270: Chapter 270 Spirit Tempering Pool

Just then, a cold figure walked by.

She was a woman dressed in black, with a stunning face but an icy expression. Her cultivation was similar to Gao Feng, also at the Foundation Establishment Stage One Early Phase.

She only glanced coldly at Lei Lie, then gently traced her delicate hand through the air.

An invisible, barely perceptible ripple in space spread out, precisely isolating the aftermath of Lei Lie's mocking voice and the oppressive Aura he was emitting into another small space.

Gao Feng felt the pressure around him lighten, and his ears instantly returned to peace.

He looked at the woman in black in surprise, a ripple rising in his heart.

What an exquisite spatial Spell!

The woman's action seemed to be just for peace, but it unintentionally enlightened Gao Feng.

That's right, the Physical Body is the boat, and the spiritual energy is the sail. No matter how sturdy the boat is, without a sail, it can only drift with the current. Only by perfectly combining the two can one erupt with extreme combat power! He had previously relied too much on his Physical Body and the brute force of the Vajra Subduing Demon Art; there was indeed still a lot of room for improvement in his subtle application of spiritual energy.

The woman in black was named Su Ning, also a newly promoted True Disciple. She was an orphan, and it was said that she joined the Sect only for revenge. She had always been cold and taciturn, not associating with others.

After doing all this, she walked into her Immortal Cave without looking back, as if she had just done a trivial thing.

Gao Feng, however, cast a look of admiration at her back.

This woman is not simple.

After this small episode, the three had a more intuitive understanding of the strength of the True Disciples of Tian Xuan Mountain and felt immense pressure.

In order to improve their strength as soon as possible, they decided to go to the market of Tian Xuan Mountain to purchase some necessities.

The market of Tian Xuan Mountain was built on a huge floating island, and its scale was far beyond that of the small market of Wuxiang Temple.

The streets were crowded with people, and all kinds of shops were dazzling, and there were even specialty stores selling Yao Beast Materials and Formation apparatus.

Gao Feng's goal was very clear, and he went straight to the largest Materials shop.

"Shopkeeper, do you have Meteorite Iron?"

"Meteorite Iron?" The shopkeeper was a shrewd middle-aged man. He sized up Gao Feng and smiled, "Customer, you have a good eye. This is a rare Material for refining High Grade Magic Treasures, especially suitable for fighting in the Void Realm outside the boundary. It's just the price..."

"I will exchange it with Sect contribution points."

Gao Feng handed over his True Disciple token.

In the end, he spent most of the one million contribution points he had obtained for his unparalleled meritorious service in Demon Suppressing City to exchange for a piece of Meteorite Iron the size of a fist, sparkling with starlight.

Although the cost was huge, Gao Feng felt it was worth it. As long as this piece of Meteorite Iron was fused into the vajra sword, it would not only raise the grade of the vajra sword again but also allow it to exert unexpected power in the upcoming Meteorite Realm.

Tian Xin, meanwhile, accidentally found an Incomplete Manual titled "Talisman Insights" in an ancient book shop. This manual was not a Cultivation Technique, but a record of the various techniques and insights of an ancient Talisman Great Master when drawing Foundation Establishment Stage Talismans.

For Tian Xin, who was currently at a Bottleneck, the value of this manual even exceeded that of a High Grade Magic Treasure! She had a premonition that as long as she thoroughly understood this manual, she would be one big step closer to breaking through the Foundation Establishment Stage!

Luo Li was also lucky. In a Magic Treasure Pavilion, she found a Foundation Establishment mid-stage Magical Artifact—the Flowing Sound Zither. This zither was mainly made of thousand-year-old parasol wood and strung with ice silkworm silk. It could increase the power of her musical Spells by more than 30%!

The three returned fully loaded, in a great mood.

However, on their way back, they were blocked by a group of Cultivators wearing Outer Sect Disciple clothes.

"Yo, aren't these the new True Disciple Senior Brother and Senior Sisters? Why, coming to the market to purchase, and not even greeting us Junior Brothers?" The leader, a Cultivator with triangular eyes, said sarcastically, his eyes full of jealousy and greed.

They saw that the three were unfamiliar faces and had just come out of the market, so they had crooked thoughts and wanted to extort a sum.

Luo Li and Tian Xin frowned, about to scold them.

Gao Feng stopped them. He just glanced at the group faintly, too lazy to even speak.

Boom!

A surging Aura belonging to the Foundation Establishment Stage One Early Phase erupted from his body!

Although the Aura was only at the Early Stage, it contained the iron-blooded killing intent tempered by the baptism of a sea of blood and corpses! It was like a prehistoric Vicious Beast walking out of an ancient battlefield, opening its cold eyes!

The few Outer Sect Disciples, who were originally arrogant, felt their legs go soft in the face of this terrifying Aura, as if a large mountain was pressing on their hearts, and even breathing became difficult!

Their faces were pale, cold sweat dripping, and they dared not have any disrespect, scrambling away in a panic.

From beginning to end, Gao Feng did not take a step or say a word.

Looking at his calm and dignified back, the light in Luo Li's beautiful eyes grew brighter.

This is the true powerhouse! Possessing thunderous means, yet adhering to his original heart, not easily showing off or fighting. This sense of proportion is far more admirable than those brutes who fight and kill at the slightest disagreement.

Returning to the Immortal Cave area, Luo Li suddenly stopped. She looked at Gao Feng, a moving blush appearing on her beautiful face, but her eyes were extremely firm.

"Senior Brother Gao Feng."

"Hmm?"

"I... I want to become a Dao Companion with you and perform Dual Cultivation." Luo Li gathered all her courage and said this.

She knew this was a rare Opportunity, and only a deeper level of combination could fully stimulate the potential of this Opportunity!

Gao Feng was slightly stunned, looking at the sincere and brave woman in front of him, feeling her unreserved trust, and couldn't help but feel warm in his heart.

He knew that Luo Li's action was not just about romantic love, but more about allowing each other to become stronger in the upcoming cruel war and to survive better.

"Okay."

Gao Feng nodded solemnly, agreeing to her request.

In the moment he agreed, the portable space vibrated violently at the same time!

A force of resonance, far more powerful than before, flowed between the two!

Gao Feng's Divine Sense probed into the space, and he saw that in the spirit field, a strange spirit plant emitting seven-colored halos had grown out of thin air! The spirit plant bore several crystal-clear fruits.

"Resonance Spirit Plant!"

A piece of information flooded into his mind; the fruits produced by this spirit plant could actually slightly increase the power of Spells!

At the same time, a pure spiritual energy fed back from the space, constantly nourishing his Physical Body. He could clearly feel that his muscles and bones had become tougher, and the defensive power of his skin had also been slightly improved!

On the other side, Luo Li also felt that the fit between her mind and the newly acquired Flowing Sound Zither was higher, as if she could play the most perfect killing sound with just a thought!

Although neither of their cultivation levels had directly broken through, their Foundation had become increasingly solid, and their combat power had genuinely improved.

While Gao Feng and Luo Li were consolidating their Dual Cultivation results, Tian Xin sat in her Immortal Cave, placing the "Introduction to Foundation Establishment Talismans" and "Talisman Insights" in front of her.

She took a deep breath, her eyes flashing with unprecedented firm light.

"Gao Feng, Luo Li, wait for me!"

"I also want to... take that step!"

She slowly closed her eyes, immersing all her mind into the mysterious world of runes, and began to launch the final impact on the dreamlike Foundation Establishment Stage!

Three days later.

A loud bell rang throughout Tian Xuan Mountain, spreading to the Immortal Cave of every True Disciple.

"All newly promoted True Disciples, quickly gather at Quenching Spirit Peak!"

A dignified and vast voice echoed in everyone's ears.

The training of Tian Xuan Mountain had officially begun!

Gao Feng and Luo Li walked out of the Immortal Cave and just happened to see Tian Xin pushing the door out.

At this moment, although Tian Xin's Aura still remained at the Peak of the Ninth Level of Qi Refining, her eyes were brighter than before, and spiritual energy surged around her, faintly having a sharp spirit of breaking out of a cocoon. Obviously, her retreat and enlightenment these few days had gained her huge rewards.

The three did not delay and immediately turned into streamers, flying towards the direction where the bell came from.

Quenching Spirit Peak was a Holy Land for cultivation specially opened up for True Disciples by Tian Xuan Mountain.

When the three Gao Feng arrived, dozens of young Cultivators with powerful Auras had already gathered on the huge square on the top of the mountain, with Lei Lie, Su Ning, and others among them.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the huge pool in the center of the square, covered by dense spirit mist.

The pool was about a hundred feet in circumference, and the pool water showed a strange pale gold color, in which fine silver electric arcs jumped and flashed from time to time, making bursts of "zi zi" light sounds, and a faint breath of thunder filled the air.

This was the famous "Spirit Quenching Pool" of Tian Xuan Mountain!

An Elder of the Golden Core, dressed in a black Taoist robe with an ancient face, stood by the pool with his hands behind his back. He was the host of this training—Elder Mo Chenzi.

Elder Mo Chenzi's eyes were like electricity, slowly sweeping over every Disciple present, and the invisible pressure made everyone's heart tremble, not daring to have the slightest presumptuousness.

"Everyone is here."

Elder Mo Chenzi spoke slowly, his voice not loud, but clearly reaching everyone's ears.

"The first stage of this training is to enter this Spirit Quenching Pool for seven days of tempering."

"The spirit liquid in the pool is made by our Tian Xuan Mountain using a hundred kinds of Spirit Medicine, supplemented by the Earth Vein True Fire, refined after eighty-one days, and it also incorporates a trace of the gentle power of the Nine Heavens Heavenly God thunder."

"This thunder power can wash away the Impurities in your Meridians, activate the spiritual energy in your bodies, and even polish your Physical Body and solidify your Foundation. This is not only a basic benefit given to you by the Sect, but also the first test for you!"

"After entering the pool, there is no restriction on cultivation level. How long you can persist and how many benefits you can get depends entirely on your own pressure-bearing ability! Now, start!"

As the voice fell, a flash of heat flashed in the eyes of the Disciples.

Lei Lie was the first to let out a long howl, his body full of thunder light, and he jumped in without hesitation, splashing large golden waves.

The other Disciples also followed closely, jumping into the Spirit Quenching Pool one after another like dumplings.