Chapter 1264: The Indignant Both Sides

After entering the Space Wormhole, the group flew within it for a brief moment, and then immediately emerged inside Dragon Island.

Upon entering the bounds of Dragon Island, Lin Feng said nothing and had the Tai Xu Ancient Dragon Clan activate the newly laid formation on the island as a precaution.

The few of them then, without stopping, went to a plain on Dragon Island and retrieved the items obtained from the Stone Clan's warehouse.

"Wow, I didn't expect the Stone Clan to be so wealthy; I'm dying of envy."

When everyone placed the items one by one onto the wide grassland, Xiao Ling's eyes instantly turned into the shape of money, and she drooled as if three thousand feet of saliva were flowing.

If she wasn't mistaken, many of the herbs here are superior to the materials her master used to refine the Ninth‑grade Mystic Pill.

These items are probably the herbs needed to forge a Ninth‑grade Golden Core.

Thinking of that, she wished she could instantly become a sky‑filled black flame and devour all these things in one gulp!

However, the girl's greedy look successfully caught Lin Feng's attention.

Immediately, he grabbed the embarrassed girl's back of the neck and, amid Xiao Ling's dissatisfied muttering, flung her far away.

After doing that, his gaze swept quickly over the arena, and he exclaimed in surprise, "Wu Nie Tun Yan sub‑flame?"

As he spoke, his eyes fixed on, among the thousands of items, a seemingly inconspicuous black flame.

The flame was small, about the size of a human brain, and appeared utterly unremarkable.

However, everyone present were Dou Saints, and they could easily perceive that the moment the black flame appeared, the surrounding heaven‑and‑earth energy was swiftly pulled toward it by its suction, then vanished instantly.

By the others' estimation, that suction would make even low‑rank Dou Saints' scalp tingle with shock.

"Master, this black flame was found by Xiao Ling in the Stone Clan's first‑grade treasury; she entered and immediately discovered and seized it, saying it had a locator and was unsafe for others to take. Moreover, in that treasury we also uncovered the Stone Clan's clan‑strengthening combat technique, the Heaven Stone Ten Thousand Ages Classic, and its companion technique, the Heaven Stone Ten Thousand Ages Body."

Just as the former marveled at the Wu Nie Tun Yan sub‑flame, Xiao Jiu beside him began to explain its origin.

After hearing that, Lin Feng lightly nodded; although Xiao Ling might have wanted to claim the flame, the facts were indeed as stated.

Where this Wu Nie Tun Yan sub‑flame resides, the Wu Nie Tun Yan main body must be crystal clear.

If nothing special blocks its aura, it would undoubtedly be a catastrophic disaster.

Thinking of that, Lin Feng scanned the arena and then said to the others, "Everyone, if you take this sub‑flame out, the Wu Nie Tun Yan main body can be located, and Wu Nie Tun Yan is the Soul Clan's inheritance flame. Keeping it is of little use, and it would easily attract the Soul Clan. How about letting Xiao Ling swallow it?"

Hearing this, the others instantly exchanged glances, then nodded in agreement: "No problem; even if it were given to us, no one would dare take it out. After all, it's too conspicuous; within an hour it would attract the Soul Clan."

Recalling the terrifying power of the Soul Clan's Soul Heaven Emperor, the others showed no hesitation and immediately abandoned the Wu Nie Tun Yan sub‑flame.

After all, taking this back would be like placing a signpost at one's home, blatantly telling the Soul Clan that you're the murderer of the Stone Clan—come trouble me.

"Hehe, delicious, I'm coming!"

Seeing no objection, Xiao Ling's excited expression spurred her to dash forward, open her mouth wide, and swallow the black flame in one gulp.

Geh

After swallowing the Wu Nie Tun Yan sub‑flame that many Dou Saints dared not touch, Xiao Ling immediately let out a belch.

Then the girl, satisfied, transformed into a black flame and swiftly entered Lin Feng's body, quietly digesting the sub‑flame.

Lin Feng, having dispatched the girl, then focused his gaze on the items, particularly the two conspicuous gray scrolls.

Whoosh!

Immediately, Lin Feng spread his palm, and a suction whoosh drew the two scrolls into his hand.

"Heaven Stone Ten Thousand Ages Classic, and Heaven Stone Ten Thousand Ages Body."

Looking at the small print on one side of the scrolls, Lin Feng nodded contentedly and stored them in his Nascent Ring.

Having secured the two scrolls, his formidable soul power swept over all the items in an instant, seeing through their origins and functions completely.

"Hehe, the formulas for these Ninth‑grade treasure pills, Mystic Pills, and Golden Core pills are truly excellent; no wonder they're treasured by the Stone Clan, one of the six ancient races."

After his soul power finished scanning the items, Lin Feng couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Of course, while sighing, he was not idle; a slight shift of intent caused the scrolls he coveted to levitate out of thin air, then a gust whisked them to his face, and he finally stored them in his Nascent Ring.

Having done that, he then looked toward the Tai Xu Ancient Dragon led by Zi Yan, the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan led by Feng Er, and the Nine Nether Earth Dark Python Clan led by Qing Lin, and said with a faint smile, "These items, each of your factions may divide among yourselves."

Swish!

Hearing that they were to split the loot, the people from all three sides instantly perked up, then swiftly darted into the sea of items occupying this vast grassland, and I began to divide these Stone Clan's spoils—who knows how many territories they have gathered, accumulated over who knows how many years of resources.

Especially after perceiving the quality of these items, each of them broke into delighted smiles.

After all, when time was tight in the Stone Realm earlier, they hadn't examined the items closely and simply stuffed them into their Nascent Rings.

Nevertheless, despite the Stone Clan's vast collection, all present were Dou Saints, so within the time it takes to sip a cup of tea, the items on the ground were completely divided.

Seeing the increasing bounty of precious cultivation resources, everyone's mouths curled into uncontrollable, ecstatic grins.

Even the Nine Nether Earth Dark Python Clan, which received the fewest resources, was no exception.

After all, with so many cultivation resources, even a faction like theirs would need centuries of collection to gather them all.

As for those resources, the most precious Ninth‑grade Mystic Pill, after the three parties' "friendly" discussion, ultimately ended up in the hands of the Tai Xu Ancient Dragon Clan, the strongest and most contributive of the three.

Gazing at that top‑grade pill that could produce another Seven‑Star Dou Saint in their clan or further advance their Dragon Emperor, the great elder of the Ancient Dragon Clan couldn't help but grin uncontrollably like a chrysanthemum.

Lin Feng, seeing the ground items being taken away, laughed, shook his head, and casually produced an exquisite high‑grade Nascent Ring.

【51】 However, the moment they saw the Nascent Ring, everyone participating in the battle instantly sensed a familiar aura.

Upon hearing about dividing the items, the three parties instantly perked up, then swiftly dived into the sea of goods covering the vast grassland, beginning to split the resources the Stone Clan had amassed over countless regions and ages.

Immediately, their expressions jolted, exclaiming in surprise, "Is that... the Stone Clan chieftain's Nascent Ring!?"

"Indeed, this is the Stone Clan chieftain's Nascent Ring. I noticed the earlier pile lacked the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade, so I wondered if the Stone Clan kept that jade on themselves for safety."

Hearing the others' astonished voices, Lin Feng gave a slight smile and explained.

"Hmm?"

Upon hearing that, everyone froze in place.

After a while, the Candle‑flame Great Elder finally realized, "I was so preoccupied with dividing the spoils that I momentarily forgot about the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade."

Speaking, his eyes burned as he stared at the Nascent Ring in Lin Feng's hand.

Although this item cannot directly boost one's strength, it is currently the only known key to a Dou Emperor's Cave on the continent, and anyone present would certainly care.

As for Lin Feng, under everyone's gaze, he summoned his soul power and struck the soul barrier on the Nascent Ring with a fierce blow.

Crack!

And under the former's majestic soul power, the protective shield on that storage ring couldn't even last a second, instantly being shattered into countless tiny specks of light.

Seeing the obstacle removed, Lin Feng then, under the gaze of everyone present, slightly condensed, and subsequently took out a piece of jade less than two finger-widths wide, entirely emerald green.

And at the moment this jade piece appeared, everyone around felt an ancient and barbaric aura emanating from it.

However, looking at the edge of this jade piece, it is obviously a fragment broken off from a complete jade piece.

"Is this the Tuo She Gu Di Jade, the key to opening the Tuo She Gu Di Dongfu?"

Upon seeing this jade piece, Zi Yan's pure purple eyes couldn't help but flash a hint of excitement.

After all, no matter how you say it, she hopes that her cheap father trapped at the entrance of the Tuo She Gu Di Dongfu can escape.

And the others, upon seeing this jade piece, were all extremely excited.

As an object of a Dou Emperor, there are also a few people alive today who can see it.

However, unlike those before, Lin Feng's originally excited expression upon seeing this jade piece didn't last long, quickly turning to doubt, and finally becoming grim.

Because this Tuo She Gu Di Jade continuously transmitted to him a very familiar aura.

And this feeling is Wu Nie Tun Yan.

"What's wrong, husband? Is something off with this?"

Noticing something off with the former's expression, Yun Yun immediately shifted her gaze from this jade piece to her own man's face, and asked with a strange expression.

Upon saying that, everyone else also turned their attention to Lin Feng.

And at that moment, everyone realized that his expression was very grim.

Gazing at this Tuo She Gu Di Jade, the gaze was more like looking at a big

As for Lin Feng, who was the focus of everyone's gaze, after a moment of silence, he immediately grimly gritted his teeth and said: "This Tuo She Gu Di Jade is fake; judging by its appearance, it should be a simulation of the Tuo She Gu Di Jade created by Wu Nie Tun Yan using strange fire."

"And Wu Nie Tun Yan is the second-ranked strange fire on the strange fire list, mysterious and unpredictable; moreover, its main body is extremely formidable. If I hadn't played with strange fire for so many years, being very familiar with this thing, and also possessing the offspring fire of Wu Nie Tun Yan, even an emperor-level soul would hardly detect the falseness of this Tuo She Gu Di Jade in a short time."

Speaking of this, Lin Feng felt extremely angry in his heart.

Originally he thought that after exterminating the Stone Clan and obtaining their Tuo She Gu Di Jade, he could, within the limited patience of the Soul Heaven Emperor, extend the opening time of the Tuo She Gu Di Dongfu as much as possible, giving him more time to grow.

God knows, this thing is actually fake!

"What?"

"Fake?!"

After hearing Lin Feng's explanation, the others present were instantly dumbfounded, all staring in disbelief at the Tuo She Gu Di in Lin Feng's hand.

This jade piece, they had watched Lin Feng pull it out of the Stone Clan patriarch's storage ring with their own eyes; how could it be fake!?

Thinking of this, the Elder of the Tai Xu Ancient Dragon Clan couldn't help but ask: "Lin Feng, is what you said true?"

"Yeah, no matter how I look at it, this thing seems genuine!"

As soon as the former finished speaking, the patriarch of the Tian Huang Clan, Huang Tian, quickly chimed in.

Although Lin spoke with conviction, this item was surely kept safe inside the Stone Clan, and moreover it was on the Stone Clan patriarch; how could Wu Nie Tun Yan possibly have swapped it?

Speaking of this, Huang Tian also felt somewhat defensive. After all, his reason for agreeing to set aside the grudge with the Tai Xu Ancient Dragon Clan and cooperate, aside from his life being threatened by Lin Feng, was nothing else but for the treasures inside the Tuo She Gu Di Dongfu.

Now they have taken such a great risk, only just obtained a piece of Tuo She Gu Di Jade, yet they are told it is fake.

This... this would be hard for anyone to accept!

And although the others present didn't speak, they all stared intently at Lin Feng, waiting for his reply.

"Sigh, I know you find it hard to accept, but the fact is, this Tuo She Gu Di Jade is fake."

Having said that, Lin Feng didn't hesitate, directly tossing the jade piece in his hand and the Stone Clan patriarch's storage ring toward Huang Tian.

At the same time, he spoke: "You'll know if you squeeze it hard; if this jade piece were truly made by Tuo She Gu Di, we wouldn't need any means—it would definitely be indestructible. But if it's a fake made by Wu Nie Tun Yan, then even you, Senior Huang Tian, could easily destroy it."

Speaking of this, the former also let out a light sigh, his tone full of helpless regret.

And Huang Tian, seeing the emerald-green jade piece and storage ring tossed over, without hesitation quickly caught both items.

Then, under the gaze of everyone present, Huang Tian first inspected the Stone Clan patriarch's storage ring, then tossed the ring to Candle Fire.

Afterwards, while Candle Fire was receiving the storage ring and sensing it, he himself, with all his strength, fiercely squeezed the jade piece Lin Feng had thrown.

Boom

Accompanying Huang Tian's exertion, the Tuo She Gu Di Jade emitted a somewhat dull explosive sound amid everyone's tense gaze.

Immediately afterward, the originally emerald-green jade piece turned into a puff, then into a cluster of black flames, slowly dissipating in the air.

"Damn it, it's fake!"

Seeing the "Tuo She Gu Di Jade" turn into a cluster of black flames dissipating in Huang Tian's hand, everyone present except Lin Feng had their faces instantly sink, then they gritted their teeth and stared at the slowly dissipating strange fire aura.

As for whether it was possible that Lin Feng had swapped it, the people of the Tai Xu Ancient Dragon Clan and the Tian Yao Phoenix Clan, after a brief thought, immediately dismissed the idea.

First, Lin Feng wouldn't need to do that; even if he really wanted to, even with more means, he couldn't accomplish it silently under the gaze of so many people.

After all, although the people here may have weaker souls than the opponent, in terms of Dou Qi, the Eight-Star Mid-Stage Dou Saint Candle Fire is not much stronger than Lin Feng.

Moreover, if the opponent truly wanted to conceal it, they would have to hide the Tuo She Gu Di Jade inside their own storage ring before tossing the storage ring away.

And even if that spatial and energy fluctuation were extremely slight, it would probably still be impossible to hide from everyone present.

"Sigh, although I don't know what means Wu Nie Tun Yan used to swap the Tuo She Gu Di Jade, it seems we are still a step behind the Soul Clan this time!"

After a long silence, Candle Fire could only let out a helpless sigh, then tossed the storage ring in his hand back to Lin Feng.

As for the others present, upon hearing Candle Fire's sigh, they all furrowed their brows, their mood somewhat low.

Unexpectedly, while they were scheming, the Soul Clan had already snatched the Tuo She Gu Di Jade one step ahead.

And Lin Feng, who had received the Stone Clan patriarch's storage ring, after putting things away, lightly smiled and said: "You don't need to be so downcast; although we didn't get the Tuo She Gu Di Jade, these cultivation resources have indeed been secured in our pockets."

"No matter who gathers the Tuo She Gu Di Jade, their ultimate goal is to open the Tuo She Gu Di Dongfu; we just need to strive to increase our strength, so that when the dwelling opens later, we can seize whatever we can."

While speaking, Lin Feng extended a hand, clenched it into a fist, and encouraged several people to renew their fighting spirit.

And the others, upon hearing his words, quickly reacted and nodded in agreement.

After all, those who can cultivate to this level basically have functional brains, so they naturally understood quickly; the Soul Clan, no matter how many Tuo She Gu Di Emperor jades they have, ultimately still need to open the Tuo She Gu Di Dongfu.

As for these people, as long as they can overpower the opponent in strength when the time comes, can they still not achieve their purpose?

Thinking of this, the emotions of these people all gradually recovered.

But soon after, the Candle Fire Elder suddenly spoke in a low voice: "However, from the fact that this fake Tuo She Gu Di Emperor jade crafted by Wu Nie Tun Yan could deceive us, this guy's strength is likely already breaking through the Eight-Star Dou Saint barrier and stepping into Nine-Star Dou Saint. In the future, we must pay attention to him when we act."

Upon hearing this, aside from Lin Feng's family who already knew, everyone else's faces sank and their expressions became extremely solemn.

And seeing this, Lin Feng's eyes flickered slightly, then he reassured: "There's no need for everyone to worry too much; our current strength is not bad either. The number of Seven-Star Dou Saints we have is likely far greater than any Dou Emperor family. Moreover, our advantage now is that everyone is tightly united, and with each tribe residing in the Beast Realm that hasn't been overdeveloped, in terms of medicinal resources, we are surely superior to those remaining Dou Emperor families."

"Wait until Ying'er and the others refine some Nine-Grade Mystic Pills for each tribe, helping each family's Seven-Star Dou Saints break through to Eight-Star; then our strength will surely rise another level. By then, even if Wu Nie Tun Yan advances to Nine-Star Dou Saint, how could he possibly defeat our large group of Eight-Star Dou Saints surrounding him?"

Having said that, Lin Feng's mouth twitched into a smile, then he continued: "Let alone that, the Soul Clan still has the Ancient Clan as an old rival keeping them in check. Furthermore, their ally the Stone Clan has already been wiped out by us, with all its resources now in our hands. Honestly speaking, our chances of victory are still greater!"

"After all, the Soul Clan is under constant surveillance by the Ancient Clan, their old rival, making both sides hesitant, while we are secretly developing our strength, hehe."

Upon hearing this, the strong ones of the three major magical beast tribes slowly nodded, looking thoughtful.

After Lin Feng's analysis, the side with the highest chance of winning is indeed us.

After all, although the Soul Clan is strong now, they are being closely watched by the Ancient Clan, their old rival, making them act hesitantly, whereas our situation is much better.

Especially the Candle Fire Elder of the Ancient Dragon Clan, who is now full of confidence.

After all, as long as someone opens the Tuo She Gu Di Dongfu, our old Dragon Emperor can come out.

By then, with the help of the old Dragon Emperor, a peak Dou Saint expert, plus our own strength, hehehe.

And seeing that everyone had finally calmed down, Lin Feng let out a long breath.

Next, he swept his gaze over everyone and said: "Now that the matter is settled, everyone should first go back to handle the resources we obtained from the Stone Clan; improving our strength is urgent."

"That's right."

Hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement.

Indeed, improving our strength is now the most important; once our strength rises, all worries will cease to be worries.

As soon as his words fell, Lin Feng's figure faded and he left the place.

As for Xiao Yixian and the other girls, they can just stay on Dragon Island; there's no need for them to keep following me.

Moreover, if they really want to find me, I have given each of them a soul jade pendant, through which they can know my real-time location and then come find me.

"Damn it, what the hell is going on? Why, in less than the time it takes to finish a cup of tea, without even seeing the spatial passage, have several million Stone Clan people all vanished!"

Meanwhile, while Lin Feng and the others were furious over the fake Tuo She Gu Di Emperor jade, inside the Stone Realm, several elders gazed upon this empty small world, similarly near vomiting blood from anger.

It was fine before; how did the entire Stone Realm become devoid of anyone in less than the time it takes to finish a cup of tea?

You know, not long ago, this small world was bustling with life, inhabited by several million people!

"Damn it, the clan hasn't recently said anything about moving against the Stone Clan, and besides, Wu Nie Tun Yan and the others haven't left the clan; who exactly hid or killed the Stone Clan people?"

Seeing this empty small world before them, one elder in black robes had eyes flashing with uncertain emotion, and he roared wildly in his heart.

The spatial passage leading to the Stone Realm is what he has been maintaining.

But before, everything was clearly normal; he had never sensed any damage to the spatial passage, nor any tampering.

Until just now, when he discovered that the protection of the passage on the Stone Clan side had disappeared, he only then realized something might be wrong there, and hurried over to check.

As a result, he saw before him this empty world that made his whole body turn cold.

But he couldn't understand why, as a respectable late-stage Seven-Star Dou Saint powerhouse, he didn't detect the slightest abnormality when the Stone Clan side had an incident.

In other words, whether it was the Stone Clan themselves or someone else, how did they manage to conceal it from his perception?

Thinking of this, the elder felt his head was about to explode.

Because this feeling is almost exactly the same as when they previously slaughtered the Spirit Clan!

But the problem is, he feels that if the clan truly intended to act against the Stone Clan, it would be utterly impossible, and there would be no need to hide it from him either!

However, just as the former was utterly baffled, the black-robed elder beside him quickly brought a silver-robed elder to circle the Stone Realm, carefully examining the traces left in various places.

Not long after, when he returned to his original spot, he said to the elder who had first panicked: "Old ghost, I've taken a look around; the Stone Clan's protective great formation had indeed been activated before, and there are still some battle traces. In our view, it's unlikely the Stone Clan hid themselves by some means; rather, they were wiped out by some person or force."

"Ah, I also anticipated this, after all, the Stone Clan people likely couldn't possibly conceal it from both of our clans while secretly moving their home."

Hearing the former's words, the elder responsible for maintaining the spatial passage to the Stone Clan rubbed his forehead with a collapsed expression, his tone full of bitterness.

After such a major incident, with no clues at all, I'm afraid I won't have a good time.

After a while of silence on the scene, the silver-robed elder who had remained silent until now suddenly spoke: "You two, actually this matter isn't completely without clues; combining the Stone Clan incident with previous conflicts, our Thunder Clan might have some discoveries."

"Please, Elder Lei Kuang, share your findings!"

Upon hearing that the former might have clues, the black-robed elder who was worried about how to explain to his clan immediately urged him eagerly.

"Ah"

Hearing that, the silver-robed elder called Lei Kuang let out a helpless sigh and began to explain: "In the recent period, there has been someone loitering at the entrance of our Thunder Realm; our clan has already communicated with your Soul Clan about this, so you two must have heard as well."

"I have indeed heard of this, but could this be related to the mysterious person loitering at your clan's gate?"

As soon as the former finished speaking, the black-clad person lightly nodded, looking thoughtful.

After Lei Kuang finished speaking, following a brief silence, he continued: "Actually, this matter was already clarified not long ago; it's just that our clan might not have had time to inform your Soul Clan. The person loitering at our Thunder Realm's entrance is precisely the Ancient Clan's 'Golden Hammer' Elder. As for the Ancient Clan's elders, I thought it impossible for them to be idle and wander aimlessly at our clan's gate. Now, combining this, it all makes sense."

Having said that, the former's tone also gradually sank.

After hearing the former's explanation, the other black-clad person who had accompanied him in exploring the Stone Realm suddenly changed face and exclaimed in shock: "Elder Lei Kuang, do you mean the Stone Clan was wiped out by the Ancient Clan?"

However, as soon as the former finished speaking, the initial black-clad person couldn't help but interject: "That's impossible; given the Ancient Clan's usual conduct, they wouldn't do something like this. Could there be a mistake?!"

"Although this is hard to accept, given the current situation, the truth might indeed be like this."

Having said that, Lei Kuang's eyes shifted, then he sighed: "Actually, our clan's reinforcements arrived at the scene not long after the Ancient Clan's 'Golden Hammer' Elder killed the elder we had sent to the Thunder Realm's entrance to investigate the mysterious person. After investigating, they brought back part of that elder's relics."

"According to the elders in our clan who had prior contact with the 'Golden Hammer', after examining the Dou Qi traces on those relics, they confirmed it was undoubtedly the work of that 'Golden Hammer'."

After saying that, he turned to the two incredulous black-clad individuals and said: "Now that such a major event has occurred, everyone will surely want to get to the bottom of it; you Soul Clan definitely also have people who have had contact with the 'Golden Hammer', and you two can send someone to our clan to examine that elder's relics; then it will be clear."

(End of Chapter)