Chapter 53

"Useless to you, this琅嬛玉树叶. You might as well give it to me."

Rongye's tone was gentle and soothing, as if she were whispering sweet nothings to her lover, pouting and coquettishly. But when Lin Feng heard her voice, a cold sweat broke out on his back, and he felt his limbs turn cold.

He immediately realized that the voice was coming from his Northern Pole Celestial Magnetic Sword.

"Is this demoness really attached to my magic sword? Ever since half a year ago in the stone village, she has been..." Lin Feng's mind raced with countless thoughts, and he forced himself to calm down, slowly saying, "You finally decided to speak up?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, Lin Feng realized his voice was hoarse, but he still tried to act as if nothing was wrong, as if he had known all along that Rongye was hiding right under his nose.

Lin Feng's consciousness entered the Northern Pole Celestial Magnetic Sword, and a white light flashed. An image immediately appeared in his mind.

With long hair flowing, bare feet, and a snow-white dress, her beauty was almost inhuman—this was Rongye.

Her beauty was unparalleled, and in Lin Feng's experience, only Yan Mingyue could compare to her, making them a pair of rivals who could be called the most beautiful of their time.

Unfortunately, Lin Feng had no heart for admiring beauty. He still remembered that to save Xiao Budian, he had lured Murong Yanran and others to fight Rongye, and then used the Northern Pole Celestial Magnetic Light to destroy Rongye's magical body.

Rongye's words, "I remember you," still echoed in his ears, making Lin Feng shudder.

Rongye chuckled, "You are really hard to figure out. Tell me, what is your true cultivation level?"

Lin Feng took a deep breath and said, "Back then, I was merciful and spared your life. It seems you haven't learned your lesson."

Rongye laughed, "I have learned my lesson, which is why I haven't killed you yet."

Lin Feng felt a chill, and Rongye continued, "I really can't figure you out. I consider my cultivation to be decent, and even though I am injured, my judgment is still sharp. Yet, I can't gauge your true strength."

"If I say you are highly cultivated, you usually only use the level of a Qi Condensation practitioner when moving, and you never act yourself, only using this Foundation Establishment magic sword to fight. Even your array formations are at the Qi Condensation level."

Rongye spoke softly, "Are you really just a Qi Condensation practitioner, but possess some treasure that blocks others from probing you? I've been tempted to act several times."

"But if I say you are low in cultivation, you can toy with Golden Core practitioners as easily as with children."

Rongye sighed, "So, I really can't figure you out."

Lin Feng clenched his fists tightly, maintaining a calm facade, and said coolly, "Do you really think you can figure out my true strength?"

Rongye looked at Lin Feng, suddenly smiling, her beauty stunning, "So, I've changed my mind. I won't cause you trouble, but I want to make a deal with you."

Lin Feng quickly calculated whether he could eliminate this demoness and remove the threat. While thinking, he casually responded, "A deal? I have the琅嬛玉树叶 you want, what can you offer me?"

Rongye smoothed her hair behind her ear, a smile playing on her lips, "Are you looking for a disciple who meets your standards?"

"Hmm?" Lin Feng's killing intent surged, and he raised the highest level of alert. The system was his greatest secret, and he couldn't let anyone know about it.

Because of the system's flawed setting, if Lin Feng failed to complete the main quest, he would be directly eliminated by the system. If someone found out about his quest and set him up, Lin Feng would be in a dire situation.

With the 24 relics and the Black Cloud Banner ready, Lin Feng was prepared to act at any moment, but on the surface, he remained calm, "Seeing excellent talent, anyone would be moved, and I am no exception."

Rongye said, "Oh? But I noticed that the disciples you take in are often those who were previously overlooked, and others can't see their unique qualities, while you have a keen eye."

Lin Feng forced a laugh, not responding, but his killing intent was almost uncontrollable.

Rongye continued, "From the way you take in disciples, I can tell you have grand plans, perhaps even the intention to establish a sect. Whether it's your human race or our demon race, cultivation requires a suitable blessed land."

"If you want to establish a sect, you need a suitable place as your sect's headquarters. I happen to know of such a place, which is still unclaimed. You might need it?"

Lin Feng's circulating magical power stopped abruptly, and he almost spat blood from the frustration.

After a while, Lin Feng regained his composure and asked irritably, "Where is it?"

Rongye laughed, "Are you agreeing to my deal?"

Lin Feng calmed himself and said, "How do I know if what you say is true? We have had some unpleasant conflicts in the past, and you have no reason for me to trust you."

Rongye rolled her eyes, looking infinitely charming, as if she were pouting to her lover, "You, just say you want to raise the price."

Lin Feng couldn't handle it, barely maintaining his composure.

Rongye said, "Fine, I'll add something else. I'll give you this first, then you give me the leaf, and I'll tell you the location of the blessed land, which you can verify yourself. You won't lose anything, are you satisfied?"

Lin Feng frowned, "What is it?"

Rongye raised her hand, and on her white palm was a small, exquisite stone flute, emitting a profound and vast aura.

Lin Feng's pupils dilated, thinking, "This aura, I seem to have encountered it somewhere... Where was it?"

"Right, this is the aura of the Great Void Sect's Dao! I felt it on Yan Mingyue, so this stone flute must be related to the Great Void Sect."

Lin Feng immediately recalled his conversation with Yan Mingyue, who mentioned that Rongye had something that both she and the Great Void Sect needed to recover.

Yan Mingyue even planned to use this item as her capital to return to the Great Void Sect.

Could this be the stone flute?

Lin Feng looked up at Rongye, not speaking, but from his gaze, Rongye understood his question and nodded, "Yes, this is what Yan Mingyue is looking for, but I don't know its significance to her and the Great Void Sect."

She tilted her head, looking at Lin Feng with a playful expression, "Do you want to make this deal?"

Lin Feng didn't speak, seemingly weighing his options.

But in reality, his mind was in turmoil, with countless thoughts flashing through it: "This demoness clearly resented me back then, why is she acting as if nothing happened now?"

Lin Feng didn't believe Rongye was magnanimous and had forgotten their past enmity.

Besides not knowing his true strength, Rongye must have other plans.

Keeping Lin Feng around was more beneficial than harmful to her.

What was the benefit? The only possibility was to target Yan Mingyue and the Great Void Sect.

Lin Feng realized that all the mutual probing and hidden battles between him and Yan Mingyue had been observed by Rongye. In her view, keeping him around meant keeping a potential check on Yan Mingyue.

"I want to establish the greatest sect in the world and become the first patriarch in history, which will inevitably lead to conflicts with existing major sects, with the Great Void Sect being the first to face this." Lin Feng thought bitterly, "This demoness might not know this, but she has made the right choice."

Thinking of this, a flash of insight crossed Lin Feng's mind. Yan Mingyue knew he had secretly learned the Heavenly Cage Seal but didn't act, partly because she couldn't gauge his true strength, but also because he had a grudge with Rongye.

Lin Feng had hoped Yan Mingyue would deal with Rongye, and Yan Mingyue might have had the same idea, wanting to use Lin Feng to deal with Rongye.

Yan Mingyue might really want to recover the stone flute from Rongye, but she might not be willing to fight Rongye to the death.

On one hand, she feared another mutual destruction, and on the other, she might keep Rongye around to check Lin Feng.

These two women were truly not to be underestimated!

But he wasn't one to be trifled with either.

After careful consideration, Lin Feng made up his mind.