Ling Feng stood outside the Medicine Garden and shouted, "Elder Yan, it’s me!"
The next moment, the enormous aura blocking the Spiritual Medicine Garden retracted, followed by a vigorous and clear whistle, "Kid, come in!"
Ling Feng touched his nose, thinking that Elder Yan had truly broken through to the realm of Human Emperor, standing among the few peak experts in the Sky White Empire.
The difference between a Half-step Human Emperor and a Human Emperor was vast in terms of strength and status, especially since Yan Cangtian had accumulated strength over time. His current power would surely surpass some of the older Human Emperor experts.
Ling Feng notified Tuoba Yan behind him and then took a step into the Quiet Room where Yan Cangtian usually cultivated.
Before long, Ling Feng entered the Quiet Room. Yan Cangtian stood there with his hands behind his back, a faint smile on his face, and his aura was incomparable to before.
"Congratulations, Elder Yan!"
Ling Feng clasped his hands in a salute, genuinely happy for Yan Cangtian.
"Haha, if it weren’t for the Ten Thousand Evil Poison Fruit and the Earth Fire Essence you brought me, I, an old man, would need another decade or two of cultivation to reach the Human Emperor stage!"
Yan Cangtian was in an obviously excellent mood, especially seeing Ling Feng return safely, seemingly having had a breakthrough in cultivation.
Suddenly, Yan Cangtian noticed the new addition behind Ling Feng, a girl, piquing his curiosity. "Kid, you usually don’t bring outsiders here. Who is this young girl, your beloved?"
"Elder Yan, you misunderstand." Ling Feng shook his head with a wry smile and quickly explained, "This is Miss Tuoba Yan, the new Holy Master of the Sky Strategy Clan. She can’t leave my side due to some residual poisonous insect poison within her body."
Yan Cangtian’s eyelid twitched. "Is there such a strange poison in the world?"
"Yes." Ling Feng nodded, "This poison is called Red Dust Heart Devouring Gu. I accidentally got hit with it during the exploration of the Emperor Tomb. Besides visiting Elder Yan, one of my purposes in coming here is to see if Elder Yan has a way to remove the poison for this young lady."
"Even with your medical skills, you find it hard to handle?"
Yan Cangtian became interested and gestured with his hand, drawing Tuoba Yan closer. He examined her and expressed surprise, "Young girl, are you of the Extreme Yin Body?"
Tuoba Yan bit her red lips, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, and said through gritted teeth, "So what if I am?"
"Hehe, just asking, nothing more."
Yan Cangtian smiled slightly, glancing at Ling Feng intentionally or not, and thought to himself, "An Extreme Yin Body, rarely seen in a millennium, and this kid just happens to encounter it. Could it be fate?"
Shaking his head with a smile, Yan Cangtian pressed Tuoba Yan’s shoulder, injecting a stream of Elemental Power to sense the poison within her.
After a while, Yan Cangtian’s brows knitted tighter. He shook his head, saying, "This poison is strange. It seems connected to the Divine Soul Origin. If forcibly removed, the effect on this young girl would be considerable. It seems we can only wait for the residual poison to dissipate over time."
"Even Elder Yan has no solution?"
Ling Feng sighed lightly and said to Tuoba Yan, "Miss Tuoba, I will continue to find a way."
Tuoba Yan remained indifferent and simply said, "No need, it’s merely serving as a maid for one or two years."
"A maid?" Yan Cangtian’s eyelids twitched, then laughed, "The Holy Master of the Sky Strategy Clan serving as your maid, how interesting!"
"Elder Yan, please stop teasing."
Ling Feng shook his head, taking out a Clean Bottle, and said, "Elder Yan, this contains the Heavenly Strategy Spring I found in the Emperor Tomb. You just had your breakthrough; this Spring can help consolidate your cultivation."
"Heavenly Strategy Spring?"
Yan Cangtian took the Clean Bottle, opened the cork, and a surge of pure Spiritual Energy spilled out, startling him.
"This... kid, you’d better keep this for yourself!"
Yan Cangtian almost didn’t know what to say. Though it’s just a small bottle, this Clean Bottle is a Magic Treasure with its own space inside. This bottle’s content is nearly equivalent to the amount given to that Despicable Donkey.
"I have more." Ling Feng raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Elder Yan, you are my backer, so the stronger, the better."
"You kid!" Yan Cangtian squinted with a smile. For the past half-year, it seemed he had been constantly helping Ling Feng. In reality, without Ling Feng, he wouldn’t have reached the Human Emperor stage and might still be in a deranged state.
"Since Elder Yan also has no method to remove the poison from Miss Tuoba’s body, I’ll take my leave first and refrain from disturbing your cultivation."
After leaving the Heavenly Strategy Spring, Ling Feng immediately bid farewell, as Yan Cangtian needed time to consolidate his breakthrough.
"Alright, I won’t keep you. Once my retreat is complete, I might teach you a thing or two!"
Yan Cangtian stroked his long beard. In fact, he had taught almost all he could within this half-year; finding more Martial Techniques suitable for Ling Feng’s level was a bit of a challenge.
"Then I look forward to the day Elder Yan completes his retreat."
Ling Feng smiled and then left the Spiritual Medicine Garden with Tuoba Yan.
"By the way," after a few steps, Ling Feng suddenly thought of something and turned to Tuoba Yan, "Miss Tuoba, to avoid suspicion, from now on, I’ll call you Yan’er, and you can address me as Young Master. How’s that?"
Tuoba Yan nodded slightly and softly called, "Young Master."
"Good enough, we can adjust the details as we go."
Ling Feng touched his nose, glancing at Tuoba Yan. Although, no matter how one looks at it, Tuoba Yan’s demeanor as a maid was rather attention-grabbing, but this was the best they could do.
Perhaps, that’s what is meant by "beauty that cannot be hidden."
After leaving the Spiritual Medicine Garden, Ling Feng did not return directly to the residential area but went to the East Courtyard Sword Team’s training ground. Unfortunately, except for some reserve members, Goo Tengfeng and Xue Xiaolin were nowhere to be seen. It seemed they wouldn’t return until the holiday completely ended.
"I didn’t expect the captain’s training to be so rigorous. I wonder how strong they’ll be when they return. Especially Xiao Fan and Lee Bufan, one with Xuanwu Treasure Blood and the other with the ’Wind and Thunder Hundred Transformations’ heritage, their strength will surely surprise many."
Ling Feng touched his nose, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
"No matter how strong, they won’t be as formidable as you, Master!"
At this moment, Zi Feng’s voice sounded in his mind, "Who else is as freakish as Master, breaking through four or fifty meridians in one go!"
Ling Feng shook his head and smiled, ignoring Zi Feng, and silently left the training ground with Tuoba Yan.
At the same time, in the activity area of the A-class Disciple in the East Courtyard, three figures, two men and one woman, attracted the attention of many students.
The woman in the middle wore a white dress. Her figure was graceful, and her face was charming, exuding a noble aura. On her shoulder lay a lazy black kitten.
If Ling Feng were here, he would immediately recognize her as the "Little Beggar" he accidentally encountered in the Heavenly Vein Forest, Mu Qianxue!