The next day, as the group was having breakfast, Medusa, having finished refining the Dou Spirit Pill, walked out looking refreshed.
"Little sister, you've broken through!" Cai'er said happily, sensing that Medusa's Dou Qi was much stronger.
"I'm not your little sister."
Medusa's face instantly turned cold as she replied coolly, then sat down to eat.
Cai'er was not the least bit unhappy. In any case, ever since the day they acknowledged each other, this little sister of hers had always had this kind of temperament.
Han Feng sat in the main seat, silently watching this scene.
Although Medusa's expression was displeased, the keen telepathy that came with the Sea Heart Flame allowed him to sense that Medusa's resistance was growing weaker.
It seemed that Cai'er's pure and innocent, straightforward nature was the perfect cure for Medusa's arrogance.
After finishing breakfast, Medusa, full of vigor, took Zi Yan to the magical beast forest.
As a senior, she naturally had to establish a grand image to let Zi Yan know that treasure hunting was not a simple matter.
———
In the private courtyard, Han Feng was writing down some key points with a brush.
The lecture was starting tomorrow. Although it was only an hour, Han Feng was not prepared to say anything without substance.
Since he had come to this Jia Nan Academy, he had to fulfill his duties seriously.
"Master, there's a Miss Qin outside looking for you. She says she's Elder Shi's disciple."
About half an hour later, Ye Qingyun's voice sounded from outside the door.
"Got it."
Han Feng replied, made a concluding note on his manuscript, put away his brush and ink, and walked out the door.
Qin Miaoyin was waiting in the living room. Ye Qingyun was chatting with her.
"Elder Han."
Seeing Han Feng walk out of the room, Qin Miaoyin immediately stood up and bowed respectfully.
"Miss Miaoyin, is there something wrong with Elder Shi?" Han Feng said with a smile.
"The Six-Armed Demonic Ape you gave us last time, my master has made some discoveries and wanted to inform you."
"Then let's go."
Han Feng and Qin Miaoyin left the small courtyard together and came to Elder Shi's residence.
At this moment, Elder Shi was fiddling with something in front of the Six-Armed Demonic Ape's corpse.
The huge corpse was enveloped in a Buddhist light, and wisps of black qi emanated from it, gradually gathering in an alms bowl in the air.
"Elder Han, you've come!"
Shi Yuan quickly walked to Han Feng's side and took out a yellow piece of paper covered with densely packed text.
"This is..."
Han Feng looked at the small characters on the yellow paper. They were a bit unfamiliar, but he seemed to have seen them somewhere before.
"This is our Buddhist school's Brahma Mantra, also known as the Tongtian Mantra. I used it to analyze the situation inside the Six-Armed Demonic Ape's body and discovered some secrets."
Shi Yuan's tone was grave.
"The Six-Armed Demonic Ape was originally an ordinary magical beast. The reason it can now use demonic qi is entirely because its body's source has been transformed."
"The fragment that Elder Han took out last time should possess some kind of power to transform a source."
Before, Shi Yuan had only thought that the fragment was tricky, but now it seemed that the word "tricky" was not enough to describe it.
At least he had never seen a precedent of an ordinary magical beast being transformed into a dark race creature.
If this thing were to fall into the hands of the dark races, the consequences would be unimaginable.
And the key problem was that it was only a fragment. So Shi Yuan could directly imagine whether there were other fragments that had already fallen into the hands of the dark races.
Compared to Shi Yuan's seriousness, Han Feng just smiled faintly.
"I originally had a similar guess, but your research is clearly more complete."
He took out the fragment and tossed it casually in his hand.
"Actually, I have a way to completely eradicate this power, but now is not the time."
Han Feng looked at the fragment in his hand and said.
"What! You have a way, Elder Han?" Shi Yuan was greatly shocked.
"Yes, I have a certain degree of confidence. Since this fragment came from the Black Abyss, there might be more on your Eastern Xuan Continent. Since it is so dangerous, if you are unable to deal with it then, you can come to me."
Han Feng said, "I hope that at that time, I will already possess the power to resist the source."
Elder Shi nodded, and the worried emotions in his heart were relieved.
He didn't know why, but even though Han Feng was just a Dou Emperor, when these words came from his mouth, it was as if it should be so.
———
The corpse of the Six-Armed Demonic Ape was taken away by Han Feng. Shi Yuan said that he could only seal, but could not eliminate, this level of demonic qi, so it was better for Han Feng to keep it.
That yellow paper with the analysis of the Brahma Mantra was also handed over to Han Feng by Shi Yuan, saying that he could take a look when he had time in the future, and perhaps he could find a way to eradicate the demonic qi fragment faster.
At first, Han Feng thought it was a Buddhist secret technique and declined, but Shi Yuan said that it was not a secret, just a method to solve the source, and it was a token of his appreciation. So Han Feng accepted it.
Bidding farewell to Shi Yuan, Han Feng returned to his courtyard and began to comprehend the "Brahma Mantra."
It was indeed as Shi Yuan had said. This was not a secret method, but just a mantra used to analyze the source of all things.
From the most basic mantra, substituting the characteristics of different things, one could slowly deduce the solution to the source.
The method was very ingenious. It could be said to be original and taking a different path. Han Feng gradually became engrossed.
"Source" was a very mysterious word. It was very ordinary, seen everywhere; yet it was also very ethereal, untouchable.
In his previous life, after Han Feng had temporarily broken through to Dou God, he could clearly sense the source of his Mysterious Yellow Flame cheering, and thus naturally used the "Profound Meaning of Heavenly Flames."
But after transmigrating, even though he had the memories of his previous life, he could no longer find that feeling of controlling the source of flames.
Now, using this "Brahma Mantra," perhaps he could find some way, to take a different path.
As he was comprehending, time unknowingly passed, and it was already evening.
Cai'er and the others returned with a full load, but Medusa's expression seemed a little off.
Zi Yan had a look of joy. She bounced into the courtyard and shouted loudly, "Uncle, I found a lot of ingredients this time!"
Han Feng was a little surprised to see Zi Yan toss out a large pile of ingredients from her storage ring.
Medusa sullenly handed over her storage ring and poured out the ingredients inside. It was obvious that she had not collected as much as Zi Yan.
Cai'er said from the side, "Zi Yan is very amazing. Her sense for treasures is sharper than all of ours. Thanks to her this time, we found a lot of good things."
As she spoke, Cai'er took out a large jar filled with a milky white liquid.
"Earth Core Body Tempering Milk?"
Han Feng recognized this jar of liquid at a glance.
"You guys actually found this thing!"
Han Feng stood up from his chair, came directly to the side of the jar, and carefully examined this jar of Earth Core Body Tempering Milk.
This was a rare treasure that could improve one's aptitude. However, it was more suitable for low-level cultivators. For an established cultivator like Han Feng who had broken through the Dou King rank, its effect was not that great.
It could be used to wash the marrow and refine the bones. Once a cultivator endured it, their chances of breaking through to Dou King in the future would be greatly increased.
From this, it could be seen that the preciousness of this item was no less than some sixth-grade pills.