Chapter Thirty-Four Leaving Home to Seek Collections

  Time slips away quietly.

  Lin Feng tightly grasped the sheepskin paper and stood stupidly on the stone platform, like a stone statue.

  After noon, the sky suddenly turned gloomy, and dark lead clouds enveloped the entire valley.

  "Rumble!"

  A loud thunderclap boomed, and in an instant, a torrential downpour poured down. Tens of thousands of rain arrows shot down, and the entire valley became a world of water.

  The small boy standing on the stone platform had his clothes instantly soaked by the torrential rain, yet he seemed completely unaware, still standing there in a daze.

  Father is gone!

  That robust man like a mountain can no longer be relied upon from now on.

  The separation from his father was something Lin Feng had never thought of!

  His dream is to join the Xuan Jia Heavy Cavalry and take back the honor that belongs to his father!

  But now, his father has left him!

  Even if he achieved glory, who should he share it with?

  ……

  Clouds dwell and rain stops.

  In the valley, water vapor is misty and hazy, and the autumn sun shines again in the valley.

  A rainbow hangs in the sky, looking exceptionally beautiful.

  Lin Feng felt a slight chill in his heart, and his thoughts sank to an all-time low.

  "Alas!"

  A soft sigh, and the slightly illusory figure of Zong Lao appeared before Lin Feng.

  "You're still just a kid after all!"

  At this time, the old man's face also lost its most common evil smile, and it looked like a steady old man.

  "Why did Father have to leave? Didn't he know I didn't want him to?" Lin Feng said with a scowl.

  "Leaving... must have its reasons, perhaps he had no choice but to leave?" Zhuang Lao said solemnly, "Lin Feng, you should believe that your father's decision was absolutely for your own good!"

  "I know he must be doing it for my own good, he's afraid I have lingering attachments in my heart, but..."

  "Lin Feng!" Zhuang Lao interrupted Lin Feng's words, "No matter how unwilling you are in your heart, your father's departure is already a fact! This fact, the only thing you can do is to accept it! From now on, whatever you do, you will have to rely on yourself! Do you understand?"

  Lin Feng's body suddenly shook violently!

  Yes! Father is gone, and from now on I have no one to rely on. I really have to rely on myself!

  "People always have to grow up slowly, parents can't let you rely on them for a lifetime." Zhuang Lao sighed, "At this time, what you need to do is not to blame your father, but to prove that without him, you can still live well, and you have the ability to take care of yourself. In this way, your father will also be at ease."

  Lin Feng remained silent for a long time before nodding lightly and saying, "I understand!"

  Clutching his fist tightly, Lin Feng secretly said in his heart: "Father, I will definitely take good care of myself and won't let you down."

  "I will definitely create my own brilliant future, definitely!"

  "It's fine as long as you understand." Zhuang Lao comforted with a nod and smiled again, "Lin Feng, actually your father... is not simple at all."

  "Huh?" Lin Feng was stunned.

  Father is indeed very powerful, but Lin Feng knows that the area where the Luoyun Sect is located is only a small corner of the Xuanwu Continent. However, Zhuang Lao is one of the top ten killers on the continent, and even the Luoyun Sect doesn't take him seriously. Why would he evaluate Father like this?

  "Your father is not as simple as he seems on the surface." Seeing Lin Feng's stunned expression, Old Zhuang chuckled and repeated, "This sentence, perhaps when you see your father again in the future, you will understand! Hehe!"

  Zhuang Lao didn't seem to want to say any more, so Lin Feng also stopped asking.

  His gaze fell again on the sheepskin paper in his hand.

  The characters written with ink are visible through the back of the paper. Although soaked in heavy rain, the strokes on it remain extremely clear.

  "Take advantage of your youth and strive to fly! Create your own glory and do what you love!"

  "What you want to do, must be successful!"

  “……”

  Lin Feng raised his head and gazed at the rainbow in the sky, clenching his fists tightly.

  "Dad, I will make it happen. I won't let you down!"

  ……

  Autumn wind rises, autumn leaves turn yellow.

  The frost-covered red maple and yellow oak leaves are as brilliant as flames, bursting with the final aria of life, adorning the deep autumn valley with extreme beauty.

  On the stone platform by the quiet pool, fallen yellow leaves were scattered all over. A young man's figure was on this platform, sometimes leaping and punching in mid-air, sometimes closing his eyes to meditate...

  ……

  Autumn leaves have fallen, winter has arrived.

  In the mountain valley, the water is thin and the mountain is cold.

  The young man was still working hard in the valley, and compared with autumn, his body had grown a lot taller.

  At his age, it was already a time of rapid physical growth, and with the nourishment of the Benyuan Ling pill, his development naturally accelerated.

  But what changed the most was his temperament.

  Now Lin Feng's face has lost a few points of childishness, and gained a lot more stability and solemnity. When he first single-handedly killed the enemy, he was as sharp as a knife edge, but now Lin Feng's sharp and fierce temperament is completely retracted, only occasionally revealing his edge.

  That once tender youth has now grown into a man!

  ……

  The snow-covered mountains and valleys are as white as jade, with trees and branches like crystal, looking like a fairyland.

  Outside the stone house, Zhuang Zhou's illusory figure emerged.

  Lin Feng was originally deep in thought with his eyes closed, but suddenly he also stood up.

  His eyes opened wide, a hint of a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he also seemed to have gained some insight.

  "Really?" Old Zhuang smiled and said.

  "Yes." Lin Feng nodded, "My comprehension has already reached the sixth level of the Tiger Form Fist. Now I can start absorbing the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi again!"

  "Then let's begin!" Old Man Zhuang nodded, "For this period of time, I will protect you."

  "Thanks!" Lin Feng nodded and began to form a tiger-shaped fist.

  Dashing and dodging, leaping and bounding like flying!

  In one move and one style, there is also a lot of iron-blooded killing flavor!

  Now Lin Feng's tiger-shaped fist is no longer like before, but has added a few points of his father Lin Heng's charm.

  Lin Heng's last practice of Hu Xing Quan with Lin Feng, Lin Feng had always been pondering, but now he also has a bit of divine charm.

  But wanting to achieve Lin Heng's long spear and giant halberd, the momentum of charging into the sky for thousands of miles in the yellow sand, is obviously still far from it.

  As these moves were unleashed, the surging heavenly energy gathered like a tidal wave and poured into Lin Feng's body, cleansing his physique. Every strand of flesh was frantically absorbing this heavenly energy, becoming even more powerful, making his physical strength even greater.

  The speed of this physical strengthening is simply terrifying. Lin Feng's aura was also rapidly increasing.

  Starting from the fourth heavy fist of Hu Xing Quan, the practice is different from before.

  At this time, what needs to be enhanced is the perception of heaven and earth. And when such perceptions accumulate to a certain extent, they will bring about an upgrade in level.

  Like Lin Feng, in the autumn days, he had already sensed and elevated to the fifth level of Hu Xing Quan. He smoothly advanced into the fifth level of Hu Xing Quan. Now his sense has been elevated to the sixth level of Hu Xing Quan, and is currently undergoing the process of advancing to the sixth level of Hu Xing Quan.

  Before the fourth level of Hu Xing Quan, it was necessary to rely on practicing boxing to induce the heavenly and earthly yuanqi into the body, gradually increasing power at an extremely slow speed. From the fourth level of Hu Xing Quan onwards, before advancing in rank, practicing boxing cannot absorb heavenly and earthly yuanqi, nor will it increase power; however, during the advancement ceremony, there is a process of ultra-high-speed absorption of heavenly and earthly yuanqi.

  Lin Feng was now in such a state, with the heavenly energy of the surrounding heaven and earth gathering towards him at an incredible speed that was hard to describe. His power increased, also extremely fast.

  Zhuang Lao's body also flashed with a faint glow, and at this moment, he was also frantically absorbing the heavenly energy absorbed by Lin Feng. As a soul entity, he was unable to absorb the heavenly energy on his own.

  Lin Feng naturally knew this, but he didn't care. After all, he and Zhuang Lao had an agreement, and this part of the heavenly energy was supposed to be supplied to Zhuang Lao anyway.

  In the few months since Lin Heng left, Lao Zhuang also gave Lin Feng a lot of guidance in his cultivation. As for this mysterious old man, Lin Feng is now quite grateful to him. As for Lao Zhuang robbing him of his heavenly and earthly yuanqi, he naturally wouldn't say anything more about it.

  Nowadays Lin Feng, every time he advances to a higher level, has this opportunity to absorb the heaven and earth's original energy. If he doesn't let Zhuang Old steal it now, when will Zhuang Old steal it?

  Time flies...

  Ten days later, Lin Feng stopped practicing boxing.

  "Is it over?" Zhuang Lao said with a hint of reluctance. At this moment, his body also became slightly more solid.

  "Ah!" Lin Feng clenched his fists and exclaimed excitedly.

  Zhuang Lao's robbery of his heavenly and earthly yuanqi had no effect on Lin Feng at all. The only effect... was that the promotion process, which should have taken five days, took ten days instead.

  After all, his own strength did not reach the standard of the sixth heavy tiger fist, and this process of absorbing the heaven and earth's yuan qi could not be stopped.

  In other words, the agreement with Zhuang Lao has little impact on Lin Feng's future promotion. The only difference is that it takes twice as long to advance!

  "Give it a try!" said Old Zhuang, looking at Lin Feng's excited face.

  Lin Feng nodded and suddenly sank down, his right fist heavily smashing onto the ground!

  BOOM!!!!!!!!!

  After a loud crash, the bluestone ground suddenly shattered, and huge cracks extended in all directions.

  A faint scent of scorching rose up, and this punch from Lin Feng was clearly using the power of fire attributes.

  "Not bad," said Old Man Zhuang, nodding his head in evaluation.

  "Haha!" Lin Feng also laughed.

  "It's almost the tenth month already, let's prepare and head to Luoyun City!" Old Zhuang shook his head, and with a flash of his body, he vanished.

  "Yes! It's time to go to Luoyun City too!" Lin Feng said softly.

  The twelfth lunar month is when the Luoyun Sect holds the test for joining the Xuanwu Heavy Cavalry. This test is held twice a year, with the other time being in June.

  "This time in Luoyun City, I wonder if I can see her?"

  ……

  In this valley, Lin Feng stayed for three more days.

  Within three days, he gradually adapted to his current strength.

  Taking advantage of the three-day period, he also renovated the Stone Plate again. The current Stone Plate is now as flat as ever. After all, this was where his father and he practiced their skills, so Lin Feng naturally wouldn't destroy it.

  Three days later, Lin Feng changed into a clean set of clothes and walked out of the stone house.

  A figure flashed by, and Old Man Zhuang's illusory form appeared in front of Lin Feng once again.

  "You little stinker, once we arrive at Luoyun City, I'll need to go into hiding for a while to avoid being discovered. So during this time, I won't be able to help you with anything!"

  "Uh-huh!" Lin Feng nodded, "I can take care of myself."

  "Also, never use the power of Zhuque Wansi Gong, and don't lightly use local strengthening abilities either, do you understand?" said Old Man Zhuang solemnly.

  "I see," Lin Feng nodded again. "There are many experts in Luoyun City, and it's possible that someone will recognize the Zhuque Wanxiang Gong."

  "It's not just this reason." Zhuang Lao said with a serious expression, "You little stinker, think about it. If every time you rely on powerful strength to crush your opponent, is that interesting? Defeating an opponent who has the same power as yourself or is even stronger than you, that's true skill!"

  "Ah!" Lin Feng seemed to have realized something.

  "You have cultivated the Vermilion Bird Cosmic Fist, but the aura you emit is that of the Sixth Stage of the Tiger Form Fist. With the Vermilion Bird Cosmic Fist, you can crush all strong practitioners of the Sixth Stage of the Tiger Form Fist and even defeat those of the Seventh Stage, but such battles are worthless to you. It must be a true test of strength against an evenly matched opponent to improve your combat skills!" said Old Man Zhuang. "Remember, power is not equivalent to strength; fighting techniques are equally important."

  "I understand!" Lin Feng was completely convinced.

  Yes, relying on brute force to crush the opponent is like an adult bullying a child. Although it's a sure win, what's the point? Only a battle with evenly matched strength has any training value.

  Zhuang Lao smiled with satisfaction and flashed back into the Jade Pendant space. Lin Feng turned his head to take a glance at the stone house, then strode out of the valley.

  ……