BTTH : From Humble Beginnings to Dou Di

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As the continuous refinement went on, three full days passed in the blink of an eye.

By now, Lin Feng's Dou Qi cultivation had reached the peak of Three-Star Dou Zong.

"Damn it… I didn't expect the gap between early-stage and mid-stage Dou Zong to be this difficult to cross…"

Sensing the faint remnants of the Demon Poison Spot inside his body, and the invisible bottleneck that still refused to break, Lin Feng began to grow restless.

Only now did he finally understand why so many cultivators ended up stuck at a certain realm for decades, unable to break through.

As the refinement continued, the last trace of blackened skin on his chest completely vanished.

The skin in that area returned to its normal tone, no longer tainted by the poison.

"This is it. Whether I break through or not—it all comes down to this!"

Gritting his teeth, Lin Feng gathered the last surge of Dou Qi he had extracted from the Demon Poison Spot and violently rammed it against the invisible wall within his body.

"Break for me!"

As his shout echoed in his mind, the fierce torrent of Dou Qi slammed into the bottleneck.

BOOM!

After several seconds of resistance, a deep, muffled sound suddenly echoed through Lin Feng's meridians.

A surge of energy, far stronger than before, quietly spread outward from within.

"Hmm?"

This powerful new aura immediately caught the attention of Xiao Yixian, who sat not far away.

Sensing the shift, her delicate lips parted slightly in surprise.

"He broke through to Four-Star Dou Zong already? Looks like that Xie Bi Yan really did leave him a generous gift. I wonder if that old guy would be so mad he jumps out of his grave if he knew."

As she thought about how Lin Feng had turned both Xie Bi Yan's soul and body into puppets, she couldn't help but chuckle and shake her head.

"Then again… that old guy probably has no way of knowing anymore."

While she muttered to herself, Lin Feng slowly opened his eyes.

Huff—

He exhaled a faint breath of black mist, then broke into a wide, satisfied grin.

The breakthrough to Four-Star Dou Zong was a success.

This meant he could now explore the Dou Zun Ruins with far greater confidence.

But after thinking for a bit, he decided to visit the local auction house first.

This city—populated with mercenaries and known for hunting magical beasts—would naturally have a larger and higher-quality supply of magic cores and medicinal herbs than most others.

And given that this was Di Gang City, a place guarded by an actual Dou Zun, there should definitely be some high-grade Rank 7 magic cores available.

He needed them badly—for both refining Sky Demon Puppets and activating the Grand Profound Flame Control Array.

So it only made sense to stock up.

And of course, while he was at it, he also needed to buy ingredients for refining high-grade seventh-tier pills.

Back at the Heavenly Mountain Blood Pool, Lin Feng's soul power had already reached the level of a high-grade seventh-tier alchemist.

But to this day, all of his attempts at crafting pills of that tier had ended in failure.

Now that he was in a resource-rich city like this, it was the perfect opportunity to get some materials and practice his pill crafting skills.

Inside a luxurious VIP lounge of the city's largest auction house, an elderly man approached Lin Feng with care.

"Young master, here are the items you requested. Please check and see if everything's in order."

The old man walked over to the couch, holding a jade tray in both hands.

On the tray sat a spatial ring, placed precisely at its center.

Hearing this, Lin Feng picked up the ring and sent his spiritual sense into it.

After confirming the contents—three Rank 7 magic cores, two identity-masking face skins, and a large number of medicinal herbs—he nodded in satisfaction.

As Lin Feng accepted the storage ring, he casually said, "The quality looks good. No issues."

Seeing that this big client was satisfied, the old man from the auction house rubbed his hands together and smiled flatteringly, "In that case, would you perhaps…"

"Here you go."

Before he could finish, Xiao Yixian pulled out a few jade bottles from the storage ring she had taken from Granny Yin, then flicked them over.

The old man quickly caught them, then opened the bottles and poured out the pills inside to inspect.

Once he confirmed everything was in order, he smiled again and respectfully put the bottles away.

With the transaction completed, Lin Feng turned and left the auction house.

The manager of the auction house personally escorted the two all the way to the front gate with great courtesy.

Once they were out on the street, Xiao Yixian glanced at her man and asked,

"So, are we heading to that ruins in the Western Wasteland Desert now?"

"That's right," Lin Feng replied with a serious look.

"According to the intel that guy gave us, the Wind blowing from the spatial rift inside the ruins is currently weakening. At this rate, it should completely subside in about half a month. It'll take us several days just to travel there from Di Gang City, so we should head out as early as possible."

Hearing his words, Lin Feng's tone grew slightly heavier:

"Once the ruins opens, it's bound to be a brutal competition. Before then, you should use the poisons in Granny Yin's ring to break through to Eight-Star Dou Zong. As for me, I'll try to finish refining those two peak Seven-Star Dou Zong corpses into puppets."

As he spoke, a trace of helplessness crossed his face.

Even in the largest auction house in Di Gang City, they only had three Rank 7 or higher magic cores in stock.

Of the three, two weren't fire-type, which made them suitable for refining puppets.

The fire-type core, however, he planned to keep for his own combat use.

After all, puppets had their limitations. True strength comes from personal power—that was the ultimate rule.

"Then let's go with your plan."

Xiao Yixian nodded in agreement after hearing his explanation.

"Alright, in that case, let's set out now."

With that, Lin Feng led her toward the western gate of the city.

In an empty desert cave, Lin Feng sat cross-legged, floating a few feet above the ground.

With a wave of his palm, two corpses flew out from his storage ring and landed heavily on the ground, scattering sand.

They were none other than the two peak Seven-Star Dou Zong experts Lin Feng had previously killed.

He extended his hand, and a wave of emerald-green flame surged forth.

With a flick of his fingers, the Heavenly Flame flew forward and wrapped around the two corpses, lifting them into the air.

The temperature of the flame was precisely controlled—hot enough to purge the lingering corpse aura, but not so hot as to damage the body.

As time passed, the intense heat caused the corpses to slowly turn red-hot.

Under this sustained roasting, faint wisps of black miasma began to seep out from within the corpses, only to be immediately incinerated by the emerald flame.

Once the refining process was done, Lin Feng flicked his fingers again.

Two sharp blasts of energy shot out, puncturing fist-sized holes into the chest and forehead of each corpse—entry points for the soul and magic cores.

Next, he retrieved their souls and began using the Heavenly Flame to burn away their spiritual consciousness.

Once that was complete, Lin Feng casually tossed the two purified souls into the air.

The dark souls transformed into black mist-like dragons, which zipped into the forehead openings of the corpses like lightning.

Seeing that the soul integration succeeded, Lin Feng took out some tough, resilient metals and began melting and refining them.

Thanks to his greatly improved strength, it only took less than a day to fully complete the refinement of the two Earth Demon Puppets.

Now standing before him were two silver-hued puppets, completely still, but radiating auras on par with Six-Star Dou Zong.

Lin Feng nodded in satisfaction.

While their combat strength couldn't quite match the two peak Seven-Star Dou Zong puppets he kept in his ring, these new ones had far greater potential for growth.

After all, the two men they were made from had once possessed true power far above Yin'er and Ying Shan.

After pondering briefly, Lin Feng decided to keep one of the Earth Demon Puppets for himself, and give the other to Xiao Yixian.

That way, in case of danger, she could use it to stall enemies and protect herself.

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