In the outer courtyard of Canaan Academy, a once beautiful and tranquil path was now bustling with activity.
Numerous students tightly surrounded Lin Feng, who had just returned. As time passed, more and more students were drawn to the lively scene; judging by the trend, it seemed Lin Feng wouldn't be able to leave today.
Cai Lin and Little Fairy Doctor, however, didn't help. Instead, they covered their mouths and chuckled, feeling proud inwardly. Although these students were at most Great Dou Masters, their future achievements would only reach the Dou Huang level, but the two were still happy for their husband. As
for Xiao Yan, Xiao Xun'er, and the others, they had already gone to the inner courtyard a month ago after the freshman competition. Lin Feng was genuinely curious whether Xiao Yan's life in the inner courtyard would be the same as in the original story, given the changes brought about by his butterfly influence.
In the original story, Xiao Yan was only a Great Dou Master at this point, and apart from Zi Yan, the strongest among the many powerful figures on the inner courtyard's rankings was only at the peak of Dou Ling.
However, with the help of Lin Feng's pills, such as the Five Elements Pill, which are considered unreasonable, some people have already broken through to the Dou Wang realm. And Xiao Yan, aside from his strange fire changing from the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame to the Wind Fury Dragon Flame, has undoubtedly already reached the Dou Ling realm.
So, what changes will this bring? Thinking of this, Lin Feng's curiosity vanished, and he felt utterly bored. Having already reached the Dou Zong realm and become a seventh-grade alchemist, he had absolutely no interest in the battles between mere Dou Ling and Dou Wang level nobodies.
"Everyone, these dozens of light orbs contain pills ranging from first to fourth grade. If you want them, go and snatch them!"
Lin Feng took out dozens of jade bottles from his storage ring and controlled them to throw into the distant sky. The numerous students surrounding Lin Feng scattered like birds, each using their best movement techniques to attack the distant jade bottles.
Seeing everyone drawn to the thrown pills, Lin Feng quickly broke free and went to Cai Lin and Little Fairy Doctor, who were watching the spectacle with amusement. He pulled them away and they departed.
Even the many students in the distance, who had watched Lin Feng leave, had no interest in chasing after him. For these students, who were at most Dou Zhe or Dou Shi, even a first-grade pill was quite precious, let alone second-grade, third-grade, or even fourth-grade pills that their family patriarchs might not have seen. They had no interest in chasing after stars.
If a Dou Zhe obtained a fourth-grade pill, the opportunity it brought would likely be enough to halve their cultivation speed to become a Great Dou Shi. In the future, it might even change their destiny, surpassing their original limits and transforming them from Dou Wang to Dou Huang!
"Vice Dean Hu Qian, after these students receive the pills, I'll trouble you to maintain order and prevent the strong from secretly coercing the weak!"
Lin Feng said to Hu Qian, who was transmitting his voice from afar, as he led Cai Lin and Little Fairy Doctor towards the inner courtyard. This was indeed necessary. Some of the students at Canaan Academy were not benevolent, and Lin Feng would feel bad if a student lost their life because of this casual act.
"Sigh!" Vice Dean Hu Qian, who had been watching the scene unfold, sighed upon hearing Lin Feng's voice transmission.
"That Lin Feng, he's already caused me trouble as soon as he got back!"
However, although Vice Dean Hu Qian complained, the smile in his eyes showed that he was also somewhat interested in the matter.
The incident in the outer courtyard was just an interlude, merely a source of amusement for Lin Feng to relieve the fatigue of his cultivation. Although many years later, some students might have their fates changed because of this, becoming respected Dou Wang or even Dou Huang powerhouses, it was insignificant to Lin Feng, who was currently a Dou Zong.
In the mountains behind Canaan Academy, near the mountains where Lin Feng and the others had last secluded themselves, Cai Lin and Little Fairy Doctor had once again entered seclusion. About half a month had passed since the three returned from the outer courtyard. The three of them had taken a good stroll around the inner courtyard, not only to relieve the tension of long-term cultivation, but also because they hadn't enjoyed such a leisurely life in a long time.
Of course, having learned from their experience in the outer courtyard, Lin Feng and the others naturally disguised their identities, only occasionally revealing what happened there.
During their stroll in the inner courtyard, Lin Feng also learned about many things that had happened since Xiao Yan came to the academy. This guy was indeed not one to stay put. During the outer court competition, although he didn't break through on the spot like in the original story, he didn't miss the chance to spank Hu Jia.
This confirmed Lin Feng's suspicion that this "fellow countryman" from another planet was indeed a lecherous old man. As for the subsequent Fire Energy Hunting Competition, he certainly showed off his prowess, completely sweeping aside Xiao Yan, who had reached the three-star Dou Ling level.
However, after arriving at the inner court and learning that the top three on the strength ranking were all Dou Wang, he became much more low-key. Of course, his status as a fourth-grade alchemist also allowed him to get along quite well.
After paying a brief look at Xiao Yan, Lin Feng took Cai Lin and Little Fairy Doctor back to the mountains within the Great Waterfall to enter seclusion and await Zi Yan's emergence. As for why Lin Feng no longer schemed against Yao Chen, or rather, exchanged the Fallen Heart Flame for an eighth-grade pill formula, he naturally had his reasons.
Leaving aside the fact that Yao Chen doesn't have many Grade 8 pill formulas, and whether he'd even bother trading them, Lin Feng himself is still quite far from becoming a Grade 8 alchemist. Even if he obtained more Grade 8 pill formulas, it would be useless.
Furthermore, once Zi Yan emerges from seclusion, Lin Feng will go straight to the Pill Tower, where learning advanced alchemy techniques will be a piece of cake. Of course, the real reason Lin Feng is so eager to go into seclusion is the considerable pressure from Cai Lin and Little Fairy Doctor.
Back in the Heavenly Serpent Palace, besides his secluded cultivation, Lin Feng spent most of his time refining pills, while Cai Lin and Little Fairy Doctor, focused on cultivation, made rapid progress. The two of them fully absorbed the essence blood given by the Old Dragon Emperor Zhu Kun, and coupled with their own powerful talent, they had already reached the six-star and seven-star Dou Zong realms respectively.
"Moreover," a small purple figure appeared in Lin Feng's mind, "with Zi Yan's talent, now that she has obtained the Dragon Emperor's inheritance, several years have passed. Once she emerges from seclusion, she will surely reach the Dou Zong realm. I can't be the youngest!"
Thinking of this, Lin Feng, who was refining the Dragon Emperor's essence blood inside the cave, unconsciously accelerated his hand seals again, squeezing out another wisp of blood mist from the Dragon Emperor's essence blood deep within his body, and quickly began refining it.
(End of this chapter)