Chaos Body Refining Art

Profound Fire Pill King?

Chu Feng froze for a moment when he heard the voice, then opened the door and invited the Profound Fire Pill King inside.

"Senior, please come in and talk."

"No need."

There was still a trace of resentment in the Profound Fire Pill King's voice.

This left Chu Feng utterly bewildered. He cupped his hands and said, "May I ask what brings you here so late at night, Senior?"

"Little Feng, I entrusted Qian'er to you because I hoped you would nurture him into a capable man. I wouldn't have minded even if you beat or scolded him, but you either let him drink himself into a stupor or let others bully him. What kind of master are you?"

The more the Profound Fire Pill King spoke, the angrier he became, and he felt an urge to take him away.

Chu Feng burst out laughing at that. "Senior, I thought you no longer cared about Daqian. I didn't expect you to be looking out for him in silence. Why did you refuse to see him before, then?"

The Profound Fire Pill King said, "I was afraid that if Qian'er suffered hardship here and came back to complain to me, my heart would soften, so I simply avoided seeing him."

"Senior, you really do know how to raise a child."

Chu Feng said with a smile.

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The Profound Fire Pill King looked utterly puzzled. "Why are you flattering me instead of answering my question directly, brat?"

Chu Feng explained unhurriedly, "Senior, the ancients said: when heaven is about to place a great responsibility upon a man, it must first torment his heart and will, exhaust his sinews and bones, starve his body, and leave him destitute.

"Daqian fell too far behind before, and his mind is not yet mature. Even if I taught him a supreme cultivation art and he broke through to the True Fate Realm, he wouldn't get far on the road ahead.

"Only by experiencing life's ups and downs and learning that growing stronger is the only path will his mind grow ever more resilient.

"Only then can his future achievements be greater. To tell you the truth, Daqian came to me of his own accord today and said he wanted to cultivate."

The Profound Fire Pill King was merely a grandfather who doted on his child, not an unreasonable man. After hearing this, he looked thoughtful.

"According to you, Qian'er can now forge a supreme Great Dao through cultivation?"

"Naturally. However, I'm still short of some cultivation resources. I would ask you to lend me a hand, Senior."

Chu Feng had been wondering where to find a suitable place for Daqian to cultivate, and now the Profound Fire Pill King had come right to his door.

Free resources were not to be turned down.

"Let's hear it. As long as it's something I can help you with, I'll make sure it's done."

The Profound Fire Pill King chose to trust Chu Feng for the time being.

"I want earth fire. As the head of the Pill Dao Institute, it shouldn't be difficult for you to find me a source of earth fire, should it?" Chu Feng asked.

The Profound Fire Pill King said, "That's no problem. I'll awaken the fire vein in your Miscellaneous Dao Institute within three days and draw out the earth fire for you."

"Many thanks, Senior."

Chu Feng cupped his hands slightly.

"No need for thanks. I hope Qian'er can become the top outer disciple at the next outer sect competition," the Profound Fire Pill King said, making a request of his own.

Chu Feng said, "Why take so long? Within a year, I can have Daqian break through to the True Fate Realm. He might even make it in time for the next inner institute competition."

"Is that true?"

The Profound Fire Pill King sounded somewhat excited.

As Cao Youqian's ancestor, he knew his constitution better than any outsider. Never mind a year-even if Cao Youqian cultivated normally for three years, it would be quite an achievement for him to break through to the True Fate Realm.

Chu Feng looked confident. "A gentleman's word cannot be overtaken by a team of four horses."

The Profound Fire Pill King said, "Good. If you can help Qian'er break through to the True Fate Realm within a year, I'll secure a few inner disciple spots for your Miscellaneous Dao Institute."

"It's a deal."

A trace of delight crossed Chu Feng's face. As long as his Miscellaneous Dao Institute could have an inner institute, it could attract more disciples to join.

"All right, I won't keep talking. Farewell."

With that, the Profound Fire Pill King turned and left.

Chu Feng watched his departing back, closed the door behind him, and returned to his desk to begin writing.

By candlelight, the five large characters for Chaos Body Refining Art appeared on the paper.

This Chaos Body Refining Art was a body cultivation art he had created by combining all the body-refining methods from the fantasy novels he had read in his previous life.

The Chaos Body Refining Art was divided into two parts.

The first part was Five Elements Body Refining, and the second was Yin-Yang Body Refining.

The Five Elements Body Refining Chapter used the power of heaven and earth's five elements to refine the body.

The second part drew on the ultimate yin and ultimate yang powers of heaven and earth to refine the body.

Chu Feng spent the entire night revising and editing, finally completing a brand-new Chaos Body Refining Technique.

He glanced at the rising sun outside the window, stretched, washed up, and went straight to sleep.

At midnight two days later.

A sudden boom rang out from the back mountain of the Miscellaneous Dao Institute.

The entire Miscellaneous Dao Institute shook violently, jolting Chu Feng awake just after he had fallen asleep.

Fuck!

Was that an earthquake?

He immediately got dressed and prepared to go outside and investigate.

Chu Feng spread out his spiritual sense and soon detected a scorching presence on the back mountain.

Could the Profound Fire Pill King have drawn out the earth fire?

He went straight to the scene.

The Profound Fire Pill King was already standing there.

"Senior."

The Profound Fire Pill King said, "I've drawn out the earth fire for you. The Miscellaneous Dao Institute's fire vein was originally a first-grade fire vein.

"Although it can't compare to the supreme-grade fire veins of the Pill Dao Institute and the Artifact Refining Institute, it's still a rare fire vein. It's more than enough even for refining artifacts. See if it meets your needs."

Chu Feng examined it with his spiritual sense and saw golden-orange flames burning fiercely inside the cave.

"It's enough. It would be even better if it were a little weaker."

The Profound Fire Pill King tossed Chu Feng a jade pendant. "This pendant lets you draw fire from the fire vein at will. Keep it safe."

"Many thanks, Senior."

Chu Feng caught the jade token.

"Someone's coming. I'll be off."

With that, the Profound Fire Pill King vanished into the night.

No sooner had he left than two figures appeared within Chu Feng's sight.

"We pay our respects to Master."

The arrivals were none other than Xiao Chen and Cao Youqian.

Chu Feng smiled and said, "Did the little commotion I had someone cause disturb your rest?"

The two breathed a sigh of relief when they heard it had something to do with Chu Feng.

Xiao Chen glanced into the hole in the ground. Seeing the raging fire inside, he asked instinctively, "Master, is this for Junior Brother Cao's cultivation?"

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Cao Youqian's face was full of question marks.

Chu Feng nodded. "Starting tomorrow, Daqian, you'll use this earth fire to cultivate."

Cao Youqian was dumbfounded. "Master, you must be joking. This first-grade earth fire can melt even thousand-year cold iron. If I went in, I'd be reduced to ashes in less than an hour."

Xiao Chen, standing beside him, said, "Master, Daqian's current cultivation really can't withstand first-grade earth fire."

Chu Feng said thoughtfully, "Then let's change it to second-grade earth fire."

Xiao Chen nodded slightly. "If Junior Brother Cao gives it his all, he should have no problem withstanding second-grade earth fire for a day."

"Huh???"

Cao Youqian had thought his senior brother would speak up for him, but he had never imagined that his senior brother would agree too.

Chu Feng took out a jade pendant and said, "Daqian, with this pendant, you should have no trouble controlling the grade of the earth fire, right?"

Cao Youqian asked meekly, "Master, can't I cultivate somewhere else?"