The next morning, Long Feng woke up early. He left his residence and headed straight toward the Pill Hall.
Elder Xu had promised to help him apply for his promotion, and after a short wait, the matter was quickly settled.
Long Feng was now officially recognized as a Third-Rank Alchemist of the Azura Heaven Sect.
He received his new alchemist badge and robe.
The badge was made of a special azure-colored material. In the center was the symbol of the Azura Heaven Sect, a sword-like mark; beside it was the symbol of an alchemy cauldron surrounded by three small golden stars.
Long Feng looked at the badge for a moment before putting it away. With his new status as a Third-Rank Alchemist, his position in the sect had risen considerably.
After leaving the Pill Hall, he went towards the sect’s market. He bought several things he needed before finally leaving.
However, there was another reason for his actions.
The system’s latest task was still hanging in his mind.
He needed to perform the Myriad Beast Fusion Art on someone whose cultivation was at least at the Nascent Soul Realm.
Long Feng had already thought about this carefully.
There was no way he could casually perform such an evil technique inside the Azura Heaven Sect.
The sect was filled with powerful experts.
If he secretly found a Core Disciple and performed the Myriad Beast Fusion Art on them, there was always a chance that someone would discover it.
That would bring him unnecessary trouble.
’It’s better to go outside.’
Long Feng had no important matters to deal with at the moment, and he had some free time.
Since he had already obtained the task, it was better to complete it as soon as possible.
As for finding a suitable target, he could only slowly search for one outside the sect. With this thought, Long Feng headed toward the Beast Platform.
The Beast Platform was located at the edge of the Azura Heaven Sect.
It was a special area where the sect raised and kept numerous flying beasts. Several enormous flying beasts could be seen resting on the platform.
Some had wings stretching dozens of meters, while others had strange bodies that allowed them to remain suspended in the air.
Most of these flying beasts weren’t particularly powerful.
However, they had excellent endurance and could fly for long periods without needing much rest.
Whenever a disciple needed to travel to a distant location, they could come to the Beast Platform and hire one of these flying beasts.
Long Feng quickly found a suitable one.
The flying beast was enormous. A small wooden building had been constructed upon its back, resembling a miniature residence.
There were seven or eight rooms inside, along with a small common area where passengers could rest during the journey.
Long Feng booked an entire room for himself.
Once the flying beast took off, he entered his room and closed the door. The journey would take some time. Rather than wasting it, Long Feng decided to refine some pills.
He took out his alchemy cauldron and began practicing.
With his newly obtained strange flame, his control over the refining process had improved considerably.
Although the Hell Python Flame was an evil-type strange flame, its power was undeniable.
Long Feng spent the next two days refining pills and cultivating his alchemy skills. Finally, after two days of continuous travel, the flying beast arrived at its destination.
A medium-sized city named Yunhai City appeared before him.
The Yunhai city was far smaller than the central cities of the Azura Heaven Sect’s territory, but it was still quite lively.
Cultivators walked through the streets, while merchants loudly advertised their goods.
Long Feng quickly noticed that there were many mercenaries in the city. Most of them carried weapons and wore armor, while some had obvious scars on their bodies.
Many shops were selling materials obtained from fierce beasts.
It was clearly a city that depended heavily on cultivators who ventured into the wilderness to hunt fierce beasts.
This was originally the type of place he needed.
Long Feng wandered through the market for a while. He had originally planned to find a suitable beast body for practicing the Myriad Beast Fusion Art, that was also one of core material for this technique.
According to the technique, the quality and condition of the beast material were extremely important.
The body may be old, but couldn’t be severely damaged.
The stronger the beast corpse, the greater the benefits of performing the fusion.
However, after looking around for quite some time, Long Feng couldn’t find anything suitable.
The materials sold in the market were either too weak or too damaged.
After all, most cultivators who hunted fierce beasts, would immediately dig out all of its important parts like core, claw, teeths and blood essence.
Long Feng eventually entered a shop that specialized in fierce beast materials and walked toward the shopkeeper.
"Do you have any powerful beast corpse in good conditions?"
The shopkeeper asked about his needs.
"Young Master, what kind of beast body are you looking for?"
He told his requirements to him. But this made the Shopkeeper silent, who thought for a moment before shaking his head.
"You’re unlikely to find something like that in the ordinary market."
His answer made Long Feng frowned.
"Then where can I find it?"
The shopkeeper pointed toward another direction.
"If you’re looking for something truly good, you can try the auction house."
"Auction house?"
"That’s right." The shopkeeper nodded. "There’s an auction being held there today. You might find what you’re looking for."
Long Feng’s eyes lit up. If it’s true, then he could really able to find all the things he needed.
After asking about the way of Auction House, he went towards it.
It takes ten minutes before he finally arrived at the place.
The moment he saw the building, Long Feng immediately recognized the symbol displayed above its entrance.
It was the symbol of the Silver Moon Pavilion.
Long Feng had heard this name before. After all, it was Elder Xu who had purchased Xiao Ruo from the Silver Moon Pavilion.
The Silver Moon Pavilion was an extremely powerful organization whose branches were spread throughout many parts of the Central Region.
Its influence was enormous, even the Azura Heaven Sect had dealings with it.
Long Feng didn’t pay too much attention to the matter and walked toward the entrance.
However, as soon as he arrived, two guards stepped forward and stopped him.
"Sorry, Senior. The auction has already begun."
One of the guards respectfully explained, "You cannot enter through the main entrance now."
"I want to go inside." Long Feng raised an eyebrow and said in a commanding manner.
The guard standing in front him, hesitated.
"Senior, all the seats have already been occupied."
Before Long Feng could respond, a young woman standing nearby spoke.
"Sir, the auction has already started, and all the seats are full. I’m afraid you won’t be able to enter."
Looking at them, a faint smile appeared on Long Feng’s face. "All the seats are full?" There wasn’t slight anger on his face, but a strange calmness.
The woman nodded.
"Yes."
Long Feng calmly reached into his storage ring.
"That’s fine."
He took out his alchemist badge and put it on his robe. The moment the young woman saw the badge, her expression changed.
He was a Third-Rank Alchemist from the Azura Heaven Sect.
The two guards also immediately recognized the symbol, their expressions changed.
"Please wait here for a moment."
The young woman quickly bowed before turning around and rushing inside.
Long Feng calmly waited. He wasn’t particularly surprised by their reaction. The status of a Third-Rank Alchemist was indeed quite high, especially in a far place like this.
A moment later, a middle-aged man hurried over.
The moment his eyes landed on Long Feng’s alchemist badge, his expression immediately changed. He quickly walked forward with a wide smile.
"Esteemed Alchemist, please forgive our people for their rudeness."
Long Feng only raised his eyebrow, but didn’t say anything in response.
The middle-aged man didn’t take his arrogant behaviour to slightest, and continued.
"We failed to recognize your identity. Please accept my apologies on behalf of the Silver Moon Pavilion."
His attitude was extremely polite.
Long Feng smiled faintly and waved his hand casually.
"It’s nothing."
"Please, this way." The manager immediately gestured toward the interior. "I have already arranged a private room for you."
Long Feng nodded and followed him.
As they walked, the manager’s smile became increasingly enthusiastic. He couldn’t help but glance at Long Feng several times.
He was simply too young.
A Third-Rank Alchemist at such an age was extremely rare.
In some small branches of Silver Moon Pavilion like them, alchemists of this rank were highly respected. Even the manager himself rarely had the opportunity to personally entertain someone like this.
"Esteemed Alchemist, may I ask your name?"
"Long Feng."
The middle-aged man’s smile became even brighter.
"Alchemist Long, it’s truly our honor to have you as a guest today."
Long Feng simply smiled, but he didn’t react much upon his flattery.
The manager continued flattering him all the way to the VIP area. Before leaving, he even turned toward the young maid who had previously spoken to Long Feng.
"You stay here and attend to Alchemist Long. If he needs anything, make sure his request is fulfilled immediately."
"Yes, Manager."
The young woman respectfully bowed and the manager finally left the room.
Long Feng entered the VIP room and sat down.
The room was spacious and comfortable. A large transparent glass-like wall occupied the front of the room. Through it, the entire auction stage could be clearly seen.
The auction was already underway.
An auctioneer was standing on the stage, introducing the next item while countless cultivators watched from below.
He leaned back in his chair, waiting for the things he needed to come.
The young maid stood quietly to the side.
Although he had only revealed his Third-Rank Alchemist identity, the manager of the Silver Moon Pavilion had already treated him with considerable respect.
Long Feng couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.
’It seems I should wore this badge often.’
He turned his attention toward the auction stage.
Perhaps, among the treasures being auctioned today, he would finally find something suitable for the Myriad Beast Fusion Art.