Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"Old man, I will remember this life-saving grace...!"

Taking a deep breath to calm himself down, Lu Feng put the treasure basin back into his dantian and sat down to meditate and recover from his injuries.

Gu Canyang is currently in a deep sleep and will be difficult to wake up in a short time. He is also seriously injured and urgently needs to recover his injuries and strength. Otherwise, if he falls into danger again, the consequences will be unimaginable!

After all, Blackrock City has many martial artists and various forces, so there might be some opportunists taking advantage of the situation.

Given Lu Feng's current injuries and the fact that his strength has not yet recovered, even a random Qi Condensation Realm martial artist could easily crush him!

"Panlong Breath Technique!"

After circulating his internal energy to stop the bleeding from his wounds, Lu Feng slowly stood up and looked around at the inn, which had been reduced to a mess. "The commotion caused by my battle with the Blood Wolf Gang is quite significant. I estimate that it will attract the attention of various forces in the city within an hour..."

"I can't waste any more time here, otherwise it will be very disadvantageous for me..."

After pondering for a moment, Lu Feng raised his hand again and summoned the storage rings left behind by Zhang Shuang and Jin Tianbi's corpses on the ground. At the same time, he once again activated the Corpse Transformation Technique to absorb the remaining blood essence within them.

Swish!Swish!Swish!

As a devouring force spread outward, a large amount of blood essence slowly flowed into Lu Feng's body, and his injuries and dantian energy recovered rapidly. Like a wild horse, he reached the edge of a breakthrough in no time!

"continue!"

Feeling the flow and changes of Yuan energy in his dantian, Lu Feng remained calm and immediately accelerated the absorption speed of the Corpse-Drawing Yuan Technique, like a whale swallowing water, without holding back!

Click!

In less than half an incense stick's time, the bodies of Zhang Shuang and Jin Tianbi withered and hardened, then shattered into pieces on the spot, like weathered and decayed rocks, completely disappearing.

After absorbing the remaining essence of blood and qi from the two corpses, Lu Feng not only recovered from all his injuries, but also broke through two levels in his Yuan Qi cultivation, stepping into the third level of the Opening Meridian Realm in one fell swoop. He could be said to have absorbed the essence to his heart's content!

"Pulse Opening Realm, third level!"

With his cultivation successfully breaking through, Lu Feng was overjoyed, then clenched his fists tightly.

"The Corpse-Drawing Transformation Technique, personally improved by Senior Liu You, is in some ways even more monstrous than any ninth-grade martial art...!"

"Even the legitimate disciples of the Ten Thousand Corpse Demon Sect in the Western Xuan Region probably can't absorb the essence of corpses to cultivate their skills as recklessly as I can, without worrying about any side effects..."

Feeling the Yuan Power and surging Qi and Blood overflowing in his Dantian once again, Lu Feng slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, his face showing emotion.

It must be said that Jin Tianbi, the leader of the Blood Wolf Gang, is indeed one of the few formidable enemies he has encountered so far, and Lu Feng was almost driven to the brink of despair. Even when he burned ten years of his lifespan to unleash "Dragon's Fury," he was still no match for the former!

Lu Feng was able to pull off a stunning comeback thanks entirely to the presence of a spirit artifact, Gu Canyang, who was practically a cheat code.

"Old man, when you wake up again, I will definitely buy you plenty of good wine and meat to properly repay your life-saving grace!"

"Although you are now merely a soul form without any physical body, you may not be able to enjoy these mortal delicacies..."

Thinking of this, Lu Feng subconsciously summoned the Treasure Basin from his dantian again and gently stroked it with both hands.

Although he was shrewd and cunning, and loved to take advantage of others, he was also a grateful person. Moreover, after spending these days with Gu Canyang, Lu Feng had already regarded him as a mentor.

"Hmm? One, two, three... a total of six Yuan Qi auras, the strongest of which is even no weaker than the eighth level of the Meridian Opening Realm?"

With a slight twitch of his ears, Lu Feng turned his gaze again to the northwest of the inner city, as if he had discovered something unusual again.

"Those local tyrants in Blackrock City are moving pretty fast. Looks like we shouldn't stay here any longer..."

Lu Feng raised his hand to touch his chin, then turned and hurriedly left the place.

As for the relics left behind by the dead Poison Spirit on the ground, Lu Feng didn't let them go either. He packed them up and took them away, leaving nothing behind!

Although the battle with the Blood Wolf Gang nearly cost Lu Feng his life, and even destroyed his fourth-grade spiritual treasure, the Bloodthirsty Spear, he still gained quite a lot in the end!

He scavenged 150,000 low-grade spirit stones from the storage rings left behind by Zhang Shuang and Jin Tianbi. As for other treasures, even Jin Tianbi's natal weapon, the bronze broadsword that looked like a ruler, Lu Feng accepted them all with a smile, making a fortune!

Swish!Swish!Swish!

Not long after Lu Feng left, several powerful figures appeared out of thin air and surrounded the inn, which had been reduced to a mess. At this moment, everyone had different expressions.

"What a fierce battle...!"

"What...what on earth happened here?!"

"The aura of Yuan energy hasn't completely dissipated, and the bloodstains on the ground are still warm. If my deduction is correct, the person who made the attack must be at least at the eighth level of the Opening Meridian Realm!"

"It's really strange. Why would such a master suddenly appear here, and why would he want to slaughter a bunch of defenseless mortals?"

A tall cultivator glanced at the mangled corpses of the innkeeper and several gray-clad servants beside him and asked with a puzzled expression.

"Third brother, have you found out who did it?"

From the crowd, a young man in a blue robe slowly stepped forward.

The newcomer had a handsome face and an extraordinary bearing, clearly indicating that he was from a prominent family and not an ordinary rogue cultivator. The people present treated the blue-robed youth with utmost respect, obviously following his lead.

"In reply to your question, young master, I'm not entirely sure at the moment. However, I have ascertained the identities of the two corpses on the ground..."

In response to the blue-robed youth's question, a burly man with a dark face clasped his hands in a respectful gesture.

"speak."

Liu Gongming's expression remained calm.

"The deceased were... Jin Tianbi, the leader of the Blood Wolf Gang, and his sworn sister, Zhang Shuang, who commanded the Killing Hall..."

The dark-faced man spoke hesitantly, his face darting around, seemingly still shaken.

"The deceased were Jin Tianbi, the leader of the Blood Wolf Gang, and Zhang Shuang, the head of the Killing Hall...?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Gongming's originally calm face changed slightly, and then his brows furrowed, resembling the character "川" (river).

As the heir of the Liu family, one of the three major families in Blackrock City, he was well aware of the Blood Wolf Gang's strength and resources. Even if all members of the Liu family were to come out, they wouldn't dare say they could easily defeat the Blood Wolf Gang.

Moreover, Jin Tianbi, the leader of the Blood Wolf Gang, is a veteran expert at the eighth level of the Qi Opening Realm. His sworn sister, Zhang Shuang, and the Killing Hall under his command are also numerous, fierce, and skilled in battle.

The fact that such individuals had both perished in an unnamed inn in the inner city, causing heavy losses to the entire Blood Wolf Gang, naturally shocked Liu Gongming, leaving him feeling as if struck by lightning.

"It seems this person is merely passing through Blackrock City and has no grudges or conflicts with our Liu family. Otherwise, things would be very troublesome..."

After glancing once more at the ashes and remains of Jin Tianbi and Zhang Shuang on the ground, Liu Gongming pondered in a deep voice.

"Young master, shall we continue the investigation?"

Seeing this, the burly, dark-faced man known as the Third Brother leaned forward again, his tone full of respect.

"Provoking a powerful enemy without cause is a childish and willful act. Although our Liu family has a strong foundation, there is no need for us to play with fire and get burned. Let's drop this matter and go."

Shaking his head slightly, Liu Gongming also turned and left, clearly unwilling to get involved in the Blood Wolf Gang's affairs.

Seeing this, the dark-faced man and the other Liu family warriors dared not say anything more and immediately followed him away.

...

Time flies, and another seven days have passed.

In the Eastern Cloud Kingdom, in the Yellow Wind Desert, before a sand dune...

"I long to ride the wind and return, but all I see is endless yellow sand. I wonder what year it is tonight in the celestial palace..."

Looking at the endless expanse of yellow sand before him, Lu Feng couldn't help but feel inspired to write poetry and exclaimed with emotion.

Since leaving Blackrock City, he had been traveling day and night for seven days with almost no rest along the way, and now he had finally arrived at the edge of the Yellow Wind Desert.

Once you cross the Yellow Wind Desert in front of you, you will reach the core of the Dongyun Kingdom, known as the Dongyun Capital City under the emperor's feet!