Li Feng’s tone was icy and brooked no argument. Accept the mission? His missions were not so easily taken or refused. Whether one’s intentions were malicious or genuinely just to complete the task, it made no difference to him.
Though this might be unfair, the world had never been fair. Those with ability could enjoy mansions and beautiful servants, amassing great wealth. Those without could only live in poverty, with nothing to their name.
“You may be powerful, but if I want to flee, you cannot stop me.” The elder said gravely.
“Flee? Do you think you can escape in front of us?” As soon as Li Feng spoke, the Blood Kill Twin Eagles flashed forward and appeared behind the elder, blocking his retreat.
“Two at the seventh level of the Postnatal Realm. Do you think they can hold me back?” The elder’s aura slowly rose.
“As long as you are not in the Innate Realm, the Blood Kill Twin Eagles are enough to stop you.” Li Feng said coldly.
“Blood Kill Twin Eagles? You mean they are the Blood Kill Twin Eagles?” The elder’s expression changed. Even Lu Shuang, who stood respectfully beside Li Feng, paled.
None of them had expected these two to be the Blood Kill Twin Eagles. In the industry, no one was unaware of what that name meant. Though only at the seventh level of the Postnatal Realm, when the pair fought together, they equalled a ninth-level warrior. Moreover, their joint attack techniques were impossible to defend against.
Lu Shuang, in particular, smiled bitterly inside. Earlier, he had seen Li Feng as merely fourth level and the Twin Eagles as seventh level, so he had acted out of greed. Now he realised that even without Li Feng’s involvement, the Blood Kill Twin Eagles alone could have slain him.
It made sense. Countless ancient warriors in the trade had tried to turn on their employers for profit. Since Li Feng dared post a mission at the Ancient Warriors Association, he would naturally have preparations.
Now, not only had Lu Shuang failed to defeat Li Feng, but he had been controlled and become his servant. From now on, his life and death rested in Li Feng’s hands.
“Indeed, they are the Blood Kill Twin Eagles. With them, plus me and Lu Shuang, do you think you can escape?” Li Feng sneered.
“Then what do you want? To make me your servant, like Lu Shuang?” The elder’s pupils contracted.
“You could put it that way.” Li Feng did not deny it. The Divine Control Technique was his safeguard. Without it, he could not trust keeping ninth-level ancient warriors by his side.
“Moreover, following me would not be a bad thing for you.” Li Feng smiled. Towards enemies, he had always adhered to the principle of total eradication. But towards his own people, he never treated them poorly.
Just like the Blood Kill Twin Eagles. Over this period, with the aid of resources, they had already shown faint signs of breakthrough.
“It seems I have no choice.” The elder gave a bitter smile. Facing the Blood Kill Twin Eagles, Li Feng, and Lu Shuang, four in total, escape was impossible with his current strength.
Li Feng watched the elder quietly, confident he would make the right decision.
“What do you need me to do?” The elder took a deep breath and asked gravely.
“Relax your mind.” Li Feng said. Only by relaxing the mind could his Divine Control Technique face no resistance. When he controlled Lu Shuang earlier, it was because Lu Shuang had been defeated and his mind shaken, allowing the technique to succeed easily.
“Relax my mind?” The elder was first stunned, then his expression changed dramatically. He looked at Li Feng in disbelief. “You want to use divine sense to control me? How can you possess divine sense? How is it possible for you to have divine sense?”
“Divine sense? You know quite a lot.” Li Feng raised an eyebrow. This was the first time someone had guessed his intent. This elder was no ordinary man.
“How strong is your divine sense?” The elder took a deep breath and asked gravely.
“You wish to know? As you desire.” As soon as the words left his mouth, an Innate Realm divine sense erupted from Li Feng’s body.
“Innate Realm divine sense?” The elder’s expression shifted drastically. He had assumed that even if Li Feng possessed divine sense, its level would not be high. He had never expected it to reach the Innate Realm.
Peak ninth-level Postnatal Realm strength, combined with Innate Realm divine sense. Was this still human? A monster. This was definitely a monster.
The elder was profoundly shocked. Despite his broad experience, he had never seen anyone so young achieve such power.
At Li Feng’s age, reaching even the ninth level of the Postnatal Realm was impossible, let alone possessing Innate Realm divine sense. Divine sense only emerged after reaching the Innate Realm and bridging communication with heaven and earth. Newly formed divine sense varied in strength but was generally around the first level of the Postnatal Realm. Cultivating divine sense was incredibly difficult, and techniques for it were exceedingly rare. Even a sixth-level Innate Realm ancient warrior could not cultivate divine sense to the Innate Realm level.
Thus, the elder could not fathom how Li Feng, at his age, could possess Innate Realm divine sense.
“Indeed.” Li Feng nodded.
“It seems I truly have no choice.” With Innate Realm divine sense controlling him, escape was impossible. At this moment, he regretted deeply. Had he known, he would never have accepted this high-point mission.
“Rest assured. I will only plant a strand of divine sense in your sea of consciousness. It will not affect your thoughts, actions, or anything else.” Li Feng said.
“Really?” the elder asked.
“Of course. Look at the Blood Kill Twin Eagles and Lu Shuang. I have no desire to turn you into puppets. As long as you serve me loyally in future, I will not make things difficult for you. But if you harbour disloyal thoughts, the strand of divine sense I leave in your sea of consciousness can reduce you to ashes.” Li Feng nodded. If possible, he preferred not to use force.
“Become my subordinates, and I will provide cultivation resources free of charge. In future, you need not worry about obtaining resources for your own cultivation.” The reason Li Feng chose ninth-level ancient warriors, beyond being able to defeat and control them, was that their next step was the Innate Realm. In time, he would have a group of Innate Realm subordinates.
Under normal circumstances, a ninth-level Postnatal Realm ancient warrior required years, even decades, of cultivation and accumulation to break through to the Innate Realm. But with Li Feng, it was different.
Among the alchemy foundations was the recipe for the Innate Pill, a pill that aided breakthrough to the Innate Realm. Though he could not refine actual Innate Pills, he could brew medicinal liquids according to the recipe. While less effective than the pills, it was better than nothing. Moreover, with sufficient materials, he could produce as much of this Innate Pill liquid as needed.
Li Feng refused to believe that, under massive quantities of Innate Pill liquid, a ninth-level warrior could not break through to the Innate Realm. Once he used the liquid to cultivate Innate Realm experts, raising the entire Black Eagle Team and inner guards to the Innate Realm would not be impossible.
This was not the ancient era. In the present day, Innate Realm experts counted as regional powerhouses. The Innate Pill recipe had been common in ancient times, when Innate Realm cultivators were plentiful and Earth Realm experts abundant.
But now it was different. Innate Realm experts were true strong ones, and the Innate Pill recipe was exceedingly precious. In Li Feng’s view, few in this era would believe the recipe in his alchemy foundations existed, and even if they did, they might not be able to refine it. That was why it remained in the foundations. Otherwise, the Ancient Warriors Association would not have sold it for a mere thousand points. This had been a great bargain for Li Feng.
“Very well.” The elder nodded helplessly. He knew he had no choice. Rather than wait for Li Feng to act, it was better to relax his mind himself.
Li Feng employed the Divine Control Technique, implanting a strand of divine sense into the elder’s sea of consciousness.
“Lin Ge pays respects to Master.” The elder, Lin Ge, shuddered, then bowed respectfully to Li Feng.
“No need for excessive courtesy. In future, address me as Young Master.” Li Feng looked at Lin Ge, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes. “Lin Ge, you have produced divine sense in your sea of consciousness. It seems your strength is not as simple as ninth level of the Postnatal Realm.”
“Yes, Young Master. I was once a third-level Innate Realm ancient warrior, but due to an accident, my strength fell to the ninth level of the Postnatal Realm.” Lin Ge nodded.
“Is there no way to recover?” Li Feng raised an eyebrow. He had not expected Lin Ge to have once been third-level Innate Realm. This surprised him.
“No. It has been several years, and I have grown accustomed to it.” Lin Ge shook his head.
“Is it truly impossible to recover, or is there another reason?” Li Feng frowned. He did not want Lin Ge’s cultivation to remain unrecoverable forever. Ninth level was useful now, but in future, it might not be.
“I cannot afford the medicines to restore my strength.” Lin Ge smiled bitterly and shook his head.
Li Feng was momentarily stunned, then nodded in understanding. He too could not afford the items at the Ancient Warriors Association. Otherwise, he would not have turned to brewing medicines himself.
“Then, if you had sufficient healing medicines, you could restore your strength?” A sharp glint flashed in Li Feng’s eyes. If Lin Ge could recover, it would be a tremendous boon. A third-level Innate Realm ancient warrior would become a powerful asset.
As for whether Lin Ge could still be controlled after recovery, Li Feng was no longer worried. When his divine sense had invaded Lin Ge’s sea of consciousness earlier, he had discovered that although Lin Ge had produced divine sense, it was pitifully weak, only around the second level of the Postnatal Realm. Such feeble divine sense could not interfere with his Divine Control Technique at all.
Thus, Li Feng was now certain that as long as the opponent’s divine sense did not surpass his own, the Divine Control Technique could control them.
“Yes.” Lin Ge was stunned for a moment, nodded, and looked at Li Feng with some hesitation. Could it be that Li Feng intended to restore his strength? After all, the medicines needed to recover would cost tens of thousands of points.
“Try drinking this and see if it has any effect.” Li Feng took a jade vial from his spatial bag and tossed it to Lin Ge. Inside was Blood Activation Pill liquid. Whether it could restore Lin Ge’s strength depended on its efficacy.
Lin Ge caught the vial and drank the liquid without hesitation. If Li Feng wanted to harm him, there would be no need for such trouble.
As soon as the liquid entered his body, Lin Ge’s expression changed slightly. He sat cross-legged on the ground and began cultivating.
A quarter of an hour later, Lin Ge opened his eyes.
“How is it? Did the liquid have any effect?” Li Feng asked tensely.
