Yan Hua Yi Leng

[Rotten Skin Powder]:

Ingredients required for refinement: Qianzi Herb 3 stalks, Bamboo Viper venom 1 portion.

Pill Effect: Poisons weapons. Upon attacking a target, it will poison them, causing them to lose 30 HP per second for 10 seconds.

Duration: Half an hour.

Usage Restriction: Cannot be stacked.

The effect of Rotten Skin Powder was quite potent. Ye Luo checked it and discovered it was a Tier 3 poison. He could only refine it after his Alchemist profession reached Intermediate level, and he was currently lacking Bamboo Viper venom, though he had some Qianzi Herb.

Bamboo Vipers were Level 20 monsters. Ye Luo estimated he would need to be around Level 17 or 18 before he could defeat them, which was still a long way off for him.

Shaking his head, Ye Luo put these thoughts aside and found a secluded spot to begin refining Minor Blood Recovery Pills.

Following the proportions in the alchemy manual, Ye Luo placed 2 stalks of Sanqi Herb and 2 stalks of Yuanhu Herb into the Purple Gold Medicine Cauldron. He placed his palm on the cauldron and activated the Alchemy skill. He felt energy surge from the Battle Soul Crystal into the cauldron. After three to four seconds, the skill ended, and he received system prompts indicating successful alchemy and a +1 increase in proficiency.

Looking at the single Minor Blood Recovery Pill in the cauldron, Ye Luo was quite excited. "Tsk tsk, I didn't expect to succeed on my first try. This must be due to the Purple Gold Medicine Cauldron adding a 40% success rate."

Excitedly, he put away the Minor Blood Recovery Pill and continued refining. This time, he added 20 stalks of Sanqi Herb and 20 stalks of Yuanhu Herb, then activated the Alchemy skill again.

This refinement was also successful. Ten pills lay in the Purple Gold Medicine Cauldron. However, one pill was slightly different from the others, which were red. This one was larger and brighter. Ye Luo picked it up, and information about the pill appeared.

[Mutated Minor Blood Recovery Pill] (Tier 1-2 Pill)

Pill Effect: Upon consumption, immediately restores 50 HP, then restores 5 HP per second for the next 10 seconds. This effect cannot be interrupted by attacks.

Usage Interval: 30 seconds.

The original Minor Blood Recovery Pill only restored 30 HP immediately and 3 HP per second for the next 10 seconds. This mutated pill, however, restored 50 HP immediately and 5 HP per second thereafter, its effect almost comparable to a Major Blood Recovery Pill.

Seeing this pill, Ye Luo chuckled. He said, "This pill is so powerful. This should be the Purple Gold Medicine Cauldron's 3% mutation effect. Tsk tsk, I've really gotten something good this time."

While thinking about this, Ye Luo continued refining pills until he had used all the Sanqi Herb and Yuanhu Herb in his inventory. In total, he obtained 67 Minor Blood Recovery Pills and 3 mutated Minor Blood Recovery Pills. The mutation rate was far higher than the 3% indicated by the Purple Gold Medicine Cauldron, which made him quite happy.

"These dozens of Minor Blood Recovery Pills should last me for a long time," Ye Luo murmured, then sighed. "It's a shame I'm a bit short on herbs. It seems gathering them myself isn't enough. I do have other herbs in my inventory, but I don't have other pill recipes. I don't know where else to buy recipes. I should keep an eye out in the future; I'm not short on money anyway."

Ye Luo's first job choice, Life Profession, not only rewarded him with the Purple Gold Medicine Cauldron but also 10 gold coins. Coupled with his own 1 gold coin, he had a total of 11 gold coins, which was a substantial sum.

With ample pill supplies, Ye Luo felt invigorated. What he urgently desired now was to level up.

Of course, obtaining some equipment to increase his strength would also be very welcome.

With these thoughts, Ye Luo continued towards the South Gate, preparing to complete the task assigned by Aunt Li.

On the Novice Village map, he located the Giant Rat Cave. Ye Luo deliberately chose a path he hadn't taken before, as herbs also had a refresh time, and only unexplored areas might still have herbs.

While on his way, he collected herbs he encountered. Ye Luo also met many players. These players obviously recognized him as the "Number One Life Profession Player." Many tried to recruit him, and many requested to team up with him. He found it bothersome and ended up hiding his ID, as not many people in the Novice Village recognized him anyway.

"Why is Yan Hua Yi Leng wearing a veil? Could this also be Special Equipment?" Ye Luo speculated. He murmured to himself, "If only I had a veil, no, a mask. Then no one would recognize me."

"Ding~!"

System Notification (China): Congratulations to Yan Hua Yi Leng for correctly answering 200 questions consecutively and successfully completing the Heavenly Tribulation Trial Mission. The system reward grants her the qualification to advance to a Hidden Profession. After she completes her job advancement mission at Level 10, the system will randomly assign her a Hidden Profession based on her chosen class.

If the previous system notifications had surprised Ye Luo, this one sent ripples of shock through his heart. He mumbled, "Yan Hua Yi Leng actually completed the Heavenly Tribulation Trial, and by answering 200 questions? That's too..."

"Could the game NPC I saw at the South Gate really be the key to triggering the Heavenly Tribulation Trial Mission?!" Ye Luo's eyes lit up. He no longer cared about collecting herbs and rushed towards the place where he had seen Yan Hua Yi Leng at his fastest speed.

At this moment, not only Ye Luo but almost all players were surging towards that location.

Hidden Professions were something players dreamed of. Even the most ordinary Hidden Profession was stronger than a regular profession. This was the fastest way for players to become experts.

However, these people were soon disappointed because Yan Hua Yi Leng and the NPC were nowhere to be found.

Seeing this, countless people felt regret, lamenting their missed opportunity. Ye Luo, however, remained calm. As soon as he didn't see Yan Hua Yi Leng, he took out his communicator to contact her, but he received a prompt stating that she refused to accept messages from strangers.

Frowning slightly, Ye Luo added her as a friend, but he received a prompt indicating that she refused friend requests.

"Yan Hua Yi Leng has also set her communicator to do not disturb for strangers and refuse friend requests. It seems I'll have to wait until later to ask her about the Heavenly Tribulation Trial Mission," Ye Luo murmured. He scanned his surroundings. "No, the most important thing now is how to trigger the Heavenly Tribulation Trial Mission. I need to find her. The Novice Village isn't that big, and with her level below 10, she can only fight monsters around Level 10."

With this thought, Ye Luo began searching the surroundings. After taking just a step or two, his communicator rang. Without thinking, he knew it was Zhi Yue calling, and he answered immediately. A voice came through, "Brother Ye, Yan Hua Yi Leng is in your Novice Village! Hehe, that's great! She's my idol. I can't believe she's in the same Novice Village as you."

Information was incredibly advanced in the current world. It wasn't difficult for Zhi Yue to know that Yan Hua Yi Leng was in Novice Village 0099 after hearing the system notification.

"Could it be that you know Yan Hua Yi Leng?" Ye Luo's heart stirred, and he quickly inquired.

"Of course, I know her! She's the chief strategist of the Misty Pavilion and is known as China's Gaming World's Female Zhuge Liang, the Strongest Brain..." Zhi Yue was very excited when mentioning Yan Hua Yi Leng. At the end, her tone became slightly awkward. "Of course, Sister Yan Hua Yi Leng has a cold personality and doesn't like interacting with people, so I've only seen her from afar a few times..."

"Sigh, I thought you knew her," Ye Luo said, showing great disappointment.

"What? Are you looking for Sister Yan Hua?" Zhi Yue's voice rose a few degrees, and she started gossiping. "Could it be that you're interested in Sister Yan Hua? No, you've never met her, and because of Sister's matter..."

"I need to ask her something about the Heavenly Tribulation Trial Mission," Ye Luo interrupted Zhi Yue's speculation directly. He sighed, "It's a shame her communicator is set to not accept strangers and refuse friend requests. I can't find her."

"What? Brother Ye, you actually took on this perverted mission? No wonder you're only Level 6 now, no wonder you asked me how to level up at the beginning?!" Zhi Yue exclaimed, even more surprised than when she learned Ye Luo was looking for Yan Hua Yi Leng. Then, remembering something, she asked again, her voice full of nervousness, "Brother Ye, may I ask, what are your base attribute points?"

"1 point. All attributes are 1 point. What's wrong?" Ye Luo didn't hide anything.

"What? 1 point? It's actually 1 point!" Zhi Yue exclaimed again. She gave a wry smile. "Sister Feng and the others told me that players who accept the Heavenly Tribulation Trial Mission have their four base attributes lowered by 5 points below the average. According to official information, players with 4 base attribute points have a 10% chance of completing this kind of mission, those with 3 points have a 1% chance, those with 2 points have a 0.1% chance, and players with 1 point..."

"A one in ten thousand chance of completion?" Ye Luo finished her sentence. His brow furrowed. "The probability is indeed quite low, but it's not entirely impossible..."

"That's true. Brother Ye is so powerful, maybe, no, you will definitely complete this trial mission," Zhi Yue said. Then, remembering something, she continued, "Brother Ye, I know why you're looking for Sister Yan Hua. However, each Heavenly Tribulation Trial Mission is different, so you can't just copy her method. Moreover, if you were really asked to answer 200 questions, I don't think you could. It's probably only Sister Yan Hua who can complete such a mission."

"Each trial mission is different? Oh, that's what Master said. It seems looking for Yan Hua Yi Leng is useless then," Ye Luo said. Then his tone shifted. "Yue'er, why do you say only Yan Hua Yi Leng can complete a question-answering mission? Are those questions very difficult?"

"Difficult is an understatement. As far as I know, very few players can answer half of them correctly, let alone answer 200 consecutively. After all, the mission reward is a Hidden Profession, and they haven't even reached Level 10 yet," Zhi Yue said. "The greater the reward, the greater the difficulty. This is a rule of the Heavenly Tribulation game. I estimate Sister Yan Hua wouldn't have more than 2 base attribute points, even if she didn't have 1 point."

"That's true. The more difficult it is, the greater the reward," Ye Luo nodded.

"However, this mission is a piece of cake for Sister Yan Hua. She's the Strongest Brain of our country's gaming world and has photographic memory," Zhi Yue said, looking proud as if she were Yan Hua Yi Leng herself.

"Photographic memory? That's most suitable for completing question-answering missions..."