Liu Jin suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest.
He dared not believe it as he looked down, only to see a bloody hole appear in his chest!
Before his body's self-healing ability could react, Ling Feng's hand had already withdrawn from his chest.
In Ling Feng's hand appeared a soul blood.
The soul blood shimmered with an alluring glow. Liu Jin's eyes widened, and he instinctively reached out, wanting to snatch back his soul blood.
However, before his hand could even extend, Ling Feng's voice, chillingly cold, cut through the air: "Are you looking to die?"
Instantly, Liu Jin's movement froze. With a twist of Ling Feng's wrist, the soul blood was easily collected by him.
Elder Qi and Zhang Zhicong, standing nearby, lowered their heads, not daring to utter a single unnecessary word, nor even to make the slightest sound.
It was no joke; they had both experienced this terrifying scene before.
The difference was that they were far luckier than Liu Jin standing before them.
When Ling Feng had dealt with them earlier, he had clearly not revealed any killing intent.
But towards Liu Jin, Ling Feng's killing intent had truly surfaced.
This indicated that Liu Jin had genuinely disgusted Ling Feng.
Liu Jin watched with his own eyes as his soul blood was collected by Ling Feng, and his entire body began to tremble.
"I... I know I was wrong. Please don't kill me, I beg you, senior, spare my life!"
As Liu Jin spoke, tears streamed down his face, his emotions overwhelming.
Only now did he truly understand fear.
Seeing this, a hint of disdain flickered in Ling Feng's eyes.
Elder Qi immediately reprimanded Liu Jin, "Nonsense, stop your wailing. Don't attract anyone. Since Master has taken your soul blood, it means your pathetic life is still somewhat useful to him. You won't die for now!"
As Elder Qi finished speaking, Liu Jin suddenly jolted awake.
Then, Liu Jin's eyes widened, and he looked at Elder Qi and Zhang Zhicong as if he had seen a ghost, his mouth agape in disbelief!
"You two... you also... Damn it, then why did you still bring me here?"
Liu Jin felt as if these two scoundrels had pushed him into a fiery pit!
Upon hearing this, Elder Qi couldn't help but let out a cold snort, "Hmph, you were the one who wanted to come here and court death!"
"Elder Liu, think about it carefully. We both advised you from the beginning, but you didn't listen. And at the time, you practically coerced me into bringing you here!"
Zhang Zhicong also chimed in with a cold laugh.
For Liu Jin's suicidal behavior, he was the only one who had to bear the consequences.
Liu Jin was so angry he felt like spitting blood. He naturally knew that he was the one who insisted on coming. At that time, he had wanted to see what was so special about Ling Feng.
Now, he had thoroughly experienced Ling Feng's specialness.
It was just that this kind of specialness was truly unbearable for him, Liu Jin!
Ling Feng spoke indifferently, "Are the pleasantries finished? Disappear from my sight! Without my summons, anyone who dares to come again will be dead!"
As Ling Feng's words fell, Liu Jin immediately knelt on the ground, "Yes, thank you, Master, for sparing my life!"
Elder Qi and Zhang Zhicong also bowed to Ling Feng and slowly retreated. Watching Liu Jin's fearful back as he knelt on the ground, they couldn't help but exchange glances, seeing the cold smiles on each other's faces.
This was all Liu Jin's own doing; they couldn't be blamed.
As the three of them disappeared,
Ling Feng's figure returned inside the house. Lin Shuai Nan seemed to have sensed the commotion outside, poking his head out to take a look.
"Brother, what's going on? Is someone causing trouble?"
Ling Feng shook his head, "It's nothing, just recruited a subordinate!"
Perhaps it was due to spending too much time with Lin Shuai Nan, but Ling Feng's way of speaking had become somewhat influenced, using terms that Lin Shuai Nan could understand.
Lin Shuai Nan's interest was immediately piqued!
"Brother, what kind of subordinate is it, and what level?"
"An Grand Elder from the Myriad Sword Sect. I have two now!" Ling Feng replied casually. He didn't really take the matter of recruiting subordinates to heart.
However, since Liu Jin had delivered himself, Ling Feng wouldn't waste the opportunity.
"Another Grand Elder came to court death? Haha, that's great! If that's the case, doesn't that mean there are only four Grand Elders left in the Myriad Sword Sect? Once you've taken them all, we can take down the Myriad Sword Sect without shedding a drop of blood!"
Lin Shuai Nan's mind was becoming increasingly sharp, and in just a few sentences, he had devised a plan that was both efficient and perfect.
Ling Feng nodded slightly, but then he shook his head again.
"It's not as simple as you think. Do you remember the Tribulation Stage expert I mentioned earlier?"
"Yes, Brother, which Elder is that Tribulation Stage expert?"
Lin Shuai Nan also raised an eyebrow and retorted.
"It should be a hidden expert of the Myriad Sword Sect, not a Grand Elder at all. Zhang Zhicong and the others call him Ancestor. We need to be careful when dealing with him!"
Ling Feng's eyes narrowed slightly, and then he shook his head, "I can't continue recruiting subordinates for a while! Otherwise, if there are too many of them, they'll want to break free from my control!"
Lin Shuai Nan's eyes widened.
"Brother, you control their soul blood, and they still dare to resist? Isn't that courting death?"
Ling Feng turned to look at Lin Shuai Nan.
"Shuai Nan, don't forget, my current cultivation hasn't reached the Tribulation Stage yet, and that Ancestor from the Myriad Sword Sect is a Tribulation Stage expert. If they find that Tribulation Stage expert, they might still be able to break the soul blood method on them. At that time, we will be completely exposed, and the entire Myriad Sword Sect will move against us!"
By the end of his sentence, Ling Feng's expression had become extremely grim!
Lin Shuai Nan's mouth twitched slightly, clearly realizing the seriousness of the matter. He then showed a wry smile and shook his head, saying.
"Heh heh, Brother, we really need to be careful. Even a cornered dog will jump over a wall. We can't push these guys too hard!"
"Alright, I'll give you five days. If you can't refine a pill that allows me to break through to the Tribulation Stage within five days, then we'll have to take action!"
Ling Feng said calmly, as if everything had been planned long ago.
Lin Shuai Nan couldn't help but look curious, "Why five days?"
"Have you forgotten that you took a lot of refining materials from Zhang Zhicong?"
Ling Feng retorted casually.
Lin Shuai Nan slapped his forehead, "Right, I remember now. Zhang Zhicong and the others mentioned before that it would be exposed within seven days at most. Once it's exposed, someone will definitely come to investigate, so we need to speed up!"
Speaking of which, Lin Shuai Nan suddenly seemed to remember something.
He couldn't help but show a hesitant expression, secretly glancing at Ling Feng a couple of times.
Even without looking at Lin Shuai Nan, Ling Feng had already sensed his movement and casually said, "Just say whatever you have to say."
"Heh heh, Brother, that, I still want some fresh refining materials!"
Lin Shuai Nan said with a憨笑 (honest/simple smile).
Upon hearing this, Ling Feng couldn't help but glare at Lin Shuai Nan.
"What do you mean? Aren't the refining materials I gave you enough?"