Inside the cave, a long, dark stone passage first appeared. After passing through it, one would arrive at a spacious grotto. The moonlight from above spilled down, shining upon a clear spring.
The light reflected from the spring illuminated the interior of the cave.
On that huge peach tree, there was only one crimson, bright, and magnificent fruit.
Upon the magnificent fruit, there were seven golden stars adorning it.
This was the Seven-Star Peach of Immortality, a top-grade item among seventh-tier medicinal ingredients, possessing the powerful effects of reshaping one's foundation and extending one's lifespan.
The reason Han Feng was so excited was precisely because this Seven-Star Peach of Immortality was an extremely rare item at this stage that could restore his aptitude.
An eighth-grade pill could also restore aptitude, but with his current strength and financial resources, he was not yet able to refine one.
This Seven-Star Peach of Immortality was perfectly suited for him right now!
"It's about to ripen. No wonder that demonic ape was so anxious."
Han Feng stared at the Seven-Star Peach of Immortality, silently calculating the time.
When the full moon shone in the sky, the power of the moonlight and the stars poured into the cave together. The Seven-Star Peach of Immortality erupted with a golden-red light, and the air was instantly filled with a fresh, sweet fragrance.
Han Feng immediately stepped forward to pick the Seven-Star Peach of Immortality and then swallowed it in a few bites.
For an edible rare treasure like this, it was best to consume it directly. The remaining pit could still be used as a seventh-tier ingredient in medicine.
The digestion speed of the Seven-Star Peach of Immortality was extremely fast. As soon as he swallowed it, Han Feng felt an endless stream of heat surge through his body.
"My life source is increasing, the strength of my meridians and the hardness of my bones are also improving. Most importantly..."
Han Feng clenched his fist, and the spatial power around him instantly twisted.
"I've touched the threshold of the Dou Ancestor realm!"
Originally, with Han Feng's current aptitude, it would have taken at least a year to touch the threshold of the Dou Ancestor realm.
The improvement of a major realm was just this slow; it depended on one's aptitude and opportunities.
Some cultivators could even be delayed for ten or even decades before having a chance to touch this barrier.
Otherwise, Medusa would not have gambled everything.
"The body's aptitude has clearly improved a lot."
Han Feng's tone was light. He could now break through to Dou Ancestor at any time.
However, he was in no hurry to break through.
For a prodigy, Dou Ancestor was never a difficult hurdle. What was important was how to accumulate one's foundation.
The starlight continued to fall. Han Feng vaguely sensed that his body was absorbing this power.
It was said that consuming a Seven-Star Peach of Immortality had a chance of awakening a physique called the "Seven-Star Body."
It was not very strong, belonging to the middle tier.
Han Feng's luck was good. He had hit that extremely small chance and awakened the "Seven-Star Body," which could absorb the power of the stars.
"It's so-so," Han Feng evaluated after feeling it for a while.
The Seven-Star Body would not affect his plans. If it were the fifth-ranked "Circumferential Star Body" on the Saintly Body Rankings, that would be a different story.
Now, Han Feng only regarded this physique as a toy, because it was not even comparable to the "Postnatal Fire Spirit Body" tempered by a Heavenly Flame.
After looking around and finding nothing else of value, Han Feng flew out of the cave.
A seventh-tier medicinal ingredient would emit a phenomenon when it ripened, attracting many experts, but Han Feng had acted too quickly, so the phenomenon did not last long.
Arriving next to the corpse of the Six-Armed Demonic Ape, Han Feng enveloped its entire body with Dou Qi and then put it into his Ethereal Sea Storage Ring.
He had to go back and study why a dark race creature would appear here.
After doing this, Han Feng returned to where Medusa and Cai'er were.
Cai'er transferred Dou Qi to Medusa, accelerating the digestion of the healing pill. Now Medusa's complexion was much better.
"Han Feng, is everything alright now?"
"Everything's fine."
Han Feng smiled and then sat down next to the two of them.
"We'll rest here for today. Tomorrow morning, I need to investigate the vicinity."
"Okay."
Cai'er nodded, then gently stroked Medusa, who was sleeping on her lap. Her movements were gentle.
Han Feng took out the strange fragment that was suspected to be a piece of a sword blade and examined it in his hand.
The demonized Dou Qi on it was very heavy. Even when burned with a Heavenly Flame, it was only suppressed.
Han Feng could feel that if he withdrew the Heavenly Flame, the demonized Dou Qi on the fragment would still be released.
Could it be that the Six-Armed Demonic Ape was demonized because it had accidentally eaten this fragment, and was not actually a dark race creature itself?
Otherwise, to cross such a long distance would be somewhat unbelievable.
Han Feng added a few more Heavenly Flame seals, completely sealing the fragment, and then threw it into his storage ring.
He had had quite a few things like this in his previous life—things that looked very mysterious but whose actual use was unknown.
But most of them remained a secret until his death.
He didn't care much about it, just treated them as collectibles.
Han Feng took out the golden page he had gotten from the amber, intending to study it some more.
However, this time, the moment his hands touched the golden page, the profound patterns on it emitted a faint starlight.
"This is... a star route?"
Han Feng's eyes widened. He finally knew what the thing on this golden page was.
This was a map, but not a map of the continent, but a star map.
The endless stars above were the subject depicted on this map.
Many experts, even after reaching the Dou Venerate rank, had very little exploration of the boundless void.
So the star map in Han Feng's hand was worth at least an eighth-grade pill.
Han Feng continued to observe the map and vaguely saw that some stars were marked with colored dots of three colors.
Green, silver, and purple.
Just as he was about to continue observing, he suddenly found that the light on the golden page was gradually dissipating, returning to its previous state.
"Hmm?"
Han Feng frowned. He had already memorized the route of the map, but the patterns just now had clearly not been fully displayed. A large part of it was still in a fog, and now it had suddenly changed back...
With a thought, Han Feng quickly figured something out.
After getting the golden page in the afternoon, it hadn't reacted no matter what he did.
And the significant change in his body now was nothing more than an improvement in his aptitude, but that was definitely not the main reason.
The stars... could it be because of the "Seven-Star Body"?
Just now in the cave, Han Feng had spontaneously absorbed a portion of the stars' power when his physique awakened.
So, the power of the stars was the key to opening the map?
Han Feng quickly circulated his power on the spot and actively absorbed the power of the stars.
Cai'er, on the side, saw seven golden stars faintly twinkling behind Han Feng, looking magnificent and beautiful.
Specks of starlight turned into energy and flowed into Han Feng's body.
Buzz!
The golden page lit up again.
However, still only a small part lit up, while the rest remained dim. It might be because the intensity of the star power was not enough.
After absorbing the power of the stars for half an hour, Han Feng had a slight understanding of the principle of this power.
Compared to ordinary heaven and earth energy, the power of the stars was purer.
If he could make good use of the power of the stars, it would be an effective trump card.
He glanced at the golden page. He had already firmly memorized the parts that had lit up. There was nothing he could do about the parts that hadn't lit up for now.
Han Feng withdrew the power of the stars, and the golden page returned to its original state.
"The boundless void. I'll go and take a look after I advance to Dou Venerate."
If he wasn't mistaken, the star map on this golden page was very likely a treasure map.
A treasure hidden in the void was definitely not left by an ordinary person.