Regarding the question Lin Feng raised, the elder not only did not show impatience but expressed satisfaction. His gaze, filled with a hint of admiration, seemed to say, "Young man, I knew you were someone with aspirations!"
He patiently explained, "For these growth-type spiritual artifacts, to upgrade them from low-grade upwards, one needs to kill one, three, or five Human Immortals no lower than the excellent grade."
Lin Feng realized, "So, it's currently mid-grade. Does that mean I only need to kill three more Human Immortals to upgrade it to high-grade?"
The elder nodded, "Yes, the highest grade is supreme."
Lin Feng snapped his fingers. "Perfect! Isn't it just Human Immortals? Kill a few more, put them to good use, and upgrade my artifact. It's perfectly reasonable."
Since the matter of the artifact was settled, Lin Feng prepared to bid farewell to the elder. As he was about to exit the cave, the elder hesitated for a moment and called out to Lin Feng.
"Fated one, 'The wind will surely destroy the wood that stands out in the forest.' My words carry a deeper meaning." His tone was suggestive. "Your powerful inheritance has brought you strength, but it will also bring you peril. I hope you can maintain a good mindset."
Lin Feng paused. This elder was indeed connected to the old beggar who had brought him his fortune. He naturally understood what the elder meant. Without turning his head, he replied, "In this life, I will not fear any crisis!"
After Lin Feng's figure disappeared, the elder sighed, his eyes filled with expectation. "I hope you succeed. The fate of our old group rests on your shoulders." With that, his body vanished instantly. The cave became empty, as if no one had ever been there.
As soon as Lin Feng walked out of the cave, he saw the figure of Interstellar Miner. Behind him were more than a dozen players. They looked quite impressive. Upon seeing Lin Feng emerge, he quickly came forward with surprise and greeted him. "Yang Jian, big shot!"
Lin Feng nodded. He had initially befriended the other party simply because he had a mining specialty, viewing him as a useful tool. He hadn't expected that after being killed by a Human Immortal, the other person would remember him in Qingzhou and promptly send him a message. Regardless of the other party's motives, he appreciated the gesture.
Seeing that the group behind Interstellar Miner seemed a bit nervous, he couldn't help but smile. "I don't eat people, what are you afraid of?" His words made everyone visibly relax.
Before Interstellar Miner could speak, a chubby young man behind him chimed in, "We're not afraid of you, it's just that Yang Jian, you're too formidable! You even defeated that monstrous Human Immortal."
Once he spoke, seeing that Lin Feng showed no signs of displeasure, the others also started speaking up. "Yes, that Human Immortal just waved his hand, and all of us were sent back to the city. It was terrifying." "I never thought Yang Jian, big shot, could defeat that Human Immortal alone. You're amazing, truly my idol!" "Thank you, Yang Jian, big shot, for avenging us!"
Interstellar Miner noticed things were going awry. How did his subordinates suddenly become Lin Feng's little fans, all talking nonstop? He quickly waved his hand to stop them, a hint of anger on his face. "Why are you all talking so much nonsense! Yang Jian, big shot, is busy; he's not here to chat with you!" After reprimanding his subordinates, he immediately put on a smiling face towards Lin Feng.
"Yang Jian, big shot, they don't understand anything. Tell me, when I only managed to scan the Human Immortal's health, were his other stats very strong?" His subordinates inwardly exclaimed at his two-faced behavior. Though they dared not speak, they all glared angrily at their leader. *So, you didn't want us to talk, but you wanted to talk yourself? How despicable, how shameless!*
Lin Feng's expression was serious. "That Human Immortal was indeed quite strong. His damage was around 120,000, and his defense was about 60,000?" He was a bit uncertain.
Interstellar Miner was stunned, stammering, "Defense over 660,000?" Even his most exaggerated guesses were far from this number. "This is too outrageous!" He really wanted to ask, "With such high defense, how did you break through it?" but he didn't dare. After all, everyone had their own privacy. Perhaps Yang Jian, big shot, had some powerful items. It certainly couldn't be that his damage exceeded 60,000 and he could normally break through defenses, right? In any case, Yang Jian, big shot, was awesome!
Lin Feng couldn't help but chuckle at their dumbfounded expressions. "It wasn't that exaggerated. After all, the Human Immortal's strength was limited in the current map, only able to exert half of his attributes."
Interstellar Miner let out an "Oh," but his eyes were still filled with awe. "Even with only half his strength, he still had 30,000 defense. That's still monstrous."
Lin Feng paused. "60,000 was half his strength. His original defense was over 120,000."
Interstellar Miner felt a bit dizzy. "So the damage was also halved?"
Lin Feng thought this kid's math was a bit poor; how could he not figure out something so simple? "Yes, the original damage was over 240,000. After descending to the mortal realm, it was only 120,000, not as powerful."
Interstellar Miner felt as if his head had been hit by a heavy blow, buzzing. "Brother, are you speaking human language? What the hell... are we playing on a private server?" He was even on the verge of an emotional breakdown, feeling his entire worldview had collapsed.
He suddenly remembered seeing on the world channel that King Fen Shao claimed Lin Feng had dealt millions of damage in a single sword strike. Now, he almost felt like laughing. "Brother, what you faced was probably Yang Jian, big shot, exerting one percent of his strength. You're still too young." The Human Immortal bosses were the real victims.
Having understood Lin Feng's strength and efficiency in defeating bosses, he immediately changed his original plan. He instructed his subordinates to hire the most luxurious carriage in Qingzhou City and began to take Lin Feng on a tour.
Defeating a boss every second, that feeling was incredibly exhilarating. If he hadn't brought so many people to Qingzhou, he even felt it was insufficient. Assigning one person to each mining point, when had they ever fought such a prosperous battle?
In fact, after Lin Feng defeated the first boss, he formed a team with them and a few of his party members before defeating subsequent bosses, claiming it was to "boost their attributes." Interstellar Miner was almost moved to tears. Following along to defeat bosses not only granted personal first-kill attribute points but also a significant amount of cultivation. Although they, as teammates, received only 10% of the cultivation based on contribution, a boss above level 30 had at least 3 million cultivation. Even if they, all level 20, followed along to defeat a level 30 excellent-grade boss, they would gain 600,000 cultivation from the over-level challenge. Not to mention level 40, 50, and even 60 bosses.
The highest-level bosses made them ecstatic. An excellent-grade level 60 boss had a base cultivation of 100 million, with an 800% over-level bonus. He and his three subordinates each received 80 million cultivation! Interstellar Miner was so moved he felt like kneeling on the spot. It only took over 20 million cultivation to go from level 20 to level 30.
For Lin Feng, it was just a casual act. But for him and his team, it was an immense opportunity, paving a broad path for them. He immediately decided to convert the benefits of Lin Feng leading them to level up into corresponding fees. Later, if rare items were collected, they would be returned to Lin Feng.
Furthermore, he patted his chest and assured Lin Feng that, excluding the current conversion, any rare resources collected in the future would be exclusively supplied to Lin Feng. Their team of dozens would be Lin Feng's logistics team. Lin Feng hadn't expected such a pleasant surprise. Having a professional mining team like this would indeed be convenient. Had he accidentally recruited a team? Of course, he helped them because he valued their character. Otherwise, selling such a team-leading opportunity would not be cheap.
And so, he followed Interstellar Miner and cleared all the bosses in the hidden areas outside Qingzhou, accumulating nearly 20 boss treasure chests. It was a bountiful harvest. Moreover, he marked the respawn points of bosses that were high-level and dropped basic attribute points from their treasure chests.
The vastness of Qingzhou's map indeed exceeded his imagination. Even though he had high standards for boss treasure chests, after Interstellar Miner dispersed his men to operate at various mining points, Lin Feng's 10 marked locations were already full. Once these bosses respawned, he could fly over and harvest them one by one.
Qingzhou seemed to have nothing new left? Just as he thought this, he received a message from War God Ba Dao.