Amid the noisy crowd, Lu Xiaotian watched as Yu Yafang disappeared from sight. If not for Yu Ya, he still wouldn't have known that the Four-Winged Mantis had ties to the Scarlet Azure Ape King.
And his destination on this trip was precisely the Netherdemon Corpse Grounds, where the Scarlet Azure Demon Ape also hailed from. If those two old monsters joined forces, the situation ahead would truly turn against him. The Scarlet Azure Demon Ape wielded especially great influence in the Netherdemon Corpse Grounds.
Lu Xiaotian chose another secluded spot.
There was no one around. Body Integration cultivators usually had an unspoken understanding with one another. Besides, they couldn't really fight here in the market ruins, so they wouldn't offend each other. As for the lower-level cultivators, they naturally wouldn't have the nerve.
Abandoned cave abodes were everywhere in the market ruins. After the various races finished trading, the place would grow relatively quiet. Lu Xiaotian picked an unassuming cave abode at random, set up several wards to block his aura, then entered the inner chamber and sat down. He took out the newly acquired recipe for the Mingshui Pill and studied it over and over.
A somewhat accomplished third-grade Pill King could refine the Mingshui Pill, so it wasn't especially difficult. However, the recipe came from the Demon Race and took an unconventional approach, differing greatly from the usual human methods of alchemy. Even though Lu Xiaotian was already a fourth-grade Pill King, the slightest mistake could still ruin the pills.
As an alchemist, Lu Xiaotian found every new pill fascinating. Every bit of insight added to his experience. Whether in cultivation or alchemy, progress depended not only on talent but also on the steady accumulation of small gains. Sand piled up to make a tower; quantitative change