This Martial Saint's Health Bar is Too Thick!

Having been enrolled for less than three months, he had already broken Wang Fengqing's record. What kind of monstrous new record would Li Fei leave behind after two years?

Soon, news of Li Fei breaking Wang Fengqing's academic points record spread throughout Wuda.

Another piece of news spread along with it: Li Fei had followed a Wuda professor today to storm the Iron Blade Sect's gates, single-handedly killing his way from the foot of the mountain to the peak, slaughtering twelve martial masters of the Iron Blade Sect!

...

In the dormitory, Li Fei first completed today's cultivation task—taking medication to help the [Illusion Leaf] absorb nutrients.

Then he walked over to his desk, picked up the microphone, and dialed a phone number.

The call connected quickly, and a somewhat serious voice came through the other end:

"Hello?"

"Teacher, it's me."

The only person who could make Li Fei address someone directly as "teacher" without any prefix was Hao Yi.

"Xiao Fei?"

Hao Yi's tone filled with a bit more joy, "What's the matter?"

"Teacher, I've broken through to the Qi Change Middle Stage."

Li Fei reported truthfully.

He had always kept in contact with Hao Yi after coming to Wuda, frequently updating him on his cultivation progress and occasionally seeking advice on cultivation-related issues.

Previously when he had "broken through" to the Qi Change Stage, he had informed Hao Yi, who had specifically instructed him to notify him immediately after developing force.

"You've made a breakthrough so quickly?"

Hao Yi's voice conveyed surprise.

In his mind, Li Fei had only just broken through to the Qi Change Early Stage less than two months ago, and now he had made another breakthrough—this pace was truly shocking!

"I received help from several professors at Wuda, combined with some fortunate coincidences, so I successfully overcame the mental barrier."

Li Fei did not mention Xu Jing's incident to Hao Yi.

"Hmm, with such a pace of breakthroughs, you would be legendary even in the entire Da Lan Dynasty."

Hao Yi said with a sense of marvel, "What kind of force did you develop? Golden Yuan Power? Heavenly Gang Power?"

He listed several types of forces that were the most likely to be developed by someone with a [steel armor] Implant and Geng Metal True Qi.

"Teacher, I have cultivated Vajra Force."

Li Fei stated.

"..."

On the other end of the phone, Hao Yi fell silent for a moment, his breathing clearly heavier:

"Vajra Force?"

"Yes, Vajra Force."

"Good! Very good!"

Hao Yi was unusually excited, "With Vajra Force, your chances of cultivating the [Mixed Element Heavenly Gold] in the future are at least seventy percent!"

"Teacher, what should be my next steps in cultivation?"

Li Fei asked.

Even though there was an abundance of Tao Foundation Stage professors at Wuda he could consult with, the person he trusted most was still Hao Yi.

Moreover, after listening to the conversation between Xu Jing and Gu Xianfeng today, Li Fei felt that Hao Yi's level was probably among the best at Wuda!

"The martial art that can maximize the power of the Vajra Force in this world is the 'Vajra Eight Parts' from Pudu Temple."

Hao Yi explained, "Originally, it was a closely guarded secret of the Buddhist community, accessible only to the true disciples of Pudu Temple. However, over a hundred years ago, when Emperor Wen Cheng planned to abolish Buddhism in favor of Taoism, Pudu Temple, in order to help Buddhism weather this crisis, had its abbot personally deliver hundreds of carts filled with gold, silver, and a vast array of Buddhist secret books to the Imperial City, presenting it all to the court, which finally made Emperor Wen Cheng reconsider his intent to eradicate Buddhism."

Li Fei nodded; he had read about this piece of history in the "Great Blue Chronicles." The items presented by the abbot of Pudu Temple at the time included not only gold and jewels but also those Buddhist secret manuals, which were truly priceless treasures!

Despite this, Emperor Wen Cheng did not let off the Buddhist community completely. He limited the number of registered temples within the Da Lan Dynasty to one hundred and eight, not allowing any to exceed that number.

Because of this, to this day, the number of officially registered temples in the entire Da Lan Dynasty remains one hundred and eight, and all other temples are considered 'Wild Temples,' which can be shut down at any moment.

"Did the secret manuals Pudu Temple gave to the court include the 'Vajra Eight Parts'?"

Li Fei inquired.

Hao Yi: "Pudu Temple handed over four of the 'Vajra Eight Parts' to the court. After the court established twelve universities, they distributed some of the Buddhist secret manuals among them. Wuda should have one of the 'Vajra Eight Parts,' and it would be of the greatest help to you if you could learn it."

Li Fei remembered what Wen Ke had said that day about applying for a few martial inheritances suitable for him, and couldn't help but feel excited:

"I understand, teacher."

"Besides the 'Vajra Eight Parts,' you can practice a few other martial techniques. For this, you'll need to come back for my guidance."

Hao Yi told him.

"Alright, there are just over ten days left until the holiday; I'll come back then."

Li Fei replied.

Wuda's academic calendar spans half a year per semester, with the school year starting in September and ending in mid-March the following year. There's a half-month break before the new semester begins.

"Okay."

Hao Yi then offered Li Fei some guidance on the aspects to be cautious about during the Qi Change Middle Stage and on issues related to further cultivation practice.

The two had been on the phone for over an hour before the call ended.

After hanging up, Li Fei made another call to Shangguan Xiao.

"Hello?"

"Auntie Master, it's me."

"Xiao Fei, what's up?"

Since his arrival at Wuda, Li Fei had kept in close contact with Shangguan Xiao because he had to discuss matters of Qingyuan City Management Company with her and send some Martial Arts Elixirs back home from time to time.

"Auntie Master, I ran into Xu Jing today,"

Li Fei went straight to the point.

He hadn't told Hao Yi about Xu Jing because it was clear that Xu Jing just wanted to use him to target Hao Yi, and naturally, he was not going to let Xu Jing succeed.

Telling Shangguan Xiao about this was to get more information about Xu Jing from her and because her stance was certainly the same as his: they didn't want Hao Yi to get hurt.

"Xu Jing?"

Upon hearing the name, Shangguan Xiao's tone changed immediately. "Did he do anything to you?"

"He helped me with a Breakthrough in my cultivation,"

Li Fei said.

"What???"

Even over the phone, Li Fei could imagine Shangguan Xiao's face filled with question marks.

So he recounted the events of the day to Shangguan Xiao.

"That bastard!"

After listening to Li Fei's account, Shangguan Xiao spoke in a chilling tone.

"Auntie Master, I'm okay now, actually quite well. But I wanted to know if there's any grudge between this Xu Jing and our teacher?"

"Your teacher doesn't want you to get involved in the grudges between the older generation, so when you came to Wuda, both he and I didn't tell you about those past events,"

Shangguan Xiao said. "I still want to respect your teacher's wishes, so I won't tell you too much. Just know that Xu Jing is a very proud man. He was repeatedly defeated by your teacher in the past, so it's certain that he won't take action against you directly. At most, he's hoping to provoke your teacher through you."

Li Fei: "Then I understand."

A person so proud and consistently defeated by Hao Yi wouldn't possibly make a move against his disciple before truly defeating Hao Yi himself,

for that would mean losing his last shred of pride.

Li Fei now also understood why, when Sect Leader Gu Xianfeng of Iron Blade Sect spoke disparagingly of Hao Yi in front of Xu Jing, Xu Jing became so angry.

Although Xu Jing's current realm had surpassed Hao Yi's, he did not feel he had truly won against Hao Yi. Thus, to belittle Hao Yi was to belittle him.

"If Xu Jing gives you trouble again in the future, tell me first,"

Shangguan Xiao said.

Li Fei: "Okay, I understand."

...

The same night, in Jinsha District, Datong Prefecture City.

While Li Fei was on the phone with Shangguan Xiao, Zhang Zongyang quietly entered a courtyard by himself.

He was the current Family Head of one of the three great families of Datong Prefecture, the Helmsman of Zhi Ge General Hospital, a Fourth Rank Sitting Official, a level 13 officer, and one of the top figures in Datong Prefecture!

Li Fei had previously entered Datong Prefecture City alone as the Green-faced Ghost, braving the meeting single-handedly at the 'Beast King's' Human Face Villa, and was able to retreat safely mainly because that night, Zhang Family Head Zhang Zongyang sent a letter to the 'Beast King.' (See Volume 1, Chapter 137 for details)

The reason Zhang Zongyang was willing to send that letter was at Shangguan Xiao's request.

He was Shangguan Xiao's father.

That night, not long after Zhang Zongyang entered the courtyard, there was a thunderous noise from within.

The ground shook violently, and the buildings in the courtyard began to collapse one after another!

Minutes later, the courtyard had turned into ruins.

The commotion quickly drew nearby patrolling Inspectors, but by the time they arrived, the disturbance had already ceased.

Then, these Inspectors discovered Zhang Zongyang in a pool of blood among the rubble.

Minutes later, a heart-stopping piece of news spread throughout Datong Prefecture City at an incredible speed—

The Helmsman of Zhi Ge General Hospital, Family Head Zhang Zongyang of the Zhang Family, was assassinated!

Real turmoil began to arise that very night!

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