Chapter 1268

Hehe, this isn't the previous occasional fights with those ancient races where you fought to the death, worrying that staying all day in the Dan Tower would affect the Dan Tower?

Having said that, Lin Feng spread his hands, then laughed: "After all, given the strength of the Dan Tower, it cannot withstand the attacks of those ancient forces that have been passed down for who knows how many ages."

He had indeed considered returning to the Xiao Dan Tower before, and then closing off here to cultivate or study alchemy.

Xiao Dan Tower

He worried that if he returned here, the Dan Tower would kick him out because it didn't want to offend those ancient races, or the Dan Tower would be in a dilemma.

Dan Tower

Three Treasures Hall

Grand Elder

Upon hearing this, a hint of bitterness also appeared on the aged face of the Xiao Dan Tower Elder.

After all, as the former said, their Dan Tower's strength, since the tower master fell, is far too weak compared to those ancient forces that have been passed down for who knows how many years.

However, the Elder's emotion did not last long; he soon suppressed it, lifted his head to look at Lin Feng, and asked: "One doesn't visit the Three Treasures Hall for nothing—speak up, what brings you, kid, to my Xiao Dan Tower?"

Battle Saint

As soon as the former's words fell, the surrounding Xiao Dan Tower powerhouses all turned their heads to look at Lin Feng.

Ninth-grade pill

Upon hearing this, Lin Feng helplessly said: "I can't hide it from the Elder; I came this time to make a trade with the Dan Tower, exchanging for some medicinal herbs."

Bodhi pill

Upon hearing this, the Xiao Dan Tower Elder and the other powerhouses were all stunned, then looked at the former in puzzlement.

However, the Elder soon came to his senses and immediately said: "Lin Feng, what medicinal herbs do you need?"

Spirit pet

Seeing the Grand Elder had not refused, Lin Feng quickly voiced his needs.

"Ninth-grade medicinal materials?!"

Upon hearing what Lin Feng wanted, everyone present instantly shifted from confusion to shock.

And that Grand Elder even opened his mouth, then frowned and said: "Lin Feng, if it were some other medicinal ingredients, I could directly give them to you free of charge, as a help to the juniors of the Xiao Dan Tower. But the ingredients capable of refining ninth-grade pills are all extraordinarily precious; if you want to take them, you must pay a great price."

"Hehe, Grand Elder, you needn't worry; I certainly won't think of taking advantage of the Xiao Dan Tower—I'll trade goods."

Upon learning that the Grand Elder was worried about his finances, Lin Feng immediately smiled faintly and then casually waved his hand.

In an instant, accompanied by a flash of faint light, appeared beads the size of a human head, each of varying colors; a large number of transparent giant bottles filled with blood and emitting a violent aura; as well as several jade bottles that, though sealed, could not prevent the energy from leaking; and several round, lustrous beads emitting a green light—all appearing before everyone.

Apart from these bodhi seeds, which he himself had refined from the collected bodhi-transformed bodily fluid, basically all of these items were obtained by Lin Feng from the storage ring of that Golden Core alchemy master.

And those of slightly better quality have all been devoured by the colorful scales to enhance its strength.

As for those of poor quality, he currently has no use for them; keeping them is just letting them gather dust, so it's better to take them out for trade—for the medicinal ingredients he urgently needs to refine ninth-grade pills.

And as these items appeared, the surrounding Xiao Dan Tower powerhouses instantly all uncontrollably opened their mouths wide.

Even the Grand Elder of the Xiao Dan Tower, at this moment, stared blankly at the things before Lin Feng, momentarily unable to speak.

"Bodhi seeds capable of refining bodhi pills?"

"Ninth-grade demon beast's magic core"

"Essence blood taken from within a ninth-grade demon beast"

"And... ninth-grade treasure pill?!"

Gazing at the items here, each casually surpassing their own wealth, the people inside the Xiao Dan Tower momentarily did not know what words to use to describe their current expression.

To be honest, some of these people had previously seen some of these items.

But such a massive pile piled before them—today everyone is seeing it for the first time!

After producing these items, Lin Feng then turned his gaze to the crowd with their mouths wide open and said: "Grand Elder, as long as you are willing, the Xiao Dan Tower can exchange the medicinal ingredients I need for any of these items. Of course, if you all also have those medicinal ingredients, you can likewise come to me to trade. Even if you require complete demon beast corpses of Dou Saint level, I possess those as well."

As his words fell, Lin Feng lightly wiped his storage ring amidst the crowd's expressions changing again.

And accompanying his action, the next moment, amidst a faint light, several demon beast corpses each thousands of zhang tall appeared out of thin air before everyone's sight.

These demon beast corpses were, while he was fleeing the Gu Nanfang Dalu, casually collected from the Tong Ling Sect's Dou Saint powerhouses whose spirit pets had died in battle with that strange giant tree.

However, since these spirit pets were only of low-level Dou Saint strength (one or two stars), they were of little use to Lin Feng and his household, so he naturally was willing to take them out to trade for the medicinal ingredients he urgently needed.

Of course, while these things are useless to Lin Feng and his group, in the eyes of the Xiao Dan Tower people they are treasures that are hard to come by, ah.

"Hiss!"

Seeing these several corpses emitting a formidable aura, the Xiao Dan Tower people present could not help but draw in a cold breath again.

"You little brat, you really are generous!"

Gazing at these items, which he himself rarely possessed, the Grand Elder of the Xiao Dan Tower remained silent for a long time before finally letting out a heavy sigh, speaking in a shocked tone.

At this moment, if he still had a shred of reason left, he would likely have wanted to step forward and seize them directly.

After all, even he, looking at these items before him, possessed only a ninth-grade treasure pill refined decades ago, and a ninth-grade magic core he had obtained by chance centuries ago from some ancient ruin.

As for the ninth-grade demon beast essence blood, although its efficacy might be slightly higher than that of the ninth-grade magic core, because currently hardly anyone dares to kill a ninth-grade demon beast, and moreover such essence blood is difficult to preserve.

Therefore, its price and rarity are even greater than that of the ninth-grade magic core.

After all, magic cores of this sort can be found only in traces every few hundred years in some ruins.

As for essence blood, due to its difficulty in preservation, most of it loses its efficacy by the time outsiders discover the ruins, having dissipated its energy.

Even thinking about the preciousness of these items, the Grand Elder of the Xiao Dan Tower, who had suppressed his urge to seize them, could not help but have his eyes turn red.

As for the other Xiao Dan Tower powerhouses, some of them had lost their reason and wanted to step forward to seize them.

But upon noticing this, Lin Feng merely let out a soft snort, and their thoughts of seizing were completely dispelled.

Only then did the crowd come to their senses—this person is truly a genuine Dou Saint powerhouse!

Moreover, a few years ago, several of his women were able to defeat Xiao Yan, who had risen to Dou Saint relying on the Bodhi Heart; therefore they, too, must be Dou Saint powerhouses—not someone to provoke!

"Old man, I agree to your request. This deal, we, the Xiao Dan Tower, will do it!"

Looking at the top‑grade alchemy and artifact materials in these Xiao Dan Tower stacks, which have almost no stock, he stayed silent for a long while, and the Elder finally answered in a deep voice.

There's no way around it; these items are too precious, too tempting, and they are also the top‑grade alchemy materials required by all the elite alchemists.

He really has no reason to refuse the other party!

"Moreover, I, for these years, have also hoarded several top‑grade herbs capable of refining nine‑grade treasure pills; I am willing to trade them for nine‑rank beast essence blood!"

And just as the Elder finished speaking, a high‑level half‑saint Xiao Dan Tower strongman immediately stepped forward, eagerly opening his mouth.

"As for me, not long ago I transplanted my medicinal field here; after painstaking cultivation, two hundred‑year‑old herbs have matured, and they can refine nine‑grade treasure pills."

"Count me in, I also have one herb."

While speaking, the two elders in front were also impatiently pulling out their respective herbs.

After all, the essence blood and demon core of a nine‑rank beast are not something one can easily encounter; ordinary people never see them.

Therefore, now that they finally have a chance to obtain them, they would not miss it, and strongmen immediately stepped forward willing to trade with Lin Feng.

However, after scanning the two people's herbs, Lin Feng shook his head and said, "Gentlemen, it's not that I'm deliberately lowering the price; it's just that your herbs can't match the value of my items. Why not each of you find others to combine orders?"

"Old Xie, Old He, I'll join your order, exchanging for that fire‑attribute nine‑rank beast essence blood. I have a prescription; if I can obtain this essence blood and refine it, taking it will increase the chance of a Half‑Saint breaking through to Dou Saint. Otherwise, a Half‑Saint taking one can advance a small level. We swap items, then split the refined pill equally—how about it?"

As soon as Lin Feng finished speaking, an old woman rushed forward, urgently saying. After all, although she had recently succeeded in reaching the Half‑Saint stage, she knew that with her talent, a low‑level Half‑Saint was already at its limit.

Thus, seeing the main ingredient of a pill that could help her breakthrough, she could no longer restrain herself and immediately wanted to join the order with the two ahead.

"Very well, this nine‑rank beast's essence blood is abundant enough for several of us; later we'll practice ten‑plus years of cooperative alchemy, then the three of us will jointly refine a pill. Only pills made this way have good quality. Such precious material cannot be wasted!"

Hearing that the former possessed such a prescription, the high‑level half‑saint's eyes instantly lit up, and he immediately agreed.

As for the other elder, his eyes also gleamed with a cute‑spark.

After all, who can refuse a pill that directly boosts strength?

"Lin Feng, I also have herbs; I want to trade for a bodhi seed. After being stuck at the Nine‑turn Dou Zun Peak for so many years, I finally see a chance to breakthrough—no one take it from me!"

"To hell with you, do you think I don't want to ascend to Half‑Saint? My herbs outnumber yours, my quality is better; the bodhi seed is mine!"

"Scram, my herbs are more and better, the bodhi seed is mine."

As the Xiao Dan Tower strongmen in the hall reacted, in an instant the old men and old women, who had lived countless years, simultaneously shed their dignified aura, instantly turning into market‑type aunties and uncles, each fighting tooth and nail.

Of course, what these Xiao Dan Tower strongmen were fighting over were mainly those bodhi seeds.

After all, nine‑rank beasts, whether their demon cores, essence blood, or even whole bodies, are extremely rare across the Dou Qi Continent, and most people know they cannot afford them.

Moreover, bodhi seeds are exceedingly rare treasures, and being urgently needed by the Nine‑turn Dou Zun, they naturally became the main target for most.

Seeing the Xiao Dan Tower strongmen each pull out the herbs they needed, Lin Feng's mouth curved into a grin, and he cheerfully began trading with them.

After all, these herbs were exactly what he urgently lacked!

This kind of trading lasted nearly an hour before finally ending.

The most time‑consuming part was dealing with the Elder representing the Xiao Dan Tower, as well as waiting for some Xiao Dan Tower strongmen to go home and fetch their herbs.

Nevertheless, this time Lin Feng did not come empty‑handed; he gathered three full sets of the herbs needed to refine a nine‑grade mysterious pill, and also had some scattered mysterious‑pill ingredients.

As for the herbs needed for nine‑grade treasure pills, excluding the scattered ones, Lin Feng managed to obtain over a dozen batches.

This haul far exceeded Lin Feng's expectations.

He originally thought that finding one set of mysterious‑pill herbs and four or five sets of treasure‑pill herbs at the Xiao Dan Tower would be good enough.

After all, the Xiao Dan Tower is an alchemist organization, also having great demand for these herbs.

He never imagined he could collect so many ingredients for refining nine‑grade pills today!

The price, however, was that the materials Lin Feng presented this time were almost all used up.

"Although this haul includes many unrelated herbs, combined with my previous stock, I can probably revive twenty‑four or twenty‑five people. Once those maidens are revived and practice dual cultivation with me, my strength will grow enormously. Perhaps, after taking those revived maidens, my power won't stop at the early eight‑star Dou Saint stage."

Thinking that he also possessed plenty of beast essence blood and Dou Saint bodies, Lin Feng felt great joy.

This harvest will undoubtedly be of great help to him!

After all, if he uses the materials well, he might be able to elevate those women one by one to three‑star, even to four‑star Dou Saints like Tian Yan!

Then, having taken over twenty four‑star Dou Saints, how much would his strength improve?

Of course, Lin Feng is not heartless; even if he takes, he will not let those women's strength fall below Dou Saint.

Moreover, he will keep his promise and make those women his concubines one by one.

Because now, apart from his proper wife and some beast allies, the only ones he can trust are the maidens he rescued from Wu Chunsheng's demon lair.

Excluding the beasts that already consume resources, he can still select some women from Zhao Ran, Cao Ying, and Dan Chen's families to join this plan.

But without any emotional foundation, and the two sides barely know each other, Lin Feng worries that after he boosts them, the women will be reluctant to give up the hard‑won strength, causing awkwardness for both sides.

While those families Lin Feng can ignore, Cao Ying's and others become a thorny issue.

Moreover, those women each have families behind them; raising their strength could cause the Cao, Dan and other families to become inflated by the sudden surge.

Then the suddenly powerful families might refuse to cooperate in such risky ventures.

They might simply, while you are out on business, find ways to return to their own families.

After all, you Lin Feng cannot stay at home guarding those women twenty‑four hours a day, can you?

As long as they escape before being harvested and quickly, before you Lin Feng reacts, they can throw their odds into several high‑ranking Dou Emperor families, still aiming to become a subsidiary force of a Dou Emperor family.

After all, this way one can dominate a region, collecting protection fees from subordinate forces within the lands allocated to a Dou Emperor family, never worrying about food and drink.

So why would they follow you, Lin Feng, into a venture that, with a slight slip, could lead to a nine‑clan extermination?

Moreover, they have barely met you, Lin Feng, for a few days; why would they stick with you stubbornly to the end?

Otherwise, even if you Lin Feng guard them through revival and breakthrough, once they exit the sect and you immediately harvest them, they will learn your true strength during the harvest.

If the families on that side decide, they can still use your information as a pretext to thrive under a Dou Emperor family.

In contrast, Lin Feng's maidens are different.

After all, past experiences have led them to be abandoned by their own families, and likewise they have abandoned their families.

Moreover, those women were rescued by him, owe him a debt, and after years of contact and the peaceful life in Linjie, they have almost come to regard Linjie as their home.

Therefore, no matter from which angle you look, these maidservants are more reliable than the unfamiliar women chosen from the family.

Moreover, they have nowhere else to go; as long as Lin Feng, this Nine-grade Mystic Pill Master, takes them into his concubine corps and guarantees their future treatment and that of their children.

In that case, the other side would only do so if they saw that the matter was impossible and our side was bound to lose.

Besides that, the probability of those maidservants causing trouble is far lower than that of the family women, to an unknown extent.

"Wait a moment, I can still take these scattered medicinal herbs to the three major demon beast families and exchange them for the medicinal herbs needed for the Nine-grade Treasure Pills to revive those maidservants. In that way, I might be able to revive more maidservants and increase my strength!"

Thinking that these medicinal herbs cannot be used to refine the pills needed for the resurrection secret art, but can be used to refine other pills of the same grade, Lin Feng suddenly stopped, surprised and delighted, thinking to himself.

After all, these medicinal herbs are of similar value, so the three major demon beast races will surely not refuse.

And in that way, his strength increase will be greater.

Having reached this point, Lin Feng, who had already completed the trade, could not wait to say to the people of Xiao Dan Tower: "Everyone, the transaction is now complete; I must help the Tai Xu Ancient Dragon Clan strengthen its protective formation because of the disappearance of the Spirit Clan and Stone Clan, to ensure safety, so I will not stay longer."

However, speaking of this, the former thought of the Soul Clan's plan and then continued: "However, the situation on the Zhongzhou Continent is complex now; I suggest you keep some retreat on other continents, lest you be wiped out like the Spirit Clan and Stone Clan. After all, according to the information I know, those two clans are mostly gone."

As soon as his words fell, Lin Feng slightly cupped his fists and then disappeared inside Xiao Dan Tower.

As for the strong ones of Xiao Dan Tower, including the Great Elder, upon hearing Lin Feng's reminder, they all lowered their heads and secretly calculated.

After all, considering Lin Feng's backing by the Tai Xu Ancient Dragon Clan, his information is surely more reliable than theirs.

Since they said that, should they make some plans?

Of course, Lin Feng naturally would not pay attention to their plans.

After all, he couldn't say much more; reminding them to this extent was already the utmost help he could give to the Pill Tower.

As for the formations or means to protect their lives, Lin Feng could only say that if he had a method that even the Soul Clan couldn't counter, he wouldn't be so fearful and urgent.

Of course, Lin Feng, having left the Dan Tower, did not immediately return to the Lin Realm or the three major demon beast races, but instead headed straight to the strongholds of the Dan and Cao families.

After all, he hadn't seen the Cao family's ancestors in the Xiao Dan Tower earlier, so now he needs to go to each family's stronghold to look for them.

Going there, first, to get them to evacuate quickly; after all, no matter what, they are his wife's natal family.

If he can help, he should help as much as possible.

Second, he plans to trade with the two families, bringing back some medicinal herbs.

By the way, see if he can help the two families produce a Dou Saint.

After all, only then do these two major families have the ability to create a small world, so they can flee to other continents to build a refuge and also have a bit of self-defense power in case they encounter the extremely rare, even more powerful Dou Saints.

Of course, although the Ye family where Xin Lan is located lacks the medicinal ingredients to refine ninth-grade pills, Lin Feng naturally won't forget to make a trip there.

As for the purpose, naturally it's also to see if he can help the Ye family increase its strength.

After all, Xin Lan's grandfather, he had originally promised to help him revive, but because of later events, worried about appearing too concerned about the Ye family, he hadn't really kept in touch with them.

Now that he has some strength, he will revive Xin Lan's grandfather once and help him increase his strength.

Heard that, with some secret help from Xin Lan, he has now become a Dou Venerable and an eighth-grade alchemist.

Compared to the previous Dou Zong, selecting materials for the revival is much easier——

Everyone, stop complaining about the chapter changes; the author wouldn't change things for fun, it's unavoidable, and there's nothing I can do about your complaints.

Also, I forgot to post yesterday; thanks to reader Dark Star Emperor for the 10,000 Qidian coin reward. (End of chapter)