Chapter 278. Preparing for Resurrection!
Inside the grand hall of the Creation Saint in the ancient ruins, everyone remained silent, deeply shocked and unable to extricate themselves from their reverie.
After a long while, a hoarse voice echoed through the hall, and the crowd slowly came to their senses.
"In the end, what was the result?"
"I don't know!"
The answer from the Heavenly Saint surprised everyone, causing them to pause in surprise.
"Two puppets, surpassing ordinary half-emperors yet infinitely close to Dou Di, possessed immortal bodies. The mere aftershocks of their battle were enough to kill a nine-star Dou Sheng!"
"To prevent the destruction of the Dou Qi Continent, the half-emperor ancestor dragged that emperor-level puppet far away from the Dou Qi Continent. No one knows where they went!"
"I only learned this during a chance outing!"
The Heavenly Saint's face was filled with emotion. Perhaps the half-emperor ancestor who achieved the Demonic Puppet Body had not perished, but was simply lost in the endless void, unable to return!
"As for death? Heh, unless killed, a puppet's lifespan is longer than that of a Dou Di!"
After his remark, the Heavenly Saint did not speak again. His once complete soul body was now reduced to half a body.
"If I'm not mistaken, no new Dou Di should have been produced on the Dou Qi Continent in the past tens of thousands of years, right?"
Just then, he suddenly spoke, his tone carrying a hint of mockery.
"Back then, there was a small clan called the Soul Clan, who seemed to covet the puppet's method of becoming an emperor, which belonged to the Half-Emperor Ancestor. They used many underhanded methods!"
"Even though this puppet was only very close to the Emperor level, always falling short, they still secretly watched the Puppet Sect like flies. Several Seven-Star Dou Sheng were killed
by the later sect leader!" "However, this was the tolerance shown by many imperial clans at the time, given the uncertainty of whether their ancestor who had achieved the Demonic Puppet Body was still alive."
"You should all know about the Puppet Sect's annihilation now. Only true strength is real!"
"I've only heard a little about the matter of the Imperial Emperor and that Emperor-level puppet, but the last Dou Emperor on the Dou Qi Continent was the Ancient Emperor Tuoshe, who became an Emperor with fire attributes!"
Just then, the previously silent Zhu Yan suddenly spoke, a thoughtful look flashing through his mind.
"What!?"
The Imperial Saint, who had been exuding an air of superiority, his body shimmering and his soul seemingly disappearing into light, suddenly roared as if he had risen from the dead.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
"The Half-Emperor Ancestor searched for thousands of years and concluded that it was impossible for another Dou Di to appear on the Dou Qi Continent. How could there be a Dou Di existing after his death?"
The usually calm and collected Yu Tian Saint was now filled with disbelief. This was the pride of his Puppet Sect.
The Half-Emperor Ancestor of the Demon Puppet Sect was called the Yu Tian Emperor, and all subsequent sect leaders were called Yu Tian Saints, taking this as an honor engraved deep in their souls.
Now, hearing that a true Dou Di powerhouse had appeared after the Yu Tian Emperor, he was extremely shocked!
"The Tuoshe Ancient Emperor, it is said to be..."
Zhu Yan revealed some of the information he knew about the last Dou Di in tens of thousands of years on the Dou Qi Continent.
Of course, the matter of the Dragon Emperor had to be kept secret. Before Princess Zi Yan's Dragon-Phoenix Body was fully formed, this secret could not be revealed.
"I didn't expect there to be such an eternal genius!"
After a long while, the Yu Tian Saint suddenly realized something, looked at Lin Feng, and smiled mysteriously.
Immediately afterward, the fading soul began to coalesce into a mysterious ball, slowly suspending itself before hovering in front of Lin Feng.
"Boy, take me in. Remember to revive me after you become an Emperor. Perhaps one day I'll even see the figure of the Imperial Emperor again!"
After a moment's thought, Lin Feng stored it deep within his soul sea, secretly suppressing it with two drops of complete Dragon Emperor's blood essence.
As for Yuan Kui and Mo Yu, with Lin Feng's current abilities, he could easily crush them.
If it weren't for the fact that these two had been exposed, potentially disrupting his stealthy development, he might have even released them now.
As for why he didn't kill them, there was no need. More importantly, Lin Feng sensed that Yuan Kui still held secrets.
For example, did that descendant of the Devouring Spirit Clan who escaped thousands of years ago truly have no way to contact him?
Of course, until Lin Feng himself advanced to the Dou Sheng level, he would simply pretend he didn't!
"Remember, be careful of this imperial clan called the Soul Clan. When the Half-Emperor Ancestor was refining himself into a demonic puppet, he discovered an aura within the Soul Clan that was completely incompatible with the Dou Qi Continent!"
Just then, an aged voice echoed from within the soul light cluster in Lin Feng's mind, before falling silent.
"The Soul Clan, an aura from outside the Dou Qi Continent!"
Lin Feng rubbed his chin, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes.
"Could it be that the Soul Clan has some other conspiracy besides what's described in the original story?"
After pondering for a while without any clues, Lin Feng shook his head, banishing these thoughts from his mind.
"When soldiers come, we'll block them; when water comes, we'll dam it!"
"If I can become a Dou Di, then this problem will naturally be solved. If that's not possible, then I'll just have to desperately improve my alchemy skills."
"If I can reach the Ninth Grade Golden Core Grandmaster realm, even a Dou Di-level Soul Emperor will cherish such talent!"
"At that time, Lin Feng only needs to take him as his godfather, and he will no longer be adrift. When the time is right, he can then do what a great man should do!"
Thinking of this, Lin Feng felt a sense of relief. Besides, who will become an emperor is still uncertain!
His father-in-law, Zhu Kun, is not an easy person to talk to. Judging from his performance in the original work, his father-in-law's combat power is clearly much stronger than that of Soul Emperor and others!
In the original work, Lin Feng had long suspected the secret method of controlling the Emperor Pill by the Void Devouring Flame.
"The Medicine Clan is an imperial clan specializing in alchemy, and their clan must possess a method for controlling Emperor Pills. Even if the Void Devouring Flame's method for controlling Emperor Pills originated from the Ancient Emperor Tuoshe, the Medicine Clan's method must be equally effective!"
Thinking this, numerous schemes immediately formed in Lin Feng's mind. At the same time, Lin Feng subtly glanced in Yao Chen's direction, his plan becoming increasingly clear.
This glance sent a chill down Yao Chen's spine, causing him to hurriedly look around. This surprised Xiao Yan.
"Elder Yao, Junior Brother Xiao Yan, you must both be aware of the immense impact today's events have had on the Dou Qi Continent."
"Until one of us reaches the Nine-Star Dou Sheng realm, this matter must not be revealed!"
"Yes!"
Seeing that everyone understood the importance of the matter, Lin Feng turned to look at the corpses inside the hall and the ten secret techniques floating in the sky.
With a gentle wave of his hand, the final attack hidden within the Creation Saint's body was silently neutralized by Lin Feng.
With another wave of his hand, the Saint-level corpse split in two. He collected one half containing the essence of a Dou Sheng, while the other half floated in front of Yao Chen and Xiao Yan.
"Elder Yao, thank you for your many help when I was young. Now, I present this half of the Dou Sheng bone to you."
"With your past accumulations and the effects of this Saint-level bone, you will surely be able to break through the barrier between the Nine-Turn Dou Zun and the Half-Saint after your resurrection."
"To achieve the name of Yao Saint—Yao Chen!"
"Lin Feng, this..."
Yao Chen's soul trembled slightly as he looked at the half-soul before him. Although he wanted to refuse, the opportunity to become a Half-Saint was before him, how could he speak?
"Elder Yao, please accept it!"
Lin Feng smiled slightly and gestured to the stunned Xiao Yan.
"Consider this a losing deal on my part, as a way of repaying you. Besides, only by achieving the Ninth-Rank Treasure Pill realm can you have any influence in your clan!"
Upon hearing Lin Feng's words, Yao Chen no longer hesitated and gestured for Xiao Yan to accept it.
"Young Lin Feng, I truly owe you a great favor this time. If you ever need anything in the future, just let me know."
"I'm sure a ninth-grade pill refiner can be of some help to you!"
Yao Chen stroked his beard slightly, quite confident in Lin Feng's claim to have achieved the title of Medicine Saint!
"Hahaha, Elder Yao, if you have such confidence, then I'll congratulate you in advance!"
As for the ten floating orbs of light, Lin Feng scanned them with his soul power and discovered that they were all high-level Earth-rank combat techniques or cultivation methods.
Combining this with the Puppet Sect's inheritance in his mind, Lin Feng pondered for a moment and understood the reason.
"So the Creation Saint is actually an elder of the Puppet Sect. However, given his status, he can't just casually pass on the Puppet Sect's Heaven-rank combat techniques and secret methods!"
"It seems that the Great Creation Palm was most likely created by him!"
Of course, Lin Feng naturally didn't give this Heaven-rank combat technique to Xiao Yan, partly because it would put too much pressure on him. Furthermore, he couldn't always make deals that resulted in free lunches and losses; that didn't suit his personality.
As for those Earth-rank combat techniques, Yao Chen, the former number one alchemist on the continent, wasn't just a figure of speech. He might have few or no Heaven-rank techniques, but Earth-rank ones were plentiful!
After everything was settled, Lin Feng, Xiao Yan, and the others returned to Saint Pill City in the Pill Domain.
Originally, Xiao Yan and Yao Chen planned to return to the Starfall Pavilion, where Xiao Yan would revive Yao Chen.
However, upon hearing this, Lin Feng waved his hand and stopped the plan, bringing them back to Saint Pill City.
Afterwards, he discussed with Xuan Kongzi and the others, deciding to hold the revival in the Little Pill Tower world for greater secrecy.
As for Venerable Feng Xian and his disciple Mu Qingluan, who had been merely observing along the way, they were left outside Saint Pill City to await good news of Yao Chen's revival.
Cai Lin and the others followed Zi Yan and Zhu Yan to Dragon Island, intending to utilize its resources for cultivation and to better refine the Dragon Emperor's essence blood.
On the other hand, and more importantly, it was to make thorough preparations for Zi Yan to absorb the Dragon-Phoenix Origin Fruit.
Unlike the hasty absorption in the original story, Zi Yan had now reached the level of a three- or four-star Dou Zun, making her much stronger than in the original work.
More importantly, she possessed the inheritance of Dragon Emperor Zhu Kun, so she should have a way to deal with this. If all else failed, with Zhu Yan, a five-star Dou Sheng peak expert, protecting her, there would definitely be no problem.
As for whether the other three Dragon Islands would notice, well, with Zhu Yan guarding them, unless attacked by an expert above six-star Dou Sheng, who could shake the current state of East Dragon Island?
Furthermore, let's not even talk about whether they had any motive to attack or whether they could find this Dragon Island hidden in the endless void.
The dragon clan's experts were not to be underestimated. Ever since Zi Yan brought the news of Dragon Emperor Zhu Kun back to East Dragon Island, Elder Qingshan had already used bloodline methods to transmit this news into the endless void.
Zhu Yan's five-star Dou Sheng peak strength was still quite immature in front of these old dragons.
Of course, Elder Qingshan dared not utter these words, at least not in front of Zhuyan.
After returning to the Small Pill Tower, Lin Feng first greeted many seniors, including Old Monster Hou, and paid them a visit.
Old Monster Hou, upon seeing Lin Feng again, laughed exaggeratedly, exclaiming that he had excellent judgment and that Lin Feng possessed the potential to produce a ninth-grade treasure pill!
Many older alchemists, at least of the eighth grade and above, also showed friendly expressions and great satisfaction upon seeing Lin Feng.
In Lin Feng, they saw the hope of the next generation of the Pill Tower!
When the many old monsters saw Yao Chen's soul body, a violent commotion erupted, with Old Monster Hou being the most vocal.
Lin Feng had also learned by chance that the two had a considerable conflict, seemingly a disagreement over alchemy, not some deep-seated hatred.
He didn't concern himself with these matters, and after making some preparations, he took out the Earth Heart Cauldron from the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking and prepared to begin alchemy again.
Meanwhile, Xiao Yan, Cao Ying, Dan Chen, and several other prodigies who had distinguished themselves in the Pill Tower Competition and were
granted the opportunity to study in depth at the Small Pill Tower were watching intently. For them, every alchemy session performed by an eighth-grade, nine-colored alchemist was a huge step forward, even if they could only learn a tiny bit.
In the original story, the resurrection item Xiao Yan used for Yao Chen wasn't particularly high-level.
At most, it contained a few bones of a Creation Saint, yet even so, he had achieved the Half-Saint realm and Heavenly Realm soul power.
This time, with Lin Feng personally involved, the three items needed for the resurrection naturally needed to be greatly enhanced.
This wasn't Lin Feng flattering Xiao Yan; at this point, why would he need to flatter anyone?
An eighth-grade, nine-colored alchemist, a peak first-stage Dou Zun expert, backed by the soon-to-return Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan with many powerful figures, and even a six-star Dou Sheng level Xuan Dan Ancestor would personally explain alchemy to him.
Furthermore, Lin Feng can refine pill lightning to enhance his physical body, and refining the Dragon Emperor's essence blood can accelerate his cultivation of battle qi. Even if he cultivates step by step, he is confident that he can begin to break through to the half-saint realm in seclusion without spending five years!
And with a wealth of information at his disposal, he can completely rely on ancient treasures such as the Bodhi Tree to become a Dou Sheng!
It can be said that Lin Feng, without even realizing it, has become a very important figure!
Chapter 279. Surrender, or die!
Within the small world where the Little Pill Tower was located, two seven-colored pill lightning bolts appeared in succession within a single day, their power shaking the heavens. Lin Feng easily absorbed them into his body, awaiting refinement.
"You actually upgraded the Blood-Generating Bone-Melting Pill to this grade! It seems that, in terms of alchemy alone, you're not far behind me!"
After Lin Feng finished refining, Yao Chen, one of the onlookers, remarked with slight admiration. At this moment, Yao Chen had already absorbed the Soul Infant Demon Fruit, and a faint aura of power emanated from his body.
Seeing the two small blood-red dragons in his palm, Lin Feng smiled slightly at Yao Chen's admiration, but did not deny it.
"Junior Brother Xiao Yan, may I borrow your strange fire?"
Without
hesitation, Xiao Yan split the strange fire within his body, which he had absorbed and fused into two streams: the black Void Devouring Flame and the Bone Spirit Cold Fire.
He reasoned that the higher the grade of the strange fire, the more his teacher's realm would be restored upon resurrection.
At the same time, the half of the Creation Saint's corpse was taken out and delivered to Lin Feng.
"Elder Yao, Elder Yao, let's begin the resurrection!"
Inside the secret chamber, Lin Feng stood with two slightly excited souls, with Xiao Yan acting as their protector beside them.
With a flick of his finger, two small blood-red dragons appeared in Lin Feng's hand and were then delivered to the two souls.
"Give me a wisp of soul power!"
Lin Feng said, controlling the strange fire within his body and the strange fire given by Xiao Yan. Yao Chen and Yao Tianhuo, who had already seen the resurrection method, exchanged a glance and, without hesitation, each took out a wisp of soul essence and handed it to Lin Feng.
Seeing this, he also did not hesitate and directly slapped it into the corpse of the eight-star Dou Zun powerhouse in front of him.
This was the Pill Tower's sponsorship; Yao Chen's was due to Xuan Yi's relationship.
As for Elder Yao Tianhuo, well, this guy was shrewd and experienced. On the eve of Lin Feng's alchemy, he had actually discussed with Xuan Kongzi and others that he would become a protector of the Pill Tower after the resurrection.
Xuan Kongzi was naturally overjoyed to have such a well-known and powerful expert join him, and of course, he also knew the reason why Yao Tianhuo had joined.
Therefore, without waiting for him to speak, he waved his hand, and a corpse of an eight-star Dou Zun expert was presented!
After shoving his soul power into the two corpses, Lin Feng hesitated for a moment before taking out the essence blood of the demonic beast he had extracted from the ancient ruins from his storage ring.
The vast energy instantly filled the entire secret chamber, and the surrounding天地能量 (heaven and earth energy) immediately became chaotic. Seeing this, Lin Feng's body trembled slightly, and the天地能量 stabilized.
"This is... the essence blood of an eighth-order demonic beast?"
Xiao Yan murmured softly, then seemed to remember something and fell silent.
Lin Feng ignored the others and split the large mass of eighth-order demonic beast essence blood into two streams, shooting them into the corpse of the eight-star Dou Zun.
The powerful energy instantly caused it to emit a "crackling" sound.
Seeing this, Lin Feng waved his hand, and two azure lotuses burning with flames enveloped it, slowly igniting as he attempted to fuse it deep into his body.
"What is this?"
The others nearby were utterly astonished. Xiao Yan, Yao Chen, and Yao Tianhuo were all experts who had subdued strange flames.
Especially Xiao Yan and Yao Tianhuo, these two powerful figures had attempted to subdue more than two strange flames.
Although their results differed greatly depending on whether they possessed the Burning Technique, Lin Feng's current display of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame truly shocked the three of them.
"After entering the Dou Zun realm, I increasingly felt that the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame couldn't keep up with my pace."
"At most, it could only provide some assistance when refining medicine."
"And the moment I learned about the top ten rewards from the Pill Tower, this thought arose in my mind!"
"On the Dou Qi Continent, when different flames meet, they will inevitably fight to the death, devouring each other until only the strongest remains."
"So why can't I use the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame to devour the Three Thousand Burning Flames?"
"Now, the power of this Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame is not to be underestimated even by high-level Dou Zun experts!"
Seeing this, Xiao Yan's lips curled into a bitter smile, but he felt no jealousy.
He had long understood that the more he cultivated the Burning Technique, the more he experienced its power, but he also understood its limitations.
Different flames, as rare treasures of heaven and earth, are coveted by everyone, regardless of whether they are alchemists or not, unless they are experts with attributes that counter them, such as water or ice!
Even though legend says that aside from the top three extraordinary flames, most other extraordinary flames exist in greater numbers, there are countless powerful individuals in the world. It's estimated that most of these flames have already been discovered and refined.
He knows of the Burning Flame Valley, which has refined extraordinary flames into its inherited flames. Their Nine Dragons Thunderfire, after hundreds of years of refinement by the Burning Flame Valley's bloodline, is extremely close to the Burning Flame Valley Sect Master's lineage.
Other powerful individuals, unless their strength is truly exceptional, have no ability to subdue the Nine Dragons Thunderfire!
Of course, he wasn't too discouraged.
Because the extraordinary flames he currently possessed were beyond ordinary imagination.
Coupled with the many eighth-tier beast flames he had refined during this time, his Burning Flame Technique had already evolved to the advanced Earth Rank. With its unique characteristics, it completely crushed other powerful individuals at the Dou Zun level!
"Perhaps, if I just refine one more strange fire ranked in the top eight of the Strange Fire Ranking, the Burning Technique can evolve to the Heavenly Rank!"
Xiao Yan secretly pondered. As for the ranks above the Heavenly Rank, they were currently beyond the reach of a mere one-star Dou Zun like himself.
Meanwhile, Lin Feng ignored the astonishment of the crowd. With his peak first-stage Dou Zun combined with the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame that had absorbed the Three Thousand Burning Flames, he refined the eighth-tier demonic beast's essence blood into the two Dou Zun corpses in just half an hour.
With a wave of his hand, the remains of the Creation Saint appeared, covered by the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, which slowly began to burn.
Of course, the Great Creation Palm within was already a decent Dou Technique for Lin Feng at this point, and he had already absorbed it into his body, intending to master it when he had time.
The essence within the Creation Saint's remains had also been extracted by Lin Feng, who planned to refine it into pills to accelerate his transformation cultivation.
"Brother Yao, with the remains of the Creation Saint still here, perhaps you can be called the Medicine Saint after your resurrection!"
Yao Tianhuo, who was watching from the side, was filled with emotion, stroking his beard and smiling. His face was clearly filled with extreme joy.
Because half of the Creation Saint's remains were to be shared with him.
"Hahaha, Brother Tianhuo, thank you for your auspicious words!"
Yao Chen was also overjoyed, stroking his beard and laughing, without denying it.
"Gentlemen, the time has come! Quickly swallow the Blood-Generating Bone-Melting Pill and let it enter your bones!"
Just then, a five-colored light flashed on the bones that Lin Feng had been burning with his strange fire. Upon seeing this, Lin Feng suddenly shouted.
The two soul entities exchanged a glance, quickly retrieved the crimson dragon, swallowed it whole, and then each chose a skeleton, rushing inside. The Blood-Regenerating Bone-Melting Pill, reaching the eighth-grade, seven-colored level, was terrifyingly powerful. A rich crimson energy rapidly appeared on the five-colored, crystalline white bones. Then, in Lin
Feng and Xiao Yan's eyes, flesh and blood rapidly grew on the two skeletons, a glimmer of life slowly emerging. Seeing this, Lin Feng suddenly unleashed the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, the Void Devouring Flame, and the Bone Spirit Cold Flame onto the skeletons where flesh and blood had just grown. In the blink of an eye, the newly grown flesh and blood were instantly burned away. However, being an eighth-grade, seven-colored pill, it showed no sign of yielding even before these three terrifying flames, instantly growing new flesh and blood. Lin Feng's intention was not to stop the growth of flesh and blood; therefore, after its initial fierce attack, the strange fire was controlled at a certain temperature. Several hours passed in the blink of an eye. Flesh, tendons, and skin had already grown back on the two skeletons. Once the two completed their final fusion, these two powerful figures could be reborn, their fame echoing once more across the vast Central Plains! Seeing this, Lin Feng nodded slightly, gestured to Xiao Yan, and then waved his hand to condense a Five Elements Barrier, enveloping the two to prevent them from interfering with each other. "Junior Brother Xiao Yan, now it's just a matter of time!" "Thank you, Senior Brother Lin Feng!" Lin Feng waved his hand, gave some instructions, left a sufficient amount of Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame energy, and then entrusted the place to Xiao Yan's care. As for himself, he went to another secret chamber in the Small Pill Tower to prepare for seclusion and absorb the energy from the two Seven-Colored Pill Lightnings. As for whether his realm was stable? He had never considered that question. Even compared to Xiao Yan, whose foundation was forged by multiple different flames, Lin Feng was not inferior; in fact, he was stronger! Meanwhile, in a secluded corner of Zhongzhou, within a grand hall adorned with opulent black patterns, an evil aura permeated the air. "The Ancient Void Dragon Clan again!" Hun Miesheng's voice was icy cold, devoid of any emotion, yet the anger within was unmistakable. "Palace Master, there's something I'm hesitant to say!" At this moment, the Great Celestial Venerable, who had been fleeing in panic from the ancient ruins below, slowly spoke, his eyes filled with contemplation. "Speak plainly!" Hun Miesheng glanced at him slightly, somewhat annoyed that this fellow had acted on his own initiative to go to the ancient ruins. However, he still possessed considerable leniency towards a Dou Sheng-level expert. "I discovered something strange within the ancient ruins: Lin Feng, the champion of the Pill Tower, an eighth-grade nine-colored alchemist, seems to have already entered the Heavenly Realm in his soul realm!" The Great Celestial Venerable's eyes held a hint of shock. He was a two-star Dou Sheng-level expert, and a member of the Soul Clan, proficient in soul techniques. However, even so, his soul realm hadn't reached the Heavenly Realm! So, how could a wild boy without any powerful backing reach the Heavenly Realm at the age of thirty? As for the Pill Tower and the Ancient Void Dragon Clan behind Lin Feng, well, when it comes to the use of the soul, the Soul Palace, or rather the Soul Clan, has always looked down on any other force on the continent. You might ask, isn't there also the Medicine Clan, the Imperial Clan of Alchemy? Well, their patriarch is merely a Seven-Star Dou Sheng, nothing more than a grasshopper before the Soul Clan. Although the Great Heavenly Venerable wasn't particularly talented and couldn't know the specific plans within his clan, he was still a Dou Sheng expert and had some understanding of his own strength. This is the difference between Dou Sheng. If it hadn't been Mo Yu captured by Lin Feng that day, but the Great Heavenly Venerable, he would never have surrendered. Because he clearly knew that under the Soul Clan's schemes, the Dou Qi Continent would eventually belong to the Soul Clan! As for the Ancient Dragon Clan of the Void, even if they are skilled in the Dao of Space, so what? A magical beast, no matter how powerful, is still a magical beast. Their cultivation of the soul is even inferior to that of the Medicine Clan or the Pill Tower. Therefore, Lin Feng's cultivation of his soul to the Heavenly Realm at such a young age has attracted the attention of the Great Celestial Venerable. "Indeed, there is something strange. Even within the Medicine Clan, the Medicine Spirit, who is said to have the talent of a Soul Emperor, definitely hasn't reached the Heavenly Realm in terms of soul power at this stage!" Soul Extinction Sheng also realized something, his expression growing increasingly cold, black mist surging around him, and evil growing stronger. "Palace Master, I suspect that the destruction of those three branch palaces is greatly related to Lin Feng's soul power advancing to the Heavenly Realm." The Great Celestial Venerable's thoughts gradually became clearer, and he stated his ideas one by one. "At the time, we analyzed many forces that were highly likely to attack the Soul Palace, and ultimately thought it was someone from another imperial clan." "However, with Lin Feng's Soul Heaven Realm and the emergence of the Ancient Void Dragon Clan, I believe that the culprit is very likely him!" "Whether from the perspective of motive or strength, Lin Feng and the Ancient Void Dragon Clan behind him are extremely compatible!" "Lin Feng, you dare to offend the Soul Palace, you're very good!" Soul Extinction's face grew increasingly gloomy. He was now absolutely certain that the one who attacked was Lin Feng and the Ancient Void Dragon Clan behind him. If Lin Feng knew that he had only used a soul secret technique within the ancient ruins, yet the Great Celestial Venerable of the Soul Palace had seen through his soul essence, and further, combined with the numerous information possessed by the Soul Palace, or rather the Soul Clan, analyzed that he was the one who attacked those three Soul Palace locations, how astonished he would be. After all, in the original story, apart from a few individuals like Soul Emperor and Soul Jade, the rest of the Soul Clan, especially those from the Soul Palace, didn't seem particularly adept at scheming! "Palace Master, should we summon our clan's experts to kill Lin Feng?" "Forget it!" Soul Extinction hesitated for a moment, then seemed to realize something and shook his head slightly. "Palace Master, what do you mean?" "The clan's plans have reached a critical juncture, especially with the Ancient Clan's coming-of-age ceremony approaching and the young clan leader about to be born. We shouldn't be too ostentatious!" "Besides, he's just a mere eighth-grade nine-colored alchemist, far inferior to Yao Chen of yesteryear!" Soul Extinction's face was filled with contempt, as if he were lamenting that a mere grasshopper dared to challenge the Soul Clan's might, utterly overestimating himself. "Don't even mention an eighth-grade nine-colored alchemist; even a ninth-grade Precious Pill Master or even a ninth-grade Profound Pill Master, offending my Soul Clan, will only lead to one fate." "Submission, or death!"
As soon as the words were spoken, the black mist suddenly trembled violently, quickly obscuring the massive palace, and a strange, cackling laugh echoed throughout.
Chapter 280. Both emerge from seclusion!
Inside the secret chamber of the Little Pill Tower, Lin Feng sat cross-legged atop a thousand-year-old spirit jade. Floating before him was the inheritance of the Creation Saint—the Great Heaven Creation Palm!
A Heaven-level Dou Technique, it was an extremely powerful trump card, not only for those at the Transcendent Dou Zun stage but even for those at the Dou Sheng stage!
And this Great Heaven Creation Palm, in Lin Feng's current perspective, although he hadn't yet practiced it, he had already grasped some of its essence.
Combined with the Puppet Sect's secret techniques, this palm technique seemed to simulate a person's hands as a living, growing piece of flesh and metal, like a puppet!
Of course, with Lin Feng's current physical body, even among eighth-tier magical beasts, he was considered quite strong. Even without that strange metal, he could probably easily master the Great Heaven Creation Palm!
Besides the inheritance of the Great Heaven Creation Palm, there was also the Dou Sheng bone marrow extracted from the Creation Saint's body!
After the disappearance of the Dou Di, the strongest powerhouse on the Dou Qi Continent, the Dou Sheng had become the ultimate dream for hundreds of billions of Dou Qi cultivators!
Reaching this level, one can easily create even a small world; if enraged, tens of thousands of miles of land would be reduced to dust.
The energy contained within the marrow of such a powerful being is unimaginable. Lin Feng, having obtained all the marrow of the Creation Saint, found its energy comparable to a third of a drop of Dragon Emperor's essence blood.
"Perhaps this Creation Saint is not simply a one-star Dou Sheng!"
Lin Feng pondered to himself. Thinking about it, it made sense; since his main hall was located in the center of the Puppet Sect, his status within the sect must be quite high.
Thinking this, Lin Feng wondered why, logically, the Creation Saint was also a member of the Puppet Sect, yet the Imperial Heaven Saint seemed to have little connection with him.
"A peak six-star Dou Sheng, a being at the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Realm. If it weren't for Senior Zhu Yan saying you had no source to unleash your attacks, plus the suppression of the Dragon Emperor's essence blood, even if I had reached the Soul Heavenly Realm, I wouldn't have dared to put you in my mind!"
After a long while, Lin Feng shook his head, no longer thinking about these secrets from long ago. However, the two drops of unrefined Dragon Emperor's essence blood in his mind were secretly suppressing the ball of light formed by the soul of the Heavenly Saint.
"Boom!"
The Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame slowly rose, transforming into an azure lotus, enveloping the Dou Sheng's bone marrow and slowly refining it.
At the same time, Lin Feng controlled the inheritance of the Creation Saint, slowly absorbing it.
Strange runes flowed in Lin Feng's mind, and a strange metal slowly enveloped Lin Feng's right palm, turning it dark gold.
However, this strange metal, which even Xiao Yan found somewhat unbearable in the original work, seemed like a mere tickle to Lin Feng.
This is not surprising. With the amount of pill lightning Lin Feng has absorbed over the years, his physical strength far surpasses that of other Dou Qi cultivators of the same level.
Furthermore, his cultivation using the Dragon Emperor's essence blood significantly enhances his physique. Most importantly, there's the seemingly unimportant body-refining technique, the "True Dragon Body Refining Technique."
This is a cultivation method from the ancient dragon race, originating in the primordial era. If not for the limitations of the Dou Qi Continent's environment, Lin Feng could even, upon reaching a certain stage, directly defeat Dou Di level experts with his bare hands!
Within Lin Feng's mind, a massive phantom slowly emerged, followed by a voice carrying an ancient aura.
"Great Heavenly Creation Palm."
While receiving the inheritance of the Creation Saint, lightning crackled and shrank around Lin Feng, constantly striking the surrounding space, creating and automatically healing spatial rifts.
As time passed, the lightning on Lin Feng's body gradually weakened, while his aura intensified, seemingly without end.
In this small pill tower world, time seemed to have little meaning, as most of the inhabitants were ancient monsters who had lived for at least several hundred years.
Besides these, there were the spiritual herbs shimmering with a hazy glow. Aside from the young prodigies of the Pill Tower from the outside world who came here to cultivate
, this place was endlessly tranquil. Of course, for alchemists of the eighth rank or higher, the earth-shattering pill lightning was indispensable when refining pills.
However, this long-standing habit was broken by Lin Feng, because this guy was simply too monstrous!
In less than three years, he went from being a beginner in the eighth rank to becoming an eighth-rank nine-colored alchemist. Even many of the old monsters within the Small Pill Tower had not reached this level.
And the two soul bodies he brought back today caused a sensation, or more precisely, the alchemists within those two soul bodies!
The Medicine Venerable, Yao Chen, was once the number one alchemist on the continent!
Of course, this was all external hype; within the Small Pill Tower, there were many alchemists whose refining skills were no less than his, and there were even two true ninth-rank alchemists!
As for the Profound Pill Ancestor, many speculated that he could definitely refine ninth-rank Profound Pills!
Because no one understands Xuan Dan better than him!
Of course, after returning, the Xuan Dan Ancestor, aside from occasionally instructing the various old monsters, spent most of his time in a state of confusion.
However, these old monsters have recently been discussing the resurrection of Yao Chen, after all, Yao Chen is indeed quite popular.
Even with Old Monster Hou, with whom he has some grudges, their differences are merely due to differing alchemy philosophies!
The reason why so many old monsters are so concerned is because they have heard from somewhere that Lin Feng added half of a Dou Sheng's remains to his resurrection process.
A Dou Sheng is the noblest figure in the world, far more esteemed than these eighth-grade alchemists. Of course, if they become ninth-grade alchemists, they will also earn the respect of a Dou Sheng!
However, these old bones naturally know that without an extraordinary stroke of luck, their lives will remain the same!
Now that Yao Chen has obtained half of a Dou Sheng's remains for resurrection, everyone is speculating whether, after his resurrection, he can break through the peak of the Ninth-Rank Dou Zun realm and enter the realm of Half-Saint!
Everyone's expectations were extremely high, after all, Yao Chen's talent back then far surpassed theirs!
Half a year passed slowly during this wait!
"Buzz!"
On this day, a strange fluctuation suddenly resounded within this tranquil little world, quickly spreading throughout its entirety!
"Hmm, what's this fluctuation?"
Deep within the little world, several pairs of eyes suddenly opened, a hint of joy in their eyes, before they vanished in a flash!
"Boom boom boom!"
After the strange fluctuation continued to echo, the energy within this little world began to violently fluctuate. The void within a thousand miles became unstable, with spatial rifts appearing intermittently and failing to close for a long time.
The intense fluctuations were naturally sensed by many old monsters, who all stopped what they were doing and came to the source of the energy fluctuations!
"It's that guy Yao Chen!"
As expected of Old Monster Hou, his insight was incredibly sharp.
"Greetings, Ancestor! Greetings, Grand Elder!"
The many old monsters, seeing that it was Yao Chen who had caused the commotion, before they could even speculate, saw the old man standing with his hands behind his back and a cowherd riding an ox standing before the secret chamber!
"Ancestor, this fluctuation... could it be that Yao Chen, that fellow..."
Old Monster Hou, unable to contain his excitement after paying his respects, asked.
"That's right, the energy of heaven and earth within a thousand miles is fluctuating in celebration. Either a Heaven-Rank Battle Technique has been born, or a Half-Saint has achieved success!"
"Yao Chen has just been resurrected; he must have had a brush with death and finally broken through that barrier!"
The cowherd riding the ox remained silent, but Old Monster Lin stroked his beard with a smile, his eyes filled with joy.
In Old Monster Lin's eyes, Yao Chen was considered a junior of the Pill Tower. Although Yao Chen had left the Pill Tower to establish his own sect because of what happened back then, his ties with the Pill Tower had never been severed.
"If it weren't for his mysterious disappearance back then, he might have already become a half-saint by now!"
While everyone was focused on Yao Chen, in another direction of the small world, in a dark secret chamber, a figure who had been sitting cross-legged for half a year slowly opened his eyes and looked in this direction.
"Already... a half-saint?"
His voice was somewhat hoarse, as if he hadn't spoken for a long time.
He slowly stood up, his body crackling with sound, yet his aura remained completely intact, a testament to his ultimate control over his battle qi.
"In half a year, the Dan Lei was completely refined, and his physical strength was comparable to that of a top-tier eighth-order magical beast. Even relying solely on his physical strength, he was not afraid of a third-level Dou Zun expert!"
"Furthermore, under the strange destructive and regenerative properties of the Dan Lei, coupled with the consumption of one-third of the Dou Sheng bone marrow, his realm has reached the peak of the seventh-level Dou Zun!" "
The Five Elements Sealing Technique, the Great Heaven Creation Palm, the Guiyuan Divine Needle, the soul secret technique of the Guiyuan Great Sage, and such a powerful body, having devoured the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame of the Three Thousand Burning Flames..."
"Hehe, I wonder what kind of power that half-saint expert possesses. Is it true that a Dou Zun cannot kill a half-saint?"
Feeling the terrifying energy within his body, which was powerful yet controlled with great ease, Lin Feng's heart was filled with ambition!
Of course, others do not have such high-quality resources. Even among the Dou Di family, the resources obtained after the efforts of many geniuses are not much.
The pure energy of Dan Lei alone was something few in the Lei Clan could refine, let alone the essence blood of a top-tier expert like Dragon Emperor Zhukun.
As for the bone marrow of the Creation Saint, Lin Feng had miscalculated; consuming a third of it only raised him to the peak of the seventh-rank Dou Zun.
"It seems that even Dou Sheng experts are weakened over time!"
Thinking of this, Lin Feng's desire to become stronger grew stronger, and many opportunities from the original story flashed through his mind.
"Some of these opportunities can be obtained, but some things are exclusive to Xiao Yan!"
"The Spirit of the Heavenly Curtain!"
Lin Feng murmured softly, while simultaneously considering other methods for reaching the Soul Emperor Realm.
For Lin Feng, whose soul had reached the Heavenly Realm, this was a question he could already begin to ponder.
After a long while, Lin Feng slowly shook his head, his figure disappearing from the secret chamber, leaving only a voice echoing within.
"Very well! Let's focus on the Dou Sheng realm and the ninth-grade alchemist realm first!"
"Greetings, Ancestor! Greetings, Grand Elder!"
A hearty laugh echoed within the small world. It was Yao Chen, who had broken through to the Half-Saint realm and was now refreshed and in high spirits.
Thanks to the half-Dou Sheng corpse, he was much stronger than in the original story after his resurrection, reaching the peak of the Half-Saint realm.
Of course, the gap between the Half-Saint and Dou Sheng might take hundreds or even thousands of years to bridge without good fortune!
Wild Dou Shengs were extremely rare in the Central Continent, and although Yao Chen maintained close ties with the Pill Tower, he was no longer a member of the Pill Tower.
Some core resources could not be used on him.
"No need for formalities, Yao Chen. I had high hopes for you back then, and indeed, among your peers, you were the first to advance to the Half-Saint realm!"
Old Monster Lin Feng stroked his beard, his face full of emotion.
"Yao Chen has failed the Grand Elder's kindness!"
A hint of guilt crossed Yao Chen's face as he said this, but the events of that year were difficult to explain, and he only wanted to temporarily leave this place of sorrow.
"Hahaha, Yao Chen, you rascal! Now I'm outdone by you and have to call you the Medicine Saint!"
Seeing the somewhat downcast mood, Old Monster Hou suddenly burst into laughter, easing the oppressive atmosphere.
"Old Monster Hou, you rascal! "
Yao Chen and the others shook their heads and chuckled.
"Yao Chen, your soul has also reached the Heavenly Realm, hasn't it?"
At this moment, the shepherd boy riding an ox suddenly spoke, his tone youthful and immature, yet not to be ignored.
Especially the content of his words, which greatly surprised everyone, and they all turned their gazes to Yao Chen, awaiting his answer!
"Reporting to the Ancestor, I have just reached the mid-stage of the Heavenly Realm!"
"So, your alchemy skills have also reached the ninth rank, haven't they?"
Although it was a question, the shepherd boy riding an ox's tone was full of certainty.
"Ancestor's insight is as sharp as ever. Once this physical body reaches a more complete and harmonious state, refining ninth-grade precious pills should be no problem!"
Yao Chen's face was full of joy, and he didn't hide anything from everyone.
"You rascal, sigh..."
Hou Laoguai and Xuan Kongzi opened their mouths, but they were somewhat dry. After all, the feeling of being far surpassed by their peers was extremely unpleasant!
Moreover, with their talent, if they didn't have the right opportunity, they didn't know if they would ever have the chance to advance to the ninth-grade alchemist in this lifetime!
"Congratulations to Elder Yao on advancing to the half-saint realm and becoming a ninth-grade precious pill master!"
Just then, a young voice rang in everyone's ears, and soon Lin Feng's figure appeared before everyone, smiling.
"Lin Feng, today is truly a double celebration, it just so happens that you've also come out of seclusion!"
Seeing the newcomer, Hou Laoguai hurriedly greeted him to ease his inner bitterness.
"Lin Feng, your realm!?"