Chapter 348: Hiding

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

A strange sobbing sound seemed to start but quickly faded away.

Threads of spiritual essence drifted from afar, falling into Chen Fei’s hands. There seemed to be something sinister lurking, but it was immediately cut down by Chen Fei’s Godslayer Sword.

This strange creature probably lacked intelligence; it simply followed its instincts, drawn by Chen Fei’s vitality. However, before it could react, it was killed.

The Slaughter Spirit Technique of the great completion realm was directly attached to the Godslayer Sword, increasing its power by another level.

Originally, the Slaughter Spirit Technique could only improve elemental energy moves and could not have any effect on the core soul skills. Now that he had completed the great completion, Chen Fei was pleasantly surprised.

The Mirror Image Godslayer Sword was formed by Chen Fei combining two cultivation techniques, the Godslayer Sword and the Mirro Image Technique. The original version of the Godslayer Sword was very powerful, but it could damage 800 of its own and kill 1,000 enemies. It could even damage 1,000 of its own and kill 800 enemies.

After being fused and modified by Chen Fei, its power decreased, but all the hidden dangers were also removed.

However, it was undeniable that the Mirror Image Godslayer Sword no longer possessed such strong offensive power. At most, it was used by Chen Fei as a supplementary move.

Now, with the addition of the perfected Slaughter Spirit Technique, the power of the Mirror Image Godslayer Sword had increased. It more or less had the elegance of the original version of the Godslayer Sword.

Earlier outside Shang Wu City, Chen Fei had used the Mirror Image Godslayer Sword to pierce Xu Yanxin’s core soul. If this happened again today, Xu Yanxin’s core soul would not be pierced, but would be melted into a cave.

This kind of injury could not be resolved by simply resting for a period of time.

Chen Fei revealed a smile and sat down cross-legged again. The Zhongyuan force field pressed down on his body, and the comprehension of the Giant Spirit Sword appeared in his sea of consciousness.

Even though he had gained something tonight, Chen Fei still chose to continue cultivating.

Only by using every minute of time to work hard to improve his cultivation and combat strength would he not regret it when he encountered danger. He regretted not making himself stronger and not working hard enough.

The night gradually dissipated, and the sun slowly rose above the mountain.

Chen Fei opened his eyes, and his figure turned into a shadow as he continued to rush in the direction of West Cloud City.

Two hours later, a huge city appeared before Chen Fei’s eyes. Compared to Qinhai City and Shang Wu City, West Cloud City was undoubtedly more magnificent.

Chen Fei thought for a moment and activated the Slaughter Spirit Technique. It turned into a sharp blade that slashed at Chen Fei’s body. Chen Fei’s aura suddenly decreased, and he went from the early-stage of the aperture tempering realm to the body refining realm.

There were many aperture tempering realm cultivators in West Cloud City. If Chen Fei entered the city with his aperture tempering realm cultivation, it would be equivalent to exposing himself to the eyes of other aperture tempering realm cultivators.

Sword Return Tower was like a local tyrant in West Cloud City. Its mountain gate was only a dozen miles away from West Cloud City. There must be some Aperture Tempering realm cultivators from Sword Return Tower active in West Cloud City.

It was better to keep a low profile before he found out the exact situation of the Sword Return Tower.

Chen Fei headed towards the city gate at the speed that a Body Refining Realm cultivator should have. A moment later, Chen Fei entered West Cloud City.

As soon as he entered the city, Chen Fei sensed the aura of some Aperture tempering realm cultivators. He avoided those places and found an inn to enter.

“Sir, do you want to wait for the queue or stay in the inn?” Chen Fei had just crossed the threshold when the inn’s waiter came up to him and greeted him warmly.

“Arrange for a guest room and a few of your signature dishes.” Chen Fei said casually, then walked to a table and sat down.

“Alright, please wait a moment.” The inn’s staff responded and turned around to make arrangements.

Chen Fei sat on a chair and swept his eyes around, taking in the scene in the inn. Most of them were ordinary people, but there were also a few young cultivators among them.

Chen Fei remained silent as he listened to the discussions of the people around him. A moment later, Chen Fei’s brows twitched slightly, and there was a hint of surprise in his eyes.

These two days were actually when the Sword Return Tower was recruiting disciples. No wonder Chen Fei saw many cultivators bringing along some young children on the streets just now.

Clearly, these children all wanted to join the Sword Return Tower. Although Sword Return Tower didn’t have any combined aperture tempering realm experts, it had at least aperture tempering realm cultivators.

The Sword Return Tower had been established for many years and had a complete cultivation method inheritance. As long as there was a choice, no one was willing to be an independent cultivator. Independent cultivators had to rely on themselves for everything, including finding cultivation techniques.

As long as one entered a sect and passed the aptitude test, they only needed to cultivate step by step and they would be rewarded with cultivation techniques. Compared to independent cultivators, it was undoubtedly much easier.

In addition to the teenagers, Sword Return Tower also accepted cultivators who sought apprenticeship, as long as they were under the age of twenty and had decent talent, they could join the Sword Return Tower.

Chen Fei’s table was soon filled with dishes, and he picked up his chopsticks to take a few bites. Surprisingly, the taste was quite good, and various thoughts swirled in his mind.

After a stick of incense had burned down, Chen Fei left the inn. As noon approached, he returned to the inn.

In the guest room, Chen Fei frowned.

After walking around West Cloud City a few times, Chen Fei had obtained quite a bit of information. One of them was about the exact strength of Sword Return Tower.

There’re two late-stage aperture tempering realm cultivators!

Chen Fei had obtained information about the Sword Return Tower five years ago. At that time, there were only two middle-stage Aperture Tempering realm cultivators. Now, five years had passed, and these two middle-stage Aperture Tempering realm cultivators had both broken through to late-stage Aperture Tempering realm.

Before coming to West Cloud City, Chen Fei had made one of his plans, which was that if things couldn’t be done, he would fight head-on and forcefully flatten the entire Sword Return Tower to retrieve the secret manual.

However, these two late-stage Aperture Tempering realm cultivators were indeed beyond Chen Fei’s expectations. No matter how confident Chen Fei was, he didn’t think that he could take on two late-stage aperture tempering realm experts.

Forcing his way in wouldn’t work, and Chen Fei knew that trying to reason with Sword Return Tower would be a joke. Sword Return Tower wouldn’t pay any attention to him. Even if the Primordial Sword Sect were to intervene, Sword Return Tower had its own confidence now.

Both sides had two late-stage Aperture tempering realm cultivators. The number of Aperture tempering realm cultivators in the Primordial Sword Sect was higher than the Sword Return Tower, but they were evenly matched in terms of high-end combat power.

Without a significant advantage, a conflict between them would likely turn into a protracted battle of attrition. Even if the Primordial Sword Sect were to eliminate Sword Return Tower, they would suffer significant losses themselves.

Most importantly, the two sides were thousands of miles apart, so it was impossible for the Primordial Sword Sect to send troops to encircle and annihilate the Sword Return Tower. With such a long distance and the current situation in Immortal Cloud City, the Primordial Sword Sect would at most send one aperture tempering realm late-stage elder.

A late-stage Aperture Tempering realm elder was no threat to the Sword Return Tower.

In fact, if Sword Return Tower were more audacious, they could even consider keeping the Primordial Sword Sect’s late-stage Aperture Tempering realm elder permanently in West Cloud City. This would potentially allow them to access the hidden Primordial Sword Sect’s cultivation legacies stored in secret.

“The growth of Sword Return Tower’s strength might be related to the sudden appearance of Primordial Sword Technique.”

Chen Fei stood in front of the window and looked at the people outside. Chen Fei had two options now. He could either return to the Primordial Sword Sect and inform Qu Qingsheng of the situation here.

Or Chen Fei would be reckless to the end and settle it here alone.

After returning to the sect, with the current strength of the sect and the situation around it, it would be very difficult for the sect to resolve this matter.

If Chen Fei stayed here, he would definitely not be able to push them away forcefully, so he could only act quietly.

“Should 1 give it a try to join Sword Return Tower as a disciple?”

A thought suddenly appeared in Chen Fei’s mind, and this thought quickly occupied all of Chen Fei’s attention.

Becoming an apprentice without revealing his true cultivation level would be challenging. Given his status as a guest and the lack of an intermediary guarantor, Sword Return Tower would closely monitor him during the initial stages.

His only option was to enter Sword Return Tower as a disciple.

In the dark, he might find what he was looking for!

To enter as a disciple, Chen Fei had to suppress his cultivation level. In the past, he wouldn’t have had a good way to do this, but the breakthrough to the great completion realm of Slaughter Spirit Technique allowed him to not only enhance his core soul energy but also perfectly conceal his cultivation level.

Chen Fei was confident that he wouldn’t reveal any flaws even if he was in the later stage of the aperture tempering realm.

This was the magical effect of the perfected Slaughter Spirit Technique. It was also the greatest gain Chen Fei had obtained in that Bizarre City.

As for the age limit for Sword Return Tower to accept disciples, it was limited to those under the age of 20. Chen Fei’s actual age was now close to 30.

Under normal circumstances, Chen Fei would not be able to pass the age barrier.

However, after a cultivator broke through to the Aperture Tempering realm, their entire body would be reborn and their lifespan would increase to 200. Compared to ordinary people, their age would shrink.

Whether it was the bone age or anything else related to age, Chen Fei would definitely meet the requirements.

Thinking of this, Chen Fei’s figure flickered and disappeared from the guest room.

Since he had decided to join the Sword Return Tower, Chen Fei needed a new identity. An identity that the Sword Return Tower could not find out in a short period of time.

Two days later, Chen Fei arrived at the entrance of Sword Return Tower, looking somewhat disheveled.

His appearance had undergone significant changes, not through any form of disguise, but due to his absolute control over his body with the Suppressing Dragon Elephant technique. This transformation didn’t involve the use of elemental or martial force, making it nearly impossible for others to detect any flaws.

The only aspect that Chen Fei couldn’t change was his unique aura, a combination of his spiritual wisdom, cultivation techniques, and various other factors. It was a signature that was truly one of a kind.

Fortunately, none of the people in the Sword Return Tower had seen Chen Fei before, so his unique aura naturally would not be a flaw.

As for his identity, he was a cultivator from a remote village who had come seeking to become a disciple. There were indeed such individuals, and this identity would easily pass Sword Return Tower’s basic scrutiny.

At the moment, hundreds of people had gathered at the entrance of Sword Return Tower, all aspiring to become disciples.

Half an hour later, attendants and disciples from Sword Return Tower appeared at the entrance, guiding the hundreds of candidates into the mountain gate.

To join Sword Return Tower, there were requirements for both bone age and aptitude, as they sought to select the most promising candidates. The presence of strong individuals at the aperture tempering realm later stage had elevated the prestige and expectations of Sword Return Tower.

Chen Fei blended into the crowd, and in his perception, he could sense the aura of an aperture tempering realm cultivator not far away, currently observing this group.

However, in the eyes of that person, Chen Fei appeared as nothing more than an ordinary Bone Refining realm cultivator, drawing no special attention..