149: reunion

Seeing this, the young man's face turned pale, his legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground. He looked at Lin Feng gratefully and said, "Thank you, Senior, for saving my life. If not for your timely intervention, I would have probably died in the bear's maw."

Lin Feng glanced at him and said indifferently, "No need to be polite. Why are you alone in this forest? And how did you provoke such a Yao Beast?"

Hearing this, the young man looked a bit embarrassed. He scratched his head and said, "Junior's name is Zhao Lei. I'm a hunter from the town. Today, I came to this forest to hunt, but I didn't expect to encounter this Yao Beast."

Lin Feng nodded slightly upon hearing this and said, "So that's it. Then you should be more careful in the future. This forest is full of Yao Beasts; it's not a safe place."

Zhao Lei nodded repeatedly and said, "Junior understands. Thank you, Senior, for the reminder."

Lin Feng said no more. He turned to leave but suddenly thought of something, stopped, looked at Zhao Lei, and said, "Have you seen two young Cultivators? They are my disciples, and they arranged to meet me here earlier."

Hearing this, Zhao Lei pondered for a moment and said, "Does Senior mean two young Cultivators dressed in green robes?"

Lin Feng's eyes lit up and he said, "Precisely. Have you seen them?"

Zhao Lei nodded and said, "Junior did see them earlier. They seemed to be in a cave deep in the forest."

Lin Feng was overjoyed upon hearing this. He quickly asked, "Where is that cave?"

Zhao Lei stood up, pointed deep into the forest, and said, "Senior, just follow this path straight ahead, and you'll see that cave."

Lin Feng looked in the direction Zhao Lei pointed, and sure enough, the outline of a cave was faintly visible deep within the forest. He said no more and hurried towards the cave.

Soon, Lin Feng arrived in front of the cave. He looked around but did not find Lan Yudao and Li Xuan. He couldn't help but feel a little confused, wondering if his two disciples were not in the cave.

Thinking this, Lin Feng stepped into the cave. It was incredibly dim inside, and a chilling Yin Qi assailed him. He frowned, conjured a bright lamp, and illuminated the cave.

Lin Feng circled the cave but still couldn't find Lan Yudao and Li Xuan. He grew increasingly anxious, wondering where his two disciples had gone.

Just then, a faint cry for help suddenly came from deep within the cave. Lin Feng's heart stirred, and he quickly followed the sound, seeing Lan Yudao and Li Xuan being attacked by several Yao Beasts in a corner deep inside the cave.

Seeing this, Lin Feng instantly accelerated, rushing towards Lan Yudao and Li Xuan. As he charged, he conjured his Flying Sword Magic Treasure. Several streaks of sword light traced dazzling arcs in the air, attacking the Yao Beasts that were siege Lan Yudao and Li Xuan.

The Yao Beasts roared repeatedly upon seeing this, pouncing towards Lin Feng. Lin Feng snorted coldly, controlling his Flying Sword to weave through the air like a net, piercing through the Yao Beasts one by one. Blood splattered, and the Yao Beasts let out miserable wails, their bodies falling uncontrollably.

Lin Feng put away his Flying Sword and came before Lan Yudao and Li Xuan. He looked at their disheveled appearance, and a hint of anger rose in his heart. He sternly asked, "What happened to you two? How did you get surrounded by these Yao Beasts?"

Lan Yudao and Li Xuan looked ashamed. They lowered their heads and said, "Master, we... we were waiting for you in this cave, but then these Yao Beasts suddenly appeared. We... we were careless for a moment and got surrounded by them."

Lin Feng sighed upon hearing this and said, "Forget it. Consider this a lesson. You must be careful and cautious in the future and not be so careless again."

Lan Yudao and Li Xuan nodded repeatedly and said, "Master, we understand."

Lin Feng said no more. He looked deep into the cave and saw a stone chamber where a faint light flickered. His heart stirred, and he said to Lan Yudao and Li Xuan, "You two wait for me here. I'll go in and take a look."

Lan Yudao and Li Xuan nodded obediently and stood in place.

Lin Feng chose to go in because he felt some Yin Qi there, which seemed to hide some mysterious power. He carefully walked into the stone chamber, where a black altar was placed. On the altar, a bead emitting a faint, eerie glow lay quietly.

Lin Feng gazed at the bead with a solemn expression. He could feel that this bead contained an extremely powerful evil Yin Qi. He couldn't help but be surprised, wondering what this bead was and why it appeared here.

He slowly approached the altar, reaching out to pick up the bead. However, just as his fingers were about to touch the bead, a powerful surge of evil Yin Qi suddenly struck, rushing directly into his Sea of Consciousness.

Lin Feng felt a dizzying sensation in his head, as if countless spirits were screaming in his ears. He was greatly alarmed and quickly channeled his magical power to resist. However, that evil Yin Qi was simply too powerful; he felt his magical power was like a mud ox entering the sea, instantly devoured without a trace.

Lin Feng's heart tightened. He knew that he was probably in big trouble this time. He endured the severe pain in his Sea of Consciousness, wanting to retreat from the stone chamber. However, that evil Yin Qi seemed to have a life of its own, clinging to him stubbornly, not letting him leave.

Just then, Lin Feng suddenly remembered the Magic Treasure on him. With a thought, a golden light flew out from his body, instantly transforming into a golden longsword, and slashed towards that evil Yin Qi.

The golden longsword collided with the evil Yin Qi, emitting a deafening roar. Lin Feng only felt a powerful force shaking him back repeatedly, almost making him fall to the ground.

However, to his surprise, the evil Yin Qi gradually dissipated under the attack of the golden longsword. Lin Feng seized the opportunity to retract his longsword, his body rapidly retreating out of the stone chamber.

He stood outside the stone chamber, panting heavily, a wave of lingering fear washing over him. He hadn't expected that this seemingly insignificant bead contained such powerful evil Yin Qi, almost causing him to suffer a major setback.

Lin Feng calmed his emotions, looked at the black altar and the bead in the stone chamber, and a determined glint flashed in his eyes. He knew that this bead absolutely could not remain here, otherwise, it might bring disaster to the entire town.

Thinking this, he once again conjured the golden longsword and attacked into the stone chamber. This time, he held nothing back, striking with all his might towards the black altar and that bead.

The golden longsword was like a golden lightning bolt, instantly striking the black altar. With a loud "crack," the black altar was instantly split in half by the golden longsword, and the bead rolled onto the ground.

Lin Feng seized the opportunity to step forward, grabbed the bead, and put it into his Storage Pouch. He knew that although this bead contained powerful evil Yin Qi, if he could refine it, it might become an extremely formidable Magic Treasure.

After dealing with the bead, Lin Feng turned to look at Lan Yudao and Li Xuan, who were watching him with worried expressions. His heart warmed, knowing that although his two disciples' cultivation was not high, they were extremely concerned about him.

He smiled slightly and said to them, "Alright, it's fine now. Let's go."

Lan Yudao and Li Xuan nodded repeatedly upon hearing this, followed behind Lin Feng, and left the cave together.