97: Auction

That group of Foundation Establishment cultivators approached Lin Feng, looked around, but found no abnormalities.

They exchanged glances, shook their heads, and prepared to continue searching other areas.

Lin Feng watched their retreating figures, a sigh of relief escaping his heart.

He knew he was temporarily safe.

However, just then, another group of Foundation Establishment cultivators suddenly appeared in Lin Feng's line of sight.

They seemed to have discovered some clue and were rapidly heading in Lin Feng's direction.

Lin Feng's heart tightened, and he immediately prepared to change his position.

However, just as he was about to move, deep within the Red Lotus Mountain Range, many Yao Beasts ran towards the dense forest where Lin Feng and the others were.

The eight Cultivators couldn't help but stop, looking at each other with surprise and doubt in their eyes.

They hadn't expected Yao Beasts to appear at this time.

Although the aura of these Yao Beasts wasn't strong, more and more of them were running in this direction.

Something unknown had happened in the Red Lotus Mountain Range, as an increasing number of Yao Beasts were heading towards this place.

Lin Feng hid in the shadows, watching the approaching Yao Beasts, his heart also startled.

He didn't know why these Yao Beasts had suddenly appeared here, but their presence undoubtedly brought him greater trouble.

The Foundation Establishment cultivators, seeing more and more Yao Beasts, began to panic.

They exchanged glances, already having the intention to retreat, no longer bothering to search for Lin Feng, and headed back in the direction they came from.

These eight retreated in time, with only a few Yao Beasts chasing them.

Those low-tier Yao Beasts couldn't stop the eight who had decided to retreat.

Lin Feng, watching the Foundation Establishment cultivators leave, also breathed a sigh of relief.

Lin Feng hadn't expected to escape so easily, and he couldn't help but glance at his Slight Luck Infusion entries.

Lin Feng dared not stay in this place for long, as more and more Yao Beasts were passing through, and their strength had progressed from Early Stage First-tier to now having Late Stage First-tier Yao Beasts.

Fearing that even stronger Yao Beasts might appear later, Lin Feng quietly bypassed these Yao Beasts, choosing a direction different from the one the retreating Cultivators took, and slowly distanced himself from the Yao Beast horde.

The sudden appearance of Yao Beasts in the Red Lotus Mountain Range must have an unusual reason.

He had to leave here as soon as possible and quickly return to Silver Sparrow City.

Thus, he restrained his aura and cautiously moved through the dense forest, heading towards the edge of the Red Lotus Mountain Range.

Along the way, he encountered many Yao Beasts, but relying on the Illusory Feather Cape and stealth talismans, he successfully evaded their pursuit.

Finally, he emerged from the Red Lotus Mountain Range and arrived at a plain.

Looking at the silhouette of Silver Sparrow City in the distance, a surge of excitement welled up in his heart; he was finally safe.

Lin Feng quickened his pace, heading towards Silver Sparrow City.

After returning to Silver Sparrow City, Lin Feng pretended as if nothing had happened, continuing as before to collect the other two main ingredients for the Foundation Establishment Pill.

This time, Lin Feng obtained a total of nine spirit essence fruits.

The reason he continued searching was, on one hand, Lin Feng was worried that Zhao Quan's disappearance might arouse suspicion, and on the other hand, it was to gather information.

Lin Feng had a relatively large number of spirit essence fruits and wanted to see if he could find the other two main ingredients for the purpose of exchange.

He had been very careful during this period.

Although the eight Cultivators hadn't discovered Lin Feng, Lin Feng, while hidden in the dense forest, had learned their identities.

These eight were Cultivators from the nearby Qingfeng Stronghold.

Qingfeng Stronghold was considered a considerable force in this vicinity, possessing many Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Lin Feng secretly pondered that his act of seizing the treasure would easily attract the attention of Qingfeng Stronghold.

Once they discovered him, he would likely be in significant trouble.

To avoid alerting them, Lin Feng decided to remain inactive for now, pretending to be as usual, cultivating Alchemy, while secretly observing Qingfeng Stronghold's movements from the outside.

At the same time, he began to inquire about news in Silver Sparrow City, and also asked Lixuan not to go out recently, to help him keep an eye on Qingfeng Stronghold's news, hoping to find some intelligence about Qingfeng Stronghold.

After several days of inquiries, Lin Feng finally obtained some useful information.

Indeed, as he expected, Qingfeng Stronghold was recently searching everywhere for a mysterious Cultivator who had taken their treasure.

Lin Feng's heart tightened; he was probably that mysterious Cultivator.

To avoid being discovered by Qingfeng Stronghold, Lin Feng began to act cautiously.

He reduced his activities in Silver Sparrow City, trying not to attract attention.

After returning to Silver Sparrow City, Lin Feng always felt uneasy.

He opened up some information about surrounding cities, wanting to leave Silver Sparrow City, as the Human Race forces generally upheld mutual assistance.

However, he had to provide a reasonable excuse, otherwise other cities would likely not accept him, and Lin Feng had not found a good excuse.

Just as Lin Feng was planning how to leave Silver Sparrow City, he suddenly received unexpected news.

It turned out that Silver Sparrow City was about to hold a grand auction, where many rare treasures would appear, including the other two main ingredients Lin Feng had been searching for.

Upon hearing this news, Lin Feng's heart stirred.

He knew this was a rare opportunity; if he could obtain those two ingredients at the auction, he could begin refining the Golden Core.

However, he also knew that auctions were crowded and chaotic, and once he showed his face, it would be easy to attract the attention of Qingfeng Stronghold.

Lin Feng fell into deep thought.

He pondered how to obtain the ingredients at the auction while also thinking about how to avoid being discovered by Qingfeng Stronghold.

After weighing the pros and cons, Lin Feng finally made a decision.

He decided to take a gamble and participate in the auction.

Lin Feng had not yet cultivated the Thousand Faces Phantom Body Technique to Major Achievement Realm, but changing his appearance was something he could do.

Coupled with the Illusory Feather Cape and stealth talismans, Lin Feng believed he had enough confidence not to be recognized at the auction.

He began to prepare, secretly inquiring about the specific time and location of the auction, as well as the rules and requirements for participation.

To ensure everything was foolproof, Lin Feng also specifically found a well-respected Alchemist in Silver Sparrow City, and through his connections, obtained an invitation to the auction.

This invitation would not only allow him to smoothly enter the auction venue but also grant him some special treatment at the auction.

On the day of the auction, Lin Feng arrived early at the venue.

He wore the Illusory Feather Cape and a specially made mask on his face, thoroughly concealing his aura and appearance.

Lin Feng arrived at the auction, calling himself Wang Sicong, and found the shopkeeper there to see if he could directly exchange spirit essence fruits for golden core grass and condensing dew flower, the two main ingredients.

The shopkeeper's eyes flashed with surprise upon hearing Lin Feng's words.

He hadn't expected this mysterious guest to use precious spirit essence fruits to exchange for golden core grass and condensing dew flower.

One should know that although these two main ingredients were extremely rare in the Cultivation World, they were still slightly inferior to spirit essence fruits, and Lin Feng's proposal greatly tempted the shopkeeper.

After a moment of hesitation, he led Lin Feng to a secret room in the auction house.

The shopkeeper looked at Lin Feng before him, pondered for a moment, and then informed him.

"Fellow Daoist Wang, my surname is Liu, and everyone calls me Liu Yishou."

Saying this, he looked at Lin Feng and continued, "Fellow Daoist Wang, regarding the golden core grass and condensing dew flower you desire, I do indeed have some information."

Liu Yishou looked at Lin Feng with a solemn expression and continued, "However, these two main ingredients are extremely rare, and obtaining them is not easy."