After being jilted by the saintess at the beginning, why is she crying?

The pure spiritual energy seemed to be seized by an invisible hand and poured wildly into his body!

On the surface of the pool, the vortex continued to expand, the water surged, spiritual light radiated, and even emitted a low humming sound, stirring up the surrounding water vapor.

Xiao Xiyue was the first to notice something was wrong. She opened her beautiful eyes and looked in Lin Fengmian's direction, her eyes filled with shock.

"Junior Brother Lin... is truly gifted."

She couldn't help but sigh softly, her tone tinged with disbelief.

"Simply absorbing spiritual energy can cause such a commotion... Even those senior brothers and sisters who are about to form their core might not be able to do this."

Liu Shiyin had also noticed the abnormality. She opened her beautiful eyes and saw the increasingly large vortex of spiritual energy. Her eyes shone with wonder, and her evaluation of Lin Fengmian rose even higher.

"Senior Brother Lin is indeed no ordinary person... No wonder he has had so many extraordinary encounters."

Only Chu Qingyi, in her clear and cold phoenix eyes, showed a trace of imperceptible solemnity.

Although she disguised herself as a Foundation Establishment cultivator and mingled in the pool, she was, after all, a genuine Nascent Soul cultivator, whose vision and knowledge far surpassed those of Xiao Xiyue and Liu Shiyin.

The vortex of spiritual energy above Lin Fengmian's head was far more than just "gifted talent" in her eyes.

The scale of that vortex and the throughput of that spiritual energy far exceeded what a Foundation Establishment cultivator should be capable of!

It's even more exaggerated than the spiritual energy tides caused by some early-stage Core Formation cultivators when they break through with all their might!

"Is this... a sign that he's about to form his core?"

Chu Qingyi's heart skipped a beat, and a complex look flashed in her beautiful eyes.

When she first met Lin Fengmian, he was just a novice in the Qi Refining stage, who barely embarked on the path of cultivation by cultivating with her.

But now, in just a few short years, the other party has actually reached the threshold of Core Formation!

Such a cultivation speed is astonishing, even to a Nascent Soul cultivator like her who has lived for hundreds of years.

"That's enough."

Chu Qingyi sighed inwardly, closed her beautiful eyes again, and stopped thinking about it.

Her willingness to go into the water was partly motivated by self-interest—in case Lin Fengmian really attempted to break through to the Core Formation stage in the Imperial Pool, she could immediately step in to protect him and prevent him from being interfered with by those with ulterior motives.

After all, the Hehuan Sect is not the only one in the Huangji Pool.

Those guys from the Heavenly Sword Sect and the Heavenly Demon Hall are still eyeing us covetously.

……

Lin Fengmian was completely unaware of the turmoil outside.

At this moment, he felt streams of extremely pure spiritual energy continuously flowing into his dantian, surging and flowing through his meridians, washing over every inch of his flesh and bones.

That feeling was indescribably exhilarating!

It was as if a long-parched desert had finally received a refreshing and invigorating rain.

however……

"Oh, what a pity."

Lin Fengmian sighed inwardly.

His five spiritual roots are truly a bottomless pit.

An ordinary cultivator can replenish their spiritual energy by absorbing a spirit stone or a pill.

On the other hand, when spiritual energy surged into his dantian, it was like water poured into the desert; it was absorbed completely in an instant, without even a splash.

"If even the spiritual energy of the Imperial Pool can't fill my dantian, then there's probably no hope of succeeding outside..."

Lin Fengmian gritted his teeth, his heart hardening.

"No wonder I've never heard of a Core Formation cultivator with five spiritual roots. Without an extraordinary stroke of luck, they probably wouldn't even be able to pass the first hurdle!"

Without further hesitation, he pushed his cultivation technique to its limit, recklessly devouring the surrounding spiritual energy!

The vortex of spiritual energy above his head expanded again at a speed visible to the naked eye!

The water surged, the spiritual light surged, and even emitted a deep rumble, like muffled thunder rolling at the bottom of the pool!

In the pool, Xiao Xiyue and Liu Shiyin were completely drawn to Lin Fengmian's movements, and they both stopped their own comprehension and stared intently at the center of the ever-expanding vortex.

"Is Junior Brother Lin... about to form his Core?!"

Xiao Xiyue's beautiful eyes widened, and she blurted out in disbelief.

Liu Shiyin's red lips parted slightly, her face also filled with shock.

Meanwhile, in the distant Heavenly Sword Sect area, several sword cultivators also noticed the change in spiritual energy, exchanging bewildered glances with strange expressions.

"Hmm? The spiritual energy in this pool... it seems to have decreased?"

"You felt it too? I thought I was imagining things!"

"Strange, this Imperial Pool is a treasure of the Great Yan Dynasty, how could it become thinner just because a few Foundation Establishment cultivators absorbed its spiritual energy..."

"Then... what happened?"

Everyone's gaze turned in the direction of the vortex, their faces filled with surprise and uncertainty.

The vortex of spiritual energy spun faster and faster, growing larger and larger, radiating spiritual light and almost causing the entire pool of water to surge and churn!

Xiao Xiyue's red lips parted slightly, her eyes wide with astonishment.

Liu Shiyin was so shocked by the powerful surge of spiritual energy that she was speechless.

Even Chu Qingyi raised an eyebrow slightly, secretly marveling at the sight.

"Just how much spiritual energy can this kid's dantian hold?"

She pondered to herself, a thoughtful look flashing in her beautiful eyes.

"Even when an ordinary cultivator forms their Core, the surge of spiritual energy they generate is nothing more than this. But he's only at the Foundation Establishment stage, not even touching the bottleneck of Core Formation, yet he's already caused such a commotion..."

"If he really does form his core in the future, what will that be like?"

Chu Qingyi had a vague feeling that Lin Fengmian's future path was probably much longer than she had imagined.

……

Time passed slowly.

Lin Fengmian didn't know how much time had passed, but he felt the feeling of fullness in his dantian gradually spread throughout his body.

The feeling was as if a dried-up lake had finally been filled with water, and every inch from the cracked bottom to the surface felt heavy, carrying a long-lost sense of security.

"Phew...it's finally filled."

He let out a long breath, feeling a great weight lifted from his shoulders.

However, just when he thought it was all over—

A mysterious and profound feeling suddenly welled up in my heart!

The feeling came without warning, yet it was incredibly clear, as if an invisible hand between heaven and earth was gently supporting his consciousness and slowly pulling him away from the mortal world.

The interplay of light and shadow, the surging water, the swirling spiritual energy... all became blurred before my eyes.

Instead, there was a vast, hazy space.

The world was completely silent.

There was no sound of wind, no sound of water, and even the sound of my own heartbeat seemed to have disappeared.

Lin Fengmian felt as if he had merged with heaven and earth, his consciousness extending infinitely, as if he could touch every corner of this space.

"Hmm? This is what the Seventh Prince meant by... the Great Dao and True Principles?"

Lin Fengmian's heart stirred slightly, and then a strange thought couldn't help but pop into his head: