"No rush."
Han Feng patted Lin Xian'er's hand, signaling her to be calm.
"The time flow here is different from the outside world. Even without challenging the levels, simply meditating here is an opportunity in itself."
Since Han Feng arrived here, including the time spent interrogating for information, less than a quarter of an hour had passed in total.
Yet, Lin Xian'er had already cleared seven caves in the Hidden Dragon Cave.
Such a magical place, perhaps only the legendary Heavenly Tomb has a similar effect.
Hearing Han Feng's words, Lin Xian'er thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
Master was right. In this beautiful sea of flowers, even without adventuring through the levels, just living peacefully for a while would be wonderful, wouldn't it?
Having been separated for nearly a year, Lin Xian'er had suppressed her longing for Han Feng deep in her heart. In this rare time alone together, Master had to accompany her properly.
"By the way, Xian'er, can you break through major realms on your own now?"
Han Feng suddenly asked.
Before Lin Xian'er went out for experience, she had just broken through to Dou King, but now she was already a Dou Emperor.
Lin Xian'er nodded.
"Maybe it's because I'm not in the metamorphosis stage of the Poison Pill Method."
According to the records of the Poison Pill Method, Lin Xian'er still had one final stage of evolution to undergo.
That was "Transforming Poison Spirit, Gathering Poison Patterns."
And this stage would occur simultaneously with her promotion to Dou Ancestor.
"Then after you break through to Dou Ancestor, you won't have to worry about this anymore."
Han Feng said with a smile.
If she needed his help every time she broke through a major realm, the restriction would be too great.
This situation likely wasn't a side effect of cultivating the Poison Pill Method, but caused by Lin Xian'er's own mindset.
Blind suppression, even if maintained, would eventually burst out from another opening.
Appropriate channeling was the key.
For the next half month, Han Feng and Lin Xian'er spent their time in the sea of flowers.
They had visited the tenth cave but felt the high mountains there were too cold and desolate, so they returned to the ninth cave to cultivate.
After half a month of peaceful cultivation, Han Feng's condition returned to its peak.
He used this time to familiarize himself with the four Azure Dragon Dou Skills he had obtained.
"We can set off now."
Han Feng headed to the tenth cave with confidence.
Lin Xian'er followed closely behind him.
Arriving at this high mountain again, the surroundings were already a void. The spatial evolution here was constantly ongoing; every so often, the world within the Hidden Dragon Cave would reshape itself.
"Let's hurry."
Han Feng flew with Lin Xian'er to the peak of the great mountain. Where the Azure Dragon had been defeated, there was a vortex-shaped spatial gate.
"Master..."
Lin Xian'er tugged at Han Feng's clothes.
"Be careful."
Han Feng nodded gently, then disappeared into the gate leading to the eleventh cave.
As soon as he entered the world behind the gate, Han Feng felt that this place was filled with chaotic spatial turbulence. Looking around, it was pitch black, without even a place to land.
Han Feng scanned the surroundings vigilantly but found no trace of the Azure Dragon.
What's the situation?
Han Feng took a step forward, advancing tentatively.
However, nothing happened; only deathly silence responded to him.
Han Feng stopped for a moment, took a deep breath, and manipulated the power of space to move forward steadily, ripples of space spreading from beneath his feet.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, Han Feng looked ahead, and it was still deep darkness.
This path seemed to have no end.
No, from the beginning, the concept of a path didn't exist.
This space was like primordial chaos; there was nothing, only himself trapped within it.
Han Feng looked back and found that even the traces of his arrival had completely dissipated.
"Hoo!"
Han Feng heard a long breath.
He traced it to the source.
Oh, it turned out he had made it himself.
Han Feng smiled bitterly.
In this completely enclosed environment, the physical suppression was actually the lightest.
What was unbearable was the loneliness of the soul.
It would be better to encounter an opponent and have a hearty fight.
Having strength but nowhere to use it like this was truly uncomfortable.
Han Feng closed his eyes, sensing the emptiness around him.
He was certain he hadn't fallen into an illusion; everything around him was real.
But precisely because of this, it seemed absurd.
Han Feng tapped his foot gently, and a green lotus blossomed from below.
"Green Lotus Core Flame!"
"Clear Spirit Platform!"
The green fire lotus soothed his spirit platform, emitting a gentle light.
The more anxious the moment, the less one should panic.
Han Feng stepped forward again, walking ahead step by step.
Deep in the darkness, a huge dragon head slowly watched Han Feng.
It didn't speak, didn't give hints, just watched silently like this.
How long can you persist?
In this endless darkness, one year, ten years, a hundred years, a thousand years, or perhaps ten thousand years!
Time passed quietly. A wisp of anxiety emerged in Han Feng's heart, not for himself, but because someone was waiting for him outside.
If he had no attachments in the world, Han Feng could persist for a very long time.
But now, with bonds, they were like a thin red string, constantly pulling at Han Feng's heart.
In the darkness, with the changes in Han Feng's mood, the spatial turbulence also became manic.
The Green Lotus Core Flame wrapped around Han Feng, resisting the erosion of the surrounding turbulence.
After the baptism of the previous two Azure Dragon energy bodies, the rank of the Green Lotus Core Flame had risen to the peak of the eighth rank.
In this trial, the benefits it received were undoubtedly the greatest among the several Heavenly Flames.
Now, among the seven Heavenly Flames in Han Feng's body, except for the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame which was just a separated origin, the strength of the other Heavenly Flames matched Han Feng himself.
Buzz!
The Fallen Heart Flame lit up at this moment.
A cluster of white firelight emerged from Han Feng's eyes.
"Fallen Brahman Heart!"
An invisible fire dragon soared into the air. Han Feng's soul power expanded several times, instantly suppressing the surrounding spatial turbulence.
Heaven and earth returned to calm, and Han Feng walked forward silently.
Not asking where he came from, not asking when he would return.
Since he chose this path, he would persist in walking it; panic and bewilderment were meaningless.
Han Feng vaguely felt that what awaited him ahead was an answer that had been settling for a long time.
He could, of course, turn back at any time, but if he did so, that answer might slip away from him in the unseen world.
The Azure Dragon kept gazing at Han Feng.
Laws of space and time flowed on both sides of the Azure Dragon's body. It had compressed the time in this space to the extreme.
Even if Han Feng walked in it for a hundred years, it would only be a brief moment in the outside world.
In the dark and empty space, the various means Han Feng displayed to persist were actually just small tricks in the eyes of the Azure Dragon.
What was most precious was Han Feng's steadfast heart.
If he couldn't even accept this bit of darkness, how could he shoulder the banner of repelling the Evil God?
The Azure Dragon's laws spread throughout the Great Thousand World, and the inheritance it left behind was not limited to this land of the Dou Qi Continent.
However, among the countless geniuses of the Great Thousand World, very few could persist in walking this path to the end.
In the long passage of time, Han Feng's distracting thoughts gradually dissipated.
His state of mind, which was full of hostility due to being killed by the Hun Clan in his previous life, actually returned to calm at this moment.
Scenes from the past replayed rapidly in his mind.
Han Feng saw the chilling killing intent bursting from his eyes when facing the Hall of Souls and the Hun Clan.
A realization suddenly emerged from the bottom of his heart.
When will vengeance ever end? The pain inflicted by the Hun Clan in the previous life, just end it in this life.
If one always clings to the various hatreds of the previous life, it will only blind one's eyes, thereby ignoring the important people around.
Han Feng put his palms together, and the scenes before his eyes vanished like smoke.
The shackle binding his heart slowly released at this moment.
Han Feng took a step forward, and the shackle of the Saint Realm on his body loosened faintly.
He continued to walk forward with a calm expression.
Every subsequent step was no longer a torment but a unique cultivation.
A million steps, ten million steps, a hundred million steps!
The green lotus under Han Feng's feet had bloomed completely at this time, and its range was countless times larger than at the beginning.
Even the dark void where he was alone was illuminated brilliantly by this huge green lotus.
Buzz!
The Green Lotus Core Flame took the lead in comprehending the Profound Meaning. Han Feng opened his eyes, and two lotus patterns bloomed in the depths of his eyes.
"Heavenly Flame Profound Meaning, Green Lotus Longevity!"
Rich vitality spread from his body. The Green Lotus Core Flame, having absorbed the wood attribute power of the Azure Dragon, had gone further and further in the path of wood.
Now, without Han Feng needing to go to the birthplace of the Green Lotus Core Flame, it actively stimulated its potential.
Han Feng looked at the transformed Green Lotus Core Flame in his hand and murmured, "Even the Life Spirit Flame ranked fifth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking probably contains no more vitality than this, right?"
However, gradually, Han Feng discovered that the Profound Meaning power of the Green Lotus Core Flame could only affect his own body, unlike the Life Spirit Flame, which could be applied to others.
The state of Green Lotus Longevity was not just about enhancing the origin of life; most importantly, it allowed the body to enter a state of endless clarity, where no evil demons could invade the heart.
It focused on how to strengthen the self, not on blessing others.
From this aspect, the Life Spirit Flame still had its unique advantages.
Han Feng slowly put away the green lotus and continued walking forward.
After an unknown amount of time passed, the Sea Heart Flame suddenly leaped out of his body and automatically evolved in the air.
It comprehended the Black Tortoise Heavenly Ancestor Sutra, and the ocean core transformed into a small turtle, jumping vividly.
Han Feng looked at this scene in surprise.
Are his Heavenly Flame spirits so hardworking now?
Without him needing to scheme painstakingly, they jumped out one by one to comprehend their own Profound Meanings.
Han Feng intently observed the evolution process of the Sea Heart Flame.
Although the fire spirit of the Sea Heart Flame looked silly and cute, it was a connate spirit after all, possessing unique advantages in comprehending the Profound Meaning of Water.
Han Feng assumed a stance and practiced a set of fist techniques from the Black Tortoise Heavenly Ancestor Sutra along with the Sea Heart Flame.
Water currents filled the sky, converging in the darkness to piece together the character "Xuan" (Mysterious/Black).
A flash of azure water light passed through Han Feng's eyes, and the void beneath his feet suddenly turned into a pool of clear lake water.
Buzz!
Tapping the water surface lightly with his foot, a ripple spread.
"Heavenly Flame Profound Meaning, Black Tortoise Suppresses the Sea!"
The small turtle transformed from the Sea Heart Flame suddenly turned into a huge Black Tortoise, standing upright in the dark void.
In Han Feng's hand, a black turtle shell flew out. This was the turtle shell left by the Black Tortoise inheritance. After analysis by Sikong Chan, there was a mysterious coordinate on it.
The Sea Heart Flame actively sucked the turtle shell into its body, and the Black Tortoise it transformed into instantly became more solid.
Han Feng withdrew his fist, quietly watching the transformation of the Sea Heart Flame.
At the same time, somewhere in the darkness, the Azure Dragon watched this scene in surprise.
"The inheritance shell of the Black Tortoise."
"This kid's fortune is deeper than I imagined."
After showing off for a bit, the Sea Heart Flame turned back into a small turtle and drilled back into Han Feng's body.
Although it was a step slower than the Green Lotus Core Flame, the Sea Heart Flame was quite satisfied with the Profound Meaning technique it just displayed.
After all, the Black Tortoise was a connate god surpassing the plane of the Dou Qi Continent. Imitating an expert with a status higher than oneself was a very challenging thing.
With two Heavenly Flames breaking through their limits one after another, Han Feng felt that his opportunity to break through to the Saint Realm had also arrived.
He slowly took a step forward, and ten thousand lotus flowers instantly bloomed under his feet.
He raised his arm gently, and the sky above the darkness was enveloped by a great sun.
Observing carefully, one would discover seven flames of different shapes hidden deep within the great sun.
The aura on Han Feng's body suddenly sank, as if falling into the dust.
However, the next second, a soaring Saint Intent pierced through heaven and earth.
The darkness was swept away, and a huge dragon shadow, illuminated by the firelight, revealed its form.
"Becoming a Saint on the spot, good means."
The Azure Dragon appearing this time had complete intelligence, and the aura of laws emitting from its body was no longer just partial.
"I await you in the final cave, destined one."
The Azure Dragon did not attack at this time, left this sentence, and then disappeared from the spot.
Han Feng bathed in his own Saint Intent, a pair of torch-like eyes piercing through the constraints of darkness.
"Azure Dragon..."
It had been watching him all along.
Han Feng raised his head and looked in the direction where the Azure Dragon disappeared on the horizon. There was an entrance leading to the final cave.
In a brief moment of thought, Han Feng made a decision.
Go!
Since the Azure Dragon had issued an invitation, if he didn't even have the courage to investigate, it would be too disrespectful to the other party.
Rich laws of fire coiled around Han Feng, and every breath he took was in harmony with the Great Dao of Fire.
Han Feng gently extended his hand, and a tender flame lotus bloomed in his palm.
He gently put it down. The moment the fire lotus touched the darkness, a bright color began to spread.
With Han Feng as the center, the surrounding domain of darkness was constantly covered by the endless lotus flowers.
In just a few breaths, the dark space vanished, turning into a world of lotus seas.
Han Feng smiled faintly, turned around, and looked behind him.
A spatial gate opened automatically as his gaze reached it.
Han Feng took a step and returned to the tenth cave.
At this time, Lin Xian'er was sitting by the high mountain stone platform, cultivating while waiting.
Seeing Han Feng coming out of the entrance, she immediately got up and greeted him.
"Master, you finally came out!"
"How long was I inside?"
"Seven days."
Hearing this, Han Feng nodded.
Seven days... With his sense of time inside, he didn't know how many years had passed.
Unexpectedly, from the outside, it was only a short seven days.