Nine Dragons Imprisonment Kill, Not Quite Enough

"Correct! There's a prize!"

A cold, clear voice echoed from all directions on the ground. In an instant, black, semi-transparent Ice Mirror were condensed, Space Blockade around him.

"Mystic Ice Cage!"

As a low shout rang out in his mind, the numerous Ice Mirror trembled slightly, emitting an extreme chill powerful enough to freeze the blood of Dou Zong expert.

The next moment, the cold air condensed into countless ice spikes, some of which pierced directly at the old man in yellow, while others attracted each other, condensing into frost spears that shot out.

At the critical moment, the old man in yellow also looked solemn. He bent his knees slightly and moved his hands rapidly. As his palms traced patterns, fiery red Dou Qi suddenly surged out of his body and then condensed into a huge cauldron of flames, several dozen feet long, around him, protecting him inside the cauldron.

"Transforming Cauldron Covering the Sky!"

The old man in yellow robes had his face flushed crimson by the fiery Dou Qi, and his eyes were also filled with fiery flames. He then pressed his hands against the inner wall of the huge fiery cauldron.

"Ding ding ding!"

Ice spikes and ice spears rained down on the flaming furnace, producing a startlingly crisp sound.

The astonishing sound transformed into invisible sound waves that spread out like lightning, but after hitting the surrounding Mystic Ice Mirror, they were bounced back and struck the flaming cauldron.

"Bang!"

A muffled sound, like the striking of a bell, echoed. The Ice Venerable Strength carried in each attack of Xuan Bing was incomparably domineering. Therefore, the stalemate only lasted for a moment. At this moment, the flame cauldron formed by the fighting Dou Qi in the yellow-robed old man's body was covered with countless cracks, and then directly turned into countless energy fragments, shooting out in all directions.

With Xiao Yuan's current strength, dealing with a Dou Zong level expert is as easy as Dou Zun expert dealing with Dou Zong.

The Dou Technique he used was naturally created by absorbing the experience of previous Dou Technique and his own understanding of Ice Attribute Douqi and Dou Technique Dou Technique. Although it has only barely reached the level of Earth Rank Dou Techniques at present, with his strength as Nine-Star Dou Zong, its power is quite terrifying when he uses it.

With the added boost from the Ice Venerable Strength, even though the old man in yellow used his strongest defensive Dou Technique, it only extended the time before his death by a tiny bit! "Hmph!"

The cauldron exploded, and the old man in yellow groaned as he staggered backward.

Only now did he realize with regret that the woman in white before him was not a six- or seven-star Dou Zong at all, but a powerful expert who had already reached the Peak Dou Zong realm! "This one..."

He quickly spoke, trying to beg for mercy.

However, Xiao Yuan had no chance to give him a chance to talk nonsense. As his hands moved in a series of hand seals, an astonishing energy fluctuation appeared in the Xuan Bing Prison.

A dragon's roar resounded, and nine black Xuan Bing dragons burst forth from the Ice Mirror, rushing towards the old man in yellow.

Nine Dragons Imprisonment Kill!

The hand seals he had previously formed had already transformed into black Dou Qi energy rings on Xiao Yuan's arms. As the energy rings rotated, the nine Xuan Bing dragons roared deafeningly, unleashing a breath of extreme cold—the Ice Venerable Strength, a pinnacle technique that would astound even the dead Ice Venerable! The pitch-black ice layer began to spread across the yellow-robed elder's body. Unlike before when he had held back against the burly man, this time Xiao Yuan was truly determined to kill. From the very beginning, the yellow-robed elder's hands were sealed by the Ice Venerable Strength. Even Nine-Star Dou Zong expert would be unable to shatter that ice layer without a rare and precious artifact like Heavenly Flames, let alone the yellow-robed elder whose strength had only reached the seven-star Dou Zong.

In a short while, the old man in yellow was sealed in a thick layer of ice. The nine Xuan Bing dragons bared their fangs and claws and crashed into the ice, shattering the ice and the old man in yellow together.

"Vulnerable."

Xiao Yuan snapped his fingers, and the Mystic Ice Mirror dissipated, along with the black snowflakes that filled the sky.

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Yuan frowned slightly.

The Nine Dragons Imprisonment Kill was Dou Technique he had developed long ago. This time, it was combined with the Ice Venerable Strength, and its power was greatly enhanced. However, he still felt that it was not quite enough.

This Dou Technique still has room for improvement.

"Luckily, I didn't waste too much time. Honestly, they even dared to rob me."

Muttering something, Xiao Yuan took out the map of the Pill World from his Storage Ring again. After studying it carefully, he finally determined his current location.

"The locations of these three items should be the three red circles on the map. Let's go there and check it out for now!"

After a moment's thought, Xiao Yuan made up his mind. The use of the Earth Core Soul Marrow would require several rare Medicinal Herbs. He did have some of them, but he still needed to find a small portion.

Since the Pill World Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures full of rare and precious medicinal herbs, he might as well take this opportunity to see if he can get his hands on these Medicinal Herbs. If it works, he might be able to break through his soul again before leaving the Pill World!

In addition, he needs some Medicinal Herbs that are compatible with the Earth Core Jade Marrow to refine pills and cultivate the Six Qi Transformations. If he can accomplish both of these things during this journey to the Pill World, both his combat power and alchemy skills will be greatly improved!

Having made up his mind, Xiao Yuan no longer delayed. He floated into the air and identified the location of one of the three red circles on the map. With a swift movement, he transformed into a streak of light and flashed out. Xiao Yuan's first target was the Ten Thousand Medicines Mountain Range, which was also one of the three red circles. The reason he chose this place was not because it had anything special about it, but simply because it was the closest to him!

In truth, the area of Pill World is only less than one-third the size of the Pill Domain, perhaps due to its gradual decline. But don't underestimate this one-third. With the rare and precious Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in this space, there is probably no force on the continent that wouldn't be tempted by it. Having such a space is equivalent to having an inexhaustible warehouse of rare Medicinal Herbs. This also shows how rich the foundation of the Danta is!

At Xiao Yuan's speed, it would only take him a day at most to traverse this Pill World. So, in the afternoon, Xiao Yuan gradually arrived near the Ten Thousand Medicines Mountain Range, which was circled on the map.

Along the way, Xiao Yuan encountered many other contestants. Most of them avoided him after seeing him. After all, it was obvious to anyone with a brain that a woman with such a good figure was flying around in the air that she was not someone to be trifled with.

Therefore, it's better to avoid them. Besides, there are quite a few alchemists around the sixth rank who have entered this Pill World, and their strength is only at the Dou Emperor level. Xiao Yuan's way of traveling through the void clearly indicates that he is a Dou Zong expert. Those who are only Dou Emperor naturally dare not provoke Xiao Yuan.

Xiao Yuan paid no attention to these people who kept their distance. They posed no threat to him, so he focused on continuing his journey.

Of course, not all participants were like this. During his journey, Xiao Yuan also encountered several other experts who had reached the Dou Zong level. Although their strength was not as great as that of the old man in yellow, it was not much different. Moreover, most of these people were quite old and were obviously well-known veteran experts.

Xiao Yuan didn't bother with these people. After casually releasing the aura of Five Star Dou Zong, he eliminated the trouble.

Those guys were smart enough to realize that Xiao Yuan was not someone to mess with, so they changed their route and avoided Xiao Yuan.

Without these people's obstruction, Xiao Yuan's journey was extremely smooth. Apart from encountering two attacks by powerful magical beasts along the way, everything went very smoothly.

As for the two magical beasts that attacked Xiao Yuan, they naturally became materials for Xiao Yuan's alchemy: two Seventh Rank Magic Core.

Furthermore, he discovered that the magical beasts here, perhaps due to the trace of violent factor mixed in with the energy of heaven and earth, seemed to be more ferocious and savage than the magical beasts of the Douqi Continent.

After a day's journey, as night fell, Xiao Yuan finally arrived at the outer edge of the Ten Thousand Medicines Mountain Range.

The name "Ten Thousand Medicines Mountain Range" alone reveals the extraordinary nature of this mountain range. When Xiao Yuan first saw the majestic mountain range, he was somewhat stunned, because he discovered that the energy of this mountain range was simply too dense! The mountain range resembled a giant dragon coiled and winding, and thick fog filled the air above the mountain range. This fog was not natural fog, but was formed by the condensation of dense energy.

The mountains were treacherous, and the continuous roars of beasts echoed through them, filled with violence.

Xiao Yuan hovered in mid-air at the edge of the mountain range, frowning slightly as he gazed at the mountain range shrouded in mist. Even though he had not yet set foot on this mountain range, he could sense with his keen soul perception that this mountain range was no benevolent place.

But he wasn't a saint either! If he could cultivate here, he could probably achieve twice the results with half the effort! Moreover, his entry into the Pill World wasn't entirely out of curiosity, but because he vaguely remembered that Zi Yan, who was searching for her clansmen, seemed to be in this Pill World, and even within the Ten Thousand Medicines Mountain Range!

As Xiao Yuan pondered, a commotion suddenly arose from not far below. Startled, he gradually descended and saw that on a small hill on the outer edge of the mountain range, there were many tents erected, and many figures could be seen in and out of sight.

"Um?"

Upon seeing the crowd gathered here, Xiao Yuan was also taken aback. Elsewhere, contestants either fought each other or fled far away upon meeting, yet here they could coexist peacefully? Something was amiss! Xiao Yuan frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, then moved, landing not far from the hill, and then skimmed low towards it.

Along the way, no one stopped him from climbing the hill; some people glanced at him and then looked away.

Xiao Yuan was slightly surprised by this scene, and his doubts deepened. As he slowly walked towards the center of the hill, he was somewhat astonished to see a large group of people gathered not far ahead, probably no less than a hundred.

"Gentlemen, this area should be marked with a red circle on your maps as well. Your quest item is indeed located within the Ten Thousand Medicines Mountain Range, but you should also be aware that the things within this mountain range are not something you can simply take away."

As Xiao Yuan approached the crowd, an unfamiliar voice suddenly rang out from within.

"Is it that guy who's interested in Cao Ying?"

Upon hearing the voice, Xiao Yuan raised an eyebrow and looked through the gap in the crowd. He saw a young figure standing on a boulder, the very man who had previously shown some displeasure because Cao Ying and Xiao Yan were getting close.

Since Song Qing is here, Cao Ying and Xiao Yan should also be here.

As this thought flashed through his mind, Xiao Yuan's gaze shifted and then stopped on a blue stone in the crowd. Cao Ying, dressed in a black dress and looking exceptionally alluring, was sitting cross-legged on it, playing with a strand of her hair with her jade hand. Her languid expression drew fiery gazes from all around. This woman, wherever she went, was the kind of woman who would bring ruin to a country.

Standing expressionlessly by the bluestone, Xiao Yan had tried his best to invite Cao Ying to sit down, but he really disliked the envious looks from the people around him, and he couldn't stray too far from this woman!

It's not because I want to protect her that I'm doing this; it's simply because once we're far apart, Cao Ying will come crawling back like a leech and start saying things like:

"Why is Senior Brother Xiao Yan so far away from me? Do I look so bad that I'd embarrass you?"

"Senior Brother Xiao Yan, the Pill World is in such chaos, how can you bear to let your junior sister, a weak woman, travel alone?"

"Does Senior Brother Xiao Yan dislike his junior sister so much? Then I'll leave!"

And a series of tea-related sayings and phrases.

Wang Yuan Dan watched the whole way and really wanted to laugh, but she had to respect her martial uncle, almost choking on her own breath.

Finally, Xiao Yan had no choice but to agree on three rules with Cao Ying: Xiao Yan would stay by Cao Ying's side, and Cao Ying would no longer act so erratically and say those troublesome things.

Xiao Yuan's gaze swept over Xiao Yan and Cao Ying, and then he seemed to be deep in thought.

Judging from their appearance, these people must have suffered some hardships in the Ten Thousand Medicines Mountain Range to have gathered here, considering joining forces to fight the enemy.

With his soul power, he was naturally able to sense that there were many powerful beings in this mountain range.

Song Qing's words resonated with many others, who had previously rushed into the mountains in a hurry, only to be chased and killed by numerous magical beasts. Some of those who were slower had already perished within the mountains.

"As far as I know, there are many magical beasts in the Ten Thousand Medicines Mountain Range, and the one who commands these magical beasts is a peerless ferocious beast whose strength has reached the peak of the seventh rank, and even has one foot in the eighth rank. This ferocious beast has moved many of the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures of the Ten Thousand Medicines Mountain Range to its cave using special methods. Among them are many of the quest items that we need."

Standing on the boulder, Song Qing looked around and said in a deep voice, "As a member of the Danta, my understanding of the Pill World is naturally far beyond that of ordinary people."

Upon hearing Song Qing's words, a murmur of surprise rippled through the surrounding crowd.

Xiao Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly in response.

If I remember correctly, the creatures in the mountains are not some near- Eighth-Rank Magical Beast, but genuine Eighth-Rank Magical Beast, and even Ancient Dragon Bear with Dragon Bloodline!