Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"Who...who are you?!"

Faced with Lu Feng's murderous aura, Jia Chao was startled and instinctively retreated. His face was ashen, and he looked like a frightened bird.

After all, even Zheng Qiudong, whose strength was comparable to the second level of the Qi Opening Realm, died tragically at the hands of Lu Feng. How much more so for him, a mere sixth level Qi Condensation Realm martial artist, who had no power to fight back at all!

"A dead man is not worthy to know my origins..."

Holding the Bloodthirsty Gun, Lu Feng's expression remained indifferent. He then pointed the gun at Jia Chao opposite him once more. "This farce should end now...!"

"You, you stay away...!"

"Boy, do you even know who I am?!"

Upon realizing that Lu Feng truly intended to kill him to silence him, Jia Chao was somewhat terrified. He forced a show of bravado, saying, "I am a direct descendant of the Jia family of the Tianxia Merchant Guild. If you dare kill me, the Tianxia Merchant Guild will absolutely not let you get away with it!"

"So what?"

Seeing Jia Chao still threatening him even when facing certain death, Lu Feng almost laughed out of anger. He coldly said, "Don't think that just because you're a direct descendant of the Jia family, you can be a member of any powerful merchant group like Jia Youqian. If you dare to offend me, you'll die!"

Originally, Lu Feng's only target was the Immortal Stone, and he had no intention of making enemies with the merchants of the world. However, since Jia Chao and others insisted on seeking death, he had no choice but to go on a killing spree.

After all, Lu Feng was well aware that letting a tiger return to the mountain would lead to endless troubles.

"Jia Youqian?"

Upon hearing this, Jia Chao was first stunned, then his expression changed drastically, as if he had been provoked by something, and he couldn't help but curse, "Hmph, who does he think he is!"

"He's nothing but a good-for-nothing who relied on his ancestors' protection and a bit of luck. How dare he compare himself to me!"

Jia Chao's tone was agitated, as if he were recalling some humiliating past events.

"Oh?"

Seeing this, Lu Feng immediately became interested. He sheathed his Bloodthirsty Gun and said with a hint of mockery, "As far as I know, Jia Youqian is not only the young master of the World Merchant Guild, but also your biological elder brother. Aren't you afraid that if this gets out, you'll give others something to talk about?"

"Big brother? What a joke!"

Faced with Lu Feng's mockery, Jia Chao surprisingly did not get angry. Instead, he sneered, "Everyone says that Jia Youqian is the young master of the Tianxia Merchant Guild, but these people would never guess that I, this young master, am actually the sole heir of the Tianxia Merchant Guild!"

"Because I am Jia Taihang's only legitimate son, while Jia Youqian is merely an adopted son of our Jia clan. As for his father, Jia Dongping, he is a useless man born without the ability to have children, practically no different from a eunuch!"

Jia Chao spoke with righteous indignation, as if the resentment he had hidden deep in his heart for many years had finally been vented.

"What?! Jia Dongping, the current head of the world's leading merchant groups, is infertile!"

"Holy crap, this is incredible! I never imagined Jia Youqian wasn't a member of the Jia family, but merely an adopted son!"

"Not only that, Jia Chao's biological father is actually Jia Taihang! As far as I know, Jia Taihang is not only the patriarch of all the merchant guilds in the world and the biological father of Jia Dongping, but also one of the top ten strongest people in Dongyun Kingdom, and can be said to be famous throughout the world..."

"If that's the case, then Jia Dongping has been cuckolded by his own father, not only has his wife been slept with by another man, but he also has to call his own 'son' brother?"

As soon as Jia Chao finished speaking, not only was Lu Feng greatly shocked, but even the group of rogue cultivators who were watching from a distance were whispering among themselves, and rumors spread like wildfire.

After all, the bombshell revelations Jia Chao made were so huge that it's hard not to criticize them.

"Tsk tsk, the relationships within this large family are so complicated! This storyline could be made into an 80-episode family drama..."

Lu Feng rubbed his forehead and couldn't help but complain.

He originally thought Jia Chao was just a bully using someone else's power, but Lu Feng never expected that the other party's background would be so dramatic and explosive, which really gave him a big surprise.

"Young Master Lu, a much stronger aura of Yuan energy is rapidly approaching this area. Be careful!"

Just as Lu Feng was feeling sentimental, he suddenly heard Gu Canyang's voice reminding him.

Swish!

The next moment, a tall figure swept into the secret chamber, landing steadily with a look of anxiety on his face. "Xiao Chao!"

"Are you alright?!"

The newcomer was dressed in a black robe, holding a feather fan. His face was as beautiful as a woman's, yet he exuded an extraordinary and dignified air. He was none other than Jia Youqian, the young master of the world's leading merchant guild.

"Speak of the devil, and he appears!"

Upon seeing that the newcomer was Jia Youqian, Lu Feng dared not be negligent. He circulated his internal energy once again and gripped the Bloodthirsty Spear tightly in his palm.

After all, unlike Jia Chao, whose strength was weak and whose cultivation was built up entirely by pills, Jia Youqian in front of him was a genuine genius and should not be underestimated!

"Big brother, I'm alright...!"

Upon seeing Jia Youqian appear, Jia Chao, who had been filled with resentment, suddenly changed his demeanor, his tone becoming pitiful as he said, "Brother! This man not only killed your guard Zheng Qiudong, but he also tried to kill me to silence me. He has absolutely no respect for our Tianxia Merchant Guild! You must avenge me!"

"What did you say?!"

Upon hearing this, Jia Youqian flew into a rage, turning to look at Lu Feng beside him with murderous intent in his eyes. "How dare you, you brat, injure my second brother! You're utterly courting death!"

"You're Jia Youqian?"

Facing Jia Youqian's murderous gaze, Lu Feng remained calm, merely glancing at him in return. "Your strength is not bad, but your luck is a bit bad. You've run into a treacherous ingrate."

"How dare you, you brat, spout nonsense here!"

Seeing that Lu Feng was still spouting off, completely ignoring him, Jia Youqian's anger flared up, and he immediately leaped towards the former.

"A heart pierced with gold threads!"

With a gentle wave of his feather fan, Jia Youqian unleashed a burst of Yuan energy that transformed into countless fine, golden threads, like feathers falling from the sky, suddenly enveloping and attacking Lu Feng opposite him.

This move is not only his trump card, but also the clan's secret technique "Golden Thread and Silver Thread Technique" of the Jia family, a merchant guild. Once cultivated to perfection, it can transform Yuan energy into threads to control people's minds and souls, with power comparable to a quasi-fifth-grade martial art!

"Well done!"

Faced with the onslaught of golden threads, Lu Feng neither dodged nor avoided them. Instead, he channeled his Yuan Power to create layers of dragon scale armor that covered his entire body before charging forward head-on.

"break!"

With his right hand gripping the Bloodthirsty Spear tightly, Lu Feng swept his weapon across the air, instantly repelling and dispersing the massive amount of golden threads that were attacking him, as if the first snow of spring had melted, an unstoppable force.

"Die!"

The attack was broken, but Jia Youqian attacked again in the next moment. At the same time, he turned his hand into a claw and swept up a golden thread, aiming directly at Lu Feng's vital chest.

Clang clang clang...!

A piercing clang of metal clashing rang out, and the next moment Lu Feng was shot backward. The dragon scale armor that had covered his body shattered and crumbled, seemingly unable to withstand the power of Jia Youqian's claw!

"First level of the Meridian Opening Realm?"

"This guy's strength has increased too..."

Lu Feng retreated dozens of meters and landed somewhat disheveled. He then looked down at the wound on his right hand, his face gradually becoming solemn.

When the ruins of the Loyal King's Tomb were discovered and various forces joined forces to break the formation, he had witnessed Jia Youqian's strength. At that time, Jia Youqian was only at the half-step Opening Meridian Realm, on par with Qin Dingce, the young master of the Qin family.

However, Jia Youqian easily broke Lu Feng's "Dragon Defense" with just one claw, which is enough to show that the other party also obtained a lot of opportunities in the Zhongwang Tomb Ruins and his strength has improved by leaps and bounds!