The old man gestured with his hand, summoning the student’s badge from Yan Xiaobao’s waist to his own hand. He pressed his finger onto it, causing the spirit coins to withdraw from the emblem. After the coins were extracted, the badge and ten pills were returned to Yan Xiaobao, who bowed quickly before rushing back to his courtyard.
Although Yan Xiaobao wanted nothing more than to imdiately consu one of the Qi-gathering pills in his hand, he sat under a tree in his courtyard and forced himself to delve into his thoughts, projecting his spirit outward, towards the Dantian Cave.
Since yesterday, Yan Xiaobao had felt subtle changes in his body, and he hoped to understand exactly what had happened before attempting to absorb the pill.
Initially, Yan Xiaobao saw no changes. Suddenly, however, he noticed a stream of blue light connecting his spiritual projection to the dicine Blue Mist. The blue glow embedded itself into the hearts of the two soul projections, causing Yan Xiaobao to frown slightly—he had never encountered anything like this before.
When he observed Lan Feng remaining motionless, Yan Xiaobao grew anxious. A strand of light darkened at the point where it embedded in Lan Feng’s heart and the end connected to Yan Xiaobao.
No matter how Yan Xiaobao tried to comprehend this peculiar phenonon, he could not grasp its nature or why it had appeared so suddenly. Resolving to investigate, Yan Xiaobao allowed his consciousness to explore the mysterious light within the range of his spiritual projection.
As soon as his consciousness ca into contact with the light, all the energy within Qi Cave pulsated, and the Qi Spiral itself began rotating at an insane speed. A surge of power filled Yan Xiaobao as he felt a portion of his energy being released from the Qi Spiral and rging into the blue light.
Upon entering the light, Yan Xiaobao lost all connection to his energy. Yet, even though he could no longer feel it, he could still see how it slowly moved toward the Phoenix.
The energy flowing through the light gradually seed to darken one side of Lan Feng’s body, and his complexion appeared slightly better.
This unexpected reaction left Yan Xiaobao astonished. But beyond re shock, he felt joy and imdiately gathered more excess energy from within Qi Cave. He pushed another strand of light forward, observing as it drifted toward Lan Feng while he infused it with every ounce of spiritual energy available.
After hours of sustained energy infusion, feeding Lan Feng, the Phoenix finally opened his eyes. He gazed downward at the blue light, a look of astonishnt etched across his face.
’Soul Fusion?’ he exclaid in disbelief.
’Soul Fusion?’ Yan Xiaobao echoed, his spiritual projection subtly furrowing its brows. It was clear that Yan Xiaobao and Lan Feng’s souls had fused, and while the Phoenix’s shocked delight rang through, unease crept into Yan Xiaobao’s heart.
"Soul Fusion is not the sa as intertwined souls," Lan Feng explained, answering Yan Xiaobao’s unspoken thoughts, his eyes widening in surprise.
"When we intertwine our souls, they beco knotted together like threads. Unless we achieve our goal, these knots cannot be undone. We can perceive one another’s emotions and sensations because our souls press tightly against each other. However, once we finish, our souls separate completely, and such feelings are lost forever." Lan Feng elaborated on matters Yan Xiaobao already knew; Phoenix City had previously explained the nature and use of soul contracts.
"Soul Fusion is different," Lan Feng sighed deeply, and Yan Xiaobao began to wonder if this shift within him had caused recent changes. "Soul Fusion literally integrates parts of our souls. Even when our objective is achieved and our souls separate, the connection remains. A fragnt of my soul has lded into your body, while a piece of yours now resides within mine. Since you’ve rely used your energy to replenish , I possess more of your soul than you do of mine."
These words left Yan Xiaobao speechless. His ntal state grew disoriented, his spiritual manifestation turning transparent due to his lack of focus. Only one thought passed through Yan Xiaobao’s mind,
"So you’re saying I can never get rid of you?" he asked Lan Feng, startled, his tone laced with panic. This triggered an indignant expression from the Phoenix. "Sorry," Yan Xiaobao chuckled afterward, "I’m just shocked. How could this happen?"
Although Lan Feng could sense sincerity in the apology, it still sowhat irked the Phoenix’s feelings. Nonetheless, he decided to reply to his bewildered friend.
"We rged our auras for so long, coupled with my potent presence in our bodies—it must have been the trigger. However, it could only occur because we have a soul contract. Our souls were already so closely bonded that now, they’ve fused together. Honestly, it’s sort of magical!" Lan Feng remarked with excitent as the realization struck.
"Magical, how?" Yan Xiaobao inquired, still a bit unsettled at the prospect of always carrying a fragnt of Lan Feng within him—not to ntion that part of his own soul would forever remain within the Phoenix.
"The good news is that now you can use so of my abilities, since part of my soul resides within you. At the very least, you should be able to utilize my elental affinity to craft skills far superior to the pathetic Mars Fire sparks you’ve wielded previously."
"Can I use Spiritual Arts?" Yan Xiaobao asked eagerly, his eyes lighting up with hope, only to be denied by Lan Feng.
"In theory, yes. But you’re not capable of it yet. Even if you can access my elental affinity, you’re still unable to convert Qi into spiritual energy. You’ll only be able to achieve this once you’ve unlocked the Middle Dantian."
Lan Feng fell silent, and Yan Xiaobao could sense the Phoenix lost in thought. It was as if a barrier had ford between them, cautioning Yan Xiaobao against engaging. He could almost visualize the ideas spinning inside Lan Feng’s mind; at tis, fragnts of those thoughts leaked into Yan Xiaobao’s awareness, letting him infer that the Phoenix was currently exploring the implications of their Soul Fusion.
"There is a way," Lan Feng slowly opened his eyes, the invisible barrier dissipating between them. "When a Soul Fusion is established, it becos possible to borrow power from your fusion partner. If I enhance my spiritual powers, you could use them too." Yan Xiaobao was initially thrilled, but upon learning the thod, his excitent was doused like cold water.
"You can’t master nurous spiritual powers at once," Yan Xiaobao frowned at the blue light between them, sighing in disappointnt.
"That’s true," Lan Feng replied, "But you wouldn’t need much to inflict significant damage on your partner."
Yan Xiaobao’s interest was reignited as he glimpsed a way to potentially defeat stronger opponents like Wang Julong.
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"Imagine a Mars Fire—not as rely sparks, but infused with spiritual energy," Lan Feng said, his smile widening.
Yan Xiaobao shared the smile. The Mars Fire that Lan Feng had used was far from perfect. If Yan Xiaobao practiced diligently and harnessed Lan Feng’s spiritual powers, creating a Firepower Bomb surpassing the original would not be an impossible endeavor.
"I don’t know much about Soul Fusion, so I suggest you thoroughly inspect your body before savoring those incredibly tempting pills in your pocket," Lan Feng said, and Yan Xiaobao couldn’t help but laugh. After living alongside this peculiar bird for ten years, Yan Xiaobao had to admit, the Phoenix’s presence had grown on him—truthfully, they perhaps could never truly part ways.
Following the advice, Yan Xiaobao sat cross-legged within the Qi Spiral, his spiritual projection settling into ditation.
Slowly, as the Qi Spiral moved wildly, his spiritual projection began to turn transparent until it entirely faded. Yan Xiaobao had poured his spiritual projection into the Qi Spiral itself, and he could feel the Qi pulsating with power, trying to break away from the spiral.
A thread of Qi was allowed to break free, shooting outward from Qi Cave at high speeds. It entered the ridians near his stomach area, where Yan Xiaobao noticed how his ridians had grown wider.
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