Chapter 1 The Great Barren Mountains

Liu Qingfeng slowly walked out of the cave, two lines of clear tears streaking down his face.

A year and a half!

A full year and a half!

Although a year and a half was nothing to a cultivator, it felt like an eternity to him.

Every day and night, he was in the cave, practicing the sword, always practicing the sword.

Actually, practicing the sword wasn't a big deal, but the problem was that the sword techniques left by the two seniors, Zi and Qing, were too difficult to comprehend.

Fortunately, Liu Qingfeng remembered a saying from his eldest brother.

Regardless of whether you understand it or not, just practice first.

And so, over the years, Liu Qingfeng had been practicing blindly.

He himself didn't know what sword he was practicing, but every night, when he meditated, he would always dream of pairs of lustful eyes staring at him.

Moreover, half a year ago, a cultivation method inexplicably appeared in his mind.

It was called the Demon Emperor God Emperor Sutra.

At first, Liu Qingfeng refused. He was a human being, after all, so how could he cultivate demonic arts?

But later, he couldn't resist and tried to cultivate this method. With a whoosh, his realm broke through.

In just a year and a half, without exaggeration, he had already broken through to the Body Integration Realm.

And he had even reached the Great Perfection of the Body Integration Realm. More importantly, the strength of this method lay in what came after ascension.

According to the method's records, if he ascended, this method could create immortal bones.

Yes, immortal bones.

And if nothing unexpected happened, he could enter the Tribulation Transcendence Realm within ten years, and reach the Grand Ascension Realm within twenty years.

Thinking of this, Liu Qingfeng couldn't help but reveal an extremely satisfied smile.

"Senior Brother Changsheng, I'm really sorry. Maybe I'll surpass you and become the Da Luo Saint Lord."

The smile on Liu Qingfeng's face grew even wider.

But after Liu Qingfeng walked for a few days, something suddenly made him frown, sensing something was wrong.

"Where is the Da Luo Holy Land?"

In a deserted valley, Liu Qingfeng controlled his flying sword, inexplicably feeling that the Great Barren Mountains had become much larger, as if he couldn't find his way back.

In reality, due to the changes in the world and the resurgence of spiritual energy, the land of the entire cultivation world had become many times larger. For example, the distance between the Da Luo Holy Land and the nearest holy land was originally less than a million *li*, but now it was three million *li*.

Moreover, it was increasing every so often. In the words of the Giant Spirit Immortal, the world was changing, and the spiritual energy of this world was reviving.

Naturally, mountains, rivers, sun, and moon would also undergo corresponding changes. It was normal for Liu Qingfeng to not find his way back.

And so, Liu Qingfeng began to search aimlessly for the Da Luo Holy Land.

However, Liu Qingfeng didn't feel anything. On the contrary, he thought this was a kind of training.

He had been cultivating alone in the cave all these years, lacking the tempering of his state of mind. Since he couldn't find the way back to the Da Luo Holy Land, he wasn't in a hurry and simply treated it as a journey through the mortal world.

Liu Qingfeng traveled through the major holy cities, whether it was to enjoy the scenery or to experience the mortal world.

And so, in the blink of an eye, four years passed.

In those four years, Liu Qingfeng didn't inquire about any news, nor did he ask about the Da Luo Holy Land. He simply followed a map and arrived at the Da Luo Holy Land.

In four years, Liu Qingfeng had matured a lot, and his realm had also reached the Great Perfection of the Body Integration Realm, ready to enter the Tribulation Transcendence Realm at any time.

He could be considered half a step into the Tribulation Transcendence Realm.

And at this moment, the Da Luo Holy Land seemed extremely extraordinary, countless times more brilliant than he remembered.

Immortal light filled the air, rainbow bridges rose everywhere, and heavenly palace-like buildings stood above the void. Spiritual beasts ran about, like a fairyland.

Moreover, Liu Qingfeng clearly sensed that the spiritual energy of the Da Luo Holy Land was hundreds of times denser than the outside.

"I really don't know what realm Senior Brother Changsheng has reached. I can enter the Tribulation Transcendence Realm at any time. At most, Senior Brother should be at the Great Perfection of the Tribulation Transcendence Realm. Even if he's at the early, middle, or even late stage of the Grand Ascension Realm, I'm confident that I can catch up within five years."

"Senior Brother Changsheng, you must be shocked by the current me, you must!"

"And from now on, no one will dare to speak loudly to me again. I, Liu Qingfeng, am going to become the man of the Da Luo Saint Lord, hahahahaha, hee hee hee hee!"

Liu Qingfeng thought excitedly in his heart.

But in the next moment, an extremely loud voice sounded.

"Who goes there? Why are you laughing foolishly outside my Da Luo Holy Land?"

The voice sounded. It was a Golden Core Realm cultivator, holding a magic treasure spear, watching Liu Qingfeng with a puzzled look in his eyes.

Coming back to his senses, Liu Qingfeng immediately withdrew his silly smile, replacing it with a faint smile.

"Fellow disciples, I am Liu Qingfeng, a Da Luo disciple!"

Liu Qingfeng took out a token, his identity token, and handed it to the two disciples to see.

The latter frowned.

Although they hadn't heard of Liu Qingfeng's name, they glanced at the token and saw that it was indeed a token of the Da Luo Holy Land.

"Please wait a moment, Senior Brother. We will ask the elders."

The latter said. A person named Liu Qingfeng had suddenly appeared, claiming to be a Da Luo disciple and their senior brother. They definitely had to ask about it.

Liu Qingfeng didn't say anything, simply observing the surrounding scenery.

After a while, a familiar figure appeared.

It was Li Zhang.

That's right, it was Li Zhang.

"Hahahaha, Qingfeng, it's really you! It's been so many years!"

Li Zhang's hearty laughter rang out as he ran over excitedly, as if he had met a close friend.

And Liu Qingfeng couldn't help but reveal a confident smile.

Five years ago, he was just a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, and he had always regarded Li Zhang as his opponent.

Now, five years had passed, and he had obtained a great opportunity. In just five years, he had stepped into the half-step Tribulation Transcendence Realm, surpassing Li Zhang.

How could he not be happy?

But after Li Zhang appeared, Liu Qingfeng's expression changed slightly.

Because he discovered that Li Zhang's realm seemed to have already reached the Tribulation Transcendence Realm.

Liu Qingfeng: "???"

"I say, Qingfeng, you came back at the perfect time. Your father and mother ascended two years ago, and the position of Hall Master of the Imperial Sword Hall has been vacant. You've come just in time to fill it. Oh, not bad, you've already reached the Body Integration Realm?"

"Good fellow, you've been quite diligent outside these past few years. Alas, I'm not good. I've cultivated bitterly in our Da Luo Holy Land for so long, and I'm only at the late stage of the Tribulation Transcendence Realm. I'm about to undergo tribulation. Compared to you, I'm only a little bit stronger. Alas, I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed."

The smile on Li Zhang's face was incredibly bright.

But Liu Qingfeng fell into deep silence.

He couldn't help but have a bold idea. Was this guy on fake drugs?