#272 - Chapter 272 Return to the City

After instructing the hundred-plus members of the Sword Hall to thoroughly clean the battlefield, pile up the spoils such as swords and sabers, stack the corpses, burn them with a fire, and tidy up the scene, Cheng Feng let them leave first, indicating that someone would come to take the items away.

Once the Sword Hall disciples were far away, Cheng Feng waved his hand and stored Lin Dong's prepared head and the acquired swords and sabers into his space ring.

Wei Zhuang naturally witnessed Cheng Feng's miraculous feat. His eyes widened, and he looked at Cheng Feng with a face full of astonishment.

Cheng Feng narrowed his eyes and explained with a smile, "This is a type of space storage treasure that can be used to store items. When the opportunity arises in the future, I'll get one for you too."

Upon hearing this, a hint of anticipation flashed in Wei Zhuang's eyes. He nodded, then looked at Cheng Feng and said gratefully, "This battle has benefited me greatly. My bottleneck is about to break through."

Cheng Feng patted Wei Zhuang on the shoulder, "Keep up the good work. Lin Dong, a guy in the early stage of Organ Refinement, was already so powerful. The remaining two Organ Refinement martial artists in the Lin family must be even more extraordinary. I have thirty thousand taels of silver notes here. Break through to Organ Refinement quickly,

So we can be more confident in entering the Lian Shan Prefecture City. Hei Mu Prefecture City relies on the big river, and river transportation is an extremely important position, but precisely because of this, the martial arts resources there are more abundant than in Lian Shan Prefecture City.

If you have time, you can also go there and take a look, perhaps it will allow you to break through faster."

Wei Zhuang didn't refuse. He accepted the silver notes from Cheng Feng's hand and asked worriedly, "What about the Lian Shan Prefecture City?"

"I'm also out here to see the world. Leave the Lian Shan Prefecture City to me!" Cheng Feng said, eager to try.

"Alright, then I'll take a few people and set off immediately," Wei Zhuang said, already impatient.

Cheng Feng stopped him, "Tomorrow. The Sword Hall disciples are already exhausted tonight, so you should also get some rest."

Wei Zhuang nodded and said nothing more.

The Sword Hall disciples also led away the Lin family's horses as spoils of war. After all, horses were very valuable at this time, and they were more robust than the horses brought from Clear Creek County.

The Lin family's markings on the horses had been removed. Selling the horses later would also bring in a large profit. The horses purchased by Hongmen in Clear Creek County cost eight taels each, but in Lian Shan Prefecture City, they would cost at least twelve taels.

And the Lin family's horses had a good appearance and strong build, so they would cost at least twenty taels of silver. Twenty or so horses would be worth at least four hundred taels.

The box of elixirs from Lin Dong's carriage was also found. The eighty-centimeter-long box made of high-quality sandalwood contained three medicinal herbs of considerable quality.

Cheng Feng actually recognized them based on the records of the Spiritual Formula Alchemy. After mastering the basics of Spiritual Formula Alchemy, Cheng Feng discovered that its main records contained most of the knowledge about plants and herbs, and they were all high-end goods.

The elixir formulas were mainly divided into five aspects: detoxification, poison making, elixirs needed by martial artists, elixirs for strengthening the body, and elixirs for strengthening physical training, and healing.

Among them, the most advanced records were about refining elixirs needed for breakthroughs for Transformation Qi martial artists, which made Cheng Feng the most envious. His own breakthrough was not urgent, but if his subordinates could break through and strengthen Hongmen's strength, it would also be a good choice.

This was also what made Cheng Feng impulsive at the time. Later, after calming down and carefully comparing it with the Ghost Doctor's Book, he found that many of the required herbs in the elixir formulas had long been extinct. Learning this would at most allow him to gather some elixirs for the True Qi realm.

This also broadened Cheng Feng's horizons. It turned out that after the Organ Refinement realm was the True Qi realm, the Transformation Qi realm, and the Innate realm.

Although he couldn't understand the strength of these subsequent realms, Lin Dong's Organ Refinement realm had already allowed Cheng Feng to think of many things.

The machine dog's machine guns were no longer suitable for advanced martial artists! The terrifying dodging speed and blood qi intensity of Organ Refinement martial artists had convinced Cheng Feng of this fact.

If he really had to face them head-on, he would have a chance in a one-on-one fight, but in a one-on-two fight, the machine dog would definitely be taken apart first.

The herbs in the box were two Essence Cleansing Flowers and one Discard Sunflower.

Essence Cleansing Flowers cost at least four thousand taels each on the market and were generally only available in prefecture cities. In Clear Creek County, they were only heard of but never seen.

They were specially used for Bone Refinement. They could be used for breaking through from the late stage of Bone Refinement to the perfection stage of Bone Refinement. Organ Refinement martial artists could also use them, but the effect would be very general.

The Discard Sunflower was different. It could restore life to necrotic internal organs. It was a life-saving item for Organ Refinement martial artists who failed to break through, and its value might not even be ten thousand taels.

Looking at these medicinal herbs, Cheng Feng couldn't imagine that Lin Dong was using these herbs to break through. Lin Dong's strength was beyond doubt, his blood qi and bone strength were abundant, and his foundation was extremely solid. Why would he be afraid of failing to break through?

If he wanted to break through, he should buy herbs like Wisdom Sun Grass, right?

Why would he buy the Discard Sunflower, which was used after a failed breakthrough?

Cheng Feng was filled with doubts. His fingers gently stroked the two precious Essence Cleansing Flowers and the Discard Sunflower that emitted a faint vitality, and his brows furrowed.

"Lin Dong didn't prepare for his own breakthrough, but had other plans? Perhaps, he was preparing for a junior in the family who was about to face a breakthrough bottleneck? Or even one of the other two Organ Refinement martial artists in the Lin family was already seriously injured, damaging his internal organs, and urgently needed treatment!"

A thought flashed through Cheng Feng's mind like lightning, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

If the assumption was true, then the Lin family's affairs in the prefecture city were a certainty.

Cheng Feng told Wei Zhuang his analysis, and Wei Zhuang was also shocked. In this way, Hongmen's tentacles could openly reach the prefecture city and replace the Lin family's position.

Hongmen's foothold was established!

The night was as dark as ink, the moon was hidden, and the stars were dim, but the Lin family was brightly lit, with a busy and tense atmosphere.

Lin Jiang and Lin Miao were talking in low voices in the study. The wind outside the window seemed to carry a bit of unease, gently beating against the window frames.

"Patriarch, tomorrow should be the day Lin Dong returns. The last letter said that the Discard Sunflower had already been obtained. Why are you still so worried?" An old man with gray hair and skinny bones asked the majestic man sitting at the head of the table in confusion.

"Cough cough, Uncle Miao, the closer I get to the final moment, the more my inner alarm bell keeps ringing. Those people from the Red Lotus Sect are forcing us, and the official government has sent a Patrol Division.

Our small families are sandwiched between two behemoths. If I hadn't lost by a slight margin last time, how would I have ended up in such a situation?"

If Xu Le saw the middle-aged man called the patriarch, he would definitely exclaim that this was the person who received them and wanted to torture him and Wu Feng.

"It's okay, isn't that how martial artists are? There's always a mountain higher than another. Once you've seen it, it will further inspire you to move forward," the skinny old man said indifferently.

Lin Jiang covered his mouth and coughed twice, looking at Lin Miao, the big-hearted old man, and was speechless. He had the highest martial arts cultivation in the family, but he didn't care about family affairs at all.

He had been stuck at the perfection stage of Organ Refinement for many years and couldn't make any progress at this stage. He could be considered the Lin family's pillar of support.

He, the patriarch in the middle stage of Organ Refinement, couldn't persuade him at all, but fortunately, having a sword that wasn't used still had a deterrent effect.

He could only let him do as he pleased.