Chapter 1157

What, Tianlei Zi was killed by the Soul Hall and then his soul was snatched?!

While Lin Feng was concentrating on refining the Nine Nether Golden Ancestor Flame, inside Shengdan City, Xuan Yi stared in disbelief at the illusory soul before her, her voice trembling as she exclaimed in shock.

That's right, back then I and he were attacked together by the Soul Hall's Grand Sovereign; because our strength was far inferior to theirs, we were instantly beaten to the point of our bodies collapsing, and in the end we had no choice but to flee in soul form. But in the end, although I was desperately saved by Xiao Yanzi, Tianlei Zi, however...

Speaking of this, Yao Chen's tone also carried a hint of guilt.

After all, if it weren't for the other side helping them think of ways to obtain medicinal materials for their master and disciple, they wouldn't have fallen into the Soul Hall's trap, and in the end been seized by that Grand Sovereign, their fate unknown.

Of course, at that time his own disciple actually had a chance to rescue him, but in Tianlei Zi's case, his disciple Xiao Yan ultimately chose to save him, thereby giving up on Tianlei Zi.

After all, Xiao Yan himself was barely holding on at the time; being able to save one person was already remarkably impressive.

"Damn the Soul Hall, how dare they bully my Pill Tower like this!"

Upon receiving Yao Chen's confirmation, Xuan Yi's pretty face, full of mature charm, instantly darkened.

At the same time, she also felt a surge of grief akin to a rabbit's death feeling the fox's sorrow.

Initially, the three of them, as young candidates for the Pill Tower's leadership, had worked their way up all along and eventually each realized their youthful dreams.

However, who could have imagined that in this short span of time, Xuankongzi and Tianlei Zi would successively die or go missing.

By now, only she remains.

Thinking of this, Xuan Yi's heart inexplicably suddenly gave rise to a trace of regret.

All this misfortune seems to have started from the attack on Lin Feng several years ago.

Before that, although the three of them would occasionally suffer losses in their clashes with the Soul Hall, overall they had lived quite happily and joyfully.

But after they helped Xiao Yan assassinate Lin Feng, the good days of the three leaders seemed to have come to an end.

Back then, the three of them all thought that Lin Feng was merely a modestly talented junior Dou Zong; since an old friend's acquaintance had a grudge against him, they simply turned a blind eye, pretending not to have seen anything.

Anyway, Xiao Yan had gathered several Dou Zong experts to help; killing a mere junior Dou Zong was no different from playing.

After all, in their eyes Lin Feng was just a nobody with no background; what trouble could he possibly cause.

But who could have expected that this junior Dou Zong not only managed to escape from the hands of numerous Dou Zong experts, but also turned the tables and killed them all!

And since then, over these few years, they have not managed to accomplish a single successful undertaking.

Moreover, all kinds of setbacks and difficulties have followed closely behind.

Even if it weren't for Lin Feng's obstruction, Yao Chen would indeed have to pay a huge price this time, but he wouldn't be unable to find the medicinal ingredients needed to refine that Ninth Grade precious pill.

In the end, it wouldn't be like now, where the three of them at this very moment only have her, who fortuitously happened to be in closed-door cultivation and thus narrowly escaped this calamity.

"Could it be that we really chose the wrong path back then?"

After a long silence, Xuan Yi's heart suddenly blurted out these words.

But immediately afterwards, she shook her head, dispelling her miscellaneous thoughts, looked at Yao Chen before her, and asked puzzledly: "Why don't you let Xiao Yan revive you as before? Is that little fellow's injury still not healed?"

"His injury has healed, but..."

Hearing this, Yao Chen immediately gave a bitter laugh.

He then explained: "That secret art can only revive me once; if done a second time, I would likely have my soul scattered. That's why I've been searching everywhere for a revival method."

"What, there's still this?!"

Upon hearing those words, Xuan Yi's face instantly turned pale with shock, her gaze anxiously fixed on her beloved before her.

After all, without a physical body, given Yao Chen's current state, encountering a somewhat stronger Dou Zong would mean certain doom.

As for refining pills, even an Eighth Grade Pill would likely be impossible to produce.

Such a life, for someone who was once the continent's top alchemist, a half-saint powerhouse like Yao Chen, is nothing short of being worse than death!

"Rest assured, Xiao Yan's current strength should make finding a revival manual not overly difficult. I believe it won't take long for him to find the revival method and bring me back to life."

Seeing her panicked appearance, Yao Chen immediately put on a nonchalant wave of his hand, acting as if it didn't matter.

Just as Xuan Yi was about to say something, Yao Chen immediately interrupted her, saying: "Right, Xuan Yi, our previous search for medicinal materials failed. This time, we'll have to trouble you to help look for some herbs, after all you know Xiao Yanzi can't enter the Pill Tower, and my current state really isn't conducive to running around."

"Alright, I'll think of a way. By the way, I'll see if I can find a method to revive you."

Hearing this, Xuan Yi could only nod helplessly in agreement.

"Bang!"

Meanwhile, while Yao Chen and Xuan Yi were troubled by a myriad of matters, deep underground in the Lin family fortress, Lin Feng's aura suddenly shifted and then shot straight upward.

In a brief moment, it rose from the early Five-star Dou Saint stage to the mid Five-star Dou Saint stage!

At the same time, the dark red flame on his body had somehow vanished without a trace.

In its place, a blazing bronze-colored flame burned fiercely!

Moreover, this change in the strange fire is not merely a color shift; the astonishing high temperature emanating from this bronze flame is even higher than that of the dark red flame.

"Five-star Mid-stage Dou Saint, the Flame Mantra still hasn't broken through to the Heavenly Tier high level. This increase in strength has already surprised me greatly. Yet this Flame Mantra, even now, is truly hard to advance."

Sensing his current situation, Lin Feng felt both delighted and helpless, letting out a sigh.

Although this strange fire, after its owner's fall, has been cultivated for at least several thousand years, considering that I am at the Five-star Dou Saint level,

being able to help me rise from early Five-star Dou Saint to mid Five-star Dou Saint is already very delightful.

But the fact that my cultivation method's level cannot be improved is indeed somewhat depressing.

After all, no matter how you say it, this is the Seventh Rank on the Strange Fire Ranking, the Nine Nether Golden Ancestor Flame, and yet it still hasn't been elevated to the Heavenly Tier high level.

However, thinking of how in the original story Xiao Yan absorbed the Third Rank on the Strange Fire Ranking, the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire, and only then broke through to the Heavenly Tier high level, Lin Feng feels his situation is still fairly normal.

After all, the gap between the Nine Nether Golden Ancestor Flame and the Pure Lotus Demonic Fire is truly enormous!

Or to put it another way, these two strange fires are simply one on earth and one in heaven, utterly incomparable.

"By the way, speaking of the Nine Nether Golden Ancestor Flame, I almost forgot that along with this strange fire I also received a spatial ring belonging to at least a Ninth Grade Alchemy Master, which I haven't examined yet."

While Lin Feng was feeling disappointed about his cultivation method not breaking through, he suddenly realized, slapped his forehead, flipped his palm, and took out that ring.

This spatial ring's band is made of some unknown silver-colored metal.

However, from the moment Lin Feng came into contact with this ring, his negative emotions instantly dissipated by more than half.

This kind of material that can calm the mind and dispel distracting thoughts is certainly quite extraordinary.

After all, ordinary materials have no effect on a cultivator who possesses a Heavenly Realm Great Perfection Soul like him.

As his gaze continued to sweep over, in the middle of this silver ring was set a milky-white high-grade storage stone.

At the same time, on this high-grade storage stone there is a translucent protective shield that can just barely protect the whole stone.

Lin Feng is very familiar with this kind of shield, because every high-grade storage ring has this function.

Gazing at the faintly glowing protective shield on the storage stone in the middle of this storage ring, Lin Feng couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

He didn't know whether he could break open this storage ring's Soul Shield this time.

After all, when he tried before, his soul power was only a step away from the late Heavenly Realm soul stage, yet facing this storage ring with terrifyingly high defensive power, he still ended in disappointment.

In the midst of his thoughts, a vast surge of soul power burst forth from Lin Feng's brow, finally condensing into a long needle that shot straight toward the storage stone on that storage ring.

「Bang! 」

Accompanied by a loud boom in the secret chamber, an invisible wave spread out instantly and then slammed hard into the surrounding walls.

「Crack! ~」

When the soul power's impact sent out a wave, it collided violently with the surrounding walls, instantly sending soil and rocks flying as the giant stones shattered.

In the blink of an eye, the originally clean and tidy secret chamber turned into a pile of rubble.

At the instant the soul power struck the protective shield on that small storage stone, a blinding brilliance similar to before suddenly flared up from the faint shield, actually shattering Lin Feng's soul needle into nothing.

「「Hiss, what terrifying defensive power! Even my soul impact as a Heavenly Realm Great Perfection Soul expert didn't shatter it; instead it shattered my soul needle! 」」

Seeing his soul needle shattered, Lin Feng, shocked, also turned his gaze to the storage ring on his hand.

However, as soon as he saw the protective shield on the storage ring in his hand, a flash of joy crossed his eyes.

「It seems my soul impact isn't completely ineffective. 」」

Well, the Soul Shield on this storage ring in his hand instantly shrank by half under his previous soul impact.

This storage ring has been in his possession for several years, and now he finally managed to damage this storage ring that once left him helpless.

After all, this is a storage ring belonging to at least a Ninth-grade Treasure Pill Grandmaster.

Who wouldn't want to quickly open it and see what's inside?