Chapter 30 Chaos Body Tempering Technique
Xuanhuo Alchemy King?
Chu Feng paused when he heard the voice, then opened the door and welcomed the elder in.
"Senior, please come in and have a seat."
"No need," Xuanhuo Alchemy King replied, with a faint trace of displeasure in his tone.
That completely confused Chu Feng. He cupped his hands and asked, "I wonder what brings Senior here so late at night?"
"Little Feng, when I entrusted Da Qian to you, I hoped you would guide him well. Even if you scolded or beat him, I wouldn’t have minded. But all you’ve done is let him drink himself into a stupor and get bullied by others. What kind of master are you?" Xuanhuo Alchemy King grew angrier the more he spoke, a part of him wanting to snatch the boy back immediately.
Chu Feng laughed upon hearing that. "Senior, I thought you had already stopped caring about Da Qian. I didn’t expect you were silently watching over him all along. Why did you avoid him back then?"
Xuanhuo Alchemy King said, "I was afraid he’d come crying to me about the hardships you made him endure, and I’d go soft-hearted. So I simply avoided him."
"You really do know how to raise a child, Senior," Chu Feng said with a smile.
"???" Xuanhuo Alchemy King looked puzzled. "You’re dodging my question and buttering me up instead?"
Chu Feng calmly explained, "Senior, as the ancient saying goes: 'When Heaven is about to bestow a great task upon a person, it must first distress their mind, exhaust their body, starve their flesh, and leave them in poverty.' Da Qian fell behind for too long. His mindset wasn’t mature. Even if I gave him supreme techniques and he broke through to the True Fate Realm, he wouldn’t have made it far."
"Only by letting him experience the ups and downs of life and realize that becoming stronger is the only way forward can his heart grow truly resilient. That’s the only path to high achievement. To tell you the truth, today Da Qian came to me on his own and said he wanted to cultivate."
Xuanhuo Alchemy King was just a doting grandfather at heart—not someone unreasonable. After hearing this, a thoughtful expression crossed his face.
"So, according to you, now that Da Qian is willing to cultivate, he’s on the road to greatness?"
"Of course," Chu Feng replied. "But I do still lack a few cultivation resources. I hope Senior might help out a little."
He had been wondering how to find the right place for Da Qian to cultivate, and now Xuanhuo Alchemy King had delivered himself to his doorstep.
No reason to pass up free resources.
"Speak. As long as it’s within my power, I’ll make it happen," Xuanhuo Alchemy King agreed, choosing to trust Chu Feng for now.
"I need earth fire. As the head of the Alchemy Dao Institute, finding a good fire vein shouldn’t be difficult for you, right?" Chu Feng asked in return.
Xuanhuo Alchemy King said, "That’s not a problem. I’ll awaken the fire vein beneath your Miscellaneous Dao Institute and draw out the earth fire within three days."
"Many thanks, Senior." Chu Feng gave a polite bow.
"No need for thanks. I only hope that in the next outer court competition, Da Qian can win the top spot," Xuanhuo Alchemy King added his own condition.
Chu Feng said, "Why wait that long? I’ll have Da Qian break through to the True Fate Realm within a year. He might even make it in time for the next inner court competition."
"Are you serious?" Xuanhuo Alchemy King’s tone was clearly emotional.
No one knew better than him what kind of constitution Cao Youqian had. Even with three years of cultivation, breaking through would already be considered good progress.
Chu Feng responded confidently, "A gentleman’s word is his bond."
"Fine. If you can help Da Qian reach the True Fate Realm within a year, I’ll secure a few inner institute disciple quotas for your Miscellaneous Dao Institute."
"Deal," Chu Feng said with a pleased smile. As long as the Miscellaneous Dao Institute had inner institute status, it could attract more disciples.
"That’s enough talk. I won’t stay any longer. Farewell." With that, Xuanhuo Alchemy King turned and left.
Chu Feng watched his figure disappear into the distance, then casually shut the door and returned to his desk, beginning to write once more.
Under the flickering candlelight, five bold characters appeared on the paper:
Chaos Body Tempering Technique
This technique was a body cultivation method Chu Feng created by combining all the physical tempering methods he had read in countless fantasy novels from his past life.
The Chaos Body Tempering Technique was divided into two parts: upper and lower.
The upper half was Five Elements Body Tempering
The Five Elements Body Tempering used the powers of the five elements of heaven and earth to forge the body.
The Yin-Yang Body Tempering drew upon the forces of ultimate yin and ultimate yang in the world to temper the body.
That night, Chu Feng spent all his time revising and refining until he finally completed a brand-new version of the Chaos Body Tempering Technique.
He glanced out the window at the rising sun, stretched lazily, and after a quick wash, collapsed into bed for some rest.
Two nights later, just past midnight—
A sudden loud boom came from the rear mountain of the Miscellaneous Dao Institute.
The entire institute trembled violently. Chu Feng, who had just fallen asleep, was startled awake.
"What the hell!"
Was that an earthquake?
He quickly threw on his clothes and rushed out to investigate.
Spreading his divine sense, he immediately sensed a scorching aura from the rear mountain.
Could it be that Xuanhuo Alchemy King has finished drawing out the earth fire?
Wasting no time, he arrived at the scene.
Sure enough, Xuanhuo Alchemy King was already standing there.
"Senior," Chu Feng greeted.
"The earth fire has been drawn out for you," Xuanhuo Alchemy King said. "The fire vein beneath the Miscellaneous Dao Institute is a first-grade fire vein. Although it can’t compare to the peak-grade veins under the Alchemy Dao Institute or the Forging Institute, it’s still rarely seen. It’s more than enough for refining equipment. See if it meets your needs."
Chu Feng swept his divine sense into the cave. A golden-orange flame burned fiercely within.
"It’s more than enough. If it could be just a bit weaker, that would be perfect."
Xuanhuo Alchemy King tossed him a jade token. "With this, you can freely draw and control the fire from the vein. Keep it safe."
"Many thanks, Senior," Chu Feng said as he caught the token.
"Someone’s coming. I’ll take my leave first," Xuanhuo Alchemy King said before vanishing into the night.
Just after he left, two figures appeared at the edge of Chu Feng’s perception.
"Disciple greets Master."
It was Xiao Chen and Cao Youqian.
Chu Feng smiled and asked, "Did I disturb your rest with the little noise I had someone make?"
Once they realized it was Chu Feng’s doing, both of them let out a sigh of relief.
Xiao Chen glanced into the cave and, seeing the fierce flames within, asked, "Master, is this for Senior Brother Cao’s cultivation?"
"???" Cao Youqian was filled with question marks.
Chu Feng nodded. "Starting tomorrow, Da Qian, you’ll be cultivating using this earth fire."
Cao Youqian was stunned. "Master, you’re not serious, are you? This first-grade earth fire can melt thousand-year cold iron! If I go in there, I’ll be reduced to ashes within an hour!"
Beside him, Xiao Chen said, "Master, Da Qian’s current cultivation truly isn’t enough to withstand first-grade earth fire."
Chu Feng tapped his chin thoughtfully. "Then we’ll lower it to second-grade earth fire."
Xiao Chen nodded. "If Junior Brother Cao goes all out, he should be able to endure second-grade earth fire for a full day."
"Ah???" Cao Youqian had expected his senior brother to back him up—not join the enemy side!
Chu Feng handed him the jade token. "Da Qian, with this token, you can control the fire level yourself. You’ll have no problem adjusting it to second-grade."
Cao Youqian asked weakly, "Master, can’t I train somewhere else instead?"
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