Mortal: I have a Spirit Gathering Cauldron

"Take it."

Qi Yunxiao accepted the jade box with both hands, his eyes slightly reddening, his lips trembling for a long time before he could only manage to utter two words: "Thank you..."

Lin Feng didn't say much, and put the stack of silk books and the incomplete set of the Five Elements Reversal Array flags and array plates into his storage bag.

"Young friend Qi," Lin Feng looked at him, his tone sincere and his expression serious, "the Dragon Roar Physique is a rare congenital condition that cannot be cured without great power and a great opportunity. A thousand-year-old elixir can only temporarily prolong life, and continued cultivation will likely still be difficult to suppress. You should persuade your friend to give up cultivation and live a peaceful life as a mortal, where he can live out a hundred years in peace."

He was genuinely reminding them that the Dragon Roar Body was caused by a man being born into a woman's body, resulting in an uncontrollable Dragon Roar Qi within his body.

This type of physique allows for faster cultivation than ordinary people, but it also has the drawback that the more diligently one cultivates, the shorter one's lifespan becomes.

The proper way to resolve this is to neutralize the dragon's roar energy with ice-attribute cold energy at the Nascent Soul level. Only in this way can the dragon's roar energy be completely eradicated.

Currently, there is no ice-attribute Cold Essence at the Nascent Soul stage in the entire human realm. We will have to wait for the Ice Phoenix of Ice Abyss Island to advance to a higher level several hundred years later.

Qi Yunxiao put away the jade box and solemnly bowed deeply to Lin Feng.

"Thank you for your wise advice, senior." His voice was filled with gratitude, but also with a hint of barely perceptible sorrow. "Even mortals without spiritual roots seek immortality. How can we, who possess spiritual roots, be willing to give up cultivating immortality? Even if the road ahead is fraught with peril, we can only take it one step at a time."

The path of cultivating immortality is inherently defying the heavens. If there were even a glimmer of hope, who would willingly remain a mortal, watching themselves grow old and turn into a handful of dust?

Upon hearing this, Lin Feng said no more.

Everyone has their own path. Qi Yunxiao and Xin Ruyin chose the path of cultivation, even if it leads to a precipice, it is their choice. He is not their savior, nor can he save everyone.

"In that case, until we meet again."

Lin Feng asked Qi Yunxiao for his contact information, then turned and walked out of the secret shop's lobby.

Qi Yunxiao stood there, watching Lin Feng's figure disappear. Then he took a deep breath, carefully put the jade box into his storage bag, and quickly walked towards the exit.

A gentle night breeze was blowing through the streets of the market.

The moonlight spilled onto the bluestone path, casting a cool, white glow. In the distance, a few lanterns still burned, their dim yellow light swaying in the night breeze like a few weary eyes.

Lin Feng strolled along the street, the evening breeze brushing against his clothes. He felt extremely happy, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up in a wild smile, unable to hide his inner joy.

"I finally got my hands on the Cloud Sky Manual that I've been longing for, and I even managed to snatch it from Old Demon Han."

"After Han Li failed to reverse the Five Elements Formation and get involved with Xin Ruyin, I wonder if he'll be tricked to death." Lin Feng couldn't help but chuckle as he thought of Han Li's humiliation tonight. "But it's none of my business. Good luck to him."

What he needs to do now is return to his cave and go into seclusion.

I must strive to break through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage before the demonic invasion, and I also need to hurry up and cultivate the Great Evolution Technique.

The night breeze caressed my cheeks, carrying the fresh scent of mountain grass and trees.

Lin Feng stepped onto the Wind-Escape Shuttle, transforming into a silver streak of light. He drew a graceful arc under the moonlight and flew towards the Taiyue Mountains.

An hour later, Lin Feng returned to his cave.

The Lesser Four Symbols Sealing Array enveloped the entire mountain wall, making it appear as an ordinary rock face from the outside.

He took out the array plate, tapped it lightly with his fingertips, and several array flags hidden in the mountain wall appeared in response. Then, with a wave of his hand, he put the array plate and array flags of the Lesser Four Symbols Sealing Array into his storage bag.

Now that we have a better Inverted Five Elements Formation, it's only natural to replace the protective formation of our cave dwelling.

Lin Feng took out the array-setting jade slip and array-setting tools given to him by Qi Yunxiao from his storage bag, and probed them with his divine sense to read them carefully.

Then, with a slight release of spiritual energy from his fingertips, array plates and flags flew up and were inserted into their corresponding positions according to the array requirements.

Then, he embedded several mid-grade spirit stones into the array's core, and with a burst of magical power, the array immediately began to hum and operate, instantly covering an area of ​​several dozen acres around the entire cave, making it impossible to detect anything unusual from the outside.

After doing all this, he went inside and resealed the array gate.

Inside the cultivation room, the Spirit Eye Spring was still bubbling up, its clear water shimmering faintly in the moonstone's glow.

Lin Feng plopped down next to the Spirit Eye Spring; next, he would go into seclusion.

He rearranged the array plate and flags of the high-level spirit gathering array, and embedded several mid-grade spirit stones into the grooves. The spiritual light shone, and spiritual energy gathered.

The concentration of spiritual energy in the cultivation room rose again, becoming almost as thick as fog.

Lin Feng sat cross-legged on the core of the formation, summoned the Spirit Gathering Cauldron and placed it on the Spirit Eye Spring, then took out the Qi Harmony Pill used for cultivation and put it into it to upgrade.

Lin Feng's plan was simple:

He aims to break through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage before the demonic invasion. There are still a few years until the invasion, and with his current cultivation speed, plus the aid of high-quality Qi-Harmony Pills and a high-level Spirit Gathering Array, he should have enough time.

Simultaneously cultivate the Great Evolution Technique, at least mastering the first level. After mastering the first level of the Great Evolution Technique, the strength of one's divine sense will at least double, making it easier to control magical artifacts and increasing combat power by several times.

"All the troublesome matters are finally over," Lin Feng sighed inwardly. "Now, I'm going into seclusion."

He took out a high-quality Qi-unifying pill and swallowed it. As the pill entered his stomach, its warm medicinal power dissolved in his meridians, transforming into pure spiritual energy that flowed into his dantian.

Inside the cultivation room, spiritual energy surged like clouds. Golden true essence slowly rotated in his dantian, absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy and growing little by little.

Days pass by.

It wasn't until half a month later.

Inside the cave, Lin Feng sat cross-legged on the core of the formation, his eyes slightly closed, his breathing steady, and golden true essence slowly rotating in his dantian, like a calm little sun.

Suddenly, a slight tremor came from the ground, interrupting his meditation.

The tremor was very slight; if he hadn't cultivated the Great Evolution Technique and his divine sense had become more acute, he wouldn't have noticed it at all.

Lin Feng opened his eyes, his brows furrowing slightly.

"What's going on?"

He released his divine sense to carefully sense the vibrations, which continued and became more and more frequent, as if something was colliding and attacking him.

"Could it be that that unlucky fellow Lin Xingjian has come to my cave again?" This thought flashed through Lin Feng's mind, and his expression changed slightly.

He stood up, left the cultivation room, and first checked the restrictions of the cave's formation.

The array flags of the Inverted Five Elements Array were planted in the five directions around the cave. The array flags were filled with spiritual light, and the array plate was glowing slightly. Everything was normal.

"They didn't attack my cave." Lin Feng breathed a sigh of relief, but his brows remained furrowed.

The tremors continued, and it appeared to be coming from outside the cave.

There must be some kind of magical duel going on there.

Lin Feng hesitated for a moment, but still decided to go and take a look. This area was near the outer edge of Yellow Maple Valley; although remote, disciples occasionally passed by. It wouldn't be good if a fight broke out and affected his cave. Besides, he also wanted to know who was causing trouble.

With the Hidden Spirit Veil draped over his shoulders and his aura completely concealed, Lin Feng unfurled the Gentle Breeze Banner and transformed into a wisp of faint green smoke, hurtling towards the direction of the tremor.

After flying for less than the time it takes to brew a cup of tea, Lin Feng stopped above a mountain peak, hidden in the clouds, looking down at the surrounding area.

A glimmer of light shimmered in the valley.

Two men, one woman, and a large group of puppets are besieging a cave.

Lin Feng recognized the three people at a glance.