Little Doctor Fairy

"Next is to collect the materials for refining the Blood Lotus Pill."

The Blood Lotus Pill is a Tier 5 medicinal pill, and it is a necessary preparation for devouring the Green Lotus Core Flame.

Without the protection of the Blood Lotus Pill, even a Dou Huang would be courting death if they attempted to devour the Green Lotus Core Flame. (Ye Xiu is currently unaware that his Innate Medicine Body possesses fire immunity.)

The main ingredient for the Blood Lotus Pill is the Blood Lotus Essence. This item is not easy to find, but Ye Xiu remembers it being mentioned in the original work that the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion in Qingshan Town has it.

However, the people at the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion do not know its true value and sell the Blood Lotus Essence as Yellow Lotus Essence, giving it to Xiao Yan for a mere one hundred gold coins.

A bargain like this would be a waste not to take.

After resting for the night, Ye Xiu left the inn early the next morning and walked along the street.

The Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion is located at the east end of the town; it is a fairly large shop with a constant stream of people at the entrance. As Ye Xiu walked in, a scent of herbs rushed toward him.

A clerk stood behind the counter. Seeing Ye Xiu enter, he greeted him, "What would you like to purchase, sir?"

Ye Xiu scanned the area and asked directly, "Do you have any Yellow Lotus Essence?"

The clerk nodded, "Yes, yes, please wait a moment."

He turned and went into the back room, returning shortly after with a wooden box, which he placed on the counter.

"You've come early, sir. I haven't even had a chance to put these out yet. Here, Yellow Lotus Essence, only one hundred gold coins."

Ye Xiu opened the wooden box and took a look.

Inside lay a medicinal herb the size of a fist, deep red all over, looking like a clump of congealed blood. A faint luster flowed across its surface, emitting a subtle medicinal fragrance.

It was indeed the Blood Lotus Essence!

Ye Xiu closed the box and casually pulled a pouch of gold coins from his Storage Ring, tossing it to the clerk.

"Count it."

The clerk opened the pouch and took a look, his eyes lighting up, "Exactly one hundred. Here you go, sir."

Ye Xiu put the wooden box into his Storage Ring and turned to leave.

After exiting the Ten Thousand Medicine Pavilion, he was in no rush to return to the inn and wandered around the streets for a while.

The other material for the Blood Lotus Pill, the Ice Spirit Flame Grass, is located in a cave beneath a cliff on the outskirts of the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

Ye Xiu strolled around for a bit, but finding nothing that interested him, he bought several high-grade empty jade bottles before returning to the inn.

The night passed without incident.

Early the next morning, just as the sky was beginning to brighten, Ye Xiu left the inn.

The streets of Qingshan Town were already bustling with people, mostly mercenaries heading into the mountains to hunt magical beasts, forming groups of three or five before heading out of town.

Once you leave the town, you are effectively on the outskirts of the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

Arriving at the town gate shortly after, Ye Xiu looked up and chose a direction.

The next second.

BOOM!

Red-gold Dou Qi erupted from his body, condensing into a pair of massive flaming wings behind his back.

With a single flap of his wings, he shot straight into the sky.

In that instant, countless people in Qingshan Town looked up simultaneously.

"Holy sh*t!!"

A mercenary who had just left the town and was near Ye Xiu dropped his blade to the ground, his eyes wide as saucers.

"Dou... Dou Qi Wings?!"

"That's a Dou Wang!!"

"A Dou Wang powerhouse?!!"

The streets of the town erupted like a boiling pot. Peddlers selling goods heard the shouts of "Dou Wang" and abandoned their stalls to run; over a dozen mercenaries drinking in a tavern rushed out, all looking up at the sky.

Someone pointed at the sky, "Look! Over there!"

A streak of red-gold light tore across the horizon, moving with astonishing speed, and vanished in the direction of the Magical Beast Mountain Range in the blink of an eye.

"My goodness, it really is a Dou Wang!"

"How could a Dou Wang come to a dump like Qingshan Town?"

"Who knows, maybe they're just passing through..."

"Those wings, they're f*cking cool..."

The crowd buzzed with discussion, but no one had managed to see what the figure actually looked like.

Ye Xiu paid no mind to the people below.

He flapped his wings and flew deep into the Magical Beast Mountain Range. His speed was astonishing, and the mountain forests below receded rapidly.

After flying for about half an hour, Ye Xiu lowered his altitude and began searching for the cliff.

The original work was very vague; he only remembered that the cliff was in the eastern part of the Magical Beast Mountain Range and that there was a cave beneath it.

Ye Xiu slowed his pace, looking down as he flew.

After flying for about the time it takes to burn an incense stick, he finally saw it.

Ahead was a steep cliff, its face nearly vertical, dropping at least several hundred meters from top to bottom.

Ye Xiu folded his wings and let himself drop.

The wind whistled past his ears, but he remained perfectly steady.

As he neared the bottom of the cliff, Ye Xiu was slightly taken aback.

There was a cave at the base, and someone was standing outside it.

It was a woman.

She wore a pale white dress, her long hair draped over her shoulders, and her skin was as white as snow. Her face was delicate, her features gentle, and she looked soft and fragile, yet her eyes held a spark of intelligence.

She was standing outside the cave, head bowed as if examining something, muttering to herself.

"Strange, how could there be a cave here..."

Ye Xiu watched her from mid-air, the corner of his mouth twitching.

This person had to be Little Doctor Fairy.

In a place like Qingshan Town, there couldn't be anyone else who was this beautiful and dared to venture alone into the depths of the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

Ye Xiu didn't rush down, choosing to watch from the sky instead.

Little Doctor Fairy circled the cave entrance several times, finally seeming to make up her mind. She pulled a small pouch from her waist and sprinkled something at the entrance—likely some kind of insect repellent.

Then, she took a deep breath and stepped toward the cave.

And immediately backed out again.

Ye Xiu couldn't help but chuckle.

The girl had some courage, just not quite enough.

He stopped watching the show, folded his wings, and dropped straight down.

"Who's there?!"

Little Doctor Fairy jumped in fright, spinning around, her hand already gripping the dagger at her waist.

Then, she froze.

Standing before her was a youth who looked even younger than her, dressed in black, quite handsome, and looking at her with a faint, amused smile.

"You... who are you?" Little Doctor Fairy didn't lower her guard, clutching the dagger tightly.

Ye Xiu countered, "What are you doing here?"

Little Doctor Fairy didn't answer, looking him up and down. Anyone who could appear alone in the depths of the Magical Beast Mountain Range was definitely no ordinary person. She asked tentatively, "Did you just... fly down from the sky?"

Ye Xiu nodded.

Little Doctor Fairy's pupils constricted.

Flying down from the sky?

Wings of Dou Qi?

A Dou Wang?!

She felt her world spinning.

In a small place like Qingshan Town, a Dou Shi was usually considered an expert, and a Da Dou Shi could walk sideways without fear. Now, a Dou Wang had suddenly popped up? And one so young?

"Se... Senior." Little Doctor Fairy's voice trembled slightly, "This junior is Little Doctor Fairy. I did not know you were here, please forgive my intrusion."