Demon Taming: Start by synthesizing a Lantern Ghost with Divine and Demonic Talents

Chapter 129, Chapter 128: The Heavenly Capital Sword, a Single Point of Sword Intent Across a Thousand Rivers
When Li Chunfeng returned to the top of the Black Abyss, he once again took out a large pile of source stones to offer to the Xuan Serpent, thanking it for its help during this period.

Building a good relationship with this person might be helpful in the future.

"Sigh~"

The Blackwater Serpent opened its mouth wide, and all the source stones fell into it.

Nodding three times to Li Chunfeng, a human-like expression of satisfaction appeared in its enormous vertical pupils. It leaped into the air, like a dragon swishing its tail, then turned and plunged into the black abyss. Its massive tail spun in the air, shattering the layers of clouds.

Su Youfeng was indeed a man of his word, and he waited at the entrance the whole time.

"Li Chunfeng, you look refreshed and full of energy, with all three lamps burning brightly. You must have gained a lot from this trip," he said with a smile, but in his heart he was thinking, "He has only been truly engaged in cultivation for a year, and he is already a late-stage Burning Lamp Realm cultivator. That's really fast!"

A hint of envy flashed in his eyes.

Li Chunfeng felt a sense of loss and did not notice the unusual expression on Su Youfeng's face.

He was preoccupied with his own thoughts and not particularly happy, at least not on his face.

"Thank you for waiting, Senior Su."

Su Youfeng had expected his expression; all those who chose to cultivate the "Black Lotus Sutra of the Turbid World" would probably feel the same melancholy.

That was a sense of bewilderment about the unknown future.

"Come on, I'll take you away."

On his way back, Li Chunfeng had made up his mind to apply to Kunlun Academy.

Although Kunlun Academy did not grant him admission without examination, and he was not interested in Kunlun's abundant cultivation resources, but only in the "Black Lotus Sutra of the Turbid World".

When he told Su Youfeng about this, Su Youfeng was not surprised and said with a smile, "Then congratulations in advance on your admission to Kunlun. Perhaps in the future we will call each other fellow disciples."

"Huh, is Senior Su still a student?"

"I am currently working part-time as a secretary in the headmaster's office and still retain my twelfth-year student status. When you enroll, it will be my final year. We can be senior and junior for another year, after which I will join the ranks of instructors and strive to stay at the school."

"I see."

Is this person's ambition to stay in Kunlun and become a teacher? "Wishing Senior Su all the best in achieving his wish."

Su Youfeng smiled and said, "Wait a moment before you leave. I have already reported your situation to the headmaster, and he may issue you an admission sword order later."

Upon hearing of this good news, Li Chunfeng immediately waited patiently.

In a moment.

A sword light ripped through the air and landed in front of Su Youfeng.

After bowing respectfully, Su Youfeng solemnly accepted the sword light, which was indeed a Kunlun Sword Token.

Su Youfeng handed the sword token to Li Chunfeng, who took it and saw that his name was already written on it.

[Kunlun Academy: Li Chunfeng]

[Academic Year: Level 1]

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It also displays numerous functions, resembling an integrated magical artifact, even encompassing the functions of a mobile phone.

"What is this, senior?"

Su Youfeng smiled and said, "From now on, you can call me Senior Brother. You can refine this sword token with your divine sense."

Li Chunfeng readily accepted the suggestion, and with a surge of spiritual power, he instantly refined the sword token.

"Buzz!"

"Welcome, Li Chunfeng. I am the spirit of the Kunlun Mountain Hunyuan Heluo Grand Array. You have been specially admitted to Kunlun Academy without examination. Your official enrollment date is October 1st, 20024 in the Celestial Court Calendar. After formal enrollment, you will spend twelve years studying and living at Kunlun Academy. As a specially admitted student, you will enjoy three-star privileges during your studies, including exemption from all tuition and fees, and an annual subsidy of cultivation resources as follows ↓. For any subsequent enrollment procedures, you can consult this spirit at any time, or you can log in to the Kunlun Academy website with your sword token to check the details yourself. Please do not miss the official start date."

Su Youfeng said, "Hmm, not bad. Three-star access. Back then, it took me three years to accumulate enough credits to reach this level. It seems that the headmaster also thinks highly of his junior."

Li Chunfeng thanked him again.

The flying boat set sail again. On the way back, Su Youfeng was noticeably more enthusiastic. She took a long detour and talked incessantly about the important buildings and facilities of Kunlun Academy.

Actually, the sword token also has a self-navigation function, allowing users to check the map themselves, but it is certainly not as detailed as Su Youfeng's personal introduction.

Su Youfeng even introduced some information and inside stories that cannot be found on the official website.

For example, upon enrollment, you'll immediately face the choice of academic disciplines. If you're confident in your talent, you can certainly choose and study as many as possible. However, Kunlun doesn't encourage well-rounded individuals; specialization is key to long-term success. Currently, the Yuan Shen Warship major is the most popular, belonging to the Weapon Forging Academy. Upon graduation, you can directly take a position in the Ministry of War, offering a promising future.

After leaving the blessed land of Kunlun Mountain, Li Chunfeng took the initiative to add Su Youfeng as a friend.

Su Youfeng readily agreed, saying that he could communicate with her if he had any questions in the future.

Li Chunfeng was extremely grateful.

By the time they returned to the dragon boat, the individual competition of the Qingyun Ranking had already ended.

The individual champion of the Mountain and Sea World Azure Cloud Ranking was Lei Runsheng of the Shun Emperor Academy in Leize Prefecture by a narrow margin. His opponent in the final was Yang Qian, a former defeated opponent of Li Chunfeng and a student of the Yellow Emperor Academy in Leize Prefecture.

During the team battles, Yang Qian's Heaven-rank spell, the Evil God Light Cannon, and his superb sword control left a deep impression. In fact, his natal demon pet's bloodline talent had also reached the Heaven-rank; it was a rare Azure Sea Three-Eyed Giant Whale, with extremely formidable strength.

Unfortunately, in the team battle, they were utterly crushed by Li Chunfeng's relentless barrage of attacks.

Now, he has finally redeemed himself in the individual competition.

In the Mountain and Sea Continent, Huang Tianhe achieved fifth place, which is a respectable result. However, he was quite dissatisfied with only fifth place and kept muttering to himself on the way back. Meanwhile, Yu Shishi failed to make the top ten and missed the finals.

Among all the states of Shan Hai Bu Zhou, only Huang Tianhe made it to the finals (the top ten will be selected).

But everyone knows that the uncrowned king of this year is someone else entirely.

Despite her confidence, Lu Yun'er only managed to secure tenth place in the entire game, barely making it through.

Upon returning to Shanhaibuzhou, everyone went back to their respective homes.

Except for those who are directly admitted to universities without taking the entrance exam, everyone else has to make final preparations for the big exam.

When Li Chunfeng and his entourage returned to Shanhai Academy, a huge banner was hung up in the academy to celebrate the academy's achievements.

Such a flashy move naturally drew envy and admiration from his classmates. The news that Li had been directly admitted to Kunlun Academy was also made public. As the first student in this year's class to be admitted to the academy without examination, he certainly made a splash.

The basic alchemy teacher, who had originally planned to give Li Chunfeng a good lesson, was quite disappointed after learning that he had been admitted to Kunlun Academy.

Not only Li Chunfeng, but Hu Yifei is the second student in this year's class to be admitted to the Imperial Academy.

He mastered the basics of the "Present Tathagata Sutra" in a short period of time, and with his innate indestructible Vajra body, he finally gained the favor of the Grand Zen Temple Academy, which issued him an admission notice.

Mr. Hu was so happy that he jumped for joy and walked with an air of arrogance, as if he didn't recognize anyone.

Fortunately, before Hu could get too cocky, he was gently reprimanded by Miss Chen Lingsu and then obediently tucked his tail between his legs and went back to being a humble dog.

Everyone benefits; it doesn't necessarily have to be the Imperial Academy. Being admitted to a Dao Palace or Dao Academy is equally something to celebrate. At the very least, you'll receive an invitation. As long as your exam results aren't bad, admission is practically guaranteed.

After returning to school, Li Chunfeng also began to organize the cultivation methods of the "Black Lotus Sutra of the Turbid World".

He then officially activated the [Derivation Technique] to deduce his own subsequent cultivation methods.

Fearing that his luck would be insufficient, he poured all the seven-colored rainbow light into the [Derivation Method]. No matter how far the "Black Lotus Sutra of the Turbid World" was deduced, it was no longer within his control.

Then another piece of good news arrived.

Mining of the underground world in the Ghost Realm is in full swing. Brother Su Bai wrote that he had stock of Star Iron Crystals and had purchased and sent over the amount he needed in advance.

Li Chunfeng was overjoyed and wrote a heartfelt thank-you letter, arranging for the transfer of the Daoist merits he had spent.

Along with the letter, several letters and some small gifts were also sent to the Ghost Realm, such as the newly acquired Ice Scale Lanternfish.

These letters were addressed to Song Zhijie, An Ruoxi, Feng Yang, and Chi Xuancai respectively.

The content was different for each of the last two people. He was just asking about their recent situation, which was normal communication between friends.

To Song and An, he reported his progress as a junior, mentioning his recent achievements, such as winning the championship of the Mountain and Sea World Azure Cloud Ranking Team Competition and advancing to the late stage of the Burning Lamp Realm.

These two people were his benefactors and saviors in life. Song Zhijie could also say that he did it because of Teacher Yan.

An Ruoxi, however, was a senior figure far more accomplished than him. She lacked nothing, and what she lacked was something that someone of Li Chunfeng's caliber could not provide. However, if he thought that helping her was the end of it and that was it, he would undoubtedly miss out on many more opportunities.

Humans are emotional beings, after all.

Regularly updating one's benefactor on one's recent situation and maintaining contact is a perfectly normal interpersonal interaction. When one reaches a certain social class, the pursuit of a sense of accomplishment begins. If his progress makes his benefactor feel that it was with their help and support that Li Chunfeng changed his destiny and achieved his current success, wouldn't he feel happy?
If we need to trouble them again next time, they would feel bad refusing.

This tactic is called "Reciprocity"!
Of course, Li Chunfeng may not have actually needed help from others; he was more grateful and simply wanted his thoughts to be clear.

Subsequently, through Shen Zhibai's introduction, a highly reputable weapon-forging master from his family was found to upgrade the Chaotic Ancient Demon Axe.

"So many materials?"

The master weapon maker's surname was Fu, and he was most skilled at forging divine weapons and swords.

His most famous masterpiece was forging a sixth-tier divine sword.

He glanced at Li Chunfeng's weapon-forging blueprints and raised the same question as Song Zhijie: "This is an ancient method of weapon forging. With current forging technology, it will produce a lot of unnecessary waste. If we follow your plan, each upgrade will cost millions of cultivation points. But by using the new method of tempering, it can be done for only one-tenth of the price."

"Can you guarantee that all performance aspects will be maintained? I have further upgrade plans in the future."

Master Fu was thin and looked like an old man who could be blown away by a gust of wind, but his muscles were full of explosive power. "Young man," he said, "you must trust modern technology. Ancient methods are not necessarily superior to modern methods. I can see through the performance of your weapon at a glance. According to you, the main function of the demonic iron you previously incorporated should be to assist in the birth of the weapon's soul. In fact, there are already many similar forging methods in the Celestial Court. It's not some great secret. As for the star iron crystal, it is the outer shell that promotes the birth of the weapon's soul. I can guarantee that all your precious materials will retain their original functions and will be better integrated together, even improving their performance more than the forging method you provided. As long as the core materials retain their functions, those small, peripheral materials are insignificant. People must learn to be flexible and adaptable. I understand these principles. Can't you young people grasp them?"

Li Chunfeng thought about it carefully for a few seconds and decided to make a change.

Industry specializing in surgery.

If it were someone who had just embarked on the path of spiritual practice, and Song Zhijie had raised such a question, he would have stuck to his own opinion.

He is no longer a novice in cultivation. With his increased knowledge and experience, many of his thoughts are changing subtly.

This Master Fu is a master craftsman who has already forged sixth-tier divine weapons. Normally, people need to queue up and make an appointment to have him forge weapons.

While the Chaotic Ancient World was desirable, it still employed the outdated sectarian master-disciple system for inheritance, far inferior to the enlightened and open information environment of the current Earthly Realm. The greatest benefit of this openness is the continuous and rapid advancement of technology.

Most importantly, he only possesses the first three levels of the "Chaotic Ancient Demon Embryo Scripture," and the Chaotic Ancient Demon Axe can only be upgraded to the third tier at most. It seems that the path to further advancement in this area is now blocked.

It would be better to embark on the path of new laws sooner rather than later.

Subsequently, Li Chunfeng's life returned to normal.

The first level of the "Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Nourishing Mind Sword Technique" was also redeemed.

He began to learn about sword techniques for the first time.

The first level of the sword technique comes with two minor spells: Sword Heart Spirit Communication Sword Control Technique and Lesser Heavenly Divine Fiend Sword Formation.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. By the time he had successfully mastered the "Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Nourishing Mind Sword Technique", the Chaotic Ancient Demon Axe and the Primordial Sword Embryo had also completed their upgrades.

[Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Nourishing Mind Sword Technique: Level 1, Grade 1 (689/1000)]

Characteristics: Sword Heart Connects with Spirit, Sword Qi Protects the Body, Sword Qi Transforms into Qi, Sword Evil Transforms into Rainbow, Nurtures Sword Soul!
【Sword Heart Summoning and Sword Control Technique: Yellow Rank 1 (852/1000)】

Characteristics: Can travel through the heavens and the sky, and can travel thousands of miles on a sword.

[Minor Heavenly Divine Fiend Sword Formation: Profound Rank 1 (123/1000)]

Characteristics: Sword formation technique, used to trap and kill enemies.

【The Chaotic Ancient Demon Axe: A Tier 2 Divine Weapon!】

Characteristics: Shock, Breakthrough, Deterrence!
After advancing to the second tier, the Demon Axe underwent a dramatic transformation, becoming even more imposing and domineering, its entire body covered in runes and radiating an astonishing aura of malevolence. In particular, there was an eye-like structure in the center of the axe blade, seemingly nurturing a weapon spirit. He was 1.92 meters tall, with a slender build and a serene demeanor, but wielding this Demon Axe added a touch of domineering power to his already imposing presence.

The method for obtaining a third-tier divine weapon requires numerous materials.

Li Chunfeng searched online and found most of them, but they were expensive. Only Black Magic Iron and God-Slaying Steel were unknown in terms of their materials.

Perhaps it's just a different name; he still needs to search slowly.

【? : A second-tier magical flying sword. Its primordial sword embryo was forged using the twelve divine spirits of the Heavenly Realm, containing eighteen layers of earthly fiend restrictions, and underwent three rounds of shape refinement and three rounds of quality refinement. The flying sword inherently possesses the Heavenly Realm Sword Fiend, a sword fiend of astonishing power!】

After undergoing three rounds of shaping and three rounds of refining, the sword embryo is no longer a fragile magical artifact. Both the toughness of the sword body and the sharpness of the sword energy have been greatly improved, and it can now be used for sword fighting and magical combat.

Refining the form and essence of a flying sword is extremely difficult and takes a very long time.

It is definitely not something that a low-level cultivator could covet.

If Li Chunfeng were to refine a flying sword with his current abilities, it would take at least several decades or even a hundred years to refine its form and essence three times.

However, if the sword is forged using a Heavenly Gang Forbidden Magic Treasure Sword Forging Furnace, this process can be accelerated.

However, if a cultivator possesses a magical flying sword that is both physically and spiritually refined, and can refine it with their own heart, the improvement to their own strength will be far more significant.

At this moment, the flying sword had only recently been forged, and its inner restrictions were at their most active and vulnerable. Li Chunfeng certainly wouldn't let such a good opportunity pass him by. He immediately unleashed his divine soul and refined one layer of the Earthly Fiend Restriction. He then went into seclusion and devoted himself to refining it. Half a month later, he had successfully refined six restrictions.

At this point, the sword is completely stable. To refine the remaining restrictions, one will have to expend considerable effort to slowly polish it.

Although it has not been completely refined, it can already be initially controlled.

He immediately left the city, using his spiritual power to control his sword. The foot-long flying sword instantly emitted a deep blue sword light. Dragon and phoenix patterns were engraved on it, and the sword hummed. As he poured his spiritual power into it, a sword aura grew rapidly in the wind, as if breathing in and out the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. In the blink of an eye, it had already reached more than a hundred feet away.

Li Chunfeng also felt his soul power being rapidly depleted, like water bursting its banks.

"Sword Demon Transformation, what a fine sword!"

Li Chunfeng formed a sword incantation with his hands and used the "Sword Heart Spiritual Sword Control Technique" to control the sword. The sword aura was withdrawn, and the sword moved with his mind. The flying sword transformed into a streak of azure sword light, swirling around him with ease.

Inspired by the moment, Li Chunfeng's mind raced, and his sword techniques shifted rapidly.

A streak of azure sword light swirled around him, then grew faster and faster, transforming into a shuttle-shaped sword light that enveloped his body.

"Sword control technique, traversing the azure sky, let's go!"

It soared into the sky in an instant, cutting through the wind as it flew past.

"So fast!"

In a flash, the person transformed into a streak of light and flew away.

In the blink of an eye, they had crossed several mountain ridges.

"This is what it means to fly on a sword and travel through the azure sky."

"Its flight speed is no slower than that of a first-tier magic weapon, the Purple Cloud Smoke Robe."

Flying on a sword and soaring through the purple clouds and mist are completely different experiences.

Flying on a sword, white robes fluttering in the wind—this is a scene many people dream of.

To fly like a bird, free from the constraints of gravity, soaring freely in the sky, with the wind rustling across your outstretched wings—who hasn't dreamt of such a beautiful dream?
"Sword Demon Transforms into Rainbow!"

The sword light suddenly shifted, transforming into a deep blue sword rainbow that swept across the sky, cleaving through the heavens and earth, spanning a hundred feet in length. It emitted a thunderous roar, easily breaking the sound barrier.

"A touch of sword intent makes a thousand rivers seem vast, two sleeves of white clouds seem ten thousand fathoms away."

A whooshing sound suddenly came from within the sword light, and the speed increased rapidly.

Ahead appeared a great river, like a jade ribbon. He suddenly leaped down between the distant mountains, skimming across the river between two mountains below, creating huge waves that splashed and shattered like jade.

Suddenly it rose ninety degrees straight up, soaring to the same level as the mountain cliffs, and flew straight into the clouds.

It rose and fell above the clouds, turning a white cloud into a complete mess.

The sword light protects the body, easily penetrating the sound barrier, and the sword's aura can also cut through lightning, fire, and gale-force winds, preventing the user from being harmed.

Li Chunfeng flew into the sky, breaking free of the sword aura. He stepped on the purple clouds, and the flying sword flew in front of him.

Feeling the strong wind blowing against my face and looking at the vast expanse of clouds in the distance, it was truly delightful.

Suddenly, his sword technique changed.

Upon unleashing the 'Minor Heavenly Divine Fiend Sword Formation,' soul power was instantly depleted like a tidal wave. The azure sword suddenly transformed, evolving into twelve sword lights of various colors. Each sword light possessed astonishing sword aura, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth converged, vaguely forming the shape of a giant. Within it, wind and thunder raged, and the sword energy ignited thunder, fire, and gales, sweeping down like a raging storm, piercing through the white clouds covering the sword formation into countless thin lines, until the white clouds were completely shattered.

Such powerful malevolent energy!

Suddenly his expression changed, and he felt that there was a sense of emptiness in his inner world. He quickly stopped the sword formation technique.

"No way."

He certainly had a good time testing his sword, but in such a short time, he's almost exhausted his two hundred thousand strands of soul power?!

A second-tier magic weapon flying sword is truly not something that cultivators at the Burning Lamp Realm can experience casually.

After consuming a handful of pills, he rode the Purple Cloud Cloud Silk Robe and quietly returned to the city.

All the way, he kept stroking the flying sword, thinking about what name to give it. "You were born from the furnace, and were formed into a sword by the twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons. From now on, I will call you... Heavenly Capital Sword."

(End of this chapter)