The courtyard was deep and quiet. Beside a stone table, a middle-aged man was quietly sipping tea. The aroma of tea wafted through the air, carrying a touch of Zen.
He was dressed in a long black robe, with a calm demeanor and an air of authority in his eyes.
This person was none other than Li Xuanfeng, the head of the Bureau of Astronomical Observation.
He raised his head, his gaze shooting like lightning towards Liu Feng, who had just stepped into the courtyard. His voice was deep and powerful: "Liu Feng, I am Li Xuanfeng, the head of the Celestial Surveillance Bureau. We have noticed your extraordinary abilities and profound cultivation. Today, we cordially invite you to join the 'Heavenly Revelation Trial Hall'."
Li Xuanfeng put down his teacup, his expression solemn, and continued slowly, "The Heavenly Revelation Trial Hall is an elite selection institution meticulously crafted by the Bureau of Heavenly Surveillance, designed to select and cultivate extraordinary talents. Once one can distinguish oneself within it, members will not only receive abundant cultivation resources but also receive supreme honors, becoming the nation's hidden pillars and protecting the peace of the region."
Liu Feng listened quietly, a faint smile appearing on his lips. He clasped his hands in a fist and said politely, "Senior Li, thank you for your kind offer. However, I am by nature free-spirited and unrestrained, yearning for a life of freedom and spontaneity, and I have very little interest in joining such an organization."
Upon hearing this, Li Xuanfeng's eyebrows suddenly twitched, and a hint of displeasure flashed in his eyes.
His aura shifted slightly, and a faint but powerful aura pressed down on Liu Feng, attempting to test the depth of Liu Feng's cultivation. At the same time, his tone became increasingly authoritative: "Do you understand what refusing the Bureau of Surveillance means? This is by no means a trivial matter that you can decide on a whim."
Faced with this sudden and oppressive aura, Liu Feng remained calm and composed.
A faint glint flashed around him, easily deflecting Li Xuanfeng's probing. He calmly raised his head, meeting Li Xuanfeng's gaze with composure, and replied softly, "I act only according to my conscience, unwilling to be bound by any external things. In the eyes of a cultivator like myself, the so-called highest honor is nothing more than fleeting clouds in the sky, illusory and ephemeral. Moreover, I believe that the Bureau of Surveillance is a place that upholds justice and reason, and would never force others to do things they do not want to do."
Liu Feng understood perfectly well that everything in the world has its own law of balance; gain inevitably comes with loss. Power and obligation are always complementary and proportional.
In his view, the resources Li Xuanfeng mentioned were hardly tempting. At least, not worth submitting to for them.
Li Xuanfeng felt that his probing had yielded no results, and he became increasingly curious about Liu Feng's cultivation level, but he remained outwardly calm.
Upon hearing this, he fell silent. He gazed intently at Liu Feng, silently weighing the pros and cons in his mind.
After a moment, he nodded slowly, his expression returning to a more peaceful state: "Since you have made up your mind, we will not force you. But remember, if one day you change your mind, you can come here to find me."
After saying that, his gaze fell on Liu Feng again, his eyes now showing a more scrutinizing and probing look.
He carefully examined the young figure before him, thinking to himself: This Liu Feng is so young, yet his aura is so restrained. His probing just now failed to reveal the depth of his cultivation.
Although there have been rumors that Liu Feng has broken through to the Qi Refining stage, Li Xuanfeng really doesn't want to believe it.
After all, he had received guidance from Zhang Shanyun in his early years and had a profound understanding of the hardships and dangers on the path of cultivation.
In his mind, the venerable and profoundly skilled Zhang Laodao had failed to break through the Qi Refining stage in his entire life. How could Liu Feng, his disciple, have reached such an astonishing level at such a young age?
The cultivation world of today is no longer what it once was, having declined for a century and gradually faded into dust in the long river of history.
Li Xuanfeng deeply felt the changes and helplessness involved, and it was precisely because of this that he treated Liu Feng's situation with even greater caution.
In the end, Li Xuanfeng did not make things difficult for Liu Feng and gently raised his hand to indicate that he could leave.
This stemmed not only from his respect for Zhang Shanyun, but also from the profound heritage and formidable strength of Wudang Mountain. He truly did not want to act rashly and become the villain who would provoke conflict.
Several days later, Liu Feng still hadn't received Nangong Qianye's revenge.
It turned out that during Liu Feng's visit, Nangong Qianye was unwilling to give up and sent people to secretly investigate Liu Feng again.
However, he never expected that his men, in their recklessness during the pursuit, would accidentally bump into the Sky Surveillance Bureau personnel who were on a secret mission. A verbal altercation ensued, and a fight broke out.
Dramatically, the Surveillance Bureau, leveraging its special authority, swiftly took action under the pretext of "endangering national security," rounding up all of Nangong Qianye's subordinates and sending them all to the police station.
This unexpected turn of events indirectly saved Nangong Qianye's life. Had he fallen into Liu Feng's hands, his life would likely have been in grave danger.
at the same time.
Zhang Kaitai was also quietly making his moves. He launched a fierce offensive against the Nangong family without making a sound. He methodically instructed his subordinates to secretly acquire several important businesses of the Nangong family.
Moreover, he secretly intervened on several occasions, terminating some business collaborations with the Nangong family.
This series of sudden and unexpected blows swept in like a storm, plunging the Nangong family into panic.
Only then did Nangong Qianye realize, as if waking from a dream, that he had seemingly provoked a ruthless character he should never have messed with.
After much thought, he concluded that this person was most likely Liu Feng. Thinking this, he felt a chill run from his feet to his heart, and his whole body trembled slightly.
In a panic, Nangong Qianye hurriedly contacted Ye Jinwei, hoping that Ye Jinwei could intercede and ease the conflict between him and Liu Feng.
However, Ye Jinwei and Liu Feng only met once, and her answer greatly disappointed Nangong Qianye, shattering the last glimmer of hope in his heart.
Upon learning of this, the head of the Nangong family was extremely anxious, knowing that his family was facing a critical moment of life and death. He acted decisively and hurriedly planned to reconcile with Liu Feng in an attempt to salvage the precarious situation.
However, at this moment, Liu Feng had already put Nangong Qianye out of his mind and didn't care about him at all. As long as the other party didn't come looking for death, Liu Feng was too lazy to care about him.
After exploring Kyoto, Liu Yue and Zhang Kaitai went overseas to visit Zhang Zhirou. She really didn't want to disturb Liu Feng and Yu Jingya's sweet time together.
So, only Liu Feng and Yu Jingya were left, and they strolled around having a great time.
On this day, Liu Feng received a letter from Tong Miao, informing him that the "Xuanyuan Dharma Assembly," held once every ten years, was taking place in Laoshan.
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