Chapter 72: Gathering of Heroes

  When Lin Feng left, Jin Luyu still told him about the news of Jiejin Dan for free. It turned out that when Jin Luyu was browsing through the family's auction records, he accidentally discovered that decades ago, the family had auctioned off a new dan formula for Jiejin Dan. At that time, the predecessor who examined the dan formula left behind the general content of the dan formula, but it was not complete. The content was roughly that someone used the demon core of a demon beast, combined with spiritual medicine to refine a new Jiejin Dan. The specific formula and refining method were not very clear, only knowing that later this dan formula was bought by a predecessor of Qingyang Gate at a high price, as for whether this dan formula actually refined Jiejin Dan or not, no one knew.

  The news was indeed vague, except for mentioning that using the demon pill to refine the golden pill had some value, there were no other specific points, no wonder Jin Luyu was so generous in giving away the news for free. However, Lin Feng still sincerely thanked her, with Jin Luyu's personality, if their relationship wasn't at a certain level, this kind of information would also require payment in spirit stones.

  As he walked out of the Golden Tripod Auction House, Lin Feng felt refreshed and invigorated. Lately, everything had been going smoothly; his alchemy had produced top-grade pills, his cultivation had advanced to a higher level, and now even information about the Golden Elixir was being voluntarily provided to him - could it be that his luck was finally turning around? As he strolled along, lost in thought, Lin Feng didn't notice the three stealthy cultivators following behind him.

  "Brother Lin, be careful!" A sudden cry of alarm awakened Lin Feng from his reverie. He turned around to see a black figure charging towards him. Without hesitation, Lin Feng pushed out both palms, and as the black figure struck his palm, he used the momentum to retreat, employing the "Unity of Man and Sword" technique from the Nine Heavenly Profound Sword. At the same time, an idea flashed in his mind, and a talisman appeared in his hand. The earlier collision made him realize that his opponent's strength was not to be underestimated, and in such emergency situations, the talisman's effect might be more effective.

  "What are you doing?" Lin Feng was both angry and frightened, his heart racing, in Yaoguang City, someone who dared to make a move so openly must have a big background, when did he offend such a person?

  Heiying was shocked, not expecting that his one blow didn't hit, but he didn't make another move because Jin Luyu had already rushed over and stood beside Lin Feng, apparently having some reservations about the Golden Tripod Auction House.

  "Little girl, this has nothing to do with the Jin Ding Auction House, it's better if you don't interfere!" The black shadow stopped in its tracks, but raised its momentum very high. The pressure of the foundation period was immense for a cultivator in the refining period.

  "Hmph, is a Qi Foundation stage cultivator really that impressive? This is a guest of the Golden Cauldron Auction House, you should understand our rules! The newcomer was only around the second or third layer of the Qi Foundation stage. Jin Luyu was the esteemed young mistress of the Golden Cauldron Auction House, so how could she possibly take him seriously? As for the two cultivators at the ninth layer of the Refining Qi stage following behind him, she didn't even give them a glance."

  "This man has already left the Golden Tripod Auction House ten zhang away, and by rights should have nothing to do with your auction house. Little girl, don't force this issue, we're not people without a foothold either, if things get out of hand it won't look good for anyone." The man saw Jin Luyu's face was expressionless, but at this time someone had already noticed the situation here, he feared that if they dragged things out there would be changes, and so he gave a sideways glance to his two followers, speaking as he surrounded them.

  Jin Ding Auction House has a rule that anyone who enters the auction house, whether it's a person or goods, will be protected by the auction house. In Jin Ding Auction House, killing people and stealing goods is absolutely not allowed to happen. This isn't because Jin Ding Auction House is overbearing, but rather it's a rule that they have no choice but to strictly enforce. Think about it, if a cultivator had just spent a lot of money to bid on a treasure, only to be killed and have the item stolen right after, who would still dare to come here to buy things?

  Those three people obviously knew the rules and were afraid of causing misunderstandings with Golden Tripod Auction House, so they waited until Lin Feng walked a distance before suddenly making their move. However, they apparently didn't understand the relationship between Lin Feng and Golden Tripod Auction House, in any case, Jin Luoyue would have to protect Lin Feng.

  "This person is a friend of our Golden Tripod Auction House, you'd better think twice before making a move, or else you'll be the ones who can't eat and walk at the same time!" Jin Luyu naturally wasn't afraid of a Foundation Stage cultivator of two or three layers. At the entrance of the Golden Tripod Auction House, there were only a few people who dared to make a move against her. Moreover, when she sent Lin Feng out earlier, she noticed that these three people were sneaking around and knew something was wrong. While reminding Lin Feng, she also let the people in the store inform the family's guardian uncle. She believed that within ten breaths of time, the masters of the Golden Tripod Auction House would arrive."

  That person didn't dare to make a move on Jin Luyu, but instead sent one of them to block her way, while the other two charged towards Lin Feng at the same time.

  "Big Brother, is that you? Is it really you? How did you end up in Yaoguang City? You didn't go back with Master and the others? Haha, this is great!" Lin Feng was already on high alert, expecting a fight to break out at any moment. But just then, a chubby figure suddenly rushed over from the side, blocking his way, and shouted loudly in a high-pitched voice, looking extremely excited.

  "Are you, Junior Brother Zhao? How come you're so dark, I almost didn't recognize you. What brings you to Yao Guang City? Oh? And who is... Senior Sister Xue?" Lin Feng was just focusing on the Foundation Establishment cultivator in front of him, his hand holding the spirit symbol sweating, when he was suddenly interrupted by Zhao Chun rushing up to him, nearly smashing the spirit symbol into his face. Only now did he notice that not only had Zhao Chun arrived, but also the beautiful woman with the surname Xue whom he had seen at the Qing Yang Gate selection ceremony was following behind, so he hastily greeted them. He still didn't know that this beautiful woman surnamed Xue was actually Zhao Chun's senior sister, whose name was Xue Bingxin.

  Xue Bingxin and Zhao Chun have been living in the mountains and forests for three months, enduring scorching sun and rain while constantly battling fierce beasts. Their lives were unbearably harsh. After completing a few tasks, they decided to take a break in the city when they had the chance to transfer to the outskirts of Yao Guang City. However, as soon as they entered the city, they encountered Lin Feng being chased and killed. Zhao Chun said to Xue Bingxin, "It's my senior brother," and rushed forward. Xue Bingxin's adaptability had greatly improved after several months of tempering, and she followed without a word, drawing her sword to protect Zhao Chun by his side.

  "Do you know me?" Xue Bingxin asked while guarding against the cultivator in front of her.

  Lin Feng's face turned red, and Xue Bingxin had obviously forgotten the scene where she helped Lin Feng speak at the selection conference, but he still remembered. It was not only because she spoke up for justice at that time, but also because Xue Bingxin's stunning appearance was too eye-catching, and no normal man would forget after seeing her, but did he dare to say it out loud?

  "I don't know how to answer, the cultivator from the opposing side helped him out of the predicament: 'Where did this little kid come from? You're just a Qi Refining stage and you dare to show off, scram! You also dare to interfere with the Dragon Slaying Conference?'"

  Ding Wei was furious, he had received an order from Sun Kui, the master of the Dragon Slaying Sect, to bring two high-ranking cultivators at the 9th level of Qi Refining to capture Lin Feng. Originally, capturing a small cultivator at the 6th level of Qi Refining like Lin Feng should have been an easy task for him. However, he didn't know why, but first, the people from the Golden Tripod Auction House, led by Gao Fang, wanted to protect Lin Feng, making Ding Wei wonder if he had misjudged Lin Feng's background.

  Now two more Qi Refining stage brats have appeared, also with a life-and-death intersecting aura. The most infuriating thing is that the ninth-layer Qi Refining stage little girl actually dares to draw her sword in front of me. What the hell, when did Qi Refining stage cultivators become so arrogant? Don't even get me started on the previous little girl who had the Golden Cauldron Auction House as her backing, but what's the background of these two little things that they dare to be so arrogant in front of a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator?

  Ding Wei's energy was about to surge forward, ready to kill the two ignorant little cultivators without hesitation. However, he suddenly stopped in his tracks. This was because he discovered that the stunningly beautiful little female cultivator held two swords in her hand, both of which were top-grade artifacts. Good grief! An ordinary cultivator who had reached the 9th layer of Qi Refining and possessed a low-grade artifact could already be considered to have achieved a decent status. If they had a mid-grade artifact, it was almost certain that they had the backing of their family or elders.

  What a high-quality magic weapon? Many foundation-building period four or five-layer cultivators don't even have this, and this female cultivator is just a small Qi-refining period cultivator, yet she suddenly takes out two of them. What kind of background does she have? What kind of power would it take to equip a Qi-refining period disciple with such powerful weapons?

  Several masters in the foundation-building period have already started discussing among the crowd.

  "This Dragon Slaying Assembly has finally met its match today!"

  "Yes, always bullying little monks. Today these two little monks are not ordinary, this is called 'often walking at night and encountering ghosts'."

  "What's that? Have you ever seen such a beautiful ghost...?" Some were also attracted by Xue Bingxin's beauty, not watching the excitement, but looking at the beauty.

  He looked at the mediocre sword in his hand, which was covered in scars and worn out. His hands and feet were ice-cold. If he had encountered Xue Bingxin in the wilderness, Ding Wei would have definitely killed her first and taken her sword without caring about her background. As a second-layer Foundation Establishment cultivator facing a ninth-layer Qi Refining cultivator, even if she was wielding two high-quality swords, Ding Wei still had the confidence to kill her within ten moves. But this was in Yaoguang City, with so many people watching. If he dared to make a move on her, he would probably be caught and skinned alive by the powers backing her, even if he ran to the ends of the earth.

  Hei Long Hui was just a low-level gang organization, and as one of the only three Jiedan period cultivators in the gang, Ding Wei was able to survive for so long in Yao Guang City without being killed. So when he saw Xue Bingxin's sword, he immediately restrained his impulse and took out one of the few transmission talismans he had, said a few words, burned the transmission talisman, and asked Sun Kui for help.

  This matter is no longer within his control, not to mention the Jin Ding auction house, but the two children's background forces are probably not something that the Butcher's Guild can afford to provoke. I hope the leader of the gang will be wise and if he can get the recently risen power to come out, maybe they can retreat today. As for catching Lin Feng, he has completely given up on it, who would have thought that a loose cultivator who just entered the sixth layer of Qi Refining would have such a huge force behind him, isn't this a trap?

  "Oh, Master Sister, what is the Dragon Slaying Alliance? Is it more powerful than our Qingyang Gate?" Ding Wei thought to calm things down, but Zhao Chun had no intention of doing so. He dared to move his master brother, and now he has a Golden Elixir period master and the powerful Qingyang Gate as his backing, how could he put a small, unknown sect like that in his eyes? Although Zhao Chun hasn't started developing yet and looks completely like a child, short and chubby, his mind is not ordinary. Last time, one sentence almost didn't kill Deng Bin, now speaking is even more cunning, scolding people without using a single dirty word.

  "How am I supposed to know what's going on, it's so chaotic outside, anyone can just gather a few people and form a gang, I don't have the energy to remember." Xue Bingxin's voice was very gentle, but her words made everyone around her feel a chill, almost every person was silently screaming in their hearts, this master sister and brother were truly too poisonous.

  However, apart from a few foundation-building masters who chuckled, the other cultivators were clearly unwilling to stir up trouble. Although they wanted to laugh in their hearts, their faces turned bright red, but ultimately did not make a sound.

  Jin Luyu was naturally lively, and when Zhao Chun spoke, she couldn't help but giggle. Now that Xue Bingxin had said such an unseemly thing, she couldn't hold back her laughter anymore. "Haha, sister, you're really funny," she laughed loudly. "I've heard of pig slaughterers, they're called pig butchers, but I've never heard of anyone forming a gang to kill pigs. Do you want to kill many pigs? And what's this 'dog butcher gang'?"

  "Boom!" Jin Luyu's words completely detonated the laughter of the surrounding cultivators, who were about to burst their stomachs from holding it in. The entire street erupted into loud guffaws, attracting even more people from afar to gather around. Meanwhile, Ding Wei and his two companions' faces instantly turned black and purple with rage, gripping their swords tightly as they sought someone to vent their anger on. However, upon realizing everyone was laughing, they didn't dare provoke the crowd's ire for the time being. Wanting to take action against Jin Luyu and Xue Zhao, they found themselves unable to make a move, and anyone could see that they were struggling to contain themselves.

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