Chapter 51

【Investment Option One: Reward Three-Star Spirit Fire Heavenly Spirit Earth Core Fire, Qi Luck Value +1000, minimum achievement can become a Five-Star Alchemist】

【Investment Option Two: Reward Three-Star Spirit Fire White Bone Profound Dark Fire, Qi Luck Value +1000, can cover the body in flames, future breakthrough of Dao Merging Realm possible】

【Investment Option Three: Reward Seven-Star Spirit Fire Burning Heaven Immortal Wrath Fire, Qi Luck Value +1500, achievement unknown (Lin Yan's cultivation insufficient, high probability of failure absorbing Burning Heaven Immortal Wrath Fire)】

Seeing the system's prompt, Lin Feng immediately decided to choose the third option.

Lin Yan has a steady temperament but also possesses an enterprising spirit.

If he were to choose, he would likely also pick the third option, so Lin Feng had no hesitation.

Not long after, Lin Feng felt that something had been added to his storage bag.

Afterwards, he narrowed his eyes, estimating that the system's Seven-Star Spirit Fire had arrived; this item must be given to Lin Yan at a suitable time.

The Lin Family's peerless twin pride, Lin Ya walks the Golden Light Great Dao, cultivates the Seven-Star Art Nine Mysteries Golden Body Decree, and his future prospects are limitless.

Lin Yan mainly refines pills, but who says a pill refiner cannot possess peerless combat power?

If he can absorb the Seven-Star Spirit Fire this time, his future achievements will surely not be inferior to Lin Yan's.

Moreover, Lin Yan himself still carries a trace of heavenly mandate.

"Home!"

Lin Feng waved his hand, and everyone immediately followed.

However, after resolving the Qi Family's trouble, the Xuanzhong Ruler on their backs recovered again.

Heavy as a mountain's force, it pressed them so they could barely catch their breath; each step was extremely difficult.

Yet no one raised any objection anymore.

After all, they had just discovered that as long as they detached from the Xuanzhong Ruler, their combat power could instantly surge.

This is all due to the training they underwent during this period while bearing the Xuanzhong Ruler.

Returning to the Lin Family, it was already the next day.

Lin Ya, Lin Yan, and others dragged their heavy bodies directly back to sleep; even while sleeping, they insisted on not removing the Xuanzhong Ruler.

This diligence made Lin Feng quite satisfied.

The others, however, lacked such spirit; Lin Xuan especially wished to quickly discard the Xuanzhong Ruler.

Coincidentally, at this moment a clan member approached.

"Clan Leader, Elder Lin Hai and Third Elder Lin Zhengshang request your presence at the Front Hall; City Lord Shen Ao has arrived."

Hearing this, Lin Feng felt some doubt.

Why did Shen Ao come today?

"Clan Leader, I also want to go!"

Lin Xuan has a decent physique; although she greatly resists training with the Xuanzhong Ruler, through Lin Feng's observation, among these ten people, she is the most relaxed.

She is simply lazy, unwilling to train while bearing the Xuanzhong Ruler.

"Then come with me." Lin Feng nodded.

Upon arriving at the Front Hall, Shen Ao saw Lin Feng and hurried over with a light jog, "Lin Clan Leader, I've finally waited for your return."

Shen Ao wore a gloomy expression; beside him, Elder Lin Hai and Third Elder Lin Zhengshang also wore worried frowns.

"What happened?" Lin Feng frowned.

"Lin Clan Leader, the trade routes of Ziyun City have been severed." Shen Ao quickly said, "Did your Lin family offend the Pingtian Trading Guild? They have already blockaded the entire Ziyun City."

"Whether coming in or going out, as long as it involves trade, they will intercept it."

At this moment, Lin Zhengshang also approached and said: "Clan Leader, the Pingtian Trading Guild has blockaded Ziyun City's trade routes; our Lin family's newly established trading guild cannot transport any goods out."

"Not long ago, I negotiated a major deal worth three hundred thousand Spirit Stones; if we cannot contact the other party now, I fear it will cause great loss to my Lin family."

Hearing this, Lin Feng suddenly understood.

Perhaps this is a trap, deliberately set by the Pingtian Trading Guild to lure the Lin family into a cooperation, investing three hundred thousand Spirit Stones, and then the guild would sever the trade routes.

In this way, the Lin family would inevitably suffer a great loss.

Three hundred thousand Spirit Stones is already no small sum.

"This is because of the previous incident; they are taking revenge on us!"

Lin Hai sighed, having already learned from Lin Ya about the events at Thatched Cottage Mountain.

Zhao Huaisong of the Zhao family fled, naturally informing the Zhao family of this matter.

"Lin Clan Leader, this matter requires the one who tied the bell to untie it; currently, many merchants in Ziyun City have already complained to me, and I have no choice but to come seek you."

Shen Ao said helplessly, "The matter was caused by the Lin family, yet the entire Ziyun City must suffer along with it."

If unresolved, how will Ziyun City collect commercial taxes, and how will I amass wealth?

Lin Feng remained silent, his eyes flashing with several degrees of killing intent.

【Ding, system mission released: Go to Jinyun City Pingtian Trading Guild headquarters, trample the Pingtian Trading Guild.】

【Mission requirement: Bring clan member Lin Xuan to participate in the mission; the system will score based on Lin Xuan's performance and reward her with Gold, Red, and Blue three-tier physique rewards】

The system's voice made Lin Feng startle.

"Lin Clan Leader?" Shen Ao, not understanding, curiously called out.

"City Lord Shen, since this matter was caused by my Lin family, naturally it is for my Lin family to resolve." Lin Feng smiled lightly, the killing intent in his eyes growing increasingly evident.

"Good, you Lin family should properly negotiate with the Pingtian Trading Guild, not affect Ziyun City's normal commercial exchanges."

Shen Ao nodded, hoping he could persuade Lin Feng.

"Negotiate? My Lin family never negotiates with anyone!" Lin Feng clenched his fist and coldly laughed, "Little Xuan'er, come with me to Jinyun City? Let's destroy the Pingtian Trading Guild together!"

Having said that, Lin Feng pulled Lin Xuan and walked out.

"Wait, destroy the Pingtian Trading Guild?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Ao's pupils trembled; he looked at Lin Feng with an expression of utter disbelief.

Elder Lin Hai and Third Elder Lin Zhengshang were also stunned.

"City Lord Shen, please don't mind, our clan leader is just like this."

Lin Zhengshang reacted immediately and laughed: "Whoever provokes my Lin family will be flattened; we're used to it."

Upon hearing this, Shen Ao's face was extremely shocked.

He wasn't used to such a domineering style of conduct...

Jinyun City is the old nest of the Pingtian Trading Guild.

Although it does not rely on the Zhao family, the financial backers behind the Pingtian Trading Guild, it is nevertheless a transportation hub with frequent merchant traffic.

Therefore, choosing this place as the guild headquarters was most appropriate.

At this moment, in a refined room of the Pingtian Trading Guild headquarters, a man in yellow robes sat comfortably on the Grand Chair, while a woman crouched on the floor, her head bobbing.

Not long after, the man let out a soft hum and shoved the woman before him away.

"Useless thing!"

After cursing, he took out several Spirit Stones to pay off the woman, but at that moment he heard a deafening sound from outside.

Immediately followed by a violent tremor that made his legs go weak, causing him to collapse to the ground.

"What's going on?"

This man is a collateral branch member of the Zhao family, Zhao Fusheng.

Originally, it wasn't his turn to manage the Pingtian Trading Guild, but Zhao Huaishong, the third young master, failed in his duties and was reprimanded by the Zhao family; since the Pingtian Trading Guild couldn't be neglected, they had to send a collateral branch member to oversee it.

Zhao Fusheng gets along well with Zhao Huaishong, so his first task was to cause trouble for the Lin family.

Things had been going well, but unexpectedly, someone came to cause a disturbance at the headquarters now.

"Bang!"

The door was pushed open, and a person in charge rushed in.

"Manager Zhao, something terrible has happened!"

"The Lin family patriarch, Lin Feng, has come to attack us!"