Chapter 2772 - 2748: Return to the Holy City

Chapter 2772: Chapter 2748: Return to the Holy City

Ma Biaohu curled his lip and sat back down. He knew that when it came to tiring work like sect construction, they’d definitely run him ragged, while fun things like sightseeing would never fall to him. But Boss was Boss—what could he do about it.

"Hah! See you!" Tangyuan and Xiao Jiu made a ghost face at Ma Biaohu, then followed Lin Feng away.

Lin Feng took Xiao Jiu and Tangyuan and directly teleported to the Holy City...

Once in the Holy City, Lin Feng went straight to the Ascension Hall. He’d been thinking about the internal structure of the Ascension Hall all this time—why did all Ascenders arrive at the Myriad Heavens Divine Realm right here—yet he couldn’t get in. There were Divine Venerable Powerhouses guarding the door, and he didn’t want to stir up too big a commotion, so he could only think of some way to secretly look for the reason.

The one man and two beasts landed quite far from the Ascension Hall. Lin Feng closed his eyes and sent out his Divine Sense, only to find he couldn’t probe any situation inside the hall at all. Same as before, there were multiple Formations protecting the outside of the Ascension Hall. It looked like if he wanted to understand the secret within... and then a bold idea flashed through his mind: since he couldn’t probe the secrets inside, why not just move the Ascension Hall away entirely? But as soon as the thought appeared, he knew it wouldn’t be that easy and would require long-term planning.

He then looked at Tangyuan and Xiao Jiu and said, "Let’s head out first, I need to think this through properly."

Tangyuan and Xiao Jiu both looked dumbfounded; they had no idea what exactly Lin Feng wanted to do. Then they nodded, and Tangyuan asked, "So where are we going next?"

After thinking for a bit, Lin Feng said, "The market."

Back in Thunder Valley during Artifact Refining, Lin Feng had already exhausted everything in his spatial storage. Looked like he’d have to scour the Holy City for some rare cultivation materials. Last time he came to the Holy City it had been too rushed, and he never had time to properly stroll through the market. This time, bringing Tangyuan and Xiao Jiu along was perfect—time to broaden their horizons.

As soon as it heard they were going to the market, Tangyuan’s beady eyes spun around. Treasure hunting and picking up bargains were its favorite things; this was its specialty. It then flew onto Xiao Jiu’s head, and the one man and two beasts excitedly headed toward the market.

It had to be said, the market in the Holy City was far livelier than in any city they’d passed through before. Countless stalls were packed densely along both sides of the road, streams of people weaving among them. From time to time, cultivators and stall owners were haggling over deals, and all kinds of rare cultivation materials spread out on the ground were complete in variety, leaving Lin Feng and Tangyuan dazzled.

"Boss! Look at that!"

"Boss, hurry over here!"

"Boss..."

...

All along the way, Tangyuan was wildly excited. It had never seen so many top-tier rare materials before. The Holy City was truly worthy of being the number one city in the Myriad Heavens Divine Realm; even the goods sold in its market were higher-grade than those in other cities.

As Lin Feng walked, he looked around. To him, these rare materials were indeed scarce, but none were what he needed. Right now, with the Sect just being built, he mainly wanted to refine Dharma Treasures of every attribute for the sect’s Ascenders. He also wanted to find some spells suitable for Ascenders’ Cultivation. Those Ascenders were returning to the Sect from all over the place, and they would definitely have many obstacles in their Cultivation. That was what he was currently most worried about.

Just then, he suddenly saw a white-clothed youth sitting in a corner. The boy seemed very different from the other vendors. All the other hawkers were shouting out, some even reaching out to drag in customers, while this white-clothed youth just sat there. Even when people asked him questions, he ignored them—completely not acting like he was doing business at all.

This scene struck Lin Feng as very strange. He walked over and found that in front of the youth there were only two tattered, dilapidated books, with the words "Qianxuan Creation Method" written on them.

Seeing that the white-clothed youth had no intention of speaking, Lin Feng stepped up, squatted down, picked up a book, and flipped through it. The manual was divided into upper and lower volumes. After giving it a general look, he was pleasantly surprised to find that it was very special: even people whose Yuangang hadn’t fully transformed yet could Cultivate it, and it had a subtle resemblance to the Cultivation Techniques they’d practiced in the Lower Realm. This manual was exactly what he’d been searching for. With it, the Sect’s Ascenders would be able to Cultivate much more easily. Most importantly, the upper volume was for entry-level, while if the lower volume was mastered, its power would be unimaginable.

Smiling, Lin Feng raised his eyes to the white-clothed youth and asked, "How much for this manual?"

"Not for sale." The white-clothed youth didn’t even look at Lin Feng as he replied, then reached out his hand toward Lin Feng, signaling for him to return the book.

Lin Feng felt this youth was very odd—he didn’t have a trace of a cultivator’s aura on him. Lin Feng found it strange that such a youth would be here peddling this spell manual. He had a bold guess: this youth might very well be an Ascender from the Lower Realm. But then he denied that thought. Not to brag, but among those who could ascend from the Lower Realm, there shouldn’t be anyone younger than him. This youth looked only fifteen or sixteen, with delicate features and a frail figure, clearly someone who’d suffered a lot.

He put the book back into the youth’s hands, then leaned close to the youth’s ear and whispered, "Are you an Ascender?"

Hearing the three words "Ascenders," the youth immediately turned his head to look at Lin Feng, his gaze no longer as cold as before. Then he asked excitedly, "Who are you?"

Since he asked that, Lin Feng knew his guess was probably right, and continued to ask, "What’s your name?"

"Qin Shang." The white‑clothed youth glanced at Lin Feng and then answered. He felt this person was very different from the others who came to ask about the price; since he could bring up Ascenders, he should be an Ascender too.

"Why are you selling books here? How did you get this spell?" Lin Feng asked directly. He felt this youth was definitely someone with a story. Right now he couldn’t really be sure of his identity, but having Ascenders near the Holy City wasn’t anything strange.

Qin Shang looked at Lin Feng, then stood up and said, "I’m not an Ascender. My father was, but he’s dead. Before he died, he only left behind these two books. I originally wanted to sell them, but they aren’t worth much anyway, and if these books are gone, then even the only thing that lets me remember my father would be gone..."

At this point, Qin Shang’s gaze dimmed again. He had always depended on his father; he had never seen his mother since he was small. Because his father was an Ascender, their days were very hard. Not long ago, his father fell ill and passed away. Now, there was only him left in this world.

After hearing Qin Shang’s words, Lin Feng finally understood that this person was the child of an Ascender. If he let this youth live alone in the Holy City, he probably wouldn’t survive for long. Since he carried the bloodline of an Ascender, Lin Feng had the duty to help him. Then he looked at Qin Shang and said, "Can you give me these books? I can take care of you."

Qin Shang lifted his eyes to look at Lin Feng. Although his father had never taught him any Cultivation Techniques since he was young, he had taught him to always guard against the treacherous hearts of men, so he asked, "Who are you?"

"My name is Lin Feng, and I’m also an Ascender. If you’re willing, you can come with me." Lin Feng looked at Qin Shang with sincerity. He understood this kind of helplessness; meeting him was a stroke of fortune for this child.

After thinking it over for a moment, Qin Shang felt that Lin Feng wasn’t a bad person. Besides these two books, he had nothing at all, and there was nothing on him that Lin Feng could covet. He had been wondering how he was supposed to live after his father’s death; meeting this man now might well be Heaven pointing out a path for him. So he handed the Cultivation Technique to Lin Feng with both hands and said, "Thank you, Brother Lin."

This time, Lin Feng hadn’t expected to gain such an unexpected harvest in the Holy City. He also felt that this child’s aptitude was pretty good; if he nurtured him carefully, he might achieve great things in the future. Afterwards, he took Qin Shang, Xiao Jiu, and Tangyuan and left the market.

After leaving the market, Lin Feng wanted to ask around more about the Ascension Hall, but in the entire Holy City he didn’t know anyone. Suddenly he thought of Elder Wu from the Holy City’s auction house, and hurried over to the auction house.

Along the way, Tangyuan and Xiao Jiu were quite interested in Qin Shang, constantly peppering him with questions, and this originally silent and taciturn Qin Shang became lively and talkative when faced with Tangyuan and Xiao Jiu.

Soon, the two people and two beasts were standing at the doors of the Holy City’s auction house. Even when there was no auction going on, the auction house of the Holy City was still bustling with people coming and going. It seemed the business of this great city was indeed very prosperous, and Lin Feng even felt a sudden impulse to establish a Holy Pill Pavilion in the Holy City.

On the top floor of the auction house, Lin Feng met Elder Wu. At this moment, Elder Wu was appraising a Dharma Treasure someone had sent in for auction. Seeing Lin Feng walk over, he greeted him with a smiling face. Of course, he had already heard of Lin Feng’s deeds: the incident of Lin Feng killing Chang Tianjie of the Myriad Heavens Divine Cult had spread like wildfire in the Holy City, and the fact that Lin Feng had already stepped into Divine Emperor–level strength had greatly astonished him.

"Young Friend Lin, what brings you to the Holy City? I’ve failed to welcome you from afar." Wu Jin said to Lin Feng, then gestured for him to sit.

After Lin Feng, Qin Shang, Xiao Jiu, and Tangyuan all sat down, Lin Feng politely asked, "Elder Wu, I came this time to consult you about the Ascension Hall."

In truth, Wu Jin was quite shocked to see Lin Feng in the Holy City, because everyone from the Myriad Heavens Divine Cult was searching for Lin Feng’s whereabouts, yet Lin Feng dared to appear in the Holy City, which was directly under the Myriad Heavens Divine Cult’s jurisdiction. Was Lin Feng not afraid of being captured by them? No matter how strong Lin Feng was, to stand alone against the entire Myriad Heavens Divine Cult was probably impossible.

He looked at Lin Feng and kindly reminded him, "Young Friend Lin, don’t you know the Myriad Heavens Divine Cult is searching for you everywhere?"

"I didn’t know, but even if I did, it doesn’t matter." Lin Feng said calmly. He wasn’t being arrogant—whatever he dared to do, he had already considered the consequences. He just disliked trouble. Before his Sect was established, he didn’t want to be too high‑profile; otherwise, if the Myriad Heavens Divine Cult didn’t come looking for him, he would go looking for them.

Seeing Lin Feng like this, Wu Jin realized his worrying was unnecessary, and then asked, "What is it you want to ask about the Ascension Hall?"

He was very puzzled, not understanding why Lin Feng would be interested in the Ascension Hall. But he himself didn’t know much about the Ascension Hall either; he could only share what he did know to answer Lin Feng.

"When did the Ascension Hall appear? And what Formation is that?" Lin Feng asked Wu Jin as he looked at him. He wasn’t sure if Wu Jin would know, but other than asking Wu Jin, he had no idea who else might be familiar with the Holy City.