. Upon hearing that Xiao Jue requested a single piece of the lowest-grade Coptis chinensis essence, the clerk curled his lips in annoyance and, with a stiff expression, pulled it from the counter. "Coptis chinensis essence, low-grade medicinal material, one hundred gold coins."
He casually took the supposedly lowest-grade piece of Coptis chinensis essence and lightly scratched it with his fingernail. The slightly yellowed surface flipped slightly, revealing a hint of blood-red.
Xiao Jue tossed it to Xiao Yan and said, "Let's go. We're out of stock."
Xiao Yan was slightly taken aback, then hurriedly took out a hundred gold coins and handed them to the clerk, then followed Xiao Jue out.
Xiao Jue had no intention of staying in Qingshan Town. He led the exhausted Xiao Yan directly into the Demon Beast Mountain Range, Yao Lao's voice echoing in their ears.
"After entering the Monster Mountain Range, Xiao Jue, do not attack on the outskirts. Even if you encounter a second-tier monster, Xiao Yan will handle it himself. Wait until he's dying before you save him. Even if he has broken arms and legs, I can fix it."
Xiao Yan's mouth twitched when he heard Yao Lao's voice. What a caring teacher, treating his disciple this way.
However, Xiao Yan wasn't dissatisfied. If he wanted to surpass Nalan Yanran, he had to challenge his limits again and again without any slackness.
"Mu Li! You actually want to attack me!"
As they entered the Monster Mountain Range, a delicate voice suddenly rang out.
"Xiao Yixian, tell me honestly what you found in the World of Warcraft Mountains. You went out alone again and again. Do you think it's very secretive?"
"And your idiot assistant Li Fei, she told me a long time ago. That woman is quite stupid. She just said some sweet words and said everything."
"Now all the gold coins and treasure chests in that treasure cave have been obtained by me. With them, we can easily swallow up all the forces in Qingshan Town. Only then will we have the qualifications and strength to expand outward. I don't want to limit my vision to this small town."
"Xiao Yixian, you should be very clear about my feelings for you. As long as you follow me, I will never treat you unfairly when I take charge of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group in the future!"
Xiao Jue raised his eyebrows slightly and said to Xiao Yan beside him: "I'll go and take a look first. You go by yourself. I will find you after I finish dealing with things over there."
"Let him go," Yao Lao's voice echoed in Xiao Yan's ears. "Even if your father achieved a three-star Dou Ling, he'd probably be no match for Xiao Jue right now. His physique is too strong. After condensing his magic core, his demonic beast bloodline has further awakened. With this powerful bloodline and the tempering of ninth-tier demonic beast essence, Xiao Jue's body is now comparable to that of a fifth-tier demonic beast."
Xiao Jue approached without making a sound, not alerting anyone. He first glanced at the surrounded woman.
She was dressed in a pale white dress. While not stunningly beautiful, she was a rare beauty. Her expression was cold, yet she exuded a fresh, ethereal aura.
This unique aura instantly enhanced her allure. Her waist, barely slender enough to be held in one hand, was bound by a green belt. It was the most slender and delicate of any woman Xiao Jue had ever seen.
He worried, a little, that it might break.
A young man stood before her, flanked by over thirty mercenaries wearing the same insignia on their chests, surrounding her.
Xiao Jue's figure flashed, his steps eerie and unreal. Suddenly, over a dozen people collapsed to the ground, blood spurting from their necks.
"Who!" The remaining people were horrified. Over a dozen fighters had died just like that!
"You don't deserve to know!"
The next moment, with the exception of the woman in the white dress in the center, everyone else fell to Xiao Jue's hands. Seeing this, she, too, sat down in shock.
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Finally, Xiao Jue descended from the sky, golden wings fluttering behind him. He looked at Xiao Yixian and chuckled, "You seem betrayed."
"Thank you, senior!"
Xiao Yixian saluted respectfully, a little frightened.
Xiao Jue folded his wings. This wasn't Dou Qi transforming into wings, but rather a portion of his body transformed into a magical beast. These were the wings of his magical beast, the Phantom Fire Scorpion Dragon.
Xiao Jue held a storage ring, which he had obtained when he had just killed the young leader of the Wolf Head Mercenary Group. Inside it were three scrolls, a fragment of a map, and hundreds of thousands of gold coins.
The rest were a few magical beast carcasses, magic cores, and a few medicinal herbs. Xiao Jue transferred all of them into his Yin-Yang Ring.
The majority of the magical beast carcasses in the ring were first-tier, with only one second-tier carcass. Xiao Jue discarded any that tasted unpalatable and kept the rest.
He pulled out a colorful, ancient scroll and tossed it along with a storage ring to the woman before him, saying, "Your constitution is called the Evil Poison Body. If you cultivate alone, you're doomed to be unable to control it. Stay with me, and I can help you control it."
"Evil Poison Body..." Little Medical Fairy seemed to recall her tragic past, where she had killed so many people. "Senior, won't you kill me? Evil Poison Body! I'm destined to be a poison master for life."
"Your Evil Poison Body isn't a threat to me. On the contrary, I see it as a very powerful constitution, destined to make you a powerful warrior."
Xiao Jue gently stroked her cheek and said, "Stay with me from now on."
With that, he lifted Little Medical Fairy up by the waist and flew away. She let out a startled cry and clung to Xiao Jue tightly.
Xiao Jue asked, "Where is the cave left behind by our ancestors?"
"Over there!" Little Medical Fairy pointed in the direction.
The storage ring Gu Yuan had given Xiao Jue contained many medicinal herbs, but it lacked the more common, high-grade ones.
Yao Lao intended for Xiao Yan to take the Blood Lotus Pill while refining the Yin-Yang Twin Flame Fires, so the Ice Spirit Flame Grass was very important to Xiao Yan.
The fragmentary diagram in the ring was indeed the fragment of the Pure Lotus Demon Fire, and it was taken away by the Wolf Head Mercenaries.
In front of a cliff, Xiao Jue slowly descended, carrying Xiao Yixian into a cave before setting her down and retracting the dragon wings on his back.
A golden flame ignited in Xiao Jue's hand, illuminating the cave with phantom golden light. The two of them entered together.
The mechanisms inside had been destroyed, and most of the items had been taken away. In one corner, a small flowerbed had been built with mud. Within it, a variety of flowers and plants were planted, and a strange fragrance lingered.
"Purple-blue leaves, white spirit ginseng fruit, snow lotus seeds..."
Xiao Yixian's beautiful eyes stared blankly at the small flowerbed, as the names of rare and hard-to-find high-grade medicinal herbs slipped out from her rosy lips.
(End of Chapter)