76: Luo Ling'er made a move

At this critical moment, Luo Linger, who was beside Lin Feng, made her move.

With a flick of her slender hand, several emerald green seeds shot out, embedding themselves into the scorched earth by the bank.

"Azure Vine Barrier, rise!"

As she let out a clear shout, those few seeds instantly grew wildly, transforming into several incredibly thick vine barriers, intertwined with azure spiritual patterns, which burst forth from the ground, precisely blocking the fox fire.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The Soul-Scorching Fox Fire collided with the vine barriers, emitting dull thuds and plumes of green smoke. However, the barriers only swayed slightly, firmly blocking all the attacks.

Seeing its attack fail, the Crimson Sun Charming Fox became even more irritable. It twisted its body, attempting to bypass the vine barriers and pounce again.

At this moment, Luo Linger seemed to have a sudden inspiration. Her hand seals changed rapidly, and the surging spiritual power within her body poured out.

A verdant glow lit up on her fingertips. She pointed at the ground in front of the Yao Fox: "Iron Thorn Cage, bind!"

In an instant, the black scorched earth beneath the Yao Fox's feet violently churned. Over a dozen sharp thorns, as thick as a child's arm, burst out of the ground, intertwining and instantly weaving into a sturdy cage, firmly trapping the Crimson Sun Charming Fox within.

The Yao Fox was furious and alarmed. Its sharp claws frantically tore at the thorns, and pink fire spewed forth, but the thorns were exceptionally tough, and their surfaces were covered with a strange spiritual light, making it difficult for the fox to break free in a short time.

Lin Feng was stunned at the sight. 'Senior Sister Luo... is she that strong?'

As his thoughts raced, Luo Linger's offensive did not stop. She took a deep breath, clasped her hands together, and a peculiar seed appeared in her palm.

"Golden Silk Armor-Piercing Fern, go!"

The seed suddenly split open in the air, transforming into countless faint golden threads that shot towards the trapped Crimson Sun Charming Fox.

These golden threads ignored the protective demonic light on the Yao Fox's body, directly penetrating it and drilling into its vital Meridians, frantically drawing out its demonic power and life force.

"Awoo!" The Crimson Sun Charming Fox let out a tragic cry. Its struggles instantly became weak, the light in its eyes rapidly dimmed, and it finally collapsed in the thorn cage, its breath completely cut off.

Luo Linger panted slightly, looking at her hands with a look of disbelief on her face. She clearly felt that when she had just cast the spell, the abundance of her spiritual power, the precision of her control, and the smoothness of her communication with the spiritual plant seeds were all far superior to before.

'How did my strength... suddenly increase so much?' Her heart was filled with shock and confusion as she subconsciously looked at Lin Feng.

Lin Feng put away his azure flood dragon banner, glanced at the dead Yao Fox on the ground, and then looked at the stunned Luo Linger: "Senior Sister Luo, are you... alright?"

Luo Linger snapped back to reality, her cheeks reddening again. She quickly shook her head: "No... I'm fine... I don't know what happened, I just... in the heat of the moment..." She spoke vaguely, unable to explain the reason herself.

The atmosphere between the two once again became somewhat subtle and awkward.

Lin Feng was silent for a moment, then walked to the Yao Fox's corpse, took out a dagger, and carefully cut open its head, retrieving a demonic core that emitted pure fire elemental energy and a trace of strange pink light.

A Third-Rank Demonic Beast's demonic core was valuable, but he didn't know its specific use for the time being, so he put it into a jade box and sealed it.

"Let's... quickly gather the earth flame flower and leave this place," Luo Linger said in a low voice, still sounding unnatural.

"Okay," Lin Feng nodded.

Lin Feng carefully put away the earth flame flower, then glanced at the corpse of the Crimson Sun Charming Fox again, feeling that this place was not suitable for staying long.

He suddenly remembered Luo Linger's previous words and turned to ask, "Senior Sister Luo, you mentioned earlier that you needed to collect volcanic moss and flame crystal fragments..."

Luo Linger was still distracted. Hearing this, she seemed to be reminded of something, a trace of panic flashed across her face, and she quickly waved her hand to interrupt him: "No... no need to collect them. Those things... let's talk about those things next time. It's better for us to leave quickly."

Lin Feng was slightly stunned. Although he was a bit puzzled, seeing her clearly uneasy expression, he no longer insisted, nodding and saying, "Alright, it's indeed not suitable to stay here for long."

The wood kite transformed into a green rainbow, soaring into the sky. On the way back, the atmosphere was much more silent than when they came.

Lin Feng stood behind, clearly feeling the spiritual power fluctuations emanating from the person in front of him, which were much stronger and more condensed than before. He was puzzled but didn't know how to ask.

He mused to himself, his gaze sweeping over Luo Linger's slender back. The hot, chaotic sensation seemed to reappear, making his heart skip a beat. He quickly composed himself, not daring to think further.

Both of them were preoccupied with their own thoughts, and there was no conversation throughout the journey.

Until the outline of Hundred Flowers Peak appeared in their sight, and the wood kite slowly descended.

"Since the earth flame flower has been obtained," Luo Linger jumped off the wood kite, her voice still low and her gaze shifting, "I'll... I'll return to my peak first."

Seeing her like this, Lin Feng didn't press further, merely cupping his hands and saying, "Thank you for your assistance this time, Senior Sister."

"Mm," Luo Linger responded softly, putting away her wood kite.

Lin Feng returned to his Immortal Cave on Baoyue Peak, sealing all Restrictions and completely isolating himself from external disturbances.

He sat cross-legged in the Alchemy room, his mind as calm as still water. He took out the few earth flame flowers with dark red edges glowing with a faint blue, as well as the various auxiliary herbs needed to refine the "jade liquid pill."

Taking a deep breath, Lin Feng formed hand seals with his fingertips, and the power of the earth fire was slowly drawn into the Pill Furnace. The temperature inside the furnace began to steadily rise.

'The earth flame flower is fiery, it needs to be slowly simmered with a gentle flame to force out its hidden yin coldness... The Red Essence Grass needs to be refined with a fierce flame to remove its dryness and retain its essence...' He silently recited the Pill Formula in his mind, adding the medicinal ingredients into the Pill Furnace in sequence.

The medicinal liquids churned, fused, and sublimated within the furnace, emitting waves of peculiar medicinal fragrance.

Lin Feng was fully concentrated, fine beads of sweat gradually appearing on his forehead. His Divine Sense was highly focused, precisely adjusting the size of the earth fire and the rotation of the Pill Furnace.

Suddenly, the energy within the furnace became violent and unstable, and the medicinal fragrance abruptly turned strong and pungent.

All the essence of the medicinal liquid needed to condense into a pill in an instant. Lin Feng's hand seals changed faster, and his Divine Sense power surged into the Pill Furnace, forcefully restraining the energy vortex that was on the verge of exploding.

"Condense!"

He let out a low shout. The furnace glowed brightly, then quickly retracted its light. A refreshing pill fragrance that invigorated the Divine Soul instantly permeated the entire Immortal Cave.

The furnace lid opened, revealing three pills, the size of longans, perfectly round, exhibiting a warm, white jade luster, with faint red and blue light threads subtly flowing across their surfaces, quietly lying at the bottom of the furnace. These were precisely the "jade liquid pills."

Lin Feng let out a long sigh of relief, a tired but satisfied expression on his face. Although this Alchemy session was for Foundation Establishment Stage Medicinal Pills, its refining difficulty far exceeded previous attempts. If not for the super strong Divine Sense bestowed by the Nine Profound Sword Heart Art and his precise grasp of medicinal property Fusion and energy control, it would have been difficult to succeed in one go.

He took out a jade liquid pill. The pill felt cool to the touch but contained vast and gentle medicinal power. He swallowed the pill without hesitation, and it instantly transformed into a warm current that surged into his abdomen.

The medicinal power was rich and long-lasting, with a subtle, nourishing force that nurtured his Meridians and refined his spiritual power. He dared not delay, immediately closed his eyes, focused his mind, guided the medicinal power to circulate through his body, and began to absorb it.