Translator: AstralGhost Editor: Kurisu

  The tea table was extremely simple, and lacked any elaborate design. They were linked together to a stone platform, and natural circular patterns lined its edges, like the age rings on an ancient tree.

  Bei Feng waved his hand, causing a tea set to appear on the table.

  With a casual flick of his sleeves, he sat down and prepared to boil a pot of tea. The tea leaves were nothing special, and were completely nameless.

  Put simply, it was just a bunch of third-rate tea leaves, plucked by hand from the wild tea trees of Mt Qing Ling.

  Bei Feng filled the teapot with clear water and wrapped his blood and Qi energy around it.

  As he did so, the most amazing phenomenon appeared. The water in the teapot actually began to boil!

  About a dozen processed tea leaves were pinched between his fingers and thrown lightly into the hot water.

  In just a minute or so, the scrunched up tea leaves began to spread open under the high temperature. The dozen tea leaves floated lightly on the water, emanating a clear fragrance.

  After that, he poured the water away and proceeded to add a new batch of water to steep the tea in.

  In a short moment, the refreshing smell of tea spread through the yard. Although it was just some nameless wild tea, its fragrance was completely unique.

  "Good tea!"

  An aged voice drifted over as a shadow appeared atop the stone platform and seated himself opposite Bei Feng.

  "You're all dismissed."

  Mystic Three and the rest looked up with shock at the extra figure who'd appeared on the stone platform without any warning. They hurried over, but were instantly dismissed by Bei Feng.

  "Fellow Daoist seems to be in a good mood." Jian Shen opened his mouth and croaked lightly as he regarded Bei Feng carefully.

  His first thought was that Bei Feng was extremely young! He was really too young. Normally, others his age would consider breaking through to the Evolved Jing realm as quite an accomplishment.

  Breaking through to the Xiantian realm at that age was enough to elevate one to the status of a Heaven's Chosen!

  But this young man actually managed to reach such a level at such a tender age. On top of that, he didn't seem to exude any sort of arrogance despite his achievements.

  In contrast, he seemed like a calm old fellow who'd experienced the many vicissitudes of life. A peaceful aura hung around his body, causing one to feel rather comfortable in his presence.

  However, Jian Shen understood that the blood and Qi hidden under Bei Feng's calm demeanor was anything but peaceful! It was boisterous and fierce, far surpassing his own by tens to a hundred times!

  A body cultivator naturally could not be compared with a Qi refining cultivator in terms of the quality of their blood and Qi. Still, unless one was a newly advanced Controlled Dan Heavenly Expert, normal Qi refining Controlled Dan Heavenly Experts would still gradually form a Xiantian physique since their bodies were being baptized by Heaven and Earth Ling Qi everyday.

  Jian Shen retracted his gaze. A martial cultivator who reached the Controlled Dan realm through body cultivation was probably more than a little stronger than even himself!

  Originally, he'd assumed that Bei Feng was also someone who broke through to the Controlled Dan realm through Qi refining. But unexpectedly, the latter actually achieved that with body cultivation.

  Bei Feng shook his head. "This place has already become a set of chains for us. Since there's no way to further improve our cultivation, it is only natural to enjoy and live our lives happily."

  Although he said it in a casual manner, Bei Feng was speaking the truth. While his cultivation methods were different from the others, the amount of resources he required for every bit of advancement was tens of times higher than normal Qi refiners!

  Simply put, all the resources on Earth put together were probably not enough to support him until the Controlled Dan realm!

  The him right now was merely at the peak of Xiantian middle stage. The amount of resources he would require to reach the Controlled Dan realm was enough to scare anyone to death!

  Jian Shen sighed heavily and said, "Indeed…… this is also why we will not give up no matter how unlikely the possibility that a gateway to another world exists in the Qin Emperor's tomb!"

  They simply had no other option. If the resources on Earth were sufficient to support everyone's cultivation, why would they have to come up with such crazy plans?

  "I haven't asked about Fellow Daoist's name," Bei Feng asked with a smile as he sat forward and lightly poured the old man a cup of pale green tea.

  "Jian Shen," Jian Shen replied with a smile that wasn't a smile.

  "I see. Is Fellow Daoist here today for those people who died by my hands the other day?" Bei Feng asked nonchalantly and raised his own cup to his lips as though he was merely talking about the weather.

  "No, if those trashes are dead, they're dead."

  Jian Shen sipped on his cup of tea as well and gasped lightly with an intoxicated expression on his face, as though the tea was some treasure.

  His words, however, were enough to send chills into the depths of one's hearts. No matter what, the people Bei Feng had killed were important members of the Jian Clan, and were also his own successors!

  But if one thought about it from another angle, his words were still understandable. Jian Shen was already 310 years old. His son and grandson had died, and he was the only surviving member of his family. On top of that, the Jian Clan had many branch families.

  There was no point fighting to the death against a Controlled Dan Heavenly Expert for the sake of a few Xiantian Lords. As long as Jian Shen's head had not been kicked by a donkey, he should know how to choose.

  "My purpose here today is to assess your battle prowess. From there, we can decide your role in the operation later on."

  Jian Shen smacked his lips lightly. As he drank more of the tea, a different taste began to surface.

  "Sure, but this place is not suitable. Let's go out into the mountains."

  Bei Feng nodded and set down his cup, then turned around and left like a ghost.

  Jian Shen smiled excitedly and mumbled to himself, "A body cultivating Controlled Dan Heavenly Expert…… I'm really curious to see if they can really suppress a Qi refining Controlled Dan Heavenly Expert!"

  A wind gathered in the yard, and Jian Shen's body abruptly dissolved into the wind, disappearing from sight. Without anyone's notice, he'd already left.

  This was the first time Jian Shen had ever seen a body refining Controlled Dan Heavenly Expert. Not mentioning him, it was likely that none of the old monsters still surviving had ever seen one as well!

  Since ancient times, there was the saying that body cultivators were invincible within the same level. However, even though they broke through as Qi refiners, who among those who could reach the Controlled Dan realm in the current era was not a peak tier genius?!

  Although they were advanced in age now, martial prowess was something that could be determined in a match, unlike works of literature or art where superiority was up to personal interpretation.

  Which expert was willing to be inferior to another? Everyone had great confidence in themselves.

  "Rumble, boom!"

  At a location far away from Blue Spirit Mountain range, loud battling noises of two supreme experts could be heard despite the distance!

  The sounds of dull explosions and smashing booms could be heard like endless peals of thunder, rumbling through the sky.

  Numerous people raised their heads to the sky curiously, staring at the blazing sun in the sky and wondering where the thunder was coming from on such a fine day.

  Three hours later, a figure could be seen returning to Blue Spirit Mountain range.

  Bei Feng's clothes were tattered and torn, and a layer of solid blood and Qi energy was wrapped around his body. As he walked, his body grew smaller and smaller.

  Following that, a new pair of white robes appeared on his body in an instant. However, the boisterous blood and Qi aura around him had not calmed down yet.

  Bei Feng was in a delightful mood. He'd battled to his heart's content this time!

  Apart from the flying dagger and his Celestial Snow Ridge Eagle wing, Bei Feng had used everything in this fight, including showing his first Heavenly Laws Embodiment Technique's Dharma Idol!

  Despite that, he only managed to fight to a draw with Jian Shen. In the end, he still had to rely on a temporary merger of the Form and Will Fist's Bear Form style and Eagle Form Style to defeat Jian Shen!

  Back at Kong Ming Valley, when he was sparring with Wu Neng and Wu Yong, he'd managed to execute a killing technique of the Form and Will Fist by luck. This time was the same.

  Towards the killing techniques of the Form and Will Fist, Bei Feng was still rather fuzzy in terms of comprehension. He'd only managed to execute it largely by luck so far. There was still a long way to go before he could truly understand and unleash it as he wished!

  But at the very least, he didn't need to think about it in the short term. Still, this was also considered a good start. He believed that it was only a matter of time before he could grasp the killing techniques.

  However, the physical requirement for executing the killing technique was not low. The energy it burnt was even more shocking. With Bei Feng's current physique, he could at most execute the attack 10 times!