Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"Gurgle, gurgle..."

After stretching again, Lu Feng was about to leave when he noticed a slight rumbling in his stomach, causing him to pause in surprise.

"That's true, health is the foundation for success!"

A smile appeared on his lips, and the next moment Lu Feng immediately sat cross-legged on the spot. He then took out a bulging animal skin bag from his storage ring, seemingly intending to eat right there.

After all, whether they are martial artists or cultivators, they are ultimately just mortals and cannot achieve the state of "abstaining from grains and returning to oneness." Even a master of the Meridian Opening Realm will starve to death if they do not eat for a long time!

And now, they are not far from arriving in Dongyun Capital, at most three days' journey, so Lu Feng is not in a hurry at all!

*Sizzle...!*

Lu Feng ripped open the animal skin bag and skillfully pulled out several pieces of roasted, rock-hard beef jerky. He then stuffed them into his mouth, crunching them as if they were large fruits.

Shh...!

Just as Lu Feng was enjoying his meal alone, a faint rustling sound, as soft as a mosquito's buzz, slowly came from beneath the sand dunes, as if something was about to break through the soil.

However, the commotion was very faint and was covered by the howling wind and sand. Unless one was fully focused, an ordinary martial artist would hardly be able to detect it.

"Looks like I'll have a chance to try something different today..."

Lu Feng, who had been chewing on the beef jerky, slowly put down his ears and a smile appeared on his lips.

Although the commotion beneath the sand dunes was very faint, almost imperceptible, it still did not escape his perception.

This is also what makes martial artists at the Opening Meridian Realm different from those at the Condensation Realm. Because of the awakening of the Eight Extraordinary Meridians in their bodies, even the weakest martial artist at the first level of the Opening Meridian Realm still has extraordinary hearing and perception.

Moreover, the eight extraordinary meridians awakened within Lu Feng's body are even more powerful, and his hearing and perception are almost several times that of martial artists of the same level. Unless the person who comes is a powerhouse above the Spirit Soul Realm, it is almost impossible for them to escape his perception!

Shh...!

The commotion beneath the sand dunes grew louder and louder, as if something was rapidly approaching Lu Feng's feet, stirring up gusts of dust in the otherwise calm desert.

Swish!

The next moment, a tremor suddenly came from the surrounding desert, and then a golden light burst out of the ground in an instant, as if a predator had spotted its prey, and went straight for Lu Feng.

puff!

The golden light encountered almost no resistance and instantly pierced into the inside of Lu Feng's right leg, revealing its true form as a long, slender, and over a foot-long scorpion tail!

As for Lu Feng, he remained standing still on the ground, without moving at all, which was quite strange.

*Sizzle...!*

Looking down at the massive scorpion tail piercing the inside of his right leg, Lu Feng remained calm, seemingly feeling no pain whatsoever. He simply pulled the massive scorpion tail out with a backhand motion, splattering a smear of dark purple blood onto the ground.

Hiss hiss hiss...!

The giant scorpion tail suddenly detached from Lu Feng's palm and quickly retracted backward, revealing its true form: a long-tailed giant scorpion about the size of a washbasin, with a golden body like sand.

The demonic aura emanating from the other party was powerful. Although it was far inferior to Lu Feng's, it was comparable to a mid-level Xuan-rank demonic beast. In particular, the huge scorpion tail at the end of its body was as sharp as a knife and was purplish-black, clearly containing a deadly poison!

"As expected, it's a mid-level Xuan-rank demonic beast, a Golden Scorpion with a Poisonous Tail..."

Seeing the attacker reveal his true form, Lu Feng licked his dry lips, seemingly expecting this. "Looks like my lunch today was pretty good..."

After all, the Yellow Wind Desert is the largest uninhabited desert area in the Dongyun Kingdom, spanning over a thousand miles. Naturally, he had heard of it and was well aware of the dangers of crossing the Yellow Wind Desert alone.

The golden scorpion with a venomous tail in front of them is one of the most common monsters in the Yellow Wind Desert. Not to mention a lone traveler like Lu Feng, even groups of martial artists and merchants sometimes encounter attacks from beneath the sand dunes, making them virtually impossible to defend against.

"Were the toxins eliminated so quickly?"

Seemingly sensing something, Lu Feng looked down at his right thigh again and found that the wound there had not only scabbed over, but the skin was also as good as before, obviously the toxins had been completely eliminated.

"It seems that with the breakthrough to the third level of the Gara Nirvana Sutra, not only has my physical strength increased, but my detoxification ability has also greatly improved...!"

Lu Feng secretly made a guess.

During the days of travel, in addition to cultivating his Yuan energy, he also did not slack off in his physical training.

Fortunately, hard work pays off. In the past few days, Lu Feng has not only consolidated his cultivation, but also broken through to the third level of the Nirvana Sutra, which can be described as a great increase in strength!

As for being ambushed by the Venomous Golden Scorpion just now, that was also Lu Feng's deliberate act, because he had no intention of dodging at all!

Lu Feng's purpose in doing this was simple: to test his current physical strength and limits.

Shh...!

Seeing that Lu Feng was still standing there as if nothing had happened despite being pierced by its own venomous tail, the golden scorpion with the venomous tail became somewhat wary. It circled around Lu Feng while waving its pincers, seemingly in no hurry to attack.

Although the intelligence of monsters is far less than that of humans, they are not mindless fools; they also understand the principle of seeking advantage and avoiding harm.

Moreover, this golden scorpion with a venomous tail is a mid-level Xuan-rank demon beast, with strength comparable to a tenth-level Ningyuan Realm expert among human martial artists. Its intelligence is also much higher than that of some Huang-rank demon beasts. Therefore, seeing that Lu Feng had not fallen to the ground, it dared not attack again.

"This little gadget is quite clever?"

Seeing the Golden Scorpion's wary reaction, Lu Feng merely raised an eyebrow. The next moment, a powerful and profound aura of Yuan energy erupted from his body. "Unfortunately, you've run into me. You'll just have to obediently become my meal!"

hiss...!

The moment Lu Feng unleashed his Yuan Power aura, the golden scorpion with the venomous tail let out a terrified scream. It immediately retracted its huge scorpion tail and plunged headfirst into the sand dune. It seemed to know that it had met its match and only wanted to escape!

"Dragon's Breath!"

Seeing the Golden Scorpion with Poison Tail trying to escape by burrowing underground, Lu Feng also pointed a sword finger from a distance. Then, surging Yuan Power transformed into blazing spiritual flames and fiercely attacked the sand dune where the scorpion was located.

After all, he had been eating beef jerky almost every meal during his journey, and he was already tired of it. Now that he had finally encountered a golden scorpion with a venomous tail, Lu Feng was naturally not going to let this "feast" slip away easily.

Whoosh! Rumble!

A thunderous roar came from the bottom of the sand dunes, and yellow sand filled the sky, just like a small sandstorm.

As for the venomous golden scorpion that was trying to escape, it slowly emerged from the sand. At this moment, its entire body was charred black, and it was motionless, while also emitting a strange fragrance, clearly indicating that it had been roasted alive.

"Hmm, it smells so good even without any seasoning! As expected of a mid-level Xuan-rank demon beast, the meat is quite good, tender and springy...!"

Picking up the scorpion with a venomous tail that had been roasted until it was black and charred from the sand, Lu Feng twitched his nose and took a deep sniff. Then he immediately broke open its shell and began to devour it.

"What a pity, the tail is poisonous and doesn't taste very good..."

Discarding the giant scorpion tail of the Venomous Golden Scorpion, Lu Feng ate with grease on his lips, seemingly enjoying it immensely and seemingly tirelessly.

...

Lingze Realm, Yixian Mountain, Lingyun Peak

In front of a private cave, a graceful figure in white was pacing back and forth. Her pretty face showed a hint of anxiety, and she would occasionally peek into the cave, as if waiting for someone to appear.

boom!

Suddenly, the cave door slowly opened, and a fiery red figure leaped out. Her delicate, oval face exuded an unruly aura; she was none other than Qin Xiaowu, the second disciple of Mu Qingxue.

"Junior Sister Yun, you were looking for me?"

Seeing Ye Yun standing alone at the entrance of her cave, Qin Xiaowu was taken aback for a moment, then said, "Although Master and Sister Jiang are not in the palace now, if you have any questions about cultivation, it would be better to go to Senior Sister."

"Junior Sister Yun, as you know, Senior Sister's cultivation level is far superior to mine..."

"Senior Sister Xiao Wu, that's not it...!"

Seeing that the other party had misunderstood her meaning, Ye Yun shook her head repeatedly, then said hesitantly, "Actually... there's something I'd like to ask you for help with...!"