83: Secret Map

Hearing Lin Feng's words, Lan Yudao couldn't help but feel a little flustered. She knew she couldn't easily reveal the Yu Ling Sect's secrets, otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable. However, if she didn't reveal some information to Lin Feng, he would certainly not let her go.

So, Lan Yudao began to fabricate some lies, trying to muddle through. However, Lin Feng was not so easily fooled. As he listened to Lan Yudao's words, he carefully analyzed the truth and falsehood within them.

After some interrogation, Lin Feng finally obtained some useful information from Lan Yudao. Although this information was not much, for Lin Feng, it was enough.

He looked at Lan Yudao and sneered, "Hmph, Lan Yudao, you'd better be honest, otherwise, I will definitely not make it easy for you! Also, regarding the Ancient Ruins you mentioned, I'll believe you this once. But if you dare to lie to me, I will absolutely not let you off!"

With that, Lin Feng turned and left the Immortal Cave. Today's harvest was already quite substantial. Next, he needed to properly digest this information, and then find a way to improve his Cultivation. As for the so-called Secret Realm, Lin Feng was not in a hurry at all; his Cultivation speed was very fast now.

Lin Feng temporarily did not need the so-called Secret Realm. Lin Feng Cultivated for a few more months in Fengjun City. When the mission was about to expire, Lin Feng returned to Zheng Yun Market. The current Lin Feng was already very close to breaking through to Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment.

When Lin Feng returned to Zheng Yun Market, the shopkeeper in charge of the Medicinal Pill shop informed Lin Feng that the Sect had again transferred people to Great Xin, but this time the Sect did not transfer Lin Feng, possibly due to the previous incident in the east of the city.

After accepting the Alchemy mission, Lin Feng spent a lot of money to purchase Talismans crafting classics refined by Foundation Establishment cultivators. The Talismans crafting classics for Foundation Establishment cultivators were incomparable to those for Qi Refining Cultivators.

Their price had increased by more than a hundredfold, and the price of some refining Materials also soared significantly. The Spiritual Talismans used by Foundation Establishment cultivators had different talisman paper Materials than before. Previously, the talisman paper was made from one or two-year-old Spirit Plants, but the talisman paper used by Foundation Establishment cultivators was different.

The talisman paper Materials alone were made from Spirit Plants decades old, and the Yao Beast's essence blood was also from second-order Yao Beasts. As for the talisman brush, although Lin Feng had replaced it before, to craft higher-grade Spiritual Talismans, Lin Feng once again spent a large sum of money to purchase a high-grade Spiritual Artifact level 'Thousand Paintings Brush'.

Lin Feng stayed in Zheng Yun Market for three months, completing missions while acquiring these Materials in Zheng Yun Market under the identity of Wang Sicong. Three months later, Lin Feng again bid farewell to the shopkeeper, agreeing to return early for the next mission. The shopkeeper and Lin Feng had known each other for many years, so he didn't ask further.

This time, Lin Feng did not leave Zheng Yun Market, but instead openly operated in Zheng Yun Market under the identity of Wang Sicong. During this period, Lin Feng collected many Spirit Medicine for Foundation Establishment cultivators to refine and consume to improve their Cultivation, and also acquired a large amount of Talismans crafting Materials.

The reason for this was that Lin Feng had inquired from Lan Yudao about a place suitable for Loose Cultivators to Cultivate. This place was located in the south, in a place called Yue Country, which was connected to Zheng Country and Shui Yun Country by another Wu Country.

Yue Country had many Loose Cultivators. There was a Loose Cultivator City established by a Nascent Soul Cultivator, where many Loose Cultivators from various places gathered. This place was quite free, unlike joining a Sect where Cultivators without background were often dispatched to participate in conflicts between Sects.

Lin Feng made up his mind: if the Sect still made him participate in any conflicts between Wei Country and Great Xin, he would flee. He was an Elementary Foundation Establishment cultivator, about to reach Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment, and he had always been Late-Stage Qi Refining in the Sect. He didn't believe the Sect would send powerful Cultivators to hunt him down for a Late-Stage Qi Refining Cultivator's escape.

During this time, Lan Yudao had been trying to lure him with the Secret Realm, but Lin Feng never fell for it. With his current entries, even if he obtained treasures from the so-called Secret Realm, it would only speed up his Cultivation, which he didn't need; he could just follow the normal progression.

The so-called Secret Realm was also of unknown danger. If something unexpected happened, it would be a loss greater than the gain.

Since he already knew about such a gathering place for Loose Cultivators, once his Cultivation advanced further, he would go to Yue Country and join that Loose Cultivator City. Wouldn't that be much more comfortable than being in this Cangling Sect?

Thinking of this, Lin Feng's mood immediately improved a lot. He continued to operate in Zheng Yun Market under the identity of Wang Sicong, collecting Materials and inquiring about more news regarding the Yue Country Loose Cultivator City.

Time flew by, and in a blink of an eye, Lin Feng had been in Zheng Yun Market for half a year. During these six months, he not only collected enough Materials but also elevated his Talismans crafting skills to a new level. Now, even when crafting some low-grade Spiritual Talismans, he was proficient and his success rate was extremely high.

One day, Lin Feng was strolling in the market when he suddenly heard a commotion. He followed the sound and saw a group of people gathered there, pointing and gesticulating.

Lin Feng's current outing to the market was to collect Materials, then prepare to complete the Sect's mission one more time, and then go out to find a secluded place to go into seclusion and improve his Cultivation. At this moment, a scene in the market caught his attention.

He curiously walked closer to see that someone was selling an ancient map. The map looked very old, its edges already yellowed, but the lines on it were still clearly visible.

Lin Feng's heart stirred, remembering the information about the Ancient Ruins he had previously obtained from Lan Yudao. Could this map be related to that ruin?

He squeezed into the crowd and carefully examined the map. The map was marked with some strange place names and symbols. Although Lin Feng couldn't understand them, he could feel the extraordinary nature of this map.

Lin Feng discovered that this map depicted a dangerous area in Shui Yun Country, and the Cultivator selling the map was asking for ten thousand Spirit Stones for the complete map. This map was too similar to the Secret Realm mentioned by Lan Tudao.

It made Lin Feng, who originally disbelieved the Secret Realm he spoke of, waver a little. He secretly pondered, could this map really be a key to some Ancient Ruins?

Despite being full of doubts, Lin Feng did not immediately reveal his intentions. He pretended to be casual and chatted with the Cultivator selling the map, trying to extract more information from him.

However, that Cultivator seemed to be unclear about the map's origin, only claiming that he had accidentally discovered it in an abandoned Immortal Cave. Hearing this, Lin Feng couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

However, he did not give up. Lin Feng decided to buy this map first and then slowly study its mysteries.

After some bargaining with the Cultivator, they finally settled on a price of nine thousand Spirit Stones. After getting the map, Lin Feng eagerly returned to his residence and began to study it carefully.

Although the place names and symbols marked on the map were strange, Lin Feng vaguely felt that there seemed to be some connection between them. He pondered while sketching the outlines of those symbols on paper, trying to find the pattern within them.

After much deliberation, Lin Feng finally discovered some clues. He was pleasantly surprised to find that those symbols could actually be combined to form a special Formation pattern!

Lin Feng did not understand why, but he was not in a hurry. The current Lin Feng was preparing to go into seclusion to improve his Cultivation, and the matter of the Secret Realm could wait.