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"You've got guts, kid. You're just a Five-Star Dou Shi, yet you dare to train alone outside?"
Medusa leapt lightly off the Unicorn Horse as she spoke.
Lin Feng chuckled and replied, "Only by experiencing true life-and-death battles can one become a true powerhouse."
Hearing this, Medusa's charming eyes glanced at him, but she didn't say anything more.
After all, Lin Feng wasn't wrong—without facing mortal danger, one could never become a true expert.
At the same time, Lin Feng's mind was rapidly working.
He was thinking about how to keep Medusa by his side.
If this Dou Zong powerhouse was willing to assist him, he'd have a powerful trump card in his hands.
After a while, Lin Feng spoke up, "If I'm not mistaken, Your Majesty, your current situation is one body, two souls—you and that little one are both fighting for control over the body, right?"
"What does that have to do with you?"
Hearing Lin Feng mention her biggest trouble, Medusa's delicate brows furrowed, and her tone turned unfriendly.
"Heh, I actually have a way to solve Your Majesty's problem."
Lin Feng smiled faintly and said casually.
"What way?"
Medusa, who had been absentmindedly playing with her nails, paused her movements and looked up.
"However, if I help Your Majesty, I also hope that in critical moments, Your Majesty will assist me as well."
Lin Feng cupped his hands slightly and spoke.
"What makes you think you have the right to negotiate with me?"
Medusa's face turned cold, and her voice carried a trace of anger.
"The method I'm talking about involves a Sixth-tier Pill. In the surrounding empires, I doubt there's anyone willing to refine it for Your Majesty."
Lin Feng maintained his composure and spoke slowly.
Hearing this, Medusa's alluring face turned slightly ugly.
If Lin Feng's method was real, then he was right.
In the surrounding empires, no alchemist would dare to refine a Sixth-tier Pill for her.
More than that—
If those forces learned about her condition, they might join forces to kill her and eradicate the Snake-People Clan as a potential threat.
"You... can refine a Sixth-tier Pill?"
After a long silence, Medusa's bewitching voice rang out again.
Lin Feng quickly responded, "I can't refine it yet, but I'm already a fourth-tier Alchemist. Give me a few years, and I'll definitely be able to do it."
Medusa gazed at Lin Feng for a moment.
After thinking for a while—
She realized that waiting a few years was no big deal.
After all, she had plenty of time.
Finally, she nodded and said, "If you refine it for me, I'll help you once."
Seeing Medusa agree, Lin Feng grinned and explained his method.
"As far as I know, the Alchemist Association in Jia Ma Empire has a Sixth-tier Pill Recipe called the Soul Mending Pill. It's a unique pill that allows a soul to fully merge with a physical body. Although it has some unusual properties, for a soul body, it's an absolute divine elixir.
Not only can it rapidly restore soul power, but it can also completely heal past soul injuries."
Hearing Lin Feng's description, Medusa's eyes flickered with surprise.
She never expected that the Jia Ma Empire's Alchemist Association would have such a rare pill recipe.
But—
When she heard about the Soul Mending Pill's effects, her heart couldn't help but waver.
If she obtained this pill recipe and waited for Lin Feng to refine it—
After consuming the pill—
She would be able to completely control her body and unleash her full Dou Zong strength.
At that time, she could accomplish something that past Medusa Queens had never achieved—
Leading the Snake-People Clan out of the Tagore Desert!
But—
Thinking about how the pill recipe was in the Alchemist Association, her elegant brows furrowed slightly again.
After hesitating for a moment, Medusa looked at Lin Feng and said, "Find a place to hide nearby. I'll be back soon. Also, if I find that the pill recipe isn't as you described—"
Her gaze turned ice-cold.
"You're dead."
Before Lin Feng could react—
Medusa's seductive figure vanished on the spot.
"...That fast?"
Watching Medusa disappear, Lin Feng's mouth twitched.
He had wanted to ask her to grab a few other high-tier pill recipes for him while she was at it.
But—
"If Medusa can get the Soul Mending Pill Recipe, that works too. Saves me the trouble."
Originally, he had already come up with a way to steal the recipe himself.
But now—
Why not let someone else do the work for him?
With that thought, Lin Feng spurred his Unicorn Horse forward, searching for a hidden location.
After some time—
In a dense forest, Lin Feng was patiently waiting.
Before long—
Medusa reappeared before him.
Without a word, she tossed a scroll toward him.
"Here. You were honest. Take it."
On her way back, Medusa had glanced through the pill recipe's description.
The Soul Mending Pill's effects were indeed just as Lin Feng had described.
Lin Feng caught the scroll and, upon seeing a Sixth-tier Pill Recipe for the second time, couldn't help but play with it in his hands.
The Soul Mending Pill scroll was purple and silver, and when held, it had a cool, smooth texture.
On its polished surface, there were intricate patterns and ancient markings, giving it an almost artistic beauty.
"Kid, where are you heading next?"
Medusa forcibly suppressed the struggles inside her body, her tone slightly fatigued.
"A Sixth-tier Pill's ingredients aren't easy to find."
Lin Feng smiled and replied, "Next, I plan to go to the Black-Corner Region. That place is known as the largest black market in the Northwestern Region. It should be much easier to find the ingredients there than in Jia Ma Empire."
Lin Feng quickly put away the prescription and replied,
"Alright, you figure out how to gather the medicinal ingredients. If you can't get them, call me. As payment, I'll help you one more time."
Medusa nodded slightly. She had heard of the infamous Black-Corner Region, the largest black market in the northwest continent.
A place like that should have the ingredients she needed.
Since it was inconvenient for her to go searching for the medicinal ingredients herself, she entrusted the task to Lin Feng.
"No problem."
Seeing this, Lin Feng agreed without hesitation.
After all, gathering some medicinal ingredients in exchange for a Dou Zong expert's assistance—no matter how he looked at it, it was a huge profit for him.
Just as Medusa finished speaking, her body emitted a dazzling seven-colored glow. Due to the previous battle, she was already exhausted and could no longer suppress the Heaven Swallowing Python inside her.
Once the glow faded, she transformed back into the Heaven Swallowing Python's form.
"Ying Ying~"
Upon seeing her master, Xiao Cai could no longer hold back her grievances and started speaking a series of snake-language sounds that Lin Feng couldn't understand.
She angrily complained about the bad woman who had bullied her earlier.
"Good girl."
Lin Feng placed Xiao Cai in his palm, fed her a pill, and soothed her until she finally calmed down.
After that, the little creature coiled around Lin Feng's arm and fell into a deep sleep.
After all, competing for control of a body with Medusa today had drained her energy significantly.
Once Lin Feng made sure Xiao Cai was settled, he took out a map and began planning his route.
After analyzing for a while, he decided to travel from the Imperial Capital to Black Rock City, then to Qingshan Town.
From there, he would cross the Magic Beast Mountain Range and reach Da Ling City.
Finally, he would exit the Jia Ma Empire through Zhen Gui Pass and head toward the Black-Corner Region.
That was the only route leading north from the Jia Ma Empire to the Black-Corner Region.
Other paths would take a much longer detour, wasting precious time.
"Heh, I bet the He Clan would never expect the murderer of their Young Master to boldly walk right into their territory."
After seven days of travel, Lin Feng looked at the towering walls of Black Rock City and smirked inwardly.
Thanks to his alchemist robes, he was spared from queuing and easily entered the city.
Since he had used up all his medicinal ingredients, he decided to purchase some first.
Otherwise, during rest stops on the road, he wouldn't have the materials needed to practice alchemy.
However, after walking around the market for a while, Lin Feng shook his head in disappointment.
Back when he first started learning alchemy, he had been amazed by everything in this marketplace.
But now, he realized that the items here were rather outdated.
To gather enough ingredients for a fourth-tier pill, he had to visit multiple stalls.
Of course, if he were looking for something basic like Qi Gathering Powder, which was for Dou Zhi Qi-level cultivators, the ingredients were easy to find.
As for the Mitell Auction House, Lin Feng figured it would be the same situation.
They might be able to transfer ingredients from their other branches, but Lin Feng wasn't willing to wait that long.
Rather than sitting around and waiting, he'd rather hurry to the Black-Corner Region.
Surely, a place like that wouldn't lack fourth-tier medicinal herbs, right?
Wait a minute.
Lin Feng suddenly remembered someone Fu Lan Ke and the other old men often complained about.
That person should have quite a stockpile of high-quality medicinal ingredients.
"Hehe, sorry in advance."
With a smirk, Lin Feng stopped shopping for medicinal ingredients and turned to leave.
A Few Days Later
In the early hours before dawn, Lin Feng took out Xiao Cai, who was lying limp like a dead snake.
Looking at the little one, who had been asleep for several days, he could only shake his head.
It seemed like she wouldn't be of any help this time.
He took out a black robe he had prepared earlier and put it on.
Then, he stuffed some extra padding underneath, making himself appear bulkier.
Next, he retrieved an Ice Silk Mask, adjusting his features to resemble a middle-aged man in his forties.
Once he confirmed everything was in place, he left the courtyard and headed toward the Gu Te family's residence.
Over the past few days, after some investigation, he had pinpointed its exact location.
A while later, Lin Feng arrived in a secluded alley near the Gu Te residence and summoned his Purple Cloud Wings, flying silently to the rooftop.
Once on the roof, Lin Feng carefully removed a tile, only to discover another layer of Black Xuan Rock beneath it.
"Damn, this old man's house is built like an alchemy chamber from the Alchemist Association!"
Staring at the reinforced layer beneath the tiles, Lin Feng was genuinely surprised.
He touched the sturdy stone slab—though it wasn't very thick, an average Dou Ling expert wouldn't be able to break through it easily.
Scratching his head in frustration, Lin Feng had no choice but to find another way to get inside.
After searching for a while, he noticed that Gu Te's bedroom window was actually open.
Since there were no barriers or curtains, Lin Feng didn't dare get too close.
Instead, he flew to the rooftop of a building across from Gu Te's bedroom, laying flat against the tiles while observing the room.
Inside, a thin, monkey-like old man was snoring away on his bed.
Seeing this, Lin Feng quietly muttered,
"Skyfire Three Mysterious Change!"
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