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Immediately, Lin Feng's meridians—already strengthened by several treasures—convulsed violently, and a wave of intense pain surged forth, making him feel quite uncomfortable.
However, in his heart, he was secretly glad he hadn't taken the Core Fire Lotus Seed earlier.
If he had consumed it before his meridians were fortified by the Life Devouring Pill and Core Quenching Body Milk, the pain would have been several times worse than what he was feeling now.
Even so, while his meridians were indeed damaged by the high temperatures...
What the Core Fire Lotus Seed did next brought a flicker of joy to Lin Feng's face.
He saw that wherever the scorching energy passed, it left behind tiny droplets no larger than a fingertip, each shimmering like emeralds.
These droplets clung to the walls of his meridians, wriggling like living creatures, then began to fuse into the meridians at a speed visible to the naked eye.
And as these jade-colored drops, filled with immense vitality, merged into him...
The bare red meridian walls, scorched by the intense heat, began to secrete a faint green liquid.
As the liquid coated the meridian walls—
In a flash, after another wave of searing refinement from the lotus seed's energy, it solidified into a green keratinous layer.
This keratin layer clung tightly to the inner walls of his meridians, offering a level of protection many times stronger than before.
With the formation of these green layers, the pain within Lin Feng's meridians finally disappeared completely.
Clearly, after the reinforcement from the Core Fire Lotus Seed...
The toughness of his meridians had already far surpassed what it was before they were injured!
Once his main internal meridians were fully covered in this green keratin layer...
The intense heat from the Core Fire Lotus Seed began to diminish somewhat.
It seemed those simple-looking jade droplets were actually the essence of the lotus seed itself.
Even after forming a protective layer over his meridians, the lotus seed's energy was still charging forward like a blindfolded wild bull.
Seeing this, Lin Feng could only feel helpless.
Why is it that every time I take some kind of rare treasure, its energy always rushes around wildly, completely out of control?
But now, all he could do was desperately circulate his cultivation technique to absorb it—there was no other option.
As the scorching energy tirelessly flowed through his meridians...
A faint green mist began to accumulate and slowly diffuse.
This slightly moist gas strangely passed through the keratin layers, seeping into the innermost part of his meridians.
As more and more of this mist emerged, some of it seeped out of his meridians and began to drift aimlessly throughout his body.
Sensing this potent nourishment floating within, Lin Feng's muscles, cells, bones, and even his organs seemed to come alive all at once.
They twitched slightly, greedily devouring the moist green mist.
At this moment, Lin Feng's entire body had become like a bottomless pit, hungrily absorbing the green vapor released continuously from the Core Fire Lotus Seed.
As more of the mist was absorbed, he could feel every aspect of his physical condition steadily rising to levels he had never reached before.
Yet even then, his body's absorption showed no signs of stopping.
Instead, to Lin Feng's astonishment, the suction force increased, frantically devouring the green vapor pouring from the lotus seed.
Under this frenzied absorption, both Lin Feng's physique and Dou Qi surged dramatically.
His aura, which had only just reached the early stage of Four-Star Dou Wang, was now, under the constant refinement of the Solar Flame Transformation Art, approaching the threshold of Five-Star Dou Wang.
However, after some time, Lin Feng noticed that the organs in his body had absorbed all the mist they could.
The blazing energy within his meridians was also nearly exhausted.
But his body had now reached a saturated state.
Staring at the final stream of energy, Lin Feng gritted his teeth, gathered it all together—and then slammed it straight toward the barrier to Five-Star Dou Wang!
Boom!
A dull, muffled thud echoed from within Lin Feng's body.
In the next moment, a powerful aura surged forth from him, far more intense than before, bursting out like a tide.
"I didn't expect that the Core Fire Lotus Seed would not only help me break through to Five-Star Dou Wang, but even further strengthen my physique."
Feeling the transformation in his body—one nearly comparable to that of a Dou Huang—Lin Feng couldn't help but marvel in surprise.
With his current physique, the backlash from using Skyfire Three Mysterious Change would be much more manageable. Not only could he withstand greater explosive force from fire attributes, but his reinforced body could also significantly lessen the damage caused by its side effects.
After stabilizing his breakthrough, Lin Feng began rummaging through his storage ring in search of any items that might aid him in the battle against the Eight Gates.
After a while of searching, he finally found a scroll among the many medicinal formulas Zi Yan had brought back—one labeled Qi Transformation Pill.
This Qi Transformation Pill was considered high grade among fifth-tier pills, and was highly coveted by those at the Dou Wang level.
When consumed, it could allow a Dou Wang to temporarily erupt with power equivalent to a full star level higher.
In actual combat, this pill was extremely practical.
However, once the effect wore off, it had side effects—temporarily reducing one's effective strength to around eighty percent. Unless it was a critical moment, it was best used sparingly.
"Alright, this will do. I should refine as many of these as possible in the coming days. Hopefully, when the time comes, every Dou Wang in the pavilion can make use of one."
Murmuring to himself while gazing at the scroll in his hand, Lin Feng stood up and opened the stone door to the alchemy room.
A gentle moonlight from the night sky spilled onto his body.
"It's already night... I'll have Wang An go gather the ingredients tomorrow."
Looking out at the courtyard, shrouded in a thin veil of misty light, Lin Feng turned and reentered the alchemy room, closing the door behind him.
He decided to start refining some of the pills they might need in the future.
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Early the next morning, Lin Feng summoned Wang An, wrote down the required ingredients for the Qi Transformation Pill, and instructed him to gather as much as possible.
Over the following days, Lin Feng spent nearly all his time refining pills and honing his combat techniques.
During this period, Niu Tuo and Zhang Shi also broke through to the Dou Wang level with the help of the Supreme King Pill.
Now, Heavenly Treasure Pavilion had a total of eight Dou Wang-level experts. Aside from Niu Tuo, Zhang Shi, and Pang Sheng—who had just stepped into the realm—there was also a previously recruited Six-Star Dou Wang, two entry-level Dou Wangs, and a Four-Star Dou Wang who had joined while Lin Feng was in seclusion.
Including Lin Feng himself, that brought the total to eight Dou Wangs.
Such strength could easily place Heavenly Treasure Pavilion among the top of the second-tier forces in the chaotic Black-Corner Region.
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"I'm back! Lin Feng, that Mighty Huang Pill you gave me was amazing! This is the first time I've taken something that boosted my growth so much all at once!"
A week later, Zi Yan suddenly appeared out of nowhere again, beaming with excitement.
Hearing that familiar voice, Lin Feng turned around. Noticing the clearly stronger aura around Zi Yan, he asked, "Zi Yan, what level are you at now?"
Zi Yan brushed her purple ponytail and grinned excitedly. "Probably the peak of Six-Star. I'm just a bit away from breaking through to Seven-Star!"
Lin Feng's mouth twitched slightly upon hearing this.
One had to know—this Mighty Huang Pill, refined by Han Feng, was of extremely high grade.
If a Dou Huang took it, unless they had truly terrible luck, they would typically break through two stars with ease.
And even after that, there would still be enough residual medicinal energy to temper the body once more.
Yet, with all that, this little dragon girl still hadn't managed to break through three small levels?
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