I, the Chaotic Being, began my path to enlightenment in a brothel!

Lin Feng's eyes sharpened, and he immediately reached out and grabbed the trunk of the fruit tree. With a burst of strength, he uprooted the entire spirit tree, roots and all.

Soil slid down the roots, and an object was revealed beneath the roots, causing Lin Feng to glance at it.

"This is……"

Beneath the soil, a square jade box, about a foot in size, lay quietly.

The jade is lustrous and understated, exuding a faint yet lingering ancient aura, making it quite extraordinary.

Without a second thought, he put the fruit tree and the jade box into the first level of the small tower.

Immediately, he flashed into the shadows behind a giant rock inside the cave, concealing his presence.

Before long, two figures pushed aside the vines at the crack and slipped inside.

Both were dressed in the robes of inner disciples of the Qingyun Sect; one was round and plump like a ball, while the other was thin and wiry like a stick.

Lin Feng recognized the two men at a glance; they were Wang Long's most trusted confidants.

The fat man was named Zhang Song, and the thin man was named Li Gan; both were at the seventh level of the Qi Opening Realm.

When he was the Holy Son, the two of them fawned over him and bowed down to him like servants.

But ever since his dantian was destroyed, these two were the first to step forward and wantonly humiliate and kick him when he was down.

As soon as Zhang Song entered the cave, his eyes darted around greedily. He rubbed his hands together and whispered, "Li Gan, I heard from Senior Brother Wang that this Wood Spirit Fruit tree has yielded quite a few fruits. How about we each take one secretly? Senior Brother Wang is very busy and might not be able to remember the exact number..."

Upon hearing this, Li Gan immediately waved his hand, his face serious: "Absolutely not! Senior Brother Wang has already counted the number of fruits clearly. If you dare to steal any, you'll be punished at best, and at worst, you might lose your life!"

Zhang Song pursed his lips and complained in a low voice, "Fine! He gets all the benefits, and he always leaves us with these tiring, menial tasks..."

"Alright! Enough said!"

The two walked into the cave while talking.

Zhang Song frowned and looked around: "Hey Li Gan, are you in the right place? Where's the Wood Spirit Fruit tree?"

Li Gan pointed impatiently forward, but his pupils instantly contracted, and he exclaimed in shock, "It's right there... the fruit tree!!!"

The two rushed to the empty pit, looked at each other, completely bewildered.

The soil around the edge of the tree pit was still freshly turned over, clearly indicating that it had just been dug up by the roots.

"Of course it's in my hands!"

A detached voice suddenly rang out from behind them.

Zhang Song and Li Gan were startled at first, then turned around abruptly.

But when he saw who it was, anger instantly welled up on his face.

"Lin Feng?!"

Zhang Song immediately pointed at his nose and cursed, "What are you doing here, you piece of trash? Hand over the fruit trees!"

Li Gan, standing to the side, was even more impatient: "Why bother arguing with a piece of trash like him!"

Before he finished speaking, Li Gan had already drawn his sword and was thrusting it at Lin Feng.

The sword was covered with a thin layer of true energy, and its aura was fierce, clearly indicating that the sword intended to kill.

Lin Feng remained motionless until the sword tip was only three inches from his heart, at which point he raised two fingers and gently pinched it.

"Buzz—"

The low-grade Xuan-level spirit sword was firmly held in his two fingers, unable to be pushed forward even an inch.

Li Qian's expression changed drastically. Just as he was about to change his move, Lin Feng flicked his finger, and the sword shattered inch by inch. The broken iron filings rolled back like hidden weapons and all of them pierced into Li Qian's chest.

"puff!"

Blood gushed from Li Gan's mouth, his eyes glazed over, and he collapsed to the ground, lifeless.

Zhang Song's entire body trembled violently, his face turned pale, and his finger pointing at Lin Feng was shaking.

"You, you, you actually recovered! Impossible! Your dantian was clearly destroyed..."

"ah!!!"

Lin Feng was too lazy to waste words with him. He took a step forward, and his palm strike, sharp as a blade, cleanly severed Zhang Song's head.

After removing all of their storage rings, Lin Feng sat down cross-legged and began to take stock of what he had gained on this trip.

Including Wang Qing'er's ring, the three storage rings contained mostly worthless junk.

For example, changes of clothes, dry food and water pouches, and low-level pills.

The spirit stones totaled about seven or eight hundred.

There are five or six magical artifacts, all of which are of the lower or middle grade of the Xuan rank.

In the past, he wouldn't have even looked at such a small thing.

For Lin Feng at this point, it is already a considerable gain.

After carefully storing all the supplies, Lin Feng's thoughts shifted slightly, and the jade box he had dug out from under the fruit tree suddenly appeared before his eyes.

Sensing the rich aura emanating from the jade box, Lin Feng concluded that the item inside was definitely not ordinary.

He took a deep breath, suppressing the excitement and curiosity in his heart, and gently touched the lid with his fingertips, carefully lifting the jade box open.

There was no extra lining inside the box; a piece of animal hide, about a foot long, was laid out flat and immediately caught the eye.

The animal hide has an ancient blackish-red hue, with neatly cut edges and a warm, smooth texture, as if it has been repeatedly caressed over many years.

Lin Feng carefully took out the animal hide and laid it flat on his knees.

"This is... a map of a secret realm."

The mountains and rivers in the picture are clearly and in detail, and the lines are simple and vigorous.

Upon closer inspection, he immediately discerned the geographical origin from the ancient patterns.

It is Xuanhuang Prefecture, another major state within the Divine Wilderness Martial Domain.

A secret realm called Cangxuan Ancient Ruins is located deep in a valley in the Rocky Mountains, and its location is marked with great precision.

Moving the gaze upwards, there is another particularly conspicuous annotation beside the secret realm—Ancient God's Essence Blood.

"Ancient God's Essence Blood!!!"

Lin Feng's pupils contracted sharply, his breathing became heavier, and a storm raged in his heart.

Legend has it that in ancient times, demons ravaged the human world, causing immense suffering to all living beings.

Eighteen ancient gods from the celestial realm joined forces to launch an unprecedented war against the demon gods.

As the great battle came to an end, all eighteen ancient gods perished, their primordial divine blood scattered throughout the world, seeping into mountains and rivers, and hiding in the void and secret realms.

Nourished and evolved by spiritual energy over hundreds of millions of years, it has finally condensed into a unique ancient divine essence.

Each drop of essence blood retains the incomplete divine thoughts of the corresponding ancient god, carrying the original understanding of the Great Dao, and is the "living blood of the law".

Even the weakest ancient god's essence blood is enough to make old monsters at the Saint King or even Saint Emperor realms fight tooth and nail for it.

"However, Lingwu Prefecture and Xuanhuang Prefecture have vast territories and are far apart..." Lin Feng murmured to himself.

With his current cultivation level, without a teleportation array or a flying magic weapon, it would take him at least half a month to reach the Xuanhuang Prefecture by relying solely on his physical strength.

However, there are only five days left until the inner sect competition, and there is simply not enough time to travel back and forth.

This competition is of utmost importance to him; if he does not personally kill Wang Long, he will surely develop inner demons in the future.

The ancient divine sword deep within the artifact pavilion is something he absolutely must obtain; he must get his hands on it.

After careful consideration, Lin Feng made a decision.

He decided to temporarily shelve his plan to search for the ancient god's blood essence and focus all his efforts on preparing for the inner sect competition.

Afterwards, they set off for the distant Xuanhuang State to seek this unprecedented opportunity.

Having figured this out, Lin Feng carefully put away the animal hide and sent it into the small tower along with the three storage rings.

Immediately, he leaped out of the cave, disappearing into the vast forest in an instant...