Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"Grandma, you're really blaming me..."

"I'm just a mere rogue cultivator, how dare I look down on you, my lady...!"

Faced with Ren Xuanfei's sudden accusation of favoring sons over daughters, Lu Feng's lips twitched slightly, and then he helplessly shrugged.

After all, this trip to Jue Long Ridge was extremely dangerous, and most of the participants were geniuses and prodigies from the four kingdoms of Lingnan and the Taiji Sword Sect; there was hardly a weakling among them!

Therefore, Lu Feng's reason for not letting Ren Xuanfei go was simply because he was worried about her personal safety, and he had no other intentions.

"Brother Lu, the truth is this...!"

Seeing this, Ren Lingyun stepped forward as well, and then quickly explained the reason, "Although my sister is slightly weaker, her courage is commendable, and her participation in this battle is also at the behest of our father, the Emperor."

"My father hopes that my younger sister can use this trip to Jue Long Ridge to hone her personal strength and broaden her horizons. As for her final results, that's not so important..."

Ren Lingyun explained slowly and deliberately, and Lu Feng nodded, looking as if he had just realized something.

After all, Ren Xuanfei's Yuan Power cultivation was only at the first level of the Spirit Soul Realm. Even in Falling Star Academy, she was about the same as some students in the West Academy, and not considered particularly powerful.

With such limited strength, even if they were to participate in the Four Kingdoms Martial Arts Tournament, they would likely not achieve any significant results; they would simply be there for the spectacle.

However, she is slightly different from Ren Xuanfei, who only played a minor role.

However, in just half a year, the young master Ren Lingyun's strength has improved rapidly. Not only has his cultivation reached the Yuanhai Realm level, but he is also no weaker than Lu Feng!

Lu Feng was initially unsure about this, because Ren Lingyun had been concealing his Yuan Power aura and had kept a low profile throughout, making it difficult for ordinary martial artists to see through his strength.

The reason why Lu Feng could see through Ren Lingyun's strength at a glance was because the other party was always shrouded in a faint but powerful aura.

After all, the aura of pressure originates from the Yuanhai aura in the dantian of a martial artist's body, and only a master of the Yuanhai realm can control this powerful force!

"Grandma, I was just worried about your safety..."

Seeing that Consort Ren was still staring at him with a resentful look, Lu Feng smiled helplessly and said, "Besides, Senior Ren entrusted you to me in the past, so I can't let anything happen to you. Otherwise, I, as the Duke of Fan and the Minister of the Prince of Luo's Mansion, would be greatly derelict in my duty..."

"Really? I find it hard to believe."

Despite Lu Feng's frantic attempts to make amends, Ren Xuanfei remained suspicious, seemingly still not quite trusting him.

As the saying goes, a man's words are deceitful.

Even Lu Feng was no exception to this.

"Alright, Fei'er, stop fooling around...!"

Seeing that Ren Xuanfei was still about to throw a tantrum, Ren Lingyun frowned slightly and said in a gradually stern tone, "After all, Jue Long Ridge is one of the three forbidden areas of Cangyun Realm. It is extremely dangerous inside, with poisonous swamps and miasma everywhere. Moreover, the Four Kingdoms Martial Arts Tournament is no small matter. Brother Lu, what you said this time is only for your safety. Please don't throw another tantrum..."

"Alright, alright! I know I was wrong, brother. Why are you siding with Lu Feng too..."

Faced with her own brother's reprimand, Ren Xuanfei seemed to know she was in the wrong, so she pursed her lips and stopped being willful and unreasonable.

"This girl really needs to be disciplined by her own family..."

Seeing this, Lu Feng also smiled slightly, secretly finding it amusing.

"Brother Lu, the ninth-grade teleportation array left by our ancestor is now activated. Please come with me!"

After saying that, Ren Lingyun didn't linger. He immediately stepped aside to make way for them and flew towards the depths of the palace.

Seeing this, Lu Feng and Ren Xuanfei followed closely behind.

...

In the depths of the imperial palace in Dongyun capital, outside the Wuning Hall

The atmosphere outside the hall was solemn and tense, with banners fluttering and a group of golden-armored soldiers holding long spears standing all around, completely surrounding the central square outside the Wu Ning Hall, as if they were waiting for the return of a great figure.

Swish!

Suddenly, a figure in brocade robes pierced through the void and landed steadily in the central square outside Wu Ning Palace.

"Your Highness, I greet you!"

Upon seeing Ren Lingyun finally appear, the golden-armored soldiers around the square knelt down and saluted, all saying in unison that they had been waiting for him for a long time.

"You may rise, no need for formalities."

Ren Lingyun glanced at the kneeling, saluting golden-armored soldiers around him, then flicked his sleeves, his handsome face remaining calm. "Have you all prepared the elemental stones to activate the teleportation array?"

"Your Highness, everything is ready and awaits your command!"

As soon as the former finished speaking, a middle-aged man with golden armor and a broad back stepped forward and bowed to Ren Lingyun opposite him, seemingly the leader of the group of golden-armored soldiers.

"Excellent, activate the formation immediately!"

Ren Lingyun nodded with a satisfied expression.

"I will obey His Highness the Crown Prince's command!"

Upon hearing the order, the middle-aged man hurriedly retreated, then raised his arm and shouted to the group of golden-armored soldiers surrounding the square, his voice booming like thunder, "Brothers, activate the formation!"

Boom!

At the middle-aged man's command, the golden-armored soldiers around the square brandished their spears and plunged them into the bluestone floor, creating a loud, earth-shaking sound.

Swish!Swish!Swish!

The next moment, a large amount of pure and incomparable spiritual energy of heaven and earth suddenly surged out from the ground, like a river flowing into the sea, instantly transforming into an enormous golden pillar of light that finally soared into the sky, while emitting an astonishing array aura. The whole scene was truly awe-inspiring!

"So this is the ninth-grade teleportation array left behind by the ancient Yan Han Dynasty? It's quite something..."

Looking at the golden pillar of light that stretched straight to the sky above Wu Ning Hall, Lu Feng also showed surprise.

Such a powerful and astonishing array aura is almost no weaker than the Blood Sacrifice Sky-Covering Array activated by Zhang Dabiao and others of the Wusheng Sect in the past. Not to mention teleporting Lu Feng and a few others, it would be more than enough to teleport an army of tens of thousands!

However, what made Lu Feng a little curious was that activating such a huge teleportation array would inevitably consume a lot of spirit stones. It seemed that the royal family of Dongyun Kingdom was too rich!

"Brother Lu, Fei'er, let's go!"

The moment the ninth-grade teleportation array activated, Ren Lingyun didn't waste any words. He immediately leaped into the golden pillar of light above the sky and disappeared into it in an instant.

Seeing this, Lu Feng also composed himself and followed closely behind, disappearing into the golden pillar of light as well.

"Brother, Lu Feng, wait for me...!"

Seeing Ren Lingyun and Lu Feng step into the teleportation array together, Ren Xuanfei became anxious and quickly followed.

"Your subordinate respectfully sees off His Highness the Crown Prince, His Highness the Prince of Luo, and Lord Duke of Fan...!"

Seeing Ren Lingyun and the others disappear into the golden pillar of light above the sky, the middle-aged man and the surrounding golden-armored soldiers bowed and saw them off, but none of them dared to leave their spot.

Because their duty is to guard the ninth-grade teleportation array and ensure that no accidents occur.

Therefore, until Ren Lingyun and the others returned, these guards were not allowed to leave Wu Ning Hall by even a step, otherwise it would be considered dereliction of duty, and they would be imprisoned at the very least, or executed at worst!

...

Meanwhile, in the Cangyun Realm, on the outskirts of Juelong Ridge...

Click...!

As an invisible tremor suddenly came from the sky, the void cracked open as if a mirror had shattered, and several young figures leaped out from it, eventually landing in a valley on the outskirts of Jue Long Ridge.

The leader was dressed in a black robe and had a mustache. Although he looked ordinary, the aura of Yuan power emanating from him was terrifying, far surpassing that of Lu Feng and Ren Lingyun. He was clearly no ordinary person!

"Hehe, we've finally arrived. I wonder what kind of results our Yunfu Sect will achieve in this Four Kingdoms Martial Arts Tournament..."

After glancing at the clearing in the valley filled with miasma, the man in the black robe twirled his mustache, his tone slightly wistful.

After all, the ranking of the Four Kingdoms Martial Arts Tournament results is related to the specific division of the Yuan Stone Mine.

Even the Yan Han Dynasty, which once dominated the Cangyun Realm, ultimately left behind only a small Yuan Stone mine.

With just this one small Yuan Stone mine, the former Yan Han Dynasty and the Feng Clan were able to suppress all the major forces in the Cangyun Realm and dominate the Cangyun Realm for hundreds of years!

This shows that the value of the Yuan Stone vein is beyond the imagination of ordinary people!