Enjoying the gazes of the crowd, Mu Feng slowly landed on the stage and stood beside Wu Chen.

"Disciple Mufeng greets Master."

Mu Feng smiled at Wu Chen.

His smile stunned the cultivators below the stage.

In the minds of countless people, indescribable fantasies arose about Mu Feng.

Mu Feng's charm technique is effective against cultivators whose cultivation level is below his.

He was already used to the gasps from the audience.

He used his charm spell, wanting only to see Wuchen's reaction.

Wuchen's eyes were full of relief. "Disciple, you haven't encountered any unpleasant things lately. Your temperament has improved, and your smile is normal again. Not bad, not bad."

Mu Feng's smile froze on his face as he withdrew the charm spell.

This is like throwing a flirtatious glance at a blind man; it's utterly useless.

An elder in a green robe stepped forward and anxiously inquired:

"Mu Feng, you've been traveling recently, have you seen your Senior Sister Su Zhen?"

This elder is Su Zhen's master, Elder Liu.

Su Zhen lost the competition five months ago, left behind a communication talisman, and then left the academy.

She said she was going to seek opportunities and would return before the grand competition in the celestial realm.

However, just three months later, Su Zhen's master suffered a backlash from the contract.

Su Zhen must have been injured outside, or... died.

Elder Liu was so worried about this matter that most of his hair turned white.

Elder Liu had only this one disciple in her entire life. She had no hope of advancing in rank, so she devoted all her energy to this disciple.

Surprise was evident in Mu Feng's eyes.

"I only went to the market next to the academy recently, and I didn't go too far, so I didn't run into Senior Sister Su Zhen."

What happened to my senior sister?

Elder Liu choked up, "Your senior sister might... be dead."

Mu Feng saw Elder Liu's sorrow and felt a pang of heartache in his eyes.

"Elder Liu, Senior Sister is a lucky person, perhaps nothing has happened to her."

And... there's me too. Elder Liu, you can treat me as your disciple. In the future, if the elder has any requests, Mu Feng will do his duty without hesitation!

"While my senior sister is away, please treat me as your apprentice!"

Elder Liu's eyes were blurred with tears. She looked at Mu Feng and was surprised to find that Mu Feng's temperament was indeed somewhat similar to her disciple's.

"You're so thoughtful."

Mu Feng hugged Elder Liu, a triumphant smile on his lowered face.

From now on, Su Zhen's cultivation resources will belong to me.

After an incense stick has burned.

All the students of Jianfeng have arrived.

The dean announced some news.

"The Grand Immortal Competition is about to begin."

Su Zhen, the Foundation Establishment stage leader of Langya Academy, has gone missing and is unable to participate in the Immortal Realm Grand Competition.

The elders decided to appoint Mu Feng as the team leader for this Immortal Realm Grand Competition.

Furthermore, in this Immortal Realm Grand Competition, Jianfeng will lead the first, third, and fourth place winners from the academy's competition to the event.

...

After all the cultivators dispersed, Mu Feng was kept behind by the dean.

"Mu Feng, do you know who the strongest cultivator at Langya Academy is?"

"The student does not know."

The dean, with his hands behind his back, said with a smile:

"It's normal not to know, after all, you only have the cultivation level of Foundation Establishment. Now you need to listen carefully to what I'm about to say."

"The most powerful cultivator in Langya Academy is a sword cultivator at the seventh level of the Nascent Soul stage. A thousand years ago, he served as the Dean of Sword Peak and was named Wufeng."

Seventh level of Nascent Soul? Without Edge?

Upon hearing these words, Mu Feng felt his heart surge with emotion.

The strongest man in Langya Academy, if only he could kneel before him...

"Now that Ancestor Wufeng has emerged from seclusion, he has specifically entrusted me to lead the winner of this year's academy competition to his cave."

Mu Feng's body went limp, and his palms became sticky.

He seemed to have already felt how his ancestor had ravaged him.

"Now, I will take you to see the ancestor."

After the dean finished speaking, he waved his hand and used the Shrinking Earth technique, bringing Mu Feng to the entrance of a cave in just a few breaths.

Perhaps due to the ancestor's long-term seclusion, the cave here is overgrown with weeds.

Among them were many rare and precious herbs and plants.

Mu Feng glanced around and spotted quite a few valuable items.

The dean said to him:

"Go, go see the ancestor, he may have something to tell you."

Mu Feng nodded and turned around, eagerly heading towards the cave entrance.

A large array was set up at the entrance of this cave.

As soon as Mu Feng entered the formation, he sensed that someone was watching him.

That gaze... it might belong to Elder Wufeng.

Mu Feng's face flushed slightly, but he didn't stop walking.

The cave was dark and quiet, with only the rustling sound of clothes against the wind.

He followed his instincts and walked to the innermost part of the cave.

I saw a white jade bed that exuded a cold aura.

A figure was sitting cross-legged on the cold jade bed.

Mu Feng frowned. Why was this figure so short?

With some doubt in his heart, he lowered his head and knelt down to pay his respects.

"Student Mu Feng pays respects to Ancestor Wu Feng."

No need for formalities.

A gentle voice came from behind.

Upon hearing this voice, Mu Feng lowered his eyes.

He had been expecting nothing; this Wufeng Ancestor was actually a young man with a red dot between his eyebrows, just like him.

But the necessary flattery couldn't be omitted, Mu Feng whispered:

"What task does the Ancestor need me to do? I have no choice but to answer!"

Wu Feng smiled, expressing his appreciation for Mu Feng.

"I observe that you have a cool and clean temperament, and you must be someone who pursues the way of the sword. I like you very much."

Although your personality differs from the rumors I've heard, seeing is believing.

Your aloof, detached demeanor cannot be faked.

Mu Feng remained expressionless, but inwardly he was relieved that he had managed to seize Su Zhen's soul.

Otherwise, given his previous personality, he might not have been able to gain any benefit from this old geezer.

"I have now chosen you as my successor. Are you willing?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Feng lowered his head even further.

"This disciple is willing!"

Wu Feng pointed his finger, and a sword aura appeared in the air, slashing directly at Mu Feng.

Mu Feng suppressed his trembling and remained still; this should be the ancestor's final test.

As the sword energy merged into Mu Feng's body, a secret manual instantly appeared in his mind.

"This is a secret manual I cultivate, the 'Primordial Sword Art of Pure Heart,' a seventh-tier technique. Now I pass it on to you, hoping that you can use this sword art to break through your limitations!"

Mu Feng's eyes widened in shock. "Ancestor, is there really a seventh-tier cultivation technique?"

"nature."

Mu Feng murmured in shock:

"Then why is it that cultivation on the Tianyan Continent can only reach the Nascent Soul stage?"

Ancestor Wufeng sighed:

"Because there are very few cultivators on the Tianyan Continent."

In the Tianyan Continent, only one in a hundred people possesses the talent for cultivation.

This resulted in a severe lack of spiritual energy.

Such scarce spiritual energy is insufficient to support a breakthrough to the Nascent Soul stage.

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Spiritual energy is generated through the cultivator's breathing.

The more cultivators there are, the more spiritual energy there is in the region.

Therefore, in order to have abundant spiritual energy, there are always powerful beings who establish academies, sects, and families.

The purpose is to cultivate more cultivators and gather more spiritual energy for their own cultivation.

However, there are very few people who can cultivate on the Tianyan Continent. Even if a cultivation academy with tens of thousands of people is established, the highest cultivation level can only be limited to the Nascent Soul stage.