# Chapter 1536: Conflict
Lin Feng's Heavenly Book Martial Soul had always possessed a wonderful ability—it could probe the essence of things. His powerful talent in cultivation seemed to be bestowed by his martial soul. Earlier, when he released his Heavenly Book Martial Soul within his body, he had detected that this copper piece was indeed unusual. Now that he had reached the Seventh Layer of the Sovereign Martial Realm, his various essences had reached a certain level, making it difficult to improve simply through essence fragments. Five essence fragments were acceptable to him.
"It seems my martial soul has another benefit—discovering hidden treasures!" Lin Feng revealed a faint smile. Mu Yun asked him, "What made you think to trade for the copper piece?"
"Didn't you say you felt the copper piece was somewhat different? I had a similar feeling, so I traded for it." Lin Feng said casually with a smile, while his gaze swept over the items on the stall, hoping to have some good luck and find something valuable.
"It might actually be a treasure, you never know." Mu Yun smiled. "Don't underestimate stall goods. Many eccentric people like to display rare treasures in plain sight, testing whether you have the eye to recognize them."
As she finished speaking, Mu Yun's footsteps suddenly stopped, and she looked back at a stall they had already passed. The stall owner was a ragged old man who gave off a messy impression. Beside him were some medicinal herbs, equally disorganized. At first glance, anyone would completely ignore him. Yet Mu Yun's gaze was fixed on one inconspicuous, reddish root.
Her feet involuntarily carried her back. Mu Yun crouched down and asked, "Old sir, how do you trade this?"
Her finger pointed directly at the reddish root. The old man said casually, "Twenty essence fragments."
"Twenty!" Mu Yun was troubled. It wasn't that she thought it was expensive—on the contrary, she was very excited inside. This old man clearly had no idea what kind of herb this was. Not to mention twenty essence crystals, even one destiny might not be enough to exchange for this root-like red herb. The reason she was troubled was simply that she hadn't yet sold the demon beasts, so she didn't have that many essence fragments on her.
"I have some here. Use them." Lin Feng took out some essence fragments and handed them to Mu Yun. Mu Yun didn't stand on ceremony with Lin Feng. She directly handed the essence fragments to the ragged old man and said, "I'll trade."
"Alright, take it." The old man said. Mu Yun unceremoniously placed the red herb in her hand.
"Hm?" But at that moment, Lin Feng frowned. He felt a gust of wind behind him, and a cold, sharp aura suddenly burst forth. However, remembering that they had just left Qi Tian Fortress, Lin Feng instantly restrained his aura, stepped back, and turned around. He saw a large hand reaching directly toward Mu Yun.
"What are you doing?" Mu Yun shouted coldly, forming a hand seal to strike. But the hand suddenly transformed into a flaming palm, radiating wild and overbearing power, slamming directly into Mu Yun's hand. The other party's large hand snatched the unstable red herb from Mu Yun's grasp, and the figure instantly returned to its original position.
"Boom!" A series of wild auras erupted. Rong Qing and the others immediately took down the massive bone bows on their backs, aiming at the figure who had struck Mu Yun.
"Wait!" Mu Yun called out. Only then did Rong Qing and the other two refrain from shooting their arrows. But their steps all unconsciously moved forward, their gazes coldly sweeping toward the three figures opposite them.
"Lina, what is the meaning of this!" Mu Yun said coldly. At this moment, her sleeve had been blasted apart, revealing half of her jade-like hand. Her gaze was coldly fixed on the woman behind the one who had attacked her. Lina, like her, was a priestess of a tribe under the jurisdiction of Qi Tian Fortress.
"I want this item." Lina ignored Mu Yun and said to the ragged old man, "I'll offer thirty essence fragments. How about that?"
"Alright!" The ragged old man nodded. Lina then really took out thirty essence fragments and handed them to the old man. Seeing the cold gazes of Rong Qing and the others, the old man said to Mu Yun, "I'll return these twenty destinies to you. I've traded it to her."
"The exchange was already completed. That red herb was already mine. What right do you have to trade it again!" Mu Yun said coldly to the old man. This old man was insatiably greedy.
"In that case, I wash my hands of it. I've already handed the item over to you. If you have the ability, take it back yourself!" The old man rolled up the items on the ground, his figure flickering several times as he directly walked away. Having earned an extra thirty essence fragments for nothing, only a fool would refuse.
Mu Yun's expression stiffened. She looked coldly at Lina. "Return the Dragon Heart Herb to me!"
"The Dragon Heart Herb was obtained by me through trade. What do you mean 'return it'? Go find that old man!" Lina, now certain it was indeed the Dragon Heart Herb, had no intention of letting it go. Something worth a destiny was in her hands—how could she possibly spit it out?
"How shameless!" Mu Yun's beautiful eyes blazed with anger. But the two people beside Lina were quite powerful, and she simply couldn't snatch it back.
Lin Feng had been standing behind, watching. Seeing Mu Yun's anger, he wanted to act. But when his gaze fell on Yu Huang, he chose to endure. They hadn't yet left Qi Tian Fortress's sphere of influence. He had to endure. He hadn't forgotten his senior brother's instruction: live well. He absolutely had to live well!
"Are you even a man!" Rong Qing's furious eyes turned to Lin Feng. He knew Lin Feng definitely had the strength to act, yet he chose to stand behind Mu Yun. Yun'er had done so much for him!
"Rong Qing!" Mu Yun's gaze fell on Rong Qing. "Let's go!"
With that, she turned her body and really began to walk away, without lingering, without even glancing at Lin Feng. But this made Lin Feng feel quite guilty inside. Mu Yun had done so much for him, yet at this moment, he could only watch helplessly!
"Boom!" Arrows carrying demonic light tore through the air. Powerful death force blasted through the space, causing it to tremble slightly. Rong Qing and the others' arrows shot out. But the next moment, a raging fire dragon roared, directly engulfing the two people beside Rong Qing. Miserable screams rang out as the two writhed in the flames, gradually dying.
Mu Yun's face instantly turned pale. She turned back again, her expression very ugly. She even rushed toward the flaming figures, striking out with two beams of immortal light. But it was useless. The two were already dead.
"Your tribe members were the ones who shot arrows at me first." Lina looked at Mu Yun and said with a cold laugh. Then, the expert skilled in flame essence power walked step by step toward Rong Qing.
"Spare him!" Mu Yun shouted loudly at Lina.
"He wants to kill me. How could I possibly spare him!" A faint smile appeared in Lina's beautiful eyes. The flame expert continued stepping toward Rong Qing, his hands holding terrifying flames.
"Go die!" The man sneered mockingly. But at that moment, the face reflecting the flames suddenly turned pitch black—the black of death. The flames gradually extinguished, and his body slowly fell backward!
Mu Yun was momentarily stunned. Then she turned back to look at Lin Feng. What was that aura just now... It flashed by, as if it were a curse. She hadn't seen Lin Feng's lips twitch slightly just now, as if he had uttered a curse.
Seeing the man who wanted to kill him suddenly fall, Rong Qing's expression also froze. But at that moment, Mu Yun grabbed his arm and said, "Let's go!"
Mu Yun knew that Lin Feng and the others didn't want to attract attention, and they couldn't afford to attract too much attention either. A deadly fight here would easily draw many people.
Soon, Mu Yun and the others walked far away. Rong Qing's furious eyes still stared at Lin Feng, saying coldly, "Even the demon beasts in the desert have more loyalty than you!"
Lin Feng didn't bother to explain anything to Rong Qing. Rong Qing didn't know that Lin Feng had just saved his life. He didn't even know what had happened.
Many people in the distance were rushing toward this place. Yu Huang spoke, "Lin Feng!"
"Mm!" Lin Feng nodded slightly, understanding Yu Huang's meaning. The two of them immediately changed their faces.
"Yun'er, let's part ways after we leave this street. Take care of yourself." Lin Feng said to Mu Yun. Changing their faces and leaving now was undoubtedly the best choice—to leave Qi Tian Fortress's sphere of influence.
"Alright. You two take care as well!" Mu Yun completely understood Lin Feng. She nodded.
"Yun'er!" At that moment, a voice came from ahead. Qi Yuchen and several young men stepped forward, a hint of joy flashing across their faces. They hadn't expected to run into Mu Yun here.
"Uncle!" Qi Yuchen had left in a huff last time. He hoped that this time, Mu Yun's anger had subsided. He greeted Lin Feng and Yu Huang.
"What a coincidence. We still have some matters to attend to. We'll be going now." Mu Yun pulled Lin Feng and Yu Huang forward. Seeing this, a ferocious expression flashed across Rong Qing's eyes. He roared toward the front, "Those two are outsiders! They know disguise techniques—they've changed their faces!"
Rong Qing's roar echoed through the void, causing the space to suddenly freeze, as if time had stopped!