BTTH : From Humble Beginnings to Dou Di

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Although she wasn’t sure how a puppet’s combat strength would compare to that of a cultivator of the same level, from what was written on the scroll, she could already glean a bit.

Moreover, puppets were different from ordinary people. They didn’t have hidden thoughts, schemes, or ambitions. They wouldn’t betray.

Just that alone—the fact they followed commands absolutely—was enough to make most people tempted.

After all, everyone had moments when they didn’t want others around, but still needed protection.

Like when breaking through, or refining pills.

During such times, most cultivators would choose to retreat to some desolate, uninhabited location, or somewhere they considered extremely safe.

Unless it was absolutely necessary, they wouldn’t allow others to be present.

Then, Xiao Yixian suddenly remembered: Lin Feng still had a large number of high-level corpses in his hands.

She turned her gaze slightly and looked toward the side of the young man’s face, sighing, ”You really are lucky. First, you kill off so many powerful people and gather their corpses… and now this Old Ground Demon Ghost hands you the method for refining puppets on a silver platter.”

Medusa, having finished reading the bamboo scroll as well, commented in amazement: ”This kind of ancient puppet refinement technique—I’ve only ever seen it mentioned in old texts, never an actual formula.

I can’t believe this Old Ground Demon Ghost had such a treasure. That Rank 7 fire-attribute magic core from earlier must have been what he planned to use to craft the ’Sky Demon Puppet’, right…”

”With this puppet refining method, I’ll be able to make a few puppets for Heavenly Treasure Pavilion before heading to Central Plains. That way, I won’t need to worry about security here anymore.”

As he spoke, Lin Feng rolled the bamboo scroll back up, returned it to the wooden box, and stored it into the Serene Sea Storage Ring.

After safely storing everything, Lin Feng led the three women to scour the treasure vault one more time.

All the cultivation methods, dou techniques, pill formulas, and medicinal materials that caught his interest—

He stored them all into his storage ring.

Only after that did he leave the treasure vault in satisfaction, leaving it to his men to take over.

Inside a spacious secret chamber—

Intense heat filled the entire space,

Turning the previously cool chamber into something like a giant oven.

This chamber had originally been Old Ground Demon Ghost’s seclusion room.

After Lin Feng wiped out Demon Flame Valley, he had the entire valley moved clean.

Aside from the soil and plants, anything that could be taken was taken.

And this cultivation chamber had been moved here completely intact.

Upon inspecting it, Lin Feng discovered the materials used in this chamber were excellent—

Constructed entirely from a special black rock, even a low-level Dou Huang wouldn’t be able to break through it easily.

In his estimation, even if he were to refine a low seventh-tier pill inside, this chamber could perfectly contain the violent energy shockwave released when the pill formed.

That’s why, after recognizing its value, he had people relocate it here and convert it into his personal alchemy room.

In the very center of the secret chamber stood a stone platform.

Atop the platform, a youth in green robes sat cross-legged.

In front of him, a crimson cauldron was placed.

Inside the cauldron, a green flame constantly roiled and blazed.

The scorching heat was continuously emanating from within the cauldron, filling the room.

”Let’s hope it doesn’t fail again… There aren’t many of these ingredients left,” Lin Feng muttered softly as he looked at a pale blue, uneven solid forming inside the cauldron.

It had been a month since he destroyed Demon Flame Valley.

He spent some time taking care of matters, then had Zi Yan go to Jia Nan Academy on his behalf to search for disciples from major Central Plains clans—

Who could teach him eighth-tier alchemy knowledge.

His target, of course, was Ye Xinlan.

Only through her would it be easier to learn high-tier alchemy techniques.

After all, the Ye Clan was currently struggling on the edge of being expelled from the Pill Tower.

When faced with the prospects of alchemy advancement and a Pill Tower Elder position, Lin Feng believed the Ye Clan would make the right choice.

After making arrangements, he buried himself fully into this alchemy room,

And began attempting to refine a low seventh-tier pill—the Instant Qi Pill!

Unfortunately, all of his early attempts ended in failure.

Although his soul power was sufficient, he had never refined a seventh-tier pill before.

Naturally, the difficulty was not low.

Staring at the green flame rolling within the crimson pill cauldron before him, a flash of excitement flickered through Lin Feng’s eyes.

As the flame surged, a light cyan, irregular solid flickered faintly inside the cauldron.

However, this strange, misshapen solid should not be underestimated.

Inside this ugly lump was the condensed essence of dozens of rare medicinal ingredients.

This was the embryonic form of the Instant Qi Pill, a low seventh-tier pill.

This type of pill was considered a consumable pill.

Its effect was to restore Dou Qi within a very short time.

Even Dou Zong-level experts could gain significant benefits from it.

If one were to consume such a pill during battle—when both sides were exhausted—the sudden return of Dou Qi could very well be enough to reverse the outcome of the fight.

That was why many strong experts always kept a few of these pills on them.

Of course, this kind of pill was very expensive to make.

Any cultivator without substantial wealth likely wouldn’t be able to afford to consume them casually.

As the misshapen cyan embryonic pill slowly rotated inside the cauldron, a faint medicinal fragrance began to diffuse from within.

Under the continued roasting of the flame, the previously ugly shape gradually smoothed out, becoming increasingly round and polished.

About an hour later—

Lin Feng’s tightly closed eyes suddenly opened.

With a flick of his finger, the cauldron lid on the red pill furnace shot off rapidly.

A streak of green light burst out from within the cauldron, and shot straight into Lin Feng’s hand.

Gripping the pill tightly, Lin Feng eagerly opened his palm—

Revealing a smooth, cyan pill the size of a thumb, gleaming before his eyes.

”Phew…”

Staring at the pill—its quality deemed acceptable—Lin Feng let out a long breath.

His black pupils shimmered with undeniable joy.

”Finally succeeded… A seventh-tier pill really isn’t easy to refine.”

Tossing the pill lightly in his hand, Lin Feng muttered softly.

Then, with a tap of his ring, a jade bottle appeared out of thin air.

He carefully stored the pill within and sealed the bottle,

Then tossed it into his storage ring.

After finishing everything, he sat cross-legged again,

Eyes still gleaming faintly with joy.

Placing his hands on his knees, palms upward, fingers slightly curled—

He began circulating the Flame Mantra, rapidly absorbing the surrounding heaven and earth energy to replenish his Dou Qi.

Half a day later—

Lin Feng once again opened his half-closed eyes.

Feeling the Dou Qi within his body return to its full, vigorous state, the corners of his lips lifted slightly in satisfaction.

After thinking briefly, he raised his hand and gently brushed over his storage ring.

A gray-brown bamboo scroll, looking simple and ancient, instantly appeared in his palm.

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