Chapter 163 - 161: Killing Huang Feng, Divine Sense Foundation Establishment

One was engraved with the character "Cao," the other with "Wu."

Presumably, two of them were disciples from the Foundation Establishment Cao Family and the Wu Family.

Although these two major families were Righteous Influences, they had long-standing ties with Tribulation Cultivators, so it wasn’t unusual for their disciples to join the Five Poison Wanderer Lineage.

...

「Approximately two hours later.」

Li Chang’an left the Secret Realm and returned to the Black Dragon Mountain Range.

The moment he stepped out, he felt his whole body relax.

That feeling of extreme suppression vanished.

’That Secret Realm is truly bizarre. Unless it’s absolutely necessary, I should try to avoid going in.’

His various experiences in the Secret Realm this time had left a deep impression on Li Chang’an.

But they were almost all negative.

He glanced back.

For some reason, despite the bad impression, he felt no resistance to the idea. In fact, he even wanted to go back a few more times.

’Perhaps it’s because of the many Treasures inside that I’m having this thought. But I can’t let my mind be clouded by Treasure, or I’ll end up buried there sooner or later.’

Li Chang’an shook his head slightly, suppressed the various thoughts in his mind, and began his journey home.

...

Not long after he left, Murong Kang entered the Secret Realm and arrived inside the cave residence.

He stopped at the spot where Huang Feng had been killed. A bloody light flickered in his eyes, and his face was filled with a rage so intense it looked like he was about to devour someone whole.

It was right here.

His Bloodline had vanished!

"Who dares to kill my Bloodline?"

Murong Kang was beside himself with fury, his killing intent laid bare.

He tried to capture any lingering auras within the cave residence, but Li Chang’an had cleaned every trace away.

It was as if no one had ever been there.

After his attempts proved fruitless, Murong Kang left the Secret Realm, went to the Black Market, and walked straight into a hidden room of the Three Tribulations Alliance.

He grabbed the Tribulation Cultivator in charge of missions and questioned him coldly.

"Who did Feng Daoist enter the Secret Realm with recently?"

He had long known that Huang Feng also had an identity as a Tribulation Cultivator, but he simply didn’t care.

After all, he never truly intended to cultivate Huang Feng. He was just a Bloodline, so his character was irrelevant.

"S-Senior..."

The Tribulation Cultivator’s face drained of color.

Feeling the terrifying aura of a Foundation Establishment cultivator coming from Murong Kang, he was almost too frightened to speak.

Under Murong Kang’s repeated questioning, he stammered out the truth.

"There were three people... the Jin Brothers, and... and Li Fan..."

The Jin Brothers were quite famous as Tribulation Cultivators; even Murong Kang had heard of them.

He knew very well that, based on their strength, the two of them couldn’t possibly have killed Huang Feng unless something unexpected happened.

That only left Li Fan. To have obtained a Treasure like the Venerable Soul Banner meant he possessed great fortune.

’Li Fan... He must be the one who did it!’

Murong Kang muttered the name, killing intent surging in his heart.

From now on, in addition to Li Chang’an, he had another person he had to kill!

...

Meanwhile, Li Chang’an had already returned to his residence.

He took out the Storage Pouches of Huang Feng and the Jin Brothers, removed their restrictions, and began to go through them one by one.

’Huang Feng’s Array-Breaking speed was average. He only managed to get the materials for four Small Arrays.’

With a thought, he immediately took out these Array Materials.

As for the two brothers, Jin Mu and Jin Zhe, they had each dismantled seven Small Arrays.

Li Chang’an rummaged through both of their Storage Pouches and took out all the materials.

Before long, he had the materials for eighteen Small Arrays.

Adding the Flame Sky Burning Array he already had, he had now collected the complete Grand Array!

’The Thundercloud Annihilation Array is becoming a bit insufficient. This Ring Array came at the perfect time.’

Li Chang’an immediately began the Array Formation.

Following the layout from the hidden room in the cave residence, he replicated the entire Grand Array in his own home.

This was his first time setting up such a complex Array. Even with the memory to guide him, he still made mistakes more than ten times.

About an hour later, he finally succeeded in setting up the nineteen-part Stacked Array!

’Finally, it’s done.’

Li Chang’an wiped the sweat from his forehead. His face was a little pale.

He then had the Profound Water Turtle test it.

Even when the Profound Water Turtle used its strongest Talent Technique, it couldn’t shake the Ring Array.

’Not bad. The power of this Array is about what I expected. It’s comparable to a Tier Two Middle Grade Array, and it’s even faintly approaching Tier Two Top Grade.’

Li Chang’an nodded slightly, very satisfied.

With this Array, his future days of cultivation would be much more secure.

Next, he continued to look through the remaining Treasures in the three men’s Storage Pouches.

The Treasures in Huang Feng’s Storage Pouch were quite valuable, far exceeding that of a typical Qi Refining Ninth Layer cultivator. There were several Quasi-Tier Two Magical Artifacts and even some Treasures prepared for Foundation Establishment.

With a thought, Li Chang’an took out a technique book.

Blood Burning Tribulation Transformation Technique!

The Tier of this technique had reached Top Grade.

It was the very same life-draining technique Huang Feng had used when he tried to escape earlier.

Li Chang’an gave it a quick read.

’Blood Burning Tribulation Transformation... the effect is quite good, much better than the Zheng Family’s Explosive Spirit Pill. But the toll it takes on one’s lifespan is just too severe. I absolutely must not use it unless I’m in the direst of crises.’

He secretly committed its contents to memory.

He might never use it in this life, but there was no harm in learning it.

Besides this escape technique, there were several other Top Grade Techniques, but unfortunately, none of them matched Li Chang’an’s own attributes. He could only find an opportunity to sell them.

The number of Treasures in the Storage Pouches of the two brothers, Jin Mu and Jin Zhe, was fairly standard, with nothing particularly eye-catching.

Li Chang’an spent a long time carefully taking inventory.

By the time he finished, it was late at night.

Overall, his greatest gains this time were still the Array and the Treasures from the cave residence.

Li Chang’an sat cross-legged and took out the Soul Nourishing Flower.

’This Soul Nourishing Flower is of excellent quality. As expected of something grown in spiritual soil like Star Dust Earth. I wonder how much it will increase my Spiritual Power?’