Chapter 1244: Fallen Lin Feng

I hope the seniors of the Dou Qi Continent can bless my success.

Facing this life‑or‑death situation, at this very moment Lin Feng's heart is filled with bitterness.

Since my little friend Xiao Yan has no problem, then come with me.

As for Qiu Yue, of course he didn't know what the former was thinking; upon hearing that the latter was willing to go, he immediately let out an eager buzzing reply.

Before the words even finished, the former couldn't wait and swooped northward.

Seeing this, Lin Feng instantly didn't hesitate, turning into a flash of light and following.

After all, the young lady who came with him also harbors a spark of fire; now that Han Yu and Qiu Yue are present, he dares not let these two stay too long with the person Xiao Ling seeded with fire, lest the other notice something amiss.

Han Yu and the others, upon seeing Lin Feng and the other leave, indeed all hurriedly followed, and no one even glanced at the young lady.

I guess these people have now forgotten that the young lady even exists.

Bang! Bang!

On the shattered bricks and tiles, nearly ten flashes of light suddenly streaked down from the sky; in an instant, the gusting hurricane forced the scattered vegetation growing among the stones below to hunch down.

Lin Feng's gaze fell on the rapidly receding city ruins below, and he couldn't help but let out a deep sigh.

He knows that if he lets those guys escape, the outside continent's cities probably won't be any better than the ones below.

Therefore, whether for his own life or the safety of the outside continent, he certainly cannot let them leave this place.

Since everyone is a Dou Saint strongman of five stars or above, in less than the time it takes to sip half a cup of tea, Lin Feng, under Qiu Yue's lead, returned to the Pingnan Pass where he had previously met Han Yu and the other.

However, as he approached, Lin Feng sensed through his soul the servants behind him; in that instant his body tensed sharply, as if facing a great enemy.

"So tense—looks like these people are truly terrified of the Pingnan Pass,"

Sensing the group's anxiety behind him, Lin Feng's eyes flickered, then his gaze swept over the five mountains below, finally fixing on the plaza atop the central peak.

Earlier, he had obtained the corpse of an ancient strongman there.

That ancient strongman once held a high rank in the Pingnan Army, and surprisingly carried two ninth‑grade mysterious pills and seven or eight ninth‑grade treasure pills.

However, what delighted Lin Feng most was the information concerning this place and people like Han Yu.

These details undoubtedly cleared many of his doubts, giving him numerous ways to restrict the others.

At least, they raised his escape success rate to about fifty percent!

And note, this time Lin Feng must escape from a Nine‑Star Dou Saint Hand; a fifty‑percent chance is already extremely high.

"But during the time I was strengthening, what means did these people acquire to ignore the Pingnan Pass?"

Seeing Han Yu, Qiu Yue and the others show a hint of hesitation yet ultimately fly straight over the five mountains below, Lin Feng thought to himself.

Although he doesn't know the exact reason, he knows that the Pingnan Pass was a massive gate city devised by many ancient powers of the Dou Qi Continent after prolonged battles with the people of the Bai Yuan Continent, based on their understanding of those foes.

This gate city poses little effect on Dou Qi Continent natives, but once Bai Yuan Continent people enter, they are heavily suppressed.

The suppression is extremely powerful; some weaker Bai Yuan Continent cultivators entering are squeezed by the gate city's pressure until they explode, turning into a mass of blood foam.

Even more terrifying, while the gate city operates, it absorbs the energy from the flesh of Bai Yuan Continent cultivators who die inside, using it to strengthen itself.

In that great war, the Pingnan Pass truly struck fear into Bai Yuan Continent cultivators; countless Tong Ling Sect strongmen perished within.

In the end, the Pingnan Pass forced the opponent's near‑defeated ancestor to intervene personally against the city, allowing an ancient power of the Dou Qi Continent to seize the chance and seal that Tong Ling Sect ancestor with his life.

"Alas, I originally thought Tuo She Gu Di solved this, but who could have imagined none of these records mention him at all. Seems I was mistaken before; Tuo She Gu Di truly doesn't care about the Dou Qi Continent's fate!"

Recalling Xiao Yan's dialogue with Tuo She Gu Di inside the statue during the Dou Qi Continent's crisis, Lin Feng couldn't help but think helplessly.

In the original, Tuo She Gu Di also seemed indifferent to whether the Soul Heaven Emperor's world ends or not.

Perhaps Tuo She Gu Di simply lacks the emotions ordinary beings have; for him, as long as he manages himself, everything else is irrelevant.

Nevertheless, perhaps precisely because of this, Tuo She Gu Di rose above the many strongmen of that continent, becoming, up to now, the Dou Qi Continent's last Dou Emperor.

One might even boldly imagine that the primordial emperor qi Tuo She Gu Di needed to ascend to Dou Emperor was scavenged here.

After all, not long after the Dou Qi Continent's ascension portal closed, Lin Feng doubts that the Dou Qi Continent strongmen who bled the Bai Yuan Continent's Tong Ling Sect in ancient Gu Nanfang would have no trace of primordial emperor qi.

Perhaps Tuo She Gu Di, due to his obscure development, became the sole surviving strongman aware of this place after the Pingnan Army perished in Gu Nanfang, then secretly entered and found enough primordial emperor qi to ascend.

The other people on the continent, being too young, never knew that beyond the continent they see, there are two hidden continents.

Wait, at the entrance to this continent, Lin Feng obtained several Na Rings from those skeletons.

In the past few months, he has examined all those Na Rings, finding some clues.

Although not explicit, some data in the Na Rings vaguely mention a potentially priceless treasure here, prompting their owners to explore.

But lacking the sealing‑breaking incantation, they could only force a reckless assault, and the seal back‑fired, killing them.

"Xiao Yan, little friend, the spatial portal is ahead; from here on, it's up to you."

Just as the former was dazed, Han Yu suddenly accelerated slightly to Lin Feng's side, speaking with a hint of excitement.

Hearing the voice, Lin Feng instantly snapped out of his daze and looked ahead.

The next moment, he found himself hovering over an endless prairie, and about a thousand li ahead, two massive square stone pillars suspended in the air stood out prominently.

These pillars, tall enough to seem to connect heaven and earth, bore countless mysterious carvings of unknown purpose, and within the patterns occasionally a hole about the size of a human brain, apparently for storing something.

"Truly awe‑inspiring!"

Staring at the two pillars, ten thousand feet tall and several hundred zhang wide, Lin Feng couldn't help but exclaim in awe.

"Hehe, it's said these two pillars were personally forged by a half‑emperor‑rank alchemist to transport personnel and supplies for the Pingnan Army, naturally impressive."

Upon hearing that, Han Yu glared at the pillars, then a slight smile curled his lips, his tone tinged with a hint of pride.

"A half‑emperor‑rank alchemist, no wonder."

Hearing the explanation, Lin Feng felt an instant surge of awe.

After all, a half‑emperor is a powerhouse; in today's Dou Qi Continent, they're invincible.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

A thousand‑li distance is trivial for Lin Feng and his companions, so as soon as the words faded, they were already before the two pillars.

Yet upon arriving, these colossal pillars connecting heaven and earth appeared even more awe‑inspiring than before!

And Lin Feng only then realized that, although the two stone pillars looked close from afar, standing near him he discovered that the distance between them was at least several thousand zhang.

Fortunately, Lin Feng had seen his share of the world; after a moment of dazedness, he quickly recovered.

Next, his gaze swept over the two stone pillars, and he found that the holes he had seen from afar were each filled with dull, dark-gray spheres.

These spheres were about the size of longan fruit, with uneven surfaces, looking extremely ugly.

However, after scanning those dark-gray spheres, Lin Feng quickly realized that the holes contained Ninth-grade Treasure Pills that had lost all their energy.

He roughly counted and saw that each pillar had about ten holes.

That being the case, the two pillars together held a full twenty depleted Ninth-grade Treasure Pills!

"If I'm not mistaken, the holes in these stone pillars are meant to store medicinal pills to provide energy for the spatial passage."

Having said that, Lin Feng turned to Han Yu and the others and said, "Everyone, do you have enough medicinal pills? After all, without Ninth-grade pills this won't work."

"We've long prepared these things; I hope you don't waste the energy inside these pills."

Uh, as soon as those words fell, Qiu Yue immediately reached for the luxurious cloth bag at his waist.

But soon he seemed to recall something, raised his hand, rubbed his finger on the storage ring, and took out four jade bottles.

Next, he remotely controlled the stoppers of those jade bottles to leave the bodies, then with a wave of his hand the pills inside shot out, two by two, falling into the two holes on each pillar, pushing out the spent pills.

"Click-click"

At the moment those four pills entered the pillars, the two originally ordinary-looking stone pillars suddenly emitted a series of mechanical sounds and burst forth with blinding silver light.

"Hum!"

The next moment, each pillar drew out a tremendous silver energy that converged between them, then began to intertwine and rotate.

Finally, before everyone's astonished eyes, it transformed into a silver vortex thousands of zhang in diameter.

Within the vortex, waves of terrifying spatial power seeped out, causing those present to involuntarily feel awe.

Although the vortex had formed, however, everyone could only see the vortex itself and had no knowledge of the spatial passage that should have appeared alongside it.

After all, this vortex is merely a gate, and the spatial passage lies hidden somewhere behind it.

However, these people from the Soul-Seeking Sect lack the key to open it, so they cannot find the correct passage out.

"We're not a large-scale transfer army; these four Ninth-grade Treasure Pills should be enough to last a long time—try opening it first."

Seeing the spatial passage appear, Qiu Yue immediately urged Lin Feng excitedly to step forward and open the passage.

Upon hearing his companion's words, Han Yu immediately told those around him, "Disperse around Xiao Yan; if any danger arises from a missing technique, you must immediately respond to him. Xiao Yan is helping us now—even if you yourselves perish, you must not let him suffer the slightest harm, understand?"

"Yes, sir!"

Having received the order, the several attendants whose lowest strength was five-star Dou Saint immediately bowed, then vanished in unison from the spot, evenly dispersing in all directions around Lin Feng.

At the same time, everyone's Dou Qi surged, ready to unleash the Dou Technique 'Response' on Lin Feng at any moment.

Even Han Yu and Qiu Yue had come to positions a dozen zhang to Lin Feng's left and right, guarding his safety.

"Hehe, two nine-star Dou Saint bodyguards, seven or eight at least five-star Dou Saint strongmen surrounding me—such a grand display, they really think I might run."

Seeing this, Lin Feng certainly wouldn't fail to notice that they feared he might seize the chance to flee, which is why they surrounded him in layers.

If he were to show any intention to run later, these people would likely immediately throw Dou Techniques at him.

Of course, although Lin Feng sneered inwardly, he kept a solemn expression and said, "If that's the case, then please trouble everyone; if anything happens later, I ask you all to assist fully."

"That's only natural, please proceed, young friend."

Upon hearing that, Qiu Yue immediately grew impatient and urged.

Meanwhile, the others, seeing that the exit passage was right before their eyes, were equally eager to see whether this youngster had the ability to open it, so their impatience was plainly visible on their faces.

Seeing how anxious these people were, Lin Feng nodded, said nothing more, immediately extended his hands to form seals, and began to constantly change them.

As Lin Feng's hand seals shifted, under the gaze of everyone around, strands of Dou Qi slowly drifted from his body and finally merged into the enormous silver vortex.

"Hum!"

The infusion of Dou Qi instantly caused the silver vortex to emit ripples of spatial disturbance.

Upon seeing movement in the silver vortex, Han Yu and the others from the Soul-Seeking Sect instantly had their faces turn to ecstasy and excitement.

After being trapped for so long, they were finally on the verge of succeeding in escaping their predicament.

However, immediately afterward, under everyone's watch, Lin Feng bit his tongue and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

"With my blood, I open the passage of departure!"

As soon as the words fell, the bright red blood instantly turned into a blood mist that swiftly merged into the silver vortex—"Boom!"

Accompanying the blood's integration, as the Soul-Seeking Sect members' excited bodies trembled and they even wanted to jump up, the silver vortex immediately erupted with a powerful spatial force.

Next, a silver passage hidden within the mist began to gradually emerge upon the silver vortex.

"Almost there!"

Seeing this, Qiu Yue immediately shouted excitedly.

As soon as his words ended, he promised Lin Feng, "Young friend, why don't we add some effort? This time we'll open the spatial passage in one go, so we won't have to waste more effort later. As for the rewards, we will certainly not shortchange you!"

"Bang!"

However, before he could finish speaking, the silver vortex suddenly absorbed much of the power of the Ninth-grade Treasure Pills on the pillars, then immediately unleashed a formidable recoil that slammed hard into Lin Feng, blasting the one nearest the vortex a hundred zhang away.

"Damn it, we were just one step away!"

Seeing this, Han Yu, Qiu Yue, and several others clenched their fists in extreme resentment, gritting their teeth and cursing.

After all, they had now accumulated sufficient power; as long as they could get out, dominating this continent would not be an easy task.

But at the very last moment, they failed to open the passage.

And Lin Feng, having been flung back by the recoil of the silver vortex, seeing that none of these people made a move, his face darkened and he said in an unfriendly tone, "Everyone, what do you mean by this? Are you preparing to unilaterally break the agreement and not cooperate?"

While speaking, his gaze first fell on Han Yu and Qiu Yue.

These two fellows had promised one after another earlier, but when I was blasted away, they had no intention of lifting a hand at all.

And upon hearing the anger in Lin Feng's tone, Han Yu immediately came to his senses, and a flush of apology quickly rose on his face as he said, "Xiao Yan, I'm really sorry just now; this time it's definitely not that we deliberately refused to act, but we've been trapped for too long—seeing the spatial passage appear, we got excited and completely lost ourselves."

While speaking, the former's posture was also extremely low.

However, he wasn't lying; just now they really, upon seeing the spatial passage appear, instantly got excited and forgot to act.

Of course, this also includes the fact that everyone only wanted to open the spatial passage to leave, and didn't care whether Lin Feng lived or died.

"Hmph, this time I'll let it slide, but if there's a next time, I'll truly doubt your sincerity."

Upon hearing that, Lin Feng immediately waved his hand with an icy expression, then continued: "Although my technique is incomplete, opening this spatial passage should be barely sufficient; perhaps because the technique is not whole, there will be a recoil force bouncing back. Moreover, I feel that even if opened, it probably won't last long—at most half a day or so before it automatically disappears, requiring it to be reopened, and during this period we also need to use soul power to sense ahead and repair it."

However, right after that, he suddenly changed the subject and continued: "As for that impact just now, I think once my strength increases I should be able to handle it. Next time you want me to try, wait until my strength has increased first; otherwise coming would be pointless."

"Damn thing!"

Meanwhile, the others, seeing this dead native actually dare to give them a cold look, instantly all turned livid with anger, gritting their teeth.

If it weren't for the last shred of reason telling them they still needed someone, they would have long ago rushed forward together to kill that bastard named Xiao Yan.

However, Han Yu quickly reacted, then immediately answered with a cheerful smile: "No problem; we've already made preparations, and in three days we will obtain the Devouring Life Grass and the Purple Soul for you, little friend. That Devouring Life Grass was previously a top-tier spirit plant of Nine-Star Initial Dou Saint level, but now it has seeded, suffering severe loss, so its strength has temporarily dropped."

"If you, little friend, absorb the energy from its roots, not to mention early Eight-Star, I think even mid Eight-Star or higher would be possible."

Having said that, Qiu Yue also successfully suppressed his anger and added: "As for the soul, you needn't worry that the Purple Soul isn't enough; in our warehouse we still have a rare treasure that can cleanse and condense soul power, called the Soul-Washing Fruit. Although not many—only about twenty—it is said to help one advance to the Emperor-level soul and can be taken consecutively."

"I observe that your soul power, little friend, is already very strong; combined with the Purple Soul and Soul-Washing Fruit, I think it should be enough—at least there's an eighty percent chance of entering the Emperor-level soul."

"Devouring Life Grass, Soul-Washing Fruit, Purple Soul!"

Upon hearing those words, Lin Feng's heart instantly surged with joy.

After all, each of these three things is anything but ordinary.

As for the Soul-Washing Fruit, there's no need to say more—he had eaten it before, so he naturally knows its extraordinary effects.

As for the Devouring Life Grass, its peak power corresponds to that of a Nine-Star Initial expert; although its energy has now suffered severe loss, no matter what, letting him advance to Eight-Star Dou Saint is more than enough.

As for the Purple Soul mentioned by the former, Lin Feng originally had no idea what it was.

But during this period, driven by curiosity, Lin Feng browsed a large amount of material and finally learned its origin.

Strictly speaking, this is not a product of the Dou Qi Continent, but rather a product of the combination of spirit plants from the Baiyuan Continent and the Dou Qi Continent.

According to some data he obtained from the spatial ring on that corpse, this thing is the result of combining a Baiyuan Continent spirit plant capable of creating environments with the Dou Qi Continent's Bewildering Herb.

Since both of those spirit plants are primarily soul-attack types, the resulting Purple Soul, while weak in physical attack, possesses extremely strong soul attack.

Its powder can cause living beings to become immersed in an illusion, unable to extricate themselves, thereby silently having their souls devoured by the Purple Soul, turning them into empty husks.

Of course, after hearing about the Purple Soul, although Lin Feng understood its origin in his heart, a hint of doubt quickly appeared on his face.

After pondering for a long time, he then asked, bewildered: "Two seniors, my alchemy skills are decent, and I've seen many precious spirit plants outside, but what exactly is this Purple Soul, and why have I never heard of it before?"

Upon hearing that, Han Yu's expression changed slightly, but he soon explained gently: "This is a spirit plant that was nearly extinct in ancient times; the outside world likely no longer has it. Fortunately, this place was isolated, seldom developed by humans, so a few plants managed to survive—thus it's normal that Xiao Yan, little friend, doesn't know about it."

"Yes, although it's rare, its effect is incredibly heaven-defying, able to greatly increase soul power. Moreover, this Purple Soul is already of Eight-Star Dou Saint level; once you, little friend, absorb it, advancing to Emperor-level soul should be no problem."

As he spoke on, his tone also grew a bit pained.

If it weren't for this time, trying to coax this kid to take them out, they wouldn't have risked such great danger to fight that tree and beast no matter what.

Upon hearing that, Lin Feng's face instantly lit up with joy, and he quickly clasped his hands and said: "Everyone, for obtaining such a rare treasure for me, I thank you first."

"Hehe, it's just a normal transaction; Xiao Yan, little friend, you needn't be so formal. Since it's been proven that you can open the spatial passage, those attendants likely have nothing more to say, so let's leave first. After all, this is the territory of that tree and beast; they kill anyone they see, so we'd better get out quickly."

Regarding the former's thanks, Han Yu simply shook his head with a calm expression, then his expression suddenly shifted slightly as he urged.

"Yes, we should first leave this Pingnan Pass; this place is truly too dangerous."

Upon hearing that, Qiu Yue and the others also reacted sharply; after calculating how long they had been here, they immediately urged Lin Feng to leave.

Seeing these people suddenly become anxious, the latter's eyes flashed with a glint of sharpness.

But soon, that glint was suppressed by him, and he nodded in agreement: "What you say makes sense; since this place is not safe, we'd better leave early to avoid unnecessary trouble."

Having said that, Lin Feng's gaze swept over the pills on the stone pillar, and he continued: "By the way, I'll take these pills for Senior Qiu Yue, after all, I'll still be the one to open the passage later."

While speaking, the former didn't even give the other a chance to refuse; he simply waved his hand, sucking in those four ninth-grade pills, and directly stored them in his spatial ring.

Having done that, Lin Feng took the lead and shot southward at extreme speed.

As for Qiu Yue, seeing the former intend to take the pills, he originally wanted to say something, but didn't expect the other to just reach out and take them.

Seeing that the deed was done, he could only give a cold glance and say no more.

Of course, the other attendants, without exception, all exploded in rage, loudly cursing with various profanities at the already distant Lin Feng.

If they hadn't seen that there was truly hope of opening the spatial passage ahead, they would have long ago rushed forward to kill that guy.

However, their cursing was quickly suppressed by a glance from Han Yu.

But right after, he suddenly said in a cold voice: "These next few days are critical; during this period, no one is to provoke him. Even if your mother were taken by him, you'd still have to endure it for me; any grievances, wait until we leave this place to settle them slowly, understand?"

"This"

Upon hearing those words from the former, everyone's faces instantly turned somewhat unsightly.

Could it be that over these few days they are to let this native brat run wild before them?

But soon, seeing Han Yu's expression turn cold and Qiu Yue saying nothing, they dared to quickly clasp their hands and say: "We will strictly obey Elder Han Yu's orders."

Seeing that these people had no objections, Han Yu then lightly nodded, waved his hand at the crowd, and said indifferently: "The measures the ancestor set up for us are about to fail; hurry and leave this place. Otherwise, if either of those two discovers us, we'll all die here."

As soon as his words fell, he took the lead, turning into a stream of light and instantly vanishing from this place.

As for Qiu Yue and the other attendants, they also had livid faces, and in unison moved their bodies, hurriedly following the former.

However, while they were discussing countermeasures, Lin Feng, who hadn't waited for the others' opinions, had already flown far away.

And when he saw he was about to reach the five peaks of Pingnan Pass, he suddenly flicked his spatial ring, then threw the solid stone disc he had previously taken from the stone platform atop the central peak far away.

Then he immediately flicked his finger, shooting out a black lightning bolt the size of a fist and a spatial ring at high speed.

As for that lightning bolt, after leaving Lin Feng, it immediately sucked in that spatial ring and then shot toward the distant horizon at extreme speed.

And after Lin Feng finished doing those things, he immediately sent a mental transmission: "Xiao Ling, help him conceal his aura."

"Sure thing."

Upon receiving the command, Xiao Ling immediately controlled a wisp of ink-black flame, swiftly flying out of Lin Feng's body, and then instantly landing on that black lightning bolt speeding away.

With the black flame's coverage, the violent power originally unique to the thunder light was instantly completely absorbed by the black flame.

At the same time, that black lightning also shot extremely fast toward the distance, only silently falling into the ruins of the city below after flying several tens of thousands of li.

Because the aura was absorbed by the black flame, that black lightning about the size of a fist disappeared into the city's ruins, and instantly no trace could be sensed.

As for Xiao Ling, after seeing that the thunderbolt was hidden, she immediately spoke in Lin Feng's mind: "Master, although we can set up some means relying on the enemy's limited movement here, I fear it's not enough. In these few days, I will try to find as many low-ranking Dou Saint fringe married women as possible for four-wheel positioning, so I can plant more fire seeds in them, and then they will infect their husbands via &；*#, so that later we have a greater chance to escape."

After all, those people are about to leave; they definitely won't easily provoke you. Even if they know their wives were forcibly positioned, as long as the fire seed isn't discovered, there will be no danger.

Thinking of the time Han Yu mentioned earlier, the steady and timid Xiao Ling immediately urged Lin Feng.

Alright, I'll go back and see which married women have lower resistance, then threaten them to bring more newcomers for me to plant fire seeds.

Thinking of the opponent's strength, Lin Feng could only helplessly say.

Thinking of how he, a grand Ninth Grade Treasure Pill Master and the human powerhouse who unified the Beast Realm, when would he have imagined that one day he could only increase his escape chances by coercing married women into doing that thing with him?

If Xiao Yan or Gu Xun'er's mortal enemies found out, he would surely be mocked to death.

But thinking of the strength of Han Yu and the others, Lin Feng couldn't help cursing inwardly: "Damn it, if I can escape this time, I will definitely gather strong ones to come back and wipe out that bunch of stupid…&；% things."

However, as soon as the thought fell, he sensed the movement behind him, then quickly fell silent, his body slightly slowing, waiting for those behind to catch up. (End of chapter)