Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"I have to wait another six months... Oh well!"

After weighing his options, Lu Feng decided to abandon waiting and instead choose to directly refine the high-grade spirit stones in his hand.

After all, it would take at least half a year to maximize the treasure-gathering ability of the treasure basin, and Lu Feng obviously didn't have that much time to waste here.

"Treasure Bowl, emerge!"

Without any hesitation, Lu Feng took a deep breath and then summoned the Treasure Basin.

"Spirit Serpent Transformation Dragon Technique, Refine!"

Lu Feng clasped his hands together, and the next moment he silently recited the activation method of the Spirit Serpent Transformation Dragon Technique, while rapidly refining the massive amount of high-grade spirit stones stored inside the treasure basin.

Swish!Swish!Swish!

As the Spirit Serpent Transformation Dragon Technique was activated, a large number of high-grade spirit stones gushed out from the treasure basin, resembling a bright and dazzling silver river of spirit stones. This immediately enveloped Lu Feng's entire body, while also faintly emitting an extremely remarkable energy of heaven and earth.

After all, refining so many high-grade spirit stones at once is rare even under normal circumstances, and only Lu Feng would be so wealthy and generous!

Even if the thirty million high-grade spirit stones cannot enable Lu Feng to break through again, they can greatly improve the spirit power and purity of his dantian. They are almost entirely beneficial and have no drawbacks!

...

Meanwhile, in an empty alleyway outside Jinling City...

"Brother Jiang, I...I...I'm willing to join the Dragon Arena! No! I'm willing to submit to you, even if it means going through fire and water for you...!"

Perhaps in order to save his life, Hu Ping kowtowed to Jiang Wuya in front of him again, his face full of trepidation, and he felt cold sweat pouring down his back.

After all, he himself was a seventh-level Yuanhai Realm martial artist, and he had finally achieved his current level of cultivation. Naturally, he did not want to die in such a humiliating way!

"Oh?"

"You want to risk your life for me?"

Faced with Hu Ping's pitiful pleas for mercy, Jiang Wuya merely raised the corners of his mouth slightly, a mocking glint flashing across his ugly, rat-like face. "I feel like I've heard that line somewhere before..."

"My master once ordered me to send someone to win you over, but you not only refused, you also killed several of my silver-ranked assassins, practically siding with the Dragon Arena. And now you want to submit to me?"

Jiang Wuya's face showed an even greater playfulness.

"Uh, um, well...!"

Hu Ping was struck on the spot by the other party's words, and he hesitated to speak, a sense of fear rising in his heart.

"Brother Jiang, it's all a misunderstanding! Actually, I... uh!"

Before Hu Ping could finish speaking, Jiang Wuya grabbed his neck tightly with one hand, causing Hu Ping's face to turn pale. He struggled and even had difficulty breathing!

"Heh, killing someone from the Dragon Arena comes at a price, no one is exempt...!"

With one hand gripping Hu Ping's neck tightly, Jiang Wuya's face remained sinister, but his tone had become somewhat playful, "However, you can rest assured, I've never enjoyed killing. Killing is so boring..."

"I prefer slowly torturing others to simply killing them; the intoxicating feeling is heaven-knows how pleasurable it is...!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Wuya flicked his finger again, and immediately pierced a jet-black silver needle into Hu Ping's cheek.

"Ughhhh...!"

The needle struck his face instantly, and Hu Ping let out a shrill roar. The next moment, his eyes widened, he spat out black blood, and his face was almost twisted into a mess, turning into a strange purplish-blue color, as if he was in great pain!

call out!call out!call out!

Ignoring Hu Ping's screams, Jiang Wuya fired five needles in quick succession, shooting five needles into the former's head with clean, swift, and lightning-fast movements, clearly indicating that he was no stranger to such torturous acts.

"Aaaaaah... Ugh!"

After being hit in the head by six Yin Rat Poison Needles, Hu Ping first let out a painful scream, his face becoming increasingly ferocious. The next moment, a trace of scarlet blood slowly seeped from the corner of his mouth, and finally, his whole body collapsed to the ground powerlessly!

"He couldn't withstand even six needles and committed suicide by biting his tongue?"

Seeing Hu Ping collapse to the ground, lifeless, Jiang Wuya merely curled his lip, seemingly bored, "Tch, how boring...!"

He originally intended to use Hu Ping as a test subject, but he did not expect the other party to be so decisive. In order to get rid of his torment, he actually chose to bite his tongue and commit suicide on the spot. That's pretty ruthless!

"Boss, there's new information!"

Just as Jiang Wuya was about to leave, a dark figure slowly emerged from the shadows beside the alley entrance. The figure then knelt down and bowed to Jiang Wuya. At this moment, a murderous aura surrounded him, suggesting that he was also one of the assassins under the command of the Dragon Arena.

"What happened now?"

Seeing the assassin in black suddenly emerge from the shadows, Jiang Wuya turned around, his eyes filled with doubt. "Could it be that Master has given us new orders?"

"Boss, you were absolutely right!"

In response to Jiang Wuya's question, the black-clad assassin clasped his hands in a fist salute and then respectfully handed over a bundle of sealed scrolls.

"So, this kid is Master's next target..."

Slowly opening the sealed roll, Jiang Wuya's gaze swept quickly across the area, and a slight smirk appeared on his lips. "Heh, looks like my luck is pretty good. I'll be getting another new test needle 'toy' soon..."

Thinking of this, Jiang Wuya also put away the scroll in his hand, and the next moment he turned around and left as a blur. Hu Ping's corpse on the ground was also crushed into dust by his palm, leaving no trace.

The bloody battle that broke out at the alley entrance went unnoticed by other forces outside.

It seems that Jiang Wuya had already set up a concealment formation before the sneak attack on Hu Ping, so that no matter how fierce the battle broke out at the alley entrance, it would not attract attention!

...

Meanwhile, in the inner city of Jinling, in a room at an inn...

"My dantian energy has increased significantly...!"

"But I'm still at least a third short of breaking through to the eighth level of the Yuanhai Realm, what a pity...!"

Slowly exhaling a breath of stale air, Lu Feng stopped his practice and stood up again, a hint of regret flashing across his eyes.

Because during this period of seclusion, he did not refine all the high-grade spirit stones in his possession, but only about two-thirds of them, leaving him with approximately ten million high-grade spirit stones.

The reason Lu Feng did this was simple: to prepare for going to the fourth floor of Baixiaoge.

After all, if they wanted to accurately find out information about the Wusheng Sect and Leng Youlan, seeking help from the Baixiaoge Pavilion was undoubtedly the best solution.

According to the rules of Baixiaoge, anyone who wants to go to the third floor or above must pay at least 100,000 top-grade spirit stones, which is a full ten million high-grade spirit stones.

Therefore, even though he was just one step away from breaking through, Lu Feng was reluctant to use the last ten million high-grade spirit stones he had.

Boom!

Just as Lu Feng was about to leave the room, a deafening roar came from outside, and the entire door was smashed to pieces, leaving the room and its surroundings in a mess.

"Young Master Lu, so you were hiding here! It's been quite a search for me..."

The next moment, a fat man in a martial arts robe slowly stepped into the room. His face revealed a hint of murderous intent, and he did not look like a good person. He was none other than Zhang Shunfei, one of the four gold medal assassins of the Dragon Arena!

"And who are you?"

"I don't think I know you, sir."

Upon seeing Zhang Shunfei suddenly appear, Lu Feng also narrowed his eyes, his face showing vigilance, and he adopted a ready-to-fight stance.

Because the other party not only had a remarkable cultivation level, having already reached the third level of the Profound Gang Realm, but also had a faint killing intent emanating from his body, clearly indicating that he was up to no good!

"Hehe, young brother Lu, you really have a short memory. I, Zhang, once sent someone to present you with a generous gift upon our first meeting. How could you have forgotten my sincerity so quickly?"

Seeing Lu Feng assume a fighting stance, Zhang Shunfei remained unconvinced, merely grinning and saying, "Looks like our Dragon Arena's reputation isn't quite there yet..."

"So you're Zhang Shunfei...!"

Upon hearing the other party introduce themselves, Lu Feng's heart skipped a beat, and a sense of apprehension arose within him.

Because he had not only killed the Liu brothers under Zhang Shunfei's command in the past, but also embezzled the gift he received, which was undoubtedly a slap in the face to the former.

Now, Zhang Shunfei has not only come to our door in person, but he is also making no attempt to hide his murderous aura. Even a fool, let alone a smart person like Lu Feng, could guess that the other party is up to no good and is most likely here for revenge!