BTTH : From Humble Beginnings to Dou Di

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The number of advanced cultivation rooms on each floor was limited—nowhere near enough to accommodate all the students. As such, these spots had to be fought for.

However, Lin Feng simply stood quietly, watching the scene unfold. After all, no one dared to trespass into his Room Number One.

So naturally, he had no need to fight for a spot.

”Dong!”

After a short wait, a deep, ancient bell toll echoed majestically throughout the area.

With the tolling of the bell, the once noisy crowd instantly fell silent.

”Open the tower!”

Following the bell’s call, an elderly voice seemed to echo out from within the tower.

Shortly after the voice faded, the tightly shut pitch-black gate creaked slowly open with a heavy groaning sound.

The faint heat from yesterday once again seeped out, raising the temperature of the surrounding area slightly.

”Enter the tower!”

The elderly voice rang out again.

Immediately, everyone who had been sitting cross-legged in meditation snapped open their eyes and leapt to their feet.

The sound of wind-breaking whooshes filled the air as countless figures shot toward the tower gate like a swarm of locusts.

Seeing this, Lin Feng’s figure also vanished in an instant.

With a few flashes, he had already entered the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.

Gazing at the bustling crowd before him, Lin Feng used his Dou Qi to gently repel any students who came too close and swiftly made his way toward the sixth floor.

Before long, he arrived at the door of Room Number One. He instinctively glanced toward a pitch-black iron door at the end of the corridor.

”So that’s where the Fallen Heart Flame is sealed...”

Staring at the door, with darkness as thick as ink clinging to it, he murmured softly to himself.

Then he pushed open the stone door—and instantly, a wave of pale red radiance burst out like a flood.

Squinting slightly against the light, Lin Feng’s face lit up with surprise at the sight within the room.

The spacious cultivation chamber was almost completely filled with a thick layer of pale red mist.

He could only see about two or three meters ahead; anything beyond that was completely obscured by the dense fog.

With an astonished expression, Lin Feng stepped into the room and reached out to grasp a wisp of the floating pale red mist.

Immediately, a warm sensation spread through his palm.

A tendril of the red mist seeped into his body through his slightly opened pores, transforming into threads of pure energy that flowed naturally through his meridians.

”Such rich energy!”

A flash of amazement flickered in his eyes. Lin Feng took a deep breath and whispered in awe.

The density of energy in this place surpassed any other he had ever encountered.

Cultivating here, with the help of pills that enhanced the absorption of heavenly energy—

He was confident that in about three months, he could advance to Four-Star Dou Wang!

He walked deeper into the room and shut the heavy stone door behind him, his figure disappearing into the red mist.

Moments later, at the center of the room, he found a dark stone platform.

In front of the platform was a small indentation—evidently the slot for inserting a Fire Energy Card.

”This place isn’t bad for you all, I suppose. Unfortunately, we Snake-People prefer cold environments.”

At some point, Medusa had appeared within the room. Her jade-like hand grasped a strand of dense energy from the air, her charming voice ringing out as her ruby lips parted.

Hearing the familiar voice, Lin Feng turned around and smiled. ”This cultivation site was created using the power of the Fallen Heart Flame, ranked 14th on the Heavenly Flame Ranking. That’s five places higher than my Green Lotus Core Flame, so of course it’s good. But for your kind, who prefer cold and shadowy places, this is probably poisonous.”

”You’re not planning to steal that Heavenly Flame, are you?”

Medusa narrowed her alluring eyes and warned, ”Earlier, I saw a Spatial Prison outside. That kind of thing can’t be used by just any Dou Zong. If you ask me, this Jia Nan Academy has at least one Dou Zun. If it weren’t for this cultivation room blocking perception, I’d still be hiding in your sleeve.”

”Heh, according to what I know, their Dou Zun-level Headmaster is out traveling right now. But don’t worry—I won’t go out of my way to steal it.”

Lin Feng chuckled mysteriously, tacitly admitting his thoughts.

Hearing that he did have designs on the Heavenly Flame, Medusa’s delicate brows furrowed.

She didn’t want to provoke a place like Jia Nan Academy.

Her gaze turned cold as she looked at Lin Feng, who was still smiling. Annoyed, she said, ”If you want to die, don’t drag me along.”

Seeing that his hidden card had stirred her, Lin Feng quickly tried to reassure her. ”Relax. From what I know, the academy currently has only one Three-Star Dou Zong, and just a handful of Dou Huang. The rest are Dou Wang at best.”

”Besides, I’m not planning to take it by force. In this Black-Corner Region, others are also eyeing that Heavenly Flame. If someone else makes a move first, we can fish in troubled waters. If the Dou Zong is held back by an enemy, no one will notice you. And if no one tries to steal it... I promise I won’t bring you here.”

After hearing Lin Feng’s analysis, Medusa still felt it was risky.

But thinking about how he had been diligently gathering materials for her Soul Mending Pill, putting in real effort without the slightest carelessness—

She hesitated for a moment, then waved her jade arm impatiently. ”I get it. If things really come to that, just make sure that little one doesn’t cause trouble.”

Hearing her words, Lin Feng sighed in relief, knowing she had agreed.

He immediately leapt lightly onto the stone platform and sat cross-legged.

As the warm energy around him grew more intense, Lin Feng flicked his finger—and a Purple Fire Crystal Card appeared in his palm.

Gripping the Purple Fire Crystal Card tightly with both hands, Lin Feng slowly inserted it into the groove before him.

A faint click sounded, and a soft halo of light shot out from the groove.

As the light appeared, Lin Feng clearly saw the number ”220” on the Purple Fire Crystal Card instantly decrease by thirty points.

Clearly, this deducted the cost of one day of cultivation.

Shortly after the flame energy was deducted, Lin Feng slowly closed his eyes and began to circulate the Solar Flame Transformation Art with full concentration. His body remained still like a meditating monk, completely motionless.

In an instant, the surging, dense energy pouring out from the black stone platform was fully absorbed into his body.

Just then, a faint, low humming sound echoed.

Immediately afterward, a wisp of flame that appeared invisible yet radiated a strange fluctuation appeared without warning, just a short distance from Lin Feng’s heart.

A gentle warmth began to spread out, making Lin Feng’s insides feel like they were heating up.

With his consciousness focused on the formless flame, Lin Feng couldn’t help but marvel once more at the mysterious and elusive nature of the Fallen Heart Flame.

This ability to manifest through one’s heart—if used in battle—would surely give him a massive advantage.

Silently impressed in his heart, Lin Feng kept his gaze fixed on that wisp of flame.

Compared to the one he encountered yesterday, this flame was clearly dozens of times more potent. It must be due to this cultivation chamber being closer to the Fallen Heart Flame.

With the appearance of this projected form of the Fallen Heart Flame, waves of searing pain soon began to radiate from his meridians.

However, Lin Feng didn’t panic, nor did he try to dispel the sudden appearance of the formless flame.

After all, Zi Yan had previously told him that this kind of heart flame was the very essence of the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.

Under its tempering, his internal meridians, bones, muscles, and even cells would gradually grow and evolve through the burning pain.

This was a crucial part of cultivation in the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower.

So, if one were to block it, the benefits would diminish greatly—such a trade-off would not be worthwhile.

As the scorching pain intensified within his body, the wisp of formless flame seemed to grow more lively and joyful.

Scorching heat radiated from it, turning his insides into what felt like a furnace.

All of his internal organs and meridians were being tempered within that furnace, constantly being refined and strengthened in the process!

Although Lin Feng had already reached the level of Dou Wang, his relatively fragile body still experienced searing pain due to the intense heat.

This caused his meridians to twitch from time to time, though the pain was still bearable.

After enduring this for about ten minutes, Lin Feng’s mind stirred, and surging waves of powerful Dou Qi rushed out from within him, flooding into his meridians like a bursting dam.

The Dou Qi raced through his meridians and, under Lin Feng’s guidance, headed straight toward the projected form of the Fallen Heart Flame.

At the command of his mind, the Dou Qi that had been waiting nearby surged forth. Scarlet Dou Qi poured directly into the formless flame!

The moment the Dou Qi entered the flame, Lin Feng could clearly feel it grow significantly hotter.

And the Dou Qi that entered the flame began to boil like boiling water, with something inside being continuously expelled and stripped away under the intense heat.

This boiling didn’t last long before the wisp of Dou Qi managed to exit the flame.

After emerging, the Dou Qi was nearly half its original size.

However, the energy it contained was far denser and more concentrated than before.

Clearly, after being refined by the formless flame, this wisp of Dou Qi had become much more pure.

After traveling a short distance through his meridians, it was finally absorbed into his body, vanishing without a trace.

Witnessing the powerful refining capabilities of the Fallen Heart Flame, Lin Feng continued to channel more Dou Qi, pouring it endlessly into that projected flame form.

In the days that followed, Lin Feng used the heart flame to cultivate every day. During his breaks, he would chat with Medusa to pass the time.

After cultivating like this for seven days, the black stone platform beneath Lin Feng finally ceased its energy output, forcing him to end his training.

He instinctively glanced at the Purple Fire Crystal Card to the side of the platform and found that only ten flame energy points remained.

”Sigh, these flame energy points are such a hassle. I’ll just have Zi Yan sell some pills for me later.”

Shaking his head with a bitter smile, he spoke helplessly.

As an outsider, he really couldn’t afford to become too well-known.

Otherwise, it might attract the attention of Jia Nan Academy’s upper management.

Which could lead to unnecessary trouble.

Hovering beside him, Xiao Cai—startled by the disappearance of the abundant fire attribute energy it liked—awoke, its pair of purple eyes looking at him with a questioning gaze.

Since its agreement with Medusa had expired yesterday, the little creature had naturally seized back control of the body.

”We’re broke right now. Later, Zi Yan said she’s coming to play with you. Go run wild in the forest with that girl when the time comes.”

Rubbing its little head, Lin Feng said with a chuckle.

Then, he tucked it into his sleeve and walked toward the exit of the tower.

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