Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"Young Master Lu, what's wrong?"

"You can't wait to take action now?"

At this moment, Gu Canyang's eerie voice suddenly came from inside the treasure basin, "Although I fully support you killing Gongsun Jian, there is one unpleasant thing I must say beforehand..."

"If that old man surnamed Qin were to take his anger out on you and retaliate, I can't guarantee your life will be safe..."

Gu Canyang stroked his long beard, his face solemn, seemingly quite wary of Qin Xuanzhong beside him.

"Holy crap! No way?"

Faced with Gu Canyang's reminder, Lu Feng couldn't help but curse inwardly, while simultaneously replying telepathically, "I mean, you're supposed to be the spirit of the Treasure Basin, and a powerful figure who dominated the continent tens of thousands of years ago, yet you can't even handle an old man like Bi Deng who's only at the fifth level of the Yuanhai Realm?"

"Old man, are you kidding me?"

Lu Feng couldn't help but complain aloud, but was interrupted by Gu Canyang's cold snort, "Stop talking nonsense to me!"

"So you know that happened tens of thousands of years ago?"

"I am now nothing but a remnant soul, without even the most basic mortal body. Even if I possess martial arts skills, I would be unable to use them. What can I use to help you kill people now?"

"This...something's not right!"

Interrupting Gu Canyang again, Lu Feng's eyes widened, as if he had remembered something. "Old Gu, I remember you used to possess the art of possession? Qin Xuanzhong is definitely no match for you!"

In the past, at the site of the Loyal King's Tomb in Dongyun Kingdom, the other party temporarily possessed Lu Feng's body and easily subdued the immortal bone lion guarding the site with a spiritual martial art called "Sorrow and Joy Finger Technique," which was incredibly impressive.

Lu Feng still vividly remembers this scene!

"Hehe, this method is certainly feasible, but I'm afraid you won't be too happy about it..." Gu Canyang stroked his long beard, a playful smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"What do you mean?"

Lu Feng was still somewhat puzzled.

"The meaning is simple: the art of possession is not a foolproof method, but rather an emergency measure, and its drawbacks are also considerable."

Seeing Lu Feng's bewildered expression, Gu Canyang calmly explained, "Although I can temporarily possess your body and help you deal with some troublesome enemies, this method will cause irreversible and serious damage to your body. At best, it will shorten your lifespan and weaken your yang energy; at worst, it will cause your soul to be scattered on the spot!"

"Young man of the Lu family, now you should understand why I was unwilling to help you, right? It's not just because it depletes my soul power; if I were to frequently use the body-seizing technique, it would also endanger your life..."

"The side effects of possession techniques are really this severe?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Feng was equally startled and couldn't help but ask, "Old Gu, what should I do next?"

"Now that you, sir, cannot easily take action, I fear I alone am ill-equipped to handle the combined attack of Gongsun Jian and Qin Xuanzhong. Are we simply going to let Xiaoyu's matter rest?"

After all, the reason why Lu Feng was not flustered at all at the beginning and was confident that he would kill Gongsun Jian was not only because the rules of the Four Kingdoms Martial Arts Competition were in his favor, but also because of Gu Canyang, the spirit of the Treasure Basin.

Hearing that Gu Canyang couldn't help, Lu Feng naturally became anxious.

"As the saying goes, there's always a way out. Let's take it one step at a time."

Gu Canyang's voice slowly drifted to his ears again, "Besides, even if you choose not to act because you're wary of Qin Xuanzhong, Gongsun Jian, who sees you as a rival in love, won't let you leave this place alive..."

"So, you'd better watch yourself..."

Gu Canyang uttered a few words of advice, then disappeared back into the depths of the treasure basin, leaving no trace.

"Order complete. The next round of the competition shall officially begin!"

Just as Lu Feng was secretly consulting Gu Canyang, Qin Xuanzhong's cold shout rang out again from the side, "The first match of the semi-finals, Sun and Moon Token versus Star Token!"

As soon as the words were spoken, a beautiful figure in a white dress gracefully swept through the air and landed steadily in the center of the arena not far away. Her stunningly beautiful face remained as cold as ice, and she was none other than Zhong Lingyu, the former number one prodigy of Sunset Academy.

"Damn! That old man is definitely unreliable...!"

"Fine, let's focus on getting into the finals first...!"

Seeing Zhong Lingyu step onto the stage and Gu Canyang cower in fear, Lu Feng cursed under his breath, then focused his attention back on the semi-final battle.

After all, he had to defeat Zhong Lingyu in front of him first and advance to the final round, otherwise he wouldn't even have the chance to fight Gongsun Jian.

"Is it you?"

Seeing Lu Feng leap onto the arena as well, Zhong Lingyu raised her eyebrows slightly, a hint of surprise flashing across her cold face, as if she had remembered something.

Back in the Yunlan Peak Treasure Pavilion, she had her eye on a rare spiritual plant called "Bodhi Seed" that was a hundred years old. Lu Feng happened to be there at the time and was also fond of "Bodhi Seed," intending to acquire it.

Therefore, upon encountering Lu Feng again, Zhong Lingyu was reminded of past events.

"Hehe, I never expected that Miss Zhong would recognize a nobody like me. I am truly flattered and honored..."

Seeing Zhong Lingyu's expression and reaction, Lu Feng grinned and then cupped his hands in greeting.

Please enlighten me.

She nodded in return, her pretty face remaining calm as water. Then, she slowly drew the Xuan Tie Spirit Sword from her waist, its sharp blade pointing directly at Lu Feng opposite her.

Clearly, Zhong Lingyu was determined to win this battle and would not show mercy because of Lu Feng's flattering words or their shared relationship as disciples of Falling Star Academy.