59: Escape

The rat-headed masked man nodded:

“I have the Foundation Establishment Pill Formula here. It’s 40,000 Spirit Stones, which isn’t a high price for this Pill Formula.” As he spoke, he flipped his wrist and took out a Jade Slip from his Storage Ring.

Lin Feng was a bit embarrassed. He only had 37,000 Spirit Stones in total. He awkwardly and apologetically asked the rat-headed masked Golden Core Senior: “Senior, Junior only has 37,000 Spirit Stones. I wonder if it could be a little cheaper?”

The rat-headed masked man didn’t mind Lin Feng’s haggling. Instead, he threw the Jade Slip into Lin Feng’s hand and waved him off, allowing Lin Feng to take it.

Lin Feng received the Jade Slip, gave all the Spirit Stones on him to the Golden Core cultivator in front of him, bowed, and retreated. The old man collected the Spirit Stones and closed his eyes to rest again.

Lin Feng obtained the item he wanted and used a Magical Artifact he had previously acquired as payment for the entrance fee to the trade fair. He turned and left. Although there were many treasures here, he had no Spirit Stones left, so Lin Feng decided to leave early.

Lin Feng returned to the Alliance Headquarters, went back to the rented Alchemy room, and refined all the Spirit Medicine in his hand into Medicinal Pills. He currently had no Spirit Stones. He had obtained the Foundation Establishment Pill Formula, but Lin Feng still needed to acquire the Spirit Medicine required to refine the Foundation Establishment Pill.

The reason the Foundation Establishment Pill Formula was not considered precious was that it was not difficult to refine. However, the fact that it was not difficult to refine did not mean the Foundation Establishment Pill was not precious. The reason this pill was precious was that, on one hand, it required a relatively large number of Spirit Medicine, and on the other hand, several of its main ingredients were quite difficult to collect.

Even large Sects found it difficult to Cultivate these Spirit Medicine, and the main ingredients often needed two or three hundred years of maturity. Auxiliary medicine, however, was easier to find. The main ingredients were primarily monopolized by large Sects and Cultivation families, making them difficult to find outside, and even if someone sold them, the price remained prohibitively high.

Currently, Lin Feng could only earn Spirit Stones quickly through Alchemy. As for guard duty, it was too dangerous. Alchemy was a faster and more stable way to obtain Spirit Stones.

About twenty days into Lin Feng's Alchemy, the Alchemy room suddenly shook violently, ruining a batch of Medicinal Pills he was refining. The tremors continued several times, so Lin Feng quickly gathered all his belongings and went out to see what had happened.

At this moment, an old man in the sky was controlling a hundred-meter golden longsword. Evil Qi condensed on the sword, continuously striking the Alliance's defensive barrier. At the same time, the entire Alliance garrison was in chaos. Six Golden Core cultivators from the allied army flew into the sky simultaneously, their expressions solemn, and stood in different positions to channel magical power into the Formation.

They also ordered the Cultivators below to maintain the Formation. Lin Feng hid in the chaotic crowd, somewhat bewildered. What had happened?

At this moment, Lin Feng saw a Qi Refining Early Stage Cultivator frantically running past him. He quickly grabbed the other party and asked:

“Fellow Daoist, what’s going on? Why is it so chaotic here?”

The Cultivator initially tried to push Lin Feng away, but no matter how he struggled, his arm was firmly held by Lin Feng. Seeing that the other party's cultivation was deeper than his own, he suppressed his displeasure and urgently informed Lin Feng:

“Fellow Daoist, let go of me quickly! Great Xin and Wei Country are doomed! The Grand Elder of Moyan Sect in Wei Country has already condensed a Nascent Soul, becoming the number one Cultivator in both Wei and Xin. Qianmen Pass was breached in an instant!” He said, pointing at the Cultivator controlling the Flying Sword in the sky.

Lin Feng was also a bit panicked upon hearing this. The Evil Path had a Nascent Soul Cultivator, while the Four Great Sects of Great Xin and the Righteous Path of Wei Country did not. It was exactly as the Cultivator Lin Feng had just grabbed said: Great Xin and Wei Country were doomed!

Lin Feng’s mind was blank at this moment, but he quickly calmed down. Lin Feng quickly concealed his cultivation, making himself appear to be only a Qi Refining Early Stage Cultivator, and hid in a secluded corner of the allied army to observe the movements above.

In the sky, the old man controlling the Flying Sword continuously struck the defensive Formation with the hundred-meter golden Evil Qi Flying Sword. The grand Formation was now tottering. Several more Golden Core cultivators flew in from outside. These Golden Core cultivators were clearly wearing robes resembling those of Moyan Sect Elders.

With the help of several Golden Core Elders, the Alliance Headquarters was quickly breached, and a large number of Heretical Cultivators rushed towards the Alliance Headquarters. It was only then that Lin Feng realized Qianmen Pass had fallen.

Those Heretical Cultivators rushed into the area, killing any Cultivator they saw. The Cultivators here were unwilling to sit idly by, resisting fiercely and all trying to find an opportunity to escape.

At this time, many Cultivators were fighting everywhere in the sky and on the ground. Once the Formation was broken, the six Alliance Golden Core cultivators dared not linger in battle and fled in different directions.

Seeing the grand Formation broken, these six Golden Core cultivators disregarded everything and scattered in different directions. The Nascent Soul Cultivator chose one Golden Core cultivator to pursue, and the Alliance Headquarters immediately descended into complete chaos at this sight.

Lin Feng tried to avoid powerful Cultivators and followed the fleeing Cultivators out of the Alliance Headquarters. Groups of Heretical Cultivators pursued them. Looking at the fleeing Cultivators and those being surrounded and intercepted, Lin Feng decided not to follow these Cultivators.

A large group made too big a target. Because Lin Feng appeared to be only a Qi Refining Early Stage Cultivator, and he didn't look very old, plus he had been refining Medicinal Pills in the Alchemy room, he looked disheveled and dirty all over.

Lin Feng’s appearance made Cultivators with higher cultivation or those planning to take advantage of the chaos ignore him. Such a weak and disheveled Cultivator looked like a pauper, wasting their time when they could be intercepting Cultivators of wealth.

Those who tried to intercept Lin Feng were mostly low-level Qi Refining Heretical Cultivators. Lin Feng did not use ruthless methods against those who intercepted him, basically repelling them and then running. Lin Feng didn't dare to look back once, fleeing headlong.

Immediately after escaping the Alliance Headquarters, only a few low-level Qi Refining Heretical Cultivators tried to intercept him, but he skillfully dodged them and continued to run. Lin Feng ran for several hours, gradually getting out of the pursuit range.

After running out of the pursuit range, Lin Feng did not stop fleeing. Instead, he used all the Magical Artifacts on him that could increase speed and ran towards Da Xin Country at an extremely fast pace.

Upon reaching Great Xin, Lin Feng passed near Liuyun Market and found that the market was also under attack by unknown Cultivators. Lin Feng detoured far around and continued his journey.

Lin Feng knew clearly that neither Great Xin nor Wei Country had Nascent Soul Cultivators. With Moyan Sect producing a Nascent Soul Cultivator, whether Great Xin and Wei Country could even continue to exist was a question. He had no intention of staying in Great Xin.

All these changes happened too quickly, disrupting Lin Feng’s idea of Cultivating well in Great Xin. Only by escaping to a more powerful Cultivation World country could Lin Feng find a stable Cultivation environment.

Lin Feng traveled south all the way to Zheng Country before he finally felt relieved. Zheng Country was located south of Great Xin and was much more powerful than Great Xin. Lin Feng had heard before that Zheng Country had Nascent Soul Cultivators.

When Lin Feng arrived in Zheng Country, he felt much more at ease. However, Lin Feng was not familiar with the situation in the Zheng Country Cultivation World, so Lin Feng decided to first gather information in Zheng Country before making long-term plans.