Peak were all doing miscellaneous chores, wanting to cultivate was basically impossible, so once a disciple could gather their energy and embark on the path of cultivation, they would definitely be a key target for future development on Ling Shou Peak.

  Like Ye Feng, being able to be humble and calm after achieving success at such a young age is truly rare.

  "I heard you've had a falling out with a disciple of Jian Ge, and you're going to settle it on the life-and-death arena." Xue Rengu said casually.

  Ye Feng heard this and thought to himself, the Wanghai Sect is so big, how can such a small matter spread so quickly, even the old man Xian Ren Gui who lives in seclusion in the library knows about it.

  Actually, Ye Feng didn't know that although he and Ruan Jialin were both ordinary disciples of the Wanghai Sect, from the moment they decided to engage in a life-or-death duel, they became the focus of attention for everyone in the Wanghai Sect.

  The biggest news in the Wang Hai faction these days is that Ling Shou Peak's disciple, Ye Feng, a useless body, challenged Jian Ge Peak's disciple Ruan Jialin. The two have agreed to settle their lives and deaths on the life-and-death arena.

  As news spread, disciples of all kinds began to pay attention to this matter, and eventually, the elders in power heard about it.

  Wang Hai's faction has not been on the life-and-death stage for many years, everyone is a fellow apprentice, what's the big deal, must fight to the death.

  Later, the leader of the Wanghai faction also learned about this matter.

  After some deliberation, Gong Sunhui, the leader of the Wanghai Sect, made a shocking decision that stunned everyone.

  Regardless of who wins in the end, the sect will take out fifty pieces of low-grade pure spirit stones as a reward and give them to the winner.

  As soon as this decision came out, countless Wanghai School disciples exclaimed in surprise. The leader took out the crystal stone to encourage the disciples to duel each other.

  Although fifty pieces of low-grade Pure Crystal Stones are nothing in a large sect, the meaning is different. This is equivalent to the Sect Master indirectly encouraging his disciples in this life-and-death struggle.

  Infighting among peers, this sensitive term is something most people are reluctant to touch upon.

  In fact, everyone has already forgotten the original intention of setting up the life-and-death arena. When the Wanghai faction first set up the life-and-death arena, it was not to provide a place for disciples to resolve conflicts, but an arena where one did not have to consider the consequences, even if there were no conflicts between disciples, they could still be named to fight in the life-and-death arena.

  It is to motivate the disciples' progress, the path of cultivation is not smooth sailing, but a life-and-death struggle, and if you want to go further on this road, you must have a strong will and a ruthless hand.

  Similarly, the development of a sect is also like this. In the Cultivation Realm, there are as many powers and sects as hairs on an ox's back. If one is slightly careless, they will be swallowed up by others. To make a sect last for a long time, first and foremost, one must raise the fighting spirit of their disciples to a certain level.

  The original purpose of the arena was to cultivate the ruthlessness and desperation of the disciples.

  Later on, the disciples' sense of crisis became increasingly thin, and they cherished their lives extremely. The life-and-death arena gradually lost its original meaning and became a place to resolve personal grudges, just like Ye Feng and Ruan Jialin.

  But it is also gone, the Wang Hai faction has not had a disciple appear on the life and death arena for many years, the life and death arena only exists in legend.

  Ye Feng agreed to a life-and-death duel with Ruan Jialin, and the news spread throughout the Wanghai Sect in the shortest time possible. Only then would Xue Ren Gui ask such a question.

  "Yes, the disciple agreed to fight with Ruan Jialin on the life-and-death arena that will be opened in a few days." Ye Feng still didn't know that outside, this matter had already been regarded as one of the major events of the year for the Wanghai Sect.

  As one of the protagonists of this event, Ye Feng was very honored. He was also the protagonist of another matter, the waste entering Wanghai Sect, which had also spread throughout Wanghai Sect at that time.

  Looking at Ye Feng's nonchalant appearance, Xue Rengu shook his head, apparently this kid still didn't know the impact of this matter on Wanghai Sect.

  "Ye Feng, do you know the enormous impact of this life-and-death arena? Some busybodies have exaggerated it to the point where they see your duel with Ruan Jialin as a struggle between Ling Shou Peak and Jian Ge. In everyone's eyes, you're just a disciple of Ling Shou Peak, and a disabled one at that - it's only natural that you'll lose and die. Even if you do fail, it will be seen as a failure for Ling Shou Peak. Outside, the commotion is getting intense, with everyone thinking your defeat is a foregone conclusion." Xue Rengu said.

  "Oh? There's such a thing, and yet the disciple doesn't know." Ye Feng silently cursed in his heart, thinking that they were all just idle people with nothing better to do, and wondering why they didn't use this time to cultivate instead.

  "It's no longer a fight between you and Ruan Jialin, but a battle between Ling Shou Peak and Jian Ge. In Wang Hai Sect, the arrogance of Jian Ge is something you should be well aware of. They have always regarded themselves as the orthodox sect, looking down on all other branches." When Xue Ren Gui mentioned Jian Ge, his usually calm face also showed a hint of anger.

  Ye Feng didn't think much of it, how could a simple duel be considered as a struggle between two factions, it's just the busybodies exaggerating.

  "So in this battle, you can't afford to lose, but instead win beautifully. I want you to loudly slap Sword Pavilion's face in front of everyone." At the moment he spoke, Xue Rengu's momentum changed, his hunched body straightened up a lot, and his whole person was filled with boundless fighting spirit.

  Ye Feng couldn't understand why Xue Rengu had changed so much. Could it be that this seemingly frail old man, who looked like he was on his last legs, had some kind of unresolvable past with Jian Ge?

  However, this requirement apparently put Ye Feng in a difficult position. His original plan was to rely on Xiao Qiang's extraordinary repair technique to exhaust Ruan Jialin and then think of a way to defeat him.

  It seems impossible now, if it's like that and got the final victory, Xue Ren Gui probably won't agree.

  "The disciple and Ruan Jialin are both in the Qi Gathering stage, and their boundaries seem to be equal. However, according to the disciple's observation, Ruan Jialin has already reached the peak of Qi Gathering. It would be too difficult for me to defeat him cleanly and quickly." Ye Feng pondered secretly in his heart, thinking that Xue Rengui was not simply saying these words to him, but rather wanted to use him to vent his anger.

  Opportunities have come, wanting to do things by oneself, of course, there must be rewards.

  Ye Feng, who never suffered a loss, saw an opportunity to pluck hair from the elder's body, and it was absolutely impossible to miss.

  "You mean..." Xue Rengu had gone through countless experiences in his life, how could he not see through Ye Feng's intentions.

  "The disciple lacks guidance, since entering the Wanghai faction, it has been relying on himself to explore and move forward. In many aspects, he is not as good as Ruan Jialin, so the disciple is worried that he cannot complete the task entrusted by the elder and fears losing face for Ling Shou Peak." Ye Feng's expression was solemn, looking like it was true, but his eyes were actually rolling around, thinking about how to get some benefits from Xue Ren'gui.

  "Haha, young man, what you're thinking can't deceive me." Xue Rengu looked at Ye Feng.

  Xie Rengu's piercing gaze made Ye Feng feel that there was no longer a single secret left unspoken, as if Xie Rengu could see right through his thoughts.

  "Alright then, I'll teach you a way to attack and save your life." Xue Rengu pointed his finger at Ye Feng's forehead.

  A flash of light passed by, and Ye Feng's head hurt for a moment. In an instant, some information appeared in the depths of his mind.

  "Heaven-Obstructing Palm!" A highly aggressive technique, when one's cultivation reaches a certain level, it is said to be able to block out the sky and cover up the sun, with a flip of the hand becoming clouds and a covering of the hand becoming rain, and with a lift of the hand and a swing of the palm, one can destroy heaven and exterminate earth.

  Although Ye Feng did not believe that the Heavenly Palm could have such power, the information transmitted in his mind indicated that this was absolutely a powerful attack technique.

  "I acquired this technique in my youth, but unfortunately, I was unable to cultivate it to its full potential throughout my life. I hope that the Heaven Concealing Palm will be passed down through your hands and unleash its strongest attacking power." Xue Renguang said calmly, his voice no longer as loud as before.

  Xue Rengu looked at Ye Feng, his body was even more hunched over, his face turned pale, apparently he had exhausted too much of his energy when passing on the Ye Tian Palm.