Zi Lingling's soul injuries, caused by repeated depletion of soul power, instantly healed. Her soul power, which had been insufficient, suddenly became abundant. Her soul power, already at the peak, advanced another step. Although still far from the next realm, there was a qualitative and quantitative leap compared to before.
As an alchemist, Zi Lingling immediately understood that this change must be related to what Ye Lingyuan had just fed her. She tried to recall it for a moment, then looked at Ye Lingyuan and said in shock, "Is this... Snow Domain Dragon Emperor Ginseng?"
Snow Domain Dragon Emperor Ginseng, produced in the snowy plateau, is a soul-nourishing medicinal material even more precious than Soul Nurturing Wood. Its quality has surpassed the peak of Heaven-grade, reaching the category of Divine-grade medicinal materials.
Ye Lingyuan nodded indulgently and said, "As expected, nothing can escape your notice!"
The answer was self-evident. It was indeed Snow Domain Dragon Emperor Ginseng!
Zi Lingling felt a warmth spread through her heart, "Silly, such a precious item must have been hard to obtain. Why did you give it to me so casually!"
Ye Lingyuan adjusted her posture and said earnestly, "Snow Domain Dragon Emperor Ginseng is indeed precious, but how can it be more precious than my Ling'er?"
"Silly, in this King's heart, you are my most precious treasure!"
"..."
Zi Lingling had a thousand words to say, but they all melted away in the tender and affectionate words. Her smile bloomed like a flower in the spring breeze, intoxicating.
"Ye Lingyuan..."
After a deep call, Zi Lingling stood on her tiptoes and placed a gentle kiss on Ye Lingyuan's lips. Ambiguous feelings spread, making the soul entity Elder Du blush.
"Cough, cough, cough!" Elder Du feigned a cough and said, "I say, you two, when you're showing affection, can you mind the occasion? Are you trying to kill this old man by being so uninhibited?"
Teased by Elder Du, Zi Lingling wished she could find a hole to crawl into. She regretted being too engrossed and forgetting that there was an observer beside them. She had made a complete fool of herself! To cover her embarrassment, Zi Lingling stomped hard on Ye Lingyuan's toe and said coquettishly, "It's all your fault! Your beauty is too alluring!"
With that, she turned and ran behind the Nine Extremes Qiankun Cauldron, sitting down and pretending to start refining pills. In reality, her heart was racing, and she couldn't calm down at all.
Ye Lingyuan glared fiercely at Elder Du, then looked at the faintly visible figure behind the Nine Extremes Qiankun Cauldron. His hand unconsciously stroked his lips, lost in reminiscence. After a long while, the corners of his mouth curled up high, as if explaining or talking to himself, he said, "To seduce you with beauty is not this King's fault. Who told me I was born so handsome!"
"Pfft!" Elder Du, who had already retreated into the Nine Spirits Ring sensing the atmosphere, heard the prince's self-praise and burst into laughter. He had seen narcissistic people, but never one this narcissistic! He had seen self-promoting people, but never one this self-promoting! He had seen thick-skinned people, but never one this thick-skinned! From this moment on, Elder Du's perception of Ye Lingyuan reached an unprecedented height. Truly, a man who appeared cold and detached could be shamelessly bold when he wanted to be!
Zi Lingling, hearing Ye Lingyuan's words that were almost an invitation to bed, found her already calmed heart pounding again. With her mind unsettled, refining pills became a distant possibility. Therefore, Zi Lingling had to silently recite in her heart, "Form is emptiness, emptiness is form. Emptiness does not differ from form, form does not differ from emptiness..."
Unconsciously, she began to chant aloud. This sound, carrying the rhyme of the Great Dao, spread from the depths of the cave outwards. Ye Lingyuan, immersed in the previous tenderness, didn't feel anything. Dragon Son and the Winged Phantom Tiger, as divine beasts, felt a power slowly awakening within them.
Outside the cave, Xuan Yuan Xun, Rong Guang, and Shangguan Yu Lin were first stunned, then felt flashes of inspiration in their minds. Immediately after, all three felt a string in their minds snap, and then their soul power began to surge rapidly with lightning speed. In an instant, a new world seemed to slowly open before their eyes. The sound of the wind, the small grass nearby, Zi Lingling sitting cross-legged in the cave with her lips constantly moving, and Ye Lingyuan standing by with a foolish smile, all appeared clearly in their divine sense.
This was... the peak realm of soul cultivation! All three were utterly shocked. It was known that breakthroughs in spiritual power were difficult, but once accumulated, breakthroughs through enlightenment were not impossible. However, the breakthrough in soul power, without a fortuitous encounter, might cause one to be stuck in a certain realm for a lifetime. Yet, this passage that Zi Lingling casually recited, resembling a scripture, directly shattered their soul power blockages, propelling them into the ultimate state of soul power – the peak realm!
This was not a legend! Nor was it a miracle! It was a divine miracle!
Without time to be shocked, Xuan Yuan Xun, Rong Guang, and Shangguan Yu Lin quickly sat down to consolidate their sea of consciousness.
Moments later, great changes also occurred in Dragon Son and the Winged Phantom Tiger. Dragon Son, in his human form, sprouted dragon horns from his head. His body was rapidly covered in dragon scales, even his innocent face. The Dragon-Human War Body! This was precisely the dragon race's human-form combat state. In this state, Dragon Son could unleash ninety percent of his dragon body's power while in human form. This meant that even without transforming into his dragon body, his combat power would not be affected.
The bloodline within the Winged Phantom Tiger, under the constant subtle influence of the White Tiger bloodline, continuously transformed. And now, under the impetus of this opportunity, its White Tiger bloodline had finally completed its metamorphosis. This meant that it was now a true ancient divine beast, the White Tiger!
A fierce aura erupted from the Winged Phantom Tiger, waking up Xuan Yuan Xun and the other two outside the cave, as well as Zi Lingling and Ye Lingyuan inside the cave. With a flash, the two appeared simultaneously before the Winged Phantom Tiger.
"This..." Zi Lingling was shocked, but her shock was tinged with confusion. How could this be? Of course, she couldn't have imagined that the Winged Phantom Tiger's transformation into a divine beast White Tiger was due to the Buddhist scripture she had inadvertently recited.
"Divine Beast White Tiger!" Ye Lingyuan was also shocked. He had searched for traces of the divine beast White Tiger in the Misty Forest before, but to no avail. Yet, he never expected that the Winged Phantom Tiger was the divine beast White Tiger!
Ye Lingyuan looked at the Winged Phantom Tiger that had transformed into a divine beast White Tiger, then at Dragon Son in his Dragon-Human War Body, and quickly guessed what had happened. He smiled helplessly, "Indeed, trying to plant flowers without intention may not yield results, but planting willows unintentionally can create shade."