Fighting: I am Han Feng, I respect my teacher

"As long as you're okay."

Ye Qingyun breathed a sigh of relief, and the two little ones behind her ran towards Han Feng.

"Uncle Han, you're amazing!"

Qinglin looked at Han Feng with admiration, her emerald green pupils taking on a strange shape that was incredibly cute.

Han Feng touched Qing Lin's head in surprise. "His pupils can deform. What kind of strange talent is this?"

However, the changes were indeed subtle, and Han Feng couldn't discern anything unusual.

"Of course Master is amazing!"

Lin Xian'er continued to praise Han Feng without thinking, her face showing a proud expression.

Qinglin clapped her little hands and laughed loudly.

"Master, it seems like a lot of people have come outside."

Ye Qingyun then walked over and reported to Han Feng.

"I see."

Han Feng nodded to Ye Qingyun, indicating that he would handle it.

"Everyone go back to your rooms. I'll go check on those people outside."

Han Feng said something to the three of them, then walked towards the gate alone.

After the gate was opened, a large crowd gathered outside. One side consisted of the Mittel family, with Supervisor Gaton standing proudly at the front, showing no sign of weakness in the face of the equally imposing Desert City army.

Eileen was talking to the army leader at that moment.

As soon as Han Feng walked out the door, everyone turned to look at him.

"Master Han, I am Yang Guan, the commander of the Mo City army."

The officer who had been talking to Eileen stepped forward and bowed to Han Feng.

"Commander Yang."

Han Feng nodded slightly in greeting.

“If you have anything to discuss, why don’t you choose a representative to come forward? The fact that you’re all crowding in front of the door is making it difficult for people to get around.”

Yang Guan immediately ordered the troops to clear the area and then return on their own.

On the Mittel family's side, only a handful of people remained.

"Master Han, the city lord would like to invite you to the city lord's mansion as a guest."

Yang Guan said to Han Feng.

Tell him that I will visit him when I have time.

Yang Guan hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"Then I'll go back and report."

After Yang Guan left, Supervisor Gaton solemnly stepped forward and bowed deeply to Han Feng.

"Master Han, I never expected you to be a sixth-grade alchemist."

"Manager Gatton, there's no need to be so polite."

Han Feng said something, then looked at Eileen.

"What, you're scared too?"

Seeing Han Feng teasing her, Eileen chuckled softly and then said, "Of course, a sixth-grade alchemist, there isn't one in the entire Gama Empire."

"Mr. Han really surprised me."

Han Feng shook his head: "Alright, it's getting late, let's hurry back."

Eileen bowed to Han Feng, then left with Gaton.

"Master Han, please be sure to contact our Mitel Trading Company if you need anything!"

Supervisor Gaton waved enthusiastically.

As the two walked away, Han Feng's smile faded.

"Come out."

He spoke to the shadow beside him.

Hai Bodong slowly walked out and looked at Han Feng: "I didn't expect you to be a sixth-grade alchemist."

When Han Feng saw Hai Bodong, he frowned and asked, "Are you the owner of the ancient map shop?"

He still had a deep impression of this eccentric old man.

"It is the old man."

Hai Bodong bowed to Han Feng and then said, "I have something I would like to ask Master Han for help with."

Chapter 26 The Boundless Ocean

"Come in first."

Han Feng turned and went back into the house, with Hai Bodong following behind him.

"Your skills are quite good. Are you living in seclusion in Mo City?"

"Ah."

Hai Bodong's voice was hoarse.

"Tell me, what do you want from me?"

Seeing that Hai Bodong still didn't want to talk much, Han Feng cut straight to the point.

"I would like to ask Master Han to help me see how to break the seal inside my body."

"seal?"

No wonder he sensed something was off about the opponent's fighting spirit, Han Feng thought to himself.

"Hand out."

Hai Bodong remained silent for a moment, then stretched out his aged arm.

Han Feng gathered his qi in two fingers and placed them on Hai Bodong's pulse to examine the condition within his body.

A moment later, Han Feng withdrew his hand.

Where did this seal come from?

"Snake-people."

Han Feng nodded.

The seal within the other person's body is very special; it should be an exclusive inheritance of a certain clan.

To unseal it, Han Feng would need to spend a lot of time researching it and then channeling his energy into the other person's body to break the seal.

After a while, it will probably take at least two months.

Regardless of whether this person is extremely vigilant or willing to do so, Han Feng himself doesn't have time to bother with it.

"This seal is quite troublesome, and I can't deal with it in a short time. Why don't you go back and wait, or find a cultivator who is proficient in sealing techniques to solve it?"

Han Feng's words were rather tactful, but they were already a form of refusal.

Hai Bodong, however, was unwilling to give up easily. A sixth-grade alchemist—how many years would it take him to meet another one!

"Master Han, I do have a method here."

Hai Bodong took out a scroll of pill formulas and said, "I spent a lot of money to get this scroll of pill formulas. The pill is called Po'e, it is ranked sixth grade, and it has the effect of breaking most seals."

"The Calamity-Breaking Pill? This pill can indeed solve the old man's problem, but it should require a different kind of fire to refine, right?"

Han Feng was somewhat surprised that Hai Bodong had managed to obtain such a rare sixth-grade pill formula.

"Master Han knows about this elixir?"

Hai Bodong was overjoyed, thinking to himself that this Master Han was indeed extraordinary, and his hope of breaking the seal had increased even more.

"I happen to have some clues about strange fire here."

Hai Bodong said.

"If Master Han is willing to refine pills for me, I am willing to offer up the clues to the strange fire!"

"Oh?"

Han Feng was surprised. "Sure, as long as the clues you give me are true."

Hai Bodong took out a roll of map and handed it to Han Feng.

"Master Han, this is a map I drew during my travels in the Tagor Desert. I marked three places on it where the strange fire is most likely to appear."

Han Feng took the map and quickly compared it in his mind with the one he had recorded.

I've already investigated one of the locations and found no strange fire there. As for the other two...

"Since you know about the strange fire, why don't you go and get it yourself?"

"Originally, I did have this plan. Even if I don't need such a rare and precious thing as a strange fire, it would definitely fetch an astronomical price if I sold it."

Hai Bodong spoke the truth.

"But Master Han, looking at my current state, how could I possibly subdue the strange fire?"

Han Feng asked curiously, "It seems that you also had a glorious past, sir. How should I address you?"

"Haha, I am Hai Bodong, and I was once one of the top ten strongest people in the Jia Ma Empire."

Hai Bodong stroked his beard, but seeing Han Feng's calm expression, he coughed awkwardly twice.

"I also have another name, Ice Emperor."

You've heard of the Ice Emperor, right? That's a title that appeared in the sect wars of the Northwest Continent.

Han Feng nodded and smiled in agreement, "So it's the Ice Emperor."

I've never heard of that...

"By the way, Mr. Hai, you'll have to provide the ingredients for this elixir yourself."

Hai Bodong's previously faint smile changed slightly.

"Haha, Master Han, I have another request."

Han Feng's expression was strange.

"Mr. Hai, you don't mean to ask me to collect medicinal herbs for you, do you?"

"No, no, no, I know the rules for alchemists."

Hai Bodong quickly waved his hand, his voice troubled: "However, there is still one missing medicinal herb, which only grows deep in the Tagor Desert."

“Mr. Hai, I have no intention of provoking the snake people. I have heard that the snake queen Medusa is exceptionally powerful and should not be underestimated.”

Han Feng shook his head and said, "Your injury is probably also thanks to her, isn't it?"

Hai Bodong nodded, his expression turning somewhat grim as if recalling some dark memory.

"Wait, I have one more thing!"

Hai Bodong suddenly shouted.

He then took out a tattered ancient map from his storage ring.

"The reason I was injured by Medusa back then was because of this fragment of the map. Since Medusa took a liking to it, it must be no ordinary object."

After presenting the incomplete map, Hai Bodong bowed deeply to Han Feng.

“Master Han, I am now penniless. If I cannot break this seal, I fear I will die of old age in this desert. You are the only person in these decades who has any hope of saving me. I, Hai Bodong, never lightly owe favors. If you can lend a helping hand, I will remember this kindness for the rest of my life!”

This was absolutely the first time in Hai Bodong's life that he had made such a solemn request.

However, Han Feng was staring blankly at the incomplete map that Hai Bodong had given him, frozen in place, not listening to anything else Hai Bodong said.

Isn't this... a fragment of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame?