An old man with a full head of white hair rode a top-tier exotic beast, the Golden Mountain Boar, to a restaurant. He stopped, put the Golden Mountain Boar into his pet bag, and then entered the restaurant.

This old man was none other than Wu Qingzhang.

"Master Wu, you've finally arrived. I've been waiting for almost an hour, and I thought you weren't coming today."

As soon as Wu Qingzhang entered a private room in the restaurant, a young man immediately spoke.

"I went to the auction today and won a one-yuan Flametail Grass. It took a little time, and I apologize for keeping Young Master Zhao waiting."

As he spoke, Wu Qingzhang asked:

"Young Master Zhao, you sent someone saying there's something great waiting for me. What is it?"

"The One Yuan Flame Tail Grass is perfect for assisting in the cultivation of fire-attribute immortal techniques. I wonder if Patriarch Wu would be willing to part with it and sell it to me?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhong's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he quickly smiled and said.

The Earth Core Water and Fire Technique he cultivates requires spiritual herbs of both water and fire attributes to aid in the cultivation process.

At that moment, the Wu family head brought a plant, and he immediately had an idea.

"Young Master Zhao, stop coveting my things and hurry up and tell me what you need to say."

Wu Qingzhang gave Zhao Zhong no chance to make a move on him and spoke directly.

Zhao Zhong's eyes darted around, he composed himself, and said:

I've lost something, and it's very important to me. However, I need someone's help to get it back. I wonder if Patriarch Wu would be willing?

"Your Zhao family is one of the top families in Shifeng County, with considerable power. Do you need me to help you seize things?"

Wu Qingzhang said in confusion.

"Patriarch Wu, the person I need to deal with is a guest of my Zhao family. He is a young man with the strength of the early stage of the ninth level of Qi Refining."

In his hand was a Water Insect Crystal Grass, which was originally a gift from the head of the family, but was given to him by the second young master because of his arrival.

Now that he has left the Zhao residence, I plan to take action against him, retrieve the Water Insect Crystal Grass, and eliminate him while I'm at it. I wonder if Patriarch Wu would be interested?

Zhao Zhong narrowed his eyes slightly and said calmly.

"this......"

Wu Qingzhang raised an eyebrow slightly. He gleaned something from Zhao Zhong's words: he wanted to kill the boy.

However, for a young person to cultivate to the ninth level of Qi Refining, not only must they have extremely high talent, but they must also have a lot of resources. Otherwise, it would be very difficult to cultivate to the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Generally speaking, only powerful sects can cultivate such geniuses.

After thinking it over, he realized he didn't want to offend anyone from the sect.

Besides, the other party has the ninth level of Qi Refining, which is equivalent to his own. Once they start fighting, it's really uncertain who will live and who will die. There's no need to get involved in this matter.

After hesitating for a moment, he sighed and said,

"Young Master Zhao, as you just said, the opponent is a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining, so their strength is definitely not bad. Moreover, they are younger than me; I'm too old, I probably can't handle them."

“Patriarch Wu, you don’t need to worry about not being able to deal with him at all. I’ve also invited Patriarch Chen Jing, and with me in tow, how could we not be able to deal with a mere Qi Refining Level 9 youth?”

As he spoke, Zhao Zhong smiled and continued, "

Patriarch Wu, as long as I obtain that Water Insect Crystal Grass, I will immediately pluck three leaves of the Water Insect Crystal Grass and give them to you, along with five thousand low-grade spirit stones.

Furthermore, how about we split the contents of that boy's storage bag equally among ourselves?

"This one?"

Wu Qingzhang was taken aback, not expecting Zhao Zhong to be so generous. He then smiled and said, "

That looks so tempting.

"Young Master Zhao, where is that young man? We'll go there now."

Beneath the north gate of Shifeng County, on a wide street, a young man rode a cat-like beast, seemingly carefree, slowly making his way towards the city gate.

This young man was none other than Lin Xiaofei.

At this moment, the little cat beast was very excited. As it walked, it turned its head to look at Lin Xiaofei sitting on its back.

Lin Xiaofei smiled and immediately understood that the little cat beast wanted food again. He casually took out a piece of flesh from his storage bag and threw it out.

Snap!

A piece of flesh flew over, and the little cat beast turned its head, opened its mouth, and bit it down.

This flesh and blood was obtained by him when he took advantage of a Foundation Establishment cultivator to kill a severely injured first-tier demonic snake.

Immediately, the little cat beast swallowed it in large gulps, as if it were eating a delicious meal.

Soon, a piece of the demonic snake's flesh and blood entered its stomach, and immediately, a surge of heat arose within the little cat beast's body, as if it were undergoing a metamorphosis, which excited it greatly.

After glancing briefly at the cat-like beast, Lin Xiaofei slowly walked out of the north gate of the county town and headed towards the mountain road in the distance.

At the same time, he held a large golden seal, about the size of a palm, in his hand.

Golden Mountain Seal!

He has been refining this magical artifact for several days, and he feels that he is still a little short of being able to initially control it and thus unleash part of the power of the Golden Mountain Seal.

He planned to refine it while traveling.

And so, Lin Xiaofei remained seated on the back of the little cat beast, silently refining it.

The next morning, Lin Xiaofei smiled slightly, slowly opened his eyes, and said with a smile:

I can finally begin to control the Kingsoft seal.

In this way, I can barely exert the strength of someone in the early stages of Foundation Establishment.

With a thought, he reached out and gently touched the Golden Mountain Seal.

In an instant, the Golden Mountain Seal seemed to melt and entered his dantian, where it floated.

"Spiritual artifacts are truly different. They can be stored in the dantian and nourished by the spiritual energy within it. They are truly wonderful treasures."

Lin Xiaofei looked inward at his dantian, and a surge of joy filled his heart, followed by another thought.

Suddenly, a large seal that looked like a golden stone flew out from his dantian.

"If this Golden Mountain Seal were a sword-like spiritual weapon, I could unleash even greater power. Unfortunately, this thing can only be used to smash those cultivators."

Lin Xiaofei thought to himself and sighed.

Without hesitation, he waved his hand, and the palm-sized Golden Mountain Seal instantly transformed into a large stone about ten meters tall.

Whoosh!

The Golden Mountain Seal flew out, crashing into a grove of trees like a falling meteorite.

boom!

A loud bang came from a grove of trees, and the ground shook.

A huge tree, which would require at least two people to encircle, was instantly shattered, and the Golden Seal was embedded in the soil, leaving a pit more than twenty meters deep.

With a slight gesture, the Golden Mountain Seal swiftly returned, shrinking to the size of a palm and landing in his hand.

Lin Xiaofei smiled slightly, a realization dawning on him.

This magical artifact is already connected to his mind. As long as his spiritual energy is sufficient, it can fly out of his dantian instantly with a thought.

However, the little cat beast beneath him seemed to be frightened, retreating repeatedly and not daring to approach the grove, thinking that there was something terrifying in the grove.