"Open the space."
Han Feng said.
Hearing this, the sea whale surged with water-attribute energy, and the isolated space was opened.
The next instant, Han Feng used a Dou Skill and took control of this area.
"Nanming Li Fire!"
Following the example of the Vermilion Bird purifying the soldiers of the Nanli Empire, Han Feng transformed the flame into a pair of huge wings and slowly spread them.
The light of the flame scattered around. The evil qi in the bodies of any living beings illuminated by the firelight began to become frantically restless.
No, the evil qi in these creatures' bodies has invaded too deeply.
If not controlled, they would painfully kill each other.
Han Feng immediately said to the sea whale beside him.
"Suppress them all."
The sea whale swam quickly to the top of the sea prison, mobilizing the surrounding power of the ocean to suppress all the living beings within the domain.
In mid-air, the Nanming Li Fire was almost extinguished by this sudden surge of water element.
"Ah! I'm sorry!"
Seeing this, the sea whale apologized quickly.
Han Feng waved his hand, indicating that it was fine.
Next, he fully controlled the Nanming Li Fire to purify all the polluted creatures.
Only after experiencing it personally did he realize how powerful the Vermilion Bird was back then, purifying all the evil qi within ten thousand miles with just a gentle flap of its wings.
Han Feng dispelled the source of evil qi bit by bit, avoiding using too much force and hurting the creatures.
Compared to burning with a raging fire, the difficulty of this was many times greater than purifying the seawater before.
Fortunately, Han Feng was an alchemist, and his control was extraordinary.
Time passed bit by bit. In the depths of the sea, days and nights alternated without count. Usually, only marine creatures emitting specks of fluorescence provided light for the sea prison.
But now, the Nanming Li Fire was like a huge sun, hanging in the domain, releasing endless light and heat.
With perseverance, the evil qi in the creatures' bodies finally dissipated.
The sea whale watched this scene with surprise.
This human expert is really amazing.
The evil qi had plagued this sea area for decades, and she herself was helpless against it, but he solved it in just a few days.
The sea whale swam around Han Feng.
"Thank you!"
She thanked him sincerely.
Han Feng withdrew the Nanming Li Fire. The light in the sea prison became dim again, and the flickering glow of living beings played its role again, adding a mysterious atmosphere to the environment.
"You, the Lord of the Northwest Sea Region, cherish your subjects very much."
Han Feng said.
If Han Feng hadn't taken action, even the Buddha Venerate of the Buddhist Sect probably wouldn't have been able to save these creatures eroded by evil qi.
Facing a thorny problem that couldn't be handled, the safest choice was to kill them and then seal the evil qi in one place.
But the sea whale chose to expend her own power to build a shelter for these polluted creatures.
Even if hope was slim, she didn't give up on them.
"They are just sick. As a lord, I should try my best to cure them. How can I kill them?"
The sea whale said.
Han Feng's expression moved slightly.
"How long has the legacy of this sea area lasted?"
The sea whale responded, "The current Sea Court has lasted for a thousand years."
"A thousand years? Are you already a thousand years old?"
"No, I'm only a little over a hundred years old."
The sea whale corrected.
She had only been in the position of Sea Court Lord for a few decades.
Considering the long lifespan of the sea whale clan, she had just reached adulthood.
The sea whale clan passed down their legacy in a single line. It often took a thousand years to give birth to an heir.
When the previous generation died, they would choose to pass all their cultivation to their descendants.
This was to maintain the rule of the Sea Court.
Although this new Sea Court Lord had powerful cultivation, her words were obviously a bit immature.
"Do you have a name?"
"Of course."
The sea whale responded:
"My name is Lan Ling."
"My name is Han Feng."
Han Feng smiled. "I live in the neighboring Northwest Continent. If you encounter any trouble in the future, you can come to me."
"Northwest Continent?"
Lan Ling recalled. It seemed there was indeed such a place.
Compared to the ocean, the area of the land was pitifully small.
"Han Feng, when are you free?"
"Just say what you want to say."
"Oh, I want to invite you to purify the sea together. I know there are a few other places polluted by evil qi."
"Is that so... but I don't have that much free time right now."
Han Feng replied.
Although evil qi harmed nature and purifying it was also an important matter, Han Feng did not intend to make it his main task at present.
According to the records of ten thousand years ago, there were many places on the Dou Qi Continent invaded by the Demon Race, almost all over the world. If he went to purify them one by one, it would take a lot of time.
Only by solving the main issues first could he find time to purify the evil qi.
Rejected by Han Feng, Lan Ling lowered her head in disappointment.
"Alright then."
"How about this? I'll refine a Fire Storage Pouch for you. You can use it to slowly purify the evil qi. How about it?"
"Really?"
Han Feng nodded, then took out the materials on the spot and began to refine.
Lan Ling waited quietly by the side.
A moment later, Han Feng finished refining the Fire Storage Pouch and then injected some Nanming Li Fire into it.
Although the flames inside would be continuously consumed, it was enough for a long time.
"Han Feng, you are a good person."
Lan Ling looked at the Fire Storage Pouch handed over and couldn't help but say.
Mother said that humans are insidious and cunning.
But she felt that Han Feng was friendly and generous.
He should be a good person, right?
"Hehe, good and bad are hard to define."
Han Feng said with a smile.
The things he did for Lan Ling were convenient for him and in line with his goals.
But for someone who didn't have this ability, or who would have to pay a huge price to do so, they might not be so generous.
Listening to Han Feng's words, Lan Ling nodded.
"Han Feng, I have a gift for you."
Lan Ling spat out a ball of liquid bluer than seawater from her mouth and slowly sent it to Han Feng.
"This is the Nine Essence Spirit Water, a secret treasure of our Sea Court. It's for you."
"Nine Essence Spirit Water?"
Han Feng was slightly startled.
Wasn't this what Auntie Hua was looking for in the Northwest Sea Region back then?
She said that she fought with a powerful eighth-tier sea magical beast at that time. Could it be Lan Ling?
Hua Yu was also a peak Dou Venerate expert. As the Sect Master of the Flower Sect, her strength should not be underestimated.
"The secret treasure of the Sea Court, just giving it to me like this?"
"Mm, you purified the pollution source and saved the people of this sea area, of course I have to repay you well."
The Nine Essence Spirit Water was also a famous existence among water-attribute spiritual objects.
Even an expert like Hua Yu at the peak Dou Venerate level came to ask for it, which showed its value.
The most significant effect of the Nine Essence Spirit Water was to help nine-star Dou Venerates quickly compress Dou Qi and enter the ranks of Nine Revolutions Dou Venerates.
"Giving this to me won't affect your breakthrough to Half-Saint?"
Han Feng asked.
"It won't affect me. Just use it with peace of mind."
Lan Ling said.
The Nine Essence Spirit Water was actually a liquid secreted by the sea whale's body. Although it was very rare, the sea whale secreted new spirit water every year, accumulating it year by year.
The ball in Han Feng's hand, nurtured for nearly a hundred years, was equivalent to a secret treasure treasured in Lan Ling's body since childhood.
The reason why the Nine Essence Spirit Water was so rare in the cultivation world was that sea whales were too scarce in the ocean.
Needless to say, those circulating in human hands were even rarer.
Because of its scarcity, it was naturally highly praised.
Actually, ordinary Nine Essence Spirit Water was not that magical.
After all, not every sea whale possessed Dou Venerate cultivation.
Only spirit water secreted by sea whales with high realms would have an effect on nine-star Dou Venerates.
The ball Lan Ling gave Han Feng was very different.
It contained her most primitive essence. When nurtured for the second time, the effect might not be so powerful.
Han Feng didn't know the origin of the Nine Essence Spirit Water, but the Nine Essence Spirit Water was for nine-star Dou Venerate experts. Lan Ling was already a peak nine-revolution Dou Venerate. From the perspective of effect, it seemed really unhelpful.
"Then I'll accept it."
Han Feng reached out and took it.
Seeing Han Feng accept her Nine Essence Spirit Water, Lan Ling wagged her tail happily.
"Han Feng, you are now at the nine-star Dou Venerate realm. After refining the Nine Essence Spirit Water, you will soon break through to a nine-revolution Dou Venerate."
"Not that exaggerated, right?"
Han Feng still retained a trace of rational speculation.
Although the effect of the Nine Essence Spirit Water was praised very highly, he had never used it, so he dared not jump to conclusions about whether its actual effect was that magical.
"You'll know when you try."
Lan Ling was confident in the essence she nurtured.
Seeing Lan Ling so confident, Han Feng also became curious.
He took a little bit of Nine Essence Spirit Water and refined it into his body.
Boom!
Powerful energy instantly circulated at high speed in his body, constantly compressing the Dou Qi in Han Feng's body. In just a few seconds, Han Feng's cultivation improved visibly.
Han Feng quickly sat cross-legged and circulated the "Flame Mantra" cultivation technique.
Although he was deep in the sea, Han Feng did not panic. He skillfully injected the Mysterious Yellow Flame into the ground, drawing geothermal heat from the depths of the seabed.
The Green Lotus Core Flame also unleashed its divine might, detonating the submarine magma.
Lan Ling exclaimed, but knowing that Han Feng was breaking through, she immediately alerted the surroundings and sealed all fluctuations with spatial power.
She was far inferior to Han Feng in dispelling evil qi, but in terms of Dou Qi cultivation, Lan Ling could still suppress Han Feng by a notch.
She emitted invisible waves from her mouth, and the surrounding marine creatures retreated immediately.
A few minutes later, the little bit of Nine Essence Spirit Water absorbed just now was exhausted.
The Dou Qi cultivation in Han Feng's body rose from the early stage of nine-star Dou Venerate to the late stage of nine-star Dou Venerate.
"Phew!"
Han Feng exhaled a long breath, looking at the large ball of Nine Essence Spirit Water in front of him, his heart burning.
If he refined the whole ball, he would probably really be able to enter the nine-revolution Dou Venerate level in a short time, right?
However, he curbed his desire to refine and slowly stood up.
The surrounding land was changed by the submarine magma. The volcanic rocks formed after high-temperature cooling were magnificent and beautiful.
Han Feng walked out of it and saw Lan Ling guarding him outside.
"The effect of the Nine Essence Spirit Water is very good, thank you."
"Finished refining so quickly?"
"No, I plan to find a place to cultivate properly later. I can't destroy your territory."
Drawing a large amount of geothermal heat would also cause certain submarine turbulence.
In Jia Nan Academy, Han Feng had a better place for seclusion.
Lan Ling nodded.
Seeing Han Feng's powerful control over the water attribute before, she had mistakenly thought that the other party was a water attribute cultivator.
But if it was fire attribute, then breaking through in the sea was indeed not suitable.
Han Feng handed Lan Ling a contact token.
"Contact me anytime if you need anything later."
"Are you leaving?"
"Mm."
"Alright then, goodbye."
Lan Ling opened her mouth and emitted a low sound wave, bidding farewell to Han Feng.
Han Feng took out the Void God Stele, and his body slowly became illusory, disappearing from the spot.
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The next instant, Han Feng appeared in the Inner Academy.
He looked at the empty courtyard, feeling a little uncomfortable in his heart.
The people around him had all grown up and had their own paths to walk.
And it was time for him to start his conquest against the Hall of Souls.
But before that, he had to go see how his junior brother was doing, and then refine the Nine Essence Spirit Water given by Lan Ling to see what level he could reach.
Outer Academy.
It took Han Feng a quarter of an hour to arrive at Jia Nan City.
He searched for someone as an elder, and intelligence about Xiao Yan recently was soon placed in front of him.
He had completed the training missions assigned by the academy excellently.
Under the leadership of Mentor Ruo Lin, they fought against a group of horse bandits. Among them, Xiao Yan had extraordinary combat power, killing a five-star Dou Master with his three-star Dou Master realm.
Due to this record of defeating a stronger enemy, he was also nominated to participate in this year's Inner Academy Selection Competition.
In short, everything went smoothly.
His junior brother was also very hardworking. The cultivation level shown most recently had reached six-star Dou Master.
There was still one month left until this year's Inner Academy Selection Competition.
It was estimated that if he worked hard, he could grow another star.
At that time, participating with a seven-star Dou Master cultivation, the hope of winning was still quite high.
Of course, this was development under normal circumstances.
But since Han Feng had come, it was time to give Xiao Yan some external help.
Previously, in order to lay a foundation for Xiao Yan, the resources Han Feng gave him were mainly balanced and peaceful, compatible with his cultivation technique "Profound Yang Art," and he did not give him powerful breakthrough pills.
In other words, the current Xiao Yan had not yet taken any pills like the Three-Patterned Green Spirit Pill that could quickly advance levels.
Little Junior Brother had cultivated hard for several months now, and his foundation could be considered solid.
Taking the Three-Patterned Green Spirit Pill would no longer have hidden dangers.
Through the puppet he left behind, Han Feng had a more complete understanding of Xiao Yan's cultivation process.
The class bell rang, and Xiao Yan walked out of the classroom.
Without Yao Chen and Han Feng teaching him one-on-one, attending the academy mentor's classes was also helpful to him.
After all, the mentors were all cultivators above Dou Grandmaster and had come all the way from Dou Practitioner.
Han Feng saw Xiao Yan walking with a woman at this time. The two were talking and laughing as they walked towards the gate.
Outside the gate, Han Feng stood quietly. When Xiao Yan saw him, he was obviously stunned, and then ran to Han Feng in surprise.
"Senior Brother!"
"You're back!"
Han Feng smiled, then looked at the woman beside Xiao Yan.
"This is?"
"Oh, this is my cousin, Xiao Yu!"
"Cousin, this is my Senior Brother, Han Feng."
"Elder Han!"
Xiao Yu bowed respectfully.
Han Feng's name in the academy was known to everyone now.
She didn't have Xiao Yan's treatment to call Han Feng Senior Brother.