Chapter 272: Return to the Prefecture City

Cheng Feng had the hundred-odd men from the Sword Hall clean up the battlefield thoroughly, piling up the spoils like swords and blades together, and stacking the corpses to be burned in a fire. After tidying up the scene, Cheng Feng let them leave first, indicating that someone would come to collect the items.

After the Sword Hall disciples had walked far away, Cheng Feng gave a wave of his hand and stored all the spoils, including the head of Lin Dong—which had been processed—and the swords and blades, into his Space Ring.

Wei Zhuang, standing nearby, naturally witnessed this miraculous scene of Cheng Feng's. He widened his eyes, looking at Cheng Feng with a face full of astonishment.

Cheng Feng narrowed his eyes and explained with a smile, "This is a type of spatial storage treasure that can be used to store items. When there is an opportunity in the future, I will get one for you as well."

Upon hearing this, a glimmer of anticipation flashed in Wei Zhuang's eyes. He nodded, then looked at Cheng Feng and said gratefully, "This battle has made me benefit a great deal; my bottleneck is already about to break through."

Cheng Feng patted Wei Zhuang on the shoulder: "Keep it up. This guy Lin Dong, who was at the Organ Refining Initial Stage, was already so formidable; the remaining two Organ Refining Martial Artist of the Lin Family must be even more extraordinary. I have thirty thousand taels of silver notes here; hurry up and break through to Organ Refining."

"That way, we will have more confidence to move into Lianshan Prefecture City. Heimu Prefecture City over there leans against a great river, and the convenience of river transport makes it an extremely important location, but precisely because of this, the Martial Dao resources there are more abundant than in Lianshan Prefecture City."

"If you have enough time, you can also go over there to take a look; perhaps it will allow you to break through faster."

Wei Zhuang did not refuse. He took the silver notes from Cheng Feng's hand and asked with concern: "Then what about here in Lianshan Prefecture City?"

"I have also come out to see the world; leave Lianshan Prefecture City to me!" Cheng Feng said, eager to try.

"Very well, then I will take a few people and set off immediately." Wei Zhuang was already impatient.

Cheng Feng stopped him: "Tomorrow. The Sword Hall disciples are all exhausted tonight, and you should also get some good rest."

Wei Zhuang nodded and said no more.

The Sword Hall disciples also led away the Lin Family's horses as spoils of war; after all, horses were very precious at this time, and they were sturdier than the horses brought out from Qingxi County.

The Lin Family markings on the horses had already been removed. Selling the horses later would also yield a large profit; the horses purchased by the Hong Sect in Qingxi County were eight taels per unit, but in Lianshan Prefecture City, they would be at least twelve taels.

And the Lin Mansion's horses had a good appearance and strong physiques; no matter how you calculated it, they would be twenty taels of silver each. Twenty-some horses would be four hundred taels at a minimum.

The large box on Lin Dong's carriage was also searched out. The eighty-centimeter-long, high-quality Sandalwood Box contained three medicinal herbs of high quality.

Cheng Feng actually recognized them based on the records in the Spirit Formula Alchemy. After mastering the basics of Spirit Formula Alchemy, Cheng Feng discovered that its main medicinal records contained most of the knowledge regarding plant-based herbs, and they were all high-end goods.

The pill formulas were mainly divided into five aspects: detoxification, poison manufacturing, pills needed by Martial Artists, pills for strengthening the body and enhancing hard-body training, and healing the sick and saving lives.

Among them, the most top-tier records were for refining pills needed for a Gang Transformation Martial Artist to break through. This was what made Cheng Feng the most envious. His own breakthrough was not urgent, but having subordinates who could break through to strengthen the Hong Sect's power was also a good choice.

This was also the reason why Cheng Feng had been impulsive at the time. Later, after calming down and carefully comparing it with the Ghost Doctor Book, he realized that many of the herbs required in the pill formulas had long since gone extinct. Learning this would at most allow him to gather some pills for the True Qi Realm.

This also broadened Cheng Feng's horizons. So, after the Organ Refining Realm came the True Qi Realm, the Gang Transformation Realm, and the Xiantian Realm.

Although he could not understand the strength of these subsequent realms, Lin Dong, at the Organ Refining Realm, was already enough to make Cheng Feng associate many things with it.

The Mechanical Dog's machine gun was no longer suitable for high-level Martial Artists! The terrifying dodging speed and Blood Qi intensity of a Organ Refining Martial Artist made Cheng Feng certain of this fact.

If they really had to face each other head-on, there would be a chance one-on-one, but one-on-two would definitely result in the Mechanical Dog being dismantled first.

The herbs in the box were two Xisui Flowers and one Di Kui.

The market price of a Xisui Flower was at least four thousand taels each. Generally, they were only available in the Prefecture City; in a place like Qingxi County, one only heard the name but never saw the object.

It was specifically for Bone Refining and could be used when breaking through from the Bone Refining Late Stage to Bone Refining Perfection. A Organ Refining Martial Artist could use it, but the effect would be very mediocre.

The Di Kui was different; it could restore vitality to necrotic internal organs. It was a life-saving item for a Organ Refining Martial Artist whose breakthrough attempt had failed, and its value might not even be limited to ten thousand taels.

Looking at these herbs, Cheng Feng could not associate Lin Dong using these few herbs to break through. Lin Dong's strength was beyond doubt, with abundant Blood Qi and Bone Strength and an incomparably solid foundation; why would he fear a failed breakthrough?

If he were to break through, shouldn't he have bought herbs like Huiyang Grass?

Why would he buy Di Kui, which was for after a failed breakthrough?

Cheng Feng was full of doubts. His fingers gently brushed over the two precious Xisui Flowers and the one Di Kui, which radiated a faint vitality, and his brows were tightly locked.

"Lin Dong was not preparing for his own breakthrough, but had other plans? Perhaps he was doing it for a junior in the family who was about to face a breakthrough bottleneck? Or perhaps one of the other two Organ Refining Martial Artist of the Lin Family was already seriously injured, damaging their internal organs, and was in urgent need of treatment!"

A thought flashed through Cheng Feng's mind like lightning, and a sharp glint flashed in his eyes.

If the hypothesis held true, then the matter of the Lin Family in the Prefecture City was a foregone conclusion.

Cheng Feng told Wei Zhuang his analysis. Wei Zhuang was also shocked. In this way, the Hong Sect's reach could legitimately arrive at the Prefecture City and take the place of the Lin Mansion.

The foundation of the Hong Sect was established!

The night was like ink, the moon hidden and the stars sunken, yet inside the Lin Mansion, it was brightly lit, filled with a busy and tense atmosphere.

Linjiang and Linmiao were talking in low voices in the study. The wind outside the window seemed to carry a bit of unease, gently tapping against the window lattice.

"Head of the Family, tomorrow should be the day Lin Dong returns. The last letter said the Di Kui was already in hand; why are you still so worried?" A white-haired, gaunt old man asked the majestic man sitting in the seat of honor with confusion.

"Cough, cough. Uncle Miao, the closer it gets to the final moment, the more the alarm bells in my heart keep ringing. Those people from the Red Lotus Sect are putting on pressure, and a Patrol Office has arrived from the government side."

"Caught between two behemoths are small families like ours. If I hadn't lost by half a move last time, how would I have ended up in such a situation?"

If the middle-aged man called Head of the Family were seen by Xu Le, he would definitely exclaim that this was the person who had received them at the time and wanted to punish him and Wu Feng.

"It's fine. Isn't that just how Martial Artists are? There is always a mountain higher than another. Once you have seen it, it can better stimulate the motivation to move forward," the gaunt old man said indifferently.

Linjiang covered his mouth and coughed twice. Looking at this thick-skinned old man Linmiao, he was speechless. He had the highest Martial Dao cultivation in the family, yet he didn't care about family affairs at all.

Stuck at Organ Refining Consummation Stage for many years, unable to make any progress past this hurdle, he could be considered the pillar of the Lin Family.

As a Organ Refining Mid-stage Head of the Family, he couldn't persuade him, but fortunately, having a sword that wasn't used still provided a deterrent.

He could only let things be.