104: Nine-bend Spirit Ginseng Transformation

Several days later, at the war merits management office of the Seven Sects Alliance on the front lines of Jinggu Plains.

“Crackle, crackle, crackle—”

Lin Feng inverted a Storage Pouch, and a pile of demonic Cultivator masks, carved with ferocious ghost Faces, poured out, forming a small mountain on the wooden table.

The Seven Sects Cultivators in the entire management office instantly fell silent, and everyone’s gaze was drawn over.

A middle-aged Cultivator, who looked like a manager, rubbed his eyes, looking at the mountain of masks piled in front of Lin Feng, then turned his head to look at the single, lonely mask that a team of five Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators had just collectively handed in, and the corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

He sighed, and his tone complex, he spoke, “Junior Brother Lin, it’s only been half a day since we last met, and you… you’ve again obtained sixteen Foundation Establishment Stage demonic Cultivators?”

As soon as these words came out, the surroundings fell silent again.

The Cultivators in that small team nearby, whose Faces had just shown a hint of joy at completing their mission, instantly stiffened, turning into embarrassment and shock.

But Lin Feng, being stared at by everyone, remained calm.

“May I ask Senior Brother, what is my total war merit now?”

The manager took a deep breath, opened the thick jade scroll in front of him, and carefully checked it. A moment later, he raised his head, his eyes filled with shock.

“Junior Brother Lin, you’ve only been on the front lines for three days, and you’ve handed in a total of eighty-nine Foundation Establishment Stage demonic Cultivator masks, countless Qi Refining Stage Cultivators, and even assisted Junior Martial Uncle Lei Wanhe in killing a Core Formation Early Stage demonic fiend… Your total war merit has reached three hundred and fifty-eight points!”

As soon as these words came out, the entire management office instantly erupted.

“Three hundred and fifty-eight points!?”

“Three days! He’s only been here for three days!”

“Oh my goodness, our seven-person team fought for a month and only managed to accumulate thirty points of war merit…”

“I know him, Lin Feng of Huangfeng Valley! The one who saved more than a dozen Yanyue Sect Disciples in the Blood Forbidden Ground last time.”

The discussions around them rose and fell, and gazes of shock, awe, and jealousy all converged on Lin Feng.

One must know that killing a Foundation Establishment Stage demonic Cultivator only yields three points of war merit. Accumulating five Qi Refining Stage demonic Cultivator kills only counts as one point. And assisting in killing a Core Formation Cultivator, depending on the contribution, only rewards a maximum of fifty points.

Most teams composed of Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators, fighting on the front lines for a month, would consider ten or so points of war merit a good achievement.

Yet Lin Feng alone, in three days, was almost catching up to the current front-line leader, Fairy Nangong of the Yanyue Sect, whose strength was unmatched among the Seven Sects Core Formation Cultivators.

Listening to the discussions around him, Lin Feng felt a hint of helplessness.

He had secretly snuck into Nangong Wan’s tent last night, spent some intimate time with her, and incidentally tried a few new positions he had recently learned from Dual Cultivation texts. The result was that Nangong Wan did not go to the front lines at all today, not even stepping out of her tent.

If he had just worn her out to the point where she couldn't get out of bed, and then surpassed her in war merits, he was afraid that for the next few days, he wouldn't even be able to enter her tent again.

After some deliberation, Lin Feng finally controlled his war merits, keeping them slightly lower than Nangong Wan's, giving her, the nominal leader of the Seven Sects front lines, some Face.

…

That night, the moon was dark and the wind was high.

Lin Feng’s figure, like a ghost, secretly slipped into Nangong Wan’s tent again.

Perhaps the Face he had given her during the day had worked, as Nangong Wan only gave him a glare and didn't say anything more.

And this night, Lin Feng’s strength and positions were much gentler, and the tent was filled with warmth, both of them savoring their own unique flavors.

It was only in the latter half of the night, when Lin Feng was still unsatisfied and wanted another round, that Nangong Wan, unable to bear it any longer, directly split him out of the tent with a sword.

Fortunately, it was the middle of the night, and as Nangong Wan was the leader, there was no one near her tent.

Lin Feng got up from the ground, rubbed his nose, his Face a bit awkward.

It seemed that while the tender embrace was good, one could not keep plucking from the same source.

………………

The night wind blew, clearing Lin Feng’s mind a bit.

Counting the time, the day of Huangfeng Valley’s sect-wide evacuation was not far off.

It was time to make the final preparations.

And before that, he had to ensure the safety of his close friends and family.

Lin Feng’s figure flickered, and he disappeared into the night.

Returning to Huangfeng Valley, Lin Feng did not delay for a moment, going straight to Chen Qiaoqian’s secluded cultivation chamber.

He did not hesitate at all, raising his hand to cast a spell, forcibly breaking open the Restriction of the quiet room.

Chen Qiaoqian, who was meditating, was startled awake. She suddenly opened her eyes, and upon seeing Lin Feng, a flicker of panic crossed her Face, which then transformed into absolute obedience.

“Master.”

Lin Feng looked at her like this and sighed softly in his heart.

If Lin Feng hadn't made Chen Qiaoqian go into seclusion beforehand, Chen Qiaoqian would probably have had to go to the Yue Kingdom imperial palace with them.

“The war has changed, it’s not advisable to stay here long, follow me.”

Chen Qiaoqian dared not object in any way, immediately got up, and followed behind Lin Feng.

Lin Feng took her, rushing all the way, and finally arrived inside the Yanyue Sect, where he handed her over to Hong Fu.

Chen Qiaoqian had always followed all of Lin Feng’s arrangements. She still believed that she had truly been bound by a master-servant contract by Lin Feng, which was why she obeyed all of his arrangements. Lin Feng also felt a slight helplessness in his heart. He wondered when this misunderstanding about the master-servant contract could be resolved, only hoping that the passionate and innocent Phoenix Dance could slowly open her heart.

After settling Chen Qiaoqian, Lin Feng returned to his Immortal Cave.

Han Yunzhi and Xin Ruyin were already waiting in the hall.

“Young Master.” Han Yunzhi bowed softly.

Xin Ruyin also nodded slightly.

Lin Feng looked at the two women and made a decision in his heart.

Han Yunzhi had served him for many years, and they had long since grown accustomed to each other's presence.

Xin Ruyin, on the other hand, was wholeheartedly immersed in the Dao of formations, and for her, it made no difference where she was.

Having these two women by his side would not affect each other.

Therefore, after giving them some important instructions, Lin Feng closed the stone door, announcing to the outside world that he was beginning his seclusion to Break through to the Core Formation Stage!

He first went to the depths of the medicinal garden, looking at the delicate body that was still in a deep sleep. He gently held her in his arms. Since Lin Feng had used a piece of Heaven-Mending Jade to hold Mo Caihuan’s one Soul and one spirit in her mouth, Mo Caihuan’s body had fallen into this state of slumber.

After settling her, Lin Feng turned his gaze to the center of the entire space.

There, a huge cocoon of light quietly floated, its surface shimmering with vibrant colors, exuding a rich Life Qi and medicinal fragrance.

It was precisely the Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng that had transformed.

Lin Feng could clearly feel that today, perhaps, was the day this ten-thousand-year-old spiritual body would come into existence!

He sat down cross-legged, took out a new volume of “New Interpretations of Array Dao” recently written by Xin Ruyin, and quietly studied it, waiting for the moment the Spirit Ginseng would take human form.

“Crack—”

After an unknown period, a crisp cracking sound broke the stillness of the space.

Lin Feng suddenly looked up at the light cocoon.

He saw a subtle crack appear on the huge light cocoon.

A refreshing medicinal fragrance suddenly burst forth from the crack, and just a single breath of it cleared his mind.

“Crack… crack crack crack…”

The cracks, like a spider web, quickly spread across the entire light cocoon.

Lin Feng’s Face showed joy as he stared intently at the changes in the light cocoon.

“Boom!”

Finally, after a muffled sound, the entire light cocoon shattered with a roar, turning into countless specks of light.

A golden light shot out from within, transforming into a small beast, entirely jade-like, with five small hands, and tried to escape in panic into the distance.

“Rise!”

The [Four Symbols Array] that had already been set up around instantly activated, and the illusory figures of the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise Sacred Beasts emerged, and a majestic pressure descended with a roar.

The newly born small beast, unable to withstand such power, let out a whimper and curled up into a ball on the ground, trembling.

Lin Feng effortlessly caught it in his hand.

It seemed that wild transformed Spirit Medicine was indeed harder to catch.

He tried to communicate with it using his Divine Sense, but the small beast only made “aoao” and “yingying” sounds, its eyes innocent and pure, clearly not yet having fully developed complete sentience.

“This is good too.”

Lin Feng nodded. This actually made his subsequent operation more convenient.

With a thought, he took out another Spirit Ginseng from his System backpack.

The appearance of this Spirit Ginseng was almost identical to the Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng before its transformation, except it was much smaller in size.

This was another Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng that Lin Feng had exchanged in the mall. Previously, when Lin Feng had redeemed it, he had intended to plant it directly into his Inner Universe, but after planting it, he found that the Little Spirit Ginseng was secretly absorbing the medicinal power of the light cocoon, so Lin Feng had to put it away for now.

Now that the large Spirit Ginseng had transformed, it was naturally time to take out the small one and plant it. And since the Little Spirit Ginseng did not yet have sentience, transferring the spirit essence of this transformed small beast into it was just right.

He immediately set to work.

Lin Feng formed hand seals, chanting incantations, and streams of profound runes flew from his fingertips, entering the body of the transformed small beast.

The small beast’s body began to tremble violently, and a crystal-clear, almost tangible spirit essence was slowly drawn out from its crown by Lin Feng using a secret technique.

Then, he carefully guided this ball of spirit essence into the smaller Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng.

The transformed spiritual body, now without its spirit essence, instantly swelled up, turning into a lifeless body that was nonetheless filled with boundless Life energy, a blank Dao body.

And the smaller Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng, after integrating the spirit essence, flashed with light and actually began to move. It manipulated its new body, bouncing around curiously in the medicinal garden, and soon began playing with the other Spiritual Plants.

Lin Feng smiled at this, then regained his composure, his eyes burning as he looked at the human-shaped blank spiritual body before him.

This was a Dao body formed from a ten-thousand-year-old Spirit Medicine!

A Clone refined from it would likely surpass the third layer of his own painstakingly cultivated [Rahula Divine Body] in physical strength as soon as it was successfully refined!

He forcibly suppressed the excitement and fervor in his heart, took out several tranquilizing Medicinal Pills and swallowed them, and placed several bottles of Divine Sense recovery Medicinal Pills beside him.

Everything was ready.

Lin Feng took a deep breath, his eyes tightly closed.

“Divide!”

An indescribable agony suddenly exploded in his Sea of Consciousness, as if his Soul was being torn in half alive!

Lin Feng’s body trembled violently, his Face instantly turning ashen, but he gritted his teeth, enduring the intense pain.

He unhesitatingly grabbed the Medicinal Pills beside him, shoved a handful into his mouth, and the vast medicinal power spread, nourishing his injured Divine Soul.

He controlled the half of his Divine Sense that had been forcibly split off, transforming it into a stream of light, and rushed towards the perfect spiritual body suspended in mid-air!

“[Chang Geng Soul Division Art], condense!”

After half of Lin Feng’s Divine Sense entered the spiritual body, the body gradually began to gain Life Qi.

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My body is a bit unwell today, I just finished writing~