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The moment those words fell, the rest of the group all lowered their heads helplessly.
Clearly, they too believed that these Dou Zun experts, who had no ties with them, wouldn't meddle in such matters.
But when they thought of the items stolen by that Rank 8 Demon Flame Cloud Fox, their faces twisted in heartache once again.
Earlier, just to survive, they had been forced to hand over extremely precious treasures.
Those items were things they had risked their lives to obtain with great difficulty.
"Sigh~"
The group let out disappointed sighs, then shot off toward other directions.
"Damn it, we got scammed!"
Hearing their words, how could Lin Feng not understand?
He had been deceived by that Dou Zun earlier.
That so-called clan gathering ground was nothing but a complete fabrication.
"Bastard, if I ever run into that guy again, I'll make him pay back tenfold everything I lost. Otherwise, even if I have to burn that spatial jade slip, I'll make sure your Demon Flame Cloud Fox Clan coughs up two complete corpses of Rank 8 magic beasts!"
Lin Feng clenched his fists tightly, gritting his teeth in fury.
From the words of those people, how could he not realize?
The Rank 8 beast who had robbed him and Xiao Yixian, and the Demon Flame Cloud Fox who had robbed those people, was the same person.
Beside him, Xiao Yixian bit down on her silver teeth in rage.
Ever since her Woeful Poison Body had awakened, it had been a long time since she'd suffered this kind of humiliation.
Now that it happened, she was naturally furious.
"Let's find a place to go into seclusion first. I'll give you a surprise later."
After calming himself, Lin Feng turned to Xiao Yixian and said.
"Surprise?"
Hearing this, Xiao Yixian looked puzzled.
Then, recalling that Lin Feng had previously unlocked that Lue Feng Zun Zhe's storage ring, she immediately nodded with a light smile, "Alright."
Seeing her agree, Lin Feng took the lead, flying swiftly in a direction.
Their top priority now was to learn the Forging Soul, Refining Spirit and Fleeting Light Shadow Step movement techniques, raising their strength.
Only then could they protect themselves in this chaotic Western Desolate Region.
After all, judging from what those people had said, there were more than twenty Dou Zun experts roaming this Western Wasteland Desert.
If they encountered even one right now, they were doomed. Therefore, only by first improving their strength could they hope to reclaim their losses.
Of course, restoring Tian Huo Zun Zhe's soul also had to be pushed up the agenda.
After all, if Tian Huo Zun Zhe recovered, they would gain another trump card in battle or a means of escape.
"Right, from what those people said, there are many beast clans in this Western Wasteland Desert, and the Ancient Void Dragon is the overlord of the magic beasts. That spatial jade slip might prove useful."
"After all, those beast clans have survived here for countless ages. They must know much about this land. We could ask them if a Sky Poison Dragon Scorpion Beast exists in this Western Wasteland Desert.
If Xiao Yixian succeeds in condensing a Poison Pill, then I'll have another Dou Zun powerhouse at my side, and won't need to live every day in fear."
As they flew, Lin Feng silently planned his next moves.
"This place is good, no one should come disturb us."
Gazing at a sand valley surrounded by towering dunes, Lin Feng chuckled.
"Mm, we've been flying for three days, and this area is remote, without any valuable high-rank beasts. Mercenaries hunting magic beasts or treasure-hunting teams wouldn't come here."
After surveying the surroundings with her beautiful eyes, Xiao Yixian nodded in agreement.
With that, she stretched out her delicate jade hand and began constructing a spatial barrier.
Lin Feng, meanwhile, slowly descended into the sandy valley.
Once certain it was safe, he immediately channeled the pale-blue storage ring at his collarbone.
From within, he drew out a scroll—the Forging Soul, Refining Spirit soul cultivation technique.
As the black scroll appeared in his hand, Lin Feng's eyes gleamed with unconcealed joy.
Since the two of them didn't need much space, Xiao Yixian soon finished setting up the spatial barrier.
Seeing him holding a black scroll, stroking it with care, she asked with a smile, "What is it, a cultivation technique?"
"Heh, this is a Low-Grade Earth Class soul cultivation technique."
Lin Feng grinned, shaking the scroll in his hand.
A soul cultivation technique of this tier was priceless—virtually impossible to buy in the outside world.
Even the Great Single Soul Art the Pill Tower had once offered as a grand competition reward was only of this level.
"An Earth Class soul cultivation technique?!"
Hearing this, Xiao Yixian's exquisite face was struck with shock.
"So this was the surprise you spoke of. I didn't expect that Lue Feng Zun Zhe had hidden away such a treasure."
Gazing at the scroll in Lin Feng's hand, Xiao Yixian finally came back to her senses. Her tone brimmed with joy.
"Heh, didn't expect that, did you?"
Lin Feng chuckled, then casually tossed the black scroll over to Xiao Yixian.
"You go ahead and cultivate it first. Once I finish learning that new movement technique, I'll come back to this."
Right after, he retrieved another scroll from his storage ring—the High-Grade Earth Class movement technique Fleeting Light Shadow Step—and tossed that over as well.
He had already read through its contents earlier, and the cultivation technique was firmly etched in his memory.
"A High-Grade Earth Class movement technique?!"
Seeing the green scroll, Xiao Yixian was once again struck with astonishment.
Then, with sudden clarity, she muttered, "No wonder that Lue Feng Zun Zhe was so fast back then. So he had this kind of movement skill…"
Lin Feng smirked. "Heh, in the end, it still landed in our hands. As for these two things, go ahead and read them through first. That soul cultivation scroll—I hadn't even had the chance to look at it before that damn Demon Flame Cloud Fox interrupted. Once you're finished, I'll switch over to soul cultivation myself."
With that, Lin Feng turned and went to one side, beginning his training in the movement technique.
Xiao Yixian, after a moment's thought, decided to start with the soul cultivation technique.
After all, she still cared deeply about her rank as an alchemist. Thinking this, she put away the green scroll, then gently opened the black one.
At the same time, soul force surged out from her glabella, quickly enveloping the scroll.
As her soul power covered it, faint invisible ripples stirred upon the scroll's surface.
Immediately, streams of unseen information flowed along her soul, pouring into her mind.
Once inside, the streams transformed into countless profound characters, floating deep within her consciousness.
Having prior experience, she understood clearly—these mysterious characters were the complete contents of the soul technique.
So the instant they appeared, she began following their guidance, shifting into soul cultivation.
After a while, Xiao Yixian tried to condense the Spirit Hammer of Qi, just as the method instructed.
"Pop~"
But because the gathered qi was so fragile, she barely managed to form part of the hammer's handle before a small fluctuation caused it to shatter.
"Looks like an Earth Class soul cultivation technique isn't so easy to practice…"
She sighed inwardly, then immediately tried again.
This time, she managed to condense more of the hammer's form—but for some reason, the partially-formed hammer still broke apart.
Her silver teeth clenched. Determined, she condensed again.
"So this is the Spirit Hammer… it's really not easy to bring you out."
Days later, Xiao Yixian looked up at the nearly-invisible giant hammer hovering above her head and whispered with emotion.
Then, just as the method instructed, she dropped her defenses—controlling the hammer to smash down upon her own soul.
Bang!
A muffled thud rang out. Xiao Yixian's lips parted uncontrollably as she gasped in a lungful of hot desert air.
"Whose twisted mind came up with this technique… it hurts so much!"
She cursed silently, then once again directed the Spirit Hammer against her soul.
Bang!
"Hiss~"
…
Blow after blow rained upon her soul, until Xiao Yixian suddenly discovered—despite the searing pain, her soul was slowly becoming more condensed, more resilient.
"This method… though painfully harsh, its effects are truly powerful."
Sensing the transformation, her delicate face bloomed with a smile.
Without hesitation, she followed the next stage written in the scroll—circulating the method to draw in the ambient qi of space, gathering it beneath the hammerhead.
Bang!
The hammer fell once more.
And with the collision between hammer and soul, a wisp of incomparably pure qi was forced into her soul.
With every strike, more and more refined qi seeped inside, tempering Xiao Yixian's soul with each blow.
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