"Tsk, tsk, tsk … Big Brother, you're amazing."
Xiao Hui admired Du Feng more and more. He didn't even blink when he lied. His story was so convincing that no one could see through it. He was the one who killed Old Wang's family, as well as the bookstore owner and his two subordinates, but he didn't reveal any flaws.
To put it bluntly, those people were actually eaten by the monster. Du Feng only added fuel to the fire. Moreover, they were seeking death by coming to the ruins to cause destruction. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been eaten by the monster.
"Don't celebrate too early. There will be more trouble."
Du Feng wasn't optimistic about this, because he knew that there would be more trouble. Based on his past experience, the bookstore owner would definitely stand up for the owner. When the time came, it was uncertain whether they would hire professional killers or send their own people.
"With Big Brother here, we're not afraid of anything."
Xiao Hui was full of confidence in Du Feng now. He believed that no matter how great the difficulty, he would be able to overcome it. Actually, Du Feng knew that it was all thanks to the Cloud Capital's rule that no private fights were allowed and the monster that appeared punctually after midnight. Otherwise, the bookstore owner wouldn't have been so easy to deal with.
The following days were peaceful. Du Feng took some time to talk with Team Leader Yan about spell formations. It was also a way to improve their relationship. This was useful. The number of city guards patrolling the ruins had increased significantly. This way, the enemies would have fewer chances to attack.
The uneventful days went by for about a month. During this month, he cultivated in the third level of the basement every day. Cultivation went from the early stage to the late stage of the Feathered Transformation Realm, and he wasn't far from the eighth level.
Perhaps it was because of the enemies that could attack at any time, or the pressure from the monster outside, Du Feng's Cultivation improved quite quickly. Without devouring beasts or taking any special elixirs, it was unimaginable for him to improve more than half of the Cultivation Realm in a month.
No wonder everyone wanted to come to the Cloud Capital. The Essence Power in the city was indeed more abundant than any other city in the Endless Continent. Du Feng also discovered a pattern. From the third watch at night to the fifth watch in the morning, when monsters appeared, the efficiency of his cultivation was especially high.
In the beginning, because he was afraid of startling the monster, he did not dare to circulate his energy. He just held his breath and did not dare to move. Later, he tried to move it, but nothing happened. After all, they were on the third floor of the basement, and there were two floors of rooms on the upper floor, which were also protected by a formation.
After trying a few times, Du Feng found that it was okay to exercise, so he tried to circulate his energy gently. After some observation, he realized that circulating his energy would not attract the attention of the man-eating monster. He might as well let it go and focus on cultivating in the room on the third floor. It had to be said, the effects of training during the period between the third and fifth watch, when monsters appeared, were especially good.
Just like that, another ten days passed. Du Feng's Cultivation Realm finally broke through to Ascension Realm Level Eight. In other words, without the help of elixirs, he had broken through to the first level of Cultivation Realm in forty days. One had to know that during the period of Ascension Realm, every breakthrough to the next level of Cultivation Realm was very strenuous. It seemed like the environment here had a lot to do with the number of experts in the Cloud Capital.
Du Feng had a bold idea. He wanted to dig deeper into the basement. He was doing it secretly within the boundaries of the house, and his neighbor, Old Wang's family, was already dead. No one would find out what he was doing.
"Big brother, we have enough rooms. There's no need to dig anymore."
Xiao Hui did not understand what Du Feng was doing. He thought that he wanted to build more rooms. Although Du Feng was strong, digging and building a house was still a tiring task. There were enough rooms in the three-story basement. There was no need to dig anymore.
"It's okay. I'm just doing some exercise."
Du Feng tried to dig deeper and found that the soil was getting tighter and tighter. It was fine at the fourth level, but the resistance at the fifth level was already very strong. By the time he reached the sixth level, there was no soil at all. It was all rocks, and they were all whole rocks.
The Never-Ending Continent was indeed a man-made floating island, especially the Cloud Capital. If it was a naturally formed continent, even if there were rocks, they would not be so big. Plus, they were all in one piece. There was no way to find a seam.
In other words, he could only dig as deep as the fifth level in the Cloud Capital. If he dug any deeper, he would hit the rock layer. If he forced it open, he might alert the city defense or even the higher-ups in the inner city. Du Feng could not take such a big risk. He did not dare to dig anymore when he reached the rock layer. He decided to renovate the rock layer and make it into a decent room.
Since they already had the fourth and fifth floors underground, Du Feng moved to the fifth floor and asked Xiaohui to live on the fourth floor, while Qin Siling moved to the previous room on the third floor. This way, the rooms on the first and second levels could be filled up, leaving only a narrow passageway. Even if the surface was attacked and damaged, the people below wouldn't be affected.
There was another reason why Du Feng did this. He found that the deeper he went, the richer the elemental energy. He felt that the waves of elemental energy came from the rock layer. When he meditated, he sat directly on the rock surface. If he was not afraid of alerting the higher-ups of the Cloud Capital, he would have smashed open the rock layer to see what was hidden inside. He also wanted to see how thick the rock layer was and whether it was supporting the entire Weiyang Continent.
In fact, Du Feng's guess was not far from the truth. The entire Weiyang Continent was supported by a huge conical boulder. It was covered with soil and planted with trees, artificially imitating the natural environment. Only then could it be suitable for monsters to live in and for humans to build cities.
However, it was wishful thinking for him to dig deeper. The rock layer became harder the deeper he went. He could not dig at all with his weapon. Even if an emperor realm expert came, he would not be able to dig very deep. If it were not for such a sturdy foundation, the Weiyang Continent would have long been destroyed by the tenth level demon beasts that flew everywhere in the third sky. It would not have been able to stand for so many years.
Du Feng had discovered this underground secret, and he believed that there would be others in Cloud Capital who would discover it, but not many people knew about it. No one was willing to tell others about this method that could increase their cultivation efficiency and increase their cultivation faster than others.
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