"One waits silently, another goes mad for love. If from the start, it was them together, perhaps the story wouldn't end so tragically..."

Ling Feng shook his head. Lady Zhu Qu had turned into a monster, neither human nor ghost, forever remaining in that sunless cabin, while Yang Shuzi would be accompanied by loneliness, living out his bleak remaining days.

Thinking of this, Ling Feng couldn't help but recall himself and Mu Qianxue. His fists clenched, unconsciously tight.

"Qianxue, I hope our ending will not be a tragedy..."

Securing the map Yang Shuzi gave him, Ling Feng turned and entered the practice room, preparing to use that top-grade Blood Jade Silkworm to elevate his cultivation to King-level.

Although it seemed on the surface that Ling Feng had only spent two or three months to return from the First Level of the Divine Origin Realm to the Ninth Layer, in reality, Ling Feng had practiced arduously for three years within the Time Hourglass, thoroughly consolidating his foundation. At this point, breaking through would not result in any unstable realms.

...

Early the next morning, Ling Feng pushed open the door.

Today was the day of the finals for the Tianlan Sea Token competition. Even though there would ultimately be five spots decided from ten Inner Sea geniuses, the competition wasn't overly fierce. Still, contests of this level stirred up quite a commotion in the entire Deserted City.

"Boss Ling (Ling Feng)!"

Seeing Ling Feng exit the practice room, Tuoba Yan and Yang Huanzhi quickly stepped forward, sensing that Ling Feng's aura hadn't changed much.

"You didn't advance to King-level?"

Tuoba Yan's eyelid slightly twitched, feeling that Ling Feng didn't have the aura of a King-level expert.

"Just a bit off."

A hint of helplessness crossed Ling Feng's face. Recalling yesterday's attempt at breaking through, everything had been progressing smoothly. Who would have thought that at the last moment, his two Primordial Souls would seize the energy of the top-grade Blood Jade Silkworm, consuming most of it. In the end, while his two Primordial Souls achieved a significant breakthrough, his realm did not advance directly to King-level as expected.

In other words, he had one foot into the King-level, but had not yet fully condensed the Star Sea.

The so-called Divine Sea Realm, its symbol was possessing a First Level Layer Star Sea. But Ling Feng was still just shy of that.

Regarding this result, Ling Feng wasn't too disappointed. After all, the advancement of his Primordial Souls equated to an increase in strength. Those like him who possess dual Primordial Souls had no prior experience to draw from and could only proceed by feeling their way forward.

Just this final step left, Ling Feng was confident he could advance to King-level before officially entering the East Spirit Immortal Pond!

"Even a Blood Jade Silkworm couldn't raise Boss Ling's strength to King-level, my goodness!"

Yang Huanzhi looked at Ling Feng, shocked. If it were himself, he probably would have advanced from the Sixth Realm of the Divine Sea to the Seventh Level.

"Though I didn't break through, my strength has still improved considerably."

Ling Feng smiled faintly, "Let's go. The Tianlan Sea Token competition has reached its final stage. Once we acquire another token, we can head to the Miracle Sea for an exploration."

This trip to the Miracle Sea was, on one hand, for the so-called "Secret Treasure" and, on the other, to smoke out that hidden Sky Patrol Angel within the Miracle Sea.

His life, along with his Immortal Root Origin, Ling Feng was determined to secure!

Soon, Ling Feng and his group arrived at the Central Arena.

Early in the morning, the entire arena was nearly at full capacity.

Apart from Long Fei, Di Xuan, and Shui Wuheng, who were almost certainly advancing, the other seven were visibly nervous.

Each of the remaining seven quietly prayed not to encounter those three, as that might mean the Tianlan Sea Token would slip from their grasp.

Finally, as the finals officially began, Murong Zining gracefully arrived.

Amidst the adoring gazes, Murong Zining walked to the center of the platform, gracefully bowing to everyone with a soft voice, "The finals of the Tianlan Sea Token competition officially begins today. I believe, after five days of rest, all the participants have adequately prepared."

"With that, let's not waste any more words. The same draw will decide, pairs form groups. The winners advance, while the losers will have to wait until the next time my Murong Family heads to the Miracle Sea to try again."

After speaking, Murong Zining raised her hand slightly, and a staff member walked to the contestant area with an iron box, from which all participants drew their numbers.

Then, it was only at this moment that someone surprisingly discovered that Shui Wuheng, who did exceptionally well in the qualifiers, still hadn't arrived!

"Huh? Why hasn't Shui Wuheng arrived? Did he mix up the days?"

"How could that be, with something this important, could he really mix up the days?"

"Could it be some urgent matter that led him to leave early?"

In the audience, debates erupted, with everyone pondering why Shui Wuheng was absent when he was practically guaranteed a spot and a Tianlan Sea Token.

Only Ling Feng couldn't help but find it amusing in his heart. Shui Wuheng was already dead aboard that wrecked ship. If he were to show up, that would indeed be a strange occurrence.

Seeing that Shui Wuheng was still nowhere to be seen, Murong Zining lightly furrowed her brows, pondered for a moment, and finally decided, "Since Shui Wuheng hasn't shown, it will be considered an automatic forfeit. The draw will proceed as usual, and the bye will automatically advance to earn a Tianlan Sea Token."

"Wow!"

With these words, those somewhat weaker contestants immediately grew excited, praying to the heavens that they would draw the bye.

What could be better than advancing without a fight?

Soon, the drawing concluded, and fortune did not favor Ling Feng this time. The bye went to Di Xuan.

In truth, even without drawing the bye, Di Xuan was steadily advancing. But having been granted this lucky chance, many couldn't help but sigh.

After the groups were decided, the finals officially began.

Ling Feng's opponent was a late-stage Divine Sea realm expert who specialized in using a spear. He did not immediately surrender, but under Ling Feng's restrained attacks, he was knocked off the platform in just three moves.

In the end, Ling Feng also secured a Tianlan Sea Token, becoming one of the final five holders.

About three hours later, all the matches concluded.

Murong Zining once again ascended the platform, distributing the remaining five tokens, announcing that, in about ten days, the Murong Family would lead all Martial Artists holding a Tianlan Sea Token to explore the Miracle Sea.

This timing, roughly a month earlier than initially announced, was undoubtedly good news for the Martial Artists eager to venture into the Miracle Sea for treasures.

In truth, they had already been eagerly anticipating it.

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