Various emotions swirled within my chest. At one point, I stopped.
My gaze remained fixed ahead, vacant.
Lin Chun did the same, slumping to the ground.
The feeling was indescribable. Though I knew I was only seeing fragmented scenes, or perhaps memories, the emotions felt as if I had personally experienced them.
Just then, the swirling bright light suddenly vanished, and everything around us returned to tranquility.
The room was as if nothing had ever happened.
Lin Chun and I exchanged glances but said nothing. Our states and moods had undergone a monumental shift.
The events of the previous scenes felt as if we had lived through them ourselves.
At that moment, a bright light suddenly appeared in a corner, followed by countless other lights.
The entire room illuminated once more, but I could clearly see the positions of these lights.
Among the items I had brought back from the Land of Hope was a book on formations.
However, I had only glanced at it briefly and not delved into its details.
But judging by the arrangement of the lights before me, this was likely a formation.
Startled by the sudden change, Lin Chun sprang to his feet, "Lu Ge, quickly, let's go!"
I also stood up, only to find that the doors at both the front and back were blocked. The room we were in was now completely filled with light.
At that moment, a bright light emanated from the very center of the formation, shooting directly towards me.
Lin Chun, without a moment's hesitation, shoved me aside and lunged towards the beam of light.
He had intended to intercept the beam, but it passed through his body without the slightest resistance.
The beam struck me directly.
I prepared to resist, but the light that fell upon me felt incredibly comfortable, unlike anything I had experienced before.
Simultaneously, I could feel the Shepherd's Power within my body erupting with joy, greedily absorbing this pure energy.
"What is this..." I widened my eyes, looking at Lin Chun. His eyes also showed a look of astonishment.
"Could this be the place we've been searching for?" I asked Lin Chun, looking at him.
"Lu Ge... I don't know..." Lin Chun replied. "But this is a rare opportunity. Let's cultivate immediately!"
Without delay, I sat down cross-legged and entered a state of cultivation.
As this abundant energy poured into my body, I could clearly feel my strength increasing at a terrifying pace.
Such an effect, even drinking the Water of Life, could not achieve.
But now, this energy entered my body and was effortlessly helping me to continuously improve my power.
Time trickled by as we both fully immersed ourselves in cultivation.
I had no idea how much time had passed until I awoke again.
The lights in the room had vanished, leaving the entire space bare, as if nothing had happened.
Lin Chun also opened his eyes and slowly exhaled.
I could clearly sense that Lin Chun's strength had also increased.
I instinctively looked at my chest. The mark of the Life Tree there now bore five branches.
"Lu Ge... I feel like I've gotten stronger!" Lin Chun's voice was filled with excitement.
I nodded, "It seems so..."
"This..." Lin Chun looked at me, then at himself. In the next instant, a terrifying surge of lightning power erupted from within him.
If his previous lightning had been as thick as a finger, the lightning he could now wield was as thick as his thigh.
This kind of improvement...
I smiled, and a ball of fire appeared in my hand.
The Shepherd's Power I wielded was about the same as before. Under normal circumstances, the flame I could condense would be about the size of a fist.
But the moment this ball of fire appeared, I myself was startled.
This flame had grown to the size of a small cypress tree!
Most importantly, the color of the flame had deepened, with faint lightning crackling around it. At the base of the flame, a stream of water flowed...
The powers of three elements fused perfectly in my hand.
Seeing this, Lin Chun was dumbfounded, "Lu Ge, you..."
I smiled, saying nothing more, as I myself was unsure of what had truly happened.
After a moment to adjust to our newfound strength, we continued forward.
Since there was another door ahead, it meant this place was not our final destination.
If we had already reached this level, then there were surely more surprises waiting for us ahead.