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Seeing that Lin Feng did not deny his identity, the Dan Clan member immediately smiled and said, "Master Lin Feng, by order of the clan leader, I've been waiting here specifically for your arrival, so I can escort you to our family estate."
Hearing this, Lin Feng raised an eyebrow in mild surprise. He had not expected the Dan Clan to have already sent someone to wait for him. He turned toward the man and said, "In that case, please lead the way."
"Please follow me."
As soon as the words fell, the sixth-tier alchemist began leading Lin Feng toward the city gate ahead. However, as the two gradually approached the city, Lin Feng suddenly sensed a faint, concealed fluctuation from the city wall.
Ordinary cultivators would never notice such a thing, but before his late-stage Spirit Realm soul as an alchemist grandmaster, it had no place to hide. The closer he got to the city, the stronger this fluctuation became.
When he finally arrived beneath the towering blue-stone wall that rose hundreds of meters into the sky, Lin Feng silently thought, "If I'm not mistaken, Dan City should have some defensive measures laid down back then by that Dou Sheng expert from the Dan Clan. If anything unexpected happens, the Dan Clan can activate this defense and use it to overcome a crisis."
"Master Lin Feng, this way please."
The sixth-tier alchemist spoke up just as Lin Feng snapped out of his thoughts.
Looking over, Lin Feng saw that the man had already instructed the city gate guards to clear a pathway. Seeing this, Lin Feng nodded slightly and walked directly through the wide gate, entering the city.
Once inside, his eyes fell upon broad streets and a sea of bustling people.
"Master Lin Feng, this way."
The Dan Clan member immediately guided him toward the center of the city.
Following behind, Lin Feng casually scanned both sides of the street. He noticed designated vendor spaces marked with yellow lines. Almost every spot had a merchant sitting behind a small stall.
He gently swept his soul power across the stalls lining both sides of the street. What they sold was nothing special to someone at his level, but a seven-tier alchemist or below would be able to find many excellent treasures here.
After walking for some time, the two finally arrived at the entrance of a large, sprawling manor.
"Old Six, why did you bring a stranger back?"
Upon seeing them, two Dou Huang guards immediately stepped forward, questioning sharply.
As they spoke, their wary eyes swept up and down Lin Feng repeatedly, as if ready to attack the moment he made any suspicious move.
"You two better show some respect. This is Master Lin Feng, a distinguished guest of the clan leader."
Seeing their attitude, the sixth-tier alchemist hastily warned them.
After all, the clan leader had personally said that if Lin Feng arrived, he must be brought to the Dan Clan at once. They were mere steps away from completing the task—if anything went wrong because of these two fools, he would cry himself to death.
Hearing it was Lin Feng, the two guards froze, and then instantly recalled the information in their minds:
Pill Gathering Champion… capable of refining eight-colored eighth-tier pills… a Dou Zun in his twenties… Most importantly, very likely their young miss's future husband.
Realizing this, the two guards quickly examined Lin Feng's face, comparing it with the image they had in their memories. Once they confirmed there was no mistake, they immediately stepped aside respectfully, opening a path for the two to enter.
Seeing this, Lin Feng said nothing and simply stepped into the grand manor with a calm expression.
"Man, I'm really jealous. If only the young miss would marry me instead…"
Watching Lin Feng disappear inside, one of the guards sighed helplessly.
In the entire Dan Clan, what young man didn't covet Dan Chen—a beauty with looks, a figure, and outstanding talent?
Yet in the end, all of it would benefit an outsider.
"That's easy. I can help you fulfill that wish."
The other guard spoke with a sinister grin.
Hearing this, the first guard's eyes instantly lit up. "Really?"
"Really."
The other guard nodded and pulled a weapon—a spiked mace—from his storage ring.
Swinging it twice, he added, "All you need to do is let me hit you on the head with this, and you'll see the young miss in your dreams right away."
As he spoke, he deliberately pointed at the thick, spike-covered mace in his hand.
"Get lost! That thing is as thick as my thigh and covered in spikes. One hit and you're not sending me to dreamland—you're sending me straight to the afterlife!"
The first guard snarled, glaring at the terrifying weapon. After saying that, he immediately ran back to his post.
"What are you scared of? I'll control my strength. At most you'll end up a vegetable, you definitely won't die."
"Get lost. Believe it or not, I'll shove my two-meter Coiling Dragon Staff in from the back and have it come out of your mouth."
"..."
While the two guards continued bickering behind him, on the other side, after Lin Feng stepped into the Dan Clan manor, he immediately felt waves of rich medicinal fragrance rushing straight into his nose as if they were free.
Sensing this, Lin Feng looked around and discovered that this enormous manor was practically filled with medicinal herbs everywhere he looked.
Whether along the roadsides, beside the resting pavilions, or even atop artificial rock formations, almost everything was covered with various herbs. With so many medicinal plants growing in one place, thousands of faint medicinal fragrances blended together.
A light bluish mist formed a few meters above ground, just enough to cover the entire manor like a veil.
"You Dan Clan sure know how to use your resources. Using a massive amount of medicinal herbs to decorate your residence is a clever idea. Not only does it beautify the place, but during pill refinement, if you ever need something, you can harvest it on the spot."
Seeing the scenery before him, Lin Feng couldn't help but praise it.
At the same time, he silently decided that once this Hall of Souls matter was over, he would establish his own force in Central Plains.
When that time came, he would decorate his territory with medicinal herbs just like this.
"Hehe, it's nothing more than a little trick."
Just as Lin Feng finished speaking, an old and calm voice drifted from ahead.
Lin Feng wasn't surprised. After all, with his late-stage Spirit Realm soul power, he had sensed the man's presence long before he appeared. As the figure stepped forward, Lin Feng cast his gaze ahead.
About a hundred meters in front of them stood a white-haired man wearing the robes of a peak seventh-tier alchemist. Although he appeared to be around thirty years old, Lin Feng could clearly sense through his soul perception that…
The man's true age was probably ten times his own.
Seeing the newcomer, the sixth-tier alchemist quickly stepped up and introduced him, "Master Lin Feng, this is our Dan Clan's Second Elder, a peak seventh-tier alchemist, and his Dou Qi cultivation has reached Four-Star Dou Zun."
"Hehe, you brat, don't expose me like that. Lin Feng may be young, but he can already refine a Bodhisattva Pill of that tier. Compared to him, an old man like me who's lived for several hundred years and still can only refine seventh-tier pills… I don't even know how to show my face."
Hearing the introduction, the Dan Clan's Second Elder could only smile bitterly and shake his head.
Every time he looked at Lin Feng, he felt as though his centuries of life had been lived in vain. Alongside that bitter feeling, he couldn't help but feel a trace of envy for Lin Feng's absurd talent.
A moment later, the Second Elder snapped out of his thoughts and shook his head to disperse the distractions.
"You may leave now," he said to the sixth-tier alchemist.
"Yes."
The sixth-tier alchemist bowed and quickly departed.
Once the man left, the Dan Clan's Second Elder turned to Lin Feng and said, "Let's go. The clan leader should already be waiting for you in the reception hall."
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