Yuan Family.
Inside the conference hall.
The atmosphere was utterly dead silent, and the many higher-ups remained tight-lipped.
"So many days have passed, yet there's still no news of Madman Drake. I'm sure everyone here knows what happened, even without me saying it, right?"
Yuan Family Head Yuan Feihe said coldly.
"Without a doubt, the Zhang Family is protecting him!"
An Intermediate Martial Master spoke in a deep voice.
"And the force protecting him is extremely powerful... Madman Drake's assassination skills definitely aren't weak. Even if he couldn't win, he shouldn't have been unable to escape with his life!"
"At the very least, an Intermediate Martial Master made a move!"
Another Yuan Family higher-up analyzed.
Everyone else nodded silently in agreement.
Indeed, no one would have expected that Madman Drake, a famous assassin, would actually be killed by a mere Senior Quasi-Warrior!
The most likely suspect naturally became the Zhang Family.
"The Zhang Family's Guest Elder should have been protecting the Zhang Family, yet instead, he's being protected by the Zhang Family... This proves that the information is completely true. This Guest Elder must be a genius among geniuses!"
"The Zhang Family has completely sealed off the news. Not even the slightest rumor has gotten out. I originally thought we could have a third party intervene and resolve this matter, leaving our Yuan Family out of it... But judging from the current situation, our Yuan Family has no choice left!"
Killing intent flickered in Yuan Feihe's eyes. "Yuan Qi!"
"Family Head."
An Intermediate Martial Master rose to his feet.
"From now on, secretly search Base No. � for every seventeen-year-old with the surname Su!"
"As long as there's any spiritual energy fluctuation on them, kill them on the spot!"
Yuan Feihe's voice was icy cold.
"Yes, Family Head!" The Intermediate Martial Master bowed his head and accepted the order.
Everyone present inexplicably felt a sinister, murderous chill.
The Family Head was getting serious!
They all knew that this immensely talented little fellow was completely doomed!
"All done!"
On the other side, Su Xiaobai remained completely unaware that the Yuan Family had begun seriously searching for him.
However, to guard against the unexpected, when he purchased the medicinal ingredients needed for a Grade Four Pill, Su Xiaobai covered his face and ran around several places in Base No. �. He spent nearly one million Spirit Coins before finally gathering all the ingredients!
"System, I want to refine pills!"
After returning home, Su Xiaobai immediately gave the order.
"Host, please place the alchemy materials and select the pill you wish to refine!"
Following the system's instructions, Su Xiaobai put all the materials inside.
"Scanning the host's brain. The 'Golden Crow Marrow-Protecting Pill' formula has been detected!"
"Materials placed automatically!"
"Refining in progress..."
As the system's prompts sounded, all the materials were placed inside the Alchemy Furnace. The lid closed, and a rainbow progress bar appeared.
It still took five minutes.
It seemed that no matter what grade of pill he refined, the required time was exactly the same.
From this alone, the One-Click Alchemy function was already enough to drive countless alchemists into a frenzy!
The higher the grade of the pill, the more time it took to refine.
It wasn't unusual for an alchemist to spend an entire month refining a slightly higher-grade pill without sleep or rest!
And even then, there was still no guarantee that the final refinement would succeed perfectly.
Only Su Xiaobai.
He didn't need to sit there for a month.
He didn't need to worry about failure.
He only needed to patiently wait five minutes, and then—
"Ding! Successfully refined pill: Golden Crow Marrow-Protecting Pill ×3!"
It worked!
Hearing that beautiful, heavenly notification, Su Xiaobai's eyes immediately lit up.
With a thought, three steaming-hot pills, each giving off wisps of hazy yellow smoke and gleaming like golden pearl-glass, suddenly appeared in his palm!
Grade Four Golden Crow Marrow-Protecting Pills.
As the name suggested, their function was to protect the meridians!
Many people yearned for them... Advanced Warriors, Beginner Martial Masters, Intermediate Martial Masters, and even Advanced Martial Masters all needed their help!
As everyone knew, when a Warrior advanced through a breakthrough, they had to calm their minds, repeatedly assault the barriers and shackles, and break through them before they could cross the bottleneck and leap into a new realm.
During the breakthrough, they had to mobilize all the spiritual energy in their bodies, washing and assaulting their meridians again and again to achieve the effect of breaking through the barriers and shackles.
This process was dangerous.
If anything went wrong, their meridians could be damaged!
In mild cases, they would cough up blood and need ten days, half a month, or even longer to recuperate.
In severe cases, their meridians would suffer major damage, leaving permanent internal injuries and nearly robbing them of any future prospects of advancing further!
That was also why some Warriors remained stuck in place for their entire lives.
By the same logic, it was why Warriors would rather spend a fortune buying these pills... because their future was far more important than Spirit Coins!
"A single Grade Four Golden Crow Marrow-Protecting Pill is said to be worth at least � Ten Thousand Spirit Coins, and it's priceless even when money is offered!"
"Wouldn't that mean I suddenly possess � Ten Thousand Spirit Coins?"
"As long as I turn them into cash, this business will be even more profitable than Automated Monster Hunting!"
Su Xiaobai's heart surged with excitement.
He had merely spent a day running around the entire city, collected some medicinal ingredients, then returned home and waited five minutes before earning � Ten Thousand Spirit Coins... Such a good thing would be unbelievable if he told anyone about it!
But that was precisely the truth!
However, the only difficult part was how to successfully turn these three Golden Crow Marrow-Protecting Pills into cash!
"When I was buying medicinal ingredients today, I heard the shopkeeper say that the Precious Pill Pavilion is a chain pill superstore spanning many bases, as well as a colossal force in the pill auction business... Perhaps I can try consigning them for auction at the Precious Pill Pavilion!"
Su Xiaobai pondered.
The larger the establishment, the less likely it was to pull any tricks.
Only small places would harbor crooked thoughts.
"But to guard against the unexpected, I still have to make fully comprehensive preparations!"
The next day, a figure wearing a black cloak, a black mask, and gloves appeared outside the Precious Pill Pavilion, with less than one percent of his skin exposed.
Who else could it be but Su Xiaobai?
Originally, Su Xiaobai had thought this outfit of his was a little too conspicuous... Dressed entirely in black and hiding himself so thoroughly, wasn't that practically announcing that he was up to something?
But after arriving at the Precious Pill Pavilion, Su Xiaobai discovered that he wasn't the only one doing this. Many people did the same!
Some wore masks.
Some wore face coverings.
The most extreme even wore hoods!
There was no helping it. Pills were valuable.
What if someone took a fancy to them? Wouldn't that be disastrous?
Seeing this, Su Xiaobai breathed a slight sigh of relief, then walked over to the consignment counter.
"I want to consign some pills!"
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