Nine Yang Alchemy Emperor
Chapter 57: Assassin

Chapter 57: Chapter 57: Assassin

What goes to extremes must inevitably reverse; fire is inherently an object of extreme Yang. The highest form of fire is called the Sun, while the ultimate form of Yin is known as Taiyin.

Solo Yang cannot thrive, nor can Yin grow in isolation.

This is an eternal and unchanging natural law and principle.

The fact that this place can nurture Taiyin Golden Ganoderma, and moreover, for it to have grown to be over a hundred years old, signifies undoubtedly that this is a land of extreme Yin.

Chu Feng’s Nine Yang Strange Fire seeks enhancement, and it requires the absorption of the Taiyin Energy accumulated over millions of years in this land of extreme Yin. It’s like pouring oil from underneath the ground onto fire, which can instantly intensify the flames.

The Taiyin Energy accumulated under this land, similar to petroleum, may not appear to be fire.

But it can indeed enhance Chu Feng’s Nine Yang Strange Fire.

He previously controlled the Nine Yang Strange Fire to enter through the pipeline with only one goal in mind—to draw out the Taiyin Energy accumulated underground.

When he saw those green phosphorus fires, he knew he had guessed correctly.

There should be a substantial amount of Taiyin Energy stored beneath the ground.

...

As time trickled by, there was an orange-yellow flame leaping within Chu Feng’s Soul Sea.

This was precisely the spark of his Nine Yang Strange Fire.

Originally, this fire spark was only the size of a sesame seed.

At this moment, it had grown to the size of a soybean, increasing by more than tenfold.

Furthermore, the color deepened slightly too, indicating that its temperature had significantly increased as well.

The green phosphorus flames emerging from the ground became less and less until finally, they disappeared completely.

Refining these Taiyin Energies was very tiring for Chu Feng, who sat cross-legged with closed eyes to recuperate for nearly two hours before slowly opening his eyes.

"Appear!"

As he extended his right hand, a vigorous orange-yellow flame burst forth from his palm. The Nine Yang Strange Fire he summoned before was at most the size of an egg.

To refine even a single herbal ingredient was particularly strenuous.

Now it was different—the flame was the size of two palms, more than ten times larger than before.

If one looked closely, they could see that the Nine Yang Strange Fire in Chu Feng’s hand was layered like the rings of a tree. Counting carefully from the heart of the flame to the outer layer, there were as many as nine levels.

"My Nine Yang Strange Fire was initially the least potent First-grade First Stage. After absorbing enough Taiyin Energy, it jumped straight to First-grade Seventh Stage, a total enhancement of seven ranks."

"The temperature has also risen from around a hundred degrees to seven hundred degrees."

A satisfied and content smile spread across Chu Feng’s face.

He had originally thought that being able to enhance by one or two ranks would be quite good. Unexpectedly, it exceeded his estimate by a full five ranks.

The enhancement of Abnormal Fire is not as easy as one imagines.

Each grade of Abnormal Fire consists of ten ranks.

Even to enhance by just one rank requires energy that is beyond imagination.

This geomantic treasure land’s accumulated Taiyin Energy, which has been at least tens of thousands of years in the making with little to no degeneration,

allowed Chu Feng to elevate his Nine Yang Strange Fire to the seventh rank after absorbing it.

"With my current Abnormal Fire, killing someone at the Great Sword Master level should not be a problem."

The substantial enhancement of Chu Feng’s Abnormal Fire doesn’t just strengthen his Alchemy abilities; it greatly boosts his ability to kill enemies as well.

Previously, it wasn’t an issue for his Abnormal Fire to kill someone at the Swordsman level.

Dealing with a Sword Master was rather forced.

As for someone at the Great Sword Master level, Chu Feng’s Abnormal Fire was indeed somewhat inadequate.

He couldn’t deal with that mysterious black-clothed woman, but now, he is fully capable of using his Abnormal Fire to burn her to death.

"It’s also time to head back!"

Chu Feng stood up, patted the dust off his body, preparing to leave.

In his ears, he faintly heard the horse he was riding snort heavily.

"Could it be that there are wild beasts like jackals approaching my horse in these mountains?"

Chu Feng immediately became vigilant. His cultivation was weak, so he had to be careful, especially in these rarely traversed mountains and forests.

After finding the graveyard, Chu Feng was particularly cautious and tied his horse in an open area far away. This was to prevent the horse from being ambushed by the snakes and beasts in the mountains, and also to attract the attention of enemies.

He immediately moved stealthily towards the place where he had tied his horse.

As he approached the location, a faint killing aura permeated the mountain forest. With Chu Feng’s seasoned experience, he immediately deduced that there were enemies or wild beasts lying in wait nearby.

Just waiting for him to show himself before they would launch a deadly attack on him.

Now that he was aware, Chu Feng certainly wouldn’t just blindly show himself. He found a hidden high ground to conceal his figure and quietly observe.

The mountain forest was very quiet, occasionally a bird would fly over and cry out twice.

If there really were enemies laying ambush in the vicinity eager to kill him, then it was a matter of outlasting them in patience.

Time passed little by little, and the ambushing enemies had more patience than Chu Feng. They continued to lie in wait without moving.

Chu Feng had some regrets.

If only he had refined a few more Flame Burst Pills.

The only one he had was used up in killing Chief Luo.

He had not a single Elixir on him, not even one for fleeing for his life.

This was extremely unfavorable.

The daylight grew dimmer, and night was soon to fall. Occasionally, the roar of beasts could be heard emanating from the depths of the mountain forest.

Nighttime belonged to the wild beasts.

All the beasts would come out to move around, searching for food.

Eventually, Chu Feng’s endurance wore out the enemies’ patience. A bundle of brushwood in the distance moved. Soon after, two people with their heads covered in vine-constructed hats and cold expressions crawled out from it.

"F*ck, could that kid have died inside the forest?"

"It’s almost dark and still no sign of him. Doesn’t he know how dangerous this mountain forest is at night?"

One of the ambushers cursed and grumbled.

"Perhaps he sensed that we want to kill him and has deliberately hidden. We have Prince Liu Ping’s order; we must eliminate that Chu surname brat in this deep mountain forest to prevent future troubles."

"This could be a bit troublesome!"

The other person kept scanning the surroundings, searching for any trace of Chu Feng.

"Today, even if we have to dig three feet into the ground, we must find that kid. Alive we must see the person, dead we must see the body, otherwise it won’t be easy to explain when we go back."

The two of them were completely unaware that the prey they sought to eliminate was watching them from nearby.

After emerging from the brushwood, they kept discussing.

"This Single Sword Peak is not only thick with dense woods but also very broad. Finding that Chu surname kid is like looking for a needle in a haystack." Both of their cultivations were not weak, and they moved agilely.

Prior to this, the two had already searched the mountain, but unfortunately, they did not find Chu Feng.

So they cleverly hid around the place where the horse was tied, waiting for Chu Feng to come ride the horse.

Then they could burst forth and assassinate Chu Feng in one fell swoop.

The two kept walking forward, and unknowingly, they came right under the large tree where Chu Feng was hiding.

At this moment, if the two of them just looked up, they would discover Chu Feng.

"You want to kill me? Then I’ll have to kill you two first!" Chu Feng’s Abnormal Fire surged in strength, just right for testing it on these two.

A wisp of Nine Yang Strange Fire emerged from his fingertips, waiting for the right moment to flick it at one of

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