**Chapter 373: Do I Need to Wear Beast Ears and a Tail?**
“The spirit energy here is so rich!”
Bai Feng glanced at the map and then around at the spirit herbs and fruits—was the energy this abundant even on the outskirts? Talk about hitting the jackpot!
As he pressed on, the monster beasts grew increasingly powerful. However, these beasts seemed utterly oblivious to him and Zuo Qiu. Even when he sauntered past them, they didn’t bat an eyelid.
“Here we are.”
Bai Feng stopped in front of a wall instead of a passage.
Zuo Qiu, bursting with excitement, asked, “Young Master, should we smash our way in?”
“Not necessary.”
After witnessing Yun Yue Yao unlock Fairy Tian Yan’s secret chamber, he had picked up a few tricks about immortals’ abilities. Plus, the ‘map’ in his hand had started glowing like it was channeling its inner disco ball.
He raised the glowing map, and it blazed even brighter. The next second, a small passage suitable for one person appeared in the wall.
Just as he expected, this ‘map’ contained some secret realm privileges.
“Let’s go.”
Bai Feng put away the map and motioned toward the astonished Zuo Qiu, leading her into the passage.
Zuo Qiu, eager to take the lead, hurried ahead before entering the tunnel.
The passage wasn’t long, and before long, they stepped into a spacious cave.
The first impression the cave gave off was a powerful aura of spirit energy—so much so that even a weaker cultivator could faint from the intensity.
“What is this place…”
Zuo Qiu exclaimed as she quickly looked around before plopping down on the ground. Just breathing in a few times made her spirit power bubble up vigorously; her cultivation was teetering on the brink of a breakthrough, now it was ready to leap over the edge.
“It’s safe here; focus on your breakthrough,” Bai Feng reassured the trembling Zuo Qiu.
He took a few steps forward, marveling at the overwhelmingly vibrant spirit energy saturating the cave.
The cave’s walls were adorned with white crystals that emitted a soft glow, lighting up the space. On closer inspection, he noticed that these crystals were solidified from the overly rich spirit energy.
In the middle of the cave was a large pool about ten meters wide, with a long white stalactite hanging above it, occasionally dripping water composed almost entirely of spirit energy, just like the crystals on the walls.
“Absolutely marvelous.”
Bai Feng looked down at the pool formed from spirit energy—this wasn’t natural; it must have been crafted by an immortal.
He could sense that the cave slowly gathered the ambient spirit energy, forming this magical pool.
It was unimaginable how splendid the age of immortals must have been.
Bai Feng pulled out a ring he’d snagged from an immortal’s finger and contemplated storing some of the pool’s water in it. He had previously fretted over how many spirit stones he’d need to replenish the energy in the ring, but those worries were moot now.
Just this one pool would more than suffice.
However, he didn’t rush to collect the pool’s water; first, he set up a few arrays in a corner of the ring.
Given the conditions inside the ring, once he poured the water in, it would instantly convert back to spirit energy, but he wanted to keep some of the pool water.
Not for any profound reason—he just thought it’d be a shame to turn such a beautiful pool into pure energy.
Meanwhile, Zuo Qiu successfully broke through to the mid Transformation God stage, but instead of stopping her efforts, she continued solidifying her cultivation.
A torrent of spirit energy began rushing towards her, and some of her hair turned fiery red, raising the cave’s temperature several degrees.
Bai Feng, busy transferring the pool water, halted and turned to Zuo Qiu. He poured out some of the water above her head.
In the blink of an eye, the pool water transformed into pure spirit energy that Zuo Qiu eagerly absorbed.
After absorbing the energy, Zuo Qiu’s hair exclusively turned bright red, and her body temperature soared; standing next to her felt like being beside a furnace.
Actually, she was a ‘furnace’ at this point—under the influence of flames, the energy shot straight into her body and got swiftly refined.
Seeing this, Bai Feng decided to toss in a little extra fuel. He infused a wisp of Immortal Fire into her, causing her temperature to spike even further and increasing her energy refinement speed.
“Phew…”
Zuo Qiu exhaled heat, feeling not only stable in her cultivation but also making huge strides toward the late Transformation God stage. Most importantly, her divine body significantly enhanced, and it seemed Bai Feng’s flames began merging with her divine body—before long, she’d be all set.
“See, I told you it’d be easy to catch up in a secret realm,” Bai Feng chuckled.
“Thank you, Master.” Zuo Qiu expressed her gratitude, still aware even during her breakthrough. If it weren’t for the pool water Bai Feng sprinkled and that wisp of Immortal Fire, her progress wouldn’t have been anywhere near as impressive.
Then she suddenly seemed to remember something, tilting her head slightly, blushing, but also eager. “Um, Master, do you need me to wear beast ears and a tail? Since no one else should be around here, after all…”
Bai Feng: “…”
How did we leap to this topic?
He flicked her forehead playfully. “Cut it out! We have business to attend to, let’s not waste time on silly things.”
“Oh…” Zuo Qiu looked a bit dejected but perked up and asked, “What can I help with, Master?”
“Actually, no… I mean, yes! Help me gather those spirit crystals from the cave walls.”
Suddenly, Bai Feng had an epiphany—the spirit crystals plastered all over the walls? They were a treasure too!
And he felt no guilt about taking them. After all, as long as the cave remained intact, even if he scooped up all the pool water and the spirit crystals, new ones would eventually form.
So, the more he could carry, the better! He stuffed them all into his pocket dimension in the ring.
Moments later, a triumphant Bai Feng and Zuo Qiu exited the now nearly empty cave.
Outside, some cultivators had already discovered the area and were locking horns over the spirit herbs and fruits. Bai Feng initially intended to steer clear, but then he suddenly remembered that the spirit energy in his ring had been replenished, and he could try to transplant some spirit herbs into the secret realm.
So he deftly dodged the brawling cultivators and selectively gathered some spirit herbs and fruits, carefully transplanting them next to the spirit energy pool—after all, a little life in that otherwise drab land wouldn’t hurt!
