06. Improving Rapidly, but not Adapted to the New Body

''I have reached the 2nd layer of Qi Gathering! This was faster than expected.'' Lin Feng stood up. After breaking through, he had to consolidate his cultivation. He decided to do that after reaching his home.

''If I come here daily and cultivate while having pills, I really can reach Essence Condensation in a month!''

Lin Feng's body had decent talent, although not as much as his previous one, but still good. He wondered what type of spiritual root he would gain after reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm.

At night, the Third Peak was silent, even though there were many disciples still cultivating here in one of its caves. He could hear only the sounds of insects. Lin Feng stood at the top and looked at the dark city below. Here and there, he would see flickers of yellow light, showing that the people were still not asleep.

Whoosh!

Lin Feng's feet moved as he used a movement-type martial art he knew. Nightly Steps. It was a mid-tier mortal-grade martial art, which was perfect for him right now. Stiff wind brushed past Lin Feng's ears as he descended the Third Peak.

The Foundation Establishment Realm elders there noticed him with their spiritual sense. It surprised them to see that the Young Master's speed was way higher than his cultivation of 2nd layer Qi Gathering.

''I thought he was at the third layer, no?''

''Looks like he used some kind of technique to start over again. His foundation is way better.''

The elders talked amongst themselves after Lin Feng left the mountain. He could feel a sharp decrease in the density of Qi as he reached the base. The carriage was waiting there, and the coachman was still awake. Although his eyes seemed a little sleepy.

''Let's go,'' Lin Feng directly entered the carriage, startling the coachman. This speed was ghostly for a non-cultivator such as him. Hearing the voice, he woke the tamed beasts. After a while, the carriage quickly made its way back to Lin Feng's mansion.

It took the carriage two quarters of an hour to reach his courtyard. Lin Feng had consolidated his cultivation in this time.

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For the next two days, he did the same and news about his behavior spread all over the clan. Some said Young Master Feng was finally going on the right track. However, most of them thought that this was just a temporary thing to show.

Whatever others said, Lin Feng didn't care, and only focused on his cultivation. His mother had said that she would come to check on his cultivation two days later, yet the days passed, but she didn't come.

A week later, he broke through to the 3rd layer of Qi gathering. When he consolidated his cultivation, he didn't rush to cultivate. At first, he had thought to quickly reach the level of other young masters.

After all, the strongest young master was already a mid-stage Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator. All others, including the young misses, were at the Essence Condensation Realm at the very least. Lin Feng was the only young master still at the Qi Gathering Realm, the weakest of all.

However, after he reached the 3rd layer, he found that he hadn't adapted to this new body. Every time he used a martial art, he wouldn't be able to apply the maximum level of his comprehension in it. This was happening because he had never trained or fought using this body. He had to adapt to it. If he mindlessly cultivated, it would become a problem later.

At his house, Lin Feng was drawing something on a piece of bamboo paper. After adding more details to the picture, he looked at it deeply for some time and stood up. He yawned a bit and left his room.

''I should stroll this city…'' Walking barefoot on the wooden floor, he glanced outside. Seeing Bai Xue sitting on her chair looking at the butterflies in the garden, he suddenly had an idea.

He first went and changed himself. After that, he came behind her wearing his clogs.

''Lin Feng?'' She turned her head.

''Don't you get bored always sitting here?'' He asked, taking hold of the handle behind her wheelchair.

''Yes, I do…'' She felt the chair move just as she replied. Glancing ahead, she asked, ''Are we going somewhere?''

He could sense the concealed happiness in her tone. After more than a week, Bai Xue had realized that Lin Feng really had changed. He changed so quickly that she was thoroughly shocked.

Bai Xue was now willing to have small conversations with him. Lin Feng didn't feel scary. Rather, he was… he had become… friendly? More like a fiancee? Bai Xue couldn't find the right words to describe.

''This view is rather good, isn't it?'' Lin Feng said. His courtyard was at a high ground within the city. In this district, only those from the main families lived. It could be considered as a high-class area even within the already high-class Storm Feather City.

''It looks nice…'' Bai Xue said.

She started looking left and right. It wasn't anything new to her, but riding down the town and seeing the lives of people was a unique experience. It was calming.

''Young master Feng. Miss Xue.'' The clansmen bowed. They looked incredulously at each other when Lin Feng nodded and walked away, pushing the wheelchair.

They had heard the rumors about how he had started to focus on cultivation. However, seeing him in person, they had a whole new perception of him. He didn't seem like a playboy at all. Instead, he had an aura of maturity and intelligence about him.

''Haiyahh… he's a Young Master of our clan, after all. A direct heir of a great family. Sooner or later, he was bound to change.'' An elderly man said as if he knew everything and others nodded at his wise words.

The evening's light cloaked the Storm Fort City. Lin Feng brought Bai Xue to various shops, mostly those that sold medicinal equipments and herbs. Using his Thunder Command Token, he picked any item he fancied. They couldn't say anything about that at all, but he still promised to pay them. He just hadn't brought the money with him.

''My spatial ring had been empty all this while…'' Lin Feng knew why that was the case. Every girl the previous Lin Feng had spent nights with, he had given something to them.

'That scum really was a fool. Thankfully, he didn't give away this token.' Lin Feng snorted inwardly.

''Oh, look who we have here.'' A voice came from his left. Lin Feng turned his head and saw a handsome man wearing light purple robes coming towards him. He had a cultivation base of the third layer of Essence Condensation and was with two voluptuous girls.

It took a moment for Lin Feng to recall who this was, and his gaze turned cold.