“My banner is a spiritual banner, the most important thing is to have an extremely strong soul. You need to merge pieces of your soul into the banner making it a part of your body.” Said Li Shang, he was speaking slowly, he then continued: “You already have that black lotus which enables you to absorb the fire crystals, coupled with your powerful soul, you could easily create a fire banner. If you create a fire banner, you can imprison those beasts and absorb their fire crystals. Then you won’t need to use so much soul power to control so many black lotuses.”
Lin Feng frowned and said: “Why are you telling me these things?”
“Frankly speaking, I rarely meet people who are an appropriate match with my banner skill. I want to help you create a fire banner, I want to see how powerful your banner will become.” Said Li Shang while looking overjoyed. He then added: “The banner is an amazing treasure, I look forward to making a banner with you and seeing how powerful it can become.”
Lin Feng looked perplexed and looked Li Shang directly in the eyes. Lin Feng learnt a principle in his previous life, in the world, nothing was ever free. Nobody gave anybody anything for free without expecting something in return. That banner was certainly extremely valuable, but Lin Feng’s interlocutor surprisingly wanted to teach him the skill and wanted to help him create a fire banner, Lin Feng didn’t understand his motives.
But Lin Feng couldn’t understand anything from looking into his interlocutor’s eyes, he only saw excitement and impatience.
“If you think that I am trying to trick you, let me tell you something, even though you are strong, I am much stronger than you. Why would I need to trick you into anything?” Said Li Shang while smiling.
Lin Feng remained silent. Li Shang was right, he was much stronger than Lin Feng, but if Lin Feng used his full strength, he would be able to fight against him. Of course, that was providing that Li Shang was telling the truth and hadn’t hidden his strength during the fight.
“A fire banner….” Whispered Lin Feng. He then said: “If you teach me how to create the banner, what do you want in exchange?”
“Nothing.” Said Li Shang while shaking his head.
“Alright, I accept.” Agreed Lin Feng while nodding.
“Alright, good, come with me.” Said Li Shang while smiling. He looked even more excited which made Lin Feng trust him even more. He also didn’t want anything from Lin Feng. He just looked overjoyed and excited, like a child with a new toy.
But did such people really exist? Could a strong cultivator want to help someone just to satisfy his own curiosity?
Li Shang started walking towards the city centre. Lin Feng was following closely behind him, he waved at Meng Qing who immediately nodded and followed with Nuo Na.
Tianya Haige wasn’t that different from a city of Xue Yue, the streets were wide and the buildings were high and lofty. Li Shang brought Lin Feng to a fortress before they came to a halt.
“Lin Feng, this is my residence. It’s relatively calm, nobody will disturb us.” Said Li Shang. It was indeed really different from the rest of the city, there weren’t many people around. It was a calm and quiet location.
“Come.” Said Li Shang while entering the fortress. There was a cold and evil Qi inside the fortress. It looked like a palace inside and was extremely well lit. There were cauldrons everywhere and a fire was burning under each of them.
Besides, in the main hall, there was a cold wind which caused Lin Feng’s soul to shiver.
Lin Feng narrowed his eyes. Li Shang lived here? What a majestic place, the only problem was that strange cold wind.
“I practice a banner skill and my banner is a spiritual banner, it requires a powerful soul to use. That’s why the wind here affects the soul, it allows me to strengthen my soul, there’s no need to worry about it.” Explained Li Shang as if he had guessed what Lin Feng was thinking.