Chapter 1003: Where Has the Dou Qi Gone?

"Whoosh!"

Above the boundless grass field, Lin Feng, with Yun'er, sped through the sky.

As his gaze swept downward, the further ahead he looked, the more withered the spiritual herbs became.

Lin Feng and his wife's brows furrowed involuntarily.

That kind of spiritual herb below is often used by many high-level cultivators to decorate their gardens or lawns.

This plant can absorb waste gas and produce Dou Qi.

Although this conversion efficiency is low, its appearance is decent, and if the quantity of spiritual herbs increases, its effect on improving Dou Qi concentration is still decent.

Most importantly, it can survive even in places with very low Dou Qi concentration, having extremely low environmental requirements.

Therefore, this spiritual herb is also very popular on the market.

However, although it has many benefits, its price is rather high.

Just like the many spiritual herbs in this ruin, you cannot buy them without taking out a few Eighth Grade Pills.

And yet, this spiritual herb, which has extremely low environmental demands, has now become like this.

One can imagine how low the Dou Qi concentration is inside!

"It seems the things inside are extraordinary, actually able to suck this small world into this state."

Seeing the lifeless, withered yellow below, Lin Feng murmured softly.

You must know that in the ruin left by the Creation Sage, even if there are many magical beasts dwelling there, they have nurtured countless rare and extraordinary herbs.

Yet the Dou Qi concentration inside the ruin shows no sign of depletion; on the contrary, it is far richer than in most places outside.

And the master of this ruin is even stronger than the Creation Sage.

But the surrounding environment is not better; instead, it has become like this ghastly state.

"However, just what strength did this Dou Saint have in life? With our Dou Venerable strength, we flew for nearly a whole day, yet we still haven't crossed this grassland!"

Gazing at the endless grassland ahead, a hint of doubt flickered across Lin Feng's face.

Earlier, when he read the description on the Profound Mystery Controlling Fire Formation, wasn't it said that this Dou Saint powerhouse was only an early-stage three-star Dou Saint in life?

But why does this small world not at all resemble something a three-star Dou Saint could have opened up?

"Wait, that Dou Saint, when making the scroll of the Profound Mystery Controlling Fire Formation that I obtained, only said that during his early three-star Dou Saint stage, he had only mentioned killing a late-stage three-star Dou Saint powerhouse by surpassing his level, but also didn't say his lifespan was nearing its end. In other words, when he made that scroll, perhaps"

"Husband, quick look, there's something ahead!"

Just as Lin Feng was pondering, Yun Yun beside him suddenly opened her vermilion lips, interrupting his train of thought.

Hearing that, Lin Feng immediately snapped out of his thoughts, then raised his head and directed his gaze toward the far ahead.

As his gaze swept over, a vast wood-and-stone structure palace came into view.

That palace's overall layout is square.

Compared to the emperors' palaces he had seen before his transmigration, this one is quite similar.

However, there is no wall surrounding this architectural complex.

Inside, those wood-and-stone structures, artificial hills and lakes, are clearly visible even from outside.

Of course, between the outermost part of this palace and the grass field, there are some extremely subtle traces separating the grass from the palace.

After observing carefully for a while, Lin Feng immediately discovered that there ought to have been a spatial barrier separating the palace and the grass field.

However, it's unknown whether it was destroyed earlier by Dan Yi Tian and the others, or damaged for some other reason.

In short, that spatial barrier has now disappeared.

But as Lin Feng's gaze moved forward, he found that this palace seems to be divided into inner and outer parts.

Because at the far end of his line of sight, one can clearly see that between the outer and inner building complexes lies a similarly withered grassland.

"Let's go; there might be something inside. However, it's best to be cautious, as there may be some powerful magical beasts inside."

Seeing the architecture appear, Lin Feng immediately turned his head and said to Yun Yun beside him.

"Good."

Yun Yun knew this place was extraordinary, so in response to her husband's reminder, she also gave a solemn nod with her pretty face.

At the same time, she controlled the two puppets to draw close, guarding in front of the two to prevent any mishap.

As they continued flying, shortly afterward they arrived above the palace and then casually landed at the entrance of a main hall.

"External Pill Hall"

Gazing at the plaque above the main hall's gate, Yun Yun's red lips moved slightly as she murmured, "Judging by this name, could there be an Internal Pill Hall among the buildings inside?"

Lin Feng, upon seeing that name, also slightly changed his complexion.

Evidently, he too had noticed this.

But immediately after, upon glancing at the pushed-open wooden door of the main hall, he shook his head and said, "However, this External Pill Hall seems to have already been explored; there probably aren't any good things left inside."

"We've already come this far; let's go inside and have a look."

Gazing at the opened door, Yun Yun pondered for a moment, then a lovely smile appeared on her beautiful face as she took Lin Feng's hand and walked toward that main hall.

Seeing this, Lin Feng shook his head and then followed her toward the main hall.

When the two entered the main hall, they found that its area was not small.

Moreover, the walls on the other three sides of the main hall are also entirely rows of wooden doors and windows.

Likewise, they are carved with many exquisite hollow patterns.

Those patterns not only raise the main hall's appearance, but also allow outside sunlight to filter in through them.

Thus, the interior of the main hall does not appear dim even in broad daylight.

When his gaze returned to the center of the main hall, Lin Feng discovered.

These spaces were all occupied by neat rows of wooden racks.

At a rough glance, there are at least a thousand wooden racks, all divided into three areas.

And with his powerful eyesight, Lin Feng could see clearly that on the upper side of the side of the wooden racks in the three zones, the inscriptions read Sixth Grade, Seventh Grade Common, and Seventh Grade High-level respectively.

As for the tops of those wooden racks, they stored jade bottles of the same model.

However, as Lin Feng had expected, all these wooden racks bore signs of having been disturbed.

And the jade bottles on those racks were also stored intermittently.

"It looks like someone arrived here before us; between these jade bottles one can vaguely see traces of where a bottle had been placed. However, those jade bottles have now been taken away."

Standing before a wooden rack, Yun Yun examined it carefully, then shook her head slightly, a hint of disappointment flashing across her flawless beautiful face.

"It's fine; those items, I think, haven't been taken out of this little world. If we search carefully in a moment, we should be able to get them all. Moreover, there should be more than one Pill Hall in these ruins. Later we can go check another Pill Hall."

Upon hearing this, Lin Feng moved to her side and gently stroked her three thousand strands of azure hair that fell like a waterfall to her willow-waist.

"It's okay; although being beaten to it by others disappoints me, you already said that others had come here before, and I was already prepared."

Feeling her husband's gentle touch, Yun Yun smiled and shook her head, then shifted her gaze toward the jade bottles that had not been taken.

"Seventh Grade Low-level Pill."

Her eyes flicked over the grade inscription above the rack; Yun Yun murmured to herself, then extended her jade arm and lifted a jade bottle that the previous visitor had left behind.

"Bo~"

As the stopper of the jade bottle was pulled, the bottle opened, but nothing happened.

The Seventh Grade Pill inside did not emit the rich elixir fragrance they expected.

Seeing this unexpected situation, Yun Yun, puzzled, tilted the bottle's mouth slightly toward herself and looked inside.

Immediately, a small clump of blackish powder caught Yun Yun's beautiful eyes.

"Huh, it turned into powder. Did the pill lose all its energy because of age?"

Staring at the black powder inside the jade bottle, Yun Yun furrowed her dark eyebrows and asked in doubt.

"What?"

Hearing that, Lin Feng was startled, then quickly grabbed another jade bottle from the rack and crushed it outright.

At the moment the bottle shattered, what fell to the ground was not a whole pill but some dark, dull powder.

"No, these pills don't seem to have simply run out of energy naturally. In my view, something must have absorbed all their energy!"

His gaze fixed on the slowly drifting black powder, Lin Feng's eyes narrowed, his expression extremely solemn.

Because these pills are beyond Seventh Grade, each jade bottle containing them is sealed with a special seal.

And whatever can pierce the seal and directly draw the pill's energy must be exceedingly extraordinary.

"What?!"

Hearing this, Yun Yun was greatly shocked, then waved her jade arm, a breeze sweeping away a large number of jade bottles.

However, after a burst of crackling jade bottle shattering sounds, the square stone slab below was instantly covered with broken bottle shards and black dust.

"Husband, every jade bottle contains only black dust; not a single pill survived!"

Yun Yun's beautiful eyes swept the ground, then turned to Lin Feng, her expression grave as she said.

Hearing that, Lin Feng immediately looked toward the direction near the palace's center.

"It seems there's something extraordinary there, absorbing this area's energy to nurture itself. Could it be that golden strange flame existing in the ruins, devouring the little world's combat Qi to boost itself, trying to break its limits and escape to the outside?"

His gaze fixed on that direction, Lin Feng silently speculated.

"Husband, we have plenty of time now; let's first explore the neighboring great hall."

Seeing the former still staring ahead, Yun Yun immediately pointed to a great hall more than ten li to the left.

Hearing that, Lin Feng looked at Yun Yun's still hopeful expression, then nodded and replied, "Alright, let's go take a look."

Having said that, he walked straight to the left wall, pushed open a wooden door, and stepped out.

Yun Yun, seeing this,'s pretty face lit with a slight joy, then she, followed by two robot‑like human puppets, went after them.

Since both were Dou Zun strongmen, in a brief moment they crossed the open space between the two great halls and arrived at the building on the left side of the earlier hall.

As the two stopped at the entrance of this similarly styled great hall, a plaque bearing the four characters "Outer Combat Technique Hall" above the main door came into view.

"Someone beat us to it again. Fine, since we're already here, let's go in and explore, see if you can't find anything good."

Looking at the wide‑open wooden doors of the great hall, Yun Yun let out a disappointed sigh, then helplessly glanced at Lin Feng beside her.

"Hmm."

Hearing that, Lin Feng gave a slight nod, then took Yun Yun's soft hand and walked toward the Outer Combat Technique Hall.

Upon entering the hall, Lin Feng and the other immediately saw the previous scene again.

Many of the wooden racks inside now have more than half of the scrolls that were once placed on them gone.

And the remaining portion is also in a chaotic, rummaged state.

The scene looks as if bandits had once passed through.

Then, Lin Feng scanned the hall and found that the wooden racks here are roughly divided into two zones: the Mysterious Tier and the Earth Tier.

At this moment, the Mysterious Tier side is relatively untouched, essentially not disturbed.

But the Earth Tier side has had most of its scrolls taken, and the remaining scrolls lie scattered in disarray.

It seems that when the earlier people were searching, they didn't care for these scrolls and simply discarded them here.

"Looking at it, the outer periphery of this Dou Sheng Ruins, even the upper parts have been searched by the Dan Yi Tian party, so there's probably nothing left outside now."

Gazing at the chaotic hall, Lin Feng silently speculated.

However, while the former was pondering, Yun Yun hurried over to the Earth Tier area.

She picked up a scroll, and upon discovering it was a low‑level Earth Tier combat technique, she couldn't help but curse those people as spendthrifts.

How could a combat technique of this level be discarded so carelessly?

Then she proceeded to place each of the leftover scrolls into her own talisman.

Seeing this, Lin Feng's eyes flashed with a hint of guilt.

He himself threw Yun Yun onto the Northwest Continent; it's really been too long.

There, resources are scarce, and even Earth Tier fighting techniques are rare items.

Therefore, upon seeing low-level Earth Tier fighting techniques, Lin Feng would only then show such an expression and action.

If it were Xiao Yixian or the other few girls from Zhongzhou, upon seeing these low-level Earth Tier fighting techniques,

They would most likely, like Dan Yitian and the others before, simply abandon them and head straight for the center of the ruins.

Unlike Yun Yun, who would reluctantly pick up every single one.

"Huh, those guys who came earlier, though they were wasteful, weren't stupid either; they actually took all these good fighting techniques away."

Yun Yun gazed at the last few wooden racks, the boards above empty, and shook her head somewhat disappointedly.

Hearing Yun Yun's voice, Lin Feng immediately lifted his head and looked over.

At this moment, the wooden racks in front of and beside Yun Yun are all empty, without a single scroll left behind.

However, the last wooden rack in the Earth Tier area caught Lin Feng's attention.

Because on that wooden rack, an extra particularly conspicuous passage of text had been carved.

"Earth Tier? Heaven Tier? This Sage's comprehension of Dou Qi!"

Gazing at that passage of text, Lin Feng lowered his gaze, only to see that on that wooden rack there remained only the trace of a scroll having been placed.

Obviously, the owner of this ruins had merely placed a single scroll here before him.