Stone Talisman

"A cave?"

"Only Lin Dong and I know about this cave. Even Father and Mother don't know about it. Come, Young Master Ye, I'll take you there."

Ye Feng followed Lin Qingtan to the edge of a cliff. As far as the eye could see, there were protruding rocks along the cliff face, forming a hidden path.

Lin Qingtan was quite familiar with this path. She moved cautiously and carefully as she descended.

"Ah!"

Suddenly, Lin Qingtan slipped and fell off a protruding rock.

This is a sheer cliff; if you fall, you will surely die.

Ye Feng moved swiftly and appeared beside Lin Qingtan. His hand reached out to embrace Lin Qingtan's slender waist.

"Young Master Ye, you can fly?"

"Certainly."

"I almost forgot, you are the Creation God god."

"Show me where the cave is, and I'll fly you there."

"Okay. The cave is located there!"

The cave was hidden behind several huge rocks, making it extremely well-concealed. Combined with the concealment provided by the surrounding protruding boulders, it would be impossible to find without a specific search. Of course, under normal circumstances, no one would do such a thing.

Upon entering the cave, the cool sensation startled Ye Feng and Lin Qingtan. This was indeed a pleasant place to escape the summer heat.

The cave wasn't particularly spacious. Apart from a stone pool about two or three zhang (approximately 6.6-9 meters) in a prominent location, there was nothing unusual. A young man, shirtless, was lying in the stone pool.

Stepping into the stone pool, one can see the crystal-clear water. A slight chill wafts from the surface of the water.

"Brother Lin Dong!"

Lin Qingtan's shouts startled the young man lying in the stone pool.

"Qingtan, you brought someone else with you?"

The young man was Lin Dong. Lin Dong questioned Lin Qingtan in surprise.

This cave was a perfect summer retreat that Lin Dong stumbled upon while gathering herbs. Whenever Lin Dong got tired from practicing martial arts, he would soak in it. After each bath, his mind would become exceptionally focused. No matter what he was doing, he could quickly enter a state of concentration.

This magical cave is known only to Lin Dong and Lin Qingtan. It is also their little secret.

Now, Lin Qingtan had actually brought a third party to this cave. This made Lin Dong feel slightly uncomfortable. He felt that his sister, who wasn't even married yet, was already siding with outsiders.

"Young Master Ye isn't an outsider. Besides, he just helped us find a new home."

"New home?"

"Yes, Young Master Ye is amazing. A magnificent courtyard appears with the flick of his wrist. If you were to get some guidance from Young Master Ye, getting into the top three in the Clan Competition would be a piece of cake, wouldn't it?" Lin Qingtan's big eyes darted around, clearly hoping Ye Feng could give her Lin Dong brother some pointers. Seeing that Ye Feng didn't react, Lin Qingtan looked at the pool in front of her and asked curiously, "Young Master Ye, every time I bathe here, my mind becomes exceptionally focused and alert. Do you know why?"

"That's because of that rune stone."

Ye Feng pointed to a stalactite above the stone pool.

"Tick-tock!"

In the silence, the clear pool water suddenly rippled. A drop of crimson blood dripped down the stalactite and into the stone pool.

"Come!"

Ye Feng muttered incantations. He gestured towards the stalactite from a distance, and a stone about the size of two fingers flew out from the stalactite and into his hand.

The stone is only about the size of two fingers. It has a pale grayish-white color. If you knead it in your palm, it has a strangely soft feel. That feeling is not like stone, not like jade, and certainly not like wood.

It resembles stone but is not stone, resembles jade but is not jade, resembles wood but is not wood.

On the stone, there were some obscure patterns, which looked like a magical rune.

"Runes? Stones? Stone Talisman?" Lin Dong exclaimed in surprise.

"Young Master Ye, are you saying that the reason why the stone pool possesses that ability is due to this Stone Talisman?" Lin Qingtan asked.

"Yes." Ye Feng glanced at Lin Dong.

This Stone Talisman originally belonged to Lin Dong's cheat ability, but now Ye Feng has intercepted Stone Talisman and doesn't intend to give it to Lin Dong.

"Stone Talisman..."

Lin Dong stammered.

Just as he was wondering how to ask for the Stone Talisman Stone Talisman, Ye Feng had already put it into his Storage Soul Guidance Device.

"Ding-dong!"

"Congratulations on overturning the original storyline and intercepting Lin Dong's cheat code Stone Talisman. Reward: 6666 Attribute Points points."

"There's nothing to see here. Qingtan, let's go to the city."

Ye Feng waved his hand, and he and Lin Qingtan arrived at the cliff next to them, leaving Lin Dong standing there dumbfounded and petrified in the cave.

During the day, Ye Feng and Lin Qingtan ate some good food in town. Afterwards, they went home for dinner.

Liu Yan was a very good cook, and Ye Feng didn't want to leave after eating there.

Buzz

During the meal, Lin Qingtan's delicate, porcelain-like face suddenly turned deathly pale. A visible chill Si Si seeped from his body, causing fine ice shards to appear on the ground.

"Oh no, Qingtan's cold energy has flared up again." Lin Dong's expression suddenly changed, and he became anxious.

"What should I do?" Lin Xiao was anxious and didn't know what to do.

Lin Qingtan's coldness flare-up has been a problem since childhood. Every so often, an extremely dense, chilling energy would appear within her body. Under that chilling energy, she would experience excruciating pain. For over a decade, no one knew how much suffering Lin Qingtan had endured because of this chilling energy.

Even Lin Xiao was completely helpless against this chilling aura.

Lin Xiao had once tried to forcibly expel the strange, chilling energy using his Essence Power, but the result was that he had to lie in bed for half a month before the energy was finally expelled from his body.

From then on, every time Lin Qingtan's internal cold energy flared up, Lin Dong, Liu Yan, and Lin Xiao could only worry helplessly, unable to do anything about it.

"This is the top-tier Yin Evil Constitution, the Devilish Body of Evil," Ye Feng said.

"Yin Evil Constitution, Devilish Body of Evil?" Lin Xiao murmured.

"A top-tier cultivation physique. The Yin energy is equivalent to the fifth-grade Yin Sha Qi. Once such a person encounters a suitable cultivation method, their cultivation speed will advance by leaps and bounds." Ye Feng explained in detail, looking at Lin Xiao, and said, "Speaking of which, with your current level, the cold energy in her body is actually helpful to your cultivation."

"I cultivate with Qingtan." Lin Xiao paused for a moment, then suddenly realized and said, "Young Master Ye, since you know what kind of physique this is, do you have any way to cure Qingtan's problem?"