Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"Young Master, the Sect Master has ordered that you are not allowed to enter!"

As soon as the white-robed youth arrived outside the Star-Picking Tower, he was stopped by the disciples of the Hidden Origin Pavilion on both sides.

The two men looked tense, seemingly both surprised and afraid of the young man in white robes, fearing that he might cause some serious trouble.

"Get out of my way, all of you!"

Stopped outside the Star-Picking Tower, Li Wenyang frowned, clearly displeased. "I've finally figured out a method for forging magical treasures that can greatly enhance their power. Now, all that's left is the final catalyst to complete it!"

"If you delay the birth of my divine artifact, can you bear the responsibility?"

"this….!"

Faced with Li Wenyang's domineering and arrogant attitude, the disciples of Yinyuan Pavilion looked at each other in bewilderment, not knowing what to do for a moment.

"stop!"

Just as Li Wenyang was about to force his way into the Star-Picking Tower, a clear, cold voice came from afar, causing him to freeze in place.

The next moment, a red figure descended from the sky, landing steadily like a floating duckweed. At this moment, a hint of anger appeared on her fair and beautiful face, as if she was in a fit of rage.

"Hai, Sister Haitang?"

"Why are you here...!"

Upon seeing the woman in red appear, Li Wenyang trembled slightly, his expression changing as if he were a mouse seeing a cat.

As the young master of the Yinyuan Pavilion, a dominant force in the Eastern Xuan Region, he held a high position and great power. However, when faced with the woman in red, Li Wenyang was terrified, as if he had encountered a wolf or tiger.

Because the other party not only grew up with him since childhood and had a close relationship like childhood sweethearts, but was also the senior sister of Yinyuan Pavilion and was deeply trusted by his father, Li Xuanji.

If Qiu Haitang were to tattle on him now, he'd probably get a beating on his backside again!

"Little Yang, instead of studying the art of formations and inheriting Uncle Xuanji's mantle, you spend all your time hiding in the back mountain tinkering with those junk things. I won't say anything about that, but what nonsense are you trying to pull now?"

Qiu Haitang put her hands on her hips, looking both angry and helpless.

"Sister Haitang, I'm not kidding! I've been in seclusion these past few days researching a forging method that can greatly enhance the power of spiritual treasures. Right now, I only need the last catalyst to complete it!"

After saying that, Li Wenyang took out a bronze sword hilt about three inches long, shaped like a fishhook, from the cuff of his dirty clothes. Various spiritual patterns could be vaguely seen on it, and it was shiny and clear, obviously made of extraordinary material.

"Sister, look!"

"I have already forged the hilt. Now all I need to do is fuse it with the sword blank, and then temper and sharpen it with Heavenly Gang Stone. This divine weapon will then be completely complete!"

"By the way, Sister Haitang, what happened to the half of the sword blank I gave you before?"

Li Wenyang looked at Qiu Haitang expectantly, but the latter's expression was vaguely strange.

"Oh, I thought that was a defective piece from your failed casting, so I had someone throw it away..."

Qiu Haitang scratched her head awkwardly, her pretty face slightly flushed, and then spoke.

About a month ago, Li Wenyang tossed her a black broken sword, saying it was his "new work" and asking her to give it a critique. But she had never seen such a trashy magical artifact before!

Despite being crafted from Immortal-Nourishing Stones and incorporating top-tier materials, it exhibited no spiritual energy reaction whatsoever, and its power was even less than that of a first-grade spiritual treasure, making it a complete waste of resources!

So, Qiu Haitang casually disposed of the broken, black sword as scrap without paying it any special attention.

After all, Li Wenyang, the young master of Yinyuan Pavilion, was obsessed with weapon crafting for many years, neglecting his duties. Moreover, he was both incompetent and fond of playing around. Every time he spent a lot of rare and precious materials, he only managed to create a bunch of inferior and flawed products. Almost everyone in Yinyuan Pavilion knew about this.

This is also why the other party was prohibited from entering the "Star-Picking Tower," a key location within the Hidden Origin Pavilion sect.

Because if Li Wenyang were allowed to act according to his own whims, the other party might just squander all the rare and precious materials treasured in the Zhaixing Tower one day.

"What?! It's lost?!"

"My magical artifact, my dream, it's all gone...!"

"Sister Haitang, you're such a XXX..."

Upon hearing this, Li Wenyang felt the fire in her heart suddenly extinguished, and then her vision went black, and she instantly lost consciousness.

"Little Duck!"

Seeing Li Wenyang suddenly faint, Qiu Haitang was also stunned for a moment, and then quickly stepped forward to help her up.

She wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but she vaguely thought she heard the other person secretly curse at her.

However, that's all in the future.

....

Meanwhile, in Fancheng, the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce

Outside a guest room, two furtive figures quietly appeared, their eyes flashing with murderous intent.

"Second brother, are you sure this is the place?"

In the dead silence, one of the burly, one-eyed men gave a wink, then looked at his companion and whispered something to him.

"Brother, there's absolutely no mistake! The Tomb Raiders issued a wanted notice before, and I even saw that kid's bounty poster with my own eyes. This person is definitely Lu Feng!"

The other person nodded hurriedly, a hint of excitement appearing on his sallow, lewd face.

"We can't believe our luck today! We actually ran into this kid at the Wanbao Chamber of Commerce. We're going to make a fortune!"

The one-eyed man sneered inwardly, a glint of greed flashing in his eyes.

"Yes, brother, let's hurry and go find the Tomb Raiders to report and claim the reward, lest this kid finds out and runs away."

The sleazy young man chimed in, only to be met with a cold glare and a silent rebuke, "You idiot! A mere bounty is nothing!"

"Rumor has it that this kid stole many treasures from the Tomb Raiders, including some elixirs that can enhance one's Yuan Power cultivation and even revive the dead. If we reveal his whereabouts to the Tomb Raiders, wouldn't we have made a wasted trip?"

"Uh, what you say is absolutely right, brother!..."

"This kid's unlucky to have fallen into the hands of our Deadly Duo today...!"

Faced with the one-eyed man's rebuke, Wu Fan cupped his hands in a fist salute, then revealed a sinister sneer.

The other party's name was Cai Kun, who was his sworn brother. Although his cultivation level was not high, only at the fifth level of Body Refinement, his Shadow Blade Technique was incredibly skillful, and few ordinary martial artists of the same level could rival him. He was a seasoned veteran.

Besides, he and Cai Kun were both wandering martial artists around Fancheng. They usually addressed each other as brothers and had a lot of blood on their hands, hence the nickname "The Two Deadly Heroes".

Just as Cai Kun and the others were secretly plotting, Lu Feng, who was in the guest room, heard everything clearly.

After all, Gu Canyang, who parasitizes the treasure basin, is an old monster who has lived for tens of thousands of years. As long as he makes a move, the aura of a few mere Body Refinement Realm martial artists will naturally not escape his perception.

"A miraculous elixir that can revive the dead and heal broken bones?"

"I don't remember ever stealing these things..."

Upon hearing this, a playful expression appeared on Lu Feng's face.

As the saying goes, good news doesn't travel far, but rumors travel a thousand miles. Although he was wanted by the Tomb Raiders and placed on their kill list, the rumors about him these days have become increasingly outrageous.

"Young man of the Lu family, your whereabouts have now been exposed. If you don't take action now, you'll likely face endless trouble in the future."

At this moment, Gu Canyang's reminder came again.