Chapter 127 (1): Inheritance of the Spear Demon

Before Fang Che had a chance to reply, Dong Changfeng was already gone.

He looked on at Dong Changfeng's departing figure for a moment, then turned his gaze to the entrance of the cave.

As one of the foremost masters of the spear under the heavens, Dong Changfeng's advice was not to be taken lightly, and Fang Che decided to give it a try.

***

Meanwhile, Dong Changfeng was strutting away with a wide grin on his face.

He really had just witnessed the most fundamentally correct and perfect spear forms!

If he could integrate what he had seen just now into his own spear techniques, then he would surely benefit immensely in both combat prowess and spear intent.

However, compared with these spear forms, he was much more impressed with Fang Che.

It was incredibly impressive that someone so young possessed such stunning aptitude, but what was even more impressive was his selfless nature, which he had displayed through his willingness to demonstrate those spear forms to Dong Changfeng.

This sense of renewed hope was something that Dong Changfeng hadn't felt for countless years, and he felt like he had suddenly found purpose in life.

If there exists a path ahead, then I must fight on! The younger generation still requires the protection of us old geezers for a few more years.

The fact that Fang Che had managed to evoke resonance from the spear intent in the cave told Dong Changfeng that the inheritance of the Black Gold Spear Demon was as good as his.

Dong Changfeng had already memorized every last detail about the final spear strike that Fang Che had unleashed, and he was confident that he would be able to replicate it with just a few days of training.

However, he had still decided to leave the cave.

The inheritance there didn't belong to him, and even if he were to receive it, he would still never be able to reach the same heights as Duan Xiyang in this lifetime.

However, if Fang Che could receive the inheritance at such a young age, then he would surely be able to surpass Duan Xiyang in the future!

This was something that belonged to Fang Che, and Dong Changfeng couldn't steal it from him, especially not after the young man had just so graciously given him a demonstration of his spear forms.

All of a sudden, he abruptly stopped in his tracks as a thought occurred to him.

Just because I don't want to steal the inheritance from him doesn't mean others won't be tempted! I have to make sure that no one goes to interrupt him!

With that in mind, he turned back around, preparing to stand on lookout duty for Fang Che.

***

Fang Che was oblivious to Dong Changfeng's return.

At the moment, he was experimenting with all of his fundamental spear forms, unleashing them over and over again in an attempt to evoke resonance from the spear intent in the cave.

In the end, he discovered that only that spear strike unleashed in mid-air could evoke the resonance that he desired, and he had to reach a certain altitude and unleash the attack from a certain angle for the best effect.

Furthermore, it had to be an all-out attack, one that drew upon the entirety of his cultivation base, along with his essence, energy, and spirit.

The piece of divine metal in his consciousness was already beginning to somewhat resemble a spear, so he used it as his spear, unleashing the same strike over and over again.

Every strike had to be an all-out attack, and he was only able to unleash three at a time before being forced to rest.

Finally, after finding the perfect altitude and angle of attack, Fang Che was able to achieve the desired effect.

A burst of spear intent shot out of the cave to meet his before quickly returning to the cave, but at the same time, Fang Che had been completely sucked dry.

After descending to the ground below, he hurriedly pulled out a divine crystal given to him by Yin Shengong to help accelerate his spirit qi replenishment, and once his spirit qi reserves were fully restored, he unleashed another all-out attack.

On average, he was able to unleash three spear strikes every fifteen minutes, which was an agonizingly slow pace.

However, Fang Che wasn't disheartened in the slightest, and he continued to toil away, fully aware of just how precious an opportunity this was.

Eight hours later, the spear intent in the cave had become far sharper than the day before, and during this time, Fang Che had unleashed ninety-six spear strikes.

He felt utterly exhausted, even with the Boundless Sutra constantly replenishing his spirit qi, and he decided to call it a day.

𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

As he withdrew his spear into his consciousness, the little fair immediately flew out from within, then instantly fell asleep, clearly exhausted from the day of toil.

This entire day, it had been working hard in modifying the form of the divine metal in accordance with Fang Che's wishes, and it was only now that it truly understood what Fang Che wanted.

Up to this point, it only had a vague sense that Fang Che wanted it to mold the divine metal into a long stick. Only now that Fang Che was using the divine metal as a spear did the little fairy finally understand its intended purpose.

Fang Che had never come into contact with any divine metal at all in his past life, so he knew next to nothing about it, and even the method of integrating the divine metal into his consciousness had been taught to him by Xue Fuxiao.

Neither Xue Fuxiao nor Dongfang Sansan had anticipated that he would know so little about divine metal, so they hadn't bothered to offer him any guidance on the topic, and only now had he finally stumbled onto the right path.

Upon his return to the Virtue Manor, Fang Che was so exhausted that he went to sleep without engaging in his usual nightly activities, much to Ye Meng's relief.

Ever since they got married, she had passed out from exhaustion virtually every single night, and she had never thought that the married life would be so draining...

***

The next morning, Fang Che quickly assigned duties to everyone at the administration hall before going out on patrol. After paying a visit to the escort agency to ensure that nothing was amiss, he went straight to the cave.

In the distance, Dong Changfeng was standing behind a tree on high alert, ensuring that no one outside of Fang Che could approach the cave.

Upon his arrival, Fang Che immediately pulled out his divine metal and began toiling away once again.

A burst of spear intent that was far sharper than the previous day's shot out of his spear, and the resonance from the cave was even stronger!

This came as a surprise even to Fang Che himself, and he hurriedly examined his divine metal to discover that while it had been nothing more than a formless stick the day before, it was now beginning to vaguely resemble a spear!

How did it change so much in a single night?!

Fang Che toiled away all the way from morning to dawn the next day, and during this time, the spear intent in the cave had become considerably stronger.

It had occurred to Fang Che that even though the disparity between his and the Black Gold Spear Demon's cultivation bases had to have been like that between night and day, but he was perfectly replicating the Black Gold Spear Demon's attack from tens of thousands of years ago in both form and aura.

His spear strikes were pitifully weak in comparison, but they were fundamentally the same.

This session was far longer and more exhausting than the previous day's, but Fang Che's heart was full of joy at the drastically enhanced rate at which his divine metal was transforming.

Furthermore, with his dantian constantly depleted, he didn't have to worry about inadvertently making a breakthrough regardless of how much spirit power he took in, and the capacity of his dantian was increasing with each passing day.

At the same time, Fang Che's physical strength was also being constantly enhanced through these bursts of rapid and explosive exertion.

A few days quickly passed by, and late one night, when Fang Che had just unleashed his final spear strike for the day and was about to depart, he suddenly felt something amiss.

All of the spear intent in the cave had abruptly converged at its entrance, and a ferocious whirlwind was taking shape.

In the next instant, the space at the entrance of the cave shuddered, and an almighty spear projection came hurtling toward Fang Che, reaching him in the blink of an eye.

Fang Che's spear was instantly drawn into the spear projection, and with Fang Che still holding onto the spear, he was wrenched up into the air, immediately following which the spear projection raced back into the cave.