This expansion lasted only an instant before abruptly stopping. Little Yan's enormous body, which had nearly grown as large as a small building, shrank again and returned to its original form.
However, Little Yan's fur had become even more brilliantly scarlet, looking as though it were burning with flames. Its tiger claws gleamed with a sharp luster, their keen edges sunk deep into the ground, making their destructive power beyond doubt.
At the tip of its unique python tail, there seemed to be a small bulge, as though something were about to break out of it.
"You really are a glutton. Your nose is incredibly keen." Lin Yi walked over to Little Yan, patted its head, and chuckled.
Little Yan rubbed its head against Lin Yi, then suddenly faced a certain place and let out a low growl.
Lin Yi shifted his gaze and saw what appeared to be a patch of rock behind the beast's skeleton, formed when magma that had surged up from underground solidified.
At that moment, a flower bloomed atop the rock. It was so scarlet that it was almost bewitching, and faint wisps of smoke lingered around it...
The scarlet flower grew alone from the rock. Its vigorous vitality swayed with the movement of its petals, appearing especially strange in this dry world.
Little Yan slowly paced beneath the pile of rocks, occasionally letting out a low growl at the eerie flower, yet it never dared to charge forward.
Lin Yi's eyes flickered. He swiftly climbed onto the huge rocks, only to discover that there was also a Black Hole about the size of a head atop them.
The Black Hole seemed to lead straight underground, and waves of abnormally scorching air spewed out from within.
Those scorching gases were none other than Yang Gang Qi, filled with a violent aura!
Lin Yi glanced at the Black Hole before shifting his gaze to the bewitching flower.
As if sensing someone watching it, the bewitching flower suddenly began to sway gently. The faint mist lingering around it drifted outward and quietly wrapped itself around Lin Yi's body.
In an instant, Lin Yi's mind grew somewhat hazy. An extreme feeling of fatigue and weakness surged forth, as though the vitality within his body were being forcibly drained away.
Lin Yi bit down hard on his tongue. Taking advantage of the brief moment of clarity, he directly seized the bewitching flower with his right hand.
The next moment, a strange suction force erupted from the center of Lin Yi's right palm!
Under the force of that fierce suction, the bewitching flower was uprooted and fell completely into Lin Yi's palm.
"Hiss, hiss!"
Immediately afterward, streaks of light shot out from the flesh of Lin Yi's palm. In a brief instant, the bewitching flower transformed into a mass of extremely viscous scarlet liquid.
As the mass of viscous scarlet liquid appeared, the Spiritual Energy in Lin Yi's mind suddenly fluctuated violently. The fluctuation made his temples throb incessantly.
Under Lin Yi's watchful gaze, the mass of viscous liquid suddenly drilled into his palm.
"Boom!"
As the viscous liquid entered Lin Yi's palm, his head began to roar. He could no longer hear any sound from the outside world.
At that moment, he could only feel a powerful and peculiar energy rapidly coursing through his body before finally charging into his mind with the savagery of a primordial beast.
"Ah!"
Even though he had been mentally prepared, Lin Yi still couldn't help letting out a painful scream.
"Gather the divine light and bring it to the Heavenly Heart. With a tranquil heart, the spirit is at peace; with a settled spirit, the heart is serene..."
Lin Yi endured the pain and began reciting the incantation of the Spirit Refining Art, cultivating with all his strength.
Within Lin Yi's Mud Pill Palace, the funnel-shaped rune seemed to sense the immense Spiritual Energy surging in. It suddenly began to rotate, spinning faster and faster until it formed a deep Black Hole.
A terrifying suction force emerged from the Black Hole, constantly absorbing the Spiritual Energy that had violently charged into Lin Yi's mind...
As the immense Spiritual Energy was frantically absorbed by the Black Hole, Lin Yi immediately felt the pain lessen severalfold. His funnel-shaped Life Spirit Rune also continued to condense and grow stronger.
After an unknown amount of time, Lin Yi felt that the Life Spirit Rune within his Mud Pill Palace had actually broken free of the strands of Spiritual Energy entwining it and begun splitting into two!
Within the Mud Pill Palace, the original Life Spirit Rune slowly cracked apart. In its place were two runes of the same size and shape!
They floated quietly within the Mud Pill Palace, powerful waves of Spiritual Energy streaming in and out of the two runes.
This also signified that Lin Yi's Spiritual Energy cultivation had broken through and that he had successfully advanced to the realm of a Two-Seal Symbol Master!
As the last trace of Spiritual Energy was completely absorbed by the Life Spirit Runes within his Mud Pill Palace, Lin Yi suddenly felt refreshed. His tightly closed eyes snapped open at that moment!
"Boom!"
An invisible force of Spiritual Energy actually burst from his eyes and pierced through the stone wall on one side of the cave. For a moment, sand and gravel rolled throughout the cavern!
"Whew..."
Lin Yi slowly exhaled a breath of stale air and rose to his full height, his face filled with delight.
This time, his gains were truly substantial. At the very least, it had saved him several months of Spiritual Energy cultivation!
"Father, Uncle, Grandfather, why have all of you come?"
Lin Yi had just finished his breakthrough when he discovered three familiar figures standing not far away.
"You brat, you really have no idea how high the heavens are or how deep the earth is. You dare to charge into anywhere." Lin Zhentian stared at Lin Yi and rebuked him before asking with concern, "How do you feel now? Is anything wrong?"
Lin Xiao and Lin Ken also stared intently at Lin Yi, their faces filled with concern.
Lin Yi shook his head with a smile. "I'm not only fine, I feel better than ever. My whole body feels wonderfully refreshed!"
"As long as you're fine." Lin Zhentian carefully looked Lin Yi over before continuing,
"By the way, I sensed an intense fluctuation of Spiritual Energy earlier. That fluctuation made me feel somewhat threatened. Are you all right?"
"I'm fine. I merely took a Spirit Medicine from the cave, and my Spiritual Energy improved slightly." Lin Yi nodded faintly.
"As long as you're fine." After confirming that Lin Yi was unharmed, Lin Zhentian and the others finally relaxed. Only then did they have the mood to examine the cave's surroundings. Immediately afterward, astonishment appeared on all three of their faces.
"What incredibly dense Yang Gang Qi!"
The three of them lightly inhaled the scorching air here. They were delighted at first, but then their brows furrowed.
"What a pity. It's too violent to absorb into the body. Otherwise, this would be an excellent cultivation paradise!"
As they spoke, disappointment appeared on all three of Lin Zhentian's faces.
"Perhaps I have a way to deal with these violent elements." Seeing the disappointment on their faces, Lin Yi smiled.
"What way?" Upon hearing this, the three of them were both startled and delighted, and they asked eagerly.
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