148: Chapter 147 The Complete Guide to Alchemy! The Nine-Turn Large Intestine Pill! The Golden Pagoda is Overeaten Again (2)

Pale golden light poured from his palm, enveloping the five books.

The books floated up in the golden light, their pages flipping one by one like a bird flapping its wings.

The words drifted off the pages like butterflies, falling leaves, or stars floating in the sky.

They gathered together, spinning, colliding, and fusing.

[Fusion Materials detected: Ancient Alchemy Texts ×5 (Purple quality)]

[Ancient Text Fusion]

[Suggested consumption: 200,000 mana]

[Fusion direction: Knowledge Integration]

Lin Feng injected 200,000 mana.

The golden light surged, and the words spun even faster, becoming denser and denser until they formed a whirlwind of text.

The whirlwind stopped.

The words ceased their rotation and gathered together like a heap of crumpled paper.

They were deforming, compressing, and fusing.

From a heap into a cluster; from a cluster into a single book.

The book slowly took shape within the golden light, becoming increasingly clear.

The cover was deep blue, like the night sky.

There were characters on the cover, gold-stamped and shimmering—"taixu alchemy encyclopedia".

The golden light dissipated.

The book fell from mid-air into Lin Feng's palm.

[Obtained: taixu alchemy encyclopedia (Gold)]

[Quality: Gold]

[Effect 1: Upon reading, gain all Alchemy knowledge of the Taixu Dojo; Alchemy proficiency significantly increased]

[Effect 2: Records 128 types of Pill Formulas, covering basic Medicinal Pills to legendary grade Medicinal Pills]

[Effect 3: Can automatically search for required Pill Formulas and view refining methods with one click]

[Effect 4: Alchemy success rate +80%, Medicinal Pill quality +3 tiers]

[Effect 5: Holder can comprehend the special skill "True Explanation of the Dao of Pills"]

[True Explanation of the Dao of Pills: After activation, all Alchemy actions within the next 60 seconds will be flawless, guaranteed to refine the highest quality Medicinal Pills. Cooldown: 3 days.]

Lin Feng looked at the description and smiled.

An 80% increase in Alchemy success rate and a three-tier quality boost—this was much stronger than the previous complete compendium of elixirs.

He put the book into his wanxiang ring and looked at the pile of porcelain bottles.

Three bottles of life-prolonging pills, five pills per bottle, totaling fifteen.

Two bottles of origin-nurturing pills, three pills per bottle, totaling six.

One bottle of inedia pills, five pills.

One bottle of detoxification pills, three pills.

He poured out all the Medicinal Pills and piled them together.

The life-prolonging pills were pale yellow, the origin-nurturing pills were pale green, the inedia pills were gray, and the detoxification pills were white.

Large and small, of various colors, they formed a small mountain.

He held both hands over the pile of Medicinal Pills, palms down.

"Talent—Activate."

Pale golden light enveloped the pile of Medicinal Pills.

The Medicinal Pills floated up in the golden light, one by one, like colored beads.

They spun, collided, and fused, as if dancing.

[Fusion Materials detected: life-prolonging pill ×15 (Purple), origin-nurturing pill ×6 (Purple), inedia pill ×5 (Purple), detoxification pill ×3 (Purple)]

[Medicinal Pill Fusion]

[Suggested consumption: 500,000 mana]

[Fusion direction: Quality Sublimation]

Lin Feng injected 500,000 mana.

The golden light surged, and the Medicinal Pills spun even faster, becoming denser and denser until they formed a colorful whirlwind.

They were melting, blending, and reshaping.

From a heap into a cluster; from a cluster into a single pill.

The Medicinal Pill slowly took shape within the golden light, becoming increasingly clear.

The Medicinal Pill was golden and round, like a golden bean.

There were patterns on the surface, ring after ring, like the growth rings of a tree.

The golden light dissipated.

The Medicinal Pill fell from mid-air into Lin Feng's palm.

[Obtained: Nine-Turn Large Intestine Pill (Gold)]

[Quality: Gold]

[Effect: After consumption, all attributes +100, health points limit +500,000, mana limit +500,000, Physique +50, spirit +50, all elemental affinities +10%]

[Description: A top-grade Medicinal Pill fused from the essence of various Medicinal Pills, containing terrifying medicinal power. With the power of nine turns, one pill leads to Immortal Ascension.]

Lin Feng looked at the description, his eyes widening.

All attributes plus one hundred, health points plus 500,000, mana plus 500,000, Physique plus fifty, spirit plus fifty, and elemental affinity plus ten percent.

Without a second thought, he stuffed the Medicinal Pill into his mouth.

The Medicinal Pill melted instantly upon entering his mouth, turning into a warm liquid that flowed down his throat.

The liquid was very hot, like lava, boiling water, or the summer sun.

Wherever it flowed, it felt as though things were catching fire.

His stomach was burning, his intestines were burning, his blood was burning, and his bones were burning.

He felt as if he were being roasted over a fire; from head to toe, inside and out, every inch of his skin was smoking.

But he endured it.

He didn't scream or move; he just sat there, waiting for the heatwave to pass.

The heatwave passed, replaced by a warm current—gentle and soft, like a spring breeze.

The warm current flowed through his body, passing through every blood vessel, every nerve, every muscle, and every bone.

He felt his body changing, becoming lighter, stronger, and more resilient.

Like a piece of iron being heated red-hot, hammered, and quenched, turning into steel.

The warm current gradually dissipated.

He opened his eyes and looked down at his hands.

They were still the same hands, but they were different.

The skin was whiter and finer, like jade.

The fingernails were brighter, as if coated in a layer of oil.

He clenched his fists, and his knuckles cracked loudly, full of power.

He opened his attribute panel.

[Rank: 49. spirit: 2120 (+100). Spell Attack: 10,600. health points: 2.97 million (+500,000). mana: 2.81 million (+500,000). Physique: 245 (+50). Source of Life: Recovers 59,400 per second. Elemental Affinity: Light 156%, Earth 156%, Wood 127%, others 90%-97%; after +10% each: Light 166%, Earth 166%, Wood 137%, others 100%-107%.]

Looking at those numbers, he nodded in satisfaction.

Nearly three million health now, recovering almost sixty thousand per second, and both Light and Earth affinities exceeded 160%.

He closed the panel, stood up, and brushed the dust off himself.

There was one last thing to deal with—the taixu alchemy furnace.

He took the Pill Furnace out of the wanxiang ring and placed it before him.

The Pill Furnace was very tall, reaching his chest, and so thick that he couldn't wrap his arms around it.

It was bronze-colored with patterns on its surface—clouds, cranes, mountains, and rivers, all of which seemed to be moving.

The beast on the lid crouched there, looking at him with golden eyes that resembled two gemstones.

He then poured out the Alchemy Materials from the wanxiang ring—stuff he'd accumulated in the Desert Golden Sea, farmed in the Old City District, and picked up on the high-speed train; it was a messy pile on the ground.

There were medicinal herbs, Ores, beast bones, beast blood, Spirit Stone fragments—some colorful, some pitch black, some as large as a fist, others as small as a fingernail.

Looking at the pile of Materials and then at the Pill Furnace, an idea formed in his mind.

Instead of using the Pill Furnace for Alchemy, he would fuse the Pill Furnace with those Materials.

His Fusion Talent could fuse all things.

Herbs, equipment, skills, books.

The Pill Furnace was also an object, so why couldn't it be fused?

He took a deep breath and held both hands over the pile of Materials and the Pill Furnace, palms down.

"Talent—Activate."

Pale golden light poured from his palms, enveloping the pile of Materials and the Pill Furnace.

The Pill Furnace floated up in the golden light, and the Materials also rose, orbiting the Pill Furnace like planets around a sun.

They were spinning, colliding, and fusing.

[Fusion Materials detected: taixu alchemy furnace (Red), various Alchemy Materials (Blue, Purple, Gold)]

[Equipment and Material Fusion]

[Suggested consumption: 1,000,000 mana]

[Fusion direction: Quality Sublimation]

Lin Feng injected one million mana.

The golden light surged, making him squint.

The Pill Furnace spun in the golden light, and the Materials melted, turning into various colored liquids that flowed into the Pill Furnace.

The Pill Furnace absorbed those liquids like a sponge soaking up water, roots absorbing soil, or an infant drinking milk.

It was changing, shrinking from half a person's height to the size of a washbasin, then to the size of a watermelon, and finally to the size of a fist.

The golden light dissipated.

The Pill Furnace hovered in mid-air, only the size of a fist and entirely golden, like a golden egg.

There were no more patterns on the surface; it was smooth as a mirror.

The beast on the lid was gone too, leaving only a smooth cover.

[Obtained: taixu small golden furnace (Gold)]

[Quality: Gold]

[Effect 1: Can automatically refine Medicinal Pills; after placing Materials and setting the formula, it will automatically produce pills]

[Effect 2: Alchemy success rate +100%, Medicinal Pill quality increased by five tiers]

[Effect 3: Can store Medicinal Pills; internal space of 1,000 cubic meters, with a time flow rate 1/1,000 of the outside world]

[Effect 4: Furnace Fire Control—Can freely control the pill fire within the furnace for combat or Alchemy]

[Effect 5: Pill Furnace Protection—When under attack, can summon the Pill Furnace to protect the body, absorbing 5 million points of damage; cooldown 6 hours]

Lin Feng looked at the description, his hands trembling.

100% Alchemy success rate, quality increased by five tiers, 1,000 cubic meters of space, 1/1,000 time flow, and a shield absorbing five million damage.

He reached out to take the small golden furnace.

Just as his hand touched it, his brow suddenly lit up.

The golden tower soul drifted out from his Sea of Consciousness, hovering before him.

The tower was only a palm high with nine levels, each with runes flowing across it.

It floated above the small golden furnace, and a golden vortex appeared at the base of the tower, erupting with a terrifying suction force.

The small golden furnace was sucked in, vanishing in the blink of an eye.

Lin Feng was stunned. "You... you ate it?"

The golden tower soul did not answer.

It simply spun, the runes on the tower body glowing brighter and brighter.

Then, a piece of information entered Lin Feng's mind.

[golden tower soul has devoured "taixu small golden furnace" (Gold)]

[Digesting...]

[Digestion complete]

[獲得新特性：自動煉丹]

[Automatic Alchemy: The tower soul can automatically refine Medicinal Pills. Simply place the medicinal herbs inside the tower and set the Pill Formula; the tower soul will then refine the pills on its own. Alchemy success rate is 100%, and there is a high probability of Medicinal Pill quality increasing. No host control required.]

[Description: A gift from the Ancient King, the ultimate dream of an Alchemist.]

Lin Feng looked at the description, his mouth hanging open wide enough to fit an egg.

Automatic Alchemy?

He didn't have to do anything, just put the herbs in?

100% success, and a five-tier quality boost?

He couldn't help but laugh, doubling over until tears nearly came to his eyes.

"Hahaha! This function is amazing! I can refine pills even while lying down from now on!"

After laughing his fill, he wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and looked at the golden tower soul.

The tower soul was still spinning, the runes on its body slowly dimming.

It drifted back into his brow, disappearing into his Sea of Consciousness.

Lin Feng stood there, feeling lighthearted.

He had the Medicinal Pills, the Alchemy books, and the Pill Furnace—and he didn't even have to refine them himself.

He looked around; the desert was still the same desert, dusty and deathly silent.

But the way he looked at this desert was different now.

It wasn't a desert; it was a treasure vault.

The treasure vault of the Taixu Dojo.

In this vault, he had found Medicinal Pills, books, and a furnace.

It was enough, more than enough.

He turned around, preparing to leave.

After a few steps, he stopped and looked back at the cluster of buildings.

Halls, pavilions, terraces, and corridors, high and low, large and small, stood silent in the wind.

He watched for a moment, then turned and continued walking.

Just a few steps later, footsteps came from ahead.

Not just one person's footsteps, but many—hurried and heavy, as if running.

Lin Feng stopped and looked forward.

A group of people emerged from the buildings.

Seven, no, eight.

He counted them—eight.

Walking at the very front was that tall guy—the Filipino who had run away earlier.

Behind him followed five people, all wearing dusty Explorer uniforms with Philippine badges pinned to their chests.

At the very back were two more people, not Filipinos, but... he squinted.

They were Japanese and Korean.

The Japanese man wore a black Explorer uniform, his back straight and his expression solemn.

The Korean man wore a white Explorer uniform, young and handsome, with a smile on his face.

Seeing Lin Feng, the tall guy stopped.

He looked back at the others, pointed at Lin Feng, and babbled a string of words.

Tagalog—Lin Feng couldn't understand it, but he could read the tall guy's expression.

That expression said—it's him, he stole our stuff.

The five Filipinos looked at Lin Feng with ill intent.

The Japanese man looked at Lin Feng expressionlessly.

The Korean man looked at Lin Feng, his smile deepening.

Lin Feng stood there, looking at them.

The wind blew from the west, tossing his hair.

He didn't speak or move.

He just watched them, as if watching a group of clowns.

The tall guy took a step forward, pointed at Lin Feng, and shouted another string of words.

This time his voice was loud, as if he were yelling.

Lin Feng looked at him and finally spoke. "Are you finished?"

The tall guy couldn't understand the words, but he understood the tone.

That tone told him—you're not worthy of speaking to me.

His face flushed red, his lips trembled, and he wanted to say something, but nothing came out.

He looked back at the five Filipinos, his eyes full of a plea for help.

One of the five stepped forward.

Not tall, but very sturdy, with broad shoulders and a thick neck.

He walked in front of the tall guy and looked at Lin Feng.

He scanned him from top to bottom and bottom to top several times.

Then he spoke, his voice deep like muffled thunder. "Chinese?"

Lin Feng looked at him. "Yes."

The man nodded. "I am Rodrigo. From the Philippine Explorer Force."

He paused. "I heard you stole our things?"

Lin Feng laughed. "Your things? Those are things from the Taixu Dojo, left by Chinese ancestors. Since when did they become yours?"

Rodrigo fell silent.

The people behind him also fell silent.

The tall guy opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but Rodrigo glared at him, and he shut up.

Rodrigo looked at Lin Feng. "Chinese man, here is not China. It's a Secret Realm, a no-man's land. Whoever finds it, owns it."

Lin Feng looked at him. "Well, I've found it now, so it's mine. What are you here for?"

Rodrigo fell silent again.

He looked at the Japanese man, then at the Korean man.

The Japanese man was expressionless, and the Korean man was smiling.

He withdrew his gaze and looked at Lin Feng. "Chinese man, I don't want to fight you. But the things—you must leave them behind."

Lin Feng looked at him and sighed. "There are eight of you and one of me. Do you think you can beat me?"

Rodrigo didn't speak.

The people behind him didn't speak either.

They looked at Lin Feng, their eyes filled with hesitation, unease, and fear.

The tall guy had told them about the previous battle.

Lin Feng had crippled Juan in one move and scared the tall guy away with a single sword strike.

Could the eight of them together beat such a person?

They didn't know.

Lin Feng looked at them and waited for a few seconds.

No one spoke, and no one moved.

He turned around, preparing to walk away.

"Stop!" Rodrigo's voice came from behind.

Lin Feng stopped but didn't turn back.

"Chinese man, I'll ask you one more time. The things—will you hand them over?"

Lin Feng didn't answer.

He took a step and continued walking.

The sound of blades being drawn came from behind.

One, two, three... eight sounds.

He didn't look back and kept walking.