Chapter 443: Chapter 229: Power Up, Counterkill (Part 2)

But no matter what, with Han Dong now protected by the Cyan Snake Clan and taken in as a disciple by the Cyan Snake King, even the Saintess wouldn’t dare to make a move on Han Dong easily.

When it came to Han Dong’s personal safety, Jiang Feng didn’t have to worry for the time being.

In the blink of an eye, another ten days passed.

The Cyan Snake Clan’s intervention convinced both the Divine Sect and the Emperor that Jiang Feng was still hiding in the Dragon Capital, most likely within the underground tunnels. As a result, there were frequent incidents in the tunnels during this period.

Both the Divine Sect and the loose cultivators found several entrances.

There were clashes with the Cyan Snake Clan.

Eventually, the Emperor ordered the cultivators from the Purple Bamboo Forest to stop the loose cultivators, and neither they nor the Divine Sect disciples were allowed to enter the underground tunnels. For this, the Saintess even went to the Emperor to seek clarification.

The answer she got was that Jiang Feng definitely couldn’t be inside the tunnels.

The whole incident seemed to settle down temporarily. The Divine Sect disciples, who still hadn’t found Jiang Feng, began conducting a blanket search throughout the Dragon Capital.

All sorts of divine techniques and magic were crazily thrown into every corner of Dragon Capital.

Like Celestial Eye.

And Eight Desolates Tracking Skill.

Various magic to locate people were cast all over the Dragon Capital like a swarm.

Until finally.

Jiang Feng even saw Dharma Seals forming overhead, as if a net covered the entirety of Dragon Capital. Many loose cultivators were so frightened they fled, thinking the Divine Sect disciples were harvesting "leeks" and stealing their spiritual power.

The Dharma Seal net lasted a total of three days.

In those three days, Jiang Feng could feel waves of probing power descending from the heavens, seeping down into the depths beneath the Dragon Capital.

Fortunately, he had Thousand Faces to shield him, Yangchun Technique to sustain him, and the Qinglong Cauldron for protection. He made it through unscathed.

And those three days, Jiang Feng’s Fortune Points grew by tens of thousands each day.

By today, his Fortune Points had finally surpassed four million.

Jiang Feng checked his status panel.

Name: Jiang Feng

Fortune: 4,030,113

Cultivation Technique: Yangchun Technique (Perfection+)

Skills: Flame Saber (Mastery+) Wind Control (Mastery+) Five Elements Array (Beginner+) Sword Control Technique (Beginner+) Thousand Faces (Perfection+) Mysterious Nether Spear Technique (Great Success+)

Realm: Qi Condensation (Sixth Layer)

Divine Power: Immortality

Yangchun Technique was finally ready to be upgraded again.

But Jiang Feng wasn’t in a rush.

Right now, Dragon Capital was crawling with people and outside cultivators were constantly arriving. The Divine Sect disciples had the capital surrounded so tightly that people looking for him were everywhere, above ground and below.

Jiang Feng was afraid that the commotion from breaking through would attract the attention of the Divine Sect or certain loose cultivators.

So, when he made his breakthrough, he not only had to be careful, but also ensure neither the Divine Sect nor any cultivator discovered him. Thinking it over, he decided the underground tunnels were the best choice.

Now that the Emperor had sent cultivators from the Purple Bamboo Forest to guard the tunnel entrances and prevent loose cultivators and even Divine Sect disciples from going in, the only people left inside the tunnels, apart from the Cyan Snake Clan, should be the Emperor’s own.

And the tunnels stretched in all directions, crisscrossing like a labyrinth.

Even if Jiang Feng was discovered, the Emperor’s men wouldn’t be able to capture him. Not to mention, the Cyan Snake King had already promised not to become his enemy.

Even if he was trapped inside, with the Dragon Bone Bow in hand, even the Cyan Snake King wouldn’t make things difficult for him.

With that in mind—

Jiang Feng decided that tonight, after closing the shop, he would immediately enter the tunnels to find a hidden spot and break through his cultivation.

"Shopkeeper Chu, closing up again? There are so many people today. Not going to stay a bit longer?"

Shopkeeper Zhao across the street saw Jiang Feng about to leave and couldn’t resist teasing him.

"There’s nothing fresh in the shop. Even if I stay, I can’t make a sale. I’d rather head home early so I can hit the market for supplies first thing tomorrow."

Jiang Feng replied lazily.

He left the Black Market.

He saw that there were no cultivators from the Purple Bamboo Forest guarding the underground entrances near the Black Market.

Even the Emperor didn’t know how many entry and exit points the underground tunnels had.

Jiang Feng had already learned from Xiao Qing how many tunnel exits there were and where each one was located.

He didn’t choose to enter from the Black Market entrance.

He was worried that entering from there might make the Cyan Snake Clan realize he was hiding inside the Black Market. Jiang Feng knew well that, although he’d reached an agreement with the Cyan Snake Clan, their "cooperation" was actually based on martial deterrence, not real restraint. If they got a chance to kill him and take the Dragon Bone Bow, they probably wouldn’t refuse.

So Jiang Feng did not fully trust the Cyan Snake Clan.

He wanted to break through in the tunnels without being spotted by the Divine Sect or loose cultivators, and didn’t want the Cyan Snake Clan to find him either.

So Jiang Feng went to an entrance near the West City Gate and entered the tunnels from there.

Entering the tunnels once again,

Jiang Feng first summoned the Qinglong Cauldron, gripped the Dragon Bone Bow tightly in his hand, and extended his Spiritual Sense throughout the tunnel to prevent anyone from hiding nearby.

Thankfully, the tunnels were extremely deep. Even if the Emperor sent all the Purple Bamboo Forest and Imperial City cultivators into the passageways, it would be impossible to occupy every corner.

Following the routes Xiao Qing described, Jiang Feng arrived at a hidden path where he could see the Underground Palace walls, covered by a layer of Restriction Array.

"Upgrade."

After confirming that no one was nearby,

Jiang Feng quickly spent four million Fortune Points on Yangchun Technique.

The status panel changed.

Name: Jiang Feng

Fortune: 30,981

Cultivation Technique: Yangchun Technique (Great Perfection)

Skills: Flame Saber (Mastery) Wind Control (Mastery) Five Elements Array (Beginner+) Sword Control Technique (Beginner+) Thousand Faces (Perfection) Mysterious Nether Spear Technique (Great Success)