Fox Demon: The villain at the beginning

Chapter 472 Battle Spirit, Essence

Nalan Jie's face turned pale.

However, he also had to admit that Jin Renfeng's talent did indeed make him wary.

After pondering for a long time, the old man sighed deeply and spoke with difficulty.
"Xiao Lin and I were sworn brothers. How can I face my deceased friend with such actions?"

Sensing Nalan Jie's wavering, Jin Renfeng felt a slight sense of relief and offered an explanation.

"Don't worry, sir. Although there were some twists and turns on our trip to the Xiao family, we did not make enemies with them."

"With your grand and ostentatious attempt to annul the engagement, how could the Xiao family not harbor resentment?"

Nalan Jie asked doubtfully.

"This trip to the Xiao family was not only to annul the engagement, but also to resolve the issue of the Xiao family boy's disappearing fighting spirit."

Jin Renfeng then recounted the history of the Xiao family.

"Xiao Yan has now regained his former talent."

"The Xiao family should be thanking me! Why would they want to resent us?"

Hearing what had happened, Nalan Jie breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, he deeply regretted his marriage to the Xiao family.

Xiao Yan's Dou Qi was constantly being depleted, and he had remained at the third level of Dou Qi for many years, which clearly indicated a worrying future.

He felt he was burdening his own genius granddaughter by arranging such a marriage for her.

He just couldn't break his promise because of his friendship with his old friend.

Now that Jin Renfeng and his brother have dissolved their engagement, and the descendants of his old friend have no complaints, his pressure has been greatly reduced.

The old man looked up at the boy in front of him.
"It seems you've put in a lot of effort to resolve this engagement."

"My junior sister is truly devoted to me, so naturally I should do my part to help her."

Jin Renfeng said in a deep voice.

Nalan Jie nodded and said calmly,

"Since the Xiao family does not object, then this engagement is dissolved."

Upon hearing this, Jin Renfeng felt relieved.

Now the matter of the engagement is finally resolved.

However, the next moment, Nalan Jie spoke again.

"However, young man, although you talk a lot of big words, I'll say this upfront."

"Being a son-in-law of the Nalan family is not an easy job."

"If you want to marry Yanran, you must at least reach the Dou Wang level."

"Dou Wang?"

"That's really easy for me."

Jin Renfeng smiled slightly.
"I think the old man's standards should be set higher."

"You little rascal, you're full of big talk."

Nalan Jie shouted.

"Your current talent does not guarantee that you will become a strong person in the future."

"There are quite a few geniuses in this world who die young."

"If you fail to advance to the Dou Wang level, don't blame me for breaking you up."

"Just you wait and see, old man!"

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"You little rascal, you're getting bolder and bolder, even daring to break off the engagement your grandfather arranged."

Outside the hall, Nalan Su, with a gloomy face, berated the girl beside him.

"That's my marriage. I don't want to marry anyone you want me to."

“I will make my own decisions! I don’t care who gave the permission, all I know is that if the agreement is followed, it will be me who marries into the family, not my grandfather!”

Nalan Yanran's face showed displeasure.

She hates it when her life's major events follow a path dictated by others, even if that person is an elder.

"The Xiao family is a prominent family of the Nalan family, and Old Master Xiao Lin was a close friend of your grandfather."

Nalan Su said in a deep voice.

"How can the Nalan family face the Xiao family and the deceased Old Master Xiao with such actions?"

"So what? We've already compensated the Xiao family!"

Nalan Yanran said indifferently.

"The Xiao family has no complaints now, so why are you worrying so much, Father!"

"I heard that it was you who helped Xiao Yan resolve the problem of his Dou Qi loss."

Nalan Su frowned.

"You were dissatisfied with this engagement before simply because you thought Xiao Yan was a good-for-nothing and not worthy of you. But now that Xiao Yan's talent has returned, his potential is no less than yours."

"Now that Xiao Yan has become a genius again, why do you still insist on breaking off the engagement and making the old man lose face?"

"If it weren't for my senior brother's help, how could Xiao Yan have recovered his talent?"

Nalan Yanran raised her eyebrows and snorted coldly.
"Besides, even if he's incredibly talented, how could he possibly surpass my senior brother?"

Nalan Su was speechless for a moment.

Even though he thought highly of Xiao Yan, he didn't believe that Xiao Yan's talent could surpass that of Jin Renfeng, who had advanced to the fourth-grade alchemist at the age of fifteen.

"Anyway, I've set my sights on my senior brother. No matter how strong Xiao Yan is, I will never marry him."

Nalan Yanran raised her snow-white chin, her face showing a stubbornness and determination.

squeak-

Just as the father and daughter were arguing, the door suddenly opened, and a young man dressed in a moon-white robe slowly walked out.

"Brother!"

Upon seeing the young man, Nalan Yanran was overjoyed and quickly stepped forward to ask him.

"My grandfather didn't do anything to you, did he?"

"Do not worry!"

Jin Renfeng laughed,
"The old man was quite easy to talk to. He didn't make things difficult for me."

"Easy to talk to?"

Upon hearing this, Nalan's father and daughter looked at each other strangely.

If even his old man is considered easy to talk to, then there are probably no stubborn people in this world.

"When I told him about what happened with the Xiao family, the old man immediately agreed to our relationship."

Jin Renfeng glanced at the girl beside him and chuckled.

"However, I still need to break through to the Dou Wang level to marry you."

"Great!"

Upon hearing this, Nalan Yanran cried out happily and threw herself into the young man's arms.

Seeing his daughter in such a state, Nalan Su couldn't help but sigh.

Girls are definitely outgoing.

She's not even married yet! And she's already siding with outsiders.

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Having resolved the biggest problem, Jin Renfeng's relationship with the Nalan family immediately improved significantly.

At Nalan Su's invitation, the two had a dinner party before setting off back to Yunlan Sect.

On the way, Jin Renfeng recalled Nalan Jie's gaunt appearance and couldn't help but fall into a daze.

"Junior sister, the old man is a Dou Wang level expert, how come his body is so weak?"

Jin Renfeng asked deliberately, trying to understand the specific situation.

"Years ago, when my grandfather was hunting magical beasts, he was poisoned by the poison of a fifth-tier magical beast, the Iron-Stained Python, and he has never been able to get rid of it."

Nalan Yanran looked somber.

"The family also invited Dan Wang Guhe to come and treat the patient, but they were still helpless."

"It was merely suggested that perhaps a different kind of fire could be used to remove the toxins." "But different kinds of fire are rare treasures of heaven and earth, seldom found in the world. Where are they so easy to find?"

"After a while, Grandpa's condition could only be prolonged like this, suppressed by his fighting spirit."

"Over the years, the backlash from the toxins has become increasingly severe, and my grandfather has been tormented to the point of becoming emaciated."

After listening to the girl's explanation, Jin Renfeng nodded, as it was similar to what he already knew.

He could tell that Nalan Jie was poisoned and was nearing the end of his life.

There are actually ways to cure Nalan Jie.

One approach is like Xiao Yan, using a different kind of fire to refine the toxins in his body and then expel them.

In the original novel, Xiao Yan used this method to remove the branding poison from Nalan Jie. This shows that the method was quite effective.

Secondly, the Dual-Hand Technique is transformed into a fighting skill, thereby using its power to neutralize the poison.

Although this method has not been verified, it can bring about the wonders of the two hands, and removing the toxins is just a matter of lifting a finger.

"If you want to marry someone's granddaughter, you have to do something for them."

Jin Renfeng murmured.

"Given my current condition, I am not well-suited to control the strange fire."

"It seems we still need to put in more effort with Shuangquan."

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Nalan's family.

Nalan Su helped the old man walk slowly towards the backyard.

"Father, how should we deal with Yanran's matter?"

Nalan Su asked tentatively,
He was somewhat puzzled as to why the old man had changed his attitude so quickly.

"Let's not interfere in Yanran's affairs!"

Nalan Jie let out a soft breath and said calmly.

"That kid is indeed very talented!"

"He is now a nine-star Grand Dou Master and a fourth-grade alchemist."

"In the future, breaking through to the Douhuang realm and advancing to the sixth rank shouldn't be too difficult."

"Yanran being with him means we're the ones who benefited."

"That kid is actually a nine-star Grand Dou Master?"

Nalan Su looked shocked.

Because the Yunlan Sect concealed the information, he, like any other person, only heard about Jin Renfeng's talent for alchemy, but knew nothing about his actual strength.

"That kid has been using his soul power to conceal his aura."

Nalan Jie laughed.

"If I hadn't suppressed him with my aura, I probably wouldn't have been able to discover his true strength."

Although he spoke harshly and glared, the old man was extremely satisfied with Jin Renfeng.

"If that's the case, then Yanran has found a good son-in-law for our Nalan family."

Nalan Su said with delight.

Whether they are Douhuang powerhouses or sixth-grade alchemists, they are all supreme beings in the Jia Ma Empire.

If Jin Renfeng achieves even one thing, the Nalan family's status and strength will be completely different from now on.

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Upon returning to the Yunlan Sect, Jin Renfeng resumed his reclusive life.

Time flies, and soon it was half a month later.

Jin Renfeng sat cross-legged on the futon, his fighting spirit circulating rapidly through his meridians.

The energy required to reach the critical juncture of a nine-star Grand Dou Master and the point of near breakthrough is enormous. Jin Renfeng could sense that even if he were given another Purple Heart Breakthrough Pill, it would be difficult to make up for this shortfall.

But even the deepest pit will eventually be filled.

After a month of cultivation, the fist-sized battle crystal had become completely full. He could now clearly feel the fullness within the vortex.

"I'm just one step away from breaking through to the Dou Ling realm."

Jin Renfeng murmured to himself.

With his mind constantly directing his battle qi to circulate along the cultivation path, the deep blue energy rushed straight into the battle crystal like a car speeding along a highway.

The surging energy of heaven and earth transformed into a giant vortex.

The powerful suction force erupting from within his body was like a black hole, constantly devouring the refined battle qi.

Inside the cyclone, a fist-sized fighting crystal shone like a deep blue sun, its light constantly illuminating the entire cyclone.

As the last wisp of battle energy completed its circulation and poured into the sun-like battle crystal, the rhombus-shaped battle crystal suddenly trembled, and a low buzzing sound quietly emanated, lingering within the vortex.

Bang - Bang -

A subtle and rhythmic sound arose in my mind's perception, like the beating of a heart, which was extremely mysterious.

Jin Renfeng clearly felt a strong vitality surging from the battle crystal, as if a soul was being born from it.

"This is?"

Jin Renfeng stared wide-eyed, focusing all his attention on the changes within the vortex.

The light on the deep blue, rhomboid crystal flickered, sometimes strong, sometimes weak.

The originally somewhat irregular rhomboid crystal seemed to melt, slowly deforming and gradually becoming as round as a bead.

As the Doujing itself changed, the sharp angles surrounding it became strangely prominent.

From the outside, the crystals looked like sea urchins covered in long spines.

And on the surface of that sea urchin, there are exactly nine long, sharp spines.

At the very moment the sea urchin was born, the spiritual energy within the crystal reached its peak.

The highly rhythmic sound of energy pulsating once again rang out.

At this moment, in Jin Renfeng's perception, the soul power planted in the Doujing was taking root and sprouting like a seed.

It then merged with the Battle Crystal, becoming one of his clones.

Unlike previous clones, this one seems to have come to life.

The low, muffled sound echoed slowly within his body, eventually aligning perfectly with the heartbeat of Jin Renfeng's own body.

The instant these two pulsations completely merged, a surge of primal soul power emanated from the battle crystal. Following its connection to him, it flowed into his mind.

As if he had drunk a sweet dew, Jin Renfeng felt his entire soul relax.

Even the soul, which had not been strengthened for a long time, showed signs of further progress.

"So the improvement of the soul comes from the feedback of this battle crystal clone."

Having digested the power of the soul, Jin Renfeng also understood its source.

With the simultaneous improvement of his soul and battle qi, he completely crossed that threshold and became a powerful Battle Spirit expert.

A surge of energy erupted from his dantian, Jin Renfeng opened his eyes, and a sharp, piercing light shot out like a tangible force, while a powerful aura spread from his body.

boom--

A powerful energy ripple swept through the entire quiet room, cracking the stone walls.

The room was a complete mess.

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"I've finally broken through to the Dou Ling level!"

After a long while, Jin Renfeng finally managed to suppress the raging energy within his body.

He clenched his fist and could feel that both his soul and fighting spirit had improved after the breakthrough.

"I think I understand a little better why this battle aura system extends lifespan."

Recalling the feedback of soul power he received during his breakthrough, Jin Renfeng murmured.

He had never understood why, even though both involved absorbing energy, the Fox Demon World only allowed one lifetime, while the Battle Through the Heavens world allowed one to strengthen their soul and extend their lifespan.

But after this breakthrough, he vaguely had an answer in his heart.

Although they appear to be very different on the surface, this fighting spirit system is essentially a system of cultivating both body and mind, only the means of achieving it are quite peculiar.

(End of this chapter)