374: Ascending to heaven too early is a bad thing!

What exactly the Seven Stars Sect's background was, Qin Feng wasn't clear, but according to the description on the map, the Seven Stars Sect should be an existence similar to the Five Great Immortal Sects.

According to the map, the Seven Stars Sect was located in the Beiping Mountains of Qingzhou, a very secluded large Immortal Sect.

Qin Feng and Tie Zhu sped through the void, and even with their current cultivation levels, it took them a full two incense sticks' worth of time to reach the Beiping Mountains.

It was nighttime, and Qin Feng thought about it, deciding to wait until dawn. After all, the opponent was a large Immortal Sect; acting rashly at night might lead to a disadvantage. A lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit, let alone himself, who couldn't even be considered a lion. He should be more cautious.

The two casually found a cave to settle down in, lit a fire inside, and then began quietly waiting for dawn.

The cave was damp and dark, with water droplets constantly falling from the stone wall beside them, making a pattering sound. At the same time, there was a very strong smell of moss.

Tie Zhu lay on a relatively smooth stone slab, saying with emotion, "Feng Ge, do you still remember when we did odd jobs at the Wang Family's alchemy room in Qinghe Ward?"

"What's wrong?"

"I feel like I was so easily satisfied back then. At that time, being able to eat the meat patties my mother made for me every day felt like the happiest thing in the world. Also, your sister, she actually secretly gave me some meat patties too, but they were always half. She must have split her own portion in half for me."

"How could you bear to eat my sister's things, you little rascal? Your family was much wealthier than mine back then."

Qin Feng gritted his teeth, while Tie Zhu smiled awkwardly and said, "I was greedy back then too. Blame it on Yue Jie's good cooking; the meat patties she made were much tastier than my family's."

"Although it was a bit tough back then, life was truly warm."

A hint of nostalgia appeared in Qin Feng's eyes. He even recalled how the Wang Family's alchemy room deducted wages, and after working hard for a long time each day, they could only get a few spirit crystals as compensation. Sometimes, they also had to suffer oppression from Zhao Kang, simply because he was a Cultivator, and his powerful strength allowed him to arbitrarily exploit ordinary people.

Tie Zhu stared blankly at the fire, clearly also thinking about the difficult days in Qinghe Ward, and then... he thought of his mother.

Qin Feng didn't speak anymore, just kept poking the fire with a stick.

After a moment, Tie Zhu suddenly asked, "Feng Ge, what's the background of that new woman beside you?"

"Her identity is not simple; she's even more formidable than your sister-in-law."

"Sister-in-law seems to be at the Void Refinement Stage or Combined Body Stage, right? If this woman is even more formidable, wouldn't she be... at the Great Ascension Stage?" Tie Zhu's eyes widened, but Qin Feng smiled and shook his head. He had originally wanted to reveal Lü Qingqing's true cultivation level but was afraid of hurting Tie Zhu's pride.

"Alright, alright, after this busy period is over, I must Cultivate the Heaven-Breaking Art diligently and strive to ascend early. Feng Ge, both sister-in-law and Yue Jie have gone to the Spirit Realm. Don't you want to ascend sooner?"

Qin Feng looked at Tie Zhu and said with emotion, "I do want to, but a Great Ascension Stage Cultivator ascending to the Spirit Realm is just a Mortal Immortal. Their status is probably similar to Qi Refining Stage Cultivators in our Cultivation World. Do you really think ascending sooner is a good thing?"

"..."

For a moment, Tie Zhu fell silent.

If ordinary Cultivators didn't know about the Spirit Realm or the Realms of Immortals above the Great Ascension Stage, they might truly think that ascending to the Spirit Realm would grant them eternal life without worries. However, both Qin Feng and Tie Zhu had read the Li Huo Profound Heaven Art, and through the cultivation Realms described within, they knew that Immortals above the Great Ascension Stage had other cultivation Realms.

If Cultivators with fewer Magic Treasures, secret techniques, and foundations ascended, they would likely only become Puppets for other powerful Immortals.

After hesitating for a moment, Tie Zhu said, "Feng Ge, should we accumulate more life-saving means before ascending?"

"..."

The two chatted idly, and unknowingly, dawn arrived.

They walked out of the cave.

Outside was a lush and dense forest, with countless vines hanging down from the treetops. Coupled with the thorns covering the ground, it made walking on the ground extremely difficult for pedestrians.

In order to find the location of the Seven Stars Sect as quickly as possible, Qin Feng and Tie Zhu flew around the Beiping Mountains one after another, searching.

After searching for a full half incense stick's worth of time, they finally found a clue on a mountaintop.

"Feng Ge, does that place look like where Cultivators live?"

Tie Zhu pointed to a mountain in the vast range that resembled a gold ingot. This place not only had a pleasant climate but also excellent feng shui, with the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth converging towards this mountaintop. It seemed that even if this wasn't the location of the Seven Stars Sect, there must be Cultivators in seclusion here.

After hesitating for a moment, Qin Feng decided to step forward and challenge them.

"Is anyone inside?"

Qin Feng first threw in a sound transmission Talisman, initiating with courtesy before resorting to force, to avoid finding the wrong enemy...

"Who goes there!"

Just as the sound transmission Talisman was thrown in, Qin Feng suddenly felt over a dozen figures with powerful auras rapidly approaching from behind. These people were almost all Nascent Soul Stage cultivators, and the strongest among them had even reached the Great Perfection of the Nascent Soul Stage, just a step away from the God Transformation Realm.

When the group of people drew near, Qin Feng could see clearly that they were all wearing wax-yellow colored clothing, and each person had seven small white dots on their chest. This was clearly the symbol of the Seven Stars Sect.

As the saying goes, enemies meeting each other makes their eyes red with hatred. Even if the other party's attitude wasn't particularly hostile, Qin Feng was already emitting wisps of killing intent. Tie Zhu, even more so, did not hesitate to take out the Ten Thousand Souls Banner from his storage ring.

If words don't agree, fight!

When the Disciples of the Seven Stars Sect saw thick smoke billowing from Tie Zhu's body, angry expressions immediately appeared in their eyes. They reprimanded, "Audacious evil Cultivators! How dare you come to our Seven Stars Sect's territory! I think you're tired of living!"

As soon as the words fell, some of them had already made their move.

Flying Swords, magic tools, and Talismans shot towards Qin Feng and Tie Zhu one after another, causing continuous explosions in the void.

Seeing this, Qin Feng immediately took out the Thousand Army Breaking Formation Hammer from his storage ring.

Now that he was a Divine Transformation Stage Cultivator, dealing with these Nascent Soul Stage small fry, using some ordinary magic tools was enough!

Boom boom boom!

The flying magic tools and Flying Swords instantly shattered upon touching the Thousand Army Breaking Formation Hammer. Their owners also suffered damage to their minds, and their faces all turned pale.

Tie Zhu's attack methods were more direct.

Countless malevolent spirits condensed into a huge, solid skeletal ghost head, devouring the people from the Seven Stars Sect one by one, consuming their flesh, blood, and even their souls, appearing extremely terrifying.

"They are Divine Transformation Stage powerhouses!"

Someone recognized the gap between Qin Feng and ordinary Nascent Soul Stage cultivators, shouted, and immediately began fleeing towards the nearby mountaintop. Qin Feng had no intention of stopping him; instead, he just quietly watched him run inside.

"Feng Ge, why didn't you kill them all?"

"Let him go in and report."

Qin Feng stood quietly on a smooth stone slab, silently watching the direction of the Seven Stars Sect's mountaintop. As expected, it wasn't long before streaks of light began to flash on that mountaintop.

This light was exactly the same as the Sect entrance and exit of the Li Huo Immortal Sect back then!

Amidst the flashing light, figures with relatively powerful auras appeared in the void one after another.

Just at this moment.

A middle-aged man wearing gray clothes appeared in the void and reprimanded Qin Feng and Tie Zhu, "Who are you, daring to cause trouble within my Seven Stars Sect's territory!"