Hearing Li Feng’s words, the man wearing the black tiger mask immediately flew into a rage. He pointed at Li Feng and said coldly, “Kid, if you’ve got the guts, say that again.”
“Idiot.” Li Feng sneered, then led Ge Feng and Ge Ying towards the points exchange counter. Here, he did not think the man in the black tiger mask would dare to make a move. After all, anyone who dared to fight in the Ancient Martial Artists Association would not leave alive.
“You, you…” The black tiger man watched Li Feng leave in fury, but just as Li Feng had guessed, although he was angry, he did not dare to act here.
“I want to see what you bunch of bumpkins are up to.” The black tiger man sneered, then followed Li Feng. Although he could not fight, he thought it would be fine to mock them a bit.
“Exchange points.” Li Feng arrived at the exchange window, took out his bank card and the VIP card from the Ancient Martial Artists Association, and handed them to the girl wearing a rabbit mask.
“How many?” the rabbit girl asked.
“Fifty billion Huaxia coins.” Li Feng replied.
“What?” The black tiger man was shocked. Fifty billion Huaxia coins equated to five thousand points. His entire fortune added up to less than a thousand points. He had actually mocked them as bumpkins. Perhaps in their eyes, he was the real bumpkin.
Li Feng glanced sideways at the black tiger man but said nothing.
The rabbit girl quickly completed the points exchange. Holding the VIP card, Li Feng took Ge Feng and Ge Ying to redeem resources. However, just as Li Feng was about to go to the resource exchange window, Ge Ying stopped him.
“What’s wrong?” Li Feng looked at Ge Ying in confusion.
“We should go to the VIP room.” Ge Ying replied.
“VIP room?” Li Feng was stunned and asked, “You mean there’s a VIP room here?”
“Anyone with more than two thousand points can go to the VIP room to redeem resources, because redeeming resources worth more than two thousand points can easily attract attention. In the VIP room, the Ancient Martial Artists Association provides confidentiality, so it won’t draw notice.” Ge Ying explained.
“I see.” Li Feng suddenly understood. Last time he redeemed resources worth two thousand points, it had attracted the Black Wind Bandits. Now it seemed certain that they had noticed him during the redemption.
Li Feng shook his head inwardly. He had not expected there to be a VIP room in the Ancient Martial Artists Association. If Ge Ying had not told him, he probably would never have known.
“Then where is the VIP room?” Li Feng scanned the hall with his eyes but did not spot any sign for it.
“Follow me.” Ge Ying smiled and led the way.
“This…” Li Feng followed Ge Ying in puzzlement. How did Ge Ying know? Was this not his first time at this branch?
“Every branch of the Ancient Martial Artists Association has the same layout.” Ge Feng noticed Li Feng’s confusion and explained.
“I see.” Li Feng understood at once.
Soon, under Ge Ying’s guidance, after several twists and turns, they arrived at a room in a corner.
“Is this the VIP room?” Li Feng looked around. It was a room of about twenty square metres, with a long counter in the middle dividing the space. There were several tablet computers on the counter, and a door on the other side.
“Welcome.” As Li Feng was surveying the room, the door behind the counter opened, and a girl wearing a fox mask came out.
“What resources would you like to redeem?” the fox girl asked.
“I’ll look first.” Li Feng went to the counter, picked up a tablet computer, and started browsing.
Soon, Li Feng discovered that the items displayed on this tablet were different from those on the computers in the hall. Or rather, there were many more items here that were not available in the hall.
At this moment, Li Feng finally understood another meaning of the VIP room. Last time, on the hall computers, there were no spiritual artefacts available for redemption, but on this tablet, there were hundreds of spiritual artefacts alone, though each one had an astonishing price.
This time at the Ancient Martial Artists Association, Li Feng mainly wanted to see if there were items to restore his strength and help break through his divine sense. Last time he had browsed the redeemable items but had no memory of anything in this category. He had worried that the association did not have such things, but now he felt there might actually be some.
With excited eyes, he looked through them one by one and finally found something that could break through divine sense.
Divine Sense Pill: 80% chance to break through the divine sense realm. Redemption price: thirty thousand points.
Seeing this information, Li Feng felt the urge to smash the tablet. Fifty billion had only given him five thousand points, yet one Divine Sense Pill cost three hundred billion. How could he afford that?
Even if he sold all the resources in his spatial bag, he might not get thirty thousand points.
With no choice, Li Feng could only continue browsing. Three minutes later, his gaze fixed on another entry.
Divine Soul Herb: main ingredient for refining Divine Sense Pills. Consuming it directly gives a 40% chance to help break through the divine sense realm. Redemption price: three thousand points.
Li Feng’s eyes focused. Although the Divine Soul Herb only had a 40% chance, it was the only thing he could currently afford for breaking through divine sense.
Thinking of this, Li Feng looked up at the fox girl and said, “I need to redeem Divine Soul Herb.”
“Very well. Divine Soul Herb, three thousand points.” A flash of surprise passed through the fox girl’s eyes. She did not believe someone Li Feng’s age possessed divine sense. The only possibility was that Li Feng was redeeming it for an elder in his family. But which family would entrust something as important as redeeming Divine Soul Herb to a junior?
Ge Feng and Ge Ying beside him were also stunned. They did not know Li Feng had divine sense and wondered why he was redeeming Divine Soul Herb. Was it for cultivating divine sense after breaking through to the Innate realm?
“Here is my VIP card.” Li Feng handed his VIP card to the fox girl.
The fox girl took the card and began processing it, while Li Feng continued looking at the tablet.
With the Divine Soul Herb, there was at least a chance to break through divine sense. Now his priority was restoring his strength, so he wanted to see if there were items for that.
Profound Continuation Pill: top-grade healing pill. Redemption price: five thousand points.
Profound Jade Pill: high-grade healing pill. Redemption price: four thousand points.
Yuan Restoration Fruit: spiritual fruit that restores cultivation. Redemption price: three thousand points.
Yuan Nourishing Powder: redemption price: two thousand points.
Seeing these entries, Li Feng was both excited and helpless. He was excited that there were so many items to restore cultivation, but helpless because the prices were exorbitant. He now had only two thousand points left, enough only for the Yuan Nourishing Powder.
Yet he needed those two thousand points to issue a mission and recruit experts. If he redeemed the Yuan Nourishing Powder, he could not recruit experts through the association.
If he had known that items to restore cultivation were so expensive here, he would have asked Mu Rongyi for a hundred billion last night. But regretting it now was too late.
After thinking it over, Li Feng decided to forgo the Yuan Nourishing Powder. He did not know its effectiveness. If it could not fully restore his cultivation, the two thousand points would be wasted. He had plenty of cultivation resources and spiritual stones he could use a few more times. He could spend a bit more time recovering his cultivation.
Although he decided not to redeem it, Li Feng did not leave. He continued browsing the tablet, feeling he should understand what resources could be redeemed here. That way, in future visits, he would not need to search item by item.
Half an hour later, Li Feng finished browsing all the resources available with the VIP card. He looked up at the fox girl and said, “I need to redeem a copy of Alchemy Fundamentals.”
As the name suggested, Alchemy Fundamentals was basic knowledge of alchemy, just like the Array Fundamentals he already had.
“Alchemy Fundamentals, one thousand points. Are you sure you want to redeem it?” the fox girl asked.
“Redeem it.” Li Feng nodded without hesitation. If he learned alchemy, he could refine the resources he acquired into pills in the future. His subordinates’ strength would advance rapidly with pill support. Moreover, alchemy was a path to wealth, because he had just seen that any pill in the association had an astonishing redemption price.
Ge Feng and Ge Ying looked at Li Feng in disbelief. Alchemy Fundamentals was merely an introduction to alchemy. Countless people throughout history had studied it hoping to become alchemists, but no one had ever succeeded. In their view, Li Feng redeeming it was simply wasting points.
“You should think it over. Alchemy Fundamentals is useless.” Ge Ying tugged at Li Feng’s clothes and said.
“I’ve already decided.” Li Feng shook his head. He believed that since he could study Array Fundamentals, he could study Alchemy Fundamentals. Even if he could only refine a few basic pills in the future, he would be satisfied. If not, it would just be a waste of one thousand points, which he could afford to lose.
“Please process it for me.” Li Feng said to the fox girl.
“Oh, very well.” The fox girl nodded and handled it for him.
Five minutes later, Li Feng received the Divine Soul Herb and Alchemy Fundamentals. He put them into his spatial bag, then left the VIP room with Ge Feng and Ge Ying.
As soon as they left, Ge Ying could not hold back and said, “Li Feng, you shouldn’t have redeemed Alchemy Fundamentals. Studying it doesn’t mean you can become an alchemist.”
“I know.”
“Then why did you still redeem it?” Ge Ying asked in confusion.
“I just want to learn about it.” Li Feng did not explain further and changed the subject. “Now come with me to issue a mission. After that, we’ll leave.”
“Issue a mission? What mission?” Ge Feng and Ge Ying looked at Li Feng curiously. They had not known he planned to issue one.
“Recruit a few experts.” Li Feng smiled and led the Ge siblings to the mission issuance window.
A quarter of an hour later, a new mission appeared on the hall display.
Recruit three Postnatal Ninth Layer ancient martial artists. Duration: half a year. Reward: three hundred points each.
At the same time, below the display, a person looked at the newly appeared mission, a glint flashing in his eyes. If Li Feng were there, he would recognise this person as the man in the black tiger mask who had earlier mocked him as a bumpkin.
