Chapter 909

「The Swallow Spirit clan, that peculiar race, ultimately still died at the hands of other imperial clans? Old man I recall, back then they frequently produced Dou Emperors, their bloodlines extremely pure. How could they fear a tiny Soul clan? 」

Upon hearing this, Medicine Emperor's tone also carried a hint of doubt.

「A Soul clan, the Swallow Spirit clan might not necessarily fear them, but back then many Dou Emperor families jointly besieged the Swallow Spirit clan, and with Source Qi depleted, none could ascend to the Dou Emperor realm; even a stubborn struggle could exhaust the weak Swallow Spirit clan. 」

「After all, the Swallow Spirit clan at that time could not produce new Dou Emperor bloodlines, so they madly slaughtered other imperial clans, absorbing their bloodlines, and thus faced the punitive expedition of all Dou Emperor families across the continent. 」

As for his question, Lin Feng quickly responded.

「I never expected that the Swallow Spirit clan's rise and fall both hinged on bloodline. 」

Upon hearing Lin Feng's explanation, Medicine Emperor let out a light sigh, overwhelmed with emotion.

Thereafter, his aged voice slowly spread again.

「Youngster, since the Dou Qi Continent now lacks Source Qi, does the Soul clan that possesses the Swallow Spirit clan have its eyes on the Medicine clan? 」

As he spoke, Medicine Emperor's emotions also showed noticeable fluctuations for the first time.

As for Lin Feng, he was not surprised that he could think of this so quickly.

After all, Medicine Emperor could cultivate all the way to that level; his mind must be sharp.

Moreover, he could see this from the various means Medicine Emperor left for the Medicine clan in the original work.

He still placed great importance on his own clan.

Thinking this through, Lin Feng also pondered for a moment, then said: 「If the imperial clans of the present continent were ranked from weak to strong by strength, it would be Spirit, Stone, Medicine, Thunder, Fire, Ancient, Soul. 」

「Senior, your clan ranks third from the bottom; if the Soul clan needs to replenish new Dou Emperor bloodline, before the Spirit and Stone clans disappear, they likely would not act against the Medicine clan. 」

「However, if the Soul clan decides to act, given the temperament of your clan's people, probably few would help them. In the end, I estimate it would be more misfortune than fortune. 」

After pondering, Lin Feng also conveyed the more realistic situation to Medicine Emperor.

Of course, regarding the matter concerning Tuoshe Ancient Emperor, he ultimately still did not tell him.

「Is that so? 」

Upon hearing Lin Feng's words, Medicine Emperor immediately fell silent.

As for him, he gazed eagerly at this Dou Emperor expert he was seeing for the first time.

After all, from beginning to now he had spoken for most of the day, his lips nearly chafed raw, yet the other party still had not said anything else.

And the Medicine Emperor above the sky seemed to have sensed his inner thoughts, whereupon he stopped pondering, that extremely ancient gaze sweeping over Lin Feng once more.

Immediately after, his aged voice resonated once more across that Time River.

「Youngster, I, the Emperor, am now merely a remnant soul; I cannot give you any material things, so I will instruct you in alchemy for a period as compensation. 」

Upon hearing this, Lin Feng instantly became utterly astonished, unable to believe: 「Senior, are you now a remnant soul? 」

You should know, although his Dou Qi strength is only that of a five-star Dou Sovereign, his soul realm has already reached the early Heavenly Realm.

This realm even surpasses many true Dou Saint experts.

But up to now, he has always believed that the person before him is the genuine Medicine Emperor.

As a result, the other party now tells him that it is merely a remnant soul.

You should know, from beginning to now he has continually been unable to discern any trace of a soul entity in the other party!

「Hehe, although I, the Emperor, am powerful, I ultimately cannot oppose heaven and earth. I have always merely been a Dou Emperor existing roughly a hundred thousand years ago. 」

「The time you are in now is, for me, a distant future; were it not for your forcibly breaking the contract between that little girl and me, even exhausting all means, I, the old man, could not appear here. 」

「Including the Time River you see, for me at present it is merely a pitch-black expanse, unable to perceive anything at all. Even you, I, the Emperor, can only lock onto you via aura; as for your appearance, I cannot know it. 」

Upon hearing this, Lin Feng immediately came to realize.

At this moment, the time is the present for him, but for the Medicine Emperor's remnant soul before him, it is a distant future.

Earlier, Han Shanshan also said that even a Dou Emperor expert cannot discern the future.

Having figured those things out, Lin Feng's thoughts returned to what the Medicine Emperor had said before, and he immediately spoke carefully: "Senior, could it be that you truly have no way to break open space and bring forth things from other points in time?"

"Junior doesn't fear your ridicule; what I most want now is that primordial emperor qi that has disappeared for tens of thousands of years. After all, without it, no matter how we cultivate or how strong we become, we can only stop at the peak of Dou Saint and ultimately turn into a handful of dust."

Actually, when the Medicine Emperor said those words, Lin Feng had basically already confirmed that the other party could not give him tangible objects from other points in time.

But thinking about this time, it is the closest he has ever been to the primordial emperor qi that can help one become a Dou Emperor.

He thus felt somewhat unwilling to return empty-handed.

"Hehe, you kid are also honest; at the same time, I, the Emperor, can understand your feelings, for without this thing, it is indeed impossible to break through that shackle and step into the Dou Emperor realm."

"But this thing, although it was extremely common in my era, found everywhere across the continent, yet this river of time—even I, an old man, cannot break it open. Therefore, you are likely to be disappointed this time."

As for the former's reluctance, the Medicine Emperor could also understand.

After all, if I were young and saw such an opportunity, I would surely react the same way.

"Sigh, alright then."

Seeing the former say that, Lin Feng could only completely abandon that notion.

"Don't be too disappointed; my alchemy skills, even if placed on the continent back when Dou Emperors frequently appeared, would still be among the very best. And according to what you said, on the present Dou Qi continent, there isn't even a Golden Core Alchemist. I fear that across the entire continent, you alone are the only one who can enjoy the opportunity of a Dou Emperor expert personally imparting alchemy."

Hearing the disappointment in the other's tone, the Medicine Emperor immediately smiled and began to comfort the former.

"That's also true; I'm afraid that on the present Dou Qi continent, only I can enjoy the privilege of being personally taught by a Dou Emperor expert—what more could I possibly be dissatisfied with?"

Thinking of this, Lin Feng immediately bowed deeply at a ninety-degree angle, extended his hand in salute, and said: "Then I'll trouble you, Senior."

"No need to be polite; after all, you previously promised the Emperor's request, and now these things are what you deserve."

Sensing the other's movement, the Medicine Emperor hidden beneath the hemp robe gave a faint smile, and his voice slowly spread forth from him.

However, although the former said it wasn't necessary, Lin Feng's action caused that Dou Emperor expert's tone to gain a hint of satisfaction.

Regarding that matter, he also felt somewhat more relieved.

But he still hasn't spoken of it; instead, his figure gradually descended from a height.

Finally, he stopped at a place level with Lin Feng's height.

Immediately afterward, he swept his palm lightly forward, and a massive energy cauldron instantly appeared out of thin air before him.

Besides that huge cauldron appearing, there were also hundreds of various medicinal herbs.

However, upon looking, Lin Feng discovered that these medicinal herbs were all condensed from rich energy, not normal medicinal herbs.

"These are all formed by condensing fighting qi into an energy medicinal cauldron and medicinal herbs. Although they are not physical objects, especially the medicinal herbs, they do not possess the efficacy of real medicinal herbs. However, their reaction to fire is the same."

"Old man, from your soul avatar I infer that your soul realm is currently at the early Heavenly Realm. Considering you are an avatar, I will now transmit to you an early eighth-rank prescription for you to try refining. This way, I can confirm your current alchemy level and other specific circumstances."

As he spoke, the Medicine Emperor's wide sleeve suddenly lifted.

At the same time, a large amount of shining text flew out from his sleeve.

Before Lin Feng could react, that information entered deep into his mind.

After receiving this information, Lin Feng didn't bother with anything else and hurriedly closed his eyes to absorb it.

"As expected of a prescription held by a Dou Emperor expert, even though it is only low-grade eighth-rank, its quality is top-notch."

After a long while, Lin Feng, having digested this prescription, couldn't help but show a look of astonishment on his face.

"Since you have digested that prescription, come and give it a try."

The Medicine Emperor seemed to have entered a teacher's state; seeing that the former had finished reading the prescription, he immediately had him come over to make pills.

"Yes!"

In response to the urging, Lin Feng showed no emotion, performed a salute, and then hurriedly ran to the energy medicinal cauldron.

Soon after, he turned his palm over, and a fist-sized black flame appeared in the center of his raised palm.

Immediately afterward, he flicked his finger, and that black Strange Fire instantly swelled in the wind, swiftly rushing toward the cauldron.

"Boom!"

With a muffled sound, the energy medicinal cauldron instantly burst into a raging fire.

Lin Feng paid no attention to the fire's condition; after curiously glancing at the energy medicinal herbs beside him, he used fighting qi to draw some of the herbs listed in the prescription and tossed them into the cauldron.

He then immediately increased the flame temperature, continuously roasting those energy medicinal herbs.

"This Strange Fire is quite interesting; within it, I actually sense the auras of seven Strange Fires: Green Lotus Core Flame, Fallen Heart Flame, Yin-Yang Double Flame, Wind Fury Dragon Flame, Ten Thousand Beast Spirit Fire, Three Thousand Blazing Flame, and Netherworld Poison Fire."

"As for the remaining flames, they should be other Beast Fires and artificial flames."

Gazing at the black flames blazing inside the energy medicinal cauldron, the Medicine Emperor's expression also showed slight surprise, as he thought to himself.

Although he himself possesses several Strange Fires, at the five-star Dou Zun level he could not achieve what the former did: fusing seven Strange Fires.

Moreover, many of those Strange Fires are also quite formidable existences at Lin Feng's level.

"The new flame formed from fusing seven Strange Fires, plus a hint of Grand Void Ancient Dragon and Celestial Phoenix in his soul, suggests that this little fellow indeed harbors many secrets."

Thinking of this little fellow who inadvertently entered the river of time, the Medicine Emperor also felt somewhat surprised by all the things on him.

After all, at the Dou Zun realm, the act of fusing seven Strange Fires is something that even in the past Fighting Qi Continent, no one could accomplish.

And according to what this little fellow previously said, the current Fighting Qi Continent has regressed considerably.