Bibi Dong didn't know what happened after Bo Saixi had gone to find the Snow Empress that day. She only knew that after that day, Bo Saixi, besides her necessary cultivation, would always find time to go to the mountain covered in white snow to discuss something with the Snow Empress.
And the Snow Empress, the once-proud lord of the ice plains, also seemed to be quite interested in Bo Saixi, this Great Priestess of the Sea God. The communication between the two had gradually become frequent.
As for why they could become so close so quickly, she had attributed the reason to the fact that these two were both white-haired and would attract each other. After all, weren't there two white-haired ones in the family before?
The night was starry and sparse. In a quiet courtyard, Lin Feng was sitting alone by a stone table, holding a roll of an ancient book, his brow furrowed tightly, as if he had something on his mind.
A fluctuation suddenly came from within his body. Immediately after, a majestic power surged out from within him. It was the pressure of a god-level, yet it was more profound and vast than an ordinary third-level god.
Behind Lin Feng, it was as if nine stars were circling. Each star represented an acupoint on his spinal column. At this moment, this third acupoint from the bottom up was as if it had been touched by some mysterious power, blooming with a dazzling light.
The power in his body was climbing at an unprecedented speed, as if to break through some shackle and reach a brand new realm.
The treasure pearl in his dantian gradually separated a wisp of a clear light. The clear light roamed in Lin Feng's body, and in the end, had merged into his spinal column, passing through the third Soul Vein at his spleen, complementing the third star.
"Boom—"
A powerful aura suddenly burst out from within Lin Feng's body. This aura shot up to the sky, straight through the clouds, causing the entire Six-Winged Mountain to tremble for it. The soul masters in Spirit City all raised their heads to look at the sky, their eyes full of horror and incomprehension.
Fortunately, the commotion of this breakthrough was only for a moment. Lin Feng soon restrained his aura and returned the majestic power into his body. He slowly opened his two eyes, a look of enlightenment in them.
"Finally, the third Soul Vein is connected. The method of the nine orifices and nine veins has taken another step forward," Lin Feng said softly to himself. Feeling the more solid and pure power in his body, his heart was full of emotion.
If not for the blessing of the Goddess of Life that Qing Xuan had given to repair the loss he had paid to suppress and kill the Rakshasa God, I'm afraid it would have taken a period of time before he would have broken through.
Now, it was a matter of course.
He looked inside his body and found that the nine stars were getting more and more brilliant. Especially the first to the third, their light was even more so great.
"Hoo—"
He let out a breath and stood up. The power that the life-and-transformation of the earth had brought him was a real improvement. Not only had it made his physical body more formidable, but it had also brought his soul power to directly break through to level 92, condensing the final Soul Vein that represented the power of time.
At this moment, he had truly and completely digested the gift brought by the thunder tribulation, the Ten Thousand Year Profound Ice Marrow, and Qing Xuan's blessing, all the energy.
After receiving the blessing of the Goddess of Life, his soul power level had been improved. Now he had directly stepped into Titled Douluo.
A soul master, generally at the Titled Douluo level, their soul power would undergo a qualitative change. An important reason for condensing a soul core originally was that the soul power would gradually turn into a solid state. It needed a core to continuously compress and refine this solid soul power, to prevent the body from being unable to bear too much solid soul power and exploding, and also to be able to guide the circulation of soul power in the body.
Thus, all soul masters who had condensed a soul core, their soul power reserve and combat power were not something an ordinary soul master could compare to. Under the same soul power level, their soul power was more majestic, and their endurance was also stronger.
And Lin Feng, he had not chosen the traditional method to condense a soul core, but had walked another, more difficult yet with infinite potential, path—the method of the nine orifices and nine veins.
The intention was to open up the nine orifices of the spinal column, to connect heaven and earth, to communicate with the power of the universe, to make oneself resonate with heaven and earth, thus reaching an unprecedented realm. Now, he had already successfully connected three orifices. His strength was even more so advancing by leaps and bounds. In Lin Feng's perception, the current himself should be at the peak of a third-level god.
His pupils moved slightly. He squatted down and tapped the petal of a flower at his feet. In an instant, the scene of the flower from a bud to withering was continuously replayed.
What surprised Lin Feng was that just by simply using this new power of time to evolve the life cycle of this flower, which was as ordinary as it could be, had actually made him feel an unprecedented fatigue.
This was not a physical or spiritual fatigue, but a kind of a tremor from the depths of his soul after as if having touched the essence of time.
What surprised him even more was that the consumption of his soul power was very, very fast, probably more than three times the usual.
"Time... is actually so heavy..." Lin Feng murmured in a low voice.
But if in the future he could completely master it, could he cross the long river of time, and travel through the past and the present?
Just as he was thinking, a wave of footsteps interrupted his thoughts. Bibi Dong's figure appeared in his line of sight. She looked at Lin Feng with a face full of pleasant surprise, clearly having already sensed the change on his body.
"Xiao Feng, you've broken through?" Bibi Dong asked.
"Mmm," Lin Feng nodded with a smile, temporarily putting aside his exploration of the power of time. "I've taken another step forward."
She walked to Lin Feng's side, raised her pupils to look at him, glanced left and right, and said with a smiling stretch, she gently wrapped her arms around Lin Feng's neck from behind, her body slightly leaning forward, her tiptoes lightly raised. Her movements carried a natural intimacy and teasing. Her eyes sparkled with a cunning brilliance. She blew a breath of an orchid by Lin Feng's ear and asked softly, "On the day you gave Bo Saixi the book, what was her expression?"
Lin Feng recalled for a moment and said, "At first, she seemed a little pleasantly surprised. Then she quickly became expressionless. Those who didn't know would have thought I had given her a fake."
Hearing this, Bibi Dong chuckled lightly. Her body trembled slightly, and along with it, the snowy peaks that were in contact with Lin Feng also swayed gently. She seemed to find Bo Saixi's reaction quite interesting. "Then did she ask you anything later, besides cultivation?"
Lin Feng shook his head and said with a smile, "No. It's just that after that, she would go to find the Snow Empress every day. Speaking of which, it's also strange. Before I left, the Snow Empress would often meet with me. But these few days, she has seen me less."
"Oh?" Bibi Dong's eyebrow raised lightly, a trace of amusement flashing in her eyes. "It seems our Great Priestess of the Sea God is also starting to get anxious."
"Anxious?" Lin Feng looked back.
"It's nothing," Bibi Dong turned Lin Feng's head back and didn't let him move carelessly.
"During the time you were out, some news has come from the Star Luo Empire's side," Bibi Dong said. "Dai Mubai has been missing for over a year. They have already determined him to be dead. Three months later, they will announce that Davis and Zhu Zhuyun have won the victory in this generation's Star Luo imperial family's struggle and will be enfeoffed as the Crown Prince and Crown Princess."
Lin Feng nodded. "Has Zhu Zhuyun sent any news?"
Bibi Dong turned around, threw herself into Lin Feng's embrace, took his hand and placed it on her own waist, her body leaning back slightly. She raised her head to look at Lin Feng and said, "She has sent news saying that everything is proceeding according to plan. In addition, on the Heaven Dou Empire's side, Emperor Xue Ye's physical condition is getting worse and worse. I'm afraid there's not much time left. Our plan can also begin to reel in the net."
Lin Feng nodded. He gently stroked Bibi Dong's beautiful hair. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "In that case, then we should also prepare a little. On the Star Luo Empire's side, let's wait for Zhu Zhuyun for a while longer. If it doesn't work, it's fine. We'll just push through horizontally."
"Heaven Dou should be able to have a smooth transition and reduce unnecessary losses. When the political power of these two great empires changes, that will be the time for our Spirit Hall to announce the establishment of an empire and to unify the continent."
Bibi Dong hummed in agreement and said, "The situation in Heaven Dou is the most laughable. According to the news that has come back, all the civil and military officials in the court are all useless people, who are just holding a position without doing any work. These nobles are thinking all day about how to fight for power and profit, to be corrupt and to take bribes, and to have a good time every night."
"The whale gel under heaven, my Spirit Hall now occupies ninety-nine percent. After knowing the use of whale gel, there is actually such a group of people who are spending a sky-high price to buy it for that kind of a use. How laughable. Isn't it good to use it to improve the physical strength of their younger generation?"
"The style of luxury has already penetrated their bones. The Heaven Dou Empire, heh. Such an empire has long since lost the meaning of its existence."
Lin Feng nodded slightly, buried his head in Bibi Dong's shoulder, and smelled the faint, fresh fragrance in her hair. "Will Dong'er be sleeping with me tonight?"
Bibi Dong felt the warmth of Lin Feng's breath and only felt her body soften a little. She raised her pupils and shot Lin Feng a white-eyed glare. "If not with me, who else do you want to be with? I haven't even asked you since you've been back for so long. Where has your Goddess of Life, Qing Xuan, run off to?"
Lin Feng coughed lightly. "She has temporarily returned to the Divine Realm. She said she will come again later."
"Oh?" Bibi Dong looked at him with amusement. "I am very curious. What did Xue'er say to you? What did she say? And what did you do? That Qing Xuan, can I call her 'sister' now?"
Hearing this, Lin Feng laughed embarrassedly. He gently scraped Bibi Dong's nose and said, "She told me to take down Qing Xuan. Tell me, for Xue'er to have told me this, was there any instigation from you and Sister Ling Yuan in it?"
Bibi Dong raised her eyebrows. "You guess? So you've already taken her down?"
"Mmm..."
"Sigh~" Bibi Dong sighed, and then turned around again to face Lin Feng. Her two lotus-like arms then climbed onto Lin Feng's neck. She gazed at Lin Feng's eyes.
Her tone carried a hint of teasing. "Our Xiao Feng is really amazing, to even be able to take down the Goddess of Life. Tell me, how did you manage the final hurdle?"
The corner of Lin Feng's mouth hooked up. "I did it like this."
The moment his voice fell, he bent down and firmly sealed Bibi Dong's cherry lips. Bibi Dong only felt a warm aura rush to her face, in an instant occupying all her senses. Her pupils fiercely widened, but she soon was intoxicated in this warmth, unable to extricate herself.
After a long while, the two slowly parted. Bibi Dong's cheeks were slightly red. Her eyes sparkled with a bit of a haze and shyness.
After licking the corners of her lips, she lightly tapped Lin Feng's chest with a playful pout and said, "You're really something. Is that all you can do?"
"Nothing," Lin Feng said with a smile.
"Tsk~~—" Bibi Dong laughed out loud. "What Goddess of Life? Was she made to fall with just one kiss? By the looks of it, she can't even compare with Nana. Do you know what kind of tiger-wolf words she had said in her sleep last night after she had learned that you had returned?"
"What?"
The corner of Bibi Dong's mouth lifted slightly. She slowly approached Lin Feng's ear and said in a low voice, "I want to ride my master~~~"
"Heh," Lin Feng shook his head.
Bibi Dong said with a radiant smile, "My disciple has made a mistake. I will take the punishment on her behalf. Whatever you want, I will obey."
"You said it," and in a cry of surprise, Lin Feng picked up Bibi Dong by the waist. His figure flashed and had disappeared from his original spot.
A gentle breeze quietly swept past, causing the flowers and grass in the courtyard to dance lightly, as if whispering of the quietness and tenderness of the night.
In the room, the candlelight flickered gently, reflecting the silhouette of two tightly embracing figures. Under this warm light, Lin Feng was carefully taking care of Bibi Dong. Subsequently, he slowly approached. The gazes of the two met at that moment, full of a deep affection and a fervent expectation.
"Xiao Feng..." Bibi Dong's voice carried a hint of a haze. Her pupils were full of tenderness and attachment.
An emotion surged in Lin Feng's heart. He gently lowered his head. His lips gently brushed past Bibi Dong's cheek. This one kiss was deep and long, as if to pour all his feelings and longing into it. The two hearts were at this moment tightly connected.
With the rising of their emotions, Bibi Dong also gradually relaxed her mood. She followed Lin Feng's every subtle movement. The atmosphere between the two was as if filled with sweetness and warmth.
Lin Feng's hand gently caressed Bibi Dong's body. Wherever it touched, it brought a wave of warmth and a tremor, which made a sense of unprecedented satisfaction surge in Bibi Dong's heart.
The night was deep. The atmosphere in the room had reached its peak. But everything seemed so harmonious and beautiful.
The next morning's dawn, the sunlight sprinkled through the cracks in the curtains, casting a golden brilliance on a corner of the room. Lin Feng and Bibi Dong walked out of the room side by side. The atmosphere between them was warm and intimate, just like the rising sun, warm and bright.
In the courtyard, the birds were singing and the flowers were fragrant, full of vitality. The flowers in the garden, after a night's nourishment of dew, at this moment looked even more delicate and moving.
On the brilliant petals were even hung a few drops of the crystal-clear morning dew, as if they were the teardrops of the night, and also like the pearls of the morning, sparkling with a soft and alluring light.
A gentle breeze blew past, the fragrance of flowers filling the air. The entire courtyard was immersed in a sheet of fragrance.
"Xiao Feng, look at this flower. Isn't it even more beautiful than what we saw last night?" Bibi Dong asked softly.
Lin Feng wrapped his arm around Bibi Dong and said with a smile, "No matter when, it is the most beautiful."
Bibi Dong was still smiling. A corner of her gaze, however, was cast to a hidden place. She just took a look and then withdrew her gaze.
In a distant mountain range, Bo Saixi stood alone on a peak, her gaze deep as she looked into the distance.
"Hmph!" She let out a snort through gritted teeth, her fist tightly clenched, her eyes sparkling with complex emotions. Seeing him and Bibi Dong's loving appearance, a wave of sourness couldn't help but rise in her heart.
What beauty? That Bibi Dong is just showing off! I know you've eaten your fill, been watered! No need to say more!
"I am clearly also..." Bo Saixi said to herself in a low voice but was unable to finish her sentence.
A figure quietly appeared by Bo Saixi's side. It was precisely the Snow Empress.
"You're feeling sorry for yourself again?"
Bo Saixi turned her head to the side to look at the Snow Empress and shook her head slightly. "No."
"And you still say no? If you had had a walnut in your mouth just now, it would probably have been crushed by now," the Snow Empress said with a smile.
"And you're mocking me? Didn't you also not dare to say it?" Bo Saixi said with a bit of shyness and annoyance, a blush appearing on her cheeks.
The Snow Empress chuckled lightly, her gaze deep and distant. "I am different from you. I am not in a hurry. I just need to say a word to the Master-Consort, and I can directly take the fruits of victory. And you still have to fight for it yourself."
"Tsk," Bo Saixi clicked her tongue with dissatisfaction.
Seeing this, the Snow Empress's smile was even wider. "What? Did I hit the nail on the head? Actually, you also don't have to be too anxious. You and I are both his assistance, and also his attachment. As long as you and I can treat each other with a true heart, why worry about not having a chance?"
"Heh," Bo Saixi looked at the lovey-dovey appearance of Lin Feng and Bibi Dong in the distance and suddenly asked, "Do you know how Bibi Dong had taken down Lin Feng?"
Hearing this, a strange look appeared on the Snow Empress's face. After a moment of contemplation, she chose to transmit her voice. "I have only heard that at that time, Lin Feng's strength was still very weak. So Bibi Dong, as a Titled Douluo, had just... mmm, you know."
Bo Saixi's eyes widened. She looked back again at the Pope's Hall in the distance. "It can also be like this? Looking at their intimate appearance, has this kind of thing really happened?"
The Snow Empress also didn't know what she had thought of. Her cheeks were slightly red. "Ahem, maybe..."
"Is that so... it can also be like this?" Bo Saixi lowered her brows in deep thought and said softly, "Today I will consolidate my realm and the Soul Veins in my body here alone. On Lin Feng's side, you can go by yourself. I need to think about some things."
The Snow Empress's face was a little strange. "You wouldn't be thinking of some strange and bizarre things, would you?"
Bo Saixi turned her head back and smiled. "How is that possible? I, Bo Saixi, am by no means that kind of a person."
"I didn't even say what the strange and bizarre things were."
Bo Saixi coughed lightly. "In short, today I will go over there to cultivate and to think about some things properly."
"Alright then. Then I'll be going first."