Cultivation System: Stronger with Age

Before entering the Demon-Suppressing Valley, both of them had spent quite a bit of silver at the Feng Family, so now they naturally needed to pay a visit. However, Lin Jiao thought of Lin Xuankong's strength and the fact that the Silver Jade Steward from the Feng Family had placed a bet on the Exorcism Gloves; he couldn't help but feel extremely envious!

The current Lin Xuankong was no longer one to be overjoyed by twenty-two pieces of Exorcism Equipment. For Lin Jiao, however, those twenty-two pieces were something he could never hope to obtain in his lifetime.

"The Feng Family probably never expected that a Mysterious Female Cultivator would appear at this Demon Slaying Conference and directly slay those Tier Three Demons, allowing most of the Martial Cultivators who placed bets to leave the valley alive! I wonder what expressions the Feng Family members will have now, hahaha!"

Lin Jiao laughed heartily, as he had also bet quite a bit of silver and stood to gain a hefty profit!

Not long after, the two arrived near the Feng Family Mansion, which spanned over a hundred acres. However, in the wide plaza before the Feng Family's main gate, numerous white banners hung, and an endless array of paper horses and carriages were displayed. Seeing this, Lin Jiao's thick eyebrows furrowed, and Lin Xuankong also raised an eyebrow slightly.

In the wide plaza before the Feng Family's main gate, dozens of Martial Cultivators stood gathered. They were whispering among themselves, and about a dozen of them looked gloomily at Feng Cai, the Steward of the Feng Family, who stood at the entrance.

Lin Xuankong and Lin Jiao walked over and listened for a moment, finally understanding the situation. These people had all placed bets earlier and had come today specifically to exchange their seals for silver coins. Steward Feng Cai had not refused to redeem them, but he explained that the Sixth Young Master of the Feng Family had died in the Demon-Suppressing Valley. The family was currently holding a funeral, so he asked them to return in two or three months.

Among the many Martial Cultivators, a burly, red-faced man spoke in a deep voice, "Steward Feng, when we placed our bets, you personally promised that we could come to exchange them anytime after leaving the Demon-Suppressing Valley. Now you're delaying things, pushing it off for two or three months! I wagered fifteen thousand silver taels before entering the valley! If you won't pay out our winnings, you should at least return my principal immediately!"

Seeing someone speak up, the other Martial Cultivators began complaining in low voices.

"Yeah, forget about doubling our compensation for now; at least return our principal!"

"That's right! Asking us to wait two or three months? How is that reasonable!"

"Brother Guann is right! Though we may not be as powerful as your Feng Family, we are all Second and Third Layer cultivators, not some strays you can dismiss with a few words!"

Steward Feng Cai stood at the wide entrance of the Feng Family, looking at the murmuring crowd, and said calmly, "Our Feng Family has stood in the Great Marsh Prefecture for two or three hundred years, relying on good faith and strength. Do you think our Feng Family would default on such a paltry sum of silver? Once our family's many affairs are settled, we will naturally compensate you with silver coins!"

The red-faced man frowned. "Compensation? I don't want compensation, just return my principal!"

Feng Cai looked at the red-faced man and said indifferently, "Guan Zhong, you're the Vice Sect Leader of the Seven Swords Sect, right? You carry yourself with quite an air. Haven't you seen that our Feng Family is holding a funeral? Are you here to cause trouble? Do you really think your Early Stage Fourth Layer cultivation is so impressive that you can act unscrupulously here?"

The red-faced man's face darkened. "Before I entered the valley, the odds were only 1.2; I wasn't expecting to win much silver from your Feng Family. How long are you planning to hold onto my silver taels?"

At this, about a dozen Third Layer Martial Cultivators also stepped forward to stand beside the red-faced man, questioning Feng Cai. The surrounding Martial Cultivators began to clamor as well, their courage bolstered by the presence of an Early Stage Fourth Layer expert.

Just then, a Martial Cultivator with a longsword at his waist leaped over from a distance. This middle-aged Martial Cultivator, dressed in a cyan long robe, had a distinguished air and landed directly beside the red-faced man. He then frowned at Feng Cai.

Seeing the newcomer, Feng Cai's eyes flickered. "Sect Leader Yan Yunfei of the Seven Swords Sect. Prison Dragon City is hundreds of miles from here. You've traveled quite a distance; it must have been arduous!"

Upon seeing the newcomer, the many Martial Cultivators visibly relaxed. Yan Yunfei, Sect Leader of the Seven Swords Sect from Prison Dragon City, was a renowned Early Stage Fifth Layer True Qi expert. With him present, the crowd felt they had a pillar of support.

"I am merely accompanying my sworn brother to retrieve his principal." The imposing Yan Yunfei gently stroked the longsword at his waist.

Feng Cai laughed. "Regarding the silver, as I've already said, you can come to exchange it in two or three months, once our Feng Family's funeral affairs are concluded!"

Yan Yunfei and the red-faced man exchanged a glance, both their brows tightly furrowed. Yan Yunfei then said to Feng Cai, "My sworn brother urgently needs those fifteen thousand silver taels to purchase Zhengyuan Grass in preparation for the Ba City Secret Realm! I hope Steward Feng will, for my sake, not make things difficult!"

Feng Cai ignored him, swung his long sleeves, and turned to walk back into the mansion.

At the same time, a light chuckle echoed from within the Feng Family Mansion. "Yan Yunfei, do you think your reputation carries that much weight?"

In the next instant, with a crisp "CHI!" sound, a flash of Cyan Sword Qi erupted from within the Feng Family Mansion, shooting up into the sky. This cyan radiance was extremely bright and agile, and it appeared to possess terrifying power!

Seeing this, the expressions of the crowd in the plaza changed. A hint of panic appeared in their eyes, and they quickly backed away.

In the next instant, the Cyan Sword Qi that had risen into the sky carved an arc, shooting towards a spot in the plaza a hundred zhang away. In a fleeting moment, the Cyan Sword Qi shot towards Yan Yunfei's face.

Lin Xuankong, watching from the side, felt his pupils contract. This incredibly agile cyan radiance... is this the remote True Qi attack of a Feng Family Fifth Layer expert? It's indeed extremely agile and terrifyingly fast! Most importantly, without activating my Celestial Eye, I can't even see who in the Feng Family Mansion launched this Cyan Sword Qi!

At this moment, as the cyan radiance reached his face, the already alert Yan Yunfei sidestepped sharply, narrowly avoiding the decapitating strike of the cyan radiance at the last possible second. However, after the cyan radiance shot past Yan Yunfei's side and traveled several tens of zhang, it wheeled around and once again sped towards Yan Yunfei at an alarming rate. This Cyan Radiance True Qi seemed to possess a kind of spirituality, capable of arcing back to attack!

Simultaneously, one stream of cyan radiance after another shot out from the Feng Residence, all slashing towards Yan Yunfei!

The Martial Cultivators who had reacted quickly retreated far away, no longer daring to remain near Yan Yunfei.

Yan Yunfei let out a long cry, drew the Exorcism Longsword from his waist, and as its light flickered, streams of silver Sword Aura shot out continuously from the longsword, striking the cyan radiances and colliding with them! As the Silver Glows and cyan radiances clashed, they shattered into countless minute Sword Auras, and loud explosions boomed continuously. These minute Sword Auras and the resulting shockwaves spread outwards.

The Second and Third Layer Martial Cultivators in the plaza hastily circulated their Qi Blood for defense, not daring to be careless in the slightest! Two Second Layer Martial Cultivators, merely by being a little too close, were instantly riddled with dozens of bloody holes and collapsed, gravely injured.

Crucially, the incoming cyan radiances were overwhelmingly fast and numerous; there were at least several dozen of them. Not only were Second Layer Martial Cultivators severely wounded by the aftershocks, but even the Early Stage Fifth Layer Yan Yunfei was continuously forced to retreat. In the blink of an eye, he was driven back a hundred zhang to the edge of the Feng Family's plaza, almost retreating into the long street.

Far off in the long street, some onlookers—Loose Cultivators and common folk alike—turned pale with fright and scrambled to flee, terrified of being struck by the cyan radiance and obliterated into dust!

Even then, the person within the Feng Family Mansion launching the Cyan Radiance True Qi attack still hadn't shown themselves. This Cyan Radiance True Qi attack can reach such an incredible distance!

As Lin Xuankong considered this, his brow furrowed. The True Qi attack of a Fifth Layer Martial Cultivator is indeed exceedingly formidable, far more wondrous than the Martial Dao attacks of Third and Fourth Layer Martial Cultivators. This ultra-long-range Cyan Radiance True Qi, with its extreme agility and terrifying power, can even wound Second Layer cultivators with its aftershocks. An ordinary Third or Fourth Layer cultivator facing such cyan radiance... If I reach the Fifth Layer, I'll immediately possess such abilities too! A fervent anticipation gleamed in Lin Xuankong's eyes.

Just then, Lin Jiao, who was beside him, suddenly paled, grabbed Lin Xuankong, and pulled him back. This was because, at that very moment, among the dozens of cyan radiances attacking Yan Yunfei, three abruptly changed direction, streaking towards the red-faced man and the other Martial Cultivators in the plaza!