Night.
Above the pitch-black night sky, the silver moon hung high, and the stars twinkled. The faint moonlight shone through the clouds, and under its glow, the Gu Sacred City seemed to be draped in a thin silver veil, looking exceptionally mysterious.
In the Gu Sacred City manor, Huo Xuan looked up at the dazzling stars in the sky. After a long while, he asked, "Huo Yun, what's the situation with the Shi Clan?"
"Brother Huo Xuan, the Shi Clan did not disappoint us," Huo Yun replied from the side.
This morning, Brother Huo Xuan injured Shi Mo. In order to fully understand the situation of the Shi Clan, he went to the Shi Clan's temporary residence in person. When the Shi Clan members saw him, they almost all rushed up and ganged up on him.
This reaction from the Shi Clan was exactly what they wanted to see. As long as they reported back to their clan about what they had done today, the relationship between the Shi Clan and the Flame Clan would deteriorate rapidly in the future. In severe cases, they might even regard the Flame Clan as an enemy.
But so what? As long as we can sever ties with the Shi Clan, that's fine.
He wasn't worried that the Shi Clan would do anything outrageous. After all, they were no match for the Flame Clan, and their good days were coming to an end.
There are less than four years until the Purifying Lotus Demon Flame descends upon the world, which means that the Shi Clan will only have less than four years of good days left. Once that time is up, their entire clan will be wiped out.
"That's good... But, Huo Yun, you seem to be injured."
"It's just a minor injury..." Huo Yun subconsciously touched his right arm. When he went to the Shi Clan today, he inevitably got into a fight with some Shi Clan. It's quite normal to get injured in a fight.
"It's really embarrassing to be injured by the Shi Clan..." Huo Xuan took out a Jade Box from his Storage Ring and handed it to Huo Yun.
"I don't want this to happen again in the future."
Huo Yun was taken aback at first, then his gaze fell on the Jade Box. He opened the Jade Box, and a rich medicinal fragrance wafted out.
Inside the Jade Box floated nine pills brimming with Spiritual Qi. Each of these nine pills was actually Eighth Grade Pill!
"Your strength is all rather pathetic. Take these nine Rank Eighth Grade Pill back and share them with Yan Ling and Yan Liao. I hope that when I come out of the Heavenly Tomb, I will see that the three of you have greatly increased in strength."
"Brother Huo Xuan, don't worry, we won't let you down!"
Huo Yun put away the Jade Box and turned to leave.
Eighth Grade Pill! And nine of them!
If distributed equally, each of them would receive three pills! With three Eighth Grade Pills, Huo Yun, whose current cultivation level has reached the Two-Star Dou Zun, is confident that he can reach the Five-Star Dou Zun in a short time, and even the Six-Star Dou Zun is not impossible.
Watching Huo Yun's departing figure, Huo Xuan did not show the slightest reluctance. Giving away nine Rank Eighth Grade Pill at once seemed to cause him no heartache whatsoever.
Indeed, this doesn't hurt Huo Xuan at all.
Because those Eighth Grade Pills were extorted from Gu Xun'er. What's there to feel bad about using resources obtained from the Gu Clan to cultivate our own people?
Not long after Huo Yun left, Yao Tian and Yao Ling, the two siblings, arrived at the Flame Clan's temporary residence.
"You've finally arrived!"
"Huo Xuan, what do you want from us?" Yao Tian asked first.
"Yao Tian, I want to make a deal with you and your siblings."
Huo Xuan didn't beat around the bush and directly stated the purpose of his visit.
"A deal? What deal?"
Upon hearing this, Huo Xuan took out a palm-sized Jade Box from his Storage Ring. When the Jade Box was opened, two golden pills were presented to them.
A faint spiritual mist swirled around the pill, and it vaguely condensed into the shape of an infant. A rich fragrance wafted out, and when Yao Tian and Yao Ling inhaled the fragrance, they felt their own Soul Power slightly surging!
"This... could it be Soul Infant Pill?!"
Yao Tian stared intently at the two golden pills for a long while before slowly speaking.
The Soul Infant Pill, with Soul Infant Fruit as its main ingredient and dozens of rare soul-nourishing herbs as supplements, is ranked among the Eighth Grade Pill. Taking this pill can greatly increase one's Soul Power and even elevate one's soul realm.
"Isn't this kind of elixir supposed to be lost? Why do you have it?" Yao Tian asked incredulously.
The Soul Infant Pill only appeared in ancient times, and the Yao Tian for Pill Recipe had only seen it by chance in some ancient Medicine Clan. After comparison, Yao Tian could confirm with 100% certainty that this was the Soul Infant Pill.
"I have my own methods for obtaining it."
The Soul Infant Pill is indeed a pill that only existed in ancient times, and the Pill Recipe has indeed been lost. Coincidentally, after obtaining the Soul Infant Fruit from the Ancient Ruins last time, Huo Xuan eliminated all the other treasure hunters who entered the Ancient Ruins when he left. Later, when he was taking stock of his spoils, he accidentally discovered the Pill Recipe for the Soul Infant Pill.
After successfully refining the Soul Infant Pill, Huo Xuan originally intended to consume it. However, since his soul realm had already reached the late stage of the Heavenly Realm, consuming it would not be of much use to him. After thinking it over, he decided it would be better to use it to exchange for something more useful.
These two Soul Infant Pills are of little use to Huo Xuan, but they can be of some help to Yao Tian and Yao Ling. Currently, their soul realm is still at the Spirit Realm. These two Soul Infant Pill can be equivalent to several years of cultivation and can help their souls enter the Heaven Realm as soon as possible.
"Huo Xuan, what do you want to exchange for?" Yao Ling asked.
"I want to exchange it for Strange Fire..."
"What! Strange Fire!"
Upon hearing that Huo Xuan wanted Strange Fire, Yao Tian and Yao Ling immediately became agitated. Their Medicine Clan only had two Strange Fire, and now Huo Xuan wanted to exchange them all with just two Eighth Grade Pills. He was dreaming.
"Don't get excited, can you let me finish what I have to say?" Huo Xuan said helplessly, "I've only said half of what I wanted to say. I'm not going to create a Strange Fire, what's there to be nervous about?"
"You don't want the entire Strange Fire? Then what exactly do you need?"
"I only need a little bit of the Source Flame the Strange Fire within your bodies," Huo Xuan said.
"A spark of Source Flame?"
"That's right! I only need a little bit of the Source Flame. Giving you a little bit of the Source Flame shouldn't be a problem, right?"
"There's no problem, but what use do you have for such a small amount of Source Flame?" Yao Tian asked.
"Naturally, it's about improving our own strength," Huo Xuan said casually. "This is a very worthwhile deal, beneficial to both of us. You can not only improve your strength, but you also don't need to pay too high a price."
"Okay! I promise you!"
Yao Tian raised his hand, and a Soul Infant Pill flew out of the Jade Box and landed in his hand. After storing it in his Storage Ring, he immediately summoned the Nine Nether Wind Flame and began to separate the Source Flame.
After her brother agreed, Yao Ling hesitated for a moment. Between giving up the Soul Infant Pill Yao Ling to preserve the Turtle Spirit Earth Flame's Source Flame and giving up a bit of Source Flame to obtain the Soul Infant Pill, she finally chose to give up the Source Flame and obtain the pill.
A moment later.
A black flame and a brown flame floated silently in front of Huo Xuan, who accepted them without hesitation.
After putting away the two flames, Huo Xuan suddenly said mysteriously, "Oh! By the way! Seeing how smoothly our transaction went, I have a free gift here. Would you like it?"
What are you going to give us?
Huo Xuan gave them gifts on his own initiative? When did Huo Xuan become so generous?
"This is it."
Huo Xuan waved his hand, Puppet Chen Venerable appeared in front of Yao Tian and Yao Ling.
"Huo Xuan, when did you become so generous? Giving away such a precious Puppet like that."
Yao Tian had witnessed the Puppet's strength firsthand; it was comparable to an eight- or Nine-Star Dou Zun. Moreover, it could be used to resist pill lightning during alchemy. He couldn't understand why Huo Xuan would give it to them.
Why should Chen Venerable be given to them?
Fallen leaves return to their roots.
Huo Xuan believes that Chen Venerable was forged from Yao Chen's soul, and in a way, he can be considered Yao Chen as well. As a member of the Medicine Clan, it would be better for him to die within the Medicine Clan.
By giving Chen Venerable to them, Yao Chen can be considered to have returned to the Medicine Clan in a sense. In the future, Chen Venerable should also be rendered useless in the Medicine Clan, which can be considered as dying in the Medicine Clan.
Of course, this is only Huo Xuan's opinion. Since Yao Chen did not object, he assumed that Huo Xuan wanted to return to the Medicine Clan.
"Do you want it or not? If not, I'll take it back."
"Since you've put it that way, Huo Xuan, I can't let your good intentions go to waste."
Yao Tian was the first to react, grabbing Chen Venerable and putting him into his storage Storage Ring, afraid that if he was a step too slow, Huo Xuan would take him back.