Chapter 1243: Seven-star Peak

Hehe, I didn't expect Han Yu to be this capable; in less than three months, he used heavenly materials and earthly treasures to push me straight to the peak of Seven-star Dou Saint.

In a cave dwelling about fifty to sixty square meters, under the pale blue light emitted by more than ten luminous stones around, Lin Feng sensed the surging, flowing mighty battle qi within his body, and involuntarily clenched his fists, his face full of excitement.

After his discussion with Han Yu that day, he also spoke with the other arriving 'descendants of the Pingnan Army' about the situation, and then obtained a large amount of heavenly materials and earthly treasures that Qiu Yue had gathered from others for secluded cultivation.

After obtaining these items, Lin Feng, after nearly three months, also successfully advanced to the Seven-star Peak realm relying on them.

This result is undoubtedly delightful.

After all, even if he took Nine Profound Pills at his previous Six-star Peak realm, he could at most rise to around the Seven-star Middle stage; taking more would likely only raise him by a minor stage.

But he had the cultivation resources given by Han Yu and company, and in less than three months he directly rose an entire star!

But upon reflection, this is normal, after all, these cultivation resources placed in the outside world are each heavenly materials and earthly treasures that could cause countless experts of ancient races to lose composure.

Among them, there were even six different flames.

These different flames were all sought out, intentionally or unintentionally, by Han Yu and his ancestors over the long ages.

Perhaps because they practice different techniques, these people aren't particularly fond of different flames.

Therefore, after Lin Feng expressed his desire, they happily fetched them for him.

Although most of these different flames are not highly ranked, they cannot compare to the top-tier flames like the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame and the Flame of Living Beings; yet the highest-ranked among them has reached the sixth level.

Indeed, this different flame is the Eight Wastes Destruction Flame also possessed by the Flame Clan.

However, this one, being wild and existing for an extremely long time, has already reached the strength of a Two-star Dou Saint.

Although these different flames didn't give Lin Feng much strength increase, after fusion they caused Xiao Ling to grow considerably.

This result likewise made Lin Feng overjoyed.

After all, the stronger Xiao Ling's strength, the more convenient it will be for him to handle affairs later.

As for his Flame Scripture level at this time, it remains stagnant at the Heaven-rank top.

Even that Eight Wastes Destruction Flame failed to cause it to grow at all.

As for this, Lin Feng could only respond with a bitter smile.

After all, he had anticipated this; at this level, how could the Flame Scripture advance so easily?

But soon, Lin Feng thought of his own soul power, which still showed no progress; his expression froze and he sighed, 'Alas, it's a pity they haven't sent over the treasure to enhance soul power; otherwise, I wouldn't need to worry about breaking open the spatial passage to leave this place.'

Having said that, Lin Feng immediately brushed off the dust on his body and walked toward the outside of the cave dwelling.

During this period, he would occasionally emerge from seclusion to check whether Han Yu and company had obtained those heavenly materials and earthly treasures capable of increasing strength.

But unfortunately, they have remained inactive for the past three months, as if nothing had happened.

Seeing this situation, Lin Feng felt anxious but also thought it inappropriate to urge them frequently; he merely mentioned it to them a little over a month ago.

But Han Yu merely soothed him with a kind expression, saying they were still gathering forces and would soon obtain what he needed.

"Boom—"

Not long after, accompanied by the rumbling sound of a stone door moving, the sky around the cliff echoed, and a figure swiftly stepped out from behind the stone door, arriving at the open space before this cave dwelling.

Opposite this cave dwelling were white clouds drifting slowly by, and in the distance, a range of verdant mountains.

Such scenery clearly shows that this cave dwelling was carved out of a cliff.

"Congratulations, young master, on your successful advancement."

Just as he stepped out of the cave dwelling, two women in Daoist robes approached the entrance, bending their bodies slightly and speaking softly.

Although these two women wore somewhat loose Daoist robes, their alluring, well-proportioned curves could not be concealed.

Especially the pair of towering peaks on their chests were extremely eye-catching, making one unable to resist looking upward.

"Haha, that's only natural; with me, Xiao Yan, taking action, how could there be failure?"

Faced with the congratulations of the two beauties, Lin Feng couldn't help but burst into loud laughter, feeling somewhat smug.

And while speaking, he immediately stepped forward, extended both arms, and embraced the pair of women whose looks and figures were both excellent.

At the same time, his two big hands were not idle; under Lin Feng's control, they swiftly moved upward, skillfully slipping into the gaps of the women's collars and began to fondle their ample bodies without restraint.

As for the two Daoist-robed beauties being fondled by him, they seemed accustomed to this, feeling neither shame nor alarm.

On the contrary, as their bodies fell back, they immediately lay on Lin Feng's chest, their movements matching his actions, causing flames to surge straight up inside them.

Naturally, Lin Feng did not suppress this flame himself; instead, he shook both hands, directly shattering all obstructive things on the two Daoist-robed beauties into nothingness.

And during this process, Lin Feng also did not forget to similarly remove his own equipment.

Immediately afterward, he directly placed the two women on this platform, enjoying their gentle affection while admiring the distant scenery.

"Not bad, not bad; you two, under this young master's training, have finally brought out your special... uh, your outstanding qualities."

After an unknown amount of time, Lin Feng, spring breeze proud, flicked the sleeve of his new robe and, with a spring-breeze-proud expression, admired the beautiful scenery nearby.

Judging by the two women's proficiency, his efforts were certainly not in vain.

"Whoosh!"

However, just as Lin Feng was feeling spring-breeze proud, a streak of light suddenly appeared from the distant horizon, then swiftly streaked across the sky, finally transforming into a somewhat older beautiful young woman who slowly descended onto the platform.

But after stabilizing her stance, this young woman saw the unbearable scene before her eyes, her brows involuntarily furrowed slightly, and a flash of killing intent appeared in her eyes.

But this emotion was quickly suppressed by her.

After taking a deep breath, she then put on a stiff smile and spoke calmly: 'Young Master Xiao Yan, Elder Han Yu requests your presence.'

"Oh, it's you, beautiful lady, hehe. Beautiful lady, did I not moisturize you enough last time, so you want a good meal again?"

Seeing the visitor, Lin Feng first pondered briefly, then immediately broke into a knowing smile and rubbed his hands.

While speaking, the former couldn't help but lick his lips, as if recalling something.

"Creak—"

But as soon as the former's words fell, that beautiful young woman immediately clenched her fists tightly, her body trembling slightly.

This native mongrel, last time she was ordered by the sect to deliver cultivation resources to the other party, but who would have thought that upon arriving here she would see a scene even more unbearable than this time, and furthermore this native mongrel forcibly gave her a four-wheel alignment.

If she weren't afraid her husband would find out, she would definitely report to the sect and immediately kill this native mongrel!

However, all of this was merely her fantasy.

She is merely an early Heaven-Uniting steward; how could the sect possibly, for her sake, give up the chance to leave and kill this person who knows how to leave this place?

Of course, after being forcibly subjected to four rounds of positioning, she also lost her reason in a fit of rage and attempted to kill this person before her.

But by then the other party had already advanced to the late Heaven-Uniting stage; as an early-stage cultivator, she could not possibly match them, and the result was that she was forcibly positioned several more times.

That feeling—needless to say, it was utterly agonizing!

What angered her most was that this person, during this period, took advantage of the opportunity the sect gave him to send cultivation resources, and frequently dragged away married women by force.

But the final outcome was the same for her: she dared not speak out, and could only silently endure this person's humiliation.

What troubled them most was that, besides being forcibly subjected to four rounds of positioning, they also had to serve this person, fearing that if this native mongrel reported their bad attitude to the sect, they would be the ones roasted over a fire.

If they spoke of it, the rest of their lives would inevitably be spent living under the strange gazes of the sect's people; if they chose not to speak, they could only silently endure.

"Damned native, once this is settled, we dozens of sisters will surely tear your corpse into myriad pieces!"

Thinking of all those humiliations, the married woman's heart was filled with hatred.

However, thinking of her pending duty, she quickly composed herself and forced a smile: "Young Master Xiao Yan, if you wish, I will find a few sisters tonight to attend you. But I still have a mission, I cannot delay—perhaps I should first go to Elder Han Yu."

As she spoke, the married woman gritted her teeth, swiftly avoided the two women whose lingering charm had not faded, came to Lin Feng's side, grabbed his arm, and buried it deeply into her softness, speaking softly.

"Good, good, good. Since Madam is so thoughtful, let's go find Senior Han Yu now and discuss the details tonight."

Upon hearing this, Lin Feng was instantly overjoyed, then he put one arm around her ample waist and shot toward the distant mountain.

Meanwhile, as he flew, Lin Feng gazed down at the rapidly receding mountains and lands and sent a mental message: "Little girl, are there any abnormalities with your fire seeds?"

"Master, you can rest easy. The fire seeds within the women you created are fine. After all, I am at least a Seven-Star Dou Saint strong cultivator; unless I actively communicate or Han Yu and these people stay together for a long time, I certainly wouldn't notice."

As she spoke, her tone was also full of confidence in her own abilities.

After all, during this period she absorbed six different flames; although most of these flames' power is not particularly strong, their sheer number more than makes up for it!

Moreover, her master also gave her a large amount of resources.

"Then that's good."

Upon hearing that, Lin Feng's heart also eased a little.

During this time, his incarnation as a lustful ghoul was naturally not to play with more women, but to prepare his escape plan.

After all, he also knew clearly that relying solely on his own strength, he would certainly not be able to escape Han Yu and these people's grasp.

Because after this period of exploration, he already knew part of the strength of Han Yu and these people.

Just this revealed strength is enough to make the ancient clan feel despair.

Even a nine-star Dou Saint, he knows that at least three such beings exist among them.

Needless to say, Han Yu and Qiu Yue ahead are both nine-star Dou Saints; besides them, there is also a woman who is likewise a nine-star Dou Saint.

However, that woman is somewhat strange: she not only wears a robe that covers her entire body; more accurately, it is a large piece of cloth that hides her whole body from head to toe, making it impossible to see anything.

However, this person seems unable to go outside and walk; they can only remain in the camp at the extreme south of this continent.

Thus, when escaping later, there is no need to worry too much.

According to Lin Feng's observations during this period, combined with other information, this woman together with Han Yu and Qiu Yue are likely all Elders.

However, among these few Elders, that woman's status appears to be the highest as well.

Next is Han Yu, and after that comes Qiu Yue.

Of course, so far Lin Feng only knows these three; he cannot yet determine how many Elders there actually are.

But these people basically only handle overall direction and personnel adjustments; they rarely get involved in specific matters.

Of course, except for major events such as Lin Feng's transaction to open a spatial channel.

As for the position beneath the Elders, it is that of a steward, generally the executor of a specific task.

Their strength varies, but generally they range from five-star to seven-star Dou Saints.

During the nearly three months he has stayed here, Lin Feng has seen a total of sixteen stewards.

In other words, among Han Yu's group there are at least sixteen strong cultivators ranging from five-star to seven-star Dou Saints.

Of course, Lin Feng now also knows that, using their homeland's terminology, these aforementioned people are all Heaven-Uniting realm experts.

This situation undoubtedly makes Lin Feng feel extremely vexed.

Because these people's mere surface combat power is enough to annihilate the ancient clan in open battle.

What's more frightening is that he still does not know how many Elders and stewards the other side actually has.

As for Dou Saints below four-star, their numbers are shockingly high; even Lin Feng suspects that these people have obtained all the cultivation resources of the Pingnan Army that fought in the ancient southern continent back then, otherwise their foundation would not be so terrifying.

Because just the four-star and below Dou Saint strong cultivators Lin Feng has seen already number over fifty!

But regarding all this, Lin Feng cannot change anything; he can only think of every possible way to increase his chances of escape.

Therefore, during this time Lin Feng has also not spared efforts to increase his own side's combat power, even to the point of sparing no cost.

Even the ninth-rank Mystic Pill that Qiu Yue previously gave him, he tossed to Xiao Ling to consume, so as to facilitate her work.

Of course, Xiao Ling certainly consumed more than just that ninth-rank Mystic Pill.

Besides that, Lin Feng also found two ninth-rank Mystic Pills and some other ninth-rank precious pills in the spatial ring of the skeleton at Pingnan Pass, and he threw them all to Xiao Ling.

Furthermore, during this period he has not spared efforts, through hunting and trading and other means, to obtain fire-attribute heavenly treasures and earthly riches from the surroundings and from these people's hands.

Moreover, these heavenly treasures and earthly riches are at least of the level of a one-star Dou Saint.

The higher ones even reach the level of a five-star Dou Saint.

And unsurprisingly, all of these ended up in Xiao Ling's belly.

At the same time, only now did Lin Feng understand why the Soul Clan spent so much time cultivating Wu Nie Tun Yan to this extent.

Because as these pills and heavenly treasures entered his belly, Lin Feng's possessions were not lacking, but Xiao Ling's strength was like the blue star's golden-thread nanmu wood—it simply would not grow!

The resources he expended, if given to other five-star peak Dou Saints, would at least bring them to the level of an Eight-Star Dou Saint.

Moreover, given the special enhancement that the strange fire provides to Xiao Ling, if a normal human underwent such strengthening, they would at least become an Eight-Star peak Dou Saint.

But this Xiao Ling, however, has just barely broken through to the seven-star level.

Back when Lin Feng saw this scene, he almost went crazy with anger.

If I didn't still need to rely on Xiao Ling's special ability, I would have already saved this for Cao Ying or Feng'er and the others, and would never let this girl consume it.

Even with Xiao Ling as an example, Lin Feng felt that raising demon beasts was actually quite cost-effective.

No matter what, it's at least far better than that troublesome girl.

Although the materials consume a great deal, Xiao Ling's help is also substantial.

While Lin Feng was with those women, Xiao Ling would take the opportunity to use her ability, secretly planting a fire seed through the connection.

The fire seed lies hidden deep within the host's body under normal conditions, affecting the host in no way, and due to its lack of fluctuation, outsiders find it extremely difficult to detect.

However, aside from serving as a beacon, as long as Xiao Ling triggers these fire seeds at a critical moment, they can detonate the target's body at any time.

By then, their companions' faces will surely be a sight to behold, hehe.

As long as those women stay alive, Lin Feng can know their positions, which is a crucial part of his escape plan.

Otherwise, he wouldn't allow Xiao Ling to consume so much of his resources.

At Lin Feng's full-speed flight, in less than a moment he reached the cliff edge of a mountain peak and saw Han Yu, Qiu Yue, and the others there.

Seeing this, he immediately shifted his stance and then gently brought the young woman down before Han Yu and the others.

Qiu Yue and the people behind him, upon seeing Lin Feng arrive, instantly flashed a hint of contempt in their eyes.

Over the past few months, they had pretty much figured out Xiao Yan's character.

Aside from being decent as an alchemist, he is basically a lecher who only knows how to cling to the two beauties they sent to spy on the other side and indulge in that all day.

If it weren't for Han Yu insisting on caution, they would have already sent more beauties to detain him and then not bother to care where he went.

After steadying his stance, Lin Feng immediately clasped his hands and said, "Seniors Han Yu and Qiu Yue, may I ask what you summon this junior for?"

While speaking, his gaze swept over the several people behind them.

Upon realizing these people were executives ranging from five-star to seven-star Dou Sheng, he knew today's matter might not be simple.

Han Yu still wore a spring-breeze smile and said, "Xiao Yan, after our preparations we can now act, but here it's not just up to me and Qiu Yue to decide; furthermore, this operation will inevitably draw the guardians behind those heavenly treasures, making it a life-risking endeavor. Therefore, these fellow cultivators insist on seeing you open a spatial passage before they will act."

He then shifted tone and continued, "Of course, little friend, you needn't worry about us playing any tricks; you just need to open a tiny gap. Opening a slight crack, we won't do anything, so it shouldn't harm those fellow cultivators who just want to see if there's really hope to be rid of it; please trouble yourself to make the trip."

"You say you can open it, so why should we believe you, an outsider?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a man similarly clad in a Dao robe stepped forward, speaking with a fiery temper.

"Exactly, we've already given you so much, raising you from a six-star Dou Sheng to a seven-star realm. Now you must let us see these things, after all, if we are to help you break through to eight-star or the Emperor realm's divine soul, we need to hunt high-level Dou Sheng-grade spiritual plants; not showing us would be unjustifiable."

"Exactly."

Once the first person spoke, the others immediately surrounded Lin Feng, chattering away.

It seemed as if not opening a spatial passage would be a grave sin.

"These old guys, one plays bad cop, a bunch play good cop— in this situation, can I not go?"

Seeing Han Yu and the others' scheming, Lin Feng immediately muttered a complaint in his heart.

However, he also knew they weren't looking to recklessly charge out right now; they genuinely wanted to see if he could actually get out.

Moreover, he had indeed received many things from them, so he couldn't refuse.

Otherwise, it would easily arouse their suspicion about whether he could truly open that spatial passage, thereby strengthening their surveillance of him.

Such a result is certainly not what he wants to see.

After all, he doesn't know how many descendants he wasted to get the former to lower their guard, greatly increasing his chance to escape; unless forced, he doesn't want to see his achievements come to nothing.

After thinking it over, he immediately clasped his hands and smiled, saying, "Everyone, please quiet down for a moment; this can naturally be done, please stay calm."

Upon hearing this, Han Yu immediately flicked his sleeve and shouted angrily, "What are you all like, treating Xiao Yan like what? He promised you things, naturally he'll follow through— haven't you heard Xiao Yan say he's willing to take you?"

Swish

Upon hearing his outburst, these people immediately fell silent, then each returned resentfully to their original spots.

Seeing them quiet down, Han Yu felt a bit embarrassed and said, "Xiao Yan, I'm really sorry; they were just too eager in their duties, but they meant no harm; please forgive them."

"Hehe, seniors need not be so; I also understand your eager longing for freedom, so how could there be any blame?"

Lin Feng saw this scene and wasn't angry; after everyone returned to their original spots, he continued to Han Yu and Qiu Yue, saying, "Seniors, since these few want to have a look, please lead the way, after all this place is more familiar to you than to me."

However, while speaking, his heart couldn't help but gradually grow tense.

He knew that, judging from Han Yu and the others' current demeanor, they were likely preparing to fight the big brother behind the spiritual plants of this world.

And then, that would be his sole chance to escape.

Sigh, I hope what's said inside that skeleton's spatial ring is true; otherwise I wouldn't be confident to directly flee from such a high-level enemy. As for letting you go to the Dou Qi Continent, judging from the efforts of those ancient powerhouses, you're surely not friendly; moreover, if you break the seal and escape to the outside world, I'd be even more endangered— that's absolutely not allowed by the Spirit Sect, so I can only watch your methods.

Thinking of the information he had learned during this time, Lin Feng rubbed his palm over the spatial ring containing that stone slab, and sighed helplessly.

However, thinking of the ancient stronghold's guardians at Pingnan Pass, Lin Feng's heart settled somewhat. (End of chapter)