Old Granny...

  "The problem with you lies in these two rings."

  Lin Feng smiled calmly and lightly pointed at the two rings hanging from Xiao Yan's chest.

  Xiao Yan's expression was slightly cold: "Does this senior also think that these two rings are cursed?"

  As for Xiao Yan's change in expression, Lin Feng saw but did not see, and said lightly: "Ordinary people think that curses are illusory and absurd, but they don't know that the power of curses is really existent."

  Looking at Xiao Yan's increasingly poor complexion, Lin Feng smiled and suddenly changed his tone: "But these two rings of yours have nothing to do with the curse. It would be better to say that the drastic change in your body is a man-made disaster rather than a natural calamity."

  "Man-made disaster?" Xiao Yan's expression was slightly dazed, and then his face turned extremely gloomy: "Are you saying that someone intentionally harmed me? My parents are definitely not possible... Then, even my parents' death is also related to the person who harmed me?"

  Lin Feng secretly gave a thumbs up in his heart: "Good kid, good thinking, has a bright future!"

  He waved his hand and looked at Xiao Yan's gloomy face with a calm expression: "Whether your parents' life and death are related to this ring, I'm not sure for now, but the huge change in you is indeed caused by these two rings."

  "In the ring, a yin soul has taken residence, and it continuously absorbs your magical power to strengthen itself." Lin Feng said slowly, his tone calm but weighing heavily on Xiao Yan's heart: "This is why your cultivation suddenly regressed three years ago. And in the past three years, although you've also been diligently practicing, you haven't made any progress at all - this is where the problem lies."

  "Because of your hard-earned magical powers, all of it has become a nutrient for the vengeful spirits!"

  Xiao Yan lowered his head and looked at the ring on his chest, his expression was bewildered, but gradually revealed a hint of resentment.

  Watching his expression change, Lin Feng felt relieved and secretly smiled.

  "This is called striking first and gaining the upper hand!"

  I'll take you down a peg and put you in the villain's position first, let's see how you compete with me then?

  Aren't you feeling superior with your high-end background? Still putting on that proud and aloof attitude, waiting for Xiao Yan to come begging at your doorsteps? Now are you stunned?

  Lin Feng felt pleased with himself, he hadn't wronged anyone. The old man in the ring might be able to make Xiao Yan soar into the sky, but it was likely that they were also the ones who had caused Xiao Yan to fall from the clouds and hit rock bottom earlier.

  If Lin Feng hadn't joined, they could have easily fooled Xiao Yan and used a large amount of gong fa dan medicine to make up for it, but now that Lin Feng has taken the initiative, he doesn't give them a chance to make up for it, and all that's left between them and Xiao Yan is resentment.

  At the same time as being pleased with himself, Lin Feng also secretly warned himself that next he might have to go head-to-head with the old man in the ring.

  Lin Feng raised his head and took a glance at the sky, the summer weather was as changeable as a child's face, it had changed from sunny to overcast with dark clouds and rumbling thunder.

  Lin Feng let out a slight sigh of relief in his heart: "Fortunately, the weather has changed. Otherwise, the Nine Heavens Thunderous Roar would not have been able to unleash its true power. Now, I have enough trump cards to play with you guys."

  Mixed to only one wisp of residual soul, living in a ring waiting to be given to someone as an old grandfather's share, no matter how strong the background was before, how powerful the strength was, now it is also extremely weak.

  The east wind blows, the war drum beats, who is afraid of whom?

  Just as Xiao Yan gritted his teeth and grasped the ring on his chest, a soft sigh echoed in his and Lin Feng's ears.

  "If it weren't for your offerings, little friend, I wouldn't know how much longer I'd have to slumber."

  Xiao Yan stared blankly at the ring in his hand, and a white mist rose from it, gradually condensing into a human figure in mid-air, from blurry to clear, until it was vivid and lifelike.

  Lin Feng also stared blankly at the light and shadow. To be exact, from the moment the other party spoke up, Lin Feng had fallen into a daze.

  It was clearly a woman's voice!

  Not an old grandfather, but an old grandmother?

  Lin Feng's mind was a bit muddled, carefully looking at the light and shadow, calling someone's elderly grandmother, undoubtedly somewhat impolite.

  This is an extremely beautiful woman, a pale blue long shirt fluttering in the wind, with an indescribable elegance, gazing at the clear stream, calm and composed.

  The girl in the green shirt glanced at Xiao Yan with a flicker of her eyes, but her gaze fell more on Lin Feng.

  As he looked at her, Lin Feng's mind suddenly flashed back to an article from his previous life, "The Goddess of the Luo River": Her figure is like a startled swan, gentle as a swimming dragon, shining brightly like autumn chrysanthemum, flourishing like spring pine. She floats lightly like a cloud covering the moon, drifting gently like the wind blowing back the snow.

  "Is this how Cao Zhi felt when he first saw the Goddess of Luo?" Lin Feng's mind was a jumble of thoughts, but in his heart, he sounded the highest level alarm.

  The beauty of the green-shirted woman, Murong Yanran is slightly inferior to her in terms of elegance, Xiao Zhen'er is slightly more childish compared to her, and among all the women Lin Feng has seen in his life, perhaps only that enchanting night under the peach tree can be mentioned in the same breath as her.

  The hazy night and she are like spring orchids and autumn chrysanthemums, both beautiful in their own way.

  But just like when he first faced Meng Ye, now facing such a top-notch beauty, Lin Feng's heart didn't stir up any warmth, instead, it slightly chilled. The danger level of this green-robed woman was absolutely on the same level as Meng Ye.

  Perhaps from an early age, Xiang Yan had been trained to have a discerning eye by being with Xiao Zhen'er day and night. At this moment, Xiang Yan did not have any thoughts of appreciation or admiration, but instead stared at the woman in green clothes with a hostile expression.

  "Offering?" Xiao Yan's tone was icy cold: "The changes in my body, are you behind this?"

  The girl in the green shirt sighed slightly: "Mingyue is also helpless, so please don't blame me, little friend."

  "I'm not blaming you... I blame Ni Ma!" Xiao Yan could no longer hold back, he tore off the rope tied around his neck and flung out the ring that contained Qing Shen's spiritual body.

  The ring hovered eerily in mid-air, floating quietly in the air, its projected light and shadow flickering slightly before stabilizing again.

  The girl in the green shirt sighed softly: "Little friend, your anger is understandable, but please note that the other ring you're wearing is actually the root of all your troubles over the past three years."

  As she spoke, her gaze turned to Lin Feng: "This Taoist friend is wise and discerning, and the magical powers that Xiao Yan has been practicing for three years have indeed been absorbed by me. I deeply apologize for this."

  "But three years ago, Xiao Yan's friend fell from practicing Qi Dahuan to practicing Qi first level, which has nothing to do with me."

  Xiao Yan's face sank like water. He looked at the woman in green clothes, then at Lin Feng, and finally his gaze fell on the second ring in his hand.

  Lin Feng's expression was calm and composed, as if he had everything under control. Outsiders couldn't tell what he was really thinking from his facial expression.

  But in fact, Lin Feng's sense of crisis was becoming more and more severe.

  This woman is by no means a simpleton, in just a few words she not only dodged her responsibility but also took control of the conversation, making Xiao Yan's attention follow her rhythm.

  The woman in the green shirt looked calmly at Lin Feng and Xiao Yan: "In that ring, a remnant of the ancient ferocious beast Taigu Xiong's soul is residing!"

  "Taotie?" Xiao Yan was shocked. According to legend, Taotie was one of the four great ferocious beasts of ancient times, along with Hundun, Qiongqi and Xiezhi, known as the king of ferocious beasts.

  Gluttonous and greedy, swallowing all things, at its peak, it can even swallow the sky and devour the earth, destroying all living beings.

  This ferocious beast, even if a Yuan Shen Grandmaster encounters it, will be a headache. Any attack launched at Taotie will be swallowed by its huge mouth, making it extremely difficult to deal with due to its brutal and gluttonous nature.

  Lin Feng also slightly furrowed his brow and looked at the second ring on Xiao Yan's hand.

  The woman in the green dress continued: "Ten years ago, I was severely injured and had to put my soul into this ring. I fell asleep and didn't wake up until three years ago when I discovered that gluttony had swallowed all your magic power, even your life force."

  "I used the Heavenly Cage Seal to seal away that gluttonous remnant soul, but my own divine soul was depleted too greatly, and I had no choice but to sink into slumber once more." The woman in green robes looked apologetic: "It was during this second period of slumber that, in order to repair my own divine soul, I unconsciously absorbed the new magical powers you had cultivated, not realizing it would cause you trouble. Please forgive me, little friend."

  Xiao Yan's face was still skeptical, but his expression had obviously relaxed.

  Lin Feng's face remained expressionless, but his heart sank deeper and deeper.

  Especially when he flipped through the exchange system and discovered the Tianlong Curse Seal, after reading its description, his heart sank to the bottom of the valley.

  Heavenly Cage Seal, sets up a cage with one's own magical power to seal the opponent's magical power, effective against spiritual targets, with additional effects.

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