Chapter 613: The Tiance Spirit Spring!

Tuoba Yan struggled to stand up and walked over to Ling Feng's side while gritting her teeth. "You..."

"What do you mean, 'you'? Just summon your Tiance Mirror." Ling Feng gestured with his chin and said casually, "We need the combined power of both halves of the Tiance Mirror to unlock the seal."

As he said that, Ling Feng had already summoned his half of the Tiance Mirror. It glowed with a faint, rotating light that shone upon the golden dragon throne, causing it to tremble slightly.

"Hurry up!"

Ling Feng urged.

Biting her red lips, Tuoba Yan eventually brought out her half of the Tiance Mirror as well. The two mirrors' light merged, forming a Taiji[1] pattern that illuminated the golden dragon throne. Then, on the right side of the throne, a golden box slowly rose up.

"It really is here!"

Ling Feng raised his sword-like eyebrows, eager to move forward. But suddenly, he felt a wave of dizziness in his mind as if something was being stripped away. In an instant, his connection to the Tiance Mirror was severed.

The two halves of the Tiance Mirror swirled in the air, and then unexpectedly fused into one before merging into Tuoba Yan's body.

With the loss of the Tiance Mirror, the Tiance power within Ling Feng's body rapidly dissipated. Naturally, the Tianheng Technique he had been cultivating over the past few days also vanished.

"Great Emperor Tiance ultimately still favored his own people!"

Ling Feng shook his head with a smile before turning his gaze to Tuoba Yan and saying calmly, "Congratulations, Miss Tuoba."

Tuoba Yan was momentarily stunned as she gritted her teeth. "Don't you... Don't you feel unfortunate?"

"What's there to pity? It was never mine to begin with," Ling Feng shrugged. Those Tianheng Techniques hadn't provided him with much of a boost anyway. For him, his strongest assets were still the

Heaven-Slaying Sword Art

, the Reincarnated Sword Will, and the Slaughterous Sword Will.

He had never been particularly interested in techniques like these. In comparison, swordsmanship was more suited to his taste. So, even though he lost them, he didn't feel any regret.

"Let's see what's inside the treasure box!"

Ling Feng rubbed his nose and quickly walked forward. He opened the box, only to find a single, slightly yellowed scroll inside. The cover bore the words

Thirteen Tiance Divine Thoughts

.

Aside from that, the box was completely empty!

Watching Ling Feng's back, Tuoba Yan clenched her teeth while feeling an intense conflict within her heart.

If she struck now, she was confident that she could kill him with one blow. But for some reason, she couldn't bring herself to do it.

Her mission was to obtain the Great Emperor's inheritance and kill Ling Feng. But everything that had happened inside the imperial tomb had been beyond her expectations.

If she killed Ling Feng now, wouldn't that be ungrateful?

What's more, she realized that every time she felt killing intent towards Ling Feng, her heart would throb with sharp pain, just like when the Heart-Devouring Red-Dust Gu was triggered.

(P.S.: Although the gu parasite inside her had died, a portion of its poison still lingered. It wouldn't fully dissipate in the short term, so she would still be affected by it to some extent.)

Unbeknownst to her, Ling Feng was also observing Tuoba Yan. Though his back was turned to her, seemingly defenseless, in reality, he had already prepared Zifeng to strike at a moment's notice.

If Tuoba Yan still harbored the intent to kill him, Ling Feng would show no mercy.

Fortunately, Tuoba Yan didn't make a move. In the end, despite her cold and aloof personality, she wasn't inherently evil.

"Hey, what are you daydreaming about?"

Ling Feng finally turned around and casually tossed the

Thirteen Tiance Divine Thoughts

manual to Tuoba Yan.

Tuoba Yan instinctively caught it, blinking her beautiful eyes in surprise. "You... You're just giving it to me like that?"

"The Tiance Mirror has already been taken away, and I no longer possess Tiance power in my body. Having this manual is useless to me, so I might as well do you a favor," Ling Feng said with a carefree smile before adding lightly, "After all, this was also the will of Great Emperor Tiance."

Tuoba Yan bit her lip and slowly uttered two words: "Thank you."

Ling Feng couldn't help but feel a bit helpless.

This trip to the imperial tomb had nearly cost him his life, but in the end, he hadn't gained a single benefit. The half of the Tiance Mirror he had obtained was now returned to the Tiance Clan. It truly felt like a wasted journey.

Thinking this, Ling Feng couldn't resist lightly tapping the armrest of the golden dragon throne.

To his surprise, that casual tap caused a rumbling sound to echo from the stone wall behind the throne. Then, with a series of creaks, the wall slowly rose, revealing a hidden chamber.

"So there's more to this place after all!"

Ling Feng's eyes lit up as he leaped over the dragon throne, only to find that the secret room contained nothing but a massive pool.

The water inside the pool was crystal clear, radiating incredibly dense spiritual energy. Without a doubt, this was exactly what that despicable donkey had mentioned. It was the Tiance Spirit Spring!

"It looks like this trip wasn't a complete waste after all!"

Ling Feng's heart was filled with joy. With this Tiance Spirit Spring, he should be able to break through the eighty-first meridian gate.

Before Ling Feng could make a move, Zifeng, who had been hiding in his dantian, suddenly jumped out and dove into the pool with a splash while laughing heartily. "Wow, such rich spiritual energy!

Hahaha...

Master, hurry up and get in!"

Recalling the lesson from last time, Ling Feng knew Zifeng had an enormous appetite. He hesitated no longer, quickly stripping off his clothes and diving into the pool.

Soaking in the Tiance Spirit Spring was an extravagant experience!

These Tiance Spirit Springs were formed after a thousand years of accumulation by Great Emperor Tiance. Originally, he had intended to use them to accelerate the growth of his perfect host. Who would've thought that they would now be freely enjoyed by Ling Feng?

Streams of pure and concentrated spiritual energy surged into Ling Feng's body, flooding his dantian and filling his eighty meridian gates to the brim.

But that wasn't all. Ling Feng could feel the immense energy fiercely assaulting the barrier of his realm. The third heavenly barrier, which had remained unmoved for so long, finally began to show cracks.

Ling Feng held his breath, focusing all his attention on his meridian gates as he sank to the bottom of the pool. Activating the

True Art of Xuanyuan

, he furiously charged at his eighty-first meridian gate.

Once he broke through this third heavenly barrier, the subsequent breakthroughs would come much more easily.

Outside the secret chamber, Tuoba Yan carefully stored the

Thirteen Tiance Divine Thoughts

manual away. Seeing Ling Feng enter the chamber, she clenched her teeth and followed him inside.

The moment she entered, Tuoba Yan was stunned by the sight of the Tiance Spirit Spring.

"Oh my goodness, I can't believe there's so much Tiance Spirit Spring water!"

Her eyes widened in shock, filled with amazement and disbelief. However, when she noticed the clothes scattered by the side of the pool, she knew Ling Feng had already jumped in to absorb the spirit spring's power.

For a moment, Tuoba Yan hesitated, torn between the allure of the spirit spring's abundant energy and the restraint of a young woman's modesty.

However, as she saw the pool water rapidly diminishing at a speed visible to the naked eye, Tuoba Yan made up her mind. With a

splash,

she too jumped into the spirit spring.

1. The circle with half black half white (yin and yang) ☜