Return to Holy Pill City

Xiao Ming and Xiao Yi Xian followed Tian Qingzi to their Treasure Vault. 69🅂🄷🅄🅇.🄲🄾🄼

Along the way, Xiao Ming's Aura gradually dropped back to the Eight Star Dou Zong, and his momentum became somewhat weak.

There's nothing we can do about it. Although the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Changes is useful, this kind of Secret Technique is far inferior to the Clan Mark of Ancient Race, and it still has side effects.

It's only because Xiao Ming has a strong physique that his Aura has weakened somewhat.

"If only we could use the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Changes to directly condense the Xiao Clan Mark."

Feeling the abnormality in his body, Xiao Ming sighed inwardly. He only had the first level of the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Changes and did not have the Complete Cultivation Technique, so it was obviously impossible for him to directly condense the Clan Mark.

Xiao Ming had long intended to collect the complete Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Changes Complete Cultivation Technique. The Falling Thunder Mountain Range where he last tempered the Heaven Demon Puppet was located in the Sound Valley, and the Sound Valley and the Burning Flame Valley were adjacent to each other. At that time, Xiao Ming could have gone directly to the Burning Flame Valley.

Although the Heavenly Flame Three Mysterious Changes was created by Xiao Xuan, the Old Ancestor of the Xiao Family, it is now Secret Not Passed Down of the Burning Flame Valley, and obtaining it is not so easy.

In the Original Work, Xiao Yan obtained the pills by helping to refine them, and with Xiao Ming's current strength, those pills would be a piece of cake for him.

However, the Timeline is wrong now; it will still be several years before we reach Burning Flame Valley. Who knows what the situation will be like there? Therefore, Xiao Ming did not go directly to Burning Flame Valley.

Unlike Ice River Valley, Burning Flame Valley has the protection of the One-Star Dou Saint Ancestor Fire Cloud. They have a powerful background and are not some nobody. If you go directly to someone's door asking for their secret techniques, they might not necessarily give them a friendly look.

Seeing that Xiao Ming's Aura was weak, Xiao Yi Xian glanced warily at Tian Qingzi, in case the other party suddenly made a move.

Although Tian Qingzi is seriously injured, he is still a Dou Zun, and might have some troublesome tricks up his sleeve.

Noticing Xiao Yi Xian's gaze, Tian Qingzi smiled helplessly. Since Xiao Ming dared to withdraw the Secret Technique directly, he must have a backup plan. He didn't want to investigate what that backup plan was; he wasn't ready to die yet.

Under the watchful eye of Xiao Yi Xian, Tian Qingzi could only keep his head down and keep moving forward.

The group quickly arrived at their destination.

This was an extremely secluded valley, shrouded in a spatial barrier. After entering the valley through the barrier, Xiao Ming sensed the Aura of many Snake Magical Beasts, but most of them were at the Fifth Tier or Sixth Tier, and there wasn't a single one above the Seventh Tier.

Clearly, the Snake Family in the Myriad Snake Mountain Range suffered heavy losses this time, with only Tian Qingzi remaining as a Dou Zun.

Looking at the valley, Tian Qingzi felt a pang of sadness, but he didn't forget his mission. He led Xiao Ming directly to the cliff face deep in the valley, waved his hand, and a long tunnel appeared. Then, Xiao Ming saw a Pitch Black Deep Cave hidden deep in the rock wall.

"This is my clan's Treasure Vault." Tian Qingzi pointed to the end of the passage.

"Please lead the way Great Elder," Xiao Ming said with a slight smile.

Tian Qingzi nodded and walked ahead.

Xiao Ming's gaze met Xiao Yi Xian's for a moment, and he quietly circulated his internal Dou Qi before slowly walking into the passage.

After passing through the short tunnel, Xiao Ming and the others stopped outside the cave entrance a moment later. Standing here, they could faintly see some lights emanating from inside the cave. On the stone walls around the cave, there were some Snake Pattern painted on them, which looked quite fierce.

Without hesitation, Tian Qingzi entered the cave, with Xiao Ming and the other two following closely behind.

Inside the cave, a long stone staircase stretched into the dim darkness below, its end seemingly unseen. Inlaid in the surrounding walls were Moonlight Stone, emitting a soft glow, which gently dispelled the darkness within the cave.

The group slowly descended the stone steps, and after about ten minutes, they reached the end, where a Heavy Stone Gate appeared before them.

The stone gate was entirely black, covered with moss, giving it a sense of weight and solemnity.

Beside the stone gate were two guards with snake-like human bodies; the one on the left had a blue head, and the one on the right had a green head.

The green-headed guard asked the Great Elder, somewhat puzzled.

"Great Elder, what brings you here? Isn't today a sacrificial ceremony? Have they returned as well? And what's the deal with these two humans?"

"Return my ass! Everyone except me is dead!"

Tian Qingzi's face darkened upon thinking of this. Without explaining to the guards, he simply cleared the way.

"Open the door!"

Receiving no answer, the green-headed guard didn't press the matter. Instead, seeing Tian Qingzi's darkened face, he shrank back and quickly opened the door.

What appeared before Xiao Ming and the others was an extremely spacious warehouse. Inside, the lights were blindingly bright. The warehouse was entirely constructed of hard Azure Steel Stone, and at first glance, it looked as if the warehouse had been carved out of an Azure Steel Stone Ore Vein.

The storeroom contained numerous shelves, upon which neatly arranged scrolls were displayed. On the other side, there were several crystal cabinets, within which one could vaguely see many rare medicinal herbs carefully arranged...

"Choose whatever you like," Tian Qingzi said weakly, waving his hand.

The two guards beside him were dumbfounded. How could the Great Elder, who was usually so highly respected, act in such a way?

"Great Elder, this won't do!"

"This violates the Clan Rules!"

"Hmm?" Tian Qingzi merely gave them a cold glance, which silenced them.

"Young friend, please don't be so polite. Speaking of which, your handling of the irrational Snake Venerable and his group did our Myriad Snake Mountain Range a great favor, and even saved my life. Please feel free to take what you need."

"Then I'll accept without hesitation." Xiao Ming smiled, then winked at Xiao Yi Xian.

The two began looting the Treasure Vault.

"Is this the Ten Thousand Year Azure Sun Fruit?"

"Is this Three Colored Leaf?"

"They even have Soul Spirit Grass, which can be used to refine Spirit Nurturing Dust. Not bad, not bad..."

"This Earth Tier High Grade Dou Technique, 'Mist Snake Illusionary Spirit Body,' must be the Second Elder's clone Dou Skill, right? Not bad, I'll keep it."

"Eighth Tier Magic Core! A good item!"

"..."

Looking at Xiao Ming and his companion who were being so impolite, Tian Qingzi felt his heart clench.

A moment later, Xiao Ming finished searching and then led Xiao Yi Xian to Tian Qingzi.

"Young friend, are you finished?" Tian Qingzi managed a weak smile.

"That's about right, we'll take our leave now."

Xiao Ming smiled. Considering Tian Qingzi's understanding nature, he accepted half of the Treasure Vault this time. Don't underestimate this half. Although the Myriad Snake Mountain Range are Hidden Force, they are no weaker than Ice River Valley, one of the Three Valleys. Their accumulated collection is terrifying.

Xiao Ming is now incredibly wealthy.

"Take care." Tian Qingzi watched Xiao Ming and the other person leave.

The guards nearby could no longer hold back.

"Great Elder! Snake Venerable..."

"The Snake Venerable is not coming back! The other priests are not coming back either; they are all dead!"

"What! Could it be because of those humans?!"

"Yes and no, sigh. I'll tell all the clansmen when I summon them later. If you ever encounter them again, don't even think about provoking them. It would be easy for them to wipe us out. Come to think of it, we actually profited by exchanging half of our Treasure Vault for their departure..."

Just as the Great Elder was talking to the guards, Xiao Yi Xian and Xiao Ming returned to the valley they had been in before.

Upon seeing Xiao Ming return, Qing Lin and Venerable Tian Huo came to greet him.

"Qing Lin, can you control this Second Elder?" Xiao Ming glanced at the Second Elder, who had been knocked unconscious.

"It's barely manageable, but commanding it is a bit difficult. I'm only able to do this thanks to the Soul Cultivation Technique that the young master gave me, which greatly increased my Soul Power. Otherwise, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to control it." Qing Lin looked somewhat troubled.

"As long as you can control it, it's a pity to kill it. When we get back, I'll refine some pills for you to help you break through to the Dou Zong as soon as possible. Hmm, I'll also give you a Fallen Heart Flame Sub-Flame to temper your Dou Qi, so you won't have to worry about your Dou Qi becoming weak."

Xiao Ming patted Qing Lin's head and laughed, "Qing Lin now controls a large number of experts. These experts are the employees of 996 Blessing. Qing Lin's strength will definitely increase rapidly in the future."

"Yes, thank you, young master!" Seeing how kind Xiao Ming was to her, Qing Lin's pretty face showed a grateful expression.

Xiao Ming smiled, then looked at everyone and said.

"Now that this matter is settled, we should return to Pill Tower."