Chapter 880: Lin Feng Cultivates Demon Arts
A glimmer of hope surged within Lin Feng's mind as he continuously tried to sense that strand of Qi—the only Qi remaining in his body—attempting to mobilize it with his thoughts and will.
However, it was extremely difficult. This strand of Qi seemed completely unresponsive to his commands. No matter how hard he tried, he could barely make it move, not even a single wisp of it.
But Lin Feng could not give up. This was his only hope. Moreover, the middle-aged beautiful woman transformed from the Snow Fox Demon had told him that this snowy path could lead to the other shore. Could she have been referring to this Qi within his body? Otherwise, his body would have already frozen to death, making it impossible for him to traverse this snowy road.
Had the middle-aged beautiful woman known all along that Meng Qing had transferred this Qi to him?
Thinking of this, Lin Feng continued his relentless attempts. In his mind, the holy, fairy-like beautiful figure flickered faintly, strengthening his will, making it more tenacious and persistent. As long as there was even the slightest hope, he would never give up.
Finally, that faint strand of Qi moved again. Instantly, another area was freed, and the frozen life force returned to normal. There, traces of true essence power and Buddha-Demon force that had been frozen also became mobilizable. However, they could not break through the cold Qi that had frozen his life force, and this meager power could not connect with other forces, rendering it largely ineffective.
But that no longer mattered. Lin Feng was now fully focused on driving that special strand of Qi, continuously establishing a connection with it, as if trying to claim it as his own and gain complete control over it. Only when he had mastered that Qi could he mobilize it freely and expel all the cold.
The frozen life force within Lin Feng's body was gradually being released. Many parts of his body slowly regained sensation. A vast amount of true essence power and Nine Revolutions Buddha-Demon Art force could be mobilized, constantly surging against the sealed parts of his body. He even used the power within him to envelop that special strand of Qi, attempting to fully control it.
Gradually, Lin Feng's control over that strand of Qi became more and more effortless. The Qi flowed continuously through every corner of his body, reviving all the frozen life force. Power returned to Lin Feng's body. At this point, he could no longer feel the cold. That cold Qi seemed to have lost its effect on him.
"Buzz!"
At that moment, a brilliant radiance swirled around Lin Feng's body. That strand of Qi, as thin as a silk thread, burst out from his body, transforming into a surging force. It enveloped Lin Feng's entire body in a layer of holy light, even carrying a hint of eerie sacred and immortal aura.
Now, Lin Feng's long hair flew wildly. His handsome, deep eyes were beautiful like a demon, gleaming with a dazzling, eerie radiance. Besides his human aura, Lin Feng was now also imprinted with a demonic aura, as if he were transforming into a demon.
With a step, Lin Feng dashed toward Meng Qing. Bathed in the demonic light, he was now unafraid of the eerie cold. His movement technique was Carefree, his speed as fast as lightning. However, the powerful essence of "a step away, yet a world apart" was still present. Although his speed was extremely fast, he still could not approach Meng Qing.
Turning his gaze, Lin Feng's eyes fell upon the middle-aged beautiful woman.
At this moment, the middle-aged beautiful woman was looking at Lin Feng. With a trace of sacred and immortal aura about him, Lin Feng seemed to have undergone a transformation, exuding a demonic handsomeness. Indeed, as the legends said, possessing the sacred and immortal Qi made both men and women extraordinarily beautiful. When women of the demon realm were imbued with this sacred Qi, they became ethereal like immortals, their bodies radiating holy light, as if all demonic evil within them was purified.
But when humans were imbued with this sacred and immortal Qi, they instead became imprinted with a sacred, demonic beauty—just like Lin Feng at this moment. This eerie handsomeness would likely captivate many women of the demon realm.
"Why are you still stopping me?" Lin Feng asked the middle-aged beautiful woman. If the essence of "a step away, yet a world apart" was not lifted, he still could not approach Meng Qing.
"The Qi you obtained is the sacred and immortal Qi that only the Snow Linglong of our Snow Demon clan's royal bloodline possesses. This Qi holds infinite mysteries. It can embrace all things, and it can also embrace yourself. As for 'a step away, yet a world apart,' it is both a step away and a world apart—merely an illusion of the void..."
The middle-aged beautiful woman slowly uttered a series of sound waves. These sounds continuously drifted into Lin Feng's eardrums, like the striking of a morning drum or an evening bell, an enlightening experience.
Lin Feng's eyes slowly closed. He quietly felt and listened. The sacred and immortal Qi on his body seemed to absorb the essence of the snow from heaven and earth, allowing his mind to become part of the snow itself.
The sacred and immortal Qi enveloped the snow Qi, wrapping him within it. At this moment, Lin Feng's body flickered in and out of existence, as if he might disappear from his spot at any moment.
Meng Qing, who had been running wildly, stopped. She stared blankly at Lin Feng, then glanced at the middle-aged beautiful woman. Her tears finally ceased to fall, and she even broke into a smile.
"Wuwu!" Letting out a whimpering sound, Meng Qing's eyes revealed a deep sense of gratitude. She stared unblinkingly at the middle-aged beautiful woman. She knew that her mother was teaching Lin Feng a powerful demon art of the Snow Demon clan.
So her mother had never intended to make things difficult for Lin Feng. She had only wanted to force out the sacred and immortal Qi within Lin Feng's body. Of course, if Lin Feng's will had not been firm enough, he might not have succeeded, and he could even have frozen to death.
As for this powerful demon art, it was a natural divine ability (tian fu shen tong) of the Snow Demon clan. Humans were originally incapable of cultivating it. But now that Lin Feng could mobilize a strand of sacred and immortal Qi and had been imprinted with a demonic aura, he could naturally cultivate demon arts. Moreover, the sacred and immortal Qi would allow Lin Feng to cultivate very quickly.
Finally, the middle-aged beautiful woman's voice fully entered Lin Feng's mind, echoing continuously within his consciousness. Her gaze then turned to Linglong, and she could not help but let out another sigh. Since things had already come to this, what else could she do but help Lin Feng and Linglong? Even if she had a thousand unwillingnesses, Lin Feng had already obtained the sacred and immortal Qi, and Linglong was utterly devoted to him. She could only help Lin Feng increase his strength so that he could better protect Linglong.
Lin Feng's body remained there, becoming increasingly illusory, flickering in and out of existence. It truly began to fade into nothingness. The sacred and immortal Qi enveloped him. Snowflakes continued to fall. Lin Feng's illusory body completely disappeared from that spot, as if it no longer existed.
If anyone else had witnessed this scene, they would have been shocked to the core. Disappeared! A living human had simply vanished from that spot. And Lin Feng was only at the Heavenly Martial Realm.
"This child's comprehension is not bad." The middle-aged beautiful woman thought to herself as she looked at Lin Feng's vanished body.
After a moment, the vanished Lin Feng slowly reappeared, his body motionless. Lin Feng seemed to have immersed himself in that wondrous (qi miao) state, shifting from illusion to reality, then from reality to illusion. Only when he could do it at will—instantly turning his body into nothingness, then instantly turning it back into a solid form—did Lin Feng stop his continued comprehension.
With a thought, Lin Feng's body became illusory again, as if merging into the void, completely disappearing. The next moment, light flickered, and Lin Feng appeared in another place, right beside Meng Qing. With a single thought, he had crossed that "a step away, yet a world apart."
"Huff..." Lin Feng let out a long breath. He turned his head and took a deep look behind him. The snowy path had vanished. Before him lay a vast, white world of snow. Meng Qing was right in front of him, within reach.
"That snowy path earlier was both a step away and a world apart. It was merely a void illusion—a snowscape within the void. I could never have walked out of it." At this moment, Lin Feng's mind was suddenly enlightened, his heart shocked. That "a step away, yet a world apart" was not some essence of distance, but a powerful void essence. It was close at hand, but in reality, he had been isolated in another void.
This powerful divine ability essence left Lin Feng speechless. It was too terrifying. And the demon art that the middle-aged beautiful woman had just taught him was a powerful demon art divine ability related to the void. He could only use it by relying on that strand of sacred and immortal Qi. Otherwise, he would be unable to employ demon art divine abilities at all!