The Immortal Wife Is Like A Cloud

Chapter 519: Not Forgetting the Roots

As he said this, Shen Yifeng had already stood up.

There was still a hint of uncertainty in his eyes.

Su Jingzhen chuckled, “Just a stroke of luck.”

He didn’t feel the need to hide this.

After all, it would be impossible to hide in future battles.

Shen Yifeng’s instinct was to step forward and investigate, but he stopped himself.

Considering Su Jingzhen’s demonstrated combat power, when unleashed, he could already defeat Nascent Soul stage cultivators at the late stage.

With this latest breakthrough, his combat strength was probably at the level of the Soul Formation stage.

Cultivators had their own secrets, and even as a master, he didn’t want to pry too much.

However, Su Jingzhen took the initiative and said, “After the recent continuous battles, I suddenly gained some insights and fortunately opened a new secret repository.

With the new qi and blood from this Secret Repository, my physical body has reached the fifth level of the Flesh Body Nascent Embryo.

This time, I won’t be a burden to Master.”

Upon hearing Su Jingzhen’s words, Shen Yifeng was once again shocked.

“Good boy, it seems that your nickname of Smiling Asura will soon surpass mine.

This time, I won’t make any demands on you.

As long as you ensure your survival, you are free to kill to your heart’s content!

After that, as long as we both survive, the Linjiang branch of the Evil Moon Sect will completely surpass the top forces in Qingzhou.

Zou Zeyu won’t be able to compete with us.”

Before these issues came up, Shen Yifeng only wanted Luo Yuebai to compete with Zou Zeyu on her own merits.

But now, these issues were clearly beyond Luo Yuebai’s capabilities.

It was not unreasonable for him, the old man, to handle them.

Upon hearing Shen Yifeng’s words, Su Jingzhen’s mouth showed another hint of confusion.

He asked directly, “What is Master’s true strength level?

Please don’t tell me that it’s still the middle stage of Nascent Soul.

And what exactly is the curse or misfortune that has befallen you?

Perhaps I can help you with some aspects.”

Su Jingzhen was genuinely curious about Shen Yifeng’s extraordinary combat power.

He would never believe in such nonsense about the middle stage of Nascent Soul again.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yifeng’s mouth curled up into a smile.

“Whether you believe it or not, my cultivation level is indeed Nascent Soul middle stage.”

After speaking, a hint of nostalgia appeared on his face.

He seemed ready to reveal more about himself to Su Jingzhen.

He continued, “As for why I have such formidable martial prowess at the middle stage of the Nascent Soul, and why I have remained at the middle stage of the Nascent Soul for decades.

The root cause is the curse you want to know about.”

Upon hearing Shen Yifeng’s words, Su Jingzhen’s curiosity was fully aroused.

He didn’t interrupt Shen Yifeng’s story.

Shen Yifeng continued, “Some of my past, I’m sure Yuebai has already told you.

The curse I carry comes from an ancient ruin in the Luo River Valley.

However, I don’t know what’s inside that ruin, and neither does anyone else in the Luo River Valley, because no one seems to have fully opened it yet.

So I won’t go into that.

Back to the curse itself, it limits my ability to break through further, which means that I will never be able to reach a realm higher than the middle stage of the Nascent Soul in my lifetime.

But this curse also unexpectedly makes my Nascent Soul middle stage different from others,” he said.

Su Jingzhen looked at him eagerly.

He knew that he was about to learn the reason for Shen Yifeng’s extraordinary martial prowess.

Shen Yifeng didn’t beat around the bush and continued, “Ordinary cultivators have nine levels in the qi cultivation realm, with levels one to three being the early stage, four to six being the middle stage, and seven to nine being the late stage.

But I’m different. Even if I break through a hundred or a thousand levels in the Nascent Soul realm, I will always remain at the Nascent Soul’s middle stage!

The realm is fixed forever, but the power can be accumulated infinitely. Do you understand, boy?”

Upon hearing this, Su Jingzhen stood frozen.

“Master is exploiting a bug in the system?”

After a moment, he couldn’t help but mutter to himself.

If that was the case, it didn’t make much difference whether he broke through or not.

And to be able to break through an infinite number of times in one realm was, to put it mildly, incredibly awesome!

Imagine a mid-level cultivator of the Nascent Soul realm, after he has accumulated an infinite amount of power, slashing through a Divine Intent Realm or even stronger cultivators with a single sword.

That would be a world-shattering feat.

In comparison, Master’s way of exploiting the bug was even easier than his own way of body cultivation, playing the weak to defeat the strong.

Seeing Su Jingzhen’s expression, Shen Yifeng’s mouth revealed another smile.

“Do you think that since you can break through infinitely, the existence of the curse doesn’t matter?”

Su Jingzhen instinctively nodded, that was exactly what he thought.

At this moment, Shen Yifeng sighed again, “I’m sure you’ve heard many times that cultivators are fighting against heaven for their lives.

Most ordinary people’s greatest wish is to live a long life, Qi Refining Stage cultivators can extend their lifespan to around two hundred years, Foundation Establishment can reach five hundred, Golden Core can live for a thousand years.

Nascent Souls often live for three thousand years, and the higher the realm, the longer the lifespan.

And cultivators have mysterious means, and many of them can keep their youth.

That is why beings in this world are so eager to cultivate.”

Of course, Su Jingzhen knew these common knowledge points.

However, he didn’t understand why his master suddenly mentioned it.

After all, even if longevity was to be discussed, as a cultivator of the Nascent Soul stage, Shen Yifeng’s age was less than a hundred.

He was considered to be very young and still had several thousand years to live.

But before he could ask, Shen Yifeng’s tone suddenly changed.

“My age is less than a hundred, which is considered very young among cultivators of the Nascent Soul stage.

But my appearance is that of an aged elder, and I didn’t intentionally present myself like this to appear mature.”

Upon hearing this, Su Jingzhen seemed to understand something, and his expression changed again.

He knew that Shen Yifeng, the old man, also liked to show off and be cool.

Shen Yifeng continued, “I can’t break through to a realm above the middle stage of Nascent Soul, so I can’t extend my lifespan.

On the contrary, as my strength increases, my lifespan decreases, and my vitality is several times lower than other cultivators.

Every time I break through one level at the Nascent Soul level, I lose about a year of my life,” he said.

Su Jingzhen was completely dumbfounded.

Eternal life and ultimate power were the two things cultivators pursued.

And after breaking through the obstacles, most cultivators seemed to be able to obtain these two things easily.

But Shen Yifeng was different. In order to gain one, he had to lose the other.

As the people around him became stronger, Shen Yifeng had to continue breaking through in order to achieve certain things.

And while the pursuit of power might be an instinctive behavior, the price was the continuous loss of life span, which was truly cruel.

“Master, what level are you in the Nascent Soul stage now?”

But at this moment, Su Jingzhen couldn’t help but ask again out of curiosity.

After saying so much, Shen Yifeng had nothing left to hide. He smiled again, “If I stop breaking through from now on, I only have about three hundred years left to live.”

He didn’t answer directly.

But after hearing this, Su Jingzhen’s mind was shaken once again.

Nascent Soul stage cultivators had a life span of at least three thousand years. As a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator with a very good foundation, Shen Yifeng had at least a few hundred years left.

According to Shen Yifeng’s words, each breakthrough consumed about one year of his life. So Shen Yifeng had at least two thousand levels in the Nascent Soul Realm?

Many cultivators within the same major realm don’t see much of a difference in their martial prowess, with only one or two levels of difference.

Even some geniuses can cross realms and fight.

But for ordinary cultivators, a difference of three or four levels is already noticeable, and a difference of five or six levels can lead to a crushing defeat.

Shen Yifeng was originally an exceptional talent.

He was the kind of genius who could fight across realms.

With at least two thousand levels of foundation at the Nascent Soul level, his limit of combat power was somewhere Su Jingzhen didn’t even dare to imagine.

But at this moment, he looked at Shen Yifeng with a serious expression.

“Master, don’t waste the remaining years of your life.

I promise that I will lift the curse on you.”

As he spoke, Su Jingzhen’s tone was extremely serious.

With the system, he knew that he was destined to be at the top of the cultivation world in this lifetime.

Since the curse on Shen Yifeng was a product of the cultivation world, when he reached the top, he would certainly be able to break it.

Looking at what he had gained in just two months, Su Jingzhen was confident that three hundred years was more than enough.

“You, brat.”

Seeing Su Jingzhen’s serious look, Shen Yifeng wanted to say something, but he didn’t know what to say.

So he just waved his hand.

“Alright, let’s settle the matter of the Linjiang branch of the Evil Moon Sect first.”

Upon hearing this, Su Jingzhen’s heart rose with another doubt.

“Master, the Second Elder of the Evil Moon Sect’s Elders Council shouldn’t be a match for you in terms of martial prowess, right?

Even if the First Elder has reached the Divine Intent Realm or higher, with your current combat strength, you shouldn’t be afraid at all.

But why…”

Before Su Jingzhen could finish, he was interrupted by Shen Yifeng.

“I know what you’re going to say. If I wanted to, with my current strength, I could indeed make the Linjiang branch independent, completely free from the control of the main sect.

I’m well aware of the foundation of the main sect, and they really don’t have any way to restrain me.

But, brat, you must remember that we demonic cultivators may be unrestrained, but we cannot forget our roots!

Whether the Evil Moon Sect is good or bad, I don’t want to judge.

But I do know that without the Evil Moon Sect, there would be no Shen Yifeng!”