Advancing to Dou Shi

The pill Lin Feng intended to refine this time was a peak second-grade pill known as the Qi Recovery Pill.

Among second-grade pills, this one was also extremely difficult to refine.

After taking it, one's Dou Qi could rapidly recover.

It was quite effective for those at the Dou Zhe and Dou Shi stages, but for a Da Dou Shi, its effects might prove somewhat unsatisfactory.

At the same time, this was also the highest-grade pill recipe he had obtained from Liu Xi.

After the cold medicinal cauldron gradually warmed up.

Lin Feng tapped his Storage Ring with a finger, and a pale green herb appeared in his palm.

He then tossed it into the coiled serpent head at the top of the medicinal cauldron.

The moment the medicinal herb entered the cauldron, the crimson flames within surged up and continuously scorched it.

As time passed, the pale green leaves gradually turned charred yellow, while green liquid continuously seeped out from them.

In the end, the plant itself completely turned to black ash, leaving only a mass of green liquid rolling about within the medicinal cauldron.

Seeing this, Lin Feng picked up a jade bottle and waved his hand. The green liquid within the cauldron accurately fell into the jade bottle.

Afterward, he casually picked up a Spirit Returning Red Fruit beside him and tossed it in.

A moment later, as he looked at the refined medicinal herbs, Lin Feng drew in a pained breath.

He had only gathered enough ingredients for twenty batches of Qi Recovery Pills, yet after refining them, he had obtained only fifteen batches. The rest had been ruined during refinement for various reasons.

One had to know that the ingredients needed to refine Qi Recovery Pills had been obtained through risking his life.

Especially the main ingredient, the Spirit Returning Red Fruit. Back then, he had been chased by a second-tier Blizzard Ape for a long time just to pick it.

Although he had eventually managed to kill it, seeing these ingredients destroyed naturally hurt far more than losing medicinal herbs stolen from someone else.

After grieving over the ingredients, he placed his hand over the medicinal cauldron again, poured in Dou Qi to kindle the flames, and added the refined extracts of four ingredients in turn, including Qi-Nourishing Grass.

Under the continuous scorching of the fierce flames, the differently colored medicinal essences gradually began to merge.

The liquids and powders fused together, slowly rolling about within the flames.

As time passed, the rough outline of a pill gradually began to emerge within the medicinal cauldron.

The pill's initial form was covered in pits and bumps, and its shape was utterly irregular.

Its surface was mottled with patches of green and purple, making it look like a strange object covered in sharp edges. It bore no resemblance at all to those smooth, lustrous finished pills.

Yet when Lin Feng saw this ugly pill form, he let out a sigh of relief.

At this point, the refinement was already ninety percent successful. What remained would be much easier.

A moment later, Lin Feng seized the right moment and swiftly grabbed a handful of Spirit Returning Red Fruit powder, tossing it into the medicinal cauldron while reducing the flames.

After being heated for more than ten minutes, the Spirit Returning Red Fruit powder slowly fused into the pill. At the same time, the Nascent Pill began to become smooth and round.

When the pill had been nourished sufficiently within the cauldron, Lin Feng beckoned with his hand. A pure white pill shot out from the medicinal cauldron, and he quickly took out a jade bottle from the side and stored it inside.

Half a day later, when Xiao Yi Xian saw Lin Feng put away the last pill, she stepped forward and praised, "With your current alchemy skills, I imagine it won't be long before you become a Third-grade Alchemist."

Looking at the eleven Qi Recovery Pills inside the jade bottle, Lin Feng shook his head slightly and replied, "How could it be that easy? I don't even have a single third-grade pill recipe yet."

After speaking, he saw her standing to one side, longing in her beautiful eyes as she gently stroked the medicinal cauldron. He smiled and said, "Actually, you don't need to envy me so much. If you can find Heavenly Flames and keep your constitution under control, you can refine some pills too."

"Really? Don't alchemists need a Fire-Wood Attribute?" Upon hearing this, Xiao Yi Xian's eyes widened slightly in disbelief.

"A suitable attribute only makes it easier for you to get started and gives you a higher potential ceiling. For people like you, I can't guarantee anything at higher levels, but once your strength improves, with the help of Heavenly Flames, refining low-grade pills won't be a problem."

"Hehe, I'm not asking for that much. As long as I can refine pills, I'll be satisfied."

Hearing Lin Feng's affirmative answer, Xiao Yi Xian gave an adorably naive laugh. Her desire for Heavenly Flames grew even stronger.

"Hehe, you're pretty easy to satis—hm?"

Before he could finish, Lin Feng's expression suddenly changed. His body began to absorb Dou Qi on its own, beyond his control.

He quickly realized what was happening and said in astonishment, "Could it be that I'm about to break through to Dou Shi?"

Xiao Yi Xian hurriedly withdrew from the cave to avoid disturbing his breakthrough.

Lin Feng had not expected that he would unexpectedly encounter an opportunity to break through to Dou Shi.

With no time to think, he swiftly stored the pills in his Storage Ring, then urgently sat cross-legged and began advancing.

At that moment, as his Dou Qi Vortex spun at high speed, the Dou Qi within the cave crazily surged into Lin Feng's body.

The chaotic Dou Qi passed through the specific Meridians of his Cultivation Method, transforming into streams of pure Dou Qi before finally being absorbed by the Dou Qi Vortex.

At the same time, the vortex gradually shrank in size.

Yet the Dou Qi it contained became increasingly dense.

After absorbing Dou Qi like this for several hours, Lin Feng had no idea just how much he had taken in.

By then, liquefaction had already begun to occur within the vortex.

As the gaseous Dou Qi continuously decreased, the liquefied Dou Qi became more and more abundant.

After an unknown amount of time had passed, once the final trace of gaseous Dou Qi had completely liquefied.

The Dou Qi Vortex suddenly flung the liquid Dou Qi within it toward every part of his body.

This scattered liquid Dou Qi was flung through nearly every part of his body.

And whenever the liquid Dou Qi touched his Meridians, bones, or flesh, it slowly merged into them!

A surge of wild joy immediately rose in Lin Feng's heart. He could feel that as the liquid Dou Qi entered him.

Every piece of his bones and flesh seemed to be undergoing a transformation, gradually filling with immense power.

This process continued for more than ten minutes before slowly coming to a stop.

As the vortex gradually stopped spinning, Lin Feng's absorption of the external Dou Qi also weakened until it disappeared entirely.

At the instant the suction vanished, Lin Feng, seated within the cave, suddenly opened his eyes.

In an instant, the black hair behind him fluttered without wind, and his clothes billowed on their own.

A fierce aura several times more powerful than it had been a few hours earlier erupted from his body as though awakening!

The billowing clothes on his body continued for quite some time before slowly settling against Lin Feng's skin.

He exhaled a mouthful of foul air expelled from within his body, then rose to his feet, unable to conceal the joy on his face.

He had finally advanced from a Dou Zhe and become a true Dou Shi!