"Boom!"
Inside the secret chamber, after an unknown amount of time, an explosion resounded. Even with the combat technique created by Lin Feng in a flash of inspiration, the six cauldrons couldn't withstand the powerful fluctuations of refining a seventh-grade pill.
"Fortunately, it's a success!"
Lin Feng wiped the sweat from his brow, glancing slightly at the sky, as if he could see the sky outside the secret chamber.
"Rumble!"
Outside the secret chamber, as Lin Feng's seclusion continued, many elders waiting for the pill refining realized he wouldn't be out for a while, so they all left, leaving only a few disciples to wait there, to contact them immediately upon Lin Feng's return.
This day was originally sunny and clear, a fine day. Suddenly, a huge roar startled the few lazy, dozing disciples outside the secret chamber.
Thinking someone was attacking the sect, they were about to report when they suddenly realized the surroundings were gradually darkening. Looking up at the sky, they were shocked to see dark clouds gathering rapidly at an unprecedented speed.
Just as they were about to report to their superiors, they suddenly noticed several figures, some standing in mid-air, others with wings of battle aura, staring intently at the scene in the distant sky.
"Lord, Elders! What is this?"
Upon seeing this, the disciples hurriedly went over, bowing and clasping their hands, ready to report.
"Go down, this is a sign of Master Lin Feng's pill being born!"
The current Lord waved his hand slightly, and the disciples obeyed. However, while these disciples might not know, the many elders standing in the sky clearly heard the shock in the Lord's words.
This was no ordinary sign of a pill's birth; if the records were correct, the rumbling and gathering lightning was the pill lightning that only appeared when a seventh-grade pill was born! Above Lin Feng's secret chamber, dense dark clouds swirled and collided, producing terrifying sounds. Sensing the powerful energy contained within these clouds, even the Dou Zong experts of the Heavenly Serpent Palace frowned, let alone Dou Huangs.
" Palace Master, should we intervene to help Master Lin Feng resist the Pill Lightning? From my rough observation, this Pill Lightning possesses at least the power of a three-star Dou Zong, and it's even intensifying." "Yes, although Master Lin Feng has reached the two-star Dou Zong realm, his alchemist strength..." The remaining words were left unsaid, but everyone present understood the implication. Generally speaking, alchemists have relatively low combat power. Moreover, Lin Feng, at such a young age, had already reached the seventh-grade alchemist level and even the Dou Zong realm. Even a genius wouldn't spend much time improving their combat power. "Thank you all for your kindness!" The Palace Master of the Heavenly Serpent Palace found the elders' words reasonable and was about to contact Lin Feng to inquire when to intervene when a voice transmission suddenly entered everyone's minds. It was Lin Feng's voice. Just as the elders were about to say something more, Lin Feng slowly appeared in the sky above the secret chamber. Beside him was a medicine cauldron he had condensed with his battle qi. With his current control over battle qi, condensing a battle qi cauldron to nourish pills was a piece of cake. "Everyone, this pill lightning is nothing but a trivial matter. Please just watch!" With a wave of his hand, two figures shot out from the secret chamber and arrived beside Lin Feng in a few moments, standing in mid-air. "This is... two Dou Zong!?" Seeing the two figures suddenly appearing beside Lin Feng, many elders of the Heavenly Serpent Palace were shocked. Putting aside where Lin Feng had summoned two Dou Zongs, their appearance within the Heavenly Serpent Palace without anyone noticing was more than an offense to the Heavenly Serpent Palace. Thinking of this, some elders who had failed to swallow their pills couldn't help but have other thoughts. "No!" The Lord of the Heavenly Serpent Palace glanced at some of the people with dark intentions and knew what they were thinking.
"Very well, there's a Dou Zun above this Heavenly Serpent Palace, what can this old man say!"
After a moment of introspection, the Heavenly Serpent Palace Master spoke to the many elders who were looking at him.
"If I'm not mistaken, this should be the long-lost puppet technique. These two Dou Zong are not real people at all!"
"Hahaha, Palace Master, you have great insight!"
The Heavenly Serpent Palace Master deliberately amplified his voice, as if specifically to let Lin Feng know.
"Boom!"
Just as everyone was about to ask again, the dark clouds in the sky had fully gathered, and the pitch-black clouds shrouded Lin Feng. After a few moments of preparation, a powerful bolt of lightning suddenly struck down fiercely towards the Dou Qi Cauldron in front of Lin Feng.
Seeing this, Lin Feng waved his hand, as if receiving some instruction, and the two puppets guarding him immediately leaped towards the lightning. With a resounding
"Bang!"
, both puppets were struck by lightning, but the results were vastly different. The puppet crafted by Scorpion Biyan remained standing firm in the sky, awaiting the next strike. The puppet, however, crafted from the corpse of a Dou Zong (a powerful martial arts master) obtained in exchange for a strike from an elder of the Heavenly Serpent Palace, was slammed into the ground by the lightning, leaving a large crater.
"Buzz!"
Seemingly feeling somewhat ashamed of its performance, the puppet underground—let's call it Copper Two—wrapped in lightning, soared back into the sky, joining the puppet crafted by Scorpion Biyan—let's call it Copper One—to once again be struck by the lightning.
The people of the Heavenly Serpent Palace, watching this miraculous scene from afar, couldn't help but sigh in amazement.
"This is the true foundation of a master alchemist!" "
With these two Dou Zong-level puppet protectors, Master Lin Feng has no need to worry about the pill lightning during alchemy!"
"Dou Zong-level puppets! I've cultivated for decades, and I'm still not as high-level as a single puppet!"
"Yes, these puppets seem fearless of death. Although I haven't seen them use any fighting techniques, their bodies, powerful enough to rival Dou Zong of the same level, are enough to make them invincible among their peers!"
Many
elders, some with white hair, others young like those in green robes, expressed their inexplicable feelings with each word.
"Wait, the puppets' aura is actually strengthening!"
Suddenly, an elder skilled in perception seemed to have discovered something, exclaiming in surprise, drawing everyone's attention.
"What!"
Shocked by the meaning behind his words, everyone hurriedly looked at the puppets. Sure enough, although the two puppets were powerless against the pill lightning...
However, the incoming lightning bolts were being slowly absorbed by these two figures, and their auras were visibly rising rapidly!
"Hiss hiss hiss..."
(End of Chapter)