Chapter 7: Cold Ashes Fortress (Part 1)

  It's been over a month since he returned to the secret space, and Lei Xingfeng has been in low spirits. This trip to find Lei Bao and Lei Xingyao ended in failure, leaving him feeling stifled. He's basically stayed at home this whole month, consolidating his Five-Ringed True Body and studying.

  When he just came back, Lei Xingfeng specially found his master Gu Qi and told him about his own affairs. Gu Qi only comforted him a bit, but it was Master Tang Ya who carefully asked about the situation with Lei Xingyao and let him go find his senior brothers and sisters to help.

  Lei Xingfeng just felt unfamiliar with his senior brothers and sisters, so he really didn't dare to speak up.

  Lei Xingfeng's only thought now was to quickly advance to the 9th rank, at which point he would have the power to roam freely across the entire continent and wouldn't be afraid of people like Sun Burl.

  ……

  Lei Xingfeng sat in the room, one round of cultivation ended, he took a deep breath, stood up and walked a few steps, pondered for a moment, then walked out of the room, quickly washed his face, changed into a white spider silk brocade clothes, came to the courtyard.

  This is the core area of the secret space, where Gu Qi couple and their disciples live. It's the best place in the secret space, very wonderful, with a warm spring all year round, so the trees are evergreen and the flowers are always in bloom. Especially in the nine disciples' residence, each person occupies a large piece of land, and there are countless subordinates at their disposal.

  Lei Xingfeng, although the smallest disciple, was treated equally with other disciples. A large group of stewards, guards and servants were at his disposal. Even the servants in his residence were cultivators, ordinary people couldn't enter. This was also why Lei Xingfeng wanted to bring Little Sister back, because it was really safe here. If Little Sister lived here, he could finally put his mind at ease. Unfortunately, neither Ah Ye nor Little Sister were anywhere to be found.

  The sky was a brilliant blue, and Leixing Peak couldn't understand what the so-called secret space was all about. He still couldn't comprehend it to this day. This world also had a sun and seven bright moons, just like Wanhu Zhou and Jumang Zhou. The only difference was the climate. The climate here was really suitable for humans, with exceptionally fresh air and lush plant growth, just like his own courtyard, which would be overgrown with plants in less than a month if left unattended.

  Dà zǒng guǎn ài bā zài Léi xīng fēng de zǒng guǎn ài shān ěr de péi tóng xià jìn lái, Léi xīng fēng wèn dào: "ài bā dà shū, yǒu shì?"

  Translation:

  Grand Steward Ai Ba enters with Grand Steward Ai Shan'er by his side. Lei Xingfeng asks, "Uncle Ai Ba, is there something?"

  "Let him pass," said Ai Ba with a smile.

  Lei Xingfeng said: "Master, what are you looking for me?"

  "I don't know either, hehe, go quickly."

  Lei Xingfeng said while walking: "It's enough to ask someone to inform, why do you have to run here personally, uncle?"

  Ai Ba smiled and said: "I'm just passing by on my way, I have other things to attend to, so I won't accompany you."

  Lei Xingfeng nodded and said, "Got it."

  Aishaner said: "The car is ready, I'll go with you, and there are some things to pick up."

  When he went out, he would ride in a car with a group of bodyguards and servants following behind. Leixing Feng gradually got used to having people follow him around. At first, he didn't like it very much, but slowly he started to enjoy it. This was a life that he had never thought possible in his previous life. He only focused on cultivating and studying, while others took care of everything else. Whatever he instructed, someone would immediately take care of it, making him feel at ease.

  Lei Xingfeng arrived at Gu Qi's practice room.

  Gu Qi stood there, his entire body rippling with an inexplicable fluctuation. This kind of cultivation was something that Lei Xing Feng couldn't understand. He could clearly see that Gu Qi's body seemed to have a layer of transparent things on it, constantly fluctuating like the ripples on water, especially around his head, where the air was even more violently turbulent.

  After waiting for about ten minutes, the fluctuations on Gu Qi's body gradually subsided and disappeared. Gu Qi let out a long breath before opening his eyes and said: "A Feng, go to the outer room to talk."

  Lei Xingfeng followed Gu Qi to the outer space.

  Gucci is a person who loves to indulge in pleasure, whether it's architecture or daily necessities, everything is exquisite and refined to the extreme, because he has enough manpower and resources to squander.

  In this room, the floor was covered with thick and sturdy silk carpets, and there were extremely valuable furs. The wood used for the furniture was top-grade nanmu wood, which is produced in humid and hot places and takes hundreds of years to mature. The best materials are all over a thousand years old, with a light yellow color. Once made into furniture, no paint is needed, as the wood itself secretes a layer of fine wax and emits an extremely faint fragrance. In this world, it is the top-grade wood material, without exception.

  Gu Qi made Lei Xingfeng sit down and said: "A Feng, yesterday your third Shixiong came over..."

  Lei Xingfeng said: "Didn't Third Master leave?"

  "Uh-huh, just got back, don't interrupt... listen to me."

  "Alright, alright, Master, you say it, haha."

  Gu Qi said: "Your third senior brother is preparing to go to Hanjia Fort, planning to take a few people over, do you want to go?"

  Lei Xingfeng asked curiously: "What is Hanshazhou?"

  "Gucci says: 'One outpost, another world.'"

  "Another world?"

  "Uh, it's not the world you were born in..."

  Lei Xingfeng exclaimed: "I'm going to... I don't understand, how can I still go to other worlds? Uh, Master, explain it to me."

  "Explain my ass!"

  Lei Xingfeng said: "Uh, Master, I'm curious." He himself despised his own behavior, unexpectedly acting cute and pretending to be obedient.

  Gu Qi said: "The reason we are a secret door is not that it is a secret sect, but that we have the ability to go to various worlds. This secret door is the entrance to other worlds, so it is called the Secret Storage Space. What I am about to say is that this is a transfer station. People without great abilities cannot open up such a space. Do you understand?"

  Lei Xingfeng rubbed his head and sighed: "I don't understand!"

  Gucci said: "Nor did I plan on you understanding."

  Lei Xingfeng was struck and hung his head in despair, saying: "Alright, I don't understand it anyway, no loss."

  "Are you going or not? You can bring a few people with you. Let me tell you, this is an opportunity. The resources in Hansheng Fortress are extremely rich, although it's dangerous, the gains will be great too, and it'll also help to hone your combat skills. It's good for clearing your mind as well." He tempted.

  Lei Xingfeng suddenly understood, his master was afraid that he would be too bored at home, so he let him go out to gain experience and also to relax. He thought for a moment and said: "Okay, I'll go."

  Gucci said: "Hanjia Fortress, no grain production, only various meat foods, except for meat, everything else needs to be brought by oneself, each person's supplies need to be brought by oneself, and... it is extremely cold, icy snowy land, hmm, the locals there are quite fierce, you need to bring a guard."

  Lei Xingfeng nodded and said: "I know, Master. My grandfather and little sister... still need Master to ask someone for help to find them."

  Gucci reached out and patted Lei Xingfeng's head, smiling: "Alright, I've already asked someone to look for it. It just needs a bit of luck."

  Lei Xingfeng said: "Thank you, Master."

  "Go find your senior brother."

  ……

  Third Brother is Xin Zhaolun, according to Lei Xingfeng's words, Third Brother is a romantic saint.

  Xin Zhaolun was found by Lei Xingfeng, who asked with a smile: "Big brother, are you going to Hanshazhou?"

  Xin Zhaolun said: "Huh, how did you know? Oh, Master told you?"

  Lei Xingfeng smiled and said: "Yes, Master said you're going, let me go with you too."

  Xin Zhaolun didn't care, he looked up and down Lei Xingfeng and exclaimed: "When did you advance? Good guy, so fast! No wonder Master let you follow him. With the true body of the Five Rings, it's much safer to go there. Hmm, in a few days, come find me."

  Lei Xingfeng said: "Alright, is there anything you want to remind me of?"

  Xin Zhaolun said, "Yes, supplies must be sufficient, especially fuel for heating such as wood. It's very cold there, so we need to prepare enough. Also, bring more food and vegetables. There's almost nothing to eat except meat."

  Lei Xingfeng said: "I've taken note of it, what else is needed?"

  Xin Zhaolun said, "Actually, that place has a lot of good things, but you need to go outdoors to find them. Go ask the old eagle, he's been to Hanshao Fortress before, haha, take his advice, it's more suitable."

  Lei Xingfeng responded with a sound and then bid farewell and left.

  Returning home, Lei Xingfeng immediately had someone summon Fēng Huǒ and Shì Hǔ.

  Feng Ying and Shi Hu arrived at Lei Xingfeng's side. Feng Ying said, "A'feng, you're in such a hurry to find us, what's the matter?"

  Lei Xingfeng smiled and said: "Do you know about Hansha Fortress?"

  The mad eagle's face showed a surprised expression, and he said: "I know, I went to that place a long time ago, it's rare... Are you going there?"

  Lei Xingfeng said: "That's right, Third Master wants to go, and can bring us together."

  "Good heavens, we're going to that godforsaken place again... Ugh, it's cold and hungry, all ice and snow everywhere... I... you... Fine, you're the boss, you decide." In fact, he wasn't opposed to going at all, he was just pretending to complain.

  The tiger-like laughter didn't stop, and Lei Xingfeng curiously asked: "Uncle Eagle, why are you like this?"

  The mad eagle sighed and didn't say anything.

  "He was only a three-ring True Body at that time, and he was taken to Hanshui Fort. The most important thing is... He didn't bring enough supplies, so... you saw it, he has an extremely deep grudge against Hanshui Fort. Hey, Old Eagle, actually, you benefited quite a bit back then too. During that period of bitter cold, you even advanced to a five-ring True Person, which was very impressive."

  The mad eagle rubbed his nose and said, "Damn it... If I couldn't advance quickly, I would have frozen to death long ago. Alas, it's unbearable to look back."

  Lei Xingfeng said: "Has Hu Shu gone?"

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