"Is Senior Wu Yong here?"
The unexpected visitor interrupted the two of them as they imagined their future home.
After exchanging a glance, Xiao Yi Xian smiled and kissed Wu Yong. Then she returned to her room to continue thinking about how to decorate their future home.
Wu Yong let the visitor in and looked at the clearly uneasy young man across from him. "Junior, you don't come to the temple without a reason. If you have something to say, just say it."
Having just tempered his soul with lightning, Wu Yong's gaze carried an oppressive force. Xiao Yan felt his heart sink, as though even the air around him had grown much thicker.
However, this concerned his future prospects, so Xiao Yan could only press on despite the difficulty.
"Senior, given your great strength, you should have quite a collection of magical cores, right?"
"Magical cores? I do. Fifth-rank, sixth-rank, and pretty much every attribute."
Wu Yong glanced at the collection inside his Storage Ring and nodded.
Xiao Yan silently thought, Just as expected.
He had previously heard from the academy elders that all the high-rank magical beasts within ten thousand miles of the academy had been wiped out by Wu Yong. Wu Yong had to have plenty of magical cores in his possession.
"I need a sixth-rank water-attribute magical core. Do you have one, Senior?"
As soon as Xiao Yan finished speaking, he saw Wu Yong take out an azure-blue magical core from his Storage Ring.
The instant it appeared, Xiao Yan felt the surroundings become far more humid.
"The sixth-rank water-attribute magical core is right here. So, Junior, what is your bargaining chip?"
Wu Yong looked at Xiao Yan seriously, appraising him slightly.
His appetite was not something an ordinary Dou Emperor could compare to. He wanted to see what else this master and disciple pair could produce that might interest him.
This was precisely why Xiao Yan did not like dealing with this Senior. The items involved in their transactions were too high-level for him to afford on his own, so he always had to trouble his teacher.
"Senior, what about a Huangji Pill?"
After discussing it with his teacher in his heart, Xiao Yan offered what sounded like an excellent bargaining chip.
Unfortunately, Wu Yong had no use for a Huangji Pill. Little Fairy had no use for one either, and Zi Yan only needed sufficient medicinal ingredients.
Wu Yong gently shook his head and said quietly, "Cultivating at the Dou Emperor realm is no problem for us. We do not need pills. Even a Po Zong Pill is no exception."
"This..." Xiao Yan froze, never expecting that answer.
That was a Huangji Pill!
It could save a Dou Emperor powerhouse years of bitter cultivation. If taken at the Eight-Star Dou Emperor level, it could directly advance one to the Nine-Star Dou Emperor level. It was a precious pill capable of directly increasing one's strength.
If a single Huangji Pill were thrown out into the world, who knew how many Dou Emperor powerhouses would fight over it?
So why did it seem like nothing more than a tasteless scrap to this Senior of his?
And there was also the Po Zong Pill. Xiao Yan had never even heard of it before and was currently having Yao Lao explain it to him.
What he did not know was that, in Wu Yong's view, illness entered through the mouth, and disaster came from careless words.
Unless absolutely necessary, he would never consume pills refined by someone else. Who knew whether those Alchemists had added something extra to their pills?
Even with a [Diode], Wu Yong still instinctively rejected pills.
Being at someone else's mercy was truly not a pleasant feeling.
After the explanation ended, Xiao Yan gained a completely new understanding of this Senior's talent. Did he truly have the confidence to cross even that barrier directly?
"Then what does Senior want?"
Left with no choice, Xiao Yan could only resign himself to being carved up. After all, the other party happened to possess what he needed.
At that, Wu Yong shook his head. "I don't lack much right now. If I had to say what I lack, it would be Heaven-rank cultivation methods and Dou Skills. That would be asking too much of you."
Watching Xiao Yan's expression gradually turn dejected, Wu Yong suddenly thought of that gentle, mature woman, and his heart softened.
He was about to leave the academy. It was time to visit that gentle mentor from the past.
"How about this? Two Purple Heart Barrier-Breaking Pills and a map of the Central Plains, and this magical core is yours."
As he spoke, Wu Yong tossed the azure-blue sixth-rank magical core over.
The sudden turn of events left Xiao Yan scrambling to catch it.
"Thank you, Senior. But Senior, you're just giving me the magical core like this? Aren't you afraid I'll take it and run?"
"..."
After leaving the courtyard, Xiao Yan recalled the rather amused look Wu Yong had given him and immediately felt his face burn with embarrassment.
He was not even a Dou Ling yet. How could he possibly dare to skip out on a deal with a Dou Emperor powerhouse like Wu Yong?
The oppressive sensation Wu Yong had exuded earlier contained no Dou Qi fluctuations at all. It had merely been a gaze, yet it had made Xiao Yan feel as though he could barely breathe.
Xiao Yan could not help recalling all the Dou Emperor powerhouses he had encountered. This Senior gave him the greatest pressure and seemed to be the strongest fighter as well.
He had personally killed so many sixth-rank magical beasts, and it seemed he had not paid any price at all.
With that kind of strength, he could probably retreat unscathed even against that old monster from the Misty Cloud Sect, right?
"Stop praising Yun Shan. Before this kid, Yun Shan, who only broke through to the Dou Zong realm not long ago, simply isn't worth mentioning."
An aged voice rang out in Xiao Yan's heart and continued:
"But you needn't be discouraged, little fellow. Now that you have this sixth-rank magical core, all you need is the Ice Fire Dragon Beard Fruit to gather the ingredients for refining an Earth Spirit Pill. After refining your second Heavenly Flame, you'll be able to easily defeat that kid among those of the same realm."
"I understand, Teacher. I'll head to the Inner Academy's medicinal storehouse right away and see whether they have an Ice Fire Dragon Beard Fruit."
Xiao Yan nodded. He was a noble Alchemist, and he had cultivated the incredibly miraculous Flame Mantra.
As long as he had enough Heavenly Flames, he could rapidly grow into one of the powerful figures of the Dou Qi Continent.
Seeing his young disciple regain his fighting spirit, Yao Lao nodded in satisfaction. Then he sighed faintly, somewhat regretful. "Why isn't that kid an Alchemist?"
A short while later, inside the medicinal ingredient warehouse...
"An Alchemist? So what if you're an Alchemist? That won't do. This is mine. Kid, are you new here? Do you know who's in charge in this Inner Academy?"
A petite little girl held a young man up by the collar. The tremendous strength she displayed shocked the young man greatly.
He could not resist that kind of strength at all. She was like a humanoid magical beast.
"No, Senior Sister, I mean I want to trade with you. I'll exchange other medicinal ingredients for this Ice Fire Dragon Beard Fruit. What do you think?"
"Trade? What do you have to trade?"
Zi Yan put down the kid who had tried to snatch her things. She wanted to see what good stuff he could bring out.
After being put down, Xiao Yan let out a sigh of relief. Looking at the petite girl with Dou Qi Transformation Wings, he fell into thought.
"This little girl should be one of the three great fiends of the Inner Academy, right?"
A Dou Emperor powerhouse!
Xiao Yan touched his Storage Ring and looked at the medicinal ingredients inside, suddenly feeling rather awkward.
Soon, he thought of another method.
"Senior Sister, is there any pill you want refined? I can refine it for you."
"Pills?"
Zi Yan thought about it. Following the boss, all she needed to do was lead the way and eat. What use did she have for pills?
Suddenly, Zi Yan's supreme intelligence erupted. She glared fiercely at this not-so-honest kid.
"Kid, you can't bring out any medicinal ingredients to trade with me, so you're just stalling for time, aren't you?"
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