Chapter Eighteen

Luo Feng flew to the main entrance of the Yanfeng Guildhall’s main building, where the attendant who had greeted him last time was already waiting.

“Divine Lord,” the attendant stepped forward immediately, smiling. “The Vice Guild Master has asked me to escort you.”

“The Vice Guild Master?” Luo Feng nodded slightly. “Lead the way.”

The attendant led Luo Feng away from the main building, flying deep into the Yanfeng Guildhall’s complex. They landed in front of a small building whose door was open. The attendant said, “The Vice Guild Master is waiting for you inside.”

Luo Feng nodded and entered the small building, while the attendant remained outside.

Inside the small building, a figure formed from gray mist sat quietly. Two holes, resembling eyes in the mist, seemed to be ‘smiling’ as they looked at Luo Feng.

“Divine Lord Luohe, please have a seat.” The misty figure personally poured him wine.

Luo Feng sat across from him.

“How about you try this wine?” the misty figure said.

Luo Feng picked up the cup and saw a cold mist rising from the wine. He vaguely perceived terrifying beasts roaring within it. Intrigued, he took a small sip and felt a wave of coolness spread through his soul.

“This wine is refined from the blood of a God-King level exotic beast called the ‘Myriad Realms Icewind Beast’,” the misty figure explained. “It nourishes the soul and can even enhance comprehension. The effect of one cup lasts for a full day.”

“Enhance comprehension?” Luo Feng was surprised.

The Myriad Realms Icewind Beast? Luo Feng recalled it being mentioned in the River of Duan Dong’s lineage. This God-King level exotic beast was composed of ice, and its icy scales naturally harbored a vast number of universes, so many that it was dubbed ‘Myriad Realms.’ Even its breath, ‘wind,’ possessed a hint of the fundamental Dao’s power, which is why it was known as the ‘Myriad Realms Icewind Beast’ long ago. Not long after it appeared on the Origin Continent, it was captured alive by the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom! They have kept it ever since, continually extracting its bodily materials to refine various elixirs, fine wines, and other treasures.

“When I left the Yanfeng Ancient Kingdom, I brought some of this with me,” the misty figure said. “I only share it with friends whom I genuinely admire.”

“You flatter me, Vice Guild Master.” Luo Feng indeed felt the coolness permeating his soul, significantly boosting his thought processes and, as the other party claimed, his comprehension.

The misty figure shook his head. “In a relatively remote country like Yugu, resources are ultimately limited. To be able to kill the Blood Python Guild Master in a one-on-one battle at the Eternal True God stage is truly impressive!”

Luo Feng smiled.

He was right. The Blood Python Guild Master had deep cultivation in all aspects and used mechanical-type secret treasures, making him incredibly powerful. For an Eternal True God to kill him? It was indeed difficult. Figures like Blood Cloud and Mo Li Xiao were elites nurtured by divine kingdoms.

“I came today to collect the bounty,” Luo Feng stated.

“Before your confrontation, Divine Lord Luohe, you were the only one who accepted the mission. And shortly after you accepted it, the Blood Python Guild Master died,” the misty figure said. “However, according to the rules of the Yanfeng Guildhall’s Dark Hall, you still need to provide proof of his demise.”

“Since you were the only one who accepted the mission, providing his corpse, remains, or even his main weapon or treasure will suffice,” the misty figure explained.

If multiple powerful individuals had accepted the mission simultaneously, the Yanfeng Guildhall’s verification process would have been much stricter.

“Will this do?” Luo Feng flipped his hand and produced the armor left behind by the deceased Blood Python Guild Master. The armor bore several inconspicuous cracks and wounds. However, as an Eternal-level armor secret treasure, these minor damages could slowly heal with divine power nourishment.

The misty figure glanced at it, then nodded with a smile. “Yes, that will work!”

“Here is the 160,000 Cosmic Sand bounty!” With a gentle wave of the misty figure’s hand, a jade bottle appeared before Luo Feng.

Luo Feng took the jade bottle, and a quick scan with his divine power revealed 160,000 Cosmic Sand inside. Clearly, the Yanfeng Guildhall had prepared it beforehand.

“If Divine Lord Luohe doesn’t require immediate use of this large amount of Cosmic Sand, you may deposit it temporarily with the Yanfeng Guildhall,” the misty figure smiled. “You can then withdraw it from any Yanfeng Guildhall across the entire Origin Continent.”

“No need,” Luo Feng replied, standing up.

He knew that the Yanfeng Guildhall offered storage services, and that any assets powerful cultivators stored there, especially if they died without heirs, would naturally become the guildhall’s property.

“Vice Guild Master, I’ll take my leave now,” Luo Feng said.

The misty figure rose to see him off.

Once Luo Feng had departed, a burly man materialized out of thin air within the small building.

“Guild Master, aren’t you going to chat with him a bit?” the misty figure asked, looking at the burly man.

“Someone who can kill the Blood Python Guild Master single-handedly usually has a significant background. They might be an elite trained by a divine kingdom, or perhaps they’ve had some extraordinary encounters and undergone extensive trials… but this Luohe, the Yanfeng Guildhall has no prior records of him.” The burly man shook his head slightly. “I find him to be quite a mystery.”

“Uncle, don’t you think he’s too casual?” The burly man frowned. “He just charged into the Blood Python Guild’s headquarters in broad daylight, killed the Guild Master, and immediately came to our Yanfeng Guildhall to collect the bounty. Couldn’t he guess that many forces in Huyang City would be watching our guildhall’s entrance? His arrival here at this time must have been noticed by numerous powers.”

The misty figure nodded. “Yes, he certainly is too casual.”

“That indicates he doesn’t regard those forces highly,” the burly man chuckled. “But one thing is certain: he values this bounty a great deal.”

“Most cultivators have to strive for resources,” the misty figure sighed, accustomed to seeing Eternal True Gods resort to any means for wealth during his time managing the Yanfeng Guildhall.

***

Huyang City, Chaos A-913 Cave Dwelling.

“Divine Lord Luosa, I’ll just guard here.” Moyu Qingyan was meditating in a small building near the cave dwelling’s entrance, while Mo Luo Sa was also observing the main door from nearby.

“Don’t mind me,” Mo Luo Sa reprimanded.

“Oh.” Moyu Qingyan immediately fell silent, not daring to say more.

Mo Luo Sa waited patiently.

Finally, the cave dwelling’s formation activated, its door naturally opening, and Luo Feng flew in from outside.

“Master!” Mo Luo Sa darted out instantly, coming up to Luo Feng with a fawning smile. Moyu Qingyan also immediately followed, waiting nearby.

Seeing Mo Luo Sa’s eager expression, Luo Feng smiled. “Don’t worry, I tried my best to preserve your food.”

“Thank you, Master!” Mo Luo Sa was overjoyed.

“Qingyan, make sure to diligently comprehend the laws,” Luo Feng instructed.

“Yes, sir,” Moyu Qingyan promptly replied.

Luo Feng then took Mo Luo Sa to the underground grand hall.

“Master is truly incredible, charging directly into the Blood Python Guild headquarters,” Moyu Qingyan thought, returning to the small building. “I wonder if the Blood Python Guild Master is dead or alive.” The stronger Luo Feng became, the more he looked forward to his own progress.

After all, if he passed the trials, he might have a chance to become Luo Feng’s disciple.

Moyu Qingyan sat cross-legged in the small building and began to carefully comprehend the Ten Great Fundamental Laws.

Inside the underground grand hall, within the Star Tower.

With a wave of his hand, Luo Feng tossed out the corpses of the Past Devil Vice Guild Master and the Blood Python Guild Master, Mu Yang. The two enormous corpses emanated a terrifying aura.

“Two corpses?” Mo Luo Sa’s eyes lit up.

“Another Vice Guild Master had a body of venomous insects, transforming into a million of them,” Luo Feng explained. “When I destroyed the million insects, he completely vanished. However, I suspect he might still be alive, because if this type of insect body cultivation is powerful enough, each insect can represent a life. But his strength was relatively weak, so there’s no need to worry about him.”

Mo Luo Sa nodded, his gaze fixed heatedly on the Blood Python Guild Master’s corpse. “It’s still the corpse of a powerful being. This Blood Python Guild Master’s bloodline likely reached the tenth stage of Eternal True God, and the bloodline he primarily cultivated is also very strong.”

“As long as you like it,” Luo Feng nodded, then went to another level of the Star Tower.

Mo Luo Sa then sat cross-legged and began to absorb the powerful bloodlines and various energies contained within the two corpses.

Luo Feng was alone on another level of the Star Tower.

“Let’s see how much I gained this time,” Luo Feng thought, and with a wave of his hand, he took out all the spoils from his trip to the Blood Python Guild’s headquarters.

“Good heavens, how did the Blood Python Guild Master carry so much Cosmic Sand?” Luo Feng exclaimed in surprise as he looked at the treasures containing Cosmic Sand before him. After a quick tally, he realized, “Including what the two Vice Guild Masters carried, and the bounty, I have over 980,000 Cosmic Sand!”

This immense sum of Cosmic Sand pleasantly surprised Luo Feng.

“The resources of an Eternal True God are either used for cultivation or exchanged for powerful treasures,” Luo Feng mused in surprise. “It’s quite unexpected that the Blood Python Guild Master carried so much Cosmic Sand with him.”

“The resources for my second body refinement should be enough now.” Luo Feng happily looked at the blood-colored disc hovering beside him. The disc glowed with flowing light, and upon closer inspection, he saw a vast, surging river of blood flowing within it.

Luo Feng reached out, grasped the blood-colored disc, and let his perfect divine power permeate it.

As his perfect divine power poured in, it rapidly refined the ownerless mechanical-type secret treasure, and he gained a wealth of information from it.

“An Eternal True God-level single-entity mechanical secret treasure: the ‘River of Life Blood’?” Luo Feng was secretly astonished. “With this mechanical secret treasure, one can transform their divine body into a river of blood, becoming virtually flawless.”

“Whether for defense, offense, escape, corrosion, or creating clones… this River of Life Blood possesses chaotic properties and is incredibly powerful.”

“Based on value, my Wings of Shi Wu are estimated to be worth around 1 million Cosmic Sand, while this ‘River of Life Blood’ is valued at approximately 1.5 million Cosmic Sand, perhaps even more!” Luo Feng concluded.

Eternal True God-level mechanical-type secret treasures, which allow one to wield a portion of Chaos Realm power, are already among the very top artifacts on the entire Origin Continent. Their estimated values typically range from 500,000 to 5 million Cosmic Sand, with no fundamental difference in their capabilities within that range.

A mechanical-type secret treasure valued at 5 million Cosmic Sand, for instance, is more like a perfect fusion of several such treasures!

Hum!

With a thought, Luo Feng poured a full one percent of his divine power into the blood-colored disc. Although he hadn’t thoroughly studied the ‘River of Life Blood’ mechanical secret treasure yet, with his perfect divine power, he could already use it roughly upon acquiring it.

Rumble! The blood-colored disc vibrated intensely.

Even one percent of Luo Feng’s divine power was greater than the total divine power of an Eternal True God with an ‘Infinite Divine Body’.

A river of blood formed, seemingly poised to sweep away and devour everything. It appeared ready to engulf all creation, returning everything to chaos and merging it into the sanguine flow.

Luo Feng smiled as he gazed at the terrifying river of blood suspended before him.

“The Blood Python Guild Master wasted such a powerful treasure!” Luo Feng lamented. When it came to combat, the Wings of Shi Wu were not as troublesome or fearsome as this ‘River of Life Blood’.

***

Special thanks to the two new Alliance Masters who gifted rewards: San Yuan and ‘Change to a New Name’.