Chapter 708: Tuoba Yan's Frustration
"Seems like there's something strange further in this cavern," Ling Feng muttered, glancing around.
Typically, places like this held hidden opportunities.
"The Five Elements Heavenly Palace won't open here."
Ling Feng sighed, directing Zifeng to return to his dantian. He took out a bottle of medicinal pills and gave Tuoba Yan two to help restore some of her spiritual consciousness.
The Tiance Clan's Tiance Power is a type of spiritual consciousness power. Medicines that restore spiritual consciousness are generally sixth- or even seventh-tier, since only king-tier and above experts can use spiritual consciousness for various attacks.
For martial artists below the king-tier, the use of spiritual consciousness is probably just for simple detection.
As a high-tier alchemist, Ling Feng carried such medicine. Most martial artists, even those at the Pulse Formation Realm or Spiritual Element Realm, wouldn't have this type of pill on hand.
After consuming the pill, Tuoba Yan's complexion improved. Ling Feng helped her to her feet and said, "It's not safe here. I sensed Shen Lang following us down here. If we fought now, it'd only end in mutual destruction. Let's find a place to recover first."
Tuoba Yan nodded. While Ling Feng could probably hold his own, her Tiance Power was almost entirely drained by that Heavenly Seal move he used.
The thought of being used as a vessel by the Tiance Mirror soured Tuoba Yan's mood. In a way, she had become Ling Feng's weapon!
In the past, she would have run far away to avoid him entirely, staying the Tiance Mirror's sole master. But now, with the Heart-Devouring Red-Dust Gu binding her to him, escape wasn't an option.
"Can you move on your own?" Ling Feng asked, supporting her by the arm.
"Hmph!" Tuoba Yan snorted, casting him an icy glare and biting her lip. "If you carry me again, I swear I'll fight you to the death!"
Ling Feng couldn't understand. Carrying her didn't seem so bad; he was being respectful, wasn't he?
But he wasn't about to argue and only shrugged. "Then I'll give you a piggyback?"
"I can walk by myself!"
Tuoba Yan snapped, clearly annoyed. Seeing his reluctant expression only angered her further. Since meeting Ling Feng, it seemed her luck had taken a serious nosedive.
"Alright, fine. But this area is complex, and you haven't fully recovered. I'll carry you on my back."
Boom!
Just then, a rumbling came from the cavern's depths, causing the whole structure to shake violently.
"Ah!"
Tuoba Yan shrieked, losing her grip on the rocky wall and getting swept up by the wild currents. Ling Feng quickly wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her into his embrace.
"W-what are you doing?"
Tuoba Yan stammered, her face flushed upon realizing how close they were. She instantly pushed him away.
"I warned you to be careful." Without a word, Ling Feng hoisted her back onto his shoulder and continued deeper into the cavern.
"Ling Feng, you bastard!" Tuoba Yan protested, pounding his back in anger.
Her high-and-mighty image, built over years, was in tatters, all thanks to Ling Feng.
"No to carrying, no to piggyback rides—what do you want, then?"
"You... you said you'd give me a piggyback ride!"
"And you refused!"
"And I also said not to carry me!" Tuoba Yan fumed.
"So... piggyback or not? Make up your mind!" Ling Feng said, completely lost.
"Go... go die!" She was exhausted by his dense nature—he had the single-mindedness of a rock!
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"Alright then, carrying it is. It's easier that way." Ling Feng finally settled on what was apparently the worst choice.
Poor Tuoba Yan was once again slung over his shoulder like a sack!
As they moved on, the temperature rose sharply, rivaling that of the Mystical Yellow Flame. The fiery spiritual energy felt rather pleasant to Ling Feng.
After all, the Battlefield of the Gods and Demons was filled with demonic qi from the Devils from Beyond, and even the purest spiritual energy of the world could not absorb it directly. But it was different here. The overbearing high temperature had completely burned away any traces of demonic qi.
Unfortunately, the same couldn't be said for Tuoba Yan, whose skin had flushed from the heat and who was now drenched in sweat.
If Ling Feng hadn't shielded her and infused Cold Spirit true qi into her to counteract the heat, she wouldn't have lasted in this intense environment.
Boom!
Suddenly, a burst of light flashed deep below, followed by a "whoosh" as a blazing fireball shot upward from the earth, flying like a meteor and smashing into the upper part of the cavern.
It was most likely a piece of molten rock from the center of the earth!
More fireballs followed, like a rain of falling stars, hurling molten rock toward the cavern walls and shaking the entire structure. Several chunks of magma exploded around them, their fiery impact rattling everything in range.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Gritting his teeth, Ling Feng punched through rock after rock, his speed blurring with each strike. However, a piece of molten rock got past him, hurtling directly toward Tuoba Yan.
"Watch out!"
Ling Feng pulled her close, taking the brunt of the hit himself. The scalding lava burned through his true qi barrier, leaving a charred mark on his back. Thanks to his unusually strong physique, he only sustained a minor burn.
"This place is too dangerous!" Ling Feng exclaimed, frowning. Any martial artist below the Spiritual Element Realm would be courting death in a place like this.
"Yes, very dangerous indeed!" Tuoba Yan gritted her teeth, her face flushed red as she clenched her fists in frustration. "But... how much longer do you plan to sit on top of me?"