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As for Lin Feng, he had no idea what the Three Leaders of the Pill Tower were thinking. At the same time, he paid no mind to the noisy uproar from the spectator stands caused by his taking out the Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron and the Green Lotus Core Flame.
After all, he no longer needed to be as cautious as before. Now, aside from the few matters connected to Dou Sheng and even Dou Di, most of his methods no longer needed hiding.
As a Dou Zun-level powerhouse, he was capable of dealing with the vast majority of those who bore ill intent toward this strange flame and the Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron.
"Whoo whoo~"
While the green flame within the Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron rose and swirled, Lin Feng concentrated fully on observing the situation inside the medicine cauldron. Within it, over a hundred kinds of medicinal materials were being wrapped by the azure fire dragon.
The searing heat continuously scorched and refined their outer husks. Because this was his first time refining pills of such difficulty, he dared not be distracted for a moment.
Under the terrifying temperature of the Green Lotus Core Flame, the medicinal materials inside the cauldron withered quickly. In less than half a day, the hundreds of herbs had each been refined into pure medicinal powders and liquids.
Then, under Lin Feng's soul-control, they floated gently into the corners of the cauldron. After finishing the first batch of refined materials, Lin Feng's expression did not change. He flipped his palm, and dizzying arrays of herbs once again surged ceaselessly into the cauldron.
No matter how many materials poured in, Lin Feng still did not show the slightest panic. Moreover, while refining the materials, Lin Feng could extremely clearly sense the condition of the herbs inside the cauldron.
All of this depended on the soul power from his late-stage Spirit Realm. Although soul power at this realm made refining an eight-colored eighth-tier pill extremely difficult, for the simple act of refining medicinal materials it was still quite easy.
At the same time, the materials he refined carried a faint spiritual aura, subtly improving their quality. This was one of the differences between a seventh-tier and an eighth-tier alchemist.
A seventh-tier alchemist's soul power could indeed refine many herbs into extremely pure forms. But compared to an eighth-tier alchemist who could attach spiritual qi onto the materials, the difference was like night and day.
"That brat must be crazy. He actually intends to refine an eight-colored eighth-tier pill — a Bodhisattva Pill,"
Xuan Yi said, staring at the materials Lin Feng was refining with an expression that looked at him like a lunatic.
Even within the Small Pill Tower, there were many who could not complete such a level of alchemy. Lin Feng had only just broken through to the late stage of Spirit Realm soul power, yet he wanted to refine a pill that required peak Spirit Realm to produce.
"No wonder the brat brought out so many rare items before, to increase the success rate of pill refining. So he wants to risk it and refine a Bodhisattva Pill, hoping to make his name under the whole gaze of Central Plains. But given his current strength, his success rate must be pitifully low."
Tian Leizi watched Lin Feng's movements without moving his gaze and said in a low voice.
As for Xuan Kong Zi, his eyes narrowed slightly as he said, "I'm less curious whether he will succeed than where that brat got the Bodhisattva Seed. Once that treasure is made into a pill, it can increase the success rate of a Nine-Change Dou Zun at the peak when breaking through to Ban Sheng. It rarely appears in the world. Even after all these years searching, we haven't found even a trace."
At those words, both Xuan Yi and Tian Leizi trembled, and their gazes toward Lin Feng quietly heated.
The three of them had spent decades stuck at the peak Nine-Change Dou Zun.
During that long time, apart from Xuan Kong Zi — who had already approached the edge of Ban Sheng and stepped half a foot over it — the other two had been unable to sense the existence of Ban Sheng, let alone break through.
Of course, Xuan Yi and Tian Leizi had not given up. They searched the world for decades for items that could help them break into Ban Sheng. Yet even the two who were Pill Tower Leaders found no clues after decades of searching.
So today, when they suddenly learned that Lin Feng might have a Bodhisattva Seed, they could not help feeling excited.
"Damn it. If only I had known Lin Feng had a Bodhisattva Seed, I should've had Xiao Yan take a dozen or so Dou Zun with him to kill that brat and take the Bodhisattva Seed!"
Xuan Yi regretted, thinking of how the chance to reach Ban Sheng had slipped past him.
Faced with his enemies, Xuan Yi always held the mentality of 'if it's not seized, it's theirs to take.' Now, seeing that the thing he had searched for decades had passed him by because of this young man, Xuan Yi clenched his fist.
Tian Leizi's thoughts were almost identical.
Those who had clawed their way to their current heights were rarely kind-hearted. They had done countless things to forcibly seize treasures.
Have you not heard? Even the man still with a decent reputation in Central Plains, Yao Chen, had done plenty of such deeds.
Even the Flame Mantra had been stolen by him in the Light and Shadow Space when Mu Gu was off guard. Thus, Xuan Yi and Tian Leizi naturally would not hesitate to "borrow" a thing or two from Lin Feng.
"I'm afraid that Bodhisattva Seed is about to be ruined by that brat."
At this, Tian Leizi shook his head helplessly and sighed.
They could certainly resort to underhanded means to steal it, but in such a grand and public event, if the three of them were to rob a contestant openly, the consequences would be more than they could bear.
Hearing that, Xuan Yi froze for a moment, then gave a bitter smile. "That's true. With that kid's current ability, he simply doesn't have what it takes to refine a Bodhisattva Pill. Looks like this time, we're getting excited for nothing."
Time flew by like an arrow. More than ten days passed quietly as the thousands of contestants focused wholeheartedly on their alchemy.
Under Lin Feng's continuous refinement, five to six hundred medicinal ingredients were all refined into the powders and liquids he needed in just over ten days.
However, because of the Core Mother Jade beneath him, which constantly channeled an extremely pure earth energy into his body, even after refining so many high-grade, difficult-to-burn herbs, his spirit remained full and his state of mind completely steady.
Of course, during this time, quite a few alchemists had also successfully produced pills. But most of those pills were only of sixth-tier to mid-grade seventh-tier
As for high-grade seventh-tier pills, there were merely two. Naturally, where there was success, there was also failure — within this short span, the number of cauldrons that exploded for various reasons was not small.
Yet aside from the emergence of those two high-grade seventh-tier pills, none of the commotion had been enough to stir much cheering from the audience. After all, the people who could come to watch the Pill Gathering were not weak themselves, so it wasn't easy to excite them.
Meanwhile, on the stone platform, once Lin Feng saw that all the auxiliary materials had been refined, he gently wiped his storage ring and took out an exquisite jade box.
"Crack~"
As he slowly lifted the lid, a green bead, smaller than a thumb, appeared before his eyes.
The bead wasn't completely pure — it was, in fact, the lowest-quality Bodhisattva Seed among those Lin Feng possessed, one he had chosen deliberately. Even so, the moment it appeared, a refreshing fragrance brimming with vibrant life essence spread through the air.
Several alchemists working a few stone platforms away, who had been weary from days of refining, instantly felt their minds clear and spirits lifted upon inhaling that scent.
"Is that... a Bodhisattva Seed?!"
One well-informed alchemist, upon seeing the green bead in Lin Feng's hand, froze for a moment before his voice turned sharp with shock.
"Whoosh~"
Hearing the piercing exclamation, countless gazes instantly turned toward Lin Feng's platform.
Bodhisattva Seed — such a rare treasure rarely appeared in the world, and though most people had never seen one, its name was famous among alchemists and high-level cultivators alike. Now, hearing that name spoken aloud, everyone's curiosity was immediately piqued.
"My heavens, it really is a Bodhisattva Seed!"
A Dou Zun powerhouse in the spectator stands shouted in astonishment the moment he saw the bead clearly in Lin Feng's hand.
"Bodhisattva Seed... I heard that thing can help a Nine-Change Dou Zun break through to Ban Sheng. I wonder if that's true."
"What? Anything related to the word 'Saint' must be insanely valuable!"
"Hehe, don't let its ordinary appearance fool you. It's not something you can buy even if you want to. If you meet someone like the Pill Tower Three Leaders — stuck at Nine-Change Dou Zun and filthy rich — even if you offer them a peak nine-colored pill, they'd still trade for it!"
"Exactly!"
The crowd, who had been drowsy after waiting more than ten days, was suddenly stirred into a frenzy by the appearance of Lin Feng's Bodhisattva Seed.
It couldn't be helped — this item could only be produced by the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree. Yet over ten thousand years ago, that very tree, which once bloomed once every millennium, had fallen silent, showing no sign of activity for ten thousand years.
That unfortunate situation left countless Dou Zun and Ban Sheng powerhouses helpless — and caused the price of Bodhisattva Seeds to skyrocket.
After all, the Bodhisattva Ancient Tree held an absolute monopoly on its production, demand was massive, and supply was almost nonexistent. Under such circumstances, how could the price not go insane?
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