Refining the Magic Treasure, Qin Feng's Strength Advances Further

Qin Feng took the Eight Trigrams Cloud Light Scarf. It felt warm and smooth in his hand, like holding a piece of warm jade.

Before he could examine it closely, the Innate Spiritual Treasure seemed to dance with joy at his fingertips, as if it had found its destined home. Shi Ji, watching from the side, felt her eyes well up with tears.

Her resentful gaze was just like that of a neglected mother whose daughter had abandoned her.

"Dao Brother, this Eight Trigrams Cloud Light Scarf is my companion treasure. To completely refine it will take at least several hundred years of patient effort, and..."

Shi Ji snapped back to reality and quickly began to explain, a hint of worry in her voice.

She was afraid Qin Feng wouldn't understand the intricacies and would try to refine it forcefully. If the Origin of the spiritual treasure were damaged, the loss would far outweigh any gain.

More importantly, how difficult was it to completely refine a companion spiritual treasure of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal and erase its Origin imprint? In Shi Ji's understanding, only a Saint could achieve such a feat.

Even if Qin Feng had heaven-defying means, he would likely need to go into seclusion for hundreds or even thousands of years just to gain initial control.

"Several hundred years?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Feng pouted, a look of disdain on his face.

"Too long. I don't have that kind of free time."

Shi Ji's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this. She thought Qin Feng no longer wanted it and was about to say something when she saw him, holding the scarf, walk over to a futon and sit down on his own accord.

"I'll borrow your quiet room for an hour. That should be enough."

Qin Feng said casually and then closed his eyes.

An hour?

Shi Ji was completely stunned, her mind going blank. She stood frozen in place.

Dao Brother... what nonsense was he talking?

An hour?

What could be done in an hour? Would it be enough to even understand the restrictions within the spiritual treasure?

And refine it?

Was this some kind of Primordial World joke!

This was a low-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, not a common cabbage from the roadside!

Just as Shi Ji was filled with disbelief, thinking she had misheard, an aura that made her Primordial Spirit tremble slowly rose from Qin Feng.

It wasn't immortal essence, nor was it magical power, nor even any energy she knew of.

It was an ancient, vast, and supreme aura, as if it originated from the primordial singularity before the heavens and earth were formed and all things were yet to be born.

Chaos!

It was the Chaos Qi that could make her undergo a complete transformation and reshape her Dao foundation!

Shi Ji's pupils suddenly contracted into the most dangerous pinpricks, and her breathing completely stopped at that moment.

Qin Feng casually held the Eight Trigrams Cloud Light Scarf in his palm. With his other hand, he formed a seal, and a wisp of hazy Chaos Qi flowed out from his fingertips. Like a docile little snake, it gently covered the scarf.

Hummm--!

The Eight Trigrams Cloud Light Scarf erupted with unprecedented brilliant radiance, filling the entire quiet room with colorful flowing light.

To Shi Ji's senses, her own divine soul imprint, upon contact with the Chaos Qi, was not violently erased. Instead, as if encountering a king, it actively curled up, making way for the innermost position, trembling, yet with a hint of... longing?

What was she seeing?

Her own divine soul imprint was longing to be... assimilated by the Chaos Qi?

The next second, an even more worldview-shattering scene unfolded.

The wisp of Chaos Qi did not expel her imprint but gently enveloped, permeated, and merged with it.

Shi Ji clearly felt Qin Feng's aura establishing a new, incredibly domineering imprint deep within the core of the scarf, an imprint that coexisted perfectly with her own.

It was an unfathomably profound Chaos rune.

The moment the rune formed, her divine soul imprint, which had been pushed to the corner, actively attached itself to it, as if finding a more powerful carrier. Its aura instantly surged!

There was not the slightest conflict or repulsion between the two. Instead, they formed a marvelous symbiotic relationship of master and servant.

Qin Feng's Chaos imprint was the king, and her divine soul imprint was the subject.

The king entered his domain, and the subject was not only spared but was also enfeoffed and empowered!

"This... how is this possible?!"

Shi Ji cried out in shock, her entire being struck by lightning. Her worldview was utterly pulverized at that moment.

She had cultivated for eons and had never heard of such an outrageous method of refinement!

This wasn't refinement anymore!

This was... enfeoffment! It was sublimation!

It was elevating the essence of a spiritual treasure, along with the original owner's imprint, to an entirely new dimension!

The entire process was smooth and fluid, without the slightest obstruction.

From Qin Feng closing his eyes, to the Chaos Qi flowing out, to the Chaos imprint forming.

In total, it was only a short hour.

When Qin Feng slowly opened his eyes, the Eight Trigrams Cloud Light Scarf had completely changed its appearance.

It still flowed with divine light, but within the colorful clouds, a trace of hazy, primordial Dao Charm had appeared, making the entire scarf look even more profound and weighty. Its grade aura was subtly showing signs of breaking through to a mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure!

One hour.

Not only was it perfectly refined, retaining the original owner's imprint, but he had also conveniently upgraded the spiritual treasure's grade.

Shi Ji stared blankly at the scene, feeling like her brain was no longer sufficient.

Was this still the work of an immortal?

Even if a Saint personally arrived, they probably couldn't achieve such ease and grace, right?

Hundreds of years of hard work completed within an hour, and done so perfectly beyond imagination.

At this moment, Shi Ji's definition of "powerful expert" was once again refreshed by Qin Feng, elevated to a level she felt too extravagant even to look up to.

Just then, a cold, mechanical prompt sounded precisely in Qin Feng's mind.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Goddess's Origin Token. The token perfectly preserves the Goddess's origin imprint, triggering a special condition!]

[Special ability unlocked: Dao Charm Synergy!]

[Dao Charm Synergy: A deep link beyond ordinary master-servant recognition has been established between the host and this goddess. Through this token as a medium, the host can temporarily empower the goddess with the power of laws they control, granting her temporary law protection.]

Oh?

Qin Feng raised an eyebrow, a playful curve forming on his lips.

This was an unexpected joy.

He could feel that a faint, mysterious connection had been established between himself and Shi Ji through this small silk scarf.

He could not only freely control the scarf's defensive and illusionary powers but also transmit his own strength to Shi Ji through this connection.

For example... the Time Law Fragment he had only recently comprehended.

Qin Feng looked up at Shi Ji, who was still in a state of immense shock and hadn't recovered, her stunningly beautiful face displaying an adorably dazed expression.

Holding the warm and smooth cloud scarf, he smiled and spoke.

"Now, it can not only protect me, but it can also protect you anytime, anywhere."

His voice was gentle, yet carried an undeniable dominance.

Shi Ji was stunned, not yet understanding the meaning behind his words.

Protect me?

It was already Dao Brother's magical treasure, how could it protect her? Was Dao Brother going to keep it by his side at all times?

Thinking of this, Shi Ji's cheeks began to flush uncontrollably again.

However, Qin Feng's next action made her instantly understand the true meaning of his words.

With a gentle wave of his hand, The Eight Trigrams Cloud Light Scarf transformed into a stream of light, flying out of his hand and instantly appearing above Shi Ji's head. It cast a hazy, colorful cloud light, enveloping her entire body.

Before Shi Ji could react, she was horrified to find that the world around her had changed!

The entire quiet room seemed to have had its slow-motion button pressed.

She could see a nearly invisible speck of dust in the air slowly drifting down with an extremely slow, almost static, posture.

She could hear the sound of the spiritual spring dripping outside the quiet room in her cave dwelling being stretched into a long, viscous "driiiip—".

The sound of the wind, the sound of water, the flow of light and shadow...

Everything in the outside world had become incredibly slow, like a frozen painting.

Only she herself, with a clear mind and free actions, was out of sync with this slowed-down space-time!

Time flow!

Dao Brother had actually altered the time flow around her!

Shi Ji's heart clenched fiercely, an indescribable fear and shock washing over her entire body.

This was the Law of Time!

The supreme law that, according to legend, even Saints found difficult to fully control!

Dao Brother... had actually mastered it!

And he had actually used the accompanying spiritual treasure he gave her to empower her with this heaven-defying ability!

What did this mean?

It meant that from now on, when facing any enemy attack, it would all appear as a slow-motion replay in her eyes.

Any fatal killing move would give her enough time to react and evade!

What kind of protection was this?

This was simply granting her a... nearly invincible life!

Qin Feng looked at her ghost-like expression and nodded in satisfaction. With a thought, he withdrew the power of the Time Law.

The stagnant space and time around Shi Ji instantly returned to normal.

Her delicate body went limp, and she almost fell. Leaning against the wall, she gasped for breath, her full chest heaving. Her phoenix-like eyes were filled with endless shock.

Qin Feng walked forward, retracted the Eight Trigrams Cloud Light Scarf, and twirled it lightly around his fingertips. His tone was as casual as if he were discussing a trivial matter.

"From now on, this cloud light will always protect you. If you encounter danger, it will automatically activate, giving you enough time."

"Using your magical artifact to provide you with stronger protection."

"How does this feel?"

He looked at her, a faint smile playing on his lips.

Shi Ji was completely speechless.

She just stared blankly at Qin Feng, at the domineering yet gentle smile on his face, at him speaking words that could drive the entire Primordial World mad with such casualness.

Using her magical artifact to provide her with stronger protection.

What a savage gentleness this was.

What a domineering pampering this was.

He had accepted the token she entrusted her body and soul to, and in a single move, transformed it into a more powerful, more heaven-defying protective charm, in turn firmly shielding her under his wing.

At this moment, gratitude, shock, and admiration all became unimportant.

Shi Ji's heart was completely filled and melted by an indescribable warm current and sweetness.

She knew she was finished.

Body and soul, Primordial Spirit and Dao Fruit, completely and utterly, she had fallen into the gentle dominance woven by this man, named "Qin Feng."

She could no longer... extricate herself.