Chapter 129: The Power of the Dao

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In a flash, the two spiritual weapons finished their battle.
The Axe Dao Spirit Weapon had an overwhelming advantage. The Magic Scythe of Qi Yu’s control lost its magical energy and fell to the ground, looking like an ordinary weapon devoid of life.
The Axe Dao Spirit Weapon also started to dim, its power dissipating as it fell weakly to the ground.
Seeing this, Chen Fei quickly rushed forward, picking up the Axe Dao Spirit Weapon and inspecting it. To his relief, it seemed undamaged.
“Senior, thank you!” Chen Fei sincerely expressed his gratitude while holding the weapon, and then carefully stowed it away in his pocket.
Next, his gaze turned toward the Magic Scythe on the ground. Now stripped of its magic energy, it appeared no different from an ordinary weapon. Chen Fei picked it up and made his way toward where Su Ran was.
Su Ran was still absorbing the essence of the Illusion Beast’s soul. Suddenly, she sensed Chen Fei’s presence and stopped, joyfully looking toward him.
“Chen Fei…”
“You’re still alive!” Su Ran smiled brightly, filled with joy at the unexpected outcome.
She hurriedly resumed absorbing the Illusion Beast’s essence, and once she had finished refining it, Chen Fei had already reached her side.
“Are you alright?” Su Ran asked, concerned as she checked Chen Fei for injuries.
“I’m fine!” Chen Fei smiled in reassurance.
“What happened?” Su Ran was puzzled. How was it possible that he could return unscathed after facing such a powerful magic weapon and even holding it in his hands?
“It was it that saved me!” Chen Fei pulled the Axe Dao Spirit Weapon from his pocket and said, “I’m just as surprised. I never refined it, but somehow, at the moment of danger, it woke up on its own and defeated the magic weapon.”
Su Ran took the Axe Dao Spirit Weapon, curiously examining it, but she couldn’t figure out its secret. She was equally surprised. How could an unrefined spiritual weapon awaken on its own to save someone?
“It must have been triggered by the magic energy, sensing the danger, which caused it to awaken,” Chen Fei speculated.
Su Ran didn’t deny it, but she didn’t entirely agree either. She simply handed the Axe Dao Spirit Weapon back to him.
“What are you going to do with this magic weapon?” Su Ran glanced at the Magic Scythe of Qi Yu’s control.
“I don’t know either,” Chen Fei shook his head. It was his first encounter with such a magic weapon, and he didn’t know how to deal with it.
“Let’s just hold onto it for now. Once we leave the secret realm, we can hand it over to Qing Yi for disposal,” Su Ran suggested.
“Alright!” Chen Fei nodded.
After this battle, the two were temporarily free from danger. However, they both knew that their peril was far from over. As long as Ye Chenxi was still alive, a sword of doom hung over their heads, and if they weren’t strong enough to confront it, they might not be as fortunate to survive again.
The two continued searching for rare treasures and hunting Illusion Beasts. However, Su Ran’s thoughts remained heavy, and she occasionally looked at Chen Fei with a hint of confusion.
“Ran, what’s wrong?” Chen Fei noticed her distraction.
“It’s nothing. I just want to look at you more,” Su Ran responded, smiling gently.
“In our hometown, there’s a saying: ‘If a person survives a great disaster, there will surely be good fortune in the future!'”
“So, you don’t need to worry too much. Let’s continue looking for opportunities to increase our strength. Ye Chenxi will definitely fall behind us.”
Chen Fei thought Su Ran was still worried about Ye Chenxi’s threat, so he tried to comfort her.
Su Ran nodded faintly, but her thoughts weren’t on that matter. She had been curious all along—how could an unrefined spiritual weapon like the Axe Dao Spirit Weapon awaken on its own?
Chen Fei’s guess didn’t quite convince her. Spiritual weapons of such caliber do have some spiritual essence, but they also require certain conditions to awaken. It wasn’t likely that the magic energy alone would trigger its awakening.
As the two continued their journey, they finally discovered a second treasure: a drop of special spiritual liquid, emitting a unique aura.
“The Heart of the Earth’s Spiritual Spring!”
“What a great find!” Su Ran’s eyes lit up as she looked at Chen Fei beside her. “You were right—’Surviving a great disaster brings fortune!'”
“This is extremely useful for you!” Su Ran urged Chen Fei to collect the Heart of the Earth’s Spiritual Spring.
“Ran, right now, you need this more than I do,” Chen Fei didn’t plan to take the Heart of the Earth’s Spiritual Spring.
“No, this will be of little use to me. It’s not as effective as the essence of an Illusion Beast of the eighth-grade True Spiritualist,” Su Ran refused.
“The Heart of the Earth’s Spiritual Spring is a treasure for Spirit Cultivators. It can help you expand your spiritual sea, strengthen your mental power, and even assist you in breaking through to the next level of spiritual cultivation. It will greatly aid your progress,” Su Ran explained the benefits of the Heart of the Earth’s Spiritual Spring.
Although Chen Fei already knew about the Heart of the Earth’s Spiritual Spring’s benefits, his Heavenly Ding vibrated with an intense desire to absorb this treasure the moment he saw it.
Chen Fei wasn’t one to be overly modest. Seeing Su Ran’s insistence, he decided not to refuse and accepted the Heart of the Earth’s Spiritual Spring. He immediately sat down to refine it.
As the Heavenly Ding resonated, the power of the Heart of the Earth’s Spiritual Spring was absorbed by the Ten Thousand Dao technique and swiftly flowed into his body, heading straight for his spiritual sea.
Inside the spiritual sea, the light sphere of mental power stirred, absorbing the energy of the Heart of the Earth’s Spiritual Spring. The misty light group was stirred, glowing intensely, and rearranged itself in a miraculous way.
During this process, the spiritual sea seemed to experience a violent tremor, like a tsunami. From the stars of his spiritual sea, countless glowing points were drawn in, falling like snowflakes and landing on the light group, where they were absorbed by his third misty light sphere.
As a Spirit Cultivator, Chen Fei now had two complete light spheres and a third that was still forming. Once his spiritual energy was converted into mental power, it would form a third full light group, with a fourth one on the way.
After refining the Heart of the Earth’s Spiritual Spring, although his mental power didn’t increase by much, he managed to activate the third light group halfway. However, the two fully formed light groups underwent significant changes.
On top of the two complete light spheres, within the large cauldron-shaped mist, the character ‘地’ (Earth) became clearly visible, forming a striking contrast with the surrounding light points.
At this moment, Chen Fei clearly sensed that he could now perceive a force emanating from the air, one that was connected to the ‘Earth’ character.
“Dao?”
“Is this the power of the Dao, as described by Daoist cultivators?”
Chen Fei’s heart was filled with excitement. Although his mental power hadn’t changed much, the presence of the ‘Earth’ character in his spiritual sea signified a remarkable transformation.
After finishing his cultivation, Chen Fei couldn’t wait to further discuss the concept of the ‘Dao’ with Su Ran. His intuition told him that the spiritual energy in his sea, now infused with the ‘Earth’ symbol, would significantly enhance his combat abilities when combined with the right techniques