BTTH : From Humble Beginnings to Dou Di

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Narrowing his eyes slightly, Lin Feng peered into the box.

Inside lay a golden pill, about the size of a longan, resting quietly.

The pill’s surface was smooth and flawless, and within it, two threads of golden energy swirled unpredictably.

Looking closely, the golden pill aura inside had actually formed into two miniature golden divine dragons.

As they intertwined and coiled around each other, faint dragon roars resonated through the air, gently echoing throughout the treasure vault.

Even though Lin Feng had mentally prepared himself for this, he still couldn’t help but tremble with excitement at the sight.

Pill Aura Condensing Spirits—this was a phenomenon only pills of tier seven and above could exhibit.

Although the Life Devouring Pill he’d seen earlier had even richer spiritual energy than this one, that pill had an ominous quality. The dark red eyeball formed by its condensed pill aura gave him an unsettling feeling, so he hadn’t examined it closely.

But this Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill in front of him was far more normal.

The two golden divine dragons formed by its pill aura didn’t evoke any discomfort.

So when observed up close, it was naturally all the more awe-inspiring.

Still, Lin Feng didn’t show an attitude of ”I must have this pill.”

Rather, it was more of a ”Great if I can get it, fine if I don’t” kind of mindset.

After all, once this pill was consumed, in the future—should the user suffer severe injuries or be on the brink of death—if luck was on their side, the pill’s medicinal power could activate, offering a chance to break through after destruction.

This allowed the user to break through old limitations and undergo a rebirth-like transformation, improving across the board.

However, even though the Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill had this breakthrough-after-destruction effect, the opportunity only came once.

After all, it only worked when the user was at death’s door.

If the transformation failed, there wouldn’t be a second chance.

In other words, you had to be lucky.

Only under very specific conditions—where your enemy severely injured but failed to kill you—could the pill’s power be triggered.

And, you’d still need teammates nearby to rescue and protect you during the transformation, ensuring no one interfered.

To make matters worse, even if the pill’s effects did activate, the user would still have to endure inhuman agony in order to truly break out of the cocoon and become a butterfly, completing the transformation.

So, if Lin Feng ever got his hands on this pill, he’d definitely follow Han Feng’s example and sell it.

Of course, the main reason was: after examining it closely, he could tell—the pill’s quality was incredibly poor.

Judging by its appearance, it seemed Han Feng had only barely managed to refine it. Yes, it was a success… but only just.

That was probably why even Han Feng, the one who refined it, didn’t want to consume it himself.

So, eating it? Yeah, no thanks.

In fact, Lin Feng even suspected that in the original story, the reason Xiao Yan had been able to successfully transform was thanks to the Three Thousand Burning Flame—which likely contributed at least thirty percent to the outcome.

”You’re staring at this pill so intently—don’t tell me you want to eat it too?”

Zi Yan gave Lin Feng a sideways glance as she spoke, seeing him dazed while staring at the pill.

”What do you know, you little brat? I was observing and learning about the pill—unlike you.”

Feeling falsely accused, Lin Feng immediately shot back in protest.

”Hmph~”

Zi Yan gave a little snort and stomped off angrily.

But just as she took one step, Lin Feng pulled her back.

”To prevent you from stealing any more client property, you’re coming with me.”

As he spoke, Lin Feng closed the cold jade box and placed it into his storage ring, planning to save it for later when needed.

Then, dragging Zi Yan—whose cheeks were now puffed up like a steamed bun in anger—he walked over to the shelves nearby.

Perhaps due to the Eight Gates’ lack of high-level alchemists, the other pills stored here were mostly fourth- or fifth-tier ones.

Even Dou Spirit Pills were only present in very small quantities.

Seeing that all these pills were still intact, Lin Feng let out a sigh of relief.

Thankfully, Zi Yan had been too distracted by the Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill earlier.

Otherwise, he would’ve had to waste time and effort compensating clients for their deposited pills.

When Lin Feng arrived at the medicinal herbs section, he found the losses there to be relatively severe.

Fortunately, most of the items sold in the Black-Corner Region were shady or illicit in nature.

And as it turned out, very few dared to steal or rob medicinal herbs from other factions.

So, nearly all of the herbs that Zi Yan had eaten had been acquired directly by the Black Seal City Auction House itself.

Losing some of them wasn’t a big deal. After all, there were still plenty of fifth- and sixth-tier herbs remaining.

As for the ones that had been eaten, he simply decided to treat them as her reward for this operation.

Next, Lin Feng headed over to the medicinal formulas section.

However, apart from two sixth-tier formulas and a few fifth-tier ones, the rest didn’t catch his eye anymore.

”Huh? I didn’t expect to find a six-spout cauldron here. As expected of one of the most renowned auction houses in the Black-Corner Region.”

Arriving at the final section, Lin Feng’s eyes lit up the moment he spotted a blue-black medicinal cauldron.

He was even more excited than when he’d found those Earth-rank martial arts techniques earlier.

After all, skilled craftsmen capable of forging six-spout cauldrons were extremely rare in the Black-Corner Region.

Which naturally made such cauldrons incredibly valuable.

Across the entire Black-Corner Region, there probably weren’t more than ten alchemists who possessed one.

Placing his hand on the cauldron, a sudden chill surged up his arm.

”What a fine cauldron. Not bad at all.”

Although he hadn’t yet used this cauldron to refine pills, the feel of its material alone far surpassed the five-spout cauldron he was currently using.

He immediately stored it into his storage ring, and after strolling around the treasure vault a few more times, the smile on his face grew even wider.

With so many excellent finds in one trip, his overall foundation had just gotten a major boost.

After confirming there was nothing else that interested him, he left the vault.

In the following days, the news of Heavenly Treasure Pavilion destroying the Eight Gates and Lin Feng defeating a Dou Huang expert by teaming up with a Dou Wang quickly spread throughout the Black-Corner Region.

Because of this incident, Lin Feng’s reputation skyrocketed.

As for Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, it was now regarded on par with the long-standing top-tier factions like the Blood Sect and the Earth Flame Sect.

The cities and factions that were once under the control of the Eight Gates also quickly declared their allegiance to Heavenly Treasure Pavilion.

Their annual tributes and offerings continued uninterrupted.

After the great battle in Black Seal City, Lin Feng renamed the city to Sky Profound City.

He didn’t bother changing the internal rules of the city—entrance fees, taxes, and so on remained the same.

The former headquarters of the Eight Gates became one of Heavenly Treasure Pavilion’s branch halls.

And the auction house was renamed to Sky Profound Auction House.

Of course, during this time, several Dou Huang-level factions—including the Blood Sect, Black Skull Tomb, and Earth Flame Sect—also visited Sky Profound City.

Using the excuse of having previously deposited Earth-rank martial arts and high-tier pills, they attempted to claim a share of the spoils.

But faced with Lin Feng’s uncompromising stance, they had no choice but to leave empty-handed.

After all, their main goal was to test Lin Feng’s attitude.

They also wanted to find out why he had wiped out the Eight Gates—whether he intended to continue his conquests in the Black-Corner Region, posing a threat to their own factions.

They hadn’t really come to start a war with Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, especially one that had someone capable of killing a Two-Star Dou Huang.

Once they learned that Lin Feng had destroyed the Eight Gates over a personal grudge, they didn’t press the matter.

After all, things like this happened all the time in the Black-Corner Region.

As long as their own safety wasn’t threatened, everything was negotiable.

Of course, had Lin Feng shown any signs of weakness during the confrontation, they wouldn’t have hesitated to carve off a chunk of the Eight Gates’ wealth for themselves.

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