Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"I see...."

Upon hearing about the history of the four kingdoms of Lingnan and the origins of their martial arts competition, Lu Feng nodded silently, deeply agreeing.

According to Consort Ren, if Dongyun Kingdom wants to maintain its leading position among the four kingdoms of Lingnan and seize more rights to allocate Yuan Stone mines, it must achieve good results in the martial arts competition among the four kingdoms; otherwise, it will be difficult to win over the people.

Therefore, it is perfectly normal for the other party to apply to Falling Star Academy on the recommendation of Ren Tianxing and others.

After all, Consort Ren Xuan is a member of the royal family of Dongyun Kingdom, and now she has been granted the title of Prince Luo. It is highly unlikely that she would miss the Four Kingdoms Martial Arts Tournament, which is held only once every twenty years.

"Alright, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now. Remember to take good care of yourself from now on, that's all!"

Ren Xuanfei flicked a strand of hair at her temple, then turned and left without looking back, seemingly regaining her usual carefree demeanor, a stark contrast to her previous shy and demure appearance.

"This girl, she really hasn't changed at all..."

Seeing this, Lu Feng simply smiled without saying a word, seemingly unsurprised and already used to it.

...

As dusk fell in the courtyard...

After Ren Xuanfei left, Lu Feng did not continue his seclusion and cultivation. Instead, he took the time to take stock of the spoils he had gained from suppressing the Yun family rebellion.

After all, one cannot rush the path of cultivation; proceeding step by step and gradually is the best strategy.

Moreover, taking too big a step can easily lead to disaster. Just like when Lu Feng refined the corpses of the Yun family father and son in one go, he almost caused his dantian to burst on the spot, resulting in his death!

"An eighth-grade martial arts technique, the Purple Star Devouring Technique?"

"Although this technique is pretty useless to me, it can at least be sold for some spirit stones... I'll keep it for now!"

Lu Feng flipped through the tattered martial arts manual in his hand, raised an eyebrow, and then tossed it into his storage ring.

The Ziwei Devouring Star Technique was not only the cultivation method practiced by Yun Xiaotian and others in the past, but also a secret technique passed down only by the Yun family. Although this technique is far inferior to Lu Feng's Jialuo Nirvana Scripture, it is still one of the eighth-grade techniques and can sell for a lot of spirit stones.

However, apart from the Ziwei Devouring Star Technique, the storage ring left behind by the Yun family father and son contained no other valuable treasures, only a small amount of mid-grade spirit stones and some unfinished life-defying elixirs.

"Hmm, they're all mid-grade spirit stones, probably around 800,000..."

As Lu Feng intently inventoried his spoils, his brow furrowed slightly. "What the hell! Did that old dog Yun Xiaotian secretly hide all the spirit stones?"

"The dignified head of the Yun family, and this is all the wealth he has? That's incredibly stingy!"

After thoroughly searching through the storage ring left behind by the Yun family father and son, Lu Feng couldn't help but curse. He seemed to have found no other more valuable treasures and was quite disappointed.

"Could it be that this old dog squandered the entire Yun family's fortune to raise three thousand assassins and those Fengbo Tower assassins?"

Lu Feng put the storage ring back into his pocket, his face full of displeasure.

After all, Yun Xiaotian was the dignified head of the Yun family and a powerful expert at the first level of the Yuanhai Realm. His eldest son, Yun Ting, was a disciple of Luoxing Academy and had also stepped into the half-step Yuanhai Realm level.

Logically speaking, the Yun family father and son should be rolling in wealth, and Lu Feng originally thought he could make a fortune, but he never expected that the former would be even poorer than Guo Tianlin!

"Fine! Eight hundred thousand it is, it's better than nothing..."

With another heavy sigh, Lu Feng poured all the mid-grade spirit stones he had seized into the treasure basin. "Eight hundred thousand, plus the five hundred thousand that kid Guo Tianlin gave me back then, that's a full one million three hundred thousand mid-grade spirit stones!"

"While I haven't exactly struck it rich, I've managed to make a modest profit..."

Lu Feng rubbed his hands together, a look of emotion on his face.

Although 1.3 million mid-grade spirit stones are not a particularly large amount, with the treasure-gathering and appreciation of the treasure basin, the final output can be at least six times, which is still a considerable fortune!

As for the fifty-year-old medicinal spirit fruit that Qin Xiaowu gave him, which was not yet mature, Lu Feng did not rush to eat it immediately. Instead, he put it into the treasure basin to cultivate it.

Because the Treasure Bowl can not only turn stones into gold and accumulate small amounts into large sums, it also has the ability to accelerate time, which can greatly speed up the development of various medicinal herbs and spiritual plants, thereby shortening the maturation cycle.

The Hidden Spirit Fruit, which originally took fifty years to fully mature, will mature and bear fruit in about a year at most thanks to the accelerated time function of the Treasure Basin. Therefore, Lu Feng is not in a hurry to eat it!

After all, the value and medicinal effects of a fully ripe Tibetan Spirit Fruit are several times or even dozens of times that of a half-ripe Tibetan Spirit Fruit!

...

The next day at dawn, outside the imperial city, high in the sky...

call!

A strong wind howled past, like a sharp blade cutting through, causing a faint pain in one's cheeks. Lu Feng, however, walked on clouds, like a gray meteor streaking across the sky, flying towards the Yuanfeng Realm where Falling Star Academy was located.

"I wonder how things are going on Fellow Daoist Shen's side..."

Lu Feng stretched and his mind drifted back to memories.

It has been almost two months since he left Falling Star Academy, and Lu Feng has not received a reply from Shen Tianzhong since he stood him up, which makes him feel uneasy.

Because Shen Tianzhong had invited him to travel together in the past in order to deal with Liao Fusheng, one of the four protectors of the Wusheng Sect, who was the enemy who had wiped out his clan.

Now, Liao Fusheng has not only appeared in Dongyun Kingdom, but also helped the Yun family to rebel and cause chaos. He was even one step away from succeeding in his conspiracy. On the other hand, Shen Tianzhong himself has disappeared without a trace.

"Fellow Daoist Shen, you absolutely mustn't get into trouble, otherwise I'll truly become a sinner who forgets loyalty for the sake of beauty..."

Thinking of this, Lu Feng couldn't help but feel a sense of foreboding.

After all, given Shen Tianzhong's fearless and headstrong personality, he's capable of anything, and it's not impossible that he would even single-handedly storm the Wusheng Sect's lair to seek revenge!

...

Meanwhile, on an official road below

Dozens of carriages and horses were parked to the side, mostly consisting of the elderly, women and children. At this moment, everyone's faces showed reluctance, and they were carrying all kinds of bags of various sizes, like travelers leaving their hometown. The leader was none other than Yun Haoxuan, the former second young master of the Yun family.

"Young Master, everything is packed. Shall we set off now...?"

Looking at Yun Haoxuan at the front of the group, an old servant with a hunched back slowly stepped forward, his face also showing some sadness.

After all, the Yun family was once the most prestigious family in the Dongyun Kingdom, but now they have fallen to such a state. Not only have all the experts in the family been killed or injured, but their industries in various places have been reduced to less than one-tenth. They even have to move away from the Dongyun capital city. It can be said that they have fallen to the bottom overnight!

"Okay, let's go."

Gazing at the direction Lu Feng had departed in the sky, Yun Haoxuan slowly withdrew his gaze, then looked at the old servant beside him and the surviving members of the Yun family, "The past is like smoke in the wind, but we've started anew. It's time for us to leave this place of trouble..."

"Yes, young master!"

Faced with Yun Haoxuan's instructions, the old servant and the surviving members of the Yun family also knelt down and bowed, their faces full of gratitude.

Because the other party could have simply ignored the lives of these servants and other members of the Yun family.

However, Yun Haoxuan did not do that. Instead, he took the initiative to withdraw from Falling Star Academy and personally cleaned up the mess left by Yun Xiaotian and others, which naturally moved the surviving Yun family members.