After You Broke Off the Engagement, I Broke Through Twelve Realms in a Single Day! - Chapter 12:

Chapter 12: Even the Four Great Sects Bow

Hearing the Body Refining Tower Spirit’s words, everyone widened their eyes and perked up their ears, eager to find out who today’s ten most outstanding prodigies of Luoxing City were.

[Luoxing City Body Refining Tower Prodigy Rankings]

[First Place: Li Feng, Condensed Top-Grade Spirit Body, 9th stage Martial King Realm cultivation, rewarded with one Tower Talisman and one Heaven-Level martial technique.]

[Second Place: Liu Ruyue, Awakened Top-Grade Heaven-Level Martial Vein, 1st stage Martial King Realm cultivation, rewarded with one Heaven-Level martial technique.]

[Third Place: Ye Ning, Awakened Low-Grade Heaven-Level Martial Vein, 3rd stage Martial Grandmaster Realm cultivation, rewarded with one Earth-Level martial technique.]

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As the rankings and rewards were displayed in the sky, everyone at the scene was stunned into silence, the surroundings within ten li completely quiet.

Instructor Su stared at Li Feng’s name in first place, unable to suppress a gasp, “A 9th stage Martial King Realm cultivation? No wonder I couldn’t see through him. And what is a Top-Grade Spirit Body? With all my knowledge, I’ve never even heard of it!”

“This is against the heavens! A 9th stage Martial King at eighteen — such talent is unheard of! Is he a reincarnated Martial God?” Huo Que rubbed his shiny bald head, looking like he had seen a ghost.

Liu Ruyan couldn’t believe it, crazily shaking her head and running toward the Body Refining Tower, wanting to see the rankings more clearly.

She even lost a shoe in her rush. When she saw the top two names on the tower, she collapsed onto the ground, screaming like mad:

“Impossible! This can’t be true! I only advanced three small realms with the tower’s feedback — how could Li Feng break through from Martial Master to 9th stage Martial King?”

“And that wretched Liu Ruyue also broke through to Martial King? I’m so unwilling, so hateful!”

Liu Ruyan’s heart was filled with endless regret and hatred toward Liu Ruyue.

No matter how she hypnotized herself to deny it, she couldn’t change the fact that Liu Ruyue had trampled her underfoot.

This glory should have been hers — it was all stolen by Liu Ruyue’s scheming!

Seeing the disheveled Liu Ruyan missing a shoe, the onlookers in Luoxing City sighed with emotion.

Just a few days ago, this so-called “number one prodigy” of Luoxing City had publicly broken off her engagement with Li Feng, claiming his talent was too poor.

Now, in just a few days, the tables had completely turned.

The useless son-in-law she had despised had become the top of the rankings, with a cultivation reaching the 9th stage Martial King Realm, while she had faded into mediocrity.

Li Feng’s level of cultivation would be among the best even in Ziyue Prefecture!

If such a person was considered talentless, who could be considered talented?

After listing the rankings and rewards, ten golden light spheres flew out of the Body Refining Tower, landing in the hands of the ranked prodigies.

Li Feng glanced at the black iron plate inscribed with runes in his hand, his eyes flickering slightly.

“So this is the Tower Talisman that allows a second body refinement in the Body Refining Tower.”

Three hours ago, after entering the Body Refining Tower, Li Feng had followed the tower spirit’s instructions and attacked the small tower with full force.

With a single punch, he shattered the small tower. The pure spiritual energy within flooded into his dantian, helping him break through to the Martial King Realm and awaken a Top-Grade Heaven-Level Martial Vein.

But it didn’t end there. After awakening the Heaven-Level Martial Vein, the jade bottle he carried appeared in his dantian. Its mouth emitted a mysterious suction force, absorbing all the special energy within the Body Refining Tower, further refining his awakened vein.

The human body has twelve major meridians. A Heaven-Level Martial Vein signifies full unblocking of these meridians.

However, not only did Li Feng unblock all twelve, but the energy from the jade bottle also tempered his 206 bones, directly transforming him into a Top-Grade Martial Spirit Body, with his cultivation soaring to the 9th stage Martial King Realm — just one step away from the Martial Emperor Realm!

Additionally, due to his inner force being imbued with the jade bottle’s devouring ability, his Martial Spirit Body also gained this devouring effect, enabling him to absorb energy at a rate several times faster than ordinary Spirit Bodies. This could be called a “Devouring Spirit Body.”

Li Feng’s transformation caught the tower spirit’s attention. Although it didn’t notice the jade bottle in his dantian, it was still shocked that someone from such a remote place could refine a Martial Spirit Body on their first attempt.

Thus, the tower spirit determined that Li Feng was no ordinary person and sought to befriend him, requesting a favor in return.

As compensation, it agreed to help raise Li Feng’s wife’s cultivation to the Martial King Realm and awaken her Top-Grade Heaven-Level Martial Vein.

“Senior, what is the favor you want?” Li Feng had asked curiously.

The tower spirit chuckled, “It shouldn’t be difficult for you. When you participate in the Azure Cloud Tournament of the Great Zhou Empire and undergo your second body refinement, just tell the tower spirit there that you come from Luoxing City and had your first refinement at the Luoxing City Body Refining Tower.”

“If you earn a ranking at the Azure Cloud Tournament, I will gain merit and might be upgraded to a spiritual artifact.”

“I’ll do it,” Li Feng agreed without hesitation.

Coming out of his recollection, Li Feng didn’t rush to inspect the Heaven-Level martial technique but put both the Tower Talisman and the martial technique away.

At this moment, the major sects approached, cupping their hands and offering congratulations and invitations.

“Congratulations, Young Master Li, for leaping over the dragon gate and becoming the number one prodigy of the Great Qing Empire. This superior-grade profound weapon is a small token from Jiuyang Mountain — the real gift is on its way!”

Huo Que from Jiuyang Mountain directly gifted the weapon initially prepared for Jin Yunting to Li Feng, openly stating it was just an appetizer.

Heavenly Martial Sect was not to be outdone. Elder Gao Zishan brought out three bottles of Spirit Martial Pills — a monthly allocation usually limited to core disciples — and presented them to Li Feng respectfully.

“Young Master Li, I am Gao Zishan, elder of Heavenly Martial Sect. Congratulations on surpassing Heaven-Level Martial Veins and achieving an unprecedented accomplishment. Our Sect Leader is on his way personally to invite you to join our sect!”

Even a senior elder like Gao Zishan, a Martial King who had cultivated for over a hundred years, addressed Li Feng respectfully as “Young Master” — a spectacle that shocked everyone present.

Gao Zishan, an elder of Heavenly Martial Sect, showing such humility to a youth — this was the power and prestige Li Feng now commanded.

“Congratulations, Young Master Li, for your great success. Our Celestial Jade Sect is willing to build a spirit peak exclusively for your cultivation and invites you to become the Peak Lord!”

The lady from Celestial Jade Sect made an even more outrageous offer, willing to break the sect’s tradition of accepting only female disciples, astonishing everyone.

“The Celestial Jade Sect is full of beautiful women! If I could get in, I’d gladly trade my life and talent for it!” muttered a noble son from Ziyue Prefecture, practically drooling with envy.

Even the usually composed Instructor Su squeezed into the crowd, excitedly saying, “Our Jishang Academy’s Headmaster has sent word — if Young Master Li is willing to cultivate at the academy, he will personally teach you a half-step spiritual-grade technique! Our Headmaster is the only Martial Venerable in the Great Qing Empire, thanks to this technique!”

“Thank you all for the gifts. As for joining a sect, I’ll consider it and reply in a few days.”

Li Feng smiled and nodded politely, not committing to any sect. With his current strength and talent, he could negotiate for even greater benefits and needed to choose carefully.

“Where’s Jin Yunting? Bring him to me.”

Li Feng glanced around and spoke with a voice like thunder, commanding the scene like a deity.

Joining a sect could wait. Now was the time for revenge.

Li Feng never postponed his revenge — the Bai family could testify to that.

“Spare me, Young Master Li! That unfilial descendant Jin Yunting has already been killed by me personally to atone to Madam Liu!”

Jin Zhuyu slid forward on his knees, repeatedly kowtowing for mercy.

“Dead?” Li Feng was momentarily stunned, feeling a bit disappointed.

He had intended to let Jin Yunting taste the feeling of being crushed by absolute power, to thoroughly humiliate him, but the man was already dead.

Suddenly, rumbling booms echoed through the sky as five terrifyingly powerful figures descended from the heavens.

They were the leaders of the four great sects, along with an old prince from the imperial family of the Great Qing Empire, coming personally to invite Li Feng to join them.