Chapter Twenty: Three Years
While the two were still hesitating, Feng Fei suddenly felt as if someone had hit his head, and his body went limp, causing him to involuntarily fall onto the prayer mat.
Xue Tuan seemed not to have expected Feng Fei to suddenly go limp, and instinctively reached out his hands to try to protect Feng Fei, but he fell down with Feng Fei.
Neither of them expected things to turn out this way, and a moment of panic flashed through their hearts. However, Feng Fei had to calm down quickly. Just before the two of them were about to fall onto the prayer mat, she managed to catch Xue Tuan in her arms, while she cushioned her fall underneath.
At this moment, Feng Fei couldn't help but close his eyes tightly, as if he couldn't foresee what would happen next.
However, Feng Fei and the other person, with their eyes tightly closed, lay on the prayer mat, anxiously waiting for a long time, but found nothing bad. Feng Fei opened her eyes in surprise, and the feeling of escaping death brought tears to her eyes. But in the next instant, Feng Fei's face was filled with astonishment.
Feng Fei stood there stunned, which made Xue Tuan think that she had been attacked from behind, which was why she was like this. She immediately burst into tears: "It's all my fault, I've hurt Fei Fei, I..."
As she spoke, she tried to break free and punish herself, but was suddenly pulled away.
Xue Tuan turned around and saw that Feng Fei's eyes were sparkling with joy, and although tears were still on her face, she smiled and threw herself into Feng Fei's arms: "Sister Fei Fei, you scared me to death... Waaah..."
At this moment, Xue Tuan could no longer hold back and burst into tears. Ever since the snake-tailed fish-headed monster, Xue Tuan had felt that she had been useless and had only caused trouble for Feng Fei. If it weren't for her skillful handling of the twin leeches and the release of some of her pent-up emotions, she would be in unbearable pain right now.
Feng Fei gently stroked Xue Tuan's back. The stroking was light and intermittent, but it gradually calmed Xue Tuan down.
"Sister Feifei..." Xue Tuan was a little embarrassed, her face turning red with embarrassment as she looked at Feng Fei's clothes, which were wet from her crying.
Feng Fei changed the subject at the right moment, but his surprise was still evident in his words: "Xue Tuan, do you know? This futon can accelerate the cultivation speed a hundredfold."
Xue Tuan's attention immediately shifted to the prayer mat. She slid off Feng Fei's arms, squatted down in front of the mat, poked it with her finger, and her joy grew even stronger: "Sister Fei Fei, come quick! Come and cultivate!"
Feng Fei said, "Xue Tuan, you should cultivate first. I'll take over after you finish your meditation. This isn't a place we're familiar with, and who knows what unexpected events might happen?"
Xue Tuan naturally took Feng Fei's words as the standard and immediately nodded vigorously like a chick pecking at rice. Then, however, she kept shaking her head.
"What's wrong?"
"I want Sister Feifei to cultivate first..." Xue Tuan twisted the hem of her clothes, a little shy.
Feng Fei smiled and affectionately ruffled Xue Tuan's hair. "Alright, you go and cultivate first. There might be more danger at the beginning, but I'll protect you. That way, we'll have a better chance of success, right? So, Xue Tuan, how about you start?"
Xue Tuan naturally knew that Feng Fei's words made sense. However, she still insisted that Feng Fei should cultivate first. The two remained deadlocked for a long time, until finally Feng Fei, with a stern face, gave Xue Tuan a good "lecture" before she obediently sat on the futon to cultivate.
"Huh?"
Xue Tuan had only been cultivating with her eyes closed for a short while when she suddenly opened them in surprise: "Sister Fei Fei, this futon can only accelerate my progress by three times!"
At this point, Xue Tuan's eyes lit up immediately. She quickly stood up and pushed Feng Fei down to sit, looking at Feng Fei with sparkling eyes and saying, "Sister Fei Fei, you should cultivate! You can increase your speed a hundredfold, it's such a waste for me to use it!" As she spoke, her eyes darted around, and she blurted out, "Sister Fei Fei, I can enter the Jie Kong Stone between your eyebrows! When I refined the Mochou Lake water essence in it before, I could also absorb external power, and it's related to Sister Fei Fei's cultivation! Maybe I can also have a hundredfold cultivation speed if I enter the Jie Kong Stone!"
After saying this, Xue Tuan didn't wait for Feng Fei's reaction. She just felt that her method was really brilliant and happily circled around Feng Fei several times.
Feng Fei listened to Xue Tuan's words and thought about them carefully for a while. She felt that Xue Tuan made sense, so she agreed to let Xue Tuan enter the Jie Kong Stone, while she sat on the futon to cultivate.
When Xue Tuan saw that Feng Fei had accepted her suggestion, she jumped for joy and her little head hit the ceiling of the secret room, leaving a red and swollen mark on her fair and smooth forehead.
Logically speaking, how could someone like Xue Tuan, who has reached the Innate Realm, have a bump on their head? It's just that this secret chamber is somewhat special, which is why even someone as spiritual as Xue Tuan has bumped their head and swollen it.
But Xue Tuan didn't care at all, rubbing her head and smiling foolishly.
Feng Fei, both amused and exasperated, pulled Xue Tuan over and gently rubbed away the blood clots with a touch of tenderness. "Don't be so crazy next time, okay?"
Xuetuan nodded obediently, her eyes as bright as the stars in the sky, making one want to be captivated by them.
"Sister Feifei, aren't you going to praise Xue Tuan for her performance?" Xue Tuan, who was all smiles just a moment ago, looked pitiful again.
Feng Fei tapped Xue Tuan on the forehead, granting Xue Tuan's wish, and praised, "Our Xue Tuan is the most amazing and smartest! I like Xue Tuan the most!"
"Hahaha." Xue Tuan danced with joy, and if Feng Fei hadn't stopped her in time, she would have gone crazy for who knows how long.
"Alright, stop fooling around, let's give it a try!"
Feng Fei's expression turned serious, and Xue Tuan stopped playing around, her smile fading as she adopted a grown-up demeanor. This made Feng Fei secretly overjoyed, wanting nothing more than to hug Xue Tuan and kiss her a few times. However, Feng Fei suppressed this thought, letting out a long breath to expel the pent-up air from her stomach before saying to Xue Tuan, "Come back!"
The snowball instantly transformed into a streak of silver light that shot towards Feng Fei's brow, then entered without any hindrance.
At this moment, Feng Fei sat on the futon, feeling the surging spiritual power within his body and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth rapidly flowing into his body, and a smile appeared on his face.
"Snowball, how are you?"
Xue Tuan entered the Jie Kong Stone specifically for cultivation, because Feng Fei inquired about Xue Tuan's situation after slightly assessing his own physical condition.
"I'm so good! Although I'm not a hundred times faster, I'm at least fifty times faster! Wow! So amazing! So comfortable!" Xue Tuan exclaimed in Feng Fei's mind.
Upon learning that Xue Tuan was alright, Feng Fei immediately focused all his attention on cultivation.
The two, engrossed in their cultivation, completely forgot why Feng Fei had suddenly collapsed onto the prayer mat, and forgot their apprehension about this place.
Time slipped by little by little, and three years have passed in the blink of an eye. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
Chapter Twenty-Two: The Stone Table Under the Stone Skin
Feng Fei suddenly opened his eyes, a strange light flashing across them.
Unable to hide his surprise, Feng Fei felt the immense spiritual power within his body, suddenly stood up, and laughed loudly, "Hahaha, that's fantastic! I've entered the third level of the Innate Realm!" At this point, Feng Fei stopped, a meaningful smile appearing on his face, as if he had thought of something.
Suddenly, a hazy light appeared in front of Feng Fei. After the light dissipated, Xue Tuan's small body was revealed.
As soon as Xue Tuan appeared, she jumped into Feng Fei's arms and said coquettishly, "Sister Fei Fei, Xue Tuan's abilities have improved so much!"
"Xue Tuan is amazing!" Feng Fei stroked Xue Tuan's head, her heart softening as she thought of someone. If it weren't for this encounter, she probably wouldn't even have a chance to reach the Innate Realm yet, but now she's almost catching up with Yuan Jue. At this point, Feng Fei finally stopped feeling like a burden or a hindrance.
Thinking of this, Feng Fei's eyes filled with tenderness as he looked at the secret room.
But the next moment, Feng Fei's eyes turned to terror.
Suddenly, the surrounding stone walls burst forth with intense golden light, dazzling Feng Fei's eyes. Within the golden light, wisps of green light were interspersed, rapidly replacing the golden light with green light like wildfire.
Feng Fei was already blinded by the golden light, and even when he closed his eyes, everything was pitch black. But when the green light appeared in the golden light, patches of eerie green were immediately imprinted on Feng Fei's tightly closed eyelids, making him feel dizzy.
His body became unsteady, and Feng Fei staggered a few steps, only managing to avoid falling to the ground by using the stone table for support.
However, because the downward momentum was quite strong, Feng Fei used too much force when he braced himself against the stone table, and the seemingly smooth stone table actually cut Feng Fei's palm in that instant.
Because her palm was cut, Feng Fei frowned in pain, but she had no time to pay attention to her hand.
As Feng Fei lost his balance, Xue Tuan also fell to the ground. Startled, Feng Fei, ignoring the wound on his palm, quickly caught Xue Tuan. Xue Tuan slumped into Feng Fei's arms, her face flushed, her brows furrowed, and her small mouth opening and closing as if she were stuck in some kind of quagmire.
Feng Fei wanted to help Xue Tuan out of her predicament, but she found herself powerless to do anything about it, as her own consciousness was also sinking lower and lower.
Biting his tongue caused a sharp pain that jolted Fengfei awake.
Just then, Feng Fei noticed that the greenery that had filled the room had disappeared, and the surrounding stone walls were now a deep emerald green, emitting a visible white mist.
Feng Fei was startled. She wondered what the white gas was and whether it would have a negative effect on them. Before the thought even finished forming in her mind, Feng Fei involuntarily shuddered.
A chilling cold, as if it could freeze one's very soul, instantly enveloped Feng Fei's body. Feng Fei shivered, trying to stay conscious, but his consciousness grew heavier and heavier. He couldn't help but squat down, his body leaning against the table, until he finally collapsed to the ground.
Nevertheless, Feng Fei's consciousness did not immediately disappear; instead, in her dazed state, she witnessed a scene that horrified her.
A chill swept through the air, and in no time, the entire sealed room was filled with milky-white gas. This was cold air, extremely cold air. Slowly, it condensed into drops of ice that fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
"Ding-dong... Ding-dong..."
A clear and crisp voice lingered in Feng Fei's mind, and her extremely drowsy consciousness immediately became much clearer, but it was still not clear enough for her to control her body.
With a sigh, Feng Fei seemed to give up and waited for the situation to develop further.
More and more ice beads scattered on the ground soon covered the area. In the enclosed room, under a light emanating from an unknown source, these ice beads refracted dazzling colors, captivating the eye and soul.
Feng Fei gradually became immersed in it.
After the ground was covered with ice beads, no more ice beads were produced, but the milky white cold air in the sealed room increased more and more, so thick that it seemed to be condensing into drops of water.
However, no water droplets appeared. The cold air pressed down on the ground, echoing the ice droplets on the ground, as if some kind of connection was quietly taking place.
The next moment, a violent distortion occurred where the ice bead and the cold air came into contact, and a dazzling divine light immediately appeared. At that moment, an extremely rare aurora borealis appeared!
These aurora borealis were fleeting, and the chill vanished abruptly. If it weren't for the ice beads still remaining on the ground, Feng Fei would have thought he was hallucinating.
Just as the chill dissipated, the stone wall suddenly spewed out intense heat. The crimson heat surged forth, instantly turning the ice beads scattered on the ground into nothingness. Feng Fei, on the other hand, felt the chill that had seemed to freeze her very soul suddenly engulf her body, and no matter how much she resisted, it was to no avail.
The air became increasingly hot, and the sealed room changed from its previous milky white color to a fiery red.
The fire elemental energy was restless everywhere. Even though it wasn't directed at Feng Fei, she felt waves of burning pain on her skin, which cleared her mind, which had been somewhat depressed.
However, Feng Fei did not wish for such a state of clarity. The transition from extreme cold to extreme heat happened in an instant. Just as her body was beginning to adjust to the cold, she was suddenly thrust into the heat. Such a sudden change would be extremely difficult for anyone to endure. But Feng Fei could only endure it; there was nothing she could do at the moment.
The heat continued to increase, and soon many fiery red beads formed in the air from the condensed heat, falling to the ground with a crisp sound.
Feng Fei seemed to have anticipated what was about to happen. Before he could even figure out what he was feeling, the fire beads covering the ground suddenly disappeared, and the scorching heat in the air vanished in an instant, replaced by an overwhelming chill.
However, this time Feng Fei did not suffer such inhuman treatment.
During this exchange, the black seal suddenly appeared between Feng Fei's eyebrows, its surface directly facing him. The seal emitted a hazy light, completely protecting Feng Fei within it.
The moment the black seal appeared, Feng Fei's tense nerves relaxed, and his eyelids drooped heavily at any moment.
Just before Feng Fei closed her eyes completely, she clearly saw the phantom of a young woman appear in the secret room during the third alternation of hot and cold. She looked at Feng Fei coldly, her eyes filled with indifference, and Feng Fei even saw hatred in them.
Feng Fei didn't know why this was happening. This young woman was the same young woman she had seen in her illusion, but she wasn't as gentle and serene as in her illusion, nor did she have that feeling of intimacy that made her want to get closer.
Feng Fei was extremely anxious. He didn't know if it was because of her current state that the young woman was unhappy, or if the young woman was dissatisfied with his low cultivation level, or anything else... For a moment, Feng Fei was filled with worries and didn't know how to relieve them.
Nevertheless, Feng Fei kept his eyes fixed on the young woman, trying to discern any clues from her.
The young woman gave a soft snort, her face showing obvious displeasure.
Feng Fei gave a bitter smile to himself, realizing that he had indeed been rejected by the young woman. This conclusion saddened him for a long time.
The young woman's face was filled with barely concealed anger. Her eyes were wide open as she glared ahead, her mouth moving rapidly as if she were scolding someone. The more she spoke, the more intense her words became, and her body began to tremble.
Feng Fei felt increasingly apprehensive; she didn't know what was happening.
Suddenly, the phantom of a young man appeared opposite the phantom of the young woman, a gentle smile on his face. No matter how much the woman berated him, he remained unperturbed, a picture of a humble gentleman. The young man seemed to be playing hard to get, continuing to smile gently even as the woman pounded his chest with her delicate fists. The young woman, seemingly at a loss for what to do, glared at him with a threatening expression, but then couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Alright, Jin'er, stop making a fuss..."