After leaving Qingmu Institute, Chen Qing did not delay in the slightest and headed straight for Wanbao Pavilion in Yunlin Prefecture City.
The familiar seven-story pavilion remained as grand and imposing as ever, with guards standing sternly at its entrance.
Chen Qing was now a regular customer of Wanbao Pavilion and, moreover, the Chief Disciple of Wutai Sect's Qingmu Institute. Naturally, he needed no announcement and was soon led to Liu Chengzong's private room.
The moment Liu Chengzong saw Chen Qing arrive, his face broke into an enthusiastic smile. He personally poured tea. "Chief Chen, what brings you here today? Do you have more fine goods to sell, or is there something you need?"
Chen Qing had no time for pleasantries and came straight to the point. "Steward Liu, I have come to inquire about the Essence Blood of the Red-Eyed Poison Boa. Does your pavilion have any in stock? Or have you heard any recent news of it?"
"The Essence Blood of the Red-Eyed Poison Boa?"
The smile on Liu Chengzong's face froze instantly. His brows drew tightly together, forming a deep furrow between them.
"Chief Chen, you have truly given Liu a difficult problem!"
Liu Chengzong shook his head with a bitter smile. "Exotic beast essence blood is already rare and difficult to obtain, especially the essence blood of a venomous creature that has lived for many years and bears such a fierce reputation. The Red-Eyed Poison Boa is incomparably venomous, immensely strong, and covered in tough scales. On top of that, its eye techniques are bizarre and can bewilder the mind. Even experts at the late stage of Embracing Dan Strength would not lightly provoke it."
"They mostly lurk amid the poisonous miasma bogs of Ten Thousand Poisons Swamp. Ordinary Blade Catchers avoid them as if they