Chapter 24: The Moon-Cold Pool Opens
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This was caused by Lu Changfeng’s failure to fully adapt to his own strength.
Once he completely reined in the power of his qi and blood, this phenomenon would disappear.
By then, his physical body would be even more terrifying.
“My physical strength should have improved considerably.”
Lu Changfeng squeezed his arm and nodded slightly. “I should be at the second level now.”
In the world of cultivation, aside from spirit cultivators, there was another path: body cultivation.
Body cultivators tempered their physical bodies until they reached perfection.
Lu Changfeng then closed his eyes and began adapting to his new body.
Night fell.
Inside his cave dwelling, Lu Changfeng opened his eyes once more.
The phenomena surrounding him had vanished.
If an outsider were here, they probably would not be able to tell how powerful his body was.
Lu Changfeng rose and bounced lightly on his feet.
“Skin Tempering, Bone Forging, Tendon Transformation!”
“My body should now be at the Bone Forging stage.”
The cultivation system of body cultivators was exceedingly crude.
That was because they did not care about such distinctions.
They knew only this:
If someone displeased you, charge straight at them. Win, and there would be a feast; lose, and there would still be a feast.
The Bone Forging stage was equivalent to the Circulating Heaven stage of spirit cultivation.
His physical body could now withstand a Circulating Heaven cultivator head-on!
Just then—
Buzz—!
Spiraling vortices of spiritual energy began circulating around Lu Changfeng of their own accord.
Only then did he realize just how much the Marrow-Washing Pill had improved him.
“Not bad!”
“My cultivation has increased quite a bit as well!”
He lowered his head and sensed the changes in the spiritual energy flowing through his meridians, nodding slightly.
His cultivation had successfully reached the ninth level of Meridian Opening.
Just then—
“Senior Brother!”
A voice rang out from beyond the cave dwelling.
Lu Changfeng casually took out a long robe and put it on before walking outside.
Zhou Xuantong bowed slightly and was just about to speak.
But the instant he saw Lu Changfeng, his eyes widened.
“Senior Brother… you…”
He stammered,
“Your cultivation!”
In Zhou Xuantong’s eyes, Lu Changfeng’s qi and blood thundered like that of a humanoid demon beast, making him impossible to look at directly.
The aura emanating from him was far stronger than it had been a few days ago.
“I’m at the ninth level now.”
Lu Changfeng nodded slightly.
“Hiss—!”
Upon hearing this, Zhou Xuantong drew in a sharp breath and stood there in a daze.
How many days had it been?
Even gaining weight from eating had to be slower than this, didn’t it?
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After a long while—
“As expected of Senior Brother!”
“The talent of Nine-Star Alignment is truly incredible!”
“I don’t think it will be long before Senior Brother breaks through and becomes a Circulating Heaven cultivator!”
“When that happens, who would still dare come looking for trouble?”
Zhou Xuantong clapped his hands excitedly, beaming from ear to ear.
His excitement was even greater than Lu Changfeng’s own.
After all, he had been the first person to follow Lu Changfeng.
Now that Lu Changfeng’s cultivation was advancing so rapidly, the benefits Zhou Xuantong would receive in the future would certainly be substantial as well.
“Why have you come to see me?”
Lu Changfeng nodded slightly before asking.
“Isn’t the Moon Chill Pool about to open?”
“I came to remind you, Senior Brother…”
Zhou Xuantong hurriedly slapped his forehead and began to explain.
Before he could finish speaking—
Buzz—!
A clear, ethereal sound echoed from the spiritual talismans of Moon Chill Peak.
“All disciples of Moon Chill Peak, proceed immediately to the Moon Chill Pool in the rear mountain.”
When the announcement ended—
“Senior Brother, you may not know where the Moon Chill Pool is yet, do you?”
“I’ll take you there!”
Zhou Xuantong spoke with an even more ingratiating smile.
The two of them arrived at the rear mountain, one walking ahead of the other.
Beside a crystal-clear pool stood a bustling crowd.
Every person wore an expression of expectation as they gazed at the water before them.
Thin wisps of mist rose from the edge of the pool.
The trees, flowers, and grasses nearby grew far more vigorously than those elsewhere.
When Lu Changfeng arrived, he discovered that the mist was entirely formed from spiritual energy.
The concentration of spiritual energy here was several times greater than that in his cave dwelling.
“This place… is indeed quite good.”
Lu Changfeng nodded slightly, thinking to himself.
“So this is the newcomer with the Nine-Star Alignment talent?”
“Seriously? A newcomer wants to compete for a place in the Moon Chill Pool?”
“Hmph. He truly doesn’t know his own limits!”
The disciples of Moon Chill Peak around them glanced at Lu Changfeng and whispered among themselves.
In their eyes, Lu Changfeng might become a rival in the future.
But he had been at the peak for less than three months.
No matter how heaven-defying his talent was, they still did not take him seriously.
Lu Changfeng cared even less about them.
After all, his place had already been decided in advance.
And even if it had not been, these people would not have been his opponents.
They were not even worthy of becoming his opponents.
As more and more disciples arrived—
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The area grew increasingly lively.
Many people formed factions, hoping to compete for the available places through their alliances.
Others stood apart from the crowd, watching those around them with guarded expressions.
Just then—
The voices in the crowd suddenly quieted.
The disciples present spontaneously stepped aside, opening a path.
From the back of the crowd, a group of people slowly approached the edge of the pool.
At the center of the group walked the senior sister who had helped Lu Changfeng out of trouble before—
Ye Yunlan.
As they moved forward, Ye Yunlan merely swept her gaze across the crowd before looking away.
Lu Changfeng stood outside the crowd, calmly watching everything unfold.
Just then—
“What is this supposed to be?”
Luo Yun, standing beside Ye Yunlan, glanced at Lu Changfeng and spoke coldly.
“Don’t you know what your own cultivation is? And you still dare come to the Moon Chill Pool?”
“What a fool who doesn’t know when to quit!”
The injuries he had suffered had already healed.
He now looked full of vigor once more.
Lu Changfeng remained indifferent and did not bother responding.
The next moment—
Buzz—!
Spiritual energy surged through the air. A figure in a shimmering crystal-colored dress drifted down and hovered above the crowd.
It was Yue Qingshuang, her expression cold and aloof, as though an immortal had descended into the mortal world.
“Peak Master!”
The disciples of Moon Chill Peak hurriedly bowed in greeting.
Their eyes burned with fervor.
Yue Qingshuang swept her gaze across the surroundings. When she noticed that Lu Changfeng was present as well, she gave him a slight nod.
Then her cool, clear voice echoed through the area.
“Today is the day the Moon Chill Pool opens.”
“The rules are the same as before. The first nine people may enter and cultivate.”
For a moment, the disciples below frowned and turned their gazes toward Lu Changfeng.
“What’s going on? Why is there one fewer place?”
“Use that pig brain of yours and think carefully!”
“What’s different about this year?”
The cleverer disciples had already realized the truth.
Lu Changfeng was the tenth person.
As a result, many of them harbored deep resentment toward him.
After all, they themselves might have been the tenth person.
Yue Qingshuang, standing in midair, paid no attention to the disciples’ muttering.
She calmly raised her head and addressed Lu Changfeng.
“You may enter first.”
“Nine others will follow afterward.”
Lu Changfeng nodded slightly, feeling that there was nothing inappropriate about the arrangement.
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