BTTH : From Humble Beginnings to Dou Di

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Lin Feng saw the expression on her face, and the corner of his mouth couldn’t help but twitch a little. Judging by that look, unless he called those old seniors over to testify for him, there was no way Cao Ying was going to believe the two of them.

Thinking of this, he didn’t bother to argue with this woman any further about the topic. He pulled the anxious, red-faced Dan Chen to his side, looked at Cao Ying, and said, ”You came looking for us. What’s the matter?”

Hearing that, a charming smile appeared on Cao Ying’s alluring face. Then, under the faint hostility that suddenly appeared in Dan Chen’s eyes for no apparent reason, she walked up to Lin Feng.

Her jade-like hand rested gently on his shoulder as her pink lips curved slightly. ”I was just curious about your Heavenly Flame, so I thought I’d borrow it for a bit of fun.”

Earlier, when she learned that Lin Feng possessed the Green Lotus Core Flame, she’d wanted to borrow it to play around with.

But unexpectedly, that time Dan Chen got to it first. After that, Lin Feng went into seclusion to break through his soul realm and didn’t show up for quite a while.

Later, when he finally emerged, he was immediately summoned by Elder Zhong for one-on-one tutoring. So this matter had dragged on until today, when she finally had a chance to bring it up.

”I see.”

Hearing that it was just to borrow the Heavenly Flame, Lin Feng nodded slightly, then subconsciously glanced at Dan Chen beside him.

After all, this girl had also been quite fond of using his Green Lotus Core Flame lately for refining pills. If he lent it out, he was worried Dan Chen wouldn’t have any special flames to use for a while.

After all, as far as he knew, the Dan Clan didn’t currently possess any special flames like the Blood Demon Flame or Life Transforming Flame.

”Oh? Don’t tell me Dan Chen’s the one not letting you lend it out? Lin Feng, are you already a henpecked husband?”

Seeing his reaction, a glint of defiance flashed across Cao Ying’s crimson eyes. She couldn’t understand what Lin Feng was thinking—ignoring a great beauty like her, yet choosing to cozy up with Dan Chen instead.

Although she wouldn’t exactly call her feelings for Lin Feng romantic, losing to her longtime rival still made her feel uncomfortable. At this moment, her mind was spinning fast, plotting how to turn the situation in her favor.

”Cao! Don’t talk nonsense, I’m not that kind of person!”

Hearing her words, Dan Chen glared fiercely yet adorably at her old rival, grinding her silver teeth.

All these years, this woman had always bullied her. If it weren’t for the fact that she couldn’t outtalk her, she’d have already started arguing back ages ago!

Lin Feng couldn’t help twitching his lips at Dan Chen’s cute yet fierce expression. This girl’s talent in alchemy—if she could just share a bit of it with others—then maybe she wouldn’t be bullied by Cao Ying so much.

Then, after thinking for a moment, he nodded. ”Alright, you can borrow the Green Lotus Core Flame to play with.”

With that, Lin Feng extended his hand and summoned the original flame seed of the Green Lotus Core Flame from within his body. Then he gently flicked it toward Cao Ying.

After all, during his time in the Small Pill Tower, although Cao Ying occasionally took chances to mess with him—seeking revenge for losing to him during the Five Great Clans’ assessment—their relationship overall wasn’t bad.

So he didn’t refuse her request to borrow the Heavenly Flame. When Cao Ying saw that he agreed, a flash of delight quickly passed through her crimson eyes. She eagerly received the flame seed, her gaze fixed on the emerald-green flame in her hand, filled with excitement.

”These are some techniques on how to use the Heavenly Flame. Since you’ve handled the Core-Fire Lotus Seed before, you should be able to get the hang of the Green Lotus Core Flame quite easily.”

As he spoke, Lin Feng extended his right index finger and lightly touched the center of Cao Ying’s forehead.

As for Cao Ying, the moment she felt a man’s finger touch her forehead, her delicate body instantly stiffened. Seeing her dazed expression, Lin Feng reminded her, ”Focus your mind!”

His voice, empowered by Dou Qi, entered directly into Cao Ying’s mind, echoing repeatedly within. At that moment, Cao Ying finally came back to her senses, hurriedly closing her eyes and concentrating as she absorbed the experience being transmitted to her.

The transmission lasted for about a minute before Lin Feng withdrew his hand and took a step back.

”This little lady will return the Heavenly Flame after a while, so I won’t disturb the two of you enjoying your blissful life together!”

After digesting the knowledge, Cao Ying opened her beautiful crimson eyes, teased playfully, and then quickly left the place.

”That ugly woman!”

Hearing her teasing remark, Dan Chen bit her silver teeth in anger.

Seeing this, Lin Feng reached out and gently patted her silky hair, smiling softly. ”Alright, don’t be angry, little Dan Chen. I’ve got something good for you today.”

As he spoke, he brushed his storage ring lightly, and a crimson-colored scroll appeared out of thin air, landing in his hand. Immediately afterward, he placed the scroll into Dan Chen’s fair, delicate palm.

”Brother Lin Feng, what is this?”

Looking curiously at the scroll in her hand, Dan Chen couldn’t help but ask.

”Just open it and see what’s inside.”

Lin Feng tilted his chin up slightly, smiling mysteriously.

Hearing that, Dan Chen slowly unrolled the scroll.

”Flame Creation Art, High-Grade Earth Class. After cultivating it, one can use three types of Beast Flames or other special flames, and through this unique refining technique of the Dou Technique, condense a Life Transforming Flame Seed.”

”After forming the Life Transforming Flame Seed, the cultivator can continue using the refining method to temper more flames and feed them into the seed, allowing it to grow stronger! Once the Life Transforming Flame Seed matures, its power will far surpass any ordinary Beast Flame.”

After reading the words written on the scroll, Dan Chen’s eyes suddenly sparkled brightly, and the expression on her small face turned to one of utter astonishment.

As a peak seventh-tier alchemist, she naturally could tell from the description how valuable this Flame Creation Art was. Moreover, the Dan Clan had been searching across the continent for years for a Dou Technique capable of creating a special kind of flame.

After all, their Dan Clan was a family of alchemists. If they could obtain a method that allowed them to refining artificial flames capable of improving the success rate of pill refinement—it was easy to imagine how much benefit it could bring to their clan!

What was more, the Cao Clan possessed the Blood Demon Flame, an artificial flame, while the Dan Clan could only use natural Beast Flames.

Because of that, they had often been mocked by the Cao Clan. Yet, the overall strength between the Dan and Cao Clans was almost identical. Facing such ridicule, the Dan Clan had no way to respond.

”Hehe, little Chen’er, I forgot to tell you—this Dou Technique is a secret art of my Lin Clan. Other than direct bloodline members or those who marry into the clan, it must not be revealed to outsiders. Now that you’ve read it, what do you think I should do with you?”

Seeing that she had finished reading the scroll, Lin Feng suddenly said with a mischievous grin.

”Ah?!”

Hearing his words, Dan Chen froze on the spot, completely dumbfounded. This Dou Technique could only be known by the Lin Clan’s direct descendants—or by the wives who married into the family.

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