Inside the newly opened cave, Lin Feng and Little Fairy Doctor entered one after the other. Lin Feng took out the lotus seat of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame from his storage ring and gestured to Little Fairy Doctor.
"Fairy Doctor, this is where the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame was born. Although it's a different kind of strange fire, it has some suppressive effect."
After Little Fairy Doctor sat down, Lin Feng took out many pills he had prepared over the past six months from his storage ring. These were all upgraded versions of the strange fires he had refined. For example, the Blood Lotus Pill was originally only a fifth-grade pill, but with Lin Feng's peak sixth-grade alchemy skills, plus his relentless efforts to improve, he managed to upgrade it to the level of a sixth-grade pill.
Moreover, referring to Cai Lin's method of using strange fires to temper her body, Lin Feng prepared several portions of each type of protective pill. Lin Feng had also long ago taught Little Fairy Doctor the True Dragon Body Tempering Technique. Through long-term cultivation, even though Little Fairy Doctor rarely fought, her physical strength far surpassed that of a Dou Huang of the same level. With
a "bang,"
after preparing everything, Lin Feng retrieved the Netherworld Poison Fire, which had been sealed for a long time, from a storage ring.
"Xian'er, you must be careful. Subduing the strange fire is accompanied by immense pain. You need to quickly find the Netherworld Poison Fire's source fire and then refine it into your storage ring."
"Don't worry, Brother Lin Feng, Xian'er will definitely succeed!"
Little Fairy Doctor nodded gently. The usually quiet girl was now extremely determined. Brother Lin Feng had always silently sacrificed for her, while she had always only stood behind him. Just like in the Chuyun Empire, only she needed protection. She didn't want that; she wanted to sacrifice for her Brother Lin Feng.
After exchanging a glance, Little Fairy Doctor no longer hesitated, swallowing the pills Lin Feng had prepared one by one, and then swallowing the Netherworld Poison Fire in one gulp.
While Lin Feng and the others were refining the Netherworld Poison Fire, a minor but significant event recently occurred in the Jia Ma Empire. The genius who had fallen in Wutan City three years ago, the third young master of the Xiao family, had recovered, and his talent was even greater than before.
In just half a year, he had advanced from the third level of Dou Qi to the eighth level. Coupled with the three-year agreement made with the young sect leader of the Yunlan Sect, things seemed to have become somewhat complicated.
Many forces in the Jia Ma Empire were waiting to see the Yunlan Sect fail. As for the Xiao family, after the fall of their Dou Wang ancestor and their withdrawal from the capital, they had long lost the right to be observed by many powerful forces.
Of course, if this third young master of the Xiao family were to mature, it would be a different story.
This third young master of the Xiao family, who had displayed such prowess at his coming-of-age ceremony, was currently diligently practicing alchemy in a cave in the back mountains of the Xiao family. Indeed, Xiao Yan had already advanced to the fifth-star Dou Zhe realm during his six-month journey through the Magical Beast Mountain Range.
However, after three years of training, this once-proud young master had long since learned the principle that "the tallest tree in the forest catches the most wind," and only displayed his eighth-level Dou Qi cultivation to the outside world. Even so, it still shocked everyone.
Even if he had to rebuild his cultivation, such rapid progress indicated that he was at least at the Dou Huang level!
In fact, if Xiao Zhan hadn't been slightly stronger than Jia Liebi and the others, they would have already planned to kill Xiao Yan outright.
Suddenly, Xiao Yan, who was refining pills, took out a pill from his storage ring and instantly swallowed it.
"First-grade healing pill, condense it!"
Xiao Yan's hand gestures changed rapidly, his soul power intently watching the situation inside the cauldrons, without the slightest carelessness.
"Buzz!"
After a strange fluctuation, a pill slowly rose and fell inside the two cauldrons in front of Xiao Yan.
Yao Chen, who had been watching from the side, reached out and levitated it in his palm, observing it closely.
"Hmm, not bad, Xiao Yanzi. The pill is round and smooth, with a rich aroma. Among alchemists of the same level, your skill in refining this grade of healing pill is above average!"
After offering a small compliment as encouragement, Yao Chen changed the subject and began to point out shortcomings.
"However, you were too nervous when you finished refining the pill, and there were brief interruptions during the refining process. Otherwise, this pill might have had the potential to condense pill patterns."
"There's nothing I can do about it. Who told you, old man, to trick me into cultivating such a bizarre technique?" Xiao Yan pouted, seemingly recalling Yao Chen's expression at the time.
"Now, even after refining a few pills, I need to take pills to maintain my battle qi. The endurance of this low-grade Yellow Rank technique is probably going to make my fellow alchemists furious."
"Ahem," hearing Xiao Yan's complaint, Yao Chen coughed awkwardly, then changed the subject again. "Don't worry, Xiao Yanzi. When I traveled the Northwest Continent in my early years, I sensed the aura of a strange fire in the Tagor Desert."
"From now on, you just need to follow my plan step by step to cultivate, and I will definitely retrieve this strange fire for you."
After Yao Chen finished speaking, he thought his silly disciple would jump for joy, but unexpectedly, he was listless, as if he hadn't heard his words at all.
"Hey, Xiao Yanzi, what's wrong with you? Heartbroken?"
"What are you saying, you shameless old man? I was just thinking that you said that when you refined the strange fire, you were already a Dou Zong, and you still faced a near-death experience. As for me, a mere Dou Zhe, when will I ever be able to advance to Dou Zong? Moreover, with the 'help' of this low-level Yellow Rank cultivation technique, can I really advance to Dou Zong?"
Xiao Yan emphasized the word "help" in his voice, as if he was implying something. Seeing Xiao Yan's appearance, Yao Chen was also a little troubled.
"Don't worry, Xiao Yanzi. After you register for Canaan Academy tomorrow, I will personally refine some pills and exchange them for some beast fire from the Mittel Auction House."
"Even though this beast fire is nothing compared to the strange fire, as long as there's enough, it'll be enough to raise the level of the Burning Technique."
Saying this, Yao Chen secretly added, "If it turns out that the Burning Technique really can't be upgraded, I have a stable path paved for you. However, in that case, you and your little girlfriend will have no hope of being together!"
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. Now, after entering Canaan Academy, Xiao Yan, like in the original story, took a long leave of absence for a year. However, a small accident occurred during this time. Just when Xiao Yan was about to show off, he encountered an enhanced version of Instructor Ruolin.
Because of Instructor Ruolin's care for Little Fairy Doctor, Lin Feng, already a sixth-grade alchemist, slightly raised her to the Dou Ling realm.
If it weren't for Yao Chen's secret intervention, Xiao Yan's family would probably be destitute.
After bidding farewell to his father and his girlfriend, Xiao Yan once again shouldered the massive Xuan Heavy Ruler and embarked on his journey to the Monster Beast Mountain Range.
"Father, Xun'er, wait for me. When I return next time, I will be even stronger!"
(End of Chapter)