Maple City.
The Manor Forest, which had originally belonged to Han Feng, had now become Ling Feng's cultivation grounds.
Outside a Bamboo House in the Manor Forest, more than a dozen powerful auras flickered in and out of perception.
A careful examination would reveal that every one of those auras was exceptionally formidable.
Each seemed to be above the Dou Emperor level. There were even Dou Zong among them.
Yet now, they all willingly remained hidden outside the Bamboo House, surrounding it on every side as though carefully protecting something.
Inside the Bamboo House, a young man sat cross-legged. Judging by his closed eyes and the seal formed by his hands, he appeared to be cultivating.
Yet his condition seemed somewhat different. Dark-gold Dou Qi suffused his body, while two clusters of flame glowed around his abdomen.
With each breath the young man took, those two glowing flames steadily weakened, revolving according to some special pattern.
The young man himself had entered a state of profound, unfathomable mystery.
"Sister Medusa, it's already been a month. Why hasn't Ling Feng come out yet?"
Two females, one grown and one little, had arrived outside the Bamboo House. The little girl in a purple dress pouted as she asked the mature, alluring woman beside her.
Dressed in her queenly attire, Queen Medusa swayed the snake tail behind her. Her enchanting eyes gazed at the Bamboo House, an inscrutable look on her face, though her voice remained calm.
"I'm not sure either, but I can sense that he's reached a crucial stage. I believe he'll come out of seclusion soon."
"Huh? We still have to wait...?"
The little girl in purple pulled a long face. Looking at the Bamboo House enveloped in a strange stillness, she pouted. "Brother Ling Feng, when are you coming