It was very obvious that Yan Lihua hadn’t made things up, everything was true.

"What a pleasant surprise, all the elders and even the sect master have come to welcome me.." Lin Feng said without any change in his expression.

This sentence made most of the elders furious but none of them even muttered a single word.

Not all of them were in Tribulation Ascendance and those who were also knew how strong Lin Feng was in the same realm.

Although unbelievable, they thought that their sect master might not be able to fight Lin Feng even when the gap from early to peak is tremendous in Tribulation Ascendance.

Ji Zeyuan himself thought the same but nonetheless he couldn’t show weakness, he wanted to save his sect but giving away their founding treasure would be an utterly shameful act. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

In the end there was only one way he could think of, he moved and shortened the gap between Lin Feng and himself.

"Sect Mast—"

Ji Zeyuan gestured Dong Huirong to stop, "Don’t worry about it.."

Dong Huirong and other elders looked at each other. They wanted to go back into the mist and seal themselves again but it seems Ji Zeyuan had a different plan.

"Lin Feng, I heard that you want the Karmic Compass..." Ji Zeyuan spoke with a calm tone. He wasn’t afraid of Lin Feng attacking him. He still believed in his own strength.

Lin Feng wasn’t interested in attacking him either, "Indeed..."

"I see.." Ji Zeyuan nodded, "Very well, there is only one way you can get that, have a duel with me...if you win, you will get what you want but if you lose, you won’t run away and accept your death willingly.."

The elders got stunned but didn’t intervene as Ji Zeyuan wouldn’t like it. They felt that it wasn’t right to wager their founding treasure but on thinking deeply, if Lin Feng really won, then it really wouldn’t be long before he dismantled this mist...then the treasure would be the least of their worries.

Lin Feng shook his head internally when he heard Ji Zeyuan, "You do know that you don’t have any leverage against me to put any condition right? Then what makes you think that I will accept your proposal.."

Ji Zeyuan still maintained his calm composure, "So the mightiest genius is also a coward, I see...nevertheless, if you don’t accept my condition then I will make sure that the Karmic Compass is destroyed before you get your hands on it.."

Lin Feng raised his eyebrows slightly and looked towards the mist array, "Coward huh..."

He didn’t have to say any word to tell others what he meant and no doubt all the elders and Ji Zeyuan understood his meaning. They could only grit their teeth.

Lin Feng looked back at Ji Zeyuan, "Although I have a feeling that the Karmic Compass you have isn’t even the real one, you still won’t be able to destroy it..

Do you know the value of the real Karmic Compass? I doubt you do, let me tell you as simply as I could, it’s a Heavenly Grade treasure...it means that not the world, not humans, but heavenly law was the one who created this treasure...

And unless you can match the strength of heavenly law, you won’t be able to scratch it, much less destroy it.."

Lin Feng wasn’t mocking Ji Zeyuan, it is the truth, he himself cannot destroy a heavenly treasure even in his prime strength.

These words not only stunned Ji Zeyuan but others were shocked internally too. This was the first time they had heard about a heavenly treasure but what shocked them more was Lin Feng stating that the treasure they held isn’t even real.

"Hmph! Not real? Your desire to obtain it shows otherwise..." Lan Shun gritted his teeth, he wanted to curse Lin Feng remembering how much damage he had caused Yin Yang Harmony Sect and the spirit herbs he stole but he was genuinely afraid to do so.

Lin Feng looked at Lan Shun and finally he smiled slightly, "You are wrong actually, I really am not interested in that treasure to keep it for myself, in fact if you want just give it to me for some time and you can have it back..."

He really wasn’t lying, he had no interest in keeping these fated treasures with him for a long time.

There is no doubt that Daoist Karmic had woven some kind of fate with these treasures and all he wanted is to find the reason why he did that.

Having treasures from Daoist Karmic’s inheritance is equivalent to forming a karmic bond with this mighty figure. It might not be much of a problem if it were some other senior cultivator but forming a karmic bond with Daoist Karmic is a very dangerous endeavor.

He would just try his best to find the hints to what Daoist Karmic was trying to do with these fate mechanisms he had left behind and if he was able to do it then he would leave these treasures in the inheritance site itself.

"You want us to believe a backstabber like you? Dream on.." Lan Shun felt immense hatred whenever he thought about Lin Feng’s betrayal.

"How ironic, you are the last person to accuse me about backstabbing..." Lin Feng was now even more amused.

Unlike Yin Yang Harmony Sect which even after many agreements and assurances backstabbed Frozen Heart Sect in the past, he simply did his mission as a spy.

He looked at Ji Zeyuan and gestured him, "You want to duel with me then come, as for your condition forget it, if I win give me the Karmic Compass and if you win then Frozen Heart Sect won’t destroy you now or in the future..."

He wasn’t afraid of wagering his life, it’s just that the treasure wasn’t worth enough to wagered against his life. They need far more than that to do so.

Ji Zeyuan took a deep breath, "Very well..I am ready, attack whenever you want to.."