Chapter 5

When Bai Yue was struck by Shi Jintian's palm force, Shi Feng had already gone mad, pouring pure Nine Nether Yin Energy into Bai Yue's body. He circulated the Nine Nether Yin Art, absorbing the accumulated evil qi in Bai Yue's body for years, then converting the evil qi into Nine Nether Yin Energy through his own body, and subsequently inputting the Nine Nether Yin Energy back into Bai Yue's body.

It wasn't until Shi Feng had transferred all the Nine Nether Yin Energy in his body to Bai Yue that, under the nourishment of the Nine Nether Yin Energy, not only did her injuries stop, but even the physical damage caused by the evil qi over the years, both new and old, began to recover rapidly, saving her life that was hanging by a thread.

However, the Nine Nether Yin Energy is extremely cold and yin, and Bai Yue's ordinary human body could not withstand it. Fortunately, Ming An, the second-rank alchemist whom Shi Feng killed today, had a fist-sized Pure Yang Earth in his storage ring.

In the universe, where there is yin, there must be yang. Where there is an extremely yin treasure, there must be a purely yang treasure.

The Pure Yang Earth is a purely yang treasure. It's unknown how a mere second-rank alchemist obtained this treasure, which even fire-type or other yang-attribute martial emperors would covet.

"But Mother..." Shi Feng asked Shi Ling to boil a pot of hot water, but Shi Ling didn't leave, her small face still filled with worry as she looked at Bai Yue in Shi Feng's arms.

"Alright, I said Mother is fine. I just need you to boil water to treat her injuries," Shi Feng said.

"Ah, I'll go right away." When Shi Ling heard that it was to treat her mother's injuries, she quickly ran to the dilapidated kitchen in another corner.

Watching the little guy's back, Shi Feng smiled and shook his head, muttering, "This thing called family is quite interesting."

When Shi Feng turned his head and saw his still unconscious mother, the killing intent in his eyes reappeared. His right fist clenched instantly, his nails deeply digging into his palm, a drop of blood flowing from his fist without him even noticing, and he said in a trembling voice, "Shi Jintian, I will make you regret ever being born!"

Not long after, Shi Ling returned with a steaming hot water pot.

Shi Feng laid Bai Yue on the ground, reached out to take the water pot from Shi Ling, and with a flip of his right hand, a fire-red Pure Yang Earth appeared in his hand.

Shi Feng broke off a small piece the size of a fingernail, ground it into powder, opened the pot lid, and sprinkled the powder into the boiling water.

After putting the remaining Pure Yang Earth back into the storage ring, Shi Feng held the water pot with his left hand, squatted down again, and supported Bai Yue's back with his right hand, lifting her up, and aimed the spout of the pot at Bai Yue's mouth.

"Ah! Brother! It's hot!" Shi Ling saw Shi Feng feeding Bai Yue water and quickly shouted in alarm.

Shi Feng smiled at her and said, "Don't worry, it's fine. How could I harm Mother?"

After saying that, Shi Feng started to feed the boiling water to Bai Yue, making Shi Ling, who was watching beside him, feel extremely anxious. The little guy covered his eyes with his small hands, leaving a small gap to peek through, looking incredibly cute.

Feeling the changes in Bai Yue's body, Shi Feng stopped pouring water into her mouth only after the Pure Yang and extreme Yin had neutralized each other.

Although Bai Yue was still unconscious, Shi Feng knew she was now out of danger. With proper care in the future, all her injuries would recover completely.

Then, Shi Feng picked up Bai Yue and carried her to a wooden bed in the corner of the room. Shi Ling followed, blinking her big eyes, pouting, and asked in confusion, "Brother, why are you putting Mother on our bed? Where will we sleep tonight?"

Shi Feng affectionately patted Shi Ling's little head and said, "Be good, don't ask so many questions. Go and cook first."

"Okay." Shi Ling responded, turned around, and walked to the kitchen.

After Shi Ling left, Shi Feng's eyes gradually brightened. He had already sensed that the suspected yin evil treasure was not elsewhere but under the bed where Bai Yue used to sleep. No wonder Bai Yue's illness was so severe, and her body was in such a state. She had endured the impact of yin evil qi for so many years, and it was a miracle she was still alive.

Finding a hoe and a shovel in the room, Shi Feng walked to the wooden bed where Bai Yue used to sleep, pushed the bed aside, and started digging.

The first strike of the hoe lifted a clod of earth, and a pit appeared on the ground.

Shi Feng immediately felt a strong surge of yin evil qi, and his entire body was enveloped in the cold and yin evil qi.

"Ha ha, yes, that's it, this is the place." Shi Feng was overjoyed and didn't waste any time, circulating the Nine Nether Yin Art, opening all his pores, and absorbing the yin evil qi crazily.

In just a few breaths, Shi Feng felt that the Nine Nether Yin Energy in his dantian, which he had just transferred to Bai Yue, had returned, and it was even growing continuously.

Shi Feng accelerated his actions, digging harder, and the former Nine Nether Emperor was now a laborer digging the ground.

Suddenly, a white light flashed over Shi Feng's body, and he directly advanced to the third-rank martial disciple.

"Ha ha ha, good, very good. Once I obtain this treasure, with its assistance in cultivation, I will likely reach the peak of the martial disciple stage tonight."

If someone heard Shi Feng's words, they would be terrified. This was too frightening. It usually takes ordinary people over a decade to reach the peak of the martial disciple stage, but he claimed it would take just one night. Such a cultivation speed was simply shocking.

Ordinary martial artists, under normal circumstances, absorb the elemental energy of heaven and earth, then convert it into elemental energy in their dantian, similar to how Shi Feng absorbs death energy, yin evil energy, and soul energy, converting them into Nine Nether Yin Energy in his dantian.

However, once the elemental energy in an ordinary martial artist's dantian is sufficient, they still need to gain insights into the martial path to advance.

For example, the old man Bai who tried to block Shi Feng's path today had been in the martial master stage for many years, with his elemental energy already accumulated sufficiently, but due to insufficient martial path insights, he could not advance.

However, Shi Feng was different. He was originally at the martial emperor stage, and his insights into the martial path were unmatched by almost anyone on the entire Tianheng Continent. As long as the Nine Nether Yin Energy in his dantian was sufficient, breaking through would be a natural process.

Then, another white light flashed over Shi Feng's body, and he advanced to the fourth-rank martial disciple. By this time, he had dug a circular pit about two meters in diameter and half a meter deep, with soil piled around it.

At this moment, a tender voice from behind suddenly said, "Brother, there are many people outside."

"Many people?" Shi Feng frowned, turned around, and saw Shi Ling holding a lamp with a faint flame.

It turned out that without realizing it, it was already dark. After advancing to the martial disciple stage, Shi Feng's vision was not affected by darkness, so he hadn't noticed earlier.

"Ah! Brother! What is this!" In the light of the flame, Shi Ling saw the mess behind Shi Feng, including a large pit, and exclaimed loudly.