BTTH : From Humble Beginnings to Dou Di

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After hearing Lin Feng’s words, Ye Xinlan was momentarily stunned.

But very quickly, her breathtakingly beautiful face lit up with a flash of joy.

When Lin Feng had been refining pills earlier, she had faintly sensed the commotion even from inside the Inner Academy.

As a direct descendant of the Ye Clan, one of the five great clans of the Pill Tower, she still wasn’t able to refine seventh-tier pills herself.

But she had seen Pill Lightning many times before. Even if she had only sensed a trace of it this time...

She could still judge the level of the Pill Lightning based on her past experience.

That time, the Pill Lightning wasn’t considered particularly powerful among seventh-tier pills.

But she had also inquired and learned that Lin Feng was barely over twenty years old.

And the final deadline for the five great clans’ selection exam was set for the first half of the year when the Pill Gathering would begin.

Based on that, Lin Feng still had about three years of growth ahead of him.

If Lin Feng, even now, could already refine seventh-tier pills capable of triggering Pill Lightning...

Then in three years, his chances of passing the Pill Tower’s clan examination would be extremely high.

Far beyond those within her clan who were still at the third or fourth tieer in alchemy.

Thinking of this, Ye Xinlan couldn’t help but speak with a slightly urgent tone:

”Brother Lin Feng, I hope that three years from now, you’ll go to the Pill Tower and take part in the assessment for the five great clans—help our Ye Clan reclaim our seat among the Pill Tower’s Elder Council!”

As she said this, Ye Xinlan bit her soft lips and promised firmly: ”As long as you agree, all of the alchemy techniques collected by our Ye Clan—excluding a few confidential clan-secret methods—will be open to you to study freely.”

”Oh? I didn’t expect you to be from the Ye Clan of the Pill Tower,” Lin Feng replied, feigning a little surprise.

After that, he paused in thought for a moment before slowly continuing:

”I’ve heard a bit about the five great clans of the Pill Tower, but from what I know, the other four clans are all quite formidable as well. I can only promise to do my best—there’s no guarantee I’ll succeed.”

Hearing this, Ye Xinlan hesitated.

After all, if things didn’t work out, the Ye Clan might end up losing everything—failing to regain their place among the five great families, and also having let an outsider view so many of their precious alchemy techniques for nothing.

But after a short while, Ye Xinlan gritted her silver teeth and responded, ”Alright!”

After all, the Ye Clan really had no better options right now.

”In that case, I’ll be heading to Central Plains soon. Want to come with me?” Lin Feng asked with a nod, seeing her agree.

”Um…”

Ye Xinlan hesitated and said, ”According to Inner Academy rules, students must reach Dou Wang or be at least thirty years old to graduate. I still have a long way to go…”

”No problem. After I arrive in Central Plains, I plan to travel around for a while anyway. Since you can’t come with me now, I’ll go ahead alone. But I’ll make sure to visit the Ye Clan before the deadline,” Lin Feng said.

As he finished speaking, Dou Qi quickly condensed in his hand.

In an instant, a jade pendant-shaped energy construct formed in his palm.

Then, Lin Feng separated a wisp of his soul power and sealed it within the jade pendant.

This was a Soul Jade Pendant.

To create one, a cultivator needed to either have reached Dou Zong in cultivation level, or possess seventh-tier soul power—either condition was enough.

After completing it, he handed the jade pendant to Ye Xinlan and said:

”This Soul Jade Pendant—if you return to your clan, show it to your elders. I’m sure they’ll be able to sense the soul power within it and judge my level as an alchemist.”

”Mm.”

Hearing Lin Feng’s words, a faint smile finally appeared on Ye Xinlan’s usually cold face.

She nodded slightly, then extended her snow-white, delicate arm to accept the pendant.

As she sensed the powerful soul force inside the jade pendant, the smile on her fair face grew even more radiant.

After carefully storing it in her storage ring, Ye Xinlan smiled gently and said:

”Brother Lin Feng, the final deadline for the assessment of the five great clans is six months before the start of the Pill Gathering.

Of course, if you arrive at our Ye Clan before then, you can apply to take the test early. As long as the other four clans agree, the assessment can be held immediately.”

”No problem.”

Lin Feng nodded. If he had time in the future, he would definitely go early.

After all, the Ye Clan had eighth-tier alchemy techniques that he could study.

After Ye Xinlan left, Lin Feng immediately began preparing for his journey to Central Plains.

He had confirmed that there were a total of thirty-four Dou Huang-level Human Demon Puppets, all of which he handed over to Cai Lin.

With so many Dou Huang puppets, they could barely match four to five Dou Zong-level experts in battle.

After all, high-level Dou Zong experts were extremely rare in the Northwestern Region.

If it were ordinary low- or mid-level Dou Zong, encountering five or six tireless Dou Huang puppets launching a suicidal assault would probably send chills down their spine.

They’d certainly have a hard time escaping such a siege in a short time.

And if necessary, the puppets could even be detonated to injure the enemy.

As for the Dou Zong-level Earth Demon Puppets—aside from the two One-star Dou Zong-level puppets—Yan Luotian and Elder Jin, which were given to Xue Mei and Lin Fei respectively for protection—the remaining two Earth Demon Puppets were also handed to Cai Lin.

As for the tens of thousands of souls obtained from Protector Xuan, Lin Feng refined them into soul essence and gave them to Xue Mei and Lin Fei to absorb.

With the help of this soul essence, the soul power of the two women—leaped from fourth-tier all the way to sixth-tier.

Once they grew accustomed to this new soul power, refining fifth-tier pills should be no problem at all.

As for sixth-tier, they’d likely need to break through to Dou Wang before that became possible.

Fortunately, with the help of Earth Class cultivation techniques and the Heart Flame Seeds Lin Feng had planted in them, the two had already advanced to Six-Star Dou Ling.

It likely wouldn’t be long before they reached Dou Wang.

After that, Xue Mei and Lin Fei should have no trouble refining sixth-tier pills.

And truthfully, it was thanks to Protector Xuan delivering so many souls...

Otherwise, Heavenly Treasure Pavilion would have had to rely on the sixth-tier pills that Lin Feng had stockpiled, and likely for a very long time.

But now, with the addition of newly advanced fifth-tier alchemists Xue Mei and Lin Fei, Heavenly Treasure Pavilion had a total of seven fifth-tier alchemists.

The Pavilion’s pill problem had been completely resolved.

During this time, Lin Feng had practically emptied out all the high-tier medicinal ingredients in Heavenly Treasure Pavilion.

He then locked himself in the alchemy room and refined them all into various seventh-tier pills.

Thunderclouds frequently gathered above the alchemy room, accompanied by streaks of silver lightning.

Using the power of this Pill Lightning, Lin Feng even took the opportunity to further upgrade some of the puppets he intended to leave behind in the Pavilion.

Under the tempering of Pill Lightning, even Fang Yan, the Human Demon Puppet that was nearly at Dou Zong-level, successfully broke through and evolved into a Two-Star Dou Zong-level Earth Demon Puppet.

The other Dou Zong-level Earth Demon Puppets also saw notable improvements.

Even Yan Luotian and Elder Jin, who were previously at One-Star Dou Zong strength, had now risen to Three-Star Dou Zong.

And the most powerful magic beast puppet had reached the peak of Six-Star Dou Zong.

In terms of combat ability, even a Seven-Star Dou Zong expert might not be able to take it down.

Afterward, Lin Feng accepted an invitation to return to the Inner Academy once more.

Using the Fallen Heart Flame, he refilled the Flame Gathering Pot inside the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.

Since he had already reached the strength of a Nine-Star Dou Huang...the Fallen Heart Flame he infused this time was of noticeably higher quality.

That single pot alone would be enough to sustain the Inner Academy for three full years.

In addition, he planted Heart Flame Seeds in the bodies of some fire-attribute Inner Academy elders.

However, these elders wouldn’t be able to use the flames to enhance their own cultivation speed.

Instead, they’d have to regularly feed Dou Qi to these Heart Flames.

Once the Flame Gathering Pot ran dry, the flames stored within these elders would be drawn out to replenish it.

All in all—the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower should be able to operate continuously for at least six more years.

But Lin Feng believed that he would return to Black-Corner Region long before that.

By then, the Qi Refining Tower’s operation would no longer be an issue.

Of course, for Lin Feng, something far more important had occurred during that time—one night, while Cai Lin was still lost in the afterglow and unguarded he seized the opportunity and carried her straight into Xiao Yixian’s room.

In Cai Lin’s dazed confusion and Xiao Yixian’s shock, he ended up sharing the bed with both women that night.

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