206: The crowd followed

【 Feng Yu looked toward the Guardian beside him, his eyes filled with inquiry. 】

【 The Guardian shook his head slightly, transmitting his voice: "I cannot discern this person's depth. Perhaps we should find someone to test his strength before making further plans." 】

【 Upon receiving the transmission, Feng Yu's brows furrowed slightly. 】

【 He was only at the Golden Core Realm, and the Guardian was only at the Nascent Soul Realm. Since your strength was completely concealed, they naturally could not see through you. 】

【 Even if their cultivation levels were higher, they might not necessarily be able to see through your true state. 】

【 Since they could not see through you, it meant your strength was at least not below theirs, so Feng Yu had to abandon the idea of seizing it by force. 】

【 But he quickly put on a smiling face and said to you: "Your Excellency can casually produce an immortal medicine, so you must be wealthy. Why bother competing with us for this mere Spiritual Vein?" 】

【 You felt disgusted by his instigating words, but you quickly calmed down and responded with a smile: "Your Excellency possesses tens of thousands of Top-Grade Spirit Stones, which is far wealthier than I am." 】

【 Feng Yu's expression darkened upon hearing this, then he laughed heartily: "Hahaha, Your Excellency is joking." 】

【 Many Loose Cultivators present heard this conversation and began to calculate—as Loose Cultivators, killing people to seize treasures was a common occurrence, and they would not care about the other party's status. 】

【 Feng Yu possessed tens of thousands of Top-Grade Spirit Stones. Although he had a Nascent Soul Guardian, it was hard to guarantee that no Nascent Soul Loose Cultivators would join forces to ambush him. 】

【 Of course, you obviously had many good things on you as well. 】

【 And since you appeared to have no background and seemed to be just a Loose Cultivator, you should be easier to deal with. 】

【 You knew you had been targeted by many, but you didn't care—after all, you hadn't fought in a long time, so it was a good chance to stretch your muscles. 】

【 In the end, the transaction was successfully completed— 】

【 Old Ancestor Yuntian personally took the Top-Grade Spiritual Vein from the depths of the mountain range and handed it to you. A Spiritual Vein could change size according to one's will, and it was usually buried in the earth's veins to nourish the land. 】

【 You looked at the Spiritual Vein in your palm, feeling it was very peculiar—it was like a living vessel, with endless energy seemingly flowing inside, continuously generating majestic Spiritual Qi. 】

【 With this wonder, you put the shrunken Spiritual Vein into the System space and then turned and left with Clumsy. 】

【 You noticed a detail: The Yuntian Sect had not announced its dissolution. 】

【 It seemed that unintentionally, you had continued the Legacy of this Sect. 】

【 However, trouble followed— 】

【 Many Loose Cultivators followed from a distance in groups, and the three groups—the Eldest Princess, the Silver Moon Fairy, and Feng Yu—were among them. 】

【 You did not reveal your Nascent Soul strength and traveled at a normal speed. Judging by your speed, they all assumed you were only at the Golden Core Realm. 】

【 When you reached a remote mountain range, the three intercepted you, while others watched from a distance. 】

【 You looked at the three Golden Core Cultivators before you and couldn't help but laugh: "They dare not be the first to stick their necks out; where did you get the courage?" 】

【 "Young Master Feng Yu said that as long as we test your strength, he will give us one thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones." A lean man laughed. 】

【 "That's right," a slightly chubby man added, "Even if you are a Nascent Soul Cultivator, they will attack immediately. We will just run away then; the world is vast, and you won't be able to find us." 】

【 The third person, a middle-aged woman, nodded and said: "Fellow Daoist, if you are willing to pay the same price, we will leave immediately." 】

【 Before you could answer, Clumsy on your shoulder looked at you excitedly: "Daddy, I want to teach them a lesson!" 】

【 "Can you do it?" You asked, somewhat skeptical. 】

【 "They look so weak; I want to try!" Clumsy said, eager to give it a go. 】

【 "Hahaha," the slightly chubby man laughed, "Your little spirit pet is quite good at bluffing. If Young Master Feng Yu hadn't said it was a trick using fake Spirit Stones, I would have really been fooled by you..." 】

【 Just at this moment— 】

【 "Whoosh!" 】

【 Clumsy's figure flashed, transforming into a silver beam of light, carving a blinding streak in the air. 】

【 The next second, 】

【 The slightly chubby man's head rolled to the ground, and his headless corpse crashed down. 】

【 Clumsy flicked its sharp claws, which were flowing with silver light, and sneered: "Your strength is nothing to brag about, but your tone is quite big." 】

【 This terrifying speed made the remaining two break out in a cold sweat. 】

【 Seeing their companion killed instantly, they immediately turned into two streams of light and fled in opposite directions. 】

【 As they fled, they screamed: "Young Master Feng Yu! Why aren't you attacking yet! Didn't we agree that we would test..." 】

【 Before they could finish speaking, 】

【 Clumsy's figure flickered like a phantom, instantly catching up to the two who had fled a hundred meters away. 】

【 Its sharp claws swiped past, and the defensive Magic Treasures they had summoned were torn apart like paper, and they were cut in two along with their armor, crashing to the ground. 】

【 The two widened their eyes, dying with their grievances unavenged. 】

【 Clumsy excitedly swallowed the three qiankun bags one by one, seemingly completely unconcerned about what was inside. 】

【 The crowd watching from afar felt their scalps tingle. 】

【 "Fortunately, I wasn't blinded by those one thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones, otherwise it would be me who died," someone said, feeling lucky. 】

【 "I didn't expect that little spirit pet to actually eat Top-Grade Spirit Stones. We were almost tricked by Feng Yu." 】

【 "What exactly is that spirit pet? Its speed is so terrifying that it can easily tear apart defensive Magic Treasures?" 】

【 "He's coming over! He's coming over!" 】

【 Seeing you approach, everyone retreated, keeping their distance from you. 】

【 You scanned the crowd, and finally your gaze fell on Feng Yu: "Did you instruct them to test me?" 】

【 Feng Yu forced a smile: "Your Excellency has misunderstood; I was helping you. Look, now these people dare not target you, which will save you a lot of trouble in the future." 】

【 You sneered: "Heh, is that so?" 】

【 At this moment, Clumsy jumped back onto your shoulder and said: "Daddy, this brat has bad intentions. Let me slaughter him too, shall I?" 】

【 Clumsy's words made Feng Yu retreat a step in fear. 】

【 The Guardian beside him hurriedly stepped forward and bowed: "Fellow Daoist, the consequences of offending the Huanling Sect are something you likely cannot bear." 】

【 "If I let you go, will the Huanling Sect just let it rest?" You asked indifferently. 】

【 "Fellow Daoist, your methods are formidable; we have already witnessed them. If we were to become your enemy again, wouldn't we be asking for trouble?" The Guardian said solemnly. 】

【 "Exactly, exactly. We got to know each other through a fight; from now on, on Tianxuan Star, we will be friends." Feng Yu quickly chimed in with a forced smile. 】

【 "Daddy, when have we ever taken insults without fighting back? We must cut the weeds and eliminate the roots! So what if their Sect sends people? At worst, we'll just wipe out their nest!" Clumsy said excitedly. 】

【 "Little... little brother, excessive killing is detrimental to cultivation. Moreover, the Karma between us is not a dead end; why must it be a life-or-death struggle?" The Guardian hurriedly tried to persuade you. 】

【 "That's right," Feng Yu hurriedly handed over a Spirit Stone bag, "Here are one thousand Top-Grade Spirit Stones as a snack for your spirit pet; consider it an apology, how about that?" 】

【 Clumsy's eyes lit up. It grabbed the Spirit Stone bag, examined it, then hugged it tightly in its arms and giggled: "Fine, fine, you can leave." 】