"Stop! Get off the carriage for inspection!"
At the gate of Nuoding City, a soldier stopped Lu Feng.
"Open it up and let's see what's inside!"
As he spoke, the soldier untied the rope on the package. In an instant, under the sunlight, a burst of colorful light was reflected.
"Holy crap! My eyes!"
Caught off guard, the soldier felt as if he were staring directly at the sun, and the glare forced him to shut his eyes.
"Where did you get these ores?" The soldier re-tied the bag and asked sternly.
He looked Lu Feng up and down, his small eyes darting about, his thoughts unknown.
Lu Feng's appearance at this moment was not very presentable. After staying in the karst cave for three consecutive months, his clothes were severely damaged, and his hair was a mess.
"Hmph!" Lu Feng snorted coldly.
Lu Feng saw all of the soldier's small movements and naturally knew what he was up to.
A faint surge of soul power rose, and a bright yellow soul ring slowly ascended from under Lu Feng's feet.
"Is there a problem?" Lu Feng asked lightly.
"L-Lord Soul Master!"
The soldier's body trembled involuntarily, and he hurriedly explained, "No-nothing. The trading market is in the east of the city. Does Lord Soul Master need a guide?"
"No need. Just do your job."
After speaking, Lu Feng ignored the apprehensive soldier, shouldered his bags, and entered the city.
Watching Lu Feng's retreating figure, the soldier let out a heavy sigh of relief.
"Damn it, I thought he was a soft persimmon, but I ended up running into a tough nut."
The Spirit Hall of Nuoding City was a massive domed building.
The entire building was brown, with a facade over a hundred meters wide and a height of fifty to sixty meters. A longsword was carved above the main entrance.
Lu Feng was not stopped here. After showing his Spirit Hunting Token, the two guards friendly let him pass.
At this time, there were not many people in the main hall, only some servants cleaning.
Just as Lu Feng was about to find someone to ask, he suddenly saw a familiar face.
No, it should be two.
"Sisi, can't you just admit I was wrong?"
Su Yuntao chased after his female companion, pleading all the way down the stairs from the second floor.
"I really sent all of last month's allowance home. Don't worry, as soon as this month's salary comes in, I'll go and buy you that necklace immediately."
"Yuntao, what I need is not a necklace, but to see your determination in pursuing me. Right now, you've disappointed me greatly!"
After speaking, Sisi ignored Su Yuntao and walked out of the Spirit Hall without looking back.
"Sigh~" Su Yuntao watched Sisi's back and let out a long sigh.
"Sigh~" Lu Feng watched Su Yuntao's back and let out a long sigh.
He clearly has a Lone Wolf martial soul, yet he insists on being a simp.
And the key is, he can't even succeed!
At this moment, Su Yuntao also saw Lu Feng. A trace of shock flashed in his eyes. "Huh, Lu Feng! You're still alive!"
"???"
"Sorry, I'm still alive. My apologies for disappointing you," Lu Feng said, rolling his eyes speechlessly.
Su Yuntao also came to his senses. He scratched his head and hurriedly explained, "Sorry, Lu Feng, I was just too excited to see you! I heard from Tang San and Xiao Wu that you went to the Spirit Hunting Forest alone. I was worried about you."
"Oh?" Hearing this, Lu Feng was slightly surprised. He had only met Su Yuntao a few times, but he didn't expect this person to be so warm-hearted.
"Lu Feng, where have you been for the past three months?" Su Yuntao asked curiously.
Lu Feng placed his bags on the ground with a dull thud. He untied the ropes, revealing the ores inside.
"I found some treasures in the Spirit Hunting Forest. For the past three months, I've been cultivating in the forest, and my strength has increased by a large margin!"
Lu Feng did not intend to hide his cultivation level. Instead of being timid, he might as well just lay his cards on the table.
In the original work, after Tang San absorbed his first soul ring, his soul power directly rose to level thirteen. Others were only surprised by his extraordinary talent and took no other action.
Although Lu Feng's soul power level was even more abnormal, he had long thought of a reason to explain it. What's more, he was a 'Spirit Hall person' with a pure and loyal background!
Su Yuntao's eyes widened as he looked at the colorful ores.
"Diamond... Jadeite... Red Blood Jade."
Su Yuntao counted the spirit ores in the bag one by one. These were all high-quality materials for auxiliary cultivation.
"This is... White Spirit Jade?!!"
Su Yuntao held a piece of jade-like stone and trembled as he spoke.
Compared to the other ores, the White Spirit Jade did not look conspicuous. However, Su Yuntao knew that while other spirit materials could only assist in cultivation, White Spirit Jade could directly increase a soul master's cultivation speed.
He had only seen it by chance in a book in the library.
"Ahem," Lu Feng coughed lightly.
"I found an underground mine in the forest with a lot of rare materials inside. Later, two soul beasts fought in there and caused the mine to collapse."
Lu Feng pointed at his clothes. "I was trapped in the cave for a month and almost couldn't get out."
After speaking, Lu Feng patted his chest with lingering fear.
"That must have been too dangerous. Lu Feng, you must not go soul hunting alone in the future."
"By the way, what do you plan to do with these materials? Do you need my help?"
As he spoke, Su Yuntao gestured at the size of the White Spirit Jade. A piece of spirit jade this large was worth at least tens of thousands of Gold Soul Coins!
Hearing this, Lu Feng smiled faintly. "No need. I plan to hand over this entire bag of materials to the Spirit Hall."
"No need to be polite, it's not like I'm helping for free..." Su Yuntao replied subconsciously.
Before he could finish his sentence, he suddenly froze.
"What! You're going to hand it all over to the Spirit Hall!" Su Yuntao's voice instantly rose an octave.
He rubbed his ears, suspecting he was hearing things.
"Mm!"
Lu Feng nodded and continued, "The Spirit Hall helped me awaken my martial soul, and Brother Tao, you helped me apply for a work-study student spot. I have kept all these things in my heart."
"If it weren't for the Spirit Hall, I might just be a small hunter right now, chasing rabbits all over the mountains."
"Legend has it that the Angel God expelled the fallen soul masters and founded the Spirit Hall, which is why we have the harmonious and happy continent we have today."
"I often wonder, what can I do for the Spirit Hall."
"And today, I can finally contribute my own meager strength to the Spirit Hall."
After speaking, Lu Feng held his head high, his face full of piety as he looked at the mural of the Angel God on the wall.
Sunlight shone through the dome, bathing Lu Feng in a holy radiance.
Of course, these words were all made up by Lu Feng.
Some of it was sincere, but most of it was fabricated on the spot to avoid trouble.
In order to be able to collect fragments in peace, he could love the Spirit Hall, love the Heaven Dou Empire, love the Star Luo Empire, Sea God Island, Slaughter City...
"Good... good... good child!"
At this moment, an aged voice came from the second floor.
Lu Feng looked up and saw a kind-looking old man slowly walking down the stairs.