CHAPTER 56: CHAPTER 56: STORAGE RING

EDITOR: ENDLESSFANTASY TRANSLATION

Luo Feng was so surprised that he almost dropped his chopsticks on the table.

"Mother, are you joking? Feng Lingyue and I are just childhood friends. Besides, I’m only fifteen."

"I’m not joking."

Yang Qing said with a smile, "Lingyue is such a good girl. Even in the entire Canglang Dynasty, she is a rare beauty and a genius. Besides, what’s wrong with being fifteen? Your father and I were also fifteen when we..."

COUGH, COUGH!

Next to them, Luotian blushed and coughed forcefully.

Yang Qing glared at Luotian, laughing, "What’s there to be shy about? When you pursued me at Quanfeng School, you weren’t even fifteen yet."

Yang Qing’s eyes filled with reminiscence, her face blissful.

Luo Feng looked at his father’s embarrassed expression, the corner of his mouth curving into a smile.

The image of Lin XiaoXiao flashed in Luo Feng’s mind. He put down his chopsticks and said seriously, "Mother, my goal is to pursue martial arts and enter the sacred land of martial arts. Until then, I don’t want to consider romantic affairs."

"Sacred land of martial arts..."

Yang Qing was stunned, her eyebrows furrowing as she looked at Luo Feng. "Do you know how difficult that path is? Scarcely one in a hundred thousand who attempt it might succeed, and it comes with countless dangers."

As a mother, Yang Qing only hoped that Luo Feng could live his whole life safely and peacefully.

Luotian was pleased with Luo Feng’s ambition and said, "Qing, a man should have lofty goals! We should support Feng Er for having such ambition."

"I also believe in my younger brother!" Luo Xiao chimed in.

Luo Xiao was almost eighteen and had already lost his opportunity to enter the Golden Palace, let alone the sacred land of martial arts.

However, if Luo Feng could enter the sacred land of martial arts, he would still be proud.

"You must come home often then." A sense of melancholy overcame Yang Qing as she thought about how she would see her son less frequently in the future.

"Let’s put this issue aside for now." Luotian expertly deflected to a new subject. Looking seriously at Luo Feng and Luo Xiao, he said, "Lingyue has helped us so much; we mustn’t let her down. We must achieve first place in the upcoming hunting contest as a family! From now on, the family will support you with all its strength."

Turning to Luo Feng, Luotian asked, "Feng Er, how long until you break through?"

Luo Feng rubbed his nose. "In the next few days."

"You’re that confident?" Luotian was taken aback, then said delightedly, "Great! With this development, you and your brother, against the Li brothers, have a forty percent chance of victory! Push a little harder, and there’s definitely a chance!"

Forty percent...

A smile surfaced on Luo Feng’s face.

Against the Li brothers, I now have at least a seventy percent chance of winning, or even higher!

Luotian moved an embroidered pouch from the side and handed it to Luo Feng. "Take this."

"What is this?"

Luo Feng opened the pouch to find a neat stack of gold notes, amounting to about two to three hundred thousand taels.

"Father, this is?"

Luo Feng was surprised.

Zheng Hongzhi and the others had just left the family, and the family was in need of silver. They shouldn’t be able to spare this much.

"Tomorrow, the Dayang Commerce Alliance will hold an auction. There are sure to be plenty of spiritual medicines and martial arts techniques. You should go and buy some things that can help enhance your strength, aiming to improve as quickly as possible."

"Don’t worry, I haven’t abused my authority. These are all my personal savings," Luotian said with a happy smile.

Luo Feng was touched and accepted the pouch.

The Dayang Commerce Alliance is the largest commercial alliance in the nearby major city, Dayang City. Each time it holds an auction, numerous rare treasures are displayed. Maybe Luo Feng would find something interesting there.

"I also have some savings. Feng Er, take this."

Yang Qing also handed Luo Feng an embroidered bag, containing a dozen or so gold notes.

"Thank you, Mother," Luo Feng said.

"No need to thank me. As long as you two brothers strive to make us proud, that is my greatest wish," Yang Qing laughed.

Luo Feng nodded slightly. Having such parents was indeed his blessing.

After dinner, Luo Feng returned to his courtyard.

The moonlight was like water. Luo Feng stood in the courtyard and began to practice his fist techniques.

In the quiet night, the aura of Luo Feng’s fists, in contrast to his usual flamboyant and domineering style, was steady and firm. Although his movements seemed slow, they stirred the air in the entire courtyard into a vortex, and the nearby trees rustled loudly.

While practicing the Tiger Roar Fist these past two days, Luo Feng felt it had become somewhat different.

The Tiger Roar Fist was inherently a fierce and powerful fist technique, but when Luo Feng performed it now, it felt like a blend of hardness and softness.

On the surface, the might of the Tiger Roar Fist seemed to have mellowed considerably, but Luo Feng could feel the ferocious power contained within. It was several times stronger than before!

After practicing for four hours, Luo Feng’s eyes suddenly sparkled. He took a horse stance, leaned forward, and threw a punch at a nearby tree as thick as a bowl.

CRASH!

He was nearly ten meters from the tree, but the swift and violent force of his punch made the thick tree sway violently, as if it would snap at any moment.

"Tiger Roar Fist, Perfection!"

Luo Feng withdrew his fist, a hint of joy in his eyes.

Now that the Tiger Roar Fist had reached the Perfection Realm, in terms of power, it surpassed ordinary High-Grade Yellow Rank martial arts.

"I’m probably the only one at Purple Sun School who has cultivated a Mid-Grade Yellow Rank martial art to the Perfection Realm," Luo Feng muttered to himself, looking at the leaf-strewn courtyard with satisfaction.

With each advancement in a martial art’s realm, the difficulty increases exponentially. Without exceptional comprehension ability, it is very difficult to elevate a martial art to Great Accomplishment, let alone Perfection.

Most students only cultivate Mid-Grade Yellow Rank martial arts to Small Success, focusing the rest of their energy on improving their cultivation.

Only Luo Feng, with his terrifying comprehension ability, could afford to raise each type of martial art to such a high level.

After a moment of rest, Luo Feng exhaled lightly and continued his practice.

...

The next day, Luo Feng got up early.

After meeting with Luo Xiao, the two left the Luo Family estate and headed towards the Dayang Commerce Alliance’s auction house.

Panlong City was bustling today, its streets crowded with martial artists. It seemed many had heard about the Dayang Commerce Alliance’s auction.

The power behind the Dayang Commerce Alliance was Dayang City. Even in the Flowing Cloud Region, it was a first-rate power. Every auction they held was filled with spiritual medicines and treasures, which were fatally attractive to martial artists.

The auction house was in the center of Panlong City. A thirty-meter-high stone building stood there sturdily, radiating a majestic aura. This was the Dayang Commerce Alliance’s auction house.

Countless martial artists formed rushing streams, flooding toward the auction house. Excited conversations were filled with news about the auction.

"The Dayang Commerce Alliance really knows how to do business, holding an auction at this time. The hunting contest is coming soon, and those young masters from aristocratic families will be fighting tooth and nail to perform well."

"Exactly! I heard there are many good things in this auction: plenty of spiritual medicines and martial arts techniques, even High-Grade Yellow Rank martial arts!"

"High-Grade Yellow Rank martial arts!" The surrounding martial artists were very surprised.

"High-Grade Yellow Rank martial arts are worth close to a million taels. We shouldn’t even dream about it; it’s definitely going to end up in the hands of one of the Four Great Families. My Steel Rock Swordsmanship is a Low-Grade Yellow Rank martial art; I hope I can grab a Mid-Grade Yellow Rank one this time," a nearby martial artist sighed enviously.

"High-Grade Yellow Rank martial arts? That’s nothing. Do you know what the finale item of this auction is?" a young martial artist in a brocade robe said smugly.

"What is it?" The surrounding martial artists all showed interest.

Every time the Dayang Commerce Alliance holds an auction, there’s always a finale item—be it spiritual medicine, a weapon, or a martial art technique—and it’s always a treasure of considerable value!

The brocade-robed young martial artist deliberately built suspense, then smiled and said, "I heard it’s a First-Grade storage ring!"

GASP.

The surrounding martial artists were shocked.

A storage ring is a Spiritual Artifact; its value goes without saying. Everyone was surprised that such an incredible item would be the grand finale of this auction!

A storage ring...

Luo Feng, who initially hadn’t been very interested in the auction, felt his eyes light up at the surrounding discussion.

It seems I came at the right time. I must get that storage ring! Luo Feng instantly made up his mind.

"To think there’s actually a storage-type Spiritual Artifact! That’s a treasure one can only dream of encountering. The Dayang Commerce Alliance really spared no expense this time."

Luo Xiao, beside him, was also somewhat shocked. He then shook his head and sighed, "It’s a pity. Our family has run into trouble recently and is short of funds; otherwise, we could have tried to compete for it."

Luo Feng just smiled without saying anything.

He had killed Su Laohu, earning over a million taels of silver. Adding the silver his parents gave him, he had over one million six hundred thousand taels in total!

The value of a storage ring is around a million taels, so he definitely had a chance.

When the two arrived at the entrance of the auction house, a female attendant immediately approached them.

"May I ask who you two young sirs are?"

Luo Xiao stepped forward and handed over their calling card. "I am Luo Xiao of the Luo Family, and this is my younger brother, Luo Feng."

"So, it is the two young masters of the Luo Family..."

The attendant’s eyes lit up. Her gaze fell on Luo Feng, who hadn’t spoken, and noting his extraordinary demeanor, she thought to herself:

So this is Luo Feng. I heard he was deemed trash after his talent test results were extremely poor. I didn’t expect him to possess such an air. He’s not in the least inferior to those stunningly brilliant geniuses; even the two young masters of the Li Family don’t compare.

As an attendant of the Dayang Commerce Alliance, she had encountered countless people, among them many young talents. Her eye for character was naturally remarkable; she could discern a great deal about a person from their temperament alone.

"Young Masters, please follow me."

The attendant’s tone became even more polite, her eyes crinkling with a smile. With a graceful gesture of her slender hand, she swayed her slim waist and led the two into the auction house.

The auction house was very large. Giant stone pillars, each a meter in diameter, stood inside. The surrounding walls were inlaid with gold and gemstones, casting out mesmerizing light that made the entire auction house look magnificent and resplendent.

"Big Brother, this time I must get that High-Grade Yellow Rank martial art. With it, my strength will reach a new level!"

Just as they walked into the auction house, a few figures entered from a nearby passage. It was the Li brothers, Li Tianyang and Li Tianyao.

Their gazes met, and a chilling aura erupted immediately.

"Luo Feng, it’s you!"

Li Tianyang stared at Luo Feng coldly, his gaze frosty.

He had suffered a significant loss at Luo Feng’s hands during their last clash at the Feng Family estate.

Luo Feng dug a finger into his ear, turned to Luo Xiao, and said, "Big Brother, it’s strange. I keep hearing dogs barking."

Luo Xiao suppressed a chuckle. "Can’t be helped. There are a lot of strays around."

"You two!"

Li Tianyang was so infuriated his head felt like it would explode. He glared daggers at Luo Feng, veins throbbing on his forehead.