Urban God of War: The Live-in Son-in-law

After a brief regrouping, Ye Feng immediately announced that they would continue their journey, still heading in the originally planned direction.

By now, the blue lake had calmed down, still as eerily beautiful and intriguingly blue as ever. The team did not dare to cross directly over the surface of the lake and instead took a detour along the shore. In fact, just moments ago, Ye Feng had already made a slight attempt to test it.

However, the result greatly shocked him. He had only half submerged his body into the lake water when he discovered that it possessed a strong erosive capability, eroding his Spirit Essence so fiercely that Ye Feng naturally did not dare to proceed further. Otherwise, if he entered the lake, it wouldn't take long for his Spirit Essence Barrier to be completely eroded, and he would ultimately perish at the bottom of the lake.

Even if there might be treasures hidden in the lake, Ye Feng didn't dare to dive in. After all, the lake was truly too terrifying. It was at this moment that he realized the Outer Battlefield was far more dangerous than he had originally imagined.

The group had been venturing for quite some time by now, yet the landscape remained a vast expanse of grayness, with neither sun nor moon, and of course, no distinction between day and night. Eventually, everyone became numb to it.

Fortunately, everyone's cultivation level was not low, so even without food or drink for a long time, there would be no problems. Moreover, before setting out, everyone had prepared food.

Ye Feng still took the lead, with the twenty-six-member team heading east. However, during the journey, Ye Feng was not simply listening but took advantage of this utterly boring time to secretly cultivate, continuously refining the Beast Core he had ingested.

Of course, for ordinary people, it is impossible to cultivate while walking, but for Ye Feng, who possessed the Divine Path Heavenly Edict Scroll, it was not a difficult task at all. More importantly, his spiritual power was far stronger than others.

In fact, it wasn't simply a matter of being stronger than others. Even those at the Golden Core Great Dao and Sacred Realm Level, the Great Powers, hadn't cultivated spiritual power or, to put it another way, hadn't reached the advanced level of spiritual power. But now, Ye Feng had already formed a Mental Power Nucleus.

And the advantage of having strong mental power was the ability to multitask without any interference from each other!

As Ye Feng walked, he silently operated the Divine Path Heavenly Edict Scroll. The energy of the Beast Core was incredibly violent, to the point where he felt an agitated sensation when he swallowed it, and his entire being was affected, showing signs of restlessness.

Fortunately, Ye Feng's spiritual power was strong enough to suppress this violent energy. Once the Divine Path Heavenly Edict Scroll enveloped the Beast Core, the core's violent nature gradually stabilized and settled. Subsequently, streams of pure energy were refined and absorbed by the scroll.

After all, this Beast Core was equivalent to the lifetime essence of a Golden Core Great Dao Great Power, and one can only imagine how vast the contained energy was. Once the energy from the Beast Core was absorbed and refined by the Divine Path Heavenly Edict Scroll, streams of Origin Energy were then fed back to Ye Feng.

At that moment, Ye Feng could absorb this feedback of energy to continuously impact and clear his Acupoints. Shortly, numerous Acupoints were opened, a speed of cultivation that was not inferior to that of cultivating with Source of Luck.

It was then that Ye Feng couldn't help but inwardly exclaim that although the Outer Battlefield was incredibly dangerous, it indeed was an excellent place for experience. No wonder so many great and powerful beings didn't want to return to the Earth World after coming here.

In just half an hour, Ye Feng had already cleared dozens of Acupoints and regenerated a large amount of Qi Force in his body. Of course, he still needed to use this Origin Energy to constantly compress and improve the quality of his Qi Force, finally transforming it entirely into Spirit Essence.

This was a process that needed repeated refining. As Ye Feng multitasked and cultivated without a break, his power slowly improved. Of course, his outward appearance and aura remained unchanged at the Martial King Peak, so the others remained none the wiser.

Time passed unknowingly until suddenly someone cried out, "Look, everyone, what is that in the front?"

It was at that moment that Ye Feng noticed that groups of shadows had suddenly appeared on the horizon ahead, vague and indistinct, stretching across the sky.

The team involuntarily stopped, astonished by the sight. Ye Feng knitted his brows and said, "Those are mountain ranges, not monsters. No need for panic."

"Mountain ranges? My goodness, if those are mountains, then they must be extraordinarily high. I'm afraid even the Earth World doesn't have mountains so tall," one of the team members marveled.

Suddenly, Li Benzhong became excited and repeatedly said, "I know, I know where this place is."

The others asked in unison, "You know? Tell us, what place is it?"

Even Ye Feng turned his head at this point because he had not heard Zhuge Wuming mention this place before. Indeed, having a Great-Uncle in Xuanyuan Hall made Li Benzhong different; he knew a lot about the Outer Battlefield, things others didn't.

Puffing out his chest, Li Benzhong adopted a triumphal air, and after making sure he had everyone's attention, he said, "This place – I heard about it from my grandfather after my great-uncle returned from here. Of course, I didn't hear it straight from my great-uncle but from my grandfather after he heard it from my great-uncle."

Upon hearing his roundabout way of speaking, the crowd couldn't help but feel speechless, thinking this fellow was really too much of a windbag and a show-off. Couldn't he just get to the point without so much grandstanding?

Nevertheless, no one interrupted, especially since Ye Feng, their team leader, had not said anything.

Continuing on, Li Benzhong said, "That mountain range, in fact, is not the tallest or most magnificent in the Outer Battlefield. It ranks only third, with two other locations that are even taller and more majestic."

Impatient as ever, Sima Zhantian could no longer hold back and bellowed, "Can you, you guy, stop being so long-winded, can you get to the point?"

However, Li Benzhong simply rolled his eyes and said, "What are you ranting about? Do you still want to listen or not? I'm too lazy to even speak."

"You..." Sima Zhantian was infuriated, but at that moment Ye Feng gestured with his hand for him to calm down, as there was no need to stoop to the level of someone like Li Benzhong.

Li Benzhong then continued, "In fact, the mountain range ahead is called the Flying Dragon Mountain Range. Of course, I didn't make up this name, it was already named by those old folks from the Xuanyuan Hall."

"The Sky Dragon Mountain Range? Since there are many such lofty and majestic mountain ranges in the Outer Battlefield, what makes you so sure that the one in front is the Flying Dragon Mountain Range?" A team member quickly raised doubts.

Li Benzhong snorted coldly, "Of course I can be certain. Open your eyes and look carefully, do those faintly visible mountain ranges ahead not resemble a flying dragon, just like the form of a dragon in the sky?"

With this reminder, everyone finally caught on, and a team member exclaimed, "Well, now that you mention it, it really does look like a flying dragon. By the looks of it, that should indeed be the Flying Dragon Mountain Range ahead."

At this time, Ye Feng asked with a smile, "Li Benzhong, since you know that's the Flying Dragon Mountain Range, then using it as a reference, you must also know the approximate location of the Xuanyuan Hall, right?"

Li Benzhong immediately turned up his nose and snorted coldly, "How could it be that our almighty team leader, the great Lord Northern King, would have something he doesn't know? This really is a rare sight, the illustrious Lord Northern King actually condescending to ask others for information."

Ye Feng replied with a smile, "Indeed, I do not know, hence I ask. If you know, I would appreciate your generous guidance."

Li Benzhong nodded slightly and said, "Not bad, not bad, at least you're asking in the right manner. Since that's the case, I might as well tell you."

Sima Zhantian, seeing him act so pompously, was already seething with anger. However, Ye Feng's gaze signaled for him to suppress it. Honestly, Ye Feng didn't even consider Li Benzhong significant enough to be treated as an opponent; obviously, he wouldn't bother with someone like him who didn't even qualify to be a rival.

Unfortunately, Li Benzhong was completely unaware of this. He continued leisurely, "In fact, after reaching the Flying Dragon Mountain Range, the Xuanyuan Hall won't be far away. We just have to go around the Sky Dragon Mountain Range and walk straight from the tail of the dragon for about a day, and we will be able to reach the Xuanyuan Hall."

Hearing his words, everyone was immediately excited and agitated.

"That's great, after coming in for so long, we finally have a lead. We don't have to wander aimlessly like headless flies anymore." A team member sighed.

Of course, at this time, the thoughts of several team members couldn't help but become active. After all, the Xuanyuan Hall was not far away. Even though Li Benzhong was currently at a disadvantage, things would change once they reached the Xuanyuan Hall, especially considering that he had the support of his great-uncle.

Being able to have his own seat in the Xuanyuan Hall, and that too with a monster-like great-uncle as his backer, it was clear that he must be a figure of great power.

After a team member's eyes flickered, he immediately stepped forward and started to flatter Li Benzhong, "Indeed, in the end, we still need to rely on Brother Li. It's all thanks to Brother Li for pointing out the direction. Otherwise, I reckon we would have no idea how much longer we'd have to wander aimlessly."

Seeing an opportunity, another team member eagerly added, "Yes, Brother Benzhong's knowledge of the Outer Battlefield is indeed substantial. It seems that I will have to rely on Brother Li a lot in the coming days, and I hope Brother Li will look after us."

They hadn't even reached the Xuanyuan Hall yet, and the sycophancy had already started. Naturally, these two team members were undoubtedly the followers of the sect leaders from the Utility Pavilion, with backgrounds roughly similar to Li Benzhong's.

Sima Zhantian was so mad he could hardly contain himself, but as for Ye Feng, he shook his head without saying much. The journey was still long, and they didn't know what would come next. Nevertheless, he made a mental note of the two team members who had just spoken.

"Let's go, since we now know the direction, let's head towards the Flying Dragon Mountain Range ahead. Once we arrive there, we'll continue along the tail of the dragon." Ye Feng waved his hand and led the team to set off, continuing his cultivation.

Although Ye Feng had already reached more than 2,200 acupoints by now, he was still a fair distance from the 3,000 acupoints of Great Perfection. Putting aside the upcoming upheaval, just dealing with the old folks at the Xuanyuan Hall would not be easy.

Leaving aside Li Benzhong's great-uncle, Zhuge Wuming had already mentioned before they left that there were several old men from the Nine Great Sects of Ancient Martial Arts in the Xuanyuan Hall, as well as elders from the Hong and Bu families of the Four Great Ancient Clans. Ye Feng knew that these people would surely make things difficult for him upon his arrival at the Xuanyuan Hall.

Therefore, before that, Ye Feng needed to find every possible way to increase his cultivation strength. He didn't need to beat these formidable elders of the Xuanyuan Hall, but at the very least, he should be able to hold his ground against them without being at a disadvantage.

Despite that the shadowy mountain range looming at the horizon seemed to be within reach, once they began to approach, they realized the distance was not trivial at all. This was the epitome of the saying "distant mountains appear deceptively close," and besides, the group wasn't employing any flying techniques but walked step by step instead.

After more than two days, the towering mountain range towering into the clouds finally became clear in front of everyone's eyes, signifying that they had finally arrived at the base of the mountains.