Soul Flame is Coming

"Damn it?! You're trying to use wolves to drive away tigers?!"

Hai Bo Dong knew what Xiao Yan was up to as soon as he heard it – using wolves to drive away tigers, then reaping the benefits himself!

Don't be fooled by the Medusa Queen's fearsome reputation and her status as a peak Rank 6 Magical Beast, posing a huge threat to the Gama Empire and causing wars almost every year, with the Gama Empire losing more often than winning.

However, if Pill King Gu He were to fully assist the Gama Empire, the entire Snake-People Empire would probably be unable to resist.

Pill King Gu He doesn't listen to the Gama Empire's royal family; even the king has to be respectful in front of Gu He.

This is the power of the empire's number one Alchemist, and the Gama Empire's only Rank 6 Alchemist.

As a Rank 6 Advanced Alchemist, Pill King Gu He possesses energy no weaker than that of the peak Rank 6 Medusa Queen.

If Gu He weren't still young, just over forty, and hadn't reached Rank 6 for long, Hai Bo Dong would think Gu He was even more terrifying than the Medusa Queen.

A Rank 6 Advanced Alchemist can rival the king of a Magical Beast empire; Alchemists are just that terrifying. Offending an Alchemist is like poking a hornet's nest.

If the Gama Empire offended Gu He, and Gu He could produce a Rank 6 Sect Breakthrough Pill, even the Medusa Queen would take action for him.

Xiao Yan didn't deny it, just smiled faintly and said, "Doesn't Gu He also want a Strange Flame? If you talk to him about it, he won't be offended, and he might even give you pills."

Hai Bo Dong's eyelids twitched violently. If Gu He knew he was intentionally trying to trick him, it would be difficult to handle even if he recovered his strength!

"Old Hai, think about it, you only know this news by 'occasional' chance. As long as Gu He gets the Strange Flame, he can help you refine the pills you need. You just need to tell him that, as a fee for the information, if Gu He gets the Strange Flame, he'll help you refine pills. He definitely won't suspect anything."

!!!! "See, no matter who gets the Strange Flame in the end, someone will refine the pills Old Hai needs. If Gu He gets the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame, you'll not only keep the remnant map, but you'll also immediately get the pill to unseal."

Xiao Yan's voice was like the whisper of a demon. Needless to say, Hai Bo Dong definitely doesn't want to give the remnant map to Xiao Yan, nor does he want to wait a few more years.

Xiao Yan can be said to have accurately grasped Hai Bo Dong's little thoughts.

No matter what, he won't lose out.

"Aren't you afraid that if that Gu He snatches the Strange Flame and refines pills for me, I won't give you the remnant map?" Hai Bo Dong looked at the smiling Xiao Yan. This kid is so confident, so sure of himself?

Since Xiao Yan wants to use wolves to drive away tigers, it means that even if he has the ability to call in experts, they can't be stronger than Dou Huang, otherwise he would just go and snatch it himself.

Of course, if Hai Bo Dong knew that Xiao Yan was planning to rely on himself alone to snatch the Strange Flame, he would probably think he was crazy.

"Old Hai, in your cultivation journey, have you always been completely sure of success? When you were fighting for the remnant map, when you were breaking through to Dou Huang, when you were fighting for some opportunity, have you always been completely sure before taking action?" Xiao Yan looked at Hai Bo Dong with a calm expression.

Hai Bo Dong heard this and could only slowly shake his head. How could he be completely sure? When he was fighting for the remnant map, he clashed with the Medusa Queen, and he didn't even have a 10% chance of winning at the time.

But that's how it was, he really snatched the remnant map from the Medusa Queen, only to end up being sealed.

"It seems that in these twenty years of being sealed, it's not just my Dou Qi that's been sealed."

Hai Bo Dong glanced at Xiao Yan, who was always smiling, and said, "You little brat are good at scheming. Even though I know you're scheming against this old man, I can't resist the temptation."

Xiao Yan cupped his hands and said, "No matter what happens, this young one will retrieve the Desert Mandala from the Snake-People Race's Holy City for Old Hai this time."

Whether Xiao Yan gets the Strange Flame, or Gu He gets the Strange Flame, or it's just to disgust the Medusa Queen, Hai Bo Dong feels that telling Gu He the information is a completely worthwhile deal.

Xiao Yan grasped this point: no matter what, Hai Bo Dong won't lose out. So he knows that Hai Bo Dong will definitely do this.

And this is also Xiao Yan's only chance to obtain the Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame.

He must stir up this water; only in muddy water can he catch fish.

"Then this young one will wait for Old Hai's news."

...

Time flew by, and half a month passed.

His finger suddenly tapped lightly on the Storage Ring, and immediately a surge of azure light filled the room. In the space in front of Xiao Yan, an Azure Lotus seat suddenly appeared, suspended in mid-air, standing still.

With a wave of his hand, Xiao Yan skillfully lowered the Azure Lotus seat a little, and then with a leap, he sat steadily cross-legged in the lotus platform.

Slowly closing his eyes, he began to circulate the Burning Skill. A warm energy entered from the lotus platform, slowly permeating through the skin and lingering on the surface of Xiao Yan's body. The comfortable sensation made Xiao Yan take a long breath.

Then Xiao Yan took off his top and applied a Rank 4 medicinal liquid called Burning Blood to his body. Burning Blood can increase the sensitivity and speed of fire attribute cultivation to absorb fire attribute energy.

A faint circle of azure light rose from the lotus platform, complementing the Burning Blood perfectly.

After Xiao Yan obtained the Azure Lotus's lotus platform half a month ago, he had been cultivating the Burning Skill while sitting on the lotus platform. It's no exaggeration to say that this lotus platform is a cultivation treasure.

The lotus platform automatically converts the energy of heaven and earth, providing a kind of azure fire attribute energy, which makes Xiao Yan's cultivation speed increase several times. Coupled with the help of the Burning Skill, which has already reached the Mystic High-Rank, and the Burning Blood, Xiao Yan's cultivation speed is simply soaring.

An hour later, Xiao Yan slowly opened his eyes, a hint of joy on his lips.

"Two-star Da Dou Shi already. This Burning Blood is indeed worthy of being a Fourth Grade, coupled with the Azure Flame energy of this lotus platform, it's truly a cultivation marvel."

Originally, it was estimated that it would take another month to break through to become a two-star Da Dou Shi, but now the speed has directly increased three or four times!

In the past half month, besides waiting for Hai Bo Dong's news, Xiao Yan was mainly making all preparations. The main thing was refining pills.

After reaching the level of a Fourth Grade Alchemist, Xiao Yan could already refine Fourth Grade Pills. With the Strange Flame and Black Demon, Xiao Yan's success rate in refining pills was simply enviable.

With Xiao Yan, this Alchemist, the Mo Tie Mercenary Group not only monopolized the entire Mo City Rock's mercenary industry, but even started acquiring precious medicinal herbs from the desert.

It even allowed Xiao Yan to pick up some valuable medicinal herbs.

Now, the Mo Tie Mercenary Group has already become a dominant force in Mo City Rock. Many local family forces in Mo City Rock also know that there is a mysterious Alchemist behind the Mo Tie Mercenary Group, and they dare not play petty tricks against the Mo Tie Mercenary Group.

Even Luo Bu, this one-star Da Dou Shi, was completely convinced by Xiao Yan. Under the charm of pills, no one would not bow down.

Xiao Yan stroked Mao Wu, who was lying on the lotus platform like a lazy kitten. This lotus platform had also become Mao Wu's cat nest for sleeping.

"You seem to have grown again."

As for the Fire Lotus Seed, although Xiao Yan had found a suitable pill formula, he had not yet collected all the medicinal materials and could not refine it.

Goo goo goo~~~ Suddenly, a silver-white carrier pigeon flew in through the window. Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes. This was Hai Bo Dong's carrier pigeon, a second-tier flying Magical Beast with a very fast flying speed.

Xiao Yan opened the letter and revealed a bright smile after seeing the contents.

"Three days later, Holy City."

Taking out the black Soul Robe from the Storage Ring, he smiled and said, "Soul Flame hasn't appeared for a while. Those who are capable should obtain Strange Flames. Don't blame me, Medusa Queen."

With a whoosh, Xiao Yan put on the Soul Robe, left a letter on the table, and a black shadow wrapped in a black robe flew towards the direction of the Snake-People Race's Holy City.

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