"No worries." Lin Feng looked at the four people of Ye Lang and smiled slightly, then said casually, "You all go home and prepare."

After throwing out this inexplicable remark, Lin Feng left, leaving Ye Lang’s group of four confused. What does he mean by go home and prepare, prepare for what? The four watched Lin Feng’s departing figure, looking at each other, puzzled about what Lin Feng actually meant.

After leaving Ye Lang’s group, Lin Feng did not leave but went directly to find Elder Chu. Upon meeting, Elder Chu showed a proud smile, giving Lin Feng a thumbs up. If Lin Feng hadn’t disrupted the auction, the prices for this time’s auction items wouldn’t have risen as much!

"The Soul Shattered Pill was auctioned for over seventeen thousand Yuan Stones, deducting the auction house fee, there’s less than fifteen thousand Yuan Stones left. How about we give you eight thousand Yuan Stones, what do you think?" Elder Chu smiled as he calculated with Lin Feng. The auction was originally elevated because of Lin Feng, so giving Lin Feng more Yuan Stones was only natural.

Lin Feng looked at Elder Chu but did not take the storage pouch filled with Yuan Stones. Instead, he directly asked Elder Chu, "Are those things from before ready now?"

Upon hearing this, Elder Chu immediately nodded, "They are ready, I will have them brought over right away."

After finishing speaking, he immediately instructed someone to bring the items. Before long, a person arrived, to Lin Feng’s surprise, it was Tongtong, the one who had hosted the auction earlier. Tongtong smiled and nodded at Lin Feng, then walked over to Elder Chu’s side.

"Grandpa, I’ve brought the items." After speaking, Tongtong handed Elder Chu a pouch and stood beside him, her beautiful eyes constantly examining Lin Feng.

"She’s your granddaughter?" This time, it was Lin Feng’s turn to speak. Who would have thought that this unbelievably seductive woman would be Elder Chu’s granddaughter? How could a grandpa allow his granddaughter to learn such alluring cultivation techniques?

"Hehe!" Hearing Lin Feng’s question, Tongtong couldn’t help but laugh, then said to Lin Feng, "Elder Chu is revered, he found me by the roadside back then. Now do you understand what happened? You’re quite interesting, you ascender."

With every frown and smile, Tongtong exuded an aura of extreme allure, like a legendary enchantress, but for Lin Feng, the effect wasn’t that strong. It only made him look a couple more times, before turning his gaze to Elder Chu, waiting for Elder Chu to give him the alchemy prescriptions and refining drawings, so he could research the alchemy and artifact refining of the Myriad Heavens Divine Realm.

Seeing Lin Feng like this, Elder Chu nodded in satisfaction, then handed Lin Feng the pouch containing the drawings, saying, "Nowadays, there are few young people who can resist Tongtong’s allure. I have high hopes for you, Lin Feng! Inside this pouch are all the alchemy prescriptions and refining drawings from the auction house, costing you two thousand Yuan Stones. Including some auctioned elixirs from earlier, you will receive a total of seven thousand seven hundred and forty Yuan Stones. I’ll round it up for you, let’s say it’s eight thousand Yuan Stones."

After speaking, Elder Chu handed the previous pouch to Lin Feng again, and also took out a red jade card from his clothes. It was unknown what method had been used to engrave a tower symbol on it. Tongtong’s eyes almost popped out upon seeing this card!

"Grandpa, you...," Tongtong was truly speechless. This red jade card was extraordinary, a credential issued by the Myriad Gods Tower. Holding this jade card grants discounts at all auction houses. It’s a card you don’t see outside, and she couldn’t imagine what Elder Chu was doing taking out this red jade card?

Elder Chu ignored Tongtong and placed the red jade card into Lin Feng’s hand, patiently saying to him, "Lin Feng, this is my Myriad Gods Tower’s Profound Level Credential. From now on, wherever you travel, any auction house that sees this card will treat you like a VIP. Take it; it’s the only privilege this old man can currently offer you."

Upon hearing this, Lin Feng was momentarily stunned where he stood. He understood what this red jade card meant: the Myriad Gods Tower wanted to recruit him. If he accepted this red jade card, he would surely develop some association with the Myriad Gods Tower in the future, something he didn’t want to see in the short term.

Seeing that Lin Feng did not take the red jade card, Elder Chu suddenly laughed and realized Lin Feng had misunderstood. He explained to Lin Feng, "This red jade card does not bind you in any way, and if you encounter an emergency, you can use this card to seek refuge at the nearest auction house, so it’s better to keep it."

Hearing Elder Chu’s explanation, Lin Feng finally understood what was going on, so he graciously accepted Elder Chu’s red jade card, placing it into his space ring, along with the pouch of Yuan Stones.

"Boss, should we leave now?" Tangyuan had stood long enough on Lin Feng’s shoulder, and upon seeing Lin Feng collect the Yuan Stones, it immediately wanted Lin Feng to take it away.

"It is time to leave." Upon hearing Tangyuan’s words, Lin Feng nodded, then turned around to leave.

Seeing Lin Feng leaving like this, Elder Chu anxiously said, "Lin Feng, you’d better stay in the auction house for a few days. The merchants have likely set up an ambush, waiting to strike you down!"

"No worries, don’t worry." Lin Feng heard Elder Chu’s words, laughed, then waved his hand and walked toward the auction house exit. He had known from the beginning that Shang Fei wanted to kill him and had already planned everything. Hiding in the auction house was not his style!

"Grandpa, why is this Lin Feng so unappreciative? Grandpa, you are helping him!" Tongtong pouted as she watched Lin Feng leave and spoke to Elder Chu.

"Do you really think he’s reckless? Perhaps Lin Feng was never the prey from the start, but the hunter?" Elder Chu stroked the white beard on his chest, smiling and shaking his head. A non-Yuangang-transformed ascender capable of refining flawless quality elixirs; such a person couldn’t be a mere mortal. Perhaps he couldn’t discern it before, but now he verified his inner speculation. Lin Feng’s previous performance at the auction was meant to provoke Shang Fei, drawing Shang Fei to strike him. From this perspective, Lin Feng is the true hunter!

"You mean..." Upon hearing Elder Chu’s words, Tongtong’s expression became serious. She had considered this possibility before but thought Lin Feng couldn’t withstand it. Yet now, grandpa’s words suggest that the merchant won’t pose a danger to Lin Feng. Could Lin Feng’s strength be far from as simple as it appears, possibly capable of hunting those in the Divine Origin Realm?

"Without saying more, just watch." Elder Chu interrupted Tongtong, then turned and left with a smile. He was now eager to see unexpected events unfold...

Lin Feng walked out of the auction house and immediately spotted Shang Fei from the auction house, surrounded by six guards. A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he walked toward the city gate with Tangyuan. In Ning City, no one dared to strike publicly. Even if they wanted to attack him, they’d have to wait until he left the city, so he wasn’t worried about anything.

"Boss, those people are our prey, right?" Tangyuan stood on Lin Feng’s shoulder, eyes twinkling, and asked Lin Feng quietly. It now genuinely believed Lin Feng was never the prey but the hunter, though it couldn’t figure out Lin Feng’s trump card. Those people were Divine Origin Realm, and confronting seven Divine Origin Realm individuals, Lin Feng, who had ascended not long ago, where did this confidence come from?

"Don’t speak." Lin Feng continued walking toward the city gate, speaking softly. His Divine Sense had already detected not only the merchant’s people but also several loose cultivators. It seemed they all regarded him as easy prey, but this was good; it would be resolved together.

In the blink of an eye, Lin Feng arrived at the city gate, glanced back at the large group that followed, smiled, waved his hand, and suddenly accelerated, rushing toward the distance like an illusion!

"He’s going to run, chase him!"

Seeing this, Shang Fei knew that Lin Feng intended to flee, immediately prompting his six accomplices to pursue Lin Feng together. The six said nothing, simply following Shang Fei to pursue Lin Feng.

How could he be so fast!

This ascender is too fast!

...

The others, initially following Shang Fei’s group to chase, quickly lost pace within a short while, internally complaining about how exaggeratedly fast this ascender was, unable to keep up, questioning if this guy was even human!

After grinding their teeth and chasing for a while, these people chose not to exert themselves fully. They could never catch up, so they’d just come along later to see if there were any leftovers to pick up afterwards. Anyway, it’s a deserted area; nobody knows what might happen.

On the other side, Shang Fei and the six guards were also pushing themselves to the point of exhaustion. Despite their strength clearly surpassing Lin Feng’s, they couldn’t catch up. They were using all their strength as if sucking milk, even employing Yuangang to accelerate, but it was futile. This situation made the seven feel incredibly frustrated, meeting such an ascender for the first time!

They had no idea that this speed wasn’t Lin Feng’s maximum speed. Lin Feng had deliberately kept these people in tow, controlling his pace so they could see him but never actually catch up!

Lin Feng’s reason for luring these people away was to prevent the Ning City’s merchants from mobilizing. He wasn’t familiar with the cultivators’ powers in Ning City, nor did he understand the other side’s affairs. First, lure them away to test the waters. If it’s not as he thinks, then what’s left isn’t just about killing these seven individuals...