Strongest Medical Saint

"Crack! Crack! Crack!—"

Within the underground chamber, fragments of stone fell from the walls.

Shen Feng, who was sitting cross-legged, had large beads of sweat forming on his forehead, as he gasped for air with his mouth wide open.

If he hadn't managed to suppress the unrestrained malevolent energy in time, letting it erupt completely, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

He looked at the cracks spreading across the walls around him and couldn't help but take a sharp breath; it was just a momentary burst of power, was all this exaggeration necessary?

Unfortunately, he was unable to utilize the malevolent energy within the Black Dot; otherwise, his combat strength would have surged to the extreme!

If his body had continued to be consumed by that malevolent energy, it wouldn't have taken him long to become a killing machine.

The violent malevolent energy that had burst forth from the Black Dot was something not even an Immortal Sovereign powerhouse could suppress; Shen Feng had relied entirely on his innate ability to restrain the Black Dot.

After absorbing so much energy before, the Black Dot, filled with bloodlines, now contained even more tumultuous malevolent energy. Shen Feng dared not probe it with his Divine Sense or consciousness anymore.

Based on his guess, the other functions of the Black Dot, apart from its intensified malevolent energy, should have been enhanced to a certain degree, such as the increased pill formation rate when concocting Pills or the ability to restore energy within a Cultivator's body even after they've been dead for a longer time.

Once he had confirmed that the situation in the Black Dot within his Dantian had stabilized, Shen Feng began to alternate between the Emperor King Jue and Blood Emperor Jue within him. After a brief period of simple breathing exercises, he stood up from the ground, not planning to stay here any longer.

He had originally wanted to find a quiet space just to investigate the changes in the Black Dot, and now that the investigation was complete, there was naturally no need to linger here.

As for the dense cracks on the chamber walls, he revealed a bitter smile at the corners of his mouth. Fortunately, this took place within this special chamber; had it occurred outside, it definitely would have caused a huge commotion.

Shen Feng walked towards the exit of the chamber.

When he opened the stone door, Liu Qicang, who had been guarding the outside, was slightly startled, "Senior, have you finished your seclusion?"

Previously, Shen Feng said he would be in seclusion for a few days, and Liu Qicang had not expected Senior Shen to come out so soon.

Despite the great commotion inside the chamber—and the appearance of numerous cracks on the surrounding walls—the noise hadn't traveled outside.

Just as Shen Feng was about to speak about the condition within the chamber,

Lin Wanhao's figure suddenly appeared in front of the chamber. He had heard Liu Qicang was using it.

He had a mission assigned by the General Hall and needed a quiet environment to concoct Pills. Although he couldn't take Liu Qicang down a notch, at the very least, he could get the upper hand!

Therefore,

Lin Wanhao came here to make Liu Qicang give up the chamber, not expecting that Liu Qicang and Shen Feng had already finished using it.

"Great Elder, I will need to use this chamber next. I have a task from the General Hall,"

"You know that among us, only this chamber is the most reliable. I assume you wouldn't mind giving it up, right?"

Having come here, Lin Wanhao naturally said what he needed to say.

Liu Qicang, aware that Shen Feng was done with the chamber, didn't feel the need to argue with Lin Wanhao and said, "Hall Master, feel free to use the chamber."

Having said that,

he and Shen Feng walked away towards the outside.

After they were outside, Shen Feng said in a low voice, "Just now, inside the chamber, I accidentally didn't control my strength..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Liu Qicang immediately said, "Senior Shen, what are you talking about? It's just a chamber! Even if you had completely destroyed it, so what?"

In Liu Qicang's eyes, since Senior Shen only had Middle Stage Condensing Immortal cultivation, no matter how much he damaged the chamber, how bad could it possibly be? He couldn't fathom that the chamber was now utterly covered in dense cracks.

Hearing this,

Shen Feng made no effort to explain, simply flashing an indifferent smile.

…...

At this time.

At the entrance to the secret chamber underground.

After seeing Liu Qicang and Shen Feng leave, Lin Wanhao's eyes narrowed slightly. He had previously told Shao Mochi that they needed to wait patiently.

But remembering how that youngster Shen Feng had dismissed his authority, and how Liu Qicang had utterly disregarded him as the Hall Master, he found this hard to swallow, which is why he had come here wishing to make Liu Qicang graciously vacate the chamber.

Yet the outcome was.

Liu Qicang had evidently finished using the chamber.

After releasing his tightly clenched fist, Lin Wanhao stepped into the chamber.

The moment he crossed into the chamber.

His whole body jolted as if struck by lightning, his gaze fixing on the densely packed cracks lining the walls. A sense of dizziness filled his head, and he swayed several times before steadying himself.

He was well aware that the materials used to construct this chamber were extraordinary, and even someone with his Half-step Immortal Sovereign cultivation, unleashing a full-force attack on the walls, would likely only leave few cracks.

Only an Immortal Sovereign at the Initial Stage with a powerful Immortal Technique could truly cause some cracks to appear on the walls!

So what was the explanation for the dense web of cracks now covering the walls?

He had assumed that it had been Liu Qicang using this chamber just before, his brows deeply furrowed, eyes filled with an intense and unmatched malevolence.

Liu Qicang's cultivation was merely that of a Profound Immortal at the Peak! Weaker than his cultivation level!

Could it be that Liu Qicang, the old man's combat strength, has now far surpassed that of an Immortal Sovereign at the Initial Stage? Otherwise, how could these densely packed cracks be explained?

He now felt relieved that he had not forcefully moved against Liu Qicang at the entrance of the Upper Grade trading area earlier; otherwise, he might have suffered a complete loss of face!

Lin Wanhao did not consider for a moment that all this was Shen Feng's doing, as in his eyes, how could someone in the Middle Stage of Condensing Immortal possibly cause such extensive damage to this place? Preposterous!

He surmised this was a warning from Liu Qicang!

With this thought, he contacted Third Elder Shao Mochi using the Message-transmitting Jade Tablet.

Not much later.

When Shao Mochi arrived at the secret chamber and saw the densely packed cracks, he immediately laughed and said, "Congratulations, Hall Master, you must be about to step into the Initial Stage of Immortal Sovereign, right?"

"With such destruction, typical early-stage Immortal Sovereign Powerhouses couldn't achieve this. You have not officially entered the Initial Stage of Immortal Sovereign yet, but your combat strength has already surpassed that of Immortal Sovereign Initial Stage powerhouses."

Listening to Shao Mochi's flattery.

Murder flickered in Lin Wanhao's eyes; Shao Mochi was clearly barking up the wrong tree this time.

"Third Elder, this isn't my doing. It was Liu Qicang using this chamber before. After he left, it became like this. Who do you think caused this destruction?" Lin Wanhao said furiously.

Upon hearing this.

Shao Mochi was abruptly taken aback, standing as if petrified, his eyes filled with disbelief as he said, "Hall Master, you mean to say that all of this was destroyed by Liu Qicang? His cultivation is clearly only at the Peak of Profound Immortal, how could his combat strength be so terrifying?"

"Is this perhaps his warning to us?"

It was merely Shen Feng's unintended destruction, yet Lin Wanhao and Shao Mochi were filled with so much speculation. And Liu Qicang, completely unaware, ended up taking the blame for Shen Feng entirely!