Qin Feng glanced around at the people, then said to Meng Heyuan and Yan Feifei, "Let's go look somewhere else!"

Meng Heyuan and Yan Feifei nodded and followed Qin Feng away.

It's very uncomfortable that almost everyone's attention is on them now.

Moreover, even if the news about the immortal ruins is true, there is no need to continue wasting time here.

After all, the central area is so large, no one knows where the immortal ruins will appear.

Furthermore, by moving from the open to the shadows, one no longer needs to worry about being plotted against by the Dark Dragon Palace.

Not far away, King Xia saw Qin Feng and the other two leave, so he led Song Yuqing and the other six into the woods not far away.

Upon reaching the woods, Xia Wang stopped, turned to look at Song Yuqing, and slapped her across the face.

"Do you realize that your actions almost ruined our plans?"

Song Yuqing's face was extremely ugly; she dared not be angry, nor dared she speak.

King Xia glared fiercely at Song Yuqing and said coldly, "That kid Qin Feng is not simple. If you are not absolutely certain, you should not easily clash with him again."

Song Yuqing's expression changed slightly. "King Xia, aren't you being a bit too harsh with your words?"

"Even if that kid is strong, can he possibly be stronger than you?"

King Xia frowned slightly, his expression becoming somewhat grave. "I don't know if he's stronger than me, but I sense a threat emanating from him."

"At our level, such a misconception would never occur!"

"In other words, that kid is very likely to have some kind of treasure that could threaten me."

"Or perhaps that kid is stronger than me?"

The expressions of Song Yuqing and the other six people changed drastically.

"That's impossible! You were once the strongest person in the Dragon Kingdom!"

"Yes, that kid is only so young. It's already amazing that he's cultivated to the peak of the Heavenly Realm. I don't believe his foundation is even greater than yours."

King Xia glanced at Song Yuqing and the other five, and sneered, "You're all too naive!"

"You once thought I was the strongest in the Dragon Kingdom? Do you really believe I am still the strongest?"

"madness!"

"Do you know how many reclusive old monsters there are in the Dragon Kingdom?"

"Almost every one of those people is stronger than me!"

"Let me put it this way, most of those old monsters have lived for more than two hundred years."

"Although they are all at the peak of the Heavenly Realm, even the current Four Martial Gods might not be their match."

"Besides those reclusive old monsters, those ancient martial arts families are also not simple."

"Otherwise, why do you think the Dark Dragon Palace, despite being stronger than Long Yuan overall, has never dared to engage in a direct war with Long Yuan?"

"Why is the Dark Dragon Palace headquarters located in Yang Kingdom, but not within the territory of Dragon Kingdom?"

"Song Yuqing, you are supposed to be the Vice Hall Master, yet you are so naive and ignorant. You should be relieved of your position as Vice Hall Master!"

Song Yuqing's face was very ugly, but she dared not refute.

The Xia King's meaning represented the Palace Master's meaning. Not to mention her, even if the other three Heavenly Kings were present, they would not dare to refute it.

King Xia glanced at Song Yuqing and said solemnly, "Proceed according to plan from now on. There can be absolutely no more mistakes!"

Song Yuqing frowned slightly. "I'm worried that Qin Feng might become a problem?"

"His medical skills are superb; perhaps he has the ability to cure the poison of the Ten Fragrant Tendon-Softening Powder?"

King Xia was unconvinced. "No need to worry, this time they're using an enhanced version of the Ten Fragrance Tendon-Softening Powder. Even I will be affected."

"And even if he has the ability to cure it, he would need to happen to have the antidote on hand."

At this point, he suddenly frowned.

"However, he just left, so he probably won't get together with those people again."

"Hopefully he'll be sensible and not interfere!"

...

Qin Feng led Meng Heyuan and Yan Feifei to the top of a green mountain.

From the top of this mountain, you can enjoy a panoramic view of the primeval forest in all directions.

"You all protect me, I plan to break through to the next level."

Qin Feng didn't want to break through so quickly, but the appearance of King Xia put him under great pressure, and he had to improve to at least the late stage of the Golden Core Realm in a short period of time.

In this way, he might have a chance to protect himself when facing the Xia King.

Meng Heyuan and Yan Feifei were both stunned, exclaiming in unison, "Breakthrough to the Martial God Realm?"

They all thought Qin Feng was at the peak of the Heavenly Realm, and since he was going to break through, he must be breaking through to the Martial God Realm.

Qin Feng did not answer and walked straight into the nearby jungle.

Meng Heyuan and Yan Feifei exchanged a glance and exclaimed, "Are we about to witness the birth of the fifth Martial God?"

Qin Feng entered the forest, sat down cross-legged, and took out over a hundred mid-grade spirit stones to absorb and refine.

Before long, he absorbed all the hundreds of spirit stones, turning them into ashes.

He took out over a hundred more spirit stones and continued to absorb and refine them.

A day passed in the blink of an eye.

Qin Feng used up all the spirit stones he obtained during his trip to the Jade Kingdom before he could barely break through to the mid-stage of the Golden Core Realm.

This was only because he was already on the verge of a breakthrough; otherwise, a thousand spirit stones would not have been enough for him to break through.

Qin Feng had no intention of stopping there. He took stock of all the spiritual herbs in his storage ring and gathered enough materials for a Breakthrough Pill.

With the Breakthrough Pill, even if he can't break through to the later stage, he can at least reach the edge of a breakthrough.

Qin Feng immediately took out the Profound Fire Cauldron to refine the Breakthrough Pill, and his alchemy skills improved again.

The same set of materials still yielded three Breakthrough Pills, but two of them were of the highest grade and one was of the highest grade.

However, he showed no joy or sorrow, and consumed three Breakthrough Pills at once to refine them.

As he expected, he failed to break through to the later stages, only reaching the edge of a breakthrough.

Qin Feng was very frustrated and unwilling to accept this result.

After much deliberation, he realized there was still one path he could take: devour the demon core of the golden python.

However, doing so would be very risky.

The demon core contains violent demonic power, and it is very likely that his body will not be able to withstand it and will explode and die.

However, if he can survive, not only will his physical body become stronger, but he will also be very likely to reach the peak of the Golden Core Realm in one fell swoop.

And it won't leave any aftereffects!

Considering the power of the Xia King, Qin Feng ultimately decided to take the risk.

The fact that King Xia didn't attack him yesterday doesn't mean he won't in the future.

He needs to prepare as soon as possible, otherwise he won't even have a chance to escape by flying.

Qin Feng immediately took out the demon core and swallowed it.

The moment the demon core was swallowed, the spiritual power within his body and the demonic power contained in the demon core began to fight each other.

He immediately felt excruciating pain, his veins bulging all over his body, as if he might explode at any moment.

He could only grit his teeth and persevere, using all his strength to refine the demon core using the Nine Yang Divine Technique.

But how easy is it to refine a demon core?

The battle between spiritual power and demonic power intensified, and his body swelled and twisted at times.

This is a sign that the body is about to explode.