Battle Through the Heavens: Starting from the Jia Ma Empire

Chapter 149 Incineration Evolution

Yao Chen stroked his beard slightly, calming his turbulent emotions, and then spoke.

"Lord Lingying, your young lady is also studying at Canaan Academy. Do you know any student named Lin Feng?"

"Lin Feng?"

Ling Ying murmured softly, recalling the information she had gathered about this person, and couldn't help but lose herself in thought for a moment.

"Senior Medicine Venerable, Lin Feng is extremely famous at Canaan Academy. Even though I am from that clan, I have never underestimated this prodigy."

After saying a few words, Ling Ying spoke with deep emotion.

"However, Venerable Medicine, you may not know this, but Lin Feng is not a student at Canaan Academy. He is an elder in the alchemy department, and in fact, his alchemy skills have reached the peak of the sixth rank in private. The fact that Queen Medusa and the Grand Elder of the Snake-People were able to advance to the Dou Zong realm is related to the Breakthrough Pill he refined."

There are no secrets that stay hidden forever. As more people learned about Lin Feng, his news naturally leaked out. Of course, this was also because Lin Feng no longer had any scruples or intentions to conceal anything in the Northwest Continent.

With Cai Lin's advancement to the intermediate Dou Zong level, coupled with the formidable combat power of his Seven-Colored Devouring Python, it can be said that unless a Dou Zun intervenes, their group is virtually invincible in the Northwest Continent. Even if the two elders, both at the peak of Dou Zong, were to make a move, they would be able to escape.

"What's even more astonishing is that, at less than twenty years old, he not only progressed extremely quickly in alchemy cultivation, but also reached the Dou Huang realm in Dou Qi cultivation. Unfortunately, his soul power is extremely strong, and I was unable to sense it up close, so I cannot know exactly what star level he has reached."

Thinking back to the time he was sent by the young lady to investigate, just as he got close, her gaze seemed to glance in his direction, intentionally or unintentionally. Recalling this, Ling Ying still felt a lingering fear, knowing that standing beside him was Queen Medusa, a Dou Zong realm expert.

This is also why Ling Ying said that his perception was strong. Even Queen Medusa, who had reached the Dou Zong realm, did not notice his approach. Unexpectedly, it was Lin Feng, who was at the Dou Huang realm, who sensed him.

"A peak sixth-grade alchemist, at the Dou Huang realm?"

Yao Chen murmured softly, somewhat moved. Lin Feng was truly gifted to have reached such a level in the barren lands of the Northwest Continent!

"Old Monster Qinghua, you truly have good fortune! However," glancing back at his disciple who was meditating inside the cave, "my disciple is only temporarily lagging behind; he's no worse than anyone else!"

"Lord Lingying, since that's the case, please help me send a message to Lin Feng. Tell him that I hope he can protect Xiao Yan at the Yunlan Sect in six months, and that he will bring along Queen Medusa, who is at the Dou Zong level!"

He paused slightly, seemingly considering what reward to offer Lin Feng, since half the offer wouldn't be enough to sway him now.

"Tell him that I am willing to impart to him the information to become an eighth-grade alchemist, plus five eighth-grade pill formulas! Of course, he also needs to refine some spiritual medicines to restore my soul power."

After explaining everything, Ling Ying vanished from the spot in a flash. However, she didn't leave to return to the Black Corner Region; instead, she hid in the shadows to protect Xiao Yan as he absorbed the strange fire.

Absorbing a different kind of fire is no laughing matter. At the crucial moment, even the slightest lapse in concentration will result in being burned to ashes by the raging fire, with one's soul scattered and not even a physical soul remaining. Although Xiao Yan's current soul power is not strong enough to leave behind a physical soul, the old fox Yao Chen will not let Ling Ying, a peak Dou Huang who is essentially free labor, go.

Xiao Yan still felt a little scared when he recalled the day he absorbed the strange fire. Perhaps because he had never experienced the beast fire of the sixth-order magical beast, the Purple Crystal Winged Lion King, Xiao Yan eventually encountered some problems when absorbing the strange fire.

In the original story, although the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame possessed greater power than the Wind Fury Dragon Flame, it had first been through a great battle with Queen Medusa, and then it was sealed away, without any replenishment of energy. In addition, Queen Medusa used it to evolve her bloodline, leaving behind energy that was perhaps only at the Dou Wang level, which is one of the reasons why Xiao Yan was able to refine it at that time.

With the combined efforts of Yao Chen and Ling Ying, the Wind Fury Dragon Flame was sealed without much damage, leading to an unexpected incident during Xiao Yan's absorption process. The Blood Lotus Pills and other prepared elixirs were insufficient to protect Xiao Yan's meridians from the scorching flames. Under these circumstances, Yao Chen used his soul power to protect them.

As for the Bone Spirit Cold Flame, it was naturally unusable. The encounter of two different flames would only cause both to rage violently. The final result was that although Xiao Yan successfully absorbed the different flame with Yao Chen's help, Yao Chen's soul also fell into a deep sleep.

"Young Master Xiao Yan, Senior Medicine Venerable foresaw this situation before you refined the Strange Flame, and he has already arranged your next cultivation path."

Xiao Yan recalled how, after absorbing the strange fire and successfully evolving the Burning Technique, he was about to share this joy with his shameless old master. But after calling out for a long time, there was no response. He panicked instantly; his master, whom he had always relied on, had vanished.

Fortunately, Ling Ying's words reached his ears at this moment, which calmed him down a bit.

"Next, you only need to head to the capital of Gama, honing your battle aura and combat experience along the way. It would be best to go to the Alchemist Guild in the capital to see if they have any pills to repair soul power. Of course, all of this is on the premise that your alchemy skills are strong enough. Otherwise, those arrogant alchemists will not give you any precious soul-repairing spiritual items."

Under the cover of night, Xiao Yan gazed at the crescent moon hanging in the sky, a resolute look flashing in his eyes, and murmured to himself.

"Master, I will definitely find a spiritual object to repair it for you!"

When Xiao Yan couldn't see it, a faint light flashed rapidly in the storage ring on his finger where Yao Chen resided, and then disappeared.

"Little Yanzi, you've relied on your master too much along the way. Now that the Burning Technique has successfully evolved and reached the low-level Xuan rank, its power is no less than that of the mid-level Xuan rank, and the shortcomings in your technique have been made up for. Furthermore, in terms of Dou Qi, you have also reached the level of a five-star Great Dou Master due to the advantage of refining the strange fire."

Recalling the scene, Yao Chen couldn't help but smile slightly. The Burning Flame Technique had successfully absorbed the strange fire and evolved, which also resolved his inner turmoil. This was not only the method for his perfect resurrection, but also the only way for his disciple to truly rival the imperial clan's offspring. Otherwise, no matter how hard he tried to cultivate him, Xiao Yan's achievements would at best be nothing more than the next Yao Chen.

However, with the Burning Technique, as long as I absorb a few more different flames, I have a great chance of reaching the Battle Saint realm that I have always dreamed of.

"Next, Xiao Yanzi, you must try to become truly independent, to truly grow in my absence. Only in this way can you become a true strongman!"

(End of this chapter)