Chapter 26: Looting Treasures

The members of the Wuji Demon Sect tried to flee.

Lin Feng naturally wasn't going to give them the chance.

With just a slight release of his aura, he pressed them all flat against the ground, unable to move.

This was the gap in raw power.

The Flood Dragon Little Bai soared into the air and opened its maw, sucking the members of the Wuji Demon Sect toward it one by one.

In just a few minutes, the Wuji Demon Sect had followed in the Seven Slaughter Sect's footsteps.

Having devoured several hundred people today, it was a tremendous boon to Little Bai's growth.

However, its next step — evolving into a true dragon — would be extraordinarily difficult.

A Flood Dragon transforming into a true dragon was at least a hundred times harder than a serpent transforming into a Flood Dragon.

If the odds of a serpent successfully transforming into a Flood Dragon were one in ten, then the odds of a Flood Dragon becoming a true dragon were one in a thousand.

Such odds were low enough to drive one to despair.

Little Bai had already cultivated inside the Nine Nethers Secret Realm for nearly ten thousand years.

It was precisely because it knew that achieving the dragon transformation on its own was impossible that, upon sensing Lin Feng's overwhelming power, it had chosen to follow him.

It hoped that Lin Feng would be able to help it someday.

With the Wuji Demon Sect, the Seven Slaughter Sect, and the black-robed figures all eliminated, the enemy's main forces had been wiped out, and the remaining scattered groups no longer posed much of a threat.

Lin Feng stood atop Little Bai's head, preparing to leave. He still didn't want to reveal his identity in front of everyone.

"Benefactor, do you remember me? I am Li Luoyi of the Qingyun Sect." Li Luoyi suddenly mustered her courage and called out loudly toward Lin Feng.

She knew that if she didn't speak now, he would be gone.

Lin Feng heard her voice and turned to look. Li Luoyi was standing there, visibly nervous.

"I remember you!"

"Thank you for remembering me, Benefactor! This is already the second time you have saved me. Luoyi truly does not know how to repay your kindness. I hope you will leave your name, so that Luoyi may forever keep it in her heart."

"Miss Luoyi, as I said before, saving you was merely something done in passing — the first time, and this time as well. So please, don't take it to heart," Lin Feng replied calmly.

Upon hearing this, Li Luoyi's spirits sank.

Just as she had expected — the same as last time.

He simply had no interest in acknowledging her.

As the heaven-blessed prodigy of the Qingyun Sect, being turned away twice — the grievance in her heart was easy to imagine.

Just as Lin Feng was about to leave again, Ye Qingxuan spoke up.

"I am Ye Qingxuan, first Core Disciple under Leng Hanshuang, Peak Master of Jade Maiden Peak of the Shenxiao Sword Sect. On behalf of all Shenxiao Sword Sect disciples present, I offer our deepest gratitude to Senior for saving our lives."

"We thank Senior for saving our lives!"

Every member of the Shenxiao Sword Sect echoed Ye Qingxuan's words in unison.

"There is no need for thanks. I share some ties with the Shenxiao Sword Sect — having encountered you, I naturally could not stand by and do nothing."

"Regardless, Senior saving us is a fact, and both reason and sentiment demand that we express our gratitude," Ye Qingxuan insisted.

"I accept your thanks. These are things I found within the Secret Realm — take them and use them for those who are injured. I hope they will be of help to everyone."

With that, Lin Feng reached into his Qiankun Pouch and produced a large pile of spiritual herbs and medicines, dividing them into two portions and sending them to the Shenxiao Sword Sect and the Qingyun Sect camps respectively.

The Shenxiao Sword Sect's share was noticeably larger, however.

As the Senior Brother of the Shenxiao Sword Sect, it was only natural for him to favor his own sect.

"Thank you, Senior!"

"Thank you, Senior!"

Ye Qingxuan and Li Luoyi voiced their gratitude at the same time.

"All right, I must be going. Before I leave, let me offer one word of advice: this time, the Nine Nethers Secret Realm is different from before. For safety's sake, it would be best if your two sects do not separate. Although the main forces of the Wuji Demon Sect and the Seven Slaughter Sect have been eliminated, the threat posed by the black-robed figures is greater than either of them — it is wisest to remain cautious," Lin Feng advised.

The unknown was always the most terrifying.

To have trained the black-robed figures to the point where they feared neither life nor death — the power behind them was clearly formidable and not to be underestimated.

"We understand!" Ye Qingxuan and Li Luoyi answered together.

"Good. I hope you can leave the Nine Nethers Secret Realm safely. Farewell!"

"Little Bai! Let's go!"

Man and Flood Dragon rose into the sky and quickly vanished from everyone's sight.

Flying within the Nine Nethers Secret Realm was a rather dangerous affair.

Exotic beasts had a strong sense of territorial ownership — any intrusion would be treated as a provocation and met with an attack.

But that applied to other creatures. A Flood Dragon was one of the overlords of the Secret Realm, and no exotic beast within it would dare to initiate an attack against one.

Watching Lin Feng disappear into the distance, Li Luoyi bit her lip, her heart full of grievance.

Ye Qingxuan, meanwhile, became even more certain that she had definitely seen this person before.

Not only had he saved them, but he had also given away so many precious spiritual medicines.

And there was one more detail.

The Shenxiao Sword Sect had received more spiritual medicines than the Qingyun Sect.

Who would believe that this person had no connection to the Shenxiao Sword Sect?

Given his ties to the Shenxiao Sword Sect, a bone age of less than one hundred years, and power so unfathomable — he was certainly no obscure nobody. But who could he be?

Ye Qingxuan sank deep into thought, desperately wanting to uncover Lin Feng's identity.

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"Little Bai! Are there any other exotic beasts in this Secret Realm with power comparable to yours? Let's go loot some treasures," Lin Feng said.

With over a month remaining before the Nine Nethers Secret Realm closed, he had no desire to reveal his identity and regroup with the Shenxiao Sword Sect members.

Since he had nothing better to do, he might as well go hunting for treasures.

The more powerful an exotic beast, the more treasures it guarded — and the more precious those treasures would be.

Little Bai was a prime example.

He had just given away so many spiritual medicines.

He needed to go find more to replenish the supply.

"Roar~"

The Flood Dragon beneath his feet let out a cry.

"If there are, then let's set off!"

Little Bai picked up speed.

A day later, they arrived outside a mountain valley.

"Roar~" Little Bai let out a commanding cry.

"Howl~" An answering roar immediately rose from within the valley.

Then, an exotic beast with a pair of wings growing from its back, its entire body a deep violet, flew out — glaring at Little Bai with fury blazing in its eyes.

A Violet Crystal Winged Demon Wolf!

An exotic beast whose power was in no way inferior to a Flood Dragon's.

Little Bai had fought the Violet Crystal Winged Demon Wolf before.

Neither side had been able to overcome the other.

This time, it was clearly trying to use its master Lin Feng to give the other beast a show of dominance.

When the Violet Crystal Winged Demon Wolf caught sight of Lin Feng standing atop the Flood Dragon's head, its fury instantly turned to wariness.

Its intelligence was limited, yet it understood that anyone capable of standing atop a Flood Dragon's head must be even more terrifying than the Flood Dragon itself.

Since it and the Flood Dragon were evenly matched, this person was surely above it.

Lin Feng had no interest in wasting words.

He extended his right hand and closed it gently into a fist.

An immense force instantly locked the Violet Crystal Winged Demon Wolf in place.

"Howl!!!"

The Violet Crystal Winged Demon Wolf let out a howl.

It struggled to break free.

Yet no matter how hard it tried, it was utterly futile.

The gap in power between the two was simply too vast.

It was like an adult pressing down on a newborn infant with one hand — escape was impossible.

"Considering how hard you've worked to cultivate to this point, behave yourself and I won't kill you," Lin Feng said calmly.

In truth, in terms of preciousness, the Violet Crystal Winged Demon Wolf itself was the most valuable treasure of all.

Its inner core, hide, flesh, and sinew were all worth a fortune.

But Lin Feng had his own principles.

He was unwilling to cause slaughter without reason.

Especially against an exotic beast like this — one that had earned the acknowledgment of heaven and earth and had already awakened its spiritual intelligence.

As if it had understood Lin Feng's words, the Violet Crystal Winged Demon Wolf nodded repeatedly.

Seeing this, Lin Feng released it and led Little Bai into the valley to sweep through its treasures.

The Violet Crystal Winged Demon Wolf could only stand there dumbly.

It didn't dare go in.

That human was simply too powerful.