Chapter 1734: Solitary Moon Heavenly Palace
Ling Feng simply shook his head and smiled.
He had never expected anything in return.
The reason he had given the Great Sun Burning Heaven Sword Art to Shi Haoxuan was simple. If there wasn't even a single worthy opponent among his peers, life would be far too dull.
"I'll have to trouble Senior Brother with cleaning up the aftermath. I just achieved a breakthrough and immediately had to fight. I still need to spend some time meditating and stabilizing my cultivation."
With that, Ling Feng cupped his fists toward everyone in the hall before turning and returning to the chamber where he had been cultivating in seclusion.
At least for the near future, the disciples of Dragon Sword Heavenly Manor would not dare come looking for trouble again.
After Ling Feng left, only the martial practitioners of the Dongling Region remained behind.
Some had only just regained consciousness and were still aching all over. They had no idea what had happened while they were unconscious.
Shi Haoxuan, Ao Jue, and the others watched Ling Feng's departing figure.
For the Dongling Region to produce a genius of this caliber was both a blessing and a tragedy.
A blessing for the Dongling Region.
A tragedy for every genius of the same generation.
Because all of them were destined to be overshadowed by Ling Feng's brilliance.
Even Shi Haoxuan was no exception.
The resources contained within the storage spirit rings of those Dragon Sword Heavenly Manor disciples were distributed among everyone present.
With these resources, their strength would undoubtedly improve significantly after they returned.
More importantly, they had gained a far deeper understanding of the sword cultivators of the Xijian Region.
...
Ling Feng returned to his secluded cultivation chamber.
Recalling the scene of himself instantly killing the cold-faced man with a single sword strike, a faint smile appeared on his lips.
"His greatest mistake was underestimating me. Otherwise, I might not have been able to kill him in one strike."
He gently wiped the bloodstains from the Eradicator of Realms.
Instead of making him complacent, the experts of the Xijian Region had ignited an even stronger fighting spirit within him.
The disciples of Dragon Sword Heavenly Manor were only considered mid-tier geniuses, yet they had nearly crushed the top prodigies of the Dongling Region.
If that was the level of their ordinary geniuses, then just how powerful were the true elite geniuses of the Xijian Region?
And beyond the four great regions stood the supreme Zhongyuan Region.
How terrifying would its heavenly talents be?
The more Ling Feng thought about it, the more his fighting spirit surged.
One day, he would challenge every genius across the continent.
One by one, he would defeat them all.
Because his true enemies were the immortals and gods themselves.
If he could not stand at the pinnacle of the Xuanling Continent, how could he ever speak of slaughtering immortals and destroying gods?
"Great Perfection Slaughterous Sword Will. Great Perfection Reincarnated Sword Will."
He sensed the two great sword will vortices revolving deep within his Sea of Mind.
After devouring an enormous mountain-like quantity of Sword Soul Crystals, both sword wills had finally advanced into the realm of Great Perfection.
That was precisely why his Slaughterous Sword Will had completely overwhelmed the cold-faced man.
As for the Reincarnated Sword Will...
With his sword will reaching a new level, cultivating the Reincarnation Heaven-Burying Sword Art became almost effortless.
Sword techniques that had once been impossible for him to execute were now well within his grasp.
At the same time, he had begun studying the forbidden technique known as the Art of Reincarnation and Rebirth.
Once he mastered this forbidden art, the twelve ancient Great Emperor corpse puppets would become his greatest weapon.
The thought alone made his blood boil.
"Hehe..."
A grin spread across Ling Feng's face.
The destructive power of twelve Great Emperor-level corpse puppets acting together was almost unimaginable.
...
What Ling Feng did not know was that while he was cultivating in seclusion, news of his battle had already spread throughout the ancient city.
Word that he had killed an expert from Dragon Sword Heavenly Manor traveled rapidly.
The news caused an immediate uproar.
After all, in the eyes of the geniuses from the other regions, the Dongling Region was synonymous with weakness.
Yet now, a peerless expert had emerged from that very region.
An expert capable of defeating a powerhouse from the Xijian Region.
The Solitary Moon Heavenly Palace stood at the pinnacle of the countless Sword Dao sects within the Xijian Region.
Its status within the Xijian Region was much the same as the Dongling Immortal Pool's position within the Dongling Region.
At this moment, a group of Solitary Moon Heavenly Palace disciples had established themselves within one of the more intact building complexes in the ancient city.
Although these disciples were not among the first-tier elites of Solitary Moon Heavenly Palace, their overall strength still far surpassed that of the disciples from Dragon Sword Heavenly Manor.
Beside a long-dried pond sat a young man dressed in fitted green robes.
His eyes were closed as he meditated quietly.
A faint aura surrounded him.
It seemed insignificant at first glance, yet none of the surrounding disciples dared approach within a hundred zhang of him.
Just then, a disciple hurried in from outside.
Before he even arrived, he was already shouting excitedly.
"Senior Brother Xiao, I've confirmed it! A genius expert really has appeared in the Dongling Region. His cultivation is only at the level of an Extreme Human Emperor, but his strength is terrifying. He killed Li Tianxing from Dragon Sword Heavenly Manor with a single sword strike!"
The disciple paused briefly before continuing.
"And according to the reports, he possesses the legendary Slaughterous Sword Will. It's at least reached the Perfection level!"
"Slaughterous Sword Will?"
The green-robed man slowly opened his eyes.
A sharp glint flashed through his star-like pupils.
"Senior Brother Xiao, I've heard something else as well."
Another disciple quickly stepped forward.
"That person's surname is Ling. His name is Ling Feng. Oh, right. Some disciples who returned from the Mystic Sword Underground Palace mentioned that he appeared there too."
"He entered the Mystic Sword Underground Palace as well?"
The green-robed man surnamed Xiao fell silent for a moment.
Then he said calmly,
"Send someone to invite him."
The surrounding disciples froze.
"Invite him?"
"Yes."
Senior Brother Xiao nodded slightly.
"Invite him to attend tomorrow's tea gathering."
"W-What?"
The disciples of Solitary Moon Heavenly Palace stared at him in disbelief.
They honestly thought they had misheard.
One disciple could not help speaking up.
"Senior Brother Xiao, tomorrow's gathering is for martial practitioners of the Xijian Region. That Ling Feng is only from the Dongling Region. Does he really have the qualifications to attend?"