Ancient Dragon Elephant Technique

The eggshell was about to crack open completely.

Just as the little guy seemed about to hatch.

But.

At this moment.

The eggshell stopped cracking.

"What's going on?"

Lin Feng couldn't help but feel puzzled.

The little guy sent a weak and listless wave of Divine Sense to Lin Feng.

"Not enough energy?"

Lin Feng wondered.

The little guy then sent a sighing wave of Divine Sense to Lin Feng.

"Is this some kind of joke? Just about to succeed in hatching, only to be stopped by insufficient energy?"

Lin Feng couldn't help feeling utterly dejected.

Afterwards, Lin Feng communicated with the little guy for a bit.

About not being able to break free from the shell,

The little guy was down in the dumps.

Lin Feng quickly comforted the little guy, telling him not to worry.

Hatching was only a matter of time.

Under Lin Feng's consolations, the originally sullen little guy perked up again.

The Beast Egg orbited around Lin Feng.

Inside the Beast Egg, the little guy emitted joyful waves of Divine Sense.

After playing to exhaustion,

He returned to rest inside the storage ring.

...

"What exactly was that golden Divine Liquid just now? It could actually help the Beast Egg hatch?"

Lin Feng's heart was full of confusion and wonder.

But obviously,

That stuff!

Must be absolutely astonishing.

Because.

Even Spiritual Medicine of the Holy Medicine caliber had failed to pique the little guy inside the Beast Egg's interest.

However,

A tiny drop of golden Divine Liquid from within an Outer Space Meteorite almost managed to hatch the little guy.

The only pity was,

The quantity of golden Divine Liquid was too little.

"It looks like I can only wait for another opportunity,"

Lin Feng shook his head slightly.

The Beast Egg had not hatched,

And naturally, Lin Feng was somewhat disappointed.

He had always been looking forward to the hatching of the Beast Egg.

Lin Feng was too eager to find out what kind of creature his pet was.

...

Outside,

The auction continued.

One precious item after another was brought out for auction.

"The next item for auction is a Golden Flame Fruit, a Heavenly Material that can help Cultivators break through the Yin Yang Realm,"

the auctioneer's voice announced.

Immediately following,

A maid came up carrying the Golden Flame Fruit.

"It's time for the auction of the Golden Flame Fruit,"

Lin Feng's eyes suddenly lit up.

He was a bit uneasy in his heart,

Unsure of what price the Golden Flame Fruit would finally fetch.

"It's really a Golden Flame Fruit."

"Someone actually brought this thing out for auction."

"The Clan Leader has sent a message, insisting that we secure the Golden Flame Fruit for the young lord who's been unable to breakthrough."

"Haha! The Golden Flame Fruit, I'm determined to get it. Offering this treasure to the Supreme Elder from Penglai Sacred Land will make him extremely happy. His great-grandson has been struggling with a breakthrough, and now he'll be able to make it, and I'll also get the chance to ingratiate myself with the Penglai Sacred Land through this act of gifting,"

...

Many people began to discuss.

A lot of them seemed determined to secure the Golden Flame Fruit for themselves.

The female auctioneer said with a beaming smile, "The starting bid for the Golden Flame Fruit is two hundred million, let's begin the bidding."

A fierce competition ensued,

And the price of the Golden Flame Fruit kept climbing.

Eventually, the final selling price was fixed at four billion.

This price greatly shocked Lin Feng.

He certainly hadn't expected the Golden Flame Fruit to fetch such a price.

Originally, Lin Feng thought that if the Golden Flame Fruit could fetch two billion, it would already be the limit.

Yet, it ended up selling for four billion.

After the auction of the Golden Flame Fruit was concluded, Lin Feng didn't continue to stay at the auction.

He had someone contact Jiang Chao.

Planning to pay for the Spirit Stones for the previously purchased Outer Space Meteorite and then leave.

Jiang Chao received Lin Feng in the VIP room.

"Young Master Lin, why are you in such a hurry to leave?" Jiang Chao asked with a smile.

"I've already bought what I needed; I'm not interested in the other items." Lin Feng replied with a smile.

Jiang Chao was a bit regretful.

He had really hoped that Lin Feng would be interested in a few auction items.

And then compete for them.

He knew that Lin Feng's financial resources were limited, so when the time came, Lin Feng would have to "borrow money" from the auction house.

That way, they could make Lin Feng owe them a favor.

But alas,

Lin Feng was set to leave.

Jiang Chao said, "The Golden Flame Fruit sold for four billion Low Grade Spiritual Stones, which is equivalent to four thousand Top-grade Spiritual Stones. The auction house takes a thirty percent commission, so Young Master Lin will receive two thousand eight hundred Top-grade Spiritual Stones. Previously, Young Master Lin purchased the Outer Space Meteorite with four thousand five hundred Top-grade Spiritual Stones. Now, if Young Master Lin pays me another one thousand seven hundred Top-grade Spiritual Stones, that will suffice."

Lin Feng nodded and took out one thousand seven hundred Top-grade Spiritual Stones to give to Jiang Chao.

Now he still had one thousand five hundred Top-grade Spiritual Stones left.

Ordinary people, when breaking through to the Yin Yang Realm,

would use at most around one hundred Top-grade Spiritual Stones to break through.

But Lin Feng's savings were too strong.

They were several dozen times that of a same-level cultivator.

Therefore, before Lin Feng attempted to break through to the Yin Yang Realm, he must accumulate more than three thousand Top-grade Spiritual Stones to ensure that he would not encounter a crisis of insufficient Top-grade Spiritual Stones during the breakthrough.

Lin Feng said goodbye to Jiang Chao.

The next day, Lin Feng hosted a banquet and invited Murong Baichuan, Wang Changming, Nangong Hai, and the president of the auction house, Jiang Tiandou.

These were four distinguished individuals.

"Young friend, are you planning to go to the Divine Ruins?" Jiang Tiandou inquired.

Everyone looked at Lin Feng.

There was no need to conceal anything.

Lin Feng nodded and said, "Indeed, I am planning to go to the Divine Ruins."

"Going to the Divine Ruins requires passing through the Deep Sea region, which is the domain of the Sea Clan, and is incredibly dangerous. Therefore, young friend should travel by ship," Murong Baichuan commented.

"The Sea Clan?" Lin Feng said with surprise, "Could it be that the Sea Clan will attack Human Clan cultivators?"

"The boundless ocean originally belonged to the Sea Clan, but later on, Human Clan cultivators, Demon Clan cultivators, and even Demon Clan cultivators, and so on, entered the sea territory to establish their forces, effectively taking over the Sea Clan's territory. Hence, the Sea Clan harbors strong hatred towards cultivators of other races," explained Wang Changming.

"Is the Sea Clan very powerful?" Lin Feng asked.

Nangong Hai nodded and said, "Indeed, they are very powerful. However, since the wars with the Ancient Demons, the power of the Sea Clan has significantly diminished, and forces outside of the Sea Clan have been developing rapidly. As a result, the Sea Clan has now retreated to the Deep Sea regions."

"While they may not be as powerful as before, the Sea Clan is still formidable. Anyone daring to pass through their territory often faces ferocious attacks."

"Would traveling by ship ensure safety?" asked Lin Feng.

"Not just any ships, but massive warships equipped with powerful offensive and defensive systems," was the response.

"And when setting out to sea, it's not just one ship, but dozens sailing together."

"Such a formidable force would give the Sea Clan pause."

"Because once a battle ensues, the casualties would be severe, and naturally, the high-ranking Sea Clan wouldn't want their kin to die horribly. Therefore, traveling by ship would have a high safety factor," stated Jiang Tiandou.

"Do the elders not plan to go to the Divine Ruins?" Lin Feng inquired.

"The Divine Ruins... we have been there," Murong Baichuan said, his aged eyes filled with reminiscence.

He smiled and added, "It indeed is a place full of opportunities, but having gone once, one should not go a second time. Opportunities are ordained by destiny; we got ours during the last opening of the Divine Ruins."

The day after,

Lin Feng headed to the port.

There, countless warships each a mile long were docked at the port,

a total of thirty-six such massive ships.

To board,

one had to pay a Top-grade Spiritual Stone.

The cost was extremely high,

but it was worth it!

Numerous cultivators paid a Top-grade Spiritual Stone each and boarded the massive warships.