Translator: AstralGhost Editor: Kurisu

  Deep within Blue Spirit Mountain, within a villa surrounded by green trees and verdant waters.

  Numerous tall trees large enough for a person to wrap their arms around them filled the villa. These were just some landscape trees planted for the sake of beautification, yet they were several times bigger than the trees in the other villas.

  Large green and thick vines snaked through the forest, giving the mountain a dark feeling.

  A long and winding road extended from the main path all the way to the top of the mountain. The leaves which fell from the towering trees along the road littered the entire road, and wild grass blocked more than half of the path.

  Bei Feng's group was enjoying a sumptuous dinner. Every single dish was an extremely nourishing dish for martial cultivators.

  Bai Xiang ate happily with a silly smile on his face.

  'As expected, there's meat to eat by following boss. That darned old man wasn't even interested to come with me.'

  Bai Xiang snorted to himself. If that old man was here right now, his eating form should be even more exaggerated than his.

  Bei Feng also felt extremely joyful in his heart. Bai Xiang had been away for a few years, but everything seemed the same, as though it were yesterday. Time really passed too quickly.

  Bei Feng fell silent and asked, "Bai Xiang, what do you intend to do from now?"

  Bai Xiang thought for awhile and answered seriously, "Intend? I intend to become even stronger, until there's nothing that cannot be solved with a fist of mine! If there's one, I'll solve it with another fist! Then, I marry a girl and make a baby!"

  "Ke-ke!"

  Bei Feng spat out the soup in his mouth and coughed violently. When he heard the first part of Bai Xiang's words, it was still to be expected. But the following sentence nearly caused him to choke!

  "This…… this is a really ambitious plan!"

  Bei Feng felt the corner of mouth twitch slightly. Bai Xiang, this fellow…… if he really met those truly strong experts, he probably would not be as excited as now.

  Only Controlled Dan Heavenly Experts could truly be considered as having stepped through the gateway of martial cultivators! The Xiantian realm and so forth could only be considered as foundational levels!

  Only with a strong foundation could one travel far on the martial path!

  Bei Feng didn't wish to burst Bai Xiang's lofty ambitions. One had to know that even Bei Feng who possessed the Myriad Heavens Fishing System did not dare to claim that he could rule the world with his fist alone!

  The stronger one became, the more they would understand how small they really were. Even Controlled Dan Heavenly Experts could only splash around in this shallow pool called Earth. Once they left this shallow pool, they would become weak children in the deep pools.

  "Bai Xiang, the path of martial dao is limitless, and the strength of a human is frail. Before breaking through to the Controlled Dan realm, it's best to give up on certain areas."

  With Bei Feng's current realm, he only needed to take one glance and could immediately see that Bai Xiang was a dual cultivator who worked on both his body and refining Qi at the same time. Furthermore, his attainments in both areas were not low!

  Although he was only at Xiantian late stage, even Fake Dan experts might not be able to escape from Bai Xiang's hands.

  "But the old man said people like me should walk the path of both the body cultivation and Qi refining together."

  Bai Xiang felt rather confused at this moment. He didn't know whom he should listen to.

  "The realms before Controlled Dan are only considered as foundational levels. After that will be the true cultivation period. If you concentrate entirely on one path, you can walk much further," Bei Feng said seriously.

  The resources required for cultivating both the body and Qi at the same time were not as simple as just one plus one. On top of that, the time required to advance the body and Qi was much longer than if one only focused on one!

  Also, if one encountered problems on either path, the other path would also be affected.

  If it was anyone else, Bei Feng would not waste his breath to advise him. But Bai Xiang was different. He had been by Bei Feng's side from the start.

  "En, I'll think about it seriously."

  Bai Xiang nodded seriously.

  Bei Feng thought for a moment and added, "Good. But there's no need to force the matter. Just follow your heart and listen to your instincts."

  He didn't directly move to influence Bai Xiang's free will.

  Bai Xiang nodded and, seeing that Bei Feng had stopped talking, he reached for more food again.

  After choosing a room for Bai Xiang, Bei Feng directly went to bed.

  Stellar energy flowed into the room steadily. The beams of stellar energy was also much thicker than the beginning.

  Bei Feng did not focus on cultivating the Minor Dark Sky Breathing Technique actively. From the first time he saw its description, he already knew that this breathing technique was not something that could be cultivated in a short time.

  Without the support of large amounts of resources, this breathing technique would need a long time to be finished. In other words, as long as one lived long enough, it would be sufficient to cultivate this breathing technique successfully!

  Of course, if his stellar acupoints were exceptionally compatible with a certain star's stellar energy, or if he had large amounts of resources, the time could be shortened greatly.

  Two divine trees formed out of pure mental power swayed lightly in Bei Feng's stellar acupoints. Large amounts of stellar energy poured into them, stimulating their growth.

  Although the effect would be better if Bei Feng actively circulated the breathing technique and drew in the stellar energy manually, and the amount of stellar energy would be greater too, he couldn't find the time to do it constantly.

  Furthermore, before the trees reached maturity, it would be a long and slow process of growth. In that case, it would be better to just let the stellar acupoints attract the stellar energy on their own.

  Early the next day, Bei Feng awoke from a deep sleep. A flash of mental power shot out of his eyes like lightning as he opened them, reaching over three cun! [ED/N: 3 inches]

  This was a phenomenon that would only appear when mental power reached a certain point in strength. Many real Controlled Dan Heavenly Experts might not even have mental power that was as strong as Bei Feng's.

  Right now, Bei Feng had already approached perfection in all his attributes. If he wanted to improve his cultivation again, the only way was to trigger another large breakthrough.

  According to his estimation, the next big change to his attributes would only occur after breaking through to the Controlled Dan realm. His attributes had all stabilized on 5 stars for a period of time already. Although he felt that his attributes had improved after breaking through to Xiantian late stage, it was not enough to trigger a qualitative change overall.

  The only way he knew how to improve his foundations was through the Minor Illumination Body Tempering Technique which he had created through trial and error.

  But the amount of resources expended on that path was so hefty that even Bei Feng felt a heartache over it. The Minor Illumination Body Tempering Technique and the Heavenly Laws Embodiment Technique were two huge black holes that sucked in resources. If he wanted to see any results in them, the resources he would have to invest would cause even a super-clan in a country like China to go bankrupt!

  Bei Feng began cultivating silently, while Bai Xiang had also gotten up early to do some exercises. The food they ate the night before contained large amounts of energy which hadn't been fully absorbed yet. Especially for a dual cultivator like Bai Xiang, the rate at which he consumed resources was also rather hefty.

  Fortunately, the energy contained in Third Level Demonic Beasts blood and flesh were even higher than the Controlled Dan realm. The purity of the energy was also matchless.

  But although Bai Xiang was a dual cultivator, the amount of resources he consumed was still far from Bei Feng's level. Bei Feng's foundations were simply too deep at this point.

  Bai Xiang was also extremely happy to find out that for all the energy he required, everything could be obtained with just a single meal with Bei Feng.

  Before he returned here, he had to swallow large amounts of bitter herbs everyday just to gain enough energy to train with.

  Fortunately, Bai Xiang's family usually only produced one person like him every generation. There were never more than two disciples at the same time, so with their accumulation over hundreds to a thousand years, there was enough resources to match his needs.

  Even so, there was only enough resources to support him until he broke through to the Controlled Dan realm. After that, everything would be exhausted. And with the current state of the Ling Qi in the world, it would be a dream to collect enough resources to support the next generation of Controlled Dan Heavenly Expert!

  "Peng, peng!"

  Bei Feng's blood and Qi energy was extremely bountiful and powerful. Normally, if he didn't make any large movements, it was still fine. But the moment he used his full strength, his heart would beat loudly like a drum!

  His chest rose heavily like a bagpipe as Bei Feng took a deep breath!

  "Hou!"

  After some time, Bei Feng's entire body turned red like a cooked shrimp. Yet, there was no heat radiating off him. Then, he opened his mouth and let out a long roar as a long breath shot of of his mouth!

  A fist-sized bird of unknown species just happened to be in the path of this breath. The unlucky bird which was still fluttering its wings a moment ago suddenly trembled lightly before abruptly bursting apart! Blood and feathers flew everywhere.

  At the same time, large droplets of sweat flowed out of Bei Feng's body, completely drenching his robes.