"All's fair in war."
"Now, who do you think is naive?"
Li Feiyu smiled faintly, handsome and dashing, but in their eyes, no matter how they looked at him, he resembled a major villain, as if they could still hear the cackling laughter of an old monster.
The few of them exchanged glances, their hearts sinking as if winter had arrived, chilling them to the core.
After hunting all day, they would ultimately have their eyes pecked out by a giant eagle!
They had run into a tough opponent!
With such a dark heart, the opponent looked like a habitual offender, feigning weakness to lure them in, intentionally revealing great wealth to hook people.
Perhaps, all his wealth came this way.
This Cultivation world truly was a dog-eat-dog world; without growing a few more hearts, one simply couldn't survive!
The leading twelfth-level Qi Cultivator said, "Junior Martial Uncle Han, we are all Spirit Beast Mountain Disciples. Let's talk things over. We are willing to hand over all our Magical Artifacts and Spirit Stones as compensation for our rash impulse. What do you think?"
"That's a good idea, but if I kill you, I can still get everything on you."
Li Feiyu narrowed his eyes at them, "Besides, what if you're not honest and don't give me everything?"
"How about this: you first give me your Storage Pouches so I can see if the collection inside is enough to buy your lives."
The leading Cultivator's expression was extremely grim, "Junior Martial Uncle Han, this is going too far. Do you really want to be endlessly hostile with my auction house?"
"Do you know that behind the auction house are Core Formation Elders within the School?"
"Moreover, are you sure you can keep all of us? If just one escapes… "
"I advise Junior Martial Uncle Han to think carefully."
Li Feiyu smiled coldly, "Bargaining. I hate being threatened the most."
He snorted, and the Foundation Establishment Stage pressure bore down heavily.
At this moment, he secretly released the Phantom Divine Needles, beginning to set up his trap.
Even if he had to use force, he was confident he could take them all down, but it was good to save some energy, as there was more than one wave of guests.
"For my previous request, I'll give you ten breaths to consider. If you don't agree, don't blame me for being ruthless."
The leading Cultivator said coldly, "Junior Martial Uncle Han, stop acting. Once we hand over our Storage Pouches, I'm afraid you'll immediately make your move."
"Without our Magical Artifacts, we can't outrun you and will only be completely annihilated by you."
Li Feiyu chuckled, "Oh, you're quite clear-headed, aren't you? It seems you've done this kind of thing often too!"
"Unfortunately, you guessed wrong!"
Li Feiyu manipulated thirty-six Phantom Divine Needless to launch a sneak attack on them.
In an instant, everyone was hit. Except for the leading Cultivator, who defended in time and avoided a fatal blow, all the others died.
"You, how despicable!"
He never expected that a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, who could clearly overpower them with strength, would resort to a sneak attack.
If they had scattered and fled with all their might from the beginning, Li Feiyu might not have been able to keep them all.
Having missed the best opportunity to escape, they had no chance of survival.
"I never kill indiscriminately, but unfortunately, your eyes were blinded by greed. Alas, alas!"
The leading Cultivator stared at Li Feiyu with hatred in his eyes, "Everything was a trap you set long ago. What more is there to say now?"
"I conducted all my transactions according to the auction house rules. How can you pin this on me?" Li Feiyu's face was full of innocence.
"Even if you can kill me, I won't let you off easy!"
He slapped his Storage Pouch and furiously threw Spirit Talismans at Li Feiyu: primary Low-grade, primary Mid-grade, and even an primary High-grade one.
Boom boom boom ~
Explosions erupted one after another. After throwing these Spirit Talismans, he turned and ran.
He had only intended to verbally lull Li Feiyu into a false sense of security.
It must be said that these Spirit Talismans, mixed together, did slightly hinder Li Feiyu's path.
However, he quickly relied on his profound and pure magical power to rush through, controlling the Lihuo Sword, which shot out with a whoosh, chasing after him.
After chasing for two or three li, the Cultivator was caught by Li Feiyu and, after only a few exchanges, fell under Li Feiyu's Lihuo Sword.
A cold smile played on Li Feiyu's lips. After looting and destroying the bodies, he turned back to collect the other Storage Pouches.
However, those Storage Pouches had vanished.
Just as he was wondering, a Flying Sword suddenly shot out beside him.
Li Feiyu narrowly dodged it, his gaze sweeping towards the dark part of the forest from where the Flying Sword originated.
A figure slowly walked out from there, accompanied by laughter.
"Impressive, I didn't know my Spirit Beast Mountain had such a ruthless Junior Brother."
"The one from VIP Room Three just now, that was you, wasn't it!"
The newcomer was precisely the young Foundation Establishment Cultivator who had competed with Li Feiyu twice.
Li Feiyu smiled faintly, "Senior Brother, what should I call you?"
"Lü Chongming. Was Junior Brother just now looking for the Storage Pouches on these people?"
Lü Chongming held five Storage Pouches in his hand, looking at Li Feiyu with a half-smile.
"Junior Brother, you're very skilled at playing the pig to eat the tiger. You must have done it often before, why not teach me, Senior Brother?"
Li Feiyu said, "Senior Brother Lü, you jest. Since Senior Brother likes these, please take them. I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave first."
Feigning weakness to make the enemy complacent.
Li Feiyu pretended to run, and Lü Chongming's top-grade Magical Artifact Flying Sword whistled, blocking Li Feiyu's path.
Li Feiyu's expression turned grim, and he turned to say, "Senior Brother, what is the meaning of this?"
"No meaning, just learning from you. Junior Brother, give me your Storage Pouch and let's see if it's enough to buy your life."
"I'm afraid Senior Brother Lü won't be able to handle it!"
Li Feiyu guessed that the other party was so arrogant because he definitely had a trump card. Otherwise, in a battle between Cultivators of the same level, the outcome was often unpredictable, usually depending on magical power, Spells and Divine Abilities, and Magical Artifacts.
"Does he have a Talisman Treasure?"
Li Feiyu said, "Senior Brother Lü, since you know I was in VIP Room Three, then you should know I have a Talisman Treasure, right?"
"Hahaha ~"
Lü Chongming laughed loudly, "I knew you'd say that. What's a damaged Talisman Treasure that can only be used once?"
He gripped his top-grade Flying Sword and charged towards Li Feiyu at extreme speed.
With a flick of his wrist, the green longsword unleashed a dozen green wind blades that whistled past, causing the air to vibrate.
Li Feiyu activated the top-grade defensive Magical Artifact, Fire Cloud Demon Bell, above his head, enduring the green wind blades, which emitted a series of clanging sounds. Then, he wielded the Lihuo Sword and clashed with the opponent's green longsword.
Ding ding ding ~
The battle was incredibly fierce. Both were Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators, with evenly matched strength.
However, Li Feiyu had just entered the Foundation Establishment Stage and hadn't learned many Foundation Establishment Stage Spells and Divine Abilities, while Lü Chongming had already reached the peak of Early-Stage Foundation Establishment.
The reason they were currently in a stalemate was primarily due to Li Feiyu's pure and profound magical power, which far surpassed that of ordinary Cultivators.
Li Feiyu could have used his old trick, using the Soul Devouring Yin Plate to lure him, as the temptation of a damaged ancient treasure was irresistible even to Core Formation Cultivators.
However, Li Feiyu felt he still needed to assess his own combat strength.
Therefore, in this battle, he intended to confront him head-on.
"Senior Brother Lü, it seems you're not that capable either. It's better if we part ways here."
Li Feiyu's words had some effect on Lü Chongming, making him furious.
He hadn't expected the opponent to be so difficult to deal with.
"Then let me show you what a true Talisman Treasure is!"
"Talisman Treasure, Moon Demon Wolf, attack!"
Lü Chongming finally used his hidden trump card, activating the Talisman Treasure.
A black energy-condensed Demon Wolf appeared, howling at the moon. Its sharp fangs and keen wolf claws gleamed with a cold light under the moonlight.
Li Feiyu smiled, slapped his Storage Pouch, and an ancient, simple disc instantly flew out.