Li Yue's Sneak Attack

Ye Feng found a hidden cave and took out the golden Bone Tempering Flower from his storage ring.

Staring at the patterns on the petals, Ye Feng's thought stirred.

"System, modify this Bone Tempering Flower to a hundred years later."

A soft white light instantly enveloped the flower. The originally golden petals gradually deepened into a rich crimson gold, and a thicker, more mellow strange fragrance spread through the air. The spiritual energy in the cave seemed drawn to the scent, rippling faintly.

Ye Feng picked up the modified Bone Tempering Flower and could clearly feel the pure power within it—at least three times stronger than before the modification.

"This should maximize my talent enhancement."

Without further hesitation, Ye Feng opened his mouth and swallowed the Bone Tempering Flower.

The flower dissolved on his tongue. A scorching surge of pure energy slid down his throat into his body, instantly spreading through his limbs and bones.

Ye Feng felt his whole body burn, as if thrown into a furnace. Even his breath turned hot, and a faint red glow rose from his skin.

He could clearly sense this power subtly reshaping his body.

His meridians widened, his bones grew tougher, and even his Dantian seemed to expand somewhat.

Half an hour later, the burning sensation gradually faded.

Ye Feng opened his eyes and was startled to find that around the trees outside the cave, countless faint green specks floated like fireflies.

That was the spiritual energy of heaven and earth!

Before, Ye Feng could only vaguely sense the presence of spiritual energy. Now, he could clearly see its form—a clear sign that his Bone Root Talent had greatly improved.

He immediately sat cross-legged and activated the Azure Origin Art.

The pale green spiritual energy surged into his body like a tide, converting into True Qi several times faster than before. The True Qi in his Dantian grew at a visible rate.

"If I use the system to modify a Century Cultivation now, I might be able to Breakthrough to the True Condensation realm directly!" Ye Feng's thought stirred, but he didn't act immediately.

He had just improved his talent and still needed to adapt to the new rhythm of cultivation. This wasn't the optimal moment for a breakthrough.

As he stretched his limbs, Ye Feng made another discovery.

His skin was more supple and elastic than before. When he clenched his fist, he could feel greater strength in his muscles, and his resistance to blows had clearly increased.

"Almost forgot—the Bone Tempering Flower is a Body Refining treasure herb. I didn't expect it to also boost my physique!" Ye Feng felt delighted, but also a bit regretful.

"If I'd known it would benefit Body Refining too, I should have found a Body Refining Art back when I was in the Body Refining Realm and used the system to modify it. Wasted that chance—huge loss!"

Ye Feng silently decided that once he returned to the Feiyun Sect, he would find a high-grade Body Refining Art and use the system to make up for his earlier loss.

Leaving the cave, Ye Feng returned to the previous battlefield to scavenge the belongings of the Baiyang Sect disciples.

Unfortunately, most of them only had a few Low-grade Spirit Stones on them—utterly worthless. Only Yun Hai's corpse, besides his storage ring, had a strange-looking medicinal herb hanging from it.

The herb was entirely gray-white, looking withered, with no fragrance or energy fluctuation. It seemed completely ordinary.

Ye Feng tried modifying it with the system: "Modify this herb to a hundred years ago." But the herb remained unchanged, exactly like the unknown Damaged Scroll from the mountain bandit First Boss earlier.

"Another thing that can't be modified. Must be something special." Though Ye Feng didn't know its use, he didn't dare discard it carelessly. He carefully stored the herb away for later study.

Over the next few hours, Ye Feng continued exploring the secret realm but only found a few ordinary low-grade Treasure Herbs. To him now, these herbs were hardly valuable.

"Isn't there anything good?" Ye Feng couldn't help complaining, feeling a bit dissatisfied.

As a contested opportunity site between two sects, the Earth Sun Secret Realm shouldn't yield so little.

Just then, a strange white light spilled through the dense forest, illuminating the treetops around him.

Ye Feng's thought stirred. He quickly climbed a nearby towering tree and looked toward the source of the white light.

In the distance, above a valley, a thick layer of white mist hung in the air. Within the mist, spiritual energy swirled thickly, like a fairyland—clearly an omen of a treasure emerging!

"Finally, a big opportunity!" Ye Feng's eyes lit up. He jumped down from the tree, locked onto the valley's direction, and fully activated Shadow Step.

His figure blurred like an afterimage, racing toward the destination at full speed. In less than a quarter-hour, Ye Feng arrived at the valley.

Inside the valley, a stream babbled. A Spirit Spring cascaded down the cliff into a pool below.

The white mist above the Spirit Spring wasn't ordinary vapor—it was condensed from pure, extreme spiritual energy. Breathing it in, Ye Feng could feel the energy flowing through his body, incredibly refreshing.

The spring water in the pool shimmered with a pearly luster—clearly liquefied pure spiritual energy.

Cultivating here would be no less effective than carrying a mountain of spirit stones!

And on a rock at the center of the Spirit Spring grew a small, Pure White Flower, its petals Layer Upon Layer. On each petal hung a crystal-clear dewdrop. When a drop fell, it released A Wisp of white spiritual mist that merged into the surrounding haze.

Ye Feng recognized at once that the Spirit Spring's existence likely originated from this flower!

"I don't know what this flower is called, but it's definitely a huge treasure!" Ye Feng's heart surged with joy. Such an omen would surely attract other disciples. Whether from the Feiyun Sect or the Baiyang Sect, no one would let this opportunity slip.

He had to seize it quickly to avoid complications.

Without hesitation, Ye Feng stepped into the Spirit Spring. The cold water touched his skin but brought a surge of pure spiritual energy, refreshing his spirit.

He strode quickly to the rock, reached out, and plucked the Pure White Flower. From his storage ring, he took out a delicate Jade Box, carefully placed the flower inside, and swiftly stored it back in the ring.

The whole process was seamless, taking less than ten seconds.

"Stop! That's mine!"

Just as Ye Feng put away the jade box, a furious roar came from behind him.

Ye Feng ignored it and turned to leave, but sensed a powerful aura rapidly approaching—clearly, the other party intended to ambush him from behind!

Ye Feng spun around abruptly to face the newcomer.

It was a burly man, radiating a terrifying aura around the tenth level of the Qi Gathering Realm. He was none other than Li Yue, the second-ranked Inner Sect disciple of the Feiyun Sect!

Li Yue glared at Ye Feng, his eyes blazing with rage and greed. "Ye Feng! How dare you steal my treasure! You won't leave here alive today!"

Before his words faded, Li Yue charged at Ye Feng, unleashing the full force of his tenth-level Qi Gathering True Qi. His fist shot forward with a howling gale, aimed straight at Ye Feng's chest.

Clearly, Li Yue wanted not only to reclaim the Spirit Spring Treasure Flower but also to kill Ye Feng on the spot!

Ye Feng's eyes sharpened. The newly elevated talent within him seemed to activate at that moment, heightening his spiritual perception to an uncanny clarity. The trajectory of Li Yue's fist was perfectly visible to him.

Ye Feng tightened his grip on the Low-grade Spirit Sword in his hand, a faint green True Qi beginning to surge. A clash between the top Inner Sect disciples erupted in an instant!