Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"Cough cough cough...!"

After killing Fang Baizhou with a single finger, Lu Feng also knelt on one knee, then coughed up blood repeatedly, seemingly indicating that his injuries were also quite severe.

"Even if all impurities are removed and the purity reaches 90%, the medicinal effect of medicinal wine brewed with the blood of demonic beasts is still not as good as that of human essence and blood. However, it can still be used to some extent, and it won't shorten one's lifespan..."

Lu Feng wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his face thoughtful.

The reason he was able to shatter the Spirit Rhinoceros Axe with a single punch and severely injure Fang Baizhou was entirely due to the power boost from "Dragon's Fury." As for the side effects of using "Dragon's Fury," Lu Feng naturally had a countermeasure in mind.

Long before leaving Blackrock City, he had specially collected the flesh, bones, and cores of some Xuan-rank demonic beasts to brew a special medicinal wine containing essence and blood.

The benefit of brewing these special medicinal wines is, of course, to avoid "shortening one's lifespan".

After all, each use of "Dragon's Fury" consumes a significant amount of his vital essence, and if this vital essence is excessively depleted, Lu Feng's lifespan will be greatly reduced, which is something he does not want to see.

Therefore, Lu Feng had to find another way to reduce the side effects of "Dragon's Wrath".

Swish!

Lu Feng put the bronze ruler knife on the ground back into his storage ring. Without wasting any time, he immediately and secretly used the Corpse Transformation Technique to absorb the remaining essence of the corpse above him during the day!

"The internal energy in my dantian is nearly overflowing..."

"The harvest was pretty good!"

As Fang Baizhou's corpse essence was completely drained, Lu Feng's Yuan Power aura also increased significantly, becoming fuller and more robust once again. Moreover, he was only one step away from officially breaking through to the fourth level of the Meridian Opening Realm!

"Young Master Lu, are you alright...?"

"Are you feeling unwell anywhere?"

At this moment, Kong Yan, who was standing nearby, also rushed over, her eyes filled with worry as she looked at Lu Feng.

"Miss Kong, I'm alright."

Waving his hand to indicate that the other party did not need to worry, Lu Feng got up again and walked towards the corpses of the Qingtianzhai bandits lying on the ground next to him, seemingly not wanting to waste "food" and wanting to continue absorbing the corpses of these people.

Seeing Lu Feng's actions, Kong Yan was somewhat puzzled, but she still followed him with small steps. At this moment, her pretty face showed a hint of admiration, just like a little girl chasing after a star, never leaving his side.

"This girl might have fallen for Brother Lu...?"

Seeing this, Kong Yi, whose injuries had slightly recovered, was also stunned for a moment, then stood up as well, his face showing some emotion.

As Kong Yan's older brother, he knew his sister's temperament and personality very well. Although she was a woman, she had never liked makeup and preferred martial arts since she was a child. She also admired strong people to the extreme, let alone a handsome and dashing young genius like Lu Feng.

Therefore, when he saw Kong Yan following Lu Feng so cautiously, Kong Yi didn't find it strange at all; he just took it as a normal occurrence.

"Dozens of corpses combined are not worth as much as Fang Baizhou?"

"Sigh, as expected, cultivators at the Qi Condensation Realm are still too weak. No matter how many corpses they absorb, it's useless..."

After sweeping around the corpses of the bandits, Lu Feng looked somewhat disappointed.

Although he absorbed the corpses of dozens of bandits, he still failed to break through to the fourth level of the Meridian Opening Realm in one fell swoop. After all, the corpses of Qi Condensation Realm warriors did not provide him with much benefit at the moment, while the corpses of sixth level Meridian Opening Realm warriors were rare.

"Young Master Lu, are you collecting the belongings from these bandits?"

Seeing Lu Feng's ever-changing expression, Kong Yan cautiously leaned forward from behind, looking at him with curiosity.

"Um, Miss Kong, is there anything else you need?"

Seeing Kong Yan staring at him with her big, dark, bright eyes, Lu Feng was taken aback for a moment, then coughed a few times and cupped his hands in greeting again.

He was so focused on looting the spoils and the corpses that he forgot about Kong Yan who was right next to him.

"Brother Lu, thank you very much!"

"I have no way to repay this life-saving grace..."

At this moment, Kong Yi also arrived late, and then bowed to Lu Feng with a face full of apology.

After all, the Kong family caravan was suddenly attacked by Qingtian Village, which was somewhat unexpected even for him. If it weren't for the other side's help, he and his sister would probably have lost their lives long ago.

"Brother, you're too kind. I was just doing my duty by helping out when I saw injustice."

Lu Feng didn't pay much attention to Kong Yi's thanks, and just grinned.

After all, rescuing people this time wasn't a loss for him. Not to mention that absorbing the corpses of Fang Baizhou and the bandits of Qingtian Village brought him one step closer to breaking through to the fourth level of the Meridian Opening Realm.

The valuables left behind by Fang Baizhou and the others' corpses alone amounted to a considerable sum, including over 100,000 low-grade spirit stones. Adding to Lu Feng's previous stockpile, he now possesses approximately 300,000 low-grade spirit stones!

Moreover, this doesn't even take into account the increase from the Treasure Basin. If all these low-grade spirit stones were thrown into the Treasure Basin, the quantity would at least quadruple, reaching 1.2 million!

It is no exaggeration to say that with Lu Feng's current wealth, even some veteran experts at the tenth level of the Meridian Opening Realm, or even experts at the Spirit Soul Realm, are probably far inferior to him!

Right now, he's incredibly rich!

"Brother Lu, you are mistaken. As the old saying goes, 'A drop of water in need should be repaid with a spring of water!'"

"Although our Kong family is merely a minor eighth-rank clan in Zhiyang City, Shanggu Prefecture, we still understand this simple truth!"

Seeing Lu Feng's nonchalant expression, Kong Yi felt uneasy and immediately took the opportunity to kneel down. At the same time, he hurriedly called to Kong Yan, who was standing next to him, "Yanzi, quickly thank your benefactor. Don't be impolite."

"oh...!"

Faced with her elder brother's instructions, Kong Yan obediently knelt down, making a gesture to bow to Lu Feng.

Although the other party was about the same age as her, and giving such a grand gift at this moment was slightly inappropriate, in the world of cultivation, strength is the foundation of everything, so it became reasonable.

"Brother Kong, Miss Yan, stop!"

Seeing this, Lu Feng quickly raised his hand to interrupt, then said with a helpless expression, "To tell you the truth, I have no interest in these kinds of etiquette and social norms. If Brother Kong really wants to thank me, sending some gifts to express your gratitude is enough, nothing else is necessary."

"Brother Lu is truly a man of character; Kong Yi admires him!"

Upon hearing this, Kong Yi quickly stood up and took out a blood-red flower shaped like a heart from his fingertip storage ring, handing it to Lu Feng. "Brother Lu, my sister and I left the family in a bit of a hurry this time, and we didn't bring any treasures with us. I'll give this to you as a token of my respect."

"This is... a blood lotus?"

Lu Feng glanced at the blood-red flower in the other person's hand, his eyes lit up, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

This flower is none other than the Blood Lotus, left behind after the death of the Blood Spirit.

The Blood Lotus contains rich essence blood. Martial artists below the Spirit Soul Realm can slightly improve their Yuan Power cultivation and physical strength after consuming it. He had seen one before at the site of the Loyal King's Tomb, but it was picked up by Consort Ren Xuan at that time.

"Young Master Lu, I... I don't have any valuable treasures on me... all I have left is this!"

Seeing her elder brother present a gift of thanks, Kong Yan quickly took out a red handkerchief from her bosom, then carefully opened it. Inside were several small pastries, each about the size of a palm and shaped like rice balls. They faintly emitted a strange medicinal fragrance, suggesting that some rare ingredients were also stuffed inside.

"Young Master Lu...! This is a snack I made myself for practicing martial arts. I hope you like it...!"

Kong Yan spoke softly, her pretty face flushed, her head almost buried in her chest, like a little girl confessing to her sweetheart, not daring to look Lu Feng in the eye.