The Art of Chaotic Divinity

Chapter 614: The Demon Sword Forges the Body!

After about half an hour, Ling Feng finally emerged from the Tiance Spirit Spring. He landed on the edge of the pool and sat cross-legged.

The amount of spiritual energy his body could hold had reached its limit. Now, it was time to break through the eighty-first meridian gate, the third heavenly barrier.

Similarly, Tuoba Yan hadn't soaked in the Tiance Spirit Spring for long either. Although her cultivation level was higher than Ling Feng's, her meridians and physique were not as strong as his. The amount of spiritual power she could absorb in a short time was even less than what Ling Feng could take in.

One hour passed...

Two hours passed...

Ling Feng spent over three hours refining the vast spiritual energy within his body and finally opened his eighty-first meridian gate.

Not only that, but due to the accumulation over time, he managed to push through from the eighty-first meridian gate all the way to the eighty-fifth, bringing him a significant step closer to his goal of reaching the hundred-meridian limit.

"Huff..."

Ling Feng slowly exhaled while feeling the surging power within him. This trip had not been in vain after all.

When he opened his eyes, he found Tuoba Yan sitting across from him, seemingly watching him. As soon as she saw him open his eyes, she quickly looked away.

Although the Tiance Clan's cultivation path was slightly different from that of ordinary martial artists, the general principles were the same. For instance, in the Pulse Formation Realm, they also needed to open meridian gates to accommodate more spiritual power.

Even someone with an extraordinary physique like Tuoba Yan had only opened a little over sixty meridian gates. Ling Feng, who had always appeared to have only opened forty or so meridian gates, had unexpectedly already opened more than eighty.

This was truly a terrifying feat.

With this in mind, even if she were to fight him, she might not be able to kill Ling Feng. She could very well end up being the one to die instead.

Ling Feng rubbed his nose as he noticed that half of the Tiance Spirit Spring remained. Both he and Tuoba Yan had only absorbed a small portion of it, while most of it had been stored away by that glutton, Zifeng.

After thinking for a moment, Ling Feng activated the Five Elements Heavenly Palace, collecting all of the remaining Tiance Spirit Spring water into the Water Elemental Realm. Now, whenever he had free time, he could soak in the spirit spring, allowing his cultivation realm to rise quickly.

After all, even great emperors regarded the Tiance Spirit Spring as a priceless treasure!

Seeing Ling Feng collect every last drop of the Tiance Spirit Spring, Tuoba Yan bit her bottom lip but didn't say anything.

With the Tiance Mirror and the Thirteen Tiance Divine Thoughts now hers, it was only fair that the Tiance Spirit Spring went to Ling Feng. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Miss Tuoba, it's time to head back."

Ling Feng raised an eyebrow and said to Tuoba Yan, "Elder Hei Yu wanted you to kill me in the imperial tomb. How about we separate when we leave and tell them we never encountered each other in the tomb?"

"No need." Tuoba Yan's beautiful eyes locked onto Ling Feng as she responded calmly, "I've already decided not to make another move against you. Besides, the poison from the Heart-Devouring Red-Dust Gu doesn't seem to be fully cleansed. I... simply can't bring myself to feel any murderous intent toward you."

"Oh?" Ling Feng raised an eyebrow and quickly walked over to Tuoba Yan. He lightly grasped her wrist, feeling her pulse for a moment before furrowing his brow. "It seems that's the case. The gu poison hasn't been completely removed. This is a poison placed in you by Great Emperor Tiance, and I don't have a good solution at the moment."

Ling Feng had managed to clear his own gu poison out of his body with the will of the Tianbai Emperor's spiritual manifestation. Unfortunately, Tuoba Yan hadn't been as lucky.

"However, it's just some residual poison, so it won't be as vicious as the full Heart-Devouring Red-Dust Gu," Ling Feng said with a light smile. "For now, it only prevents you from having murderous thoughts toward me. That shouldn't be much of a problem."

Tuoba Yan clenched her teeth, blushing slightly as she recalled some embarrassing moments from when the gu poison first took effect. "Let's go."

"Alright, let's go!"

Ling Feng smiled and mumbled to himself, "We haven't encountered Li Qingling along the way. He probably died to the soul soldier array."

"What did you say?" Tuoba Yan frowned slightly as she saw Ling Feng still standing there. After all, just outside the hall was the extremely dangerous soul soldier array. Without Ling Feng to guide her, forcing her way into the array, even with her current power boost, would still pose a considerable threat.

"Nothing."

Ling Feng shook his head. As he stepped out of the secret chamber, his eyes fell onto the shattered pieces of the demon sword scattered on the ground. The sword had broken into several pieces and seemed to be of no use anymore.

Even if it were still usable, Ling Feng had no interest in such a malevolent weapon. The Eradicator of Realms in his hand was the weapon that truly suited him.

"Let this demon weapon rest here forever."

Ling Feng smiled faintly, and then led Tuoba Yan into the soul soldier array again. With the ability of the Eye of the Emperor, they quickly made their way out, retracing their steps and leaving the imperial tomb.

Perhaps there were other valuable items or secrets hidden in this place, but Ling Feng no longer had any interest in discovering them.

Just as Ling Feng and Tuoba Yan exited the hall, a flash of blood-red light appeared within the soul soldier array, and a figure burst out from inside.

That figure was drenched in blood and looked extremely disheveled, clearly having suffered greatly within the soul soldier array. His left shoulder bore a perfectly smooth cut, with part of the bone cleanly sliced off.

If the cut had gone just a bit deeper, his entire arm would have been severed.

This person was none other than the third individual to enter the imperial tomb, Li Qingling.

"Hahaha... it’s just a mere soul soldier array! How could it possibly stop me!"

Li Qingling's eyes gleamed with intense fervor as he muttered, "Elixir of immortality! Elixir of immortality!"

At that moment, Li Qingling appeared deranged with disheveled hair, much like Great Emperor Tiance. His obsession with immortality had turned him into another madman.

Dragging his battered body, Li Qingling slowly approached the palace, each step painfully difficult as he left a trail of bloody footprints.

He stepped into the palace, but unfortunately, it seemed a fierce battle had taken place inside. The palace's furnishings were all knocked over, and in the center of the hall stood a mysterious altar with broken sword fragments scattered beneath it.

"No! No!"

Li Qingling was nearly driven mad as a sense of foreboding welled up inside him. He rushed forward and opened the treasure chest beside the golden dragon throne, only to find it completely empty.

Even the secret chamber behind the dragon throne was devoid of anything except for some lingering traces of spiritual energy.

"Damn it! Those two brats got here before me! No! No!"

Li Qingling's eyes blazed with fury. He had narrowly escaped death in the soul soldier array, only to find that Great Emperor Tiance's treasure had been taken by someone else.

"My elixir of immortality, where is it!? Where!?"

In his rage, Li Qingling spat out a mouthful of blood and violently overturned the altar in the hall.

However, something strange happened. The blood he spat out was absorbed by the fragments of the demon sword on the ground. Immediately after, the demon sword sprouted vine-like tendrils which quickly coiled around Li Qingling's entire left arm, greedily devouring his blood.

"Ah!"

The excruciating pain nearly caused Li Qingling to lose consciousness. In just a moment, his eyes became bloodshot, just like Great Emperor Tiance's had been.

Finally, his arm fused with the demon sword. Li Qingling looked at his left arm and muttered to himself, "The demon sword forges the body, while the soul and spirit are immortal. I alone am eternal! Hahaha..."