Seal Release

After the Ten Thousand Medicines Pavilion Appraiser examined them, the authenticity of the two Hundred-Year Blood Jade Ginseng plants was quickly confirmed.

In the end, the shopkeeper of the Ten Thousand Medicines Pavilion purchased the two Hundred-Year Blood Jade Ginseng plants for 2,400 gold coins each.

After leaving the Ten Thousand Medicines Pavilion, Xiao Feng swaggered over to the largest tavern in Green Mountain Town and rented a Luxury Guest Room for a temporary stay.

Meanwhile, the mercenaries who wanted to kill him and seize his treasure also began looking for ways to investigate Xiao Feng's background.

Since Green Mountain Town and Wutan City were less than a hundred li apart, someone soon connected Xiao Feng's surname to the Xiao Family of Wutan City.

Coupled with the recent incident of Nalan Yanran coming to break off the engagement, which had caused an enormous stir in Wutan City, many people passing through the city had also heard of Xiao Feng's name.

After learning that Xiao Feng was the Third Young Master of Xiao Family, some mercenaries feared the power behind him and abandoned their plans to kill him for his treasure.

Other mercenaries, upon learning of this, became even more determined to kill him and seize his treasure.

Since Xiao Feng had gone out to gain experience, he would definitely enter the Monster Mountain Range.

The Monster Mountain Range was fraught with danger, and people died within it every day. Who the hell would know whether he had been killed by someone or buried in the jaws of a magical beast?

Although those mercenaries could not afford to provoke the Xiao Family, as long as they left no other witnesses when killing him for his treasure and kept things clean, they would not have to worry about the Xiao Family discovering them.

The next morning.

The sky outside had only just begun to brighten when Xiao Feng opened his eyes from sleep, sat cross-legged, and began cultivating.

The early morning was the best time for cultivation. Unless something unexpected happened, Xiao Feng would cultivate for two hours every morning after waking up.

As Xiao Feng's breathing gradually steadied, the air around him rippled like the surface of water. Strands of Dou Qi, almost invisible to the naked eye, seeped out and rushed into his body.

Compared to the Mystic Middle-Grade "Furious Lion Vajra," the Earth Low-Grade "Xun Dragon Nine Transformations" absorbed and refined Dou Qi more efficiently, greatly increasing the speed of Xiao Feng's cultivation.

At his current cultivation speed, it would take no more than five days for Xiao Feng to break through to a Three Star Dou Zhe.

Only when the sunlight outside the window had brightly illuminated the room did Xiao Feng stop cultivating. He got up, washed up, and pushed open the door to leave.

When Xiao Feng arrived in the tavern's first-floor hall, quite a few mercenaries who were eating and drinking began secretly observing him.

Xiao Feng acted as though he had not noticed those ill-intentioned gazes at all. He ordered several common dishes and leisurely enjoyed his breakfast.

After finishing his hearty breakfast, Xiao Feng bought some daily supplies and then headed to another exit of Green Mountain Town, which was also an entrance to the Monster Mountain Range.

By the time Xiao Feng reached the town gate, quite a few mercenaries had already gathered there, calling out to lone mercenaries who also wanted to enter the mountains.

Magical beasts roamed the Monster Mountain Range, and anyone entering alone could easily be attacked by them.

Other than powerful mercenaries or inexperienced rookies, most mercenaries entered the Monster Mountain Range together with a larger group.

The mercenaries of Green Mountain Town could roughly be divided into three types. The first type consisted of well-organized mercenary groups.

There were three such mercenary groups in Green Mountain Town. Each had around a hundred members, and most of their members had reached the Dou Zhe level.

It was said that the leaders of the Three Major Mercenary Groups were all Dou Master-level experts and among the strongest forces in Green Mountain Town.

The second type consisted of temporarily formed mercenary squads. Their teamwork and mutual trust were far inferior to those of formal squads.

The mercenaries currently shouting at the town gate belonged to this second type.

The third type consisted of lone mercenaries, who were usually fairly powerful or possessed some trump card to save their lives.

To avoid harming innocent people, Xiao Feng did not join a group to lure others into danger. Instead, he entered the Monster Mountain Range alone.

Walking through the silent forest, Xiao Feng vigilantly scanned the shadows between the trees while pinching the small blade hidden between his fingertips, ready to transform into the Armored Titan at any moment.

"Whoosh!"

A piercing sound of something cutting through the air suddenly rang out. A Green Wood Snake, entirely emerald green, sprang down from a branch above Xiao Feng's head and bit toward his neck.

The mercenaries hidden in the darkness immediately revealed expectant looks.

The Green Wood Snake was a relatively common first-tier magical beast. Its body contained deadly poison, and it liked to hide among tree branches to ambush its prey. Even many veteran mercenaries would fall victim to it if they were careless.

If Xiao Feng were poisoned to death directly by the Green Wood Snake, it would save those mercenaries quite a bit of trouble.

Under the expectant and vicious gazes of the crowd, the Green Wood Snake viciously bit down on Xiao Feng's neck.

Bang!!!

Just as everyone smiled happily and prepared to snatch Xiao Feng's fallen treasures, his body suddenly burst apart like a balloon.

"Puff, puff, puff..."

Countless Wind Blades as thick as thumbs shot outward, tearing the Green Wood Snake attacking Xiao Feng into pieces.

Only then did everyone suddenly realize that Xiao Feng had already appeared several zhang away. The Xiao Feng bitten by the Green Wood Snake was clearly just a decoy.

Xiao Feng suddenly called out, "The show is over. You have followed me for so long, so shouldn't you show yourselves now?"

"..."

The hidden mercenaries looked at one another, plunging the surroundings into an eerie silence.

"Rustle, rustle..."

Before long, someone could no longer hold back. Several masked mercenaries stepped out of hiding first, surrounding Xiao Feng from different directions and blocking all his paths of escape.

The burly mercenary in the lead raised the Tiger Head Broadsword in his hand, pointed it at Xiao Feng's nose, and threatened, "Kid, hand over the Storage Ring on your hand obediently. If I'm in a good mood, I might even spare your life!"

"If you're unwilling to come out, then I'll have no choice but to drag you out myself."

Xiao Feng ignored the burly mercenary's threat. Instead, he clenched his right fist and shouted in an overdramatic tone, "Power of the giant sealed within my body! In the name of Xiao Feng, I command you—Seal Release!!!"

???

The mercenaries hiding in the shadows all revealed puzzled expressions. Was there something wrong with this guy's brain?

Before the confusion could fade from everyone's faces, a dazzling burst of golden light suddenly shot out from Xiao Feng's body.

Boom!!!

Accompanied by a terrifying roar, a colossal creature over fifty feet tall appeared out of thin air before everyone's eyes.

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