Battle Through the Heavens: Starting from the Jia Ma Empire

Chapter 242 Changes in the Northwest

Although a seventh-grade advanced alchemist holds a high position, they can often be seen in the Pill Tower, the holy land of alchemists. In fact, advanced alchemists in the Pill Tower will occasionally give public lectures.

Therefore, even with the blessing of the Five Elements Generation and Destruction Array, Lin Feng's popularity gradually declined after half a month.

Lin Feng was thus able to calm down and devote himself wholeheartedly to learning the art of alchemy.

With the memories brought by his powerful soul force, coupled with his alchemy skills already reaching the advanced seventh rank, he was able to achieve this in just half a month.

With the combined efforts of Lin Feng and Cao Ying, nearly one-fifth of the chaotic library was tidied up by the two of them.

Even though it's only one-fifth, and many of them are travelogues, Lin Feng and Cao Ying's gains from this vast sea of ​​books are immeasurable.

Not only were many minor, overlooked problems discovered one by one, but they were also resolved through the two men's discussions, and the foundation was strengthened like never before.

Many of these conjectures, even though most of them were just wild ideas with no practical basis, were still quite eye-opening for Lin Feng due to their sheer number.

It can be said that coming to the Danta Library was the best decision Lin Feng made on this trip.

Of course, Lin Feng didn't stay in the library the whole time during these two weeks.

After obtaining the badge of a seventh-grade advanced alchemist, Lin Feng immediately found Cai Lin and the others, giving them half of all the pills he had refined for their use, while the other half was given to Old Man Mo for exchange with the Loose Cultivator Alliance.

Although Lin Feng has now joined the Pill Tower and is under the protection of three giants, various secret techniques and spiritual medicines are practically open to him.

However, judging from the transactions in Dan City over the past half month, the power behind this loose cultivator alliance is considerable, and it may come in handy someday.

Therefore, Lin Feng did not sever his dealings with the Loose Cultivator Alliance simply because he joined the Pill Tower.

Han Fei, on the other hand, had a different purpose: Lin Feng arranged for him to establish communication channels between Shengdan City, Tianbei City, and Tianya City.

As for the connection between Zhongzhou and the Northwest Continent, Han Fei had already made arrangements within three days of eliminating the Hong family.

As the patriarch of the Han family, Han Fei was quite efficient in handling affairs, which is probably what people often refer to as "old age brings wisdom".

Through this information channel, Lin Feng also learned about the current situation in the Northwest Continent.

The Gama Empire remained largely unchanged; the royal family and the snake-people maintained a tacit understanding of non-aggression.

However, what happened at Yunlan Sect was quite unexpected for Lin Feng.

After Lin Feng dealt with the Heron Protector behind Yunshan, the Soul Palace, for reasons unknown, did not investigate. However, Yunshan himself was extremely decisive, disbanding the Yunlan Sect on his own, and his current whereabouts are unknown.

According to the informant, the young sect master of Yunlan Sect has already entered the forbidden area of ​​Yunlan Sect and will reappear as a high-level Dou Wang expert.

Afterwards, he and his master Yun Yun disappeared from the Jia Ma Empire like clouds and mountains.

However, according to the Luo family, two stunningly beautiful women were discovered who briefly stayed in Tianya City before traveling to Zhongzhou via a spatial wormhole.

"I never expected Yun Shan to possess such insight and courage. If it weren't for his talent and geographical limitations, he might very well become another Yun Potian in the future!"

"As for Yun Yun and Nalan Yanran, unexpectedly, without any entanglement with Xiao Yan, they still followed the original story's trajectory and arrived in Zhongzhou."

"I wonder if they will still join the Flower Sect!"

Northwest End No. 002: The Black Corner Region underwent a major reshuffling of power. The Demon Flame Valley under the command of the Earth Demon Ancestor and the Black Emperor Pavilion under the command of Mo Tianxing were both destroyed by Xiao Yan.

The specific reasons are unknown, but it is preliminarily speculated that the two attacked the Xiao family members who had been scattered in various places under the call of the Soul Hall, causing heavy losses to the Xiao family and almost wiping them out.

Among them, Xiao Zhan, the current head of the Xiao family, is the focus of attention. Xiao Yan's father was arrested for unknown reasons, but he did not die. The specific reasons are unknown.

Upon learning of this, Elder Xiao Yan of the Inner Court of Canaan Academy persuaded the academy, for reasons unknown, to launch a full-scale attack and annihilate the Black Emperor Pavilion and the Demon Flame Valley.

A soul appeared behind Xiao Yan, suspected to be Yao Chen, the number one alchemist in Zhongzhou back then. Although he was not captured, his soul power was exhausted and he almost disappeared.

"It seems the people the Soul Hall has dispatched this time are not to be underestimated!"

Seeing the Xiao family nearly wiped out, Lin Feng's pupils contracted sharply.

"I just don't know if the Xiao family's Imperial Jade was still handed over to Xiao Yan by Xiao Zhan, just like in the original story."

"If the Xiao family's Imperial Jade is obtained, then the Soul Clan can practically say they have obtained all the Imperial Jades!"

Recalling how the guardians of the jade of the major imperial clans were secretly betrayed by the Soul Clan in the original work, Lin Feng felt a sense of urgency.

Of course, Lin Feng, who had already communicated with the old Dragon Emperor, wasn't too worried.

If the Soul Clan opens the Ancient Emperor's Cave as it did in the original story, Zhu Kun will immediately launch a sneak attack on either the Soul Emperor or one of the Void Devouring Flames.

Furthermore, if the Soul Clan is unable to collect the Emperor Jade, Lin Feng will likely facilitate its occurrence several hundred years later.

His father-in-law is still locked up there!

"Xiao Zhan has been arrested, and although Yao Chen hasn't, Xiao Yan will definitely focus on his cultivation. He'll likely arrive in Zhongzhou soon!"

"Given this guy's peculiar characteristics, once he arrives in Zhongzhou, this place, which has been peaceful for many years, will also become turbulent."

"It seems that breaking through to the Dou Zun realm is now of utmost urgency!"

Thinking of this, Lin Feng picked up the book in his hand again, trying to multitask.

While using his powerful soul force to learn the contents, he also devoted part of his mind to refining the Dragon Emperor's essence blood.

"It will be soon. In less than two months, I will be able to finish studying all the books in the library. And judging from the speed at which I can refine the Dragon Emperor's blood essence, I can enter seclusion at that time."

"If you refine a few more high-grade seventh-rank pills before going into seclusion and use sealing techniques to store the pill lightning energy, you can shorten the time it takes to break through to the Dou Zun level."

"Everything is going according to plan!"

"Snap!"

Just as Lin Feng was making plans in his mind, the door of the library suddenly opened from the outside in, and a blinding light shone in.

"Ying'er, how did you end up in this desolate place called the Library Pavilion? If you need any alchemy manuals, just ask me. My master's collection is far more advanced than this one."

A fairly handsome man walked towards them. Judging from his appearance, he was about the same age as Cao Ying, and from his tone, he was most likely Song Qing.

"Song Qing, how many times have I told you, we're not that close. Please call me Cao Ying!"

Seeing who it was, Cao Ying was quite troubled.

Even though she was a famous little vixen in Dan City, the Qilin girl of the Cao family, and a personal disciple of a giant in the Pill Tower, she couldn't do anything about the person in front of her.

This guy is not only an ordinary elder of the Pill Tower, but also the favorite disciple of the Grand Elder among the eight elders. Since they are both in the Pill Tower, it's not good to make things too awkward.

"Is this Lin Feng, who has recently gained some fame?"

Song Qing suddenly glanced at Lin Feng and asked a question in a rather intriguing tone.

"And who are you?"

Upon hearing his name, Lin Feng, unusually, looked up from the book in front of him, glanced at it quickly, and then looked down again, as if the book contained some precious secret technique.

That's exactly why the book in Lin Feng's hand is a record of a genius alchemist's conjecture on how to refine multiple pills at the same time.

Its ideas of refining pills in multiple cauldrons and using one cauldron for multiple purposes coincided with Lin Feng's thoughts.

This genius alchemist even proposed whether a single herb can truly only be used to refine one pill, and whether it is possible to refine multiple pills from one herb if its medicinal power is divided equally into two parts.

This idea greatly broadened Lin Feng's thinking. Although he was a transmigrator, his wild imagination was purely based on his own assumptions.

This is a real world, and any idea that is completely impractical will only lead to certain destruction!

At this moment, after proposing his conjecture, the genius alchemist also recorded many processes of his experiment. Although he was ultimately unsuccessful, he left valuable experience for those who came after him.

"Mr. Lin Feng, are the books in this library truly that valuable? If you require them, I, Song Qing, am one of the elders of the Pill Tower, and I can certainly provide you with some notes from advanced alchemists!"

Seeing that Lin Feng was ignoring her, Song Qing felt a surge of anger.

He had broken through a threshold this time, and soon he could naturally try to refine a mid-grade seventh-rank pill.

However, as soon as he came out of seclusion, he heard everyone talking about a genius named Lin Feng, who was said to have reached the level of a seventh-grade advanced alchemist.

Song Qing, who had originally wanted to share her progress, suddenly lost her joy.

However, these are all secondary; the most important thing is Cao Ying, the little devil of the Cao family.

If he could win her heart and marry her, then Song Qing's future would be bright.

So, the first thing Song Qing did upon leaving the pass was to inquire about Cao Ying's whereabouts from his underlings. However, upon learning the news, Song Qing's expression turned extremely grim.

Because Cao Ying actually spent half a month alone in the library with a male commander, and this man was none other than the recently famous Lin Feng.

A man and a woman spending half a month alone together—no one would believe there was nothing fishy about them.

So Song Qing immediately went to the library, which led to the scene just now.

"Elder Song Qing, what urgent matter do you have to discuss? If it's not important, then please don't speak; I still need to organize my books!"

"Pfft!"

Cao Ying, who hadn't expected Lin Feng to be so direct, burst out laughing at his words.

"hateful!"

Unexpectedly, Lin Feng showed no respect, and it seemed that his goddess had even laughed at him. All of this made Song Qing clench her fists.

"Mr. Lin Feng, if there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me."

As if struck by a sudden thought, Song Qing smiled again, slowly stepped forward, and reached for the book in Lin Feng's hand.

"Elder Song Qing, is that right?"

After easily dodging, Lin Feng finally looked up again at Song Qing, who seemed somewhat hypocritical, and said coldly.

"If you think you can win a woman's heart by belittling me, you're sorely mistaken!"

"What do you mean?"

Song Qing frowned. "Even if you are a seventh-grade advanced alchemist, you have no relatives or friends in the Pill Tower. Unless you become an eighth-grade alchemist, how dare you show him any disrespect?"

What I mean is, you need to calm down!

Lin Feng's approach to people like Song Qing has always been the same.

"The Five Elements Sealing Technique!"

With a wave of his right hand, a streak of battle qi shot towards Song Qing at a speed that Song Qing could hardly perceive.

"What?!"

By the time Song Qing realized what was happening, he had already been sealed by a small array, and he was unable to move anything except his mouth.

"Please leave, Your Excellency Song Qing! Loud noises are prohibited in the library!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Feng waved his hand and threw Song Qing out the door. With a "click," the door to the library slammed shut.

"Lin Feng, you just wait, I'll make you regret this!"

Outside the gate, Song Qing roared in anger. He had never expected to be so humiliated and was furious.

"Senior Brother Lin Feng, you have offended Song Qing so much, you must be careful of his revenge."

"Junior Sister Cao Ying, don't take it to heart. Song Qing is nothing to me!"

Lin Feng placed the book in his hand on the bookshelf, stretched, and waved his hand.

"Senior Brother Lin Feng, you may not know this, but Song Qing is not only the youngest elder in the Pill Tower, but his master is also the Grand Elder, one of the eight powerful elders in the Pill Tower."

"Although he can't do anything to me, Senior Brother Lin Feng might be harassed by the Grand Elder."

"Even the Grand Elder of the Pill Tower cannot cover up everything, let alone such a trivial matter. For the sake of Aunt Xuan and Elder Xuan, I believe the Grand Elder will not make things difficult for me."

"On the contrary, Junior Sister Cao Ying, I only expelled Song Qing because of you. I wonder if you have anything to say about that?"

Lin Feng changed the subject abruptly, taking a few steps forward and getting extremely close to Cao Ying. It seemed they could feel each other's breath.

"Senior Brother Lin Feng!"

Never before had she been treated like this by a man. Feeling the presence of a man her own age in front of her, her cheeks flushed slightly, and she whispered.

Realizing that his actions were rather inappropriate, Lin Feng quickly took a few steps back and coughed lightly to cover up his embarrassment.

"Senior Brother Lin Feng, if Song Qing and the Grand Elder make things difficult for you, your junior sister will definitely stand by your side!"

"Thank you so much, Junior Sister Cao Ying!"

After exchanging a greeting, the two fell silent, creating a slightly awkward atmosphere.

Realizing something was amiss, the two quickly picked up their books again, trying to divert their attention.

Meanwhile, far away in the Black Corner Region of the Northwest Continent, a young man also made up his mind to go to the Central Continent.

First, they need to find a elixir to restore their soul's original essence; second, they need to use this to begin a new period of training to quickly become stronger. Only in this way can they find a way to rescue their father.

(End of this chapter)