Mo Family's Mo Cheng

A youth who had been closely following the old man stepped forward when he saw the uncontrollable smile on the elder's face and flatteringly said, "To make Elder so happy, I suppose you've already found this time's target!"

The old man turned to look at the youth. Overwhelmed with excitement, he explained directly, "That's right. In all these years, no constitution has ever triggered such a powerful response from the secret technique. Ever since we arrived in Desert City, it has been like a torch in the darkness—impossible to miss!"

Seeing Mo Cheng, the Mo Family's immensely powerful Great Elder, speak so much to him in one breath, the youth put on an exaggeratedly fawning expression and said, "Congratulations, Great Elder. Once you obtain this constitution with limitless potential, your cultivation will surely soar all the way to the Dou Emperor and Dou Zong realms. You will become the Jia Ma Empire's strongest expert. By then, even the Misty Cloud Sect will have to act according to your wishes."

At those words, the smile on Mo Cheng's face became even brighter, though he still rebuked him, "Mo Ran, shut your mouth. The Mo Family owes everything it has today to the Misty Cloud Sect's support. Do not speak such words outside again in the future!"

Yet Mo Cheng's thoughts could not help wandering further. Perhaps he truly had a chance to dominate the Jia Ma Empire.

"For all these years, my Mo Family has entrenched itself in the northeastern region of the Jia Ma Empire. Though we can be considered deeply rooted here, we can only rank among the Four Great Families of the northeastern provinces. Compared to those truly great clans, however, we are ultimately unworthy of mention."

"And why is that? Simply because the strongest member of my family is merely a small-time Dou Ling, while those families possess Dou Wang experts and even Dou Emperor experts. Butcher Mo—what a resounding title. It is nothing more than praise heaped upon me by insignificant people in these northeastern provinces. Before true experts, I might well be nothing but a joke."

At that thought, Mo Cheng's withered hand beneath his sleeve clenched into a fist as he viciously swore in his heart, I have been the Misty Cloud Sect's dog for far too many years. Once I transplant this powerful constitution, I will make the Misty Cloud Sect spit out everything it has taken from me over the years.

He then led the younger members of his family in a mad dash, ignoring the angry looks of the people on the streets as they headed straight for the location of the powerful constitution he had sensed.

Qing Lin still had no idea that danger was approaching. Since the pill Liu Xi was refining this time was a Sixth-grade Po E Pill, a high-quality pill like this could not possibly be completed in just two or three days. Nor could Qing Lin, who was still only at the Dou Qi stage, be left waiting outside all that time.

Thus, after leaving Qing Lin with sufficient money and pills, Liu Xi told her to remain at home and wait for his return. As for Liu Xi, it was not as though he was unaware of Mo Cheng abducting Qing Lin in the original course of events.

In Liu Xi's view, with his strength as a Dou Wang and his status as a Fifth-grade Alchemist soon to become a Sixth-grade Alchemist, a mere Mo Family was not worth mentioning. Even the Mo Family's backer, the Misty Cloud Sect, could be treated as an equal.

Furthermore, Qing Lin had always been with him, so he had not paid the Mo Family any attention. He could never have guessed that the Mo Family would come looking for her at this time.

Mo Cheng moved quickly and soon arrived on a rooftop near Qing Lin, where he spotted her in the courtyard.

Mo Ran, standing beside him, asked, "Great Elder, is that the little girl? Should I take some men and capture her now?"

Though Mo Cheng's eyes practically glowed green as he stared at Qing Lin, he still firmly shook his head. "No. You truly wouldn't be able to handle her. I can sense an aura beside her that seems to belong to a Fourth-tier Magical Beast. Only I can act with confidence!"

Mo Ran sucked in a sharp breath. He was only a Dou Master, yet a little girl had a Fourth-tier Magical Beast protecting her. Unwillingly, he asked, "Great Elder, then what should we do now?"

Mo Cheng thought for a moment before saying to Mo Ran, "Take some men and investigate the little girl's connections. Find out whether she has any background. Also, think of a way to lure her into the desert. If I fight that Fourth-tier Magical Beast in the city, the disturbance will be too great. We must avoid any unfavorable news spreading."

"Understood. I'll go at once!"

Only after seeing Mo Ran leave did Mo Cheng turn back toward Qing Lin. With green light gleaming in his eyes, he muttered, "A mixed-blood Snake Person girl who may be able to control a snake-type Magical Beast... Such a constitution, according to the records, can only be possessed by those legendary Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils. Hehe, I, Mo Cheng, truly am blessed by heaven!"

"Once I transplant those eyes, as long as I successfully control a sixth-tier or even seventh-tier snake-type Magical Beast, I, Mo Cheng, will immediately become the uncrowned king of the Jia Ma Empire. Hehehe."

By the time the sky darkened, Mo Ran had gathered some information and returned with his men. As Mo Ran reported, Mo Cheng's brows furrowed deeply. "An orphan girl, adopted by some Young Master from an unknown family who came traveling. And now it seems he even knows how to use the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils to control snake-type Magical Beasts. He is someone who knows of the Triple Jade-Green Snake Flower Pupils' peculiar nature as well! This concerns my, Mo Cheng's, rise to power. No matter which family that Young Master comes from, he absolutely cannot be allowed to live!"

By the end, Mo Cheng's voice had grown increasingly cold, and the killing intent in his eyes became heavier and heavier.

He then continued asking Mo Ran, "And then? Where is that Young Master now? What is his cultivation?"

Mo Ran could only stammer, "We... we couldn't find out!"

Mo Cheng immediately roared, "Useless trash! You can't even handle such a small matter!"

As the Mo Family's Great Elder and its only Dou Ling, Mo Cheng's fury unleashed the imposing aura he had cultivated through years in a position of power. The several people before him immediately bent over, trembling with fear.

In the end, Mo Ran was the one who stepped forward. Trembling slightly, he said, "Great Elder, we'll send men to seal off the entire city at once. We will definitely capture that fellow, then use him as bait to lure the orphan girl out of the city."

Hearing this, Mo Cheng's expression finally eased somewhat as he barked, "Then get moving! Do I need to tell you again—"

Before Mo Cheng could finish, a noble, deep-purple mist suddenly rose from somewhere within the city. The mist gathered without dispersing, dreamy and illusory. Upon taking a light sniff, one could even detect a faint medicinal fragrance.

Mo Cheng turned toward the deep-purple mist, his eyes filled with greed. "This is a phenomenon that can only appear when a high-level pill is born. Could there be a High-level Alchemist in this remote desert? I must go take a look. If there's an opportunity, I may gain an unexpected harvest."

"You will remain here and keep watch. If the orphan girl makes any unusual move, report to me immediately. If you let her escape, you can deal with the consequences yourselves!" With that, Mo Cheng's figure flickered as he rushed toward the room where Liu Xi was refining pills.

The phenomenon had indeed been caused by Liu Xi's pill refinement. Seeing it, Hai Bodong immediately rose from his chair and stared at the room before him, his face full of hesitation.

"Has the pill been completed? I really want to go in and take a look, but that brat said not to disturb him until he comes out..." Hai Bodong paced back and forth in the corridor, pondering it again and again.

Inside the room, everything had lost its former neatness. It was now completely wrecked and battered. Liu Xi, seated on the Lotus Seat, looked utterly exhausted. Only the purple pill inside the Medicine Cauldron shone with a Radiant Glow, making for a beautiful sight.

Just moments ago, in the instant before the purple pill appeared, a deep-purple mist carrying energy fluctuations had surged out from within the pill. Though the Medicine Cauldron blocked part of it, the rest still spread in all directions.

Liu Xi no longer had any spare energy to stop it. His gaze remained fixed on the pill inside the Medicine Cauldron. Once it had completely calmed, he beckoned with his hand, and the pill flew into his palm.

The pill was light purple in color, perfectly round and lustrous throughout. Moreover, faintly traced across its surface were strange patterns that did not seem to have been artificially created. Liu Xi looked it over and said, "It's only so-so."

Liu Xi was speaking of the pill's quality. If he had been able to force all the energy released at the end back into the pill, its quality could have risen another level. Unfortunately, after putting away the pill, Liu Xi began gathering up the Lotus Seat, Medicine Cauldron, and remaining High-level Medicinal Materials.

Thanks to reader Eternal Dark Night for the reward. I had planned to stay up late and write another chapter, but I couldn't hold on after getting halfway through. Sorry????