Chapter 1379: A Huge Surprise

"Where exactly is the Desolate Emperor Seal?"

Ling Feng searched the surroundings and even released Despicable Donkey and Zifeng to help look for it.

Unfortunately, the two of them were overwhelmed by the surging spiritual power in the air. Their heads spun as though they were drunk, and they were completely useless for searching. All they could do was greedily absorb the spiritual energy around them, unable to stop themselves.

"It seems Senior Saint Gui sent me through the opposing vortices and stripped me of my elemental force so that I would be unable to absorb this power and become lost in it."

Ling Feng shook his head with a wry smile. With no other choice, he steadied himself and began to search carefully throughout the Great Emperor Spiritual Domain.

One day passed!

Two days passed!

Three days passed!

After three full days, Ling Feng found nothing at all. Without his elemental force and without his sharp perception, he felt clumsy in everything he did. No matter how hard he tried, he came up empty handed.

Left with no better option, Ling Feng took out the other two emperor seals, the Dragon Emperor Seal and the Yellow Emperor Seal, hoping that some subtle resonance would arise among the Five Emperors Seal.

At last, his efforts were not in vain. On the sixth day, Ling Feng discovered a square stone in a shallow stream. It was covered in impurities, and without the resonance from the other two emperor seals, even if one held it in hand, it would be taken for nothing more than a worthless piece of rock!

"I finally found it!"

Ling Feng stretched lazily and washed the stone clean, revealing the true form of this peerless treasure.

"I now hold three of the Five Emperors Seal. Perhaps the opportunity of the Five Emperors is truly meant for me."

Ling Feng carefully put away the three seals and returned to the cave where he had been staying. He was stunned to find that Despicable Donkey had been sleeping the entire time and had somehow broken through to the late stage of the Demon Emperor realm!

As for Zifeng, although it could not directly raise its cultivation by absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, it seemed to have gained insight into the Five Elements laws and had made significant progress.

The most outrageous one was little Qiongqi. Ever since little Qiongqi opened the Asura's Eye, it had remained in a half drowsy state and had not appeared for a long time. This time, Despicable Donkey did not miss the chance to help it improve.

In just six days, little Qiongqi's cultivation had surged straight to the Demon King realm. It was likely the fastest in the entire history of the demon race to reach this level.

The Great Emperor Spiritual Domain was truly extraordinary!

Only Ling Feng himself had been running around for six whole days without gaining anything at all.

Well, strictly speaking, he had gained the Desolate Emperor Seal.

"Gain and loss always go hand in hand. I entered such a sacred cultivation ground, yet I cannot cultivate at all."

Ling Feng shook his head and gave a bitter laugh. Even he did not know whether this counted as a gain or a loss.

"Still, Senior Saint Gui said there might be a surprise when I leave. I wonder what that surprise could be."

After thinking for a moment, Ling Feng decided that since he had already found the Desolate Emperor Seal and could not cultivate here anyway, there was no point in staying any longer in the Great Emperor Spiritual Domain.

"Alright, it's time to leave!"

Ling Feng glanced at Despicable Donkey and the others. These fellows had enjoyed themselves thoroughly, while he had been running around searching for the Desolate Emperor Seal.

With a wave of his hand, he drew them all into the Five Elements Heavenly Palace. Without any hesitation, he stepped directly into the golden circle of light left behind by Saint Gui.

The moment he entered the golden ring, a massive vortex formed beneath his feet and violently swept him away.

His vision went dark. Ling Feng felt himself being dragged into a boundless void. The sensation was completely different from when he had been pulled into the Great Emperor Spiritual Domain before. Back then, his power had been ruthlessly drained away. This time, however, the raging elemental qi of heaven and earth surged wildly into his body!

𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

The speed of it was so terrifying that Ling Feng could hardly put it into words.

Vast and boundless elemental qi poured into Ling Feng's dantian and qihai. After six days without the slightest circulation of elemental qi, his qihai reacted like a traveler dying of thirst in the desert. It absorbed and devoured everything in a frenzy.

"So this is the opposing vortex! The forward flow strips away my elemental force, while the reverse flow returns power at such an astonishing rate!"

Ling Feng's eyelids twitched violently. In just a few breaths, he felt his dantian fill completely, restoring his elemental force to its peak state.

Yet this was far from the end.

The immense elemental qi within the Great Emperor Spiritual Domain continued to pour into his body, as though divine enlightenment were being poured over him. It surged wildly through his limbs, bones, and the eight extraordinary meridians.

Boom!

Ling Feng's mind went blank. He felt the barriers of his cultivation realm shatter again and again. His elemental force filled up repeatedly, followed by one breakthrough after another!

What a huge surprise!

He had no idea how much time passed before he was violently flung out of the spiritual barrier. At the instant he left it, Ling Feng even felt as though he were drowning. It was as if he had drunk his fill of water. Every cell in his body felt swollen to the limit, and even breathing became difficult.

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Huff...

"

Ling Feng gasped for air. He felt so heavy that he could barely move a single finger. The elemental qi of heaven and earth that the opposing vortex had forced into his body had not only raised his cultivation directly from the first level of the Spiritual Sea Realm to the seventh level, but the remaining energy had also filled every meridian gate in his body, leaving almost no empty space.

Ling Feng lay there like a corpse outside the Great Emperor Spiritual Domain for an entire day before he finally regained the ability to move. He struggled to his feet with a helpless, bitter laugh.

"Senior Saint Gui, this surprise of yours is truly overwhelming!"

Feeling the explosive growth in his strength, Ling Feng almost thought he was dreaming. Then he remembered that Despicable Donkey had gone from the mid-tier of the Demon Emperor realm to the high-tier. Compared to that, his own jump from the first level of the Spiritual Sea Realm to the seventh level hardly seemed outrageous.

Even so, this effect was far better than cultivating for ten days in a sky tier cultivation ground.

At the very least, Ling Feng had never dared to imagine such a result. His original expectation had been that reaching the third level of the Spiritual Sea Realm would already be more than enough. Instead, he had leapt straight to the seventh level, and on top of that, he had obtained the Desolate Emperor Seal!

Spending fifty thousand contribution points on the Earth Emperor Token had been more than worth it!

From afar, Ling Feng saw Li Fei and the others cultivating at the only sky-tier cultivation ground. Dense spiritual energy filled the entire area, and the group had already sunk deep into cultivation as they absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Although Ling Feng was now outside the Great Emperor Spiritual Domain, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth around him was not weak. But since this place did not belong to the core of the spirit veins, it was nowhere near comparable to a sky-tier cultivation ground, and it was not even as good as the outermost yellow tier cultivation grounds.

Compared to the outside world, however, it was still far richer.

Now that Ling Feng had broken through to the seventh level of the Spiritual Sea Realm, he was in no rush to push for another breakthrough. Stabilizing his foundation was the most important thing at the moment.

After a moment's thought, Ling Feng went straight into the Five Elements Heavenly Palace. There were still three days left before they had to leave the Earth Emperor Pool, so he decided to use that time to steady and solidify the foundation of his rapidly advanced realm.