Volume Eight: Attention

The Insect Nest headquarters, inside a massive spherical creature.

The beautiful woman lay there as if she had fallen into a deep sleep, and a message was sent to contact her.

"Hmm?" The beautiful woman slowly opened her eyes, slightly puzzled. "Elder Sa Luo, what is it?"

She treated the seven elders of the Insect Nest with respect.

"Master of Insect Nest!" Elder Sa Luo reported, "I am trapped in the Pill Pavilion by Luo Feng, and he refuses to let me leave. He even demands that I offer 100 million Primal Chaos Crystal as an apology before he will release me."

"How did you offend Luo Feng?" the beautiful woman asked, somewhat confused.

"An alchemist from the Pill Pavilion poisoned two of my men. Here is the detailed intelligence," Elder Sa Luo sent the complete report.

The beautiful woman learned the whole story.

"I came to the Pill Pavilion in person, intending to capture that Alchemist Gu Qingyuan," Elder Sa Luo said helplessly. "Who would have thought that Luo Feng would be so domineering, trapping me directly with an array and demanding an apology from me. He didn't even take you seriously."

The beautiful woman pressed further, "His formation can trap you, preventing your escape?"

"Yes."

Elder Sa Luo replied, "The array's power is terrifying, completely suppressing me; I cannot resist."

If he could have broken through the formation, he would have left long ago.

"This formation is even draining my life force, making me weaker and weaker," Elder Sa Luo said. "Master of Insect Nest, Luo Feng is openly insulting us. Our Insect Nest cannot tolerate this."

"Why can't we endure it?" the beautiful woman asked, puzzled. "When faced with a powerful enemy, one should naturally endure it."

Elder Sa Luo was taken aback.

A formidable foe?

In the eyes of the Master of Insect Nest, Luo Feng is a formidable enemy?

"As for the 100 million Primal Chaos Crystal as an apology, there's no need to give it to him. You're an elder with many clones; just abandon the one that's trapped," the beautiful woman instructed.

Elder Sa Luo with some helplessness, "I came to the Pill Pavilion in person, prepared to forcibly capture Gu Qingyuan. So I brought a whole set of secret treasures with me, worth over 100 million Primal Chaos Crystal."

If it were a regular clone, it would dissipate as easily as it's created.

The complete set of secret treasures that I painstakingly collected are all suitable for me, so I naturally cannot easily give them up.

"Then let's apologize," the beautiful woman said.

"If we lose money, our Insect Nest will lose face big time. Luo Feng is stepping on the face of the entire Insect Nest!" Elder Sa Luo reminded again.

"Let him step on me!" The beautiful woman cut off the communication.

She never cared about any of that.

"He came to provoke me outside my cave abode last time, and now he's openly bullying me again? Is he trying to force me to fight him?" The beautiful woman became increasingly wary, knowing a very simple truth.

The more the enemy wants to do something, the less we should let them have their way!

"I've been informed about this in Rain Ripple City for some time now, and Luo Feng has even clashed with me in a battle of Mind Will," the beautiful woman thought. "He knows my background very well, yet he still wants to force me to take action? He must have some confidence!"

"Has he acquired even more powerful mental techniques?"

Or some other unknown method?

Her only way of dealing with this was to endure it!

Time will tell to reveal the true nature of Luo Feng.

"As long as Luo Feng is strong enough, he will eventually show his true colors, and then we will naturally understand his true strength." The beautiful woman was very patient.

The array formation of the Pill Pavilion building complex activated, forcibly trapping Elder Sa Luo forcing him to apologize! This scene naturally stunned the onlookers, and the news quickly spread throughout the city.

Pill Pavilion, a force that refines medicine, actually dares to provoke the Insect Nest, one of the three major plundering forces?

Any force that dares to plunder is terrifying. The Insect Nest contains Master of Insect Nest and seven elders, and the number of Enlightenment Seeker at the God Emperor Mid-Stage level is even greater!

"Are we just going to keep Elder Sa Luo trapped like this?" The Pavilion Master Chang Qing was somewhat uneasy.

"I'll handle this matter; you don't need to worry about it," Luo Feng said.

The Pavilion Master Chang Qing was genuinely panicked! He wasn't strong enough, and he didn't dare to be so aggressive in front of the Insect Nest.

"I hope Luo Feng won't harm me," the Pavilion Master Chang Qing thought to himself.

The trapped Elder Sa Luo remained silent for a moment.

Finally, he spoke, his tone much gentler. "Luo Feng, I have offended you by coming to the Pill Pavilion this time. Please let me leave."

"Hmm?" The Pavilion Master Chang Qing was surprised, and the other members of the Pill Pavilion were also quite astonished.

Has he really backed down?

"I said, hand over one hundred million Primal Chaos Crystal as an apology, and I will naturally let you leave!" Luo Feng looked at him indifferently.

Elder Sa Luo felt quite aggrieved. He was also a powerful figure in the Source World with numerous avatars, so he didn't need to care too much about Luo Feng's feelings. He lowered his head hoping that Luo Feng would waive the 100 million Primal Chaos Crystal.

"Luo Feng, I came to the Pill Pavilion this time for Gu Qingyuan, not to target you. Why do you want 100 million Primal Chaos Crystal as an apology?" Elder Sa Luo couldn't help but say.

"If it were targeting me, it wouldn't be enough to resolve it with just one hundred million Primal Chaos Crystal." Luo Feng looked at Elder Sa Luo, thinking that this scum of the Insect Nest deserved to be taught a lesson! If this were outside the city, he would have crushed him long ago!

Even the most ruthless Elder Sa Luo had to endure it at this moment.

A moment later.

Another avatar of Elder Sa Luo arrived with one hundred million Primal Chaos Crystal.

"This is a reward of one hundred million Primal Chaos Crystal." A bag of Primal Chaos Crystal was presented.

"You can leave now." Luo Feng accepted the apology and let the other party go.

As Elder Sa Luo left, he glanced at Luo Feng and said, "Brother Luo Feng, I admire you." After that, he didn't say another word and quickly departed under the watchful eyes of the many onlookers outside.

"They really gave an apology?" Many members of the Pill Pavilion were incredulous.

Inside the city, a senior official was forced to obediently offer an apology.

The elders all have clones, and sometimes they are more unyielding than to easily bow down, even if it means their clones dissipate.

Unbeknownst to the members of the Pill Pavilion, even the Master of Insect Nest chose to endure! Elder Sa Luo naturally realized something was amiss, and chose to suppress his temper, refraining from calling on his friends to cause trouble. Instead, he offered an apology, bowed his head, and admitted defeat, thus ending the conflict!

"Senior Luo Feng," the Alchemist Gu Qingyuan bowed respectfully, "Thank you for saving my life."

Without Luo Feng's deterrence, Gu Qingyuan would have been in grave danger this time! Even if he had left the city immediately after poisoning the insects, with the power of the Insect Nest to trace the time and space and the cause and effect, Gu Qingyuan would still have faced a near-death experience.

However, Gu Qingyuan was filled with murderous intent at the time of his only disciple's death. He killed the two murderers first, and then fled for his life if he could. If he couldn't escape, he was prepared to perish together with them.

"I believe that Nasaluo will no longer target you," Luo Feng said. "You can stay in the Pill Pavilion with peace of mind."

"Yes, senior."

Gu Qingyuan was very grateful.

"Alright, everyone disperse," the Pavilion Master Chang Qing said with a smile, then pulled Luo Feng away first.

"Brother Luo Feng, you have openly humiliated the Insect Nest this time. The Master of Insect Nest must know about it, yet Saluo still obediently paid the compensation." The Pavilion Master Chang Qing said urgently, "Clearly, it wasn't Saluo who chose to bow down! It was the Master of Insect Nest who chose to bow down! Why is that?"

Luo Feng seemed thoughtful and smiled, "Is it possible that she was seriously injured in the last battle with the Master of Insect Nest? So she's willing to back down this time?"

As Luo Feng's cultivation level improved, his application of the "Lie Yuan Art" became increasingly terrifying, and its power naturally increased.

Of course, Luo Feng's strongest method right now is direct combat empowered by the 'Undying Heart' and 'Palm World'. Luo Feng didn't even pay much attention to the Three Hall Masters, so naturally he cared even less about the Master of Insect Nest.

"Alright, no need to worry. No matter what tricks they use, I'll handle it all." Luo Feng smiled slightly, then turned and went to his small building.

He continued to focus on his spiritual practice.

Even without deliberately Life-Death Fusion, the Dao of Creation Life-Death Path is only one step away from the 'God Emperor Late-Stage'! As long as he gradually accumulates, it is quite normal for the Life-Death Path to reach the God Emperor Late-Stage.

"Once I reach the God Emperor Late-Stage in the Life-Death Path, I will be able to go to the Dark Holy World."

"I can leave a clone in Rain Ripple City to repay the kindness of Hall Master Yuan Xiang. But my main focus should still be on exploring the Dark Holy World."

In one of the cave abode in the core area of Rain Ripple City, there is a building cave abode. Tens of thousands of beings inside the building exude terrifying auras and are all at the God Emperor level.

"Huh? Luo Feng is showing no respect to the Insect Nest at all, humiliating us like this, and the Insect Nest is actually tolerating it?"

"Strange, strange."

"Given the Master of Insect Nest's domineering nature, there's only one reason she'd tolerate this: she's afraid! She's afraid?"

Tens of thousands of living beings all looked confused.

This building is the Myriad Shadow Pavilion.

No one knows what the Myriad Shadow Pavilion Master looks like! Because the tens of thousands of beings within the Myriad Shadow Pavilion are only a part of the Myriad Shadow Pavilion Master's being! Many other parts of the Myriad Shadow Pavilion Master in the Dark Holy World, and elsewhere...

This is an entity that can manifest in countless forms.

The three masters— the Master of Strange Workshop, the Myriad Shadow Pavilion Master, and the Master of Insect Nest —each established their own thieving and plundering forces, and none of them were easy to mess with.

"Luo Feng stepped on the face of the Insect Nest, Elder Sa Luo of the Insect Nest obediently compensated 100 million Primal Chaos Crystal?" Star Iris Elder's branches have already sprouted flowers. His status in Rain Ripple City is very transcendent. As the Direct Disciple of an invincible existence in the Dark Holy World, even the three Palace Masters have to give him face.

"Luo Feng arrived in Rain Ripple City and was sharing an apartment with Emperor Qing. He was only hunting Lowly Primal Chaos Lifeform at the God Emperor Early-Stage. In the blink of an eye, he has made the Master of Insect Nest fear him?"

"It has a bit of my master's style."

"Star Iris Elder thought to himself."

It's so difficult for him to even see his master!

Compared to his master, those seemingly dazzling beings in the Dark Holy World immediately paled in comparison.

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Inside the largest cave abode dwelling in Rain Ripple City.

Hall Master Wei Yang sat there, his eyes deep and his face expressionless as he read the latest intelligence report. He was very concerned about all aspects of Rain Ripple City, and he was well aware that Hall Master Yuan Xiang's situation was deteriorating.

He was fully prepared to become the city lord of Rain Ripple City.

"Luo Feng?"

Hall Master Wei Yang frowned slightly as he looked at the intelligence report. "Growing so quickly?"

The Master of Strange Workshop once suggested that he recruit Luo Feng, but the Hall Master Wei Yang did not recruit him, as he felt a strong threat from Luo Feng.

"Insect Nest, Luo Feng is so domineering, how could you tolerate him?" Hall Master Wei Yang directly sent a message to the Master of Insect Nest.

"He is skilled in Mind Will Secret Method and has had a mental confrontation with me. I do not wish to provoke him," the Master of Insect Nest replied.

"Only a battle of wits?" Hall Master Wei Yang asked again.

"Yes, if there were a powerful treasure that could protect the soul, I would naturally be willing to teach Luo Feng a lesson," the Master of Insect Nest replied.

Hall Master Wei Yang did not ask any further questions.

A moment later.

"Palace Master, what should Luo Feng's latest God Emperor ranking be?" his subordinate inquired via message.

Hall Master Wei Yang frowned slightly and instructed, "Let's set it at 33rd place."