Zi Feng took a deep breath, wanting to remind himself to shrink, but then helplessly realized that since the independent space inside him was sealed, his body changing size didn’t matter, but the treasures in his stomach wouldn’t shrink with him. Thus, although his body size changed, his belly was as swollen as a balloon, as if it would explode at any moment.
Zi Feng cried out in pain and quickly reverted to his original size. Clenching his teeth, he stubbornly refused to give up a single treasure box, lugging his bulky body and barely keeping up with Ling Feng’s pace.
Seeing Zi Feng’s struggling appearance, Ling Feng said with a wry smile, "You know, Zi Feng, you might want to give up some of the treasure boxes. You won’t be able to shrink into my Dantian looking , will you?"
"It’s fine if it’s not fine!" Zi Feng flicked his snake tongue. "Don’t worry, Master, once we leave this damned place, I can return to normal!"
"Suit yourself then."
Ling Feng shrugged. After all, the Elemental Crystals that Zi Feng brought out would still end up being useful to him. The creature had a strong life force, although he would suffer a bit in the Wind Cave, he probably wouldn’t die.
Above a vast lake, a sudden splash soared to the sky, followed by two figures breaking through the water—a man and a woman, both rarely handsome and striking, the woman looking like a Heavenly Immortal.
These two were undoubtedly Ling Feng and Tuoba Yan.
Ling Feng was bare-chested, with four odd treasures hanging on his body, while Tuoba Yan had already changed into her Inner Armor, her hands empty, thus she took two of the treasures to lighten Ling Feng’s load.
On closer inspection, one could see that Ling Feng held onto a long, purple tail. Tracing the tail, one would see a large snake, its belly swollen to the extreme, forcefully pulled out by Ling Feng.
"My heavens, where are we? Why is the whole world spinning?"
This large snake, naturally, was Zi Feng. During the passage outside the underground cave mansion’s Wind Cave, due to its bulky body, he quickly lost control and was spun hundreds of times, nearly throwing up everything in his stomach.
Due to his insatiable greed, he really suffered a lot in the Wind Cave. Luckily, Ling Feng eventually pulled him out using brute force, otherwise, he would still be spinning around inside.
As soon as they reached the shore, Zi Feng madly spat out a ground full of magma, accompanied by one treasure box after another flowing out from the magma.
Fortunately, these treasure boxes were quite heat-resistant and were not melted by the magma inside Zi Feng.
"Pant...pant...pant..."
Zi Feng’s eyes were glassy, he breathed heavily, collapsing heavily on the ground like a dead snake.
"I told you not to carry so much stuff."
Ling Feng shrugged. The guy was just dizzy from spinning, he would be fine after some rest.
Zi Feng gave Ling Feng a weak glare, but the intense dizziness in his head left him too weak to speak.
Shaking his head with a smile, Ling Feng snapped his fingers, and the portal to the Five Elements Heavenly Palace opened, taking Tuoba Yan, Zi Feng, and the treasure boxes lying on the ground, all entering the Five Elements Heavenly Palace together.
"Yan’er, if Xiao Fan and the others ask later, just tell them we joined forces to defeat Shen Lang and then found a treasure vault. No need to mention the other details, so they don’t worry." The moment they entered the Five Elements Heavenly Palace, Ling Feng whispered a reminder to Tuoba Yan.
Tuoba Yan gave Ling Feng a disparaging look. This guy, after going through such a deadly ordeal and barely surviving, was still thinking about preventing his companions from worrying.
Being his companion really is fortunate.
"Anyway, it’s your affair. Say it if you like, and it’s none of my business if you don’t," Tuoba Yan said coldly.
"Hehe, thanks!" Ling Feng’s brows lifted, and he then entered the Wood Origin Realm inside the Five Elements Heavenly Palace with Tuoba Yan and Zi Feng.
Yue Yunlan and the others were all within the palace of the Wood Origin Realm. After so much time had passed, they should have already come to by now.
"What’s going on? It’s been so long, why hasn’t big brother shown up?"
Inside the Five Elements Heavenly Palace, Jiang Xiaofan paced back and forth around a pillar, his eyebrows deeply furrowed.
They only remembered rushing into the Ancient Imperial Gate’s Scripture Pavilion, then they were swept into a Golden Light Vortex, encountered a large group of Outer Heaven Demons (illusions from the Golden Phantom Array), and suddenly, they woke up only to find themselves inside the Five Elements Heavenly Palace.
They had been waiting for a whole day and had not seen Ling Feng appear. They also didn’t know how to use the magic mirror in the center of the palace, so they could only wait desperately, slowly becoming impatient.
"Don’t worry. Since it was Young Master Ling who rescued us, he definitely wouldn’t be in trouble. Maybe he got delayed by something," Yue Yunlan murmured softly, pursing her delicate lips.
"Haha, Miss Yue really understands me!"
At that moment, a flash of light emerged in the palace, and two people and a snake appeared before everyone.
Everyone in the palace felt their eyelids twitch, suddenly noticing that Ling Feng seemed to have grown taller and even become more handsome!
"What, you don’t recognize me?" Ling Feng touched his smooth, fair skin and grinned, "I accidentally broke through again, gaining some fortuitous adventure, hehe..."
Accidentally, again, broke through...
Everyone couldn’t help but roll their eyes, especially Lee Bufan, who grumbled to himself: Is this guy trying to make us jealous?
"Big brother, what’s that snake lying on the ground? Are you inviting us to eat roasted snake meat?"
Jiang Xiaofan grinned, revealing his teeth; besides being a martial fanatic, he was also a tremendous foodie, capable of eating a whole cow in one sitting!
"That’s not food; it’s Zi Feng." Ling Feng shook his head and chuckled, "I’ll explain everything to you in a bit."
"Young Master Ling, what’s with this get-up?"
Yue Yunlan noticed the stick Ling Feng was holding, wrapped with some odd items, and couldn’t help but giggle through pursed lips.
But soon, she noticed something wasn’t right.
Those strange items, could they possibly contain natural creation’s Spiritual Power?
Sun and Moon Treasure? No!
Yue Yunlan’s pupils suddenly constricted, and four words burst into her mind: Heaven and Earth Treasure!
"My God, Heaven and Earth Treasure!"
Yue Yunlan covered her red lips, incredulously staring at the items bound on Ling Feng’s body.
She had once seen Heaven and Earth Treasures in the Treasure Vault of the Cangqiong Sect, and even with the Sect’s inventory, there were only about five such treasures. Moreover, they seemed to contain much less potent Heaven and Earth Creation Power than what was exuding from those on Ling Feng!
Then, Jiang Xiaofan and Mu Qianxue also froze. Heaven and Earth Treasure!
That was a supreme treasure that even Human Emperor potentates might not possess!
Only Jiang Xiaofan, scratching the back of his head in a dazed manner, clearly had no idea what Heaven and Earth Treasure really entailed.
"I noticed quite quickly, huh." Ling Feng grinned, "I actually wanted to surprise you all, hehe..."