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"No. This concerns the rest of our child's life—we must find a way to provide the best we possibly can."
For once, Lin Feng rejected Medusa's suggestion firmly. Then he exhaled lightly and said, "If there's no other way, we'll just have to go capture a few of the Hall of Souls' Protectors."
"You want to steal souls from the Hall of Souls and refine them to strengthen your own soul power?"
Upon hearing this, a smile tugged at the corner of Medusa's lips as she chuckled.
She had nearly forgotten about the Hall of Souls, but now that Lin Feng brought it up, she was reminded.
Then, her usually cold and stunning face revealed a rare trace of gentleness.
As she gently caressed her lower abdomen, her expression suddenly turned resolute.
Just as Lin Feng had said—she, too, wanted to give their child the best future she could within her power.
Although Lin Feng had told her that the Hall of Souls was extremely powerful...
She still had the courage to ambush and kill a few of the organization's lower-ranking members.
Of course, what she didn't know was that Lin Feng's real targets were the Protectors of the Hall.
After all, Lin Feng knew that those Protectors were all souls.
Refining them would definitely help enhance his soul strength.
But thinking of the pill, Lin Feng asked gently, "Sasha, do you have the pill recipe for the Heaven Soul Blood Bone Pill with you? Or do you remember the main medicinal ingredients needed for it? In the Black-Corner Region, it's actually more convenient to gather herbs than it is in the Jia Ma Empire."
Hearing this, Medusa shook her head. "I'm not an alchemist, so I've never opened the scroll to check the formula. Other than knowing the pill's name, I know nothing else."
Seeing that she didn't know, Lin Feng let out a disappointed sigh.
Although he knew that one of the pill's ingredients was the blood essence of a seventh-rank magical beast...
It wouldn't be convenient to start collecting it now without more specific information.
"Wait—I can do it under the pretense of helping Tian Huo Zun Zhe gather the materials for his resurrection!"
Lin Feng thought to himself. Then he leaned in and said beside her ear, "Sasha, I'm planning to host an auction two months from now and put up the remaining Life Devouring Pill for bidding."
Medusa was momentarily stunned upon hearing this.
She couldn't understand why he would auction off such a precious pill.
"You're selling this treasure just to help that Xiao Yixian from Qingshan Town gather the ingredients to resolve her Woeful Poison Body, aren't you?"
Then, as if she realized something, she said angrily, "Oh, I get it. That five-year promise between you and that woman is almost up, right? You bastard! You plan to return with the materials needed to fully cure her, win her over completely, and then bask in her devoted service, don't you?"
"Uhh… Sasha, we're going back to the Snake-People Clan soon to get the pill recipe. We also have a lot to handle back in the Jia Ma Empire and will be gone for quite a while.
The idea is to use that absence to intimidate the various forces here in the Black-Corner Region a bit. And to collect the materials needed for Yao Lao's resurrection… The Xiao Yixian is, cough, just incidental."
Seeing her rare display of anger, Lin Feng hurried to calm her down, scratching his head awkwardly.
Although his true purpose was to help the Xiao Yixian exchange for the Bodhi Transforming Body Saliva needed to cure her poison body...
Now, no matter what, he absolutely couldn't admit that out loud.
"Heh! I don't believe you! Go spend your life with that wretched woman instead!"
With that, Medusa stood up and gave Lin Feng a hard stomp before storming out of the room in a fury.
"Ow—ow ow ow…"
Clutching his crushed foot, Lin Feng cried out in pain, then quickly chased after her.
After all, if he let her storm off like this—
He could probably just prepare to die tomorrow.
Over the next few days, Lin Feng spent all his time with Medusa and his subordinates, discussing the upcoming auction planned for two months later.
Of course, the most important thing was finalizing the items to be auctioned.
However, to the surprise of everyone except Lin Feng—
The ultimate finale of the auction was not the seventh-tier peak pill, the Life Devouring Pill...
Nor was it some heaven-defying technique or Dou Technique, but rather an exclusive piece of news!
According to their Pavilion Master, this news was related to a Heavenly Flame.
Hearing this decision, Pang Sheng, Wang An, and the others were all baffled.
In their eyes, even a Heavenly Flame might not compare to a peak seventh-tier pill...
Let alone just some vague and intangible piece of information.
Even Medusa was confused by this.
She knew that Lin Feng cultivated Flame Mantra, which required a large number of Heavenly Flames.
By normal logic, shouldn't he keep such information secret and quietly go collect the flame for himself?
So why was Lin Feng choosing to spread this news around?
However, once everyone else had left, Lin Feng explained it to her privately.
Only then did Medusa understand the reasoning behind it.
It turned out that, aside from the Alchemist Association, there was another major organization on the Dou Qi Continent—Pill Tower.
Moreover, the information about this Heavenly Flame was already well-known among the great powers of Central Plains.
As for Lin Feng's plan, it was to use this Three Thousand Burning Flame intelligence to thoroughly trick Xiao Yan and his teacher.
Although the Pill Tower had already designated the Three Thousand Burning Flame as a benefit for the top ten contestants of the upcoming Pill Gathering, letting them attempt to subdue it for free—this news had long since spread among the major powers of Central Plains.
But here in the remote Northwestern Region, hardly anyone knew.
Still, once Xiao Yan arrived in Central Plains, he'd surely learn of it quickly.
After all, while this information wasn't exactly common knowledge in Central Plains...
With Feng Zun Zhe's strength, along with the lingering network left behind by Yao Chen...
It would be easy for them to uncover the truth about the Three Thousand Burning Flame.
Therefore, rather than waiting for Xiao Yan to find out on his own...
Lin Feng might as well exploit this current information gap and get his hands on the resurrection secret art scroll from Yao Chen.
After all, not only was Xiao Yan cultivating the Flame Mantra, which required Heavenly Flames to upgrade...
He also needed great power to resurrect Yao Chen and save his father.
Lin Feng didn't believe for a second that Xiao Yan wouldn't be tempted!
After two full days of effort, Lin Feng and his subordinates finally finalized the complete list of items for the auction.
He had dozens of copies printed and prepared to deliver them to the leaders of the major powers.
From that point on, large-scale publicity about the auction scheduled two months later began.
Because the last auction hosted by Heavenly Treasure Pavilion years ago had been extremely successful...
This new auction quickly drew the attention of some of the longstanding powers in the Black-Corner Region.
Especially when they learned that one of the auction items was a peak seventh-tier pill—
It was like dropping a bomb in a crowd, instantly causing an uproar.
After all, a basic seventh-tier pill might appear in the Black-Corner Region every few years or even a decade...
But a peak seventh-tier pill—such as this one—was something not even seen in decades, even in the most prosperous areas of the Northwestern Region.
Thus, even top-tier forces of the Black-Corner Region like Black Emperor Sect and Demon Flame Valley were drawn in.
Of course, the final auction item—news regarding a Heavenly Flame—also caught the attention of countless alchemists.
After all, there were few alchemists in this world who didn't desire such a treasure.
Since one of Lin Feng's goals was to obtain an eighth-tier pill recipe and the Resurrection Secret Art from Yao Chen...
He not only asked Zi Yan to help spread the word inside the Inner Academy...
But also had her declare that the final Dou Technique of the auction was directly related to a Heavenly Flame.
Lin Feng refused to believe that Xiao Yan and his teacher—
Could remain unmoved after hearing such news.
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