Eighth Master’s actions were inconceivable; it had actually swallowed the Golden Thread Insect in a single gulp.

The Golden Thread Insect, a descendant of the Six Fiends.

The Golden Threaded King Insect could devour anything. Even if it burrowed into the belly of a True Dragon, it could gnaw it clean from the inside. Yet this Silly Bird had swallowed such a vicious creature, and not only was it unharmed, it seemed as if it had been starving for a long time and had finally eaten its fill.

"Xiaoba, you swallowed the Golden Thread Insect. Don’t you feel any discomfort?" Qin Feng asked, looking strangely at the chubby bird.

"CAW CAW! Delicious! How could I feel discomfort?" Having swallowed the Golden Thread Insect in one bite, Eighth Master flew back to Qin Feng’s shoulder, practically bubbling with delight.

"Delicious?" Zhao Yuan’s eyes looked ready to pop out of his head.

This strange bird actually called a descendant of the Six Fiends delicious!!

What were the origins of this strange bird?

Glancing at the three stunned men, Qin Feng withdrew his gaze and walked over to them.

"Alright, the matter of the Golden Thread Insect has been resolved."

"I expect you all to keep what happened here today to yourselves. If I hear that anyone has been talking, you know the consequences."

Qin Feng turned, his gaze fixed on the three men, his tone laced with a chilling coldness.

’Eighth Master’s strangeness must not be exposed!’

"Yes, Cave Master!"

The three men snapped out of their daze and nodded hurriedly.

Too much had happened today. There was Qin Feng’s mastery of the Little Cloud Rain Technique, the appearance of a descendant of the Six Fiends, and this strange bird that could devour said descendant and remain perfectly fine.

If word of any of these things got out, it would undoubtedly cause a huge stir.

However, the day’s events also strengthened their resolve. They had to cling tightly to their new Cave Master.

To have mastered the Little Cloud Rain Technique to the 6th Layer in less than two months, and to have displayed such profound attainment in the Geng Metal Breaking Killing Technique in that fleeting glimpse—this Cave Master before them definitely had a limitless future.

The possibility of him securing the position of Elder Cyan Dragon was extremely high!

After resolving the Spirit Garden issue, Qin Feng did not go back into seclusion.

The path of cultivation required a balance of tension and relaxation; blindly cultivating in seclusion was not a good thing.

From that day on, he spent a small portion of his time managing Heavenly Red Peak and the majority of his time under the Profound Water Spirit Peach Wood, peacefully conditioning his state of mind.

Every day, Qin Feng would sit cross-legged on the Celestial Pool Lakefront. In the morning, he would absorb Innate Purple Qi. During the day, he observed the ebb and flow of the Celestial Pool Lake’s waters, listened to the wind and rain, and used the natural Creation of the world to temper his Innate True Qi.

At night, he would absorb the Taiyin Moonlight, drawing upon Taiyin Power to practice Refining God.

He consumed one Jade Spirit Pill every day.

A single Jade Spirit Pill was equivalent to ten Top-grade Quenching Essence Pills.

This was a rare Spirit Pill. Its ingredients included several Xuan-grade Spirit Medicines, making its value astounding. For a Martial Artist at the Martial Arts Ninth Layer Heaven Realm, it offered unimaginable benefits.

It not only worked for Strengthening the Foundation and Nourishing the Essence, but it could also enhance one’s power.

Swallowing one of these Spirit Pills was equivalent to three months of arduous cultivation.

Only a place like All Stars Academy, which managed a hundred thousand Medicine Mountains and their Medicine Gardens, could be so generous as to issue them as a monthly stipend to Fifth-level Inner Sect Disciples.

Even so, each Fifth-Level Inner Sect disciple could only receive one per month.

The effects of this Jade Spirit Pill were truly tyrannical. After swallowing a single one, Qin Feng’s Innate Primordial Qi directly advanced to fifteen waves.

With the surging tide of fifteen waves, this terrifying Innate Primordial True Qi was in no way inferior to an ordinary Martial Dao practitioner’s Martial Arts Foundation Establishment Technique cultivated to the Tenth Heaven.

If Qin Feng hadn’t been desperately refining and purifying his Innate True Qi to stabilize his foundation and suppress his breakthrough, he probably would have already broken through to the Early Stage of Martial Arts Ninth Layer.

Under the Profound Water Spirit Peach Wood, the cross-legged Qin Feng felt the Innate Primordial True Qi surging within him, and he could barely resist the urge to let out a long cry.

BANG! BANG!

An invisible Qi Force erupted from his body, causing the Void to tremble.

As his Martial Arts Eighth Heaven reached Perfection, Qin Feng had already touched the threshold of the Martial Arts Ninth Layer Heaven.

The Martial Arts Ninth Layer Heaven was the Divine Transformation Realm. When ordinary practitioners of the Martial Dao reached this layer, they would unlock their Spiritual Divine Treasure and comprehend the wondrous uses of the Sixth Sense.

The Sixth Sense was, in essence, Spiritual Power.

Qin Feng was born with powerful Spiritual Power. For him, this was a hurdle he had long since overcome.

Qin Feng forcefully suppressed the surging Innate Primordial True Qi in his body, slowly polishing and refining it. He was just waiting for his qi to reach complete Perfection before he would attempt a true breakthrough to the Martial Arts Ninth Layer Heaven.

With a flip of his hand, the two remaining White Jade Medicine Bottles appeared in his palm. He toyed with the two Jade Bottles, each containing a single Jade Spirit Pill.

Qin Feng had already consumed one pill. To take the second, he would have to wait at least half a month. If he took them consecutively, not only would it waste the pill’s potency, but it would also cause his foundation to become unstable.

Gazing at the two bottles of Jade Spirit Pills in his hand, Qin Feng’s eyes grew profound as he mused internally. ’The Innate Primordial Qi truly lives up to its name as the foremost of all qi, but it consumes far too many Spirit Medicines and Spirit Pills. If it were an ordinary Martial Arts Ninth Layer practitioner, one Jade Spirit Pill would probably be enough to not only break through to the Martial Arts Ninth Layer Heaven Realm, but perhaps even push them all the way to the Mid-Martial Arts Ninth Layer. And yet, I haven’t even broken through a single minor realm!’

’But the effects of this Jade Spirit Pill are truly extraordinary. If I can get my hands on a few more bottles of these Spirit Pills, breaking through to the Martial Arts Thirteen Heavens Realm will be just around the corner!’

Thinking of his Innate Primordial Qi, Qin Feng gave a wry smile. The technique truly lived up to its reputation as the number one foundation among all the qis of the heavens, but it was just too difficult to cultivate.

Sighing softly, Qin Feng gazed in the direction of All Stars Academy and thought to himself, ’But there must be a way. For now, I need to figure out how to get more Points!’

All Stars Academy had a Contribution Hall that offered exchanges for all sorts of Spirit Pills and Spirit Medicines. As long as you had Points, there was no Spirit Pill or Spirit Medicine you couldn’t obtain.

This was a shortcut.

It was also the only method Qin Feng could think of to speed up his progress.

Actually, there was another way. Besides the nine Spirit Medicines and Spiritual Roots in the Medicine Garden, there were also Half-Spirit Woods elsewhere on Heavenly Red Peak.

These Half-Spirit Woods were originally ten-thousand-year-old ancient trees that had gradually transformed after growing on the Spiritual Qi-rich Heavenly Red Peak. Most of these Half-Spirit Woods bore Spirit Fruits.

These Spirit Fruits contained Spiritual Qi and were exceptionally precious.

If he consumed more of these Spirit Fruits, it would have some effect on Qin Feng’s cultivation. Although the effect would be limited, it was better than nothing.

Of course, the Spirit Fruits from these Half-Spirit Woods could not compare to those borne by a true Spirit Wood.

Heavenly Red Peak had only one Spirit Wood: the Profound Water Spirit Peach Wood.

However, Qin Feng really couldn’t bring himself to target this Spirit Wood.

When Qin Feng first entered All Stars Academy, he had heard that a Medicine Garden Disciple had been forced to work for decades as an Indentured Servant in the Medicine Garden to compensate for a Spirit Medicine from the Spirit Garden that had been damaged.

All sorts of methods for earning Points spun through Qin Feng’s mind.

There were many ways to earn Points. One could go to the Demon Hunting Hall in All Stars Academy to accept missions. Countless missions, both large and small, were posted in the Demon Hunting Hall every day. As long as one was willing to put in the effort, there was always something suitable.

However, Qin Feng ruled this option out. He was currently presiding over Heavenly Red Peak’s Green Water Cave and could not abandon his post.

Thinking of the Demon Hunting Hall, Qin Feng couldn’t help but recall his privileges as Elder Cyan Dragon. According to the academy’s rules, as an Elder, Qin Feng had the right to know about some of the missions the Demon Hunting Hall was about to post in advance.

Gazing at the rippling surface of the lake, an idea suddenly struck Qin Feng, and a smile appeared on his face.

’I’ve found a way to make my first pot of gold in All Stars Academy!’

「Five days later.」

On this day, while Qin Feng was busy harvesting lotus roots in Celestial Pool Lake, Luan Xiaochuan hurriedly ran to the lake’s edge and shouted.

"Cave Master, a Medicine Garden Disciple who claims to be an old acquaintance of yours is here to see you!"

(Same as always, there will be another Chapter after midnight.)