Chapter 1388: Like Seeing a Ghost, Good Things Never Come Easy

With the heart of the Five-Colored Glazed Toad, the urgent need to cultivate the Five Elements Transformation is temporarily solved. However, Luo Feng did not immediately start cultivating it. After resting for a moment and recovering, he continued deeper into the Forbidden Flame Forest with Xuelian to train the Four Symbols Ultimate Saber.

The cultivation of the Five Elements Transformation is not something that can be achieved overnight. Currently, Xuelian has yet to fully refine the Pure Yin Blood Energy from the heart of the Five-Colored Glazed Toad, so there’s no rush. The most critical task now is to train the Four Symbols Ultimate Saber.

The complete Four Symbols Ultimate Saber is undoubtedly extremely terrifying. In terms of power, it probably rivals top-level Earth-grade martial arts.

If the saber technique can reach the perfected realm, when executed, one slash accompanied by the imagery of the four seasons will exert immense psychological pressure on the enemy, even affecting their spirit, causing their perception to create illusions and make erroneous judgments.

One must know, in a clash between experts, even a tiny mistake can mean the difference between life and death.

Luo Feng has now initially mastered the fourth move of the saber technique, ‘Winter Snow Robs The World’. The next step is to perfect the saber technique, achieving a harmonious union of moves and spirit.

Spring breeze silent, summer thunder swift, autumn rain biting, winter snow murderous! The four moves of the Four Symbols Ultimate Saber vividly interpret the imagery of the four seasons.

Luo Feng’s figure flitted and maneuvered through the Forbidden Flame Forest, battling fiercely with Demon Beasts.

Spring Breeze-as-Heart-Wills.

Summer Thunder Falling from the Sky.

Autumn Rain Soul Disconnecting.

Winter Snow Robs The World!

Time and again, Luo Feng performed the four moves of the Four Symbols Ultimate Saber. The scenes of the four seasons flowed through his heart, deepening his understanding of the saber technique with each moment. With a swing of his long saber, the landscapes before him—mountains, waters, flowers blooming and withering, snow covering fallen leaves—unfolded like an ink painting, profound and vast in intent realm.

The golden morning sun shone on the earth, and a night passed.

Time in training flew by, and it was afternoon in the blink of an eye.

In the forest, leaves swayed. Luo Feng’s figure moved with the wind, darting through the forest as swiftly as a phantom. Passing by some low-level Demon Beasts, they had no awareness, thinking only a gust of wind swept by.

BOOM BOOM BOOM…

In an open area within the forest ahead, explosions echoed. Four towering Demon Beasts, as large as mountains, their bodies ablaze with Demon Fire, were engaged in a fierce battle with two young Martial Artists. Within a kilometer’s radius had turned into ruins; the battle was extremely intense.

The two young Martial Artists, at the third stage of the True Yuan Realm, matched the strength of the Demon Beasts but were outnumbered, finding themselves in peril, both bearing injuries.

SWISH!

The sound of breaking wind echoed as Luo Feng shot out from the forest, trailing an airwave behind him.

Both the two young Martial Artists and the four Demon Beasts noticed Luo Feng. The young Martial Artists initially heard someone approaching and thought reinforcements had arrived. Hope flickered on their faces. But upon seeing it was just a young boy, disappointment immediately surfaced in their eyes.

BOOM!

The Demon Fire on the four Demon Beasts surged several zhang high, instantly reducing the nearby trees to ashes and sending the two young Martial Artists flying. Two of the Demon Beasts turned their bodies, charging straight at the newcomer.

The newcomer was Luo Feng. Seeing the oncoming Demon Beasts, he did not slow down. A chilling gleam flashed in his pupils.

CLANG!

The Emperor Yan’s Sky-breaking Saber was unsheathed by three inches, and an astonishing scene occurred. Suddenly, the two young Martial Artists and four Demon Beasts felt a piercing chill.

So cold!

The two young Martial Artists couldn’t help shivering, and the four Demon Beasts likewise felt as though they had left the Fire Yuan Qi-rich Forbidden Flame Forest and arrived in an ice-sealed land in the far north, where the snow fell heavily and everything was frozen.

The saber blade fully emerged as Luo Feng withdrew the saber and slashed.

SWISH!

The blazing saber light, a hundred meters long, sliced downward as if drawing a cold waterfall through heaven and earth. Upon touching the saber light, the four Demon Beasts and the two young Martial Artists immediately felt their blood freezing, even their thoughts were encased in ice. Only when the saber light reached them did a chilling terror surge through their hearts.

BOOM!

The saber light retracted as swiftly as it was unleashed. Luo Feng sheathed his saber, glanced at the four immobile Demon Beasts, nodded slightly, and with a step left the way he came.

It wasn’t until Luo Feng disappeared from sight that the two young Martial Artists snapped out of their daze. Looking back, their eyes widened, and they couldn’t help but gulp.

In the clearing, a deep slash mark appeared, bottomless in depth, and the four powerful Demon Beasts that had driven them to the brink of death were frozen in place, wisps of cold air escaping from their mouths and noses, eyes lifeless.

After a long silence, one young Martial Artist licked his dry lips, and with a trembling voice said, “We… we didn’t encounter a ghost, did we…”

“I told you this forest is extremely strange; it’s not a place we should meddle with. I’m heading back!” said the other, quickly using Qinggong to shoot off into the distance without looking back.

“Wait for me!”

The other shouted and followed.

…

Thousands of meters away, on the treetop.

“Master, congratulations on perfecting your saber technique,” Xuelian said with a smile, congratulating Luo Feng.

“You noticed?”

Xuelian replied, “I could feel it. Your saber technique is now several times more powerful than yesterday. The murderous intent in it was palpable even from here.”

Luo Feng smiled, as Xuelian said, his Four Symbols Ultimate Saber had finally reached perfection. When executing the saber technique, the four intents came naturally and felt more genuine, able to deceive even with its apparent authenticity.

“Alright, tomorrow we’ll head to the Sword Tomb. It’s time to return.” Luo Feng said.

Xuelian’s eyes flickered, and she couldn’t help but ask, “Master, the Sword Tomb is rumored to be a mysterious power on par with the Nine Great Sacred Lands. Why are you going there?”

“I’ll explain on the way.”

Having achieved his goal, there was no need to stay in the activating forest. Luo Feng stretched out, his figure shooting up towards the direction of Melt Fire City.

WHOOSH!

Xuelian transformed into a beam of bloodlight, closely following by Luo Feng’s side.

On the way, Luo Feng briefly explained the reasons for heading to the Sword Tomb to Xuelian.

Xuelian never imagined that Yue Haitang would be a blood relative of the Sword Tomb’s Holy Swordmaster. Astonishment kept her silent for a long time before she collected herself.

“Master, this journey to the Sword Tomb seems fraught with difficulties,” Xuelian suddenly remarked.

Luo Feng asked, “What do you mean?”

Xuelian waved her hand to disperse the cold cloud obstructing Luo Feng’s path, and said:

“In my memory, the disciples of the Sword Tomb view themselves very highly. The union of their Holy Swordmaster with an ordinary King Marquis is undoubtedly seen as a disgrace. This is why the Holy Swordmaster was placed under house arrest, forbidden to leave the Sword Tomb. Given Yue Haitang’s identity as a blood relative of the Holy Swordmaster, she’ll surely face many difficulties on this trip to the Sword Tomb. It won’t be smooth sailing.”

Luo Feng nodded, having considered this as well.

In his initial encounters with Jiang Fengfeng and Su Zhuyun, their condescending attitudes left a lasting impression on him. The two were merely among the lower-status Silver Swordsmen in the Sword Tomb, making this journey to the Sword Tomb destined for many challenges.