Battle Through the Heavens: Starting from the Jia Ma Empire

"Master Lin Feng, time's up!"

Inside the private courtyard prepared for Lin Feng by the ancient clan, they are researching the advantages of various cultivation techniques, integrating them into the Five Elements Technique, nurturing the Hundred Scriptures, and creating a unique cultivation technique adapted to the five elemental attributes.

Hearing the sounds coming from outside the courtyard, he knew that the sky was about to open, so he dispersed the many little soul figures in his mind.

This is a method inherited from the Great Sage Guiyuan, which allows one to simulate a physical body with their soul and experiment with innovations in soul power.

After being modified by Lin Feng, it can be used to try out the techniques he gradually modified. So far, it has only made the five attributes more freely used.

It will still be a long time before the true cultivation method is revealed.

However, this small change meant that after advancing his cultivation technique, Lin Feng's combat power, when using the same level of strength, was comparable to more than ten Xiao Yans.

"The matter of the cultivation technique can't be resolved in a short time. Right now, the most important thing is the Heavenly Curtain!"

In silence, under the guidance of the ancient clan's attendant, Lin Feng arrived at the depths of the Ancient Sacred Mountain Range in less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

If it weren't for the many forbidden areas in the Ancient Sacred Mountain Range that prevent the opening of spatial passages, Lin Feng would have arrived in the blink of an eye.

"Senior Brother Lin Feng."

When Lin Feng arrived, many of the younger generation of the imperial clans were already in place; judging from the situation, he was the last to arrive.

"Junior Brother Xiao Yan, Junior Sister Xun'er."

Seeing Xiao Yan beckon, Lin Feng followed suit and walked over. Beside the two were many of the ancient clan's prodigies, including Gu Qingyang.

Although Lin Feng took one spot, the number of spots for the Ancient Clan was not reduced, with a total of six people including the four Grand Commanders, Gu Zhen, and Gu Xun'er.

However, people like the Yan Clan and the Soul Clan did not object. According to Xiao Yan's explanation, this was because the Spirit Clan, one of the major imperial clans, had not arrived for some unknown reason.

As the ancient clan that controls the sky, occupying a few slots at this time seems to be just like occupying slots from the Xiao clan over the years.

"This must be Master Lin Feng. I am Gu Qingyang, and I have long admired your name!"

After Lin Feng walked over, several prodigies from the ancient clans stepped forward to greet him, their faces showing a hint of curiosity.

It's understandable that Xiao Yan is on the same level as them, since he is a descendant of the Xiao clan, but Lin Feng is truly a rogue cultivator.

In the eyes of the imperial clan, all powerful individuals who are not members of the imperial clan can be considered rogue cultivators.

Even though they are from the Ancient Dragon Clan, they are not human, and their training methods are very different.

It's truly unbelievable that Lin Feng, under such circumstances, has grown to this level, becoming far stronger than them.

Meanwhile, the many members of the imperial clans in the distance also turned their gazes toward Lin Feng, who had just arrived, with a mixture of emotions including fear, admiration, and resentment.

Just as Lin Feng was about to reply, an ancient and primordial aura suddenly crashed down from the void.

"The canopy has opened!"

Someone uttered a sentence, and as if his words had come true, a void rift suddenly opened up above the ancient mountain range.

"boom"

A spatial portal that stretched as far as the eye could see appeared, connecting to a world that everyone could sense from the energy aura emanating from it, even before they had entered.

This trip will surely yield tremendous gains!

"Gentlemen, the rules have been explained; I hope you have learned something from them!"

Elder Tongxuan stood before the enormous spatial gate, smiling, and slowly stepped aside to make way.

"Swish, swish, swish"

As soon as Elder Tongxuan finished speaking, several figures from the Soul Clan shot out, clearly wary of the ancient clan.

Or perhaps they have other plans!

After the Soul Clan members entered the Sky Curtain, the Flame Clan members followed suit. Perhaps out of fear of the Ancient Clan, they entered without greeting Lin Feng and Xiao Yan.

"Master Lin Feng, please take care of my people within the celestial canopy!"

Just as Lin Feng was about to enter, Elder Tongxuan's voice entered his ears. At this time, he already knew that Lin Feng had entered the half-saint realm, and dared not presume to address him as "young friend" anymore.

"Um!"

In Lin Feng's opinion, Xiao Yan had already reached the eight-star Dou Zun realm. With the power of his Fire Lotus, who in the sky could be his opponent besides him?

When an ancient clan is in trouble, can Xiao Yan, as the prince consort, sit idly by?

However, having agreed to this, he did not refuse. He threw out several jade slips and flew towards the sky.

"Once inside the celestial canopy, if any danger arises, simply crush the jade slip!"

Watching Lin Feng's figure disappear inside the spatial gate, Gu Qingyang gestured to Xiao Yan and Gu Xun'er before the group entered together.

"Buzz"

As the spatial gate gradually disappeared, Elder Tongxuan wanted to stroke his beard and sigh, but Mang Tianchi slapped him hard on the shoulder.

"That old man's putting on airs again. Come drink with me!"

"If we make full use of the three years, and with the help of the many advanced energy cores here, we might be able to advance even further!"

Stepping out of the distorted spatial passage, feeling the dense, almost misty, energy of heaven and earth, Lin Feng murmured to himself.

"The best way is to get Xiao Xuan's help. In that case, we might be able to obtain a lot of energy cores, even those at the Dou Sheng level."

Since it is jointly controlled by many imperial clans, there must be energy bodies of the Soul Clan within this sky. In fact, cultivation of the soul might even require their help.

Moreover, Lin Feng vaguely suspected that the souls of other imperial clans besides the eight great imperial clans might be hidden within this sky.

After all, if it weren't for the ancient Puppet Sect's Emperor Yutian, even if the bloodline gradually faded, there would definitely be more than just these eight families of Dou Di descendants who have survived to this day.

"On Dragon Island, although there were Elder Qingshan and others as sparring partners, it was not a real battle, and there was no feeling of dancing between life and death."

Lin Feng stood with his hands behind his back, his soul power emanating from his body, freely sensing the world of this first level.

"Pfft pfft pfft."

Several explosions rang out in succession, and several energy cores, under Lin Feng's control, slowly floated in front of him.

However, looking at the energy core in front of him, Lin Feng showed a hint of disdain.

"It seems this first layer is completely useless to me!"

Lin Feng had been using the Dragon Emperor's essence blood or being bombarded by lightning snakes along the way, and his energy was already extremely pure.

Let alone his peers, even a true Dou Sheng expert wouldn't dare say he surpasses him by a few points in terms of refinement.

Realizing that the first layer of the canopy was not helping him to hone his skills, Lin Feng didn't want to linger there and flew straight towards the second layer.

Whether it was due to the rules of the sky or the excessive concentration of energy in the heavens and earth, Lin Feng's spatial abilities were severely restricted, so much so that he could only fly through the air.

Even when suppressed by the Heavenly Curtain, a half-saint level expert can still move extremely fast.

In just a few hours, the second level, which would have taken Xiao Yan and the others four or five months to reach, appeared before Lin Feng. Without lingering, he continued flying deeper into the sky.

Several more hours passed before Lin Feng stopped in front of a massive energy barrier.

"Ancient Devouring Insects? Fine, if these things don't exist, how can I demonstrate my power?"

After thinking for a while, Lin Feng decided to leave the Ancient Devouring Insect behind. With a wave of his hand, the Fire Lotus and Azure Lotus appeared from beneath his feet.

Then, it shot straight toward the ever-expanding energy wall, and under the terrifying high temperature, a lotus-shaped passage several meters in diameter appeared.

Even the ancient devouring insect dared not reconnect to the hollow lotus passage for a moment, out of concern for the residual temperature of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire.

As Lin Feng headed towards the third level, many imperial clan prodigies and numerous soul entities who entered the Heavenly Curtain were all intimidated by the aura Lin Feng exuded.

"A demigod-level expert!?"

Sensing the lingering aura in the sky, Xiao Yan's face was filled with shock. This aura was even stronger than the aura that his teacher had released when he was resurrected.

"I never imagined that Senior Brother Lin Feng had already achieved the status of a half-saint, becoming a true powerhouse in this world!"

Looking up at the remaining traces in the sky, Xiao Yan, who had been somewhat proud of advancing to the eight-star Dou Zun realm, calmed down once again.

"Brother Xiao Yan, Xun'er believes that you will reach this level one day, and perhaps even become a true Dou Sheng!"

"Xun'er."

"Damn it, I didn't expect this guy to be so strong. The only thing we can do now is to go find the Ancestor immediately!"

In a corner of the first level of Tianmu, two figures clad in black robes exchanged a glance, their faces grim, and abandoned their original plan, heading straight into the depths of the sky.

They showed no attachment to the numerous advanced energy entities they encountered along the way, and did not stop at all.

Even if the two from Soul Cliff flew with all their might, it would still take at least three months to reach the third level.

Not to mention, in the space between the second and third levels, there are ancient relics like the Ancient Devouring Insects, which not everyone possesses the strength of Lin Feng.

This world does not have that bizarre fighting technique of turning fighting qi into a horse. By the time the two arrive at the third level, it remains to be seen whether the ancestors of the Soul Clan will still exist.

"I never imagined that someone without the bloodline of a Dou Di could reach the Half-Saint realm at such a young age, far surpassing us!"

"Yes, even compared to Brother Lei Dong, they didn't notice much."

"Elder Mang seems to be on good terms with him; fortunately, he is not our enemy."

On the first level of the sky curtain, two tall figures stood like iron pillars, watching Lin Feng leave.

"I never imagined he would be this powerful!"

Huo Xuan, dressed in white, had a flame symbol flickering between his brows, unable to conceal his inner surprise.

Huo Zhi, still wearing her pale red dress, remained silent, her gaze fixed on the remaining traces of energy in the sky.

He could somewhat guess at the shock everyone felt towards Lin Feng, but he had no intention of paying any attention to it.

After passing through the energy barrier of the ancient devouring insect, it didn't take him long to find his first practice target.

On a mountain peak hundreds of feet high, a blood-red figure sat cross-legged on a large rock, his body shrouded in a bloody killing aura that had not dissipated even after many years of death.

Before him was a large, ghost-headed sword. Wasn't this the Blood Blade Saint, the half-saint who had a significant role in the story?

"Intruder, retreat now, and I, the Saint, may spare your life!"

Perhaps because he hadn't spoken for a long time, the Blood Blade Saint's voice was a little hoarse, which matched his blood-red, murderous aura perfectly.

"As expected, they chose the softest persimmons to serve with the dish!"

After entering the third level, Lin Feng no longer used his soul power to suppress his aura, and a terrifying aura comparable to that of a high-level half-saint burst forth from his body without restraint.

The Blood Blade Saint naturally knew that he was not someone to be trifled with, which is why he issued a warning instead of attacking immediately.

He had a premonition that if he made a move, his fate would likely be nothing more than a semi-saint energy core!

"Make your move. If you can withstand a hundred blows from me and then do me a favor, I might spare your life!"

Lin Feng slowly walked up the mountain peak, and during this process, the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame slowly flowed out from his body.

Sometimes it transforms into a blue lotus, sometimes into flames, and sometimes even into a weapon similar to the Xuanzhong Ruler.

"presumptuous!"

"Having not made a move for so many years, has the world forgotten the formidable name of my Blood Blade?"

Even if they were wary of Lin Feng, how could the dignity of a Saint be trampled on like this?

Blood Blade suddenly stood up, unleashing a massive slash with his Ghost Head Blade, instantly enveloping Lin Feng with a blood-red blade aura hundreds of feet long.

"Blood Blade Chaotic Wind Slash!"

Against an opponent of equal strength, the Blood Blade Saint would naturally not be careless, and his first move was a terrifying attack.

"The Azure Lotus Burns the World!"

The Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame surrounding Lin Feng, upon receiving Lin Feng's instruction, instantly surged upwards, and a several-hundred-foot-long Azure Lotus appeared before the blood-red sword energy, instantly melting it.

Flames are the bane of bloodshed and slaughter, let alone the strange creation of heaven and earth—the strange fire!

Upon seeing this, the Blood Blade Saint's expression turned ugly. He instantly gripped his blade with both hands, and his energy surged wildly.

"The title of Saint Blood Blade is not earned in vain!"

"A single slash against the wind!"

A blood-red cloak appeared behind the Blood Blade Saint, billowing wildly in the invisible wind. His blood-red eyes narrowed to slits, focusing solely on the enormous azure fire lotus.

"kill!"

An endless killing intent was released, shaking the heavens and the earth. Even in the third layer of the Heavenly Curtain, the Blood Blade Saint was considered a formidable existence.

Even after his death, he was still able to maintain the level of a half-saint, so his combat power was definitely not weak. Even Lin Feng was not careless when he went all out.

The Soul Needle appeared silently, hidden within the enormous green lotus. Once defeated, it would be silently shot out, deciding the outcome in one fell swoop.

"Buzz"

The collision was terrifying to the extreme, yet it produced very little sound. The blade energy was instantly melted by the fiery lotus, and only the violently fluctuating energy told the story of how terrifying the collision had just occurred.

The Blood Blade Saint stood holding a sword in one hand, his cloak still billowing wildly behind him, but his pupils were now numb and empty with shock.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible."

The murmurs echoed across the hundred-foot mountain peak, representing the bitterness in Blood Blade's heart.

"Tap, tap, tap"

Lin Feng slowly walked over to him, his expression full of disappointment. Upon seeing this, Blood Blade staggered, his pupils shrinking sharply.

Before Lin Feng could speak, he flicked his blood-red cloak, plunged his ghost-head broadsword into the mountain peak, and knelt on one knee.

"Your Excellency, Blood Blade is convinced!"

Lin Feng's eyebrows twitched involuntarily, and he suddenly realized something.

"So that's why you've been able to survive in the celestial canopy for so long?"

(End of this chapter)