Chapter 411: Chapter 218: Power Advancement, Taste My Arrow_2

Instead, he slowly opened a thin crack.

His eyes snuck a glance from the side.

He had expected blood-red light to burst from the gap in the book, but nothing happened at all. Jiang Feng relaxed quite a bit because of this, widening his eyes to look at the words inside the slit.

"Hmm?"

Yet in that very instant, the words within the crack seemed to be provoked, and once again erupted with a layer of blood-red light, shooting straight at Jiang Feng’s eyes.

Jiang Feng quickly closed both the book and his eyes.

When he opened them again, his eyes were bloodshot. Compared to last time, when he had cried tears of blood, he was clearly much luckier this time.

"I couldn’t read the Yangchun Technique before, because there was a Restriction Array inscribed on the Cowhide Scroll that recorded the Yangchun Technique. If your strength isn’t enough and you look at it by force, the Restriction Array will backfire."

"Could it be there’s also a Restriction Array on this Red Book?"

Jiang Feng felt curious.

After becoming a Cultivator, he understood much more, especially after stealing a book about Restriction Arrays from the Academy. He quickly discovered that the Cowhide Scroll with the Yangchun Technique had a Restriction Array blocking it.

This was also why the old Daoist who accompanied the Seventh Prince had been so willing to exchange the Yangchun Technique for the ledger in Jiang Feng’s hand.

In the Seventh Prince’s plan, after Jiang Feng got the Cowhide Scroll, since he couldn’t see the complete Yangchun Technique Cultivation Method, he would definitely return to the Black Market to look for him. At that point, he’d be able to probe Jiang Feng’s situation, and at the very least use Jiang Feng against the Second Prince.

Who’d have thought Jiang Feng was so cautious, and not in a hurry at all? Unable to read the full Yangchun Technique, he simply set the Cowhide Scroll aside until his strength advanced and his eyes could withstand the Restriction Array. Only then did he start practicing the Yangchun Technique.

And thus has the strength he has today.

So Jiang Feng believed there must also be a Restriction Array on the Red Book.

Unfortunately, his understanding of Restriction Arrays only came from a rather ordinary popular science book. Now he could discern the presence of a Restriction Array on the Cowhide Scroll, but he couldn’t tell exactly what kind of Restriction Arrays covered the Red Book.

Thinking of the Qinglong Cauldron’s abilities,

Jiang Feng summoned it, controlling the Qinglong Cauldron to approach the Red Book as he opened it.

He thought, if the Qinglong Cauldron could unlock Restriction Arrays, and if there really was a Restriction Array on the Red Book, wouldn’t the Qinglong Cauldron be able to help him break it?

For safety’s sake,

Jiang Feng had the Qinglong Cauldron shrink to the size of a soccer ball, shielding his face and eyes, then brought the Red Book directly in front of him and opened it.

He didn’t see any blood-red light burst forth.

Everything was perfectly calm.

His heart leaped in joy.

He quietly moved his head, revealing his eyes from beside the Qinglong Cauldron, and looked at the Red Book.

"Whoosh!"

A streak of blood-red light shot straight out from the book.

Jiang Feng was startled.

He quickly ducked behind the Qinglong Cauldron, closing the Red Book at once.

"Could this be a forbidden book?"

"No one is allowed to peek."

Jiang Feng grumbled inwardly.

He could only put away the Red Book, waiting for the day when his strength increased to investigate again.

Another month quickly passed by.

Fortune: 127899

The Fortune Point growth rate steadily stayed at just over three thousand points. With no Magical Artifacts to refine, Jiang Feng found himself quite idle, spending every day breathing and consolidating his own cultivation.

Whenever he got restless, he’d try out the Three-legged Body Technique to see if it could take him to other palaces to have a look around.

Unfortunately, either his strength was insufficient or due to Restriction Arrays and other reasons, every time Jiang Feng performed the Three-legged Body Technique, the Golden Light that appeared automatically always extended beyond the mansion, never leading him to dodge the Restriction Array behind the statues or helping him get closer to those magnificent glorious palaces.

Because of this, Jiang Feng could only devote his entire mind to breathwork and meditation.

Outside the mansion.

Liu Chen’s eyes were vacant.

He’d stood guard here for nearly two years, and not only hadn’t caught Jiang Feng, he hadn’t even seen his shadow.

After Elder Wang left, Divine Sect periodically sent him and the Saintess Spirit Rice and Spirit Stones so their cultivation wouldn’t be neglected.

The Saintess was fine—she had already adapted to life here.

She lived inside the cave, practicing in seclusion, and left the entire task of guarding the exit to Liu Chen.

Liu Chen was helpless. After all, both his strength and status were inferior to the Saintess, so he could only comply.

At first, spurred by the Grand Elder’s Blood God Curse, he was full of fighting spirit, staring at the entrance every day, just waiting for Jiang Feng to come out and court death.

But a month ago, his state of mind collapsed.

The junior who brought them Spirit Rice and Spirit Stones told him the Sect had already dispatched a large number of disciples to the Dragon Capital, preparing to storm the Underground Palace and see what lay within.

Such a grand undertaking, yet he hadn’t been able to participate.

He knew that with the Divine Sect closing its gates for seclusion, his guarding of the Dragon Capital was not just to protect the Second Prince but more because he wanted a share of the opportunity within the Underground Palace.

But because of this guy Jiang Feng, he was forced to leave the Dragon Capital, standing guard at the Divine Sect Mansion for nearly two years, and lost his chance to enter the Dragon Capital Underground Palace.

His inner torment was beyond words.

Day after day, he suffered the agony.

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, another three months passed.

Jiang Feng checked his panel information.

Name: Jiang Feng

Fortune: 460981

Cultivation Technique: Yangchun Technique (Perfection)

Skills: Flame Saber (Proficient+) Wind Control (Proficient+)

Realm: Qi Condensation (Sixth Layer)

Divine Power: Immortality

Fortune Points were increasing at a rate of just over 100,000 per month. After three months, they accumulated to 460,000 points, and a plus sign had appeared after both Flame Saber and Wind Control.

Jiang Feng was overjoyed.

Enduring loneliness and hiding in the Divine Sect Mansion had been for the sole purpose of amassing enough Fortune Points to raise both of his skills to Great Perfection State.