As he continued cultivating, Luo Feng’s understanding of the Divine Dragon Nine Changes deepened day by day, and the shock it brought to his heart increased accordingly.

He previously speculated that the Divine Dragon Nine Changes was a heaven-level cultivation technique, but it was merely a guess. After all, even the Twelve Golden Palaces couldn’t produce a single heaven-level technique; probably only the nine martial arts sanctuaries held heaven-level techniques.

However, now he didn’t think so.

The Blood Soul Transformation merely breaking through to the fifth level showed a noticeable increase in the speed of accumulating Yuan Qi compared to before, with the quality of Yuan Qi far surpassing that of martial artists of the same level. If cultivated to the tenth level, it could even refine a trace of True Yuan, enough to sweep away all Spiritual Rotation Realm martial artists, unmatched in strength.

Yang Wanyi cultivated the Daluo Golden Flame Skill, a profound-level ultimate technique. Luo Feng carefully sensed with soul power, noting that the quality of Yuan Qi cultivated by her was far inferior to his own.

It should be noted, Yang Wanyi had already cultivated the Daluo Golden Flame Skill to the seventh level, while Divine Dragon Nine Changes, he had barely cultivated to the second change, ’Blood Soul Transformation’.

If he could cultivate the nine changes to perfection, Luo Feng couldn’t even imagine what level this cultivation technique would reach.

But one thing was certain: even if the Divine Dragon Nine Changes wasn’t a heaven-level cultivation technique, it was the pinnacle existence among earth-level techniques.

"Divine Dragon Nine Changes, each change is different. The first change, Blood Essence Transformation, allows martial artists to cultivate Spirit and Flesh Unity. The second change, Blood Soul Transformation, enables Spiritual Rotation Realm martial artists to refine a trace of True Yuan; both are extraordinary methods. I wonder what changes the remaining seven will bring to my strength..."

Luo Feng murmured to himself, calmed down after a moment, and couldn’t help but smile bitterly, shaking his head, realizing he was aiming too high.

The Divine Dragon Nine Changes is indeed powerful, but its cultivation difficulty is also extraordinary.

Even with his comprehension ability, cultivating it is rather strenuous, having only reached the fifth level of Blood Soul Transformation, which is slower than his cultivation of any other martial art.

Luo Feng estimated that if this cultivation technique fell into someone else’s hands, even knowing it’s a treasure, they would find it difficult to cultivate.

Just like the Teng Dragon’s Step at Purple Sun School, where nobody succeeded in cultivating it over ten years.

Lu Xiao Yun, who exerted all his effort, barely cultivated to the first level of Teng Dragon’s Step before getting stuck, eventually opting to give up.

To rank among the Ten New Dragons, Lu Xiao Yun’s comprehension is not to be underestimated; such talent is rare among millions, yet he failed in cultivating Teng Dragon’s Step, and the Divine Dragon Nine Changes is far more challenging to cultivate, rendering it impossible.

So it seems, those able to cultivate the Divine Dragon Nine Changes in this world might be difficult to find a second one.

Thinking this, a spark of insight flashed through Luo Feng’s mind — the Teng Dragon’s Step appearing in Purple Sun School, and soul fusion, with himself being the only one qualified to cultivate it, all this, isn’t it too much of a coincidence?

Knock knock knock...

Gentle knocking came from outside the courtyard.

Snapping back to reality, Luo Feng realized it was already dawn, and said:

"Please wait a moment."

After quickly washing up, Luo Feng changed out of the sweat-soaked clothes due to cultivation, and said:

"Come in."

Creak.

The courtyard door opened, and a tall, enticing figure walked in; it was Yang Wanyi.

"So long without opening the door, were you cultivating just now?"

Yang Wanyi seemed in good spirits, her captivating, elongated eyes gleaming under the morning sun.

Perhaps preparing for the upcoming arena battles, she had changed into a fiery red leather dress, with a strikingly bright red fox tail draped over her right shoulder, indicating that this dress was sewn from the entire fur of a fox demon beast, both luxurious and elegant.

This attire almost seemed like it was meant for attending a grand event.

Luo Feng glanced at Yang Wanyi, feeling a slight rush of heat in his heart, his cheeks tinged slightly red.

Different from her usual dresses, this luxurious leather dress was closely fitting, perfectly accentuating those stunning curves, especially the snow-white cleavage under her jade neck, which could seemingly pull one’s mind in with just a glance.

Though it wasn’t the first time seeing her, at this moment, Luo Feng couldn’t help but feel a bit amazed, reflecting that most people dress brightly to enhance themselves, whereas Yang Wanyi was the opposite; any clothing she wore seemed to shine three times brighter, accentuated by the wearer, not the dress itself.

Touching his nose to disguise the awkwardness, Luo Feng laughed and said:

"This is arena battles, not attending a banquet; why are you dressing so beautifully?"

"Beautiful?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Wanyi’s eyes brightened slightly, covering her red lips with a jade hand as she laughed softly, her chest drawing breathtaking curves, like a thousand-year-old fox demon, constantly exuding alluring charm, even contrasting the sun rising in the eastern sky.

After giggling a few times, Yang Wanyi pursed her lips slightly, her jade fingers lifting the hem of her dress, spinning half a circle in place, and chuckled:

"Today is a special day, I naturally want to prepare carefully."

"A special day?"

Luo Feng was momentarily stunned, then laughed as he thought of something: "The Dayang Commerce Alliance obtaining the position of the first alliance, are you that happy?"

Yang Wanyi pouted her bright little lips with a smile:

"I always wanted to help my father obtain the first alliance position, if successful, certainly happy. But you only said half the reason."

"Oh? What’s the other half?" Luo Feng asked curiously.

"The other half... I’ll tell you later."

Yang Wanyi smiled mysteriously, her pretty face showing a hint of blush, not too obvious under the morning sun.

"Such a mysterious thing."

Luo Feng didn’t continue to pursue the issue, saying: "The arena battles are about to begin, let’s have breakfast and head over."

"Hmm, Uncle Qian has already arranged it. Let’s go to the dining hall," Yang Wanyi said.

Closing the courtyard gate, the two talked while walking towards the dining hall.

Luo Feng felt that Yang Wanyi was somewhat different today compared to usual, but couldn’t quite pinpoint what was different. Finally, he blamed his own overthinking and didn’t dwell on it further.

After having some food at the dining hall, Luo Feng, Yang Wanyi, and Elder Qian set off for the Business Alliance Hall.

On the streets, people were bustling about, with most heading towards the Business Alliance Hall. The lively chatter made the scene even more bustling than yesterday.

Luo Feng noticed that there were more Golden Palace disciples in the city today. Many had weary expressions, likely having just arrived at Big Market City not long ago.

Yang Wanyi noticed Luo Feng’s curiosity and gently spoke:

"Besides the third round of the Business Alliance Conference arena battles, there’s an auction in the afternoon. Most people here are attracted by the treasures at the auction. The biennial Business Alliance Conference garners so much attention from martial artists largely due to the auction."

"Mm."

Yang Wanyi glanced at Luo Feng and smiled, "We’re quite lucky this time. Among the three treasures from the Heavenly Position Commerce Alliance, there’s a third-grade storage ring."

Luo Feng nodded, "That Washing Dragon Ring is indeed impressive."

"Many people favored this Washing Dragon Ring yesterday, including some True Yuan Realm experts. It might be difficult to win the bid. If your Yuan Stones aren’t enough, I can lend you some."

"Thank you."

Luo Feng gave a faint smile, looked at Yang Wanyi, and asked:

"You’ve just broken through to the seventh level of the Spiritual Rotation Realm recently; that Five Elements Pill suits you well. You could bid on it, and then you won’t have to slowly accumulate Yuan Qi, allowing you to quickly advance to the late stage of the seventh level, maybe even the peak."

Elder Qian nodded in agreement:

"Miss, Young Master Luo Feng is right. The Five Elements Pill is perfect for you to consume; such Spirit Pills are hard to come by. If your Yuan Stones are insufficient, I still have a reserve of over two hundred thousand second-grade Yuan Stones."

Yang Wanyi’s eyes brightened briefly but then she gently shook her head.

"There’s no need; at auctions, the value of treasures often exceeds their intrinsic value. Our alliance currently has only one million second-grade Yuan Stones available, and bidding on the Five Elements Pill would require going all out, which is too risky."

Luo Feng noticed that Yang Wanyi was indeed eager for the Five Elements Pill, but he just smiled and didn’t press further.

The three soon arrived at the Business Alliance Hall, where ten entrances were crowded with people waiting to enter.

"This way, please."

At the entrance, the beautiful female attendant who had led the three into the Business Alliance Hall yesterday approached quickly and respectfully said:

"This is the VIP passage; please follow me."

Saying this, the beautiful attendant walked towards a luxurious and spacious passage where two guards in silver armor with sharp eyes stood watch.

Feeling the envious gazes around them, Luo Feng smiled and followed the beautiful attendant inside.

Inside the Business Alliance Hall, the layout hadn’t changed; around the jade platform, there were still four private rooms.

Following the beautiful attendant, Luo Feng arrived at their room from yesterday and saw the thousand-meter-wide jade platform floor enveloped in a soft white glow. This glow stretched from the surroundings up to twenty or thirty meters high, forming a huge semicircular dome with strong Yuan Qi waves radiating from it.

"This must be prepared for the arena battles..."

After a brief contemplation, Luo Feng looked towards the other three private rooms.

Only the people from the Black Wind Commerce Alliance had arrived; those from the Heavenly Position Commerce Alliance and Massive Cauldron Commerce Alliance had yet to appear.

Then, footsteps sounded, and a few more people came through the VIP passage.

Luo Feng turned to see it was Han Xuan, the young master of the Massive Cauldron Commerce Alliance, followed by four middle-aged martial artists, each with powerful auras. Two were late-stage Spiritual Rotation Realm martial artists, one was at the peak of the seventh level, and the vigorous man who participated in yesterday’s appreciation conference was at the early eighth level.

"Greetings, quite a coincidence."

Han Xuan cupped his hands in greeting and smiled.

Luo Feng had a favorable impression of Han Xuan and nodded.

While they talked, more people emerged from the VIP passage.

"Zhouyan has arrived."

Han Xuan glanced sideways, his face turning cold, and spoke.

The newcomer was Zhouyan, accompanied by an elder in a black robe who was inseparable from him, and Qian Shaofeng, carrying a sword, walked beside him, exuding an intriguingly sharp presence that was quite eye-catching.

Zhouyan also noticed Luo Feng and the others, curling his lips into a disdainful smile, snorting coldly, and heading straight for a private room.

Qian Shaofeng studied Yang Wanyi briefly and dismissed her, then turned his gaze to Luo Feng with eyes flashing with a chilling sharpness, suggesting battle intent that was quickly suppressed as he followed Zhouyan into the private room.

"Zhouyan seems very confident in this battle. Yang Wanyi, be careful later not to let him play any tricks," Han Xuan warned in a serious tone.

Yang Wanyi glanced at Luo Feng, nodded her head:

"Thank you for the warning; I’ll be cautious."

After a few more words, they each entered their respective private rooms.

Soon after sitting down, the third round of the Business Alliance Conference’s arena battles began.