Outside the secret chamber, Elder Huo appeared first, his excitement overflowing.
His words, combined with Elder Lin Feng's prolonged absence, fueled a growing suspicion among the crowd.
"Could it be that Elder Lin Feng failed his advancement?"
A tense atmosphere descended, startling Elder Huo. "Where's the applause? Where's the cheering? What's going on?"
Being an experienced elder, Elder Huo quickly grasped the situation and clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention.
"Everyone, look!"
Elder Huo turned slightly towards the secret chamber, where Lin Feng slowly emerged, his right hand slightly raised, a ball of energy floating in his palm, seemingly possessing sentience. Lin Feng's face, illuminated by this energy, glowed like jade.
"Boom!"
Seeing this energy ball radiating astonishing fluctuations, the scene erupted. Many students, their faces filled with excitement, raised their hands and shouted, expressing their joy.
Seeing this, Lin Feng suddenly waved his hand, slowly suspending the sixth-grade pill before everyone's eyes.
"Everyone, this is the sixth-grade pill—the Demon Transformation Pill!"
After Lin Feng's action, the scene immediately fell silent. Everyone held their breath
, not daring to make a sound. They were waiting for what might be the only opportunity in their lives to observe a sixth-grade pill so closely. After the pill floated past everyone, it slowly returned to Lin Feng's palm. The students exchanged glances, their expressions understanding, and then bowed to Lin Feng in unison.
"Greetings, Sixth-Grade Alchemy Master!"
The voices were clear and loud, everyone was impressed by Lin Feng's demeanor. When the crowd left, their faces were still filled with excitement.
At this time, Lin Feng approached Elder Su Qian and slowly explained his plan.
"This time, there is another matter that requires Elder Su Qian's attention."
Su Qian and Lin Feng walked slowly within the academy, occasionally nodding to the students who bowed respectfully to them. Hearing Lin Feng's request, Su Qian was somewhat puzzled. "Lin Feng, already a sixth-grade alchemist, is far more effective than this old man in certain matters. What could he possibly need his help with?"
"Elder Lin Feng, please speak freely. As long as it's within my power, I will certainly do my utmost to assist."
Seeing Su Qian's reaction, Lin Feng stopped beating around the bush and directly explained his plan.
"Recently, Zi Yan and I were training in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, and we might have indeed been a little too aggressive." At this point, Lin Feng, seeing Su Qian's speechless expression, could only pretend not to notice.
"This time, I have specially refined a Demon Transformation Pill, which is extremely favored by monsters. If we can use this as a basis, we can definitely lower the monsters' guard and thus achieve cooperation."
Seeing Su Qian's slight interest, Lin Feng continued with his plan.
At the end of the "Transaction. Battle" section, Lin Feng gave Elder Su Qian a slight bow, saying, "This matter requires Elder Su Qian's intervention. Otherwise, a mere Dou Wang like me might get double-crossed!"
"Well, you know about double-crossing, huh?" Su Qian thought to himself, agreeing with Lin Feng's suggestion. If the magical beasts' guard could be lifted, the students could enter for training. Although the incident was solely caused by Lin Feng, the academy was inevitably affected.
After all, the magical beasts that have lost their guardian herbs don't care who you are, as long as they know you're on their side.
Thinking of this, Su Qian told Lin Feng that he could come find him directly when it was time to set off. After chatting for a while, the two parted ways.
More than half a month passed in the blink of an eye, since the day he discussed things with Elder Su Qian. After a short rest, Lin Feng went to Elder He, who managed the medicinal herbs, to exchange all the herbs needed to refine the Demon Transformation Pill through pills.
Unfortunately, there were only three Transformation Grass plants in the inner courtyard and one in the outer courtyard, while the other auxiliary materials were plentiful. Lin Feng then posted an announcement within the academy: one Transformation Grass could be exchanged for a pill below the fifth rank, which caused quite a stir in the academy.
Although Elder Huo had also advanced to the sixth rank, Lin Feng, being also a sixth-rank cultivator, was not only easier to talk to, but also had a higher success rate and better quality in refining pills. Therefore, as soon as the announcement was issued, all the inner courtyard students went to their families to inquire if they had any more Transformation Grass.
With the release of this announcement, news of Lin Feng and Elder Huo achieving the sixth-grade alchemist realm spread throughout the Black Corner Region, and even showed a tendency to spread to the entire Northwest Continent. As for the Central Continent, due to the extreme distance, even families like the Han family, where Han Yue resided, were unaware of it.
Regardless of the shock this news caused to the outside world, Lin Feng and Zi Yan had already arrived at Su Qian's courtyard, preparing to head into the mountains.
"Since you're ready, let's set off!"
Su Qian said decisively after glancing at the two.
He had been paying attention to Lin Feng's recent actions and knew he was prepared. As for Zi Yan, "Hmph!" She only needed to enjoy the good life with Lin Feng; did Lin Feng intend to exploit his lovely granddaughter?
If Elder He, who managed the medicinal herbs, knew what Su Qian was thinking, his lips would surely twitch. "You old bastard, do you have any conscience? Don't you know what kind of woman this is?"
*Whoosh!*
Three beams of divine light rose from the spot, rapidly heading towards the mountains outside the inner courtyard. Moreover, Lin Feng and Zi Yan, who were wanted by the authorities, made no attempt to conceal their auras, seemingly trying to attract the attention of the mountain's overlords.
Several beams of divine light recklessly raced across the vast and desolate mountains, their powerful auras attracting the attention of the mountain's overlords, several sixth-tier magical beasts. In the endless depths of the vast expanse, countless pairs of abyssal giant eyes quietly opened, staring at these seemingly hostile guests.
When the several magical beast kings sensed two of the auras, they suddenly let out a terrifying roar. This instant seemed to ignite a fuse, and a chorus of beastly roars echoed throughout the vast mountains.
Immediately following, countless enormous figures rushed towards the location of a king, which was also the destination of Su Qian and his companions. This wolf king, whose height easily reached twenty zhang, not only summoned most of his clan's fifth-tier members but also continuously let out howls, seemingly signaling to some beast.
Sure enough, the wolves, usually extremely territorial, completely ignored the fifth and sixth-tier magical beasts passing through their territory, allowing them to pass by until they reached the king's location. Once
no more beast kings arrived, countless fifth-tier magical beasts surrounded Su Qian and his companions, centered around a few beast kings. Suddenly, these enormous figures simultaneously let out angry roars. The combined sound waves of
these roars
were enough to shatter any being below the Dou Wang level. Even a Dou Wang expert would be severely injured if not careful.
However, Su Qian and his companions remained unfazed, having naturally come prepared for the worst. Su Qian casually waved his hand, and a spatial fluctuation appeared around the three of them. The powerful roar didn't even cause a ripple in front of this barrier.
Seeing that it had no effect, the beast kings, as they had anticipated, exchanged glances. Then, the most intelligent wolf king stepped forward and questioned Su Qian and his companions,
"Why have the people of Canaan Academy come here to provoke us again? Do you intend to incite a beast tide?"
(End of Chapter)