Pursued by the Top Grade Saintess after Engagement Annulled

The energy within the Celestial God Demon Heart was simply too abundant. The barrier only held it back for a few breaths before it broke through.

Not only that, the energies gathered within Xia Feng’s body, continuously condensing and solidifying Xia Feng’s foundation.

Even when Xia Feng’s cultivation broke through to the Celestial God realm, the energies burrowed straight into the tenth Divine Fire Platform, seeking out the remnants of demon power within Xia Feng’s body.

Xia Feng’s expression became wary, gripping the Celestial God Demon Heart more firmly.

He had already decided that at the slightest hint of anything amiss, he would immediately cut off the absorption of the Celestial God Demon Heart.

Even if it meant wasting energy, he wouldn’t allow any harm to come to his body.

However, the anticipated danger did not materialize; instead, a good thing happened.

The energies surged wildly into the tenth Divine Fire Platform and purified Xia Feng’s demon power, directly advancing Xia Feng’s demonic cultivation.

Before becoming a Martial Sovereign, he had cultivated the Great Dao of Demon Sound with Qi Wan’Er, which contained not only melody rules but also demonic dao rules.

Now, combined with the demonic power Xia Feng had previously absorbed, it directly pushed through the boundaries of his demonic dao cultivation.

In the depths of his consciousness, he sensed that his demonic cultivation had broken through to the Celestial Demon realm. Though it was still fragile, it was on par with the Celestial God realm.

Xia Feng’s expression held some inscrutability, and he did not stop the energies from acting autonomously.

He watched the intertwining black and white energies as they filled the gaps in his Celestial Demon realm cultivation before going on to fill those in the Celestial God realm, striving to balance both.

Xia Feng did not feel any discomfort in his body.

The two energies functioned differently.

The energy of the Celestial God realm primarily gathered in the dantian and the sea of consciousness, whereas the energy of the Celestial Demon realm resided more in the physical body and meridians.

Xia Feng lost track of how much time passed, estimating roughly ten thousand years to fully absorb the energy within the Celestial God Demon Heart.

He casually discarded the now useless crystalline residue, feeling the power within himself, his expression more enigmatic.

Xia Feng seemed to understand his current state, recognizing it as Divine-Demon Unity.

This name was conveyed to him before the Celestial God Demon Heart completely shattered. Its specific uses or abilities, Xia Feng was not entirely sure.

But Xia Feng could sense the energy within his body continuously gathering, making him a hundred times stronger than before.

He inwardly felt relieved that the Third Grade Celestial God realm Sword Demon he encountered earlier lacked the Divine-Demon Unity capability.

Otherwise, Xia Feng would have had no chance of acquiring the Celestial God Demon Heart and would have had to avoid encountering the Sword Demon altogether.

Xia Feng spent more time in the Dream Realm Pearl, harmonizing the energies within his body before beginning his search for Li Qingxue and Xia Tianming.

The two had been gone for more than three hours, having found a cave to hide in after leaving the battlefield.

Both had been waiting anxiously for news from Xia Feng, with Li Qingxue pacing anxiously in the cave.

She knew some of the aspects of Li Qingyu’s artifacts and was understandably worried about Xia Feng’s safety amidst those who pursued him.

Beside her, Xia Tianming tried to reassure with a hint of helplessness, "Stop pacing. Feng’Er might be done with the fight and is absorbing the Celestial God Demon Heart."

"We took quite a bit of time absorbing the Blood Dragon Sword Heart before. That artifact looked even more advanced, so it’s possible it’s taking longer."

Li Qingxue took a deep breath, unable to fully conceal her worry, but she ceased pacing.

She sighed, "I’m just a bit worried..."

"And besides, there’s something off. Those from Li Qingyu’s side haven’t appeared on this path. It’s puzzling."

"What if the route Li Qingyu provided was wrong, or if something unexpected happened..."

Xia Tianming also stood up, walking to the cave entrance, looking out as he continued to advise, "Don’t overthink. Feng’Er might’ve taken them all down."

Though he said this, Xia Tianming was aware of Li Qingyu’s flashy life-saving divine artifacts, harboring doubts about his own words.

As they worried, information from Xia Feng through the Dream Realm Pearl finally arrived.

The two exchanged glances, their expressions showing some excitement. Xia Tianming nodded, "You go in and tell him where we are. I’ll stay outside as a guard."

Li Qingxue nodded, quickly closing her eyes and entering the Dream Realm Pearl.

There, she immediately assessed Xia Feng’s condition, relieved to see him unharmed and his aura even stronger than before.

Li Qingxue rushed to embrace Xia Feng, her voice trembling, "You scared me. Ever since I left, I had a feeling..."

"That unsettling feeling chilled my hands and feet."

As his wife and recognized Dao partner under the heavens, she could vaguely sense his state.

When Xia Feng’s divine sense was invaded by the Evil Sword Spirit, Li Qingxue felt unusually uncomfortable.

However, Xia Feng didn’t plan to explain everything to Li Qingxue, simply smiling and patting her head to comfort her, "It’s fine now."

"There was an unexpected situation while I was absorbing the Celestial God Demon Heart."

Li Qingxue’s attention was instantly diverted by Xia Feng’s words, "What happened?"

Xia Feng ignited the tenth Divine Fire Platform, causing his divine power to abruptly turn into magic power.

The dark energy surged from Xia Feng’s palm, startling Li Qingxue.

Previously, she had only seen Xia Feng use a bit of demon power in his eyes to observe his surroundings. This large-scale use of demon power was new to her.

The roiling dark energy reminded Li Qingxue of the Sword Satan’s aura, making her uneasy.

Yet, because it was under Xia Feng’s control, Li Qingxue inspected it despite her discomfort.

"Husband, can you control this power now?"

The magic power churned in Xia Feng’s palm for a moment before retreating back into his body without causing further disturbances.

He nodded, "Yes, I unexpectedly benefited from the situation, managing not to waste either type of energy."