Inside the ancient castle, with the head of the Meng Family presiding over the main hall, the restless War King could only continue cultivating.

The Black Fiendish Poison within Qin Feiyang flared up again. A sudden, severe pain in his heart almost made him faint. Luckily, he had predicted the timing and was prepared, promptly gulping down the transparent liquid.

「Five days later!」

BOOM!

His arm twitched, and his aura exploded forth. His Cultivation Realm, like an erupting volcano, soared to Five Star War King!

The War King opened his eyes and asked, "Have you finished transcribing it?"

"Yes." Qin Feiyang nodded. The fourth stroke of the War Technique was like a star, shimmering with a blinding brilliance.

The War King urged, "Then hurry up and concoct the Nine-Bend Yellow Dragon Pill."

By taking the Nine-Bend Yellow Dragon Pill, their cultivation would skyrocket.

"No, the Netherworld Demon Flame isn't high-level enough to concoct a Nine-Bend Yellow Dragon Pill with two Elixir Patterns." Qin Feiyang shook his head.

Like the Vermilion Glazed Pill, each person could only consume the Nine-Bend Yellow Dragon Pill once in their lifetime. A Nine-Bend Yellow Dragon Pill with one Elixir Pattern could only allow a breakthrough of one minor realm. Thus, using the Nine-Bend Yellow Dragon Pill now would be a waste of this opportunity.

The War King asked, "Then when should we wait until? When we return to the Holy Temple?"

"We don't need to wait that long." Qin Feiyang waved his hand, a glimmer of light flashing in his eyes.

"No need?" The War King was startled and asked in surprise, "What do you mean?"

BOOM!

Just at that moment, Fatty also broke through to Three Star War King. He opened his eyes and chuckled, "Brother Wolf, why are you so dense? Think about why we came to the Land of Oblivion this time."

The War King snapped, "What kind of stupid question is that? Of course, it's for the Heavenly Thunder Flame!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the War King had an epiphany and chuckled slyly, "I get it. You want to use the Heavenly Thunder Flame to concoct the Nine-Bend Yellow Dragon Pill."

"Correct."

"The Holy Temple's Dan Fire is only Third Grade, yet Boss can already concoct pills with two Elixir Patterns."

"The Heavenly Thunder Flame is a Sixth Grade Dan Fire. When the time comes, we might be able to concoct pills with three, four, or even five Elixir Patterns."

"Then the power of the Nine-Bend Yellow Dragon Pill will naturally increase manifold."

"So, there's no need to rush," Fatty said.

"Yes, yes." The War King nodded repeatedly. A Nine-Bend Yellow Dragon Pill with two Elixir Patterns could increase one's cultivation by two minor realms. Not to mention three, four, or five patterns. Just thinking about it made him shiver with excitement.

The Burrow Beast watched them, puzzled, and asked, "Umm... could you explain to me what a Nine-Bend Yellow Dragon Pill is?"

The War King smiled mysteriously. "A divine elixir that will leave you astounded."

"Can't you just tell me clearly?" The Burrow Beast was exasperated.

Fatty said disdainfully, "You're not one of us. Why should we tell you?"

"Hey, hey, hey, you can't say that!"

"Yes, I admit, there's still some distance between us."

"But right now, we're all in the same boat."

"Shouldn't there be more trust between us?" the Burrow Beast grumbled, dissatisfied.

"Who would believe you!" Fatty and the War King simultaneously shot it disdainful glances.

Integrating into this little group wasn't that easy. If the Burrow Beast didn't show sincerity, it would probably never be possible. Let alone getting any benefits from Qin Feiyang.

Qin Feiyang glanced at the Burrow Beast and asked, "Fatty, have you sorted through those Qiankun Bags yet?"

"Yes." Fatty nodded.

The War King asked, "What treasures are in them?"

"Not many treasures, mostly medicinal ingredients and a lot of Gold Coins."

"Aside from the other medicinal ingredients, we have the materials for the Potential Elixir, Potential Pill, Nine-Bend Yellow Dragon Pill, and Vermilion Glazed Pill."

"The Gold Coins total over a billion."

"There are also quite a few weapons and pills, but they aren't very valuable," Fatty said.

The War King asked, "No War Techniques?"

"No." Fatty shook his head.

A trace of disappointment crept into the War King's eyes.

Qin Feiyang said, "There's still plenty of time ahead. We can slowly figure out how to get War Techniques later. The urgent task now is to strive to improve our own strength."

Fatty said, "Boss, you're so talented. Why don't you create a few War Techniques yourself?"

"Create?" Qin Feiyang was taken aback, then smiled wryly. "Creating War Techniques requires the right time, the right place, and the right people; none can be lacking."

"I've heard that some people toil their entire lives, pouring their hearts and souls into it, yet still fail to create a single War Technique."

"But others might suddenly have an epiphany and create a War Technique."

"In short, creating War Techniques cannot be forced; it all depends on opportunity," Qin Feiyang said.

Fatty and the War King looked at each other, not having expected creating War Techniques to be so difficult.

"Alright, you two continue cultivating."

"I'm going out to meet the Meng Family Head."

With a thought, Qin Feiyang vanished without a trace.

「Meanwhile.」

Outside the main hall.

"Who's there!" Qin Feiyang's appearance instantly alerted the guards at the entrance of the main hall.

"It's you!"

"Family Head, Qin Feiyang has appeared!"

Once they recognized Qin Feiyang, the guards' expressions changed drastically, and they shouted loudly.

WHOOSH!

The next moment, the Meng Family Head shot out from the main hall.

"You finally dare to show yourself."

"Come and meet your doom!" His eyes glinted with a bone-chilling killing intent.

"Wait!" Qin Feiyang raised his hand and shouted.

However, the Meng Family Head paid him no heed. Battle Intent surged as he threw a furious punch at Qin Feiyang!

"Then I'll see if my current Counter Curse Manual can contend with a War Emperor." Qin Feiyang's eyes flashed. He raised his hand, golden light erupting from his palm as he countered with a palm strike.

In an instant, fist and palm met!

BOOM!

Immediately, a terrifying wave of energy rolled out in all directions, with the two of them at its center. The surrounding guards were all sent flying, spewing blood wildly!

Simultaneously, accompanied by a series of loud crashes, the land for hundreds of meters around was instantly razed to the ground. The main hall collapsed once more.

PTOO!

Qin Feiyang's face paled. Spitting blood continuously, he was sent flying like a meteorite. His arm was crushed on the spot!

Conversely, the Meng Family Head, although also pushed back by the Counter Curse Manual, had injuries on his arm that were not very severe; only his flesh was torn.

As expected. No matter how heaven-defying the Counter Curse Manual was, faced with overwhelming combat power, it couldn't overcome such a disparity in strength. Despite this, Qin Feiyang was very satisfied with the power of the Counter Curse Manual. Because there was inherently a huge gap between a War Emperor and a War King. This gap was an insurmountable chasm, very difficult to bridge. However, judging from the current situation, although he couldn't win, he wouldn't be instantly killed when facing a one-star War Emperor in the future.

It all happened in the blink of an eye!

With a loud thud, Qin Feiyang crashed into the ground tens of meters away like a meteorite, gouging out a deep pit! His body felt as if it was about to fall apart.

SWOOSH!

The Meng Family Head swooped down, landing above the pit. He looked down at Qin Feiyang and said, "Any last words?"

"Last words?" Qin Feiyang struggled to his feet, still spitting blood, and looked up. His gaze remained entirely fearless.

He said calmly, "You should know very well that you can't kill me."

The Meng Family Head's face darkened.

That's right! He really had no confidence at all. But if he didn't kill this man, the resentment in his heart would never dissipate!

"It's still the same offer: give me the coordinates, and I'll leave immediately," Qin Feiyang said.

"Otherwise, I'll fight your Meng Family to the bitter end!"

"You know my methods now. If I really do that, you'll be the only ones to suffer in the end."

"You dare threaten me!" Killing intent surged in the Meng Family Head's eyes. He abruptly raised his hand! Battle Intent flared, and a giant, golden hand instantly materialized in the air.

"Die!" he roared, and the golden hand descended upon Qin Feiyang with astonishing destructive power!

"You asked for this, so don't blame me for being merciless!" Qin Feiyang was also enraged. He vanished in an instant.

BOOM!

The golden hand slammed down. The earth trembled violently, and cracks spiderwebbed out in all directions.

"Damn it!" The Meng Family Head was seething with rage.

Where on earth was this little whelp hiding? He couldn't even deal with a mere War King. If this continued, the Meng Family would eventually become a laughingstock.

「Inside the castle!」

Qin Feiyang swallowed a Rebirth Pill, and his shattered arm began to slowly regenerate.

"Xiao Qinzi, enough talk! Just kill them all!" Brother Wolf was brimming with violent energy, his eyes flashing with horrifying ferocity.

"Let me think first." Qin Feiyang lowered his head, pondering.

After a few moments, a murderous glint flashed in his eyes.

"First step, find out the location of the Trading Pavilion's warehouse."

"Second step, loot the warehouse, leaving them with not even a single hair!"

"Third step, assassinate members of the Meng Family, and then leave White Fox City immediately after we're done."

"But remember, do not kill the innocent," Qin Feiyang said.

"Good, good, good! I've been waiting for you to say that, Brother!" The War King shouted excitedly again and again.

Fatty was also fired up.

As for the Burrow Beast, it too looked eager to get started.

The War King suddenly said, "The warehouse isn't a place just anyone can enter. Do you have a good plan?"

"I do. We'll target Meng Tong," Qin Feiyang said.

"Good idea." The War King's eyes lit up as he said, "Meng Tong is the Meng Family's precious pearl. If she leads the way, we can definitely sneak in."

"She won't be leading the way." Qin Feiyang shook his head.

The War King asked, puzzled, "What do you mean?"

Fatty said, "Boss means we'll have someone impersonate Meng Tong."

The War King bellowed, "Can't you just say it all at once?"

"Think about it!"

"If we let Meng Tong lead the way, even if we're holding her hostage, she'd definitely try to escape or sabotage us from within."

"If we make one careless mistake then, we could find ourselves in an unrecoverable disaster."

"But if we imprison Meng Tong and have someone transform into her likeness, wouldn't we be able to fool everyone?" Fatty explained eloquently, his thoughts almost identical to Qin Feiyang's.

The Burrow Beast was momentarily stunned, then said fawningly, "Brother Butterball, you're brilliant!"

"Naturally." Fatty smiled proudly.

The War King said, "Capturing Meng Tong isn't difficult, but who will impersonate her?"

"Don't we have someone suitable right here?" Fatty chuckled, turning to look at Lu Hong.

Lu Hong opened her eyes and said helplessly, "You damned fatty, are you trying to push me into a fiery pit?" Although she had been cultivating, she had overheard the conversation between Qin Feiyang and the others.

Fatty laughed. "Nothing ventured, nothing gained!"

Lu Hong rolled her eyes at him, then nodded. "Fine, I'll go. But if I accidentally die, I'll turn into a Ruthless Ghost and haunt you every night."

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