Nine-Colored Raw Stone

Upon learning that the Place of Falling of the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python Tribe's demise had been found, Xiao Ming immediately became restless.

They followed Splendid Fairy to that location.

The site of the Place of Falling matches the Simulator's description; it's Hidden Mountain Valley nestled within a range of mountains.

It was discovered by a female disciple from a subordinate sect of the Flower Sect who accidentally stumbled upon it.

When Xiao Ming and his companion arrived, the female disciple and the Flower Sect elder were already waiting there.

"Alliance Leader! Supreme Elder! This is the disciple who discovered the valley."

Elder Flower Sect saw the two of them, brought them over directly, and then bowed and said...

The female disciple's cultivation level was not high. When she saw Xiao Ming and Splendid Fairy, her legs trembled slightly, and she could hardly speak.

"Alliance... leader..."

Oh no! These two are both Saints! What should we do with such a poor performance?!

The female disciple was on the verge of tears.

Elder Flower Sect, standing nearby, stiffened at her behavior. She had been able to speak properly just now, but now she was stammering. He regretted letting her explain the situation inside.

As instructed by Xiao Ming, no one except this female disciple had entered the area.

Seeing that he was a little nervous, Xiao Ming chuckled and took out a bottle of Grade Seven Medicinal Pill from his Na Ring.

"You did well this time. Although this bottle of pills is only grade seven, it's perfect for you. Consider it a reward."

"... Yes! Thank you, Alliance Leader!"

The female disciple was overjoyed and quickly caught the medicine bottle. She had never come into contact with Grade Seven Medicinal Pill in her life, but she never expected to be given a bottle as a gift today.

Let's go.

Xiao Ming nodded slightly and flew directly into the valley, with Splendid Fairy following closely behind.

This valley is overgrown with weeds and lush with trees, seemingly containing some kind of mysterious energy.

Looking down from the sky, only a few faint white skeletons of snakes could be seen.

Having no intention of going down to investigate, Xiao Ming's mind stirred, and a vast amount of Soul Power surged from between his brows, covering the ground.

Splendid Fairy, standing beside him, gazed at Xiao Ming's perfect profile and felt a pang of emotion.

Xiao Ming's Soul Power was the strongest she had ever seen.

In the blink of an eye, Xiao Ming had a complete grasp of the situation here.

With his eyes slightly lowered, Xiao Ming appeared in a deep pit overgrown with weeds the next moment.

With a raised hand, a dozen or so multicolored stones, each about half the size of a fist, floated up, emanating a unique energy.

"Seven-Colored Raw Stone?"

Splendid Fairy appeared beside Xiao Ming and curiously examined the stones.

"You're searching for the Place of Falling of the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python Tribe's demise just for the Seven-Colored Raw Stone? That thing seems to have little use for humans, especially for someone who has already become a saint."

"For other people."

There was no need to explain too much to Splendid Fairy. Xiao Ming simply waved his hand and put the Seven-Colored Raw Stone into his Na Ring. Then he searched for two more stones in the valley to make sure nothing was missed before the two of them left.

Back in the mountain range where the Flower Sect was located, Xiao Ming hovered in the air.

"Splendid Fairy, our objective has been achieved. I will now return to Holy Pill City."

"Won't the Alliance Leader stay at my Flower Sect for a few more days?"

No, thank you.

Xiao Ming shook his head. Although the Flower Sect was full of female disciples, which was paradise for many men, he had already achieved his goal. Why stay here? He had many things to do.

"... I will tell my older sister."

Xiao Ming nodded, turned around, and flew directly into the Spatial Wormhole not far away.

To prevent a situation like the recent one where the Flower Sect was directly attacked, the major forces that joined the Alliance have opened up Spatial Wormhole that leads directly to Holy Pill City.

With Xiao Ming's strength, he doesn't need Spatial Flying Ship at all within the Spatial Wormhole; he can traverse the void with his physical body.

They returned to Holy Pill City not long after.

Xiao Ming had barely settled back into his seat when Holy Pill City and his Xuan Kongzi came to his door, saying that there were some matters that required his personal attention as the Alliance Leader.

Xiao Ming was busy until evening before finally leaving the Pill Tower Headquarters.

"Phew~"

Instead of returning to the Pill Realm, Xiao Ming went back to his residence in Holy Pill City. He let out a soft sigh, feeling a mix of emotions.

"Luckily I ran fast before, otherwise I would be exhausted if I did this every day."

Stepping through his own gate, Xiao Ming saw Venerable Tian Huo he hadn't seen in a long time.

Venerable Tian Huo was still wearing his usual fiery red robes, and a smile appeared on his face when he saw Xiao Ming.

"Xiao Ming, you're back! It was a real shame I didn't get to see you break through to the Dou Sheng realm last time you came out of seclusion."

"What's there to regret?"

Xiao Ming smiled, exchanged pleasantries with Venerable Tian Huo for a while, left him some cultivation pills, and then returned to his room.

Although the room had been uninhabited for a long time, it was spotless, clearly indicating that someone cleaned it regularly.

Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Xiao Ming took out the dozen or so Seven-Colored Raw Stone he had obtained earlier.

Then he took out a Jade Bottle.

Inside the Jade Bottle was Medusa's blood. To determine the exact color of this raw stone, the blood of the Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python was required, so Xiao Ming had prepared some in advance.

The Jade Bottle tilted, and a drop of blood fell onto the raw stone. Xiao Ming stared at it for a moment, found no change, shook his head, and changed to another stone to continue the operation.

When it came to the last rough stone, a new colored line slowly crawled out from behind the seventh colored line on the smooth surface of the stone.

"Just Eight-Colored Raw Stone?"

Seeing this, Xiao Ming was somewhat puzzled. The Simulator said there was Nine-Colored Raw Stone, so there must be Nine-Colored Raw Stone.

He was certain he hadn't missed any; the previous raw stones hadn't reacted when he dripped blood on them, but this one had. Clearly, this was the Nine-Colored Stone, but why were there only eight colored lines?

While eight colors are quite good, they are still not as good as nine colors.

Although the difference between eight-color and nine-color is only one color, the energy contained within them is vastly different.

Undying, they stared intently, and sure enough, a moment later, a faint, tiny line silently appeared behind the eighth colored line.

If Xiao Ming hadn't been paying close attention, it would have been very difficult to discover.

"That's more like it."

Satisfied, he placed the Nine-Colored Raw Stone into a jade box, and put the other raw stones together in another box.

Xiao Ming made up his mind to hand these things over to Venerable Tian Huo tomorrow, and then give them to Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin after they came out of seclusion.

Then, when Xiao Yi Xian and the others went to attack the Hall of Souls Branch in the Northwest Continent, they handed it over to Medusa.

The reason Xiao Ming didn't personally hand it over to Xiao Yi Xian and the others was because he had to go to the Fallen God Ice Plain.

The Nai Qiong Divine Ice is among the top ice-type spiritual creatures, and for him now, it is a rare tonic, so there is no reason for him to miss it.