Inside the cave, the formation concealed the anomaly after the breakthrough.
Han Feng sat cross-legged, calming the Dou Qi in his body.
Three-Star Dou Saint, already at the peak of the initial-stage Dou Saint, one step further would be the intermediate-stage Dou Saint.
The intermediate stage is four to six stars, and the four-star level happens to be the highest level allowed for outdoor activities under the joint restriction treaty of the eight ancient clans.
This restriction treaty is not empty talk; its enforcement is very strong. If the Soul Clan really sent a Five-Star Dou Saint to operate outside, the Gu Clan would definitely take action, without needing Han Feng to persuade them.
The current supreme leader of the Hall of Souls, Hun Miesheng, in order to comply with this rule, forcibly suppressed his realm at the peak of Four-Star Dou Saint, delaying his breakthrough to Five-Star for a long time, just to act on behalf of the clan's higher-ups and make plans outside.
Otherwise, with his aptitude, breaking through to Five-Star would be no problem.
Han Feng is not a member of the eight ancient clans and is not bound by this rule, so he can use this point to plot against Hun Miesheng.
Now Han Feng is at the early stage of Three-Star Dou Saint. If he refines both remaining portions of the Demon Saint Essence Blood, he should be able to break through to Four-Star Dou Saint.
However, the time for refining these two portions of essence blood needs to be pushed back a bit because Han Feng is already feeling a sense of losing control due to his realm improving too quickly.
After all, it is someone else's essence blood. Even if the Yellow Spring Demon Saint removed most of the impurities when extracting it, it would still carry his personal imprint.
For cultivators, one step at a time is the safest way.
Unfortunately, Han Feng doesn't have that time.
Then he can only use various methods to accelerate the adaptation to the skyrocketing Dou Qi.
Han Feng pondered for a moment, and suddenly had an idea.
Body refining.
Body refining is the best way to adapt to Dou Qi; even low-realm cultivators know this.
But at Han Feng's realm, ordinary body refining Dou Techniques no longer work for him.
And Heaven Class body refining Dou Techniques are very rare; Han Feng didn't have the chance to obtain one in his previous life either.
"My current physical body, under the influence of the Flame God Body, is not inferior to top magical beasts at all."
Even the scales of the Nine Serene Deep Ground Python still cannot withstand Han Feng's fist.
This shows that Han Feng's physical body is very strong. Even without practicing body refining Dou Techniques, it is at a top-tier level.
But similarly, this raises his ceiling. Now, to adapt to the skyrocketing Dou Qi through body refining, he needs a body refining Dou Technique higher than the ordinary Heaven Class.
A smile appeared on the corner of Han Feng's mouth.
So what if he doesn't have a suitable Heaven Class body refining Dou Technique on hand?
Can't I just create one myself?
Raging flames burned on Han Feng's body, and the patterns of the Flame God Body manifested.
As a Dou Saint, if one cannot create a Heaven Class Dou Technique, one is unqualified.
In his previous life, based on the Mysterious Yellow Flame, he created a low-level Heaven Class offensive Dou Technique, the Mysterious Yellow Suppressing Heaven Palm.
Although the power was relatively average, it was still a Heaven Class Dou Technique, and the effect of suppressing Dou Qi was excellent.
But for the current Han Feng, whether it is the awakened Mysterious Yellow Flame or the power of the Black Tortoise, the suppression effect is stronger than the Mysterious Yellow Suppressing Heaven Palm.
So this Heaven Class Dou Technique can only be used as an auxiliary, becoming somewhat tasteless.
Entering the Dou Saint realm for the second time, Han Feng's perception and vision are naturally broader than in his previous life, not to mention he has also experienced the scenery of a Dou God.
The Dou Technique created this time will inevitably be more powerful than the Mysterious Yellow Suppressing Heaven Palm.
The power of the Flame God Body spread to his whole body. This constitution has two forms. One is basic, which has subtly influenced him and is the power Han Feng usually uses.
The second is the form of using Heavenly Flames to perform the Flame God Transformation. Each transformation activates a pattern. The more patterns activated, the more the realm increases, and the physical strength will naturally rise accordingly.
But the Flame God Transformation is also a means of boosting Dou Qi. Now Han Feng needs to develop a body refining Dou Technique that tempers Dou Qi, compresses it, and consumes it.
Han Feng began to deduce body refining Dou Techniques in his mind, applying all he had learned in his life.
Time passed bit by bit, and the Dou Qi in Han Feng's body was constantly consumed and born.
In this process, Han Feng unknowingly eliminated the sense of Dou Qi losing control.
However, creating a Dou Technique cannot be successful in a day or two; some even take months or even years.
Cultivating in the mountains, one does not know the years.
One day, Han Feng suddenly opened his eyes. The movements of each move manifested quickly in his eyes, and the Dou Qi in his body galloped wantonly.
"Success!"
The corner of Han Feng's mouth raised slightly.
He successfully created a body refining method comparable to a high-level Heaven Class Dou Technique!
The effect of this Dou Technique can generate a special force, which automatically tempers flesh and blood in daily life, subtly improving physical strength.
This force can also maintain the Yin-Yang balance in the body at all times, ensuring that potential is not squeezed for growth.
For many body refiners, not squeezing potential is quite difficult.
Maintaining the state of Yin-Yang balance at all times is almost impossible.
But by practicing this body refining Dou Technique, one can refine the body easily and freely anytime and anywhere, without considering that the limit will damage the physical body.
Most importantly, the threshold of this Dou Technique is not high; even a Dou Practitioner can practice it.
As long as the comprehension is passable and a trace of force is cultivated, one can continue to practice.
"The final effect of body refining is the return of all things to the origin, so let's call you 'Return to Origin Force'."
Han Feng murmured.
At this moment, blessed with sudden inspiration, he took another portion of Demon Saint Essence Blood and swallowed it.
The power of essence blood flowed through his whole body. Han Feng operated the "Return to Origin Force" and found that the speed of refining essence blood had increased by more than double.
This greatly shortened the time for refining essence blood, and there was no need to worry about Dou Qi losing control anymore.
Boom!
Inside the cave, a powerful energy burst forth.
Fire shot out from Han Feng's pupils, and the clothes on his body had long been burned to ashes.
Late stage of Three-Star Dou Saint!
This is the realm he reached after refining the second portion of Demon Saint Essence Blood.
Han Feng felt that his current state was unprecedentedly good. The Dou Qi in his body had been in a faintly balanced state, and no time was needed to run it in.
"There is one last portion."
Han Feng took the last portion of essence blood and swallowed it in one go.
Under the refinement of the "Return to Origin Force", Han Feng methodically extracted the energy within the essence blood, nourishing his physical body while improving his cultivation.
When one-third of the third portion of essence blood was consumed, Han Feng finally welcomed a breakthrough again, reaching the realm of Four-Star Dou Saint.
He only wanted to roar to the sky at this moment. This feeling of breaking through realms was simply too wonderful.
If not for his firm mind, he would definitely be addicted to it, unable to extricate himself.
Rapidly improving cultivation is really a double-edged sword.
Besides the unstable realm, the disadvantage may also affect the seriousness of the cultivator's future practice.
Having experienced the pleasure of rapidly raising the realm, one would unconsciously feel bored when thinking about improving step by step again.
From frugality to luxury is easy, from luxury to frugality is difficult.
This principle is also applicable among cultivators.
Time passed slowly. When the third portion of essence blood was completely consumed, Han Feng's cultivation in this seclusion stopped at the mid-stage of Four-Star Dou Saint.
However, just when Han Feng was about to calm his breath, an accident happened.
The essence blood of the Yellow Spring Demon Saint burst out with a dazzling light, and a piece of information flew into Han Feng's brain.
Han Feng reacted quickly. The Innate Magnetic Origin in his sea of consciousness turned into chains filling the sky, intercepting this information immediately.
Fortunately, this information from the Yellow Spring Demon Saint's essence blood did not have any attacking intent; otherwise, the Innate Magnetic Origin alone would not have been able to stop it.
Han Feng let out a long breath. At the last moment, he was actually startled by the Yellow Spring Demon Saint's backhand.
He tried to read the content inside and found that there were no other obstacles. The process of opening the information was unexpectedly smooth.
"This is..."
The content in the information surprised Han Feng greatly.
It was not some last words, but a very simple map.
So simple that Han Feng didn't even know what the marked thing on it was.
"Is this leaving me another treasure?"
Han Feng thought.
The Demon Saint Essence Blood he refined now, excluding the small part given to Yao Chen, had reached ninety percent.
This information did not appear in the previous two refinements. It only suddenly emerged after refining the third portion.
Could it be that the Demon Saint would only give this information if I refined ninety percent of the Yellow Spring Essence Blood?
Han Feng pondered.
The Yellow Spring Demon Saint didn't know how he distributed this essence blood.
If he gave a bit more to others, would he not get this information?
Perhaps he arranged it in advance, having recorded the information in the essence blood long ago.
With the Yellow Spring Demon Saint's power, doing this was not difficult.
Han Feng didn't dwell too much on this issue.
Just looking at this map, one really couldn't tell where it was. Perhaps only by traveling the continent and approaching the location on the map could one discover it.
Saving the information properly, Han Feng collected his mind and focused his attention on his own cultivation.
Mid-stage of Four-Star Dou Saint, such cultivation was enough for Han Feng to use now.
Even facing Hun Miesheng, there was no need to worry.
Unless the opponent broke through to Five-Star in battle, he might not necessarily be Han Feng's opponent.
"Finally refined this opportunity completely onto myself."
Demon Saint Essence Blood, if left unused, would always feel somewhat unreliable.
Now that the refinement result is out, Han Feng is quite satisfied himself.
Han Feng stood up, and Dou Qi condensed into a robe outside his body.
He opened the stone door and came to the world outside the cave.
"Has it been more than two years?"
Han Feng looked at the time recording instrument in the puppet and nodded slightly.
Refining essence blood, creating Dou Techniques, and breaking through realms took a total of two and a half years.
It really can be said, "In the mountains, there is no calendar; when the cold ends, one does not know the year."
Once cultivation enters a certain state, time is often the easiest thing to forget.
Maybe a hundred years pass without noticing.
Fortunately, Han Feng didn't spend too long this time; three-quarters of the ten-year period remained.
If it were another Dou Saint who wanted to spend two years raising from Two-Star Dou Saint to Four-Star Dou Saint, they would probably say it's absolutely impossible.
Let alone two years, even two hundred years, having such a breakthrough would already be a remarkable thing.
Most Dou Saints might find it difficult to cross the barriers between star levels in their entire lives.
Many fallen Dou Saint powerhouses were One-Star or Two-Star initial-stage Dou Saints; Three-Star and Four-Star were rare.
To other cultivators, Dou Saints are the strong among the strong.
But within the rank of Dou Saint, there are also highs and lows, and this disparity is far greater than in other realms.
The current Han Feng can easily blow up the himself from two years ago without any effort.
Han Feng disappeared into the forest with a step.
The first thing after coming out of seclusion was to return to Feng City to see how Lin Xian'er and the others were doing.
During Han Feng's seclusion, Lin Xian'er and the others' safety was protected by puppets.
According to the puppet's feedback, Lin Xian'er did not encounter any special danger. For more than two years, she had been cultivating with peace of mind and hadn't even left the Black-Corner Region.
On the contrary, Ye Qingyun encountered several Rank 6 magical beasts causing trouble during the construction of the highway. In the crisis, Ye Qingyun acted decisively and swept away the magical beast turmoil single-handedly, without causing too much loss.
This matter was unusual. Afterwards, Deputy Commander Su Mei quickly began to investigate the source of the magical beasts and finally found that the surrounding countries did not want the Black-Corner Region's highway to reach their territories, so they united to interfere with the highway construction.
Among them, the Jia Ma Empire was not among the plotting countries. Instead, the Jia Ma Empire was the first country to approve the construction of the Black-Corner Region highway.
For this reason, the Jia Ma Empire was also isolated by other empires, and its situation was not very good.
In two years, the Black-Corner Region developed very quickly. Not only was the construction in some remote areas successfully implemented, but the Miter Commercial House also quickly revitalized the market in the Black-Corner Region and improved economic circulation.
The Black-Corner Region was originally a cluster of cities managing themselves, with significant differences in economic systems. So being able to discard the unsuitable and retain the efficient during the integration process is a remarkable thing.
Miter Ailin achieved the vision she had when migrating to the Black-Corner Region back then. Her correct judgment of the current situation once again allowed herself and the Miter family to further develop.
If she hadn't helped Han Feng in the early stage, the Miter family wouldn't have such a deep connection with Han Feng.
Although Hai Bodong gave him the remnant map of the Purifying Lotus Demon Fire, this had a measurable value.
But sentiment cannot be measured by value.
It can be worthless, or it can be worth a thousand gold.
Now, the Miter family has successfully taken root in the Black-Corner Region, relying on its rapid development timing to enjoy the dividends of the era.
With the huge scale of the underground trading network in the Black-Corner Region, the economic potential is much greater than that of the Jia Ma Empire.
Han Feng returned to the bamboo forest and saw his disciple practicing Dou Techniques.
In more than two years, her realm reached the peak of Nine-Star Dou Emperor, and judging by her aura, she seemed to have settled for at least half a year.
Lin Xian'er danced in mid-air without the support of Dou Qi wings on her back. The green dragon shadow under her feet was lifelike, and green and purple Dou Qi spiraled at her fingertips. With a claw flying out, she actually performed two claw strikes of different energies simultaneously.
Clap clap clap!
Soft applause rang out from Han Feng's hands.
"The Dou Technique is performed well. It seems that your hard work in the past two years hasn't been in vain."
Hearing this voice, Lin Xian'er's body trembled suddenly, then she turned her head abruptly to look at Han Feng.
"Master!"
She quickly performed the "Blue Sky Roaming Dragon Steps" and arrived in front of Han Feng in the blink of an eye.