In the banquet at the palace, people were drinking and laughing. Ji Chang was at the center of attention.
"Brother Ji Chang, a tree acknowledged you. You'll soon become a Champion. When you become a Champion, I'll come and see you. You're amazing," flattering Shen Mu Qi, raising his glass and smiling at Ji Chang.
"I'd be very happy if you did," replied Ji Chang, smiling politely.
"I'll come too! I wish you much success, Brother Ji Chang," said a woman laughing and raising her glass. The crowd was having fun.
At that moment, the crowd was overflowing with amazement. Ji Chang was a proud student at Champion University in the Holy City. He had obtained Heavenly Grace Godly Wood, and would definitely become much stronger within a short time.
"Someone is coming!" A few silhouettes had appeared. They looked dispirited.
Shen Mu Yun smiled, "Brothers, did you obtain anything?"
"I didn't. None of the Heavenly Grace Ancient Trees acknowledged me. I need to become stronger and then I'll come back and try again," said one of them indifferently.
Shen Mu Qi nodded and said, "Please come back then. I'll lead the way. I'm sure a tree will acknowledge you sooner or later."
"Thank you very much, Brother Shen Mu," said the few cultivators nodding.
Shen Mu Yun asked, "Has that guy come out?"
"Oh, we saw him chase a tree with a boat, We don't know where he is now," replied one of them. The crowd smiled indifferently at the news, their focus on other things.
"He overestimated himself," whispered some people indifferently. They didn't despise weak cultivators, but Lin Feng had overestimated himself. He had thought a Heavenly Grace Godly Tree would acknowledge him even though he only had the strength of a low-level emperor. Such a thing had never happened.
Chang Lin looked embarrassed and whispered, "Poor Lin Feng, he thought he could obtain a Heavenly Grace Godly Tree, he was dreaming."
He shook his head as the people continued having fun and drinking.
Someone else soon arrived. People raised their heads and looked at them, it was Lin Feng. They all looked amused that he had finally come back.
When Lin Feng saw that everyone was staring at him, he understood. Many people wanted to make fun of him, but he didn't feel like explaining anything. He immediately went to Chang Lin and smiled, "Brother Chang Lin, I have things to do. I'm off."
"Are you leaving?" asked Chang Lin surprised. Lin Feng had brought so many good things to trade and now he wanted to leave. He understood that Lin Feng felt awkward though, so he could understand why he wanted to leave.
"Brother Lin Feng, we'll meet again," said Chang Lin nodding and smiling.
Lin Feng looked at the crowd and said, "Everybody, I'm off."
Lin Feng then left as quickly as he could. He had already obtained a tree, so he had nothing to do there anymore.
The crowd watched him go strangely. Of course, Lin Feng was just a guest there, they would quickly forget him.
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Lin Feng sat in his boat as he left the Godly Wood Valley. Nobody prevented him from leaving. He back out to the Great Shiny Mountain as his clone disappeared. It had been a great trip. Thanks to the nice old man who had allowed him to stay a little longer, he had obtained a tree!
Lin Feng didn't leave the Great Shiny Mountain immediately however. He was looking for a hidden cave…
—
An ancient pitch-black tree appeared indistinctly. Several kinds of cosmic energies condensed. The whole cave was filled with cosmic energies.
However, Lin Feng was annoyed. The Heavenly Grace Ancient Tree was a child of the earth and sky. Even though the Demon Emperor used to control that tree, its cosmic energies were still the cosmic energies of the earth and sky, and Lin Feng's cosmic energies were different.
In the real world, Lin Feng had to rely on his own cosmic energies. He could use cosmic energies in the outside world to practice cultivation, but he couldn't use them to fight. Understanding cosmic energies and using them were different things.
"As long as it has all sorts of cosmic energies, it's beneficial for me. It is connected to all things."
In the world of his spirit, Lin Feng made the tree appear, and suddenly powerful cosmic energies rose to the skies. The cosmic energies of the ten thousand things of creations of the real world penetrated into his own world. Lin Feng was seated cross-legged at the foot of the tree and studying its cosmic energies.
—
Two months later, terrifying cosmic energies rose to the skies from the cave, they were very thick and overflowing. If there had been people near enough to see, they would have noticed him from quite far away, and have easily sensed the energies.
Lin Feng came out of the cave. His boat appeared again, and he jumped into it. He was ready to leave the Great Shiny Mountain.
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In the Holy City, in Champion University…
During those few months, Tiantai continued becoming stronger. Jing Shou and Yun Qing Yan had continued recruiting people. At the same time, Hou Qing Lin took people out to travel and practice cultivation. Tiantai didn't mind whether their new members were old or new students in Champion University, but they had to adhere to Tiantai's philosophy. There couldn't be rivalries between the members, or they ran the risk of being expelled. Of course, becoming a core member of Tiantai was extremely difficult. They had to take an exam.
Many strong cultivators noticed that Tiantai was rising. Lin Feng had told the Moon Group that within three years, he'd challenge them. Three years was so short, even very talented low-level emperors couldn't become medium-level emperors within three years, but Tiantai had said they'd challenge the Moon Group!
Ji Chang's Club's Star Group kept declining. Ji Wuyou and Yu Wen Jing were practicing cultivation really hard, and rarely showed up. Ji Wuyou couldn't accept his defeat, and was going insane. He wanted to become extremely strong and fight against Lin Feng again. The next time he fought against Lin Feng, they might be on the medium ranking list.
Everybody knew that Lin Feng and Ji Wuyou now had the strength of the medium ranking list, but they just hadn't thought about going up against those people.
——
Two people appeared in Champion University and headed straight to Tiantai.
"That's Lin Feng, but who's that?" asked Yun Qing Yan when she saw a young man walking next to Lin Feng. He looked extremely strong and noble. That person couldn't be from Champion University, otherwise, she would have recognized him.
"Jun Mo Xi, from King of Hell Palace," introduced Lin Feng.
Yun Qing Yan was astonished, her beautiful eyes twinkled as she smiled at Jun Mo Xi, "You're Jun Mo Xi the Prince of Hell!"
"That's me!" Jun Mo Xi smiled back and nodded at Yun Qing Yan. He appeared quite friendly and easy-going.
"This is Yun Qing Yan," Lin Feng said to Jun Mo Xi. At that moment, many people came out.
"Jun Mo Xi, what are you doing here?" asked Huang Fu Long, smiling at Jun Mo Xi. Hou Qing Lin and Tian Chi also came out, they were surprised Jun Mo Xi had come.
"I asked Jun Mo Xi to come. I need to talk to you all," said Lin Feng to Hou Qing Lin and Tian Chi. "Brothers, I need to go back."
"Go back," Hou Qing Lin and Tian Chi's eyes lit up. However, they looked pensive. Tiantai wasn't weak, they would have no problem in the small world, but the nine great celestial castles' leaders were high-level emperors. They couldn't possibly defeat them.
"Brothers, the only group which can pose a threat to us is Qing Di Mountain," said Lin Feng, "We can consider the journey as a cultivation challenge. Also, our world should be at peace."
"Alright, let's go back," said Hou Qing Lin. Besides, they wanted to find their teachers. Lin Feng had told them their friends were in Yao Ye Island. They could finally go and see them.
"I agree, too," said Tian Chi with a nod.
Lin Feng smiled, "Since you agree, let's choose some people from Tiantai to come with us. The others can stay with Qing Yan and Jing Shou."