Chapter 362: Chapter 200: Violet Light Flying Sword, Imperial City Sword Immortal (Part 2)

Afternoon had just passed.

Jiang Feng’s heart was pounding; he guessed the Emperor should be on his way back to the city. If he didn’t leave now, once the Emperor returned and deployed his experts, escaping would become even more dangerous.

He had no other choice. In the end, he grabbed a book, flipped through it, and saw the eye-catching words "Restriction Array".

"This..."

Jiang Feng froze for a moment.

Then, without checking further,

he stuffed it inside his robe and turned to leave.

With Second-Layer Qi Condensation strength, he came and went like a shadow. The guards at the Academy couldn’t possibly spot him easily. To get away in time, Jiang Feng channeled his spiritual power and flashed through the wide alleys of the Imperial City Inner Courtyard.

The city gates were almost within reach.

He relaxed slightly.

Doubling his spiritual power, he shot out of the city with a "whoosh".

"Swish!"

But just as he was leaving the city—

a streak of purple light shot out from the inner courtyard, aimed straight at his heart from behind.

"What the hell?"

Jiang Feng’s expression changed instantly. Seeing the purple light coming, he instinctively struck out with his palm, using spiritual power to unleash a Great Perfection Wind Palm, forming a vortex, attempting to entrap that purple light.

But the Wind Palm was too weak.

The purple light pierced through in an instant.

At the critical moment—

Jiang Feng hurled out the Qinglong Cauldron, smashing it into the purple light. Purple ripples spread, the purple light recoiled. Seizing the chance, Jiang Feng erupted with Great Success Realm Three-legged Body Technique.

His figure seemed to vanish on the spot, transforming into a remnant golden light, disappearing above the rooftops outside the city.

After he had gone—

a young man in white with a golden crown rushed out from the inner courtyard and recalled the purple light. The purple light returned to his palm, turning into a small purple sword.

The little sword was exquisite.

It looked as if carved from purple jade, brimming with spiritual power.

"Three-legged Body Technique?"

"What was that magical treasure just now?"

"What the hell is the Divine Sect up to?"

The golden crowned youth stroked the purple little sword. He knew his magical treasure had lost out just now. He didn’t give chase; Jiang Feng’s speed was too fast—he had no hope of catching up.

Moreover, the opponent had infiltrated the Imperial City; he was obviously after something. He thought of the Academy and rushed toward it.

Half an hour later—

The Emperor of the Great Tang returned to the Imperial City.

The golden crowned youth reported to the Emperor: three books were missing from the sixth floor of the Academy.

One was Flame Saber.

One was Wind Control.

One was Restriction Array Formation.

The golden crowned youth looked deeply perplexed.

Out of the three, two were magical techniques or divine powers for cultivators; one was common cultivation knowledge. Did someone really infiltrate the Academy just to take these three books?

No matter how he looked at it, it didn’t make sense.

Especially since the thief even knew the Three-legged Body Technique.

It was well known that the Three-legged Body Technique was the key to entering the Divine Sect Mansion.

Even among Divine Sect disciples, few had cultivated it successfully.

Countless people couldn’t even decipher the main body of the technique.

The Emperor, upon learning of this, fell into deep thought. The Academy was famed as the martial arts treasure vault of the Great Tang; within the Court, countless people dreamed of spending their lives there.

But because it sat in the Imperial City Inner Courtyard, strictly guarded, even the craziest of rebels dared not approach lightly.

No one imagined anyone would actually break into the Academy.

And take the books from its top floor.

And the thief was a cultivator, taking only the most common magical techniques and divine powers of the Cultivation Realm.

The Emperor of the Great Tang summoned the Second Prince, Li Yunhong, told him everything, and instructed him to contact the Divine Sect to investigate what was going on.

The Second Prince nearly burst into tears on hearing this.

He felt it must have been the man who beat him up, but thinking carefully, that didn’t add up—if that man was a cultivator, he could easily have killed him. Even if he crushed his Jade Pendant, not even the Six-armed Divine Emperor would have arrived in time to save him.

Full of doubt, he reported the news to the Divine Sect, letting them make the decision.

"Whoosh!"

Jiang Feng ran all the way, escaping from the Imperial City Inner Courtyard out of Dragon Capital, heading straight for White Tiger Mountain.

As expected, there were indeed cultivators within the Imperial City.

Though the opponent didn’t catch up, he worried the other’s spiritual sense might track him down. He erred on the side of safety, putting more distance between them. Once he was sure he hadn’t been marked, he wouldn’t mind returning.

Inside the cave.

Jiang Feng checked his Fortune Point changes.

Fortune: 468233

The expected surge in Fortune Points did not materialize.

Jiang Feng had been prepared for this.

He had broken into the Academy seeking cultivation techniques—deliberately courting danger. Being targeted by a cultivator from the Imperial City and escaping him, his fortune points not increasing was within reason.

He then started reading the Flame Saber manual.

Three days passed.

Jiang Feng had read each book more than twice.

He checked his panel information.

Name: Jiang Feng

Fortune: 468299

Cultivation Technique: Yangchun Technique (Minor Achievement)

Skills: Three-legged Body Technique (Great Success) Flame Saber (Beginner+) Wind Control (Beginner+)

Realm: Qi Condensation (Second Layer)

Divine Power: Immortality

Restriction Array was cultivation common sense; it read like a textbook, not a cultivation skill. Though Jiang Feng learned a lot from it, it couldn’t be registered on his panel as a skill.

"Last time, it only took one Fortune Point to achieve entry for Yangchun Technique. I wonder how many Fortune Points Flame Saber and Wind Control need?"

Jiang Feng was curious.

He then added one Fortune Point each to Flame Saber and Wind Control.

The panel changed.

Fortune: 468297

Skill: Flame Saber (Entry+) Wind Control (Entry+)

Jiang Feng was overjoyed—two Fortune Points, and both techniques had reached entry level. He tried them out, but nothing happened. Amazed, he thought—these cultivation techniques might only need one Fortune Point to reach entry level, but to truly master the basics might require a massive fortune spend.

With that in mind, Jiang Feng simply put a hundred thousand Fortune Points into each technique.

The panel’s stats changed.

Fortune: 268297

Skill: Flame Saber (Entry+) Wind Control (Entry+)

"Puff!"

Jiang Feng suddenly comprehended Flame Saber. With a flip of his palm, a fire dragon appeared out of thin air, formed from spiritual power. No technique was needed—empowered by Fortune Points, he mastered it instantly.