Hai Bodong Restores His Dou Huang Strength

Hai Bodong Restores His Dou Huang Strength

A favor from a Dou Huang expert was indeed worth that price.

Hai Bodong shrugged. "What I need is a Rank 6 Pill. If you can give it to me, forget a map fragment—even the location of the Heavenly Flame in the desert, I'll tell you everything."

Li Xiao said softly, "All right, no problem."

Hearing this, Hai Bodong's expression froze. He had not expected this young man to agree to his request without the slightest hesitation.

What surprised Hai Bodong even more was that the pill he needed was called the Breaking Obstacle Pill, a Rank 6 Pill capable of breaking seals and possibly preventing the next sealing.

Li Xiao searched through the system and finally found the pill in the most hidden corner. It cost only one System Coin, equivalent to ten thousand Gold Coins.

Without another word, he tossed the Breaking Obstacle Pill into Hai Bodong's arms. "This is the Breaking Obstacle Pill you need. I happen to have one."

Ice Emperor Hai Bodong raised a brow and carefully examined the Breaking Obstacle Pill in his hand, suspicion appearing on his face. He was not an alchemist and had no way of knowing whether this was truly the pill he needed. If it was poison, his life would likely be over.

Hai Bodong was naturally vigilant. Of course, he could not simply consume something given by a stranger. If anything went wrong, it would be too late for regrets.

Li Xiao seemed to see through Hai Bodong's thoughts and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Old Hai. Since I can produce this Breaking Obstacle Pill, I naturally have no reason to deceive you. Besides, if I wanted to kill you, would I need to use this pill?"

Hearing that, Hai Bodong nodded slightly. It was not without reason. If Li Xiao had wanted him dead, he could have told that girl to kill him earlier.

After pondering for a moment, Hai Bodong decided to resort to Desperate Measures. "All right, little brother. I'll take it first. If it has any effect, this old man will not go back on his word."

"Please do."

Hai Bodong gestured for them to proceed, and the group returned to the room. Because of the Breaking Obstacle Pill's effects, he decided to make his breakthrough in his Secret Chamber.

Watching Hai Bodong enter the Secret Chamber, Li Xiao was not worried that he would recover his Dou Huang strength and turn on them. With Lian Xue here, even if everyone in the Tagor Desert gathered together, they would still be no match for Xue'er.

Besides, Hai Bodong was not the sort of person to break his word. If he could recruit him into the Ascending Heaven Pavilion, he would gain the full support of the Mite'er Family in the future and obtain even more Gold Coins.

Time passed, second by second.

No one knew how much time had passed when a loud boom suddenly rang out from the underground chamber. Powerful ice-attributed Dou Qi spread out from the door of the Secret Chamber.

Li Xiao, who had been drinking tea, turned his head. Sensing the chill, he smiled. It seemed Hai Bodong had succeeded.

The stone door opened.

Ice Emperor Hai Bodong's appearance had changed completely. His once emaciated body had been filled out by Dou Qi. Other than his silver-white hair, he appeared decades younger.

His entire bearing was spirited and heroic.

Feeling the aura within his body, Hai Bodong burst into laughter. "Haha, this damned seal is finally gone! I'm a Dou Huang expert again! Hahaha!"

At that moment, the Ice Emperor's aura surged, as though he might rush forward and kill Li Xiao at any second.

This boy possesses a Rank 6 Pill at such a young age. A genius like him can only be befriended, never made an enemy of. And there's that Dou Zun Strong—if I make a move, I'll surely die.

Hai Bodong chuckled. "Little brother, I heard that you are the Lord of Ascending Heaven Pavilion. This fragmentary map is yours."

As he spoke, Hai Bodong handed the map fragment to Li Xiao and asked, "You seem to care greatly about this fragmentary map, Pavilion Master. You must know something about it. What exactly is hidden within it, to draw even a Dou Zun Strong here?"

Li Xiao said, "Old Hai, don't think too much about it. This is not something you are capable of prying into. You only need to know that your seal has been broken."

"Hahaha."

Hai Bodong laughed twice. As expected of the Lord of Ascending Heaven Pavilion—his reputation was well deserved. Still, anything that could make him dispatch a Dou Zun Strong to search for it was certainly no trivial matter.

Congratulations, Host, for obtaining a Fragment of Purification Lotus Demon Flame. Each time you gather a fragment, you may cache it. Once all fragments have been collected, you will obtain a complete Purification Lotus Demon Flame Map.

Hearing the system's notification, Li Xiao was overjoyed. No wonder so many treasures in the System Shop had been locked by little white locks. So this was how they were unlocked.

It seemed that once he collected all the fragments, he would obtain a complete Purification Lotus Demon Flame Map. Then, he would not have to care about who managed to obtain it.

He only needed to gather them all and auction it off.

Li Xiao smiled. Killing two birds with one stone—why not?

Ice Emperor Hai Bodong also took out the map marking the location of the Heavenly Flame. This was the map of the Green Lotus Core Flame. He had investigated where Heavenly Flames existed and where they did not.

Therefore, his map would be of great use.

"Old Hai, I'm leaving now. If you plan to stay here, then wait for me here."

Ice Emperor Hai Bodong nodded. He still hoped Li Xiao could help him recover his strength. Although he had returned to the Dou Huang realm, his cultivation had stagnated. If he had not been sealed, he would probably be a Nine Star Dou Huang by now.

At that thought, a pained expression appeared on Ice Emperor Hai Bodong's face. Especially when he looked at the necklace in his hand, sorrow immediately welled up in his heart.

So many years had passed without him realizing it. If she were still here, perhaps the two of them truly could have lived together forever.

Watching Li Xiao's departing figure, Hai Bodong packed away all the maps, intending to restore his strength as quickly as possible after Li Xiao returned.

After leaving the area.

Lian Xue asked curiously, "Pavilion Master, we only needed to extract his memories to obtain that fragmentary map. Why did you help such a mere Dou Huang?"

Lying on the back of the Amethyst Winged Lion King, Li Xiao replied, "His name is Hai Bodong, one of the ten greatest experts of the Jia Ma Empire. The world calls him the Ice Emperor. Though he is only in the Dou Huang realm, he is upright and always keeps his word. He can be considered a good friend."

"Moreover, Hai Bodong controls all the funds of the Mite'er Family in the Jia Ma Empire. If we befriend him, won't resources come to us whenever we need them?"

Lian Xue covered her mouth and laughed. The Pavilion Master loved to joke around. The Mite'er Family's total annual income was only a few million Gold Coins, less than the value of what the Ascending Heaven Pavilion sold in a single day.

In her opinion, the Pavilion Master was simply interested in someone else's little girl.

"Pavilion Master, we are about to enter the depths of the Tagor Desert. There are no shortage of magical beasts here."

Lian Xue reminded him softly. As a Dou Zun Strong, her Soul Power could cover an area hundreds of miles in radius. She could even vaguely sense auras a thousand miles away.