A Cunning Pervert in the Cultivation World

[Name: Zi Yuanling]

[Title: Crimson Phoenix False Vessel, Divine Blood False Vessel, Apostle of the Divine Blood (Blessed).]

The string of red notifications flooded Li Feng’s vision.

In that instant, it felt as if a bucket of ice-cold water had been poured straight over his head.

The anger and fury that had nearly overwhelmed him were violently interrupted.

His mind, which had been sinking into the shock of Concubine Zi’s words, snapped back to clarity.

Li Feng’s eyes sharpened at once.

The pain was still there.

The anger was still there.

But now... so was the cold, piercing sense of danger.

Li Feng’s thoughts began to raced.

’That’s right... Concubine Zi—no... this Apostle. She must have lied about Fen Ziyan’s death.’

After all, the system still had not announced anything.

If Fen Ziyan had truly died, the system would have already notified him.

The fact that no such message had appeared meant there was still a chance.

A fragile, uncertain chance... but a chance nonetheless.

Even so, Li Feng did not allow himself to relax in the slightest.

Just because she was not dead yet did not mean she was safe.

Fen Ziyan was probably still in danger.

And Li Feng’s gaze remained locked on the floating status window before him.

He clicked his tongue softly, a cold glint flashing through his eyes.

’Divine Blood again... These bastards are really everywhere.’

Ever since his journey began, no matter where he went or what kind of trouble he encountered, people connected to the Divine Blood Sect would always appear in one form or another.

Hidden schemers, false vessels, apostles... it was as if their shadow had already spread across the entire continent.

But then, Li Feng’s eyes narrowed slightly as a certain memory surfaced in his mind... the vision of his future self.

In that incomplete glimpse of the future, his later self had seemed to set his sights on the Divine Blood as the next target.

At the time, Li Feng had not fully understood the reason behind that decision.

But now...

Was it because of today?

Was the scene unfolding before him one of the turning points that would eventually push his future self onto that path?

For a brief moment, Li Feng felt a faint pressure settle over his chest.

That unknown future... the version of himself who had already walked further down this road... whatever had forced that future self into such a state was still shrouded in uncertainty.

The thought alone was enough to create a quiet weight in his heart.

But then his gaze hardened.

’So what?’

His eyes, which had been flickering with complicated thoughts, gradually cleared.

He was not that future self.

He was himself, right here, right now.

And as long as that remained true, he would not allow anything to go wrong.

The moment that thought settled in his heart, something about Li Feng seemed to change.

The chaotic mixture of shock, grief, and fury that had been raging within him did not disappear... but it was forcibly suppressed, compressed beneath a colder and sharper will.

Then the oppressive aura around his body stabilized, no longer fluctuating wildly with emotion.

Instead, it became heavier, clearer, and far more focused.

Across the burning street, Apostle Zi’s amber eyes narrowed slightly.

”...Oh?”

A soft sound of mild interest escaped her lips as she observed him.

She noticed that his demeanor had shifted.

The man who had been shaken by her words just moments ago now stood there with a completely different presence... one that was calm, sharp, and dangerously composed amidst the raging flames.

Li Feng slowly raised his head.

He looked straight at Apostle Zi and spoke in a low, controlled voice.

”...I’ll ask you one more time.”

”Where is Fen Ziyan?”

Apostle Zi’s lips curved into a soft smile once more.

”She is dead—”

”You’re lying.”

Li Feng cut her off without the slightest hesitation.

His voice was quiet, yet absolute.

Apostle Zi’s smile paused.

For the first time, a faint ripple passed through her calm expression as she looked into Li Feng’s eyes.

Those dark pupils were no longer clouded by grief or confusion.

Instead, they stared straight at her with complete, unshakable certainty... as if he had already seen through the lie.

Apostle Zi looked at him for a moment longer.

Then she let out a soft sigh.

The faint smile returned to her lips, but this time there was a trace of something more complicated within it.

”...It seems your relationship with Ziyan is deeper than you have told me, Envoy Li.”

Li Feng’s expression did not change.

”That has nothing to do with you,” he said flatly.

Then his voice turned even colder.

”...And you do not deserve to call her name.”

The moment those words left his lips, his figure suddenly vanished.

In the next instant, he reappeared right in front of Apostle Zi, so close that the heat from the surrounding flames seemed to distort the space between them.

His dark eyes locked onto her glowing amber ones as he murmured in a low, dangerous voice,

”If you’re not going to talk... then I will make you talk.”

The moment the final word left his mouth, Li Feng’s body suddenly erupted with power as he poured in all of the Favor Points he had saved since the secret realm reward, along with a few more he had received with Yue Lan during these time.

[Ding!]

[-13,000 Favor Points]

And then—

[Star Ignition]

BOOM!

A brilliant silvery light burst out from within him, rapidly spreading across his entire body like a surging tide of stars.

The radiance was sharp and pure, illuminating the burning street around them as countless points of light seemed to flicker within the glow.

With his base Stars now having reached 350... and with [Star Ignition] activated, it had now reached a terrifying...

...700 Stars.

The moment that threshold was fully ignited, wave after wave of oppressive aura exploded outward from his body.

The surrounding flames were forcibly pushed back, twisting and collapsing under the sheer weight of his presence.

The air itself grew heavy, as if an invisible mountain had suddenly descended upon the battlefield.

But even while facing such an intense, crushing oppressive aura, Apostle Zi’s expression did not change.

She simply smiled and looked up at him, her amber eyes glowing calmly amidst the silver radiance that surrounded Li Feng’s body.

”Didn’t I tell you...” she said softly, ”that once we meet again... I would become ’Perfect’?”

Before she could even finish her sentence—

Li Feng’s figure blurred.

A punch, launched at a speed almost impossible to follow with the naked eye, shot straight toward her abdomen with terrifying force.

Apostle Zi reacted at once.

She raised her arm and blocked the strike head-on.

BOOOMMM!!

A sharp shockwave exploded between them as her feet slid slightly backward across the burning ground.

Even so, a confident smile remained on her lips, as if the attack had been well within her expectations.

She parted her lips, about to speak—

”...?”

But then her expression suddenly changed.

A strange look flashed through her glowing amber eyes.

Her body tensed, and she instinctively took several steps back.

The confident posture from a moment ago faltered.

In the next instant, her legs weakened, and she staggered before dropping down onto one knee.

’...What happened?’

Apostle Zi looked at the ground in confusion.

Above her, Li Feng looked down with cold, indifferent eyes.

”What’s wrong?” he asked flatly.

”Is that all you have?...And you were so confident in facing me?”