Gathering the Ingredients!

When they saw Yao Lao suddenly appear, Emil and Valor were both stunned.

They had no idea how Yao Lao had appeared so abruptly.

However, Valor was a battle-hardened man.

He could not sense just how powerful Yao Lao was at all.

He knew that there was a high chance he was no match for Yao Lao.

So, after coming back to his senses, he did not hesitate in the slightest and shot straight toward Xiao Yang.

They needed a hostage now!

Watching Valor charge toward him, Xiao Yang showed no fear in his eyes.

"If I let you capture my disciple so easily, wouldn't that make me lose face?"

With a wave of Yao Lao's hand, a ball of white flame shot toward Valor.

Yet what was strange was that the flame radiated astonishing cold.

By the time it reached Valor, it was already too late for him to block it.

He raised both hands, intending to use a Fighting Skill to defend against the flame.

A Dou Qi armor rapidly covered his body.

A Dou Qi shield also condensed in his hands!

But the instant it came into contact with the flames, his Dou Qi shield was burned away completely!

The Bone Chilling Flame flew straight onto his hand.

Yet strangely, when the flame landed on Valor's hand, which was covered by Dou Qi armor, it instantly pierced through the armor, and his arm was directly frozen!

Valor was dumbfounded by the sight before him.

How could flames freeze someone?

However, he quickly reacted.

He began trying to circulate his Dou Qi, wanting to free his hand.

But he discovered that not only was his arm frozen, even the muscles, blood vessels, and meridians beneath his skin had frozen solid!

He could no longer feel either of his arms at all.

A trace of fear flashed through Valor's eyes.

He rapidly retreated, preparing to take his son and flee.

But before Yao Lao, even running away was a vain hope.

Yao Lao directly condensed the Bone Chilling Flame into a long whip and lashed it at Valor.

Smack!

The long whip struck Valor's back, instantly leaving behind a scorched mark.

Valor was knocked to the ground by that single blow.

Through the burn on his back, stark white bones could faintly be seen!

He had now been thoroughly gravely wounded.

Valor felt as though his internal organs were about to shatter.

Blegh!

He could not help spitting out a mouthful of blood, mixed with fragments of his internal organs!

At the sight, Emil could no longer maintain the gentle smile that never seemed to change.

His eyes were now filled with shock and fear.

He could not understand why his father, whom he considered invincible in Wutan City, had ended up like this.

In an instant, cold sweat drenched Emil's back.

Yao Lao beckoned to the somewhat dazed Emil.

The wooden box containing the Ice Soul Snow Lotus flew directly toward them.

By the time Emil reacted, it was already too late.

Even if he had reacted in time, he could not have stopped Yao Lao.

"Put it away first. We'll refine it after we return."

Yao Lao casually handed the wooden box containing the Ice Soul Snow Lotus to Xiao Yang.

Xiao Yang did not stand on ceremony and directly stored it in his Storage Ring.

"Is there anything else you want to ask?"

Yao Lao looked at Xiao Yang and spoke indifferently.

"Getting the Ice Soul Snow Lotus is enough."

Xiao Yang gently shook his head.

Yao Lao nodded knowingly.

"Wait, spare us—"

Before Emil could finish, a ball of white flame completely enveloped the father and son.

In merely an instant, only two piles of ashes remained on the ground.

Other than that, two Storage Rings floated where Emil and Valor had originally stood.

With a thought from Yao Lao, the two Storage Rings flew before Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yang reached out and tried touching them.

To his surprise, he found that the two Storage Rings were even somewhat cold!

That was enough to show just how extreme Yao Lao's control over flames was!

"Come on, come on, let's see what good things are inside these rings."

"Those guys from before didn't have anything worthwhile on them."

"This time, you two can experience the fun of looting corpses!"

Yao Lao looked at Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan with a hint of curiosity on his face.

Seeing Yao Lao like that, the corner of Xiao Yang's mouth could not help twitching.

Still, he said nothing and began inspecting the rings alongside Xiao Yan, one ring each.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. There are quite a few good things in Emil's ring."

Xiao Yang looked at the contents of the Storage Ring, surprise flashing through his eyes.

"Damn, the stuff in here could buy the entire Xiao Clan!"

Xiao Yan said in shock from beside him.

"After all, Valor was a retainer of the Mite'er Family. The Mite'er Family should have been quite generous."

"As a merchant family, they should also be very wealthy."

"It's only natural that Valor had a substantial fortune."

Xiao Yang said calmly.

Soon, the two sorted through the spoils from this trip.

In terms of value alone, the items in Emil and Valor's Storage Rings were worth several million gold coins combined!

That really was enough to buy the entire Xiao Clan.

However, Xiao Yang remained quite calm.

It was only a little more than his own fortune.

Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan also divided the loot between themselves.

Xiao Yan received more.

After all, Xiao Yang had already obtained the most important item, the Ice Soul Snow Lotus.

Moreover, Xiao Yang himself already possessed quite a bit of wealth.

As for Xiao Yan, he was poor as a church mouse.

He could not mooch off Xiao Yang's things forever, could he?

Soon, the two returned to Xiao Yang's Courtyard and began carefully dividing the spoils.

Since they had already decided on the arrangement, and neither Xiao Yang nor Xiao Yan cared much about such minor gains,

they quickly finished dividing the loot.

After the two put away their things, Yao Lao looked at Xiao Yang and said,

"Take out all the ingredients for the Marrow Cleansing Pill."

Xiao Yang nodded. With a thought, more than twenty wooden boxes appeared before the three of them.

Yao Lao said nothing and immediately inspected them carefully with his soul power.

As Xiao Yang watched Yao Lao, he was unusually nervous.

"Teacher, how is it?"

After finishing his inspection, Yao Lao smiled and nodded.

"Not bad. The quality of these medicinal ingredients is quite good!"

Hearing this, Xiao Yang also let out a breath of relief.

He had finally gathered all the ingredients!

Seeing the anticipation in Xiao Yang's eyes, Yao Lao said with a smile,

"The refinement of the Marrow Cleansing Pill will produce unusual phenomena. If people see someone refining a sixth-grade medicinal pill in the back mountain of the Xiao Clan, your family may encounter trouble."

"Rest for today. Tomorrow, we'll go deeper into the back mountain and refine this pill."

Though Xiao Yang was eager, he did not object.

Xiao Yan naturally had even less to say about it.

After having Xiao Yang put everything away, Yao Lao and Xiao Yan left.

Xiao Yan also went to inform Xiao Zhan, or it would be troublesome if he could not find them tomorrow.

That night, Xiao Yang needed to spend even more time than usual calming his mind before he could cultivate.

The feeling was like the night before an elementary school field trip in his previous life.