Is This the Heavenly Flame? Hai Bodong's Shock!

Arranged by Ya Fei, two days later at dusk, in a VIP room of the Miteer Auction House, Yao Chen agreed to meet Hai Bodong.

The main reason was that the System Panel had issued him a new task.

It required him to exchange the medicinal ingredient Sand Mandala for the incomplete map of the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame held by Hai Bodong.

[Current Task: Exchange Sand Mandala for incomplete map of Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame.]

[Task Reward: Two Red Treasure Chests.]

Yao Chen pushed open the door, dressed in a black robe, and took his seat in the VIP room.

Hai Bodong had already been waiting there for a long time.

Upon seeing Yao Chen enter, Hai Bodong immediately stood up and looked at him, saying.

"Mr. Yao, the fifth-grade pill, Heavenly Nourishing Gold Pill, that I bought from you last time was indeed very potent and helped my strength recover significantly."

"That's why I've come to thank you this time, Mr. Yao, and asked Ya Fei to arrange our meeting today," Hai Bodong said.

As an angel investor, Hai Bodong had initially harbored some complaints about Yao Chen's arrogant attitude.

However, after consuming the Heavenly Nourishing Gold Pill, he discovered that his Dou Ling strength had suddenly surged to Dou Wang.

Although the effect was not as pronounced as the sixth-grade pill, Obstacle Breaking Pill, which ultimately did not restore him to Dou Huang strength.

Still, being able to recover from the Dou Ling realm to the ranks of Dou Wang experts.

Being able to use Dou Qi to manifest wings, Hai Bodong was already very satisfied.

Within the Jia Ma Empire, this small, insignificant place, to have a fifth-grade alchemist like Yao Chen, no matter what, he had to forge a good relationship with him.

Perhaps if he could advance to a sixth-grade alchemist in the future, he could help him refine the Obstacle Breaking Pill.

Whether he could recover his peak strength in the future.

Might entirely depend on this Mr. Yao.

Hai Bodong's judgment was sharp, after all, he was the number one angel investor on the Dou Qi Continent.

After Yao Chen sat down, he looked at Hai Bodong before him and suddenly took out a medicinal ingredient from his Storage Ring, saying.

"This is Sand Mandala, one of the essential ingredients for refining the Obstacle Breaking Pill."

"What! Mr. Yao, you actually have Sand Mandala?" Hai Bodong's expression was shocked. The ingredient he had been searching for so desperately was unexpectedly in Yao Chen's hands.

Seeing this, Hai Bodong's expression immediately became excited.

If Mr. Yao was willing to give him the ingredient, then the ingredients for the Obstacle Breaking Pill would be complete.

Next, he only needed to find an alchemist willing to refine a sixth-grade pill for him.

Yao Chen looked at Hai Bodong's fervent gaze and eyes, and he spoke.

"I know you have a mysterious incomplete map in your possession. I wish to exchange the Sand Mandala ingredient for the mysterious incomplete map you hold. What do you say?"

Hai Bodong was shocked, his expression filled with confusion.

He had spent so many years alone in the desert, and even the Miteer Family did not know about him obtaining a mysterious incomplete map.

Yet today, this was his first meeting with Mr. Yao, how did he know?

Hai Bodong was extremely perplexed, but he couldn't afford to think about these things right now.

There were now two choices laid out before him.

The first was to refuse. Although he didn't know what use this mysterious incomplete map had or what secrets it hid.

It was definitely not simple.

Keeping it might be beneficial for his future.

The second was to agree, to exchange his incomplete map for Mr. Yao's Sand Mandala, to gather the necessary ingredients for the Obstacle Breaking Pill.

To achieve the necessary conditions for restoring his Dou Huang strength.

After some deliberation, Hai Bodong finally chose the second option.

"Although the secret hidden behind this mysterious incomplete map is definitely not simple."

"But in my current situation, I can't afford to think about those things. Restoring my Dou Huang strength is the most important thing for me right now," Hai Bodong said to himself.

Then he took out a mysterious incomplete map and handed it to Yao Chen.

And in exchange, he received the Sand Mandala ingredient.

"Excellent, it really is Sand Mandala," Hai Bodong said excitedly, looking at the ingredient in his hand.

However, he was puzzled as to where Yao Chen had obtained this Sand Mandala.

This item, if nothing unexpected happened, should be in the holy city of the Snake People Tribe in the Tagor Desert.

But then again, Queen Medusa was a genuine Dou Huang expert, even stronger than his current self.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have ended up being sealed and falling to the current state and predicament of Dou Ling strength.

Therefore, Hai Bodong wondered, if Yao Chen could obtain Sand Mandala, was he also a Dou Huang level expert?

That shouldn't be right.

You have to understand, even the Pill King Gu He, a sixth-tier alchemist, only possessed the strength of a Dou Wang.

Could he be a Dou Huang powerhouse?

As Hai Bodong looked at Yao Chen, countless suspicions and questions flooded his mind all at once.

After the transaction between Yao Chen and Hai Bodong concluded, Yao Chen looked at his System Panel, which displayed the text confirming the mission's completion along with the system rewards.

[Mission complete. Host has received two red treasure chests as a reward, stored in the System Panel.]

Yao Chen immediately opened these two red treasure chests.

[Host has opened two red treasure chests and drawn rewards: gained 40 points, which can be used to exchange for premium items in the shop.]

[Gained 100 points of Alchemy Proficiency. Remaining proficiency required to reach the ninth-tier alchemy level: 999,999.]

Seeing the system prompt and the massive amount of proficiency still required to advance to the ninth-tier alchemy level, Yao Chen couldn't help but exclaim, "Good grief."

However, he reminded himself that he was currently an eighth-tier alchemist.

If he were to level up once more, he would reach the ninth tier.

The proficiency required was naturally far greater than he had imagined.

After claiming the system's mission rewards, Yao Chen left the Miteer Auction House.

Hai Bodong followed him out and arrived on the street.

With the intention of building a good relationship with Yao Chen, Hai Bodong spoke up.

"Mr. Yao, if there is ever anything you need from me, Hai Bodong, just say the word. I would be more than happy to help."

"The Miteer Family behind me is also willing to provide you with our full support, Mr. Yao."

He truly lived up to the name of an angel investor. Yao Chen merely smiled, though, to be realistic.

With his own strength as a Dou Sheng, Yao Chen did not hold Hai Bodong, the Miteer Family, or even the entire Jia Ma Empire in high regard.

The strongest in this empire were merely at the Dou Zong level.

To them, perhaps a Dou Zong powerhouse was terrifyingly formidable.

But looking at the Central Plains, a Dou Zong was nothing more than a guard dog, not worth mentioning.

Just as Yao Chen was about to leave, he saw several mercenaries from the Wolf Head Mercenary Group.

They were tearing at a young girl's clothes in the middle of the street, and the girl let out shrill, terrified screams.

Those mercenaries had just come out of the Magical Beast Mountain Range. Entering the Magical Beast Mountain Range was fraught with danger, so the mercenaries naturally harbored a great deal of resentment and pent-up frustration.

Finding a woman to toy with and drinking some wine after coming out was their idea of fun.

"What scum." Hai Bodong was about to make a move to deal with these mercenaries.

He wanted to test out the Dou Wang strength he had recovered.

However, he was shocked to see a ball of flame appear in Yao Chen's hand, one that was incredibly scorching.

With a flick of his hand, the mercenaries before them were instantly reduced to ashes.

Hai Bodong's expression was one of immediate shock. "This is... Heavenly Flame?"