Chapter 2

Having made up his mind, Lin Feng looked at the old village chief beside him, and the impeccable demeanor of a great master reappeared.

Lin Feng said calmly, "The other day, I had a premonition and suddenly felt that someone with a connection to me was in these mountains, so I came to look for them. I didn’t expect to meet such a person in this small village."

As he spoke, Lin Feng's gaze turned to Little Bit, who was still standing at the village entrance, trailing a dog's tail and looking bewildered. He sighed inwardly, "Main characters usually have an old man with them, but I have to be the old man for others."

However, the thought of a group of heaven-defying main characters being his disciples, and having them handle things for him in the future, greatly improved Lin Feng's mood.

"This is the first one."

The old village chief was stunned and also looked at Little Bit, "The Daoist is talking about... him?"

Lin Feng nodded faintly, "I was initially puzzled about who this person with a connection to me could be, but now that I've seen this child, I understand the situation."

He sighed deeply and began to tell a prepared story.

In this story, Lin Feng once had a talented disciple who failed to transcend a tribulation due to being unable to break free from the heart demon of love, and thus reincarnated.

Lin Feng had been searching for his reincarnated disciple, hoping to renew their master-disciple bond. After a hundred years, he finally found him today.

The old village chief was stunned by his story and looked at Little Bit in disbelief, "Little Bit, is he your reincarnated disciple?"

Lin Feng nodded slightly, and his gaze on Little Bit revealed a subtle yet appropriate affection.

Lin Feng was putting on a full act, doing his best, but he wasn't optimistic.

He noticed that the old village chief, despite his stunned expression, was clearly on guard.

The old man even put one hand behind his back and subtly shook it at Little Bit.

Lin Feng frowned inwardly, sensing a familiar aura from the old man.

The aura of a cultivator.

The old man in this small village was actually a cultivator, though only at the third level of the Qi Condensation stage, he was a genuine cultivator.

Cultivators are different from martial artists. To become a cultivator, one must guide the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into their body to form magical power, which requires practicing Daoist techniques.

Lang Feng from Wolf Village, despite having some talent, was still just a martial artist and not a cultivator.

The old village chief had previously hidden his aura, but now, due to his wariness of Lin Feng, his magical power naturally fluctuated, and Lin Feng immediately noticed.

Lin Feng sighed inwardly. Although the old man might not be his match, he wanted to be Little Bit's master and the legendary old man, not a kidnapper. Forcibly taking the child was out of the question.

Lin Feng looked at Little Bit and asked calmly, "Qingfeng, are you willing to return to your master's door?"

The old village chief's expression remained unchanged, but his hand behind his back was almost shaking.

Little Bit scratched his head in confusion, looked at Lin Feng, then at the old village chief, and said hesitantly, "Eh, I... I'm not called Qingfeng, and I don't want to leave the village."

Lin Feng fell silent, and the atmosphere became tense. The old village chief watched him nervously, his magical power fluctuating more and more obviously, ready to act at any moment.

"Fine, your innate wisdom hasn't opened, and you don't remember your past life. I won't force you," Lin Feng sighed, finally speaking. "But I have calculated that our connection isn't over. We will meet again someday."

Lin Feng took out a purple amulet from his pocket and handed it to Little Bit, "This amulet, I leave it to you for protection. If you encounter danger, throw it at your enemy, and it will protect you. We will meet again when the time is right."

With that, Lin Feng turned and left without delay. As he passed the old village chief, he glanced at him casually, a faint smile on his lips, but said nothing, and left directly.

The old village chief broke out in a cold sweat, knowing that Lin Feng had seen through his true nature. However, he couldn't gauge Lin Feng's cultivation level, which made him very uneasy. He felt that Lin Feng's cultivation was far higher, possibly even at the Foundation Establishment or Golden Core stage.

Cultivators can usually conceal their auras, but any fluctuation can be detected by cultivators of the same or higher level. However, Lin Feng was an exception.

This might be a hidden benefit of the system. According to the system's description, as long as Lin Feng didn't act himself, he appeared no different from an ordinary person, even to cultivators of higher levels.

This was very advantageous for Lin Feng's act.

Once out of sight of Little Bit and the old village chief, Lin Feng immediately used the Stealth Technique and sneaked back to Stone Village.

The cheapest minor spell in the exchange system cost 100 points. After careful consideration, Lin Feng chose the Stealth Technique over offensive or defensive spells.

This spell could hide his form, and as long as he didn't do anything else, he wouldn't be detected. Lin Feng believed this spell was very practical if used correctly.

The old village chief's reaction was strange, making Lin Feng suspicious.

Lin Feng silently infiltrated Stone Village. The environment was similar to Wolf Village, but unlike the gloom in Wolf Village, Stone Village was filled with joy.

The central square of the village was piled with various beast corpses, and the villagers, from the elderly to the children, were all smiling.

Lin Feng found the stone house where the village chief lived. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw Little Bit holding a small porcelain bowl, drinking milk with a small wooden spoon.

At the gate, a child shouted, "Wow, Little Bit, you're drinking milk again! You're already three and a half!"

"Ah!" Little Bit was embarrassed, holding the bowl and covering it with his small, white hand, his face turning red. His long eyelashes trembled as he weakly defended, "You're wrong, I... I'm actually drinking water."

"Ha ha..." The children laughed.

Lin Feng couldn't help but smile at the cute Little Bit. Ignoring the laughing children, he walked straight through the courtyard to the stone house. He perked up his ears and heard the old village chief say, "Three years have passed, and Little Bit is three and a half now."

An old woman's voice, presumably the village chief's wife, replied, "You made Little Bit refuse that Daoist. Will there be trouble? Do you think Little Bit is really the reincarnation of that Daoist's disciple?"

The old village chief pondered, "I thought that Daoist was from the Shi family, helping Shi Tianyi, or from Shi Tianyi's maternal grandfather's family, the Yu family, coming to eliminate Little Bit. But now it doesn't seem so. As for the reincarnation of a disciple..."

The old village chief hesitated, "You know, Little Bit is extraordinary. He was born with the potential to reach the Foundation Establishment stage, and even the legendary Supreme Dao Foundation. If he is the reincarnation of a great cultivator, it does make sense."

The village chief's wife sighed, "It's a pity his Supreme Dao Foundation was taken by Shi Tianyi. They are of the same lineage, how could he be so heartless? Little Bit was less than half a year old at the time, truly a pitiful child."

The old village chief said seriously, "In any case, I promised his father to take good care of Little Bit. The Daoist's background is unclear, so we must be cautious. Only you and I know about Little Bit's true identity; we must keep it a secret, or Little Bit will be in danger."

Outside, Lin Feng listened with great interest. Little Bit was almost certainly a main character-level figure.

As for Shi Tianyi, who took his Dao Foundation, he was the typical antagonist.

No wonder this kid's bone structure reached the maximum value of 10. Born with the potential to reach the Foundation Establishment stage, and the highest-level Supreme Dao Foundation, such talent couldn't be anything less than perfect.

But if his Dao Foundation was taken, why was his bone structure still 10?

Could his Dao Foundation regenerate? Or when he practices Daoist techniques and advances to the Foundation Establishment stage, could he still achieve the Supreme Dao Foundation?

As Lin Feng thought, he quietly left Stone Village and came to a mountain path near the village entrance.

Taking out nine brilliant purple crystals from his pocket, he arranged them on the mountain path according to a certain pattern. Lin Feng sighed, "Being an old man isn't easy."

The 300 points from the beginner's package were used as follows: 50 points for a set of clothes, 100 points for the Stealth Technique, and the remaining 150 points for these purple crystals.

Looking in the direction of Wolf Village, Lin Feng touched his nose, "If Wolf Village wants to attack Stone Village, this is the only way."

Having made his preparations, Lin Feng began to consider his next move. Just then, a huge noise erupted from deep in the mountains, like a thunderclap.

A purple light shot up from the deep forest, clearly an extraordinary treasure. Thinking of the treasure mentioned by the people of Wolf Village, Lin Feng was stunned, "This must be for Little Bit. An 8 in fortune, though not perfect, is still significant."

His eyes twinkled, and Lin Feng's face lit up with a warm, sunny smile as he rushed toward the place where the treasure appeared.