13 Chapter 10 : Leaving the hut.

In these six months Zhang Feng focused on mainly on Physical training, Martial arts comprehension and Mental Strength training. His physical strength was already at Qi Refining Peak and now was just an inch say from breaking through to Condensing Energy realm. His mental energy control was getting more and more perfect by the passing day. He could now stun an initial Condensing Energy monster for a moment and could obliterate the consciousness of a peak Qi Refining realm Monster. But he was stuck at a bottleneck in mental strength. He couldn't shock monsters beyond Initial Condensing Energy Realm. His repair broke through 7th Qi Refining smoothly and now he could rival a Initial Condensing Energy realm monster with combat strength nearly 2nd Condensing Energy Realm. His martial arts had reached Great Perfection Realm nearly one month ago. That's why he could safely retreat under the claws of Mid-Condensing Energy monsters. He believed that foundation must be strong in order to get stronger in each realm. Most Peers his age used Elixirs and Pills to cultivate. However, Zhang Feng relied on Monster meat and qi in his surroundings to cultivate most of the time. No matter how less, but there will be a certain gap between Zhang Feng and his peers. Zhang Feng will always have a certain advantage over them as his body energy was extremely pure without any impurities and not to mention the Chaos God Scripture he was practising which was extremely mysterious and overbearing. And Zhang Feng lived in forest, which was always prone to danger. So Zhang Feng had more life and death experience than most of his peers.

Boom! Boom! Bang! Clap! Booming sounds rang through the air as Zhang Feng punched the huge Elephant which attacked him. Zhang Feng was crossing hands with a Wild War Elephant. The Elephant was of Initial-Condensing Energy Realm. The Elephant gave a loud trumpet as it whipped its rock hard trunk towards Zhang Feng. Zhang Feng returned the trunk with a splashing kick. Bam! A loud explosion sounded as both the attacks met. Zhang Feng's leg felt numb for a second after the collision. "Sigh, worthy of the name 'War Elephant'! It's combat strength is out of the ordinary. Much more than the normal initial Condensing Energy Realm monster. And not to mention that rock hard skin! This is an excellent sparring partner for me! I must try all my moves on this guy, who knows what will I comprehend during this fight." The elephant stomped its foot on the ground with a loud boom. Cracks spread through the ground as the feet of Zhang Feng became unstable and wobbled like a weak lamb. Zhang Feng jumped high in the air as he tried to escape from the cracked land. Zhang Feng attacked the elephant with Wind Tiger Claw and quickly used Floating Cloud Steps to appear at a different spot. Again he attacked with Wind Tiger Claw and appeared in a different spot. He kept on doing the same thing over and over. The elephant couldn't land a proper attack on him so it got extremely frustrated. The War Elephant gave a Ear-piercing trumpet as it jumped nearly 15 metres high in the air. Zhang Feng's eyes nearly popped out after seeing the Elephant's move. The land cracked as the Elephant jumped in the air. The cracks spread throughout the area when the War Elephant was still in the air. "This guy! It wants to destroy the whole cracked land so that after falling down the pieces of rocks will hurt me! Quite a witty move must I say!" whispered Zhang Feng. "However, I still have a hole card that I haven't yet displayed." smirked Zhang Feng. The Elephant fell on the ground with an earth-shattering bang. Small-big, Sharp-blunt pieces of rocks blasted through the air. The elephant gave Zhang Feng a loud trumpet as if saying him that Zhang Feng was lost and was about to die. However, it saw Zhang Feng's smirk and felt something wrong. But it quickly dispelled the idea as there was no chance for Zhang Feng to escape now. Zhang Feng straightened his body as he muttered," 4-Bronze bell body! First Gong!" Zhang Feng's skin turned hard and shiny like bronze as a low bell rang through out his joints. Zhang Feng rapidly punched and kicked the oncoming rock pieces into dusts. However, some particles still hit him but they didn't even leave a scratch on his skin. The elephant got dumbfounded by this change. It didn't expect that this guy's physique was so hard. Zhang Feng quickly launched a punch straight to its body. The elephant was got caught off guard and yelled in pain as it blasted to the ground. It slumped weakly to the ground and gave a low trumpet. Looking at the pitiful state of the elephant Zhang Feng decided to spare it. After all he was the one who first provoked it. "Let you live today as I am in a good mood." said Zhang Feng. Saying this Zhang Feng left the destroyed area. The elephant gave Zhang Feng a deep look as it slowly got up and dragged itself away.

Zhang Feng returned to the hut and started to cultivate seriously. He had neglected cultivation in these recent months and focused more on body refining and mental energy. He ran Chaos God Scripture as the surrounding Qi entered the Chaos bead and turned into Chaos Qi nourishing his Dantian. His cultivation was steadily rising. Soon it reached the peak of 7th Qi Refining Stage. Zhang Feng got up after cultivating and looked at the moon in the sky. He suddenly thought of composing a poem as he had nothing to do. He had made a diary from animal skins and leather. Zhang Feng sat under a tree as he wrote...

' Beyond Oceans and past

the horizons,

Such is my love for you,

Will even go to Heaven and Hell to find you,

Kept on waiting for a chance,

To take you underneath the moonlight for a dance,

Yet you unacknowledged my love for you,

Chose someone who truly never loved you,

Broken, Battered, was I left, watching you in arms of someone else,

In bitterness as I watched, you ruin yourself and my miserable heart,

Then you came, crying , asking for forgiveness and self-blame,

But sadly it already too late my love, as I was 10 foot deep in the grave....'

Sighed Zhang Feng as he finished composing. When he opened his eyes, they were filled with vicissitudes of life. "Love...Such a sweet yet painful thing." muttered Zhang Feng. Zhang Feng wrote this poem as he remembered an incident of his past life. "I must not get involved in these things or it will affect my Dao Heart. Beauty is an extremely dangerous thing. Hmm.. I broke through to the 8th Stage of Qi Refining Realm? Haha, I must have had a short epiphany." sad Zhang Feng happily.

Soon 4 months passed by. Zhang Feng was 11 years old today. "Happy Birthday to me.." muttered Zhang Feng. In the past Uncle Xiao always used to celebrate his birthday together with him. He used to bring him sweets and cheer him up by singing a song. Zhang Feng closed his eyes and silently thanked Xiao Chen for all the love and care he had given to him. The next day Zhang Feng decided to leave the hut and find a way out of the forest. He had broken through the 9th Stage of Qi Refining last month and the realm was stable. Zhang Feng packed his things in the storage ring and looked at the empty hut. He silently walked out of the door. His eyes scanned the surroundings with a gentle gaze. He had lived here for a year so naturally, Zhang Feng was quite attached it. Zhang Feng glanced at the watchtower he had made for stargazing near the hut. He looked at the clear river flowing beside the hut. All these familiar things were deeply imprinted in his heart. He quietly walked to the river and filled a bottle with its water. "I will drink this water only on special occasions", muttered Zhang Feng. " I will visit you again one day. It's a promise." whispered Zhang Feng. Zhang Feng took a one last gaze at the surrounding and the house as he took his leave. Unknowingly, his heart had strengthened a lot at that moment and his will towards martial arts became much firmer.

Zhang Feng walked aimlessly as he tried to search for a route to a city. After a while, as Zhang Feng was walking he saw a paved path ahead of him. "Did I really arrive at the end of the forest?" thought Zhang Feng. As Zhang Feng came ahead he saw a wide open space. There was huge temple, with an ancient structure built there. The temple looked really ancient and had a majestic aura around it. "I should check if there are any people in it. I hope there will be so I can get a proper route to the city." thought Zhang Feng. With a sigh, Zhang Feng entered the temple. "Anybody here?", called out Zhang Feng. There was silence in the air. "Looks like I expected too much. Anyways, it getting late so I should sleep for the night here." muttered Zhang Feng.

Zhang Feng lit a Torch and scanned the surrounding in the temple. There was a huge statue at the centre of the hall. The Statue seemed to be of a man. The man looked lean and sharp. His hand held a sword as he gazed straight ahead. It seemed as if his gaze could pierce through the heavens. The momentum around his body was calm yet sharp like an unsheathed sword, as if ready to slice through anything. Zhang Feng got shocked after seeing the statue. The momentum of the Statue itself far surpassed the momentum of his father which he had seen when he was born. The demeanour, the temperament, the aura, the body...everything about the man in the statue was extraordinary. For the first time, Zhang Feng felt envious about a guy and couldn't help but worship him. As Zhang Feng was looking at the statue, the eyes of the statue looked at Zhang Feng. "Am I mistaken? Or the statue really moved its eyes? Yes! It did. Is the statue alive? I think I should quietly leave from here, lest the senior gets angry." thought Zhang Feng. Just as Zhang Feng was about to leave the eyes of the Statue glowed and sucked Zhang Feng towards it. Zhang Feng got sucked into it without any resistance.