Lin Feng's Sword Body

Soon after, Xiao Ming and Lin Feng arrived at a mountain hollow.

In front of the hollow stood a massive stone tablet, on which eight large characters were inscribed:

“Awakening Ground, Idlers Not Allowed.”

“This is the Awakening Ground. The Awakening Pool is inside,” Xiao Ming said indifferently. “Let’s go in.”

“Alright, Senior Brother Xiao, please!” Lin Feng nodded.

Lin Feng was only about sixteen years old, while Xiao Ming was nearly eighteen, so Xiao Ming subtly took the lead between the two.

Moreover, Lin Feng had only recently joined the Spirit Sword Sect and wasn't even considered one of the Servant Disciples; he was an unofficial member whose family had paid to get him in.

This was a common practice.

Many smaller families frequently paid money to get their family members into the major sects. The sects would receive a substantial income, and the family members could cultivate using the sect’s resources.

Xiao Ming led Lin Feng and strode inside.

After walking several hundred meters, a large flat area appeared ahead. On the flat ground were five enormous spiritual pools, lined up in a row, all emitting a wondrous aura.

An Awakening Elder, who looked middle-aged, was currently looking up at the sky.

By then, the rain had stopped, the dark clouds had dispersed, and sunlight poured down.

The Awakening Elder stared blankly at the sky, seemingly lost in thought.

“Strange, for a moment just now, it felt like a ray of light fell from the sky,” the Awakening Elder murmured to himself, “but I didn’t pay attention. Could I have been hallucinating?”

The Awakening Elder looked puzzled.

When it was still raining earlier, he sensed a flash of light that seemed to fall into one of the Awakening Pools.

But the light was too fast, so fast that it was impossible to react!

Coupled with the ongoing rain, which obstructed his vision, and the lightning in the sky, he couldn't be sure if something had truly fallen.

Perhaps he had misseen it, and it was just a hallucination in a moment of distraction.

“Servant Disciples Xiao Ming greets the Awakening Elder!” Xiao Ming cupped his hands and said loudly, “This disciple has already advanced to the Xiantian Realm and has come to apply to enter the Awakening Pool for awakening.”

“Disciple Lin Feng greets the Awakening Elder.” Lin Feng also mimicked him, cupping his hands towards the Awakening Elder.

The Awakening Elder was startled awake.

He cast aside what had just happened and looked at Xiao Ming with surprise.

“You are a Servant Disciples? How old are you? You’ve actually cultivated to the Xiantian Realm?!” the Awakening Elder exclaimed, asking a series of questions.

“This disciple will be eighteen in less than a month and recently advanced to the Xiantian Realm,” Xiao Ming said with a smile, “As for being a Servant Disciples, it’s absolutely true!”

“Good! Very good!” the Awakening Elder said with satisfaction, “Most Servant Disciples are doing well if they can cultivate to the Body Refinement Tenth Level before eighteen. I didn’t expect you to go further and reach the Xiantian Realm.”

“It seems your talent is excellent, and your future achievements are limitless!”

“Elder, you flatter me. I am just an ordinary person,” Xiao Ming said modestly.

“You’re quite humble. Nowadays, there aren’t many disciples as modest as you,” the Awakening Elder nodded, then his gaze fell on Lin Feng.

He had heard much about Lin Feng.

After all, Lin Feng’s reputation as a good-for-nothing was widely known!

“Lin Feng, I didn’t expect you to also advance to the Xiantian Realm!” the Awakening Elder said in shock.

After all, Lin Feng’s reputation as a good-for-nothing was almost known throughout the entire Spirit Sword Sect, which was truly unexpected!

“Uh… this disciple recently got a fortuitous opportunity, and only then did he manage to advance to Xiantian,” Lin Feng said hesitantly.

He didn’t elaborate on his fortuitous opportunity.

The Awakening Elder paused.

Fortuitous opportunity?

Then he thought of something.

The Grand Elder’s only daughter, Su Jin!

As the Grand Elder’s daughter, Su Jin naturally had many abundant resources. It wasn’t impossible for her to help Lin Feng advance to the Xiantian Realm.

“You, young man, are truly surprising. Although the cultivation world values strength, appearance is also very important,” the Awakening Elder said meaningfully.

Xiao Ming almost burst out laughing!

The Awakening Elder was practically saying that Lin Feng was living off a woman!

After all, the relationship between Lin Feng and Su Jin was already the talk of the town.

Lin Feng also realized the meaning behind the Awakening Elder’s words, but he didn’t explain, maintaining a poker face.

“Alright, enough small talk. Let’s begin the awakening now,” the Awakening Elder said, “There are five Awakening Pools in front of you. Each pool contains the same concentration of awakening power. You may choose any one of them.”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ming scanned the many Awakening Pools, then strode towards the fifth one.

Seeing this, Lin Feng was slightly startled.

He had originally wanted to go to the fifth Awakening Pool as well, but since Xiao Ming had already gone ahead, he couldn’t go there anymore.

Lin Feng chose the first Awakening Pool.

Anyway, all the Awakening Pools were the same, so it didn’t matter which one he entered.

Xiao Ming arrived at the fifth Awakening Pool, took off his outer robe, and jumped straight in.

His slender figure splashed water.

The Awakening Pool was very deep, a full five meters deep. The liquid in the pool was milky white, as smooth as milk.

But unlike milk, this liquid contained a rich awakening power.

After Xiao Ming entered the Awakening Pool, he plunged in and began to search around.

“Many Spirit Sword Sect disciples enter the Awakening Pool for awakening every year, and quite a few enter the fifth Awakening Pool, but why was Lin Feng able to obtain the fortuitous opportunity of the Indestructible Sword Body?” Xiao Ming pondered.

“Therefore, the fifth Awakening Pool must have experienced an anomaly recently!”

“Where is the anomaly?”

Xiao Ming dived to the bottom of the pool, slowly searching along the pool wall.

“Found it!”

Xiao Ming was both surprised and delighted.

At the very bottom of the pool, there was a sword-shaped glow emitting five colors. The light was very soft, like a small fish, lying quietly at the bottom of the pool.

Although Xiao Ming didn’t know what this thing was, it was definitely related to the Indestructible Sword Body!

Without hesitation, Xiao Ming picked up the sword-shaped glow and put it into his mouth!

At the same time, he began to circulate the Guiyuan Sword Art to refine this light.

As the Sword Art circulated, the sword-shaped glow was gradually refined by Xiao Ming, greatly improving his physique.

After an unknown period of time.

Whoosh!

A sudden gust of strong wind swept across outside the Awakening Pool!

In the howling wind, a massive sword shadow, dozens of meters long, suddenly appeared in the first Awakening Pool. The sword shadow pierced the void, emitting a majestic sword intent.

The sword intent diffused, spreading across more than half of the Spirit Sword Sect!

At this moment, countless powerful cultivators of the Spirit Sword Sect discovered the anomaly at the Awakening Ground, and one by one, they cast their astonished gazes towards it.

“This… this is comprehending a sword-type innate divine ability?” The Awakening Elder watched, dumbfounded.

And judging by the situation, the divine ability didn't seem to be of a low rank!

“Who comprehended the sword shadow?!”

Just then, a deep voice suddenly shot from the distant sky.

The Awakening Elder quickly turned his head and realized that the Spirit Sword Sect’s Sect Master Li Changfeng, Grand Elder Su Tianming, and a group of high-ranking sect officials had all arrived.

Without a doubt, they must have sensed the anomaly in the Awakening Pool and rushed over.

“Reporting to the Sect Master and Grand Elder, the one who triggered the sword shadow is from the first Awakening Pool,” the Awakening Elder quickly said, “The disciple who entered the first Awakening Pool is named Lin Feng.”

“Lin Feng? It seems he is a very talented disciple,” the Grand Elder said, stroking his beard, “Judging by the aura emanating from this sword shadow, the innate divine ability Lin Feng comprehended should be of Earth-rank.”

“Earth-rank, you know, even when the Sect Master and I awakened back then, the innate divine abilities we obtained were only of Profound-rank.”

“However, why does this name sound a bit familiar?”

Su Tianming said, puzzled.

The Awakening Elder remained silent, thinking to himself, your daughter Su Jin is almost being charmed away by Lin Feng, and the entire Spirit Sword Sect is abuzz with rumors, yet you, as her father, don’t know?

At this moment.

A graceful figure flew over from a distance.

It was Su Tianming’s only daughter, Su Jin!

“Daughter, you’ve come at just the right time. A fellow named Lin Feng has comprehended an Earth-rank innate divine ability. It seems our Spirit Sword Sect is about to gain another genius,” Su Tianming said with a smile.

“It’s really Lin Feng? I knew he wouldn’t disappoint!” Su Jin was so excited she almost jumped up and down.

Su Tianming was startled and very puzzled.

What did Lin Feng awakening an Earth-rank divine ability have to do with Su Jin?

He vaguely felt that something was amiss.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a figure flew out from the first Awakening Pool.

Lin Feng had finished his awakening.

“Lin Feng, what innate divine ability did you awaken?” the Awakening Elder asked impatiently.

Li Changfeng, Su Tianming, and the others also looked over expectantly.

Lin Feng felt the changes within himself and was quite pleased, saying, “What I obtained is a physical divine ability called Mystic Sword Body.”

“Mystic Sword Body? Indeed, I guessed correctly,” the Grand Elder clapped his hands and laughed, “This is a famous Earth-rank divine ability. With the augmentation of the Mystic Sword Body, you will be able to cultivate sword-type martial arts at a rapid pace, and in the future, you will at least be able to cultivate to the Yuqi Realm!”

“Young man, would you like to become my disciple?”

Upon hearing this, Sect Master Li Changfeng immediately became enraged.

He had long taken a liking to Lin Feng and wanted to take him as his disciple, but he didn’t expect Su Tianming to snatch him first.

One must know that since the Spirit Sword Sect was founded hundreds of years ago, the number of disciples who could awaken Earth-rank divine abilities was exceedingly rare!

And every disciple who comprehended an Earth-rank divine ability had limitless future achievements!

“Grand Elder, I am the Sect Master. If we’re talking about taking disciples, I should choose first!” Li Changfeng said with dissatisfaction, “I also have my eyes on this genius, Lin Feng.”

“Sect Master, you are truly shameless. When it comes to taking disciples, there’s no such thing as first come, first served. Whoever acts first, the disciple belongs to them!” Su Tianming retorted unhappily, then his body swayed, and the next moment he appeared directly in front of Lin Feng.

Lin Feng was startled!

Su Tianming looked at Lin Feng with great interest, as if he were looking at a treasure, with an expression that made it seem like he wanted to devour Lin Feng.

Li Changfeng was furious, his eyes spitting fire and smoke rising from his head.

He had been momentarily careless and hadn’t acted in time, resulting in Su Tianming getting a head start.

Li Changfeng was both angry and regretful. He wished he had acted immediately to snatch Lin Feng the moment he rushed out of the Awakening Pool.

Just as Li Changfeng was feeling dejected.

Suddenly.

The fifth Awakening Pool abruptly emitted a majestic aura!

After the aura swept out, a sword-shaped pillar of light, radiating five colors, shot out from the fifth Awakening Pool, directly striking the sky!

This sword-shaped pillar of light was incredibly thick, as large as a house!

Both the aura it emitted and the celestial phenomenon it caused were several times more powerful than Lin Feng’s sword shadow!

The two were like the difference between a fierce tiger and a wolfdog; they were not on the same level at all!

As soon as the sword-shaped pillar of light appeared, everyone present was stunned.

Li Changfeng was the first to react, trembling with excitement, “This is a Heaven-rank aura! Someone else is awakening, and they’ve even obtained a Heaven-rank divine ability!?”

“Oh my goodness! My Spirit Sword Sect is about to soar!”

Having said that, Li Changfeng suddenly turned his head and looked at the Awakening Elder, asking, “Who is awakening here?”

“It, it’s a Servant Disciples named Xiao Ming,” the Awakening Elder swallowed hard and said tremblingly.

He was also stunned.

“Xiao Ming? Good name! This person is mine, and no one can take him away!” Li Changfeng’s expression suddenly changed, and he glared around fiercely, saying, “If anyone dares to snatch Xiao Ming from me, this Sect Master will stab them in the butt!”

“Genius Xiao is mine, he’s mine, hahaha!”