Chapter 641: Pleasant Surprise

Chapter 641: Chapter 641: Pleasant Surprise

Meanwhile, Li Feng was already far away from where he had clashed with the cloaked figure.

"Hmm~ Hmm~"

Right now, he was walking casually above the clouds, his hands clasped behind his back as he leisurely made his way through the night sky, with a sword sheath hanging from his waist.

The moon hung high above him, casting a soft silver glow across the endless sea of clouds below.

A cool night breeze brushed against his face, carrying with it the faint scent of the forest beneath him.

Li Feng took a slow breath and closed his eyes for a moment.

"Ahh..."

He couldn’t help but smile.

"Now this is peaceful."

He opened his eyes and looked around.

From this height, the world below seemed completely different.

The mountains stretched endlessly into the distance, their silhouettes covered by the darkness of night.

Rivers reflected the moonlight like silver ribbons, while countless lights flickered across distant cities and villages.

Li Feng quietly admired the scenery.

After spending so much time dealing with cultivators, assassins, and all sorts of troublesome matters, he had almost forgotten how relaxing it could be to simply stop and enjoy the world around him.

For once, there was nothing he needed to worry about.

He simply walked above the clouds, enjoying the cool night breeze and the peaceful scenery.

Slowly, a faint smile appeared on his face.

"Maybe this is what cultivation should really be like."

Li Feng looked toward the distant moon and fell into thought.

People in this world had always treated cultivation as something that needed to be pursued with purpose.

Become stronger.

Reach the next realm.

Learn better techniques.

Keep moving forward.

But standing here above the clouds, with nothing but the night breeze and moonlight accompanying him, Li Feng suddenly felt that there was more to cultivation than that.

What was the point of spending hundreds or even thousands of years cultivating if one couldn’t stop once in a while and enjoy the world they live in?

Li Feng looked down at the mountains and rivers beneath him.

The scenery was beautiful.

Yet most cultivators probably passed through places like this without ever taking the time to appreciate them.

They were always chasing something.

A higher cultivation realm.

A better treasure.

A greater opportunity.

Perhaps that was why so many cultivators eventually became exhausted.

They were always looking toward what came next, leaving little time to appreciate what they already had.

Li Feng smiled faintly and shook his head.

"Well, since when did I become this sentimental...?"

He chuckled and continued walking through the night sky.

"Everyone can do whatever they want. Some people want to become the strongest, some want to chase treasures, and others want to stand at the very top of the world. That’s their business."

Li Feng looked toward the distant moon, his expression becoming more relaxed.

"I’ll just do my own thing. Why should I follow someone else’s path?"

As soon as he said those words, Li Feng suddenly felt something change.

He slowed his steps and eventually came to a stop above the clouds.

The night breeze continued to brush against his face, but his mind gradually became completely still.

There was no great revelation or complicated understanding.

He simply felt that what he had said was right.

He had always been like this.

He did things according to his own thoughts, helped people when he wanted to, fought when he needed to, and enjoyed beautiful women whenever the opportunity presented itself.

Even the strange title of the Righteous Sword had never been something he deliberately pursued.

He had simply continued walking forward and somehow ended up with that name.

Perhaps that was his Dao.

Li Feng’s eyes gradually became clearer as he thought about it.

The world around him seemed to become strangely peaceful.

The clouds beneath his feet drifted naturally with the wind, the moon continued along its eternal path, and the mountains remained quietly beneath the night sky.

Nothing was being forced, and nothing was desperately trying to become something else.

...Everything simply followed its own nature.

"..."

Li Feng quietly stood there and closed his eyes as he took it all in.

For the first time, he felt that he understood something that had been missing from his cultivation all this time.

He didn’t need to become someone else.

He didn’t need to follow the path that other cultivators had taken.

He only needed to walk his own path.

As that realization settled within him, the spiritual energy inside his body began to change.

It was not a sudden explosion of power, but a gradual transformation that spread through every part of his foundation.

The spiritual energy within his meridians became denser and purer, while the final trace of instability that had remained in his cultivation slowly disappeared.

With that,

The bottleneck that had been holding him back for so long quietly dissolved.

Li Feng’s cultivation continued to rise until it reached the very peak of the Foundation Establishment realm.

Peak Foundation Establishment!

A powerful aura briefly spread through the night sky before naturally settling back into his body.

Li Feng opened his eyes and calmly sensed the changes within himself.

His spiritual energy was considerably stronger than before, and his foundation felt more stable and complete.

He was now only one step away from forming his Golden Core.

Yet instead of becoming excited, Li Feng simply smiled.

"So that’s my Dao..."

He thought about it for a moment before shaking his head.

"Well, whatever it is, I’ll figure it out eventually."

He turned his gaze toward the distant moon and resumed his leisurely walk above the clouds.

After walking for a while, a satisfied smile slowly appeared on his face.

"Finally, I broke through."

"And I even managed to break through without being above a woman this time."

Li Feng nodded to himself with complete seriousness.

"Yes, that’s probably a good sign."

With that, he continued walking through the peaceful night sky, completely satisfied with his sudden breakthrough.

For Li Feng, this breakthrough was not the end of his journey.

It was simply another step forward on a path that belonged entirely to him.

His thoughts slowly faded as he continued walking through the night sky, completely unaware that someone inside the sword had been quietly listening to everything he had said.

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"..."

Sword Exalt had already recovered from his earlier depression and remained silent for a while as he listened to Li Feng’s thoughts while sitting in a chair.

After a moment, he let out a long sigh and casually conjured another cup of tea out of thin air before taking a slow sip.

"...Well, maybe it’s not so bad being able to observe this fellow."

He took another sip and glanced at Li Feng.

"Sigh... I guess we’ll see how far this fellow can go."

However, the moment those words left his mouth, Sword Exalt suddenly frowned.

The relaxed expression on his face disappeared as he sensed something unusual.

He slowly put down his cup of tea and narrowed his eyes.

"...Hmm?"

Something strange had just entered his perception.