BTTH : From Humble Beginnings to Dou Di

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Meanwhile, in the main hall outside, most people were staring at each other in confusion.

This was the first time they had ever seen a seller at an auction discourage buyers from bidding.

Even the representatives from Jia Nan Academy, Black Emperor Sect, and the others looked completely baffled.

But the one who was most thrilled by all this—was none other than Xiao Yan.

He glanced around. Most of the alchemists, after hearing Lin Feng's warning, could only shake their heads in resignation.

At this point, almost no one was willing to compete with him anymore.

"Haha, that Lin Feng is such an idiot. Now no one's bidding—I'll get this for the lowest price possible!"

Xiao Yan couldn't help but laugh in his heart as he shared the thought with Yao Chen.

"You lucky brat. Let's go. Now that nobody wants it, we'll press the price down hard."

Yao Chen was a little excited as well.

It wasn't because he needed these things, but because he just enjoyed the feeling of picking up a bargain.

"Mm."

Xiao Yan responded internally, then stood up from his seat and moved toward the auction platform.

Just as he approached, Lin Feng, who was still sitting calmly at the table awaiting potential buyers, suddenly felt a subtle ripple from within him—his Green Lotus Core Flame had stirred unexpectedly.

A black-robed man stepped through the curtain of light and entered the platform area.

"Fortune truly favors you, guest. To obtain a Heavenly Flame—such a rare treasure of heaven and earth—is no small feat. However, once one has already subdued a Heavenly Flame, it's nearly impossible to subdue a second one."

Looking at the approaching Xiao Yan, Lin Feng acted as if they were strangers. With a calm expression, he offered a neutral reminder.

Seeing that the other party didn't leave, Lin Feng gently motioned with his hand, inviting him to sit across the wooden table.

"Hehe, I'm simply helping a friend inquire about information regarding this Heavenly Flame. I already have one and can't subdue another, but my friend—he doesn't have one yet. Master Lin, please just tell me the price of the information."

Xiao Yan smiled lightly as he took a seat, glancing cautiously at Medusa, who stood behind Lin Feng.

Then he tugged his hood down slightly to further conceal his face.

"Then I'll get straight to the point. Guest, do you possess a secret technique that can restore a soul to a physical body? If you do, we can continue negotiating. If not, then let's forget it."

Lin Feng didn't mince words either, laying out his main goal directly.

Xiao Yan was momentarily stunned, then shook his head and replied:

"That kind of secret technique is extremely rare. And Master Lin, you think you can exchange a single piece of information for it? That's wishful thinking. A message of questionable authenticity might be worth a sixth-tier pill at best. If it's just a pill recipe or a Dou Technique, I can accept. But the thing you're asking for—I don't have it."

As he spoke, Xiao Yan deliberately downplayed the value of Lin Feng's "information."

In truth, his teacher did possess a soul resurrection technique, but it wasn't really his, and it was far too rare and valuable. There was no way he'd trade it.

Besides, he didn't believe Lin Feng could offer information about any top-tier Heavenly Flames anyway.

At most, it'd probably be on the same level as the Green Lotus Core Flame he already had.

Lin Feng turned his head slightly and looked at the woman behind him.

Receiving his signal, Medusa raised her delicate, jade-like hand and formed a seal.

In the blink of an eye, a miniaturized space-sealing barrier spread out and enveloped the area.

Xiao Yan, who had been preparing to leave, immediately leapt back and shouted:

"What do you think you're doing?!"

At the same time, he contacted Yao Chen in his mind, preparing for his teacher to take over his body at any moment.

After all, facing a Dou Zong by himself was a surefire path to death.

"Hehe, since you said I was wishfully thinking, that means you probably do have it. Allow me to finish telling you this information first. After that, you can decide if you want to make a deal. As for the barrier—it's just to prevent leaks. The message is simply too valuable."

Lin Feng smiled with the same grin one might use before slaughtering a pig as he explained.

"This guy… he actually guessed that much? No wonder he was able to establish such a massive power in the Black-Corner Region."

Xiao Yan twitched at the corners of his mouth, silently mocking in his heart.

Still, hearing Lin Feng say it was "extremely valuable" made him hesitate.

After a brief pause, he once again sat back down across from Lin Feng.

However, inwardly, he remained fully on guard.

Yao Chen, too, was secretly preparing.

If anything unexpected happened, he would immediately take over Xiao Yan's body.

Seeing Xiao Yan sit back down again, Lin Feng wasted no time and unleashed his signature persuasion technique.

With a serious expression, he spoke the line he had long prepared:

"This message contains detailed information about the Heavenly Flame ranked ninth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking—Three Thousand Burning Flame!"

"What?!"

"The Three Thousand Burning Flame ranked ninth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking?!"

Xiao Yan abruptly stood up, his eyes filled with disbelief, and his voice was shaking from sheer shock.

All the calm composure on his face disappeared in an instant, leaving only stunned amazement.

But then, a wave of uncontrollable excitement surged through his heart.

This Heavenly Flame… was ranked two places higher than his teacher's Bone Chilling Flame.

A Heavenly Flame of this level was essentially impossible to encounter. Ninety-nine percent of people on the continent would never even see such a flame in their lifetime.

If he could obtain and absorb it...then how far would his strength skyrocket?

Thinking this, Xiao Yan made up his mind.

Whether he had to buy or steal it—he had to get this information.

And Yao Chen valued this particular flame even more than Xiao Yan did.

As someone from an Eight Ancient Clans, he naturally knew some things about the top-ranked Heavenly Flames.

The top three were out of the question—for until the first-ranked Heavenly Flame completely vanished, the world simply could not give birth to another.

Even those ranked fourth to tenth were technically possible to replicate, but it was still extraordinarily rare!

Moreover, most of the Heavenly Flames in the top ten were already in the hands of various ancient clans and factions.

For anyone else, trying to acquire one was practically impossible.

Yet his disciple's Flame Mantra would, in its later stages, require the absorption of multiple top-ten-ranked Heavenly Flames.

That difficulty… was no less than finding Heaven Class cultivation techniques or Dou Techniques—maybe even harder!

Now, they had finally come across a stray Heavenly Flame—and it was ranked ninth!

There was no way he would let this flame slip through his fingers.

Plus, the other party had clearly named the soul resurrection technique as the trade condition.

That meant only one thing—someone desperately needed it.

And once the other side got the technique, there was a high chance they wouldn't be able to gather all the materials listed on it.

Eventually, they would still have to come begging for help.

At that point, the upper hand would be completely theirs.

With that in mind, Yao Chen immediately sent a message to Xiao Yan.

At the same time, Xiao Yan, who was still flushed with excitement, suddenly felt the Bone Flame Ring on his finger emit a faint warmth.

In the blink of an eye, it faded back to silence.

It was only a split-second sensation, but Xiao Yan, who had been with Yao Chen for so long, instantly understood.

Yao Chen was telling him:

"You can buy this."

However, while his teacher agreed to purchase it...

Xiao Yan had always been a firm believer in one principle—get the best stuff at the lowest price.

The resurrection technique the other party wanted had to be extremely rare—clearly someone urgently needed it.

That meant he could leverage this to gain the upper hand in negotiations.

After all, such a resurrection secret technique was incredibly hard to come by. In the entire Black-Corner Region, there likely wasn't a second copy.

Add to that the fact that no one else outside had shown interest in buying this information...if he didn't crush the price down hard, he'd be betraying his own wallet.

A thought formed in his mind, and Xiao Yan put on a look of conflict and frustration.

"Sigh... Even though the Three Thousand Burning Flame is extremely tempting, a Heavenly Flame of that rank isn't something we mere Dou Wangs can get our hands on. Besides, I have no way of confirming the authenticity of this information—and the price is just too steep. I think I'll have to pass."

"I see. Since the guest believes this piece of information isn't even worth a resurrection secret technique, then I won't force the matter. Honestly, if not for the insistence of that seventh-tier alchemist, I wouldn't have bothered including it in the auction.

He did say the location of the flame was unusual, and that anyone—regardless of Dou Qi level—could retrieve it as long as they met the conditions. But since I already have a Heavenly Flame, I've got no use for it."

Lin Feng let out a long sigh, sounding sincerely regretful.

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