342: Give treasures, track! [Seeking follow-up reading]

Lin Fan, along with Lin Dong and Mu Lingshan, left the auction house and first went to Tian Shang Pavilion to collect the items he had purchased, then planned to return to their residence.

As the three of them reached the entrance of Tian Shang Pavilion, they saw a surging crowd ahead.

Following that, the group from Evil Wind Cave walked in amidst everyone's pointing and whispering, led by none other than Young Cave Master Xie Yan.

When Lin Fan saw Xie Yan, the latter also noticed Lin Fan, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes. He stepped forward and sneered, "You dare to appear before me again? You're quite bold."

"Hehe, you should deal with your own troubles first. I wonder how many of your Evil Wind Cave people will manage to escape this time."

Lin Fan chuckled mockingly at Xie Yan, then led Lin Dong and Mu Lingshan directly out of Tian Shang Pavilion.

"Bastard!"

Watching the three of them disappear from sight, Xie Yan's face turned ashen, and his fists clenched tightly.

If it weren't for that silver tower, Xie Yan might have already been unable to resist attacking Lin Fan.

"Let's go, Young Cave Master. Get the items quickly. We still need to discuss how to escape. There will be plenty of opportunities to deal with this brat."

Beside Xie Yan, the black-clothed elder softly reminded him.

Xie Yan took a deep breath, nodded, suppressed the anger in his heart, and temporarily put aside the matter of Lin Fan.

Lin Fan, however, didn't pay any attention to Xie Yan's reaction.

Even if he were to act now, Lin Fan could easily crush him.

Before long, the three of them returned to their residence in Heavenly Merchant City.

Lin Fan's thoughts stirred, and he took out the Devouring Corpse and the heavenly flame cauldron that he had obtained from this auction.

"These two items are for you. Master them completely first, and then we should make our move to seize that silver tower," Lin Fan said, looking at Lin Dong.

"This... Brother Lin Fan, if you give them all to me, what will you do?" Lin Dong hesitated upon hearing this.

Lin Fan's thoughts stirred, and another Devouring Corpse appeared.

"This... another Devouring Corpse!" Seeing Lin Fan's Devouring Corpse, Lin Dong couldn't help but be shaken.

Even Yan, hidden within Lin Dong's body, was somewhat surprised. "This is actually a complete Devouring Corpse, comparable in strength to your human Reincarnation Realm experts."

"As for defense, I still have this," Lin Fan smiled slightly, and then took out the upgraded black tortoise heaven suppression bell.

The heavenly flame cauldron and the incomplete Devouring Corpse were originally Lin Dong's Opportunity, and Lin Fan was now returning them to their rightful owner.

After all, Lin Fan alone didn't need so many Spirit Treasures.

Currently, for offense, he had the sky phoenix shattering void bow; for defense, the black tortoise heaven suppression bell; and for sound wave attacks, the Exquisite Jade Flute. All of them were pure yuan treasures.

He even had a divine item like the Stasis God Tablet, which made him quite well-rounded.

"Thank you, Brother Lin Fan," Lin Dong hesitated slightly, then thanked Lin Fan and accepted the Devouring Corpse and the heavenly flame cauldron.

He felt that in this lifetime, the kindness he owed Lin Fan could never be repaid.

Lin Fan smiled and said, "We're brothers, no need to be polite. Alright, familiarize yourself with them as soon as possible."

"Mhm," Lin Dong nodded gently in response.

While Lin Dong was familiarizing himself with the heavenly flame cauldron and attempting to control the Devouring Corpse, Lin Fan also completely mastered the sky phoenix shattering void bow... In the following days, although the Heavenly Merchant Auction had ended, the popularity in the city had not diminished much.

Most of the people who remained in Heavenly Merchant City were clearly targeting the group from Evil Wind Cave.

To be precise, they were after the silver tower in their possession.

Xie Yan and his group were naturally aware of this situation.

It must be said that they also had some tricks up their sleeves. In just one day, they had spent a hefty price in Heavenly Merchant City to hire many powerful guards, seemingly intending to fight fire with fire.

However, the major powers still remaining in Heavenly Merchant City watched their actions with cold eyes. These temporarily hired external aids would be of little use at critical moments.

On a pavilion in the city, Lin Fan, Lin Dong, and Mu Lingshan stood quietly, their gazes fixed on the northwest direction of the city.

That was where Xie Yan and the others from Evil Wind Cave were located.

In that direction, within a secluded courtyard, the grim-faced Xie Yan slowly stood up. His gaze swept over the Evil Wind Cave experts in the room, finally pausing on a withered, thin figure in the corner.

"Since that's the case, let's proceed as planned. We'll leave the city this afternoon!"

The afternoon arrived extremely quickly.

As the sun dipped in the west, the atmosphere of the city suddenly fluctuated.

The three of them naturally noticed the change.

"It seems those guys from Evil Wind Cave finally couldn't hold back," Lin Fan said with a light chuckle, looking towards the courtyard where the Evil Wind Cave people were located.

Lin Dong nodded upon hearing this, not speaking.

Mu Lingshan, however, was eager to try, "Should we make our move now?"

Under the gaze of the three of them, the people from Evil Wind Cave dispersed into three groups, heading out of the city in different directions.

"No rush," Lin Fan smiled slightly, then said to Lin Dong, "You should be able to sense the exact location of that item, don't lose track of it."

"Don't worry, Brother Lin Fan, they won't get away," Lin Dong nodded, then added, "Those three groups are actually decoys; the silver tower isn't on them."

Mu Lingshan frowned and said, "These guys are really quite cunning."

Upon hearing Lin Dong's words, she sensed carefully and indeed found that none of the three groups carried the aura of the silver tower.

At this moment, Heavenly Merchant City became extremely chaotic, with countless experts sweeping across the sky like locusts, then chasing after the Evil Wind Cave members who had left Heavenly Merchant City.

After about half an hour, the city finally quieted down a bit.

"The silver tower's location is towards the north of the city," Lin Dong said in a lowered voice to Lin Fan and Mu Lingshan after receiving a prompt from Yan.

"Let's go," Lin Fan smiled faintly, taking the lead towards the north of the city, with Lin Dong and Mu Lingshan following closely behind.

Before long, the trio caught up with Xie Yan and the others who were carrying the silver tower.

However, they did not rush to reveal themselves.

Because they found that, in addition to themselves, there were others who had also accurately locked onto the target: Zhou Qian from Qiankun Grotto, and Chen Ying from Illusion Demon Sect, two separate groups.

Zhou Qian and Chen Ying had chosen to join forces, simultaneously launching an attack on Xie Yan, intending to snatch the silver tower from his hands.

Chen Ying and Zhou Qian narrowed their eyes slightly, then surged forward violently. Majestic Yuan Qi swept out, directly transforming into two sharp streaks of energy that swept towards Xie Yan.

However, facing the combined attack of the two, Xie Yan merely sneered, showing no sign of intending to block it.

Just as Zhou Qian and Chen Ying's attacks reached Xie Yan's head, behind him, a figure completely shrouded in a black robe slowly stepped out. A withered hand reached out, its fingertips wreathed in black light, and grabbed!

Crack!

The withered hand heavily grabbed the two sweeping streaks of energy, then clenched fiercely, actually crushing the two Yuan Qi streaks directly!

With one palm crushing the Yuan Qi streaks, the figure waved his sleeve, and a circle of black light waves burst forth, sweeping like lightning towards Zhou Qian and Chen Ying.

"Death Qi? Dead Mysterious Realm Experts?"

Hidden in the shadows, Lin Dong's expression couldn't help but change slightly upon seeing that person's move, his face turning somewhat solemn.