BTTH : From Humble Beginnings to Dou Di

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”No way! I was hiding it so well—how did that bastard still find it?”

Seeing that the storage ring he had hidden was now missing, Gu Te’s expression turned into one of utter disbelief, and he let out a wail of agony.

He had assumed that, at most, the black-clothed intruder would only be able to steal some of the items he had placed in his room.

Yet, to his shock, even the storage ring he had hidden in such a secret place had been taken.

No matter how hard he tried, he simply couldn’t comprehend how that person had discovered it.

Suddenly, Gu Te seemed to think of something. ”Could it be… he found the storage ring that way?”

At this thought, he hastily reached behind himself to check.

”Hoo~”

Feeling that there was nothing wrong back there, Gu Te let out a deep sigh of relief.

But then, another thought struck him.

Hurriedly pulling up his pants, he ran to another room—no, to the side room within his grand chamber.

”Ah!”

Seeing the secret passage door wide open before him, Gu Te let out a heart-wrenching scream.

His most treasured possessions, apart from the storage ring he had hidden below, had all been stored within that passage.

But now, everything was gone.

That day, all of Black Rock City could hear the tragic cries echoing through the air.

It was the kind of wail that would bring sorrow to any who heard it, and even tears to the eyes of the most indifferent.

A Few Days Later

By now, Lin Feng had already arrived in the Magic Beast Mountain Range.

He was preparing to traverse the range and head toward Da Ling City.

Finding a cave that showed no signs of being inhabited by magic beasts, Lin Feng quickly used some debris to block the entrance.

Then, he took out all the loot he had obtained earlier.

In an instant, an abundance of rare treasures filled the originally small cave to the brim.

Looking at the mountain of items before him, Lin Feng couldn’t help but start naming them aloud:

”Fireheart Seven-Leaf Flower, Blood Crystal Grass, Blue Rock Core...”

Suddenly, Lin Feng noticed a small, thumb-sized gray stone among the items.

At first, he thought it was just some worthless scrap.

But then, recalling Gu Te’s personality, he realized—someone like that wouldn’t bother collecting anything with low value.

Thinking this, Lin Feng quickly picked up the stone to examine it.

He found that the stone was smooth and flawless, like a piece of jade. At its core, a faint blue glow pulsed, writhing slowly like a tiny, living creature.

”This is... Acceptance Soul?”

Lin Feng’s eyes lit up with excitement as he gazed at the seemingly unremarkable gray stone in his hand.

He had originally planned to visit the Black-Corner Region to try and find Acceptance Soul, yet unexpectedly, that old man Gu Te had one in his collection.

That old man… truly gave him a massive surprise.

This robbery was absolutely worth it!

After a while, Lin Feng finished sorting all the herbs.

Gu Te’s collection of medicinal ingredients was truly vast—there were well over a hundred portions.

Moreover, almost none of them were below fourth-tier grade.

There were even quite a few herbs for refining sixth-tier pills.

After storing the herbs away, Lin Feng began organizing the rest of the items.

Looking through the cultivation techniques and dou techniques, he found that they were all of the Black Class.

Since he already had enough Black Class techniques, he didn’t pay them much attention and continued searching through the pill formulas.

However, he soon discovered that all of these formulas were for fifth-tier or lower pills.

It seemed that Gu Te really had no interest in learning alchemy.

Still, there were some formulas that Lin Feng didn’t have, which made him feel somewhat satisfied.

As for magic cores, Gu Te had collected quite a few, but most of them were Rank 4. There was only one Rank 5 magic core among them.

Holding the fist-sized Rank 5 magic core in his hand, Lin Feng played with it for a moment before storing it with the other Rank 5 magic cores in Hai Bodong’s storage ring.

When it came to pills, Lin Feng searched through them and found only common types, so he didn’t pay much attention.

However, when he reached the innermost part of the collection, he discovered two exceptionally high-quality jade bottles.

Taking them in hand, he removed the stopper from the first bottle and peered inside—inside was a pill adorned with three distinct patterns.

As soon as he opened the bottle, a rich, azure medicinal fragrance spread throughout the cave.

Seeing this colored medicinal scent, which only appeared in peak fourth-tier pills, and recognizing the three different colored patterns on the pill’s surface, Lin Feng pondered for a moment before exclaiming in shock:

”This is… the Three Lines Green Spirit Pill?!”

He quickly re-sealed the bottle to prevent the precious pill from losing its potency.

”I never expected Gu Te to have such a pill in his collection.”

Staring at the jade bottle in his hand, Lin Feng sighed in amazement.

The Three Lines Green Spirit Pill was a fourth-tier pill.

A regular Three Lines Green Spirit Pill could help a Dou Shi breakthrough into the Da Dou Shi realm.

For Da Dou Shi cultivators, consuming one offered a small chance to advance by one star without any negative side effects.

This pill came in three grades, each distinguished by the number of pill line on its surface.

If it possessed three lines, it was the highest grade.

For anyone below the Da Dou Shi level, this pill was best avoided!

For a Da Dou Shi, consuming this pill could temporarily boost their strength by three stars.

At the same time, however, there was a certain chance of experiencing medicinal backlash.

Suffering from backlash, one’s strength may drop by one to two stars, but there will be no life-threatening danger.

To refine the Three Pattern Green Spirit Pill to its highest grade, three different types of flames are required.

Moreover, the transition between these three flames must reach the level of absolute mastery.

Otherwise, the failure rate will be extremely high. Those who do not meet the conditions should proceed with caution!

However, a Da Dou Shi can only take the Three Pattern Green Spirit Pill once at this stage.

If they take it again, the resistance developed by their body will render it ineffective, resulting in wasted effort.

However, upon advancing to the Dou Ling stage in the future, they will be able to take it once more.

Even if they succeed this time, it will only increase their strength by a maximum of two stars.

Furthermore, the failure rate will also multiply.

Lin Feng was well aware of how precious this pill was, so he carefully stored it away.

Then, with great anticipation, he opened another jade bottle.

As the stopper of the second jade bottle was removed, just like the first one, a thick medicinal fragrance, tinged with a deep purple hue, spread throughout the cave.

Seeing the two purple pills inside the jade bottle, Lin Feng exclaimed in delight,

”Could this be the Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill!?”

The Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill was a peak fourth-tier pill. Like the Three Pattern Green Spirit Pill, it was also a type of pill that could directly enhance a person’s strength.

However, its effect only applied to those at the Da Dou Shi level.

For people of this level, consuming the Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pill would increase their strength by one star.

More importantly, a person at the same stage could take two of these pills in succession without developing significant resistance.

In other words, as long as one could obtain two Purple Heart Barrier Breaking Pills, they would be able to steadily increase their strength by two stars!

After examining the pills, Lin Feng quickly sealed the jade bottle and stored it inside his storage ring.

Initially, Lin Feng had assumed that Gu Te’s collection wouldn’t contain any high-grade pills.

But unexpectedly, he had come across two rare and valuable pills in succession, filling him with joy.

Not to mention that these two pills were worth more than many fifth-tier pills.

Their ability to enhance strength alone was enough to drive most Da Dou Shi to madness.

However, Lin Feng knew that Gu Te was incapable of refining pills of this level.

Furthermore, based on Lin Feng’s experience, the quality of these pills was incredibly high.

The alchemist who refined them was undoubtedly a master.

It seemed likely that Gu Te had acquired them at great expense from elsewhere—or perhaps Gu He had given them to him.

As it turned out, Lin Feng’s guess was correct. These pills had been personally refined by Gu He, who was worried about his older brother’s safety.

He specially crafted these pills and gifted them to Gu Te, hoping that by taking them, his brother could raise his Dou Qi level.

After all, Gu He was well aware of his brother’s vast collection of treasures.

He feared that some strong individuals might be blinded by greed, come to rob him, and put Gu Te’s life in danger.

Unfortunately, Gu Te had never liked his younger brother very much.

So he never took the pills and simply stored them inside his storage ring.

Until now—when Lin Feng came to rob him—these pills had fallen into his hands.

”Boom!”

Just as Lin Feng was celebrating his newfound pills, a violent energy fluctuation accompanied by a thunderous lion’s roar suddenly erupted in the sky, rumbling like muffled thunder.

Soon after, the ground in the distance began to shake violently.

The intense tremors traveled straight toward Lin Feng’s location.

Moments later, he felt as if the world had turned upside down.

His whole body bounced up and down like he was on a trampoline.

Before long, the cave could no longer withstand the tremors and completely collapsed.

Lin Feng barely had time to yell, ”What the hell!?” before he was buried under the rubble.

”Pfft! Pfft! What the hell was that? Good thing I have good luck and didn’t get crushed to death. Did some kind of treasure just emerge?”

A long time later, Lin Feng stuck his head out from a pile of rubble, gasping for fresh air and cursing.

However, deep inside, he felt incredibly fortunate.

If he hadn’t organized his spoils in advance and stored everything away, the violent tremors from this earthquake might have destroyed them all.

If that had happened, all his efforts would have been in vain.

Climbing out from the ruins, Lin Feng took a few leaps to find a stable footing.

Then, he turned his head toward the direction of the tremors, wanting to see what had just happened.

Looking into the distance, he saw the vast blue sky.

Violent energy fluctuations continuously produced booming sounds, reverberating like rolling thunder.

Even though Lin Feng was far away from the battle, his ears buzzed from the deafening noise.

Fixing his gaze on the distant horizon, he saw that half the sky was dyed in blue and purple hues.

Even the once-lazy white clouds were now infused with these two colors.

Another thunderous explosion echoed in his ears, causing Lin Feng to gulp.

The energy pressure descending from the sky even made his legs tremble.

Although he was far away and couldn’t see clearly, he could still make out a lion-shaped magic beast within the purple light.

Meanwhile, within the blue light, a human figure was clearly visible.

Since the distance was too great, Lin Feng couldn’t determine whether it was a man or a woman.

However, he noticed two small glowing points behind them.

This suggested that they were using Dou Qi Flight!

In that case, this human expert was at least a Dou Wang—or possibly even a Dou Huang!

Judging from the battle’s shockwaves and comparing them to the aftershocks of the previous fight between Bai Ya and Medusa,

Lin Feng was certain—this person was a Dou Huang!

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