Battle Through the Heavens: Han Feng, Respect the Teacher and Value the Dao

It seemed the Green Lotus Core Flame had only just been born. It possessed some intelligence, but not much.

Han Feng thought to himself.

Compared to the Profound Yellow Flame from his previous life, this Green Lotus Core Flame was as gentle as the little maid at home.

Although the Green Lotus Core Flame ranked higher, the Profound Yellow Flame had already developed great intelligence. It was powerful, yet exceedingly cunning.

Remembering the arduous experience of subduing the Profound Yellow Flame in his previous life, Han Feng could not help letting out a long sigh.

Obtaining the Green Lotus Core Flame this time had been somewhat cumbersome, but it was already the fastest and easiest way.

Clearing the distracting thoughts from his mind, Han Feng took out a Rank 6 Origin Returning Marrow Condensing Pill and swallowed it in one gulp.

The Rank 6 Pill dissolved upon entering his stomach. Its powerful medicinal power swept through his entire body, and a circle of bright yellow light burst from Han Feng's body.

The medicinal power autonomously condensed origin veins within his body, protecting his fragile meridians.

Once the medicinal power took effect, Han Feng took out a flask of Ice Spirit Cold Spring and drank it all in large gulps.

Gulp, gulp.

The freezing spiritual liquid transformed into pure frigid energy upon entering his mouth, swiftly spreading throughout Han Feng's body and freezing a layer of white frost over his skin.

"Hah!"

His breath turned to frost, white as a smoky dragon. Han Feng suddenly opened his eyes and grabbed at the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Perhaps his attack had come too suddenly. Caught off guard, the Green Lotus Core Flame was directly seized by Han Feng, not even having time to play its game of hide-and-seek.

Without giving it a chance to react, Han Feng swallowed the flame seed in one gulp.

Gulp.

In an instant, green flames erupted across Han Feng's body, while vast amounts of cold air rose up. In the blink of an eye, the cave became a misty fairyland.

Painful, suppressed groans drifted out from the mist as time slowly passed.

Thump, thump, thump.

About two days later, the sound of a heartbeat rang out within the cave, vigorous and powerful.

Within the dreamlike Sea of Mist, a faint green glow flickered in and out of sight, rising and falling, brightening and dimming.

Suddenly, Han Feng's voice rang out.

"Green Lotus Core Flame, return to your place!"

Buzz!

The green flames moved as though they were extensions of his limbs, directly sending out a ring of energy ripples that dispersed all the mist within the cave.

At the center of the cave, Han Feng sat upright in meditation. One blue and one green flame revolved around his body before finally merging into one, becoming an icy green flame.

Han Feng looked at the icy green lotus flame before him. Floating at its lotus heart was an Ocean Heart formed from the Sea Heart Flame. This was his new Heavenly Flame.

Green Lotus Sea Heart Flame.

The effects of the Flame Mantra had not disappointed Han Feng. He had truly succeeded in merging two different Heavenly Flames into one.

The Green Lotus Core Flame was born in the earth's core and possessed a portion of the power to control the earth, capable of awakening magma hidden deep underground.

The Sea Heart Flame was born in the depths of the ocean and possessed the wondrous power to control the sea. In terms of raw strength alone, the Sea Heart Flame surpassed the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Yet there was a reason the Green Lotus Core Flame ranked nineteenth.

First, the Green Lotus Core Flame was extremely stable. Its lotus shape gave it considerable defensive power.

Second, after absorbing the Green Lotus Core Flame, Han Feng not only felt his Life Origin grow considerably stronger, but even his cultivation aptitude was slowly recovering.

Stability, defense, life, and self-healing—these were the true values of the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Han Feng drew the Heavenly Flame back into his body, and Dou Qi trembled over his hand.

"My Dou Qi quality has greatly improved, and my cultivation actually broke through two stars in a row, reaching the realm of a Nine-Star Dou Huang."

Han Feng was extremely satisfied.

After absorbing the Green Lotus Core Flame, the Flame Mantra had successfully advanced into a Low-grade Earth Tier cultivation method. It had also returned a massive amount of energy, helping Han Feng break through to the peak of the Dou Huang realm.

In Han Feng's original plans, reaching the peak of the Dou Huang realm would have required at least a year of arduous cultivation. Now that he had saved so much time, he could properly plan how to advance to Dou Zong.

Having cultivated anew in this life, Han Feng understood very well just how important the Dou Zong realm was.

It was not only a dividing line for cultivators on the Dou Qi Continent, but also an opportunity for humans to defy fate and change their lives.

An ordinary Dou Huang, even after taking high-grade Longevity Pills, would only live between two and three hundred years.

But once one broke through to Dou Zong, one could alter one's constitution, regain one's youth, greatly extend one's lifespan, and living to five hundred would not be a problem.

What Han Feng valued was not regaining youth or greatly extending his lifespan, but the opportunity to alter his own constitution.

There were countless constitutions on the Dou Qi Continent, some innate and some acquired.

Some cultivators with merely average constitutions and aptitude waited precisely for the opportunity to break through to Dou Zong and reconstruct their bodies.

Of course, not everyone knew how to do this. Only major clans and powerful factions had the means for it. For independent Dou Zong cultivators, simply breaking through was already a blessing. Who cared about constitutions?

In his previous life, Han Feng's aptitude and constitution had both been first-rate. Yet when he broke through to Dou Zong, Yao Chen still brought him to a Blessed Land, where he swallowed superior spiritual medicines and borrowed the great power of heaven and earth to reconstruct his body.

Although doing so was costly and exceedingly troublesome, the benefits were immense. After breaking through to Dou Zong, Han Feng encountered no bottlenecks and broke through to Dou Zun within five years, preserving ample potential to challenge the Dou Sheng realm.

Thus, Han Feng had long been considering how he should break through to Dou Zong.

He definitely needed to find a Blessed Land, and superior spiritual medicines were indispensable as well—at the very least, they had to be Rank 8.

As for his constitution, that would depend on fate. If he could not find any suitable materials, he would condense a Fire Spirit Body just as he had in his previous life.

After circulating the Flame Mantra in the cave and cultivating briefly for half an hour, Han Feng, now in peak condition, finally rose to his feet.

Snake People Holy City

Arriving outside the cave, Han Feng lightly leaped onto a sand dune and looked down over the yellow sands.

"Let's pay a visit to the Snake People Tribe first."

Since Hai Bodong had already prepared most of the medicinal ingredients for the Calamity Breaking Pill, Han Feng would refine it for him.

The remaining ingredient was the fifth-tier Sand Mandala.

It grew only in the desert and needed to absorb geothermal heat, making it extremely rare.

Han Feng had searched the Tagor Desert for nearly a month without encountering a single plant.

To find the Sand Mandala, he would probably have to venture deep into the territory of the Snake People Tribe.

Originally, Han Feng had not intended to stir up unnecessary trouble. His main purpose was to obtain the Green Lotus Core Flame, and throwing the situation into chaos would do him no good.

But things were different now. Not only did he need to repay Hai Bodong's favor, but he had already obtained and even refined the Green Lotus Core Flame. So what if the situation became chaotic?

Come to think of it, if he had not appeared, the future owner of the Green Lotus Core Flame would have been Medusa, the Snake People Queen.

Thinking of that, Han Feng actually felt a little embarrassed.

Did this count as cutting her off in advance?

Shaking his head, he cast the childish thought aside.

Han Feng was not some pedantic fool. Such things were far too common in the cultivation world. Opportunities would not simply fall into one's hands if one foolishly waited around.

Cultivation meant contending with oneself, contending with others, and contending with heaven!

The reason Han Feng had remained calm in the face of change and treated others kindly throughout his journey was ultimately because he was powerful. Otherwise, who would care about him?

Only by becoming strong could one set one's own rules.

Han Feng opened his map and searched for the route to the Snake People Holy City.

Ordinary maps would not mark such routes, but the map Hai Bodong had given him showed them clearly. Even several desert supply stations had been marked out.

Hai Bodong had likely established them himself while traveling through the desert.

Han Feng spread his Dou Qi Wings, transformed into a streak of light, and shot into the sky.

Half a day later, Han Feng arrived at the center of the Tagor Desert.

"So that is the Snake People Holy City?"

Looking down from high in the air, Han Feng saw a massive city built amid the desert.

Towering city walls, patrolling Snake Soldiers, and lofty towers piercing the sky.

At least in terms of grandeur, Han Feng felt it was worthy of the words "Holy City."

Han Feng admired it for a moment before flying at high speed toward the gates in the city walls.

"Who goes there?"

The snake people guarding the walls immediately became alert. They all raised their bows and aimed them at Han Feng, this unexpected visitor.

Han Feng clasped his hands in greeting.

"My name is Han Feng. I have come to seek an audience with Queen Medusa. Might someone inform her?"

"Human, die!"

One snake person guard seemed to hate humans deeply and immediately released his bowstring.

The sharp arrow whistled forth, seemingly triggering the reactions of the other snake people. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh! Countless arrows shot toward Han Feng.

Han Feng smiled faintly and snapped his fingers.

Exquisite Dou Qi spread outward, instantly taking control of every arrow and bringing them to a halt in midair. Their arrowheads even slowly turned around.

But Han Feng did not fire them back. He simply released them and allowed them to fall.

"I'll notify the commander. Hold your positions and do not let this human enter the city!"

A snake person who appeared to be a squad leader gave orders to the Snake Soldiers guarding the city before hurriedly running into the city himself.

Han Feng stood quietly without making any excessive moves.

Having witnessed Han Feng's strength, the snake people did not dare act rashly again. The two sides remained locked in a standoff. The snake person who had fired the first arrow continued glaring furiously at Han Feng, as though he wanted to shoot another, but his companions stopped him.

A moment later, a female snake person with wine-red hair strode out of the city aggressively, accompanied by the snake person who had gone to report.

"My lady, it's him."

Hua She'er stared at Han Feng and said, "Human, you have trespassed into our tribe's territory. What business do you have here?"

Seeing that the newcomer seemed able to make decisions, Han Feng said, "I am an alchemist. I have come to the Holy City seeking a medicinal ingredient and hope to receive Queen Medusa's assistance."

"You are an alchemist?"

Hua She'er stared at Han Feng, unable to gauge his depth.

"That is correct."

"If so, then we will not kill you. But if you wish to see the Queen, I fear you must first wear this."

Hua She'er took out a set of chains, a teasing smile appearing on her face.

Han Feng looked at her calmly, but to Hua She'er, that expression seemed like disdain.

"Hmph!"

Hua She'er sneered. Dou Qi Wings spread from her back as she lunged fiercely at Han Feng.

Han Feng lightly shook his head, closed his eyes, and raised a hand.

Just as Hua She'er was about to touch his body, Han Feng's hand struck the chains with lightning speed. The overwhelming force directly sent Hua She'er sprawling to the ground.

"Chains are useless things."

Han Feng's indifferent voice rang out. The chains in Hua She'er's hand crumbled into dust and drifted down before her eyes.

The disheveled Hua She'er struggled to raise herself, instinctively retreating several zhang.

"You!"

She had not expected the human before her to possess such strength.

As a newly advanced Dou Wang, she could not even withstand a single move from him.

Had she been careless?