"You... where did you get so many pills?" Nalan Yanran looked at Nalan Chaoge in alarm.
Even if pills were as cheap as dirt, these Grade 2 pills were not things ordinary people could just use.
Ordinary mercenaries injured themselves only to seek out herbs or doctors for healing; carrying Healing Pills on their person meant that sometimes the reward from a single expedition might not even cover the cost of the pills.
"This... ah, Sister, just don't ask, take them! I've got plenty of this stuff!" Nalan Chaoge did not know how to explain either, and eagerly tried to cram all those pills into Nalan Yanran's hands.
Nalan Yanran stepped back in fright.
"Alright, Yanran, since it's a token of Xiao Ge's affection, just accept them!" Ge Ye stepped forward to persuade her.
While Nalan Yanran was still hesitant, Nalan Chaoge had already placed two pills into Ge Ye's palms.
He handed two more to Yun Feng.
Although Nalan Yanran still had her doubts, she nevertheless accepted Nalan Chaoge's pills, though she took only two.
"Xiao Ge, these pills are of great use, you must keep them safe!" Nalan Yanran said thoughtfully.
"Mn, alright Sister, I know! Let's get moving!"
Nalan Chaoge put the remaining pills back into his Na Ring.
"Eh, these pills..." Ge Ye suddenly looked at the pills in his hand with surprise.
"What is it, Uncle Ge!" Nalan Chaoge asked somewhat guiltily.
"Nothing, the quality of these pills seems a bit off. Look, this is a Vitality Pill provided for the Misty Cloud Sect by the Pill King Gu He!" As Ge Ye spoke, he took a Vitality Pill out from his Na Ring.
Yet even though they were not alchemists, merely judging from their appearance, these two pills were obviously not of the same quality.
If he had to grade them, the pills refined by Pill King Gu He could be scored around 70, while Nalan Chaoge's could definitely score a 98.
Although the pills contributed to the sect had some minor flaws, the difference in quality was simply too obvious.
"Could the artisan who refined these pills be at an even higher realm than Master Gu He? Are you saying your pills were bought from the Mitel Auction House?" Ge Ye cast a very peculiar glance at Nalan Chaoge.
"Yeah, they say they were provided by a mysterious alchemist!" Nalan Chaoge had no choice but to bite the bullet and bluff his way through.
"Mn... When did such a mysterious alchemist arrive in the Jia Ma Empire?" Ge Ye lowered his head in thought for a moment; though doubtful, he did not press further.
Nalan Chaoge quietly let out a breath.
It seemed he should dispense with drawing pills refined by the system in the future, or else if someone saw through the clues, he would be in trouble.
It truly lived up to that saying: what the system produces is bound to be a fine product!
"That's right, Xiao Ge, I noticed your weapon is a whip. If I'm not mistaken, this must have been forged from the living dragon tendon of a fifth-order magical beast, the Fiery Poison Seal Python. It's said that fifth-order magical beasts grow a dragon tendon right when they are about to advance!"
The group packed up and prepared to set off when Ge Ye suddenly spoke up once more.
"Mn, yes, this was given to me by my grandfather!"
It was no secret that Nalan Jie had used a fifth-order magical beast to clear Nalan Chaoge's meridians and wash his marrow.
"Ahem, the living dragon tendon of the Fiery Poison Seal Python carries the potent poison of a fifth-order magical beast, so you must be very careful when using it in the future. Since this is our first meeting and I don't have any gifts for you, I happen to have a Mysterious Tier whip technique battle skill here. Consider it a meeting gift, and I'll give it to you!"
As soon as Ge Ye finished speaking, he turned around, and an ancient combat skill was already in his hand.
"Uncle Ge, this..."
Battle skills on the Dou Qi Continent were divided into four tiers: Heaven, Earth, Mysterious, and Yellow. A Black-tier battle skill could be considered a vast fortune to ordinary people.
For certain third-rate factions or families, their highest battle skills were only at the Mysterious Tier.
This was genuinely his first time meeting Ge Ye, and Nalan Chaoge was somewhat bewildered.
Why was he trying to curry favor with him like this? "Take it. I've accepted Yanran calling me uncle, and moreover, we hit it off at first sight. You little fellow really suit my temperament. The weapons used in our Misty Cloud Sect are all swords, so this whip skill isn't all that precious to me anyway. Just take it!"
Nalan Chaoge froze. A whip technique battle skill was also something he had been searching for through bitter effort, but such items could only be met by chance and not sought.
Though he somewhat understood that Ge Ye was currying favor with Nalan Yanran, Nalan Chaoge also etched this kindness into his heart.
"Then many thanks, Uncle Ge. Xiao Ge really has nothing decent to offer in return, so let these few Vitality Pills serve as Xiao Ge's return gift. I hope Uncle Ge will definitely accept them!"
Nalan Chaoge accepted Ge Ye's combat skill, flipped his hand, and took out those Vitality Pills once again!
"Actually, I really am interested in these pills of yours, but I won't take too many of them either. How about this, I'll take two more. I have a use for these two pills, and Uncle also has a favor to ask of you. Once we reach the Jia Ma Holy City, you can take me to the Mitel Auction House; I'll need a few more pills like these!"
"No, no, since these pills are useful to Uncle, take them all. I wouldn't have time to thank you enough..."
After the two of them politely declined each other a few times, Ge Ye ultimately took only two Vitality Pills.
The group set off once again, though over the next few days they deliberately avoided those high-order magical beasts, and no major mishaps occurred.
Nalan Chaoge also took advantage of those few days to concentrate on cultivating that Mysterious Tier whip technique battle skill.
Dragon Subduing Whip Technique, a Profound Tier Intermediate Dou Technique!
This combat skill possessed six moves, each move divided into six variations. Yet no matter how the whip technique shifted and changed, it had only a single purpose: striking the enemy caused them to instantly suffer dizziness and collapse to the ground. The severity of the force was controlled by the caster-a heavy force could instantly cause someone to burst apart, while a light force could leave all four limbs paralyzed and unable to move.
Moreover, the strangest thing was that this whip technique was not only effective against humans, but equally effective against magical beasts.
It was just that the target spot was somewhat peculiar, being an extremely small area right at the back of the head.
These things were still somewhat manageable; what left Nalan Chaoge somewhat unable to laugh or cry, however, was that the name of this whip technique reminded him of the martial arts supreme skill from Earth, the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms.
Flying Dragon in the Sky
Dragon Fights in the Field
Divine Dragon Wags its Tail
Hidden Dragon Does Not Use
Dragon Seen in the Field
Flood Dragon Enters the Sea
The six moves focused purely on a single objective: when the enemy was positioned in any of the six directions-front, back, left, right, up, or down-how to swiftly strike the target in one go, channeling one's own Dou Qi at the exact moment of impact to cause the opponent to fall victim to the blow.
Although there were only positional variations for six directions, every single direction required thousands of footwork patterns to coordinate with it.
The hardest part of all was mastering the control of releasing and retracting Dou Qi at will.
Having cultivated for only three days, Nalan Chaoge had just barely mastered a single move: Dragon Fights in the Field. Against an enemy directly in front of him, he already had a fifty percent certainty of knocking them down. Of course, whether they got knocked out or blown to pieces depended entirely on luck.
This also left Nalan Chaoge deeply sighing with emotion that the system was still what worked best!
All it took was points, and you didn't even need to cultivate!
No need to cultivate?
No need to cultivate!
That wasn't right-Nalan Chaoge suddenly recalled a certain matter, which was that acquiring system points apparently involved recycling combat skills!
Medicinal herbs, cultivation methods and combat skills, and Heavenly Treasures!
Once a combat skill was recycled, could it be bought back?
And then...
"System Big Brother, come out quickly and take a look-can this combat skill be recycled?" Nalan Chaoge asked somewhat excitedly.
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