Chapter 115

Leaving the trading area, Lin Feng pondered for a moment, realizing that this Ice Spirit Pill was merely a second-grade pill.

As long as he stayed far from the inner courtyard's building complex, he likely wouldn't alarm those Elders.

So, he ultimately decided to go deep into the forest to refine these pills.

After determining his direction, his figure abruptly vanished from the spot and he darted swiftly into the forest.

Then, he sprinted madly toward the depths of the forest...

After half a day passed, Lin Feng arrived at a secluded cave near the near border of the inner courtyard.

After confirming there were no magic beasts nearby, he took out the alchemy cauldron and then skillfully lit a fire.

With a soft sound, in an instant, blazing orange flames flared wildly inside the cauldron.

The scorching temperature made the originally somewhat cool cave gradually become hot and dry.

Lin Feng directly ignored these temperatures, took out the medicinal herbs from his storage ring, and then threw them into the cauldron...

Since his alchemy skill had reached fifth-grade high level, this second-grade pill posed no difficulty for him.

At most, it could only be considered some manual labor.

In Lin Feng's tireless alchemy, two days passed in the blink of an eye.

"Huu~"

He drew out the three hundredth pill from the cauldron, placed it into a jade bottle, and Lin Feng finally let out a sigh of relief.

Although refining these low-grade pills was not difficult for him.

But such large-scale refining still made him mentally fatigued.

He stored the jade bottle away, then took out a spirit-nourishing pill, swallowed it, and began to close his eyes to recover...

A night passed silently; at dawn, Lin Feng slowly opened his eyes.

The fatigue from continuous alchemy before had completely disappeared.

He expelled a mouthful of turbid air from his throat, then rose and hurried toward the direction of the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower...

At noon, when Lin Feng arrived at the previously agreed-upon spot, the four were already waiting there.

"Here, these are the pills you ordered."

Seeing the few people, Lin Feng took out some jade bottles from his storage ring and flicked them toward each person.

Seeing the jade bottles, the three people also each took out most of them, pouring them out to examine.

"Lin Feng, your alchemy skill is probably even higher than that of Han Xian from the Medicine Gang."

Han Yue gazed at the Ice Spirit Pill in her hand, her tone carrying a hint of flattery.

Then, gazing at him with her beautiful eyes, she said: "After you graduate, what are your plans? Would you like to join my family? Although our Han family of Tianbei City is not considered a major clan in Zhongzhou, we do have a Dou Zong-level expert holding the fort. With our full support, your alchemy skill will surely grow rapidly."

She came to the Canaan Academy, partly because of the academy's superior cultivation resources, and partly to recruit talents for her family.

Thus, once these recruited talents grow up, their Han family will also be able to achieve better development.

And Lin Feng, despite his young age, had already reached fourth grade, only one grade below the highest-ranking alchemist in their family.

Faced with such talent, she naturally would not let this good opportunity slip away.

Seeing Han Yue's recruitment attempt, Liu Qing and Lin Xiuya were also taken aback.

Originally they also wanted to rope Lin Feng into their family, but they didn't expect Han Yue to act first, catching them off guard.

"Sorry, I currently have no intention of joining any faction."

Lin Feng shook his head and politely declined.

Hearing this, Han Yue, who had been full of hope, instantly turned disappointed.

Seeing that Lin Feng truly had no intention of joining her Han family, she could only smile and say: "It's fine; if you ever have the intention to join a faction in the future, the doors of our Han family will always be open to you."

Liu Qing and Lin Xiuya, seeing that Lin Feng had no intention of joining any faction, also gave up the idea of recruiting him.

After transferring the remaining three hundred points of fire energy to the latter, they chatted for a while and then left the place.

As for Lin Yan, not long after, he also went alone into the forest to gain experience.

Seeing that the few people had all left, Lin Feng also headed for the Heavenly Flame Refining Qi Tower.

He now possessed over two thousand points of fire energy, enough for him to cultivate in the Number One Training Chamber for more than two months.

In the short term, he no longer needed to worry about fire energy at all.

Pushing open the door, Lin Feng walked into the cultivation chamber.

Feeling this rich energy, he quickly inserted the fire crystal card into its slot.

Then he took out the green lotus seat and placed it on the black stone platform, after which he sat upon the lotus seat to cultivate.

Cultivating in this way would not only prevent him from being harmed by fire poison.

but the lotus seat would also absorb some fire-attribute energy to strengthen itself, achieving two benefits at once.

After all, this lotus seat is a supreme treasure capable of nurturing strange fire; who knows where it might be useful in the future.

As the balance in the fire crystal card was deducted, a projection of the Falling Heart Flame that had somehow entered also appeared near his heart.

However, thanks to the lotus seat's purification, its violent power had been cleared, allowing Lin Feng to safely use it to temper his body.

This time, he must advance to the four-star Dou Wang rank before Zi Yan returns.

That way, when he later faces Yuan Yi, he will have a better chance of victory.

Cultivation knows no time; in the blink of an eye, half a month passed.

At this very moment, the imperial capital of the Jia Ma Empire, far away, was also very lively.

Because the Alchemist Convention, held every eight years, was convening today.

And the Alchemist Guild also produced a volume of sixth-grade low-tier prescription as the champion's reward.

Such a prize not only caused the Jia Ma Empire's alchemists to flock to it,

but even the qualified alchemists from several neighboring empires disregarded the long journey and all rushed to attend this convention.

"Pfft, terrible, why are the medicinal material grades here so low?"

In an alley of the street, Zi Yan bit into a four‑grade medicinal material she had "taken" from a certain herb shop, then quickly spat it out, complaining.

If Lin Feng saw this scene, he would probably recall that he had forgotten something.

He forgot to remind this glutton not to go "borrowing" herbs from others!

"Dong!"

Just as Zi Yan was ranting about the herbs, a crisp bell chant rang out, long and resonant, echoing over the square.

"Has the finals started? Let's see if we can find that guy using white flame today."

She casually tossed the prized herb from her hand, then her figure abruptly vanished from the spot.

In no time she arrived at the audience seats beside the arena, watching the proceedings attentively.

After all the contestants on the field released their flames, Zi Yan was disappointed again.

All sorts of flames were present, but there was no white flame.

"Sigh, it seems this Alchemist Conference has no white flame. Let's go to Yun Lan Sect tomorrow and have a look."

Looking at the alchemists engrossed in their craft, Zi Yan said with a grimace.

"Hey, aren't those Purple‑Heart Barrier‑Breaking Pill and Three‑Pattern Azure Spirit Pill?"

Seeing the two pills that Lin Feng had once brewed for her, Zi Yan instantly recognized them and exclaimed in surprise.

However, recalling Lin Feng's mission, she temporarily gave up the idea of snatching the pills and turned to leave.

Since no one here uses white flame, she'd rather stroll around that Alchemist Guild and see if she can find something tasty.

With that thought, Zi Yan saw everyone's focus on the Alchemist Conference Finals, her pupils darted a few times, and she flashed a sly smile.

Her figure vanished in an instant, destination unknown…

On the stage, Xiao Yan was also staring intently at the Three‑Pattern Azure Spirit Pill inside the medicine cauldron before him.

Whether he can defeat Na Lan Yanran depends on this pill and the two Purple‑Heart Barrier‑Breaking Pills in his Nascent Ring.

A few days earlier in the preliminaries, he happened to see Na Lan Yanran.

However, because she wore a treasure that concealed her Dou Qi rank, his teacher could not probe her exact Dou Qi level.

Later, he received word from the royal court that the woman was at least a Mid‑Tier Great Dou Shi.

Although after absorbing the royal Youhai Jiao Beast and several Six‑Tier Beast Fires, he advanced to Eight‑Star Dou Shi.

His Flame Manual barely evolved to a low‑level Mysterious Tier, more precisely a quasi‑Mysterious Tier technique.

However, due to the Flame Manual's peculiarity, it is weaker than a mid‑Mysterious Tier but stronger than ordinary low‑Mysterious Tier arts.

His teacher said that the current Flame Manual can only upgrade with level Beast Fire or genuine exotic fire.

Otherwise, it cannot be upgraded to mid‑Mysterious Tier later.

But Xiao Yan now cannot find exotic fire anywhere, let alone claim to have taken Beast Fire from a level Beast comparable to a human Dou Zun elite.

So he can only use these pills to quickly raise his Dou Qi level…

The sun and moon turned; a day passed in the blink of an eye.

The next day, Xiao Yan rose early and headed to Yun Lan Sect to fulfill the three‑year pact.

Clenching his fist, feeling the surging power of a Four‑Star Great Dou Shi within, Xiao Yan couldn't help but smile.

Although he took one Three‑Pattern Azure Spirit Pill and two Purple‑Heart Barrier‑Breaking Pills in a single day, it left his Dou Qi a bit unsettled.

His teacher said that once the three‑year pact ends, following certain methods will resolve the unsettled Dou Qi.

With his current Four‑Star Great Dou Shi strength plus the Earth Tier Dou Technique as a trump, his chance of defeating Na Lan Yanran is very high!

He took a deep breath and hurried toward Yun Lan Sect.

This time, he will definitely cleanse the disgrace his family suffered from the broken engagement…

Yun Lan Sect, the strongest force in the Jia Ma Empire.

Unbroken inheritance through generations has made this ancient sect stand atop the Jia Ma Empire.

If not for the sect's doctrine that forbids seizing imperial authority.

In past imperial successions, Yun Lan Sect completely controlled the entire Jia Ma Empire.

Because of this, each imperial house of the empire has been extremely wary of this towering nearby power.

When the current Jia Ma Imperial Court came, protected by the guardian Jia Xing Tian and that mysterious exotic beast.

This generation of the court finally possessed some strength that even made Yun Lan Sect slightly wary.

Thus, the Jia Ma Imperial Court dispatched the battle‑hardened elite corps stationed at the foot of Yun Lan Mountain, keeping the peace.

The Imperial Guard Corps has been stationed here for many years, and everyone knows their purpose: to guard against Yun Lan Sect…

The next few days cover the three‑year pact; of course, it differs from the original, and readers uninterested in this plot may pause for a few days.