Battle Through the Heavens: I Am Han Feng, Respect the Teacher and Value the Dao, Chapter 24

Dou Qi gathered in his palms as Han Feng carefully drew upon the surrounding natural energy, separating out a small thread and sending it into Ye Qingyun's body.

That thread of Dou Qi then began circulating through her meridians.

"Three Suns Raise Their Heads, spirit bathes in the nine heavens."

"Life and death vanish together, level clouds reach on their own."

The cultivation art's incantation was obscure and difficult to understand, but Han Feng could grasp its meaning.

With his guidance, the special meridian within Ye Qingyun's body was finally opened.

"Mm~"

A soft muffled moan escaped Ye Qingyun's lips. Han Feng immediately reminded her, "Focus your attention and keep circulating the art!"

Ye Qingyun hurriedly changed her hand seals and completed the first minor circulation of the Azure Sun Immortal Scripture.

Emerald-green natural energy was continuously refined, gradually seeping into Ye Qingyun's body.

Buzz!

Stimulated by the natural energy, the Green Wood Longevity Body began to take effect.

Green radiance emerged from Ye Qingyun's body, forming a green vortex above her head. More and more wood-element natural energy was drawn into it, then poured into her body through the crown acupoint after being tempered.

Seeing the Green Wood Longevity Body take effect, Han Feng withdrew his hand and checked the time.

Without realizing it, most of the night had already passed.

He moved to another spot, sat down cross-legged, and began cultivating the Great One Soul Art.

He cultivated Soul Power at night and Dou Qi in the morning.

Starting tomorrow, he would be living such a regular life.

Han Feng tried to find amusement amid his hardship.

The night passed without notice. At exactly six in the morning, Ye Qingyun prepared to get up and make breakfast.

Turning back to glance at Han Feng, who was still cultivating, Ye Qingyun smiled softly and quietly left the room.

A while later, Han Feng finished his cultivation and calmed his aura. He rose from the cushion and began packing his things in the room.

Today, he would head to the Tagor Desert for a half-month search.

Hopefully, his luck would be good enough for him to find a Heavenly Flame within those two weeks.

After checking that all the necessary items were in his storage ring, Han Feng walked out the door.

The scent of breakfast already filled the hall. Ye Qingyun's slender figure bustled before the stove, and she hummed a light tune under her breath. It was obvious that she was in an excellent mood.

"Master, sit down and eat. Breakfast is ready."

When Ye Qingyun saw Han Feng come out, she brought the rice porridge and pastries to the table.

Han Feng took a sip of today's porridge and found that it tasted even better than yesterday's.

"I tried a new method. How does it taste?"

"Very good."

Han Feng did not hold back his praise.

After breakfast, Han Feng stood and put on his windproof robe.

"The two little girls are still asleep, so don't wake them. I'll be back in about half a month."

"Have a safe journey, Master!"

Chapter 23: Ice Spirit Cold Spring

In the center of the Tagor Desert, a man clad in a black windproof robe moved forward slowly.

In this world of yellow sand, a tiny human was as inconspicuous as a grain of sand.

Han Feng plucked a precious medicinal herb growing in the desert and stored it in his storage ring.

He had already searched many places and collected quite a few precious medicinal herbs like this, yet there was still no sign of the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Looking at the boundless desert stretching as far as the eye could see, Han Feng sighed.

Although he had already prepared himself mentally, this day-after-day search was still extremely taxing.

He crossed off another area on the map and continued onward.

The map he had bought from the Ancient Painting Shop was fairly detailed. It roughly marked the locations of the Snake People Tribe's branches, allowing Han Feng to avoid them in advance.

Several dozen li west of Han Feng's current location lay the territory of the Moon Snake Tribe.

With no intention of stirring up unnecessary trouble, Han Feng briefly sensed the edge of the Moon Snake Tribe's territory. Finding nothing unusual, he turned and left.

However, not long after leaving the edge of the Moon Snake Tribe's territory, Han Feng discovered a Dou Wang expert ahead.

Had he been discovered?

That should not have been possible. With his powerful soul perception, he always avoided danger in advance. The Dou Wang ahead was probably just passing by.

Han Feng descended toward the ground and used the sand dunes to conceal himself.

A few minutes later, a convoy passed beneath Han Feng's eyes.

Leading it was a voluptuous female Snake Person. Her long green tail slithered across the desert, and the aura of a Dou Wang she released frightened away the magical beasts that had rushed over to investigate.

Behind the female Snake Person was an enormous desert python. Several black iron chests were strapped to its back, sealed tightly.

However, physical seals had their limits. A trace of a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object's aura still drifted from the gaps in the chests.

"Ice Spirit Cold Spring!"

Han Feng's expression immediately changed when he sensed that aura.

Ice Spirit Cold Spring was a rare high-grade spiritual liquid. If classified by pill grades, it could reach the fifth tier.

Its effects were incredibly powerful. Not only could it serve as a precious medicine for ice-element cultivators, it was also a life-saving item for alchemists seeking to refine Heavenly Flames.

Before refining a Heavenly Flame, consuming Ice Spirit Cold Spring could reduce the flame's damage to the body and increase the chances of successful refinement.

If it had been anything else, Han Feng might not have been tempted.

But this was Ice Spirit Cold Spring...

Han Feng considered it for a moment before quickly making his decision.

Take it!

Han Feng removed his concealment and stood atop a tall sand dune, looking down at the center of the convoy.

Yue Mei keenly sensed that something was wrong. Her snake tail halted as she abruptly looked toward the upper right.

A man clad in a black robe descended from atop the dune.

"Who are you?"

Yue Mei was both shocked and enraged. Dou Qi circulated through her right palm as a green snake spirit coiled around her jade-like fingers and fiercely struck at the black-robed man in midair.

Han Feng raised his hand and exchanged a palm strike with Yue Mei. His fire Dou Qi erupted and directly blasted the snake spirit away.

Using the air as leverage, Han Feng leaped and landed steadily on the ground. The female Snake Person, however, staggered back three or four meters before barely managing to stop.

"Human?"

Yue Mei gritted her teeth as she looked at Han Feng's feet touching the ground.

"What do you want?"

Han Feng looked at the furious female Snake Person and did not beat around the bush.

"I want the Ice Spirit Cold Spring."

"Courting death!"

Yue Mei shook both palms, summoning a massive green snake spirit that lunged toward Han Feng.

"Hmph."

Han Feng raised his left hand and pointed with one finger.

Heavenly Origin Finger.

One Finger Opens Heaven and Earth!

With only half a portion of the finger force, the green snake spirit was dispersed. Yue Mei's eyes widened in shock, and then a tremendous force struck her body, sending her tumbling uncontrollably backward.

A second before she crashed into the convoy, Han Feng flashed forward, pressed down on the female Snake Person's smooth shoulder, and pinned her in place.

"Still want to fight?"

Yue Mei's body stiffened. Her lips trembled, but in the end, she did not utter a word of rebuttal.

Seeing this, Han Feng withdrew his left hand and slowly walked toward the goods on the convoy.

The Snake People guards standing on either side of the convoy raised their spears at Han Feng, but their bodies retreated little by little. They did not even have the courage to attack.

Han Feng glanced at the Snake People. They were all women, with cultivations ranging from Dou Shi to Da Dou Shi. They were likely the personal guards of that female Dou Wang.

Boom!

With one palm strike, he opened a black iron chest. The aura of Ice Spirit Cold Spring immediately emerged, turning into white mist that drifted through the air.

Han Feng immediately formed sealing hand signs and completely sealed it.

This stuff could not be exposed to the air. It evaporated especially quickly, and only sealing arts or sealed containers could preserve it for as long as possible.

Han Feng took the sealed Ice Spirit Cold Spring from the black iron chest. There was quite a lot of it, roughly the amount of a large jug.

Next, Han Feng opened the remaining black iron chests one by one. After sealing and removing all the Ice Spirit Cold Spring, he counted the total and found that there were actually ten jugs.

Where had the Snake People Tribe found so much Ice Spirit Cold Spring?

Han Feng was astonished, but he did not dwell on it.

The Snake People were naturally inclined toward cold and yin attributes, so Ice Spirit Cold Spring was a great tonic for them. Still, this amount was indeed somewhat astonishing.

After considering it, Han Feng put two of the jugs away and returned the other eight to the chests.

If this journey went smoothly and he obtained the Green Lotus Core Flame, then two jugs of Ice Spirit Cold Spring would be enough.

As for what came after, once he returned to Maple City, he would have plenty of ways to gather more.

Han Feng jumped down from the python's back, glanced sideways at the fearful female Snake People, and directly spread his Dou Qi Wings, flying into the sky.

"My lady, what should we do? He stole two jugs of Ice Spirit Cold Spring!"

A female Snake Person guard leaped onto the snake's back to inspect the situation, then hurriedly reported to Yue Mei.

"He only took two jugs?"

"Ah? Y-yes."

Yue Mei shook her head and sighed.

"Let's just consider it a silent loss."

They had encountered a human Dou Emperor. It was already fortunate that they had not all died. As for the two lost jugs of Ice Spirit Cold Spring, they could simply search for more later.

Snake People were naturally cold and yin in nature, so they possessed a keener-than-normal perception of certain cold and yin treasures. Finding another two jugs of Ice Spirit Cold Spring would merely mean making a few more trips.

"My lady, this is bad! We can't take out the other eight jugs of Ice Spirit Cold Spring!"

Another guard cried out anxiously.

Yue Mei's expression tightened as she hurriedly flew to the iron chests to inspect them.

This was... a sealing art!

That human had actually used a sealing art to preserve the Ice Spirit Cold Spring?

Previously, even when the liquid had been locked away in layers within the iron chests, some Ice Spirit Cold Spring would still leak out. But now, it was being perfectly preserved.

Yue Mei stood frozen in place as her thoughts suddenly broadened.

The Snake People Tribe also possessed a sealing art inheritance. As long as they returned and studied it properly, they could create a method for preserving Ice Spirit Cold Spring as well.

Yue Mei's lips curved into an enchanting smile.

If they successfully developed this method, then they could reduce losses from leakage when transporting Ice Spirit Cold Spring in the future. By that calculation, the gains would far exceed two jugs of Ice Spirit Cold Spring.