Ning Fengzhi (Please Bookmark and Recommend)

Heaven Dou City!

The auction house!

Lin Feng had just completed a deal, selling the materials from the sixty-thousand-year-old Crimson Sky Crying Phoenix for 500,000 Gold Soul Coins.

After all, Lin Feng had already taken the Soul Beast's most valuable parts—its Soul Ring and Soul Bone. Getting 500,000 Gold Soul Coins for its feathers, flesh, and bones was a good price.

Lin Feng spent 200,000 Gold Soul Coins on a storage bracelet with ten cubic meters of space inside.

Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong had confiscated his old Storage Soul Tool when he was expelled from Spirit Hall.

As a Soul Master, getting by without a Storage Soul Tool was inconvenient.

Now that he had money, of course he bought another.

After leaving the auction house, Lin Feng wandered around the city and bought some spare clothes and jade vessels.

Just as he was about to visit Dugu Bo again, two unexpected figures blocked his path.

One of them, an elegant middle-aged man, spoke gently:

"Young Friend Lin Feng, hello. I am Ning Fengzhi, deputy sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. This is Sword Douluo Chen Xin. We were deeply sorry to hear what happened to you. Would you join us for a meal? I've reserved a table at the Lion Building, where we can talk over dinner."

Lin Feng's heart stirred, but his expression did not change.

"You have the wrong person. I'm not Lin Feng. My name is Li Feiyu."

Ning Fengzhi: ...

Sword Douluo: ...

Apparently, they had been taken for fools!

Ning Fengzhi shook his head with a rueful smile.

"Young Friend Lin Feng, we mean you no harm. There's no need to be on your guard."

"A remarkable young man like you caught the attention of our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's informants the day you entered Heaven Dou City."

Seeing no way around it, Lin Feng shrugged and admitted it.

"It seems you know quite a bit about me. Fine, I'll come clean. Yes, I'm Lin Feng."

"What do you want with me? I don't believe I've had any dealings with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

Ning Fengzhi sensed that something was amiss.

Lin Feng was far too calm. If he were still Spirit Hall's Holy Son, that would have been understandable. But he had been expelled from Spirit Hall and stripped of his Soul Power and Soul Rings. For him to remain this calm was unusual.

Under normal circumstances, even if Lin Feng was not deferential, he should at least have been polite.

He certainly should not have spoken to Ning Fengzhi in such a challenging tone.

Ning Fengzhi suppressed his doubts and said graciously:

"It seems you're still wary of us, Young Friend Lin Feng. Unless we explain why we came, you won't come with us."

"We sympathize with what happened to you and hate to see your talent go to waste. Now that you've been expelled from Spirit Hall and have nowhere to turn, would you consider joining the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?"

"We would spare no expense to heal your body so you could continue cultivating."

"In time, we could also find a way to clear your name and restore your reputation."

"What do you think?"

Lin Feng gave the offer some thought. His Soul Power had already recovered, and he had absorbed two Soul Rings from Soul Beasts more than fifty thousand years old. He had little interest in joining the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

But as the saying went, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was at odds with Spirit Hall. He might have reason to work with the sect someday.

Lin Feng said earnestly:

"Thank you for the offer, Sect Master Ning, but after leaving Spirit Hall, I have no wish to be bound to another organization. Please don't bring up joining the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect again."

"We could, however, work together against Spirit Hall someday. They smeared my name and once stripped me of my Soul Power and Soul Rings. Sooner or later, I'm going to settle accounts with them."

Ning Fengzhi's breathing quickened in astonishment.

"You don't want to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but you want us to work together against Spirit Hall?!"

"Could it be that your Soul Power has recovered?!"

Lin Feng only smiled, neither confirming nor denying it.

"Sect Master Ning, Sword Douluo, I'll be sure to visit when I have time. I hope the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect won't turn me away."

"I have a lot to attend to right now, so I'll take my leave."

With that, Lin Feng cupped his hands in farewell and left.

Ning Fengzhi's brows drew together. Who had healed Lin Feng?

Could it have been Dugu Bo?

According to the reports he had received, Lin Feng had indeed visited Dugu Manor.

Sword Douluo, who had been observing Lin Feng the whole time, now offered his assessment.

"Fengzhi, Lin Feng's footing was steady and his breathing deep. He certainly didn't look like someone who had lost his Soul Power and Soul Rings."

"And there was a keen light in his eyes when he looked at us. His spiritual power must have reached an extraordinary level, no weaker than a Titled Douluo's."

Sword Douluo left it at that.

Curiosity gnawed at Ning Fengzhi. He wanted to order Sword Douluo to bring Lin Feng back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for a thorough questioning.

But after thinking it over, he decided against it.

They had no quarrel with Lin Feng, and there was no reason to make an enemy of him.

"Heh. Interesting!"

"Spirit Hall has planted a disaster of its own making. When it finally erupts, it may be enough to bring Spirit Hall crashing down."

"Uncle Jian, Lin Feng came out of the auction house. Send someone to ask what he sold there—or what he bought."

While the two spoke, Lin Feng had already gone far down the street and returned to Dugu Manor.

On hearing that Lin Feng had arrived, Dugu Bo came out to greet him personally, accompanied by a pale young man.

"Hahaha! Young Friend Lin Feng, you're here. Come in, have a seat."

"Let me introduce you. This is my son, Dugu Xin."

"Xin, this is Young Friend Lin Feng, the remarkable man I told you about. He knows pharmacology and can neutralize our Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison. He made the antidote you took."

Dugu Xin's respect was immediate. Despite Lin Feng's young age, he showed no trace of condescension and bowed deeply.

"I am Dugu Xin. Thank you for saving my life, Brother Lin Feng. My health has long suffered from the backlash of the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison. Without your antidote, I doubt I would have had many years left."

Lin Feng raised a hand, gesturing for him to straighten.

"No need to thank me, Brother Dugu. Senior Dugu and I both got what we needed. He hunts Soul Beasts for me, and I neutralize the poison for him."

"Senior Dugu, I plan to leave for the Star Dou Great Forest tomorrow. I came to let you know, so you can settle things at home before coming with me."

Dugu Bo considered this for a moment and glanced at his son, Dugu Xin.

"That's no problem. The Soul Beasts you want to hunt are fairly high-level, and the Star Dou Great Forest has plenty of them. They should be easier to find there."

"Young Friend Lin Feng, I'd like to bring Xin along. There's still poison in his body, and I'm not comfortable leaving him at home alone."

"But don't worry. He won't hold you back. My son is a Soul King and can look after himself."

Lin Feng smiled faintly.

"Of course. We'll meet tomorrow, ten li south of Heaven Dou City."

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Lin Feng said goodbye and left.