Chapter 1199

While speaking, Lin Feng's eyes also stared straight at the body before him, never leaving.

After all, at this moment, if the temperature accidentally fluctuates even slightly, this fleshly body could become imperfect.

Although his soul power was already strong, but concerning the life and death of his own teammates, Lin Feng still dared not be careless.

"Mm, when Mr. Lin Feng opens his mouth, I will swallow it and immediately burrow into it."

Upon hearing that, Tian Yan's soul carefully received the pill while nodding with a solemn expression.

Seeing that, Lin Feng stopped speaking, continued to increase the flame temperature, and calcined the flame before him.

"Miss Tian Yan, hurry, take the pill and enter inside!"

After calcining for about ten days, the long-silent Lin Feng suddenly let out a loud shout from his mouth.

"Good!"

Upon hearing that, Tian Yan's soul also had no hesitation, directly crushed the jade bottle in hand, then swallowed the pill in one gulp, her expression resolute as she turned into a wisp of air and drilled into the body before her.

Upon seeing the other party enter, Lin Feng immediately increased the flame temperature to roast.

"Ah!"

The next moment, that familiar wail of pain during the resurrection process once again echoed within the restriction.

"Sigh, I don't know how long I and he will have to endure."

And seeing that, Lin Feng immediately let out a heavy sigh.

This final step of the resurrection, the other party suffers, while I must bear the other party's painful wail.

However, Lin Feng recalled what Tian Yan had told him on the way here, then his eyes shifted, and he called out in his mind: "Xiao Ling, get up and get to work!"

As that voice resonated in his dantian, the Xiao Ling who was sound asleep was, as expected, violently awakened by Lin Feng's voice.

"Mm, Master, what's wrong?"

The awakened Xiao Ling, with sleepy eyes, darted out of Lin Feng's body into the outside world, then stretched lazily and asked in confusion.

"You watch the flame here first; I'm going to handle some matters."

Seeing this little girl appear, Lin Feng smiled and rubbed her hot little head, chuckling.

While speaking, he also transmitted all the temperature parameters needed for Tian Yan's resurrection over.

"Mm, that'll do, Master, you'd better hurry back."

Upon hearing that Lin Feng had matters to attend to, Xiao Ling immediately nodded, then swiftly took over from Lin Feng, controlling the flame to continuously calcine the incessantly wailing Tian Yan before her.

As for Lin Feng, seeing Xiao Ling successfully take his place, he immediately flickered away and left this place.

After leaving that valley, when Lin Feng arrived at the outside medicine fields, he immediately discovered that Zhao Ran had vanished, obviously having left long ago.

Seeing that, Lin Feng did not linger, but continued according to Tian Yan's earlier instructions, crossing the medicine field spanning nearly two million square kilometers, heading toward the distant buildings.

At the same time, in a village less than a hundred li from the medicine field, a yellow-robed old man sat anxiously at a crude wooden table in the room, fists clenched.

"Sigh"

After a long while, this person finally let out a heavy sigh and anxiously said: "It's been almost three months; why is there still no news of Lin Feng from Tian Yan's side?"

"Hehe, I don't know what this senior seeks me, Lin Feng, for."

As the former's words fell, a faint laugh immediately echoed in the room.

And at the instant the sound rang out, a stream of light flew through the wooden house's window, finally condensing into a figure inside the room.

"Are you Mr. Lin Feng?"

Seeing the young man who had suddenly appeared before him, the yellow-robed old man's eyes lit up with joy, he hastily rose to his feet and inquired.

"That's right."

Upon hearing that, Lin Feng lightly nodded, then with a casual expression said: "I don't know why this old gentleman has come seeking me."

And that old man, sensing the waves of pressure emanating from the young man before him, as well as his words, also confirmed the visitor's identity in his heart.

Thinking of this, the yellow-robed old man wasted no words, immediately clasped his hands and bowed: "Mr. Lin Feng, I have heard that you understand great principles, hate evil as an enemy, speak out against injustice, and are upright and unyielding."

Immediately after, the old man continued with countless words of praise, until after the time it took to finish a cup of tea, he then shifted his tone and stated his purpose.

"Therefore, our Treasure Appraisal Mountain has long admired you, sir. This time, I have come seeking to affiliate with you. After that, we can gather medicinal materials, cultivation methods and combat techniques, as well as various oddities for you, so these troublesome matters won't disturb your cultivation, Mr. Lin Feng. However, correspondingly, Mr. Lin Feng must issue a notice to protect the entirety of our Treasure Appraisal Mountain, especially those ancient clans."

Lin Feng saw the old man exert himself in praising him for so long, finally stating his purpose, and the corner of his mouth involuntarily curled into a faint cold smile.

This attitude of theirs is clearly an attempt to get something for nothing, isn't it?

These merchants, indeed each one is shrewd to the point of death, wildly praising themselves with their mouths, yet they haven't shown a single tangible thing.

However, he is not one of those arrogant youngsters from great families who, after being praised a few times by this old man, lose all sense of direction.

Seeing this attitude, Lin Feng also dispensed with pleasantries and got straight to the point: "Senior, I observe that your Dou Qi cultivation is at the late stage of Two-star Dou Saint; you must be the Dou Saint elder of Treasure Appraisal Mountain. Your mountain's affiliation with me is naturally possible, but my cultivation methods and combat techniques are already sufficient, and moreover the Tai Xu Ancient Dragon Clan supplies those they cannot find; I imagine you would also find them hard to obtain."

"As for medicinal materials, I now also have the Tian clan supplying them; they have been medicine farmers for generations, making it more stable than your Treasure Appraisal Mountain having to gather herbs everywhere, and the quality is also more controllable. As long as you don't play tricks with me, I am also very keen on keeping promises. Therefore, before you have something that can move me, I cannot possibly continue to oppose those ancient clans for the sake of your Treasure Appraisal Mountain."

While speaking, Lin Feng also shook his head.

If this old coot trying to freeload off him fails to produce something that can move his heart, then he cannot possibly preserve Treasure Appraisal Mountain in the hands of the various Dou Emperor clans.

After all, he is not that sort of selfless great benevolent; upon seeing someone bully the weak with strength, he immediately steps forward to uphold justice.

Moreover, back when his strength was still weak and those Dou Emperor clans bullied him terribly, Treasure Appraisal Mountain never came forward to uphold justice for him, not even once.

Now that his strength has grown strong, for them to expect him to lend a hand to Treasure Appraisal Mountain with just a sentence or two—don't even dream about it!

And upon hearing Lin Feng's words, the old man's eyes immediately flashed with a hint of disappointment.

He knew that this time it would likely not be easy to get this outstanding young man before him to agree to protect their Treasure Appraisal Mountain.

"Sigh, indeed a young person who can achieve such feats at a young age is not easily fooled!"

Seeing the other party's stance of "no rabbit, no hawk," the yellow-robed old man, feeling helpless, immediately clasped his hands and uttered the words he had long prepared.

"Hehe, look at this old fellow's brain—just turned around and forgot the most important thing."

Saying that, he immediately slapped his forehead with a belated realization, then clasped his hands and said: "This time, I am not coming empty-handed; I have brought something as a token of appreciation for Mr. Lin Feng's protection of our Treasure Appraisal Mountain—a modest token of my hard work."

And while speaking, the old man lightly wiped his storage ring, taking out a sheet of blood-red paper.

This sheet of paper isn't large; it looks about the size of an A4 sheet, but the cold, evil aura it exudes makes one feel rather uneasy.

"Oh, what is this?"

Seeing that cold and evil feeling, Lin Feng immediately furrowed his brows slightly and, with interest, spoke.

Because on this blood-colored paper he sensed a familiar scent.

"Hehe, I wonder if Mr. Lin Feng has heard of the Blood‑Thirst Spirit‑Transform Array?"

Seeing Lin Feng become interested, the old man in the yellow robe immediately smiled confidently, clasped his hands and said.

"Blood‑Thirst Spirit‑Transform Array?"

"Indeed, then."

Hearing the other's words, Lin Feng's mind flickered, and he muttered internally, "Indeed."

When the other produced this blood-colored paper, he vaguely sensed that familiar scent.

Now that the other has spoken, he quickly guessed what is recorded on this paper.

"Could it be that this is the full version of the Blood‑Thirst Spirit‑Transform Array?"

Thinking of the revised fragment of the Blood‑Thirst Spirit‑Transform Array he obtained from Lue Feng Zunzhe, Lin Feng couldn't help feeling a certain longing for it.

After all, back then the lingering soul of Lue Feng Zunzhe, using this item, had beaten two Dou Zong Pinnacle Level cultivators into helplessness.

It should be noted that at that time the lingering soul of Lue Feng Zunzhe possessed real strength comparable to those two Dou Zong Pinnacle Level cultivators.

And even the low‑quality version after the fragment was refined possessed such power; imagine the original.

However, although he wanted it, his face remained impassive as he calmly said, "I am naturally familiar with this Blood‑Thirst Spirit‑Transform Array. Moreover, I already possess it!"

Mid‑sentence, Lin Feng flipped his palm and produced a pillar he had previously unintentionally marked for disposal, engraved with blood‑red characters.

"What?!"

Seeing that somewhat familiar blood pillar, the old man in the yellow robe's eyes instantly flashed with horror.

At this moment, a few strands of panic also rose in his heart.

Originally he thought that presenting this Blood‑Thirst Spirit‑Transform Array diagram for Lin Feng to protect their Treasure‑Inspecting Mountain would be a piece of cake.

But who could have known that the other side also possessed this method.

Thus, would the diagram in his hand now be rendered useless?

Meanwhile, after Lin Feng retrieved the pillar, without waiting for the yellow‑robed elder to examine it closely, he swiftly retracted it.

Immediately after, he said with an uninterested expression, "Sir, you should return. The Blood‑Thirst Spirit‑Transform Array is fine, but I already have it; another one would only add to my collection, yet overall it holds little appeal for me."

"This"

Hearing the former's words, the yellow‑robed elder was momentarily at a loss for words, silently lamenting his bad luck that such an obscure array could be found by the other.

But considering the crisis facing his Treasure‑Inspecting Mountain now, after a moment of thought the former clenched his teeth and said, "I didn't expect Mr. Lin Feng's collection to be so extensive, even possessing obscure and high‑level arrays like the Blood‑Thirst Spirit‑Transform Array, yet there is one thing I doubt Mr. Lin Feng could possibly have!"

As he spoke, the former immediately placed a restraining seal, and a faint light appeared.

The light then quickly expanded, and in the blink of an eye it almost filled the space between Lin Feng and the elder.

"Ding!" Immediately, a heavy metallic thud rang throughout the wooden hut.

As the object struck the ground, the floor beneath was crushed in an instant, and the item then sank several zhang into the earth before finally stopping.

The next moment, the faint light suddenly vanished, revealing the hidden object inside.

Looking ahead, within Lin Feng's sight stood a cauldron about several zhang tall, entirely jet‑black.

At the instant it appeared, the extremely dark cauldron caused the surrounding light to shift slightly!

Most importantly, when Lin Feng sensed the cauldron's body, the thread of soul energy instantly severed from him and vanished.

"Could this be... the Black Nether Cauldron, ranked second on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking?!"

Seeing the massive dark cauldron, Lin Feng narrowed his eyes, and after a long moment he gazed at the cauldron in disbelief, whispering in shock.

The yellow‑robed elder, seeing his expression, instantly steadied himself, then turned his palm, shrinking the cauldron to the size of a fist, which rested in his palm.

"Mr. Lin Feng, if you agree to protect the safety of our Treasure‑Inspecting Mountain, this massive cauldron will be yours."

The former straightened his back, his gaze fixed on the shocked Lin Feng, and his mouth curled upward as he said.

"Huh"

Hearing the proposed condition, Lin Feng let out a heavy sigh, remained silent for a moment, then said, "I didn't expect the Black Nether Cauldron, ranked second on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking and coveted by many ancient clans, to be in your hands."

"Hehe, I did not obtain this myself; it was acquired by a predecessor of our Treasure‑Inspecting Mountain over seven thousand years ago from a dilapidated Dou Emperor ruin. Back then, over several hundred Dou Saint elites fought each other for months within that ruin, and finally our mountain's former leader emerged the sole, hard‑won victor, obtaining this Black Nether Cauldron."

"However, that predecessor, though victorious, was grievously wounded in that battle; years later the injuries sustained in the ruin never healed, and he eventually perished. At that time our Treasure‑Inspecting Mountain had just been founded, and the fight over this item cost the sect seventy to eighty percent of its strength, nearly leading to its extinction. If it were not for the present dire circumstances, I could not possibly bring it out."

At this point, the yellow‑robed elder looked at the Black Nether Cauldron with a gaze full of bewilderment.

Then he looked up at Lin Feng and said, "I think, Mr. Lin Feng, as an alchemist, you must also know the Black Nether Cauldron. This cauldron is a highly unusual entry on the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking. Its primary function is not to refine pills but to subdue and suppress fire, even claiming to devour all flames in the world!"

"Since inheriting it from my sect's predecessor, this cauldron has aided me greatly over the past two thousand years. Especially in life‑or‑death battles against fire‑type opponents, it always blocks their attacks and saves me from fire and water. However, because it is exceedingly valuable, I use it sparingly to avoid attracting the covetous Dou Emperor families. If it were not for my current helplessness, I would never bring it out."

While speaking, the yellow‑robed elder reluctantly extended his wrinkled palm and gently stroked the Black Cauldron.

"Buzz!"

At the same time, the Black Nether Cauldron in his hand seemed to sense its owner's emotions; a faint black glow suddenly erupted from the cauldron, as if reluctant to part with its master.

Meanwhile, Lin Feng, seeing this scene, had a flash of surprise in his eyes.

On the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking, he has obtained several cauldrons, but none of the others possess such spiritual aura.

Even the Dragon Soul Cauldron of the Tai Xu Ancient Dragon Clan is no exception.

Thinking of this, Lin Feng narrowed his eyes, continuously weighing the pros and cons in his mind.

And in this quiet setting, after about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Lin Feng opened his eyes and said gravely, "With this Black Nether Cauldron plus the earlier Blood‑Thirst Spirit‑Transform Array diagram, as long as you do not initiate trouble or act against me, I will protect your Treasure‑Inspecting Mountain until the conflict between the Soul Clan and the Ancient Clan alliance ends."

As he spoke, Lin Feng lowered his gaze, looking at the opponent's thigh where combat Qi was constantly gathering, and continued, "Also, withdraw your body‑movement combat technique. If I were to seize the Black Nether Cauldron outright, you could not escape."

"Fine."

Upon hearing that, the previously exposed yellow‑robed elder showed no embarrassment; instead, after hearing Lin Feng's terms, he gritted his teeth and agreed to the conditions.

After all, at this moment he no longer has many choices.

And as soon as his words fell, he no longer hesitated, immediately throwing the bloodthirsty spirit-transforming formation bomb in his hand toward Lin Feng.

Immediately afterward, he lightly pushed forward the miniature Black Underworld Cauldron in his other hand, his expression flickering for a moment, then firmly extended his hand and vigorously swept over the Black Underworld Cauldron.

As for that Black Underworld Cauldron, it too seemed to sense that its master was about to abandon it, and as the former's palm swept past, it also trembled violently without cease.

However, as the yellow-robed old man's palm swept over, the vibration of this miniature black medicine cauldron also ceased instantly.

The next moment, the former exerted force with his palm and shoved the Black Underworld Cauldron over.

And Lin Feng, seeing the bloodthirsty spirit-transforming formation's complete diagram and the Black Underworld Cauldron flying from front and back, also breathed a great sigh of relief, then received them behind him and stored them in his spatial ring.

After all, upon seeing these two items, Lin Feng instantly felt how they would aid his plan.

However, if not necessary, he also did not want to use forceful seizure, lest the surrounding Tian clan people find out and ruin his reputation.

After all, this time the yellow-robed old man has come, and likely many people in the Tian clan are aware.

And he, unless absolutely necessary, truly does not want to give up this Tian clan capable of cultivating high-grade medicinal herbs.

"Master Lin Feng, I have already given you the things, but I don't know..."

Seeing the other party put away the items, that old man immediately clasped his hands and urged Lin Feng to fulfill his promise.

Seeing that, Lin Feng immediately waved his hand, took out a blank scroll, and then his soul power turned into a brush, continuously dancing across it.

Not long after, Lin Feng lightly grasped with his palm, and two jade slips immediately formed in his palm.

"Rest assured, I keep my word."

While speaking, Lin Feng flicked his finger, shooting the rapidly closing scroll and jade slips together toward him.

And that yellow-robed old man, seeing the flying scroll and jade slips, hurriedly received them all, then eagerly began to examine them.

"Master Lin Feng truly lives up to his word; from now on, I will entrust the safety and peril of Appraisal Treasure Mountain to Master Lin Feng."

After examining the contract and spatial jade slip in his hand, the yellow-robed old man's pained old face also showed a hint of joy, and then he bowed in salute.

"Hehe, as long as you don't court death yourselves, I will naturally keep my promise. Afterwards, you can hang this flag bearing my soul pressure in a conspicuous place on Appraisal Treasure Mountain; I think as long as you don't court death too much, those ancient races won't come to trouble you. After all, they haven't prepared equipment for a total war against me."

While speaking, Lin Feng waved his hand and threw toward that old man a folded red flag bearing a large "Lin" character.

After doing these, he immediately turned and said, "Right, I still have matters to attend to; I'll leave first, and if anything comes up, notify me via jade slip."

As soon as his words fell, Lin Feng once again turned into a stream of light and departed from here.

As for that yellow-clothed old man, he also swiftly took the flag and likewise vanished from the room.

And after Lin Feng left, he immediately rushed at full speed toward the northern valley.

Under the terrifying flight speed of a Dou Saint expert, Lin Feng didn't take long before he had already returned to the place where Tian Yan was revived.

However, just as Lin Feng returned here, he saw Xiao Ling with a look of utter hopelessness crouching outside the seal, appearing quite helpless and pitiful.

"Xiao Ling, I've been out for less than an hour; why aren't you working properly inside, and why are you loitering out here?"

Coming up to this girl, Lin Feng squatted down and rubbed her smooth, tender cheek, asking in puzzlement.

And Xiao Lin, upon seeing his return, immediately lifted her clear, spirited big eyes, which at this moment were filled with mist.

Then she sobbed a few times and weakly said, "Master, I... I... I seem to have caused a problem refining that person inside. Now she has gone mad in there; just a moment ago she was still tightly gripping me and refusing to let go. If it weren't for my still-decent strength, plus the fact that that woman's strength seems not yet fully recovered to its peak, I wouldn't know what might happen."

"What, Tian Yan has encountered trouble?!"

Lin Feng, who had been smiling while pinching Xiao Ling's cheeks, instantly jumped up in surprise upon hearing the girl's description.

"I'll go check the situation!"

Immediately afterward, he didn't bother with the girl and hurriedly ran inside to check the situation.

After all, if Tian Yan encounters trouble, the materials he previously expended would be wasted.

Although the Tian clan would surely not deny responsibility, those precious materials not only failed to produce a Dou Saint expert, what difference is there between that and discarding them?

However, just as Lin Feng entered the seal, before he could clearly see Tian Yan's specific condition, he discovered that the situation inside the seal seemed off.

But before he could react, an extremely soft body lunged at her from the front, and then he saw a huge tempting maiden granary pushing a bit of crimson straight to block his mouth just as he was about to speak.

Next, an extremely hot delicate body tightly embraced him, and her red lips continuously roamed back and forth over his face, neck, and chest.

"*&；&；%*…￥￥?" What is this situation?

"Boom!"

However, before he could finish speaking, the clothes on his body were also directly scorched to black ash by the high temperature of the front-convex, rear-concave delicate body in his embrace.

The next moment, Lin Feng felt that he had lost control.

Because his little brother had been tightly bound by someone, unable to break free.

"Master, are you alright? It's already been over two months; why is there still no news?"

And Xiao Ling, who had been waiting outside for her master to come out, after enduring two months of sun and rain, gazed at the space seal that still showed no movement, and couldn't help but scratch her head in doubt.

Through sensing, she could feel that her master had been doing very well these past two months, very happy, even excessively so.

But why, after all this time, has her master still not come out?

"Ah, if it weren't for this seal suddenly refusing anyone entry shortly after the master entered, plus my fear of the master blaming me for acting rashly, this young lady would have long smashed this thing."

Gazing at this seal before her that refused her entry, Xiao Ling pursed her lips and spoke angrily.

"Boom!"

However, before her words had even finished, this seal before her eyes was suddenly shattered in a large piece from within.

Immediately afterward, that fragment struck Xiao Ling's defenseless face squarely, then carried the girl away as they both vanished into the horizon.

"Zhao Ran, you bastard, today I will surely kill you!"

And at the moment the seal was broken, a green-colored figure shot out swiftly from within, arriving in the outside world, then transforming into a woman in a green dress with a figure so good it's explosive, her hands one covering the front granary full of tooth marks and scratches, the other covering the back "wound" which is not lacking compared to the front, her large, round, pert buttocks.

However, taking a closer look, one could see that this person was exactly Tian Yan.

But by now she had long lost her previous gentle demeanor, her beautiful eyes filled with "killing intent".

In the past nearly three months, who knows how many times she and Lin Feng have done it; anyway, after so long, she finally completely undid the aphrodisiac inside her body.

One can imagine how much dosage that bastard Zhao Ran gave her! (End of chapter)