Above the thick clouds, a Spirit Boat cut through the dense fog and swiftly moved forward.
Xu Feng sat cross-legged in a luxurious cabin, his Divine Thought entering the Mountain and Sea Divine Beast World.
It was still the same perpetual night, and the Golden Armored Spirit Turtle slept soundly.
"Failing at a critical moment is not a good omen."
Looking up at the night sky of the Mountain and Sea Divine Beast World, he gazed at the brilliant river of stars in the distance.
For a moment, Xu Feng felt his Divine Thought being drawn towards that river of stars.
Just as his Divine Thought was about to drift toward the starry river, Xu Feng abruptly woke.
But at that moment, a ray of sunlight appeared in this eternal night.
After which, the entire world suddenly turned into day.
The world of the Mountain and Sea Divine Beasts seemed to revive as if spring had come and all things were reborn.
In its little nest, the previously slumbering Golden Armored Spirit Turtle also slowly opened its eyes, looking somewhat baffled in Xu Feng's direction.
"Sleeping for over 20 days is not bad, at least there was no failure~"
Just as he was about to speak with his turtle son, a tremendous force suddenly came from his soul.
Instantly, Xu Feng's Divine Eye Thought was drawn back into his body.
Feeling the overwhelming power reflected from his soul, he began to cultivate with the flow.
The Family Technique "Three Elements Upper Pure Technique" rapidly circulated throughout his body.
At this moment, Xu Feng turned into a sponge, madly absorbing the profound force coming from his soul.
His cultivation also soared rapidly, from the initial stage of the Golden Core, advancing swiftly to the peak of the early stage, just one step away from progressing to the middle stage.
Upon reaching the peak of the early stage of Golden Core, Xu Feng felt the presence of a bottleneck.
Thus, he mobilized the mighty force from his soul to start making a breakthrough.
An hour later, Xu Feng opened his eyes in regret.
"Why didn't I buy a Breakthrough Pill!!"
"Just a little bit more, just a little bit!" Xu Feng felt somewhat unwilling.
At that moment, the miniaturized Golden Armored Spirit Turtle was summoned by Xu Feng from the Divine Beast World.
Holding his turtle son, he examined it carefully.
"Xiao Jin, have you gained any new abilities while you slept for over half a month?" Xu Feng scrutinized the increasing number of Runes on his turtle son's body.
"Wu~" The little Golden Armored Spirit Turtle shook its head, indicating that it had not awakened any Bloodline Divine Powers.
"Alright, but your strength has definitely increased."
Xu Feng sensed his turtle son's soul strength which was many times that of the initial Growth Stage.
"It's good that you've awakened, in the coming time, you'll have to follow me to complete tasks."
"When that time comes, we'll earn more Spirit Stones, and I'll buy you a High Grade Spiritual Beast Space Treasure." Xu Feng rubbed his turtle son's head with his thumb.
Hearing about the Spiritual Beast Space Treasure, the eyes of the little Golden Armored Spirit Turtle instantly lit up.
In its inherited memories, it knew the function of such a thing.
Half a month later, the Spirit Boat finally arrived at its destination, a large Spiritual Ore Vein where Xu Ming was located.
But as soon as Xu Feng entered the small Immortal City within the Spirit Vein, he heard that the recent battle between the Patrol Team and the Xuanyin Sect had ended with a small defeat.
The leading disciples with top combat strength all had injuries.
Xu Feng also found out that his younger brother had been injured during the battle and was currently recovering.
"Brother Li, I need to see a junior disciple; call me directly if there's any action." Xu Feng transmitted a message to Li Qianlian.
"Go ahead, I need to investigate some information before taking any action."
After expressing his gratitude, Xu Feng immediately headed towards Xu Ming's residence.
Outside a small courtyard near the Patrol Team headquarters, Xu Feng knocked on the door.
"Who are you looking for? Brother Xu is in the midst of healing." A pleasant voice, akin to the singing of an oriole, drifted over.
As the door opened, Xu Feng saw a girl with eyebrows and eyes that exuded a gentle beauty, as if she had stepped out of a painting.
"Shiyi, this is my big brother, let him in," Xu Ming's voice sounded with a touch of surprise.
"So it's Brother Xu, please come in."
At this, a spring breeze-like smile blossomed on the originally worried face of Xu Feng.
"There's no need for such formality."
Xu Feng sat down on a chair in the bedroom, sizing up his junior brother from head to toe.
After a short while, the gentle and graceful girl brought over a pot of freshly brewed tea, then retreated with slightly blushed cheeks.
"What's the situation with this junior sister?" Xu Feng asked with interest.
"She's a junior sister from the Patrol Team, specifically assigned to take care of me. Big brother, don't overthink it."
"As brothers, shouldn't you ask about my injury first upon seeing me?" Xu Ming's tone was somewhat sorrowful.
"Just some minor internal injuries, it's nothing important." As he spoke, Xu Feng took out a bottle of Inner Spirit Pills, worth 5 High Grade Spirit Stones, and placed it on the table.
"Alright, let's talk about serious matters now. Who injured you? Did you use that defensive Jade Talisman?"
Xu Feng's expression turned grave, a trace of murderous intent flickering in his eyes.
"It's only because I had the Jade Talisman from big brother that I managed to escape death."
"The one who injured me was Ba Tianyun, a rare Sword Practitioner."
"With just one strike, he shattered my sword screen and broke the Jade Talisman's shield."
"He's very strong; it's best for you not to confront him head-on."
In these past days, the image of that one strike has haunted Xu Ming whenever he closed his eyes.
That strike wounded not only his body but also his heart.
"I understand, focus on healing your wounds here."
At that moment, the gentle woman returned, knocking on the door and entering with a plate of Spirit Fruits.
"How should I address this junior sister? My name is Xu Feng, Xu Ming's elder brother," Xu Feng said by way of greeting.
"Brother Xu is too kind, my name is Lu Shiyi." Lu Shiyi's usually fair face blushed slightly.
"Thank you for taking care of my junior brother during this time."
"It's my duty. Xu Ming brother brought honor to the Outer Sect, it is my honor to take care of him."
Lu Shiyi's eyes were full of admiration as she spoke.
After some more cordial conversation, Xu Feng left, and before he did, he left a small bag of High Grade Spirit Stones on the table.
Three days later, in a small courtyard within the Immortal City of the ore vein.
"We mostly have the necessary information, that Ba Tianyun is currently in the 48th mining tunnel."
A light screen appeared in front of five people, displaying a planar map of the large Spiritual Ore Vein.
The large Spiritual Ore Vein in question contained a total of 146 mining tunnels, 38 of which had been seized by the Xuanyin Sect.
Observing the mining tunnels marked with the Xuanyin Sect's insignia on the light screen, everyone's expressions soured.
"Judging by their expansion trends, their next target will surely be to annex the adjacent tunnels," said Li Qianlian, pointing out a few specific mining tunnels.
"The defense of these mining tunnels is currently assisted by the Patrol Team, with the strongest guard force residing at the 97th tunnel."
"To consume this mining tunnel, Ba Tianyun will definitely take action, and it will happen soon."
"Our plan is to first send Wan junior sister to construct the Transfer Array, then the rest of us will quietly teleport over."
"When Ba Tianyun comes over with a small team, we'll strike swiftly!"
"According to intelligence, he has ten Outer Disciples from the Xuanyin Sect, all renowned figures with extraordinary combat abilities."
"We'll have to join forces with the Patrol Team in the mining tunnel to hold off Ba Tianyun's men."
"The rest will be up to me, Hong Yu, and Feihong junior brother to take action."