Training began at dawn.Lin Feng stood in an empty courtyard behind Mu Xuan's quarters. The stone floor was worn smooth by centuries of footsteps. The walls were high. There were no windows or doors except the one he had entered through and the energy here was different.Mu Xuan stood across from him dressed in white robes. His hands were clasped behind his back as he moved around."The Despair Domain," Mu Xuan said. "Show it to me."Lin Feng closed his eyes.He reached inside into the dark place in his heart, activating it.The domain exploded outward and dark energy filled the courtyard. The stone floor cracked. The walls trembled. The air itself seemed to be affected.Mu Xuan didn't move.His robes fluttered. His hair stirred. But his feet stayed planted. His face stayed calm."Impressive," Mu Xuan said. "But uncontrolled. You're using emotion to fuel the domain."Lin Feng's jaw tightened. "It's all I have.""No it's not. It's what you've chosen to depend on."Mu Xuan raised his

The elders gathered in the council chamber.It was a closer chamber with crystal walls but no window and there was a barrier surrounding the room, preventing conversations from getting out. There was single table carved from black wood situated at the center of the room. Ten chairs surrounded it with a chair left empty at the top of the table. Each chair bore the symbol of its occupant.Mu Xuan sat at the end of the table, keeping a calm face.At the other end of the table sat Elder Wu. His eyes were dark and unreadable, the air around him chilling to the bone.He was Feng Hao's master.The other eight elders sat between them. Some leaned toward Mu Xuan. Others toward Elder Wu. The division in the room was clear.Elder Wu spoke first."Your disciple overstepped this time"Mu Xuan didn't move. "The ring was built for combat to settle conflicts amongst disciples with clear rules of no killing and no use of weapons. Lin Feng followed both rules.""Feng Hao's lung is collapsed. His ribs

Lin Feng got a little more information on Gao Ming from Jiang Yue.Turns out he frequents the commerce hall a lot to buy the lion heart leirion grass which was necessary for his cultivation. He had openly lay claim to it, scaring off other disciples from buying it.Lin Feng smiled, cooking up a plan in his head. He was going to pay the commerce hall a visit. He also needed resources to help his training.His cultivation had stalled. The pellets from the spatial ring were running low. The Dao cores in his spatial ring were nearly empty. Xian was still recuperating in the spirit world, and when he returned, he'll exhaust whatever is left in the ring.Lin Feng made his way to the Commerce Hall.The building stood at the center of Heaven's Sky Court. It had stone walls like all the other chambers, with shelves lined every surface. There were no shortage of pills, cores, herbs, and artifacts. The commerce hall had anything a cultivator could possibly need.The attendant was a young man wit

The council chamber was empty except for two men.Mu Xuan sat at the head of the table. Lin Feng stood before him. The old man's face was tired, and his eyes were heavy."You can't stay here any longer."Lin Feng's jaw tightened. "Elder Wu won't stop, trying to kill you.""He'll keep trying and will come up with more devious means to get rid of you and you're a natural magnet for trouble. It makes it way more easier for him."Mu Xuan stood up and walked to the window. "You can't stay here any longer.""There's a place. It's a hidden space in the heaven's sky court. The previous Hall Masters used it to train their most promising disciples but most elders have forgotten about it."Lin Feng stepped forward. "Where is it?""You can't find it. Not on your own. I have to send you there. And once you're inside, you can't leave until you reach Dao Soul Realm."Lin Feng's blood went cold. "Dao Soul Realm? That could take years."Mu Xuan nodded in agreement. "It will truly take years, but the s

Lin Feng paused mid-way, glancing at the sword as he suddenly realized something.From the moment he got this divine sword from the tower, even though it submitted to him as it's master it never quite treated him like one. The only time it ever really relates with him is when it wants something or there's something that could help him. Even now, he doubt that the sword was helping him only out of his goodwill."What do you want?" Lin Feng suddenly asked. "I'm sure you're not just helping me for free because you want to help me out of here. Most times when you help me, it's either the situation benefits you or there's something you want."At first the sword didn't reply, going silent on him again. "You know we have all day in here but the faster you talk, the faster we can both figure something out.""Fine, I do want something in return." He finally admitted, causing Lin Feng to smile. He was right after all. This sword of his was a calculating bastard."Out with it then.""After get