Strongest Medical Saint

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The Annihilation Furnace is one of the Treasures of the Heavenly Medicine Sect.

However, this kind of furnace cannot be used for Refining Medicine, it is said that the sect chanced upon it thousands of years ago.

Inside the furnace rages a heaven-defying flame, so domineering that even cultivators at the middle stage of the Golden Core would end up being burned alive.

Of course, the Annihilation Furnace isn't simply capable of incinerating cultivators; if someone with a Lifebound Flame is burned inside, throughout the process of their physical dissolution, the energy will gather within their Lifebound Flame.

In the end, their Lifebound Flame, after being consumed by the flames within the furnace, will become ownerless, and at that moment, the person controlling the Annihilation Furnace will be able to take the Lifebound Flame for themselves.

Generally, Lifebound Flames must be kindled internally by oneself, and this method of taking another's Lifebound Flame would greatly reduce the compatibility with the user, leading to the stolen Lifebound Flame never being able to advance an iota.

Now that Duan Hongnian's Lifebound Flame had been devoured by Shen Feng, he was so furious that he wanted to go mad, not caring whether Shen Feng had obtained any other alchemy inheritances besides medical expertise!

Without the Lifebound Flame, even though it's still possible to refine medicine using other methods, one inevitably cannot go far on the path of medicine refining.

Duan Hongnian's alchemy skills rank within the top five in the Heavenly Medicine Sect, and he cannot allow others to take his place in the top five; therefore, he must refine Shen Feng into a Lifebound Flame.

At the entrance to the Xu Family estate.

The huge Annihilation Furnace's surface emitted a red hue, as if scorched by ceaseless, boiling flames.

After the redness appeared, dense patterns emerged all over the furnace.

These intricate patterns continuously flickered on the surface of the Annihilation Furnace.

On the side of the Annihilation Furnace were numerous tiny pores, from which white smoke ceaselessly billowed out.

The white smoke spread in all directions.

Xu Xiujie, standing relatively close, was the first to be enveloped by the smoke. Although it was filled with intense heat, it was within his threshold of endurance.

But the moment the white smoke came into contact with Xu Xiujie's arm—

"Ah~"

A heart-wrenching scream erupted from his throat suddenly, as his right arm began to rapidly dissolve upon touching the white smoke.

Wu Ruicheng immediately reacted, pulling Xu Xiujie back while tearing off his right arm in the process.

Having retreated from the scope of the spreading smoke, Xu Xiujie's right arm on the ground had already dissolved into nothingness.

If Wu Ruicheng hadn't torn off Xu Xiujie's arm in time, it's likely his entire body would have vanished from this world by now.

When Xu Xiujie came into contact with the smoke, a few individuals from Capital City's great families also encountered it, but they were not so fortunate, completely dissolving into the air after a short time.

This horrific scene unfolded so suddenly that the remaining people couldn't help but continuously retreat.

The dissolving power within the white smoke was formidable; probably only those who had reached the Golden Core Stage could withstand it.

Soon.

Everyone had withdrawn from the reach of the smoke, except for Duan Hongnian who stood still in front of the Annihilation Furnace, unaffected by the smoke. His palm had left the furnace, and he was striking the air towards the furnace continuously.

With the ceaseless motion of his palms—

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"Boom!"

The entire surface of the Annihilation Furnace burst into a layer of red flames. In just a breath's time, the furnace was enveloped in raging flames.

A ferocious smile surfaced on the corners of Duan Hongnian's mouth as his gloomy eyes stared intently at the Annihilation Furnace before him.

Wu Ruicheng, Wu Xingliang, Yin Mengwei, and others who had retreated a good distance away, had actually seen descriptions of the Annihilation Furnace in ancient texts before.

The Annihilation Furnace was an existence that far surpassed the top ten Holy Artifacts.

The ten major Holy Artifacts were only quite famous in the previous Martial Arts World and the world of psychics, while the Annihilation Furnace had a notorious reputation thousands of years ago.

Convinced, Dong Zhantian said, "It seems that the kid will definitely be refined into Lifebound Flame. I never expected to witness the notorious Annihilation Furnace on this outing; it's indeed not in vain."

Upon hearing that Shen Feng's death was unavoidable, a hint of satisfaction flickered in Yin Mengwei's beautiful eyes. Considering the strong power of the white smoke emerging from the furnace, Shen Feng, trapped inside, certainly couldn't last long.

Qiu Shenghai and Yan Yulei had also calmed down by now, staring with smug expressions at Wu Xingliang and Song Tianhao in the distance. After refining Shen Feng into Lifebound Flame, they intended to settle scores with them properly.

The complexions of Wu Xingliang, Song Tianhao, Yin Junhao, and the others changed slightly, and even Xu Nansheng and his group showed worry on their faces. They wanted to approach, but with their cultivation, they couldn't even get past the barrier of white smoke.

Xu Nanzhou and Xu Guanyao were tending to Xu Xiujie's severed limbs. They did not expect Xu Xiujie to suffer such a misfortune, yet they dared not question Duan Hongnian, fearing that the Thunder Sound Hall would not confront the Heavenly Medicine Sect over an arm of Xu Xiujie's, so they could only swallow their anger.

Just then.

Wu Ruicheng's phone started ringing on him, and he took it out irritably. After seeing it was an unknown number, he hung up impatiently.

But after hanging up, the phone rang again soon after.

Wu Ruicheng's brows knitted tightly, and he answered the phone extremely annoyed. Before he could speak, a solemn voice came from the other end, "I am the Great Elder of the Thunder Sound Hall. The Life and Death Lamp of the Third Elder, Zuo Kangyuan, just exploded a moment ago, startling our entire Thunder Sound Hall, and I now want to know whether Zuo Kangyuan is truly dead?"

"Boom!"

Upon hearing these words.

It was as if a bomb had exploded inside Wu Ruicheng's head, leaving his mind blank, with a buzzing sound in his ears.

The hand holding the phone involuntarily loosened, and with a "clatter," the phone fell to the ground.

Wu Ruicheng, as if possessed, kept repeating, "Elder Zuo is dead, Elder Zuo's Life and Death Lamp has exploded."

"It must have been Shen Feng who killed Elder Zuo. The breakthrough phenomenon that occurred in the mansion just now was not from Elder Zuo, but rather from that kid Shen Feng."

Wu Ruicheng's frantic voice spread through the air.

Almost everyone could hear it, catching Dong Zhantian, Duan Hongnian, and the others off guard. The Spiritual Qi Condensing Mountains and Rivers was actually caused by Shen Feng?

Standing before the Annihilation Furnace, Duan Hongnian's face took on a serious expression. Zuo Kangyuan had been the Third Elder of the Thunder Sound Hall, and his cultivation had definitely reached the Golden Core Stage.

If Shen Feng was capable of killing Zuo Kangyuan, his combat strength was surely not ordinary.

Since he was also the cause of that exceptional celestial phenomenon, Duan Hongnian thought the kid was even more of a threat who must not be allowed to live, as he couldn't allow for any accidents.

In that moment.

An even stronger surge of fiery red Spiritual Energy erupted from Duan Hongnian's body, completely enshrouding him as he roared, "Kid, no matter how strong your combat strength is, don't even dream of surviving today."