Mysterious-tier Dou Technique

Lin Feng's cryptic words had barely fallen when the Dou Qi of the two men, who could not possibly start fighting in front of the host of the banquet, immediately dissipated.

"Oh, haha, little friend Lin Feng, it wasn't my intention to cheat you. Mu Chen, that hunk of iron, simply beat me to it." With a laugh, Nalan Jie hurriedly explained.

"You old fox. Little friend Lin Feng may not know you, but don't I? You thick-browed, big-eyed fellow." Mu Chen casually remarked from the side.

"You, Mu Chen, do you truly intend to oppose this old man?"

Seeing that Nalan Jie truly seemed about to lose his temper, Mu Chen hurriedly shifted the subject. "Haha, Old Master Nalan misunderstands. I merely told little friend Lin Feng the truth."

"You..."

"Please don't quarrel, seniors." Seeing the two about to start bickering again, as though they might actually come to blows, Lin Feng hurriedly interrupted them. After accepting the gifts, he had no interest in watching two burly men argue.

"This junior has already felt Senior Mu Chen's sincere intentions, and I am deeply grateful." He first thanked Mu Chen, while Mu Chen looked on smugly.

Then he turned to Nalan Jie and said, "To be honest, this junior truly possesses the exceedingly rare Five-elemental Dou Qi. Therefore, I have no way to repay Senior Nalan Jie's great kindness. What I said before still stands."

"W-What?!" Mu Chen, who had been smugly stroking his beard, froze at once. "F-Five-elemental Dou Qi?!"

"Hahaha, then it truly is a precious technique matched with an exceptional talent. This Dou Technique was meant to belong to little friend Lin Feng."

Upon hearing this, Nalan Jie's perpetually dark old face immediately relaxed. His flushed face wrinkled tightly from laughter, making him look exactly like an old monkey.

"Hmph, he's merely lucky!" Mu Chen said sourly with a dark expression.

"Heh, sour grapes." Nalan Jie disdainfully glanced at Mu Chen's dark face as he lightly stroked his beard.

"Seniors," Lin Feng hurriedly changed the subject as the two seemed about to argue again, "it would be discourteous of this junior to keep guests standing at the entrance. Please take your seats first."

"Since little friend Lin Feng has spoken, this old man shall spare that rude fellow today." With that, Nalan Jie led the Nalan Family inside first.

"Old Ruffian, explain yourself! What did you mean by that?" After greeting Lin Feng, Mu Chen hurriedly led the Mu Family after them, seemingly intending to continue their unfinished war of words.

"Phew... they're finally gone."

Watching the two groups depart, Lin Feng let out a breath and rubbed his face. "They really were hard to deal with. My mouth was smiling itself stiff."

"Pfft..."

Hearing Lin Feng's words, Xiao Yi Xian could not help covering her mouth and laughing.

"Brother Lin Feng, you're truly amusing. From what I can see, you'd probably wish for chances to make your face stiff like this every day."

"Yes, when Brother heard Mu Chen describe that Dou Technique just now, I saw those sparkling eyes of yours very clearly!" Qing Lin also said with a soft laugh.

"Haha, you two have no idea what an enormous opportunity we've encountered this time." Looking at the two teasing girls, Lin Feng deliberately acted mysterious.

"Oh, Brother Lin Feng, although a high-grade Mysterious-tier Dou Technique is precious, there's no need to value it so highly, is there?" Seeing Lin Feng's unusually serious expression, Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian put away their smiles and hurriedly asked.

"Do you still remember how I once said there were two ways to resolve the Calamity Poison Body?" Seeing their attention focus on him, Lin Feng first posed a question.

After seeing Xiao Yi Xian's expression turn dim, Lin Feng forced himself to continue. "But at the time, I was afraid of discouraging you, so I did not explain it clearly."

"In truth, the Calamity Poison Body would undergo several minor eruptions as it developed. Moreover, those two methods of resolving it were both exceedingly difficult."

Perhaps unable to bear seeing Xiao Yi Xian's tears, Lin Feng quickly continued,

"But with this Dou Technique, there'll be no need to worry from now on. We'll have plenty of time to search for those two secret methods."

"Relying on the strange power of Five Elements Rotation, we can completely seal the Calamity Poison Body's source poison. As long as my realm remains above Xian Er's, I can keep it sealed forever."

"Thud..."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yi Xian could no longer restrain the emotions she had suppressed for so long. She threw herself into Lin Feng's arms, tears streaming endlessly down her face.

"Sister Xiao Yi Xian..." Qing Lin silently took Xiao Yi Xian's hand.

Lin Feng patted Xiao Yi Xian's trembling shoulders with his right hand as she sobbed in his embrace, comforting her, "It's all right, Xian Er. No matter what happens, Brother will walk this road with you."

"Yes, Sister Xiao Yi Xian. Now that we have a way to seal it, I believe we'll definitely find a complete solution in the future."

"Thank you, Brother. Thank you, little sister Qing Lin." Xiao Yi Xian raised her tear-streaked face from Lin Feng's chest, her eyes red as she said, "I've caused you both trouble all this time."

Lin Feng wiped the tear tracks from the corners of Xiao Yi Xian's eyes, then gently smoothed her disheveled hair, tangled from crying.

"Silly girl, trust Brother."

"Mm..."

As though Heaven had finally opened its eyes, after Xiao Yi Xian regained some composure, the following guests finally began to arrive.

"The Misty Cloud Sect's Grand Elder Yun Ling arrives to offer the medicinal ingredients for refining three Fourth-grade pills in congratulations."

As the announcement rang out, an unusual sight appeared before everyone. A group of white-bearded old men, all dressed in white, slowly approached.

"Bai Dou Fu?" A question mark slowly surfaced in Lin Feng's mind. Perhaps only Xiao Yan in this world would understand it.

"Hahaha, little friend, your talent is truly extraordinary." As the figures gradually drew closer, a hearty laugh arrived first. "A Fourth-grade Alchemist at such an age—if I had not seen it with my own eyes, this old man truly would not have believed it."

Tch, such a vast Misty Cloud Sect, yet their gift is worth less than that of a Dou Wang family. How stingy. Lin Feng silently mocked them, though none of it showed on his face. "Haha, you flatter me, you flatter me. I still have much to learn from Master Gu He of your sect."

"Little friend Lin Feng is too modest. Even Master Gu He sighed that he was inferior after hearing your story."

Although stingy behind the scenes, Yun Ling truly possessed an air of immortal grace when he put on an act. If Lin Feng had not known his true nature, he might really have been deceived by that appearance.

"Oh! I never expected Master Gu He to think so highly of this junior. I am truly flattered." Even if it was only a tiny mosquito delivered to his door, Lin Feng would accept it without hesitation and exchange compliments. "I have heard that your sect's Young Sect Master is exceptionally talented. I greatly admire him as well."

"I did not expect little friend Lin Feng to know of the Young Sect Master." A trace of surprise appeared on Yun Ling's face. "It is only unfortunate that the Young Sect Master is currently in Secluded Cultivation to make a breakthrough. Otherwise, you young people would have more to discuss than with an old man like me."

After exchanging pleasantries for a while and watching the people of the Misty Cloud Sect walk inside, Lin Feng could not help complaining to Qing Lin and Xiao Yi Xian about how stingy the Misty Cloud Sect was.

The exasperation on his face made the two girls burst into sweet laughter.