67: System Mall, roadblocking and extortion

One month later.

Linshan City.

Inside an ordinary inn.

Lu Fengming sat cross-legged, his eyes closed, seemingly in an epiphany.

After an unknown amount of time, his eyes slowly opened.

A brilliant light flickered within his gaze.

“Ding! This system upgrade is complete. New functions are as follows…”

Hearing the system’s notification, Lu Fengming eagerly looked at the introduction provided by the system.

The most significant aspect of this system upgrade brought Lu Fengming a brand new function.

The System Mall.

By spending a certain amount of evil points, one could exchange for various items in the System Mall.

Previously, evil points could only be used to bind side effect transfer targets and had no other use. Now, the utility of evil points had diversified.

Lu Fengming squinted his eyes, opened the System Mall panel, and began browsing.

The System Mall contained everything imaginable.

Various divine abilities and laws, magic treasures, defensive armors, formation blueprints, elixirs…

There was nothing you couldn't think of that didn't exist in the System Mall.

The system truly lived up to its name; it was incredibly powerful.

However, when Lu Fengming looked closely, he discovered that many items in the System Mall were grayed out and had a large lock icon on them, causing him to frown.

“System, what’s going on? Why are all these items locked?”

“Ding! The host’s current System Mall level is too low. Unlocked items cannot be purchased yet. Please upgrade the System Mall before attempting to purchase them.”

Alright!

This explanation from the system completely convinced Lu Fengming.

Needless to say, with Lu Fengming’s current evil points, even if these items were unlocked, he might not be able to afford them.

With the System Mall, Lu Fengming gained another trump card.

After a moment of reflection, Lu Fengming once again checked his system panel.

【Name】: Lu Fengming

【Identity】: Side Effect Transfer System Owner

【Realm】: Spirit Division Stage Seventh Level

【Special Trait】: Thunder Divine Body

【Cultivation Technique】: Thunderbolt Heavenly Lord Inheritance Technique

【Items】: imperial jade seal (no rank, bound to national destiny; the stronger the national destiny, the greater the power unleashed), Bronze Sword (Magic Treasure), Ten Thousand Manifestations Divine Building (Earth Rank Magic Treasure)

【evil points】: 3,920,000

【Side Effect Transfer Target】: None

【System Mall Level】: Level 1

… … … …

With the strength of the Spirit Division Stage Seventh Level, plus a large array of trump cards.

Facing a cultivator at the Spirit Division Stage Ninth Level, he felt no pressure at all.

After slaying Xiao Chaotian, the General Elder of Qing Tian Sword Sect, and annihilating the Xiao Family, it was tantamount to directly angering the Qingtian Sword Sect.

The Qingtian Sword Sect spared no effort in setting up a net to deal with Lu Fengming.

Not only that, Lu Fengming had previously killed Lord Zhennan of the Tianyu Empire and destroyed Pilang City, which was equivalent to a severe slap to the face of the Tianyu Empire.

The Emperor of the Tianyu Empire was furious and swore to kill Lu Fengming at all costs.

The two major superpowers almost immediately hit it off.

They decided to unite and crusade against Lu Fengming.

The Tianyu Empire and the Qingtian Sword Sect knew Lu Fengming’s formidable power, so they dared not be negligent.

The two major forces each dispatched a Combination Realm expert, and at the same time, jointly sent more than twenty Spirit Division Stage cultivators, as well as a large number of Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, to form a joint task force to hunt down Lu Fengming.

Such an incredibly terrifying force could almost sweep across the entire Southern Border, dominating without rivals.

Facing over 20 Spirit Division Stage cultivators, united, plus a large group of Nascent Soul Realm cultivators.

Even Lu Fengming dared not confront them directly or engage in a head-on battle.

One must know that although Lu Fengming was now considered invincible below the Combination Realm, that only applied to one-on-one combat.

More than twenty Spirit Division Stage cultivators could set up a formation and use the power of the formation and magic treasures to deal with Lu Fengming.

The current Lu Fengming was not invincible, so he naturally wouldn't be so reckless as to seek a decisive battle with them.

More crucially, the two major superpowers each dispatched a Combination Realm cultivator to oversee the operation.

Faced with such an immensely powerful force, Lu Fengming could only avoid its sharp edge.

He directly fled the sphere of influence of the Qingtian Sword Sect and the Tianyu Empire, arriving at Linshan City.

Linshan City was the largest city in the Yan Yang Empire's Southern Border and also the border city between the Yan Yang Empire and the Tianyu Empire.

The Yan Yang Empire and the Tianyu Empire were both among the eight ancient kingdoms of the Southern Border.

The Yan Yang Empire's power was formidable, with countless experts and numerous sects.

Below it were countless affiliated sect forces and many small kingdoms.

On the surface, the Yan Yang Empire had over a hundred Spirit Division Stage experts, and even Combination Realm mighty figures numbered around ten.

This didn't even include some sects that had pledged allegiance to the Yan Yang Empire or had taken root within its territory.

Although it was one of the eight ancient kingdoms of the Southern Border, just like the Tianyu Empire.

However, the overall combat power of the Yan Yang Empire was even greater than that of the Tianyu Empire.

Lu Fengming took a deep breath, collected his thoughts, then turned his head, fixing his gaze on the street outside the inn.

What met his eyes was a bustling scene of carriages, horses, and a constant stream of people, indicating a prosperous and flourishing atmosphere.

As a border city between the Yan Yang Empire and the Tianyu Empire, Linshan City was exceptionally lively with cultivators from both countries coming and going.

Consequently, Linshan City's economy was unprecedentedly prosperous.

Many sects had strongholds here.

Even the Yan Yang Empire dispatched experts to guard this place.

Lu Fengming carefully observed and sensed that there were many powerful individuals throughout the city.

There were dozens of Nascent Soul Realm cultivators, and several Spirit Division Stage cultivators.

Of course, none of this concerned Lu Fengming.

His purpose in coming here was simply to evade the pursuit of the Tianyu Empire and the Qingtian Sword Sect; he did not intend to stay long.

Therefore, after leaving the inn, he walked towards the front of the street.

“You brat, stop right there.”

Just as Lu Fengming was walking along the street, a rough voice suddenly came from behind him.

This sudden voice interrupted Lu Fengming's thoughts and made him involuntarily stop, his brows furrowing slightly.

Before coming here, Lu Fengming had already concealed his aura and hidden his figure to avoid being detected by others, lest he bring unnecessary trouble upon himself.

He never expected that despite being so low-key, someone would still recognize him.

Turning his head, Lu Fengming's gaze was calm as he quietly sized up the two unfamiliar men who appeared before him.

The strength of these two men was indeed somewhat weak in front of Lu Fengming.

Their attire was also unremarkable, without any distinguishing features.

“Is there something I can help you two with?”

Lu Fengming squinted his eyes, asking tentatively.

He didn't know who these two were, and being in broad daylight, Lu Fengming didn't immediately make a move.

The two men who stopped Lu Fengming, though young, were already at the Foundation Establishment Realm.

One of them was even a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Realm Eighth Level.

Their sudden voices immediately attracted the attention of many passersby.

“You brat, how dare you steal our spirit stones? You’re practically asking for death.”

“I advise you to quickly hand over what you just stole. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being impolite.”

One of the tall, thin young men couldn't help but snort coldly.

Stole your two spirit stones?

Upon hearing these words, Lu Fengming immediately understood.

What exactly did these two highwaymen intend to do?

So, these two were extorting and robbing, and they had the audacity to provoke him.

Thinking of this, a playful smile appeared at the corner of Lu Fengming’s mouth, and he chuckled as he looked at the two.

“Steal your two spirit stones? You two pieces of trash, what makes you think you're worth stealing from?”

Lu Fengming’s gaze was cold, yet his face always carried a hint of playful smile as he quietly observed the people before him.