266: success

Inside the Immortal Cave, the air seemed to solidify.

Xu Qianyu sat rigidly in place, her long, straight legs trembling slightly, whether from shame and indignation or nervousness.

She could feel that invisible gaze, like a feathered touch with warmth, brazenly tracing her body, from her taut lower abdomen to a certain roundness, then to her beautiful legs, which were full of power from years of training, not missing a single spot.

"What a stunner. Hidden beneath armor on normal days, this is what she truly looks like."

Lin Feng thought contentedly, yet his face remained that of an unperturbed master.

He looked at Xu Qianyu’s lips, which seemed on the verge of bleeding, and her tightly closed eyes, whose eyelashes trembled violently, knowing the time was right. Pushing her further, this wild mare might truly explode.

"It has begun."

His voice deepened, and he made a slight gesture with his finger.

The Qianlan Ice Flame, which had fused with the Origin Fire, instantly transformed into a deep blue thread, like a nimble snake, and precisely burrowed into Xu Qianyu's smooth lower abdomen, directly into her Dantian.

"Mmm..."

A suppressed moan escaped Xu Qianyu’s throat.

An indescribably peculiar sensation instantly spread throughout her body. It was not the pain of burning, nor the biting cold of freezing, but a domineering yet somewhat gentle force, rampaging through her Meridians.

Her skin visibly flushed with an alluring pink, and delicate, fragrant sweat seeped from her smooth forehead, sliding down her cheeks and dripping onto the proud, snowy expanse of her chest, creating tiny ripples.

"Relax, do not resist. Guide it, rather than fight it," Lin Feng's gentle voice sounded again, carrying an undeniable magic. "The more tense your body is, the more stagnant your Meridians will become, and the more violent this force will be. Try to accept it, let it become a part of you."

Xu Qianyu trembled again upon hearing this.

"Accept... it..."

Her mind was a jumble; these words, heard in her ears, always seemed to carry another meaning that made her blush. Yet, the surging power within her forced her to comply.

She took a deep breath, forcing her body, which was tense from shame, to relax little by little.

As she relaxed, the power indeed became much more docile, like a tamed stream, beginning to systematically flush through her limbs and bones, refining every inch of her Meridians.

An unprecedented sensation of comfort gradually replaced the initial tension and discomfort.

Lin Feng’s Divine Sense clearly “saw” all of this; he could “see” every subtle change in her body. Her full bosom, which gently rose and fell with her breathing, her round hips, which unconsciously tensed from the energy's rush, and her slightly curled, crystalline jade feet.

"Hmm, her talent is indeed good; she adapted so quickly."

He approved in his heart, but his hands did not stop. He flicked his finger again, and a wisp of even purer flame Origin once more merged into the spiritual flame.

Boom!

Xu Qianyu’s body suddenly arched backward. This impact was several times stronger than before; she felt as if her Divine Soul had been swept up by this force, and the scene before her began to blur.

"Guard your mind!"

Just as she was about to lose control, Lin Feng’s voice exploded in her mind like a clap of thunder.

Immediately after, she felt a warm finger gently press against her smooth back, over her heart.

A vast and pure spiritual energy instantly surged into her body through that point of contact, like an invincible army, forcefully suppressing the rampaging spiritual flame within her and guiding it to circulate along the correct path.

"Ah!"

Xu Qianyu’s body trembled as if struck by lightning; that sudden skin-to-skin contact was a hundred times more impactful than being naked just moments before. She could clearly feel the male aura emanating from that finger, and the warmth that simultaneously calmed and flustered her.

Her cheeks instantly flared up, completely burning.

"Don't overthink it," Lin Feng's voice carried a hint of playful amusement. "I'm just helping you stabilize; your body's reaction was too intense, and I had no choice."

"I..." Xu Qianyu was mortified and furious, yet she couldn't utter a single word.

What could she do? She could do nothing but let his finger move across her smooth back, guiding the power to cleanse her body again and again.

Time seemed incredibly long at this moment.

Xu Qianyu went from initial overwhelming shame and indignation, to numb resignation, and finally, she gradually immersed herself in the pleasure of rapidly growing power.

After an unknown period, when Lin Feng's finger finally moved away from her back, the strange phenomena in the Immortal Cave also subsided.

The Qianlan Ice Flame suspended between them had now completely turned a deep purple. Although its volume had significantly decreased, the power it contained was more than ten times stronger than before!

"Hoo..."

Xu Qianyu exhaled a long breath of turbid air and slowly opened her eyes. She felt the unprecedented surge of formidable magic power within her, and the sense of kinship, a Bloodline connection, with the purple spiritual flame. She was utterly stunned.

She looked down at her perfect body, covered in sweat and flushed with the afterglow of pleasure, then looked up at the man opposite her, who appeared composed as if nothing had happened. For a moment, her heart was a mix of complicated emotions.

"How do you feel?" Lin Feng waved his hand, and a clean azure robe gently floated onto her body, covering the intoxicating beauty. "Are you satisfied with this power?"

Xu Qianyu hastily put on the robe. The oversized robe made her look even more delicate on her tall frame. She stood up and bowed deeply and solemnly to Lin Feng.

"Thank you, Captain Qinglian!"

Her voice carried a hint of hoarseness from her ordeal, but even more, it was filled with heartfelt gratitude and reverence. "This great kindness, Qianyu... will never forget!"

Lin Feng waved his hand, stood up, walked over to her, and looked down at her still flushed face, a playful smile on his lips.

"No need to thank me," he reached out and gently wiped a drop of sweat from her cheek with his fingertip, his voice low and magnetic. "Your body has a very good foundation; it 'absorbs' this power very well. In the future, we will have many more opportunities to continue 'nourishing' it."

Upon hearing the words "absorbs" and "nourishing," Xu Qianyu's body went limp, almost losing her balance, and her face turned so red it seemed about to drip blood. She could only bury her head low, not daring to look at him again.