Chapter 411: Rewards from the Spirit Realm

Half an hour later, the six leaders—Wan Gui, Huan Mo, Jun Sha, and the others—gathered in the Great Hall of Tai Yi’s leader to meet Ling Jie’s envoy, Lord Lin Feng.

After the formalities, everyone sat down, and the discussion on the rewards from the Spirit Realm could begin.

Tai Xu and the others sat at the back, each displaying an appropriate expression—seemingly eager yet trying to conceal their excitement…

The changes at the soul level were so deeply hidden that Lord Lin Feng couldn’t detect anything. These seven people had completely turned traitorous, wishing they could immediately kill him on behalf of their masters.

“There’s no need for further words. I’m giving you these rewards to strengthen the overall strength of your seven sects, so you can complete the tasks assigned by the Spirit Realm as soon as possible and meet the conditions needed to open a passage to the lower realm.”

As he spoke, Lin Feng took out seven storage rings and tossed them to Tai Xu and the others with a wave of his hand.

“The rewards for each sect are similar; there will be no bias. You can rest assured.”

“Thank you, Lord Lin Feng, for your generosity!”

Tai Xu and the others caught the storage rings and immediately used their mental powers to see the items inside.

Su Che, who was thousands of feet away, could use soul connection to perceive all the rewards through their mental senses. Indeed, each storage ring contained similar items: four magic artifacts, over a dozen pills, several jade slips, and plenty of materials for crafting.

Lin Feng explained leisurely, “The four magic artifacts consist of one top-grade Dao artifact and three mid-grade Dao artifacts. With these four, the overall strength of each of your sects can be increased several times over.”

“So it’s indeed one top-grade Dao artifact and three mid-grade ones!”

Tai Xu and the others were overjoyed—this joy was genuine, not pretended. In fact, they were all happy for their masters.

If one person received four Dao artifacts, then the seven leaders together meant that Lord Lin Feng had given Su Che a total of twenty-eight extremely precious Dao artifacts from the cultivation world. What a truly kind and generous enemy…

“The over a dozen pills are top-tier spiritual pills that can increase the success rate during cultivation. Their effectiveness far exceeds even the so-called top-grade spiritual pills in your cultivation world.”

Lord Linfeng remained calm, completely ignoring the surprised expressions of Tai Xu and the others, and continued, “If you wish to reward the disciples in your sects who are facing the stage of Ningying, I can guarantee that just one pill can increase their success rate by over 40%. With these pills, it shouldn’t be a problem for each sect to produce six or seven new Yuanying in a short time.”
“Those jade slips contain some quite excellent cultivation techniques. In your cultivation world, each one is an outstanding technique that can be used to reach the Huashen stage. As for whether you can ultimately advance to Huashen and ascend to the Spirit Realm, aside from relying on your innate talent, hard work, and luck, it also depends on your future performance—whether it’s worth my effort to nurture you…”
Hearing this, Tai Xu and the others quickly declared in unison, “We will spare no effort and carry out every command given by Lord Linfeng wholeheartedly.”
Lord Linfeng nodded lightly, a faint smile playing on his lips. Of course, he knew that although these items were not impressive in the Spirit Realm, in the cultivation world, they were extremely valuable treasures that would drive people crazy.
“Those humble country bumpkins must be overjoyed…”
That faint smile of Linfeng’s seemed like his most approachable expression, but in reality, it concealed even more sarcasm.
As for those material for refining, there was no need to say more—they were all high-grade materials that had long disappeared from the cultivation world. Giving them to the seven major sects to craft various magical artifacts, Linfeng didn’t even care what grade those artifacts would end up being.
So, before Tai Xu and the others could recover from their excitement, Lord Linfeng urged, “The matter of rewards is settled. Now, do you still know Tianyu’s exact whereabouts?”
“Yes,” they replied in unison. Then, the Leader of the Illusion Demon Sect stood up and replied, “According to intelligence from our top-level insiders, Tianyu is not currently inside the Tianxuan Sect’s headquarters but is in seclusion at the Wind and Thunder Desolate Land in the Wasteland God Valley.”
“The Wind and Thunder Desolate Land in the Wasteland God Valley?” Linfeng asked. “What kind of place is that? Explain in detail.”
As he spoke, Linfeng’s gaze toward the Leader of the Illusion Demon Sect appeared somewhat strange, because her face was still covered by that misty veil. Even with Linfeng’s powerful spiritual perception, he couldn’t penetrate it to see her true appearance.
This piqued his curiosity, arousing some interest in this mysterious woman.

Lin Feng calling himself “Young Lord” indicates that he is not old; in the spiritual realm, he is a noble-born young man who never lacks women. Having experienced countless beauties, he has long become indifferent to beauty, and his taste in the opposite sex has evolved to higher levels.
Mysterious women, talented women, pure-hearted women, women with unique qualities… Only those with distinct features and profound depth can arouse his interest. As for whether their faces are beautiful, it no longer matters to him.
“Wind and Thunder Desolate Land is a highly unique region in the cultivation world of Qi Yuan Star. Though small in size, it is filled with fierce winds and thunderstorms so intense that even those at the Yuan Ying cultivation level would not dare to take risks there…”
The Demon Illusion Sect’s leader explained in detail the various characteristics of Wind and Thunder Desolate Land, concluding, “Tian Yu is skilled in a technique that summons thunder from the sky, similar to the great thunder technique of the Immortal Realm. The various forces of this desolate land actually suit him like a fish in water. What seems like a deadly place to others is actually his safest haven. That’s why he always uses those divine punishments to suppress us.”
“Yes,” Tai Xu said with a pained expression, adding, “My two junior brothers from Tai Yi Gate, Tai Hao and Tai Wu, lost their lives in Wind and Thunder Desolate Land, as a result of his schemes.”
“Hmm.”
Young Lord Lin Feng’s gaze remained fixed on the Demon Illusion Sect’s leader, as if trying to see through that veil of mist. He nodded calmly and said, “The highest level is just the Supreme Pure Thunder, right?”
“Yes,” the seven sect leaders replied in unison.
“Then it’s no problem.”
Young Lord Lin Feng waved his hand casually, a proud smile appearing on his handsome face. “Supreme Pure Thunder might pose a threat to those at the Transformation God stage, but it poses no obstacle at all to me. If he hides there, it’s like catching a turtle in a jar.”
“Young Lord, shall we go capture him now?” Wan Gui asked cautiously.
Young Lord Lin Feng did not answer. Instead, his gaze suddenly turned cold as he looked around at everyone and asked, “I feel something’s strange about you all. Why doesn’t anyone suggest that I first capture all his relatives and friends as a backup, to prevent him from escaping? Do you think such a method is unethical and unacceptable?”
His tone suggested that he had begun to doubt them slightly.
“How dare I!”

Tai Xu replied with a smile, “To be honest with you, young master, our Tai Yi Sect used this method once a few years ago. We invited all over 200 members of Tian Yu’s closest family to Tai Yi Sect. Yet that kid was truly ruthless—he simply made some fierce threats without being intimidated by anything. The matter dragged on for over a year, until the old folks from Tian Xuan Sect stepped in and secretly rescued his family.”
“Oh? He wasn’t intimidated at all?” Ling Feng, the young master, was slightly surprised and said in a low voice, “It seems he’s also a kind of heroic figure.”
“Yes,” Tai Xu nodded. “I think using threats from relatives and friends might not work. Besides, we’ve always believed that since you, young master, possess such high cultivation, you’re bound by many rules of the universe. There are only one or two chances to capture or kill Tian Yu alive. Such a precious opportunity shouldn’t be wasted on others from Tian Xuan Sect.”
“Yes, young master,” Wan Gui and the others agreed. “As long as we get rid of that Tian Yu, we can deal with the other old guys from Tian Xuan Sect.”
Ling Feng slowly nodded, accepting their explanation. Yet he still waved his hand and said, “Just a few at the Yuan Ying stage—there’s no need for me to go all out. Before heading to the Wind and Thunder Desolate Land, I should still visit Tian Xuan Sect. We can capture as many as we can. It might serve as some threat to that Tian Yu, preventing him from fleeing at the first sign of trouble… I’ve always been thorough in my actions—never underestimating anyone just because they’re at the Yuan Ying stage.”
“Young master is wise!”
The seven members of Tai Xu chanted in unison.
In another cave, Su Che thought to himself, along with Lao Hei and White Old Demon, “Look, our opponents are getting harder and harder. This person clearly has a huge advantage, yet he remains so cautious and meticulous. Thankfully, we anticipated this already…”
“Yes,” Lao Hei nodded. “This guy may seem young, but he’s already at the Lian Xu stage—who knows how old he really is? Don’t be deceived by his appearance.”
White Old Demon agreed as well.
“Let’s go,” Su Che stood up. “Let’s head to the Wind and Thunder Desolate Land first and wait for him!”
Whoosh!
Su Che set off first, using the Star Emperor Compass to leave Tai Yi Mountain. He wasn’t worried at all about Ling Feng’s plan to go to Tian Xuan Sect to capture people.

An hour later, surrounded by the seven from Tai Xu, Lord Lin Feng flew arrogantly in front of the gates of Tian Xuan Zong. Yet what he saw there surprised him greatly. The entire Tian Xuan Zong was under the full activation of its mountain protection array, preventing anyone from entering or leaving. Full of confusion and anger, Lord Lin Feng asked coldly, “Why is Tian Xuan Zong so vigilant? Could it be that you leaked information and they knew in advance that I was coming down to the mortal world?” “No!” Tai Xu and the others assured him firmly, “We have never revealed anything related to Lord Lin Feng. It’s impossible for Tian Xuan Zong to have been informed in advance.” “Then why is the mountain protection array fully activated? Are there too many spirit stones, causing a shortage? Or do they keep it active just for fun?” Lord Lin Feng demanded loudly, his voice fierce. “We don’t know,” Tai Xu and the others replied anxiously, bowing their heads. “As far as we know, Tian Xuan Zong was completely normal yesterday and had not fully activated its mountain protection array.”