On the bed, Ling Feng assumed a cultivation seal, his eyes closed, his breathing steady and powerful.
Viewed from the front, a faint green glow could be seen emanating from his body. This was the medicinal power of the He Shou Shen (Polygonum multiflorum) taking effect, flowing through his limbs and bones.
However, as Ling Feng began to circulate his internal Dou Qi vortex, with each rhythmic breath, the powerful medicinal power was transformed into a green energy by his Dou Qi.
The two energies began to merge, ultimately converging in Ling Feng's dantian. Instantly, the Dou Qi vortex within Ling Feng accelerated, and his Dou Qi surged accordingly.
If the usual cultivation of Dou Qi was like a dripping faucet, then this was like a fully opened faucet, continuously pouring Dou Qi into Ling Feng.
For a moment, Ling Feng's still somewhat immature face seemed to radiate a warm, jade-like glow as his Dou Qi steadily increased.
Sensing the increasingly abundant Dou Qi within him, a slight smile of satisfaction appeared on Ling Feng's face.
Having tasted the benefits, Ling Feng didn't stop there. His eyes remained closed, his fingertips still forming the hand seals, his mind focused and concentrated, maintaining the optimal state for cultivating the chain, greedily absorbing the gentle energy of the ginseng.
Time passed slowly within this cultivation process.
"Hoo..."
At a certain moment, Ling Feng suddenly opened his eyes, exhaling a long breath, temporarily exiting the cultivation state.
"Judging by the sky, two or three hours should have passed."
Looking out the window at the clearly changing sky, Ling Feng murmured to himself, "A three-hundred-year-old He Shou Ginseng requires two or three hours to consume. At this rate, I can only consume a maximum of eight three-hundred-year-old He Shou Ginsengs a day."
Thinking this, Ling Feng sensed the increasing battle qi within his body and began to calculate again, "After absorbing the energy of this He Shou Ginseng, I can vaguely sense the threshold of the second-star Dou Zhe. It seems that as long as I absorb the medicinal power of a few more He Shou Ginsengs, breaking through to the second-star Dou Zhe is just around the corner... no! It should be said that it will only take a few hours."
"I only recently broke through to the first-star Dou Zhe, and now I can already touch the threshold of the second-star. This speed is practically like a rocket launch!"
Ling Feng smiled happily.
You must know that for ordinary people, breaking through to the first-star realm might take half a year, or even a year. But Ling Feng only needs a few hours, and without any bottlenecks.
This is simply cheating!
"Xiao Yan, you just wait. It won't be long before I surpass the backer behind you, and that will be the day your Xiao family is destroyed!"
Recalling the humiliating memories of the past, Ling Feng's smile vanished, replaced by hatred in his eyes, as if possessed by 'Seven,' utterly ruthless.
"Let's see who dares to stop me then!"
Blinking, Ling Feng noticed the cultivation resources on his bed, his thoughts racing. "Right now, I need to develop stealthily."
With that thought, Ling Feng continued consuming drugs!
"Ugh!"
"Twenty-year-old Bone Cleansing Flower, not enough... Thirty-year-old Vermilion Fruit..."
And so, Ling Feng continued his cramming of drugs.
Cultivation slowly passed in this arduous, sleepless training.
The sunlight streaming in through the window gradually weakened, and the sweltering temperature slowly decreased.
Thus began Ling Feng's days of cramming drugs and growing stronger through cultivation.
Apart from daily necessities, Ling Feng devoted almost all his time to cultivation.
This continued for eight days.
Although the days spent repairing the chain were somewhat tedious, it was nothing more than a trivial matter for Ling Feng, who had already seen through the true nature of this world.
He understood perfectly well that in this world, the strong were respected, and there was a strict hierarchy of high and low, noble and lowly.
In the face of the strong, ordinary people were nothing but ants, who could be bullied and killed at will.
His predecessor, 'Ling Feng,' and his father were the best examples of this.
It was precisely because of these past lessons that Ling Feng cultivated his cultivation chain so diligently. Although he possessed the potential to become a powerful figure, he understood that talent was just talent; without growth, it was all an illusion.
In this world, countless geniuses perished prematurely. It was this understanding of the world's cruelty that drove Ling Feng to cultivate his chain so diligently.
Although the days of cultivation were arduous, the results were incredibly rewarding.
In the past eight days, Ling Feng had been cramming drugs into his body, and his strength had already advanced to the level of an eight-star Dou Zhe. At this
moment, in the courtyard of the Jia Lie Mansion, Ling Feng suddenly opened his eyes as he exited his cultivation state.
A
white light flashed out, lingering for several seconds before dissipating.
The dark red magic core that had been floating in front of Ling Feng also fell to the ground.
This was the magic core of a third-tier low-level magical beast, the Fire-Swallowing Fox.
Originally, the magic core was full of energy, but after Ling Feng's devouring, the energy within it had clearly been completely consumed.
"This third-tier demonic core, while not as pure as a spiritual herb, is significantly stronger than a three-hundred-year-old He Shou Ginseng. However, its energy is quite violent, making refining it slower."
Ling Feng murmured, watching the falling Fire-Swallowing Fox demonic core. Inheriting the Taotie bloodline, he could devour anything.
Demonic cores were one of them.
Regardless of their attribute, as long as a demonic core contained energy, Ling Feng could devour and consume it.
In the past few days, Ling Feng had already experienced the energy of demonic cores. However, compared to medicinal herbs and pills, the energy contained in demonic cores was more violent and impure, making it relatively time-consuming for him to devour their energy.
But as his strength increased, Ling Feng discovered that the time it took to refine demonic cores had significantly decreased. After these few days of experimentation, Ling Feng came to a conclusion:
the stronger he became, the more powerful his devouring ability grew.
"Now that I'm an eight-star Dou Zhe, I can absorb all the energy from this third-tier magic core in half a day, but to advance to a nine-star Dou Zhe, one third-tier magic core is clearly not enough."
Feeling the Dou Qi energy within his body, Ling Feng pondered. A few days ago, absorbing a third-tier magic core allowed him to smoothly advance to the one-star realm.
But as his strength increased, Ling Feng found that the difficulty of advancement
was escalating. The Dou Qi intensity between a one-star, two-star, and three-star Dou Zhe doubled. In short, the stronger one was, the higher the energy requirement for advancement.
"Knock knock!"
Just as Ling Feng was lost in thought, a knock came from the door.
Ling Feng looked towards the door, opened his mouth, and said...
"Who is it?"
"Lord Ling, this servant is A-Zhen."
"A-Zhen?"
Ling Feng raised an eyebrow, feeling the name sounded familiar, but didn't think much of it and asked, "What do you want?"
"Today, the Mittel Auction House is holding a special auction. The clan leader said there might be some good items up for auction, and specifically instructed me to invite you to attend. I wonder if you'd be interested in going to the Mittel Auction House?"
"The Mittel Auction House?!"
Ling Feng's eyes lit up. He could go see what good things were up for auction.
The Mittel Auction House was the best auction house in Wutan City, auctioning everything from Xuan-rank fighting techniques to cultivation methods. Ling Feng also wanted to see if he could find any good items.
Most importantly, Ling Feng really wanted to see if Ya Fei, who was known as the Queen of the Dou Qi Continent's business world, was truly as beautiful as she seemed.
"Tell Jia Liebi that I'll be there soon."
"Yes."