BTTH : From Humble Beginnings to Dou Di

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Half a month later.

At the summit of Heavenly Eye Mountain Range, jagged rocks pierced the sky like ancient beasts frozen in time.

Now fully purged of his fire poison, Jin Shi, along with another elder named Jin Gu, led Lin Feng and the others soaring toward the mountain peak.

It didn't take long before a massive volcanic crater came into view.

From the depths, streams of hot mist laced with fire poison surged upward, twisting through the air like ghostly serpents.

At the center of the volcanic crater, there was a pool roughly ten meters wide.

At this moment, the energy within the pool was noticeably sparse.

Only when looking about six to seven meters deep could one vaguely see some fiery red liquid energy swirling below—thick and molten like lava.

"Master Lin Feng, that is the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool," Jin Shi said, pointing to the center of the volcano. "However, because this isn't the period of the energy tide, the energy present now is relatively weak."

"Mm."

Lin Feng gave a slight nod, then stepped toward the edge of the crater, peering down into the pool.

His gaze slowly swept over the blood-red surface of the pool below.

The crimson liquid within looked almost identical to fresh blood—viscous and bright scarlet.

From time to time, bubbles would rise and burst from the surface, releasing dense waves of blood-colored energy that floated up like mist.

Though that scarlet energy was wild and violent, the energy within it was incredibly rich and potent.

If even this surface-level energy was so dense and powerful, one could only imagine how terrifyingly vast the energy deeper within must be.

"No wonder the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool can help people break through bottlenecks. Even when it's not at peak, it still gathers this much dense energy. If it were during the triennial energy tide…" Xiao Yixian murmured with surprise, her beautiful face flickering with a hint of awe.

"Hehe, during the triennial energy tide, the concentration of energy will rise to far beyond what you see now," Jin Shi explained patiently, even though she was a Dou Zong—he dared not act carelessly before such power.

As he spoke, Jin Shi flicked his hand, and three streaks of golden light shot toward Lin Feng and the two women.

Lin Feng reached out and caught the golden light effortlessly.

Opening his palm, he saw a small dark-golden rat skull resting in his hand.

"Master Lin Feng, beneath the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool lies a spatial mirror array set up by our Gold Swallowing Mouse Clan. You'll need these tokens to enter safely," Jin Shi explained as he saw that Lin Feng, Feng Qing'er, and Xiao Yixian had each caught one of the skull tokens.

"Since everything's ready, let's head down."

Feng Qing'er's pink lips parted as she urged them onward, barely able to contain her eagerness.

Seeing her impatience, Elder Jin Gu couldn't help but step forward and offer a word of caution: "The Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool contains extremely intense fire poison, and the deeper you go, the more lethal it becomes.

These fire poisons have built up over countless years and, once inside the body, cling like maggots to the bone. I trust you've seen the outcome our clan leader faced. Most importantly—once it reaches a certain threshold, that fire poison may—"

"We've heard all this before, Elder Jin Gu. No need to trouble Senior Jin Shi to repeat it," Feng Qing'er interrupted him flatly. "Besides, we've got Lin Feng with us. If something really goes wrong, he'll know what to do."

During the time she'd spent with Lin Feng, she'd constantly been suppressed by him.

Her desire to become stronger had only grown more intense—there was no way she'd allow any more delays.

"Huh…?"

The bluntness of her words left Jin Gu and his fellow elder momentarily stunned.

Their small, beady eyes flicked constantly between Lin Feng and Feng Qing'er.

They had originally assumed Lin Feng was only involved with Xiao Yixian.

They never expected that Feng Qing'er also shared that kind of relationship with him.

A seventh-tier alchemist, truly popular indeed.

Every night, he had two completely different but equally stunning beauties keeping him company.

"Since that's the case, please proceed at your convenience."

Seeing that Lin Feng could suppress the fire poison and fire energy in both women's bodies, Jin Shi no longer lingered. He clasped his hands respectfully and stepped back immediately.

Then, pulling Elder Jin Gu with him, the two of them quickly retreated to one side.

After all, he clearly remembered the shameful things he did back when the fire poison was tormenting him. Best not to let outsiders witness anything similar now.

"Let's go."

Feng Qing'er said quickly to Lin Feng, her voice crisp and impatient.

Her figure blurred, and like a beautiful mermaid, she dove straight into the blood pool.

Splash~

With a soft splash, her graceful body disappeared from Lin Feng and the others' sight.

"Let's go too."

Seeing her jump in, Lin Feng grabbed Xiao Yixian by the hand. With a leap, they also plunged into the blood pool, making a splash of their own.

"This Feng Qing'er… She really lives up to being one of the candidates for the next Pavilion Master of Wind Lightning Pavilion. Coming up with this kind of method to deal with fire poison…"

Watching the three vanish, Jin Shi stroked the whiskers at the corner of his lips and spoke in mild admiration.

Bringing a seventh-tier alchemist into the pool… If something went wrong, Lin Feng could suppress the fire poison with a pill.

And worst case scenario—he's a man. They could always… relieve the pressure on the spot and handle the rest later.

At that thought, Jin Shi turned to Jin Gu with an air of righteous determination: "Elder Jin Gu, help me pick out a few talented young females from the clan. Remember—young ones. Don't make the same mistake as when I took concubines last time.

They were all over five hundred years old! This time, I'll take them down myself to train in the pool. Boost their Dou Qi to strengthen our Gold Swallowing Mouse Clan!"

"Clan Leader… Can you at least try to act with some dignity? I see right through your dirty little schemes," Jin Gu said, the corners of his mouth twitching in exasperation.

"Nonsense! I'm doing this for the future of our clan!"

"…"

While the two were still bickering up top, Lin Feng was already diving deeper into the blood pool.

All around him surged blood-red energy so dense it was hard to believe.

However, after entering, he didn't begin absorbing it.

Instead, he summoned a coat of jade-green flame Dou Qi, instantly wrapping it around his entire body and isolating all the crimson energy.

Then—without hesitation—he charged straight toward the bottom of the pool!

The blood-red liquid inside the pool was thick—almost identical to real blood.

Even swimming through it created noticeable resistance for both him and Xiao Yixian.

Even their soul power had trouble penetrating the liquid. Visibility shrank dramatically.

Looking ahead, Lin Feng could only vaguely see a slender, feminine figure.

That must be Feng Qing'er.

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