BTTH : From Humble Beginnings to Dou Di

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”Essence Soul Qi is the foundation of the soul. It’s extremely difficult to change it through external means. Even if you managed to obtain that Soul Origin, at most it could help me recover some of my soul power, but restoring my Essence Soul Qi is still impossible.”

At this point, Yao Chen paused for a moment, then continued, ”However, within this vast continent, there are two miraculous treasures that possess the divine ability to repair Essence Soul Qi.”

”Which two?”

Hearing that there was a way to restore his master’s Essence Soul Qi, Xiao Yan immediately asked with anticipation all over his face.

”Soul Baby Fruit and Spiritual Dragon Heavenly Fungus.”

Seeing how anxious Xiao Yan looked, Yao Chen gently stroked his beard and said with a hint of disappointment, ”As long as we can obtain either one of these two, it would be enough to repair the Essence Soul Qi I lost. But unfortunately, the rarity of these two treasures surpasses even that of Heavenly Flames. Even I have only seen them mentioned in ancient records a few times.”

Hearing this, Xiao Yan couldn’t help but feel his heart sink. He had finally rescued his master and thought everything was falling into place, only for another obstacle to appear.

”Damn Hall of Souls!”

Thinking of the culprit, Xiao Yan gritted his teeth in anger. If he could never find those two treasures to replenish Essence Soul Qi, wouldn’t that mean his master would never have a physical body again?

Beside him, Feng Zun Zhe also frowned deeply, his expression becoming extremely grim.

A moment later, Xiao Yan asked reluctantly, ”Master, is there really no other way?”

Yao Chen shook his head silently.

Seeing this wordless answer, Xiao Yan’s fists slowly clenched on their own. But soon, it was as if a thought struck him, and he suddenly said with surprise, ”Master, we’re not at the point of despair yet. I might have a solution.”

”Xiao Yan, what solution do you have?”

Hearing his words, Feng Zun Zhe, who had been silent for a long while, couldn’t help but ask.

”I previously made a deal with the Gu Clan. I asked them to help me obtain three Heavenly Flames. So far, they’ve only given me the Fire Mountain Rock Flame and the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame.”

”There’s still one Heavenly Flame left that they haven’t delivered. Maybe I can alter the deal and exchange that last Heavenly Flame for the Soul Baby Fruit or the Spiritual Dragon Heavenly Fungus.”

Xiao Yan said, his hands tightly clenched, his tone slightly excited.

”The Gu Clan? No wonder you managed to find so many Heavenly Flames in just a few short years. So you had the Gu Clan helping you.”

Hearing those two words, Yao Chen’s eyebrows rose slightly. He had already known beforehand that Xun’er was a member of the Gu Clan.

However, logically speaking, even though that girl held a high status, having the Gu Clan spend such a high price to help Xiao Yan, an outsider, obtain Heavenly Flames should have been impossible.

Thinking of this, Yao Chen was extremely curious as to why the Gu Clan would help Xiao Yan search for Heavenly Flames. But since Xiao Yan hadn’t volunteered the explanation, he didn’t press the matter further.

Immediately after, he frowned slightly and said, ”I may not know why the Gu Clan is willing to help you obtain Heavenly Flames, but you must think carefully. If you change the terms to exchange for the Soul Baby Fruit or the Spiritual Dragon Heavenly Fungus, you will lose a Heavenly Flame. That is something equally hard to find.”

”Master, when you trained me back then, you gave everything you had and didn’t hesitate to spend your entire fortune on me. Now, I’m only giving up a single Heavenly Flame. There’s nothing for me to hesitate about.”

Hearing this, Xiao Yan spoke firmly. His master had once dedicated everything to him. Now that Yao Chen was in trouble, there was no way he would ignore it.

”Yao Chen, you truly found yourself a good disciple this time!”

Seeing this scene, Feng Zun Zhe revealed a gratified smile on his aged face.

Back when the Dou Di’s Remains opened, he had entered with Yao Chen, so he naturally knew about the Flame Mantra. Therefore, he understood better than anyone what Heavenly Flames meant to someone who cultivated that technique.

As for Yao Chen, the faint expression on his face was also filled with relief.

”Right, Master, do you still remember the location of that tomb belonging to the Ban Sheng powerhouse who possessed the Woeful Poison Body?”

After a moment of silence, Xiao Yan suddenly asked.

”That tomb belonging to the one with the Woeful Poison Body?”

Hearing Xiao Yan abruptly leap to such a different topic, Yao Chen was slightly stunned at first, then nodded: ”I know that place. Why? Did you meet a friend with poison attributes?”

Xiao Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head: ”No. Instead, I met an enemy with poison attributes—and that person has the Woeful Poison Body.”

Then, he looked toward Yao Chen and said, ”Do you still remember the auction we encountered when we first entered the Black-Corner Region?”

Hearing him mention that auction, Yao Chen nodded. Although several years had passed, his soul power was powerful, so he still remembered everything with crystal clarity.

Seeing this, Xiao Yan continued, ”At that auction, the one who proposed exchanging for the method to seal the Woeful Poison Body was Lin Feng. And one of his wives is the owner of the Woeful Poison Body.”

”What?!”

Hearing this, Yao Chen was immediately thrown into confusion.

If that was the case, didn’t they end up giving the Poison Pill Method to their own enemy back then?

Right after, he hurriedly asked, ”Did Lin Feng actually manage to obtain three Heavenly Flames and seal the Woeful Poison Body for his wife?”

This time, Xiao Yan nodded.

”Sigh.”

Hearing the answer, Yao Chen let out a long, heavy sigh.

But since things had already happened and couldn’t be changed, Yao Chen could only speak bitterly, ”Xiao Yanzi, are you mentioning this now because you want to use that Ban Sheng expert’s tomb location to make a deal with Lin Feng?”

”Exactly.”

After saying that, Xiao Yan spoke with some hesitation, ”When I met him before, since I knew this matter but didn’t know the exact location, I planned to use that information to trick him into giving back your things. But Lin Feng was incredibly cunning and never took the bait. I had no choice but to drop it.”

”However, during that process, I accidentally learned that Lin Feng has another Heavenly Flame in his possession. According to him, that Heavenly Flame ranks extremely high. Even the Three-Thousand Burning Flame, which is ranked ninth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, would only end up being swallowed whole by it.”

Hearing this, Xiao Yan didn’t continue, but Yao Chen—who had lived long enough to be wise—quickly understood the source of Xiao Yan’s hesitation.

”Exchange for the information about that Heavenly Flame.”

After thinking silently for a moment, Yao Chen finally made his decision.

Seeing Xiao Yan open his mouth to speak again, Yao Chen raised his hand to stop him and continued, ”Compared to my belongings, what matters more right now is your growth. When I revive, I can go to that kid’s place and summon Bone Chilling Flame back to us. As for the items inside the Bone Flame Ring, once you grow stronger and bring that Gu Clan girl home, you might not even look twice at this old man’s things.”

As he finished, Yao Chen even cracked a small joke to lighten the mood.

”Master, don’t tease me. You’ve lived on the continent long enough, you know the temper of those ancient clans. Every time I see someone from the Gu Clan, I feel an urge to give them a couple of punches.”

Mentioning his girlfriend, Xiao Yan could only smile bitterly and shake his head.

”Hehe, even putting that aside, you’re not even thirty and you’ve already stepped into the one-star Dou Zun realm. If you can gather enough Heavenly Flames, there’s no reason you can’t step into the Dou Sheng realm in the future!”

When he mentioned those two words, even Yao Chen’s eyes flashed with longing. Then he said with a smile, ”By then, whether you snatch my things back from Lin Feng or collect them yourself, it will be easy.”

”Therefore, no matter how you look at it, trading the Ban Sheng tomb location for Lin Feng’s Heavenly Flame information is the better choice.”

Hearing this, Feng Zun Zhe nodded in strong agreement. ”Yao Chen is right. No matter how you look at it now, that Heavenly Flame information is far more important than what’s inside that guy’s ring.”

”Hey, Feng Xian, what’s that supposed to mean? You looking down on my collection?”

Seeing Feng Zun Zhe’s expression, Yao Chen instantly became unhappy. With a flick of his sleeves, he looked ready to duel right there.

”Yao Chen, sure, you used to beat me every day, but in your current state, I could beat a hundred of you by myself.”

Feng Zun Zhe looked him up and down, then spoke with a wide grin.

Hearing this, Yao Chen almost jumped in fury. But since he no longer had the strength, he could do nothing to Feng Zun Zhe.

Watching the scene, Xiao Yan couldn’t help being stunned. He knew Yao Chen and Feng Zun Zhe had a good relationship, but he didn’t know it was this good. Looking at them now, they seemed close enough to share the same pair of pants.

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