82: A pleasant surprise

Seeing this, Ling Feng flashed and arrived beside Ling Xuanji, patting him on the shoulder.

Upon seeing this, Ling Xuanji immediately bowed to Ling Feng and respectfully called out, “Patriarch.”

“You performed well, decisive in your actions.”

“However, I must remind you of one thing: no matter when, never show any mercy to your enemies. Otherwise, you might not only harm yourself, but even the Family.”

“Because in this world where the strong prey on the weak and martial power reigns supreme, too much compassion is not needed. Only when your strength is powerful enough will more people fear you, and only then can you protect those you wish to protect.”

Ling Feng couldn't help but remind Ling Xuanji.

“Yes, Patriarch.”

Hearing this, Ling Xuanji's body stiffened. He hadn't expected that even after being reborn, he still wasn't as insightful as his cousin, who was not yet twenty years old.

He immediately responded respectfully.

At this moment, Ling Tian, Ling Ke, and others also came to Ling Feng's side, respectfully saluted him, and then slowly said:

“Reporting to the Patriarch, all implicated individuals within the Fengling Sect have been annihilated. Among them, some Sect Disciples who tried to steal treasures during the chaos were also killed by us.”

“Hmm, good.”

“Since the Fengling Sect has a Half-step Huangwu Realm expert guarding it, its Sect treasury and Cultivation Technique Pavilion must contain many good things. You all split up and collect all valuable items within the Fengling Sect. After returning to the Family, hand them over to the Grand Elder and the others for use.”

“The Family recently needs to integrate Qingyun Town, build a city, and expand the Family'sstation, so we are short on resources.”

After a moment of thought, Ling Feng instructed everyone.

“Yes, Patriarch.”

After speaking, the group dispersed throughout the Fengling Sect, constantly searching. Whenever they encountered anything of slight value, regardless of what it was, they all unceremoniously stuffed it into their Storage Pouches.

Ling Feng did not go to plunder the Fengling Sect's treasury. Instead, he flew directly towards the direction from which the White-robed Old Man and the other two had come.

Soon, he arrived before an Immortal Cave in the back mountain of the Fengling Sect's Main Peak.

Beside the Immortal Cave stood a massive stone tablet, on which were inscribed the eight large characters: “Sect Forbidden Ground, trespassers die.”

Seeing this, Ling Feng did not rashly enter. Instead, he first used his Divine Sense to scan the surroundings, checking for any dangers he might not have noticed.

Soon, Ling Feng had scanned the entire vicinity. Besides discovering traces of a Formation inside the Immortal Cave, he found no dangerous areas nearby.

“I didn't expect there to be a Formation here.”

Ling Feng couldn't help but sigh to himself.

Afterward, Ling Feng walked directly into the Immortal Cave. As soon as he entered, he saw a surge of energy at the passage ahead on the ground beside him.

Ling Feng immediately used the System to scan it and quickly learned about the Formation's information.

“HeavenlyQueConfinement Formation, King-grade Formation. Any Martial Artist who trespasses, including those at or below the Imperial Martial Realm, will have their cultivation reduced by three levels and will be unable to resist the Evil Qi within the Formation, ultimately leading to Evil Qi entering their Physical Body and sudden death.”

“To break this Formation, one only needs to...”

After Ling Feng finished reading the introduction to the Formation before him, he couldn't help but gasp. He hadn't expected such a powerful Formation to be here.

Fortunately, he had the System as a cheat. Otherwise, he probably wouldn't have been able to enter this Forbidden Ground today to investigate.

Ling Feng then proceeded to operate according to the method of breaking the Formation described in the System.

Half an incense stick later.

Within the cave, four black rays of light flashed past Ling Feng, merging into the stone walls on both sides.

Seeing this, Ling Feng immediately clenched his right hand into a fist and, relying on the strength of his Physical Body, fiercely smashed it towards the stone wall where the black light had merged.

“Bang bang...”

As Ling Feng's fist struck the stone wall, the wall shattered like an egg.

Ling Feng waved his hand to disperse the dust around him, then looked at the wall. He saw a Formation Flag, emitting black light, placed within the shattered wall where his fist had struck.

Ling Feng immediately muttered to himself, “Sure enough.”

Ling Feng stepped forward and took out the Formation Flag. The Formation Flag was entirely dark, with many patterns on it. Ling Feng immediately put it into the System space, then repeated the previous actions in sequence.

Smashing the wall, taking the Formation Flag.

Soon, the other three Formation Flags were also collected by Ling Feng. Ling Feng then did not linger, quickly walking deeper into the cave.

However, after he arrived inside the cave, it was surprisingly spacious, and the Spiritual Qi here was extremely dense, clearly an excellent Cultivation Holy Land.

Ling Feng slowly walked forward and saw three futons placed in the distance. He surmised that the White-robed Old Man and the other two had been Cultivating here all along.

Suddenly, Ling Feng caught an unintentional glimpse and seemed to discover something. He quickly jogged to a wall, finding that it was very well maintained and protected.

Beneath the wall was a basin-sized groove filled with spiritual liquid emitting a rich Spiritual Qi.

“Spiritual Liquid!”

Ling Feng was immediately overjoyed. He hadn't expected there to be so much spiritual liquid here. Spiritual Liquid was even more powerful and easier to absorb than Spirit Stones.

Ling Feng quickly took out some empty porcelain bottles from his backpack and filled them with all the spiritual liquid from the groove before him.

It took a full quarter of an hour for Ling Feng to collect all the spiritual liquid from the groove, leaving not a single drop.

Presumably, the White-robed Old Man and the other two Cultivated here not only because the Spiritual Qi was extremely dense, but more so because of the spiritual liquid in this groove.

Ling Feng then thoroughly searched the entire Immortal Cave again. Besides finding a few Cultivation Techniques and a few Spirit Medicines, he had no other gains.

Afterward, Ling Feng intended to leave this place and use the System to collect the several Spiritual Veins beneath the Fengling Sect. After returning, he would refine them into the Family'sstation, which would greatly enhance the Spiritual Qi density within the Family.

The Family's strength would also rapidly increase without anyone noticing.

As Ling Feng was about to leave, he couldn't help but turn back and scan the Immortal Cave again, feeling as if he had overlooked something. Unable to figure it out, Ling Feng then turned and walked directly out of the cave.

“Thump thump... thump thump...”

Just as he had taken two steps, he seemed to recall something and said in a deep voice, “No, that's not right.”

After speaking, he immediately turned back and ran quickly towards the Immortal Cave...