BTTH : From Humble Beginnings to Dou Di

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After being tormented by this fire poison for so long, he was truly terrified of it now.

Now that such a rare opportunity had appeared, he absolutely didn't want to let it slip through his fingers.

Although the years he spent cultivating at the bottom of the Blood Pool had brought him rapid strength gains...

That energy had also carried with it countless years' worth of terrifying fire poison.

And as he absorbed that energy, all of that fire poison had entered his body along with it.

This fire poison had been accumulating for who knows how many years.

Once inside his body, it clung to him like maggots to the bone—nearly impossible to remove.

Even worse, the fire poison constantly emitted searing heat within his body, causing him unbearable discomfort.

Over the past years, he had tried everything he could think of.

He had even gone as far as hiring alchemists to examine his condition.

But those alchemists had horrible tempers, and he had suffered quite a bit of abuse just to get their help.

Unfortunately, even with all that effort, the fire poison still couldn't be expelled.

If he hadn't taken in dozens of concubines in a hurry, using some... unspeakable methods to release a portion of the heat in his body...he might have already gone to meet his ancestors by now.

Of course, while this method did relieve the fire pressure somewhat...during that period, he had been consumed almost daily with alleviating the fire poison.

He could barely handle any clan affairs and had to entrust everything to others.

"Since that's the case, is there a quiet place nearby where I can examine Senior Jin Shi's condition more thoroughly?" Lin Feng asked with a slight smile once he saw Jin Shi agree to let them enter the depths of the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool.

"Come with me."

Jin Shi hesitated briefly before replying.

With that, he turned and flew toward a nearby mountain peak.

Seeing this, Lin Feng and his companions quickly followed behind, flying toward the towering peak.

At the summit, inside a stone pavilion, Lin Feng grasped Jin Shi's arm, narrowed his eyes slightly, and sent a thread of soul power swiftly into the man's body.

Jin Shi, meanwhile, stared nervously at Lin Feng, not daring to make a sound.

After all, he had once interrupted an alchemist mid-diagnosis out of impatience—and had been scolded so harshly it still haunted him.

A long while later, Lin Feng slowly opened his eyes. A glimmer of confidence flashed across his deep, black pupils.

"Master Lin Feng, how is it? Is there hope?" Jin Shi quickly asked as he saw the examination had concluded.

"This kind of violent fire poison... it's the first time I've seen something this invasive, and it's seeped all the way into your bones. But... I think I have a way to cure it."

Lin Feng pondered for a moment before smiling lightly.

Hearing this, the corners of Jin Shi's moustache trembled with excitement. He immediately said, "As long as Master can completely clear the fire poison from my body, I'll personally escort you to the bottom of the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool!"

"I happen to have a seventh-tier pill recipe called the Heavenly Glory Pill. It's known as a must-have pill when attempting to absorb any of the top ten ranked Heavenly Flames.

It can suppress the fire poison in your body to an extremely weak state. After that, with your strength as a Seven-Star Dou Zong, I believe you'll be able to purge it entirely."

At this point, Lin Feng's tone changed as he continued, "However, Senior Jin Shi, I'm sure you're familiar with the rules of alchemists, yes?"

"Please don't worry, Master Lin Feng. I'm well aware of the conventions among alchemists. I'll prepare all the ingredients needed for the pill. Just provide me with the Heavenly Glory Pill's recipe list, and rest assured—leave the rest to me. As for the refinement... I must trouble you to give it your utmost effort."

As he spoke, Jin Shi quickly stood up and cupped his hands in deep respect.

Although he had never seen the Heavenly Glory Pill before, nor truly understood its properties…he was still somewhat familiar with the legendary Heavenly Flame Ranking.

Since this pill could suppress even the flames ranked in the top ten of that list…then suppressing the fire poison in his own body shouldn't be too much of a problem.

After all, though the Heavenly Mountain Fire Poison was potent, compared to those top-ranked flames that could boil seas and incinerate the sky—it wasn't even on the same level.

Seeing Jin Shi's hopeful expression, Lin Feng casually pulled out a sheet of paper.

After writing down the ingredients required to refine the Heavenly Glory Pill, he handed it over to Jin Shi.

The latter accepted the list without delay and immediately turned to leave, rushing off to gather the materials.

The Heavenly Eye Mountain Range, where the Gold Swallowing Mouse Clan resided, had always been rich in medicinal herbs.

They had lived there for countless years and had amassed quite the collection.

Many of these herbs, though extremely rare and precious in the outside world…

Were still within reasonable reach for a clan like the Gold Swallowing Mouse.

"You alchemists really are popular—didn't think even a magic beast clan would treat you with such reverence," Xiao Yixian couldn't help but remark, thinking back to Jin Shi's respectful and even servile attitude earlier.

Though she had witnessed scenes like this many times before, it still surprised her each time.

Just for the sake of a single pill, a Seven-Star Dou Zong actually had to bow his head to someone only at the peak of Dou Huang.

"In magic beast clans, alchemists are even rarer. That's why they're held in even higher regard," Feng Qing'er replied coolly, her crisp voice sounding detached but informative.

Even her cold and beautiful face betrayed a hint of emotion at this.

After all, with how privileged alchemists were on the Dou Qi Continent, who wouldn't be tempted?

Then Lin Feng casually added, "You think everyone's like you, never having to worry about pills?"

Xiao Yixian possessed the Woeful Poison Body, which allowed her to advance by simply absorbing poisons.

And in the Chu Yun Empire, poisonous substances were abundant.

So naturally, she had never truly understood the longing magic beasts like Jin Shi had toward alchemists.

What did surprise Lin Feng, though, was Jin Shi's efficiency.

While they were still casually chatting, not even half an hour had passed before Jin Shi returned, delivering three full sets of the ingredients needed for the Heavenly Glory Pill.

After carefully inspecting the herbs and confirming everything was in order, Lin Feng followed Jin Shi to a quiet mountain valley and began refining the mid-grade seventh-tier Heavenly Glory Pill.

Because Lin Feng had previously refined many mid-grade seventh-tier pills…this attempt went unusually smoothly—he succeeded on the first try.

Thanks to the Pill Lightning drawn by the refining process, Lin Feng's Earth Demon Puppet – Ying Shan, originally at Seven-Star Dou Zong, directly broke through to the peak of Seven-Star.

However, after inspecting Ying Shan, Lin Feng speculated that…once a puppet like this advanced into the high-level Dou Zong realm, the power of pill lightning from a mid-grade seventh-tier pill would likely be insufficient to help it continue leveling up.

In other words, he wouldn't be able to rely on that shortcut anymore.

As for the other two sets of ingredients, naturally, they ended up in Lin Feng's storage pouch.

Jin Shi, of course, knew full well that those herbs had been taken intact.

But after receiving his Heavenly Glory Pill, he didn't say a word. He simply turned and left, hurrying to treat the fire poison in his body.

After all, the rules of alchemists were absolute: any excess ingredients from a refinement belonged to the alchemist.

If Jin Shi dared to challenge that rule and word got back to the Pill Tower and its elite alchemists…there was a real chance that the entire Gold Swallowing Mouse Clan might vanish from existence.

Because in the Central Plains, the benefits and authority of alchemists… weren't something just anyone could afford to cross.

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