Battle Through the Heavens: Starting from the Jia Ma Empire

Chapter 88 Accident

Inside a cultivation room filled with the fragrance of medicinal herbs, Lin Feng and Elder Huo had been discussing for more than half a month and had mastered all the key points on how to advance to the sixth-grade alchemist realm.

"Elder Lin Feng, how about I give it a try first?"

The two stood facing each other, with nothing else beside them except for the medicine cauldron. When Elder Huo suddenly spoke, Lin Feng hesitated.

"Elder Huo, how about we take a break for a while? Half a month of continuous research may not seem like a big deal to us Battle Kings, but we should still strive to advance our alchemy skills in the best possible way!"

Upon hearing Lin Feng's words, Elder Huo, who had been looking on with anticipation, paused for a moment after noticing his slightly tired face, and then suddenly realized what was happening.

"Have I become obsessed with this all these years? Perhaps this is why I've repeatedly failed to advance!"

After realizing what was happening, Elder Huo suddenly bowed to Lin Feng, so quickly that Lin Feng couldn't stop him.

"Elder Huo, what's going on?"

"I am very grateful for Elder Lin Feng's reminder. Otherwise, with my current mindset, even with the support of a sixth-grade alchemy technique, the risk of failure in refining pills would be extremely high."

After responding, Elder Huo suggested a three-day rest period, during which time they could adjust to their peak condition before returning to this place for the final advancement. Lin Feng, of course, had no objection to this.

Back in his courtyard, he found it empty. Seeing the crooked handwriting on the table, Lin Feng understood why. It turned out that Zi Yan had felt bored while Lin Feng was in seclusion, and with the food he provided, she had endured her impatience with the strange fire aura within the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower and gone inside to cultivate her inner fire.

With nothing to do, Lin Feng watered the peach tree with some spiritual liquid. Instead of practicing his battle qi or studying the pill formula, he went to his comfortable bed and fell asleep.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. Early that morning, Lin Feng and Elder Huo arrived at their original cultivation room at the same time. Seeing that both of them were in good spirits, they couldn't help but feel more confident.

After preparing all the items, Elder Huo let out a soft breath and turned to Lin Feng, who was watching from the side.

"Elder Lin Feng, please allow me to open this long-awaited door first!"

After Elder Huo spoke, he closed his eyes and regulated his breathing for a moment. Only after adjusting his state to the best did he slowly open his eyes. At this moment, his state of mind was as calm as a still well.

Lin Feng, watching from the side, secretly praised, "Elder Huo will surely get what he wants this time!"

Elder Huo skillfully took out various medicinal herbs one by one. The pill he was going to refine this time was called the Seven-Core Pill.

Seven-Core Pill: Ranked sixth grade, its main effect is to grant an extremely keen intuition for fire-attribute battle qi within one hour of consumption, and a significant boost to soul perception. This boost diminishes after one hour, but stabilizes at a certain point. With proper cultivation, this soul perception can be permanently retained.

One by one, the medicinal herbs were fed into the cauldron by Elder Huo. A crimson flame rose from his aged palm, and with a wave of his hand, he sent them into the cauldron.

"The beast fire of the Crimson Flame Tiger, a peak sixth-tier magical beast, is indeed superior to my Azure Flame, but it is far less powerful than the combined power of the Azure Flame and the other two sixth-tier beast fires."

Lin Feng stared at the beast fire in Elder Huo's hand, lost in thought. Although the combined power of the three sixth-tier Azure Flames was comparable to that of a typical seventh-tier beast fire, alchemy was all about precise control.

The ferocity of beast fire is inherently difficult to control, let alone forcibly combining different types of beast fire for pill refining. This is why Lin Feng only uses a single beast fire, Azure Flame, when refining pills, except for the Three-Pattern Azure Spirit Pill.

"It seems I must hurry and capture that strange fire as soon as possible! If I successfully advance to the sixth rank this time, I can refine even more powerful protective pills, making the absorption of the strange fire much safer!"

"Bang!"

While Lin Feng was deep in thought, Elder Huo's actions never stopped. He refined each medicinal herb into the shape required by the pill formula.

"Truly skilled!" Although he had discussed with Elder Huo many times, this was the first time he had ever refined a pill of such a high grade. Lin Feng couldn't help but secretly admire his skillful technique.

Although Elder Huo has not been able to advance to the sixth rank in recent years due to the lack of a successor in alchemy, his understanding of the pharmacology involved in refining pills below the sixth rank has already surpassed that of ordinary fifth-rank alchemists, and is even comparable to alchemists who have just entered the sixth rank.

Of course, they can't compare to a pill-refining fanatic like Lin Feng. Don't let Lin Feng's seemingly young age fool you; when it comes to the quantity of pills they've refined, it's hard to say who has more.

Relying on the "Grinding Wheel Soul Forging Method" and his own powerful soul force, coupled with the support of the Five Elements Technique's abundant battle qi, this fellow often refines dozens or even hundreds of pills at a time, and sometimes even refines multiple pills simultaneously when he gets excited. Other alchemists, on the other hand, can only refine one or two pills before having to take a break due to the limitations of their soul force or battle qi.

For example, Xiao Yan, who is about to cultivate the Burning Flame Technique, often needs to consume other pills to restore his fighting spirit when refining pills. Thinking of this, Lin Feng felt that the Burning Flame Technique wasn't so appealing after all.

Aside from Xiao Yan's various fortuitous encounters, who else could collect so many different kinds of flames? Even ancient imperial clans, after obtaining such a technique, would most likely not care much for it. Unless it's an opportunity to become an emperor, what harm is there in absorbing a few different flames? In the eyes of a true powerhouse, it's just giving away opportunities.

If one were to collect so many different flames, it would be better to use them to cultivate future generations. Of course, all of this is on the premise that one does not know that the Burning Technique is an opportunity to become an emperor; otherwise, the terrifying power of the imperial clan is beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

After thinking for a while, Lin Feng came back to his senses and continued to observe Elder Huo's refining process, which would also serve as a reference for his subsequent advancement.

Time passed slowly amidst the crackling sounds of the flames in the medicine cauldron before Elder Huo. During this time, Lin Feng did not leave midway, partly to observe and gain experience, but also partly to protect the elder.

Although this place is located in the inner courtyard, even if the Black Corner Region Alliance comes to attack, there will be enough time to seal the core and wait for the next refining.

However, one can never be too careful about the unforeseen circumstances. For alchemists, inspiration for advancement is extremely rare. If it is interrupted once, it may take forever to regain it, let alone for an old friend like Elder Huo who has been stuck before the sixth rank for many years.

However, just when Lin Feng thought that Elder Huo would be promoted smoothly, an unexpected incident suddenly occurred.

"Thump"

(End of this chapter)