Chapter 1155

Feng'er, you finally came out of seclusion; I've been waiting for you so long that the flowers I waited for have withered.

Just as Feng Qinger was anxiously waiting, a voice suddenly came from beside her.

As the voice fell, the space not far away began to ripple like water waves, and a young man who looked only about twenty walked out from it, smiling delightedly.

"My husband, I also missed you dearly; when I heard you were in danger, I was almost scared to death."

Sensing the movement behind her, Feng Qinger's cool composure instantly broke; her graceful figure swooped and then suddenly fell into the embrace of the person beside her, breathing in his scent.

"Hehe, it's fine; those guys can't do anything to me."

Hearing that, Lin Feng immediately gently stroked the hair of the beauty in his arms, soothing her emotions.

But not long after, he added with a hint of surprise: "Feng'er, how did your strength increase so quickly? Your current strength is far greater than mine."

As he spoke, Lin Feng's gaze kept scanning over Feng'er.

Because in his perception, Feng'er's strength at this moment is still far greater than his!

In response to his surprise, Feng Qinger immediately shook her head and said: "Not compared to you; the reason my strength has increased so quickly is because I received the inheritance of the clan chief of the Heavenly Phoenix Clan. And you, you don't have these things I got."

While speaking, Feng Qinger also glanced at her man with a hint of envy.

I don't know why, but her man always manages to obtain such heaven-defying opportunities.

Having gained so much this time, she thought she could far outstrip her man.

But the result was that this man still clung closely.

Immediately after, Feng'er shook her head to dispel those thoughts and explained: "I previously used blood exchange to successfully break through from Half-Saint to One-Star Dou Saint, then with the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit I broke through to Five-Star Dou Saint. After that, the senior passed on the inheritance of the Heavenly Phoenix Clan chief to me."

"And I, relying on these things, have barely broken through to mid Seven-Star Dou Saint."

After saying that, Feng Qinger immediately stepped back, leaving Lin Feng's embrace.

Then her delicate body trembled, and a pair of scarlet wings tens of zhang in size instantly unfurled.

"Boom!"

As soon as the wings appeared, scarlet blazing flames immediately ignited upon them.

The flames were extremely hot; just as they appeared, Lin Feng's inner Heavenly Flame, as if provoked, instantly became violent.

At the same time, a strange pressure emanated from the fiery wings, causing Lin Feng to frown slightly.

"What kind of wings are these, how can they be so strange?"

Lin Feng hurriedly suppressed his inner Heavenly Flame while his eyes fixed on the pair of scarlet fire wings, his expression growing grave.

These wings gave him an extremely strange feeling, especially that intangible pressure, making him feel very uncomfortable.

Seeing his surprised expression, Feng Qinger's lips curled slightly as she smiled and explained: "These are Phoenix Wing Feathers; legend says they were crafted by a Heavenly Phoenix Clan chief who had reached the Dou Emperor realm, using some of his own feathers and a large amount of other materials."

"It is said that inside them lies some of that senior's essence blood."

As she spoke, a flicker of fervor uncontrollably rose in Feng Qinger's purple-brown beautiful eyes.

"Dou Emperor essence blood?!"

Hearing those four words, Lin Feng's expression instantly turned to ecstasy.

He never expected that his wife Feng'er, after this seclusion, would not only rise directly from Half-Saint to Seven-Star Dou Saint in just a few short years,

but even obtain Dou Emperor essence blood!

This thing's effect is probably even more terrifying than a Nine-Rank Golden Pill!

Thinking this, Lin Feng quickly urged: "If so, Feng'er, you should quickly consume it to boost your strength. After all, this item is extremely precious; keeping it on you invites trouble."

"What are you thinking?"

Hearing that, Feng'er gave him an eye roll and then said angrily: "How could such a good thing fall to me? The essence blood inside has long been absorbed by some previous Heavenly Phoenix Clan chief. What I gained from these Phoenix Wing Feathers is merely the residual energy left by the former clan chief."

"What a pity; if that Dou Emperor essence blood were still there, after you absorb it, your strength would likely surge to a terrifying level."

Upon hearing that the Dou Emperor essence blood had already been used up, Lin Feng's face immediately showed a deep disappointment.

If this still existed, after his wife Feng'er absorbed it, he feared he could scheme a bit, wondering if he could learn from the Soul Clan and directly devour an ancient race.

At that time, after absorbing a complete ancient race's bloodline and soul, his strength would likewise surge to a terrifying realm.

By then, even his Lin family alone might be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with that ancient clan.

"Sigh, let's first consider some proper matters."

After a while, Lin Feng shook his head, casting aside his distracting thoughts.

After raising his head to look at the beautiful woman before him, he said: "Feng'er, since that's the case, let's first think of a way to control your Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan. After all, I've heard that the clan leader of your Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan is still a peak five-star Dou Sheng expert; if we can persuade him to work for me, it would also be of great help to me."

Upon hearing this, Feng Qinger furrowed her brow slightly, then said: "Husband, although I have rarely seen the clan leader before, according to rumors he doesn't seem like someone easy to talk to."

"With my current strength, if I really wanted to kill him, that wouldn't be a big problem. But if I want him to wholeheartedly work for me, I don't have much confidence."

As she spoke, Feng Qinger also felt somewhat troubled.

Immediately afterward, she looked at Lin Feng and continued: "Husband, should we kill him and then refine him into a human puppet? That way we could not only control the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan, but also eliminate the trouble."

While speaking, she also placed her hand on her jade neck, making a throat-slitting gesture.

Although if the current clan leader of the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan were killed, it would weaken their family's strength.

But she believes that under her leadership, the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan will reach a higher level.

It might even allow the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan's bloodline to undergo overall evolution, becoming a new Heavenly Phoenix Clan!

However, just like humans, their Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan's bloodline cannot evolve for no reason.

If one wants to evolve the bloodline of her family's people as a whole,

then there is only one way: a new Dou Emperor must appear within the Heavenly Demon Phoenix Clan!

And to achieve this goal, she can only think of a way to let her man Lin Feng obtain the inheritance of the last Dou Emperor on the Qi Continent, Ancient Emperor Tuoshe.

But with their current strength, they are clearly no match for those other Dou Emperor families.

Therefore, they must integrate all possible forces to maximize the chance of success.

And anyone who tries to obstruct them, Feng Qinger will annihilate!

This is somewhat inappropriate, after all, the gap between a living Five-Star Peak Dou Saint with his own thoughts and a Five-Star Peak Dou Saint with little spiritual wisdom is still quite large.

Regarding his woman's proposal, Lin Feng immediately rejected it upon hearing it.

After all, aside from those few Dou Emperor clans on the Dou Qi Continent, the number of experts who can reach Five-Star Peak Dou Saint level is pitifully small.

If not necessary, he also does not want to kill him.

And after thinking it over, Lin Feng immediately turned to the former's perfect oval face and said, "Feng Qinger, first use a method to lure him out, then I'll see if I can persuade him. If possible, keep him to work for us; if not, just kill him."

"Alright, let's do as you said."

Hearing that, Feng Qinger immediately nodded and agreed.

But soon, her brows furrowed slightly, her beautiful eyes looked at her man and she asked, "However, husband, how can we know if he truly agrees or is just placating us, preparing to betray us at a critical moment?"

"Hehe, during your secluded cultivation, my soul power had already reached the Heavenly Realm Great Perfection level. Although now I am still far from the Emperor realm, the effect of discerning people's hearts is just as useful. I think the chief of your Heavenly Demon Phoenix clan may have greater Dou Qi strength than me, but when it comes to soul, I still have some confidence."

As he spoke, a surge of soul power immediately emanated from Lin Feng's forehead, enveloping the surrounding space.

"This, is it truly the Heavenly Realm Great Perfection?!"

Sensing that soul power around her that even made her feel some pressure, Feng Qinger's eyes widened in astonishment.

At the same time, she also felt a sense of helplessness in her heart.

Although these magical beasts possess talents that humans cannot match, in terms of cultivation speed and soul, they truly struggle to keep up.

Her previous soul improvement was largely thanks to Lin Feng providing her with many soul essences to refine and absorb, ultimately raising her to the Soul Realm Great Perfection.

During this period of her secluded breakthrough, although she also relied on a Dou Qi breakthrough, she burst through the Heavenly Realm barrier in one go and reached the early Heavenly Realm.

But she now feels that, after the Heavenly Realm, if she wants to further increase her soul power, the difficulty will be several times greater than that of humans at the same soul realm level!

In other words, she might need the resources equivalent to three or four humans advancing from early Heavenly Realm to Heavenly Realm Great Perfection to help her enter Heavenly Realm Great Perfection.

Moreover, heavenly treasures that can enhance soul power are already rare, let alone those specifically for cultivating Heavenly Realm souls.

Therefore, the difficulty of gathering them is such that even Dou Emperor clans would have to wear a pained expression upon seeing them.

Thus, the difficulty of soul breakthrough for these magical beasts is evident!

And this difficulty becomes increasingly apparent as one advances to higher realms.

At the same time, the difficulty rises linearly.

Of course, in the path of increasing soul power, these magical beasts are actually not the worst.

Because compared to some heavenly treasures refined into human form, these magical beasts find it several times easier.

For example, with the Strange Fire, if it undergoes a long period of enhancement and then condenses into a human form, if one wishes to raise their soul power to the Heavenly Realm Great Perfection,

then the required cultivation resources could be several times that of magical beasts, or nearly ten times that of humans!

And this is actually very much like a deliberate rule set by this world.

Humans have the shortest lifespan, but their cultivation speed and required resources are relatively much lower.

Meanwhile, the lifespan of magical beasts is much longer compared to humans.

However, correspondingly, their cultivation speed and soul enhancement difficulty will be several times greater than that of humans of the same level, or even longer.

At the same time, on the path of advancement, if a magical beast's bloodline grade is low, there will still be bloodline limitations.

And magical beasts capable of breaking through this bloodline limitation can only be described as one in ten million, or even one in a hundred million!

As for other heavenly treasures that develop sentience, their lifespan could possibly reach an absurd degree.

But at the same time, their cultivation speed and Spirit Gathering difficulty will also become absurdly high.

Furthermore, the resources required for their cultivation will be more than ten times that of other humans of the same level, at least!

Take Wu Nie Tun Yan, for example; he has been with the Soul Clan for at least nearly ten thousand years.

But his strength has only recently broken through to the level of Nine-Star Dou Saint.

A thousand years ago, when the Soul Clan sneak attacked the Xiao Family, Wu Nie Tun Yan was still an Eight-Star Dou Saint.

And this was even with the Soul Clan's full support.

Otherwise, if Wu Nie Tun Yan were to seek resources on his own, or establish and develop a force,

it is estimated that this time would need to be multiplied by ten.

Furthermore, according to the original work, before the Soul Clan exterminated the Ling and Shi clans, they had also wiped out many Dou Emperor clans to collect bloodline power!

And the souls of those clans after their deaths, the Soul Clan is likely not to waste.

Either it was devoured by previous Chiefs of the Soul Clan, or by Wu Nie Tun Yan, or possibly split between the two.

But regardless, given Wu Nie Tun Yan's strange energy that can help the Soul Clan continue its bloodline, plus his status in the Soul Clan, it is likely that his share goes to the Soul Clan side.

But even so, after delivering an unknown number of Chiefs of the Soul Clan and absorbing the souls of several Dou Emperor clans, Wu Nie Tun Yan still could not break through to Emperor realm soul.

In the original work, only after the Soul Clan gathered the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade did he finally break through successfully.

Thus, the difficulty of raising soul power for this heavenly treasure refined into human form is evident!

If it were a human, they would not need nearly as much cultivation resources as Wu Nie Tun Yan; one-tenth would suffice.

However, given Wu Nie Tun Yan's difficulty in advancing, it's no wonder the Soul Clan needed to establish the Soul Hall.

With the Soul Clan's resources, they probably truly cannot nurture Wu Nie Tun Yan to become a Nine-Star Dou Saint with Emperor realm soul.

Thus, in the original work, Soul Heavenly Emperor would sigh that it was no easy feat for his family to push Wu Nie Tun Yan to become a Nine-Star Dou Saint and Emperor realm alchemist.

Know that to achieve this result, the Soul Clan spent nearly ten thousand years, consuming an unknown amount of resources, before finally succeeding!

"Husband, I'll first return to my clan to see if I can think of a way to invite the chief of our Heavenly Demon Phoenix clan out."

Thinking that upon reaching Heavenly Realm Great Perfection soul power, one would gain the ability to discern people's hearts and read their thoughts, Feng Qinger immediately agreed with Lin Feng's decision.

After all, if they could truly obtain the aid of a Five-Star Peak Dou Saint, it would indeed be a great help for them.

Furthermore, the Heavenly Demon Phoenix clan would not need to carry out a purge, thus avoiding many bloody incidents.

"Good."

Hearing that, Lin Feng also did not hesitate and directly nodded.

Whoosh~

Upon seeing that everything had been arranged, Feng Qinger did not linger any longer; she immediately turned and swiftly left the spot.

After evolving into a dragon-phoenix, she has become increasingly adept at wielding spatial power.

Ah, I've been outdone by my own woman again; it seems I must swiftly increase my power.

Seeing his Feng'er wife depart, Lin Feng immediately murmured to himself.

As soon as his words fell, he immediately thought in his mind: 'Looks like I need to hurry to the Tian family to finish the deal and take back the Control Dan Method. After all, if I can get that ninth-grade golden pill, then after I swallow it my strength will surely increase dramatically!'

However.

While speaking, Lin Feng's gaze swept again to his storage ring, and he murmured softly: 'Of course, the most important thing right now is still the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire. Now that I have time, why not piece together that fragment map? Later I'll find a time to study alchemy and refine the Nine Yin Yellow Spring Pill.'

Thinking of this, Lin Feng's mind stirred, and in an instant the space around him began to fluctuate.

In the blink of an eye, a spatial restriction swiftly formed.

At the same time, an invisible soul barrier also silently took shape within this spatial restriction.

Once the double protection was set up, Lin Feng flicked his finger at his storage ring, and one after another the broken ancient maps flew out, finally hovering before him.

Gazing at these four fragmented yet extremely ancient-looking maps, Lin Feng's eyes couldn't help but flash with excitement.

'To collect you, I've run around a lot these years; I hope you can help me subdue that Pure Lotus Demonic Fire.'

Although he knew it contained a remnant soul of the Saint of the Pure Lotus Demon, thinking of how uncontrollable this thing was in the original work, Lin Feng muttered uneasily.

After that, he carefully, according to the patterns on them, used his Dou Qi to control the four fragments and pieced them together.

Since the one destroyed by Hai Bodong had already been restored by him, only four remained, so before long Lin Feng had pieced them together completely.

'Looks like, with just the naked eye, you can't see anything.'

When the last fragment map fell into place, Lin Feng's gaze upon it flashed with sudden understanding.

On the fully assembled ancient map, aside from the central lotus pattern, a complete landscape pattern appeared.

But this so-called pattern was quite ordinary, with no definite target or route.

It looked completely like a casually drawn landscape painting.

Although Lin Feng felt a bit disappointed by this situation.

But for him, having read the original work, this situation was also expected.

After all, in the original work Xiao Yan, after assembling it, likewise couldn't see anything with the naked eye.

As his words fell, Lin Feng moved his palm, and a cluster of strange fire suddenly rose from his palm.

Next, he casually flicked it, and the strange fire violently expanded, sweeping out in the blink of an eye to engulf the ancient map in rolling flames.

Even though the ancient map, which looked as if it would tear at a pull, was engulfed in the strange fire, facing Lin Feng's flame that fused the nine strange fires from the Strange Fire Ranking, it remained utterly unmoved.

At the same time, the ancient map showed no sign of turning to ash.

Seeing the ancient map remain unharmed in the flames as he had expected, Lin Feng let out a great sigh of relief.

Immediately after, he quickly stimulated the strange fire, increasing its power.

"Whoosh whoosh~"

Accompanied by the blazing dark-red flames, the scorching heat caused the space here to begin collapsing.

However, no matter how Lin Feng increased the flame's intensity, that seemingly fragile ancient map suffered nothing at all.

However, as the temperature of the flames roasting it rose higher and higher, the pattern on the assembled ancient map gradually began to glow.

It looked as if it were about to burst out of the map in the next second!

"Hey, it looks like whatever's inside is about to come out."

Faintly sensing an extremely subtle soul fluctuation undulating from within the ancient map, Lin Feng's eyes instantly showed a hint of delight.

Although this fluctuation was extremely subtle, even some late Heaven Realm soul experts might not be able to detect it.

But for Lin Feng, whose soul power had reached the peak of the Heaven Realm, it was fully within his perception.

The next moment, he continued to increase the firepower, pushing his internal strange fire to the limit, fiercely roasting that ancient map!

As Lin Feng's flames burned ever more fiercely, the pattern on the ancient map also began to slowly absorb the roasting strange fire.

At the same time, the landscape's temperature grew ever brighter.

At a certain moment, the ancient map within the strange fire suddenly trembled.

Immediately after, those landscape patterns on it leapt directly off the ancient map and transformed into strands of ancient characters, hovering in midair before him.

"Double moon appearing together, nine stars as one."

"Heaven and earth tides, demonic fire descends to the world!"

"Hmm, it seems this ancient map only has this well-known hint?"

Seeing the sixteen scarlet characters before him, Lin Feng's eyes also flashed with helplessness.

It looks like the remnant soul of the Saint of the Pure Lotus Demon won't give him any other useful information unless it's a critical moment.

Thinking of this, Lin Feng glanced at the ancient map still unmoving in the flames, and his eyes instantly flashed with helplessness.

Next, thinking of the original work's content, he immediately reached his hand into the strange fire and went straight to touch that fragment map.

"Whoosh!"

However, the instant his palm touched the ancient map, the lotus pattern at its center suddenly began to wriggle; the next moment it came to life like a living thing, then transformed into a bolt of electricity that shot straight into Lin Feng's glabella.

As that strange bolt entered his glabella, it promptly drove his soul power, following the light into his own mind.