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"Oh? Since Senior has personally come to invite me, how could I possibly refuse? On that day, I'll make sure to come in person to offer my congratulations."
Hearing the reason for the Elder's visit, Lin Feng smiled lightly, then stepped forward to accept the invitation card.
He was well aware that the Cao Clan Patriarch must have other motives for inviting him. Therefore, he planned to attend personally when the time came and see for himself what exactly the Cao Clan wanted from him.
After all, during a birthday banquet like that, the Cao Clan would surely invite many guests, so he wasn't worried about his own safety. Seeing Lin Feng agree so readily, the old man finally let out a sigh of relief.
After all, before his departure, the Patriarch had emphasized that he must bring Lin Feng to the banquet. Now that the matter was settled, he no longer had to worry about Lin Feng refusing.
The old man then bowed slightly and said, "Since that's the case, I'll take my leave first. Of course, I'll also wish Young Master Lin Feng great success at the upcoming Pill Gathering in advance."
At the same time, however, a trace of concern flickered in his heart.
Lin Feng's soul power was at least at the mid-stage of the Spirit Realm. Meanwhile, their Cao Clan's most outstanding junior, Cao Ying, had only just broken through to the Spirit Realm barely a month ago.
Compared to Lin Feng, the gap was simply too large.
Sigh, I wonder if the Pill Gathering's championship will even fall to our Cao Clan this time…
The Elder secretly sighed before turning around and leaving Ye Courtyard, heading back to report to his clan.
"The Cao Clan suddenly inviting me over… I wonder what exactly they're planning."
After the old man left, Lin Feng looked at the golden invitation in his hand, lost in thought.
"Forget it. Soldiers come, I'll block them; water floods, I'll cover it with earth. Whatever the Cao Clan is plotting, I'll deal with it when I get there."
After a brief silence in the hall, realizing he couldn't figure anything out, Lin Feng decided not to waste any more time.
He then began to consider what kind of pill he should refine for the upcoming Pill Gathering. Of course, he had already eliminated most options and was now torn between two choices.
The two pills he was hesitating over were the Heaven-Defying Spirit Pill, a seven-colored eighth-tier pill, and the Bodhisattva Pill, an eight-colored eighth-tier pill.
The first one, the Heaven-Defying Spirit Pill, was an eight-grade, seven-colored pill. As its name implied, its effect was extraordinary. Its medicinal properties were similar to those of the First Start Pill, a five-colored eighth-tier pill.
When taken by a child, the medicinal power of the pill would remain within the child's body and grow together with them. Over time, that immense medicinal energy would gradually enhance the child's natural talent in cultivation.
Compared to the First Start Pill, which was only five-colored, its effects were far stronger. It was a divine pill used by the upper echelons of great powers in the Central Plains to change the destiny of their descendants!
However, the materials required to refine this pill were far too rare. Even clans like the Dan and Cao Clans — some of the top alchemist clans in the Central Plains could barely produce a few of them.
A few years ago, when Lin Feng left the Northwestern Region and came to the Central Plains, Cai Lin had already been pregnant for over a year. By now, counting the time, their child should have already been born.
Lin Feng planned to handle his affairs after the Pill Gathering, then return to the Northwestern Region to see Cai Lin and the child.
At that time, if his child could take the Heaven-Defying Spirit Pill — considering the child's bloodline was already extraordinary.
Then later, before the child turned twenty, if Lin Feng could find a ninth-tier treasure pill of similar potency and have the child take it as well, His child's future Dou Qi cultivation would almost certainly reach the Dou Sheng Realm!
Moreover, that little maid who had left him nearly ten years ago… should also be returning soon.
As for the Bodhisattva Pill, he mainly thought of refining it because when he went to the Dan Clan to propose marriage later, he didn't have an appropriate gift to present.
After all, the other treasures Lin Feng had on him were either too low in value unworthy of someone like Dan Chen, the Dan Clan's prodigy — or far too important to be given away.
Thus, using the Bodhisattva Pill as a betrothal gift was, without a doubt, the perfect choice.
In terms of value, the Bodhisattva Pill was priceless due to its extremely rare ingredients and its heaven-defying effect — it could greatly increase the chances of a Nine-Change Dou Zun breaking through to the Ban Sheng Realm.
Such a pill would be enough to drive an alchemist family like the Dan Clan absolutely mad!
Moreover, according to Lin Feng's knowledge, the Dan Clan's ancestor had already been stuck at the peak of the Nine-Change Dou Zun level for hundreds of years, unable to take that final step forward.
If, during his marriage proposal, Lin Feng were to present a Bodhisattva Pill capable of helping the Dan Clan ancestor break through, then all obstacles would surely vanish, and he would easily win the beauty's hand.
However, the Bodhisattva Pill was an eight-colored pill — even with Lin Feng's full skill, his success rate would barely reach twenty percent. If he chose to refine the Heaven-Defying Spirit Pill instead, the success rate would be around forty percent.
"Forget it. I'll have Elder Ye Zhong look for the materials for the Heaven-Defying Spirit Pill first. If he can gather everything, I'll refine that one at the Pill Gathering. If not, I'll refine the Bodhisattva Pill instead."
Thinking of how he already possessed several of the main ingredients for the Bodhisattva Pill, Lin Feng turned around and left the reception hall, planning to find Elder Ye Zhong to begin preparing the necessary materials for the pill he intended to refine at the meeting.
However, just as he stepped across the threshold, he ran straight into Ye Zhong coming toward him.
"Lin Feng, I just came back from Pill Tower. This year's Pill Gathering is shaping up to be the largest one in history! Even Holy Pill City itself is already overflowing with countless contestants.
And among them are many well-known old monsters who've been famous for decades! It seems that for the sake of the Three Thousand Burning Flames, they've all decided to shamelessly show up and join the excitement!"
The moment Ye Zhong saw Lin Feng, he turned into a verbal machine gun, spitting out a rapid string of words in excitement.
Although the Pill Tower had never officially set an age limit for the Pill Gathering, its long-standing purpose was clear — to select the most outstanding young alchemists as the tower's future leaders.
Everyone in the Central Plains knew this very well. But now, for the sake of the Three Thousand Burning Flames, all those old freaks had come out of seclusion, thick-skinned enough to compete with the younger generation.
Ye Zhong didn't know the details about the Flame Mantra, but Lin Feng had told him before that he could absorb multiple Heavenly Flames to strengthen himself. That was why Ye Zhong was so worked up.
After all, the Ye Clan and Lin Feng were now tied together completely. Those people trying to snatch the Heavenly Flame from Lin Feng were no different from trying to steal his Heavenly Flame!
"Elder Ye Zhong, don't worry. With my current alchemy skills, I won't claim to be certain of first place, but securing a spot in the top ten is absolutely no problem."
Seeing Ye Zhong's unusually excited expression, Lin Feng smiled faintly.
"That's not the same! Even putting aside the fact that winning first place would make you a candidate for one of the Pill Tower's Leader seats, remember — only one person can attempt to subdue the Three Thousand Burning Flames each time. And the order of attempts is determined by the ranking in the Pill Gathering!"
"So the one who gets first place will have the best chance of successfully subduing the flame!"
Ye Zhong shook his head as he spoke, clearly worried.
"Hehe, well, we can't stop those people from entering anyway. Rather than worrying here, Elder Ye Zhong, why don't you help me gather some medicinal ingredients instead?"
Seeing Ye Zhong still fretting, Lin Feng said helplessly, shaking his head. After speaking, he brushed his storage ring and flicked out a scroll covered with the names of various herbs and ingredients, tossing it toward Ye Zhong.
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