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"Since both sides have already agreed, then I'll trouble Second Elder to take them to rest for now and also give our young friend some time to get familiar with the prescription.
As for the medicinal ingredients, Burning Flame Valley has a foundation built over more than a thousand years, we have more than enough and can provide them anytime."
As he spoke, Tang Zhen stroked his fiery-red beard and slowly said.
"Yes."
The Second Elder answered, then turned to Lin Feng and the others, saying: "Please, all of you, follow this old man."
With that, he took the lead and walked out of the main hall.
As for Lin Feng and his companions, they also exchanged a few words with Tang Zhen before following the Second Elder out.
Once Lin Feng and the others left, the main hall became quiet again. The smile on Tang Zhen's face also slowly faded, replaced by a long sigh.
"Father, if Lin Feng passes the assessment, do you really plan on giving him the Skyfire Three Mysterious Change?"
Seeing the group leave, the red-robed young woman turned around, her beautiful eyes fixed on Tang Zhen, biting her lip as she asked.
"Ah, Huo'er, you should know better than anyone how important the Fire Bodhisattva Pill is to you. Back then you forcibly fused the Nine Dragon Lightning Flame, but in the end, you were backlashed by the strange flame.
Though your life was spared, the sequelae left behind are immense. If this continues, within at most two years, your life force will wither away and you will die."
Tang Zhen sighed softly, his voice filled with helplessness. But then he shifted the topic and continued: "However, when the time for the assessment comes, I will have the Grand Elder personally make a move.
Even though Lin Feng is young yet already possesses peak Dou Zong-level strength, in front of the Grand Elder who is at the peak of Two-Star Dou Zun, he still won't be worth mentioning."
Tang Zhen gently stroked his fiery-red beard, smiling confidently.
Hearing this, Tang Huo'er frowned and said: "Father, if we do this, won't it tarnish the reputation of our Burning Flame Valley? After all, having a Dou Zun elder personally go against a mere youngster who is only at the Dou Zong level, this seems rather improper."
After all, Tang Huo'er was still young, and unlike her father Tang Zhen, she didn't have such a thick skin. Although she also disliked Lin Feng, doing this kind of thing in secret still made her feel ashamed.
"Your father has no other choice. I can't just sit back and watch the Skyfire Three Mysterious Change be taken away by an outsider. He may have promised not to spread it, but who can guarantee that he really won't?"
"Besides, your father isn't stupid enough to have the Grand Elder directly fight him to a win or loss. As long as he can last one hundred exchanges under the Grand Elder's hand, I will admit defeat willingly."
Tang Zhen shook his head but then spoke again with absolute confidence.
People in power like him were naturally distrustful. Even more so when he had no prior relationship with Lin Feng. Who could guarantee that Lin Feng would not spread the Skyfire Three Mysterious Change?
After all, even across the entire Dou Qi Continent, there weren't many techniques of this level. Speaking purely in terms of value, this secret technique had already surpassed even the peak-level High-Grade Earth Class Dou Techniques.
Although doing this might indeed tarnish the face of Burning Flame Valley. But to prevent Lin Feng from truly obtaining the Skyfire Three Mysterious Change, Tang Zhen had no choice.
He simply didn't believe that Lin Feng, with only peak Dou Zong strength, could last a hundred exchanges under the Grand Elder who was at the peak of Two-Star Dou Zun.
Hearing this, Tang Huo'er could only nod.
In her heart, just like Tang Zhen, she didn't believe Lin Feng could possibly pass the assessment under the Grand Elder's hand. Then she bit down on her teeth and said angrily: "It's all that brat's fault, asking for so much. Otherwise, we wouldn't be put in such an embarrassing situation!"
Clearly, because Lin Feng had used alchemy as leverage, Tang Zhen had been forced into this choice, which made her resentment toward Lin Feng grow even deeper.
Meanwhile, while Tang Zhen and his daughter were scheming, on the other side, Xiao Yixian was also full of resentment.
Sitting on Lin Feng's lap, she looked at him and said: "That old fox Tang Zhen, talking about giving you core disciple treatment, obviously he has no good intentions. That old man is definitely going to make things hard for you during the assessment."
"No worries, don't you already know my strength? As long as Tang Zhen doesn't personally step in to fight me, I'm confident I can pass the assessment."
Lin Feng chuckled as he gently stroked her delicate, pretty face, his expression calm.
Tang Zhen's approach was something he had already anticipated. After all, in the original story, Tang Zhen had treated Xiao Yan in the exact same way.
Back then, Xiao Yan was only at the level of a One-Star Dou Zong, yet Tang Zhen still had him face the Burning Flame Valley's Third Elder, who was at peak Eight-Star Dou Zong. And when that Third Elder used Burning Flame Valley's high-level Dou Techniques against him…
Tang Zhen only put on an act, looking as if he was so concerned for Xiao Yan and ashamed of the Third Elder. But in reality, he had absolutely no intention of stepping in to stop it.
That behavior made it clear he never intended to let Xiao Yan obtain the Skyfire Three Mysterious Change.
As for giving Xiao Yan so-called core disciple treatment, that was nothing more than an excuse to shut other people's mouths. Was Tang Zhen, a powerhouse at Five-Star Dou Zun, really incapable of restraining one measly Eight-Star Dou Zong?
At the same time, Lin Feng didn't believe for a second that Burning Flame Valley's core disciples had to survive one hundred strikes from a Grand Elder in order to learn the Skyfire Three Mysterious Change.
If that were true, Lin Feng could swear with confidence:
Looking across the entire Burning Flame Valley, including Tang Huo'er herself, there wasn't a single one who could meet that requirement and learn this secret technique.
But now, since he himself was already at Dou Zong peak, Lin Feng figured that sly old fox Tang Zhen would definitely raise the bar for him again.
For now, though, he could only take things step by step. After all, he was the one wanting someone else's most guarded valley-secret technique.
Although Xiao Yixian felt great confidence in Lin Feng after hearing his words, she was still extremely displeased with Tang Zhen's schemes.
After all, she was Lin Feng's woman. Whatever happened, she would always think from Lin Feng's perspective.
Seeing this, Lin Feng quickly comforted her. After that, however, he didn't do anything intimate with Xiao Yixian.
Instead, he pulled out the prescription for the Fire Bodhisattva Pill that Tang Zhen had given him and began to study it carefully.
After all, within Burning Flame Valley's territory, he had no way of knowing if anyone might be secretly watching him.
If he and Xiao Yixian were to do anything, it could very well turn into a live performance. And that… wouldn't be fun at all.
The vast valley was lush with greenery. Here and there, fiery-red maple trees dotted the scenery, making it all the more pleasing to the eyes.
At the center of the valley was a wide plaza built from crimson volcanic rock.
In the middle of the plaza stood a stone platform, about ten zhang tall. And at this very moment, quite a few figures had already gathered around the plaza.
Most of them were dressed in red robes. Clearly, they were all disciples of Burning Flame Valley.
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