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Seeing the situation, Lin Feng immediately activated the Solar Flame Transformation Art. With the help of this Earth Class cultivation technique, he rapidly refined the surging energy flooding into his body.
However, the energy pouring in seemed inexhaustible.
No matter how much he refined, the same amount would continue to flood in from outside.
Just like that, he ended up locked in a stalemate with the remaining energy, each side exhausting the other.
And as the refining continued, Lin Feng—who had already been on the verge of breaking through to Three-Star Dou Wang—finally crossed the threshold in a muffled boom, riding on the immense energy of the Core Quenching Body Milk to achieve a breakthrough to Three-Star Dou Wang in one leap.
At the same time, the remaining energy from the Core Quenching Body Milk was nearly depleted.
Before long, the last trace of the five-colored energy was completely refined by his cultivation technique.
As soon as the refining finished, Lin Feng—whose eyes had been shut tightly for several days—suddenly opened them. A flash of emerald light burst out from his pupils.
Moments later, the glow faded, and his eyes returned to their usual black.
Clenching his right fist, Lin Feng sensed that his physical body was now more than twice as strong as before, and a trace of joy appeared on his face.
Previously, he had used a Life Devouring Pill to skip the entire major realm of Dou Ling, jumping straight to Dou Wang.
As a result, his Dou Qi had always carried a faint sense of hollowness that would impact his future cultivation.
Now, after this full-body cleansing and tempering, his Dou Qi had indeed become dense and solid, just as he'd hoped.
"Huh? My life force increased!"
Suddenly, Lin Feng noticed the change in his vitality. It felt significantly more robust than before, prompting him to exclaim in surprise.
After a while, when he sensed that his lifespan had increased by roughly one year, he smiled and sighed emotionally, "As expected of a spiritual item condensed from the power of ten thousand years of earth essence. Not only did it save me nearly a month's worth of cultivation time and push me up a full star level, but it also extended my lifespan this much."
Doing some mental math, he now had a bit over three years, nearly four years, of life force.
If he were to consume Longevity King Pulp again, he would have close to seven years of life remaining.
As a Three-Star Dou Wang, he now had ample time to reach the next level of Dou Wang.
What's more, his talent had significantly improved. His cultivation speed was much faster than before.
However, when he thought about the Three-Year Agreement with Xiao Yan, which was now less than two months away, a sense of urgency arose in his heart once again.
"Hope Xiao Yan will act just as I've anticipated…"
Muttering to himself, Lin Feng resumed testing the pill formula he'd been developing.
A few days later.
Lin Feng was carefully controlling the orange flame within the cauldron before him.
Inside, a stalk of Blue Spirit Flower was being roasted by the searing flames. Its outer layer quickly withered.
Eventually, it transformed into a mass of blue medicinal essence, quietly suspended inside the cauldron.
Seeing that the last herb had been refined, Lin Feng looked at the dozen or so refined medicinal essences beside him.
After hesitating for a moment, he waved his hand. Under the force of his Dou Qi, the variously colored medicinal liquids were simultaneously sent into the cauldron.
Then, under the pressure of his soul perception and the intense heat of the flame, the fusion process began.
As the different essences started merging, they each began rejecting any incompatible energy.
Sensing the intense repulsion, Lin Feng stretched out his hand and clenched his fist.
The scattered medicinal essences immediately condensed into a single, fist-sized multi-colored liquid sphere.
Seeing this, Lin Feng quickly increased the flame's temperature. The powerful flames instantly enveloped the liquid sphere and roasted it continuously.
After about half an hour, the sphere had shrunk to two-thirds of its original size.
This clearly signified further purification of the liquid. Many of its impurities had turned into black ash and slowly settled at the bottom of the cauldron.
Taking a deep breath, Lin Feng pressed down again with his soul power.
Clang~
This time, the medicinal liquid resisted even more fiercely. The clash between it and Lin Feng's soul power sent waves of impact rippling through the cauldron, causing crisp ringing sounds along its inner walls.
Feeling the intense pushback, Lin Feng didn't even bother to wipe the sweat off his face. He immediately focused all his soul power to compress and shrink the liquid.
After a prolonged struggle, the multi-colored liquid finally began to shrink under the pressure of his soul perception.
Seeing this, Lin Feng quickly raised the flame temperature once again.
With the combined pressure of soul power and flame, the liquid became denser and denser. Eventually, it transformed into a rough, solid mass.
When he saw the formation of this pill embryo, Lin Feng maintained the flame at a specific temperature while retrieving a jade bottle.
Inside was the diluted Core Quenching Body Milk he had collected earlier from the green stone slab.
He extracted a single drop and flicked it onto the pill embryo inside the cauldron.
Buzz~
As the drop of Core Quenching Body Milk merged with the pill embryo, a strange fluctuation rippled out instantly, lingering inside the cauldron for a long time.
After roasting for another ten-plus minutes, the pill embryo began to smooth and round out.
Seeing this, Lin Feng quickly added a small technique that could control life and death.
Once the last bit of irregular shape fully merged, a perfectly round, lustrous pill emerged from the flames.
Clang~
As the pill was successfully refined, waves of intense energy fluctuation continuously crashed against the inner walls of the cauldron.
At the same time, a sudden surge of cyan light burst from within the cauldron, blasting its lid clean off.
Seeing this, Lin Feng lightly beckoned with his palm. A pill flew out and landed steadily in his hand.
"Haha, after so many trials, it's finally a success. From now on, you'll be called the Supreme King Pill!"
Looking at the cyan-colored pill in his palm, Lin Feng couldn't help but laugh out loud.
This pill, which he had named the Supreme King Pill, was an improvement based on the original recipe for the Spirit-Rising Pill, combined with insights he had gained when he consumed the Life Devouring Pill.
Its function was to help a peak Dou Ling expert break through into the Dou Wang realm.
He had been testing it all along, but the results had been inconsistent. According to his calculations, the probability of advancing to Dou Wang after consuming it was only about fifty to sixty percent.
After obtaining the Core Quenching Body Milk, he decided to try adding just a single drop to see what would happen.
Of course, he wouldn't use the real Core Quenching Body Milk so casually.
What he added instead was a diluted imitation version of the Core Quenching Body Milk.
However, what surprised him was that the effect turned out to be astonishingly good.
With that one drop acting like a catalyst, the efficacy of the pill was greatly enhanced.
Although no one had yet consumed the pill currently in his hand, based on his experience, he judged that:
If a peak Dou Ling expert were to take this pill, there was now around an eighty percent chance that it would push them into the Dou Wang realm.
He took out a jade bottle and carefully stored the pill, then touched his chin excitedly and muttered, "This pill I created, though it's still inferior to a peak fifth-tier Dou Spirit Pill, it should be fair to classify it as high-grade fifth-tier pill, right?"
Having said that, he quickly walked out of the alchemy room.
As he faced the dazzling sunlight outside, he momentarily felt a bit dazed.
Upon entering the main hall in the courtyard, Lin Feng turned to a maid nearby and instructed, "Go and call Pang Sheng over."
Upon hearing the order, the maid responded respectfully and left promptly.
"Pavilion Master."
After a while, Pang Sheng entered the hall with quick steps, bowed toward Lin Feng seated on the side, and greeted respectfully.
Lin Feng took out the pill he had just refined. "Since the establishment of my Heavenly Treasure Pavilion, you've been performing excellently. Here is a high-grade fifth-tier pill I personally developed — the Supreme King Pill."
He paused for a moment, then continued, "Its effect is that it has about an eighty percent chance of helping a peak Dou Ling expert break through to Dou Wang. However, no one has taken it yet, so whether or not you want to try it is up to you."
"This…"
Hearing the first half of the sentence, Pang Sheng's face immediately lit up with joy, but when he heard the rest, his expression gradually shifted to hesitation.
After all, no one had consumed this pill before, and no one could say for sure if there might be unexpected side effects.
After hesitating for a moment, he thought of how he had been stuck at the peak of Dou Ling for nearly seven or eight years with no sign of a breakthrough.
After a brief silence, he finally gritted his teeth and said respectfully, "Thank you for your generous gift, Pavilion Master."
Lin Feng nodded slightly and tossed the pill toward him. At the same time, he said, "This pill shouldn't have any side effects. As for whether it can help you break through to Dou Wang, we'll only know after you take it."
"Thank you for the reminder, Pavilion Master."
Hearing that, Pang Sheng let out a sigh of relief, then bowed and took his leave to consume the pill.
Lin Feng, on the other hand, returned to the alchemy room to continue refining pills. After all, Heavenly Treasure Pavilion had only attracted a few third-tier alchemists so far.
The majority of pills still had to be refined by him personally.
After several days of refining, Lin Feng walked out of the alchemy room.
As soon as he exited, he saw Pang Sheng, who had been waiting at the door for quite some time.
Upon seeing him, Pang Sheng — whose aura was now several times stronger than it had been a few days ago — quickly stepped forward and said respectfully, "Thank you, Pavilion Master, for your gift of fortune. Your pill was incredibly effective — it helped me break through to Dou Wang in one go!"
Lin Feng nodded slightly and smiled, "Not bad. Keep working hard, and there'll be even better things in the future."
"I am willing to go through fire and water for Pavilion Master!"
Upon hearing those words, Pang Sheng shouted excitedly without hesitation.
Seeing his enthusiasm stirred, Lin Feng tossed him a low-grade storage ring and then said, "These pills should be enough for you to sell for the next month or so. Also, pass on a message to Wang An — tell him to start gathering as many of these herbs as possible starting now."
As he spoke, he handed over a sheet of paper that he had prepared in advance. Written on it were the names of the medicinal ingredients needed to refine the Dou Spirit Pill.
With his current level of alchemy skill, refining a Dou Spirit Pill still required a fair amount of luck. So all he could do was gather as many herbs as possible to increase the odds of success.
As for Wang An, he was one of the three Dou Wang experts who had joined them previously — a Six-Star Dou Wang.
Lin Feng had assigned him as the Head of the Treasure-Seeking Division, and had even arranged for another Dou Wang to assist him.
After all, the Treasure-Seeking Division was responsible for going out and trading for various rare items.
If they lacked strength in the chaotic Black-Corner Region, they could easily fall victim to robbery and murder.
In the end, the money would be spent, but the goods would vanish without a trace.
"Yes, Pavilion Master."
Pang Sheng received the two items and promptly left to carry out the orders.
Lin Feng, meanwhile, chose to return to his cultivation, hoping to raise his strength further.
Right now, time was extremely tight — with more strength came a higher chance of success.
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