Tianya Pavilion.
Li Feng stayed with Li Xinyu for a while and guided her to practise the Nourishing Spirit Technique. Suddenly he felt a strong surge of divine sense fluctuation.
Li Feng’s face changed. He thought Li Xinyu’s divine sense was about to go out of control again. But when he looked at Li Xinyu who was cultivating, he saw her face was calm.
What is going on?
Li Feng looked puzzled. At that moment, a strange wave appeared on Li Xinyu’s body. Right after that, a figure appeared in front of Li Feng.
“Are you Hong’er?” Li Feng was stunned and asked with some hesitation.
“Yes.” Hong’er nodded.
“Why did you come out? Is Yuer alright?” Li Feng glanced at Li Xinyu. She was still cultivating with her eyes closed and seemed unaware of him and Hong’er.
“Don’t worry. I used divine sense to block our conversation. The master won’t hear anything we say,” Hong’er said with a smile when she saw Li Feng’s worry.
“Why did you come out? Aren’t you in Yuer’s sea of consciousness?” Li Feng asked.
“I am the master’s artifact spirit. I stayed in the master’s sea of consciousness only because it was in chaos and I had to suppress it. It doesn’t mean I cannot leave,” Hong’er replied.
“How is Yuer’s condition now?” Li Feng asked with concern.
“Better than expected. The master is truly the master. Although she has not practised the Nourishing Spirit Technique for long, her sea of consciousness is basically showing signs of stabilisation. Otherwise I would not have left it,” Hong’er answered.
“That’s good,” Li Feng said with relief.
“Good? What’s good about it?” Hong’er said in an annoyed tone.
“Isn’t it good that her sea of consciousness has calmed down?” Li Feng was stunned. He looked at Hong’er in confusion. If Hong’er were not an artifact spirit with vast knowledge, he would almost think she was gloating.
“Do you know what happened in the master’s sea of consciousness during these few days of practising the Nourishing Spirit Technique?” Hong’er said crossly.
“What happened?” Li Feng was taken aback. He really did not know about this.
“The master’s sea of consciousness has expanded by one tenth,” Hong’er replied.
“Expanded by one tenth? That’s a good thing,” Li Feng said happily. From his estimation, his own sea of consciousness was about three hundred li, while Li Xinyu’s was around four hundred li. An increase of one tenth meant her sea of consciousness was now about four hundred and forty li.
An expanded sea of consciousness means greater potential for cultivating divine sense. He himself could not expand his even if he wanted to. So he thought it was good for Li Xinyu.
“Bumpkin, country bumpkin,” Hong’er cursed loudly.
“What’s wrong, Hong’er? Is there a problem with this?” Li Feng was stunned. Hong’er’s reaction made him worried. When it came to knowledge about divine sense, he could not compare to Hong’er at all.
“For ordinary people this would be a good thing, but for the master it is extremely bad. If it goes wrong, the master could face life-threatening danger,” Hong’er said in a serious voice.
“What?” Li Feng’s face changed greatly. He stared at Hong’er and asked, “Hong’er, what is going on? Why would expanding her sea of consciousness put Yuer in danger?”
“Last time I already told you that divine sense and cultivation level support each other. Now the master’s sea of consciousness is so large, but her cultivation level is still zero. There is no problem in the short term, but according to her situation, her sea of consciousness will keep expanding without stop. When that happens, without cultivation to match it, her body will not be able to bear it. This will cause a huge problem,” Hong’er explained.
Li Feng was stunned. After thinking for a moment, he understood what Hong’er meant. It was like a balloon. The balloon is the human body, and the air inside is the sea of consciousness. The bigger the sea of consciousness, the more air is inside the balloon. But if the balloon’s skin does not get thicker as the air increases, the balloon will explode.
That was exactly Li Xinyu’s current situation. If her sea of consciousness kept expanding endlessly without matching cultivation, her body would burst just like the balloon.
“Can’t we just let Yuer cultivate now?” Li Feng asked with a grave expression.
“Are you an idiot? The master’s sea of consciousness is already so huge. Even if she cultivates day and night, she still cannot keep up with the speed of expansion. Unless you have a Heaven-Breaking Pill that can instantly raise her cultivation to the Innate Realm,” Hong’er said.
“Heaven-Breaking Pill? A pill that can raise an ordinary person’s cultivation straight to the Innate Realm?” Li Feng was shocked. How could such a divine pill exist in this world?
“Yes, but the Heaven-Breaking Pill requires an eighth-grade alchemist to refine it. Can you find an eighth-grade alchemist?” Hong’er asked back.
Li Feng shook his head. Forget an eighth-grade alchemist, he could not even find a first-grade one. If he really could find an eighth-grade alchemist, he would immediately ask them to refine Heaven-Breaking Pills and raise all members of his Black Eagle Team to Innate experts.
“Then what can we do?” Li Feng asked.
“The only way is to find the Soul-Stabilising Fruit,” Hong’er replied.
“Soul-Stabilising Fruit? What is that?” Li Feng frowned. He had never even heard of this Soul-Stabilising Fruit.
“The Soul-Stabilising Fruit is a spiritual fruit that can stabilise the sea of consciousness. If we have it, we can solve the master’s problem,” Hong’er answered.
Li Feng gave a bitter smile and said, “Hong’er, from what you said, this Soul-Stabilising Fruit must be an extremely rare heavenly material. Forget whether it exists in this era. Even if it does, I have no idea where to look for it.”
As he spoke, Li Feng glanced at Li Xinyu. A trace of sadness flashed in his eyes. Her sea of consciousness had stabilised, but now this new problem had appeared. Was Li Xinyu really beyond saving?
“I know a few places that have Soul-Stabilising Fruit,” Hong’er said at this moment.
“Where?” Li Feng asked quickly. As long as there was even a slight chance, he wanted to find the Soul-Stabilising Fruit for Li Xinyu.
“There is one in the Divine Dragon Secret Realm at the centre of Shennongjia. But in that secret realm, the Soul-Stabilising Fruit is guarded by several existences stronger than demon beasts. If you go there, you will die for sure,” Hong’er said.
Li Feng gave another bitter smile. That was no different from saying nothing.
“Are there other places?” Li Feng asked.
“There is also one in the Kunlun Secret Realm in the Kunlun Mountains. But with your strength you cannot open the Kunlun Secret Realm at all, and the people from the Kunlun Sect probably will not let you enter either,” Hong’er continued.
“Kunlun Mountains, Kunlun Secret Realm, Kunlun Sect.” Li Feng was stunned. Could the Kunlun Sect be one of those legendary sects?
But right now Li Feng did not think too much about it. He kept his eyes fixed on Hong’er.
“There is also one in the Tianshan Secret Realm of the Tianshan Sect in the northeast. However, the Tianshan Secret Realm requires a special bloodline to open. By the time you find someone with that bloodline, the master might already be dead,” Hong’er said.
“So there is basically no way to get the Soul-Stabilising Fruit?” Li Feng said with a bitter smile. Kunlun Sect and Tianshan Sect were both sects. It seemed that if he had the chance, he should investigate these two sects.
For now, he simply kept those two names in his mind.
“No, there is still one more place that has the Soul-Stabilising Fruit,” Hong’er said while shaking her head.
“Where?” Li Feng said quickly.
“Dark Prison Island,” Hong’er replied.
“What, Dark Prison Island?” Li Feng’s face changed. He never expected it to be Dark Prison Island.
“You know about Dark Prison Island?” Hong’er was surprised and looked at the shocked Li Feng in confusion.
“Yes, because in a few days I am going to Dark Prison Island,” Li Feng nodded. If Dark Prison Island really had the Soul-Stabilising Fruit, he would do everything possible to get one for Li Xinyu.
“You… you say you want to go to Dark Prison Island? Why are you going there?” Hong’er looked at Li Feng in horror.
Li Feng did not notice Hong’er’s expression and answered, “To compete for the Nine Dragon Jade on Dark Prison Island.”
“Compete for the Nine Dragon Jade. So you people want the Nine Dragon Jade from Dark Prison Island. You really do not know the meaning of death,” Hong’er said with a cold laugh.
“What do you mean?” Li Feng felt that Hong’er’s tone was unusual and asked in confusion.
“The Nine Dragon Jade on Dark Prison Island, even in the era of my previous master, no one could obtain it. How could trash like you possibly get it? I think you are just going to your deaths,” Hong’er said without holding back.
“What? You mean the Nine Dragon Jade on Dark Prison Island was already there during the time of your previous master, Yan Qingcheng?” Li Feng looked at Hong’er in shock.
“Yes,” Hong’er nodded.
“Then tell me, what exactly does the Nine Dragon Jade do? Why does Dark Prison Island have a Nine Dragon Jade? And where are the other Nine Dragon Jades?” Li Feng asked.
“Nine Dragon Jade…” Hong’er fell silent when she reached this point.
Li Feng stared at her closely. Right now he and Hu Yuanyuan each had one piece of Nine Dragon Jade, but he only knew that it could gather spiritual energy for cultivation. He knew nothing else about its effects. If he could get information about the Nine Dragon Jade from Hong’er, it would be very useful to him.
“Nine Dragon Jade. When you collect all nine pieces, you will know its effects. Telling you now would be useless even if you knew,” Hong’er said.
Li Feng was stunned. He was sure Hong’er knew the function of the Nine Dragon Jade, but she refused to say. This made him want to grab her and force the truth out of her. But after thinking, he gave up the idea. She was an artifact spirit, so capturing her would not work anyway.
“Then what about the Thousand Mechanisms Gate? Can you at least tell me about the Thousand Mechanisms Gate?” Li Feng asked again.
“Thousand Mechanisms Gate, calculate a thousand mechanisms, perform a thousand mechanisms,” Hong’er replied.
“What does that mean?” Li Feng asked in confusion.
“Figure it out yourself. If you cannot, just pretend I never said it. But with that brain of yours, it would be strange if you could,” Hong’er said while glancing at Li Feng.
“You know about Dark Prison Island, right? Then tell me about the situation on Dark Prison Island. You can say that, can’t you?” Li Feng looked at Hong’er helplessly. But since she refused to speak, he had no way to force her.
