Battle Through the Heavens: Starting from the Jia Ma Empire

Chapter 203 Hehehe

"With this puppet protecting him, Xiao Yanzi's journey back to the Starfall Pavilion in Zhongzhou should be smooth sailing!"

Yao Chen stroked his beard, seemingly satisfied with the deal. However, if he knew that Lin Feng still possessed two Dou Zong puppets, he would probably turn green with envy.

"Wait a minute, this kid just said that puppets can evolve using seventh-grade pill lightning. Could it be that this kid has already...?"

Thinking of this, Yao Chen suddenly came to his senses and looked at Lin Feng in disbelief. As if sensing Yao Chen's gaze and speculation, Lin Feng revealed a strange smile.

"Hiss hiss hiss"

Yao Chen secretly gasped, "Lin Feng's talent seems to surpass even mine back in his prime!"

"Elder Yao, Junior Brother Xiao Yan, Elder Su Qian, now that we have reached an agreement, please inform me of the specific plans and timeline!"

Lin Feng was unaware that Yao Chen had already vaguely guessed that he had achieved the seventh-grade alchemist realm. Of course, he also had no intention of hiding it. With the Dragon Emperor's essence blood in hand, although Lin Feng was not crazy enough to confront the Soul Palace directly, he was no longer as afraid of being exposed as before.

"Senior Brother Lin Feng, our plan is to use the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower to seal the Black Corner Region's spies and take them down in one fell swoop."

The plan was naturally revealed by Xiao Yan, the younger generation, and after a short while, Lin Feng finally learned the whole plan.

"Elder Yao, Grand Elder, Junior Brother Xiao Yan, there's no time like the present. Let's arrange it for three days from now!"

"Can!"

Yao Chen and the others exchanged glances and nodded. If they relaxed the seal three days later, even if Han Feng sensed it, he wouldn't immediately come to snatch it. The deterrent power of Canaan Academy was still very strong.

Even the top alchemist in the Black Corner Region needs time to gather numerous allies and must offer them substantial benefits.

"Whoosh"

Having set the time, Elder Su Qian didn't linger any longer. Although it was just a few words, he had the most to do among them. Not only did he need to gather many powerful figures from both the inner and outer academies to set up defenses, but he also needed to smooth things over with the students and convene an elders' meeting to discuss how to ensure that the seal could be sealed immediately after it loosened.

Especially the last task of resealing the Fallen Heart Flame was no simple matter. A long time had passed since the old dean sealed it here. After so many years of imprisonment, the resentment this strange flame harbored towards the inner courtyard was unimaginable, and its combat power was such that even if Su Qian faced it alone, he would most likely be no match for it.

After Su Qian and the others left, Lin Feng stood there, gazing at the huge waterfall cascading down, and slowly began to think.

"In the current Black Corner Region, the strongest person Han Feng can mobilize is only the Earth Demon Ancestor, a hidden Seven-Star Dou Zong. This is not difficult for me to deal with. The problem is..." Lin Feng put his hands behind his back, looking somewhat hesitant.

"Should we leak Yao Chen's information to lure the Soul Palace people here?"

"If we lure the guardian of the Soul Palace here, at most, unless the Venerable Elder takes action, Cai Lin, Xian'er, and I can take him down together without using the Dragon Emperor's essence blood. Even if the Venerable Elder does take action, he can still use the power of the Dragon Emperor's essence blood, so there is nothing to fear."

"At that time, by leaving a few tricks, we can put Yao Chen and Xiao Yan in the open, while I can develop better in the shadows."

"But, is this really how it has to be?"

Lin Feng stood with his hands behind his back beneath the waterfall, gazing at the ceaseless flow of water, caught in a dilemma.

"Fine!"

After a long silence, Lin Feng sighed and made up his mind.

"Although exposing Yao Chen and Xiao Yan is more in my interest, one cannot always use means to achieve one's ends!"

Yao Chen helped him a lot. Without the help of this "old fox", even if Lin Feng was still a genius, he would probably not even be as good as Xiao Yan in the original novel!

Don't misunderstand, this refers to Xiao Yan's peers during his youth, the time when he was suppressed for three years and started over.

"Yao Chen, Yao Chen, I've given up on scheming against you. Next time we trade, you'd better bring something good!"

Lin Feng sighed for a moment, then smiled and turned to enter the cave, where he resumed refining the Dragon Emperor's essence blood for cultivation.

Having abandoned his schemes against Yao Chen and Xiao Yan, Lin Feng's talent, even without deliberately making enemies of the Soul Palace, would still attract the attention of this group of scoundrels with his powerful soul force. Now, he must seize every second to strengthen himself.

Time flew by like a waterfall outside the cave, and three days passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, Lin Feng, who had been completely immersed in the spatial mysteries contained in the Dragon Emperor's blood essence, suddenly opened his eyes, only to find that the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame within his body was suddenly trembling violently.

It seemed as if he had encountered the most powerful enemy in his life. However, from the information it vaguely conveyed, Lin Feng also sensed a trace of desire, or even greed.

After sensing the movement of the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, Lin Feng also ended his seclusion. After all, no one knew when Han Feng would arrive at the inner academy, let alone what kind of help he would bring. If they arrived too late, there might be casualties in the academy.

Lin Feng always remembered the help the academy had given him; otherwise, Elder Huo and Vice Dean Hu Qian would not have been able to break through the bottleneck that had stagnated for many years.

Inside the inner courtyard, Elder Su Qian and the others, following the original plan, summoned numerous elders to reseal the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower. Because of prior arrangements, the students and elders, under their guidance, orderly withdrew from the cultivation rooms the instant the Fallen Heart Flame erupted, resulting in no casualties.

Standing at a distance, Xiao Yan watched as Su Qian and the others stood around the giant black tower, slowly suppressing the raging flames. He still felt a pang of regret.

"Don't look at Xiao Yanzi. This Fallen Heart Flame is the most important treasure in the inner courtyard. It is because of this cultivation accelerator that Canaan Academy has become the top academy on the continent."

Yao Chen, who was also observing the seal of the strange fire, was much more decisive. He slowly floated to Xiao Yan's side and gently stroked his beard.

"Teacher, it's not my fault. You know that although the Burning Technique has great potential, without a different kind of fire, it's all in vain."

Xiao Yan felt a pang of bitterness. Although he had absorbed a Wind Fury Dragon Flame, bringing his Burning Flame Technique to the low-level Profound Rank, during his time in the inner courtyard of Canaan Academy, he had also made several trips to Beast Lord City, using many Grade 4 pills to exchange for several top-tier beast flames, which allowed his Burning Flame Technique to evolve to the mid-level Profound Rank.

However, the students who manage to enter the inner courtyard of Canaan Academy are considered geniuses even by outside standards. Furthermore, Canaan Academy is an academy extremely rich in resources, and many students obtain Xuan-rank cultivation techniques here.

Even those prodigies from the Central Plains forces, such as Han Yue, the leader of the Moon Spirits, whom Xiao Yan had never fought, he guessed that their cultivation techniques were very likely at the Earth Rank.

If Xiao Yan knew that although the old dean of Canaan Academy was a hands-off manager who didn't care about anything, he had specially obtained the clan's consent to place many Earth-rank cultivation techniques in the academy's scripture pavilion so that Canaan Academy could continue to be passed down.

Anyone who achieves the rank of Dou Wang and is willing to remain as an elder will have the opportunity to choose an Earth-rank cultivation technique after five years. It can only be said that the Lei Clan is extremely generous in this regard. Perhaps this is also related to the ferocity of their cultivation of lightning-attribute Dou Qi; they are confident in their own strength and don't pay much attention to Dou techniques below the Heaven-rank.

Even the lightning-attribute cultivation technique "Thunderous Might Technique," which Lin Feng had painfully abandoned in the Scripture Pavilion! In his current eyesight, this technique definitely has the potential to reach the Heavenly Rank.

Of course, all of this was irrelevant to Xiao Yan. Although the hatred of his clan's extermination was gone, and his father and clan members had not been captured, Xiao Yan had long regarded Yao Chen as his closest confidant after spending several years with him. Naturally, he hoped to revive him through his own efforts.

Moreover, with the existence of the Burning Technique, he also wanted to try to see if he could catch up with Lin Feng, his idol.

"Little Yanzi, the worst thing in cultivation is to be overly ambitious. Your most important task right now is to get your hands on Han Feng's traitorous disciple's Sea Heart Flame so that the Burning Technique can evolve."

Despite Xiao Yan's innocent appearance, Yao Chen criticized him with unusual seriousness. Perhaps because of Han Feng's failure, when he was teaching Xiao Yan, although he acted like a friend, he would point out Xiao Yan's mistakes without mercy.

However, when Xiao Yan acts willfully, he will silently help him and then wait for him to realize his mistake.

"Alright," seeing Xiao Yan's aggrieved expression, Yao Chen seemed to realize he had gone too far and offered another promise, "As long as you focus on your cultivation and solidify your foundation, I have news of another strange fire!"

"Teacher, are you serious!?"

"Bang!"

"Would your master lie to you? Hurry up and practice controlling that puppet. The great battle is about to begin."

"receive!"

Xiao Yan, who had just been hit on the head, had no time to pay attention to it. His mind was filled with the news that his teacher still had a strange fire. He hurriedly went to the back mountain of the inner courtyard to practice controlling the puppet.

Just as the higher-ups of Canaan Academy were secretly preparing to trap him, a noblely dressed figure in the Black Corner Region suddenly stopped what he was doing, first in disbelief, then overjoyed.

In the bamboo forest, the two elders, Jin and Yin, who were leisurely drinking tea with Han Feng, exchanged a glance upon seeing Han Feng's actions, both of them somewhat puzzled.

"Mr. Han Feng usually pays great attention to these trivial details, what has happened today?"

After a long while, Han Feng finally came to his senses, but his usual composure was gone, and he looked towards Canaan Academy with a burning expression.

"Han collapsed!"

"Your subordinate is here!"

As soon as Han Feng finished speaking, a kind-looking middle-aged man appeared from the shadows, kneeling on one knee and awaiting instructions.

"Take out those tokens and invite those individuals here. Tell them that after this, our relationship is even. If they don't come," Han Feng's fiery expression immediately turned gloomy, "then ask them to consider whether they can withstand the pursuit of a seventh-grade alchemist!"

"yes!"

After the honest-looking man named Han Beng clasped his hands in agreement, he vanished from the spot in a flash.

"Mr. Han Feng, what brings you here?"

After Han Beng left, the impatient Elder Yin could no longer suppress his doubts and asked.

"Elder Jin, Elder Yin, a spiritual item that I absolutely must obtain has appeared within Canaan Academy. I request your assistance in this operation; you will be richly rewarded afterward!"

Han Feng took a few deep breaths. After all, he was the renowned Medicine King of the Black Corner Region, and after years of cultivating his inner strength, he possessed a profound composure. If the spiritual object that appeared at Canaan Academy hadn't been so important to him, he wouldn't have lost his composure in front of outsiders.

"Mr. Han Feng, you flatter me. A few years ago, my brother and I were seriously injured by Canaan Academy. If it weren't for your help, we might have been left to rot in the wilderness. After that, you treated us with sincerity, and my brother and I even received your Breakthrough Pill, which allowed us to advance to the Dou Zong realm."

At this point, the two elders, Jin and Yin, exchanged a glance. Both brothers knew what he was thinking, so they immediately stood up, knelt on one knee, and clasped their hands in greeting.

"If Mr. Han Feng has any requests, please feel free to give them!"

"Haha, gentlemen, please rise!"

Han Feng was overjoyed to see the actions of the two elders, Jin and Yin, and quickly reached out to help them up, promising them a favor.

"Please rest assured, both of you. If Han Feng obtains this spiritual item, he will pay a heavy price to elevate you both to the advanced Dou Zong realm!"

"Thank you very much, Mr. Han Feng!"

After a long while, the two elders, Jin and Yin, went off to prepare, leaving Han Feng alone in the bustling bamboo forest. He walked slowly through the elegant bamboo grove, his demeanor noble, befitting the ardent training he had received from Yao Chen.

"Relying solely on the two elders, Jin and Yin, the three of us Dou Zong, and those few others is still somewhat insecure!"

Han Feng pondered for a long time with his hands behind his back, but still felt something was amiss.

Although he had never intended to be hostile to Canaan Academy before, Han Feng had not neglected to gather intelligence. He knew that a genius alchemist had appeared in Canaan Academy who was also capable of refining Breakthrough Pills.

"Perhaps, many ancient beings within Canaan Academy who were stagnant at the peak of the Dou Huang realm have already broken through because of this! If we go with only this kind of force, we might not even be a match for them, not to mention that we would need to leave behind at least one Dou Zong-level combatant to subdue the strange fire!"

"After all, judging from the feeling emanating from the Sea Heart Flame, the strange fire that appeared in Canaan Academy is definitely not low in level. In fact, the Sea Heart Flame also faintly conveyed a sense of fear."

After thinking for a long time, Han Feng finally took out a dark gray jade slip from the depths of his storage ring, slowly crushed it, and a strange wave immediately emanated from the center.

After an unknown amount of time, a cloud of black mist appeared from nowhere, shattering the elegant atmosphere of the bamboo forest and replacing it with an evil aura.

Hehehe

(End of this chapter)