Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"Opportunity, chance...?"

Ye Yun was somewhat taken aback, but the next moment she saw the beautiful woman in palace attire land in front of her.

"Young lady, I never lie. Moreover, you possess extraordinary talent, a gift from heaven. You shouldn't waste your talents in such a mundane village, wasting your life in mediocrity..."

The beautiful woman in palace attire spoke softly, her beautiful eyes filled with regret.

However, Ye Yun shook her head in response to the visitor's advice, her tone somewhat hesitant.

"S-senpai, I'm sorry!"

"I don't want any special opportunities, I just want to live a peaceful life. Besides, I promised Brother Feng that I would wait for him to come back here..."

"Little girl, you..."

Seeing Ye Yun's decisive rejection, a hint of displeasure flashed across the beautiful woman in palace attire's face, but it quickly softened again. "I never force anyone. However, if this Brother Feng you speak of is truly capable, why hasn't he come to you yet?"

"Or is it that this person is struggling to protect himself, and therefore has no time to care about you..."

"Impossible, Brother Feng won't be in trouble!"

Before the beautiful woman in palace attire could finish speaking, Ye Yun blushed and retorted, as if someone had touched a sore spot.

"Young lady, in this dog-eat-dog world, only strength is the key to controlling your own destiny. If you truly want to protect the one you love, and even spend your life with him, you must become stronger..."

The beautiful woman in palace attire spoke with a firm and resounding tone.

Only by becoming stronger can I protect the one I love and stay with them for life...

Upon hearing this, Ye Yun fell silent, her pretty face hesitant, as if recalling the scene when Lu Feng risked his life to save her.

What the other party said was true. If he had been a martial artist in the past and had greater strength, he would not have been a burden to Lu Feng, nor would he have caused Lu Feng to be hunted down by the Mojin Sect and forced to flee everywhere.

"If you truly are unwilling, I will not force you..."

Seeing Ye Yun's hesitant expression, the woman in palace attire deliberately turned around and prepared to leave.

"Senior, I promise you...!"

Seemingly having finally made up her mind, Ye Yun immediately spoke up to stop the other party.

"Hehe, this child is teachable."

Her steps faltered, and the beautiful woman in palace attire turned to look at Ye Yun, a hint of a smile in her beautiful eyes, as if all of this was within her expectations.

"Yun'er, are you really going...?"

Seeing Ye Yun about to leave with the beautiful woman in palace attire, Ye Hong hesitated, seemingly worried about her.

"Dad, don't worry, I'll be fine. You just stay home and rest. I'll definitely be back before sunset tomorrow..."

Seeing Ye Hong's concern, Ye Yun also comforted him, indicating that he should take care of his health.

"Little girl, it's time to go."

The beautiful woman in palace attire glanced at the reluctant Ye Yun, and the next moment she lightly flicked her sleeves and skirts, instantly creating a gentle breeze that enveloped her and Ye Yun together. Then they both disappeared as if they had never existed.

...

On the other side, at the bottom of the cliff, there is an icy spring, and on the shore...

A slender figure slowly emerged, his left sleeve fluttering, while his right hand held a wooden fishing rod tightly. His handsome face was full of concentration; it was none other than Lu Feng, who was fishing in seclusion.

It has been almost half a month since he was trapped in this secluded valley.

During this period, in addition to fishing every day, Lu Feng did not slack off in his practice of the Shadow Blade Technique. He has made it to the initial stage of minor success and can now unleash three Shadow Blade Qi at once.

As for the feedback from the Treasure Basin these days, it has also yielded fruitful results. The amount of Qi Gathering Pills and inferior Yuan Stones that Lu Feng threw in back then has now increased almost tenfold!

Ten Great Qi Gathering Pills, plus about fifty low-grade spirit stones!

This was enough for Lu Feng to break through to the fifth level of the Body Refinement Realm!

Moreover, Lu Feng has been fishing tirelessly these past few days, catching nearly a hundred gray monster fish. Consuming these gray monster fish is no less effective than ordinary second- or third-rate pills in improving a martial artist's physique and dantian energy!

Now, Lu Feng is only one step away from officially breaking through to the fifth level of the Body Refinement Realm!

"Splash!..."

Suddenly, a surge of water came from the bottom of the icy spring, and Lu Feng's face lit up with joy. He immediately lifted the fishing rod.

"They've taken the bait...!"

"Hahaha, I didn't expect it to be such a big one!"

Feeling a tremendous force coming from below the fishing rod, Lu Feng was overjoyed. Although he had caught quite a few gray strange fish these days, most of them were small fish, and he had never encountered such a big "fish king" before!

"What is this thing...?"

Lu Feng was taken aback when he reeled in his fishing rod, and then a look of confusion appeared on his face.

Instead of the "King of Fish" he had imagined, he saw an upside-down stone box covered in moss and completely black, hanging from the end of the fishing rod. It looked as if it had been buried at the bottom of the ice spring for many years and had only now been brought to light.

boom!

Lu Feng raised his hand and shattered the stone box with a single palm strike. The next moment, a dark, viscous medicine bottle fell out of it, inside which lay a perfectly round, yellow pill. Although it was ancient, it still had its original luster and exuded a fragrant aroma.

"This elixir is called the Life-Generating and Bone-Strengthening Elixir. It can revitalize flesh and blood and strengthen bones. It is also my last creation. If anyone is destined to obtain it, I hope they will collect my remains. I would be eternally grateful..."

His gaze swept down to the bottom of the medicine bottle, and seeing the line of black characters on it, Lu Feng was even more surprised.

After all, the Life-Generating Bone-Strengthening Pill is no ordinary pill; it is a genuine Grade 4 pill, and its value is considerable. The person who can refine this pill must have been at least a Grade 4 alchemist in their lifetime.

"Could it be that the person who refined this elixir was once submerged beneath this icy spring...?"

"It seems I'm not the only one trapped in this nameless valley..."

After storing the Life-Generating Bone-Strengthening Pill in his storage ring, Lu Feng glanced at the vast ice spring again, then lowered his head slightly.

"Senior alchemist, although I do not know where your remains are now, I have always been a person who cherishes life. If I can find your body, I will certainly collect it for you. Rest in peace, Amen!"

After a brief ceremony, Lu Feng reeled in his fishing rod and left the icy shore once more.

After all, he had already gained quite a lot today, and now he needed to take some time to tally it up.

Besides, for the past two weeks, Lu Feng has been eating gray strange fish every day, and his dantian energy has long been overflowing. He is at the critical moment of breakthrough, and if he does not go into seclusion now, when will he?

"My darling, my chances of rebuilding my left arm and overcoming my disability depend entirely on you!"

Lu Feng tossed the Life-Generating Bone-Strengthening Pill, which he had unexpectedly fished up, into the treasure basin, his face full of anticipation.

Although he has achieved great success in his cultivation, the loss of his left arm in the past still greatly affects his ability to exert his strength, and his cultivation of martial arts techniques is far less convenient than that of ordinary martial artists.

If one Life-Generating Bone-Strengthening Pill isn't enough for Lu Feng to rebuild his left arm, then he'll eat ten, a hundred, or even a thousand!

Anyway, he now has a treasure trove in his hands. As long as he has one pill as a seed, he will never lack pills to eat in the future!

Thud! Buzz...!

The Life-Generating Bone-Strengthening Pill fell into the Treasure Basin with a soft sound, and was then enveloped by a strange, mysterious light, obscuring the view inside. No more pills were subsequently ejected.

"Hmm, it seems that it will take some time before I can condense more Life-Generating and Bone-Strengthening Pills... Oh well."

Seeing this, Lu Feng was not too surprised.

Because the Life-Generating Bone-Strengthening Pill is a fourth-grade elixir, it is quite valuable. With the current spiritual energy of the Treasure Basin, it will take some time to accumulate it gradually, and it cannot be done overnight.