Chapter 73

The next morning, the two people came to the center of the estate again. Joanna activated her aura, and the spatial magic array and the magic spring appeared once more, opening a small door in the spatial barrier as they had done before.

The strange message from the soul ring and its sensory feedback appeared again, with the same content as before.

Could it be that the soul ring is actually a radar that can detect energy crystals?

Before Joanna opened the spatial door, there was no information at all, possibly because the magic array blocked the leakage of the magic spring's aura, preventing the soul ring from detecting its existence.

But Luo Feng didn't have time to think much about it, as Joanna was urging him again, and today they had a more important task.

After entering the magic array, the spatial door closed immediately, blocking out the outside world and muffling all sounds, creating a quiet room where Luo Feng could focus on the absorption process without any external interference.

Joanna said, "The method for absorbing the magic spring is similar to the bone-washing with spirit medicines. I assume you're familiar with it, right?"

"Huh, bone-washing with spirit medicines?" Luo Feng was taken aback for a moment, then tentatively asked, "Then my clothes..."

Before he could finish, Joanna answered straightforwardly, "Yes, you need to take everything off. The spring water of the magic spring is a precious crystallization of heaven and earth energy. If it's mixed with impurities, it won't be as pure!"

When he had undergone the bone-washing with spirit medicines, Luo Feng had already found it strange that Luciana was present, but he had never undressed in front of Joanna before, which made him a bit awkward: "Joanna, you...?"

"What do you mean? If Luciana can see, why can't I?" Joanna spoke very frankly, leaving Luo Feng speechless. But seeing his expression, the beautiful and domineering woman chuckled, "Forget it, do you think I care? If it weren't for the fear of something going wrong during the absorption process and not being able to explain it to Luciana, I wouldn't bother staying here!"

With that, a spatial wall appeared between them, serving as a screen.

Luo Feng quickly took off his clothes and jumped into the magic spring.

Luo Feng was already very familiar with the bone-washing with spirit medicines. He immediately began to circulate the techniques of the Ancient Heaven-Defying Decree, and the spring water seeped into his body through his pores.

Joanna, who was observing from the side, soon noticed with surprise that the magic spring was significantly decreasing.

Good grief, the absorption speed is incredibly fast!

Luo Feng, immersed in the process, felt very comfortable. He closed his eyes and continued to absorb the energy, not knowing how long it had been. When the spring water finally receded, Luo Feng opened his eyes, realizing that he had reached a temporary saturation point and needed to digest the energy crystals before he could absorb more.

Noticing that he had stopped absorbing, Joanna opened the spatial wall again, allowing Luo Feng to put on his clothes. She then discovered that the volume of the magic spring had been reduced to about two-thirds of its original size.

To absorb one-third in one go, you're really quite "greedy"!

Joanna had initially estimated that it would take Luo Feng at least five to six days to absorb the magic spring, but the progress was much faster than expected.

The energy from the magic spring was already quite substantial for Luo Feng, even comparable to his first bone-washing with spirit medicines, which Luciana had used the most expensive herbs for. However, the speed at which he digested these energy crystals was extremely fast, as they were already highly pure energy, unlike the energy from the bone-washing with spirit medicines, which had to be extracted from the herbs. Luo Feng took only one day to digest the energy crystals from the magic spring, and the next day, he could enter the magic spring again.

The spatial door of the magic array opened, and the information and feedback appeared for the third time, though the feedback was weaker, probably due to the part of the magic spring that Luo Feng had absorbed the previous day.

Now, Luo Feng was almost certain that the soul ring had the ability to detect energy crystals, though he wasn't sure about the distance it could detect.

Opportunities to see energy crystals were rare, and if he didn't test it now, it would be difficult to find another chance.

So, without regard for the possibility of being scolded by the beautiful and domineering woman, Luo Feng didn't immediately enter the magic array but ran back instead: "Ah, Joanna, wait a moment, I suddenly have to go to the bathroom."

Joanna was a bit dazed and couldn't help but comment, "Why not earlier or later, but now? You're really troublesome, hurry up!"

Of course, she didn't understand Luo Feng's intentions.

He ran several hundred meters to a public restroom in the estate. The soul ring's sensory feedback still existed, though it was weaker than before.

It seems that its detection ability is indeed related to distance!

However, Luo Feng couldn't go any further to test the soul ring's maximum detection range, as it would take him out of the estate, and Joanna would be waiting impatiently, possibly closing the spatial door early. So, he quickly returned to the magic array.

On the third day at the estate, Luo Feng had fully absorbed and digested the magic spring. To his delight, he found that his seventh-stage aura had made a significant step toward the eighth stage, and the time required to break through to the eighth stage would be much shorter. His aura had become even purer, and even his spirit-gathering core seemed to have been strengthened.

Energy crystals like the magic spring are of great significance to martial artists, but they are extremely rare. Most of the known ones are monopolized by the federation and the military, making it unrealistic for others to enjoy them. He had only been able to access the magic spring thanks to Joanna's generosity.

However, the new function of the soul ring made Luo Feng as excited as if he had discovered a new continent.

If the soul ring is indeed an energy crystal radar, this is a really cool feature. Can't I use it to find treasures in the future?

Since Luo Feng completed the absorption of the magic spring ahead of schedule, Joanna also advanced her departure. Two days after returning to Victoria City, she planned to leave.

Before leaving, the beautiful and domineering woman met with Luciana and Luo Feng.

Luo Feng couldn't help but ask, "Joanna, are you really leaving so soon? Can't you stay a few more days?"

"No, I've already said that I'm on leave. I need to return quickly to participate in the training program at the federation headquarters, or I'll suffer a great loss," Joanna politely declined his request, then smiled, "What, are you going to miss me?"

Before Luo Feng could respond, Luciana interjected, "Of course, you are the woman who took Luo Feng's first night!"

Of course, she knew what her good friend was doing with Luo Feng at the magic spring estate, but she was just joking.

"Hehe, darling, are you jealous?" Joanna, always very frank, didn't blush at all, "Then next time, we can do a threesome and give him a break."

"Joanna, you're really a female hooligan, how did you get into the federation headquarters?" Luciana couldn't take it anymore, and Luo Feng was blushing even more. However, Joanna's teasing lightened the atmosphere.

"Don't worry about me. We'll meet again next time. Goodbye, darling, and goodbye, Luo Feng~~" Joanna was very straightforward. After saying this, she floated up and flew out of Victoria City, quickly disappearing from sight.

Watching her go, Luo Feng felt a great sense of loss.

So far, he had only had three interactions with Joanna.

The first time was during the promotion examination in Tianwei City, when they didn't know each other. The beautiful and domineering woman had publicly exposed Garen's plot, which, although it was her duty, had helped him avoid being misunderstood as a ruthless person.

The second time was at Luciana's home, where she had been his sparring partner for some time and had given him a cultivation treasure called the Heart of Roland.

The third time, she had selflessly given him the right to extract the magic spring, which many people coveted.

Each interaction was brief, but this beautiful, sexy, frank, cheerful, and humorous woman had left a deep impression on Luo Feng.

Suddenly, Luo Feng realized that Joanna had an irreplaceable place in his heart.