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

Chapter 94: Does She Like Me?

The days after.

Li Chunfeng's life returned to normal.

At Shanhai Academy, he formally rejected the teachers' arrangements.

The annual Qingyun Ranking competition is a major event that attracts worldwide attention. Standing out in the Qingyun Ranking competition greatly increases a student's chances of gaining favor with top universities.

Given that none of the candidates were particularly famous, the Qingyun List became the most important way for them to achieve upward social mobility.

Therefore, the individual competition of the Qingyun Ranking receives a high level of attention every year.

In comparison, team competitions have a slightly weaker influence.

Although Li Chunfeng doesn't compete in individual events, his presence alone can make the team events shine.

After that, he devoted more of his time to his cultivation. He spent less and less time at the school. He was stationed in Yuan City for a long time, and cultivation and combat became his daily routine.

On the sword-fighting platform, Li Chunfeng did not engage in two hundred consecutive battles as frantically as he had on the first day.

However, he still maintains a frequency of dozens of battles every day. He is no longer as conspicuous, and the matchmaking time is not as long. Yet, he still maintains a winning streak, and his points increase rapidly.

Some people even set up betting odds to see where his winning streak would end.

Li Chunfeng had heard about this, but he ignored it and simply continued his cultivation as usual.

After so many days of contemplation, he finally succeeded in mastering the "Night God Breathing Technique".

This is the inherited skill of the War God in the Crimson Moon world: the Soul Martial Dao Temple Knight Breathing Technique. Upon reaching a high level of cultivation, there is a chance to comprehend the Night God's Dharma Form!
In other words, the "Night God Breathing Technique" allows him to cultivate all the way from the Refining Organs Realm to the True Martial Realm.

The three realms of martial arts physical cultivation—the realm of refining strength, the realm of strengthening bones, and the realm of refining internal organs—are stages for laying a solid foundation.

The next three realms are: Blood Refining Realm, Core Formation Realm, and True Martial Realm.

Martial artists in the middle three realms are also known as Blood Refining Realm Martial Masters, Core Formation Realm Grandmasters, and True Martial Realm Grandmasters.

Once a martial artist reaches the middle three realms, their strength will increase exponentially with each subsequent advancement in rank.

But this requires perseverance, talent, resources, and a certain amount of luck to achieve.

The vast majority of martial artists spend their entire lives lingering in the three realms of physical cultivation, unable to appreciate the splendor of higher levels of martial arts.

Li Chunfeng had already reached the pinnacle of the Bone Refining Realm, but he had never learned any other martial arts internal cultivation methods, placing his hopes on the "Night God Breathing Method".

A martial arts arena.

Li Chunfeng reviewed the entire contents of the "Night God Breathing Technique" one last time in his mind, and then devoted himself to the first practice of the breathing technique.

"Whoo~"

"Suck~"

With a specific rhythm, inhaling and exhaling, visualize a night god and begin circulating the body's energy and blood.

Suddenly, he focused his mind on his internal organs, and immediately felt a swelling sensation in his internal organs, intermittently accompanied by a tearing sensation.

The Night God Breathing Technique was incredibly effective. Even with Li Chunfeng's strong willpower, he couldn't bear the pain. It felt like his internal organs were being ripped out, a pain no one could endure.

"What's pain compared to death?"

He wanted to stop and rest for a while several times, but in the end he endured it.

A moment later, as the body's vital energy began to condense, amidst the tearing of the internal organs, there was also a sensation of itching penetrating the heart and lungs.

Li Chunfeng could forcibly endure the tearing pain, but this tingling, itchy sensation, like thousands of ants scratching at his heart, was truly unbearable. He gritted his teeth and instinctively imitated the demon bull, rubbing and ramming his body against the surrounding props.

With each impact and friction, Li Chunfeng felt as if his body was being forged like a block of iron, gradually removing impurities and moving towards becoming refined steel.

"Shh!"

Repeated hammering and forging.

This kind of unconscious impact, the vibration from the outside in, actually reduced the discomfort of internal cultivation.

He immediately knew what he needed. He set up the training ground, and many puppet props appeared around him, all holding rubber hammers, relentlessly hammering his entire body.

As he hammered his body like a blacksmith, Li Chunfeng's soul was extremely sensitive. When he looked inward, he felt that his internal organs were growing vigorously, which also led to the continuous strengthening of his skin, muscles, and bones.

"If you keep practicing like this, you're bound to succeed."

[Night God Breathing Technique: Level 1 (68/1000)]

Characteristics: Soul and martial arts are united, internal organs are refined and marrow is cleansed, spirit and flesh are united; blood is refined and reborn, hair is removed and marrow is cleansed, the body is spotless, and the essence and energy are like smoke; embracing the elixir and merging into one furnace, the body is flawless, and the form of the Night God is achieved.

……

The Refining Organs Realm is the first watershed in martial arts. Through breathing exercises, the internal organs remove waste and impurities, absorb new energy, and keep the whole body fresh inside and out at all times. This nourishes the body from within, and the breathing becomes continuous and deep, improving the muscles, bones, skin, and flesh of the whole body. This makes the internal organs strong, the stamina long, and the endurance extremely strong, comparable to a humanoid wild elephant.

Internal organ training brings a stronger physique, more powerful punches, and more agile nerve reactions and movement speed.

Because it is a soul-based martial arts technique, the "Night God Breathing Method" has greatly enhanced the connection between Li Chunfeng's physical body and soul, making him perfectly integrated, as still as a virgin and as swift as a rabbit, able to catch eagles and rabbits in a single movement.

Once the internal organs have been fully refined, the muscles, bones, skin, flesh, and internal organs of the human body will all be condensed into one.

With a body made of copper, steel, and iron, his physical strength and vitality are incredibly powerful. Even the Yin spirit of a Yin spirit cultivator cannot possess or seize his body.

If one can reach the state of unity of spirit and body, one's own divine soul and thoughts are contained in one's masculine blood and qi. One can even sense killing intent, see through and kill the yin spirit of a cultivator. With a roar of blood and qi, one can break through the divine thoughts of a low-level cultivator.

It was also at this time.

Li Chunfeng suddenly felt the Qi and blood of the demonic fetus in his lower abdomen begin to move rhythmically.

Like a fetus with life and consciousness, it mobilizes the energy of its entire body, follows the new method of circulating energy and blood throughout the body, and begins to operate automatically.

The second level of the "Chaotic Ancient Demon Embryo Scripture" was already close to completion, and now it has finally completed its final refinement and entered the practice of the third level.

【Chaotic Ancient Demon Embryo Scripture - Triple Level: Level 1 (188/1000)】

Characteristics: Martial arts body tempering, demonic embryo nourishing the mind. Chaotic Ancient Axe Technique: Second Form, Chaotic Ancient Guillotine! A devastating slash that cuts through all directions!
After briefly experiencing the new axe technique, Li Chunfeng discovered that this move was incredibly powerful and suitable for use in strong attacks and breakouts. With a single axe strike, he slaughtered everyone in his path.

He wouldn't allow himself to be surrounded and put in danger.

In the coming days, the competition among the various state-level rankings of the Qingyun Ranking will begin, so Li Chunfeng will reduce his daily routine in Yuancheng.

In the Qingyun Ranking Team Competition, each team must have five starters and two substitutes.

However, seven is not a fixed number. This number can be fewer, but not more.

As the date approaches, Shanhaizhou has also announced the competition rules for the team competition. All participants are divided into ten groups, and only the first place in the group can advance to the top ten and participate in the next round of competition.

The group stage is a series of challenges, with multiple matches played simultaneously to determine the final winner.

Due to the large number of registered teams, the first round of preliminary rounds will be held online on the "Qingyunbang" virtual battle server.

Hu Yifei has been extremely busy with this matter lately, searching everywhere for powerful helpers to form a team. He has high standards; others may be interested in their team, but he looks down on them.

The players he liked, however, looked down on them because they were from an amateur team.

At the last minute, the team still didn't have enough members.

Li Chunfeng simply told him to calm down, "If you think there aren't enough people, you can bring Chen Lingsu in to make up the numbers."

"...There are still two short, and no substitutes."

"With me here, that's enough."

"..."

Hu Yifei's lips twitched. Those words were so infuriating, and he wanted to refute them. However, the two of them had been sparring together frequently lately, and he knew that Li Chunfeng's strength far surpassed that of his peers, so he really couldn't refute him.

But it was precisely because of this that he felt even more distressed.

He got away with it.

"Don't think about it, I'm hungry. Treat me to some monster meat," Li Chunfeng said, trying to comfort me.

"Get lost. I treated last time, it's your turn to treat this time."

Hu Yifei was extremely annoyed, but in the end, eating was more important, so the two of them went to the cafeteria together.

One person carried a basin piled up like a small mountain of monster meat, and the two sat down to show off!
Li Chunfeng has recently been practicing the Night God Breathing Technique to refine his internal organs, which has led to a continuous increase in his resource consumption and his appetite. The monster meat he's eating is nothing compared to the pills he's secretly consuming.

This monster meat is just an appetizer.

The sight of two foodies huddled together, engrossed in showing off their food, drew scorn from many.

The two of them ignored it.

Suddenly, the noisy cafeteria fell silent.

Ten young people dressed in special combat uniforms walked into the dining hall together. These were the top ten experts in the academy competing for the Qingyun Ranking.

The girl in the lead, in particular, attracted the attention of most people in the cafeteria.

How should one describe a beautiful woman?
They described her appearance in countless ways: her brows and eyes were cool and aloof, her facial structure and bone structure were perfect, her sideburns were thick and full, and her features were exquisite—any more or less would be too alluring…her face was like ice, her eyes like a galaxy. They also described her figure and her overall demeanor…

These ideas seem superficial when applied to Zhou Siye.

Some people are like that; as soon as she walks into the cafeteria, everyone around her automatically becomes more elegant when they eat, and even their smacking lips seem to be instantly soothed.

If she glances at you a few more times, you'll start to overthink, "Could she like me?"

Hu Yifei, a typical straight man, was already hopelessly in love with Chen Lingsu, yet he couldn't help but glance at her again. Zhou Si had always been beautiful, but since awakening her divine sense, she seemed even more beautiful. With the beginnings of her physical development, her beauty was now undeniable.

He glanced back at Li Chunfeng again and saw that his expression remained unchanged, and he was calm and composed from beginning to end. He couldn't quite figure out whether Li Chunfeng was faking it or not.

Who cares? Seeing that Li Chunfeng had eaten one more pork knuckle than him, he immediately sped up his eating and buried his head in showing off.

Suddenly, the surrounding visibility dimmed.

"Can I sit here?"

A clear and melodious voice rang in my ears.

Hu Yifei suddenly opened his mouth wide, and the pork knuckle he had bitten into fell into the plate.

Li Chunfeng was also somewhat surprised. "Sit down, there's no one here."

"Thank you."

Then, to everyone's astonishment, Zhou Si sat down. Her movement instantly caused a buzzing sound to rise from the otherwise silent cafeteria behind her.

Isn't that guy who got into a fight after his confession failed?

What's going on with this goddess? She actually went out to eat with someone who's so conspicuous!
"I can't accept this!"

If looks could kill, Li Chunfeng would have been torn to pieces countless times.

"I haven't even congratulated you on successfully awakening your divine acupoint yet. How does it feel to have fulfilled your long-cherished wish?"

"Thank you. Becoming a Divine Soul Cultivator is my wish, and also my parents' last wish. I feel great."

"That's good."

"Li Chunfeng, how many tribulations have you survived?" Zhou Si asked.

"You've passed the three tribulations. What about you? I heard you went to the Demon Realm for training. How was the environment there?"

Hu Yifei regained his composure and buried himself in eating meat, but his ears were perked up, and he secretly admired Li Chunfeng's calmness.

Zhou Si also said, "I just passed the first tribulation, and even after exerting all my strength, I only received a perfect rating. The environment of the Demon Realm is harsh, but the territory is too vast. Currently, the human race there is only in the stage of consolidating its foundation. We have to explore new lands every day, and there are many opportunities for combat. You have received several God-level ratings. How exactly are God-level ratings judged? Can you tell me about them?"

Li Chunfeng said, "Whether it's a perfect evaluation or a transcendental ranking, the difficulty of the subsequent Abyss Tribulation will increase significantly. I have already achieved transcendental ranking in my three Abyss Tribulations, and my opponent in the third one was even a fourth-tier opponent. Don't think about competing with me; you should know your limits. Competing with me will kill you. Even in Abyss City, I am one of the top figures. You know Abyss City, right? It's the mysterious space that you enter after making it onto the Transcendental Tribulation Ranking; it's a place where elites from the Myriad Demon Realm, the Ghost Realm, and the Earthly Realm gather."

Zhou Si was also momentarily stunned, her gaze fixed on Li Chunfeng.

Hu Yifei gripped the chopsticks tightly, wishing he could smash them over the head of this pretentious brat.

After a long pause, Zhou Si calmly said, "I know Yuan City. There's a big internet celebrity there who's been posting battle videos of Yuan City lately. She's revealed a glimpse of the mysterious Yuan City. I've never seen you fight in her videos."

"Ha, that might be my friend."

Li Chunfeng chuckled and said, "She only films the opponents she defeats; she usually doesn't post videos of the opponents who defeat her."

"I see. Can you tell me about Yuancheng?"

"Of course. But Yuan City isn't very big, so let me just give you a brief overview."

The two began to chat in detail, leaving those secretly observing them utterly astonished.

(End of this chapter)