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Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, more than half a month had passed.
During this period, Dan Chen had almost been coming to see Lin Feng every single day, sharing with him her experiences and feelings while refining pills using the Green Lotus Core Flame.
Lin Feng, of course, was more than happy to see her. Over these ten or so days, the two of them had become quite close—chatting freely about anything and everything.
Through their time together, their relationship had grown warmer, and now, when facing Lin Feng, Dan Chen no longer appeared as quiet and reserved as she had been before. Their conversations had also become much livelier.
However, while Lin Feng and Dan Chen were enjoying themselves, Cao Ying was far from pleased. This woman seemed to find every opportunity to cause trouble, making both Lin Feng and Dan Chen grit their teeth in frustration.
As for Xiao Yan, Lin Feng still hadn't seen him appear even once.
"This round of tempering... I wonder how much it'll enhance my physique."
Inside a dense forest atop a mountain peak, Lin Feng looked at a large barrel filled with a swirling mix of multi-colored medicinal liquid and muttered to himself.
This concoction had been refined using three eighth-rank gold-elemental magic cores along with a variety of rare medicinal ingredients. Its purpose—enhancing his Myriad Steel Tempering Technique.
After being busy with other matters for so long, his physical training technique had been delayed quite a bit. Now that he had finally gathered materials of exceptional quality, he intended to use them to strengthen his body once more.
"Hoo~"
He took a deep breath, removed his clothes, and leapt lightly into the white, jade-like medicinal barrel.
"Tss—! No wonder it's made from eighth-rank magic cores, this tempering liquid really packs a punch!"
The instant he entered the barrel, Lin Feng felt countless surges of fierce gold-element energy burrowing into his body. A familiar sharp pain spread through every part of him once again.
"Thankfully, my physique has been greatly improved thanks to Qing'er's help before. Otherwise, I'm not sure I could even withstand this body-tempering fluid."
Enduring the pain, Lin Feng muttered to himself, then activated the Myriad Steel Tempering Technique, closing his eyes to absorb the vigorous energy coursing through him.
"Thousand Steel Body, manifest!"
No one knew how much time had passed before Lin Feng suddenly let out a low shout from within the barrel. A brilliant golden light burst from his body, dazzling and fierce.
"With my current physical strength, I can probably fight a One-Star Dou Zun head-on, even without using any other techniques!"
Lin Feng opened his eyes, excitement flashing across them.
Though training the body was painful and consumed a huge amount of resources, the results were nothing short of outstanding. Still, as he sensed the faintly swelling energy within his body, he couldn't help but shake his head in slight disappointment.
"Looks like I'll need to wait a bit before the next round of tempering. The energy from these three eighth-rank magic cores, plus all those herbs, is just too overwhelming. If I don't refine them completely first and jump straight into another round, I might actually explode from the overload."
With that thought, Lin Feng leapt out of the barrel and quickly put his clothes back on. After storing the jade barrel into his ring, he soared toward his wooden cabin.
"Brother Lin Feng, you're finally back! We were about to miss the class!"
The moment Lin Feng stepped into the room, Dan Chen—who had been waiting for quite some time—stood up and let out a sigh of relief.
"So soon? I didn't realize a session of Myriad Steel Tempering Technique would take several days."
Hearing that, Lin Feng clicked his tongue in surprise. He hadn't expected that a single body-tempering session would take so long—the energy from those Rank 8 magic cores really was hard to refine.
"We're almost late, Brother Lin Feng, no time for sighing!"
With that, Dan Chen hurried forward, grabbed his arm, and spread her Dou Qi wings, flying full speed toward the plaza.
By the time Lin Feng and Dan Chen arrived, everyone else was already there—only the two of them were missing.
"What were you two doing? Why are you so late?"
Seeing the two arrive, Elder Zhong frowned slightly.
Beside him, Cao Ying's charming face flashed with a trace of excitement. Those two annoying people finally got what they deserved today.
"Elder Zhong, I'm really sorry. I was practicing a Dou Technique earlier and accidentally lost track of time."
Seeing the situation, Lin Feng quickly cupped his hands in apology.
"I won't say much this time, but there mustn't be a next."
Elder Zhong warned the two, then pointed at the seated crowd nearby and said, "Find a place to sit. We'll begin class now."
"Yes."
Lin Feng and Dan Chen both responded and chose an empty spot to sit down.
After that, Elder Zhong began lecturing on some alchemical knowledge. As for Lin Feng, after sitting down, he swiftly stuffed a jade bottle along with a small note into Dan Chen's hands.
When Dan Chen received the items, she looked puzzled. Still, she opened the note, her eyes quickly skimming over the small line of words formed by condensed Dou Qi.
As soon as she finished reading, a hint of excitement and surprise surged into her beautiful eyes. Her delicate hand affectionately brushed over the jade bottle that contained the Core-Fire Lotus Seed.
However, considering this wasn't the right moment to take it out and examine it carefully, she could only suppress her excitement, tuck the jade bottle into her Storage Ring, and then cast Lin Feng a smile.
Lin Feng, seeing this, gestured slightly, indicating that since he had caused her to be late, compensating her was only right.
But Cao Ying, who had been secretly watching them the whole time, frowned slightly when she saw this scene. She didn't know what those two were up to.
Time flew by, and the ten days of classes passed quickly amid listening and refining pills. When class ended, Lin Feng hurriedly called out to Elder Zhong, who was about to leave.
"Lin Feng, do you need something?"
Being stopped, Elder Zhong turned around, his expression slightly puzzled.
"Hehe, Elder Zhong, I'd like to request some time off."
Lin Feng scratched the back of his head with a smile, then stated his purpose.
Hearing this, Elder Zhong asked curiously, "You shouldn't have anything urgent right now. Why are you asking for leave?"
"I plan to go into seclusion and break through the barrier of the Mortal Realm, stepping into a higher realm!"
Lin Feng didn't bother with extra words and went straight to the point.
"Attempting to reach the Spirit Realm?"
Hearing that, Elder Zhong frowned slightly and slowly said, "I don't mean to discourage you, but advancing to the Spirit Realm isn't as easy as you think. Your soul power isn't weak, but to make that breakthrough… you're still a bit short."
Back in his day, his own soul power had been much stronger than Lin Feng's current level. Yet even so, he had failed several times before finally succeeding.
"Please rest assured, Elder Zhong. I have some cards up my sleeve — I wouldn't be asking for leave otherwise. This time, I'm eighty percent confident I can succeed in my breakthrough!"
Lin Feng said with a confident smile, explaining himself.
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