Li Feng was telling the truth. He really did not have any divine sense cultivation technique. His Divine Control Technique mainly dealt with the application of divine sense. Even the combined strike technique he obtained from the Blood-Killing Twin Eagles was also about applying divine sense. Trying to use those to cultivate divine sense would produce almost no effect.
In the recent period, Li Feng had only expanded his divine sense cultivation by repeatedly exhausting it each time. The results from that method were extremely limited.
Martial artists refine the body, refine qi, and refine the spirit. All three are essential and cannot be missing any one. But in this current era of the end of dharma, let alone spirit-refining techniques, even body-refining techniques have mostly been lost. For Li Feng to possess the Nine Heavens Heart Scripture and the Mysterious Heaven Body Refining Technique was already extremely fortunate.
If he could obtain even one divine sense cultivation technique, even the most basic one, it would bring him tremendous benefits. Then he could truly cultivate all three paths at the same time: body refinement, qi refinement, and spirit refinement.
Originally Li Feng had planned, after this boxing king tournament, to visit various forbidden lands and ancient ruins to see if he could find any divine sense cultivation techniques. But now that he knew the little girl Hong’er before him had followed at least a peerless powerhouse from the middle ancient era, Yan Qingcheng, Li Feng began to have designs on her in his heart.
From Hong’er’s words, he judged that her previous master Yan Qingcheng was a powerhouse who surpassed the heaven martial realm. Moreover, she had opened her sea of consciousness at a very young age. Clearly, Yan Qingcheng must have possessed a divine sense cultivation technique, and Hong’er, as Yan Qingcheng’s sword spirit, surely knew it. Otherwise, how could she allow Li Xinyu to inherit Yan Qingcheng’s legacy?
Hong’er listened to Li Feng’s words. Her gaze hesitated as she looked at him. After quite a while, she finally said, “You are not trying to deceive me, are you? Basic divine sense cultivation techniques are something almost everyone knows. How could you possibly not have one?”
“Why would I deceive you?” Li Feng gave Hong’er an irritated glance and said, “You have been with Li Xinyu for so long. In these more than ten years, how many people who came into contact with Li Xinyu actually possessed divine sense?”
“Besides you, not a single one,” Hong’er thought for a moment and answered. This was also something that left her feeling very helpless and puzzled. If anyone in the Li family had divine sense, they would have discovered Li Xinyu’s condition much earlier. Then Li Xinyu would not have ended up in such a miserable state.
How could Hong’er know that although the Li family had innate experts, those innate experts who possessed divine sense were precisely the ancestors of the Li family? They spent years in secluded cultivation. How could they possibly pay attention to a little girl like Li Xinyu?
If Li Feng had not appeared, Li Xinyu’s entire life would probably have been ruined. This was the tragedy of the era of the end of dharma. This was the tragedy of the broken chain of martial inheritance.
“That is exactly right. Our Li family is one of the top families in this world. We stand at the peak of existence in this world. If even the people in our Li family do not have divine sense cultivation techniques, then no one else does either,” Li Feng said as his gaze settled on Hong’er. “I do not know which era your previous master Yan Qingcheng came from. But our current era is called the era of the end of dharma.”
“What? The era of the end of dharma?” Hong’er’s expression changed dramatically. Although she was a sword spirit, she also understood what the era of the end of dharma signified.
“Yes, precisely the era of the end of dharma. In this era, spiritual energy is thin and inheritances are severed. Let alone divine sense cultivation techniques, even body-refining techniques have almost vanished. The inheritances of alchemists, formation masters, and spiritual talisman masters have all been lost. Now, one can only hope to perhaps find remnants of these inheritances in those forbidden lands and ancient ruins,” Li Feng said in a deep voice.
“What? I never imagined I had slept for so long,” Hong’er’s expression changed greatly.
“Slept?” Li Feng caught this phrase from Hong’er. A sharp glint flashed in his eyes.
Hong’er’s small face kept shifting expressions. After a long while, she finally said in a deep voice, “I can give you one divine sense cultivation technique. But can you guarantee that you will guide my master in cultivation?”
“Li Xinyu is my younger sister. If it were not to save her, why would I bother talking to you so much? But what grade is the divine sense cultivation technique you are giving me? Earth grade? Heaven grade?” Li Feng asked curiously.
“Keep dreaming,” Hong’er rolled her eyes at Li Feng and said irritably, “I can only give you the most basic divine sense cultivation technique. Grade: yellow level.”
“Ah. Could it be that Yan Qingcheng cultivated a yellow-grade technique?” Li Feng looked greatly disappointed.
“My previous master’s cultivation technique can only be passed to my master. You are not qualified to cultivate it at all,” Hong’er replied.
“Why?” Li Feng asked unwillingly. If Li Xinyu were not his sister, he might even have considered taking action to seize her inheritance.
“Because my master has a special physique,” Hong’er answered.
“Special physique?” Li Feng’s expression changed. He never expected that Li Xinyu would actually have a special physique just like Hu Yuanyuan.
“Yes. Otherwise, how could she inherit my previous master’s legacy? How could I acknowledge her as master? But she is the weakest master I have ever seen,” Hong’er replied.
“Hong’er, people with special physiques cultivate very quickly, right? Even though Li Xinyu has not started cultivating yet, once she begins, she will definitely become a powerhouse,” Li Feng said.
“Quick? After wasting more than ten years, do you think cultivation can still be fast?” Hong’er asked in return.
“With sufficient cultivation resources, she can break through to the innate realm within five years,” Li Feng answered.
“What? Breaking through to the innate realm in five years, and you call that fast?” Hong’er looked at Li Feng as if he were an idiot.
“Is that not so? In this current era, anyone who cultivates to the innate realm needs at least forty or fifty years. If Li Xinyu can break through to the innate realm in five years, that would be ten times faster than others,” Li Feng said in a deep voice. Breaking through to the innate realm in five years still required sufficient cultivation resources. Without enough resources, even with a special physique, it would be impossible for Li Xinyu to reach the innate realm in five years in this era.
Moreover, right now Li Xinyu’s sea of consciousness was in turmoil. No one knew how much time it would take just to calm that chaos.
“Idiot. My previous master Yan Qingcheng began cultivating at three years old, reached the innate realm at five, the earth martial realm at ten, and the heaven martial realm at thirteen. Your cultivation speed is already appallingly slow, and you dare tell me that breaking through to the innate realm in five years is fast?” Hong’er was driven to fury by Li Feng’s ignorance.
“What?” Li Feng’s expression changed greatly. Starting cultivation at three, innate at five, earth martial at ten, heaven martial at thirteen. Even he could not match that speed. Although he had reached roughly the eighth layer of qi refinement in just over a month, his progress had been piled up using all sorts of heavenly materials and earthly treasures.
“Now you understand? Your current cultivation level is basically garbage,” Hong’er said proudly while looking at Li Feng.
Li Feng felt deeply struck. All this time he had believed his cultivation speed was already heaven-defying. But after hearing Hong’er’s words, he realised his speed was nothing remarkable. He understood that even with the best heavenly materials and earthly treasures, it would be impossible for him to reach the heaven martial realm in ten years. The higher the realm, the more difficult advancement became.
Moreover, treasures like thousand-year ice dew were things one could encounter but not seek. Even if he obtained them, the effect would diminish greatly with each subsequent use.
And Li Feng also understood that the realms Hong’er mentioned included the levels of divine sense, because she had said earlier that divine sense and true qi cultivation supported each other.
“Fine, I do not want to waste words anymore with an ignorant piece of garbage like you. Now I will give you one divine sense cultivation technique. You help guide my master in cultivation,” Hong’er said. Then she waved her small hand. A streak of golden light flashed and shot straight into Li Feng’s mind.
Li Feng only felt a boom in his head as a flood of information appeared.
Nourishing Spirit Technique!
So this Nourishing Spirit Technique was a divine sense cultivation method? Li Feng read it from beginning to end and was immediately captivated by it.
“Although this Nourishing Spirit Technique is the most basic divine sense cultivation method, if you cultivate it properly, it will bring you benefits beyond your imagination,” Hong’er said.
“Hong’er, thank you,” Li Feng said while looking at her.
“Do not thank me. I am only doing this for my master,” Hong’er thought for a moment and said, “If you really want to show gratitude, then prepare more heavenly materials and earthly treasures for my master in the future. Things like Mist Ganoderma, Purple Firmament Glass Marrow, the more the better.”
“Ah.” Li Feng opened his mouth wide. He suddenly regretted his earlier words. Mist Ganoderma, Purple Firmament Glass Marrow, he had never even heard of these things. How was he supposed to obtain them for Li Xinyu?
“Ah what? You have stayed in this sea of consciousness long enough. Now get out,” Hong’er said. Then she waved her small hand at Li Feng. Li Feng was instantly sent flying out of the small island and out of the sea of consciousness.
Li Feng’s body shuddered. His divine sense returned to his own sea of consciousness. A trace of shock flashed in his eyes.
All along, Li Feng had not felt that Hong’er, this sword spirit, was particularly powerful. But now, with a single wave of her hand, she had expelled his divine sense from Li Xinyu’s sea of consciousness. That level of strength was already terrifyingly formidable. And even with such great power, Hong’er was barely managing to suppress the chaos in Li Xinyu’s sea of consciousness. It could be said that Li Xinyu was already in an extremely critical and dangerous state.
However, crisis often brings opportunity. With Li Xinyu’s special physique, if they could truly calm the turmoil in her sea of consciousness and allow her to inherit Yan Qingcheng’s legacy, with Hong’er’s assistance, Li Xinyu would become a peerless powerhouse in the future. Even if in this era of the end of dharma she could not reach Yan Qingcheng’s level, even if in the next twenty or thirty years she could only cultivate to the earth martial realm, that would still bring unimaginable benefits to the Li family.
Li Feng secretly felt fortunate that he had come to see Li Zhengxiang today. Otherwise, he would not have learned about Li Xinyu’s situation. The Li family would have lost a powerful inheritance, and he himself would never have obtained the Nourishing Spirit Technique. Although this Nourishing Spirit Technique was only the most basic divine sense cultivation method, to Li Feng it was a priceless treasure. With it, he could improve his divine sense cultivation and refine more medicine each day in the future.
But right now, the most important thing was to cultivate the Nourishing Spirit Technique and then guide Li Xinyu in cultivation. Li Xinyu’s condition could no longer be delayed.
Thinking of this, Li Feng turned his head to look at Li Zhengxiang and Yuan Muyun.
“Li Feng, how is Yu’er’s condition?” Li Zhengxiang and Yuan Muyun asked anxiously.
