Night Breeze even felt that his breathing had become somewhat difficult.

Ye Feng turned to look at Zhuo Er and found that Zhuo Er was in even worse shape than himself. His breathing was heavy as a bull's, and large beads of sweat were dripping from his head.

"It's just ahead," Zhuo Er said, pointing ahead.

Ye Feng immediately looked up and saw a yellowish mist rising from the cave ahead.

That yellowish mist was no ordinary mist; it was extremely dense, so much so that it could be seen with the naked eye—earth elemental spiritual energy!

"Once you enter that place, you've entered the Earth Element Spiritual Vein. The deeper you go, the stronger the Earth Element Spiritual Energy becomes, gradually eroding your body. If you stay inside for too long, your body will be eroded by the Earth Element Spiritual Energy, eventually turning you into a human-shaped stone statue. So, after you've been meditating inside for a while, if you feel you can't hold on any longer, quickly come out and rest properly outside. Once you've rested enough, you can go back in and continue meditating."

"Although this will waste a lot of time, at least it won't cause any problems."

Zhuo Er kindly reminded Ye Feng, who naturally appreciated the gesture.

Thank you.

Night Breeze said with a smile, and cupped his hands in a respectful gesture.

"Go in now. I'll leave soon. After all, it'll take you a long time to get in; you won't be out of the Holy Mountain for at least a month or two," Zhuo'er said with a smile.

"Okay, I understand." Night Breeze nodded.

“If you need anything, just send me a message and I’ll come right away,” Zhuo Er added.

Suddenly remembering something, Zhuo'er continued, "By the way, send a message to your two wives, otherwise they might think I've kidnapped you."

Ye Feng smiled, raised his hand and sent out a communication talisman to notify Jiang Lingxuan and Sun Muqing.

Then Ye Feng didn't linger there any longer and strode into the cave filled with earth elemental energy.

As soon as Ye Feng entered the cave, he felt himself enveloped by a dense earth elemental energy, which kept penetrating his body as if trying to seep into the deepest part of his body through his pores.

Before long, Ye Feng felt unwell all over, and his skin seemed to have hardened.

Upon closer inspection, Ye Feng discovered that his skin had undergone subtle changes under the erosion of the earth elemental energy, with a hard stone shell appearing on its surface.

Is this the corrosive effect of earth elemental energy?

Even I, a martial artist at the eighth level of the Transcendent Realm, am affected. That's really impressive!

Night Wind sighed with emotion, but did not stop there; instead, it ventured deeper into the area.

Just then, Ye Feng noticed a yellowish-brown ball of light floating ahead.

The sphere of light resembled an egg, and it flickered on and off as if it were breathing.

The night breeze was curious, so it stopped to watch.

Not long after, the strange egg of light shattered, and a little creature jumped out with a strange cry. After landing on the ground, it ran outside.

It is the spirit of the earth!

It turns out that the spirit of earth was naturally conceived within the earth elemental veins.

Nature is truly amazing!

Night Breeze smiled and continued walking deeper into the night.

At the same time, Ye Feng also began to circulate the Heaven and Earth Mantra.

Ye Feng discovered that, driven by the pure and rich earth elemental energy here, the Huangtianhou Earth Technique within his body circulated faster and more smoothly.

At the same time, the insights that had been stalled began to resume.

It really works!

I've really come to a great place!

It will be easier to comprehend the Earth Element Qi here, and the time required will naturally be shorter!

Judging from the current speed, it may only take ten days to complete the first six levels of the Imperial Heaven and Earth Technique.

However, as you venture deeper, the earth elemental energy becomes more concentrated, bringing even greater benefits to the night breeze.

Since that was the case, Ye Feng naturally wouldn't stop here to cultivate and comprehend, so he continued to walk deeper into the area.

This time, Ye Feng hadn't walked far when he saw another ball of light.

Could it be the spirit of earth again?

As the night breeze was about to bypass the ball of light, it realized that something seemed off about it; it didn't shimmer like the light egg that had just nurtured the spirit of earth.

After hesitating for a moment, Ye Feng finally raised his hand and moved closer to the ball of light.

Ye Feng's hand was still ten centimeters away from the ball of light, and before it even touched the ball, the skin on his hand had already begun to harden!

Ye Feng's skin on the back of his hand even cracked like the ground after being exposed to the sun!

"Such strong earth elemental energy! It seems there's more to this ball of light than meets the eye!"

Night Wind thought to himself, circulating his Dragon Emperor True Qi to resist the erosion of the Earth Element Spiritual Qi!

Night Wind's hand slowly approached the ball of light, finally reaching inside and grasping something.

When Ye Feng withdrew his hand from the ball of light, it quietly shattered, revealing a bright orange bead in his hand.

It seems that this bright orange bead is the Earth Spirit Bead!

"Not bad luck, to have found an Earth Spirit Orb so quickly," Ye Feng laughed.

Ye Feng put the Earth Spirit Orb into his storage ring, and then began to examine his right hand.

All that could be seen was that the skin on Ye Feng's right hand had completely hardened, and even the blood vessels in the skin had become stiff.

The earth elemental energy is truly powerful in its corrosive effect on martial artists. If it were a martial artist at the Separation and Union Realm or the True Essence Realm, even if that hand wasn't crippled, it would already be severely injured and would have to leave immediately to recuperate!

"In that case, collecting three hundred Earth Spirit Orbs is indeed quite a difficult task."

"However, why is Shi Ji so sure I can do it? Has she discovered something?"

A thoughtful expression appeared on Ye Feng's face.

Deep within the Underworld Palace.

Shi Ji sat cross-legged on a futon, her eyes slightly closed, with streaks of earthy yellow light swaying around her.

Bai Lan, dressed in a white dress, stood respectfully before her.

"Master, you've agreed to let Mr. Feng enter the Earth Elemental Vein? That's a vital area for our Netherworld Sect, and Mr. Feng has only been a member for less than a month. Isn't it inappropriate to let him enter now?" Bai Lan asked with a frown and some concern.

"Do you think he'll listen and not go in if I don't let him in?" Shi Ji said, opening her eyes.

"Isn't that right?" Bai Lan retorted.

Shi Ji smiled and shook her head, saying, "Do you know what level of martial artist Mr. Feng is?"

"Isn't it the third level of the True Essence Realm?" Bai Lan asked in confusion.

Shi Ji smiled and said, "If I told you that Mr. Feng is actually a living saint at the ninth level of the Saint Realm, would you believe me?"

Bai Lan was shocked.

Her eyes widened as she stared in disbelief at the stone princess before her.