Chapter 479: Regret
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Wu Guangyin reluctantly exited the cabin, but with each consultation, the time allowed was limited to just one hour.
It wasn’t that Chen Fei intentionally inflated the value of those ten thousand contribution points; it was purely the one-on-one guidance that made one hour sufficient for these elders to learn.
If the time were extended, it would instead miss out on many insights. It was better to control the time, allowing these elders to take their insights back, digest them slowly, and fully integrate them into their own strength.
Wu Guangyin walked onto the deck, exchanged pleasantries with other elders, and quickly returned to his own cabin to digest the insights from this session.
Meanwhile, the other elders had already entered the cabins in order and eagerly sought guidance from Chen Fei on the mysteries of martial arts.
Chen Fei’s clone was constantly busy, while his true self sat in the lead ship, silently cultivating.
The journey to the Sea Peak City was thousands of miles away. If it were just Chen Fei alone, he could easily cross it. However, now he was accompanied by so many people, and naturally, they had to cross it slowly.
Considering the current speed of the ships and the time spent stopping at other islands along the way, it would take at least a month to truly reach the Sea Peak City.
To invite the Primordial Sword Sect to join the alliance, whether it was the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect or the Yu Family, they were putting in a lot of effort.
As for the allocation of the Third Grade Secret Realm to the Primordial Sword Sect, that matter had not been finalized yet, as the Third Grade Secret Realm had not been truly acquired. Here, there were five Combined Aperture Tempering realm experts, and on the other side, there were also five Combined Aperture Tempering realm experts. The final outcome would only be known after a battle.
Skipping the discussion about the Third Grade Secret Realm, the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect and the Yu Family have directly taken charge of building for the Primordial Sword Sect in the Sea Peak City. In other words, when the Primordial Sword Sect arrives in the Sea Peak City, they will have an exclusive mountain gate established.
Not only the mountain gate, but the Primordial City below the mountain gate will also be mostly completed.
Indeed, the Primordial Sword Sect is about to have its own city, a city named after their own sect, just like the Immortal Cloud City in the past.
This can be considered a gesture of goodwill from the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect and the Yu Family, allowing the Primordial Sword Sect to directly move in without having to spend any of their own time.
In terms of sincerity, both the Yu Family and the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect have been quite generous.
In this world, as long as there aren’t major conflicts of interest or unending hatred, Chen Fei rarely holds grudges against others.
Chen Fei has a system panel, which provides him with an innate advantage over others, but that doesn’t mean he’ll become arrogant. Sometimes, having one more friend is always better than having one more enemy.
Moreover, fundamentally, there is no conflict between the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect, the Yu Family, and the Primordial Sword Sect. In the eyes of the two sects in the past, the Primordial Sword Sect was too weak.
As for the past dominance of the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect, it was at least just dominance and hadn’t reached the level of tyranny.
Those who had been truly tyrannical towards Chen Fei in the past were directly killed by him back in Qinhai City.
As for the other members of the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect, Chen Fei had barely met them a few times, so there were no conflicts to speak of. In fact, even the Peak Master of the Alchemist Peak, Wei Xingshan, had some past camaraderie with Chen Fei.
Therefore, considering the Third Grade Secret Realm and other factors, Chen Fei decided to accept the alliance’s request after consulting with Qu Qingsheng.
The most crucial aspect of this decision was the Third Grade Secret Realm.
Before the Primordial Sword Sect, they had only encountered Second Rank Secret Realms at most, and those were places they had upgraded from First Rank Secret Realms. They had never seen what a Third Grade Secret Realm looked like.
Of course, even the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect had not possessed a Third Grade Secret Realm in the past.
The spiritual tree of the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect was planted in a late-stage Second Grade Secret Realm, which was the source of their abundant resources.
If the Primordial Sword Sect obtained a part of a Third Grade Secret Realm, their strength would soar, and Chen Fei himself would benefit greatly as well.
Faced with such an opportunity, neither the Primordial Sword Sect nor Chen Fei had any reason to refuse.
Tong Zhongqiu also promised Chen Fei that regardless of whether they managed to claim the Third Grade Secret Realm in the end, he would obtain a branch from the spiritual tree of the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect and plant it for the Primordial Sword Sect.
With such a humble gesture and generous offer, there was no reason for Chen Fei to decline.
As the days pa.s.sed, the journey of thousands of miles proved to be much more challenging than imagined. Fortunately, everyone on the ship had their cultivation levels, and there were dozens of Combined Aperture Tempering realm experts among them. Even if they encountered storms, they could protect the ship from destruction.
In the blink of an eye, over half of the journey had been completed, and more than twenty days had pa.s.sed. Chen Fei secluded himself most of the time, spending the majority of it in cultivation.
Chen Fei had become entirely accustomed to this monotonous method of cultivation since his days in Pingyin County, and he embraced it willingly. After all, it was only through cultivation that he could gain the necessary strength.
Moreover, Chen Fei’s efforts in cultivation always yielded results. In this situation, he had no reason to slack off.
The insights of the Primordial Profound Art circulated in Chen Fei’s sea of consciousness, and he absorbed them continuously. As his proficiency with the Primordial Profound Art approached perfection, this Combined Aperture Tempering realm technique gradually revealed some of its mysteries.
In the early stages of Combined Aperture Tempering realm cultivation, one needed to expand the three “Combined Aperture” in their body, which were the three transformations, in order to reach the mid-stage of Combined Aperture Tempering realm.
The first transformation of the Combined Aperture was not particularly difficult for most Combined Aperture Tempering realm pract.i.tioners. With a suitable cultivation method and sufficient resources, even if it required a prolonged period, one could enlarge the Combined Aperture once.
According to the records in the Primordial Profound Art, there was a secret technique within it that could accelerate the first transformation of the Combined Aperture.
However, everything has its pros and cons, and the secret technique recorded in the Primordial Profound Art was extremely delicate to manipulate. If handled improperly, it could actually cause damage to the Combined Aperture Tempering realm instead.
Therefore, if one had not cultivated the Primordial Profound Art to an advanced level, it was best not to attempt it lightly to avoid the risk of harming one’s foundation while trying to advance in cultivation.
If the foundation of the Combined Aperture Tempering realm was damaged, it would take a considerable amount of time to rectify. In that case, it would be better to initially choose the safer path of steadily pushing for the first transformation of the Combined Aperture, at least without any risk.
Chen Fei’s thoughts turned, and he continued to silently cultivate the technique. However delicate the secret technique might be, once he perfected the Primordial Profound Art to the highest level, it would naturally become extremely subtle, and there would be no concern about harming the foundation.
“Hmm?”
Chen Fei, who had his eyes tightly closed, suddenly opened them and in an instant, his figure moved, hovering in mid-air. It was now nighttime, and under the moonlight, the surrounding sea was quite calm.
Chen Fei glanced around but found nothing unusual. It seemed as if the movement he had sensed earlier was just his imagination.
However, the perception of the Combined Aperture Tempering realm was incredibly powerful. If it sensed something, there must be something out of the ordinary; there was no room for misjudgment.
Chen Fei extended his right hand, forming a sword gesture, and traced it over his own forehead, creating a crack with a faint light shining through it.
Star Gazing Art, Sword Return Eye, Backtrack Vision!
The three techniques activated, and the world around him seemed to suddenly become quiet. The splashes of water, the distribution of water droplets within the splashes, and every little detail fell into Chen Fei’s field of vision.
In the next moment, Chen Fei appeared behind the last ship, fully releasing the aura of the Combined Aperture Tempering realm.
“Hehehe!”
Laughter resembling that of a child rang in Chen Fei’s ears, but immediately, the laughter transformed into that of a middle-aged woman, and in the next moment, it changed into a hoa.r.s.e voice of a robust middle-aged man.
Various voices mixed together, as if they were cursing, continuously drilling into his mind and disturbing his consciousness.
“I only need one ship…”
Low chanting followed, and compared to the previous laughter, the chaos contained in this voice increased by dozens of times, as if it was dragging one’s consciousness into the abyss.
However, Chen Fei’s expression remained unchanged in response to this voice. In his sea of consciousness, the G.o.dslayer Sword flickered, turning into countless sword shadows and striking in all directions.
Although the G.o.dslayer Sword was not as effective against Combined Aperture Tempering realm opponents now, it could easily dispel certain illusions. As Chen Fei’s consciousness grew stronger, the G.o.dslayer Sword could now produce over a hundred swords with a single strike.
“Chi!”
As if a bubble had burst, the eerie laughter from earlier vanished in an instant. Chen Fei glanced into the distance and then disappeared from his current location.
When he reappeared, he was already ten miles away, but at this point, the strange aura that had been present earlier had completely vanished.
The faint light in Chen Fei’s eyes grew stronger, and the Sword Return Eye scanned the past, detecting the unusual aura. The Star Gazing Art locked onto the position of the anomaly.
However, the anomaly was now nearly dozens of miles away from Chen Fei. In the short span of time, it had moved dozens of miles horizontally, surpa.s.sing Chen Fei in terms of speed.
“So fast!”
Chen Fei watched the anomaly as it continued to retreat and abandoned the idea of chasing it. Given Chen Fei’s current speed, he might not be able to catch up.
While Chen Fei’s footwork was not bad for someone who had just entered the Combined Aperture Tempering realm, there was still a noticeable gap when compared to those who excelled in it.
“I wonder if those four have any techniques to sell!”
Chen Fei gave one last glance at the retreating anomaly before turning and returning to his cabin. The fact that the Third tier Evil had been frightened away by the G.o.dslayer Sword was a testament to its timidity.
The night pa.s.sed without any incident, and during the following days of the journey, there were no further unexpected occurrences. It took nearly another month for the group to finally reach the Sea Peak City. Once they arrived here, it seemed that the sailing speed had increased significantly.
Another day pa.s.sed, and the group saw the ships from the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect and the Yu Family coming to greet them.
Both the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect and the Yu Family had sent the majority of their Combined Aperture Tempering realm experts, except for those who needed to remain at their mountain gates. They took this alliance seriously.
After all, the addition of one more Combined Aperture Tempering realm force to the alliance of five Combined Aperture Tempering realms made the alliance formidable within the entire Thousand Feathers Alliance.
However, the people from the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect and the Yu Family couldn’t help but have complex feelings when they looked at the members of the Primordial Sword Sect.
The Immortal Cloud Sword Sect, in particular, had initially been a subsidiary sect, but now it had caught up and even surpa.s.sed them. This feeling was quite complicated.
Wei Xingshan, the Peak Master of the Alchemist Peak, looked at Chen Fei in the sky with regret in his eyes.
Back in Immortal Cloud City, even when Chen Fei was already in the Primordial Sword Sect and had just entered the Combined Aperture Tempering realm, Wei Xingshan should have decisively brought Chen Fei into the Immortal Cloud Sword Sect.
Regret over missed opportunities, it was indeed regret over missed opportunities!