Cultivation: Start From Simplifying Martial Arts Techniques

Chen Fei rushed towards Apricot Fen City at an incredible speed. However, just as he was about to approach Apricot Fen City, Chen Fei turned onto another road.

This breakthrough to the advanced stage of the Aperture Tempering realm was primarily to resolve the matter of the Sword Return Tower. After dealing with the Sword Return Tower, Chen Fei also wanted to address several other outstanding issues.

One of them was Mi Village, and the other was the peculiar situation in Pinyin County.

When Chen Fei had just broken through to the early stage of the Aperture Tempering realm, with his strength at the time, he couldn’t directly handle these two places alone.

If he forced it, he would undoubtedly end up getting himself in trouble.

Even in the mid-stage of the Aperture Tempering realm, Chen Pel’s confidence was limited.

Only now, in the advanced stage of the Aperture Tempering realm, did Chen Fei truly feel confident.

If he couldn’t resolve these two places even in the advanced stage of the Aperture Tempering realm, the next time Chen Fei came back, he wouldn’t be in the peak Aperture Tempering realm but would directly use the power of the Combined Aperture Tempering realm to forcefully push through.

In the dense forest, Chen Fei stood on the treetop. The treetop swayed with the wind, and Chen Fei seemed weightless, gently swaying along with the treetop.

Chen Fei looked at a valley ahead, his brow slightly furrowed.

Initially, Mi Village was down below, but at this moment, the valley below was truly just a valley, and the Mi Village hidden in the mist had disappeared.

Chen Fei lightly tapped the treetop with his right foot, like a roc spreading its wings, drawing a huge arc and landing in the valley.

The cold and eerie aura from before had long disappeared.

Chen Fei glanced around, but there were no traces of the Evil that had existed here before.

After a moment of contemplation, Chen Fei raised his right hand, forming a sword gesture, and swiped it across his forehead.

Sword Return Eye!

Within Chen Fei’s sea of consciousness, his mental power surged as the Sword Return Eye began to backtrack the aura in this place.

The Sword Return Eye’s ability to backtrack depends entirely on how much mental power the user possesses to sustain it.

At this moment, in Chen Fei’s eyes, the entire valley’s aura was violently rolling, not forward, but rapidly rolling back into the past.

This sensation was quite extraordinary, as if looking back in time, even giving a strange feeling of time reversal.

However, after a moment, Chen Fei stopped. Half of his mental power had been consumed, but he hadn’t seen anything.

Clearly, the time when Mi Village disappeared was much earlier than Chen Fei had estimated, far beyond the range that Chen Fei could currently trace.

Chen Fei looked around, and the resources within Mi Village weren’t essential for him at this point.

However, he had been driven out of Mi Village by the village chief originally. Chen Fei had wanted, this time, no matter what, to greet each of the Mi Village residents and have a proper conversation with them, standing up for the last one.

But Mi Village didn’t give him that opportunity.

He’d just wanted to say hello, why was it so difficult!

Chen Fei’s figure flickered and disappeared from the spot.

A gentle breeze blew into the valley, lifting the dust from the ground. The swirling dust gradually formed a vortex. The howling of the wind, upon closer listening, sounded like a mournful cry.

In less than a moment, Chen Fei saw the city wall of Pinyin County in the distance.

Whether Mi Village had left on its own or had been destroyed was unknown to Chen Fei. He had also wondered whether the target of Pinyin County, being so significant, had fled and hidden in some undisclosed place.

Now, it seemed that the Evil of Pinyin County had not done so; it remained here.

From a distance, Pinyin County appeared inconspicuous to the average person —a typical small county with even the city wall showing signs of wear and tear.

But in Chen Fei’s eyes, Pinyin County was shrouded in a chilling force. Compared to the last time he had seen it, the eerie power of Pinyin County had grown significantly.

This kind of power could be resisted by most advanced stage Aperture Tempering realm practitioners, but to completely suppress it was quite challenging. It would require a top-quality spiritual weapon to have even a slight chance.

And it was only a slight chance.

After all, this Evil used Pinyin County as its base, and if a comprehensive suppression couldn’t be achieved, it could continuously draw power to resist.

Even though advanced stage Aperture Tempering realm practitioners had abundant elemental energy, they couldn’t withstand this kind of prolonged consumption. In the end, they might have no choice but to retreat.

A faint cold star drifted from Chen Fei’s hand. This cold star shared the same origin as the eerie power of Pinyin County, and it was the mark placed on Chen Fei years ago.

Chen Fei could have erased this mark long ago, but he had kept it, intending to return it to this Evil one day.

In life and in actions, there should always be a proper beginning and an end!

A finely crafted iron longbow appeared in Chen Fei’s hand, not only in his hand but also several more on the ground.

Chen Fei had never considered entering Pinyin County personally to confront the Evil; that was the Evil’s home turf. He now had long-range attack capabilities, so he intended to stand at a distance and directly destroy the eerie presence in Pinyin County.

“Sizzle!”

The electromagnetic sound began to resonate, and Chen Fei’s aura gradually surged.

After obtaining the Sword Return Tower’s technique, Chen Fei had absorbed the mysteries of returning the sword, making the charging speed of the electromagnetic cannon much faster than before.

Moreover, Chen Fei was confident that he could release a more powerful shot than he had in the Sword Return Tower.

The reason was the Water-Jade Sword, a martial art that was both extremely hard and extremely soft. It acted as a buffer for all the forces in the electromagnetic cannon, making it more stable and increasing the upper limit of its power.

The previously motionless Pinyin County suddenly trembled slightly. The tightly closed city gates cracked open horizontally, revealing two huge crimson eyeballs.

At this moment, these two eyeballs stared directly at Chen Fei, and their gazes collided with his.

A surging force rushed towards Chen Fei, surprising him. Even at such a distance, could Pinyin County’s eerie presence actually launch an attack?

“Snap!”

A sound like wood being burned crackled, and Chen Fei turned to look, puzzled.

The firelight was dim, and the walls on all sides were in ruins. A damaged idol stood in front, and now, with the flickering of the firelight, the walls seemed to be dancing eerily.

Chen Fei lowered his head, but there was no bow and arrow in his hand. He was actually holding a rabbit, roasting it over a bonfire.

The menials from the clinic chatted idly, their eyes fixed on the rabbit in Chen Fei’s hand, secretly salivating.

The clinic’s food didn’t include meat, and if they wanted to eat meat, they had to buy it themselves. But with the wages of the menials, they couldn’t afford meat even once a month.

“Knock, knock, knock!”

A knocking sound rang out, and one of the menials went to open the door. The cold wind blew in, and Chen Fei subconsciously glanced outside.

“Great, there’s rabbit meat! I was so hungry.” Qi Chun rejoiced upon seeing the roasted rabbit.

“Just you? I thought the others were with you,” the menial who opened the door said, looking outside in surprise.

“I don’t know,” Qi Chun shook his head, sat down, and gazed at the nearly cooked rabbit.

“Sizzle!”

The firewood still had some moisture, causing a faint crackling sound.

It seemed a bit too quiet, so Qi Chun spoke up, saying, “Guess what happened to me today? Once you hear it, you’ll be amazed!”

“What happened? Tell us,” the other menials were intrigued.

“Sizzle!”

The sound of a blade slicing through the air resonated as Chen Fei cut open the rabbit in his hand. It wasn’t fully cooked, and blood filled the inside. Chen Fei casually tossed the rabbit into the bonfire and stood up.

The surrounding menials all stared at Chen Fei, unsure why he suddenly acted this way.

“This scene has almost disappeared from my memory, but I didn’t expect you to bring it back!” Chen Fei’s blade flashed, and just like in the past, Qi Chun’s head fell to the ground. However, this time, Chen Fei didn’t run away but looked at the other menials inside the ruined temple.

The menials around, witnessing Chen Fei’s sudden act of violence, were in a panic. They shouted and rushed out of the temple’s main gate. In the blink of an eye, only Chen Fei remained in the ruined temple, along with Qi Chun’s lifeless body on the ground.

Chen Fei glanced around and suddenly his firewood knife flashed, impaling the shadow on the wall that had been moving continuously..