Battle Through the Heavens: Starting from the Jia Ma Empire

Chapter 76 Alchemy

Streaks of energy blew the surrounding flowers and plants askew, while above the courtyard, a figure with enormous colorless wings slowly floated.

"The combination of this Earth Core Tempering Milk and the enhanced Body Strengthening Liquid is indeed powerful. It not only raised my original Dou Qi realm to the level of a four-star Dou Wang, but also brought my physical strength close to the level of a fifth-tier magical beast. More importantly, the original effect of cleansing the marrow and refining the essence has not disappeared, but has been further enhanced."

Lin Feng closed his eyes and sensed the already vast meridians within his body. They had not only become even thicker but also incredibly resilient. Although after becoming a Dou Wang, Dou Qi was no longer stored in the dantian but instead circulated throughout the body, thus reducing its effect on the meridians.

However, the use of combat techniques still relies on special meridians to achieve their extraordinary effects. Therefore, the effect of this body tempering is far beyond Lin Feng's imagination.

"With just two more stars of improvement, I can use elixirs to reach the nine-star Dou Wang level in one fell swoop!"

Lin Feng felt a surge of excitement every time he thought of this. Although he knew that for a mere glance from a Dou Wang realm cultivator like Xiao Kalami, the Soul Emperor would be nothing more than a swarm of fallen creatures, the feeling of continuous progress and getting closer to his goal still gave him increasing confidence.

"Lin Feng, how long are you going to stay there? I've been waiting for you for a full half month!"

Just as Lin Feng was about to continue dreaming about the future, Miss Zi Yan, who had been waiting for him to come down, became somewhat impatient. She put her hands on her hips.

"I wonder what Lin Feng has been standing there for almost fifteen minutes. Hmph, is he thinking about how to get away with the benefits I offer?"

Upon hearing Zi Yan's voice, Lin Feng stopped daydreaming and slowly landed in front of Zi Yan, who was standing with her hands on her hips.

"Hahaha, we can forget anything but Miss Ziyan's elixir!"

As he spoke, he took the pills he had promised Zi Yan from his storage ring and tossed them to her. Zi Yan tensed up at his casual manner; these were her precious treasures for growing up! Lin Feng, this alchemist, didn't even know how to cherish pills—how despicable!

While thinking, his hands seemed to keep moving as he carefully poured out a pill and put it in his mouth. He savored it with smacking sounds.

"Ah, this is the taste! It feels like I'm about to fly!"

Unfortunately, this pill was so small, how long could it last? Feeling unsatisfied, Zi Yan poured out another pill, which flew away again. Again, nothing; she poured out another.

"Huh, how did it fall down?"

Zi Yan said in confusion, peering into the jade bottle with a bewildered look. When she saw that it was empty, she was completely dumbfounded.

"Where are my pills? Who ate all of them?"

Lin Feng, who had been watching from the sidelines the whole time, couldn't help but burst into laughter when he saw Zi Yan's appearance. It was just too funny!

When our Miss Ziyan heard Lin Feng's laughter, she slowly came to her senses. Her face turned bright red at a visible speed, and white smoke rose from her head.

Then, seemingly to cover up her embarrassment, she jumped onto Lin Feng and said something like, "You stinky Lin Feng, you're laughing at me. Why didn't you stop me?" This made Lin Feng's smile even wider.

After laughing for a while, Lin Feng got down to business, took out a huge jade bottle from his storage ring, and gently handed it to Zi Yan, who was sulking beside him.

"Here you go, my young lady, don't be angry. This is an enhanced version of the Earth Core Tempering Body Elixir, created by a genius alchemist combining the properties of the Earth Core Tempering Body Elixir with his own extensive experience in refining body-strengthening pills over many years!"

The moment the jade bottle appeared, Zi Yan was shocked by the powerful energy fluctuations it contained. However, when she heard its name, she couldn't help but twitch her lips and mutter a slight complaint.

"Lin Feng, your naming skills are inversely proportional to your alchemy talent. In my opinion, it would be better to call it 'Young Miss Oral Liquid'!"

As they spoke, the two naming-challenged individuals exchanged a glance, noticing the amusement in each other's eyes. After calming down, Lin Feng cautioned Zi Yan to be careful when consuming the potent night-blooming ceremonial drink. The immense energy it contained, refined by Lin Feng, meant that even the physically strong Zi Yan could be at risk of injury if she wasn't careful.

Even the usually carefree Zi Yan nodded seriously upon sensing the immense energy within the jade bottle. After chatting for a while, the two agreed to go on a training expedition in the mountains together in half a month before departing separately.

Time passed quickly, but Lin Feng was not in his own courtyard. Instead, he was refining pills under the watchful eyes of a group of alchemists in the inner courtyard.

That's right, this is an agreement between Lin Feng and the academy. The academy's alchemists are allowed to observe Lin Feng's pill-refining process, and in return, the academy provides Lin Feng with the pills he needs for practice.

As for how to distribute the pills after they were successfully made, Lin Feng didn't take advantage of the academy. Instead, he proposed a 50/50 split. After all, the academy had no idea about the terrifying success rate of his second attempt at refining pills after his first one was successful. This could be seen as a way of repaying the academy for their protection.

During this period, Lin Feng not only learned how to make various fifth-grade pills that he had never practiced before, but he also learned how to make first- to fourth-grade pills that were not available in the Alchemist Guild of the Jia Ma Empire, greatly enriching his alchemy theory and practice. Examples include Beast Power Pill and Three Flowers Gathering Fire Pill.

Although it had only been a short ten days or so, Lin Feng had already earned the utmost respect from the elders of the inner courtyard's alchemy department. This was even with Lin Feng diligently concealing his ability to refine medicine without needing to recover. After all, there were many eyes and ears around, and it was quite possible that one of these elders was a spy from the Black Corner Region. In any case, keeping a low profile was essential.

As for why no students from the alchemy department audited the class, well, the academy isn't stupid. Without funding, how could they possibly obtain such a tremendous opportunity? As for how much the elders will share after they return, that depends on their character and how they tailor their teaching accordingly.

As for the pill Lin Feng is currently refining, it is a fifth-grade pill—the Dragon Power Pill. This pill is a temporary enhancement pill, but it is different from ordinary pills. It does not enhance battle qi, but rather enhances the physical body.

However, they are not difficult to refine. For Lin Feng at this moment, of the fifth-grade pill formulas he already possesses, apart from peak-level pills like the Fighting Spirit Pill which he has not yet tried, other pills such as the Dragon Power Pill, although not readily available, have a success rate of over 70-80% as long as he is not careless. This is the advantage brought by his soul power, which far exceeds the level of his alchemy skills.

Many thoughts flashed through his mind, but his hands never stopped moving as he watched the elders of the alchemy department, completely absorbed in their work. After all, while Canaan Academy's alchemy department was not weak, with the Medicine King Han Feng standing before them, it was truly difficult to even mention it.

At this moment, Lin Feng was using the same alchemy technique as Yao Chen, which was passed down from the same school. How could he not impress these alchemists who were only at the third or fourth rank? It is said that on this Dou Qi Continent, although most of the pills made by alchemists are suitable for cultivators of the same level, cultivators of the same level do not necessarily have matching alchemy techniques.

For example, a Dou Wang level expert corresponds to a fifth-grade alchemist, but many Dou Wang level alchemists may only have just reached the fifth-grade alchemist level, and the pills they refine have no effect on them at all.

However, this doesn't completely apply to prodigies. Some genius alchemists, even those at the Dou Zong or Dou Huang level, can reach the eighth rank. What often holds them back is their Dou Qi cultivation level, which is why many pills that can improve their cultivation level have emerged.

The difference between ordinary people and geniuses lies not only in talent, but also in the lineages they can access. Therefore, the academy wholeheartedly agreed to the terms of the deal proposed by Lin Feng. In fact, if Lin Feng hadn't insisted, the distribution of the pills after they were formed would have been entirely up to him.

"Thump"

As time passed, a loud booming sound once again came from the medicine cauldron in front of Lin Feng, and the surrounding energy became chaotic again. Everyone, however, was already used to this.

As Lin Feng put away the pills, and the elders were about to step forward to ask him questions, a figure slowly appeared in front of them.

"Lin Feng, so you've run off here! You've made me search all over the place. You'd better compensate me with some pills!"

(End of this chapter)