Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"This aura...is it from the Yuanhai Realm?!"

On his way down the mountain, Lu Feng suddenly stopped and looked up at the sky.

Above them, the figures of Liu Lanyu and the others slowly appeared, each scrutinizing Lu Feng as if they had ulterior motives.

"May I ask what brings the three elders to see me?"

Seeing Liu Lanyu and the others blocking his way, Lu Feng was slightly surprised, but he still habitually cupped his hands in greeting.

"Heh, Lu family brat, why are you running so fast?"

"Although this year's academy competition is over, you still have a few treasures you forgot to collect..."

Li Dazui glanced at Lu Feng, a mocking smile appearing on his face. He then pulled out a storage ring from under his sleeve and tossed it to Lu Feng.

"This storage ring contains a nourishing food, which I refined using many precious ingredients. Ordinary martial artists who consume it will not only see a significant increase in their Yuan Power cultivation, but also a certain improvement in their soul power. I'm now bestowing it upon you, young man!"

Li Dazui remained calm, while Dao Butong, standing beside him, widened his eyes and said somewhat irritably, "You fat cook! Back then, when I asked you for nourishing food, you wouldn't give me a single bite, saying things like 'rarity makes things valuable.' But now, when you're dealing with the younger generation in the courtyard, you're suddenly being generous?!"

"Hey old medicine fanatic, you're supposed to be an elder of the Pill Hall at Falling Star Academy, why are you arguing with a junior?"

Faced with differing opinions, Li Dazui simply patted his large stomach and then said jokingly, "Besides, I've long planned to give this nourishing dish as the prize for the champion of this year's academy competition, so you old medicine fanatic shouldn't even think about it!"

"Hmph, do you really think I'd respect a piece of junk like you?!"

Seemingly to spite his opponent, Dao Butong snorted coldly and took out a perfectly round, fragrant red pill from inside his sleeve, then handed it to Lu Feng opposite him.

"Little one, this is the Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill I personally refined. Although it doesn't improve your Yuan Power cultivation in the slightest, it's a true ninth-grade pill. Not only can it quickly heal injuries, but it can even bring the dead back to life and heal bones!"

"Moreover, this Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill of mine is dozens of times more precious than the fat cook's nourishing food. You'd better keep it safe, kid!"

Nine-Turn Resurrection Pill!

Lu Feng quickly accepted the crimson pill, his face filled with excitement and joy. He bowed again, saying, "Student Lu Feng thanks the two elders for their generous gift...!"

After all, having this Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill is equivalent to having an extra life, and its value is no less than the nourishing food that Li Dazui gave him!

"Senior brothers, perhaps you should refrain from saying too much in front of the younger generation..."

Seeing that Li Dazui and Dao Butong were about to argue again, Liu Lanyu stepped forward to advise him. Then she looked at Lu Feng again and said, "Lu Feng, I don't have any good treasures here, only some martial arts manuals and techniques from the Scripture Hall. If you like them, feel free to ask."

After speaking, Liu Lanyu raised her hand slightly, and a transparent light screen appeared in front of Lu Feng.

The light screen was filled with a dazzling array of various martial arts manuals and techniques, most of which were of high quality. Even the worst manuals were at least sixth grade, and there were even some valuable ninth-grade manuals!

"As expected of the renowned Elder of the Scripture Hall, he is indeed quite wealthy!"

Looking at the huge array of martial arts techniques displayed on the screen, Lu Feng couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

However, although these techniques and martial arts are good, they are not of much help to him at present, and are even less valuable than a Nine-Turn Rejuvenation Pill!

After all, he already had the Nirvana Sutra in his hands, and ordinary ninth-grade cultivation techniques were unlikely to catch Lu Feng's eye!

"Young Master Lu, grab that cultivation manual in the bottom right corner!"

Just as Lu Feng was lamenting his loss, Gu Canyang's joyful voice suddenly came from inside the treasure basin, and his tone was urgent, as if he had discovered some great treasure.

"What?"

Lu Feng was taken aback, then looked closely and realized that the cultivation technique Gu Canyang had his eye on was nothing more than an ordinary sixth-grade "Lifting the Cauldron Technique." His expression turned strange. "Old Gu, it's just a sixth-grade technique. Why are you making such a fuss?"

"You brat! What I'm after isn't just a mere sixth-grade cultivation technique, but another 'treasure' hidden within it! Enough talk, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

Gu Canyang still said with some annoyance.

Although Lu Feng still had some doubts, he chose to listen to Gu Canyang and ultimately selected the unremarkable sixth-grade "Lifting the Cauldron Skill" as the prize for the champion of this year's academy competition.

After all, Gu Canyang is not only the spirit of the treasure basin, but also Lu Feng's half-master. Now the two are practically in the same boat, and the former is unlikely to betray him.

"By the way, have the three elders heard of the Starfall Secret Realm?"

After accepting all the rewards given to him by Liu Lanyu and others, Lu Feng seemed to remember something and cupped his hands in greeting.

"The Starfall Secret Realm? Why are you suddenly asking about this, kid..."

Upon hearing this, Dao Butong was taken aback for a moment, then raised his hand to gently twirl the goatee at the corner of his mouth, revealing a hint of alertness.

"Uh, the student just wanted to..."

"Old drug addict, don't be so nervous. Besides, there's no point in hiding anything now. This little kid will have to go through this sooner or later anyway..."

Just as Lu Feng was about to explain, he saw Li Dazui grinning and then say, "Speaking of which, it's not far from the next opening of the Starfall Secret Realm. Those little kids from the East Academy must be getting impatient inside and are just waiting for someone to go in and take their place."

"What Senior Brother Big Mouth said is true. Moreover, Lu Feng's strength and cultivation are not much different from those elites of the East Academy. He is more than capable of entering the Starfall Secret Realm for rotation."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Lanyu also stepped forward and then said in a calm tone, as if she had planned to do so for a long time.

"Lu Feng, I'm sure you've heard everything clearly, but I'll still say a few words."

Seeing this, Dao Butong stopped talking and looked at Lu Feng opposite him again, saying quietly, "The Starfall Secret Realm is a forbidden area of ​​Falling Star Academy. Although it is fraught with danger and contains a celestial calamity star, making it almost impossible for ordinary martial artists to enter without facing certain death, it is not all bad!"

"Due to the influence of the extraterrestrial calamity star, the Starfall Secret Realm is filled with a large amount of extremely violent spiritual energy all year round, which even overflows and is exposed to the outside world. This overflowing spiritual energy, in turn, has created the Cangmang Mountain, a natural treasure land. The two can be said to complement each other."

At this point, Dao Butong paused slightly, then continued, "As for our Falling Star Academy, we will naturally not allow the spiritual energy inside the Starfall Secret Realm to leak out, so we send some students in every now and then."

"This move serves two purposes: firstly, to keep a close eye on the situation of the extraterrestrial disaster star, and secondly, to address the problem of spiritual energy leakage. The students who are able to enter the Starfall Secret Realm are naturally not ordinary individuals; most of them are elite students from the East Academy."

"Lu Feng, do you have any further questions?"

After saying that, Dao Butong glanced at Lu Feng again, and the latter also looked as if he had suddenly realized something.

"I see....!"

At first, Lu Feng was a little curious as to why he rarely saw any experts from the East Academy, and why there were hardly any East Academy students participating in the triennial academy competition. It turned out that these people had all been sent to the Starfall Secret Realm to carry out missions.

"It seems that Xu Tianlong had calculated that I would also be sent to the Starfall Secret Realm. And in the Starfall Secret Realm, life and death are uncertain. Even if he kills me, no one will know, and he will not be punished by the academy..."

Thinking of this, Lu Feng raised an eyebrow, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes. "Heh, this Xu fellow has certainly played his cards right, but unfortunately, it's still uncertain who will live and who will die..."

"I understand, thank you for your guidance, three elders!"

Composing himself, Lu Feng bowed again to Dao Butong and the others before him, then turned and hurriedly left.

Because he couldn't wait to ask Gu Canyang for advice. What was the other party's motive for going to such lengths to have him snatch a sixth-grade manual of the "Sixth-Rank Lifting Cauldron Technique"?

...

Mercury Peak, in a private courtyard

"Old Gu, you don't need to keep me in suspense anymore, right?"

Seeing Gu Canyang's soul slowly float out of the treasure basin, Lu Feng couldn't help but speak up.

"Hey kid, what's the rush? Give me the stuff."

Gu Canyang glanced at Lu Feng as well, and said in a calm tone. The former also quickly took out the sixth-grade manual of the Lifting Cauldron Technique from his pocket and handed it to the other party.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

As he raised his hand to receive the manual of the Lifting Cauldron Technique, a wisp of crimson flame suddenly appeared in Gu Canyang's palm, instantly burning the manual to ashes without the slightest regret.

"Damn it! It was a sixth-grade cultivation technique, how could you just burn it like that...?!"

Seeing this, Lu Feng's eyes widened in shock, and he felt a pang of heartache.

"Hmph, what's the rush, kid!"

With another cold snort, Gu Canyang said somewhat irritably, "Look carefully...!"

On his right palm lay a tattered, yellowed ancient map, but the map was not complete; it was only a fragment the size of a palm.

In addition, the map fragment is covered with various blurry words and checkmarks, but the three large characters "Di Yan Xing" (地炎星) in the lower right corner are quite eye-catching, suggesting that it may be some kind of treasure map.

"Could this be... a fragment of a star map?!"

Looking at the somewhat familiar half-map in front of him, Lu Feng seemed to remember something. He immediately took out another almost identical map fragment from his fingertip ring and then quickly pieced the two together.

"It really is a fragment of a star map...!"

Seeing the two fragments of the star map in his hand fit together perfectly, occupying two-thirds of the area, Lu Feng couldn't help but show his joy.

"Hehe, the Heaven and Earth Star Ranking records a total of 108 stars, which are further divided into the Thirty-Six Heavenly Stars and the Seventy-Two Earthly Stars according to their strength."

Compared to the excited Lu Feng, Gu Canyang remained remarkably calm, seemingly having anticipated this. "If this map is accurate, following the clues will most likely lead us to the location of 'Earth Flame Star.'"

"Although Earth Flame Star is only ranked ninety-sixth on the Heavenly Star Ranking and belongs to one of the seventy-two Earthly Fiends, its power is far inferior to the thirty-six Heavenly Dippers, but it is still not an existence that ordinary martial artists can reach. You've really gotten lucky this time!"