Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"Lu Feng, what are your plans next?"

Guo Tianlin clenched his fists tightly, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

As the saying goes, ignorance is bliss.

If he had known from the beginning that the Yun family was the mastermind behind this assassination, he would never have gotten involved in this mess, even if it meant his death.

But there's no going back in this world.

Moreover, given the current predicament, it's difficult for Guo Tianlin to remain unscathed.

"It's very simple."

Lu Feng glanced at the tense Guo Tianlin, his expression remaining calm. He said indifferently, "Fengbo Tower and the Yun family are birds of a feather. Rather than waiting to be killed, we should take the initiative and kill them all!"

"Kill them all!"

Upon hearing Lu Feng's insane idea, Guo Tianlin was stunned, his eyes filled with horror. "Lu Feng, are you out of your mind...?!"

"Not to mention that the Yun family hasn't made a move yet, these Fengbo Tower assassins are numerous and powerful, with many experts among them. The black-robed man leading them is even a tenth-level Spirit Soul Realm expert. With just the two of us, we simply can't do it!"

Guo Tianlin's voice trembled slightly.

Although he was a fifth-grade alchemist and his Yuan power cultivation was not weak, having reached the third level of the Spirit Soul Realm, not much different from Lu Feng, he still felt it was unrealistic to fight against the entire Fengbo Tower on his own!

This move is tantamount to throwing an egg against a rock, courting certain death!

"Grandson, if you're scared, then hide to the side. I'll handle these guys by myself."

Seeing that Guo Tianlin was still hesitant, Lu Feng simply shook his head, a hint of contempt in his eyes, and then turned around and charged towards the many Fengbo Tower assassins beside him.

"Does this guy surnamed Lu look down on me?!"

Seeing this, Guo Tianlin frowned deeply, then finally hardened his heart, "Damn it! The worst that can happen is death, I'll fight!"

"Distraction Spell, Soul Away!"

As pure Yuan energy surged from his body, Guo Tianlin formed hand seals and summoned a transparent clone that looked exactly like him, clearly intending to fight to the death!

After all, the entire Qianqing Palace square is now surrounded by a large number of Fengbo Tower assassins, and their reinforcements are still arriving. Even if he really wanted to run away, he might not be able to escape!

"Hehe, very good."

Seeing that his provocation had worked, Lu Feng's lips curled up slightly. He then ignored Guo Tianlin beside him and instead raised his hand to punch the Fengbo Tower assassins who were attacking from the opposite side.

"Galo splits the mountain!"

A massive surge of Yuan energy swept across the area, instantly transforming into several powerful Jialuo fist strikes, interspersed with phantom images of golden-feathered eagle beasts, their power capable of splitting mountains!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

In less than a breath, the assassins from Fengbo Tower were blasted apart by Lu Feng's Gara Fist, their bodies completely pulverized, leaving only a horrifying pool of blood!

"My dantian energy has increased significantly, but I'm still a long way from breaking through..."

Having instantly killed the Fengbo Tower assassins with a single punch, Lu Feng didn't waste any resources. He immediately used the Corpse-Drawing Transformation Technique to absorb and refine all the pools of blood on the ground!

"Unfortunately, the Yuan energy cultivation of these Fengbo Tower assassins is too weak. Even after absorbing the essence of so many corpses, the effect is far less than a tiny fraction of the Huagong Ronggu San (a powerful energy-dissolving and bone-melting powder)..."

Lu Feng's face showed a thoughtful expression.

Although he had already refined the remaining Bone-Melting Powder in his body and had now absorbed a large amount of corpse essence, he was still quite far from breaking through to the fourth level of the Spirit Soul Realm. Unless he killed a few more Spirit Soul Realm experts, he might be able to break through in one fell swoop!

"The blood and foam from the corpse were completely sucked out...!"

Not far away, Guo Tianlin, who was locked in a fierce battle, also turned his gaze to Lu Feng as he devoured the blood and foam from the corpses of the Fengbo Tower assassins on the ground. His eyes were filled with horror.

"Could this kid be a demonic cultivator specializing in evil arts?!"

"Just who is he...!"

Thinking of this, Guo Tianlin couldn't help but feel a sense of lingering fear.

At this moment, he finally understood the huge gap in strength between himself and Lu Feng. The latter was simply not someone he could contend with, and even less someone he could afford to provoke!

...

Meanwhile, on the other side of the plaza outside the palace, a fierce battle was raging.

"The fish leaps over the dragon gate!"

Chen Jinnan thrust his spear through the air once more, then with a sudden tremor, the spear transformed into dozens of sharp spear shadows, leaping over the dragon gate like fish, aiming directly at the vital points of the black-robed man opposite him!

"Star-Picking Palm!"

Just as Chen Jinnan suddenly attacked, Han Che also swung his palm, unleashing a massive surge of Yuan energy that transformed into a giant, cauldron-sized Yuan energy palm print, interspersed with starlight. It seemed to be a powerful eighth-grade martial art!

"Hmph, a mere trick!"

Faced with the combined attack of Chen Jinnan and Han Che, the man in black robes merely smiled coldly. He then slashed out with his broadsword in a powerful, crescent-shaped motion, displaying remarkable momentum.

Clang! Pfft...!

With a crisp clang of weapons clashing, Chen Jinnan coughed up blood and was forced back, his spear flying out of his hand. He finally collapsed heavily to the ground, looking utterly disheveled!

In contrast, the black-robed man opposite him remained calm and composed, simply holding his sword horizontally in front of him, as if he had casually dealt with an ant.

"Cough cough cough...!"

"Damn it! I still can't do it...!"

Chen Jinnan struggled to his feet, his face pale, and looked at the black-robed man not far away with a look of resentment.

Although he had tried his best, he was only at the fifth level of the Spirit Soul Realm and was no match for the black-robed man in front of him!

As for Han Che, although his cultivation was slightly better than Chen Jinnan's, he was too old and had a limp leg. His current condition was not much better; he was also weak and pale.

"The blade is like a crescent moon, killing without a trace..."

Han Che, panting heavily, stared intently at the black-robed man not far away. A moment later, as if remembering something, his pupils constricted sharply. "Could you be... Yun Wu Hui?!"

Yun Wu Hui, the number one expert of Fengbo Tower, has not only reached the tenth level of the Spirit Soul Realm in his cultivation, but his Crescent Moon Blade Technique has also killed countless enemies. At the same time, he is also one of the right-hand men of Yun Xiaotian, the current head of the Yun family!

"This person is actually Yun Wu Hui...!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Jinnan, whose injuries were not minor, also gritted his teeth, then glared angrily at the black-robed man opposite him, "So the mastermind behind today's assassination attempt on the Emperor is actually you bunch of Yun family traitors!"

"Traitor? That's not necessarily true."

Seeing that his identity had been exposed, Yun Wu Hui also slowly removed his mask, revealing a cold and stern face. "Not to mention that my lord is wise and mighty and should rightfully be the supreme ruler of the world, the former dog emperor used all sorts of underhanded tricks to suppress the Yun family, and even came up with that bullshit 'Decree of Grace,' intending to drag the Yun family into utter ruin..."

"Now that our lord has retaliated, it is merely giving them a taste of their own medicine. How can you call him a traitor?"

At this point, Yun Wu Hui gave another cold laugh, a mocking smile playing on his lips. "Chen Jin Nan, could it be that you're afraid that once that dog emperor Ren Tianxing dies, you, as the commander of the Imperial Guards, will lose your backing, which is why you're working so hard right now?"

"you...!"

Faced with Yun Wuhui's sarcasm, Chen Jinnan was also furious, but he was speechless for a moment and did not know how to refute her.

Because what the other party said is not wrong. The Yun family's current open rebellion is most likely related to the "Decree of Grace" suddenly issued by Ren Tianxing a year ago.

The so-called "Decree of Grace" was nothing more than bestowing large amounts of land and people upon the powerful clans, who then divided and ruled over the land.

The Yun family was originally the most powerful family in Dongyun Kingdom. Not only was the family large and powerful, but in addition to the direct line, there were also countless collateral branches. If they were to be divided and ruled now, it would inevitably lead to the complete loss of the Yun family's foundation!

Therefore, this move, on the surface, is a reward from Ren Tianxing to the Yun family, but in reality, it is a plan to weaken the power and influence of the Yun family, so as to ensure the stability of the imperial power and the ruling position of the Ren family!

However, what puzzled Chen Jinnan and Han Che was that in just one year, the Yun family had recruited so many experts who were willing to risk their lives for them!

Not only that, the Yun family also secretly raised three thousand elite soldiers, which has remained undetected by outsiders to this day. Even Chen Jinnan, the commander of the Imperial Guard, was kept in the dark!