In the center of the Black Stone Square in Tianya City, the Luo family patriarch, his face beaming with joy, paused for a moment before speaking.
"Master Lin Feng, could you perhaps refine some Breakthrough Pills for me?"
After asking, the patriarch seemed concerned that Lin Feng, a seventh-grade master, might not want to waste time on sixth-grade pills, and quickly added,
"If Master Lin Feng agrees, you may take any item from the Luo family treasury."
As for refining seventh-grade pills, the patriarch wisely refrained from doing so. Even if Lin Feng were willing to refine them, the high reward aside, the rule for alchemists—providing three batches of pills—was something they couldn't possibly gather!
"It's the alchemist's rule to provide your own herbs. I also need some seventh-tier magic cores; I can choose them together with the reward for repairing the spatial wormhole!"
"Thank you, Lord Lin Feng!"
"Lin Feng!"
Just as the Luo family patriarch was about to express his gratitude again, Zi Yan appeared from behind, curiously looking around.
Although she was a princess of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, due to the old dragon emperor Zhu Kun, she had never truly traveled within a spatial wormhole.
Previously, she had only superficially traversed space!
"Lin Feng, let me handle this space repair!"
Zi Yan's face was full of pride. "Recently, I've learned some advanced spatial manipulation techniques, and I'll show you something amazing!"
"Senior Luo, this is mine."
"My partner, as Lin Feng's partner, I'll reluctantly let you witness true spatial manipulation this time!"
Just as Lin Feng was about to say that Zi Yan was his sister, Zi Yan spoke first, secretly sticking out her tongue at Lin Feng, her face slightly flushed.
Hearing Zi Yan's confession, Lin Feng was stunned for a moment, but after reacting, he didn't refute her.
Recalling the moments he had spent with Zi Yan, watching her break through to the Dou Zong realm and grow into a normal teenage girl. Perhaps he was a bit of a beast, but if he let someone else take Zi Yan away, then he would be even worse than a beast!
"Void Control!"
Zi Yan shouted softly, then clapped her hands together, and invisible spatial power rapidly condensed around her. In the end, it condensed into a silvery glow, a manifestation of spatial power reaching its peak.
The Luo family patriarch and Lin Feng, witnessing this, couldn't help but gasp in amazement. Lin Feng was unsurprised.
He knew Zi Yan possessed the royal bloodline of the Ancient Void Dragon and had recently received personal instruction from the strongest dragon, the Old Dragon Emperor Zhu Kun. Although his spatial manipulation was still far superior to hers, he wasn't particularly surprised.
The Luo family patriarch, however, was utterly incredulous. Although he knew this young girl had achieved the level of a Dou Zong at such a young age, and her aura, like Master Lin Feng's, gave off an unfathomable feeling,
her use of space was truly terrifying, practically divine. Although it was from a distant past, he still remembered that the Dou Zun who created this spatial wormhole hadn't used such powerful spatial power!
"Buzz!"
While the Luo family patriarch was still marveling, Zi Yan had already achieved complete control over the surrounding spatial power. Without hesitation, he slapped the surrounding void repeatedly, and dense spatial power rapidly dissipated. The
previously chaotic spatial wormhole stabilized the moment the silver spatial fluctuations passed by. Seeing this, Zi Yan smiled confidently and quickly moved, flashing into the depths of the spatial wormhole.
A short while later, Zi Yan returned, and the previously chaotic spatial wormhole had completely stabilized. This scene greatly pleased the Luo family patriarch.
"Many thanks to Master Lin Feng and this young lady for their help. I am deeply grateful. The Luo family's treasury and gates will always be open to you two!"
After expressing his gratitude, the Luo family patriarch led Lin Feng and Zi Yan back to Black Stone Square. Knowing that Lin Feng and the others did not wish to linger, they didn't exchange many pleasantries and quickly led Lin Feng to the Luo family's treasury.
At the same time, he instructed the Luo family head to retrieve the medicinal herbs for the Breakthrough Pill that had been prepared over the years.
After years of development, Tianya City had long since accumulated immense wealth for the Luo family. If it weren't for the extreme scarcity of sixth-grade peak alchemists in the Northwest Continent,
and the fact that the Luo family patriarch had to remain in Tianya City, supporting another low-level Dou Zong wouldn't have been difficult for them.
Of course, this wasn't unique to the Luo family; other major powers in Tianya City, while restraining the Luo family, were also constrained by them, resulting in no new Dou Zongs emerging in recent years.
Now, with Lin Feng, a seventh-grade alchemy master, here, it was a pity they didn't have the opportunity to request a master to refine seventh-grade pills.
However, for sixth-grade pills, they brought out their entire family's collection. This time, the Tianya Luo family had to seize this opportunity to create a new Dou Zong fighter.
On Black Stone Square, after Lin Feng and the Luo family patriarch went to the treasure vault, Cai Lin and the other girls also chose to leave, enjoying themselves at the border between the Northwest Continent and the Central State.
Of course, nothing dramatic happened during this time. Having witnessed the power of Lin Feng's earlier flames, everyone in Tianya City knew that Lin Feng was not someone to be trifled with.
Moreover, the scene of the group standing in mid-air had already spread. Even the most clueless person knew that the incredibly beautiful woman before them was a powerful being who could kill them with a flick of her wrist.
Even the most arrogant and domineering members of Tianya City were immediately imprisoned by their elders. Of course, they were willing to be imprisoned, since they had maids to play with at home.
They also knew what was important; although they were usually spoiled, they hadn't truly offended anyone they couldn't afford to offend.
"It's just a pity about those beautiful ladies!"
Five days passed in the blink of an eye. Lin Feng originally planned to quickly refine a Breakthrough Pill for the Luo family before setting off for Zhongzhou.
Indeed, the Luo family was wealthy enough to provide the necessary materials for refining a Breakthrough Pill. Even the main ingredients for refining the seventh-grade pills were plentiful, though not enough to form a complete set.
However, combined with the medicinal herbs Lin Feng had collected over the years, they were enough to make two sets of low-grade seventh-grade pills. Therefore, Lin Feng decided to refine these two sets of herbs in Tianya City.
The reason it took five days was because he wanted to successfully refine both sets of herbs; thus, he spent a considerable amount of time meditating and adjusting his energy and spirit to their optimal state.
And the results did not disappoint his efforts. During these five days, the residents of Tianya City first experienced several waves of energy ripples.
Although Tianya City had never produced a sixth-grade pill before, there were many knowledgeable old ancestors who could immediately explain the origin of these energy ripples. Their explanations were so detailed that they seemed even more familiar than Lin Feng, the pill refiner himself.
If the appearance of a sixth-grade pill was still within the acceptable range for everyone,
then on the third day, when the energy between heaven and earth converged at an unprecedented speed, and all the lightning attribute energy in heaven and earth gathered in one place, the residents of Tianya City could no longer contain themselves!
After the knowledgeable old ancestor reappeared to explain, Tianya City was instantly in an uproar.
"Pill lightning! A seventh-grade pill!!!"
In this barren Northwest Continent, how many years had it been since a seventh-grade alchemy master had appeared, even though this place was located at the border of two regions and had a very convenient teleportation channel like a spatial wormhole.
The people of Tianya City frequently traveled between the two places, but given their status, even if they went to the Central Plains, how could they possibly have the opportunity to meet a noble seventh-grade alchemy master?
When they saw the sky filled with lightning, the people of Tianya City were all deeply shocked by the power of heaven and earth.
What shocked them even more was what followed. As the lightning struck, a silver-white figure suddenly appeared from nowhere and shattered it.
What happened next left them indifferent, for it was beyond their imagination.
After the silver-white figure shattered the lightning, a young figure—the very one who had appeared outside Tianya City—actually condensed the dissipating lightning into his hand.
He repeated this process until the last bolt of lightning struck. According to a powerful figure who wished to remain anonymous, the power of the lightning in his palm was enough to kill any low-level Dou Zong, and even a mid-level Dou Zong could perish if careless.
The major powers of Tianya City initially mistook the seventh-grade pill for one made by Lin Feng at the request of the Luo family, throwing them into disarray. Had it not been for an inside informant, these powers would have already relocated.
No one knew what type of seventh-grade pill the Luo family had requested Lin Feng to refine. If it was for restoring battle qi or healing injuries, that would be fine; but if it was for rapidly increasing battle qi, the major powers of Tianya City faced the risk of extinction.
The Luo family's patriarch was capable of single-handedly suppressing the three major families. If it weren't for his advancing age and the need to conserve spiritual energy, their family wouldn't have increasingly dominated Tianya City.
Fortunately, the information from the inside informant finally brought them relief.
"So it was a pill the master refined for himself!"
The leaders of the three major powers, relieved, prepared another set of precious gifts and personally visited the Luo family, intending to pay Lin Feng a visit.
The arrival of the three major families, led by three Dou Zong masters, at the Luo family naturally attracted the attention of the Luo family patriarch. In other words, when seventh-grade and even sixth-grade pills appeared, he knew these old foxes wouldn't easily allow the Luo family to recover its strength.
Fortunately, Lin Feng had already promised him that even if he refined pills for them, he wouldn't refine the Breakthrough Pill!
This, of course, came at a price: the Tianya Luo family secretly pledged allegiance to Lin Feng.
Upon hearing this condition, an uncontrollable surge of joy spread across the Luo family patriarch's old face.
"Your subordinate Luo Tian greets Lord Lin Feng!"
Looking at the kneeling Luo family patriarch Luo Tian, Lin Feng nodded slightly. This was a casual move he had made. If any changes occurred in the Northwest Continent in the future, they could be quickly relayed to him through this place.
And all he had to give was not to refine Breakthrough Pills for the other three major families!
The reason why the Luo family patriarch surrendered so easily is self-evident. A seventh-grade alchemist so young, and also a high-level Dou Zong expert, surrounded by so many other young Dou Zongs—
it's clear he's being nurtured by a top-tier power. Therefore, being taken in by a core disciple of such a powerful force would be considered a great opportunity.
Even if Luo Tian's guess is wrong, and this is indeed a wild genius, then investing in him is even more necessary.
This means he doesn't have many capable subordinates. If the Luo family seizes the opportunity, and waits for him to become an eighth-grade alchemist, the Luo family might even have a chance to become a first-rate power in the Northwest Continent.
And if they go even further, they might even be able to relocate the family to the Central State, where Old Luo himself has a chance to soar to the heavens, reaching the Dou Zun realm and being revered as Venerable Luo!
"Master Lin Feng, my surname is Xiao. I have come here to request that you refine a Breakthrough Pill!"
"Master Lin Feng, my surname is Chu, and my purpose is the same!"
"Master Lin Feng, my surname is Wang, and my purpose is to refine three Royal-grade Pills!"
After waiting for a long time, the experts from the three major families finally saw Lin Feng's true face. Although they already knew from intelligence that Lin Feng was the high-level Dou Zong and seventh-grade alchemist, they still couldn't help but be shocked when they actually saw him.
As for why no one suspected that Lin Feng was some old monster who liked to pretend to be young, the powerful life aura emanating from Lin Feng was like the rising sun, something that old monsters never possessed.
"I already know your purpose. As for the Dou Zong Pill, due to certain reasons, I will not stay here any longer."
Ignoring the ugly expressions of the experts from the major families, Lin Feng continued.
"I only have a few Royal-grade pills on hand right now. If you still want to exchange them, then bring out your bargaining chips. My time is running out!"
As soon as Lin Feng finished speaking, the Wang family patriarch was the first to step forward, smiling.
"Master Lin Feng, I wish to exchange three Royal-grade pills for my family. Here is my offer; please take a look!"
Among the three major families, the Wang family was the weakest, and therefore, their collection was not large. However, the Wang family patriarch was very perceptive. Even before Lin Feng refused, he could tell that Lin Feng would definitely not refine a Breakthrough Pill for them.
In fact, the Wang family patriarch already had a vague suspicion: "Has the Luo family already pledged allegiance to this master?"
(End of Chapter)