The setting sun on the horizon foreshadowed the impending darkness that would engulf the world.
On the outskirts of the Monster Mountain Range, a figure flickered incessantly, vanishing in the blink of an eye. Unless one had been observing closely from the start, no one, not even monsters, could have seen him clearly.
Finally, at the very last moment before the sun was swallowed by darkness, Lin Feng appeared before the waterfall.
"Phew, finally back."
Lin Feng exhaled a breath of relief, quite grateful to have returned in time. If he were alone in the dark Monster Mountain Range, even as a two-star Dou Ling, he would shudder.
When night fell over the Monster Mountain Range, some nocturnal monsters would emerge.
Of course, this was nothing to Lin Feng, a two-star Dou Ling with powerful soul force. The most important thing was that venomous snakes at night were impossible to guard against, even though Lin Feng could detect them with his powerful soul force.
But humans aren't made of iron; there are always moments of carelessness, and in that moment of distraction, death might be the only outcome.
This was why Lin Feng was so eager to return. Although he wouldn't have been in such a rush if he hadn't been guarding the monkey troop for nearly three hours, it didn't go against his conscience. Perhaps in the future, this would be the key to overcoming difficulties.
After entering the cave, Lin Feng casually scattered some specially made dried magical beast droppings at the entrance and then paid no further attention.
Following the familiar procedure, he laid out the equipment that Little Fairy Doctor and Qing Lin had carefully prepared for him, and after arranging everything,
Lin Feng touched his storage ring, and five medicine cauldrons flew out. Immediately afterwards, a series of medicinal herbs useful for strengthening the body, such as Strengthening Grass, Sword Bone Wood, and Tenacious Vine, were all taken out by Lin Feng.
"If my deduction is correct, the reason why the Spirit Flame Monkey's body is so powerful is because it has been drinking monkey wine for many years." After a pause, a glint of light flashed in Lin Feng's eyes. "But how can a monkey's wisdom compare to that of an alchemist like myself? Combined with the refining of these medicinal herbs and a medicinal bath, only then can the body-tempering power of the monkey wine be maximized."
After studying the theory again, Lin Feng threw all the medicinal herbs he had taken out into the medicine cauldron.
Since this wasn't about refining pills, but simply processing the herbs into a liquid that would easily mix with the monkey wine,
even though it was his first time refining, and the method was something Lin Feng had researched and hadn't tested, he wasn't too nervous.
"Sizzle."
As the sound of burning flames occasionally rang out, the medicinal herbs in the cauldron began to gradually melt.
At this time, Lin Feng would use his powerful soul force to temporarily levitate within the cauldron, waiting for all the herbs to be burned into a liquid state before beginning the final fusion.
Finally, at a certain moment, Lin Feng opened his tightly closed eyes.
"Lin Feng's exclusive creation, the super invincible body-strengthening elixir, first edition—Strengthening Elixir," Lin Feng shouted out an incredibly sacred phrase. Immediately afterward, his hand seals changed, and his soul power burst forth from his body. "Give it to me, condense."
With Lin Feng's movements, the medicinal liquids scattered throughout the cauldron began to continuously merge, eventually transforming into a colorful, flowing, strange substance—Strengthening Elixir.
After refining the strengthening elixir, Lin Feng put away the cauldron and took out a huge wooden tub that would take three people to encircle.
He then filled a basin with water from outside the waterfall. With a "bang," a ball of beast fire rose from Lin Feng's palm again, raising the water temperature in the tub.
Lin Feng then began mixing the strengthening elixir and monkey wine in a 3:7 ratio and adding it to the basin. As the liquid spread throughout the tub, at a certain moment,
Lin Feng stripped off all his clothes and leaped into the tub, leaving only his head above the water. He sat cross-legged, formed hand seals, and began circulating his internal energy.
As the color of the liquid in the tub gradually faded, Lin Feng's expression changed, his brows furrowing from calm to deeply furrowed.
This showed that the strengthening elixir was not something an ordinary person could withstand; even Lin Feng, with a physique nearly comparable to a Dou Ling, had his brows furrowed tightly. Therefore, it was absolutely impossible for Lin Feng to promote this method, and the amount of monkey wine was limited; how could he possibly give it to anyone other than his closest relatives?
Finally, at a certain moment, the water in the wooden tub became completely clear.
Lin Feng's hand seals had somehow come undone, and he leaned back against the tub, letting out a breath. He exclaimed, "This medicinal bath was incredibly painful. Even with his physical strength, it was unbearable; he almost cried out."
Then, Lin Feng changed his tone, clenching his fist. "However, despite the pain, the combination of this strengthening liquid and monkey wine is truly effective!"
Lin Feng internally examined his body, feeling the formidable strength comparable to a fourth-tier early-stage magical beast.
Moreover, probing his dantian, he saw that the sea urchin crystal, which had originally been covered with half a spike, had unknowingly shrunk back a full circle.
Indeed, in this medicinal bath, Lin Feng not only advanced his physical strength to the first level of the Dou Ling realm, but even his Dou Qi realm had increased by one star, reaching the three-star Dou Ling realm.
Based on previous calculations, Lin Feng, even if not a match for a nine-star Dou Ling, should still be a formidable opponent among eight-star Dou Ling.
Moreover, feeling the several enormous jade bottles filled with large quantities of monkey wine in his storage ring, Lin Feng could no longer suppress the smile on his face, which eventually spread into a loud laugh echoing throughout the cave.
The next morning, Lin Feng rose from the wooden tub, and with a swift movement of his Dou Qi, he had dried himself.
After storing everything in his storage ring, Lin Feng officially announced the end of his short-term training in the Monster Beast Mountain Range. Then, his flying Dou Technique wings rose from his back, and with a gentle flap, stirred up gusts of wind, and he soared into the sky. (A Xuan-rank flying Dou Technique flapping its wings without creating a level seven or eight gale is too disrespectful!)
In the sky above the outer edge of the Monster Beast Mountain Range, a black figure flashed past, slowly descending as it approached Green Mountain Town.
Inside the newly built market town of Maple Leaf Tower, Lin Feng walked along the streets. People from Maple Leaf Tower would frequently approach him, greeting him respectfully, and Lin Feng would respond to each one.
Some residents of Green Mountain Town looked at him gratefully, thankful that he had opened the exchange shop of Maple Leaf Tower to them, giving them the opportunity to cultivate Xuan-rank techniques, combat skills, and exchange for pills. Although, so far, they had only exchanged for things like first-grade healing pills.
After investigating for a while, Lin Feng returned to his residence at Maple Leaf Tower.
"Brother Lin Feng," he heard Qing Lin and Little Fairy Doctor's concerned voices as soon as he returned. Then, Lin Feng felt two soft mounds bump into him. He stroked their smooth hair, swallowing back the words he was about to say, enjoying the peaceful moment.