That night, Lin Feng drank himself into a stupor, stumbled home, and collapsed onto his bed, sprawled out.
“Little friend Lin Feng, how about we make a deal?”
Just then, Wuchen Zi’s voice echoed in Lin Feng’s mind.
The moment Lin Feng heard Wuchen Zi’s voice, he immediately bristled with anger.
“Wuchen Zi, if it weren’t for you, how could I, Lin Feng, have fallen to such a state!”
“You still have two days. If you don’t come out after two days, don’t blame me for being impolite.”
“Hehehe, young man, don’t get so angry. Why don’t you let this old man finish speaking?”
“Speak quickly, and get to the point! I don’t want to hear you ramble right now!”
Wuchen Zi knew that Lin Feng was in a fit of rage at the moment, so he didn’t waste words and said:
“At the bottom of Qianlong Tan (Hidden Dragon Pool), there is an underground secret chamber.”
“Inside that underground secret chamber, there is Zhong Ling Shi Ru (Spiritual Stalactite Milk)!”
“Zhong Ling Shi Ru (Spiritual Stalactite Milk)!”
Lin Feng’s heart skipped a beat. Zhong Ling Shi Ru (Spiritual Stalactite Milk) could not only rapidly increase a Cultivator’s cultivation in the Qi Refinement Stage but also instantly replenish Spiritual Qi when it was depleted in the body.
“That’s right, Zhong Ling Shi Ru (Spiritual Stalactite Milk). If you consume Zhong Ling Shi Ru (Spiritual Stalactite Milk), your cultivation will quickly Breakthrough to Qi Refining Stage 7, or even higher!”
“Rapidly increase my cultivation, and then you can drain my Spiritual Qi again? Hehe, Wuchen Zi, you’re not taking me, Lin Feng, for a fool, are you?!”
“Lin Feng, this time I can guarantee that I won’t covet your Spiritual Qi again until you have reached Foundation Establishment.”
“I don’t believe what you say!”
“Then what do you want? Don’t expect this old man to recognize you as his master like that stupid Dragon!”
Lin Feng sat up, forced the alcohol out of his body with Spiritual Qi, and cleared his mind considerably.
Regardless of whether Wuchen Zi was telling the truth or not, he needed to get the Zhong Ling Shi Ru (Spiritual Stalactite Milk) first.
“Good! This Junior will trust you this one time!”
Having made his decision, Lin Feng no longer hesitated and immediately got up and walked outside.
“Young Master, where are you going so late?”
“I’m going out for a walk. You don’t need to follow. Go to bed early. I’ll be back by myself in a bit.”
“Yes, then Young Master, please return early.”
Wei Xiong thought Lin Feng was just going out to sober up. After saluting Lin Feng, he walked away into the distance.
As night fell, Yong’an City was already under curfew, and the streets were silent.
From the Lin family compound, a black-clad figure climbed over the wall and left.
Lin Feng thought he was doing it stealthily, but he didn’t know that as soon as he left the Lin family, Huang Youde was hovering in mid-air, looking at Lin Feng’s back with a slight frown.
“What is this kid up to in the middle of the night?”
Huang Youde lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then his figure flickered and disappeared.
In the Qingfeng Mountains, at Qianlong Tan (Hidden Dragon Pool), a black-clad figure hurried along and stopped at Qianlong Tan (Hidden Dragon Pool).
The black-clad figure pulled back his face mask, revealing a cold-faced young man—it was Lin Feng.
Lin Feng looked around, and after confirming that no one was present, he took off his clothes, put them into a Storage Pouch, and plunged into Qianlong Tan (Hidden Dragon Pool).
“Plop!”
The sound of splashing water was particularly loud in the silent night.
A moment later, the splashes subsided, and the water quickly returned to calm.
A gust of demonic wind swept past, and Huang Youde stood atop a large tree, watching Lin Feng, who had already dived to the bottom of the pool.
Qianlong Tan (Hidden Dragon Pool) was extremely deep, its water was bone-chillingly cold, and there was also a bloody smell within it.
Lin Feng sank all the way down, taking quite a while to reach the bottom of Qianlong Tan (Hidden Dragon Pool).
The bottom was a thick layer of mud, with no Immortal Cave to be found.
“Senior, this Junior has already reached the bottom of Qianlong Tan (Hidden Dragon Pool), but there is no Immortal Cave as you mentioned.”
“Swim towards the cliff. There’s a purple stone there. Inject Spiritual Qi into the stone, and the Immortal Cave entrance will open by itself.”
Lin Feng used both his hands and feet, swimming towards the cliff as Wuchen Zi instructed. After getting close to the cliff, he released his Divine Sense and looked around.
Before long, Lin Feng indeed found a purple stone the size of a head. He quickly swam over, placed his hand on it, and channeled a stream of Spiritual Qi from his body into it.
The purple stone absorbed Lin Feng’s Spiritual Qi and immediately recessed inwards, followed by a rumbling sound. Lin Feng then saw the stone wall in front of him split open to the left and right, revealing an underground stone cave taller than a person.
Lin Feng surveyed the stone cave with his Divine Sense, then with a sweep of both hands, he swam into the cave entrance.
As soon as he swam into the entrance, the stone walls at the entrance closed again, making it even darker inside.
The cave entrance was extremely deep, leading to an unknown place. Lin Feng was almost out of breath before he finally surfaced with a splash.
“Hoo~”
“I was suffocating!”
“Ptooey!”
Lin Feng spat out a mouthful of pool water, took a few deep breaths, and looked around.
This place was an underground river, and the Spiritual Qi was extremely rich. No wonder the Spiritual Qi in the stone cave halfway up the cliff was so dense; it must be related to this place.
The river water flowed slowly from left to right, and there was a piece of land several tens of feet square ahead.
It was very damp and dim here, with only some colorful objects piled up on the land ahead. The light here came from them.
After catching his breath, Lin Feng continued to swim forward and soon reached the shore.
Just then, Lin Feng’s hair stood on end, and a chill ran from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head.
On the shore, a blackened skeleton sat cross-legged. The shimmering light from the river reflected on it, making it even more eerie.
“Senior, this is…”
“Don’t be nervous, this is my remains.”
“Alas…”
Wuchen Zi sighed and said, “This old man was once pursued and killed to this place. Because I was severely injured and poisoned, I had no choice but to abandon my Physical Body and become the Artifact Spirit of this Bagua Furnace.”
“Drip!”
Just then, the sound of a liquid dripping echoed.
Lin Feng turned his head and quickly discovered a small puddle nearby.
In the puddle, there were many milky white liquids.
Above the puddle were several milky white stalactites, and at the tip of one stalactite, a drop of milky white liquid slowly formed.
Lin Feng quickly walked over, squatted down, and, with his palm enveloped in Spiritual Qi, took out some milky white liquid from the puddle to examine it carefully.
From the liquid, a wisp of Spiritual Qi entered his nose, making Lin Feng feel refreshed.
“This really is Zhong Ling Shi Ru (Spiritual Stalactite Milk)!”
“Hahahaha! I didn’t lie to you, did I?” Wuchen Zi laughed within Lin Feng’s body.
Lin Feng was pleasantly surprised and brought the milky white liquid in his hand to his mouth and consumed it.
Instantly, a massive surge of Spiritual Qi entered his body, causing Lin Feng’s expression to change. He quickly sat cross-legged, circulated his Cultivation Technique, and began refining the Spiritual Qi.
This meditation lasted for an entire day.
Lin Feng stopped Cultivating. Although he hadn't eaten for a day and was ravenously hungry, his eyes were full of joy.
“It truly is Zhong Ling Shi Ru (Spiritual Stalactite Milk)! This single drop of Zhong Ling Shi Ru (Spiritual Stalactite Milk) is equivalent to ten days of Cultivation for an ordinary Qi Refinement Stage Cultivator!”
“Hahahahaha!”
“With this Zhong Ling Shi Ru (Spiritual Stalactite Milk), why should I, Young Master, worry about my cultivation not advancing by leaps and bounds?!”
Lin Feng was overjoyed and quickly took out many small porcelain bottles, carefully beginning to collect the Zhong Ling Shi Ru (Spiritual Stalactite Milk).
After some effort, the Zhong Ling Shi Ru (Spiritual Stalactite Milk) filled ten jade bottles, each containing only ten drops, and the Zhong Ling Shi Ru (Spiritual Stalactite Milk) was also almost depleted.
During this time, not a single drop of Zhong Ling Shi Ru (Spiritual Stalactite Milk) had fallen from the stalactite, so it would likely take a long time for so much Zhong Ling Shi Ru (Spiritual Stalactite Milk) to accumulate again.
Lin Feng put the small porcelain bottles into his Storage Pouch and turned to look at the skeleton again.
The skeleton was pitch black, confirming Wuchen Zi’s words that he had indeed been poisoned before his death.
On the skeleton’s left index finger was a ring, which had also been corroded by the poison, appearing slightly blackened.
“Storage Ring!”
Lin Feng exclaimed.
