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When the old man heard the name of that pill, his eyes instantly lit up slightly. This Yin-Yang Life Soul Pill, among mid seventh-tier pills, was considered top quality.
Because of its excellent healing effects, it was highly sought after in the market.
But soon after, that frail old man let out a cold snort: "Do you take this old man for a fool? Just a single mid seventh-tier pill, and you want me to let you go?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Dou Qi in his palm surged even more violently.
His expression seemed to say, "With just this little thing, you want to leave? Impossible!"
And as he spoke, his eyes fixed straight onto Xiao Yixian.
Seeing this, she seemed to understand something. Left with no choice, Xiao Yixian bit down on her silver teeth, and slowly took out a jade bottle from her ring.
Then, with visible heartache, she said: "Senior, this is the most precious thing I have. It is a mid seventh-tier Tranquil Mind Pill, which can help cultivators remain calm and focused during breakthroughs, increasing the chance of success."
Upon hearing this, the Dou Zun extended his other free hand, stroking the long black whiskers hanging from his mouth.
In his heart, he thought it over. These two before him were only Dou Zong-level cultivators.
For them to be able to produce two such high-quality pills was already impressive.
After a moment of silence, he slowly spoke: "Very well. Since the two of you are so sensible, this sovereign will let you go this time."
Yet despite his stern expression, inwardly he was secretly overjoyed.
In just a few short minutes, he had obtained two more high-grade mid seventh-tier pills.
Then, with a casual wave of his hand—
The jade bottles in Lin Feng and Xiao Yixian's hands were instantly drawn into his palm.
After confirming the pills were genuine, the frail old man waved dismissively and said: "Alright, now get out of here."
Hearing this, Lin Feng frowned slightly.
He couldn't shake the feeling that something about today was extremely strange.
The man claimed this sand dune region was their clan's territory, but no matter how he looked at it, it didn't resemble a place where a large magic beast clan lived.
Besides, on his entire journey here, he hadn't seen any powerful fire-type fox magic beasts.
But thinking of the disparity in strength, and the fact that they had indeed trespassed into another's supposed clan grounds…he said nothing more, simply taking Xiao Yixian's slender jade-like hand and leaving the dunes behind.
"Heh, today's thirteenth and fourteenth pills secured. These human Dou Zong are so easy to scare—just bare some fangs and you get all sorts of treasures."
Once Lin Feng and Xiao Yixian were far away, the frail old man instantly dispersed his Dou Qi, tossing the two jade bottles in his hand with a sly grin.
Then, he stored them into his ring and dove straight into the void.
"Phew, good thing that Rank 8 magic beast isn't the bloodthirsty kind, otherwise we'd be in real danger."
Only after flying a long distance did Lin Feng finally let out a long breath of relief.
Seeing him like this, Xiao Yixian teased with a chuckle: "Weren't you always bold before? Why are you so timid today?"
Hearing the playful tone in her voice, Lin Feng rolled his eyes at her in exasperation.
Right now, he simply had too many valuable treasures on him.
Going out carrying them was no different from an ordinary person on Earth walking around with tens of billions in cash.
Even in a relatively safe country, on the street, every passerby would look like a potential thief waiting to rob him.
After all, just a few hundred thousand or a million in cash would be enough to make a no-firearm-allowed force grant special permission for armed guards.
Tens of billions in cash would mean direct escort by the army.
Just to say nothing of it—on the Dou Qi Continent, the law of the jungle was the only law.
But thinking that this place might still not be entirely safe, Lin Feng didn't bother explaining further.
He simply rubbed her soft, delicate hand, then whispered: "We'll talk later."
With that, he prepared to leave together with Xiao Yixian.
"Tch, what rotten luck—running into that shameless scoundrel from the Demon Flame Cloud Fox Clan again. Damn it! If I ever run into other members of that clan, I'll kill them on sight!"
Just as the two were about to set off, Lin Feng's soul power suddenly caught a faint, almost imperceptible voice drifting through the air.
Originally he wasn't interested, but when the words 'Demon Flame Cloud Fox Clan' reached his ears, his eyes immediately narrowed.
He remembered—the Dou Zun who had just robbed them claimed to be of the Demon Flame Cloud Fox Clan.
Turning his head, Lin Feng whispered to Xiao Yixian: "Quickly, use your spatial power to conceal us."
Since Xiao Yixian was already at the peak of the Dou Zong realm, once she acted to hide them, there was no way those people would be able to notice.
Hearing this, she nodded.
As the figures drew closer, her soul perception sensed them as well. Her jade-like hand flicked lightly—and in an instant, the space around them twisted violently.
The very next second, their figures vanished from sight.
Whoosh—
Just as they concealed themselves, several figures streaked through the sky.
Lin Feng looked up. Four people—three men and one woman—flew in from the distant horizon.
Judging from the aura around them, the strongest was about a Five-Star Dou Zong, while the weakest was around Two-Star Dou Zong.
All of them wore matching uniforms, clearly members of the same faction, moving as a squad into the Western Wasteland Desert to hunt magic beasts.
At this moment, however, all four were furiously cursing someone.
"Hmph! I swear, that Demon Flame Cloud Fox Clan will one day provoke too much outrage. Just like that beast from centuries ago, they'll end up surrounded by several Dou Zun experts and be slaughtered until their entire clan is erased."
One of them seemed especially enraged, his mouth spitting curses nonstop at the Demon Flame Cloud Foxes.
This, of course, made Lin Feng and Xiao Yixian even more curious about the truth behind it all.
"Ah, unlikely," another shook his head, sighing. "The last time that Rank 8 beast was hunted down, it was because it brought its entire clan, scouring across the desert, killing people and robbing them everywhere.
In the end, nobody dared to venture into the desert's depths for treasure hunting. All the major factions' revenues plummeted, so the Dou Zun experts were forced to make an example of it."
"But this new Rank 8 Demon Flame Cloud Fox is far more cunning. It robs, yes, but unless it's absolutely necessary, it doesn't kill. And even when it does rob, it never takes everything to the root.
Nor does it touch those backed by Dou Zun-level powers. That's why, though people hate it, they still dare to come into the Western Wasteland Desert for beasts and treasures."
"As a result, the Dou Zun experts of the Western Desolate Region have no motivation to move against the Demon Flame Cloud Fox Clan.
After all, across all eighty-eight cities of the Western Desolate Region, there are only around twenty Dou Zun experts on the surface. And the Demon Flame Cloud Fox Clan alone has two of them."
"What's more, the Western Wasteland Desert is vast beyond measure, with countless powerful magic beast clans. The Demon Flame Cloud Fox Clan has also formed marital ties with several of the stronger ones. To truly wipe them out would require gathering at least five or more Dou Zun experts to have any hope of success."
"And tell me—how could such a number ever be gathered? Those Dou Zun experts haven't suffered much loss themselves. As for our lives—why would they bother to care?"
The man shook his head again, his voice bitter.
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