Martial Arts Overlord-Chapter 466 - 464: Keep Your Hands to Yourself

Hearing Luo Feng’s question, a subtle change flickered deep within Yang Wanyi’s pupils before vanishing. She smiled and said, "My father is doing very well."

Could it be that I’m overthinking things?

Luo Feng looked at Yang Wanyi, debating whether to reveal the truth about Yang Dingtian’s poisoning, but ultimately chose not to.

Now that the Mu Yuan Spirit Fruit had been obtained, Yang Dingtian could soon be cured. There was no need to make Yang Wanyi worry further.

"I still need to deliver the medicinal ingredients back to Qingfeng Town, so I’ll take my leave now."

Luo Feng wanted to get the Mu Yuan Spirit Fruit to Elder Zhuang as soon as possible, so he rose to depart.

"In such a rush?"

A hint of surprise flickered in Yang Wanyi’s beautiful eyes.

"My friend has been poisoned for some time now; I can’t delay any longer."

Yang Wanyi seemed to realize something. She pursed her rosy lips and reached out to stop Luo Feng. "Your injuries haven’t fully healed yet. Let me see you off part of the way."

"This..."

Luo Feng hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "Thank you, then."

Saying this, Luo Feng reached out and took Yang Wanyi’s hand.

Seeing Luo Feng’s slightly evasive gaze, Yang Wanyi pursed her lips into a smile, took a step closer, and teased, "Why are you standing so far away? Are you afraid I’m going to eat you?"

At such close proximity, facing those slender, shimmering, bright eyes, Luo Feng’s heart couldn’t help but beat faster. He then replied with a meaningful smile, "Yang Wanyi, we’re all alone here. Aren’t you afraid I might do something?"

Seeing Luo Feng’s composed expression, Yang Wanyi was taken aback. She then snorted lightly and poked Luo Feng’s forehead. "In your dreams. The astral winds in the sky are fierce. If you don’t want to fall, hold on tight."

Luo Feng smiled faintly and wrapped his arms around her slender waist.

The moment his hands encircled Yang Wanyi, Luo Feng felt the fair lady in his embrace tremble slightly. He looked at her, surprised, then chuckled inwardly.

It seems Yang Wanyi is all bark and no bite, as innocent as a blank sheet of paper.

Noticing Luo Feng’s half-amused gaze, Yang Wanyi grew a bit annoyed. "What are you laughing at! Your hands had better behave."

Luo Feng chuckled. "Don’t worry, I wouldn’t dare joke with my own life."

"As if you’d dare."

Yang Wanyi huffed lightly through her delicate nose, tapped her foot gently on the ground, and her figure transformed into a streak of red light, wobbling as she flew into the air.

"Luo Feng, don’t hold me so tight! I can’t control my Yuan Qi properly," Yang Wanyi’s somewhat annoyed voice drifted on the wind from mid-air.

Luo Feng’s hands didn’t loosen in the slightest. "My dear City Lord, you’re flying so unsteadily. If I don’t hold on tight, I’ll surely fall."

Hearing this, Yang Wanyi’s pretty face flushed slightly. It was the first time she had been so close to a man, and the situation made it impossible for her to concentrate on controlling her Yuan Qi.

"You still have the nerve to blame me? It’s clearly because you’re holding me too tight that I can’t focus on controlling my Yuan Qi. Let go, quickly!"

"Not letting go. I don’t want to die young..."

"You... Hmph, I really shouldn’t have helped you..."

Arguing, the two flew erratically towards Qingfeng Town.

「One night later」

As the sky began to lighten, the two finally arrived near Qingfeng Town.

"Hold on tight, I’m going down," Yang Wanyi said. Her figure flashed and landed on the ground.

Feet firmly on the ground, both Luo Feng and Yang Wanyi breathed a sigh of relief.

The blush gradually faded from Yang Wanyi’s face. She looked at Luo Feng and said, "I need to return to Dayang City, so this is as far as I can take you."

"Alright."

Luo Feng’s face was somewhat pale. He took a few deep breaths to recover, swearing inwardly, I must reach the Spiritual Rotation Realm as soon as possible!

Seeing Luo Feng’s expression, Yang Wanyi bit her red lip, and as if remembering something, said, "Luo Feng, with Xuekui and the others dead, the Blood Saber Demon General definitely won’t let this matter rest. You’d best be careful."

"Understood."

Luo Feng nodded. This was indeed his greatest worry at the moment.

With his current strength, he wasn’t even sure he could defeat a captain of the Blood Saber Guards, let alone the Blood Saber Demon General.

Observing Luo Feng’s serious expression, Yang Wanyi smiled. "You don’t need to worry too much. We have experts in the Hundred Nations. Although the Blood Saber Demon General is formidable, he wouldn’t dare to easily set foot within the Hundred Nations. As long as you don’t leave the dynasty, you should be safe."

Luo Feng asked, "When will the Demon Sect launch a full-scale invasion of the Hundred Nations?"

The smile on Yang Wanyi’s face gradually faded, and her shapely eyebrows furrowed slightly. "That, I don’t know. However, the Demon Sect’s activities have been rampant recently. I’m afraid it won’t be long before they recover their strength. That will be the time for a great war between both sides. As for the current situation, it should be able to last for another two or three years."

"Two or three years..."

Luo Feng was startled. "So pressing," he frowned.

Yang Wanyi nodded. "The last time the Demon Sect invaded the Hundred Nations, dozens of dynasties were reduced to ashes. We must increase our strength as quickly as possible. Otherwise, when the time comes, the Canglang Dynasty might suffer the same fate as those annihilated dynasties."

"Yes," Luo Feng nodded.

"I’m leaving. If you run into trouble again, come to Dayang City," Yang Wanyi advised. Her figure leaped into the air and vanished over the horizon in the blink of an eye.

Two or three years... That’s enough time.

Luo Feng watched Yang Wanyi depart, a sharp glint in his eyes. He took a deep breath and turned towards Qingfeng Town.

「In the Medicine Ding Store」

Elder Zhuang and Shopkeeper Lan were both inside.

"Shopkeeper Lan, Elder Zhuang."

Luo Feng walked in and greeted the two.

Seeing Luo Feng, Elder Zhuang’s eyes lit up, and he strode over. "Luo Feng, you’re back so soon! Did you find the Mu Yuan Spirit Fruit?"

Luo Feng smiled and nodded, taking the Mu Yuan Spirit Fruit out of his storage ring.

Instantly, a rich wood-elemental Yuan Qi permeated the pharmacy. The nearby wooden shelves suddenly creaked, and clusters of fresh green sprouts emerged from them.

Elder Zhuang took the Mu Yuan Spirit Fruit. Looking at the rapidly growing tender sprouts around them, he exclaimed in admiration, "Deadwood rejuvenated! It truly is the Mu Yuan Spirit Fruit! Luo Feng, I never expected you to find it so quickly."

Shopkeeper Lan, standing beside him, was equally astonished.

The entire Qingluan Canyon stretched for thousands of li, its environment perilous. Even ordinary Ninth Stage Heavenly Court Realm martial artists wouldn’t dare to enter rashly. For Luo Feng to have found the Mu Yuan Spirit Fruit in less than ten days was indeed surprising.

Luo Feng rubbed his nose and smiled. "I was just lucky. Elder Zhuang, can this Mu Yuan Spirit Fruit be used to refine the Qingling Pill?"

Elder Zhuang nodded. "It can. However, I’m only a fourth-grade Alchemist. The Qingling Pill is a fifth-grade medicinal pill, so the chance of failure is very high."

"Elder Zhuang, I believe in you," Luo Feng said. Among the people he knew, Elder Zhuang was the only Alchemist. Now, he could only trust that Elder Zhuang would succeed.

Elder Zhuang took a deep breath. "Alright, I will do my utmost. Come back in three days to retrieve the pill."

Luo Feng chatted with Elder Zhuang for a few more moments, then left the Medicine Ding Store and headed towards the Purple Sun School.

Having personally witnessed the duel between Yang Wanyi and Xuekui, he had gained some enlightenment and wanted to cultivate at the academy while this feeling was still fresh.

「...」

RUMBLE, RUMBLE, RUMBLE, RUMBLE...

A torrential current of water plunged from a precipice thousands of meters high, crashing straight down. The sound of the waterfall impacting the pool below was like rolling thunder.

Beneath the waterfall, Luo Feng sat cross-legged on a large boulder in the pool. His eyes were slightly closed, and the Rage Flame Knife lay flat across his knees, its cold light glinting.

Luo Feng was bare-chested. Beneath the curtain of water, his figure appeared somewhat lean, yet his rippling, streamlined muscles exuded an indescribable sense of power. He was like a sheathed treasure sword, its keen aura difficult to suppress.

Water splashed all around, yet not a single drop touched Luo Feng’s body. The cascading waterfall would automatically part when it came within a foot of him, as if repelled by an invisible force.

RUMBLE...

The sound of the waterfall crashing down was like rolling thunder, yet this immense commotion had no effect on Luo Feng whatsoever.

After an unknown period, Luo Feng suddenly opened his eyes. His sharp gaze seemed to pierce forth from the void itself.

WHOOSH!

In the direction his gaze fell, the surface of the water immediately parted as if cleaved by a sharp blade.

His figure sprang up from the boulder. Luo Feng grabbed the Rage Flame Knife and stomped heavily on the ground.

BOOM!

With a tremendous sound, a massive curtain of water, over ten meters high, erupted from the pool.

The water curtain formed a colossal crystal blade that enveloped Luo Feng, shimmering with rainbow colors under the sunlight, dazzling and magnificent.

Luo Feng’s cold gaze fixed on the waterfall. "Cut!" he shouted sharply.

CRACK!

A sound like a thunderclap exploded in the valley. The crystal blade, carrying the sound of wind and thunder, surged upstream against the current.

WHOOSH!

The massive waterfall was instantly cloven in two. The water surged backward up towards the mountain peak, flying tens of meters high, then suddenly fell.

BOOM! BOOM! 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Two tremendous rumbles echoed as the water in the pool surged violently.

"PHEW..."

Luo Feng watched the waterfall return to its original state, slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, a flash of pleasant surprise in his eyes.

After leaving the Medicine Ding Store, Luo Feng had returned to the academy and immediately gone to Purple Spirit Peak, finding this hidden waterfall to cultivate.

For the past two days, he had repeatedly replayed the scene of the battle between Xuekui and Yang Wanyi in his mind, carefully contemplating its intricacies.

Today, he had finally achieved a harvest, and his Shocking Thunder Saber Technique had advanced further. That previous strike had allowed Luo Feng to almost comprehend the true wind and thunder saber intent.

I’m just half a step away from the third stage of the Shocking Thunder Saber Technique—forming the wind and thunder saber intent! I must continue cultivating.

Having rarely touched the threshold of the wind and thunder saber intent, Luo Feng didn’t want to miss this opportunity. With a jolt of his body, he leaped directly into the water and began to sink slowly.

Submerged in the water, Luo Feng repeatedly replayed the image of Xuekui executing the Soul-burning Senluo Knife in his mind, contemplating its saber technique’s intent realm.

Time passed, bit by bit, and the pool gradually returned to tranquility.

After an unknown duration, the sound of light footsteps arose, accompanied by charming laughter, as six slender figures walked towards the waterfall.

"Wow, it’s a waterfall! It’s so beautiful."

"I can’t believe there’s such a waterfall hidden behind Purple Spirit Peak. I never even noticed it before! Senior Sister, how did you discover this place?"

"I also discovered it by chance while cultivating."

"Heehee, we’ve walked for so long, our bodies are all sticky. Since there’s no one here anyway, let’s bathe here. What do you all say?"