Extreme Almightiest Young Master
Chapter 2479 - 2458: Are You Sure?
Chapter 2458 Are You Sure?
Seeing this, Lin Feng’s lips curled into a smile, and he immediately pushed the door open to enter. Naturally, Tao Tao and the others followed Lin Feng into the house called "Artifact."
After entering the house, they immediately saw the structure inside. This house is truly peculiar. At first, they thought it was a place for selling artifacts, but entering it was entirely different from what they imagined. To be precise, this house is meant for artifact refining because the walls around are lined with compartments filled with materials, and Tao Tao and the others couldn’t recognize any of these materials based on the labels.
"Boss, I suspect the original owner of this place was not just one person, but several. This seems to have been some sect’s place." Tangyuan flew around the house and immediately noticed its extraordinary aspects. The materials here are so special that even it only recognizes a few kinds. This shows that the Dharma Treasures refined here are absolutely extraordinary, and there are three refining rooms in the residence. Only traces of artifact refining remain, with not a single person present now.
"Hmm, since entering here, I’ve felt this isn’t an individual’s abode." Lin Feng nodded to Tangyuan. The palace’s structure is very complex, and it not only accommodates alchemy and artifact refining but also has well-rounded facilities. It seems impossible for one person to single-handedly master so much. Apart from his master, Lin Feng hadn’t met anyone else like this.
Intrigued by the arrangement, Lin Feng walked to a wall, casually opened a drawer. To Lin Feng’s surprise, the drawer was completely empty, prompting him to gesture to Tangyuan, who immediately flew up and opened all the drawers facing them.
As expected, and as Lin Feng had anticipated, there were no materials. Without exception, it seemed the inhabitants took everything with them when leaving, which greatly surprised Lin Feng. However, it led to one conclusion: the people didn’t leave in a hurry, as evidenced by the immaculate state of the place.
After glancing into the three refining rooms, Lin Feng was uninterested in the outside and instead walked into one of the refining rooms. Immediately, Lin Feng discovered the problem. Although it was unclear how long the refining room had been deserted, its walls were inscribed with unique artifact refining methods. Lin Feng instantly realized their profound nature, causing him to stand still, analyzing these methods left on the walls with full concentration.
Meanwhile, Tao Tao and the others, unable to see the inscriptions, reluctantly decided to leave, both to avoid disturbing Lin Feng and to survey the surroundings. Exchanging glances, they went out for a stroll, choosing not to wander recklessly to prevent unexpected incidents, opting instead to ride the previous rail car.
On the rail car, they saw many houses and noticed the palace’s construct was arranged in concentric layers, centered around the towering high pyramid at the middle, and they were on the outermost layer. Only a section of the houses was marked with single-character signs like Artifact, Dan, Soldier, Melt, etc. which caused great curiosity.
After a round trip, they returned to Lin Feng’s location, observing him still deep in thought. With nothing better to do, they searched all the drawers on the walls again, finding nothing, which sparked Tangyuan’s curiosity.
"Don’t you think there’s something wrong here? Even if the people left, taking everything, wouldn’t there still be some debris? Yet here, there’s not even a speck of residue, as if materials were never stored here at all." Tangyuan puzzledly asked Tao Tao and Ma Biaohu.
"It really does seem that way!"
"Indeed, this certainly doesn’t seem right!"
Startled by Tangyuan’s statement, Tao Tao and Ma Biaohu quickly agreed, realizing they hadn’t noticed these details until now.
"Let’s find the Boss; I’m afraid this is a trap." Tangyuan’s face turned serious, promptly flying beside Lin Feng, biting Lin Feng’s hand hard yet failing as its teeth nearly broke, leaving Lin Feng standing statue-like!
"Ma Biaohu, knock the Boss away!" Panicking, Tangyuan immediately ordered Ma Biaohu.
Hearing Tangyuan’s instruction, Ma Biaohu realized the severity. Even after Tangyuan’s bite, Lin Feng was still unresponsive, clearly an odd situation, so he did not hesitate to punch Lin Feng.
"Boom!"
Lin Feng still remained unmoved while Ma Biaohu was thrown back. Tao Tao and the others were instantly bewildered by the situation, unable to figure out why waking Lin Feng was failing. Simultaneously, they all started to panic about their fate if Lin Feng remained like this.
"Let me try!" Tao Tao stepped forward, examining Lin Feng intently. His eyes suddenly brightened, suggesting to Ma Biaohu, "We shouldn’t use force; Lin Brother’s body will retaliate. I believe the characters on the wall are problematic. Let’s try to cover them up with something."
"That’s a great idea!" Tao Tao’s proposal lit up Tangyuan’s eyes, and it immediately agreed, quickly flying off to fetch what looked like a curtain from somewhere.
Ma Biaohu and Tao Tao held up the curtain, swiftly covering the wall inscriptions!
Sure enough, as soon as they covered the characters, Lin Feng woke up, immediately instructing Tao Tao and the others: "Quickly get out!"
Without hesitation, they rushed outside along with Lin Feng, noticing Lin Feng’s changed expression.
"These houses are all traps!" Lin Feng, looking solemnly at Tao Tao and the others, said, "The inscription methods on the wall are genuine, but they include a special Formation that interferes with Divine Sense. If you hadn’t managed to wake me up, I would have been trapped forever!"
Reflecting on what just happened, Lin Feng felt apprehensive. More terrifying is what he didn’t say: he was already affected, with an impulse to self-refine because of the inscription methods. This proves the place is a trap, and had he not woken, he might have self-immolated...
"Tangyuan noticed the anomaly." Tao Tao said nervously.
"Let’s look around more; this place is far more complex than we imagined!" Lin Feng glanced at Tangyuan, speaking to it as Ma Biaohu and Tao Tao joined in.
"How did you notice something was wrong here?"
"It’s too clean, unnaturally clean!"
"Yes, certain details we overlooked."
"But do you feel like you’ve been affected since coming here?"
"Somewhat, but it’s very subtle."
...
Lin Feng and Tao Tao walked and chatted, gradually realizing some truths—the place exudes genuine eeriness, seemingly not meant for exploring but a deadly trap!
"Boss, I think the central high tower is problematic!" Tangyuan pointed at the glowing, heat-emitting central high tower, speaking to Lin Feng.
Lin Feng examined the high tower, feeling it could be the source of all issues. The structure alone allows its light to penetrate everywhere; he recognized its significance and instructed Tangyuan, "I’ll check it out. Don’t stay too close to me, continually monitoring each other. If something goes wrong, wake each other immediately. Also, hide in places the high tower can’t illuminate."
Having provided instructions, Lin Feng turned toward the high tower as Tangyuan and others did as told, hiding away from the tower’s light.
Lin Feng approached the high tower with preparations and faced no surprises. However, he noticed something puzzling: the closer to the high tower, the more agitated he became. At a hundred yards distance, Fire Spirit Xiao Huo suddenly emerged.
"Master, there’s a Heaven and Earth Strange Fire in that high tower; I can sense it!" Fire Spirit Xiao Huo told Lin Feng with utmost seriousness, "That Heaven and Earth Strange Fire seems exceptional, like me, an evolved Strange Fire!"
"Hmm?" Lin Feng, surprised, asked Xiao Huo, "Are you sure?"
"I’m absolutely sure. Its flame aura can’t fool me!" Xiao Huo confidently replied.
"Can you tame it?" Lin Feng furrowed his brow, asking.
"If alone, not guaranteed, but with your help, I think possible!" Xiao Huo earnestly responded, adding, "I sense intense murderous and fierce energy!"
Hearing Xiao Huo’s words, Lin Feng’s eyes suddenly brightened, glancing around as if he understood why this estate was like this...