Countless spiritual fluids surged into Ye Feng's body with the force of a divine baptism. Then, refined by his cultivation technique, they slowly transformed into spiritual energy within him.
In just a short while, Ye Feng felt his cultivation skyrocketing, bringing him to the verge of the late Grandmaster stage!
"Holy crap, this cultivation is advancing way too fast! It truly lives up to the legend of the Spiritual Liquid Pool!" Ye Feng couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
However, since he had only recently broken through to the mid-Grandmaster stage, he didn't intend to push for the late Grandmaster stage just yet. Instead, he focused on refining the spiritual energy within his body.
Beside him, Luo Bing Shuang also slowly stopped after breaking through to the late Grandmaster stage.
It wasn't that she didn't want to continue cultivating, but she discovered that all the spiritual liquid beneath her was flowing towards Ye Feng. This left her speechless, and she was once again astonished by what cultivation technique Ye Feng was practicing that allowed him to absorb it even faster than she could.
Of course, the cultivation technique was only one aspect. Another reason was that Ye Feng had taken off his clothes, while she was still wearing hers, which inevitably had some effect.
With this thought, she glanced at the empty surroundings and at Ye Feng, who was fully focused on his cultivation and unaware. Finally, gritting her teeth, she slowly began to shed her outer clothes as well...
Unbeknownst to how much time had passed, Ye Feng slowly opened his eyes when he felt the speed of spiritual energy absorption begin to significantly decline.
However, the moment he opened his eyes, Ye Feng was instantly stunned by the scene before him, frozen in place, feeling a dryness in his throat.
Although he had seen it before that night, he had been too engrossed in enjoyment at the time to look closely.
But now it was different. It was laid out before him in plain sight, and Ye Feng found it difficult to control himself.
Yet, before he could make any move, in the next second, he felt a murderous gaze directed at him, followed by a cold voice: "What are you looking at? Turn away immediately!"
"Ah, okay, okay!" Ye Feng said "okay" verbally, but his head turned extremely slowly, as if it were stuck.
At the same time, he couldn't help but mutter softly, "Tch, why so stingy? What's wrong with looking a bit more? It's not like I haven't seen it before..."
"Hmm? What did you say?" Hearing this, Luo Bing Shuang's beautiful eyes widened, and she looked at Ye Feng with anger, this guy, still daring to mutter?
Ye Feng quickly explained, "Ahaha, n-nothing, nothing, I, I mean, your skin is really fair!"
"Hmph!" Luo Bing Shuang snorted at his words and didn't press further. With a wave of her hand, her clothes were back on, restoring her previous cold demeanor.
"Heh heh, right, let's go take a look first. If this place can condense spiritual liquid, there must be good stuff inside!" Ye Feng chuckled, then began searching the surroundings.
Soon, the two discovered a small path leading downwards, which delighted them. They immediately followed the path down.
Narrow at first, it only allowed one person to pass. After walking dozens of steps, it opened up suddenly!
At this moment, Ye Feng and the other had the same feeling. However, unlike in the Peach Blossom Spring, they had walked several hundred steps before reaching an underground cave.
And in the center of the cave was a flower enveloped in swirling flames, emitting waves of dense spiritual energy that invigorated the senses.
"What is this thing?" Ye Feng asked curiously.
Luo Bing Shuang immediately replied, "If I'm not mistaken, this should be a second-tier spiritual herb, the Lava Flower. It's a fire-attribute spiritual herb that can be used to refine elixirs!"
"A second-tier spiritual herb?"
Instantly, Ye Feng's eyes widened, his face filled with excitement. He still had a second-tier spiritual herb, the Azure Spirit Fruit, in his hand, and now he had encountered another one here.
"Heh heh, since it's a second-tier spiritual herb, what are we waiting for? Let's see if there are any guardian spirit beasts around!" Ye Feng chuckled and eagerly began to observe.
However, after looking for a long time, he found no trace of any guardian spirit beasts. Moreover, the trident in his mind had not sent any warnings.
"This is strange. Such a good second-tier spiritual herb, and no guardian spirit beast?" Ye Feng was very puzzled, as this didn't seem logical.
Even if no one came to pick it, it should have been eaten by other nearby demonic beasts, and wouldn't have remained here waiting for them.
Hearing this, Luo Bing Shuang immediately rolled her eyes and said, "The Lava Flower is different from other spiritual herbs. It has the ability to protect itself."
"See the flames burning on it? That's an exotic fire that grows with it. With this present, no one can pick it!"
Ye Feng's eyes widened in surprise, "What? That thing is an exotic fire? So that's why no one dares to pick it!"
Saying that, Ye Feng stepped forward to feel the temperature of the exotic fire. The next moment, his expression changed drastically. The temperature of that thing was no less than Xiao Hei's dragon breath!!
"Damn, this is too terrifying. How can this be picked?"
Ye Feng's face turned slightly grim. Xiao Hei's dragon breath was something that could melt Grandmaster experts. Let alone reaching out to pick it, he couldn't even get close.
Hearing this, Luo Bing Shuang also seemed a bit helpless, but she still said, "I'll try first. My spiritual energy has a cold attribute, perhaps it will have some effect!"
With that, Luo Bing Shuang immediately condensed a cold ice hand in front of her and reached towards the Lava Flower.
However, in the next second, to their shock, before Luo Bing Shuang's ice hand could even touch it, a sizzling sound was heard, and Luo Bing Shuang's ice was instantly evaporated!
"This~!!"
This scene instantly changed both their expressions. They had once again witnessed the terror of this thing, which could evaporate solid ice on the spot. It was truly terrifying!
However, after a brief moment of surprise, Ye Feng said, "It seems your attempt won't work. Move aside, I'll try with this thing!"
Ye Feng immediately took out the Water-Stabilizing Bead from his mind. With a thought, a stream of water flew out from it, forming a surrounding encirclement around the Lava Flower.
It could be seen that this water was indeed spiritual. Under its encirclement, the range of the exotic fire was gradually shrinking, as if it were being extinguished by water.
At the same time, a significant portion of Ye Feng's water was also evaporating, causing him heartache.
However, as success was within reach, the Lava Flower seemed to sense the danger and instantly released a dense wave of spiritual energy.
Instantly, as if adding fuel to the fire, the power of the exotic fire intensified again, forcing Ye Feng's water to retreat step by step, evaporating a quarter of it in the blink of an eye.
Suddenly, Ye Feng's expression changed drastically. He dared not continue and quickly controlled the water to retract. If he persisted, this stream of water might not be enough to sustain.
"Damn it, this thing is too difficult to handle, even magical flowing water can be melted!" Ye Feng couldn't help but curse inwardly. Fortunately, he reacted quickly; if he had been a step slower, it would have been worse.
Seeing this, Luo Bing Shuang's expression turned a bit grim. This thing was much harder to pick than she had imagined.
However, just as she was about to give up, Ye Feng suddenly thought of something and slapped his thigh hard...