Chapter 286

Luo Feng and Di Qing, carrying the spoils from their second hunt, piloted the black flying boat and began their return journey.

During the return journey, the two of them were as cautious and careful as always.

"A flying boat is coming, be careful." An invisible, vast fluctuation enveloped this area; there were three hidden figures in this area, and they had already discovered the flying boat with the help of an array formation.

"Let them continue to advance, deep into the array formation, before we make a move."

The three hidden figures waited patiently.

Suddenly—

"Hmm?"

Inside the black flying boat, the imitation Eye of Life and Destruction between Luo Feng's brows had been kept open. Ever since both the paths of Life and Destruction reached the early stage of God Emperor, this imitation Eye of Life and Destruction had naturally advanced further, and its observational ability was even stronger.

"Something is not right around here." Luo Feng immediately transmitted his voice to Di Qing, "Retreat at maximum speed immediately."

"Oh?" Di Qing had not sensed any danger, but he trusted his companion.

Luo Feng actually only sensed that something was wrong; he had not discovered any enemies, and the surrounding void also appeared normal! However, Luo Feng's "imitation Eye of Life and Destruction" sensed that the operation of the surrounding Heaven and Earth rules was somewhat abnormal.

A kind of shadow rule had permeated into the Heaven and Earth rules; the deeper they went, the deeper the influence of the shadow rule.

"Whoosh!"

The black flying boat suddenly retreated violently, returning along the original path at maximum speed.

"Exposed."

"They were actually discovered?"

"Trap them."

A dense shadow power descended, and the vast area of hundreds of millions of kilometers around them turned gray in an instant! The flying boat Luo Feng and the others were in was also within the vast range covered by the shadow power. However, they were not far from the "boundary."

But at this moment, the endless shadow power was thick and viscous, completely binding the flying boat.

"Heaven and Earth as One!"

"Opening Heaven and Earth!"

A towering figure appeared, naturally mobilizing the vast power of Heaven and Earth; its right hand was like a giant axe, slashing down in anger! Where the giant axe slashed, it seemed as if the entire world was split in two, forcibly carving out a huge rift in Heaven and Earth!

This was the most fitting forbidden technique Luo Feng had created based on the characteristics of his Heaven and Earth clone after his Life and Destruction reached the early stage of God Emperor—Opening Heaven and Earth!

After this huge rift was carved open, even the shadow power was briefly split open by a huge rift.

"Whoosh."

The black flying boat immediately followed this rift, its speed soaring, and with a dash, it had already rushed out of the range covered by the shadow power. The towering figure also followed the Heaven and Earth rift, instantly escaping, and rushed out in one go.

After escaping the vast range of the shadow power, Di Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother Luo Feng, it should be the experts from the Myriad Shadow Lunhui Xiaolou." Di Qing transmitted, "If we had been trapped inside their array formation, it would have been a big problem."

"This array formation is very powerful; my Heaven and Earth clone's forbidden technique only carved out a rift." Luo Feng also realized how troublesome the opponent was.

"Hahaha..."

Laughter rang out.

Three distorted shadows descended from all around, condensing into three figures.

Each of them was draped in gray robes, wearing masks, with invisible power spreading out.

"It really is the Myriad Shadow Lunhui Xiaolou." Luo Feng and Di Qing confirmed it completely.

There are three forces in Yulan City that have long been engaged in theft and plunder: the Insect Nest, the Myriad Shadow Lunhui Xiaolou, and the Ghost Workshop; they all belong to Hall Master Lord Weiyang. The force commanded by Hall Master Lord Weiyang is the largest force in Yulan City.

Within the Myriad Shadow Lunhui Xiaolou, those responsible for theft have a relatively ordinary status.

Those responsible for plunder are the true middle and upper echelons! These plunderers generally cover their aura and hide their appearance. After all, "plundering" is too easy to invite hatred.

"Those responsible for plunder in the Myriad Shadow Lunhui Xiaolou are generally cultivators at the middle stage of God Emperor. Those with weak strength dare not plunder." Di Qing transmitted to Luo Feng.

"Having exchanged blows just now, I can already determine their approximate strength." Luo Feng was also very clear.

"Hahaha, Di Qing and Luo Feng?"

The three gray-robed figures looked at the two of them, and one of the gray-robed figures laughed, "No wonder you two dared to go out hunting together; you indeed have quite a bit of strength. You should know the rules of plunder, right?"

"Of course." Di Qing said, "We are willing to offer a sum of Using Hunyuan Crystals."

"We don't want much; leave behind one low-level Using Hunyuan lifeform corpse, and we will let you leave." The gray-robed figure spoke.

Di Qing and Luo Feng looked at each other.

"Good." Di Qing agreed, then waved his hand to release a low-level Using Hunyuan lifeform corpse, which was considered the cheapest one among the spoils this time, worth about 800,000 Using Hunyuan Crystals.

"You are quite straightforward." After the lead gray-robed figure collected the corpse, the three figures distorted, and the three shadows had already disappeared.

"Let's go."

Di Qing and Luo Feng piloted the black flying boat, avoided the range of the shadow array formation, and continued their return.

Inside the flying boat.

"When hunting outside, besides low-level Using Hunyuan lifeforms, other cultivators are also a threat." Di Qing shook his head, "We naturally don't care about those plunderers with average strength; we can even kill them in return."

"But encountering those with strong strength is troublesome."

"Escape if you can, and offer some Using Hunyuan Crystals if you can." Di Qing shook his head, "But if the plunderers don't want Using Hunyuan Crystals and just want to kill and seize treasures, then we can only fight for our lives."

Luo Feng nodded.

Judging by the brief exchange of blows, those three should have the strength of "middle-stage God Emperor cultivators," and they might have accumulated for a long time at the middle stage of God Emperor, lacking no secret treasures. Luo Feng asked himself, even teaming up with Di Qing, he had no confidence in being able to fight those three!

"Hoo."

After flying for a while, the black flying boat finally arrived at Yulan City.

Di Qing also revealed a smile: "Our luck is really not bad; although we encountered a low-level Using Hunyuan lifeform at the late stage of God Emperor during our first hunt, we successfully escaped. Although we encountered plunder on the return journey during our second hunt, we avoided a disaster by offering a low-level Using Hunyuan lifeform corpse."

"You call this good luck?" Luo Feng asked.

"It's very good luck." Di Qing said, "You'll know once you've hunted more times. During the hunting process, suddenly encountering a super-strong low-level Using Hunyuan lifeform can cause most of the team to be killed or injured. Or on the return journey, encountering plunderers who don't follow the rules and forcibly kill to seize treasures..." Luo Feng listened and nodded.

"We, at the early stage of God Emperor, are just like this in Yulan City. We risk our lives to fight, and we might still be plundered." Di Qing sighed with emotion, "Fortunately, I come from an Origin World and have the Clone Technique! Otherwise, life would be much harder."

"In Yulan City, cultivation is not easy." Di Qing said, and couldn't help but look at Luo Feng, "Of course, Brother Luo Feng, you are different; you already possess the strength of a middle-stage God Emperor cultivator. As long as you purchase a few more secret treasures that suit you and enrich your methods, you will be enough to join any force in Yulan City."

"Within Yulan City, there are many forces. But a middle-stage God Emperor cultivator is enough to serve as a backbone." Di Qing said, "After all, higher than that is the Elder level, and their numbers are still very small."

Luo Feng smiled.

In Yulan City, there are a total of 723 cultivators with the strength of a late-stage God Emperor. Among them, 327 serve as Elders. Many of them have clones adventuring in the Dark Sacred Realm! Their clones in Yulan City rarely make a move.

When the Elder level makes a move, it is generally intelligence that attracts the attention of the entire city. Middle-stage God Emperor cultivators are the backbone of the operation of many forces in Yulan City.

"Do you have any plans to join any force?" Di Qing asked.

"No need." Luo Feng shook his head gently.

What he cares about most now is pushing the "Dao of Life and Destruction" to the early stage of God Emperor as soon as possible.

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"That's true, you haven't been in Yulan City for long, so focus on your cultivation first." Di Qing said, "However, if you have the chance, becoming a high-level member of some major forces has many benefits."

Luo Feng smiled and didn't say much.

During their conversation, the black flying boat had already arrived at the towering Using Hunyuan Hall.

"Let's go sell the spoils first." Di Qing and Luo Feng flew toward the Using Hunyuan Hall together.

The eight low-level Using Hunyuan lifeform corpses remaining this time, including the battle merits, were sold for a total of 8.6 million Using Hunyuan Crystals, with Luo Feng and Di Qing each taking half.

Luo Feng and Di Qing split the Using Hunyuan Crystals and then went their separate ways to make purchases.

"This time, I will mainly purchase materials from low-level Using Hunyuan lifeforms at the middle stage of God Emperor." Luo Feng began to carefully browse the various merchants in Yulan City, and he carefully asked for the prices of all materials suitable for the paths of Life and Destruction.

It took him a day to compare prices in detail and haggle.

In the end, he purchased about 1,000 portions of "middle-stage God Emperor" low-level Using Hunyuan lifeform materials, with each portion costing about 3,300 Using Hunyuan Crystals. Throughout the entire Nine Rivers Sacred Realm, he had likely collected at least ninety percent of the middle-stage God Emperor low-level Using Hunyuan lifeform materials suitable for him. The remaining ones were all extremely rare and hard to obtain.

Afterward, Luo Feng also purchased 900,000 Using Hunyuan Crystals worth of auxiliary cultivation elixirs and other items.

"What a coincidence, the official flying boat is about to arrive?" Luo Feng was very pleasantly surprised. On the third day after finishing his purchases, one of his clones took the storage treasure "Illusion Realm Labyrinth" and brought these purchased treasures along to send them to the Origin Continent.

The storage treasure, the Illusion Realm Labyrinth, must be carried every time. Luo Feng was also afraid of being stolen from!

Different cultivation systems are sometimes really hard to defend against.

"In the Origin Continent, with the Eye of Life and Destruction, the cultivation efficiency is indeed ten times higher than in Yulan City." Luo Feng had long decided that for the first few hunts, he would make a trip to the Origin Continent each time.

In the future, after becoming wealthy enough, he might only make a trip after several hunts.

"Di Qing and Luo Feng are back from their second hunt?" Since they lived in the same cave dwelling, Luo Feng and Di Qing did not hide it, and Di Ming and Di Fu naturally found out.

"It looks like they were quite smooth."

Di Ming sat cross-legged in his cave dwelling, his expression complicated, "Since I arrived in Yulan City, I have hunted once, but... the hunting result was a complete mess!"

There is a reason why normal hunting teams in Yulan City don't want bloodline cultivators like them at the early stage of God Emperor! During hunting, the positive role they play is negligible, and instead, they are prone to dragging the team down.

"This time there were 32 team members, all of whom were bloodline cultivators at the early stage of God Emperor; everyone had studied for a long time and discussed methods of coordination. But what was the result?" Di Ming was quite discouraged.

The 32 of them piloted the flying boat out, and their luck was quite good; they encountered a "low-level Using Hunyuan lifeform at the early stage of God Emperor." With their team, if they encountered a stronger one? They would likely be wiped out.

Even for the weakest low-level Using Hunyuan lifeform, the 32 of them surrounded and attacked according to the coordination methods they had prepared beforehand.

However—

The low-level Using Hunyuan lifeform's body was too tyrannical! Its vitality was too strong! Their coordination was very exquisite; they successfully unleashed seven consecutive sets of siege methods, and the consecutive siege moves left the low-level Using Hunyuan lifeform with no time to counterattack.

But... after taking seven sets of siege attacks, although the low-level Using Hunyuan lifeform's injuries were extremely severe, it still didn't die. In its frantic counterattack while nearing death, the low-level Using Hunyuan lifeform forcibly killed 7 team members, severely injured more than ten, and the other team members fled in panic.

"32 team members couldn't kill a single low-level Using Hunyuan lifeform. No wonder hunting teams don't want us." Di Ming shook his head, "Use the resources of Yulan City to cultivate well and strive to advance your strength further."

He appeared poor.

But as someone with rewards from the Infinite Space, Di Ming was actually quite wealthy. It was just that he needed to be very careful when using his wealth. After all... he was too weak! He hadn't even cultivated the Clone Technique.

"The inheritance of the True Witch lineage of the Nine-Ring Realm Tower is indeed extraordinary. Regarding the Void lineage, it has given me a bountiful harvest; I feel that I am getting closer and closer to a complete 'Great Dao of Space'." Di Fu was also very satisfied in the Nine-Ring Realm Tower, although he was helping with chores and doing some basic work. But it also gave him a great harvest.

After all, they are different cultivation systems, but the essence is all "Dao."

"If I can comprehend the complete Great Dao of Space, I will be qualified to live until the next era in the Origin Continent." Di Fu smiled brightly, full of confidence in the future.

If he had stayed in the Origin Continent and remained stuck at a bottleneck, he might not have been able to break through even by the time the Origin Continent suffered its Great Extinction.

But after arriving in Yulan City, he came into contact with too many cultivation systems and had too many cultivation resources, so the difficulty of breaking through naturally became much lower.

"I came to the right place." Di Fu felt very fortunate.

With Luo Feng and Di Qing taking care of him, he didn't need to worry about his residence in the city, so he was naturally quite relaxed.

"Brother Luo Feng already has the strength of a middle-stage God Emperor cultivator; he has already surpassed me." Di Qing sat cross-legged in the quiet room, looking at the jade bowl in front of him, which contained an amber-like liquid.

"I have been stuck at the final bottleneck for too long."

"Eighty million Using Hunyuan Crystals, I sold many of my treasures to exchange for this portion of 'Void Heart Marrow Liquid', just for this gamble." Di Qing hadn't been that urgent originally, but the imbalance in the team's strength made Di Qing decide to take this gamble now.

These riches saved over long years were all exchanged for treasures.

"Come on."

Di Qing opened his mouth, and the amber-like liquid in the jade bowl flew up and entered Di Qing's mouth.

(End of chapter)