Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"Vice Dean Xia, are you sure you haven't picked the wrong person? I'm a straight man through and through...!"

Lu Feng retreated while looking at Xia Xihai across from him with some fear.

After all, he wasn't from Sichuan, and he had absolutely no interest in men!

"A purebred straight man?"

Faced with Lu Feng's terrified gaze, Xia Xihai was also stunned for a moment, then seemed to understand something. His face darkened immediately, "Damn it! What kind of nonsense is going on in your head, you brat! This vice dean has no interest in men either!"

"Huh? Then why did you follow me all the way, Vice Dean Xia, and say you were interested in me...?"

Lu Feng was still somewhat bewildered.

"I am very satisfied with your performance just now. Firstly, you resolved Junior Sister Liu's inner demons and obsessions, and secondly, you did not waste the Four-Sheep Square Cauldron. That is why I said this."

Xia Xihai crossed his arms and glanced at Lu Feng with a hint of exasperation, seemingly feeling somewhat resentful at being mistaken for a gay man.

"Uh, Vice Dean Xia, you flatter me. This is just what a disciple should do..."

"Moreover, Elder Liu's successful enlightenment this time was almost entirely due to his personal comprehension; I only lent a small helping hand, which is nothing..."

Upon learning Xia Xihai's purpose, Lu Feng breathed a sigh of relief, then bowed respectfully, his tone full of humility.

After all, Liu Lanyu's ability to break through her inner demons and get rid of her anxiety about her appearance was almost entirely due to her own enlightenment; his advice was merely icing on the cake.

"That being said, you have indeed made a great contribution, and I, Xia, have seen it all..."

With a flick of his sleeve, Xia Xihai's face regained its dignified expression. He then said solemnly, "By the way, you can keep this storage ring, boy. Consider it a token of my appreciation on behalf of Junior Sister Liu. No need to be polite."

After saying that, Xia Xihai flicked his finger again, immediately sending a high-grade storage ring into Lu Feng's hand.

"This is... a mid-grade elemental stone?!"

"And the quantity is approximately half a million!"

He quickly reached out and took the storage ring, only to find that it was not only filled with mid-grade spirit stones, but also contained a total of 500,000 stones. Lu Feng couldn't help but smile, his face full of excitement.

Because in the past, he almost exhausted all his wealth to help Liu Lanyu refine the Jade Ice Skin Pill, and Xia Xihai's current reward is undoubtedly a timely help!

"I never expected that Vice Dean Xia, who seems stingy on the surface, would be so generous behind the scenes. He even went so far as to give away his treasured ninth-grade furnace, the 'Four-Sheep Square Cauldron,' to help Elder Liu overcome his inner demons and obsessions. Could it be that Vice Dean Xia has feelings for Elder Liu...?"

Thinking of this, a hint of curiosity flashed across Lu Feng's face, and he muttered to himself.

After all, Xia Xihai had put in a lot of effort for Liu Lanyu's sake, first giving Lu Feng a ninth-grade furnace cauldron, and then a mid-grade spirit stone. He was practically a warm-hearted man, which made it hard not to be curious.

"Alright, I won't bother you any longer, kid. Remember to practice diligently and don't be lazy."

Just as Lu Feng was filled with curiosity, Xia Xihai flicked his sleeve and turned to leave. It seemed that his sudden stop was only for Liu Lanyu's breakthrough of her inner demons, and he had no other intentions.

"Your disciple will respectfully follow your teachings. Vice Dean Xia, please take care!"

Seeing this, Lu Feng did not dare to be negligent and immediately bowed to the other party.

"Tsk tsk tsk, Vice Dean Xia likes Elder Liu, and Elder Liu likes Dean Chu. Add to that that former demonic sect witch who seems to have some grudge against Vice Dean Xia. The relationships between these people are just too messy...!"

Watching Xia Xihai's departing figure, Lu Feng touched his nose, feeling a mix of emotions.

"Forget it, these things have nothing to do with me anyway, I should focus on improving my strength first...!"

Shaking his head, Lu Feng stopped being gossipy and curious, and immediately turned around and flew towards his personal cave, preparing to go into seclusion again.

After all, Falling Star Academy is now being targeted by the Wusheng Sect, and it's like a dark cloud looming over the city, ready to crush it, with a storm brewing.

The only thing Lu Feng can do right now is to keep cultivating and getting stronger, and at the same time, try to gain some self-protection when the Wusheng Sect attacks in the future!

...

The next morning at dawn, at Shanxing Peak, inside his personal cave...

"Phew, my dantian energy has increased by about a third, not bad!"

Lu Feng, shirtless, slowly exhaled a breath of stale air and stood up, having finished his practice.

After a day and a night of seclusion, although he failed to break through to the tenth level of the Spirit Soul Realm, his dantian energy increased by one-third, and the small ball of primordial energy field in his body also became stronger, which can be described as a great improvement!

However, in order to prepare for this closed-door cultivation, Lu Feng spent all 500,000 mid-grade spirit stones that Xia Xihai had given him yesterday. It can be said that he came and went in a hurry!

"Ugh, you can never have enough spirit stones, no matter how many you have...!"

Looking at his empty storage ring, Lu Feng shook his head, feeling a pang of emotion.

Although 500,000 mid-grade spirit stones is not a small amount, enough to support most martial artists at the ninth level of the Spirit Soul Realm to break through in one go, Lu Feng is no ordinary person. His dantian capacity is not only larger, but also several times that of ordinary martial artists of the same level!

This is one of the reasons why Lu Feng, even with the Treasure Basin in hand, still feels that he doesn't have enough spirit stones to spend.

After all, the amount of spirit stones he consumed each time he broke through his cultivation level was several times that of ordinary martial artists of the same level. If Lu Feng hadn't possessed the Treasure Basin, he simply wouldn't have been able to support such a huge consumption of spirit stones!

"Oh, right, Elder Liu's request...!"

Lu Feng glanced outside the cave again, raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he suddenly remembered something. He quickly grabbed the clothes next to him and put them on, then hurriedly left the cave.

After all, Liu Lanyu had asked him to go to the Chenxi Tower of the Scripture Hall at Chenshi yesterday to report back, saying that there was something important to tell him.

Lu Feng was very familiar with Liu Lanyu's fiery temper, so he naturally dared not be late or not go!

...

A short while later, Bai Qiufeng, at the Morning Light Building of the Scripture Hall.

"This disciple has arrived late; I hope Elder Liu will forgive me!"

Lu Feng rushed over before Chenshi (7-9 AM), only to find Liu Lanyu already waiting for him outside Chenxi Tower. He immediately felt a chill and quickly bowed in greeting.

However, Liu Lanyu did not blame Lu Feng at all. Instead, she nodded slightly and said calmly, "No need for formalities. I have not called you here for any important matter. I just intend to take you to the Falling Star Treasure Vault."

"The Falling Star Treasure Vault?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Feng was taken aback. "Elder Liu, what is this all about...?"

Swish!

Before Lu Feng could finish speaking, Liu Lanyu suddenly raised her hand and took out a bundle of ancient scrolls from her sleeve. She then spread them out on the spot, which seemed to be some kind of small teleportation array.

hum!

The moment the ancient scroll was opened, a dazzling light burst forth from it, accompanied by an invisible array aura. It immediately enveloped Liu Lanyu and Lu Feng, and then vanished from the spot in an instant!