Battle Through the Heavens: Starting from the Jia Ma Empire

Chapter 55 Trading

The candlelight burned continuously, bringing some light to the spacious room. Suddenly, a gust of evil wind came from nowhere, causing the candlelight to shake violently, as if it were about to extinguish it.

Fortunately, the candle flame still had a bit of resilience. Although it had encountered an accident, it eventually stabilized after a few shakes.

Watching the candlelight flicker and change, Yao Chen seemed to feel it as well, his weak soul also flickering with light.

When he saw the candle flame finally burn tenaciously, a glint of light flashed in Yao Chen's eyes. He glanced at the unconscious boy on the bed without making a sound, as if he had made up his mind.

After calming down a bit, a tragic story slowly began to unfold from his mouth.

"As you can see, this is all that's left of me."

Yao Chen chuckled self-deprecatingly, a hint of bitterness in his eyes. Back then, he had sacrificed so much for that beast Han Feng, and he wondered how many of his old friends were still alive.

"Lin Feng, tell me in detail how that beast is doing now."

"Elder Yao, Han Feng happens to be in that Black Corner Region right now, and he seems to be revered as the Medicine Emperor."

"Hahaha, this beast certainly didn't have a good end. Although I have to admit, I also fully acknowledge his talent, otherwise I wouldn't have treated him like my own son and nurtured him with all my might."

After listening to Lin Feng's story, Yao Chen laughed loudly, but there seemed to be no joy in his laughter.

"It must have been Feng Xian who made the move. He once mentioned to me that Han Feng was behaving improperly. It's a pity that I was too arrogant back then."

"But I wonder what has become of this old friend now!"

After a moment of reflection, Yao Chen recovered. He had experienced many trials and tribulations, and had weathered many storms. If he hadn't suddenly heard news of Han Feng, he would never have lost his composure in front of a junior like Lin Feng.

"Lin Feng, while this information is rare, it seems a bit much to try and obtain the method for poison pills and alchemy techniques below the eighth rank so easily."

"As expected of an old fox," Lin Feng cursed inwardly, not entirely surprised. Although Han Feng was very important to Yao Chen, he felt it was somewhat unfair that he would expect to acquire such alchemy skills so easily.

Fortunately, he wasn't without a backup plan, and Lin Feng's expression remained unchanged as he thought of this.

"Elder Yao, are you aware of a force called the Soul Palace?"

Lin Feng did not argue with Yao Chen about his cunning. His tone was calm and his words were earth-shattering.

"What!?"

"Lin Feng, how do you know about the Soul Palace? Do you know what kind of evil organization it is? Do you have some kind of entanglement with them?"

Yao Chen had always thought that, apart from Han Feng, that treacherous disciple who murdered his master, Lin Feng could no longer move his composure. Even with Lin Feng's talent, which impressed him greatly, Yao Chen, being from an imperial family, had seen many others, and there were even those more outstanding than him.

Moreover, ordinary people lack the resources to cultivate talent. Even if they seem to be on par at the beginning, their final achievements may only make them appear as strong figures in the eyes of ordinary people.

Although he felt extremely angry about the unfair treatment of his clan back then, Yao Chen had to admit that the ancient imperial clan's foundation was beyond ordinary people's imagination.

Even after he became the number one alchemist on the continent, he was still not taken seriously.

A flurry of emotions flashed through Yao Chen's mind, but he became somewhat wary of Lin Feng, his figure seemingly unconsciously moving slightly closer to the unconscious boy on the bed.

"Why is Elder Yao so nervous? This junior has no entanglement with the Soul Palace," Lin Feng said calmly, seemingly oblivious to Yao Chen's actions. "However, I do not know whether the Soul Palace is related to Elder Yao."

After speaking, Lin Feng seemed to have discovered something interesting, and began wandering around the spacious room, occasionally bending down to observe it, as if he had truly discovered some extraordinary adventure.

As soon as Lin Feng finished speaking, Yao Chen knew something was wrong. No matter how he tried to probe, Lin Feng remained silent.

"Oh well, whatever!"

Seeing Lin Feng's difficult appearance, Yao Chen couldn't help but sigh at the junior's cunning before revealing his final bottom line.

"Young Lin Feng, your minimum requirements are alchemy techniques and pill formulas from grades one to seven, plus the method of making poison pills. If you don't meet these requirements, then please leave!"

He feigned hesitation, but Lin Feng was secretly overjoyed.

"No matter how cunning and shrewd you are, you still have to drink his foot bath water."

"Then, please proceed with the delivery, Elder Yao!"

"Take it, you cunning brat." Having made his decision, Yao Chen was extremely decisive. With a wave of his hand, a large bundle of scrolls floated out from his storage ring and was flung towards Lin Feng under his control.

Lin Feng reached out and caught the scrolls, then slightly diverted a wisp of his spiritual energy into them. After a cursory glance, he was overjoyed. As expected of the continent's number one alchemist, this collection was truly impressive.

Battle Spirit Pill, Battle King Pill, Battle Emperor Pill—a complete set of pills were available. Perhaps believing that Lin Feng would eventually receive the inheritance from Qinghua, Yao Chen did not resort to any underhanded tactics.

"Please, Elder Medicine Doctor, observe for yourselves!"

After a successful trip, Lin Feng didn't want to say anything more to the old man who exuded a chilling aura. With a wave of his hand, he tossed a scroll towards Yao Chen.

Yao Chen didn't mind at all. After taking it, he opened it and slowly began to read it.

"Soul Palace. Protector of the Northwest Continent, Yao Chen Yunlan Sect."

As Yao Chen murmured intermittently, his expression gradually became serious. Lin Feng's intelligence had indeed come at the right time.

Otherwise, he might be caught by the suddenly appearing Jie Jie Jie at any moment. After all, he has to be cautious even when facing Lin Feng directly. He really has no way to deal with those evil beings who specifically target souls.

"Young Lin Feng, I truly have to thank you this time."

With a solemn expression, Yao Chen bowed to Lin Feng and expressed his gratitude.

"If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now."

Lin Feng inwardly scoffed at the old fox's gratitude, thinking, "Instead of being truly grateful, you should give me a few eighth-grade pill formulas."

"If you ever need anything in the future, senior, you can have this little guy come to Canaan Academy to find me, but you'll need to pay a small price."

He brought two fingers together, then slightly parted them, giving Yao Chen a subtle signal. Without waiting for Yao Chen's reaction, he vanished in a flash.

"Youth is wonderful!"

Yao Chen gazed at Lin Feng's disappearing afterimage and sighed slightly.

As for why Yao Chen didn't choose Lin Feng as a backup plan after his resurrection, neither of them spoke of this in perfect unison. One reason was that, having suffered betrayal, they were already somewhat suspicious. Without passing his test, it was absolutely impossible to receive his full support and guidance.

For Lin Feng, time was of paramount importance. After all, the start of the Soul Emperor's plan was fast approaching, and he couldn't afford to spend too much time gaining Yao Chen's trust.

The next morning, as the sunlight began to peek into the room, a young couple was nestled together in the inn, looking serene. The woman seemed to have already woken up.

"Ah, I owe you."

Suddenly, the sleeping man sneezed, instantly waking him up. His first instinct was to roll over and pin the smiling Little Fairy Doctor beneath him.

With a fierce expression, he said, "What an insolent woman! How dare you ambush me! Now that I've caught you, how should I punish you? How about I make you my bandit queen?"

"OK"

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After playing around for a while, the two lay down on the bed together, and Lin Feng began to recount his experiences from the previous night.

"The Method of Using Poison Pills"

He took out the scroll containing the method for making poison pills and was about to hand it to Little Fairy Doctor, but she refused.

"Brother Lin Feng, just take it. Everything Xian'er has belongs to Brother Lin Feng. If the problem can't be solved in the future, Xian'er will never advance. As long as I can stay by Brother Lin Feng's side, that's enough."

Lin Feng paused, stunned for a moment, then hugged Little Fairy Doctor tightly.

The next chapter will open a new map.

(End of this chapter)