Once his anger passed, Ling Feng calmed down and sat cross-legged on the floor to recover.
Before long, he had fully recovered, and his chest no longer hurt. Yet looking at the Green Lotus floating in the air and the woman within it still stirred his anger, prompting a quiet curse.
"Ugh, a woman actually ambushed me. What rotten fucking luck!"
The more he thought about it, the angrier he grew, especially as he sensed Ling Qingzhu's aura steadily rising inside the Green Lotus while the Nirvana Heart's energy dwindled. Clearly, it was only a matter of time before she absorbed it all.
That only made Ling Feng more indignant. But when his gaze swept over the stone coffin in the center, his expression suddenly changed, taking on a distinctly wicked look.
"When the time comes, should I lie flat, or have that scheming woman brace herself against the wall...?"
As his lewd fantasies deepened, Ling Feng's smile grew even more wicked. He slowly approached the stone coffin in the center of the Stone Hall, ignoring the bones within and examining only its inner walls. A row of small, clearly carved words immediately caught his eye:
"In life, I reached nirvana through the power of yin and yang. Thus, what I leave behind must be resolved through their harmony. Should yin and yang remain unjoined, the consequence shall be a body consumed by fire."
Those few words made Ling Feng's expression even more animated. He chuckled inwardly. Just as I expected. Now I only have to wait for your performance. Hehe...
Ling Feng knew very well that the Nirvana Realm expert of the Ancient Tomb Mansion had reached the five yuan nirvana realm, equivalent to a Five-Star Dou Emperor. However, the fellow had grown stronger through yin-yang dual cultivation. Anyone who obtained his Nirvana Heart would have to unite yin and yang-in other words, perform Zhou Gong's rites.
"Ling Qingzhu, oh, Ling Qingzhu. Should I take the initiative later, or let you take charge?"
Looking at Ling Qingzhu refining the Nirvana Heart in midair, Ling Feng curled his lips. "Seems I'm always the one taking the initiative. Enjoying the passive role for once wouldn't be bad. Hmm? Let her start, then take over. That way, I'll have right on my side. That's the plan..."
Although Ling Feng disdained such methods, Ling Qingzhu was far too domineering and aloof, not to mention scheming. He stopped worrying about all that and decided to teach her a lesson in repayment for that palm strike!
Drawing his gaze back to the bones in the coffin, Ling Feng smiled. "You rotten old man, you're wicked to the core. But I like it."
Since you're helping bring this happy affair about, I ought to thank you.
With that thought, Ling Feng bowed slightly toward the coffin with his hands clasped. But sensing Ling Qingzhu's increasingly powerful aura overhead, he suddenly remembered something, and his expression grew grave again. "No, I can't let that scheming woman overpower me. If she forcibly takes my yang energy later, I won't get to enjoy anything."
At that thought, Ling Feng began considering his next strategy. Just then, his brows furrowed again.
"Hmm? Lin Dong?"
Seeing the uninvited guest outside the entrance, Ling Feng narrowed his eyes. "That brat got in... No, I've already claimed Ling Qingzhu. Want to ruin my fun? Not a chance!"
With that in mind, Ling Feng took out the Creation God Pen and directly used Creation on his existing Kakashi Hatake template.
The Creation God Pen had a recording function. Characters he had already created could be created again directly, without needing to copy or draw them anew.
Under Ling Feng's mental control, five Kakashi Hatakes instantly appeared in the space before him. The next moment, they vanished.
They began acting according to Ling Feng's will.
Before the bronze doors, Lin Dong slowly stepped inside. Yet just as he was about to enter the central Bottom Hall, five figures appeared soundlessly and surrounded him.
"This isn't a place you can enter. Leave..."
Lin Dong stopped dead in his tracks. His expression immediately grew grave as he eyed the five people surrounding him warily, repeatedly calling out in his mind to the Heavenly Demon Marten inside the Ancestral Stone.
"Little Marten, Little Marten, why do all these people have the same face? How strong are they? Can I beat them?"
"Lin Dong, these people are too strange. I can sense that every one of them is a living person, but I can't gauge the strength of a single one. They're probably all stronger than me. Don't court death. Get out of there!"
The Heavenly Demon Marten's voice was more solemn than ever, making Lin Dong's heart sink. Not daring to hesitate, he hurriedly retreated from the Bottom Hall.
Seeing that the five Kakashi Hatakes had not pursued him, Lin Dong let out a relieved breath. Then he could not help muttering a curse. "Ugh, what rotten fucking luck!"
After all that effort to reach the final chamber, he had not even gotten a single hair out of it. Compared with his earlier bountiful haul, this was the other extreme entirely.
His reaction made the Heavenly Demon Marten inside the Ancestral Stone roll his eyes. "Consider yourself lucky, brat. Those five weren't hostile toward you. Otherwise, you'd already be dead. How could you still be standing here complaining?"
"..."
Lin Dong was speechless. He smacked his lips but ultimately said nothing.
Though he was still a little dejected, there was nothing he could do. With the odds against him, fighting head-on would do him no good.
Forget it. Compared with my life, treasure isn't worth much, Lin Dong helplessly consoled himself.
Meanwhile, after driving Lin Dong away, Ling Feng began putting his plan for dealing with Ling Qingzhu into motion.
He took out the Evolution Stone and began evolving and upgrading Kakashi Hatake.
The Evolution Stone could evolve kekkei genkai, and it could also evolve Creation characters. Ling Feng had personally tested this by evolving his own bloodline. He had succeeded, even gaining an ability he had never expected.
Now, he intended to evolve Kakashi Hatake's Sharingan as well. As long as it successfully advanced into a Mangekyo Sharingan, Kakashi Hatake's combat power would rival that of a Kage Level fighter.
Even at worst, he would still be able to use Kamui to neutralize an enemy's ultimate attack. After all, Creation characters had an infinite-mana buff. Running out of chakra was not an issue.
However, Ling Feng had no way to eliminate the drawback of the Mangekyo Sharingan's ocular power. In other words, excessive use of the Mangekyo Sharingan would still cause Kakashi Hatake's Sharingan to go blind.
Unless it evolved through fusion into an Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan.
"Moo!"
At one point, Kakashi Hatake, seated cross-legged on the floor, suddenly opened his eyes. The three tomoe in his eye began spinning rapidly, transforming into a pupil-less Mangekyo Sharingan with an outer circle linked by three blades!
"It worked..."
Breathing deeply, Ling Feng looked at Kakashi Hatake's transformed left eye and smiled.
Without hesitating, he immediately used Spirit Imbuement on Kakashi Hatake. Touching his left eye, he found himself somewhat intoxicated by the Mangekyo Sharingan's power.
He turned toward the hall's entrance and gently closed his left eye. The next moment, he snapped it open, shouting inwardly, Kamui!
Instantly, the Bronze Gate where Ling Feng's gaze rested began twisting violently. In the end, it vanished from this space.
The towering Bronze Gate was gone, leaving the hall's entrance looking exceptionally open.
"Kamui's power really is impressive!"
Looking at the destruction he had caused, Ling Feng grinned slightly. He was pleased with Kamui's ability, though he felt some regret as well.
"Unfortunately, I only have the left eye. If I had Obito's right eye, I wouldn't fear anyone below Dou Zong."
Obito's Mangekyo Sharingan possessed a space-time ability, though it could only be fully activated with both eyes together. A single eye's abilities were limited.
"Forget it. Once I'm stronger, I'll create Obito."
Although he felt some regret, thinking of the Creation God Pen put Ling Feng at ease. His current strength simply was not enough to create the Kage Level Obito Uchiha.
After all, Kage Level was equivalent to Peak Dou Wang, while Ling Feng was still a one-star Da Dou Shi. He could not create someone at that level.
Of course, he could create Obito Uchiha with a two-tomoe Sharingan. However, the Evolution Stone could only upgrade someone once, and only by a single stage. That was its limitation.
In other words, a two-tomoe kekkei genkai could only advance to a three-tomoe Sharingan. To Ling Feng, that was like chicken ribs-too little meat to be worthwhile. There was no need for it at all.
Boom!
Just as Ling Feng was engrossed in the Mangekyo Sharingan's abilities, a sudden burst of violent energy erupted within the hall, instantly jolting him out of his reverie.
Turning to look back, he saw that the closed Green Lotus overhead had already been forced open by the raging energy. An immense torrent of pure yin power howled out of Ling Qingzhu's body, while her exposed, snow-white skin had turned an unusually vivid pink.
Noticing Ling Qingzhu's transformation, Ling Feng's lips curled into a wicked smile. "Hehe, let the show begin..."