Chapter 38: Pingtian Trading Guild

At this moment, Lin Yan's eyes were full of admiration; he had never expected his own Clan Leader to be capable of everything.

He was clearly an Alchemist himself, yet he gave all the glory to others.

Such spirit moved Lin Yan deeply.

"Kid, keep at it. The future of the Lin Family rests on you." Lin Feng laughed three times, then left thoroughly satisfied.

Lin Yan clenched his fist and secretly vowed in his heart: "Clan Leader, I will not let you down!"

Lin Feng had no idea that his actions had planted a seed in Lin Yan.

From now on, everyone would take Lin Feng as their goal.

At this moment Lin Feng was in a great mood. The more mature Lin Yan's Pill Refining technique became, the more he could simultaneously reap insights into Pill Refining.

And under the system's bestowal, these things were even more perfectly refined, ready to use straight away.

"Lin Yan's side is about done. Let him figure it out on his own!"

Lin Feng thought it over; perhaps it wouldn't be long before Lin Yan could become a two-star Alchemist.

But before that, one problem still needed to be solved: among the ingredients for the two-star Pill formula for the Foundation Establishment Pill, there was one herb that was hard to obtain.

Lin Feng directly summoned Lin Zhengshang.

"Clan Leader, you wanted to see me?"

Lin Zhengshang walked over carrying an abacus. These past few days the family's expenses had been enormous, the most important part being that Lin Yan had consumed far too many herbs and Pill furnaces.

"Did you buy the Foundation Establishment Grass?" Lin Feng asked.

Hearing these words, Lin Zhengshang immediately pulled a long face, and helplessly shook his head.

"Foundation Establishment Grass is an extremely precious two-star herb. Right now you can't buy it anywhere in the city."

"Maybe you could buy it in another city, but every single stalk of Foundation Establishment Grass costs five hundred Spirit Stones."

A tap of the abacus, and Lin Zhengshang's heart ached.

"That's still pretty cheap," Lin Feng said dead seriously.

"Cheap?" Lin Zhengshang forced an awkward smile. "Clan Leader, if we go by the scale at which you bought one-star herbs, a thousand stalks at once would be five hundred thousand Spirit Stones!"

Hearing this, Lin Feng realized it was indeed a bit much.

"Is there any other way?" Lin Feng asked helplessly.

Five hundred thousand Spirit Stones could only buy one ingredient of the Foundation Establishment Pill; the rest of the herbs also needed to be purchased.

That number was terrifying.

"There is, actually."

Lin Zhengshang thought for a moment, then said: "Eighty li outside the city, there's a Thatched Cottage Mountain. I heard there are quite a few Foundation Establishment Grass on it, and people often go to pick them."

"But it's full of dangers up there, with many uncivilized Demon Beasts."

Hearing this, Lin Feng's eyes immediately lit up.

"Then what is there to hesitate about? I'll go there myself."

But Lin Zhengshang stopped him: "I've already sent people to gather them. The Elder and Lin Ya led a group of men; they should be back any moment now."

The Spirit Mine on Ziyun Mountain now belonged entirely to the Lin Family.

Since Elder Lin Hai no longer needed to guard the Spirit Mine, a single letter from Lin Zhengshang was enough for him to head to Thatched Cottage Mountain.

As they spoke, a sudden commotion came from outside.

Lin Ya appeared covered in blood, with Lin Family members around him hurriedly carrying someone.

"Clan Leader! Clan Leader!"

Lin Ya's face was full of panic. The moment he saw Lin Feng, he dropped to his knees with a thud.

"Clan Leader, please save my grandfather!"

"What happened?"

Lin Feng's pupils contracted. Hadn't Lin Hai gone to Thatched Cottage Mountain?

How had things turned out like this?

The group carried Lin Hai over to Lin Feng.

Lin Hai was spitting fresh blood. His breathing was faint, but he forced himself to stay conscious and took out a Storage Bag.

"Clan Leader... I have not failed my mission. I brought the Foundation Establishment Grass back for you..."

Lin Hai smiled bitterly. After saying these words, he completely passed out.

"Elder!"

All the Lin Family members dropped to their knees one after another, weeping uncontrollably.

Lin Ya's eyes were brimming with tears, his fists clenched tight.

"Clan Leader, we ran into people from the Pingtian Trading Guild on Thatched Cottage Mountain. They forcibly demanded our Foundation Establishment Grass and sealed off the mountain, forbidding anyone from setting foot on it."

"My grandfather stepped forward to reason with them, and was beaten severely. He only managed to protect these Foundation Establishment Grass by fighting with his life."

After saying this, Lin Ya cried even harder.

Lin Feng was furious upon hearing this. Anyone who touched a member of his Lin Family and beat the Elder to such a state had only one path left: death, no matter who they were!

Then Lin Feng stepped forward, grabbed Lin Hai's wrist, and channeled a stream of Spirit Qi into him.

This stream of Spirit Qi temporarily protected Lin Hai's Heart Meridian. As long as he could keep his last breath, Lin Feng could find a way to save him.

"Lin Ya, come with me. We're heading to Thatched Cottage Mountain!"

After doing all this, a fierce killing intent surged in Lin Feng's eyes. The temperature around him dropped noticeably, making the Lin Family members feel an involuntary chill of dread.

Their Clan Leader was truly furious.

"Clan Leader! The Pingtian Trading Guild is extremely powerful; we can't provoke them lightly!"

"Let's think of another way to vent this grievance for the Elder!"

Lin Zhengshang hurriedly stepped forward to stop him.

The Pingtian Trading Guild is a very famous trading guild in Leiling Province, with an enormous sphere of influence and a vast range of business categories.

Nearly every city has properties belonging to the Pingtian Trading Guild.

"Behind the Pingtian Trading Guild is the Zhao Family, ranked fourth among the Hundred Tribes of Leiling Province in the previous session! They are second only to the Three Great Families of Leiling!"

Lin Zhengshang spoke bitterly; the other party's power was beyond imagination.

"I don't care what trading guild, what Zhao Family — anyone who touches a member of the Lin Family, I will make them pay!"

Lin Feng was unmoved.

If he could not vent this anger for the Lin Family's clan members, how could he serve as Clan Leader?

To hell with the Pingtian Trading Guild — every single one of those people on Thatched Cottage Mountain today must die!

……

On Thatched Cottage Mountain, the Pingtian Trading Guild had already sealed off the area.

A young man in a purple robe beamed with smiles as he looked at the Foundation Establishment Grass all around, his heart full of joy.

"Third Young Master, we don't know who planted this Foundation Establishment Grass here, but there are actually over two thousand stalks of it!"

A middle-aged man who looked like a steward walked over and reported excitedly.

The purple-robed young man nodded slightly: "Well done, Steward Wang. The information you provided is excellent — it will allow our Pingtian Trading Guild to earn quite a lot of Spirit Stones."

"It's all thanks to the Third Young Master; I merely basked in your light." Steward Wang said with a smile.

"But those people from earlier stole over three hundred stalks of Foundation Establishment Grass — should we go after them to take it back?" Steward Wang scratched his head; he was referring to the Lin Family people.

Hearing this, the purple-robed young man's face turned cold and stern, and he snorted: "Of course we have to take it back!"

"Can just anyone lay a finger on what belongs to our Pingtian Trading Guild?"

As his words fell, a series of miserable screams rang out from not far away, followed by Sword Qi like a dragon, countless streaks of white light flashing through the air.

A moment later, several members of the Pingtian Trading Guild rushed over, their faces full of panic as they shouted: "Third Young Master! Someone is attacking!"

"Oh? Someone else has set their sights on this place?"

The purple-robed young man's gaze turned cold, and he immediately prepared to go see what was happening.

But at that moment, two people had already arrived at the mountain peak.

It was Lin Feng and Lin Ya!