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

Upon reaching the City Lord's Mansion's Reception Hall, Han Feng saw an elderly man in a black-and-yellow robe sitting solemnly in his seat, with a semicircular dragon-scale artifact floating behind him.

The artifact rose and fell behind him, displaying a Dou Zong expert's effortless command of Space Power.

Such an aura carried its own intimidation, but Han Feng treated it as nothing unusual and strolled into the hall at an unhurried pace.

"Sect Master Mo, I was merely looking for Rank 7 Heavenly Fragrance Spirit Wood. How did it draw you here as well?"

Han Feng greeted him and calmly took the seat of honor.

Mo Tianxing slowly opened his eyes, a trace of surprise flashing through them.

Han Feng's bearing seemed somewhat different.

In the past, although he had shown him greater respect, it had always felt like he was hiding something inside.

Now, neither servile nor overbearing, he instead seemed to have shed his disguise and become more sincere.

Having risen to become an overlord in the Black Corner Region, Mo Tianxing naturally had a keen eye for people.

He was especially familiar with the crafty sort who acted one way to your face and another behind your back.

Because he was that kind of person himself.

"Since Master Han Feng is searching for a Rank 7 medicinal ingredient, its purpose must be important. I happen to have a request as well, so I came personally to escort it."

Mo Tianxing set down his teacup and slightly tilted his chin.

The attendant behind him immediately took out a Treasure Box and opened it.

"I found the leaves of the Rank 7 Heavenly Fragrance Spirit Wood for Master Han Feng."

With a wave of Mo Tianxing's hand, the Treasure Box rose into the air and landed before Han Feng.

Two crystalline leaves lay quietly stacked inside the box, wisps of strange fragrance drifting from them.

Once the Heavenly Fragrance Spirit Wood matured, it bore only seven leaves. These two leaves alone were worth no less than ten million.

Han Feng closed the lid and said slowly, "They are indeed excellent Heavenly Fragrance Spirit Wood leaves. What does Sect Master Mo want?"

"Haha!"

Mo Tianxing laughed twice. "The Medicine Emperor is indeed straightforward. This old man has come to request a Spirit Abyss Pill for my disappointing son."

"A Spirit Abyss Pill?"

It was a Rank 5 Pill for Dou Ling experts. Not only could it allow the user to immediately advance one star in cultivation, but it could also speed up the maturation of Dou Qi crystals, accelerating cultivation. It also had some effect on tempering the body.

Han Feng nodded. "Of course. But by this calculation, doesn't Sect Master Mo seem to be taking a loss?"

One Heavenly Fragrance Spirit Wood leaf in exchange for one Spirit Abyss Pill was fair enough.

But two Heavenly Fragrance Spirit Wood leaves were worth more than a single Spirit Abyss Pill.

Mo Tianxing said indifferently, "When both sides are willing, how can it be called a loss?"

Han Feng neither agreed nor disagreed. Mo Tianxing was trying to do him a favor.

Still, he did not refuse.

"Then it's settled. If Sect Master Mo wishes to refine pills in the future, you may contact me anytime."

"Good!"

Mo Tianxing was delighted. Although he had taken a loss in this transaction, that might not be the case in the long run.

Being able to use a Rank 7 medicinal ingredient to refine pills meant that Han Feng's Alchemy Art had reached the threshold of Rank 7.

Befriending a future Rank 7 Alchemist brought benefits that money could not measure.

Flame Splits Waves Ruler

The ingredients needed to refine a Spirit Abyss Pill were much simpler than those for an Innate Pill, and Maple City's medicinal ingredient storehouse had them.

Although Mo Tianxing had also brought his own ingredients, Han Feng did not accept them.

Inside the alchemy room, Han Feng fired up the cauldron and began refining pills.

For a Ninth-grade Profound Pill Alchemist, even if his Soul Power and Dou Qi were still at relatively low levels, it did not hinder him from displaying superb alchemy techniques.

Bang!

A massive crimson medicine cauldron flew out of the Nether Sea Storage Ring. It landed like a giant beast, sending out a tremor as the cries of countless beasts rang in his ears.

This was a medicine cauldron from the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking—"Myriad Beast"!

Boom!

Azure flames ignited in Han Feng's palm. Driven by his spiritual power, they transformed into a tide and surged into the Myriad Beast Cauldron.

The Heavenly Flame Sea Heart Flame, combined with the Myriad Beast Cauldron of the Heavenly Cauldron Ranking.

With such a setup, it was being used to refine a batch of Rank 5 Spirit Abyss Pills.

The pills should have felt immensely honored.

Half an hour later, Han Feng emerged from the alchemy room with the Spirit Abyss Pills.

"Sect Master Mo, the Spirit Abyss Pills you requested."

The payment and goods were settled immediately. After inspecting them, Mo Tianxing was very satisfied and rose to take his leave.

"Thank you, Master Han Feng. If you have time another day, you must come visit my Black Emperor Sect."

"Certainly."

Han Feng smiled in return and watched Mo Tianxing's group depart.

This Mo Tianxing was rather interesting. A dignified Dou Zong expert, yet he was so courteous toward a mere Dou Emperor like him.

Part of it was certainly due to his status as a Rank 6 Alchemist, but not everyone possessed such magnanimity.

In Han Feng's eyes, there was no clear divide between good people and bad people.

Nor was he some great hero who prided himself on righteousness.

Different positions meant different worlds. He knew very clearly who his true enemies were.

The Soul Clan. Hun Tiandi.

Perhaps from an outsider's perspective, some would see Hun Tiandi as ambitious, resolute, and extraordinary in bearing.

He had plotted for a thousand years, stopped at nothing to become an emperor, and had even sacrificed his own clansmen through Blood Sacrifice. From a certain perspective, he truly was "admirable."

But that did not affect Han Feng's unwavering desire to kill Hun Tiandi in the slightest.

Because he and his friends were all victims.

That was all.

Returning to the alchemy room, Han Feng took out the medicinal ingredients he had gathered, then "cleaned" the medicine cauldron with Sea Heart Flame.

It could begin.

With a flick of his finger, flames rose. The medicinal ingredients flew into the cauldron one after another, transforming under the intense heat into clumps of refined Medicinal Liquid, which were compressed and refined.

The Rank 6 Life Jade Marrow entered the fray midway through the refinement. The moment it entered the cauldron, it showed signs of melting. Han Feng formed seals with his fingers, stabilizing the Life Jade Marrow as it gradually separated under the control of his Soul Power.

Once the Life Jade Marrow had separated into twenty bright white points of light, Han Feng flicked the Heavenly Fragrance Spirit Wood leaves into them.

They moved at incredible speed. The crystalline leaves, thin as cicada wings, sliced through the air and heat waves, arriving near the points of Life Jade Marrow in the blink of an eye.

"Condense!"

Han Feng released his control and changed the hand seals. The two main ingredients immediately converged, while Sea Heart Flame seized the opportunity and wildly licked at the leaves, fusing the two together.

Drip, drip, drip.

Time passed second by second, like water dripping through stone.

The embryonic form of the Rank 7 Innate Pill finally began to take shape under the tempering of Sea Heart Flame.

Its crystalline surface glimmered with specks of silver light, as if it possessed life.

Rumble!

Dark clouds suddenly filled the sky.

By now, more than five days had passed since he began refining the Innate Pill!

The Guest Elder alchemists in Maple City stopped what they were doing and came outside, staring at the scene in shock.

"Th-this is... a phenomenon!"

"As expected of Master Han Feng! He has refined another Rank 6 Pill!"

Yet at that moment, a sharp-eyed Rank 5 Alchemist tremblingly raised his hand and pointed toward the sky.

"No, it isn't merely a phenomenon. This... this is..."

Watching the "silver snakes" slowly emerge from the dark clouds, the Rank 5 Alchemist trembled with excitement.

"This is Pill Lightning!"

The Yao Codex recorded that only Rank 7 Pills could summon Pill Lightning!

The pill Lord Han Feng was refining was not Rank 6, but Rank 7!

To the alchemists of the Black Corner Region, Rank 7 Pills were practically legends.

Only a few who had traveled to the Central Plains had ever seen Rank 7 Pills with their own eyes.

"Rank 7 Pills already possess spirituality. I was fortunate enough to see one at an auction in the Central Plains. They say pills of that level can walk through the air!"

"Walk through the air? Isn't that what Dou Zong experts can do?"

"Hahahaha!"

Several alchemists chatted and laughed together, all of them visibly excited.

Today, those among them who had never eaten pork had finally seen a pig run.

Unlike the cheers filling the city, Han Feng's expression remained calm as he silently gathered his strength.

He had gotten too carried away with this refinement and made it a little too perfect, causing the Pill Lightning he had summoned to be more than three times stronger than it should have been.

Fortunately, he had plenty of experience dealing with Pill Lightning, so there was no need to panic.

Sea Heart Flame transformed in Han Feng's palm into a blue heavy ruler. Cracks crisscrossed its surface, and strange ravine-like patterns shimmered with profound light.

This was the weapon from his previous life, the Profound Heavy Ruler.

However, the Profound Yellow Flame that had accompanied it had now been replaced by Sea Heart Flame.

It felt slightly unfamiliar. Han Feng gripped the ruler's handle and looked up at the sky.

At that moment, the Pill Lightning had fully formed. A thunderbolt a zhang wide descended mightily, carrying the power of heaven and earth.

Han Feng took a deep breath. The Profound Heavy Ruler formed from Sea Heart Flame dragged across the ground, rippling like water.

Flame Splits Waves Ruler!

Whoosh!

The ruler slashed through the air. A semicircular arc shot upward from the ground and charged straight at the heavenly lightning.

Everyone in the city watched tensely. The next second, something that shocked them all happened.

That seemingly weak arc of force effortlessly tore open a gap in the pillar of heavenly lightning, then surged fiercely upward, splitting even the pitch-black sky in two.

Boom!

A thunderous explosion erupted in the heavens. The lightning tribulation dispersed, and the dark clouds swiftly hid away.

Only azure energy rippled outward like a tide, sweeping across the entire sky.

"What a blue sky."

Everyone raised their heads to admire the sight. Even in the Black Corner Region, where countless killings took place, such a beautiful scene still had its own meaning.

After unleashing Flame Splits Waves Ruler, Han Feng had already turned his back.

This was not blind confidence, but perfect familiarity with his own strength.

Well... perhaps not perfect. After all, he had still made rather too much of a commotion.