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As the alluring fragrance slowly drifted out, it wasn't long before Lin Feng felt the little creature on his wrist vanish.
Then, the jade bottle before him suddenly sank slightly—Xiao Cai, like a starving ghost, was frantically absorbing its contents.
"Gulp~"
Smelling that aroma, Zi Yan swallowed her saliva, her eyes glued to the happily feasting Xiao Cai with envy.
"Hehe, Xiao Cai, let me have a little too."
As she spoke, Zi Yan reached out her tiny hand, trying to grab some.
Pa~
However, the moment her hand got close, it was whipped by a small tail.
Immediately, Xiao Cai raised her serpentine head, her eyes—like twin violet gemstones—locked fiercely onto Zi Yan.
That look clearly said: If you dare snatch my favorite food, we're done being friends.
This overly possessive attitude instantly made Zi Yan explode with frustration. She snapped angrily, "Fine! I won't eat it! But next time I find something tasty, you're not getting any either!"
"Ying~"
Xiao Cai turned her tiny head dismissively and continued slurping.
"Waaah! So annoying!"
Seeing her indifferent attitude, Zi Yan swore to find something delicious next time just to show off in front of this little bug.
Watching this scene, Lin Feng could only shake his head helplessly. Then, he tossed a jade bottle to Zi Yan and said, "There are some pills in here. Just take those. Don't try to snatch its Amethyst Lion Birth Essence. There are only a few bottles of it, and once it finishes them, that's it."
"Hmph! I'm leaving. I'll come find you next time."
Zi Yan took the jade bottle and flew off with a huff.
Seeing this, Lin Feng didn't say much. He had long grown used to their bickering.
Don't be fooled by how well these two got along normally—whenever there was tasty food involved, neither was willing to give in.
Not long after, Xiao Cai, now full, let out a satisfied burp and curled back up on Lin Feng's wrist, drifting off into sleep again.
Seeing this, Lin Feng smiled slightly and put away the Companion Source.
Afterward, he took out a scroll from his storage ring—it was the pill recipe for the Spirit Ascension Pill.
If he wanted to establish a proper faction, then strong strength or alchemy skills—at least one of them—had to be formidable.
Otherwise, who would be willing to join a newly founded force like his?
If that happened, he wouldn't be able to quickly recruit many experts, and his faction's development would slow to a crawl.
But as for his Dou Qi level—there was no way to improve that overnight. So for now, his best option was to focus on improving his alchemy skills.
His soul perception flowed through his arm into the recipe, and in an instant, all the information flooded into Lin Feng's mind.
After closing his eyes to digest for a moment, Lin Feng had fully comprehended the entire recipe.
The Spirit Ascension Pill—a fifth-tier entry-level pill. As for its effects, they were quite good. It could help a peak Da Dou Shi advance to Dou Ling with one hundred percent certainty.
He searched through his storage ring. Although many of the herbs he obtained from the Amethyst Winged Lion King and Gu Te had already been used up...
Thanks to the collection of that gray-robed fifth-tier alchemist, he still had just enough.
Moreover, Lin Feng recalled that among the inheritances Fu Lan Ke had given him, there were notes on refining the Spirit Ascension Pill.
So he took out a scroll and began reading the detailed instructions and precautions for refining it.
A while later, he exhaled slightly, then began the refinement process.
Dang~
As waves of powerful energy clashed against the cauldron, clear bell-like chimes rang out.
Looking at the cauldron bathed in orange flames before him, Lin Feng curled his fingers slightly, and a deep blue pill shot out, landing in his palm.
Gazing at the Spirit Ascension Pill, a hint of a smile curved Lin Feng's lips. He hadn't expected to successfully refine it on his second try.
He placed it into a jade bottle, then stored it in his ring.
"Flame Origin Palm!"
In a mountain forest, with a low shout from Lin Feng—
An orange-yellow palm imprint quickly condensed before him and then slammed into a nearby hillock.
Boom!
With dust and shattered rocks flying everywhere, once the smoke cleared, the small hillock had vanished.
All that remained was a crater, marking the spot of the violent impact.
"Phew… after a month, I've finally got the hang of it."
Looking at the crater, Lin Feng's face showed a trace of delight.
Over the past month, he had spent half his days practicing this Earth Class Dou Technique, and the other half refining pills.
After all this time, he could finally execute this Dou Technique properly.
Thinking of the missing Zi Yan, Lin Feng murmured softly, "I wonder if that little girl has found it yet."
Not long ago, he had asked Zi Yan to help him search within Jia Nan Academy for a water-attributed Rank 6 magic core.
If she found one, she was to tell the owner that he was willing to trade pills for it.
But it had already been several days, and that girl still hadn't shown up.
He did recall that one of the elders at Jia Nan Academy had a water-element sixth-tier magic core.
The problem was… he had completely forgotten which elder had it.
So all he could do was rely on Zi Yan to search one by one.
After all, he couldn't exactly walk into the Inner Academy of Jia Nan Academy in broad daylight right now.
"Forget it. No point waiting for that girl. I'll go destroy that Spirit Mountain Gang and establish the foundation for my own faction first."
After a long while, Lin Feng murmured to himself, then wrote a note and left it behind. His wings spread abruptly, and he soared toward Spirit Mountain City.
Spirit Mountain City lay in the northern part of Black-Corner Region, but travel just a hundred li south would bring one into the southern region.
On either side outside the city stood vast and unending magical beast mountain ranges, with only a single road cutting through from north to south.
Because of its proximity to the southern Black-Corner Region, countless merchant caravans traveling between north and south passed through here every day, keeping the city bustling.
This city was under the control of the Spirit Mountain Gang.
Other than local residents, anyone entering the city had to pay a toll each time.
Relying on their advantageous location, the Spirit Mountain Gang earned millions in pure profit from passing caravans every year.
The gang leader Lu Hao was a powerful Seven-Star Dou Wang, and his deputy was a Two-Star Dou Wang.
With that level of power, not many dared to stir up trouble here.
However, in a place like Black-Corner Region, a territory that could generate millions just by sitting at home wouldn't usually be guarded by mere Dou Wangs.
But the mountain range to the left of Spirit Mountain City was connected to the back mountains of Jia Nan Academy.
Thus, the academy absolutely forbade this area from falling into the hands of a Dou Huang.
Otherwise, it could pose a threat to the students training in the academy's back mountains.
Because of that, only Dou Wang-level forces, which were relatively easier to manage, were allowed near Jia Nan Academy.
Of course, there were exceptions to everything. Not far north of Spirit Mountain City was another city called Maple City.
That was the territory of the Pill Emperor Han Feng.
Not only had Han Feng reached the peak of the Dou Huang level, but his city was also even closer to Jia Nan Academy.
Due to various complicated factors, the academy hadn't expelled Han Feng—only increased surveillance on his activities.
On this day, the deputy leader of the Spirit Mountain Gang began his routine patrol of the city.
Every now and then, he would go around checking for trouble.
After all, Black-Corner Region wasn't like other places—it was chaos incarnate.
Let your guard down for even a second, and lawless thugs would stir up trouble.
After a round of patrol and cleaning up a few miscreants, the deputy turned back, preparing to return to headquarters.
At that moment, a black-robed figure suddenly appeared on the rooftop beside him—no one knew when he had gotten there—and immediately lunged forward.
"Who's there?!"
Seeing someone appear dozens of meters away without him noticing, cold sweat broke out down his back. Instinctively, he raised his arm to block the attack.
But just as he lifted it, a streak of golden light pierced straight through his forearm.
"Ah!!"
The pain of shattered bone caused the deputy to scream in agony. Realizing something was wrong, he cursed loudly, "Damn it, my body—!"
Before he could finish, a massive lion formed of orange energy slammed into his abdomen and sent him flying backward.
Smashing through over a dozen buildings, the energy lion finally exploded right at his stomach.
BOOM!
A thunderous explosion followed, and all the surrounding buildings were instantly leveled.
But Lin Feng was no longer paying attention to that side.
Because the Seven-Star Dou Wang—the gang leader—had appeared in the sky.
Looking up at the man with a feminine face, Lin Feng guessed that this must be Lu Hao.
And since Lin Feng had just made a move and hadn't completely suppressed his aura yet, Lu Hao had already sensed it and now stared at the cloaked figure before him with hostility.
An eerie voice laced with anger reached Lin Feng's ears: "You've got guts. Just a mere Two-Star Dou Wang, and you dare cause trouble on my turf?"
"Heh, whether I've got guts or not is none of your business. Just hand Spirit Mountain City over to me."
Lin Feng chuckled lightly, the corners of his mouth curled in a playful smile.
"Hand it over to you? I'll send you to hell instead!"
As Lu Hao finished speaking, ocean-blue Dou Qi surged around him, and a blue whip shot straight toward Lin Feng.
Lin Feng didn't waste more words. The Beast Flame in his body suddenly erupted, and his aura surged violently—instantly reaching the level of a Five-Star Dou Wang.
A wave of orange flame clashed head-on with the blue whip, and both attacks vanished upon collision, leaving behind only waves of shock energy rippling outward.
"Hm? A secret technique to raise Dou Qi level!"
Sensing Lin Feng's suddenly elevated aura, Lu Hao was slightly stunned. Then realization dawned, and his feminine eyes glinted with greed. He laughed wildly, "Since such a precious secret technique has delivered itself to my door, then this gang leader won't hold back!"
With that, his dark blue wings flapped fiercely, and he shot forward like a bolt of lightning.
At the same time, ocean-blue Dou Qi surged in his right palm, forming into eight serpentine energy beams that suddenly burst forth.
Exhaling slightly, Lin Feng activated Solar Flame Transformation Art, madly absorbing the surrounding free-floating Dou Qi.
As the massive wave of Dou Qi poured into his body, he guided all of it into the meridians used for the Flame Origin Palm.
In the combined effect of the technique and Dou Skill, a towering orange palm imprint—more than ten meters high—formed on Lin Feng's raised right hand.
"Die!"
With a fierce push of his palm, the giant imprint, roaring with explosive force, smashed straight into the incoming blue energy serpents.
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