Chapter Eighteen: The True Form of Yuan Qi

  Three years, Lu Yu Feng had been in the Demon Forest for three years. In these three years, Lu Yu Feng had been fighting in different places and didn't dare to stay in one place for too long, lest he encounter another revenge situation like the giant python. Although it had been three years and he had traveled many places, compared to the 100,000-strong Demon Forest, this small area seemed insignificant. However, he was getting closer and closer to the inner circle of the Demon Forest.

  "Lately, all I've encountered are demonic beasts, not a single ordinary animal in sight. Could it be that I'm already close to the inner ring? I've heard that the inner ring is filled with demon spirits. With my current strength, I still can't compete head-on with them. It's better for me to retreat." Lu Yu Feng turned around and prepared to return by the same route he came from.

  But it seems like it's already too late...

  "Roar... human? It's been a long time since I've seen a human, human flesh is so tender and delicious... how nostalgic!" Lu Yufeng turned his head to see a huge figure approaching him, speaking these words as he walked.

  "Can talk? Demon spirit... really unlucky!" Lu Yufeng heard the demon beast walking over could talk, and knew it was a demon spirit. He had just prepared to turn back when he met the demon spirit, indeed quite unlucky.

  Lu Yuefeng didn't wait for the demon spirit to get close, and with a deep leap, he fled in the direction he came from.

  "Hmph, you dare to run! I'll eat you slowly!" The demon spirit behind saw Lu Yu Feng escaping and chased after him. Although the demon spirit's body was enormous, its speed wasn't slow.

  "Ah! Violent bear!!" Lu Yu Feng turned his head and took a glance at the pursuing demon spirit, and was frightened out of his wits.

  Fierce bear, Lu Yufeng had also seen this kind of demon in a book. Its skin was thick and its defense was extremely high, with the only weakness being that it wasn't very fast. However, Lu Yufeng saw that this bear's speed wasn't slow at all, which meant that this fierce bear's realm wasn't low, and fundamentally wasn't something he could contend against.

  "Humans, don't run anymore, running is useless, let Grandpa Bear enjoy the delicious taste! Hahaha...!" The violent bear shouted at Lu Yifeng while chasing him, with a playful glint in his eyes.

  "Hmph! Stupid bear, catch up with me first before you talk!" Lu Yufeng shouted back at the violent bear while he was running wildly.

  "Hmph, do you really think Uncle Bear can't catch up to you?" After hearing Lu Yufeng's words, Violent Bear stomped his foot heavily on the ground and pushed off with a loud whoosh, shooting towards Lu Yufeng like a cannonball.

  "How is this possible? How can a violent bear reach such speed?" Lu Yufeng knew that the violent bear had caught up when he heard the voice behind him.

  "With such a fast speed, it's impossible to escape, and the violent bear's defense is originally high. I don't even know if the Deviating Wind Seal will be effective against it!" Lu Yu Feng's head spun rapidly as he thought about how to escape the violent bear's pursuit.

  "The Deviating Wind Seal may not be able to cause significant damage to the Violent Bear, but it should still be able to slow him down. " Lu Yu Feng ran while forming a seal with his hands, hoping that the Deviating Wind Seal would reduce the Violent Bear's speed."

  "...went" Lu Yu Feng didn't hesitate at all and sent the finished Qi Feng Yin towards Bao Xiong Chong.

  "Rumble... Human, how dare you hurt me, I'll devour you bit by bit!!" The Violent Bear didn't expect that Lu Yu Feng could unleash such a powerful move, and despite being careless, he still suffered some injuries. After reacting, he immediately chased after Lu Yu Feng.

  "Hmph, catch me first!" Lu Yufeng once again formed a seal with both hands and blasted the violent bear.

  The violent bear raised its vigilance against Lu Yufeng, and when Lu Yufeng struck again with a palm, it immediately dodged to the side. The huge palm print of Qifeng Yin couldn't hit the violent bear at all, but the violent bear's speed slowed down.

  "Humans, let me catch you, I'll skin and debone you!!" After a few dodges, the violent bear couldn't see Lu Yu Feng's figure anymore, so it pounded its chest with both hands, eyes flashing with ferocity, and let out a loud roar.

  The violent bear never thought that one day a Nascent Soul cultivator would escape from under his hands.

  "What a close call, almost lost my life to the violent bear." Lu Yufeng immediately put himself in a natural state, sneaking through the forest. He didn't want to just escape from the bear's mouth only to fall into the wolf's den.

  Lü Yu Feng was in a natural state and didn't leak out even the slightest bit of aura. If it wasn't for seeing him with his eyes, he wouldn't have been discovered at all.

  "Sigh, it would be great if I could enter a natural state at any time, unfortunately, during battles, I couldn't enter a natural state at all, otherwise...". Lu Yufeng regretted again that he couldn't enter a natural state during battles.

  "This ferocious bear might be a high-ranking demon spirit, otherwise it wouldn't have such powerful momentum!" Lu Yufeng felt another wave of luck that he was able to escape from the bear's mouth.

  "With my current abilities, it's impossible to confront the demon spirits head-on. However, escaping from their clutches shouldn't be too difficult. But if I encounter a fast-moving demon spirit, it'll still be very dangerous." Lu Yu Feng analyzed his own strength after escaping from Bao Xiong's hands.

  "Now that my injuries are almost healed, I'll find a place to cultivate and try to break through to the Nascent Soul stage as soon as possible. That way, I can also quickly break through to the Yuan Ying realm!" Lu Yu Feng made up his mind and sought out a place to absorb spiritual energy and make an early breakthrough.

  ......

  "The nine-layered Qi Consolidation was indeed arduous, having absorbed nearly a month's worth of spiritual energy, yet still fell short by just one step. Lu Yuefeng had returned to the cave where he had initially hidden after being injured. In the You Lin, it was truly difficult to find a safe place, and on top of that, Lu Yuefeng was not familiar with the You Lin. After much consideration, this cave was the only place he could hide."

  "Twice I've encountered the demon spirits, both times I had to flee. Although I managed to kill the giant python the first time, my life was still hanging by a thread. The second time, if it wasn't for the Qifeng Seal, I probably wouldn't have been able to save my own life! If I don't break through to the Baihe Realm, I'll never be able to confront the demon spirits head-on, and this feeling of being like an ant is really frustrating!" Lu Yufeng couldn't help but feel frustrated about having to flee both times he encountered the demon spirits.

  Lu Yu Feng thought about his own situation and then closed his eyes again, continuing to absorb spiritual energy in an attempt to reach the Great Perfection as soon as possible.

  It's been another month today, and Lu Yufeng felt the spiritual energy inside his body rapidly circulating at a speed much faster than usual, so he knew he was about to break through.

  "Hum..." A loud noise came from Dan Tian, and Lu Yu Feng's meridians expanded a few more points.

  "Haha, I've finally broken through to the Great Perfection Realm! The boundary of the Yuan Jing realm is now one step closer." Lu Yu Feng felt an overwhelming surge of spiritual energy within his body and was overjoyed.

  From the Nascent Soul stage to the Yuan Ying stage, the spiritual energy within the body will transform into True Essence, and True Essence can be released from the body, allowing for long-distance combat with others, unlike now where it can only be infused into weapons. However, breaking through to the Yuan Ying stage requires a vast amount of spiritual energy, far beyond what can be achieved by simply sitting in meditation and absorbing spiritual energy. Lu Yu Feng stood up and walked towards the outside of the cave, having not fought for a long time, he thought that with his nine-layered Great Circle completion, he should be able to rely on his spiritual energy to forcefully suppress the demonic beasts.

  "Hum..." Lu Yu Feng's fist struck and sent a wolf-like demon flying in front of him.

  "The Great Perfection is indeed much stronger than the Nine Layers, and the demonic beasts are no longer my match. However, the demonic spirits still aren't something I can contend with." Lu Yu Feng had already lost count of how many demonic beasts he had blasted away, as his strength broke through and his combat experience became more and more refined, the demonic beasts were no longer a match for Lu Yu Feng.

  "Huh? Someone?" Suddenly. Lu Yu Feng felt that something was approaching from a distance, but it was absolutely not a demon beast, and should be another cultivator.

  Lu Yu Feng quickly found a large tree to hide behind, allowing himself to enter a state of nature as soon as possible. The spiritual awareness of humans was far stronger than that of the demon beasts. In the Demon Forest, the danger brought by humans was much greater than that of the demon beasts. Sometimes, without asking for a reason, they would start fighting violently.

  "Second Master, is it really true? Countless humans have come to this demon forest, yet none of them discovered anything?" someone nearby said to Lu Yu Feng.

  "Sixth junior brother, don't worry, it's definitely there. I also saw it by chance in an ancient book within our sect. In the past, one of our ancestors led a group of people to condense spiritual liquid in the demon forest, but later they disappeared without a trace, and their soul jade slips were broken at the same time. I happened to see a record of their location in an ancient book in the scripture pavilion. Even if there's no spiritual liquid, their magical treasures are enough for us to explore!" Lu Yuefeng secretly saw that three people had arrived, and the one speaking was the leader, holding an ancient map and looking around.

  "That's right, even without the spiritual liquid, but with these magical tools, we can obtain them and greatly enhance our strength!" Lu Yufeng looked at the attire of these three people and knew that they were from the Dunjia Gate.

  The strongest aspect of Tón Jiǎ Mén is its mastery of Qí Mén Dùn Jiǎ and battle formations.

  "Then, didn't anyone discover it?" asked the man who had been silent among the three.

  "Fifth junior brother, don't worry. With our Tuan Jia Men's formation method, it's very difficult for others to break in, so the possibility of us getting the treasure is still great. Otherwise, why would I go through all this trouble collecting these materials?" Second senior brother said to his two junior brothers.

  "Ah, here, wanting to surpass our Yin Jia Gate with the Array Method, there shouldn't be anyone!"