Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"Uh, what... what's wrong with me?!"

After an unknown amount of time, Lu Feng finally slowly woke up.

"ancient?"

Looking at the familiar, aged, remnant soul before him, Lu Feng was stunned for a moment. "That's right! I... I'm not dead?!"

"Heh heh, with this old man personally taking action, of course you won't die, kid...!"

Stroking his long beard, Gu Canyang smiled faintly, "Besides, you're quite lucky, kid. Not only did you manage to save your life, but you also broke through the Spirit Serpent Transformation Dragon Technique. It's like a blessing in disguise..."

"This formidable power is... innate qi?"

Upon hearing the other party's words, Lu Feng was stunned for a moment, then looked down at his chest and dantian, and couldn't help but show surprise.

For some reason, his injuries had almost completely healed, and he even broke through his Yuan Power cultivation as he wished, reaching the first level of the Profound Gang Realm in one fell swoop, and at the same time, he awakened his own innate Gang Qi!

"good."

Nodding again, Gu Canyang explained unhurriedly, "This time, you not only successfully broke through to the first level of the Profound Gang Realm, but also completed a new round of transformation, and even your Spirit Serpent Transformation Technique broke through to the fifth level. Your strength has increased dramatically...!"

"However, the only regrettable thing is that in order to purify Xie Lingyun and the others who have become demonic corpse puppets, and to help you heal and prolong your life, I have also consumed almost all of the original immortal power accumulated inside the Treasure Basin..."

"Wait a minute!"

Hearing this, Lu Feng couldn't help but interrupt, "Old Gu, what do you mean by that?"

"Heh, that means for the next period of time, you won't be able to use the power of the Treasure Basin anymore, not even the simplest 'turning stone into gold' will be possible..."

With another grin, Gu Canyang said quietly, "Young man of the Lu family, compared to these trivial matters, you've already done remarkably well by surviving and even improving your strength..."

"For the next period of time, we will be unable to use the power of the Treasure Basin..."

Upon hearing this, Lu Feng also let out a long sigh, then twisted his neck and bones, his face showing a hint of emotion. "Well, although the Treasure Basin has temporarily lost its power, it has at least saved my life. This deal isn't too bad..."

"By the way, Old Gu, what about Xie Lingyun and his gang?"

Lu Feng glanced once more at the now ruined Cloud Hall, his brow furrowing slightly. He seemed to recall something and turned to look at Gu Canyang beside him. "These guys have been personally refined into demonic corpse puppets by Bei Chenlie. If we don't deal with them now, I fear there will be a great disaster..."

"Don't worry, compared to the primordial immortal power of the Treasure Basin, a few mere demonic corpse puppets are nothing to worry about...!"

Interrupting Lu Feng's reminder, Gu Canyang pointed to the still-wet blood on the ground and said unhurriedly, "Besides, compared to these minor characters, shouldn't you be more concerned about that little girl named Bei Chenwan right now?"

Gu Canyang's tone was somewhat mocking, clearly indicating that Lu Feng's words had ulterior motives.

"Damn it! I almost forgot, Miss Wan'er was also taken away by that old bastard Bei Chenlie...!"

Faced with Gu Canyang's reminder, Lu Feng gritted his teeth and slowly got up from the ground.

Although Bei Chen Wan is Bei Chen Lie's biological daughter and was once quite favored, Bei Chen Lie is now controlled by demonic energy. Coupled with the former's repeated betrayals, Lu Feng cannot guarantee that Bei Chen Lie will not go mad again and poison his own daughter!

"Young Master Lu, what are you up to now?"

Seeing Lu Feng's actions, Gu Canyang also stroked his long beard and said in a slightly warning tone, "Although your injuries have been fully healed, your cultivation has greatly increased, and you have also awakened your innate qi, with your current strength, without the help of the Treasure Basin, you would have no chance against that old bastard Bei Chenlie..."

"So what? I still have the Soul Devouring Technique in my hands. No matter how strong that old bastard Bei Chenlie is, as long as I can severely damage his soul and consciousness, I can still turn the tide..."

"madness!"

Before the former could finish speaking, Gu Canyang coldly interrupted him, "If dealing with ordinary Xuan Gang Realm martial artists, the Soul Devouring Technique can indeed be considered a decent trump card, capable of inflicting severe damage on the enemy's soul level. However, if this move encounters a Xuan Ying Realm expert, its effectiveness will be greatly reduced...!"

"What?"

Lu Feng was stunned for a moment, his face showing some surprise and uncertainty.

Seeing this, a wisp of Gu Canyang's remnant soul floated back to the other party, and at the same time reminded him in a deep voice, "You also used the Soul Devouring Technique to deal with Xie Lingyun and the others, but the effect was unsatisfactory, even completely useless...!"

"However, this is quite normal, because a Xuan Ying Realm expert awakens their natal spirit infant within their body, which not only greatly enhances their soul power but also allows them to resist some soul-level mental attacks, essentially giving them a natural mental barrier...!"

"Unless the difference in soul power between the two combatants is enormous, like one being in heaven and the other on earth, a single Soul Devouring Technique is simply insufficient to defeat a genuine Nascent Soul Realm expert...!"

Gu Canyang continued explaining unhurriedly, while Lu Feng's expression grew increasingly grim. "Damn it! No wonder the Soul Devouring Technique didn't work just now. It turns out that the unique natal spirit infant of a Profound Infant Realm expert can even withstand mental attacks...!"

"good."

Gu Canyang stroked his long beard and continued, "The natal spirit infant is generally divided into seven levels: white spirit infant, green spirit infant, blue spirit infant, purple spirit infant, gold spirit infant, glazed spirit infant, and the rarest seven-colored glazed spirit infant. Among them, the white spirit infant is the weakest, and the seven-colored glazed spirit infant is the strongest...!"

"For most Profound Infant Realm experts, even awakening the weakest White Infant is a significant boost to their soul power, and also offers a slight possibility of possession and rebirth in the future, comparable to having a built-in resurrection coin...!"

"As for the strength of one's natal spirit infant, it is also related to the probability of the cultivator condensing their natal dharma form in the future, as well as breaking through the shackles of realm and leaping into the Profound Aspect Realm. It can be said to be of paramount importance...!"

"I see...!"

After listening to Gu Canyang's explanation, Lu Feng also took a deep breath, seemingly calming down a bit, and said, "According to what you've said, unless the power of the Treasure Basin is restored, I have almost no chance of winning against that old bastard Bei Chenlie again...!"

"That's right, and it's a one-in-ten chance of death!"

Gu Canyang stroked his long beard and spoke slowly, clearly not wanting Lu Feng to go and die in vain.

After all, the difference in strength between the opponent and Bei Chenlie was like heaven and earth, and there was absolutely no chance of victory for them!