The Imperial Capital, at Last
Without the slightest hesitation, Xiao Ding knew that once this person crossed his Reverse Scale, it was a fight to the death!
Those around gasped at the sight, surprised by Xiao Ding's swift action. Xiao Yu, on the other hand, felt a sense of relief. Only by being ruthless could one survive in the Black Corner Region. Family was Reverse Scale, and should never be touched!
Some mercenaries ran away after seeing the vice-captain die, but Xiao Yu wasn't worried about that. As long as their captain had any brains, he would know the consequences of offending a Third-grade Alchemist. So, the vice-captain's death was no big deal, especially since he didn't seem to be very popular!
Xiao Yu smiled and said, "We should get going."
Xiao Ding nodded, and Xiao Li, along with several of his mercenaries, followed Xiao Yu toward the ticket counter. As for whether the Blood Wolf Mercenary Group would retaliate, they didn't care at all!
When Xiao Yu and his group came over, the people who were originally queuing at the counter made way for them. Xiao Yu nodded slightly in thanks and then led Xiao Ding and the others to the counter.
A beautiful woman in uniform behind the counter smiled sweetly and said, "Sir, you are an alchemist. According to the Empire's regulations, alchemists are entitled to free air transport service!"
Hearing the woman's seductive voice, those who had been queuing around her immediately cursed under their breath, "What a snobbish woman! She's like a dog wagging its tail when she sees an alchemist!"
But they could only curse in their hearts, after all, they only selectively forgot their disgraceful performance in front of the alchemist, they didn't have the strength to confront heaven and earth!
"Okay, but there are thirteen people behind me who need to buy tickets. Could you arrange that?" Xiao Yu said.
"Okay!" The woman in uniform smiled charmingly and quickly completed all the formalities before stepping out from behind the counter. "Respected Alchemist, please follow me!"
Xiao Yu and his group followed the woman in uniform towards a flying mount. As the woman walked in front of Xiao Yu, her ample hips and slender waist swayed seductively, causing Xiao Li to wink and tease Xiao Yu, muttering, "Little Yu, this woman seems to have a thing for you!"
Xiao Yu rolled his eyes and said, "Is she interested in me? She's interested in my identity as an alchemist! Besides, I wouldn't even look at someone like that!"
"Hehe, that's true. Xun'er has been a beauty since she was little, and now that she's grown up, she must be stunningly beautiful. You naturally wouldn't be interested in these common women!" Xiao Li said with some emotion.
"What, you're not actually interested in this kind of thing? If so, I wouldn't mind helping my second brother make a connection!" Xiao Yu chuckled.
Xiao Li glared at Xiao Yu and said, "You're talking nonsense! Who likes this kind of woman? If Father knew I'd found out I'd found such a promiscuous woman, he'd break my legs!"
Standing next to Xiao Ding, Xue Lan glanced at Xiao Li and said, "I don't know if you're upright or not, but you absolutely mustn't lead your eldest brother and fourth brother astray!"
Xiao Li glanced at Xue Lan and immediately teased, "Oh, Xue Lan, you're not even married to my brother yet, why are you acting like a sister-in-law and lecturing me!"
Xue Lan's face flushed red with anger. Seeing this, Xiao Ding spoke up to defend Xue Lan, saying, "Xiao Li, Xue Lan is right. Don't lead Little Yu astray, or not only will your father not forgive you, but I won't let you off easily either!"
Seeing Xiao Ding openly defend Xue Lan, Xue Lan blushed slightly, while Xiao Li raised his hands in surrender, saying, "Alright, alright, you all have someone you like, someone to protect you, so I'm the only one left all alone and pitiful, the bad guy!"
Upon hearing Xiao Li's aggrieved voice, everyone laughed. Soon, led by the woman in uniform, they boarded the back of a Wind Attribute flying beast, found a few empty rooms, and went inside.
Xiao Yu ignored the resentful gaze behind him, and directly chose an empty room and pushed the door open to enter. He wasn't just a man with his lower body; he couldn't be bothered with such a romantic encounter!
Not long after they boarded the flying beast, Xiao Yu felt its huge wings slowly vibrate, and wisps of Wind Attribute energy swirled beneath it, propelling its massive body into the sky.
Little Purple lay on the edge of the bed with her eyes closed, resting. Xiao Bai, on the other hand, had been sleeping more lately. However, after checking her over, Xiao Yu found nothing unusual and didn't pay much attention to it.
After sitting cross-legged on the bed, Xiao Yu took out the Dragon Whisker Grass he had obtained from the alchemist in Desert City and began to refine the Dragon Whisker Purple Crystal Pill!
The refining of Dragon Whisker Purple Crystal Pill is not complicated. The main difficulty lies in obtaining the Dragon Whisker Grass and the Companion Purple Crystal Source. However, he has now solved both of these problems. With Xiao Yu's strength as a peak fourth-grade alchemist, it is relatively easy!
To ensure everything went smoothly during the Alchemist Tournament in the Imperial Capital, Xiao Yu couldn't be too sloppy or too underwhelming. That's why he took the Third-grade Alchemist exam.
With a wave of his hand, Xiao Yu conjured a solid, snow-white Medicine Cauldron in front of Xiao Yu. His fire control technique was becoming increasingly proficient, and conjuring fire into a cauldron was now a piece of cake for him!
Xiao Yu quickly took out several herbs from his Storage Ring, skillfully tossed them into the Medicine Cauldron, and flicked his finger, sending a wisp of Green Lotus Core Flame into the Medicine Cauldron. Dividing his mind to control the two flames was also a test for Xiao Yu's mental strength, which had improved significantly during this period!
The Green Lotus Core Flame instantly enveloped the medicinal herbs upon entering the Medicine Cauldron, rapidly purifying them. Then, Xiao Yu methodically added a Dragon Whisker Grass. Once the Dragon Whisker Grass turned into a ball of white powder, the final step was to fuse it with the Companion Purple Crystal Source!
However, when he took out the Companion Purple Crystal Source, the two little creatures, Cai Die Medusa, immediately jumped out from his sleeve, their eyes fixed on the white jade bottle in Xiao Yu's hand, revealing a hint of longing.
Xiao Yu sighed and rubbed his fingers on their little heads. Then he gave them some of the Companion Purple Crystal Source. The little snake quickly flicked its tongue in Xiao Yu's hand, and the Companion Purple Crystal Source was swallowed by them.
After consuming the Companion Purple Crystal Source, the two little creatures narrowed their snake eyes, displaying an extremely satisfied expression that looked incredibly adorable!
However, after seeing its own Companion Purple Crystal Source being swallowed by the two Cai Die Medusa, Little Purple felt a little aggrieved but dared not say anything, after all, it was also afraid of the Sky Swallowing Python!
After dealing with the Cai Die Medusa, Xiao Yu began to fuse the Dragon Whisker Purple Crystal Pill. Soon, under his control, ten pills, all purple in color, appeared in the Medicine Cauldron. Each pill had a faint Pill Pattern on its surface, indicating that these were top-grade fourth-rank pills!
The flying beast flew in the sky for five whole days. During those five days, Xiao Yu refined a total of one hundred and fifteen Dragon Whisker Purple Crystal Pill, enough for the Little Purple Crystal Winged Lion King to digest for a while!
Now, the flying beast finally landed in a magnificent city, and Xiao Yu opened his eyes in the room at that moment.
Xiao Yu looked at the magnificent city under the clouds and mist, then looked to the north of the Imperial Capital, where there was a magnificent mountain range, like a giant dragon lying down, faintly exuding a soaring spiritual energy!
"We've arrived in the Imperial Capital!"