Battle Through the Heavens: Starting from the Jia Ma Empire

Chapter 8 Cultivating Combat Techniques, Settling Down

Sunlight filtered through the clouds, dappling the courtyard. Nestled within a lush bamboo grove, the courtyard exuded tranquility and mystery. Towering ancient trees surrounded the courtyard, their abundant foliage shielding this small haven from the outside world's clamor.

Inside a small pavilion, Qinglin sat alone, propping her chin up with one hand. Her eyes were somewhat vacant, but a silly smile occasionally crept onto her lips. Two cups of spiritual tea on the stone table were steaming, creating a rather strange scene.

"Low-level Xuan-rank combat skill - Flame Wood Burst Thrust".

A loud shout rang out, followed by a series of loud bangs. A row of crimson wooden stakes on the ground cracked open, and the explosive force was astonishing. This was the result of Lin Feng's profound Dou Qi as a six-star Great Dou Master, combined with his five-attribute Dou Qi comparable to a low-level Earth-rank technique. The power was enough to injure a Dou Ling expert.

"Earth element manipulation." Lin Feng clasped his hands together and slapped the ground, restoring the ground that had been created by the Flamewood Burst Spike to its original state.

"Hoo..." After letting out a breath, Lin Feng sighed, "I never expected that Mu She, a mere Dou Shi, would have a Xuan-rank Dou Technique that doesn't match his attributes. Even among the three great families of Wu Tancheng in the original story, it's rare to find a Dou Shi expert with Xuan-rank Dou Techniques. Perhaps, it's for Mu Li."

Although Mu She was ruthless to outsiders, he cared for his only son, even going so far as to buy him a Xuan-rank fighting skill. Unfortunately, on the very day Lin Feng finished plundering the Wolf Head Mercenary Group's treasury, that bastard Hermon, to save his own life, had already presented Lin Feng with Mu Li's head.

I remember Mu Li's wide-eyed glare at that moment, showing his unwillingness. To this, Lin Feng simply said, "A family should be together all the time." This startled He Meng's fat body below, causing him to tremble again. "Hmm, go down, I'll spare your dog's life," Lin Feng glanced at him and said indifferently.

"Thank you for sparing my life, sir." He then bowed and tactfully withdrew.

Time flew by, and half a month had passed since Lin Feng took over the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. Lin Feng had been cultivating in the bamboo forest where the Wolf Head Mercenary Group was located, which gave it a steady source of income. Perhaps because the Wolf Head Mercenary Group was a minor threat in the original story, taking them down gave Lin Feng a strange feeling after his recent breakthrough in Dou Qi realm.

Therefore, Lin Feng immediately decided to go into seclusion here. Three hours later, he naturally broke through to the Seven-Star Great Dou Master realm, entering the high-level Great Dou Master stage. Afterwards, while stabilizing his realm, he cultivated the low-level Xuan-rank Dou Skill he had acquired—Flame Wood Explosive Thrust.

Only now have he achieved something. If Lin Feng had a system, his attribute panel would look like this now:

Host: Lin Feng, 15 years old

Cultivation Technique: Five Elements Technique (ps: It is formed by circulating battle qi through five different techniques of five different attributes. Since four of the five techniques belong to the Xuan rank, the combined power of the five elements is comparable to a low-level Di rank technique.)

Combat Techniques: Lightning Step, Flaming Wood Explosion, Vajra Finger (Note: These three are all low-level Xuan-rank techniques. As for Huang-rank techniques, they will not be described here. Although Lin Feng used to use them frequently and was more proficient in them than these three, he has now abandoned them.)

Alchemist Level: Peak Rank 3 Alchemist

Soul Realm: Mid-Mortal Realm? (Roughly above the mid-Mortal Realm. As for whether it has reached the high-level Mortal Realm, since the fourth-grade alchemist left no information on this aspect, and the original work does not provide a detailed description of the Mortal Realm, Lin Feng cannot be certain. However, he has never shown any signs of soul depletion when refining pills. Combining his battle qi level and alchemy level, he estimates it should be close to or reach the high-level Mortal Realm.)

Physical strength: comparable to a peak third-tier magical beast

Clenching his fist, Lin Feng thought to himself, "With my luxurious setup, I might not be unable to fight even a low-level Dou Ling. In fact, if things get stuck for a long time, I might even be able to defeat him with the power of the Five Elements Technique."

Next, it's time to retrieve the treasures from the cave. While the fragment of the Strange Fire Diagram is the greatest opportunity here, it's too far off. The Xuan-rank flying magical beast fighting technique is what Lin Feng values ​​most right now. With the ability to fly, coupled with the Five Elements Technique, even facing a Dou Wang would be futile, but the chances of escape would greatly increase.

Therefore, he was determined to seize the treasure in the cave, and no one could stop him, as Lin Feng had said.

However, Lin Feng hesitated about another item—the Seven-Colored Poison Scripture—and the Little Fairy Doctor it pointed to. He was unsure whether he should accept it.

After all, he didn't have the method to create poison pills, nor did he have the Burning Technique, which could absorb multiple different kinds of strange fire. He wasn't sure if the Five Elements Technique could absorb multiple different kinds of strange fire, and Little Fairy Doctor wasn't Qing Lin. She had been with Lin Feng for many years and they were already inseparable. Therefore, Lin Feng was somewhat hesitant.

Well, there's always a way. We haven't even met Little Fairy Doctor yet, so thinking about it all is pointless. The important thing is to get the treasure first.

That said, in the original story, Little Fairy Doctor discovered the treasure cave on a cliff where medicinal herbs grew. The Monster Mountain Range is so vast that finding the cave in a short time still requires Little Fairy Doctor!

...The dividing line of evil...

"Bang... Get up, you little lazy snake. How can you sleep with such a loud noise?" Lin Feng walked into the pavilion and gently tapped Qing Lin's little head.

"Ouch, that hurts! Brother Lin Feng, you're so mean! I... I was just cultivating, yes, cultivating, not sleeping." Qing Lin covered her forehead with her small hands, and her face turned red as she spoke.

"Alright, I know you too well. With this mindset, you should focus on cultivating. It's time for you to advance to the Dou Zhe level." Lin Feng said speechlessly. Perhaps because he had adopted Qing Lin from a young age, Qing Lin hadn't suffered much bullying. She was innocent and lively, lacking the fragility of the original character, but also lacking the diligence of the original. It was hard to say whether this was a good or bad thing.

Well, no matter what, he will definitely protect this mischievous little sister in this life...? As if thinking of something, Lin Feng's tone became somewhat inexplicable at the end.

"Well, my battle qi has reached its limit. I'm just waiting for my brother to finish his cultivation so I can go into seclusion and break through to the Dou Zhe realm. I'm not slacking off, you know." After Qing Lin finished speaking, she glanced at Lin Feng without leaving a trace, her meaning self-evident.

"Okay, okay, our Qinglin is the best and most hardworking." Lin Feng smiled helplessly, patting Qinglin's little head. Qinglin also enjoyed lying in Lin Feng's arms, and the scene became warm and cozy.

"It's a pity that I'm still only a third-grade alchemist and can't refine the fourth-grade pill, Qi Gathering Powder. Otherwise, Qing Lin would definitely be able to advance safely this time, and even if he were to advance to the fourth-grade alchemist by chance, he wouldn't have the formula for Qi Gathering Powder. But I believe that with the solid foundation he built for Qing Lin, there shouldn't be too much of a problem." Lin Feng sighed inwardly, and then he carefully explained to Qing Lin a series of key points for advancing to the Dou Zhe level.

After ensuring that Qinglin was fully aware of the checkpoints, the breakthrough process began.

……

The plane was bumpy, so I wrote another filler chapter.

(End of this chapter)