The Pride of a Dou God Clan

"Father, I'm back." The moment Shi Kang stepped into the Grand Hall, he called out to Shi Gang, who was seated in the Main Seat.

Seeing his son return full of energy, Shi Gang's face, which had been tense from handling official affairs, immediately broke into a smile.

After all, venturing out for experience was filled with unknowns and dangers. It was Shi Kang's first time leaving, and Shi Gang had been quite worried, afraid that something might happen to his son.

Now that he saw his son return safely, the weight in his heart was finally lifted.

At the same time, he was somewhat puzzled. Had his son's training journey not been far too short?

Shi Kang had been gone for less than a month.

"Eh? Son, you broke through to the two-star Dou Ancestor and even refined a Heavenly Flame?" Shi Gang was indeed a six-star Dou Saint. With just one glance, he keenly sensed the subtle yet obvious changes in his son.

A trace of the scorching heat and wild fury of a Heavenly Flame lingered faintly within Shi Kang's aura.

"Yes, Father. I found a Fallen Heart Flame in the Northwest Continent. I thought its ability to accelerate cultivation was pretty good, so I refined it." Shi Kang had always been honest with his father. There was no need to hide anything.

With a generous wave of his hand, a scorching aura rushed forth, and the Fallen Heart Flame danced cheerfully in his palm.

"Mhm. Ranked fourteenth, it is indeed suitable for you to refine at your current stage." Shi Gang nodded slightly, a trace of approval appearing in his eyes.

The Fallen Heart Flame was ranked fourteenth. For Shi Kang, who had just broken through to the Dou Zong realm, it was just right and truly a good choice.

"I had originally planned to send someone to the Pill Tower in a few days to take the Three Thousand Burning Flame. I didn't expect you to have already found and refined one." Shi Gang spoke slowly, his tone carrying a hint of surprise.

In truth, ever since Shi Kang had switched to cultivating the Myriad Spirits Body Refining Art, Shi Gang had already made preparations in advance and dispatched people across the continent to search for Heavenly Flames.

Naturally, the information that the Pill Tower possessed the Three Thousand Burning Flame could not escape the Stone Clan's vast and tightly woven intelligence network.

Shi Gang had planned to send someone to retrieve it in a few days and give his son a surprise. Who would have thought Shi Kang would return so soon? He had not even gotten the chance to give him that surprise.

"The Three Thousand Burning Flame!" Shi Kang's eyes lit up.

After witnessing the powerful body-refining effects of the Myriad Spirits Body Refining Art, Shi Kang had become completely obsessed.

Although it had been less than five days since he refined the Fallen Heart Flame, the improvement to his body surpassed what he could achieve through a month of painstaking body refinement in the past.

Its body-refining effect was simply too powerful.

And this was only the effect of refining one Heavenly Flame. He could hardly imagine how powerful his body would become if he refined several more Heaven and Earth Spiritual Materials.

It was truly something to look forward to!

"Mhm. The Three Thousand Burning Flame is trapped by the Pill Tower in the Star Domain. Keeping it in their hands is a waste anyway, so it would be better to let you refine it and increase your strength." Shi Gang said casually, his tone carrying the particular sense of superiority unique to a Dou God Clan.

When members of a Dou God Clan looked upon those without Dou God Bloodlines, they inevitably felt somewhat superior. Although the Stone Clan's Dou God Bloodline had already grown very thin, that pride ingrained in their bones was still difficult to erase. Shi Gang was no exception.

If the Pill Tower Old Ancestor had not been a five-star Dou Saint, Shi Gang would not have regarded the Pill Tower as worthy of his attention at all.

That was right. The Pill Tower Old Ancestor had never appeared in public, so aside from Shi Kang, a transmigrator, no one knew that he was already a six-star Dou Saint.

"Father, how do you plan to take the Three Thousand Burning Flame?" Shi Kang asked curiously. He wanted to know what method his father would use to obtain this Heavenly Flame from the Pill Tower.

"Just tell them. It is only sitting there anyway." Shi Gang spoke nonchalantly, showing no regard for the Pill Tower whatsoever.

The Stone Clan was a Dou God Clan. If they wanted a Heavenly Flame, would the Pill Tower dare refuse?

The superiority of a Dou God Clan.

As a transmigrator, Shi Kang knew many secrets, so the sense of superiority in his heart was not nearly as strong.

"Father, leave the matter of the Three Thousand Burning Flame to me. Just send a Dou Saint Elder with me."

"Alright. When the time comes, I'll have Elder Shi Yun accompany you." Shi Gang did not think much of it, feeling that it was merely a trivial matter.

Shi Yun was a late-stage two-star Dou Saint, even stronger than the First Elder of the Lesser Pill Tower.

If his son were not going, Shi Gang might have casually sent two Half-Saints instead.

But since Shi Kang said he wanted to go himself, it would be better to send someone stronger to protect him, just to be safe.

When the time came, even if the people of the Lesser Pill Tower appeared, Shi Yun would be able to suppress them.

Shi Kang did not refuse his father's arrangement.

Having a two-star Dou Saint accompany him would indeed be safer and would also make things more convenient for him.

Why did Shi Kang want to go personally?

Obtaining the Three Thousand Burning Flame without offending the Pill Tower was only one reason. He also had an important purpose: recruiting talent.

In the original story, quite a few alchemist geniuses had appeared during the Pill Tower's alchemist competition.

Among them, Cao Ying, the Cao Family Enchantress, possessed unquestionable talent in alchemy.

Such a young Tier 8 Alchemist would have no difficulty becoming a Ninth-grade Alchemist in the future with a little cultivation.

As a Dou God Clan, the Stone Clan did not lack Tier 8 Alchemists, but it did not have even one Ninth-grade Alchemist.

Shi Kang wanted to cultivate a Ninth-grade Alchemist for the Stone Clan. That way, if he wanted to refine any Ninth Grade Pills in the future, he would not need to ask the Yao Clan for help.

Relying on oneself was better than relying on others. Besides, an alchemist he cultivated himself would be more trustworthy, and he would not have to worry about anyone tampering with the pills.

Shi Gang did not know that his son was making such plans. Seeing that Shi Kang no longer mentioned the Three Thousand Burning Flame, he asked what had happened during Shi Kang's training and why he had returned so early.

"Father, I accidentally found this. I want you to help me take a look at it." As he spoke, Shi Kang carefully took out the mass of green matter he had obtained within the Gate of Death.

"Mhm? This is..." Shi Gang took the green ball of light from his son and narrowed his eyes slightly as he examined it carefully.

With a casual wave of his hand, a powerful force surged out and shattered the Seal left behind by Shi Fei.

The moment the Seal broke, the previously obedient ball of light instantly turned violent.

Countless wind blades whirled around the ball of light, producing piercing whistling sounds as they tore through the air. The wind blades were incomparably sharp, and wherever they passed, even the air was sliced and distorted.

"The Wind Attribute Energy is extremely dense, and its attacks possess powerful penetrating force..." Shi Gang slowly spoke as he sensed the power emanating from the ball of light.

"Father, what do you think? Do you recognize this thing?" Shi Kang asked expectantly, his eyes filled with anticipation.

"Son, what you really want to ask is whether this can be refined to temper your body, right?" Shi Gang looked like a tough man on the surface, but that did not mean he lacked brains. He immediately guessed what his son was thinking.