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Seeing Mo Fei's expression and smelling the burnt aroma in the air, Xiao Yefeng understood the whole situation. He stood up, shook off the hand gripping his wrist, and said, "Since Brother Fei wants to eat heartwarming dishes, I won't delay your breakfast any longer. I just had Yiyi's chicken soup, so I'll go out for some exercise."
With that, Xiao Yefeng turned and left, while Xiao Ling shyly said, "Next time, please invite Brother Xiao to join us!"
"No need! Just take good care of Brother Fei!" With that, Xiao Yefeng opened the door and dashed out.
As he was leaving, Xiao Yefeng caught a glimpse of Mo Fei's desperate expression. He also noticed the white porridge in the clay pot—more accurately, it was black rice porridge. At that moment, as the lid of the pot was lifted, a smell reminiscent of burning flesh wafted through the air. In an instant, Xiao Yefeng shuddered; it was hard to imagine that cooking could result in such a scene.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yefeng looked at Liu Yiyi, who was peacefully asleep in his hospital room. Yes! Yiyi's cooking was definitely better. Compared to the chicken soup he had just consumed, Mo Fei's porridge was practically poison. However, Xiao Yefeng found it strange how the relationship between these two had progressed without him noticing.
Meanwhile, in Mo Fei's hospital room, he stared at the thick substance resembling porridge in front of him and swallowed hard. Pointing at the bowl of food, Mo Fei asked, "Xiao Ling! Is this really something a person can eat?"
Although his words were somewhat harsh, Xiao Ling replied earnestly, "Of course! Brother Fei, you can rest assured. I added eighteen kinds of herbs for nourishment into this porridge and plenty of supplements as well. This is definitely good stuff! The broth is made from black-boned chicken simmered overnight! Although it may taste a bit strange, I followed a medicinal recipe to make it—there's absolutely no problem!"
Looking into Xiao Ling's serious eyes, Mo Fei swallowed again and said, "How about we wait a bit before drinking? I'm not hungry yet!" Although he appreciated Xiao Ling's good intentions, his cooking skills were simply too overwhelming. Mo Fei had countless reasons to avoid drinking this concoction. Since waking up, all he had wanted were roasted chicken and duck—Xiao Ling had dismissed those requests entirely. Eating these dark culinary creations had left him feeling dehydrated from diarrhea.
Regardless of Mo Fei's struggles with food, Xiao Yefeng returned to his hospital room and lay on the bed, gradually entering a meditative state. If the Metaphysics Society gained significant benefits from this relic expedition, then Xiao Yefeng would be one of its greatest beneficiaries. Setting aside the mechanical sword for now, during the final step of repairing the Heart of Civilization when it collided with him, although it caused him injury, it also granted him unique advantages.
He recalled several fragmented memories that seemed to belong to three different recollections based on clothing and characters. The first involved countless giant beasts—likely from the Dinosaur Civilization era that Xiao Yefeng had seen in Dao Wine’s drunken dream technique. Several golden-hued giants surrounded a towering Stegosaurus standing upright at three meters tall. The spikes along its back sparkled like diamonds. In his memory, four golden-armored dinosaurs held the Heart of Civilization: a crystal-clear Great Net, a silver nail about a foot long, and a warm seal.
In a resplendent hall, these four treasures were placed on four stone platforms. Suddenly, they all emitted flashes of Inspiration. A cracked sphere floated above the central altar; however, for some unknown reason, as the Stegosaurus reached out toward the sphere (with its claw?), it exploded violently. The four spiritual treasures transformed into beams of light and vanished into thin air.
From this point onward, waves of energy spread across the entire Earth. As light faded away and four bright glimmers flashed by in the direction of the Heart of Civilization’s perspective, life returned to Earth once more—a new era began to unfold.
Those who could control the elements—wind, fire, thunder, lightning, metal, water, ice, and wood—ushered in a new era known as the Elemental Era. However, at the moment when the Elementalist reached for the shattered sphere, the same events unfolded once again.
After extinction came rebirth, and the Mechanical Civilization of Atlantis emerged. The same scene played out in the same grand hall; the same extinction led to the same rebirth as the Cultivation Civilization arose. The only difference now was that the Cultivation Civilization and the current Technological Civilization had achieved a stable transition.
Unfortunately, those who defied fate still followed in the footsteps of the previous three eras. These memories were more vivid than what Dao Wine provided. Xiao Yefeng felt cold sweat soaking his clothes several times. The Heart of Civilization not only granted Xiao Yefeng memories but also introduced him to a novel cultivation method. It turned out that all cultivation techniques of the Geomancer were closely related to both the Elemental Era and the later stages of the Mechanical Civilization.
Whether in the previous three eras or in this current one, it was this age that relied most on Qi. The methods from the Elemental Era and those of the Geomancer were remarkably similar. However, Elementalists from that era did not require Qi; they merely utilized various elements in the air. For them, Qi was merely an auxiliary force—helpful but not essential for survival.
In summary, these civilizations found their paths from what was left behind by the immortals who first graced Earth. Since Elementalists could control various powers without relying on Qi, then surely people today should be able to do so as well!
Although Xiao Yefeng was not from the Elemental Era, he continuously attempted to communicate with the power of wind in the air without using Qi, thanks to his formidable gifts. At that moment, he sat on his bed, repeatedly trying to manipulate a bottle of medicine placed on his bedside table. However, without using Qi, he found that the power of wind simply ignored him.
Just then, Liu Yiyi, who had been peacefully asleep, finally woke up. Upon opening her eyes, she saw Xiao Yefeng sitting across from her on the bed, his hands oddly reaching toward the air in front of him while his gaze fixated on her. In reality, Xiao Yefeng was staring at the medicine bottle on the cabinet between them.
Under Xiao Yefeng's intense gaze, Liu Yiyi shyly asked, "Brother Feng! What are you doing?"
Xiao Yefeng was taken aback by Liu Yiyi's words. Realizing how he looked and where his hands were positioned, he quickly hid them behind his back and awkwardly replied, "Yiyi, don’t misunderstand! I—I didn’t mean it like that."
At that moment, feeling relieved yet eager to explain why he had extended his hand like a dragon's claw, Xiao Yefeng stood up. However, just then, a bottle containing half a bottle of pills floated off the cabinet in line with Xiao Yefeng's gaze. As Xiao Yefeng's attention shifted away from the bottle to explain himself, it fell directly to the ground.
Watching as the bottle flew up before crashing down onto the floor, Liu Yiyi asked, "Brother Feng, are you training your spiritual power? Why can’t I feel any fluctuations from your Qi?" Liu Yiyi was also a strong practitioner at True Spirit Realm level—stronger even than Mo Fei next door—so how could she not sense any fluctuations of Qi?
Xiao Yefeng was stunned; he had actually succeeded! Just moments ago, he had been communicating with the wind element to make it obey him and lift the medicine bottle. Who would have thought that he would succeed after so many failed attempts? Unfortunately, further attempts yielded no results at all.
Just as Xiao Yefeng was about to explain that he hadn't intended to grab Liu Yiyi's chest, her phone rang. After answering the call, Liu Yiyi's expression gradually turned grim, and Xiao Yefeng could hear words like "trapped" and "danger."
After hanging up, Liu Yiyi curled up on the hospital bed and began to cry. When Xiao Yefeng asked what was wrong, she found an outlet for her emotions and threw herself into his arms, sobbing uncontrollably. Not knowing how to comfort her, Xiao Yefeng could only hold Liu Yiyi close, offering her a sense of security.
After a long while, Liu Yiyi said, "Brother Feng, my mom and dad have been captured by Western pirates. Just now, the Liu Family received a package. When the servant opened it, they found two human fingers and a threatening letter!"
"Pirates? Severed fingers in a threat? Could it be the notorious Venomous Shark gang from the Dead Sea Area?" Xiao Yefeng speculated based on Liu Yiyi's words.
Hearing this, Liu Yiyi looked at Xiao Yefeng in confusion and asked, "That's right! The letter mentioned the Venomous Shark pirates. How did you know, Brother Feng?"
"When I was still an ordinary person working as an International Mercenary, I had dealings with that group. They are all outlaws from the ordinary world, mostly retired Special Forces from various countries who joined for certain interests. Even international Special Forces might not be able to handle them. These people are seasoned criminals; our team almost lost three lives trying to take down one of the Venomous Shark leaders!" Xiao Yefeng explained.
"What should we do? If they don't receive all of the Liu Family's assets within three days, they'll send my parents' heads back!" Liu Yiyi cried uncontrollably at this moment, completely forgetting that she was no longer an ordinary person.
At this point, Xiao Yefeng said, "Let's go! We need to find the President. After that, I'll rescue Aunt Qing and Uncle Mu!" With that, he took Liu Yiyi out of the hospital. This hospital was actually owned by the Metaphysics Society and was not far from its headquarters. It was still early evening; Jiang Xing would likely still be at the Metaphysics Society.
"This is what happened!" Xiao Yefeng and Liu Yiyi recounted everything to Jiang Xing. Jiang Xing frowned as he flipped through some documents nearby and finally handed one to Xiao Yefeng. "Feng, it's not that I disagree with you going to rescue them alone. In the past, even if it were you or even this girl Yiyi here, we could walk through the Dead Sea Area without fear. But recently, the Venomous Shark gang has allied with the Western Gods. According to reports, nearly all members of the Venomous Shark have taken Gene Serum, with a success rate of over seventy percent. So now, the Dead Sea Area is not what it used to be!"
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