Upon hearing Huang Jiuyin's words, Miao Xuanzi simply nodded in agreement, then sat down on the ground and began brewing tea on his own.
“What you say is true. It is true that Peach Garden teaches all students without discrimination. But don’t forget, Peach Garden has been around for countless generations. There are those who are taught without discrimination, and there are those who are not geniuses who are not accepted.”
Miao Xuanzi spoke slowly, then gave Huang Jiuyin a meaningful look, said nothing more, and continued to brew tea. Soon, a fragrant aroma of tea wafted out.
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Inside Huangquan Cave.
Gu Yifeng's physical body didn't feel much coldness; he simply let the biting wind temper his body. As time went on, the stinging sensation in his body continued to increase, but fortunately, it was all within a tolerable range.
As for the soul, it was also affected by the cold wind, but with the fire dragon soul present, there was no pain. It was just silently absorbing the cold power in the wind.
It took him about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn before he could barely make it into the cave using his physical strength. A pool of water was located a short distance inside the cave entrance; the water was an icy blue and incredibly pure.
Gu Yifeng could tell at a glance that the spring water appeared to be ice blue, which was entirely due to the cold air. The spring water was actually more of a dark yellow, but it was quite dull. Under the reflection of the cold air, it appeared to be ice blue.
Such a spectacle is unique on the mainland.
"Judging from the appearance, the Yellow Spring Water must have been diluted countless times to reduce its chill. The ancestor of the Yellow Spring Sect must have been no ordinary person."
Gu Yifeng had already guessed the origin of this pool of water. With the Wanku Encyclopedia as his backing, his vision was now quite broad.
Regardless, the pool in front of him was of great use to both his physical body and soul. He jumped directly into the pool, and a surge of icy power instantly flowed into his body.
"hiss!"
Gu Yifeng gasped and trembled involuntarily in the pool. However, before cultivating in the pool, he had something more important to do: sign in.
"Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully checked in. The check-in location was detected as: Shallow Pool of the Underworld. You have received the reward: Underworld Bone."
As the system voice announced, an ordinary-looking bone fell into his arms, and the identification process was initiated.
"Yellow Spring Bone: One of the inherited treasures. When in danger, it can be activated by using spiritual power to summon the phantom of the Ancient Saint of the Yellow Spring, which can save the owner's life before dissipating. After disappearing, it will leave a mark, from which one can comprehend the power of the Ancient Saint."
Looking at the information in his mind, Gu Yifeng immediately put it away. He had gained another trump card to protect himself, a good haul indeed.
He closed his eyes and began to cultivate, circulating the spiritual energy in his dantian, fully activating his physical body, and absorbing the power from the cold pool.
A vortex suddenly emerged, and the Xuanming Technique began to operate on its own, allowing cultivation to take advantage of the space.
Despite enduring the trembling and stinging pain in his body, Gu Yifeng's entire body was covered in a layer of frost, and his soul was gradually eroded by the cold. He fainted after only an hour.
He would have lost consciousness and been completely swallowed by the icy pool, turning into an ice sculpture and sinking to the bottom. But just as his body was sinking, something unexpected happened in his dantian. A red light flashed and began to dispel the cold.
Although it failed to stop Gu Yifeng from sinking, the red light kept flashing and quickly expelled the chill from his body, and he began to absorb the power of the cold pool through his dantian.
Two more hours passed, and he still hadn't woken up. The crimson bird egg in his dantian slowly emerged and floated out of his dantian. Within a few breaths, cracks appeared on the egg.
Soon, the cracks spread across the entire egg, followed by a crisp cracking sound. The eggshell split open, and a small sparrow with pale red feathers hopped out, swimming like a fish, and quickly devoured the entire eggshell.
A red light flashed, and the little sparrow let out a burp. The red light connected with Gu Yifeng's dantian, and power continuously flowed from the little red sparrow back to him.
"Chirp chirp!"
The little sparrow chirped softly, then pondered for a moment with its eyes. With a flap of its still-growing wings, it instantly summoned a flame that exploded directly at the feet of itself and Gu Yifeng, ignoring the existence of the icy pool.
A tremendous shockwave sent the two figures flying out of the icy pool. No one noticed that the pool's icy blue color had faded by a full forty percent.
Under the impact of the flames, Gu Yifeng's soul trembled, followed by a dragon's roar, which caused a blue and red dragon phantom to appear behind him.
"Ouch...it's so cold!"
Gu Yifeng opened his mouth with a sarcastic remark, then slowly opened his eyes and realized that he no longer seemed to feel the chill, and there was even a warmth in his dantian.
"My physical body has broken through to the peak of the Condensation Realm! I'm only half a step away from the Void Realm, and I'll have to undergo another tribulation! And my soul... this... soul projection... I've reached the Great Void Realm? I'll have to catch up in terms of cultivation level again."
The first thing Gu Yifeng did after waking up was to check his dantian and then his strength.
I must say, I really benefited a lot from entering the Yellow Springs Cave this time. The effect of suppressing spiritual power and letting the cold erode my body was really great, but I almost lost my life.
The divine soul can also be projected behind him at will, which can increase the power by 20% to 30% during battle, which is good news. The only pity is that his realm is only at the middle stage of Taixu Realm, and he still needs to break through.
After regaining his senses from the joy of the breakthrough, Gu Yifeng realized something else: the bird egg in his dantian seemed to have disappeared.
"Chirp?"
The little red sparrow looked at its natal spirit master, who had signed a contract with it, with some curiosity.
"Holy crap! It hatched! It hatched in the freezing pool!"
Looking at the little sparrow, Gu Yifeng made another sarcastic remark, almost uttering the national treasure. Looking at the red sparrow, a feeling of intimacy immediately welled up in his heart, and he gently picked it up in his hands.
It wouldn't have mattered if he hadn't touched it, but once he did, Gu Yifeng almost threw the little sparrow away, because just now, he had sensed two auras in the little sparrow's sea of consciousness.
One aura belonged to a newly born sparrow, incredibly tender, like an infant; the other aura was as deep and boundless as the ocean, that aura... belonged to the Vermilion Bird Saint Venerable!
The Vermilion Bird Saint Venerable has been reborn, and right here in the dantian of Gu Yifeng. He has also signed a contract with Gu Yifeng as his natal spirit pet. Although this contract gives the spirit beast and its master almost an absolute equal status, this is the Vermilion Bird, one of the Four Sacred Beasts.
Gu Yifeng was somewhat afraid that if the Vermilion Bird's true form were to awaken and learn of this situation, it might first harvest him from head to toe ten thousand times before returning to Vermilion Bird Mountain.
"Chirp chirp".
Sensing Gu Yifeng's somewhat frightened expression, Xiao Que affectionately pressed her face against his and kissed him twice. Feeling Xiao Que's warmth and softness, he finally came to his senses.
"Whatever, I'll just take it one day at a time!"
Gu Yifeng gritted his teeth and placed the little sparrow on his shoulder.
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