Yang Feilong’s mood was complex. On one hand, he knew his mother’s whereabouts and location, a sudden surprise. But after the surprise came the need to consider the practical situation.
The Li family was powerful, a clan with a cultivator at the Void Refining stage presiding over it; it wouldn’t be powerful otherwise!
And the Li family had offended the Wang family, and the Wang family was no less formidable. If he wanted to rescue his mother and make the Li family dare to openly release Li Xiuzhu, he would need to display sufficient talent and strength!
This likely required him to reach at least the Nascent Soul stage, or possess the strength of one. And this still depended on whether the Li family was willing to completely fall out with the Wang family, because granting freedom to Li Xiuzhu would clearly require considering the Wang family’s feelings.
Therefore, the safest option was for him to possess the strength of the Void Refining stage, so he would fear neither the Li family nor the Wang family.
But even with Yang Feilong’s confidence in himself, how long would that take?
Forget it, no more thinking. The thought alone felt immensely stressful!
"The illusion my mother left me said not to find her before reaching the Golden Core stage. Perhaps, this was just an excuse, because without reaching the Spirit Realm, one simply cannot cultivate to the Golden Core stage!" Yang Feilong lamented inwardly.
Yes, in the mortal world alone, breaking through to the Golden Core stage was nearly impossible!
Seeing that Yang Feilong’s mood seemed rather gloomy,
Murong Qingxue comforted him, "After all, your mother is a young lady of the Li family, and she is inherently outstanding. Although she has been without freedom for years, she wouldn't have suffered any punishment within the Li family."
"Actually, imprisonment is a form of punishment," Yang Feilong sighed.
Hearing Yang Feilong’s words, Murong Qingxue was momentarily speechless.
Yes, imprisonment was indeed a punishment, especially when she worried about her son and the situation of her loved one.
This must have made her feel like every day was a year.
"Your cultivation speed is so rapid, coupled with your current strength of the Golden Core stage. Once you break through to the Golden Core realm, your combat power might make you invincible within that stage. Perhaps you could even contend with Nascent Soul cultivators, one or two. You know, when I first saw you, you were nowhere near this strong. Compared to then, you've gained such strength in just over a year." Luo Feixue said comfortingly.
"That's true!" Yang Feilong shrugged and chuckled, "Why worry so much? One step at a time."
In fact, worrying now was useless. He had to resolve the curse mark in his mind first. Once that was dealt with, he would head to the Spirit Realm. The main issue was that the rate of improvement in the mortal world was too slow!
To help his mother escape her suffering as soon as possible, he must go to the Spirit Realm to seek opportunities!
Just like the treasures left by the Black and White Impermanence earlier, such opportunities were not uncommon in the Spirit Realm.
Yang Feilong had improved so much in less than half a year in the Spirit Realm, and the treasures of the Black and White Impermanence played a significant role!
…
The witch doctor Yang Feilong was looking for, the top-tier kind, could only be found deep in the mountains and old forests.
The group of six, their speed was neither fast nor slow.
*Pfft!*
Xi Mengru’s sword strike killed a demonic beast!
"Why are there so many demonic beasts here?" Luo Feixue frowned.
"We've seen quite a few along the way. This place probably has a passage to the Demon Realm!" Luo Xiangning mused.
"It should be!" Yang Feilong nodded, his expression also very grave. "Furthermore, this place is remote and sparsely populated, so no one has discovered it!"
"Mengru, are you alright?" Over there, Murong Qiuyue looked at Xi Mengru and asked.
"I'm fine!" Xi Mengru wiped the sweat from her face and revealed a shy smile. Initially, she was very unaccustomed to it, but with everyone supporting her, she slowly adapted.
The main thing was that among the present group, she was the only one who had never fought anyone, let alone people, she hadn't even killed a chicken.
How could that be acceptable?
Her personality was naturally timid and gentle. If she didn’t adapt to fighting people and demonic beasts, she wouldn't even know how to act in the face of danger later!
Yang Feilong didn't expect to cultivate Xi Mengru into a martial arts master; at the very least, he wanted her to be able to protect herself when danger arose!
In the beginning, Xi Mengru was clumsy when killing demonic beasts and was even quite frightened. But Yang Feilong would use his soul pressure to suppress the demonic beasts, allowing Xi Mengru to kill them. Gradually, Xi Mengru became less afraid.
Then Yang Feilong stopped suppressing the demonic beasts with his pressure and let Xi Mengru fight them. Of course, the main reason was that these demonic beasts were not strong, making them the most suitable for Xi Mengru to build her courage.
Now, Xi Mengru looked quite capable.
In fact, Xi Mengru’s quick adaptation was also because she wanted to be closer to Yang Feilong and didn't want to be a mere pretty face by his side. This way, once she became stronger, she could share some of the burden for Yang Feilong.
She knew that the reason Yang Feilong hadn't taken her yet was because he wanted her to be stronger.
With normal cultivation, given her talent, breaking through to the second realm of Innate Foundation Building was not a problem, but it would take time.
She wanted to give herself to Yang Feilong before leaving, and perhaps then he would be willing to take her to the Spirit Realm.
Yes, she also wanted to follow Yang Feilong to the Spirit Realm.
They pressed onward, engaging in slaughter along the way. They killed quite a few demonic beasts, which made Yang Feilong’s expression considerably more somber. He even worried that the tribes who practiced witchcraft might have already been killed by the demons.
"Demonic beasts at the Innate level have appeared!" As they gradually ventured deeper, Murong Qingxue said with a grave expression.
"Demonic beasts at the Innate level?" Everyone’s eyes narrowed slightly.
"With demonic beasts of this level appearing, could there be even more powerful ones ahead?"
"If there are, wouldn't those witch doctor tribes possibly be wiped out?"
"Let's hurry and take a look!" Yang Feilong said with a grave expression.
*Whoosh whoosh~~~*
And so, the group continued deeper. *Swoosh*, streaks of blood-red flying swords, and one demonic beast after another fell to the hands of the women.
*Boom kach!*
Suddenly, Luo Feixue’s aura surged!
"Innate?"
"Feixue was already close; during the fight with the demons, her aura fluctuated, so breaking through is only natural!"
"Indeed!"
"Congratulations, Feixue!"
Everyone was happy for Luo Feixue. They were rushing to move forward, but now that Luo Feixue had broken through, it was better for her to stabilize her cultivation.
"Husband," Murong Qingxue said, "you go help. This way, Feixue can stabilize her cultivation faster."
"En?" Yang Feilong was stunned at first, then he seemed to realize something and his eyes widened.
"No!" Luo Feixue’s face turned red upon hearing this, and she repeatedly refused.
Xi Mengru was bewildered, but she quickly understood what was happening. She spat, her face flushing.