The King of Urban Mercenaries

Chapter 1689 - 1694: The First Step

Li Qing arrived at the center of the sixth level and then sat down cross-legged.

Lin Fei approached Li Qing, who gave Lin Fei a slight smile, "Junior Brother, you’re really quite the hidden talent. I hope you can achieve even greater glory." After speaking, he closed his eyes and quietly absorbed the Heaven and Earth Qi.

"Farewell, Senior Brother."

Lin Fei cupped his hands in salute and followed Yang Yuxiang to the stairs of the fifth level.

Finally, both Lin Fei and Yang Yuxiang simultaneously stepped into the fifth level. Yang Yuxiang furrowed his brows, recalling his own words from the beginning, and suddenly felt a burning sensation on his face.

After all, he seemed to have said before entering that they should compete to see who could ascend more levels. Given this, Yang Yuxiang walked toward the fourth level with a furrowed brow.

Lin Fei noticed that those who could step into the fifth level were few and far between. The seventh, eighth, and ninth levels had the most people. They looked upward, peering through the mist. Nonetheless, they could still see Lin Fei’s figure had reached the fifth level. Exclamations of surprise were nonstop; they found it hard to believe that someone at Foundation Establishment Realm like Lin Fei could proceed to the fifth level for cultivation.

At this moment, Lin Fei seemed to move again, causing their hearts to tremble, unable to believe it was true.

The pressure grew greater and greater. Lin Fei reached the center between the fifth and fourth levels, able to feel waves of Heaven and Earth Qi continuously rushing towards him, impacting his body.

Yang Yuxiang furrowed his brows and then stepped up!

Suddenly, Yang Yuxiang felt the force was too great; unsteady, his body began to retreat backward. But at that moment, a hand supported his back, allowing Yang Yuxiang to finally stop and stand on the fourth level.

When Yang Yuxiang came to his senses, adjusted his body, and turned to look behind him, he found Lin Fei already heading off into the distance, stepping onto the third level!

The people on the third level were even fewer, perhaps just a dozen or so, but they were undoubtedly the most powerful geniuses on the entire Qianhuang Peak. After sensing the commotion, they looked at Lin Fei, their eyes filled with astonishment and shock. Was he cheating? Could someone at Foundation Establishment Realm really reach the third level?

The geniuses couldn’t understand, but as Lin Fei advanced step by step, under their astonished gaze, Lin Fei unexpectedly stepped onto the second level staircase!

There were only three people on the second level!

The three looked at Lin Fei with furrowed brows. One of the women spoke, "Who would’ve thought, someone from the Lower Realm would be so impressive. What do you two brothers think of this person?"

Lin Fei was surprised; he hadn’t expected that as soon as he arrived on the second level, someone would already be discussing him. He looked in surprise at the woman.

A woman who could enter this second level undoubtedly had strength far more formidable than Lin Fei had imagined.

When this woman spoke, the other two youths replied, "Senior Sister Qian Miao, how should we put it? But I know, if he can step onto the first level, it shows he’s remarkable. If he can only stay here, it means although his strength isn’t high, in some way, he surpasses us."

"Junior Brother Yang Fan, you’re really good at talking, spouting some nonsense!" said the female disciple named Qian Miao.

Though spoken to like this by Qian Miao, Yang Fan still smiled at her, while the other male remained silent, keeping a close watch on the surroundings.

"You should learn more from your Senior Brother Li Si. He’s far more diligent than you," Qian Miao remarked.

"I can’t compare to Senior Brother Li Si. His strength is among the top of the Qianhuang Peak disciples and most likely to enter the Inner Sect, far more powerful than me," Yang Fan responded.

Lin Fei received astonishing news from their conversation—these disciples weren’t yet Inner Sect Disciples of the Qianhuang Peak? This was truly shocking!

Moreover, these three were considered the most formidable disciples of the entire Qianhuang Peak, yet only one of them had the qualifications to enter the Inner Sect? What kind of place was the Inner Sect, to be so terrifying?

No matter what, at this moment, Lin Fei felt immense pressure on his body, but he was still unwilling to give up, lifting his steps to head toward the top level, the first level.

The three were immediately amazed, even Li Si was equally surprised. Li Si had seemingly heard about Lin Fei before, not expecting Lin Fei to be so powerful!

"Well, Yang Fan, you’d better watch out. You’ve been surpassed by your juniors; he’s about to enter the first level!" Qian Miao’s eyes were full of astonishment. They had all tested the first level’s force, akin to standing on the mouth of a volcano, but Lin Fei found this power very pleasing.

Lin Fei stepped onto the first level.

He turned around, looking down, realizing he couldn’t see any figures below anymore. He sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes for some rest.

"Unbelievable, someone actually reached the first level. It seems our Sect is about to become lively again," Yang Fan said.

"Indeed, but it seems he’s a Lower Realm person."

"What’s wrong with Lower Realm? Although I’m from the Upper Realm, I have to speak up for those from the Lower Realm. This kind of prejudice is really annoying!" Yang Fan stated.

Qian Miao laughed, "Your feelings don’t matter. After all, this issue is recognized by the Upper Realm. They look down on people from the Lower Realm, including you."

"Me? I don’t!" Yang Fan immediately denied.

Qian Miao chuckled without saying a word, but she already knew in her heart that this Yang Fan might cause trouble again!

Lin Fei sat cross-legged on the first level, feeling the surging Primordial Energy wash over his body like water, which made him feel extremely invigorated!

Yes, it was invigorating. Furthermore, he felt that today, he might be able to cleanse every cell of his body thoroughly with pure Primordial Energy, thus becoming even more powerful.

As time passed, those below noticed that some of the Primordial Energy seemed to have a breathing-like rhythm, which was quite miraculous.

Unbeknownst to them, much of the Primordial Energy they were absorbing was actually exhaled by Lin Fei. If they knew the truth, who knows what they would think.

In any case, Lin Fei hadn’t done anything outrageous, so Lin Fei was not afraid of anything.

Moreover, on this top step of the resource array, his strength was continuously growing. As the Heaven and Earth Qi kept pouring into him, he continuously expelled the Heaven and Earth Qi from his body, clearing away impurities on his body, and finally succeeded!

At this moment, Lin Fei felt entirely refreshed. After thoroughly purging the impurities within his body, he felt as though he had undergone a qualitative transformation.