Ye Feng found a secluded cave, then took the Bone Tempering Flower from his storage ring.
As he stared at the patterns on the petals, a thought stirred in Ye Feng's mind.
"System, modify this Bone Tempering Flower to a Hundred Years Later."
Soft white light instantly wrapped around the flower. Its originally golden petals gradually deepened in color, turning a rich crimson-gold. A strange fragrance, even more mellow than before, wafted through the cave. The spiritual energy inside seemed drawn to it, rippling faintly.
Ye Feng picked up the modified Bone Tempering Flower and could clearly sense the pure power contained within. It was at least three times stronger than before the modification.
"This should maximize the improvement to my talent."
Ye Feng no longer hesitated. He opened his mouth and swallowed the Bone Tempering Flower.
The flower melted the instant it entered his mouth. A searing current of pure power slid down his throat and into his body, instantly spreading through every limb and bone.
Ye Feng felt his entire body grow scorching hot, as though he had been thrown into a furnace. Even his breath became burning hot, and a faint red glow surfaced across his skin.
He could clearly sense the power subtly transforming his body.
His meridians grew broader, his bones tougher, and even his Dantian seemed to have been widened somewhat.
Half an hour later, the scorching sensation gradually faded.
Ye Feng opened his eyes and suddenly discovered countless pale-green specks of light, like fireflies, floating around the trees outside the cave.
That was the spiritual energy of heaven and earth!
Previously, Ye Feng had only been able to vaguely sense the existence of spiritual energy. Now, he could clearly see its form. This was undoubtedly proof that his Bone Root Talent had improved tremendously.
He immediately sat cross-legged and activated the Azure Origin Art.
Pale-green spiritual energy surged into his body like a tide, transforming into True Qi several times faster than before. The True Qi in his Dantian grew at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"If I use the system to modify my Century Cultivation now, I might be able to break straight through to the True Condensation realm!" A thought stirred in Ye Feng's mind, but he did not act immediately.
He had only just improved his talent and still needed to adapt to his new cultivation rhythm. Besides, this was not the best moment for a breakthrough.
While stretching his limbs, Ye Feng made another discovery.
His skin was more resilient and elastic than before. When he clenched his fist, he could feel the stronger power contained in his muscles, and his resistance to blows had clearly increased.
"I nearly forgot—the Bone Tempering Flower is a Body Refining treasure herb to begin with. Who would have thought it could unexpectedly strengthen my physique too!" Ye Feng was delighted, though he also felt somewhat regretful.
"If I'd known Body Refining could benefit from it too, I should have found a Body Refining technique and had the system modify it when I was in the Body Refining Realm. I wasted the opportunity for nothing—what a huge loss!"
Ye Feng secretly decided that once he returned to the Feiyun Sect, he would definitely find a high-level Body Refining technique and use the system to modify it, making up for his previous loss.
After leaving the cave, Ye Feng returned to the previous battlefield and searched through the belongings left behind by the Baiyang Sect disciples.
Unfortunately, most of the disciples had only a few Low-grade Spirit Stones on them, which were worthless. Only Yun Hai's corpse had something besides a storage ring: a strangely shaped herb hanging from it.
The herb was grayish-white all over and looked withered. It had no scent, nor could he sense any energy fluctuations from it. It appeared utterly ordinary.
Ye Feng tried modifying it with the system. "Modify this herb to a Hundred Years Earlier." Yet the herb remained exactly the same, without the slightest change, just like the unknown Damaged Scroll that had been in the First Boss's hands.
"Another thing that can't be modified. It seems this isn't simple." Although Ye Feng did not know what it was for, he did not dare throw it away casually. He carefully stored the herb, intending to study it later.
Over the next several hours, Ye Feng continued exploring the Secret Realm, but found only a few ordinary low-grade treasure herbs. To him now, these herbs could not be considered precious at all.
"Can't I find anything good?" Ye Feng could not help grumbling, feeling somewhat dissatisfied.
As a place of opportunity contested by two sects, the Earth Sun Secret Realm should not have yielded so little.
Just then, a strange white light poured through the dense forest, illuminating the surrounding treetops.
A thought stirred in Ye Feng's mind. He hurriedly climbed the towering tree beside him and looked toward the source of the white light.
In the sky above a valley not far away, he saw a layer of dense white mist. Spiritual energy swirled within it, making the scene resemble an immortal paradise. Clearly, the appearance of a treasure had triggered this phenomenon!
"Finally, a major opportunity!" Ye Feng's eyes lit up. He jumped down from the tree, fixed his gaze on the valley, and activated Shadow Step with all his strength.
His figure became a fleeting afterimage as he sped toward his destination. In less than a quarter of an hour, Ye Feng arrived at the valley.
Water murmured through the valley. A Spirit Spring poured down from the cliff and fell into the pool below.
The white mist above the Spirit Spring was not ordinary water vapor, but spiritual energy condensed to the utmost purity. With every breath, he could feel spiritual energy circulating through his body, leaving him incomparably refreshed.
The Spirit Spring water in the pool shimmered with a lustrous white glow. It was clearly liquefied pure spiritual energy.
Cultivating here would probably be no less effective than carrying a massive amount of Spirit Stones around!
On a rock at the center of the Spirit Spring grew a small Pure White Flower as white as jade. Its petals overlapped layer upon layer, and each one held a crystalline dewdrop. Whenever a dewdrop fell, it released a wisp of white spiritual mist that merged into the surrounding fog.
Ye Feng recognized at a glance that the birth of this Spirit Spring was probably due to this little flower!
"Although I don't know what this flower is called, it's definitely an incredible treasure!" Ye Feng was ecstatic. Such an extraordinary phenomenon would inevitably attract the other disciples. Whether they were from the Feiyun Sect or the Baiyang Sect, none of them would let this opportunity pass.
He had to seize it as quickly as possible, before complications arose.
Without the slightest hesitation, Ye Feng stepped into the Spirit Spring. The icy spring water touched his skin, yet brought with it a surge of pure spiritual energy that invigorated him.
He quickly walked to the rock, reached out, and plucked the Pure White Flower. Then he took a delicate Jade Box from his storage ring, carefully placed the flower inside, and swiftly put it back into the storage ring.
The entire process flowed seamlessly and took less than ten seconds.
"Stop! That's mine!"
The instant Ye Feng stored the Jade Box, an enraged roar came from behind him.
Ye Feng ignored it completely and turned to leave, but sensed a powerful aura rapidly approaching. The other party clearly intended to launch a sneak attack from behind!
Ye Feng spun around and looked at the newcomer.
It was a burly man with a massive build. A terrifying aura roughly at the tenth level of the Qi Gathering Realm radiated from him. He was none other than Li Yue, the second-ranked inner disciple of the Feiyun Sect!
Li Yue looked at Ye Feng, his eyes filled with fury and greed. "Ye Feng! How dare you steal my treasure! Don't even think about leaving here alive today!"
Before his voice had even faded, Li Yue lunged violently at Ye Feng. The True Qi of the tenth level of the Qi Gathering Realm erupted without restraint, and his fist carried a howling gale as it drove straight toward Ye Feng's chest.
Clearly, Li Yue not only wanted to take back the Spirit Spring Treasure Flower, but also intended to kill Ye Feng while he was at it!
Ye Feng's gaze sharpened. The talent he had just improved seemed to awaken at that moment. His perception of spiritual energy became extraordinarily keen, and Li Yue's fist trajectory appeared crystal clear in his eyes.
Ye Feng tightened his grip on the Low-grade Spirit Sword in his hand. Azure True Qi slowly surged forth, and a clash between two of the inner sect's top disciples erupted in an instant!
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