The Extreme Alchemist of the Mighty Cauldron

Chapter 630: Chapter 630: Under the Rain Curtain

“Train here,” the Demon Saint ordered coldly.

Fang Lin stiffened, not daring to ask any more questions. After all, if this powerful being truly wanted to harm him, he wouldn’t need to go through so much trouble.

And with the Demon Saint here, those Demon Kings in the vicinity would probably not dare to act against him.

The Demon Saint, being the supreme among demons and ruler of all beasts, would make even Demon Kings tremble with fear in his presence.

“Thank you, elder.” Fang Lin expressed his gratitude, then promptly began to refine the Unfading Flower of Seven Spirits.

The Demon Saint flash-stepped back into the Nine Palace Bag, seemingly unwilling to linger in the outside world.

Meanwhile, at the border of the Hundred Beast Mountain, all the martial artists within were driven into a frenzy by Zhou Yishui’s words.

“Whoever can find Fang Lin, dead or alive, I will gift them ten millennium-old ancient medicinal herbs!” These were Zhou Yishui’s exact words. Whether dead or alive, as long as one could find Fang Lin – even if it was just his body – he could obtain ten millennium-old ancient medicinal herbs from Zhou Yishui.

This triggered those martial artists who yearned for the ancient medicinal herbs, into a frenzy, madly scouring the Hundred Beast Mountain for Fang Lin.

The royal family members, in particular, formed the main force in the search for Fang Lin.

They almost turned over every inch of the outskirts of the Hundred Beast Mountain, excluding some very specific areas, basically covering it all once.

However, they hadn’t found any trace of Fang Lin. Ironically, someone did discover the dried-up corpse of Dream Falling Flower in a cave.

At this moment, Crown Prince Zhou Yishui and a few of his trusted aides arrived at this cave.

Upon seeing Dream Falling Flower’s body, their expressions changed.

The grey-robed old servant approached and carefully inspected Dream Falling Flower’s corpse, finally frowning and saying, “Her blood and essence have been drained.”

Upon hearing these words, everyone’s expressions transformed.

“Fang Lin was here. Judging by the dried-up bloodstains, he left at least three days ago,” the grey-robed old servant said, pointing at the bloodstains on the ground.

These blood traces were naturally left by Fang Lin, having already turned a dark-brown color, showing that it had been quite a while.

“Did Fang Lin kill Dream Falling Flower?” Xu Wang asked, startled. He had faced Fang Lin before, but he had never shown the ability to drain the blood and flesh essence of others.

“Perhaps, perhaps not.” The grey-robed old servant answered, then turned to glance at Zhou Yishui.

Zhou Yishui’s face was dark. He hadn’t found Fang Lin, but instead discovered Dream Falling Flower dead here. To him, this wasn’t good news.

Though he had wanted to strike at Dream Falling Flower, she was nonetheless one of the Hidden Kill Hall’s personnel and also had some uses – her sudden death might cause plenty of trouble in the future.

“Keep looking,” Zhou Yishui then left the cave.

…

Of course, Fang Lin could not know that the outskirts of the Hundred Beast Mountain were currently in a frantic search for him.

Even less did anyone know that Fang Lin was hidden deep within the Hundred Beast Mountain, unreachable to anyone.

After all, the depths of the Hundred Beast Mountain were home to the terrifying Four Transformation Realm demon beasts which those at the outskirts couldn’t dare to enter.

Even Zhou Yishui might not survive upon venturing into the depths of the Hundred Beast Mountain.

Moreover, even if they did stride into its depths, they wouldn’t be able to find Fang Lin. As for the mountain peak where Fang Lin currently was, it was surrounded by Demon Kings, who could approach?

Thus, Fang Lin’s training here was perfectly safe….

Only, this was under the assumption that those Demon Kings wouldn’t eat Fang Lin.

The potency of the Unfading Flower of Seven Spirits was constantly refined and absorbed by Fang Lin. He was seen sitting cross-legged on the top of the mountain, with a radiating seven-color brilliance surrounding him, making him appear mysterious and ethereal.

The nearby Demon Kings obviously felt the aura of sacred medicine within Fang Lin, but none of them voiced any intention toward him.

For they feared the Demon Saint even more.

For the Demon Beasts, the Demon Saint was their king. If the Demon Saint instructed them to die right there and then, they wouldn’t hesitate to end their own life.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

All of a sudden, a thunderous noise erupted from within Fang Lin’s body, as if something was wanting to burst out of him.

“The effects of sacred medicine are truly exceptional. With such satisfactory accumulation, coupled with the effects of this sacred medicine and the sensations I’ve experienced previously, I will definitely succeed in advancing into the tenth layer of the Earth Element stage this time,” Fang Lin thought to himself, filled with excitement and anticipation.

As time ebbed away, the aura around Fang Lin grew stronger, and the seven-color brilliance on his body shone more brightly.

But for unknown reasons, even though he felt himself increasing in strength, he never experienced the familiar sensation of advancing into the tenth layer of the Earth Element stage that he had felt on his two previous attempts.

Upon noticing this, Fang Lin was mildly alarmed. Could it be that his two unsuccessful attempts already marked his inability to progress into the tenth layer of the Earth Element stage?

If that were so, Fang Lin would be in deep trouble. He had suppressed his realm for so long and accumulated so much, all for the sake of the tenth layer of the Earth Element stage.

If he were unable to progress, it would feel like Fang Lin had an ancient, pent-up sigh ready to burst from him.

“Perhaps, am I too focused on it?” Suddenly, Fang Lin thought of his father from his previous life.

Back then, his father Fang Qingye hadn’t thought about advancing into such a realm before he broke through into the tenth layer of the Earth Element stage. He did it purely from an intuitive breakthrough.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Although this clearly showed how frightening Fang Qingye’s innate talent was, it also served as a reminder to Fang Lin from another perspective – that the tenth layer of the Earth Element stage wasn’t something that one intentionally reached out to grasp, at its core, it was a feeling.

If one were able to find that feeling, they could naturally take the next step.

If they couldn’t, regardless of how much they had accumulated or rich the opportunities they had, they could only sigh in frustration.

Fang Lin’s innate talent obviously didn’t compare to that of his father, but he had twice found the feeling of entering the tenth layer of the Earth Element stage. As a result, Fang Lin believed that as long as he had enough accumulation and obtained the Unfading Flower of Seven Spirits, he could use it to enter the tenth layer of the Earth Element stage.

However, this time, he ironically encountered a problem with the most critical aspect – the feeling.

“I am too caught up with the tenth layer of the Earth Element stage and have lost the feeling I had from the previous two attempts,” Fang Lin sighed in his heart, but he wasn’t discouraged.

Immediately, Fang Lin relaxed and stopped intentionally practicing, instead choosing to sit quietly for a full seven days.

On the eighth day, it started raining over the entire Hundred Beast Mountain and even half of the Xuan Country.

Fang Lin was seated cross-legged amidst the rain, not using his inner strength to dispel the rainwater and seemingly oblivious to the fact that it was raining.

His spirit entirely immersed, his breathing had even become very faint.

If there were anyone around, they would definitely think that Fang Lin had entered a meditative state.

The Demon Saint appeared, glanced at Fang Lin, with a trace of disappointment in his eyes.

Yet at that very moment, an incredibly stunning aura spilled out from Fang Lin’s body.

The Demon Saint was shocked and the several Demon Kings around him, as if sensing something, all began to roar at once.