Yan Feng Pavilion

Luo Feng had immersed himself in contemplation. When he finally stopped, he discovered that night had already fallen, while Moluo Sa was sitting there in a daze, bored out of his mind.

"Master, you're awake?" Moluo Sa revealed a delighted expression.

"Did you just sit here like an idiot the entire time I was cultivating?" Luo Feng said. "Why didn't you go take a look around Huyang City? I was merely comprehending laws, not turning stupid! If any outsider touched the cave residence's array, I would immediately interrupt my contemplation."

Moluo Sa said ingratiatingly, "There will always be time for eating, drinking, and having fun. While Master is cultivating, I must guard you well. That is the most important matter!"

"Haha, you sure know how to talk." Luo Feng rose to his feet. "Alright, let's head out and sell that Azure-Violet Blood Crystal Flower."

"Master, which establishment are you planning to sell it to?" Moluo Sa stood as well.

"Yan Feng Pavilion, of course." Luo Feng said, and the two immediately left.

A short while later, Luo Feng and Moluo Sa gazed from afar at the towering Yan Feng Pavilion. Among Huyang City's countless buildings, the pavilion's main building was second only to the City Lord's Mansion in height.

"The safest place in all of Huyang City is this Yan Feng Pavilion," Luo Feng said. "Even if Huyang City were completely destroyed, Yan Feng Pavilion would remain unharmed."

"Oh?" Moluo Sa was astonished. Everything he knew about the Origin Continent had come from Luo Feng.

"Yan Feng Pavilion represents the Yan Feng Ancient Nation," Luo Feng said. "It was jointly established by certain powerful forces within the Yan Feng Ancient Nation, and its business extends across more than half of the Origin Continent."

"Even in wars between divine kingdoms, no one dares touch Yan Feng Pavilion. Attacking Yan Feng Pavilion is the same as slapping the Yan Feng Ancient Nation in the face." Luo Feng smiled. "The consequences would be severe."

Moluo Sa understood. "That's one hell of a backer."

"No matter what treasure it is, they can buy it and sell it!" Luo Feng said. "They're the safest trading partner!"

This Azure-Violet Blood Crystal Flower was enough to make some Eternal True Gods go mad with envy. To ensure a peaceful transaction, Luo Feng did not hesitate to choose Yan Feng Pavilion.

Yan Feng Pavilion covered a vast area and contained many buildings, with its main building receiving guests from all directions.

Whoosh.

As Luo Feng and Moluo Sa arrived at the entrance to the main building, an attendant immediately stepped forward to greet them. "Divine Lord, this way, please." The attendant warmly led them into a secluded hall.

"Divine Lord, this is Chun Mi Wine from the Yan Feng Ancient Nation. Please have a taste." The attendant poured the wine for them. A single cup of Chun Mi Wine was worth several Chaos Crystals in the Yan Feng Ancient Nation, and it could not be bought anywhere in Huyang City.

"Chun Mi Wine?" Luo Feng picked up a cup and took a sip, feeling a faint, refreshing sensation spread through his soul and consciousness.

"Let's get down to business. I came this time to sell an Azure-Violet Blood Crystal Flower." With a flip of his hand, Luo Feng placed a wooden box on the long table before him.

"An Azure-Violet Blood Crystal Flower?" The attendant was somewhat surprised. Even though he often received Eternal True Gods, he was still taken aback. He immediately opened the wooden box and saw the seemingly ordinary Azure-Violet Blood Crystal Flower inside.

Buzz~~~ An array within Yan Feng Pavilion activated, and light enveloped the Azure-Violet Blood Crystal Flower, instantly appraising it.

"This Azure-Violet Blood Crystal Flower is fully mature. It was harvested and preserved very well, and its quality is top-grade. Based on the current market price, Yan Feng Pavilion is willing to purchase it for 120,000 Universe Sand," the attendant said. "What do you think, Divine Lord?"

"Fine." Luo Feng was decisive and nodded at once.

He knew Yan Feng Pavilion's rules well. For treasures worth less than ten million Universe Sand, there was generally no bargaining. For certain Heaven and Earth Treasures, the Yan Feng Ancient Nation headquarters had set prices according to their grades, and the branches had no authority to alter them.

"Then this Azure-Violet Blood Crystal Flower now belongs to Yan Feng Pavilion." The attendant put away the flower before a cyan jade bottle appeared out of thin air on the long table. He handed the bottle to Luo Feng. "Divine Lord, it contains 120,000 Universe Sand. Please inspect it."

Luo Feng took it and sensed it briefly, confirming that everything was correct.

"Payment and goods have been exchanged." The attendant smiled. "Divine Lord, is there anything else I can do for you?"

"I also need to purchase some Refining Materials. This is the list." As Luo Feng spoke, he handed over a prepared materials list. "The total value of the materials is 100,000 Universe Sand!"

Most of the Universe Sand earned from selling the Azure-Violet Blood Crystal Flower would be spent.

"100,000 Universe Sand, all for these materials?" The attendant was extremely surprised. "Most of these materials are rather ordinary. If we follow the quantities on this list, the volume will be enormous. For some materials, entire mines may need to be moved over. Divine Lord, are you certain you wish to spend all 100,000 Universe Sand on these?"

"Can Yan Feng Pavilion gather them all?" Luo Feng asked.

The attendant smiled confidently. "There is no need to worry about that. Even if it were a hundred or a thousand times this amount, Yan Feng Pavilion could transfer them from elsewhere! As for the materials you require, we have ample stock in the warehouse. They can be delivered in the time it takes to drink a cup of wine."

"Good. Then make the arrangements quickly." Luo Feng nodded. "Aside from purchasing these materials, I would also like to apply to join Yan Feng Pavilion's 'Dark Hall.'"

The attendant smiled slightly. "Once one joins Yan Feng Pavilion's Dark Hall, one may issue missions, accept missions, and purchase intelligence. As an Eternal True God, Divine Lord, you may join the Dark Hall without review or any fee."

As an organization spread across more than half the Origin Continent, Yan Feng Pavilion naturally conducted intelligence business as well as bounty mission business. Such business was all carried out under the name of the Dark Hall. Naturally, the Dark Hall wanted as many clients as possible, so its threshold was quite low.

Anyone with sufficient strength or wealth could join the Dark Hall.

"Divine Lord, you will need a codename within the Dark Hall," the attendant said.

Luo Feng thought for a moment before saying, "Blade Master."

"Alright, your application has been approved." With a flip of his hand, the attendant presented a Communication Token to Luo Feng. "This is a Dark Hall Communication Token. In major cities, you may use it to contact the Dark Hall. Whether purchasing intelligence, issuing bounty missions, or accepting missions, all can be done through this Communication Token. If it is damaged or lost, you may come to Yan Feng Pavilion to replace it."

Luo Feng accepted the Dark Hall Communication Token. This Communication Token could only be used to contact the Dark Hall.

"A copy of the basic intelligence on the various countries of the Origin Continent," Luo Feng said, first attempting to purchase intelligence.

"Divine Lord, since you have just joined the Dark Hall, as an Eternal True God, you have a credit limit of 1,000 Universe Sand. However, it must be repaid within One Epoch. Otherwise, the penalty will be as high as ten times the debt," the attendant reminded him.

"The intelligence I am purchasing costs 10 Universe Sand. I'll pay you first." Luo Feng handed over the payment.

At the same time, he examined a piece of intelligence that had just been sent through the Dark Hall Communication Token. It contained basic intelligence on the various countries of the Origin Continent, including maps, cities, and other basic information.

Naturally, Luo Feng paid the closest attention to intelligence about Food Country.

"...Food Country has a total of five lords..." This intelligence truly deserved to be called basic. Regarding the Food Country Lords, it contained only that single sentence: "a total of five lords." As for what methods or secret treasures these God King-level beings possessed, there was not a single record.

Luo Feng's expression changed slightly.

"Food Country has five monarchs now? When my teacher Sitting Mountain Guest fled to the Cosmic Sea, Food Country only had three monarchs." Luo Feng thought. "Yu Country, on the other hand, hasn't changed much. It still has five God Kings."

"During the time my teacher was away, Food Country grew stronger."

Luo Feng accepted this quite naturally.

After Sitting Mountain Guest fled the Origin Continent, he had spent an entire reincarnation era here in the Original Universe and had even nurtured an extraordinarily talented figure like Luo Feng. Given Food Country's aggressiveness, it was only natural for changes to occur over such a long period.

Three monarchs? Five monarchs?

To Luo Feng, who was still merely an Eternal True God, there was no great difference. He had yet to reach the God King level and simply could not involve himself in such matters!

"Dark Hall still has a large number of bounty missions. Divine Lord, you may take a look as well," the attendant said.

Luo Feng nodded.

He easily browsed through a vast number of bounty missions: protection missions, employment missions, assassination missions, and more.

"There's actually a bounty mission to kill the Huyang Legion's supreme commander, 'Mo Li Xiao'?" Luo Feng was startled upon seeing this bounty.

The supreme commander of the Huyang Ten Great Legions was one of the foremost authorities in all of Huyang City. Even the City Lord's authority might not compare to that of this supreme commander! Yet there was still a bounty on him in the Dark Hall of Yan Feng Pavilion.

"As long as a client dares to post a mission, Yan Feng Pavilion dares to offer the bounty," the attendant said with a smile. "Even if the target is a God King, Yan Feng Pavilion will still post the bounty."

"Yan Feng Pavilion does indeed possess such strength." Luo Feng nodded.

Whoosh.

A black jade bottle suddenly appeared out of thin air. The attendant handed it to Luo Feng. "Divine Lord, all the Refining Materials you required are inside. Please inspect them."

Luo Feng accepted it and took a look. Mountains of materials were piled within, and with a single thought, he inspected every last one of them.

"There's only extra, none missing." Luo Feng was very satisfied.

"For some ordinary materials, we simply include a little extra," the attendant said.

Luo Feng nodded, then rose and instructed Moluo Sa, "Let's go."

The attendant personally saw Luo Feng out.

Inside one of the small buildings within Yan Feng Pavilion.

A figure formed from gray mist was leisurely flipping through pieces of intelligence when a burly man suddenly walked in.

"Pavilion Master." The gray mist figure's eyes were also hollow sockets of mist as he looked toward the burly figure. "As the Pavilion Master, you ignore every matter concerning Yan Feng Pavilion and dump it all on this old man."

"Second Uncle, I'll have to trouble you," the burly man said at once with a placating smile.

"What I regret most now is agreeing to the ancestor's request to follow and protect you all this time. Who would have thought that after leaving the Yan Feng Ancient Nation and traveling around for over a thousand eras, you still haven't returned!" the gray mist figure said. "When do you plan to return to the family? I'm starting to miss home."

The burly man said, "I plan to return only after breaking through to the Chaos Realm!"

"As a member of the Di Chu Lineage, your bloodline is noble, yet you did not cultivate the Bloodline Cultivation Method and instead comprehended laws. I knew your ambitions from the start," the gray mist figure said. "You achieved True Godhood through an 'Infinite Divine Body,' without relying on your bloodline. Every step you take will be extremely difficult. In truth, the seniors of the clan generally cultivate their bloodlines first. Only after their bloodline cultivation reaches a bottleneck do they turn to comprehending laws!"

The burly man shook his head, disdain in his eyes. "After walking the easy path for countless years, how many can succeed when they suddenly switch to the difficult one? They're all mediocre people!"

The gray mist figure nodded approvingly. "If you can become a Chaos Master by continuing along the Law Route, then once you return, the family will surely devote all its efforts to nurturing you."

This was because every God King on the Origin Continent had broken through by comprehending laws.

"Becoming a Chaos Master is difficult." The burly figure nodded. "The Chaos Law is far too difficult."

He had been born on the Origin Continent, so he had been able to sense all kinds of laws with exceptional clarity from childhood. Thus, he only found them increasingly obscure the further he progressed.

Luo Feng was different.

During his time in the Original Universe, his perception of laws had been incomparably vague. Therefore, after arriving on the Origin Continent, Luo Feng had been overjoyed! He only felt that his comprehension of the Chaos Law was progressing at a tremendous pace.

"Hm?" The gray mist figure saw a newly arrived piece of intelligence before him. After glancing at it, he said to the burly figure beside him, "Pavilion Master, a new Eternal True God has arrived in Huyang City. He has also become a client of our Dark Hall, codenamed 'Blade Master.'"

"Oh, understood." The burly figure nodded.

Neither of them paid much attention to it. As two direct descendants of the Di Chu Lineage from the Yan Feng Ancient Nation, they had the qualifications to disregard the vast majority of Eternal True Gods in Huyang City.

Luo Feng and Moluo Sa returned to the cave residence.

"I'll be entering seclusion to cultivate for a while. You may move about freely," Luo Feng instructed. "Remember, don't cause trouble for me."

"Don't worry, Master!" Moluo Sa immediately replied enthusiastically.

Only then did Luo Feng turn and enter the underground hall of the cave residence. As soon as he entered, the layers of mechanisms in the underground hall closed, and the formation sealed it off.

This underground hall was specifically meant for cultivation in seclusion, but Luo Feng still found it too small. With a wave of his hand, he released the Star Tower.

Whoosh.

Luo Feng entered the Star Tower. The Star Tower itself contained vast space, allowing Luo Feng to cultivate to his heart's content without worrying about damaging it in the slightest.

"Time to cultivate the Chaos Great Strength Diagram." Luo Feng sat down cross-legged and began his first secluded cultivation on the Origin Continent.